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Jan. 22, 2006 - New Balance Games

The New Balance Games organizers kept their promise to host an elite level women's mile field at this year's event. World Championship medalists and Olympic competitors were among the world-class field and made for an impressive early-season race.

Hilary Stellingwerff used this race as an early test in her preparation for the Commonwealth Games 1500m this March. She finished 4th in 4:34.86 and was content with her performance considering the difficult training leading in and the time of year.

"I feel this is a good start and makes me hungry to run faster as the season progresses and the [Commonwealth] Games comes closer," says Stellingwerff.

Great Britian's Hayley Tullet, 2003 World 1500m bronze medallist outdoors, outkicked defending New Balance Games Champion and 2004 World Indoor silver medallist, Carmen Douma-Hussar (Canada), in the final straight to take the win. Both women will also be competiting in the 1500m at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne this March. And, another fellow Canadian, Megan Metcalf ran an outstanding season opener to finish 3rd, which puts the Canadian women in 2nd, 3rd and 4th place spots at this meet.

Stellingwerff travelled back to the Netherlands after the weekend and is scheduled to race the 3000m in Stuttgart, Germany at the Spakassen Games.

See full New Balance Games article from IAAF here>>

New Balance Games women's mile results:

Women
1 Tullet, Hayley, Great Britain, 4:29.23
2 Douma-Hussar, Carmen, Canada, 4:29.67
3 Metcalf, Megan, Canada, 4:31.91
4 Stellingwerff, Hilary, Canada, 4:34.86
5 Mc Gettigan, Rosin, Ireland, 4:35.32
6 Mortimer, Amy, USA 4:39.42