Fast Times At Fifth Avenue Mile
- By Mario Fraioli
- Published Sep. 26, 2011
- Updated Mar. 15, 2012 at 5:09 PM UTC
2011 5th Avenue Mile
Start of the women's elite race. Photo: PhotoRun.net
2011 5th Avenue Mile
Shannon Rowbury, who won last year's edition of this race, finished seventh on Saturday. Photo: PhotoRun.net
2011 5th Avenue Mile
Morgan Uceny, the top-ranked 1,500m runner in the world, runs in the pack. She would finish sixth in this race. Photo: PhotoRun.net
2011 5th Avenue Mile
10K specialist Sally Kipyego ran strong to a second-place finish in 4:22.6. Photo: PhotoRun.net
2011 5th Avenue Mile
Jenny Barringer, world champion in the 1,500m, gets off to a strong start. Photo: PhotoRun.net
2011 5th Avenue Mile
Jenny Barringer puts on a strong late charge to win the women's race in 4:22.3. Photo: PhotoRun.net
2011 5th Avenue Mile
Start of the men's elite race. Photo: PhotoRun.net
2011 5th Avenue Mile
David Torrence, sporting a freshly shaven mohawk, finished third in 3:52.4. Photo: PhotoRun.net
2011 5th Avenue Mile
Bernard Lagat is in control. Photo: PhotoRun.net
2011 5th Avenue Mile
Left to right: Amine Laalou (2nd, 3:51.7), Bernard Lagat (1st, 3:50.50), David Torrence (3:52.4). Photo: PhotoRun.net
FILED UNDER: Photos TAGS: Bernard Lagat / David Torrence / Fifth Avenue Mile / Hannah England / Jenny Simpson / Morgan Uceny / race photos / Sally Kipyego
Mario Fraioli
Mario Fraioli is a senior editor at Competitor magazine. A cross-country All-American at Stonehill College in 2003, he now coaches the Prado Women's Racing Team in San Diego and was the men's marathon coach for Costa Rica's 2012 Olympic team. His first book, The Official Rock 'n' Roll Guide To Marathon & Half-Marathon Training (VeloPress, 2013) is available in bookstores, running shops and online.
