How To Watch The 5th Avenue Mile For Free on Saturday at 1:15 pm ET and 1:30 pm ET – Streaming Info
by LetsRun.com
September 2, 2016
The 2016 New Balance Fifth Avenue Mile will take place tomorrow on the streets of New York. Olympic champion Matthew Centrowitz is the headliner as he’ll race in the US for the first time since winning gold and Rio – America’s first 1500 gold since 1908. He’s far from the only big name there as Olympic medallists Jenny Simpson and Emma Coburn will race as well women’s Diamond League champ Laura Muir. The full expected elite fields appear at the bottom of this post.
The race schedule is as follows.
Heat # |
Bib Letter |
Heat |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W | Wheelchairs and Handcycles | 8:00 a.m. |
| Open Categories | |||
| 2 | AA | Women 15-24 | 8:10 a.m. |
| 3 | A | Men 15-24 | 8:25 a.m. |
| 4 | B | Women 25-29 | 8:40 a.m. |
| 5 | C | Men 25-29 | 8:55 a.m. |
| 6 | D | Women 30-34 | 9:10 a.m. |
| 7 | E | Men 30-34 | 9:25 a.m. |
| 8 | F | Women 35-39 | 9:40 a.m. |
| 9 | G | Men 35-39 | 9:55 a.m. |
| 10 | H | Women 40-49 | 10:10 a.m. |
| 11 | I | Men 40-49 | 10:25 a.m. |
| 12 | J | Men and Women 50-59 | 10:40 a.m. |
| George Sheehan Memorial Mile | |||
| 13 | K | Men and Women 60-69 | 11:00 a.m. |
| 14 | L | Men and Women 70+ | 11:20 a.m. |
| Specialty Heats | |||
| Kids’ Races (Age 2) | 11:30 a.m. | ||
| 15 | M | Media Mile | 11:45 a.m. |
| Kids’ Races (Ages 3-4) | 11:50 a.m. | ||
| 16 | PD / FD | NYPD / FDNY Mile | 12:00 p.m. |
| Kids’ Races (Ages 5-6) | 12:10 p.m. | ||
| Youth | |||
| 17A | Y | Youth Wheelchair Invitational | 12:25 p.m. |
| 17B | Y | Youth 7-14 | 12:30 p.m. |
| NYRR Road Mile Championships* | |||
| 18 | Women | 12:45 p.m. | |
| 19 | Men | 1:00 p.m. | |
| Professional Athletes* | |||
| 20 | Women | 1:15 p.m. | |
| 21 | Men | 1:30 p.m. | |
You can watch the last for races for free here if you watch it live. It will be broadcast on USATF.TV for free starting at 12:30 ET. The on-demand replay will only be available for USATF.TV +PLUS subscribers.
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Live results can be found here.
Top Professional Men’s Runners
| Name | Personal-Best Mile | Twitter Handle |
| Matthew Centrowitz, USA | 3:50.63 | @MattCentrowitz |
| Leo Manzano, USA | 3:50.64 | @Leomanzano |
| Nate Brannen, CAN | 3:52.63 | @natebrannen |
| Chris O’Hare, GBR | 3:52.91 | @chrisohare1500 |
| Ben Blankenship, USA | 3:53.13 | @benfblankenship |
| Robby Andrews, USA | 3:53.16 | @RA_Andrews |
| Cory Leslie, USA | 3:53.44 | @cory_leslie |
| Jake Wightman, GBR | 3:54.20 | @JakeSWightman |
| Charles Philibert-Thiboutot, CAN | 3:54.52 | @charlespt |
| Kyle Merber, USA | 3:54.76 | @TheRealMerb |
| Colby Alexander, USA | 3:54.94 | @okaycolby |
| Johnny Gregorek, USA | 3:55.57 | @JohnnyGregorek |
| Riley Masters, USA | 3:56.15 | @riley_masters |
| Donn Cabral, USA | 3:56.31 | @DonnCabral |
| Ford Palmer, USA | 3:56.58 | @gofordpalmer |
| Daniel Winn, USA | 3:56.73 | @DanielWinn |
| Eric Jenkins, USA | 3:57.09 | @_EricJenkins |
| Clayton Murphy, USA | 3:57.11 | @Clayton_Murph |
| Mason Ferlic, USA | 4:00.50 | @masonferlic |
Top Professional Women’s Runners
| Name | Personal-Best Mile | Twitter Handle |
| Laura Muir, GBR | 4:19.12 | @lauramuiruns |
| Jenny Simpson, USA | 4:22.18 | @trackjenny |
| Lauren Johnson, USA | 4:25.04 | @JohnsonRunning |
| Katie Mackey, USA | 4:25.48 | @KatieFMackey |
| Amanda Eccleston, USA | 4:25.64 | @AmandaEcc |
| Heather Kampf, USA | 4:27.23 | @HeatherRaeKampf |
| Nicole Sifuentes, CAN | 4:27.93 | @ndsifuentes |
| Morgan Uceny, USA | 4:27.99 | @MUceny |
| Kate Grace, USA | 4:28.30 | @fastk8 |
| Stephanie Garcia, USA | 4:28.47 | @steph_steeples |
| Rachel Schneider, USA | 4:28.50 | @rachschneid18 |
| Cory McGee, USA | 4:28.55 | @CoryMcGeeRuns |
| Shelby Houlihan, USA | 4:28.71 | @shelbo800 |
| Stephanie Brown, USA | 4:29.06 | @misspurplebrown |
| Nicole Tully, USA | 4:29.78 | @NicoleSchappert |
| Emma Coburn, USA | 4:29.86 | @emmajcoburn |
| Stephanie Schappert, USA | 4:30.07 | @stephschapp |
| Ashley Higginson, USA | 4:30.16 | @AshleyHigz |
| Hannah England, GBR | 4:30.29 | @hannengland |
| Shannon Osika, USA | 4:30.62 | @osikashannon |
| Emily Infeld, USA | 4:31.50 | @emily_infeld |
| Sara Vaughn, USA | 4:34.29 | @MomVaughn |
| Alison Leonard, GBR | 4:38.37 | @LENrun800 |
| Eilish McColgan, GBR | N/A | @EilishMccolgan |
Talk about the races on our world famous fan forum / messageboard: MB: Official 2016 New Balance Fifth Avenue Mile Live Discussion Thread
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