Official 2017 Millrose Games Live Discussion Thread

Thanks for the detailed rundown - well done. Looking forward to watching this.

Anyone else cringe when they talked in the intro about performing on the biggest stage and showed Madison Square Garden.?

TV Coverage on NBCSN and NBCSN app underway.

Christian Soratos after his world leader in the "B" mile.

https://twitter.com/letsrundotcom/status/830513840831991808

Things I thought I never thought I'd say: I wish Kenny Albert was on the broadcast.

I mean, not having Hutchings makes it pretty terrible by default, but the NASCAR guy has no clue what is going on. Those morning sessions of the Olympics with Albert and Hutchings were actually fairly pleasant, a welcome departure from the norm of US broadcasts.

FitzyXC wrote:

Things I never thought I'd say: I wish Kenny Albert was on the broadcast.

I mean, not having Hutchings makes it pretty terrible by default, but the NASCAR guy has no clue what is going on. Those morning sessions of the Olympics with Albert and Hutchings were actually fairly pleasant, a welcome departure from the norm of US broadcasts.

fixed. words arent no fun.

catchit wrote:

Anyone else cringe when they talked in the intro about performing on the biggest stage and showed Madison Square Garden.?

How is Madison Square Garden not one ot the biggest stages? It has hosted hundreds of historic events.

sprinthard wrote:

catchit wrote:

Anyone else cringe when they talked in the intro about performing on the biggest stage and showed Madison Square Garden.?

How is Madison Square Garden not one ot the biggest stages? It has hosted hundreds of historic events.

It is. And this meet used to be at the Garden. Now it's at the Armory.

Women's 3000 Results.

PLACE ATHLETE RESULT

1 CAN Kate Van BuskirkCanada 8:52.08

2 USA Stephanie GarciaNew Balance 8:53.48

3 USA Tori GerlachUnattached 8:54.61

4 KEN Violah Lagatadidas 8:55.83

5 USA Shannon OsikaSaucony 8:56.52

6 CAN Andrea SeccafienUniversity of Toronto TC 9:03.92

7 USA Angel PiccirilloUSA 9:10.65

8 USA Natosha RogersNew Balance 9:25.14

USA Ashley HigginsonSaucony

DNS USA Molly SeidelNotre Dame

Men's B Mile Results

PLACE ATHLETE RESULT

1 Cristian Soratosadidas 3:54.23

2 Chris HatlerU of Pennsylvania 3:59.21

3 Chad NoelleAsics Furman Elite 4:00.104:00.100

3 Julian OakleyNew Zealand 4:00.104:00.100

5 DJ PrincipeJohnston, RI 4:02.96

6 Rob NapolitanoColumbia [SR] 4:03.56

7 Michael BranniganNYAC [SR] 4:04.26

8 Conor LundyPrinceton [FR] 4:15.83

DNF Brian GagnonHOKA NJNY '

If you want to know why Brannigan wasn't in the Wanamaker, I think the 404 shows you. His people knew he wasn't in great shape.

If you want lap by lap splits, you have to go to the millrose site.

http://results.nyrrmillrosegames.org/

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Recap of "B" Mile

The talk before this one centered around high schooler DJ Principe’s sub-4:00 attempt, but the star today was 2015 NCAA mile runner-up Cristian Soratos, who dusted the field over the final 600 to win in 3:54.23 -- a time that tied Andrew Butchart’s world leader.

Soratos, who ran 3:57 in Boston two weeks ago, got out well early behind rabbit Brian Gagnon and took over once Gagnon dropped out after five laps. From there, Soratos went 28.53-28.85-28.76 to the finish line to win by five seconds over Penn’s Chris Hatler, who went sub-4:00 for the first time.

Soratos struggled a bit with the higher level of competition in his first full year as a pro in 2016 with Big Bear Track Club; he didn’t even make it into the Olympic Trials (Dusty Solis was the last guy in at 3:39.32; Soratos ran 3:39.33). But he’s now back under college coach Lyle Weese in Bozeman, Montana, and is feeling good again, as evidenced by his one-second PR today.

1 Cristian Soratos adidas 3:54.23

2 Chris Hatler U of Pennsylvania 3:59.21

3 Chad Noelle Asics Furman Elite 4:00.10

3 Julian Oakley New Zealand 4:00.10

5 DJ Principe Johnston, RI 4:02.96

6 Rob Napolitano Columbia [SR] 4:03.56

7 Michael Brannigan NYAC [SR] 4:04.26

8 Conor Lundy Princeton [FR] 4:15.83

thanks for rabbiting the 1k peru.

Kidder passed Torrence with 150 to go and cruised to the win in the 1000.

PLACE ATHLETE RESULT

1 USA Brannon Kidder Brooks Beasts TC 2:19.92

2 USA Casimir Loxsom Brooks Beasts TC 2:21.06

3 PER David Torrence HOKA ONE ONE 2:21.43

4 USA Donavan Brazier Nike 2:21.79

5 GBR Andrew Osagie Nike Oregon Track Club 2:22.06

6 USA Shaquille Walker Brooks Beasts TC 2:23.70

7 USA Brandon McGorty Chantilly, VA 2:24.13

8 USA Myles Marshall Harvard 2:29.23

Tori Gerlach with a massive run in the 3k. She's a fifth year at Penn State and will be running outdoors. I'm sure they're wishing she had eligibility as that would be the collegiate lead by nine seconds. Has dropped 17 seconds from last year.

OptionalUnlessRegistered wrote:

Tori Gerlach with a massive run in the 3k. She's a fifth year at Penn State and will be running outdoors. I'm sure they're wishing she had eligibility as that would be the collegiate lead by nine seconds. Has dropped 17 seconds from last year.

Yeah, very impressive.

sprinthard wrote:

Rojo and Wejo is there such thing as an ugly female pole vaulter? I personally have never seen one.

That rear on the italian pV is WOW

ken ya dig it part 2 wrote:

thanks for rabbiting the 1k peru.

Was wasn't there a real rabbit? That was sort of a snoozefest.

Where does that put McGorty all time for the 1000m? Somewhere between 3rd and 5th I'd imagine.

Women's 3k recap: Kate Van Buskirk kicks away from Stephanie Garcia late

Garcia, who was 5th in the steeple at last year’s Olympic Trials, had a three-second lead at 1600 (4:42.85) and looked to be pulling away to a comfortable win. But once rabbit Ashley Higginson (now sporting a Hoka One One singlet) dropped out at 2k, Canadian Kate Van Buskirk worked to reel her in and was on her shoulder with 600 meters to go. From there, Van Buskirk played sit and kick, running behind Garcia until midway through the final turn, at which point she made a hard move and dropped Garcia easily, pulling away to win in 8:52.08 to Garcia’s 8:53.48 thanks to a 33.42 final 200. Reigning NCAA champ Molly Seidel of Notre Dame was a late scratch after tweaking a muscle on her warmup.

For Van Buskirk, the 2014 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist at 1500, this was a 20-second PR and another sign for her that she’s on the comeback trail after being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease a year and a half ago. One of the effects of that disease was inflammation in her pelvis, and as a result she only raced five times last year. Now she’s more focused on her stride during races and feels that she’s seeing the benefits.

“I feel like I’m able to flow a lot more now,” Van Buskirk said.

PLACE ATHLETE RESULT

1 CAN Kate Van Buskirk Canada 8:52.08

2 USA Stephanie Garcia New Balance 8:53.48

3 USA Tori Gerlach Unattached 8:54.61

4 KEN Violah Lagat adidas 8:55.83

5 USA Shannon Osika Saucony 8:56.52

6 CAN Andrea Seccafien University of Toronto TC 9:03.92

7 USA Angel Piccirillo USA 9:10.65

8 USA Natosha Rogers New Balance 9:25.14

USA Ashley Higginson Saucony DNS

USA Molly SeidelNotre Dame

https://youtu.be/l9poF8he-Ns

good to see they put a hobby jogger in the 500 too, to try get some more people interested in the sport.