Thursday, June 17, 2010

Tallahassee's Mizereck runs 14:37.19 for the New Balance Outdoor Nationals 5K title

In the last race of his high school career, Leon alumnus Matt Mizereck ran a 14:37.19 to win the boys' 5,000 meter race at the New Balance Nationals on North Carolina A & T's Irwin Belk Track in Greensboro, North Carolina. Mizereck entered the race as the top seed and delivered, burying his competition on the final lap of the race.

The 5,000m was broken up into two section, with Mizereck running in the faster second section. Conditions when the race started at 9:00pm were good but not great--calm, 79 °F, partly cloudy, and a relative humidity of 68%. The leaders started grinding out 70-second laps, and continued on that pace through the first kilometer. The pace lagged during the second kilometer, though, with the leaders coming through 2,000 meters at about 5:54. Mizereck took the lead for a lap or two early in the third kilometer, stretching out the field. The front runners passed 3,000 meters in about 8:54. Things stayed quiet through four kilometers, then with 1,000 meters to go Neal Smith, a grad of Southlake, Texas Carroll High School, moved to the front. 200 meters later, Mohamed Abushouk made his move. With 600 meters to go Mizereck passed Abushouk. With a lap to go it was Mizereck and Abushouk. Abushouk started to challenge Mizereck on the backstretch, but Mizereck held him off till the turn, the proceeded to run away from Abushouk in the final 200 meters, covering the last lap in 61.2 seconds.

The 5,000m was the last event of the first day of New Balance Outdoor Nationals competition, which will continue for two more days in Greensboro. The meet has been produced since 1991 by the National Scholastic Sports Foundation. New Balance shoes began a multi-year partnership with NSSF in 2010 as the title sponsor of the meet.

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