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The Wanamaker Mile is a prestigious indoor mile race for elite middle distance runners held annually at the Millrose Games in New York City. Alongside Oslo's Dream Mile and Eugene's Bowerman Mile , the Wanamaker Mile is among the world's premier mile races.
The 2023 Millrose Games was the 115th edition of the annual indoor track and field meeting in New York City.Held on 11 February, it was the fourth leg of the 2023 World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold series – the highest-level international indoor track and field circuit.
For 10 years beginning in 1916, the Wanamaker 1 ½ Mile race was a highlight of the meet. Run for the last time in 1925, the final edition was won by Paavo Nurmi, the nine-time Olympic gold medalist from Finland. In 1926, the distance was shortened, and the Wanamaker Mile was born.
Vermont's own Elle Purrier St. Pierre successfully defended her Wanamaker Mile title Saturday in the 114th Millrose Games.
Feb. 2024: Returning to racing after giving birth to a son, St. Pierre broke her own American indoor record (4:16.41) to claim the Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games in New York.
In February 2024, Purrier broke her own American record at the Wanamaker Mile race at the Millrose Games in New York City, running 4:16.41. [19] In her first major international competition since giving birth to her first child, Purrier won gold in the 3000 meters at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. [20]
On January 27, in a time of 3:53.55, Fogg won the Invitational Men's Mile at the Dr. Sander Invitational Columbia Challenge meet in New York. This qualified Fogg for the NYRR Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games. [6] On February 11, 2024, Fogg came in 4th place in the Wanamaker Mile, breaking 3:50 in a time of 3:49.62. [7]
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