SUNDAY O :30 AM 5TH AVENUE #5THAVEMILE #RUNFORLIFE MEDIA GUIDE

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1 SUNDAY O :30 AM 5TH AVENUE #5THAVEMILE #RUNFORLIFE MEDIA GUIDE

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3 CONTACTS MEDIA AND PUBLIC RELATIONS NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS For media inquiries related to NYRR 5th Avenue Mile professional athletes and race management, and general-interest media inquiries : Chris Weiller Vice President, Media, Public Relations, and Professional Athletics / cweiller@nyrr.org Lauren Doll Director, Media and Public Relations / ldoll@nyrr.org Emily Gallagher Manager, Media and Public Relations / egallagher@nyrr.org Robert Molke Coordinator, Media and Public Relations / rmolke@nyrr.org Information current as of September 2, Athletes will be available for post-race interviews immediately following the race at the finish line mixed zone just past the finish on 5th Avenue at Grand Army Plaza. An awards ceremony will follow.

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5 CONTENTS ABOUT THE NYRR 5TH AVENUE MILE 2 By the Numbers 3 Event History 6 Course 7 Prize Purse 8 Schedule of Events 9 Broadcast 9 Specialty Miles PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE FIELDS 10 Entrant Lists 12 Profiles RESULTS AND STATISTICS 23 Champions, Multiple-Time Champions 26 Top 10 Finishers, 2014 NYRR 5th Avenue Mile Professional Races 27 Top 10 Milers, All-Time (Track) 28 Top 10 American Milers, All-Time (Track) 29 Top 10 Worldwide Mile Performances, 2015 (Track) 30 Top 10 American Mile Performances, 2015 (Track) 31 Top 10 NYRR 5th Avenue Mile Performances, All-Time 32 World and American Mile Records (Track) 33 Sydney Maree s NYRR 5th Avenue Mile Record NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS 34 About New York Road Runners (NYRR) 34 NYRR Youth and Community Services 35 NYRR History NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS 1

6 ABOUT THE NYRR 5TH AVENUE MILE BY THE NUMBERS 6,000 expected number of finishers in the 2015 NYRR 5th Avenue Mile, running in 19 races throughout the day $32,000 prize purse for the professional athlete and local competitive races $5,000 prize to the winners of the men s and women s professional athlete races $1,000 prime bonus to the runners leading the men s and women s professional athlete races at the half-mile mark, provided the runner finishes in under 4:00.00 (men) or 4:32.00 (women) 3:47.52: Men s event record set by Sydney Maree of South Africa in :16.68: Women s event record set by PattiSue Plumer of the United States in multiple-time champions in event history; Isaac Viciosa of Spain is the event s only four-time winner ( ) 10 countries represented in the professional athlete field 10 Olympians in the professional athlete field 6 previous NYRR 5th Avenue Mile Champions in the professional athlete field 13 men in the professional athlete field who have run under 3:55 in the mile 6 women in the professional athlete field who have run under 4:30 in the mile NYRR 5TH AVENUE MILE

7 ABOUT THE NYRR 5TH AVENUE MILE EVENT HISTORY Some of New York City s most thrilling races have taken place on a stretch of 20 blocks on 5th Avenue. This tradition will continue on Sunday, September 13, 2015, at the NYRR 5th Avenue Mile, which has drawn a top-level field to Manhattan s famous thoroughfare. Here are some highlights from the event s storied history: 1981: The 5th Avenue Mile was inaugurated with a star-studded men s field featuring Sydney Maree, Steve Scott, John Walker, Steve Cram, Ray Flynn, Mike Boit, Eamonn Coghlan, Tom Byers, and Thomas Wessinghage. Maree, of South Africa, broke the tape a full two seconds ahead of runner-up Boit of Kenya. Maree s time, 3:47.52, has endured as the NYRR 5th Avenue Mile event record for 34 years. 1989: The men s race was described by 1984 event winner John Walker of New Zealand as deeper than the Olympics. The favorite was Abdi Bile of Somalia, the 1987 world champion at 1500 meters. But Great Britain s Peter Elliott, the th Avenue Mile champ and 1988 Olympic 1500-meter silver medalist, outran Bile to win in 3: Third went to 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials 1500 meters winner Jeff Atkinson. 1990: Former #1 world-ranked 3000-meter runner PattiSue Plumer of the United States sat back in fifth place before making a big move and running away to victory in 4:16.68, an event record that still stands. On the men s side Great Britain s Peter Elliott became 5th Avenue s first three-time champion and threatened the event record with his 3:47.83; fellow Briton Steve Cram followed in 3: Amazingly, 17 men broke four minutes. 1996: The New York running dream of Great Britain s Paula Radcliffe was to prevail on 5th Avenue. Having lost in the final few yards to Ireland s Sinead Delahunty in 1995, Radcliffe again led through three-quarters, but this time she held on to win in 4: : Great Britain s Paula Radcliffe was back again, and American star Suzy Favor Hamilton was making her 5th Avenue Mile debut. Thinking of her relative lack of finishing speed, Radcliffe again took the lead with a blistering 2:09 first half-mile and held on to beat Ireland s Sinead Delahunty by nearly two seconds in 4: : In the men s race, American Alan Webb set a fast early pace, but Australian Craig Buster Mottram powered past Webb with 200 meters left to win in 3:49.9. The women s race was led early by Kim Smith of New Zealand, but she was reeled in by Canada s Carmen Douma-Hussar, just edging American Amy Rudolph in 4: : Kevin Sullivan of Canada had been in Manhattan for less than three hours before the start of the men s race, but he found himself leading a chase pack at halfway in 1:58. By the 1500-meter mark, five runners were still in contention for the win. In the end, Sullivan seemed to float effortlessly across the finish line in 3:54.1, ahead of New Zealand s Nick Willis (3:54.7) and American Matt Tegenkamp (3:54.8). On the women s side, American 5000-meter champion Lauren Fleshman led the first quarter-mile in 64 seconds, but New Zealander Kim Smith took command at the half. Erin Donohue of New Jersey and Smith led with about 300 yards to go. Then, with a perfectly (continued) NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS 3

8 ABOUT THE NYRR 5TH AVENUE MILE EVENT HISTORY continued timed finish, Californian Sara Hall ran away from them all; Hall s 4:28.0 bested Smith by 2.3 seconds; Donohue took third in 4: : U.S. mile record-holder Alan Webb held off challenges from 2006 winner Kevin Sullivan of Canada and Jon Rankin of Chula Vista, CA, to win in 3:52.7. Carmen Douma-Hussar of Canada won a similarly close race in 4:22.8 over Americans Amy Mortimer and 2006 winner Sara Hall. 2008: Bernard Lagat of the United States, who had won both the 1500 meters and the 5000 meters at the 2007 IAAF World Championships, took the lead with a quarter-mile remaining, but New Zealand s Olympic 1500-meter silver medalist Nick Willis challenged with 200 yards left. In a photo finish, Willis edged Lagat by one-tenth of a second to win in 3:50.5. In the women s race, Great Britain s Lisa Dobriskey and Shannon Rowbury of the United States, both 2008 Olympic 1500-meter finalists, fought for the win. Dobriskey edged ahead to record the second-fastest time in race history, 4:18.6; Rowbury followed in 4: : Lisa Dobriskey and Shannon Rowbury staged a sequel that measured up to the original. In the last 50 yards, Rowbury found a final gear and outran Dobriskey to win in 4:23.3. Dobriskey and the next two finishers, Americans Sara Hall and Kristin Wurth-Thomas, all recorded times of 4:23.9. At the same late stage in the men s race, five runners were still in contention. Great Britain s Andy Baddeley produced a surprise move to relegate Kenya s Boaz Lalang and the United States Leo Manzano to second and third, winning in 3: : First-time 5th Avenue Mile competitor Amine Laalou of Morocco made a late move past American multi-record-holder Bernard Lagat to deny Lagat the title again. Laalou ran 3:52.83; Lagat edged defending champion Andy Baddeley of Great Britain for second place by four-hundredths of a second. In the women s race, Shannon Rowbury led an American podium sweep, cruising past Erin Donohue in the final meters to repeat as champion in 4: Donohue won a dogfight with 2006 champion Sara Hall of the United States; less than three-tenths of a second separated the three. 2011: American Bernard Lagat finally won the race in his third try at age 36 with classic sit-and-kick tactics, producing a nonpareil last 100 meters to put more than a full second on defending champion Amine Laalou of Morocco; David Torrence of the United States took third. American Jenny Simpson followed her gold-medal performance in the 2011 IAAF World Championships 1500 meters by running away from Sally Kipyego of Kenya and Great Britain s Hannah England, who had taken the Worlds silver medal behind Simpson. 2012: American Matthew Centrowitz followed up great 1500-meter debuts at the World Championships (bronze medal, 2011) and the Olympics (fourth, 2012) by outsprinting NYRR 5TH AVENUE MILE

9 ABOUT THE NYRR 5TH AVENUE MILE defending champion Bernard Lagat and Olympic silver medalist Leo Manzano, both of the United States, to win his 5th Avenue debut. Brenda Martinez of the United States, who had finished 18th in 2010, outlasted a field that included seven Olympians to break the tape in the women s race in 4: : Five years after his 2008 win, New Zealand s Nick Willis became the event s fifth multi-time men s winner, again by outsprinting American Bernard Lagat. Jenny Simpson of the United States matched that accomplishment by reprising her 2011 victory to become the eighth double-winner among women. 2014: American Jordan McNamara sat mid-pack at 65th Street, but surged in the final quarter-mile to nip fellow American Garrett Heath at the tape; both men recorded a time of 3:51.0. Jenny Simpson of the United States led wire-to-wire, crossing the finish line in 4:19.4 to become the first three-time women s champion in event history. Some material adapted from In a New York Mile, by Peter Gambaccini, New York Runner, Fall NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS 5

10 ABOUT THE NYRR 5TH AVENUE MILE West 110th St. West 100th St. West 97th St. West 96th St. West 90th St. West 86th St. West 81st St. Central Park West Central Park West American Museum of Natural History West 77th St. West 72nd St. West Park Drive Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. Lenox Ave. The Pool West Park Drive The Lake Strawberry Fields Mineral Springs 110th St. North Meadow Ballfields NYRR 5th Avenue Mile September 13, 2015 Sheep Meadow Race Route Water Stations & Toilets Medical Aid Stations Information Bag Check Volunteer Check-In Great Lawn Turtle Pond The Ramble Loeb Boathouse Bandshell Harlem Meer East Park Drive The Reservoir Metropolitan Museum of Art Bag Check Drop-off East Park Drive 5th Avenue 5th Avenue East 110th St. East 102nd St. East 97th St. East 96th St. East 90th St. Guggenheim Museum East 85th St. East 84th St. East 79th St. East 72nd St. START COURSE The starting line crosses 5th Avenue near its intersection with East 80th Street, and the race proceeds south to Grand Army Plaza at East 60th Street. There are 20 north-south blocks to the mile in Manhattan, so runners can check their progress by looking at any street sign, as well as by checking their quarter-mile splits at digital clocks placed every five blocks. First Quarter-Mile: East 80th Street to East 75th Street is slightly downhill, which can make the race open at a quicker pace. Second Quarter-Mile: East 75th Street to East 70th Street balances the early downhill out with a moderate uphill. The finish line can be seen from the top of the incline, but runners still have half of the race left to run. Third Quarter-Mile: Another gentle downhill helps keep the pace quick as the course approaches East 65th Street. Fourth Quarter-Mile: Past East 65th Street, runners are encouraged loudly by thick crowds on both sides of the road. It s a flat final five blocks to the finish line at East 60th Street. West 67th St. West 66th St. West 61st St. Central Park West Columbus Circle Tavern on the Green Central Park South 7th Ave. Wollman Rink 6th Ave. Zoo Bag Check Pick-up 5th Avenue East 66th St. East 65th St. FINISH East 59th St. Grand Army Plaza CURRENT AS OF 7/24/ NYRR 5TH AVENUE MILE

11 ABOUT THE NYRR 5TH AVENUE MILE PRIZE PURSE The 2015 NYRR 5th Avenue Mile prize purse totals a guaranteed $32,000, with potential bonuses. The professional athlete races feature a prize purse of $30,000. The men s and women s champions will each receive $5,000. PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE RACES MEN/WOMEN: 1 $5, , , , , A $1,000 prime is payable to the runner who is leading at the half-mile mark in each professional race, provided that the runner finishes the race in 4:00.00 or faster (men) or 4:32.00 or faster (women). NYRR ROAD MILE CHAMPIONSHIPS* MEN/WOMEN: The NYRR Road Mile Championships features a prize purse of $2, $ * Prize money is limited to New York Road Runners members whose membership was activated at least three months prior to race day. NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS 7

12 ABOUT THE NYRR 5TH AVENUE MILE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS WHEELCHAIRS/HANDCYCLES Youth Wheelchair Invitational Exhibition 8:25 a.m. 8:30 a.m. OPEN CATEGORIES Women :40 a.m. Men :55 a.m. Women :10 a.m. Men :25 a.m. Women :40 a.m. Men :55 a.m. Women :10 a.m. Men :25 a.m. Men/Women :40 a.m. GEORGE SHEEHAN MEMORIAL MILE Men/Women :00 a.m. Men/Women :20 a.m. SPECIALTY MILES Media Mile NYPD/FDNY Mile 11:45 a.m. 12:00 p.m. YOUTH MILE Youth Mile :15 p.m. NYRR ROAD MILE CHAMPIONSHIPS Women Men 12:30 p.m. 12:45 p.m. The NYRR Road Mile Championships is an invitation-only race for local competitive athletes. PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES Men Women 1:03 p.m. 1:18 p.m NYRR 5TH AVENUE MILE

13 ABOUT THE NYRR 5TH AVENUE MILE BROADCAST The 2015 NYRR 5th Avenue Mile featuring the professional athlete races and highlights from earlier in the day, including the Youth Mile, will be televised live on Sunday, September 13 from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. ET on WABC-TV, Channel 7 in the New York tri-state area and for the rest of the nation on ESPN2. The men s professional race will start at 1:03 p.m. and the women s professional race will start at 1:18 p.m. Viewers can also watch live via the WATCH ABC app, and via WatchESPN on computers, tablets, smartphones, Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One for those who have video subscriptions from affiliated providers. Coverage will also be available on demand at abc7ny.com. International viewers can watch the broadcast via a variety of global broadcast partners (international viewers should check local listings). SPECIALTY MILES In addition to the age-group and professional races, the NYRR 5th Avenue Mile hosts a number of specialty races. Youth Wheelchair Invitational Exhibition New this year is the Youth Wheelchair Invitational Exhibition, featuring seven kids ages 11 to 17 from wheelchair racing teams in the New York tri-state area, which will follow the adult wheelchair and handcycle race at 8:30 a.m. to kick off the day s age-group and specialty races. George Sheehan Memorial Mile Concluding the age-group races will be the George Sheehan Memorial Mile for men and women ages and ages 70-plus. The races are named in honor of Dr. George Sheehan, a public speaker and writer of eight books on health and fitness, who was also the first man over age 50 to run a mile in under five minutes. Media Mile The Media Mile, scheduled for 11:45 a.m., features runners from a variety of local and national media outlets, from television and radio producers and on-air talent, to newspaper and magazine writers and photographers. The Media Mile, in its fifth year, has featured more than 100 participants from media outlets such as Live! With Kelly and Michael, WABC-TV, Runner s World, and The Wall Street Journal. NYPD/FDNY Mile Following the Media Mile, the NYPD/FDNY Mile will have New York s Finest face off with New York s Bravest in a one-mile duel. Youth Mile The Youth Mile will feature approximately 200 kids ages 8-14 running down the famous 20-block stretch of 5th Avenue. NYRR Road Mile Championships Prior to the professional athlete races, NYRR will host top local competitors in the NYRR Road Mile Championships, offering a total of $2,000 in prize money. NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS 9

14 PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE FIELDS ENTRANT LISTS MEN COUNTRY MILE PR 1500m PR TWITTER Colby Alexander USA 3:59.19 Matthew Centrowitz USA 3:50.53 Mac Fleet USA 3:56.77 Ryan Gregson AUS 3:52.24 Charlie Grice GBR 3:54.61 Pieter-Jan Hannes BEL 3:51.84 Garrett Heath USA 3:53.15 Jakub Holuša CZE 3: :34.26 Dan Huling USA 3:58.39 (i) Henrik Ingebrigtsen NOR 3:50.72 Bernard Lagat USA 3:47.28 Hilary Kipkorir Maiyo KEN 4: :35.20 Riley Masters USA 3:56.15 (i) Jordan McNamara USA 3:52.42 Hassan Mead USA 3:59.89 Kyle Merber USA 3:54.76 Chris O Hare GBR 3:52.98 (i) Ford Palmer USA 3:56.79 (i) Cristian Soratos USA 3:55.27 (i) David Torrence USA 3:52.01 Nick Willis NZL 3:49.83 Daniel Winn USA 3:57.62 (i) Athletes whose names are in bold type are profiled in the following pages NYRR 5TH AVENUE MILE

15 PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE FIELDS ENTRANT LISTS WOMEN COUNTRY MILE PR 1500m PR TWITTER Amanda Eccleston USA 4:29.06 Kerri Gallagher USA 4:34.42 Heather Kampf USA 4:30.07 (i) Susan Kuijken NED 4:34.11 (i) Genevieve LaCaze AUS 4:32.19 Alysia Montaño USA 4:34.0 (r) Treniere Moser USA 4:27.49 (i) Aisha Praught JAM 4:27.61 Shannon Rowbury USA 4:20.34 Rachel Schneider USA 4:30.62 (i) Jenny Simpson USA 4:25.91 (i) Nicole Tully USA 4:30.65 Heather Wilson USA 4:29.39 Athletes whose names are in bold type are profiled in the following pages. NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS 11

16 PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE FIELDS MEN MATTHEW CENTROWITZ Country: United States Age: 25 Date of Birth: October 18, 1989 Residence: Portland, OR Personal Best: 3:50.53, Eugene, OR, 2014 NYRR 5th Avenue Mile History: 2014: 6th, 3:52.4; 2012: 1st, 3:52.4 Career Highlights 2013 IAAF World Championships 1500m 2nd 3: NYRR 5th Avenue Mile 1st 3: London Olympic 1500m 4th 3: IAAF World Championships 1500m 3rd 3:36.08 Centrowitz, the th Avenue Mile champion, burst to the forefront of American middle-distance running in Since graduating from the University of Oregon, he has won four national titles and has earned bronze (2011) and silver (2013) medals at the IAAF World Championships. The two-time NYRR Millrose Games Wanamaker Mile winner set a new personal best at 800 meters 1:44.62 in New York in June, and lowered his meter best to 3:30.40 in Monaco the following month. Originally from Arnold, Maryland, he is the son of former American 5000-meter record-holder and two-time 1500-meter Olympian Matt Centrowitz. PIETER-JAN HANNES Country: Belgium Age: 23 Date of Birth: October 23, 1992 Residence: Mortsel, Belgium Personal Best: 3:51.84, Oslo, NOR, 2015 NYRR 5th Avenue Mile History: Debut Career Highlights 2015 Oslo Bislett Games Mile 3rd 3: Heusden Night of Athletics 1500m 2nd 3: European U-23 Championships 1500m 1st 3: European U-23 Cross Country Championships (8.05K) 1st 24:02 Hannes has set two Belgian records so far in 2015, beginning with his 3:37.50 performance at the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix in February. In June, he lowered the Belgian mile record to 3:51.84 when he placed third in the Dream Mile at the Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway. Hannes represented Belgium at the 2013 European Under-23 Championships, taking home gold in the 1500 meters, before competing in the heats of the IAAF World Championships later that year. This summer, he reached the semi-finals of the 1500 meters at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing NYRR 5TH AVENUE MILE

17 PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE FIELDS MEN GARRETT HEATH Country: United States Age: 29 Date of Birth: November 3, 1985 Residence: Seattle, WA Personal Best: 3:53.15, London, GBR, 2013 NYRR 5th Avenue Mile History: 2014: 2nd, 3:51.0; 2013: 3rd, 3:53.0; 2012: 9th, 3:54.4; 2011: 7th, 3:55.3; 2010: 11th, 3:56.15 Career Highlights 2015 USATF 1 Mile Road Championships 1st 4: Great Edinburgh XCountry (4K) 1st 11: USATF 1 Mile Road Championships 1st 4: IAAF World Indoor Championships 1500m 7th 3:43.81 Heath nearly took the win in last year s NYRR 5th Avenue Mile, battling down the stretch with eventual champion Jordan McNamara. In January, Heath defended his title at the four-kilometer Great Edinburgh XCountry race in Scotland, a year after he had defeated Olympic champions Asbel Kiprop and Kenenisa Bekele there. In May, Heath lowered his personal best for 5000 meters outdoors to 13:16.31 at Stanford University the fourth consecutive year he s set a 5000-meter PR on his alma mater s track. A native of Winona, MN, Heath currently trains with the Brooks Beasts postcollegiate group in Seattle, WA. JAKUB HOLUSA Country: Czech Republic Age: 27 Date of Birth: February 20, 1988 Residence: Opava, Czech Republic Personal Best: 3:53.46, Oslo, NOR, 2015 NYRR 5th Avenue Mile History: Debut Career Highlights 2015 European Indoor Championships 1500m 1st 3: Oslo Bislett Games Mile 6th 3: IAAF World Indoor Championships 1500m 5th 3: IAAF World Indoor Championships 800m 2nd 1:48.62 Holuša is the Czech record-holder for 1500 meters both indoors and outdoors, setting both marks in In March, he ran 3:37.68 to win the European Indoor Championships on home turf in Prague, and in July, he lowered the outdoor record to 3:34.26 in Stockholm, Sweden. He s represented the Czech Republic in the 800 meters at the past two Olympic Games, competing in the heats, and captured the silver medal in the 800 meters at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships. NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS 13

18 PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE FIELDS MEN DANIEL HULING Country: United States Age: 32 Date of Birth: July 16, 1983 Residence: Portland, OR Personal Best: 3:58.39 (i), Seattle, WA, 2014 NYRR 5th Avenue Mile History: 2014: 7th, 3:52.9; 2013: 15th, 3:51.0; 2010: 12th, 3:56.77; 2009: 9th, 3:55.0 Career Highlights 2015 IAAF World Championships 3000m Steeplechase 5th 8: USATF Outdoor Championships 3000m Steeplechase 3rd 8: Lausanne Diamond League 3000m Steeplechase 4th 8: USATF Outdoor Championships 3000m Steeplechase 1st 8:27.87 Primarily a steeplechaser, Huling will step down in distance for his fifth appearance in the NYRR 5th Avenue Mile. This summer, he placed third at the USATF Outdoor Championships to earn a spot on his fourth consecutive IAAF World Championships team. Making his first World Championships steeplechase final in Beijing, Huling moved up from 10th place at the bell to finish fifth overall. Huling attended Miami University in Ohio, and as a member of coach Jerry Schumacher s Bowerman Track Club, he now bases his training out of Portland, OR. HENRIK INGEBRIGTSEN Country: Norway Age: 24 Date of Birth: February 24, 1991 Residence: Sandnes, NOR Personal Best: 3:50.72, Oslo, NOR, 2014 NYRR 5th Avenue Mile History: Debut Career Highlights 2014 European Championships 1500m 2nd 3: IAAF World Championships 1500m 8th 3: London Olympic 1500m 5th 3: European Championships 1500m 1st 3:46.20 At 24, Ingebrigtsen has already made his mark on Norwegian running history, as he holds national records for 1500 meters indoors (3:39.70) and outdoors (3:35.43), along with the 3000 meters indoors (7:45.54). In 2014, he set the Norwegian mile record before a home crowd in Oslo at the Bislett Games, running 3: Ingebrigtsen leads a strong family of runners, as his two younger brothers, Filip, 22, and Jakob, 14, also compete in middledistance events for Norway NYRR 5TH AVENUE MILE

19 PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE FIELDS MEN BERNARD LAGAT Country: United States Age: 40 Date of Birth: December 12, 1974 Residence: Tucson, AZ Personal Best: 3:47.28, Rome, ITA, 2001 NYRR 5th Avenue Mile History: 2013: 2nd, 3:52.9; 2012: 2nd, 3:52.9; 2011: 1st, 3:50.5; 2010: 2nd, 3:53.30; 2009: 4th, 3:52.7; 2008: 2nd, 3:50.6 Career Highlights 2007 IAAF World Championships 5000m 1st 13: IAAF World Championships 1500m 1st 3: Athens Olympic 1500m 2nd 3: Sydney Olympic 1500m 3rd 3:32.44 Lagat has been a contender each time he s stepped to the starting line on 5th Avenue; in addition to his 2011 title, he s placed second in this race four times. His 1500-meter personal best 3:26.34, set in 2001 makes him the second-fastest man in history over the distance. Now age 40, Lagat has been rewriting the record books for masters athletes in 2015; along with his 3:54.91 mile, which he ran at the NYRR Millrose Games in February, he s run masters world-best times for 3000 meters indoors (7:37.71), 5000 meters outdoors (13:14.97), and 10 kilometers on the road (27:48). JORDAN MCNAMARA Country: United States Age: 28 Date of Birth: March 7, 1987 Residence: Eugene, OR Personal Best: 3:52.42, London, GBR, 2013 NYRR 5th Avenue Mile History: 2014: 1st, 3:51.0; 2012: 10th, 3:56.5 Career Highlights 2014 NYRR 5th Avenue Mile 1st 3: GNC Live Well Liberty Mile 1st 4: Prefontaine Classic International Mile 2nd 3: U.S. Olympic Trials 1500m 7th 3:37.79 McNamara returns to 5th Avenue as the defending champion. In last year s race, he moved up from 10th place and into the lead over the final five blocks, winning in a photo finish. McNamara came within a half-second of his personal best in last year s Prefontaine Classic International Mile, taking second in 3: McNamara attended the University of Oregon, where he was a 2010 NCAA All-American in the 5000 meters. He was raised in Auburn, WA, and now lives and trains in Eugene with the Oregon Track Club Elite. His 3:52.42 mile time is the fastest ever run by a Washington native. NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS 15

20 PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE FIELDS MEN KYLE MERBER Country: United States Age: 24 Date of Birth: November 19, 1990 Residence: Clinton, NJ Personal Best: 3:54.76, Dublin, IRL, 2014 NYRR 5th Avenue Mile History: 2014: 8th, 3:53.5 Career Highlights 2015 South Carolina Track Classic 1500m 1st 3: Falmouth Mile 1st 3: Dublin Morton Games Mile 5th 3: Swarthmore Last Chance Meet 1500m 1st 3:35.59 For Merber, the streets of New York are familiar ground: He attended Columbia University, and while there he ran an American collegiate record of 3:35.59 for 1500 meters. He s since lowered his 1500-meter best to 3:34.54, run in May of this year in Greenville, SC. Merber split 2:53.56 for 1200 meters on the USA s gold medal-winning distance medley at the IAAF World Relays, helping to set a new world record of 9: Having grown up in Dix Hills on Long Island, he now trains with Frank Gagliano s New Jersey-New York Track Club. CHRIS O HARE Country: Great Britain Age: 24 Date of Birth: November 23, 1990 Residence: Boston, MA Personal Best: 3:52.98 (i), New York, NY, 2013 NYRR 5th Avenue Mile History: Debut Career Highlights 2015 European Indoor Championships 1500m 3rd 3: European Championships 1500m 3rd 3: NYRR Millrose Games Wanamaker Mile 4th 3: NCAA Indoor Championships Mile 1st 4:01.66 In 2013, O Hare set a then-collegiate record with a 3:52.98 mile at the NYRR Millrose Games at The Armory, and his time still stands as the Scottish indoor mile record. The time also made him the 100th man to break four minutes in the Wanamaker Mile. Since graduating from the University of Tulsa where he was the NCAA Indoor mile champion in 2012, he s won two 1500-meter bronze medals at the European Championships. Originally from West Linton, Scotland, he currently trains with the Boston Athletic Association NYRR 5TH AVENUE MILE

21 PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE FIELDS MEN NICK WILLIS Country: New Zealand Age: 32 Date of Birth: April 25, 1983 Residence: Ann Arbor, MI Personal Best: 3:49.83, Oslo, NOR, 2014 NYRR 5th Avenue Mile History: 2013: 1st, 3:52.1; 2010: 6th, 3:54.81; 2008: 1st, 3:50.5 Career Highlights 2015 Monaco Diamond League 1500m 5th 3: Golden Spike Ostrava 3000m 3rd 7: Oslo Bislett Games Mile 2nd 3: Beijing Olympic 1500m 2nd 3:34.16 Willis returns to the NYRR 5th Avenue Mile seeking his third title, having won the race in 2008 and His 2014 season saw him run a personal best in the mile (3:49.83) and set a New Zealand record for 3000 meters (7:36.91). So far this season, he s lowered his own national record for 1500 meters to 3:29.66, taking one-quarter of a second off of his previous best. As a graduate of the University of Michigan, Willis continues to train under coach Ron Warhurst. He bases his training out of Ann Arbor, MI, and his hometown of Lower Hutt, New Zealand. NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS 17

22 PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE FIELDS WOMEN KERRI GALLAGHER Country: United States Age: 26 Date of Birth: May 31, 1989 Residence: Washington, DC Personal Best: 4:34.42, Philadelphia, PA, 2015 NYRR 5th Avenue Mile History: Debut Career Highlights 2015 Lignano Meeting 1500m 1st 4: USATF Outdoor Championships 1500m 3rd 4: Penn Relays Olympic Development Mile 1st 4: Washington s Army Ten-Miler 1st 54:56 After graduating from Fordham University in 2011, Gallagher accepted a position in the financial industry, but would soon leave to pursue a career in running. With her third-place finish at this summer s USATF Outdoor Championships, Gallagher made her first national team, and would go on to compete in the semi-finals at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing. In the time between championships, she lowered her 1500-meter best to 4:03.56 in Lignano, Italy. Originally from Belle Harbor, NY, she is coached by Matt Centrowitz, Sr., and assists Centrowitz as a coach at American University in Washington, DC. HEATHER KAMPF Country: United States Age: 28 Date of Birth: January 19, 1987 Residence: Minneapolis, MN Personal Best: 4:30.07 (i), New York, NY, 2015 NYRR 5th Avenue Mile History: 2014: 4th, 4:21.4; 2013: 8th, 4:27.8; 2012: 6th, 4:27.8; 2011: 13th, 4:33.0; 2010: 12th, 4:30.09 Career Highlights 2015 Rome Diamond League 1500m 13th 4: USATF 1 Mile Road Championships 1st 4: NYRR Millrose Games Women s Wanamaker Mile 6th 4: Ryan Shay Mile 1st 4:21.39 Kampf has become known for her road-mile racing prowess, having won USATF 1 Mile Road Championships in 2012, 2013, and In 2015 alone, she s won road miles in Bermuda, Des Moines, IA, Minneapolis, MN, Pittsburgh, PA, and Flint, MI. Her fastest road mile time came at the 2014 Ryan Shay Mile in Charlevoix, MI, where she ran 4:21.39 to win her third-consecutive title (She won the event for the fourth time in 2015, running 4:26.83). Kampf graduated from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, where she was a nine-time NCAA All-American and the 2006 NCAA Indoors 800m champion, and now trains with Team USA Minnesota NYRR 5TH AVENUE MILE

23 PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE FIELDS WOMEN SUSAN KUIJKEN Country: Netherlands Age: 29 Date of Birth: July 8, 1986 Residence: Nijmegen, Netherlands Personal Best: 4:34.11, Blacksburg, VA, 2009 NYRR 5th Avenue Mile History: 2013: 3rd, 4:24.2; 2011: 5th, 4:25.5 Career Highlights 2015 IAAF World Championships 5000m 8th 15: Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational 10,000m 1st 31: European Championships 5000m 3rd 15: IAAF World Championships 5000m 8th 15:14.70 Kuijken won her debut at 10,000 meters in May, and followed that up with a 10th-place, 31:54.32 performance at the IAAF World Championships in August. She also placed eighth in the 5000 meters at Worlds, matching her 2013 World Championships performance. The 2014 European bronze medalist for 5000 meters won two NCAA titles while at Florida State University: An indoor 3000-meter title in 2008, and the outdoor 1500-meter title in In addition to training in her home country, the Netherlands, she s also spent training stints in Melbourne, Australia, under coach Nic Bideau. ALYSIA MONTAÑO Country: United States Age: 29 Date of Birth: April 23, 1986 Residence: Canyon Country, CA Personal Best: 4:34.0 (road), New York, NY, 2011 NYRR 5th Avenue Mile History: 2011: 14th, 4:34.0 Career Highlights 2013 IAAF World Championships 800m 4th 1: NYRR Millrose Games 600m 1st 1:23.59 (AR) 2012 London Olympic 800m 5th 1: IAAF World Indoor Championships 800m 3rd 1:59.60 Montaño made headlines in 2014 when she competed at the USATF Outdoor Championships while 34 weeks pregnant. Since giving birth to her daughter, Linnea, last August, she s made an astounding return to form, winning the 2015 USATF Indoor Championships 600 meters only six months later. In March, she ran the final leg of the United States gold medal-winning 4x800 meters team at the IAAF World Relays, and in June, she won her sixth USATF Outdoor title in the 800 meters. The University of California at Berkeley graduate stands out in the pack of any competition, as she tucks a flower in her hair before every race. NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS 19

24 PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE FIELDS WOMEN TRENIERE MOSER Country: United States Age: 33 Date of Birth: October 21, 1981 Residence: Portland, OR Personal Best: 4:27.49 (i), New York, NY, 2015 NYRR 5th Avenue Mile History: 2014: 9th, 4:24.3; 2011: 11th, 4:31.9; 2010: 10th, 4:28.84; 2005: 3rd, 4:28.8 Career Highlights 2015 NYRR Millrose Games Women s Wanamaker Mile 2nd 4: IAAF World Indoor Championships 1500m 5th 4: USATF Outdoor Championships 1500m 1st 4: USATF Oxy High Performance Meet 5000m 2nd 15:11.00 Moser lowered her mile PR for the second consecutive year at the NYRR Millrose Games in February, following her second-place, 4:28.86 from 2014 with a 4:27.49 good for second again this winter. In May, she won gold as part of the United States distance medley team at the IAAF World Relays; as the leadoff leg, she split 3:18.38 for 1200 meters, helping the team toward its 10:36.50 world record. Moser, a four-time U.S. outdoor champion at 1500 meters, attended Georgetown University and currently trains with the Nike Oregon Project under Alberto Salazar. AISHA PRAUGHT Country: Jamaica Age: 25 Date of Birth: December 14, 1989 Residence: Eugene, OR Personal Best: 4:27.61, Dublin, IRL, 2014 NYRR 5th Avenue Mile History: Debut Career Highlights 2015 Kawasaki Golden Grand Prix 1500m 3rd 4: USATF Outdoor Championships 3000m Steeplechase 4th 9: Morton Games Mile 3rd 4: NCAA Indoor Championships Mile 2nd 4:39.85 Born in Wisconsin, raised in the Quad Cities of Iowa and Illinois, and now living and training in Oregon, Praught recently reconnected with another part of her background: her Jamaican heritage. In 2013, she met her biological father, who had been living in Jamaica and in Germany, for the first time while Praught was training in Europe. Although Praught competed in the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, she declared her Jamaican citizenship on June 1, 2015, and represented Jamaica in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the 2015 IAAF World Championships. Praught continues to live and train in Eugene, OR, as part of the Oregon Track Club Elite NYRR 5TH AVENUE MILE

25 PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE FIELDS WOMEN SHANNON ROWBURY Country: United States Age: 30 Date of Birth: September 19, 1984 Residence: Portland, OR Personal Best: 4:20.34, Rieti, ITA, 2008 NYRR 5th Avenue Mile History: 2013: 10th, 4:28.3; 2012: 5th, 4:27.0; 2011: 7th, 4:27.0; 2010: 1st, 4:24.12; 2009: 1st, 4:23.3; 2008: 2nd, 4:19.2 Career Highlights 2015 Monaco Diamond League 1500m 3rd 3: London Olympic 1500m 6th 4: IAAF World Championships 1500m 3rd 4: Beijing Olympic 1500m 7th 4:03.58 In July, Rowbury broke a 31-year-old American record for 1500 meters, besting Mary Slaney s 3:57.12 mark by nearly a second in 3: Earlier in the year, she contributed to the United States distance medley world record (10:36.50) at the IAAF World Relays, where she ran the 1600-meter leg. Rowbury, the 2009 IAAF World Championships bronze medalist in the 1500 meters, grew up in San Francisco, CA, and attended Duke University. She now resides in Portland, OR, where she trains with the Nike Oregon Project under Alberto Salazar. JENNY SIMPSON Country: United States Age: 29 Date of Birth: August 23, 1986 Residence: Boulder, CO Personal Best: 4:25.91(i), College Station, TX, 2009 NYRR 5th Avenue Mile History: 2014: 1st, 4:19.4; 2013: 1st, 4:19.3; 2012: 10th, 4:29.9; 2011: 1st, 4:22.3 Career Highlights 2014 Paris Diamond League 1500m 2nd 3:57: IAAF World Championships 1500m 2nd 4: IAAF World Championships 1500m 1st 4: IAAF World Championships 3000m Steeplechase 5th 9:12.50 Simpson is the defending NYRR 5th Avenue Mile champion and the reigning IAAF Diamond League champion at 1500 meters. A former American record-holder at the 3000-meter steeplechase, Simpson placed ninth in that event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and fifth at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Berlin. Since shifting her focus to the 1500 meters, she s earned two IAAF World Championship medals in that event, following her gold-medal performance in 2011 with a silver medal in She ll now attempt to become the first female four-time winner of the NYRR 5th Avenue Mile. NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS 21

26 PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE FIELDS WOMEN NICOLE TULLY Country: United States Age: 28 Date of Birth: October 30, 1986 Residence: Englewood, NJ Personal Best: 4:30.65, Dublin, IRL, 2010 NYRR 5th Avenue Mile History: Debut Career Highlights 2015 IAAF World Championships 5000m 13th 15: USATF Outdoor Championships 5000m 1st 15: Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational 5000m 3rd 15: Morton Games Mile 1st 4:30.65 Tully will make her debut in the NYRR 5th Avenue Mile professional race, having won the NYRR Road Mile Championships in 2011 and She ran her first 5000 meters on the track this year at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational, and followed that by winning the USATF Outdoor Championships 5000 meters. In only her fourth time racing the event, she placed 13th in the finals of the IAAF World Championships. Originally from Delray Beach, FL, Tully graduated from Villanova University, and balances her running career with a fulltime role in marketing at Canon Solutions NYRR 5TH AVENUE MILE

27 RESULTS AND STATISTICS NYRR 5TH AVENUE MILE CHAMPIONS, MEN, YEAR MEN COUNTRY TIME 1981 Sydney Maree RSA 3:47.52* 1982 Tom Byers USA 3: Steve Scott USA 3: John Walker NZL 3: Frank O Mara IRL 3: Jose-Luis Gonzalez ESP 3: Peter Elliott GBR 3: Steve Scott USA 3: Peter Elliott GBR 3: Peter Elliott GBR 3: Matthew Yates GBR 3: Itamar Da Silva BRA 4: Ron Harris USA 3: Jason Pyrah USA 3: Isaac Viciosa ESP 3: Isaac Viciosa ESP 3: Isaac Viciosa ESP 3: Isaac Viciosa ESP 3: Ben Kapsoiya KEN 4: Jason Lunn USA 4: John Itati KEN 4: Leonard Mucheru KEN 3: John Itati KEN 3: Elarbi Khattabi MAR 4: Craig Mottram AUS 3:49: Kevin Sullivan CAN 3: Alan Webb USA 3: Nick Willis NZL 3: Andy Baddeley GBR 3: Amine Laalou MAR 3: Bernard Lagat USA 3: Matthew Centrowitz USA 3: Nick Willis NZL 3: Jordan McNamara USA 3:51.0 *Event record NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS 23

28 RESULTS AND STATISTICS NYRR 5TH AVENUE MILE CHAMPIONS, WOMEN, YEAR WOMEN COUNTRY TIME 1981 Leann Warren USA 4: Debbie Scott CAN 4: Wendy Sly GBR 4: Maricica Puica ROU 4: Lynn Williams CAN 4: Maricica Puica ROU 4: Kirsty Wade GBR 4: Mary Slaney USA 4: Paula Ivan ROU 4: PattiSue Plumer USA 4:16.68* 1991 Alisa Hill USA 4: Alicia Kelly USA 4: Lauren Gubicza USA 4: Regina Jacobs USA 4: Sinead Delahunty IRL 4: Paula Radcliffe GBR 4: Paula Radcliffe GBR 4: Regina Jacobs USA 4: Alisa Harvey USA 4: Kim McGreevy USA 4: Kim McGreevy USA 4: Grace Njoki KEN 4: Theresa Du Toit RSA 4: Andrea Haver USA 4: Carmen Douma-Hussar CAN 4: Sara Hall USA 4: Carmen Douma-Hussar CAN 4: Lisa Dobriskey GBR 4: Shannon Rowbury USA 4: Shannon Rowbury USA 4: Jenny Simpson USA 4:22: Brenda Martinez USA 4: Jenny Simpson USA 4: Jenny Simpson USA 4:19.4 *Event record NYRR 5TH AVENUE MILE

29 RESULTS AND STATISTICS MULTIPLE-TIME CHAMPIONS MEN ATHLETE WINS YEARS Isaac Viciosa Peter Elliott , Steve Scott , 1988 John Itati , 2003 Nick Willis , 2013 WOMEN ATHLETE WINS YEARS Jenny Simpson , Maricica Puica , 1986 Paula Radcliffe Regina Jacobs , 1998 Alisa (Hill) Harvey , 1999 Kim McGreevy Carmen Douma-Hussar , 2007 Shannon Rowbury NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS 25

30 RESULTS AND STATISTICS TOP 10 FINISHERS, 2014 NYRR 5TH AVENUE MILE PROFESSIONAL RACES MEN RANK ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME 1 Jordan McNamara USA 3: Garrett Heath USA 3: Paul Robinson IRL 3: Augustine Choge KEN 3: Ryan Hill USA 3: Matthew Centrowitz USA 3: Daniel Huling USA 3: Kyle Merber USA 3: Lawi Lalang KEN 3: Ciaran O Lionaird IRL 3:54.3 WOMEN RANK ATHLETE COUNTRY TIME 1 Jenny Simpson USA 4: Brenda Martinez USA 4: Ciara Mageean IRL 4: Heather Kampf USA 4: Ingvill Måkestad Bovim NOR 4: Morgan Uceny USA 4: Hannah England GBR 4: Jordan Hasay USA 4: Treniere Moser USA 4: Mary Cain USA 4: NYRR 5TH AVENUE MILE

31 RESULTS AND STATISTICS TOP 10 MILERS, ALL-TIME (TRACK) (as of September 2, 2015) MEN RANK TIME ATHLETE COUNTRY PLACE VENUE DATE 1 3:43.13 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Rome, ITA July 7, :43.40 Noah Ngeny KEN 2 Rome, ITA July 7, :44.39 Nourredine Morceli ALG 1 Rieti, ITA September 5, :46.32 Steve Cram GBR 1 Oslo, NOR July 27, :46.38 Daniel Komen KEN 2 Berlin, GER August 26, :46.70 Vénuste Niyongabo BDI 3 Berlin, GER August 26, :46.76 Saïd Aouita MAR 1 Helsinki, FIN July 2, :46.91 Alan Webb USA 1 Brasschaat, BEL July 21, :47.28 Bernard Lagat KEN 2 Rome, ITA June 29, :47.32 Ayanleh Souleiman DJI 1r2 Eugene, OR May 31, 2014 WOMEN 1 4:12.56 Svetlana Masterkova RUS 1 Zürich, SUI August 14, :15.61 Paula Ivan ROU 1 Nice, FRA July 10, :15.8 Natalya Artyomova URS 1 Leningrad, URS August 5, :16.71 Mary Slaney USA 1 Zürich, SUI August 21, :17.25 Sonia O Sullivan IRL 1 Oslo, NOR July 22, :17.33 Maricica Puica ROU 2 Zürich, SUI August 21, :17.57 Zola Pieterse GBR 3 Zürich, SUI August 21, :17.75 Maryam Yusuf Jamal BRN 1 Bruxelles, BEL September 13, :18.13 Doina Melinte ROU 1 Oslo, NOR July 14, :18.23 Gelete Burka ETH 1 Rieti, ITA September 7, 2008 Source: International Association of Athletics Federations ( Note: Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco has run seven of the top 10 mile times in history, ranging in time from his world-record 3:43.13 to 3:46.24, the 10th-fastest mile in history. NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS 27

32 RESULTS AND STATISTICS TOP 10 AMERICAN MILERS, ALL-TIME (TRACK) (as of September 2, 2015) MEN RANK ATHLETE TIME VENUE DATE 1 Alan Webb 3:46.91 Brasschaat, BEL July 21, Steve Scott 3:47.69 Oslo, NOR July 7, Bernard Lagat 3:48.38 Oslo, NOR July 29, Sydney Maree 3:48.83 Rieti, ITA September 9, Joe Falcon 3:49.31 Oslo, NOR July 14, Jim Spivey 3:49.80 Oslo, NOR July 5, Todd Harbour 3:50.34 Oslo, NOR July 11, Steve Holman 3:50.40 Oslo, NOR July 4, Matthew Centrowitz 3:50.53 Eugene, OR May 31, Leonel Manzano 3:50.64 London, GBR August 14, 2010 WOMEN 1 Mary Slaney 4:16.71 Zürich, SUI August 21, Shannon Rowbury 4:20.34 Rieti, ITA September 7, Regina Jacobs 4:20.93 Uniondale, NY July 20, Ruth Wysocki 4:21.78 London, GBR September 7, Suzy Favor Hamilton 4:22.93 Uniondale, NY July 20, Sue Addison 4:23.93 Nice, FRA July 15, Mary Cain 4:24.11 (i) Boston, MA January 24, Lynn Jennings 4:24.14 Oslo, NOR July 14, Kim Conley 4:24.54 (i) New York, NY January 25, Gina Procaccio 4:24.85 Oslo, NOR July 14, 1990 (i) = indoors Source: International Association of Athletics Federations ( NYRR 5TH AVENUE MILE

33 RESULTS AND STATISTICS TOP 10 WORLDWIDE MILE PERFORMANCES IN 2015 (TRACK) (as of September 2, 2015) MEN RANK TIME ATHLETE COUNTRY PLACE VENUE DATE 1 3:51.10 Ayanleh Souleiman DJI 1r2 Eugene, OR May :51.20 Matthew Centrowitz USA 2r2 Eugene, OR May :51.25 Asbel Kiprop KEN 3r2 Eugene, OR May :51.35 (i) Matthew Centrowitz USA 1 New York, NY February :51.45 Asbel Kiprop KEN 1 Oslo, NOR June :51.46 (i) Nick Willis NZL 2 New York, NY February :51.61 Nick Willis NZL 1 Boston, MA February 7 8 3:51.72 Silas Kiplagat KEN 2 Oslo, NOR June :51.84 Pieter-Jan Hannes BEL 3 Oslo, NOR June :51.92 Silas Kiplagat KEN 4r2 Eugene, OR May 30 WOMEN RANK TIME ATHLETE COUNTRY PLACE VENUE DATE 1 4:22.66 (i) Shannon Rowbury USA 1 Winston-Salem, NC January :23.50 (i) Axumawit Embaye ETH 1 Birmingham, GBR February :24.12 (i) Shannon Rowbury USA 2 Birmingham, GBR February :24.32 (i) Shannon Rowbury USA 1 New York, NY February :25.79 Fiona Benson CAN 1 Portland, OR August 8 6 4:26.84 (i) Guduf Tsegay ETH 3 Birmingham, GBR February :27.18 (i) Leah O Connor USA 1 Fayetteville, AR March :27.49 (i) Treniere Moser USA 2 New York, NY February :28.02 (i) Stephanie Charnigo USA 3 New York, NY February :28.27 (i) Jordan Hasay USA 4 New York, NY February 14 (i) = indoors Source: International Association of Athletics Federations ( Note: Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia ran a 1500-meter world record of 3:50.07 on July 17, Using the IAAF Scoring Table of Athletics, this performance is equivalent to a mile time of 4:07.6. NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS 29

34 RESULTS AND STATISTICS TOP 10 AMERICAN MILE PERFORMANCES IN 2015 (TRACK) (as of September 2, 2015) MEN RANK TIME ATHLETE PLACE VENUE DATE 1 3:51.20 Matthew Centrowitz 2r2 Eugene, OR May :51.35 (i) Matthew Centrowitz 1 New York, NY February :53.13 (i) Ben Blankenship 2 Boston, MA February 7 4 3:53.55 Leo Manzano 11r2 Eugene, OR May :54.36 (i) Patrick Casey 3 New York, NY February :54.91 (i) Bernard Lagat 4 New York, NY February :55.25 (i) Evan Jager 5 New York, NY February :55.72 Ben Blankenship 1r1 Eugene, OR May :56.05 Leo Manzano 7 New York, NY February :56.15 Riley Masters 4 Boston, MA February 7 WOMEN RANK TIME ATHLETE PLACE VENUE DATE 1 4:22.66 (i) Shannon Rowbury 1 Winston-Salem, NC January :24.12 (i) Shannon Rowbury 2 Birmingham, GBR February :24.32 (i) Shannon Rowbury 1 New York, NY February :27.18 (i) Leah O Connor 1 Fayetteville, AR March :27.49 (i) Treniere Moser 2 New York, NY February :28.02 (i) Stephanie Charnigo 3 New York, NY February :28.27 (i) Jordan Hasay 4 New York, NY February :28.71 (i) Shelby Houlihan 2 Fayetteville, AR March :28.84 Stephanie Garcia 1 Raleigh, NC August :29.06 Amanda Eccleston 2 Raleigh, NC August 7 (i) = indoors Source: International Association of Athletics Federations ( NYRR 5TH AVENUE MILE

35 RESULTS AND STATISTICS TOP 10 NYRR 5TH AVENUE MILE PERFORMANCES, ALL-TIME MEN RANK TIME ATHLETE PLACE YEAR 1 3:47.52 Sydney Maree :47.80 Isaac Viciosa :47.83 Peter Elliott :48.20 Stephen Kipkorir :48.39 Steve Cram :49.59 Mike Boit :49.77 Steve Scott :49.90 Craig Mottram :50.10 Andy Rodgers :50.48 Thomas Wessinghage WOMEN RANK TIME ATHLETE PLACE YEAR 1 4:16.68 PattiSue Plumer :17:49 Natalya Artyomova :18.6 Lisa Dobriskey :19.2 Shannon Rowbury :19.3 Jenny Simpson :19.4 Jenny Simpson :19:43 Yvonne Mai :19.48 Maricica Puica :19.6 Brenda Martinez :20.03 Mary Slaney NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS 31

36 RESULTS AND STATISTICS WORLD AND AMERICAN MILE RECORDS (TRACK) MEN World Record 3:43.13 Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco) Rome, ITA July 7, 1999 American Record 3:46.91 Alan Webb Brasschaat, BEL July 21, 2007 WOMEN World Record 4:12.56 Svetlana Masterkova (Russia) Zürich, SUI August 8, 1996 American Record 4:16.71 Mary Slaney Zürich, SUI August 21, 1985 Note: Mary Slaney s American record of 4:16.71 also stood as the world record until July 10, 1989, when Paula Ivan of Romania ran 4: NYRR 5TH AVENUE MILE

37 RESULTS AND STATISTICS MEN S RUNNING RECORDS THEN AND NOW: THE DURABILITY OF SYDNEY MAREE S NYRR 5TH AVENUE MILE RECORD The NYRR 5th Avenue Mile event record of 3:47.52, set by Sydney Maree in the inaugural race in 1981, is one of the longest-standing marks in all of running. Its quality can be illustrated by the changes in other records since the time when Maree s record was set: RECORD SEPTEMBER 26, 1981 NOW World Mile 3:47.33 Sebastian Coe 3:43.13 Hicham El Guerrouj USA Mile 3:49.68 Steve Scott 3:46.91 Alan Webb World 5000m 13:06.20 Henry Rono 12:37.35 Kenenisa Bekele USA 5000m 13:15.06 Marty Liquori 12:53.60 Bernard Lagat World 10,000m 27:22.47 Henry Rono 26:17.53 Kenenisa Bekele USA 10,000m 27:29.16 Craig Virgin 26:44.36 Galen Rupp World Marathon 2:08:34 Derek Clayton 2:02:57 Dennis Kimetto USA Marathon 2:09:28 Bill Rodgers 2:05:38 Khalid Khannouchi NYRR 5th Avenue Mile 3:47.52 Sydney Maree 3:47.52 Sydney Maree Winning the race was a huge challenge itself. Maree had to defeat one of the strongest fields of milers ever assembled anywhere, in any era. The entrants included a past Olympic Champion and outdoor mile world record-holder (John Walker), a future World Champion and outdoor mile world record-holder (Steve Cram), and the indoor mile world recordholder (Eamonn Coghlan). Runners in the field held the national records for Great Britain, Ireland, Kenya, New Zealand, South Africa, Sudan, the United States, and West Germany. Here are the full results of the race: 1 Sydney Maree South Africa 3: Mike Boit Kenya 3: Thomas Wessinghage West Germany 3: Steve Cram Great Britain 3: Ray Flynn Ireland 3: John Walker New Zealand 3: Steve Scott United States 3: Tom Byers United States 3: Eamonn Coghlan Ireland 3: Ross Donoghue Ireland 3: Omar Khalifa Sudan 3: Vince Draddy United States 4: Craig Masback United States 4:08.3 NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS 33