Jemma Reekie and Josh Kerr ensured a Scottish sweep of the elite races on the New Stability fifth Avenue Mile for the third yr on the trot.
In 2021 Reekie and Jake Wightman have been the winners within the well-known highway mile. In 2022 the occasion noticed Laura Muir and Wightman once more strike victory. This yr, on Sunday (Sept 10), Reekie took her second win within the race with world 1500m champion Kerr having fun with his first victory.
With Wightman additionally successful in 2018, it means Scottish athletes have dominated the occasion recently, including to the British winners from the previous similar to Peter Elliott, Wendy Sly, Paula Radcliffe, Lisa Dobriskey, Andy Baddeley and Matt Yates.
Kerr gained in 3:47.9 – the third quickest time in occasion historical past and quickest since 1995 as he completed 4 tenths of a second outdoors Sydney Maree’s long-standing course file which was set within the inaugural race in 1981.
George Mills, Josh Kerr, Geordie Beamish (NYRR)
Fellow Brit George Mills was second in 3:49.9, adopted by New Zealand’s Geordie Beamish in third in 3:50.0 as Vincent Ciattei was the highest American, ending fourth in 3:50.3.
“It’s a really completely different effort to run a mile down the road in flats versus working across the oval with spikes,” mentioned Kerr, who added that his Brooks super-shoes contributed to his comfy win.
“I didn’t have the efficiency I needed to have final yr, so I needed to make that proper. It’s good to finish the season on a excessive, and it’s troublesome to do at any level in anybody’s profession on the finish of the yr. I’ve been coaching and racing for a very long time this yr and I used to be glad to placed on a efficiency like that right now.”
His time was spectacular given the moist circumstances that made the roads greasy. Lightning storms had affected the day’s races with the timetable tweaked accordingly, however the elite races have been in a position to set off on schedule.
Jemma Reekie (NYRR)
Reekie gained in 4:19.4 – greater than two seconds sooner than her successful time in 2021 – and was adopted by Eire’s Sarah Healy in 4:20.0 and Britain’s Melissa Courtney-Bryant in 4:20.6 as Nikki Hiltz was the highest American in fourth in 4:20.7.
Adelle Tracey was fifth adopted by Jess Hull, Elle Purrier St Pierre, Nozomi Tanaka and Katie Snowden.
Jemma Reekie (NYRR)
“Operating this mile is at all times so particular to me,” Reekie mentioned. “I gained it again in 2021. Final yr, I positioned properly once more after which this yr I’m blissful to be again successful. It’s such an excellent occasion and it’s at all times a enjoyable occasion to return to.”
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