Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile - Pro Gallery[Results] [Full Coverage] |
| A star-studded field of Olympians, world champions, and former Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile winners finished the season in a whirlwind of excitement. Both races were nail-biters to the tape, as the lead positions yo-yoed until the finish mats. Even from the announcer’s stage, the men’s race was too close to call by sight at the tape. The top-two female finishers posted the fastest times in 18 years. | |||
 The women’s field was filled with an almost equal number of veterans and freshman. |
 The runner-up last year, Amy Mortimer finished seventh in 4:30.9. |
 Rose Kosgei of Kenya was the early pacesetter, but finished third in 4:23.9. |
 Beijing 1500-meter competitors Lisa Dobriskey and Shannon Rowbury pulled away from Kosgei in the final meters. |
 Dobriskey of Great Britian outkicked Rowbury in 4:18.6, the second-fastest Fifth Avenue Mile women’s finish to date. |
 One second behind Kosgei was 1500-meter Olympian Erin Donohue. |
 Sarah Jamieson of Australia finished sixth in her debut. |
 Sara Hall, the 2006 champion, finished eighth in 4:32.6. |
 Lindsey Gallo wrapped up the season on Sara Hall’s heels; she was ninth in 4:36.4. |
 The top-three women pose proudly with the flags of their countries. |
 It was anybody’s race at the men’s start. |
 Beijing Olympians Nick Willis, Kevin Sullivan, and Nick Symmonds wait to make their moves. |
 The runner-up last year and 2006 champion, Kevin Sullivan of Canada was 11th this year. |
 Former UCLA star Jon Rankin set the early pace, hitting the first quarter in about 56 seconds. |
 At the halfway mark, Bernard Lagat, making his road racing debut, pulled to the front. |
 Olympic 1500-meter bronze medalist Nick Willis matched Lagat’s move. |
 It was a neck-and-neck sprint to the finish between Lagat and Willis. |
 In the end, Willis outleaned Lagat for the win in 3:50.5. |
 University of Michigan’s, Ron Warhurst, who coaches both Willis and Brannen, watched the race with his cross country team. |
 The last race of the day meant it was time to celebrate! |
