The moment Jenny Simpson took the lead at the New York City Marathon on Sunday was brief – but it was fitting.

In normal circumstances, the 2020 Payton Jordan Invitational would have happened this week. But we don't have that luxury right now, so the top 10 Payton races of all-time will have to suffice.

New York, August, 20, 2019 – Olympic medalist Jenny Simpson will race for her record-extending eighth title and two-time Olympic medalist Nick Willis will chase his record-breaking fifth men’s title at the New Balance 5th Avenue Mile on Sunday, September 8, as they lead a professional athlete field that includes several runners competing in the IAAF World Championships later this fall.

2019 USATF Outdoor Championships photos by Travis Miller.

By David Monti, @d9monti(c) 2018 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved BOSTON (09-Feb) -- Emma Coburn and Jenny Simpson have been friends since the pair ran for coaches Mark Wetmore and Heather Burroughs at the University of Colorado in the late aughts. Coburn joined the Buffs in the fall of 2008, just months after Simpson (then Barringer) had finished eighth in the Olympic Games steeplechase in Beijing. They quickly became close friends, and Coburn took over from Simpson as the dominant collegiate steeplechaser, winning the NCAA titles in both 2011 and 2013 (Simpson had won in 2006, 2008 and 2009). Both women still live in Boulder, and Simpson even attended Coburn's wedding last fall in Kauai.