The North American 5K Championships, also known as the North American 5 km Team Challenge,2005 North American 5 km Team Challenge. USATF. Retrieved on 2015-03-20. was an annual road running competition over 5 kilometres between three North American countries: Canada, Mexico and the United States.
The event was created in 2002 and held as part of the Arturo Barrios Invitational races each October in Chula Vista, California. It would be the permanent host of the competition, until the final edition in 2005. The competition had three elements: a men's 5K run, a women's 5K run, and a team competition. The team scores were decided by combining the finishing places of the top two men and top two women for each nation. The lowest overall score was the team winner. A total of three athletes could be entered per nation in each race.North American 5 Kilometres Challenge. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-20.Selection Procedures. USATF. Retrieved on 2015-03-20.Canadians will North American 5K Team Championship[sic]. ESPN (2005-10-23). Retrieved on 2015-03-20.
All three participating nations won a team title over the competition's four-edition history, with Mexico winning the first, the United States the second, and Canada the final two titles. Mexico was the most successful in the men's race, having three wins, and Alejandro Suárez was the most successful male athlete with his back-to-back wins in 2003 and 2004. Canada was the most successful in the women's race, courtesy of Émilie Mondor's three straight wins from 2003 to 2005 and a runner-up place in 2002. The United States failed to win an individual title, despite being the host nation. Mondor set the women's championship record of 15:16 minutes in 2004 (also a Canadian national record), while Mexico's David Galván inaugural winning time of 13:47 minutes was never bettered.
Editions EditionYearHost cityHost countryDateNo. of athletes1st 2002 Chula Vista, California United States 27 October2002 North American 5 km Team Championships. USATF. Retrieved on 2015-03-20. 182nd 2003 Chula Vista, California United States 26 October2003 North American 5 km Team Championships. USATF. Retrieved on 2015-03-20. 183rd 2004 Chula Vista, California United States 24 October2004 North American 5 km Team Championships. USATF. Retrieved on 2015-03-20. 184th 2005 Chula Vista, California United States 23 October2005 North American 5 km Team Championships. USATF. Retrieved on 2015-03-20. 17
American Lauren Fleshman was entered in the women's race, but was a non-starter.
Medallists
Men's individual 2002 13:47 13:54 14:002003 14:01 14:03 14:052004 13:56 13:59 14:032005 13:58 14:08 14:10
Women's individual 2002 15:30 15:32 15:362003 15:23 15:43 15:542004 15:16 16:00 16:032005 15:37 16:04 16:07
Team 20022002 North American 5 km Team Championships Results. USATF. Retrieved on 2015-03-20.David GalvánJulio ValleDulce María RodríguezAdriana Fernández 10Bolota AsmeromClint WellsSylvia MosquedaLibbie Hickman 16Kevin SullivanJeremy DeereÉmilie MondorLucy Smith 2120032003 North American 5K Team Championships Results. USATF. Retrieved on 2015-03-20.Ahman DirksPete JulianElva DryerSylvia Mosqueda 13Bruno MazzottaJoël BourgeoisÉmilie MondorLeah Pells 15Alejandro SuárezPablo OlmedoEstela ChavezEsly Quijano 1720042004 North American 5K Team Championship Results. USATF. Retrieved on 2015-03-20.Reid CoolsaetRyan McKenzieÉmilie MondorMalindi Elmore 12Alejandro SuárezRafael SánchezAngelica SánchezElisa Cuellar 16Jonathon RileyChad JohnsonCollette LissAmy Mortimer 1920052005 North American 5 km Team Challenge Results. USATF. Retrieved on 2015-03-20.Paul MorrisonReid CoolsaetÉmilie MondorTara Quinn Smith 8Pete JulianIan ConnorAmy Yoder BegleyAmy Mortimer 16Juan Luis BarriosTeodoro VegaAmerica MateosGisel Bautista 20
References
Individual medalists North American 5 Kilometres Challenge. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-20.