As a cross country specialist, Simon Bairu takes on all-comers: they lined up every distance runner in the NCAA and he took them down... twice.  Cast the net wider, and he comes home 13th in the world.  Now, it's your chance to compete.

The man is sans nickname and whoever can come up with the best one will take home a Rookies Vs the World prize pack, featuring an autographed "Rookies Vs the World" poster, a DVD of the entire series (plus bonus features), and a few other throw-ins that we'll be wrangling during Race Week.

To enter: post your name suggestion in the thread we have started in the Runnerspace Forums called "Rookies Vs the World Contest: Bairu's Byline" OR by tweeting it w/ the hashtag #RookiesVsWorld (preceeded by "Simon Bairu =  ") -- we will select FIVE finalists and put it to a vote: the nickname receiving the most votes in our Live Chat on Friday November 5th will be declared the winner. So put on your thinking cap and get crackalackin'. And once you submit an entry, put your friends to work: the entry receiving the most upvotes in the forum, and the entry retweeted the most times will each receive an automatic spot as a finalist.

Fine Print: Contestants can enter up to three submissions. All contest submissions become intellectual property held under a Creative Commons, and can be used freely by KIMbia Athletics, Runnerspace.com, and the New York Road Runners and their affiliates.