🍎 New York Road Runners has announced the professional fields for the 45th edition of the New Balance 5th Avenue Mile, taking place this Sunday.
Drew Hunter and Kayley DeLay are the top returners in the field, having finished third and second, respectively, in last year’s race.
Jake Heyward enters the men’s race with the fastest track PB in the field with his 3:46.73 from the world record race in London this summer. European 1500m champion Stefan Nillessen is sure to be in the mix, as well as Commonwealth 3000mSC medalists Simon Koech and Leonard Bett. Recent NCAA grads like Adam Spencer, Gary Martin and Marco Langon also feature in the field.
Jemma Reekie returns to the streets of New York as a two-time champion (2021, 2023) and is fresh off a European road mile record of 4:23.25 in Düsseldorf. Josette Andrews is set to contest her first race of 2026, with her most recent result coming from a sixth-place finish over 5000m at the World Championships last September. A handful of 1500m finalists from July’s U.S. Championships will be competing, including Rachel McArthur (4th at USAs), Jessica Kain (6th), Annika Reiss (7th), and Heather MacLean (8th).
📺 The races will be broadcast on ABC7/WABC-TV in New York and ESPN+.