Official 2016 New Balance Fifth Avenue Mile Live Discussion Thread

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  • LetsRun.com
    your benevolent dictator
    3 years ago 09/02/2016 1:38pm CDT
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    The event is on Saturday in New York.

    NYRR Women's Championship 12:45pm ET
    NYRR Men's Championship 1:00pm ET
    Elite Women 1:15pm ET
    Elite Men 1:30pm ET

    The meet will be on USATF.tv for free if you watch it live. (you have to be a member of USATF.tv pro to watch it on demand).

    The streaming info and a link to live results is here:

    http://www.letsrun.com/?p=125463

    Here are the elite fields.

    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
  • Everyone else goes home....
    3 years ago 09/02/2016 3:26pm CDT
    re: LetsRun.com
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    Andrews & Eccleston
  • You push donuts?
    3 years ago 09/02/2016 3:39pm CDT
    re: LetsRun.com
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    Won't that be Charlie P-T's second mile of this week? He's also running the Canadian 5k champs next week. Ouch.
  • Tired legs
    3 years ago 09/02/2016 4:09pm CDT
    re: You push donuts?
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    You push donuts? wrote:
    Won't that be Charlie P-T's second mile of this week? He's also running the Canadian 5k champs next week. Ouch.

    It might be easier to find people who didn't run earlier this week. Muir, Simpson, Coburn, Garcia and Grace all ran in Zurich. And C P-T's going to be racing a lot of the same folks he raced at the Hoka One.

    Centro got stuck in traffic on the way to an Oriole's game.
  • Portland based runnergirl
    3 years ago 09/02/2016 4:16pm CDT
    re: LetsRun.com
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    My picks are Murphy and Muir. Nate Brannen and Katie Mackey are my dark horse picks.
  • jjjjjj
    3 years ago 09/02/2016 4:18pm CDT
    re: Portland based runnergirl
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    Centro went from Rio to Europe for a 1k, back to NYC for this mile, and then he is going to Brussels to try to get the American record? It does not seem likely with all that travel and limited training.
  • kmaclam
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    3 years ago 09/02/2016 5:31pm CDT
    re: jjjjjj
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    Would have been nice to see Mikey Brannigan or Drew Hunter mix it up with these guys, but Mikey's down in Rio for the Paralympics
  • Lots of racing
    3 years ago 09/02/2016 11:33pm CDT
    re: kmaclam
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    Many of the men ran at Long Island on Wed. Simpson and Muir ran 2 days prior in Europe. Some are just hanging on at the end of a long season. But every year this is the case and even so, every year the race produces fast times and great entertainment.

    Murphy and Centro for top 2. After that it will be interesting. I like Alexander. He is extremely consistent. Never seems to have a bad day and every now and then shocks the hell out of everyone. If he has one of those races like he had at Tracktown a month ago, he could place top 3. Otherwise, Blankenship and Robby are in great shape coming off the Games. O'Hare got 2nd last year although it was a semi-slow year last year.

    Winning time will be 3:51 to 3:52. Maybe even 3:50....
  • Lots of racing
    3 years ago 09/02/2016 11:51pm CDT
    re: Lots of racing
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    Centro wins in 3:52
    Murphy a close 2nd
    3rd Blankenship
    4th Alexander
    5th Merber
    6th Thiboutot
    7thJenkins
    8th Andrews
    9th Palmer
    10th O'Hare
  • hbb
    3 years ago 09/03/2016 12:03am CDT
    re: Tired legs
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    Muir and Simpson especially have to be tired after 2 fast races in Europe within a week and the racing and travel from Rio. I would be surprised if they have much left at this point.
  • Downupdownlevel
    3 years ago 09/03/2016 12:26am CDT
    re: hbb
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    Centro, Murphy, Blankenship, Andrews, Jenkins, Alexander, Merber
  • Wasted
    3 years ago 09/03/2016 12:29am CDT
    re: Downupdownlevel
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    Simpson will win even tho she's wasted. She's pure tough. Centro and Murphy at the wire. Centro FTW. It's his event...for now.
  • Not gonna happen
    3 years ago 09/03/2016 12:45am CDT
    re: Wasted
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    Wasted wrote:
    Simpson will win even tho she's wasted. She's pure tough.

    I'd say it's hard to argue against Simpson, but Muir's showed some grit as well the last few weeks.

    If those two are too pooped to pop, I'm going with Eccleston or Uceny, who were so close in Eugene.
  • Upset?
    3 years ago 09/03/2016 1:28am CDT
    re: Not gonna happen
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    Could we have a dark horse winner in either race?
  • Bad Wigins
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    3 years ago 09/03/2016 1:30am CDT
    re: Not gonna happen
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    USA and Britain only, not one African? Not even an African American by the looks of it.
  • The devil from the details
    3 years ago 09/03/2016 1:43am CDT
    re: Bad Wigins
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    Bad Wigins wrote:
    USA and Britain only

    Nice try, but no, that's not it.
    I take it you aren't of a reader or geographer, eh?
  • Bad Wigins
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    3 years ago 09/03/2016 1:49am CDT
    re: The devil from the details
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    If you're not British, what's the Queen of Britain doing on your currency?
  • Look before you leap
    3 years ago 09/03/2016 2:04am CDT
    re: Bad Wigins
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    Bad Wigins wrote:
    Not even an African American by the looks of it.

    Centrowitz?
  • Nails on a chalkboard
    3 years ago 09/03/2016 2:46am CDT
    re: Look before you leap
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    Look before you leap wrote:

    Bad Wigins wrote:
    Not even an African American by the looks of it.

    Centrowitz?


    I don't think Centro is African American. I think his mother is from the Caribbean
    or something. I'll bet she's sick of that loud mouthed Matt Sr.
  • Queen of this that and those
    3 years ago 09/03/2016 3:08am CDT
    re: Bad Wigins
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    She's also the Queen of Canada and Queen of Australia.