Centro de medios de NYRR

Last time she raced in New York, Jess Tonn finished as the runner-up at the USATF 5 km Championships in Central Park in November. Her success came after moving to Phoenix, Arizona at the start of 2019 and training on her own terms and have an injury-free year for the first time in a number of years. Tonn previously had  a string of injuries, including tight posterior tibial tendons, stress fractures in her tibia and metatarsal, plantar issues, and a strained soleus.

Tonn graduated from Stanford, where she was a seven-time NCAA All-American cross country and track and field athlete. She returned to campus to win the 10,000-meter title at the Payton Jordan Invitational in 2018. Off the roads, Todd works as a marketing consultant and helps coach the Arizona State University cross country and track teams.