I was looking through the mile records, and damn they are fast.
On the men's side, 3:47.5, from 1981 by Sydney Maree -- only one time ever run on 5th ave has come within a second of that.
The women's record is even more ridiculous, 4:16.68 by PattiSue Plumer in 1990 -- the next fastest time being 4:18.6.
Anyone know what Maree and Plumer could run for 1500s? Given Simpson today, it seems like Plumer would have threatened the AR / held the AR at some point, and Maree would have held the AR until Alan Webb days or thereabouts.
But jeeze, I just want to take a moment to appreciate how impressive those records, especially the women's record are.