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KESSLER, GEAR WIN TACTICAL B.A.A. INVITATIONAL MILES (April 15)

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April 21, 2023
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KESSLER, GEAR WIN TACTICAL B.A.A. INVITATIONAL MILES (April 15)

Hobbs Kessler, Boston Marathon Weekend B.A.A. Invitational Mile April 15, 2022, photo by Kevin Morris

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The B.A.A. Mile has become a pivotal part of the Boston Marathon weekend. Hobbs Kessler and Krissy Gear were the elite winners, as the crowd surrounds the loop and enjoys the road mile. This event happened on April 15, 2023, and yes, I am late on posting, but I wanted to keep Ron Warhurst, coach of the Very Nice Track Club, happy. Ronnie had knee surgery and needed to behave for a few days. His athletes won the Mile and 5k, so a nice weekend for the Very Nice Track Club, Very Nice, and of course, we use this piece with permission. 
KESSLER, GEAR WIN TACTICAL B.A.A. INVITATIONAL MILES
By David Monti, @d9monti
(c) 2023 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved, used with permission. 

BOSTON (15-Apr) — It continued to be a great day here for the Michigan-based Very Nice Track Club coached by Ron Warhurst.  After Morgan Beadlescomb’s win in the B.A.A. 5-K earlier this morning, his Very Nice clubmate Hobbs Kessler (adidas) won a slow and tactical race at the B.A.A. Invitational Mile to kick off his 2023 outdoor season.  Kessler, who is just 20, got on the inside of Casey Comber (Under Armour) on the penultimate turn of the three-lap course and scooted to victory in 4:08.0.

“I talked to my coach and my training partners, and they basically said, like, everyone who’s won this race in the last ten years was the first person… going into the second to last corner, wins every time,” Kessler told reporters.  “Nick (Willis) said that Eric (Avila) said that, Mason (Ferlic) said that, Ronnie (Warhurst) said that.”

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Indeed, Kessler got the jump on Comber on the turn from Newbury to Exeter Streets, and by the time he made the final left turn to the short homestretch on Boylston Street, he had a good five meters on Comber who finished second in 4:08.3.

“I’ve been kind of afraid to make that kind of moves in the past,” Kessler said.  He continued: “It’s a huge relief.  I’ve been kind of tired in training with heavy legs.”

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B.A.A. Invitational Mile
April 15, 2022, photo by Kevin Morris

Comber left the field of play with mixed feelings.  He said he executed his race well but couldn’t cover Kessler’s move.

“I did what I wanted to do because I knew the turns were tight,” Comber told Race Results Weekly.  “I just didn’t quite take the second turn tight enough, and he just got inside and gave me a nice little shoulder.  Just a good race move by him.”

Third place went to defending champion Johnny Gregorek (Asics), who attends law school here in Boston.  Gregorek was timed in 4:09.2.

In the women’s race, a power move by the former University of Arkansas star Krissy Gear (HOKA Northern Arizona Elite) yielded her first pro career victory.  Gear, 23, who is coached by two-time Olympian Alan Culpepper, blasted around the penultimate turn from Newbury to Exeter to gain the lead, then emerged on Boylston Street with the race already well in hand.  Taking no chances, she pushed all the way to the line and broke the tape in 4:40.0, pumping her right fist in the air in triumph.

“I knew I was in a field of absolutely amazing women, so I knew if I didn’t make a fearless move, I had no chance,” Gear told reporters.  “I gave myself the best chance I could.  She continued: “I’ve got to make a hard move here and just stick with it.”

Coach Culpepper watched today’s race and said he wasn’t surprised that Gear won.

Krissy Gear takes BAA Mile, Boston Marathon Weekend
B.A.A. Invitational Mile
April 15, 2022, photo by Kevin Morris

“It doesn’t surprise me at all,” Culpepper told Race Results Weekly.  “She’s such a good competitor and has such a good balance of excitement for the race and a nice level of nervousness at the same time.  I just knew she would do well and be competitive.”

British steeplechaser Lizzie Bird (Asics) won the battle for second in the final sprint over Kenyan Susan Ejore (Under Armour), 4:42.4 to 4:42.6.  Angel Piccirillo (Puma), who led for the first two laps and finished sixth in 4:45.7.  Taryn Rawlings (adidas), who finished second last year, got fifth in 4:43.3.  Reigning champion Annie Rodenfels (B.A.A. High-Performance Team) ran the B.A.A. 5-K earlier this morning, instead, where she finished third.

Both Kessler and Gear won $3000 in prize money.  The course records of 4:03.3 (Nick Willis, 2013) and 4:33.7 (Nicole Sifuentes, 2017) were never under threat.

Hobbs Kessler with adidas sports marketing dude, Spencer Nel, Boston Marathon Weekend
B.A.A. Invitational Mile
April 15, 2022, photo by Kevin Morris

The high school miles were won by Brian Gamble of the Emerging Elites Track Club (4:27.9) and Amelia Everett of Newton Center High School (5:10.9).  Gamble, who will attend Yale University next year, won by a whopping nine seconds.

“It was kind of the perfect race to start the season because no pressure,” Gamble told Race Results Weekly.  He added: “I always like going for the win.”

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