WHAT:  Media teleconference with Team New Balance athletes, including five-time 5th Avenue Mile champion and this year’s 1500-meter world silver medalist Jenny Simpson, and this year’s steeplechase world champion Emma Coburn.

WHEN:  Thursday, September 7 at 11:00 a.m. ET

PRESS INFO:  Media must RSVP to Stuart Lieberman at slieberman@nyrr.org for call-in details,as well as to request race-day media credentials.

About New York Road Runners (NYRR)
Founded in 1958, New York Road Runners has grown from a local running club to the world’s premier community running organization, whose mission is to help and inspire people through running. NYRR’s commitment to New York City’s five boroughs features races, community events, youth running initiatives, school programs, and training resources that provide hundreds of thousands of people each year, from children to seniors, with the motivation, know-how, and opportunity to Run for Life. NYRR’s premier event, and the largest marathon in the world, is the TCS New York City Marathon. Held annually on the first Sunday in November, the race features 50,000 runners, from the world’s top professional athletes to a vast range of competitive, recreational, and charity runners. To learn more, visit nyrr.org.