New York, USA – Britian’s Olympic 1500m fourth placer Lisa Dobriskey will ring in the New Year at the Emerald Nuts Midnight Run on 31 December in Central Park, an event which will attract 5000 participants.

Lisa Dobriskey found  success on the roads of New York City this year with a victory in the famed Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile in September; her time of  4:18.6 was  the second-fastest  in  the event’s history. The 24-year-old narrowly missed the podium in the 1500m at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, finishing fourth.

On the men’s side, Ricky Soos, who competed in the 800m at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, will challenge 2004 Big Ten 5000-meter champion Brian Olinger of Columbus, OH.

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