Josh Kerr, Laura Muir and George Mills are amongst these competing at The Armory on Sunday
With no televised indoor grand prix occasion within the UK this yr, many main British athletes have travelled to the Nike Observe & Subject Heart at The Armory in New York for the Millrose Video games on Sunday (Feb 11).
They embody Josh Kerr, Laura Muir and George Mills, amongst others, as they search for a useful mid-winter health take a look at.
Reigning 1500m world champion Kerr tackles the 2 miles with Mo Farah’s world document of 8:03.40 in his sights. Information apart, Kerr has a troublesome subject to beat too because it consists of US 5000m and 10,000m record-holder Grant Fisher and Olympic 1500m sixth-placer Cole Hocker, New Zealander Geordie Beamish and former US 1500m champion Cooper Teare.
“In February, I’m nonetheless coming off actually excessive base coaching and I nonetheless need to be towards 5000m at the moment of yr,” says Kerr. “A two-mile simply suits in completely the place it’s a bit speedier, however it’s not the mile.”
Recent from his large 5000m PB of 12:58.68 in Boston final month, Mills is racing the Wanamaker Mile at Millrose and is hoping to grow to be the primary Brit to win the historic race since Chris O’Hare in 2020. Mills additionally faces 2023 Wanamaker champion Yared Nuguse, who completed a couple of seconds behind him within the latest 5000m in Boston.
George Mills (On Working)
Mills and Nuguse could have Yomif Kejelcha’s world indoor document of three:47.01 of their sights, whereas the British document of three:48.87 is held by Kerr.
Additionally within the Wanamaker Mile are Brits Neil Gourley and Adam Fogg, plus Hobbs Kessler of the US, Mario Garcia Romo of Spain, and Andrew Coscoran of Eire.
“[The world record] appears like a aim that’s inside my grasp of attaining.” stated Nuguse. “Not solely am I stronger and smarter than I used to be final yr, however I really feel like I can assault this race with much more confidence to chase the world document. After I went to Millrose for the primary time, I used to be simply chasing the American document. So altering that mindset, simply seeing how far I’ve come, it appears like a really actual chance at this level.”
Laura Muir (Getty)
Muir was resulting from tackle Elle St Pierre within the ladies’s mile however Muir has now switched to the ladies’s two miles the place she is going to face, amongst others, US 5000m and 10,000m record-holder Alicia Monson.
Muir ran 4:20.15 to win her debut Wanamaker Mile final yr, however there will probably be a brand new champion this yr with St Pierre, who ran a gathering and US document of 4:16.85 to win in 2020, trying to retain her crown, however be careful additionally for in-form Australian Jess Hull.
Dina Asher-Smith was resulting from face Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia amongst others within the ladies’s 60m. The 2019 world 200m champion had an incredible begin to the yr with a UK 300m document of 36.77 and was set to race at Millrose for the primary time however was not on the entry lists a couple of days earlier than the assembly.
Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Getty)
Different athletes in motion embody world dash hurdles champion Danielle Williams of Jamaica in opposition to Britain’s Cindy Sember within the 60m hurdles, plus world excessive soar gold medallist Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine and rising Irish sprints star Rhasidat Adeleke, the latter of whom is within the ladies’s 300m.
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