NEW YORK (WABC) -- Thousands of runners competed in Sunday's New Balance 5th Avenue Mile, the most iconic road mile race in the world stretching 20 blocks down Fifth Avenue.

Once a year, Fifth Avenue from East 80th Street to East 60th Street is closed to traffic so runners can see how fast they can cover the one-mile distance.

Running the Mile is not like running a mile on the track. The course is not flat but features small rolling hills that you might not even notice in a longer race.

At the end of the Professional Women's Mile race, Gracie Morris placed first with a time of 4:15.5, followed by Kayley Delay at 4:17.4 and then Karissa Schweizer at 4:17.6.

On the men's side, Yared Nuguse finished on top with a time of 3:47.7. Parker Wolfe and Drew Hunter came in second and third, resp

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