NEW YORK, NY- Highlighted by the 98th running of the Millrose Games, New York City will become a mecca for the world's most popular sport during the Super "Week of Track & Running," January 31 through February 6. The city's energy and diversity, as well as its sports institutions, have combined to present a full menu of world-class events that can be enjoyed by nearly everyone throughout the tri-state area.

"For the 98th year, New York City is privileged to host the Millrose Games and the world's finest track and field athletes," said Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg . "The Millrose Games are a sports institution in New York City, made possible by a standard of athletic excellence that has earned these games acclaim around the globe."

The Millrose Games, the greatest and most historic invitational indoor track & field meet in the world, returns to the Garden on Friday, February 4 for a post-Olympic extravaganza. But it is by no means the only hot ticket in town. The New York City Sports Commission, New Balance Track & Field Center at The Armory, NYC2012, New York Road Runners, USA Track & Field and Millrose Games event owners Pro Sports & Entertainment, Inc. all are part of a week that will bring no fewer than 14 track and running-related events and more than 7,000 athletes to the city. All told, it promises to be one of the greatest Millrose weeks in history.

"New York is the greatest city in the world, with the greatest indoor track meet in the world," said Sports Commissioner Ken Podziba . "During Millrose Week, we will come together as never before to showcase New Yorkers' love of track and running, whether it's up the steps of the Empire State Building, on the tight ovals of Madison Square Garden, within the historic walls of The Armory, or on the streets and paths of Central Park."

Among the highlights of New York's Super "Week of Track & Running":

Running reaches new heights, literally, at the 28th Bank of America Empire State Building Run Up , hosted by the New York Road Runners on Tuesday, February 1. Whether it's the annual battle of NYPD versus FDNY, Champion mountain runners pitted against world famous stair climbers, or 93 year-old Chico Schimone back to break his record as the oldest finisher, it's an exciting event at one of the world's most recognizable landmarks.

Community service gets a gold-medal hue when Team USA athletes speak to New York middle-school students, delivering a message that encourages young people to live a healthy, fit, drug-free lifestyle and urges kids to Be A Champion in life as well as in sports.

On Friday night, Feburary 4, all eyes are on Madison Square Garden for the Garden's longest-running event, the 98th Millrose Games . The world's most prestigious indoor invitational track meet returns to the Garden for another unforgettable evening. Watch top Olympic medalists from around the world compete, along with New York's Fastest Kid and some of the top high school and college talent in the country. The Millrose Hall of Fame inducts its 2004 Class, while Kenya's legendary Kip Keino receives recognition for his remarkable humanitarian work.

On Friday and Saturday, February 4th and 5th, the New Balance Track & Field Center at The Armory in Washington Heights will host the premier collegiate invitational track meet in the country. The New Balance College Invitational will play host to 2,000 of the world's best young athletes and the most established track programs in the country. With the meet being held from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Friday, at the conclusion of the day's events fans can head from the Armory to the Garden for the Millrose Games.

NCAA powerhouse teams including the University of Arkansas, LSU, Stanford and Texas will take on metro-area schools such as Columbia and Manhattan. Teams from Oxford (England) and France will be on hand as well. An additional 3,000 high school athletes running in Armory events over the weekend will push the Armory's year-to-date participant total to 100,000 athletes. More than 350,000 young people will compete by year's end at the facility, which has helped bring indoor track to levels of popularity never before seen in New York.

The Armory hosts the sport's past as well as its future. The athletes who compete each year at the historic - and blazing fast - track also have the rare opportunity to tour the National Track & Field Hall of Fame, which reopened at the Armory in January 2004. A modern, interactive space that celebrates the legacy of the most celebrated Olympic sport also is a teaching center and a source of inspiration for its visitors.

Female athletes from around the East Coast fill Madison Square Garden for the finals of the Colgate Women's Games , starting at 11 a.m. Saturday.