The reigning world champion beat the Olympic champion in a thrilling Bowerman Mile.
The men’s mile at the Prefontaine Classic pitted two very fast men who like to run their mouths—Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway and Josh Kerr of Great Britain—against each other, and against several other very fast men who just like to run. In the end, Kerr won the race in 3:45.34, breaking a 38-year-old national record and becomine the sixth-fastest man of all time in the event. Ingebrigtsen was second in 3:45.60, and American Yared Nuguse was third in 3:46.22.
91 for the first 400 meters and 1:52.74 for the 800-meter meter split. With 600 meters to go, Kerr moved to the front, with Ingebrigtsen and Nuguse on his heels. At the bell, all three athletes plus Wightman were in contention. Kerr was able to hold off a hard-charging Ingebrigtsen on the homestretch. Kerr’s final lap was 54.64 seconds. The entire field appeared to be in excellent form with two months still to go until the Olympics. Wightman, who finished fifth in 3:47.
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