As Yared Nuguse prepares to race on the 200m surface at the Nike Armory, Jeff Benjamin, who will be covering the Millrose for RunBlogRun with Oliver Hinson, thought that our readers would enjoy some of the big races that Yared ran in 2023.
The 2023 Steps Of Ascension For Yared Nuguse – 2nd In A SeriesBy Jeff Benjamin
Mainstream America may not know it yet, but track geeks observed in awe in 2023 as the always easy-going, calm, cool, and collective Yared Nuguse climbed many steps towards greatness amongst the world’s best milers, an exclusive club in which the Notre Dame alum and 2021 Tokyo Olympian now rightly belongs to.
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Jeff Benjamin has written for 30 years for American Track and Field along with RunBlogRun. The Former President of the Staten Island AC & Chair of the Staten Island Running Association was the 5th man scorer for his Susan Wagner High School NYC XC City Championship team. Also a member of the College of Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame for XC, Jeff currently serves as the LDR Chairman for USATF NY. A passionate (or fanatical) follower of the Sport, some of Jeff's subjects have included Sebastian Coe, Emma Coburn, Eamonn Coghlan, Matt Centrowitz, Jim Spivey, Galen Rupp, Joe Newton, Tom Fleming, Ajee’ Wilson, Bill Rodgers, Allan Webb, Abel Kiviat, Jordan Hassay, Marty Liquori, Caster Semenya, Rod Dixon, Carl Lewis and Jim Ryun as well as Book Reviews and articles covering meets and races in the Northeast U.S.
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