By Citius Mag Staff
September 7, 2017
The following is a fun press release by NYRR
New York, September 7, 2017 — More than 80 runners from over 30 media outlets across New York City are expected to lace up for the Media Mile at the New Balance 5th Avenue Mile on Sunday, September 10, a race that which will stretch 20 blocks down Manhattan’s most famous thoroughfare, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art at 80th Street to Grand Army Plaza at 60th Street.
Now in its seventh year, the Media Mile will include a range of reporters, editors, videographers, social media influencers, and production staff from print, online and broadcast media outlets. Members of the media who participate in the race will receive a pair of New Balance running shoes, and post-race, runners are invited to the VIP hospitality tent at the finish line.
New this year, awards will be presented in the following Media Miler categories (men and women):
- Fastest Local News Media Miler
- Fastest National News Media Miler
- Fastest Running/Sports Media Miler
- Fastest Consumer Media Miler
- Fastest Entertainment Media Miler
- Most Inspirational Media Miler
The day begins at 8:00 a.m. ET and is expected to draw 6,000 runners across 23 total heats – from youth and seniors to New Balance and FDNY/NYPD heats – with the Media Mile set to begin at 11:30 a.m. and the professional athlete races rounding out the day. In partnership with New York Road Runners and USA Track & Field, NBC Sports Group will broadcast the 2017 New Balance 5th Avenue Mile professional athlete races and a roundup of other races on NBC at 1:30 p.m. ET.
Chris Chavez of Sports Illustrated and CITIUS MAG was the runner-up in the Media Mile at last year’s event, finishing second in 5:43, and will be returning in search of his first Media Mile title. He’ll use the race as part of his training for this year’s BMW Berlin Marathon and TCS New York City Marathon.
“It’s an honor to be the top returning finisher for the New Balance 5th Avenue Media Mile, and I fully hope to rise to the occasion against what is believed to be the deepest media mile field in history,” Chavez said. “Personally, winning the Media Mile would be bigger than winning the TCS New York City Marathon … at least I like to tell myself that because there’s fewer people to beat. I grew up in these streets so a win for me is a win for New York City.”
Reminder: Here at CITIUS MAG, we have a prediction contest with ROLL RECOVERY to win an R3 roller,, if you can guess Chavez’s time. Details below:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BYjLV19FzkC/
Cathal Dennehy of Runner’s World and the IAAF, is coming into the Media Mile fresh off a major victory at the 800-meter Media Heat at the IAAF World Championships in London last month. He crossed the line in 1:54 and is expected to challenge Chavez for the Fastest Media Miler title.
Amy Freeze of WABC-7 will make her fifth appearance in the Media Mile, having finished under seven minutes in three of her previous four appearances. She was the 11th-place women’s finisher last year, and this will be her first race as an NYRR Team for Kids Ambassador.
Dario Melendez of NY1 Sports will make his Media Mile debut after having already participated in five NYRR races this year, including the United Airlines NYC Half and Brooklyn Half. He’s hoping to run all races in the NYRR Five-Borough Series this year, as well as the TCS New York City Marathon.
Additional notables competing in the Media Mile include: CBS Sports Radio’s Tiki Barber and MLB Network’s Sam Ryan, both of whom will be racing this year’s TCS New York City Marathon and are NYRR Team for Kids Ambassadors, as well as NBC Sports’ Peter Diamond, who is the Executive Vice President of Programming for the network.
Editor’s Note: CITIUS MAG will be represented by Chavez, Paul Snyder and Ammar Moussa. Paul has previously announced his intent to win the race.
New Balance 5th Avenue Mile – Media Mile – Men’s Field
| Name | Twitter Handle | Media Miler Category | Media Outlet |
| Tiki Barber | @TikiBarber | Running/Sports | CBS Sports Radio |
| Ammar Moussa | @ammarmufasa | Running/Sports | Citius Mag |
| Paul Snyder | @danieldingus | Running/Sports | Citius Mag |
| Eric Chemi | N/A | National News | CNBC |
| AJ Horch | @AJHorch | National News | CNBC |
| Michael Schwartz | N/A | National News | CNBC |
| Kenneth Kiesnoski | @kkiesnoski | National News | CNBC |
| Gio Moreano | @GiovannyMoreano | National News | CNBC |
| Arun Das | @arunwithaview | Local News | Fox 5 |
| Luke Funk | @lukefunknews | Local News | Fox 5 |
| Keith Zubrow | @kzubrow | Entertainment | Late Show W/ Colbert |
| Alex Trowbridge | @AlexanderTrow | Entertainment | Late Show W/Colbert |
| Brian Baresch | N/A | National News | Law360.com |
| Mark Lebetkin | N/A | National News | Law360.com |
| Nev Schulman | @NevSchulman | Entertainment | MTV |
| Peter Diamond | N/A | Running/Sports | NBC Sports |
| Andrew Blackwell | @ablackwell | National News | New York Times |
| Kevin Armstrong | @KevinGArmstrong | Local News | NY Daily News |
| Christian Gollayan | @heyxtian | Local News | NY Post |
| Zach Kussin | @zacharykussin | Local News | NY Post |
| Dario Melendez | @Dario_Melendez | Running/Sports | NY1 News |
| George Whipple | @GeorgeWhipple3 | Local News | NY1 News |
| Colby Wilson | N/A | Local News | NY1 News |
| Kit Fox | @kitfoxrw | Running/Sports | Runner’s World |
| Cathal Dennehy | @Cathal_Dennehy | Running/Sports | Runner’s World/IAAF |
| Kenny Thapoung | @KTpoung | Consumer | Self |
| Ben Fischer | @BenFischerSBJ | Running/Sports | Sports Business Journal |
| Daniel Kaplan | @dkaplanSBJ | Running/Sports | Sports Business Journal |
| Chris Chavez | @ChrisChavez | Running/Sports | Sports Illustrated |
| Matt Dollinger | @matt_dollinger | Running/Sports | Sports Illustrated |
| Jeff Eisenband | @JeffEisenband | Running/Sports | The Post Game |
| Mike Darling | @mike_darling | Consumer | Tonic/Vice |
| Rafael Bello | @rafaelbello | National News | Univision |
| Luis Gomez | @LUIS_GOMEZ_ | National News | Univision |
| Tom Miller | N/A | Entertainment | Watch What Happens Live w/Andy Cohen |
| Dave Price | @DavePriceTV | Local News | WNBC |
New Balance 5th Avenue Mile – Media Mile – Women’s Field
| Name | Twitter Handle | Media Miler Category | Media Outlet |
| Katie Klein | @katiepony | Entertainment | Bustle |
| Kate Ward | @KateWardBustle | Entertainment | Bustle |
| Kate Ward | @KateWardBustle | Entertainment | Bustle |
| Alexandra Privitera | @aliprivitera | National News | CNBC |
| Bree Doyle | @bree_kelly | National News | CNBC |
| Courtney Baker | @CourtReagan | National News | CNBC |
| Jennifer Schlesinger | @jennyanne211 | National News | CNBC |
| Julia (Pippa) Stevens | N/A | National News | CNBC |
| Kelly Evans-Chemmi | N/A | National News | CNBC |
| Kristan Dietz | @KristanDietz | Running/Sports | Competitor |
| Ashley Oerman | @AshleyOerman | Consumer | Cosmo |
| Katherine Hobson | @KatherineHobson | Running/Sports | FiveThirtyEight |
| Alexandra Eagle | N/A | Entertainment | Late Show W/Colbert |
| Charlotte (Carly) Hillman | N/A | Entertainment | Late Show W/Colbert |
| Dominique Banas | @DominiqueBanas | Entertainment | Late Show W/Colbert |
| Emily Newman | @eminewms | Entertainment | Late Show W/Colbert |
| Kristin Feinberg | @kfein09 | Entertainment | Late Show W/Colbert |
| Marissa Mullen | @marissamullen | Entertainment | Late Show W/Colbert |
| Monica Hickey | @Molindsky | Entertainment | Late Show W/Colbert |
| Paige Kendig | @PaigeKK | Entertainment | Late Show W/Colbert |
| Sam Ryan | @SamRyanMLB | Running/Sports | MLB/Sirius XM |
| Talya Minsberg | @tminsberg | National News | New York Times |
| Lindsay Crouse | @lindsaycrouse | National News | New York Times |
| Catherine Kast | @TheUsualCk | Local News | NY Post |
| Hana Alberts | @HanaRAlberts | Local News | NY Post |
| Kirsten Fleming | @KirFlem | Local News | NY Post |
| Lauren Steussy | @LaurenSteussy | Local News | NY Post |
| Molly Shea | @mollylizshea | Local News | NY Post |
| Carolina Trejos | @CarolinaTrejos_ | Entertainment | People (Espanol) |
| Kristina Rodulfo | @kristinarodulfo | Consumer | POPSUGAR |
| Abby Hepworth | @ahepwo23 | Consumer | PureWow |
| Ashley Mateo | @ashleymateo | Consumer | Redbook |
| Rachel Morris | N/A | Consumer | Redbook/Woman’s Day/Martha Stewart |
| Leah Rocketto | @LRocketto | Entertainment | Romper |
| Sashea Lawson | @sassyfitgirl | Running/Sports | SassyFitGirl |
| Whitney Highfield | N/A | Consumer | Scholastic |
| Jocelyn Runice | @eunicerunice | Consumer | Self |
| Kiera Aaron | @KieraMCarter | Consumer | Shape |
| Mandy Jenkins | @mjenkins | Consumer | Storyful |
| Alicia Zimmerman | @AliciaYbarbo | National News | Today Show |
| Maria Vargas-Pion | @MariaVargasPion | National News | Univision |
| Sofia Villa | @sofiavilla06 | National News | Univision |
| Alyse Shorland | @ashorland | Consumer | Vice Media |
| Susan Rinkunas | @sueonthetown | Consumer | Vice Media |
| Amy Freeze | @AmyFreeze7 | Local News | WABC |
| Chelsea Evans | N/A | Entertainment | Watch What Happens Live w/ Andy Cohen |
| Dori Kornspan | N/A | Entertainment | Watch What Happens Live w/ Andy Cohen |
| Jordan Fazio | N/A | Entertainment | Watch What Happens Live w/ Andy Cohen |
| Kristine Thomason | @K_Thomason12 | Consumer | Women’s Health |
| Marissa Gainsburg | @RissyGayle | Consumer | Women’s Health |
Citius Mag Staff