Men's defending champion David Torrence faces top challengers including Ryan Hall; women's national championship race a toss-up
ST. PAUL, Minn. - (May 10, 2011) - Talented men's and women's fields will race to become the country's champion road miler at the USA 1 Mile Road Championships held in conjunction with Thursday's 7th Medtronic TC 1 Mile in downtown Minneapolis. Aspiring Olympic athletes will race for $22,500 in prize money with $4000 to each national champion plus a pair of $10,000 time bonuses.
In the men's race, a pack of hungry contenders - including an unlikely challenger - seek to dethrone two-time USA champion David Torrence of Oakland, California, the only athlete to break the four-minute barrier on the Nicollet Mall course. In women's competition, thanks to a late scratch by defending champion Anna Pierce, a new USA Champion will emerge from a talented field eager for glory at the sport's signature distance.
