2026 Millrose Games Ready Serve A Full Course!

By Jeff Benjamin

EPIC TWO-MILE ON TAP AT 118TH MILLROSE GAMES ON SUNDAY

Elite fields set the pace at Dubai’s 25th marathon

2026 Dubai Marathon LIVE (Free Streaming Video for LIVE Race), February 1, 2026 (seen in U.S. on January 31, 2026)

For the beginning of 2026, Track Geeks & Fans have been treated to a grand slate of great appetizers as various national and world indoor records have been successfully cracked open (during this writing it’s been learned that Roisin Willis just broke the American record at the 800 meters, clicking 1:57.97 up
In Boston!).

However, the movers and shakers at this Sunday’s Millrose Games may possibly be serving the grandest of meals of records, courtesy of the Nike Armory Track & Field Center!

With fields that have been assembled plying to crack more records fans knowingly signed up pretty quick as ticket sales, according to Armory Co-President Jonathan Schindel, had sold out faster than ever before!

“118 years is a lot of years for the Millrose Games and to win here is the mark of champions,” said Meet Director Ray Flynn, aware of the solid fields competing.

And what is exactly the main course?

How’s about –

1) A loaded Men’s 800, without new World Record Holder Josh Hoey yet reinforced with Donovan Brazier, Bryce Hoppel & fellow 1:42 Irish runner Cian McPhillips!

600m upset by Cian McPhillips, New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
Track & Field meet
January 24, 2026
Boston, MA USA, photo by Kevin Morris

2) Speaking of 1:42 one must also be wondering what High School Sensation Cooper Lutkenhause (who raced a 1:45.23 for the 800 meters last week at the Armory) can do in the 600 meters!

Cooper Lutkenhaus wins his short track debut at NIKE Pro athlete, in 1:45.23, at Dr Norb Sander Invitational on 24 January 2026, photo by John Nepolitan.

3) In the Women’s Wanamaker Mile star athletes Dorcus Ewoi, Jessica Hull, Nikki Hiltz , U.S. Outdoor Miler record holder Sinclair Johnson are all ready to do battle. Don’t forget Elle St. Purrier, who’s in the comeback trail and has won here before!

Dorcus Ewoi battles Sinclaire Johnson, New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
Track & Field meet
January 24, 2026
Boston, MA USA, photo by Kevin Morris

4) Let’s also not forget newly-crowned world record holder Hobbs Kessler, who won last week’s New Balance 2000 meters (4:49.48) with Grant Fisher (4:49.48) right behind him! Kessler is in the Wanamaker Mile taking on 3-time Wanamaker Champ & former World Record Holder Yared Nuguse!

Yared Nuguse, 117th Millrose Games
The Armory, New York, NY, USA, photo by Kevin R. Morris

5) And finally a really loaded Men’s 2-Mile,
Replete with four global outdoor champions competing – Josh Kerr, Jake Wightman, Cole Hocker and Geordie Beamish. American Cole Hocker, no doubt hungry after losing his American 2000 indoor record in a matter of days to Hobbs Kessler, always seems to come to win as well.

Josh Kerr sets WR at 2 mile in 8:00.67, Millrose Games, photo by Kevin Morris

More events are loaded as well as this is just a limited menu, but Armory and NBC TV fans will know doubt be served a full course this upcoming Sunday!

Bon Appétit !!!

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Jeff Benjamin

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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