I might have an edge. I've raced in the Fifth Avenue Mile. For the 25th consecutive season, the JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge was held in Central Park. Series was born in the park in August 1977, and has grown from 200 runners to a worldwide series with more than 200,000 participants. Hodge edged Stacey Creamer, from Penguin Putnam Inc., by six seconds.
Creamer knows what it's like to be a champion.
I run in virtually every New York City Road Runners Club race, usually finishing second or third. So to win this one was extra special for me. Rossi is an outstanding track athlete in serious training for the USA Nationals in the 5000 meters. I have a locker at work and run to work in the morning and home most nights, so this was the best of both worlds for me. A Canadian citizen, who serves as an international civil servant with a focus on environmental matters at the United Nations, Hodge has trophies from around the globe.