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BADDELEY AND ROWBURY SCORE FIRST FIFTH AVENUE TITLES
By David Monti
(c) 2009 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved
NEW
YORK (26-Sep) -- Britain's Andy Baddeley and San Francisco's Shannon
Rowbury won the 29th edition of the Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue
Mile here today in tight sprint finishes.
Baddeley, 27, Europe's
fastest miler in the 2008 season, made a brilliant move with just 20
meters to go, angling from the right side of the roadway to the tape
and getting around Boaz Lalang of Kenya, Leo Manzano of Austin, Tex.,
and Bernard Lagat of Tuscon, Ariz. Baddeley, who was running his first
Fifth Avenue Mile, clocked 3 minutes and 52 seconds. Lalang finished
second and Manzano third, both in 3:53. Lagat, the 2007 world 1500m
and 5000m champion, was fourth and was given the same time.
Rowbury
also used the last 20 meters to her best advantage. Running in the
middle of the roadway, she pierced through a pack of three challengers:
defending champion Lisa Dobriskey of Britain, 2006 Fifth Avenue
champion Sara Hall, and former NCAA 1500m champion Hannah England of
Britain. Rowbury, who was second her last year, was a clear winner in
4 minutes 24 seconds. Dobriskey, who was given the same time, finished
second, just an eyelash ahead of Hall (a photo review was necessary to
separate them). Christian Wurth-Thomas of Springdale, Ark., came from
the right side of the avenue to take fourth (4:24), and England faded
to fifth (4:26).
Both Baddeley and Rowbury received $5000 in prize money.
The
race was inaugurated in 1981 with a star-studded field, including
legends Steve Scott, John Walker, Steve Cram, Eamonn Coghlan, Ray Flynn
and Sydney Maree. Maree ran 3:47.52 to establish the still-standing
event record.
NOTE: Videos of the races will be posted at NYRR.org later today --Ed.
2009 Results
Professional Men Team Official
Pl. Bib Name Age City State Country Affiliation Time
1 6 Andy Baddeley 27 London . Great Britain New Balance 03:51.8
2 12 Boaz Lalang 20 Ina IL Kenya adidas 03:52.0
3 3 Leonel Manzano 25 Austin TX Nike 03:52.2
4 1 Bernard Lagat 34 Tuscon AZ Nike 03:52.7
5 15 Haron Lagat 26 Lubbok TX New Balance 03:53.8
6 11 Collis Birmingham 24 London . Australia New Balance 03:53.9
7 5 Matt Tegenkamp 27 Portland OR Oregon Track Club 03:54.2
8 8 Chris Solinsky 24 Portland OR Oregon Track Club 03:54.5
9 16 Daniel Huling 26 Westerville OH Reebok 03:55.0
10 10 David Torrence 23 Berkeley CA Nike 03:56.1
11 7 Will Leer 24 Eugene OR Oregon Track Club 03:56.6
12 20 Tim Bayley 27 LaFayette CA Great Britain Puma 03:58.3
13 9 Jon Rankin 27 San Diego CA Nike 03:59.0
14 4 Nate Brannen 27 Ann Arbor MI Canada Reebok 03:59.1
15 13 Steve Sherer 28 San Jose CA New York Athletic Club 03:59.8
16 19 Kyle Heath 23 Syracuse NY 04:01.1
17 14 Rob Myers 29 Detroit MI Reebok 04:02.1
18 22 Sean Brosnan 32 Eugene OR New York Athletic Club 04:04.4
19 17 Liam Boylan-Pett 24 Washington DC 04:04.6
20 21 Tommy Schmitz 26 Mineral Point WI WRRT/Saucony 04:06.0
21 23 Ricky Soos 26 Loughborough . Great Britain 04:09.5
22 18 Moise Joseph 27 Miami FL Haiti 04:12.3
Professional Women Team Official
Pl. Bib Name Age City State Country Affiliation Time
1 32 Shannon Rowbury 24 San Francisco CA Nike 04:23.3
2 31 Lisa Dobriskey 24 Kent . Great Britain adidas 04:23.9
3 36 Sara Hall 25 Mammoth Lakes CA Asics 04:23.9
4 33 Christin Wurth-Thomas 28 Springdale AR Nike 04:23.9
5 35 Hannah England 21 . . Great Britain Nike 04:25.4
6 34 Erin Donohue 25 Haddonfield NJ Nike 04:27.0
7 37 Mestawot Tadesse 23 Addis Ababa . Ethiopia adidas 04:27.7
8 38 Amy Mortimer 27 Manhattan KS Reebok 04:29.6
9 40 Barbara Parker 25 Los Angeles CA Great Britain New Balance 04:35.2
10 41 Sara Vaughn 22 Boulder CO adidas 04:37.1
11 39 Marina Muncan 25 Ardmore PA Serbia New Balance 04:37.3
12 42 Delilah DiCrescenzo 25 New York NY Puma/Riadah 04:44.0
NYRR Road Mile Championships - Men Team Official
Pl. Bib Name Age City State Country Affiliation Time
1 55 Bado Worku Merdessa 21 New York NY Ethiopia West Side Runners 04:01.8
2 53 Dustin Emrani 24 Kings Point NY Pride Products 04:03.4
3 51 Abraham Ng'Etich 28 High Falls NY Kenya Westchester TC 04:06.9
4 60 Fikadu Lemma 25 Bronx NY Ethiopia West Side Runners 04:08.4
5 52 Abiyot Endale 23 Bronx NY Ethiopia Westchester TC 04:11.2
6 54 Brian Gertzen 24 Woodside NY Central Park TC 04:11.4
7 56 Lamont Marshall 25 Devonshire . Bermuda 04:11.9
8 63 Chris Spooner 24 New York NY Central Park TC 04:13.4
9 62 David Peters 38 Brooklyn NY Great Britain HHH Hudson Dusters 04:14.2
10 61 Elmustafa McHkirate 28 Astoria NY Morocco West Side Runners 04:25.9
11 57 Chris DeLaubenfels 23 New York NY Manhattan TC 04:33.5
NYRR Road Mile Championships - Women Team Official
Pl. Bib Name Age City State Country Affiliation Time
1 78 Aziza Aliyu 23 Bronx NY Ethiopia West Side Runners 04:44.8
2 73 Marisa Ryan 24 Quincy MA 04:46.1
3 76 Salome Kosgei 29 High Falls NY Kenya Westchester TC 04:46.1
4 75 Kate Irvin 30 New York NY Central Park TC 04:47.8
5 74 Aileen Conlon 27 New York NY Central Park TC 04:50.1
6 80 Melissa Salerno 22 New York NY Central Park TC 04:54.1
7 71 Lesley Higgins 29 New York NY New York Athletic Club 04:59.8
8 79 Cate Robbie 28 Red Bank NJ New York Athletic Club 05:00.9
9 72 Jo Ankier 27 London . Great Britain Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers 05:09.0
2009 Preview / Entries
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MEDALISTS COMING TO FIFTH AVENUE Mile
By David Monti
(c) 2009 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved - used with permission
NEW
YORK (10-Sep) -- Half of the 1500m medalists from the recent IAAF World
Championships will be race down Fifth Avenue here on Sept. 26, when the
New York Road Runners holds the Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile
for the 29th time.
Leading the charge on the men's side will be
Bernard Lagat, the 1500m/5000m double world champion from 2007 who
earned bronze and silver medals in those disciplines at this year's
championships. Lagat, 34, of Tucson, Ariz., will be making his second
appearance on Fifth Avenue after narrowing losing last year's contest
to New Zealander, Nick Willis, who is unable to defend his title
because of a recent surgery.
The women's medalists are Britain's
Lisa Dobriskey, 24, who won the 1500m silver medal, and San Francisco's
Shannon Rowbury, also 24, who nabbed the bronze. The pair finished 1-2
on Fifth Avenue last year.
"Speed will rule and stars will shine
on Fifth Avenue on September 26,” said New York Road Runners' president
and CEO, Mary Wittenberg, who directs the race. "We look forward to
the stars of the summer battling for the right to run the final victory
lap on the streets of New York."
The three world championships
medalists only represent the tip of the iceberg of athletic talent
coming here for the Fifth Avenue race. The combined fields have 15
Olympians. Within the 22-man field there are 19 sub-four minute milers
--ten of whom have broken 3:55-- and 16 athletes who have run sub-3:40
for 1500m. The women's field of 16 runners has eight women who have
broken 4:30 for the mile (six with sub-4:06 for 1500m).
Other
key men include USA 1500m champion Lopez Lomong, USA 5000m champion
Matt Tegenkamp, Europe's fastest miler from 2008 Andy Baddeley of Great
Britain, Canadian Olympian Nate Brannen, American Olympian Leonel
Manzano, USA Indoor 3000m champion David Torrence, and USA 5000m
runner-up Chris Solinsky. Other top women include American Olympian
Erin Donohue, 2008 NCAA mile champion Hannah England of Great Britain,
and 2009 Reebok & Stockholm Grand Prix 1500m champion Christian
Wurth-Thomas.
Here are the complete fields which will be competing for a $30,000 prize money purse:
MEN (alphabetical listing with mile and 1500m personal bests) -
Andy Baddeley, GBR 3:49.38 3:34.36+
Tim Bayley, GBR 4:00.24i 3:41.66
Collis Birmingham, AUS 3:54.30 3:35.76
Liam Boylan-Pett, USA 3:59.40i 3:41.11
Nate Brannen, CAN 3:52.63 3:34.65
Sean Brosnan, USA 4:00.80 3:44.33
Kyle Heath, USA 4:01.47i 3:49.11
Daniel Huling, USA 4:02.23 3:40.20
Moise Joseph, HAI 4:03.05i 3:45.54
Bernard Lagat, USA 3:47.28 3:26.34
Haron Lagat, USA 3:58.48i 3:48.59
Boaz Lalang, KEN 3:58.34i 3:37.62
Will Leer, USA 3:56.63 3:37.37
Lopez Lomong, USA 3:53.35 3:32.94
Leonel Manzano, USA 3:53.01 3:33.33
Rob Myers, USA 3:53.78 3:34.89
Jon Rankin, USA 3:54.24 3:35.26
Tommy Schmitz, USA 3:59.92 3:41.46
Steve Sherer, USA 3:56.00i 3:36.81
Chris Solinsky, USA 3:54.1r 3:37.27
Matt Tegenkamp, USA 3:56.38 3:34.25
David Torrence, USA 3:56.75 3:38.39
WOMEN (alphabetical listing with mile and 1500m personal bests) -
Lisa Dobriskey, GBR 4:20.35 3:59.50
Erin Donohue, USA 4:26.48 4:05.55
Hannah England, GBR 4:30.29i 4:04.29
Sara Hall, USA 4:21.4r 4:08.55
Rose Kosgei, KEN 4:23.9r 4:10.64
Racheal Marchand, USA 4:42.4r 4:21.54
Marilyn Okoro, GBR 4:49.3r 4:11.85
Amy Mortimer, USA 4:23.6r 4:06.55
Marina Muncan, SER 4:33.16 4:08.02
Barbara Parker, GBR 4:36.33 4:12.17
Shannon Rowbury, USA 4:20.34 4:00.33
Delilah DiCrescenzo, USA 4:40.77 4:12.78
Heidi Dahl, USA 4:39.39i 4:09.75
Christin Wurth-Thomas, USA 4:27.18i 3:59.98
Sara Vaughn, USA 4:38.64i 4:11.39
Mestawot Tadesse, ETH 4:28.18i 4:04.61
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r = road time
i = indoor time
+ = en route time
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