NYRR - John Rankin, a 2005 UCLA graduate, will run the Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile on Saturday, September 29. He is finishing his 2007racing season with near-personal best times despite a rocky start to the year after a long injury. His 3:35.72 1500-meter race in Rieti, Italy, on September 9 came within half a second of his best time (3:35.26), set during a stellar 2005 season. In July, he won an 800-meter race in Sweden, clocking 1:47.65—just over half a second off his best of 1:47.11. He earned a personal best of 3:54.24 for the mile in Manchester, England, in August.