Yared Nuguse clocks 3:46.63 to win the Wanamaker Mile while Grant Fisher out-kicks Olympic 1500m champ Cole Hocker to register 7:22.91 over 3000m
The 117th Millrose Games did not disappoint as there were world records in the men’s mile and 3000m in New York on Saturday (Feb 8).
The Wanamaker Mile saw winner Yared Nuguse and runner-up Hobbs Kessler both inside Yomif Kejelcha’s world mark of 3:47.01 from 2019 with 3:46.63 for Nuguse and 3:46.90 for Kessler.
Nuguse’s quarter mile splits were 57.38, 55.91, 56.95 and 56.41 as he found himself in the lead once pacemaker Abe Alvarado dropped out at halfway. At the bell he looked to be working hard as Kessler cruised on his shoulder but Kessler tried and failed to take the lead in the back straight and had to settle for second as Nuguse held his form to win.
Nuguse said: “It’s absolutely insane. I’ve not had a world record in my career but I felt I was good enough to do it, especially in the mile.”
In a race full of fast times, Cameron Myers, 18, ran an Australian record of 3:47.48 – only marginally slower than Seb Coe’s world outdoor record from 1981 – and Azeddine Habz clocked a French record of 3:47.56.
Yared Nuguse and Hobbs Kessler (Getty)
The unheralded Gary Martin of the United States made his mark with a time of 3:48.82 in fifth as Britain’s Neil Gourley ran a PB of 3:49.22 in sixth, while in seventh place Andrew Coscoran ran an Irish record of 3:49.26.
A terrific battle between Fisher and Hocker saw both men break Lamecha Girma’s world indoor 3000m record.
Fisher holds the US records over 3000m, 5000m and 10,000m outdoors and earned bronze in the 5000m and 10,000m at the Olympics last year, whereas Hocker won the Olympic 1500m gold in Paris.
Grant Fisher beats Cole Hocker (Getty)
So when the pacemakers Jack Salisbury and Casey Comber peeled off it appeared to be unfolding into a classic ‘front runner versus the kicker’ race with Fisher pushing the pace. But Hocker surprised everyone by moving into the lead with three laps to go. He remained there until the home straight, too, when Fisher out-kicked the tiring miler to clock 7:22.91 as Hocker’s 7:23.14 was also inside Girma’s 7:23.81 from 2023.
The outdoor record is held by Jacob Ingebrigtsen with 7:17.55 set in Poland last year.
On Saturday in New York, Fisher went through 400m in 59.02, 800m in 1:58.70, 1200m in 2:58.64, 1600m in 3:58.18 and 2000m in 4:58.01 before the 29-30-second lap pace cranked up to…
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