The 2023 Steps Of Ascension For Yared Nuguse &#8211; 2nd In A Series

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.

Yared Nuguse and Jakob Ingebrigtsen, photo by Jeff Benjamin

The ON Running Star, who’s coached by Dathan Ritzenheim, secured that rise with a variety of performances.

Here are video highlights of “The Goose” from his top 2023 races, and while he missed the podium at the Budapest World Champs, Nuguse nevertheless has shown he will be in that 2024 Olympic mix for sure!

1. Yared Nuguse breaks AR in indoor Mile at 2023 Millrose Games, courtesy of NBC

2. Yared Nuguse takes Big Win at London Diamond League, July 2023

3. Yared Nuguse takes the 1,500m title at 2023 USATF Outdoors

4. The Budapest Battle, Josh Kerr Over Jakob Ingebrigtsen, August 2023, courtesy of NBC Sports

5. One of the Finest Miles Ever Witnessed! 2023 Nike Pre Classic! courtesy of NBC Sports

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Jeff Benjamin

Senior Writer Jeff Benjamin has written for almost 40 years for RunBlogRun! The Former President of the Staten Island AC & was the 5th man scorer for his 1982 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 is also a retired NYC DOE history teacher. Some of Jeff's subjects have included Sebastian Coe, Eamonn Coghlan, Matt Centrowitz, Billy Mills, Joe Newton, Tom Fleming, Bill Rodgers, Abel Kiviat, Frank Shorter, Rod Dixon and Carl Lewis as well as Book Reviews and articles covering track meets and races primarily in the Northeast U.S. and beyond.

Jeff has also covered Track & Field events at the 1996, 2016 & 2024 Olympic Games as well as the 2022 World T&F Championships in Eugene, Oregon. A noted T&F historian and chronicler of the athletic achievements of Jim Thorpe, Jeff helped with the restoration of Thorpe to the official IOC 1912 Record Books.

In 2023 Jeff was honored with the awarded the prestigious James Dunaway memorial award for excellence in Track and Field journalism by the Track and Field Writers Association.

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