2012 Fifth Avenue Mile
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More than 5,400 runners gathered on the Upper East Side of Manhattan to race down 20 city blocks in the annual Fifth Avenue Mile.
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Kara Goucher made an appearance, but not to run. Instead she was signing autographs and promoting her new book.
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A group of "Runaway Bridesmaids," running to raise funds for charity, celebrated as they crossed the finish line.
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The heats went off at 15-minute intervals, so a local jump-roping trio was brought in to entertain the crowd during the lulls.
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Anna Pierce was only .7 seconds behind her, but didn't seem too upset about not getting the win.
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Matthew Centrowitz Sr. was on hand to cheer on his son.
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You can see him yelling at his son in the left of this frame, probably something along the lines of, "Don't let Bernard Lagat catch you!"
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Whatever it was that he said, it worked. Matt Centrowitz took the win with a time of 3:52.4.
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Leo Manzano, who finished third, and Bernard Lagat, who took second, greeted the crowd. They, along with Centrowitz, spent several minutes signing autographs and posing for photos with fans.
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