Ingebrigtsen shatters 5-day old indoor Mile world record
The first Norwegian to set a Mile world record also set indoor 1500m WR
From World Athletics
LIEVIN, France - Just five days after his U.S. rival Yared Nuguse set an indoor Mile world record in New York City, Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway went one better at the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Trophée EDF – not only shattering the Mile mark, but also taking down his indoor 1500m world record en route at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting on Thursday.
The two-time Olympic gold medalist was paced through the first five laps, covering 400m in 56.39, 800m in 1:52.55 and 1000m in 2:20.49. From then on, he was out alone in front for the remainder of the race but managed to maintain the record-breaking tempo.
Ingebrigtsen, 24, passed through 1500m in 3:29.63, taking almost a second off the world indoor record of 3:30.60 that he set on the same track in 2022.
He then dug deep and continued his relentless pace through the final half lap and, roared on by the sell-out crowd, charged through the finish line in 3:45.14, a significant improvement on the 3:46.63 clocking Nuguse recorded at the Millrose Games’ Wanamaker Mile on Saturday.
“It feels amazing,” said Ingebrigtsen after his first ever indoor Mile race. “This is what happens in Lievin. I’m a very happy man. You have to be focused for the whole race. It’s tough, but it’s worth it.”
Ingebrigtsen, the first Norwegian to set a Mile world record, also becomes the first athlete since legend John Landy in 1954 to set world records for the Mile and 1500m in the same race.
Stefan Nillessen of The Netherlands was a distant runner-up in 3:52.70 with Ireland’s Cathal Doyle finishing third in 3:53.18.
Indoor Mile WR progression HERE.
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