McNamara Steals FloRunner of the Week

McNamara Steals FloRunner of the Week

Sep 15, 2014 by Meg Bellino
McNamara Steals FloRunner of the Week


He's been having a solid season, yet we seemed to overlook Jordan McNamara when predicting the Fifth Avenue Mile. McNamara dominated the field by fighting the final 100m to nip Garrett Heath in a photo finish, winning in 3:51.0. We'll never forget that kick when predicting races again.

Check out his interview below.

Other FloRunner Nominees:

Gordon's pick: Will Leer
Leer is my FloRunner of the Week because he made $1000 by sprinting for 20 meters mid race, thus winning the half mile race on 5th Ave. This averages out to $50 per meter, which averages out to 50 cents per centimeter, which converts to $1.24 per inch run. Anyone with that ROR (Return on Running) is a winner in my book. 

Taylor's pick: Jenny Simpson
Simpson capped off her nearly perfect season with a dominating win in the Fifth Avenue Mile Sunday. Not only did she snag the $1,000 prize for leading at the halfway mark, but she closed to a comfortable 4:19.4 for her third straight Fifth Ave. victory, because she's Jenny Simpson and all she does is win.

Joe's pick: Dawn Harper-Nelson
Fresh off winning the Diamond Race title, the 2008 Olympic champion and 2012 silver medalist added Continental Cup gold to her resume by taking the 100m hurdles in a championship-record 12.47, the fifth-fastest time of her career. In big meets, the 30-year-old is beyond money. She's bank.

James' pick: Ayanleh Souleiman
The Djiboutian capped off his exciting season with a 1500m victory this weekend at the Continental Cup, closing his last 300m in an incredible 36 seconds and defeating his teammate and world champion Asbel Kiprop in the process. Even though the winning time of 3:48 is pedestrian for him and the field.

Lincoln's pick: Maria Michta
This weekend in Cottage, New York, a woman averaged 8:13 pace for 25k. WALKING. Michta set the 25k American record en route to the finish of the USATF 30k Race Walk Championships, and kept one foot on the ground while doing it. The race was her fourth AR of 2014.