page_title: Fifth Avenue Mile
section_title: Winners
hierarchical_section_title: Fifth Avenue Mile / Winners
caption_attribution_description: English: Paula Radliffe winning in New York
context_page_description: The Fifth Avenue Mile is an annual 1 mile road race on Fifth Avenue in New York City. The race begins at 80th Street and heads twenty blocks south to 60th Street. First held on September 26, 1981, the race is currently organized by New York Road Runners and has attracted big-name sponsors including United Airlines and New Balance.
  The competition regularly attracts world-class runners, who compete in special heats after the regular age division heats. The Fifth Avenue Mile has also inspired similar events in the same mould, including the Anlene Orchard Mile in Singapore.
  The record performances of the race are Sydney Maree's victory at the inaugural race in 3:47.52, and Jennifer Simpson's time of 4:16.2 set in 2019. Jennifer Simpson of the United States has historically been the most successful athlete at the competition, having won 8 races. The winners at the most recent edition in 2019 were New Zealander Nick Willis and American Jennifer Simpson.
context_section_description: Key: Course record
caption: Britain's Paula Radcliffe had back-to-back wins in 1996 and 1997.
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