Yared Nuguse’s world record attempt
American middle-distance runner Yared Nuguse clocked a 3:47.22 indoor mile performance in his last-chance attempt to break Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s world record. He ran the race at Boston University on Sunday.
Ingebrigtsen’s record of 3:45.14 was set just two weeks prior at the Arena Stade Couvert in Liévin, France.
While Nuguse is in shape to approach the record, the race got off to a bunched start, which made it difficult for (for a moment) him to find space behind pacers. Additionally, the meet started one hour late, which is not ideal.
However, the lead group of a pacer, Ollie Hoare and Nuguse, who are all On athletes coached by Dathan Ritzenhein, separated themselves from the rest of the pack by going ahead of pace. At halfway, they were at 2:22. At this point, Nuguse was beginning to drop Hoare while hanging onto the wavelight technology. It was close and one of the all-time best performances, but it was not to be a world record. Nuguse narrowly missed the facility record of 3:47.01 set by Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha in 2019.
“I thought the lights weren’t working. I was wondering where are they? Then I saw them halfway through the race,” shared Nuguse afterward.
Hoare finished in second place, recording a personal best of 3:50.77. Luke Houser took third in 3:51.14, also a new personal best time for the Atlanta Track Club Elite member.
Heather McLean’s
Fellow American, Heather MacLean, split 3:59.60 for 1500m while en route to a 4:17.01 mile performance at the meet to break Regina Jacobs’s national record of 3:59.98.
MacLean’s mile time is the second-fastest run by an American. Only Elle St. Pierre has run faster at 4:16.41 in 2022 at the Millrose Games.
Sintayehu Vissa took second in 4:21.51. And finishing in third was Maia Ramsden in 4:21.56. Both are On Athletic Club members.
