World of Running

Craig Marathon

#1. Millrose Games: Wanamaker Mile

• Men’s Wanamaker Mile
  • Yared Nuguse American Record, 2 seconds off of Bernard Lagat’s time.
    • Yared’s time… 3:47.38
    • And only one American has run faster, indoors or out: Alan Webb, 3:46.91
  • Close to the World Record, and now he is 2nd ALL TIME IN THE WORLD.
    • Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha holds the record in 3:47.01
  • How the race went down
    • Perfectly paced by Eric Sowinski through the first half.
    • Pack slowed way down in the 3rd 400m.
    • Eased past Oliver Hoare with 2 laps to go.
    • Yared finished in a blaze.  25.94 to be exact.
  • Just want to remind you all, Nuguse has just obliterated two American records in the span of 16 days!!!!!! 
  • Other notable performances
    • Nuguse won over Neil Gourley… who became the 6th fastest indoor miler in history, 3:49.46 (still more than two seconds behind Nuguse).
    • Oliver Hoare, 3rd, matching his own Australian national record
    • Mario Garcia Romo, last year’s 4th placer at the World Championships, ran a Spanish record in 3:51.79

• Women’s Wanamaker Mile
  • Josette Andrews (Norris) led much for the way.
  • Laura Muir let a couple ladies pass her, as she explained, to reevaluate her efforts for a strong finish. 
  • Laura won in a full on effort finish. 
  • In 6th place, Sintayehu Vissa of the OAC ran an Italian National Record 4:24.54 

#2. Millrose Games: 3,000m Run  

• Women’s 3000m
  • Alicia Monson won in a narrow American Record performance to snatch the win and break the American Record.
  • #7 on the all-time indoor 3000 list (and #1 for athletes born outside of Ethiopia).
  • Laura Galvan broke the Mexican 3000m national record.
  •  Katelyn Tuohy was third running 8:35.20 to shatter Karissa Schweizer’s previous collegiate record of 8:41.60.
  • Stacked field
  • 1. Alicia MONSON USA 8:25.05 AR
  • 2. Whittni MORGAN USA 8:30.13
  • 3. Katelyn TUOHY USA 8:35.20
  • 4. Elly HENES USA 8:36.48
  • 5. Elise CRANNY USA 8:37.17
  • 6. Laura GALVÁN MEX 8:40.45
• Men’s 3000m
  • Let’s Run is calling the Men’s 3000m the biggest surprise. “If you asked us for the biggest upset at Millrose, it would be Josh Kerr winning the men’s 3000.”
  • The 3000m is an unfamiliar distance for Kerr.
  • Geordie Beamish improved his own national record in the 3000m.
  • Kerr moved from the middle with 2 laps to go.
  • Looked incredibly strong through the line.
  • 1. Josh KERR GBR 7:33.47
  • 2. Luis GRIJALVA GUA 7:33.86
  • 3. Joe KLECKER USA 7:34.14
  • 4. Cooper TEARE USA 7:34.70
  • 5. Jonas RAESS SUI 7:35.24
  • 6. George BEAMISH NZL 7:36.22

#3. Dubai Marathon was a family affair

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• • Women’s marathon
    • The women’s race was won by 26-year-old Dera Dida, wife of the Eugene World Champion Marathon winner in 2022, Tamirat Tola.
    • Dida Yami, Dera (ETH) – 02:21:11
    • 5th and 7th in Dubai
    • Dera Dida won in a 2:21:11 personal best in the marathon. This is her first placement better than 5th in a marathon.
    • Also a mother.
    • She was the 2019 World Cross Country silver medalist. Also fast on the track.
    • She broke away with about 5min left, She negative split (well over a minute faster than the first half)
  • Men’s marathon:
    • 22 year old Abdisa Dola, younger brother of Tamirat Tola, won the men’s event.
    • He did not lead until the very end. He ran a smooth and calculated race to finish strong and take the win.
    • Abdisa Dola’s time 02:05:42
    • Started pressing with 5k to go.
    • Really had a massive lead by 1k.
    • He also trains with Tamirat Tola.

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