Official 2019 Fifth Avenue Mile Thread: Jenny Simpson wins 8th title in event record 4:16.1

Men's race coming up at 1:19 p.m. ET

1 30 Jenny Simpson 33 Boulder CO USA New Balance 04:16.2

2 32 Elinor Purrier 24 Boston MA USA New Balance 04:16.2

3 44 Rebecca Mehra 24 Bend OR USA Oiselle 04:22.0

4 31 Nikki Hiltz 24 San Diego CA USA adidas Mission AC 04:25.4

5 36 Jessica Judd 24 Canvey Island Es GBR Adidas 04:26.2

6 35 Emily Lipari 26 Washington DC USA adidas Mission AC 04:27.1

7 48 Heather Kampf 32 Minneapolis MN USA ASICS 04:27.2

8 50 Amy-Eloise Neale 24 Charlottesville VA GBR 04:27.3

9 45 Lianne Farber 27 Brighton MA USA New Balance 04:28.2

10 42 Katrina Coogan 25 Boston MA USA New Balance 04:28.3

11 40 Heidi See 30 San Diego CA AUS adidas Mission AC 04:29.4

12 37 Heather MacLean 24 Boston MA USA New Balance 04:30.3

13 41 Megan Mansy 25 Dobbs Ferry NY USA HOKA ONE ONE NJ-NY Track Club 04:31.0

14 51 Mariah Kelly 28 Victoria BC CAN New Balance 04:31.3

15 43 Angel Piccirillo 25 Villanova PA USA Juventis TC 04:32.1

16 49 Allie Ostrander 22 Seattle WA USA Brooks Beasts 04:33.5

17 38 Eleanor Fulton 26 Portland OR USA 04:35.0

18 34 Lauren Johnson 32 Boston MA USA Boston Athletic Association 04:36.6

19 47 Therese Haiss 24 San Diego CA USA adidas Mission AC 04:44.4

20 46 Dana Giordano 25 Boston MA USA Boston Athletic Association 04:50.5

Seriously, did Masback just say he wore spikes thinking they would penetrate the road when he ran 5th Ave? A high schooler would know better!

bleu wrote:

Seriously, did Masback just say he wore spikes thinking they would penetrate the road when he ran 5th Ave? A high schooler would know better!

Ya I heard that too, and thought what the hell

What a crappy finish angle. You couldn’t see who was leading.

Get out the way tape guy . Wake up

Men's race was even closer than the women. Can't remember many closer finishes than that.

In the end, Nick Willis came from way back to edge Chris O'Hare at the line, both men credited with 3:51.7 times. It is Willis' fifth Fifth Avenue Mile title, which is the most ever by a man.

Dr No wrote:

Get out the way tape guy . Wake up

They need a wider and longer finish chute.

1 1 Nick Willis 36 Ann Arbor MI NZL adidas 03:51.7

2 3 Chris O'Hare 28 Tulsa OK GBR adidas 03:51.7

3 6 Sam Prakel 24 Versailles OH USA adidas 03:51.8

4 12 Morgan McDonald 23 Madison WI AUS Under Armour 03:52.8

5 8 Andy Bayer 29 Bloomington IN USA NIKE 03:53.2

6 10 Robert Domanic 24 Boston MA USA Reebok 03:53.2

7 11 Julian Oakley 26 Providence RI NZL Ocean State Athletic Club 03:53.3

8 16 Tripp Hurt 26 Boulder CO USA 03:53.6

9 15 Riley Masters 29 Boulder CO USA NIKE 03:54.7

10 17 Sam Parsons 25 Boulder CO GER adidas 03:55.0

11 5 Henry Wynne 24 Seattle WA USA Brooks Beasts 03:56.0

12 20 Jordan Mann 26 Providence RI USA Ocean State Athletic Club 03:56.0

13 19 David Ribich 23 Seattle WA USA Brooks Beasts 03:56.6

14 14 Graham Crawford 26 Burlington NC USA HOKA ONE ONE NJ-NY Track Club 03:56.9

15 18 Robert Napolitano 24 Manhattan NY USA HOKA ONE ONE NJ-NY Track Club 03:57.3

16 9 Izaic Yorks 25 Seattle WA USA Brooks Beasts 03:57.4

17 2 Edward Cheserek 25 Flagstaff AZ KEN Skechers Performance 03:58.5

18 7 Pat Casey 29 Flagstaff AZ USA Under Armour 03:58.8

19 4 Johnny Gregorek 27 Tarrytown NY USA ASICS 04:01.7

The way Sam Parsons ran that race was a metaphor for Tinman as a group.

Make a lot of noise and deliver nothing. Ran like he had no business being up there, getting out front just for show, zero follow through. Sad.

Even if Fifth Ave is a few seconds faster than a track, this is a huge breakthrough over her 4:08 1500 PR

3 44 Rebecca Mehra 24 Bend OR USA Oiselle 04:22.0

Does Hiltz’s GF have a Adidas contract? She runs HS times and trains with Mission AC. Does she get a kit because if Nikki? Not cheap to live/train in that location.

He was not trying to win. He was going for the 1/2-mi bonus ($1000), which he got.

17th and 19th places.

The dude had zero interest in what was actually going looking in the opposite direction the whole time . Sums up 99 % of issue with the popularity of the sport

Simpson is in good shape and will be ready for World's. Purrier has improved a lot this year and can look to breaking 4 next year.

bleu wrote:

Seriously, did Masback just say he wore spikes thinking they would penetrate the road when he ran 5th Ave? A high schooler would know better!

It was 215* that day. Their flats were sticking to the melting pavement. Masback's Princeton education came in handy.

runn wrote:

bleu wrote:

Seriously, did Masback just say he wore spikes thinking they would penetrate the road when he ran 5th Ave? A high schooler would know better!

It was 215* that day. Their flats were sticking to the melting pavement. Masback's Princeton education came in handy.

Actually it was before global warming and the temps were 20's with 3/4" compact ice and snow, so he was properly equipped.

Great great race by Rebecca Mehra. Wow.