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

Why are times not to the hundredth of a second? The course accuracy doesn't justify it?

never mind...

Time out now wrote:

yea please wrote:

What he said.

How about Edward "all hype" Cheserak

The King is coming back from an injury, not that fit.

His 1st Road mile here if I’m not mistaken.

Like Jenny Nick knows every inch of this course, experience does get its due.

This is at least the 2nd time he ran 5th Ave (finished way back last years as well) and has won a road mile in Hawaii a few times.

Not that fit? Didn't he run a 5k pr a few weeks ago? If he has yet ANOTHER injury maybe time to search out a new coach instead one who has him run 1 race then gets him injured before his next

From the LRC report

Nick Willis said - “It’s been a challenging season for me and it was hard to stay motivated,” he admitted. “There were several times this year where I was like, is it really worth the sacrificing anymore. But today actually says that it is and it’s going to give me another lease on life for Tokyo, 11 months from now.”

If this win gave him new life to start thinking about 2020 I wonder if he had finished mid pack would he have called it a career

I think he means that he feels relevant again at the highest level. This race helped him believe that he can contend in the 1500 final.

Jenny was perfect from 200m out

Rupp fan wrote:

I think he means that he feels relevant again at the highest level. This race helped him believe that he can contend in the 1500 final.

He can contend if the field resembles this one.

NYC Guy wrote:

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

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

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

Oakley will stoked with the time. Ches ?? Gregorek disappointing.

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!

I'll just point out that Masback was a better miler than just about anyone who posts to LR.

barg wrote:

https://thewiredrunner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/31X6rzzKLkL.jpg

I'll just point out that Masback was a better miler than just about anyone who posts to LR.

Ivy League grad too

DISCIPLINE PERFORMANCE WIND PLACE DATE RECORDS RESULTS SCORE

800 Metres 1:47.55 Dublin (IRL) 10 JUL 1979 1097

1000 Metres 2:19.4h Ingelheim (FRG) 01 SEP 1981 1086

1500 Metres 3:35.28 Lausanne (SUI) 14 JUL 1982 1171

One Mile 3:52.02 Oslo (NOR) 17 JUL 1979 1175

2000 Metres 5:00.11 Bordeaux (FRA) 05 JUN 1982 1132

3000 Metres 7:52.89 Kvarnsveden (SWE) 08 JUL 1979 1098

5000 Metres 13:47.9h Koblenz (GER) 18 MAY 1983 1040

Greg Hill wrote:

Great great race by Rebecca Mehra. Wow.

Greg- I didn't know you were a track fan? You were the man on that BMX bike :)

Rupp fan wrote:

I think he means that he feels relevant again at the highest level. This race helped him believe that he can contend in the 1500 final.

He's got to make it to another final in order to contend. He wasn't able to get the standard to even go to Doha this year.

Will Meet has a UA contract ... I wonder why!

I meant Leer

Joe Bosshard only wears New Balance. Adam & Colt Goucher have been seen rocking Skechers and Altra. At least they aren't wearing Fila at this point!

As for the Ohio girl who studied at Oregon and Arkansas, she's certainly no worse than any other gear-only sponsored elite runners out there. Can't be easy to feel as if her own running is stagnant while supporting a partner who is very much ascending. No need to slag her, most men here never broke 4:45 in the mile.

Must be a nice contract. Most live in boyfriends or husbands don’t get the race kit, elite training and invited runner status . I thought maybe they both had contacts and GF was injured because I don’t remember her as an elite in college.

bleu wrote:

Must be a nice contract. Most live in boyfriends or husbands don’t get the race kit, elite training and invited runner status . I thought maybe they both had contacts and GF was injured because I don’t remember her as an elite in college.

5th NCAA Indoor mile

bleu wrote:

Must be a nice contract. Most live in boyfriends or husbands don’t get the race kit, elite training and invited runner status . I thought maybe they both had contacts and GF was injured because I don’t remember her as an elite in college.

I'm never surprised at the willful ignorance exhibited here. Mission AC has no footwear sponsor, at present. Unless you've seen the receipts for yourself then you don't know whether her money, Nikki's money, or sponsor money paid for the trip. Her college PR would be enough to be accepted into the elite field. I couldn't tell you whether either wears contact lenses, certainly.

bleu wrote:

Therese Haiss could beat me in a mile yesterday, today, and tomorrow. I don't deserve any performance perks so I don't want her to, either!

Fixed.