This year we offer a fresh look at the Millrose Games as journalist Siobhan Crise shares funny and profound observations and a race-ready takeaway from her first time at the event.
Wanamaker Mile
Purrier St. Pierre repeats as Wanamaker Mile champ at 2022 Millrose Games
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 ›
The post-Wanamaker Mile workouts
What do you do after a podium finish in the storied Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games in New York City? A post-race workout. About an hour after the conclusion of the race, Edward Cheserek, coached by Stephen Haas, stepped… 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 ›
Chuey Awards for the 2018 NYRR Millrose Games
James Chu of North Brooklyn Runners critiques the races at the Millrose Games in this first edition of the Chuey Awards. Envelope, please… Most Predictable Race: Dr. Sander Men’s 3000m It was no surprise when Andrew Butchart hit the… Read More ›
Episode 61: Millrose Games in 100 minutes or less
Wanamaker Mile stars Chris O’Hare, Josh Kerr, Colleen Quigley, and Kate Grace, along with all-time greats Nick Willis and Bernard Lagat, feature in our annual recap of the NYRR Millrose Games. James Chu joins the booth to offer the inaugural Chu-ey… 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 ›
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 ›