Kammala wannan jumla: 1981 ya fara ne tare da ƙoƙarin Sabuwar Shekara ta Bill Rodgers American Record a 15,000 m (43:39.8) a Palo Alto, CA. Malley zai ragu da dakika 3 tare da 43:43.2 A ranar 15 ga Maris, a Cherry Hill, NJ, zai daidaita AR mai nisan mil 10 na 47:02 da Herb Lindsay ya yi a cikin kokarin da ya yi wa abokin aikinsa Mike Roche, wanda ya kafa sabon alama tare da 46:57. A ranar 21 ga Maris zai kafa tarihin Amurka na kilomita 12 tare da 35:10 a kan wani dutse a Holyoke, MA. A lokacin da ake shirya don
1981 IAAF Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya Malley zai tsage plantar fascia. Ya ci gaba da tseren, ya gama 51st, yana taimakawa tawagar Amurka ta lashe lambar azurfa. Ya kasance mafi girman ƙarshe, kuma ya kasance mafi ƙarancin maki na mutum 6 da ƙungiyar Amurka ta yi a gasar Cross Country ta Duniya.