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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.
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.
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Vermont's own Elle Purrier St. Pierre successfully defended her Wanamaker Mile title Saturday in the 114th Millrose Games.
At the time, he was a freshman at the University of Texas, where he was a five-time NCAA champion and 11-time All-American. He ran a personal best in the mile — 3:50.64 — at the IAAF Diamond ...
The mile run (1,760 yards, [2] 5,280 feet, or exactly 1,609.344 metres) is a middle-distance foot race.. The history of the mile run event began in England, where it was used as a distance for gambling races.
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]
The Wanamaker Organ, the world's largest operational pipe organ; Wanamaker, Kempton & Southern, a railroad with a terminal at Wanamaker, Pennsylvania; Wanamaker Mile, an annual mile-long race held in Madison Square Garden; Wanamaker Trophy, the trophy awarded to the winner of the PGA Championship