The 25th edition draws top international field, including Olympic champions, Olympic medalists, world champions, past race champions and more!
From meet organization
The Prefontaine Classic’s premier event, the Bowerman Mile, is returning with another trio of headliners who promise to put on...
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The first Norwegian to set a Mile world record also set indoor 1500m WR
From World Athletics
LIEVIN, France - Just five days after his U.S. rival Yared Nuguse set an indoor Mile world record in New York City, Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway went one better at the Meeting Hauts-de-France...
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"I think most people in the race knew I was a competitor, same with Yared, but it was another thing to not have all that noise. I feel like I took advantage of it.”
By Jon Mulkeen for World Athletics
It’s the kind of race that will be spoken about by enthusiasts of men’s middle-distance...
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“I felt very strong through the first (kilometer) and I was like, you know what, it’s time to press and push and see what these guys have got."; nine men sub-3:50
By Andrew Greif for World Athletics
EUGENE, Ore. - In perhaps the most anticipated race at the Prefontaine Classic, World 1500m...
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High anticipation for the upcoming clash of Mile titans at Hayward Field
From Pre Classic
EUGENE, Ore. - Superstars Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Yared Nuguse and Josh Kerr will headline the Bowerman Mile at this year’s Prefontaine Classic on Saturday, May 25, the meet has announced.
The 2024...
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Record event prize money awarded; record four U.S. high schoolers sub-4 in same race; Nuguse blasts U.S. indoor & outdoor Mile records; Kipyegon shatters women’s outdoor Mile record, Hiltz U.S. record; official road Mile world records recognized, inaugural road Mile World Championship and more!
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A record 11 men sub-3:50 in the same race as well as five national and one world junior records set!
By Maddie Lang
Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Yared Nuguse gave the fans an exciting show in the Bowerman Mile to fittingly cap off the first day of The Prefontaine Classic on Saturday afternoon.
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“For me, this is the be-all-and-end-all. You saw about 16 years of emotion at the end there. You just watched a kid achieve a dream that he has been having for a very long time."
By Simon Turnbull for World Athletics
When the television cameraman came to Jakob Ingebrigtsen as the 12...
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“The main goal is just to see how fast I can run and to try to win as much as possible as often as I can, when I can. But the short-term goal always changes. It’s always to win the next race or break that record or something."
By Mike Rowbottom for World Athletics
Following the successful...
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Nick Willis’ record 20th consecutive year sub-4, annual record of first U.S. sub-4 shattered, annual record of U.S. high school sub-4s (5 individuals, 7 times), event prize money increases 34%, official road Mile world championship & world record category announced and more!
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