Runner-up Ingebrigsten nabs Norwegian record; 15 men better sub-4 mark at 67th edition
By Jason Henderson, Athletics Weekly
Until this weekend Haile Gebrselassie was the last – and only – Ethiopian to win the historic Emsley Carr Mile. The legendary runner won the race when it was held at...
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Best ever women's Mile produces #3, 6-7 all-time, 4 national records, best time for place 2-12, record tying 5 sub-4:20 same race and 10 personal records!
By Steve Smythe, Athletics Weekly
The final race on the second day of the Müller Anniversary Games on Sunday in London was the Millicent...
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Top five women clock sub-4:20 plus best marks-for-place were set from 4th to 14th, produces the deepest women’s Mile race in history; Jenny Simpson #2 U.S. woman all-time with 4:19.98 in London
By Matthew Brown for the IAAF
Two world leads, a world best and a meeting record in the women’s...
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