Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile
September 26, 2010 / Manhattan / Various Starts / S, Q, C, $

Andy Baddeley
Great Britain

  • Personal best: 3:49.38

  • Defending champion

  • 1st, 2010 New Balance Games mile, 3:55.64

  • 2008 Olympian

 

Adrian Blincoe
New Zealand


  • Personal best: 3:54.40

  • 1st, Husky Classic mile, 3:57.05

  • New Zealand 5000m record-holder (13:10.19)

 

Alistair Cragg
Ireland


  • Personal best: 3:55.04

  • Former European Indoor 3000m champion

  • 3rd, 2010 BAA Mile (road), 4:09.4

  • 5th, 2010 UAE Healthy Kidney 10K
 

Dan Huling
United States


  • Personal best: 4:00.13 (indoors)

  • 9th, 2009 Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile

  • 2nd, USA Road Mile Championships, 4:05.4

  • USA Outdoor 3000m steeplechase champion
 

Amine Laalou                                                 
Morocco

  • Personal best: 3:50.22

  • 2nd, 2010 Prefontaine Classic Bowerman Mile, 3:50.22

  • 2nd, 2010 Herculis 1500m, 3:29.53

  • 2004 and 2008 Olympian
 

Bernard Lagat
United States


  • Personal best: 3:47.28

  • 1st, World Indoor Championships 3000m, 7:37.97

  • 4th, 2009 Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile (2nd in 2008)

  • 8-time Millrose Games Wanamaker Mile champion

  • American record-holder, 1500m, 3000m, 5000m

  • Double gold medalist, 2007 World Championships
 

Tom Lancashire
Great Britain


  • Personal best: 3:53.39

  • 2008 Olympian

  • 10th, 2010 European Championships 1500m, 3:44.92

  • 2003 European Junior Championships 1500m silver medalist
 

Will Leer                                
United States

  • Personal best: 3:55.66 (indoors)

  • 11th, 2009 Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile (8th in 2008)

  • 1st, 2010 Morton Mile (Dublin), 3:56.81

  • 2nd, 2010 Reebok Boston Indoor Games mile, 3:55.66
 

Leonel Manzano                                
United States

  • Personal Best: 3:50.64

  • 3rd, 2010 Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile

  • 1st, USA Indoor Championships 1500m, 3:49.16

  • 3rd, Aviva London Grand Prix mile, 3:50.64

  • 2008 Olympian
 

David Torrence
United States


  • Personal best: 3:54.47

  • 10th, 2009 and 2008 Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile

  • 1st, USA Road Mile Championship, 4:04.0

  • 3rd, USA Indoor Championships 1500m, 3:50.08

 

Alan Webb
United States


  • Personal Best: 3:46.91 (American record)

  • 1st, 2007 Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile History (2nd in 2005)

  • 2004 Olympian

  • 1500m PR of 3:30.54
 

Nick Willis                                                     
New Zealand

  • Personal best: 3:50.66

  • 2008 Olympic 1500m silver medalist

  • New Zealand 1500m record-holder (3:32.17)

  • 1st, 2008 Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile (2nd in 2006)

  • 1st, 2010 Reebok Boston Indoor Games mile, 3:55.26