A blizzard couldn’t keep runners and track-starved fans from storming the Armory in upper Manhattan for the 114th Millrose Games, a year after the arena staged vaccinations rather than this annual ode to speed. It was worth the wait and… Read More ›
Ajee Wilson
Youth Rules at the 2019 Toyota USATF Indoor Champs
New York City got its second dose of world class speed this month when the Toyota USATF Indoor National Championships parked at Staten Island’s Ocean Breeze Athletic Facility over the weekend, two weeks after the annual Millrose Games at the… Read More ›
Lightning strikes at the 2019 Millrose Games
At their best, sports events showcase athletes approaching physical limits in thrilling and unexpected ways. The NYRR Millrose Games once again did just that. In the marquee races, Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha barely missed the indoor mile world record and Germany’s… Read More ›
2019 NYRR Millrose Games preview, picks
At Friday’s Millrose Games press conference, several headliners in Saturday’s Wanamaker Mile races hinted at how the events would play out. Edward Cheserek, demoted from favorite to underdog when Yomif Kejelcha was added to the race, said that he would… Read More ›
Guts and glory at the 2018 NYRR Millrose Games
Colleen Quigley was living the dream of many young runners as she approached the Wanamaker Mile finish line. “I couldn’t feel anyone behind me, so I was just going for it,” she said. “I thought, ‘I’m going to break the… Read More ›
Episode 52: Predators and Prey at the NYRR Millrose Games
Guest host James Chu helps Brenn break down the Millrose Games in 79 minutes or less. In post-race interviews, we hear from Kate Grace on signing with Nike, Stephanie Garcia and Kate Van Buskirk on their thrilling 3000m duel, and Ben… Read More ›
Ben True dusts Centro in 2-Mile; NOP takes Wanamaker Miles at NYRR Millrose Games
Upstaging even the iconic Wanamaker Mile, the Paavo Nurmi 2-mile was the main event for distance running fans at Saturday’s NYRR Millrose Games. Matt Centrowitz, who last year set the Wanamaker Mile record of 3:50.63 en route to his Olympic Gold… Read More ›
Episode 45: Thirteen ways of looking at Millrose
In Episode 45 James Chu joins Brenn in the broadcast booth and geeks out on the Millrose Games. In post-race interviews, Garrett Heath addresses gamesmanship in the Wanamaker Mile pacing, Ryan Hill reveals how last year’s narrow loss propelled this… Read More ›
Olympians burn at NYRR Millrose Games
You can take the NYRR Millrose Games out of Madison Square Garden, but you can’t take the star power out of the games. Rod Stewart (or his impersonator) was there as usual, conspicuous in a bright red blazer, as if… Read More ›