The 31-year-old runs Welsh record and goes No.2 on the UK all-time rankings with 8:28.69 in Boston
A few hours after George Mills ran a UK men’s 3000m record of 7:27.92 in France, Melissa Courtney-Bryant clocked 8:28.69 in Boston to go No.2 on the women’s national all-time rankings for the distance.
Racing at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, Courtney-Bryant sat behind American Elise Cranny before making her move on the final lap to win decisively as Cranny clocked a PB of 8:29.87.
In third, multiple NCAA champion Parker Valby ran a PB of 8:34.95 with Ireland’s Sarah Healy running a national record of 8:35.19 in fourth. In sixth and seventh, Brits Georgia Bell and Hannah Nuttall also ran PBs of 8:36.96 and 8:40.01 respectively.
Bouncing back from an injury-hit 2024, Courtney-Bryant is now the second-fastest Briton over the distance behind Laura Muir’s 8:26.41.
Andrew Coscoran produced a similarly inspired run in the men’s 3000m as he clocked an Irish record of 7:30.75 as he beat Azzedine Habz of France into second place. Cameron Myers, with an Australian record of 7:33.12, and Hobbs Kessler of the United States were third and fourth as Britain’s James West was fifth in a PB and European Indoor Champs qualifying time of 7:37.13.
Andrew Coscoran (Jan Figueroa)
Elsewhere at this World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold Dina Asher-Smith finished runner-up behind training partner and Olympic 100m champion Julien Alfred in the 300m, with Asher-Smith running a PB of 36.87 behind Alfred’s Saint Lucia record of 36.16.
Josh Hoey of the United States won the men’s 1500m in 3:33.66 from Grant Fisher after former world champion Jake Wightman had withdrawn on the eve of the meet. In fourth, Wightman’s training partner Tom Keen ran a fine PB of 3:35.12.
Quincy Wilson (Jan Figueroa)
In the men’s 400m, Quincy Wilson, 17, improved his own world under-18 indoor best with victory in 45.66.
Noah Lyles ended the meeting in style with a conclusive 60m victory. The Olympic 100m champion was facing the 2021 Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs but Lyles won in 6.52 with Terrence Jones runner-up in 6.57 and Jacobs fourth in 6.63.
Noah Lyles (Getty)
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