Yared 4th fastest ever-6 of the 25 best mile times ever were
by Domerduck (2023-09-17 14:42:33)
Edited on 2023-09-17 14:46:41

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run in that race. The only two times better than yesterdays top 2 were back in the last century on July 7, 1999 when Moroccan El Guerrouj edged Kenyan Ngeny. El Guerrouj has 8 different times on the top 25 list. Ingebrigtsen has 3 times with his 1st when he won in the mile in Eugene in 2021, then last year in Oslo when he beat that time in a close race with Australian Oliver Hoare. Prior to yesterday those three times were the only recent times with the previous being the 2014 Eugene win by Souleiman and 2007 previous American record by Alan Webb which Nuguse beat by 3 seconds.

So yesterdays six runners on the list is the only time that 1 race had more than two runners make the list. Obviously it was the top 6 in yesterday's Bowerman mile which included U of Oregon runner Cole Hocker who is now #25. He is the 4th American on the list behind #4 Nuguse, #10 Webb, and # 17 Steve Scot who ran a 3 minute 47.69 in 1982. just missing then wold record which was held by Brit Sebastian Cole. Lots of history when you talk about the mile and an incredible list of runners which Yared is now near the top.



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