5th Avenue Mile to Feature 18 Olympians Including Rio Gold Medalist Matthew Centrowitz

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Suffering from serious Olympics withdrawal? On Saturday, 18 Olympians will compete in the professional field of the annual 5th Avenue Mile road race on the Upper East Side, the New York Road Runners announced Monday.

Headlining the field will be Rio Olympics gold medalist Matthew Centrowitz and bronze medalists Jenny Simpson, Emma Coburn and Clayton Murphy, according to the announcement.

“The New Balance 5th Avenue Mile field will be full of star power, with Jenny aiming to defend her title and become the most iconic athlete in the race’s history, and Matthew looking for another first-place finish after a dream Olympic trip to Rio,” said Peter Ciaccia, president of events for New York Road Runners in a statement.

The annual event will feature both some of the best runners in the world and casual runners partaking in a number of races down a 20-mile stretch of the avenue adjacent to Central Park, according to its website. This year the race schedule features 21 races, including special events for kids, and a special NYPD and FDNY mile.

The race route starts on 5th Avenue around East 80th Street and continues to East 60th Street. While the race will take place all on one street, the course features portions that are on flat land, slight uphills and slight downhills, according to the event's site. This year the event is sponsored by New Balance.

If you can't make it to the race live results will be posted online.

Check out this year's course map:

Photo: Erik van Leeuwen via Wikimedia Commons