Olympic Medalists and National Champions to Headline 2021 USATF 5K Championships at Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K on Saturday, November 6

New York, October 27, 2021—The 2021 Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K and USA Track & Field (USATF) 5K Championships on Saturday, November 6, will feature five Olympians and 28 athletes who competed at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials.

The event will take place in Midtown Manhattan the day prior to the TCS New York City Marathon and will be broadcast live on USATF.TV. Abbott will return as the title partner of the event which features a $60,000 prize purse – the largest of any 5K race in the world.

The men’s field will be led by two-time Olympic medalist and eight-time national champion Paul Chelimo and Rio 2016 Olympic gold medalist and seven-time national champion Matthew Centrowitz. Chelimo, who won an Olympic 5,000-meter silver in 2016 and bronze in 2021, won the 2018 USATF 5K Championships in New York in a course-record time of 13:45. They will be challenged by 2021 national champions Eric Avila (mile), Sam Chelanga (10K), and Biya Simbassa (10 mile and 25K).

“I learned a lot in my experience racing in NYC at the Fifth Avenue Mile earlier this fall, but the 5K is my event, and as the course-record holder at the Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K the way I see it, all these other guys are coming into my house,” Chelimo said. “I look forward to the challenge and will run my heart out for another USATF 5K title. Go hard or suffer for the rest of your life!”

Two-time NCAA champion Weini Kelati and two-time U.S. champion Erika Kemp will headline the women’s field. They will be joined by Rio 2016 Olympic triathlon gold medalist Gwen Jorgensen, who won the Dash to the Finish Line 5K in 2014, and two-time Olympian and Team New Balance athlete Kim Conley.

“Winning the 10K for Women in Boston earlier this month gave me a huge confidence boost as I get ready for the Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K and USATF 5K Championships,” Kelati said. “That I broke Molly Huddle’s event record, who won the USA 5K Championships six times, makes me believe that I can compete against the very best and add my name to that list of national champions. I can’t wait to run my first New York City road race.”

Following in the footsteps of the professional athletes will be more than 7,000 runners participating in the Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K, including top local athletes and many runners participating in the marathon the following day.

Abbott, the title sponsor of the Abbott World Marathon Majors, will be the sponsor of the Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K for the fifth time. Abbott, a global healthcare company, helps people live fully with life-changing technology and celebrates what’s possible with good health.

The Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K annually provides TCS New York City Marathon supporters, friends and families the opportunity to join in on the thrill of marathon race week. The course begins on Manhattan’s east side by the United Nations, then takes runners along 42nd Street past historic Grand Central Terminal and up the world-famous Avenue of the Americas past Radio City Music Hall. It then passes through the rolling hills of Central Park before finishing at the iconic TCS New York City Marathon finish line.

The Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K and USATF 5K Championships will be broadcast live via USATF.TV. The broadcast is scheduled to begin at 8:20am ET with the first race starting at 8:30am ET.

USATF 5K Championships – Men’s Field

Athlete Age Residence 5K PR 5,000m PR Abdi Abdirahman 45 Tucson, Ariz. N/A 13:13.32 Colin Abert 24 Minnetonka, Minn. N/A 14:10.66 Eric Avila 32 San Diego, Calif. 14:00 13:18.68 Brian Barraza 26 Boulder, Colo. 13:52 13:31.25i Joe Berriatua 26 Boulder, Colo. 14:34 13:58.37 Matthew Centrowitz 32 Portland, Ore. 14:02 13:00.39 Sam Chelanga 37 Colorado Springs, Colo. 13:43 13:04.35i Paul Chelimo 31 Colorado Springs, Colo. 13:45 12:57.55 Graham Crawford 24 Charlottesville, Va. N/A 13:42.55 Dan Curts 26 Norwich, Vt. N/A 13:38.91i Ben Eidenschink 25 Boulder, Colo. N/A 13:56.98 Willy Fink 25 Gaithersburg, Md. 14:00 13:29.58 Sydney Gidabuday 25 Boulder, Colo. 14:14 13:22.66 Ben Harper 24 New York, N.Y. N/A 14:15.22 Drew Hunter 24 Boulder, Colo. 13:56 13:17.55 Andrew Jordan 24 Washington DC N/A 13:33.61i Kasey Knevelbaard 25 Flagstaff, Ariz. N/A 13:34.91 Ryan Kutch 23 New York, N.Y. N/A 13:45.59 Jordan Mann 29 Providence, R.I. 13:54 13:27.68i Tim McGowan 26 Boston, Mass. N/A