Great mile races in New York.

Sunday 22 January 2006

New York, USA - Hayley Tullet (GBR), came into the 2006 New Balance Games as a former two-time champion (2003/04), having been hampered by a sciatic nerve problem for 18 months, but left the city’s famous Armory Track and Field Center on Saturday (21) delighted with a good Mile win over defending champion, Carmen Douma-Hussar of Canada.

With pace maker, veteran Alisa Harvey hitting even splits of 66.1, 2:12.6 before departing the race, Canadian Commonwealth Games hope Douma-Hussar was left out-front. However, Tullet was waiting to unleash her sprint and after hearing the famous Armory announcer, Ian Brooks say "100m to go", Hayley thought, "you know, it is 100 metres to; start sprinting now, what you've got is what you've got."

	Elkanah Angweyi (KEN) successfully defends Mile title in New York (Victah Sailer)

Tullet, the 2003 World 1500m bronze medallist outdoors, who will run the Commonweath Games for Wales in March, passed Douma-Hussar, the 2004 World Indoor 1500m silver medallist, on the home straight and won in 4:29.23. She felt, "I wanted to run everything within myself. I didn't want to struggle at any point. I just wanted to have a smooth race and run tactically well.”

In the men's Mile, two-time defending New Balance Games champion Elkanah Angweyi and fellow Kenyan, Godfrey Rono requested a 1:57 half way split. British 1500m Commonwealth Games select, Andy Baddeley passed 800m in 2:01, while Angwenyi followed slowly in 2:03.8. Badderly, 23 a former Cambridge University student passed 1200 metres in 3:02, setting-up a furious finish, which Angwenyi won comfortably in 3:57.47. Elkanah is hoping for Kenyan selection to the upcoming World Indoor Championships in Moscow.

Victah Sailer for the IAAF

RESULTS

Men
1 Angwenyi, Elanah, Kenya 3:57.47
2 Baddeley, Andy, Great Britain 3:58.23
3 Rono, Godfrey, Kenya 3:58.60
4 Lunn, Jason, USA, 3:58.90
5 Thie, James, Great Britain, 4:00.30

Women
1 Tullet, Hayley, Great Britain, 4:29.23
2 Douma-Hussar, Carmen, Canada, 4:29.67
3 Metcalf, Megan, Canada, 4:31.91
4 Stellingwerff, Hilary, Canada, 4:34.86
5 Mc Gettigan, Rosin, Ireland, 4:35.32
6 Mortimer, Amy, USA 4:39.42

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