by Larry EderOriginal post, February 1, 2012
RePost, January 18, 2019
A look back to 2012!
The New Balance Indoor GP has been around for 24 years now. One of the finest events on the circuit, NB Indoor GP will be held January 26, 2019, at the Reggie Lewis Center, in Roxbury, MA near Boston, MA. This is the ONLY stop of the IAAF Indoor World Circuit in US, and you should not miss it! Tickets for the event on January 26, which forms part of the IAAF World Indoor Tour, are now on sale at www.nbindoorgrandprix.com or by calling 1-877-849-8722.
The Reggie Lewis Center, which has been the host facility for the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix since its inception, has seen some amazing races. In our sport, it is really about the competition, not the records, but you would never know!
In the end, he or she who can put it all together, who can run, jump or throw, faster, longer or farther than the competition is the winner. Who can put it all on the line, with five thousand cheering, clapping fans, encouraging you to pull that extra bit of energy, that extra centimeter, that extra kick over the last lap to make the difference
Jenny Simpson, 2011 NB Indoor GP, photo by PhotoRun.net
Consider the race between Meseret Defar of Ethiopia and Kim Smith of New Zealand over two miles in 2008. Meseret Defar and Kim Smith went at it, lap after lap, for sixteen laps. Defar could not shake the Kiwi, who, when she gets in her groove, is tough as nails. The crowd, knowing that the race was special, was encouraging the racers, and it was only, in the very last lap that Defar built some daylight, but not much. Meseret Defar was rewarded with the World best at two miles, a fine 9:10.50, and Kim Smith, just behind her, ran a 9:13.94, a new Zealand record!
Consider the height of the ceiling in Reggie Lewis! Jenn Suhr and Steve Hooker have tried to tough the ceiling during their vault performances! Jenn Suhr, the best American women vaulter was ranked number uno by Track & Field News (the bible of our sport) in 2011. Suhr cleared 4.82m in Reggie Lewis Center, or 15-09.75, a world record indoors in 2009! Only Yelena Isinbayeva had jumped higher at the time, indoors or out!
Steven Hooker, 2010 Brussels DL, photo by PhotoRun.net
Then, look at Aussie Steve Hooker. Hooker was Olympic champ in 2008 and world champ in 2009, juggling injuries and the ability to soar near the clouds. In 2009, Steve Hooker cleared 6.06m, or 19-10.5, setting an Area record and American All Comers record. Only man who has jumped higher? Yep, Sergei Bubka!
The Reggie Lewis Center crowd loves all things track & field, but the mile, middle distances are the crowd pleasers! Lets see how 2012 fares, as the dozen milers line up for some fasting indoor miling. And when Jenny Simpson lines up, watch the 2011 World Champion get a strong applause for the biggest upset of the year, her victory in the 1,500 meters in Daegu, on that crazy September night!
See you in the Reggie Lewis Center for the 2012 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix!
New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Records
Women’s Records
| 60 Meters | Lisa Barber (USA) | 7.09 | 2006 |
| 200 Meters | Muna Lee (USA) | 22.99 | 2005 |
| 400 Meters | Natasha Hastings (USA) | 51.88 | 2011 |
| 800 Meters | Jolanda Ceplak (SLO) | 1:57.79 (ACR) | 2002 |
| 1000 Meters | Regina Jacobs (USA) | 2:35.29 (ACR) | 2000 |
| 1500 Meters | Regina Jacobs (USA) | 3:59.98 (AR/ACR) | 2003 |
| Mile | Lindsey Gallo (USA) | 4:27.90 | 2009 |
| 3000 Meters | Meseret Defar (ETH) | 8:30.05 (ACR) | 2005 |
| Two Miles | Meseret Defar (ETH) | 9:10.50 (WR) | 2008 |
| 5000 Meters | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | 14:27.42 (WR) | 2007 |
| 60 Meter Hurdles | Gail Devers (USA) | 7.85 | 2004 |
| High Jump | Chaunte Howard (USA) | 1.95m/6’04.75″ | 2006 |
| Pole Vault | Jenn Stuczynski (USA) | 4.82m/15’09.75″ | 2009 |
| Long Jump | Carolina Kluft (SWE) | 6.63m/21’9.00″ | 2005 |
| Girls’ Invitational Mile | Emily Lipari (USA) | 4:46.77 | 2010 |
Men’s Records
| 60 Meters | Maurice Greene (USA) | 6.45 (ACR) | 1999 |
| 200 Meters | Bryan Bronson (USA) | 20.72 | 1997 |
| 300 Meters | Calvin Smith (USA) | 32.93 | 2011 |
| 400 Meters | Dave Dopek (USA) | 45.85 | 1997 |
| 500 Meters | Andrew Rock (USA) | 1:02.87 | 2008 |
| 600 Meters | Osmar dos Santos (BRA) | 1:15.90 | 2004 |
| 800 Meters | Rich Kenah (USA) | 1:47.92 | 1997 |
| 1000 Meters | David Krummenacker (USA) | 2:17.86 (AR/ACR) | 2002 |
| 1500 Meters | Bernard Lagat (KEN) | 3:38.15 | 2003 |
| Mile | Laban Rotich (KEN) | 3:53.18 | 2005 |
| 3000 Meters | Craig Mottram (AUS) | 7:34.50 (ACR) | 2008 |
| 2 Mile | Paul Bitok (KEN) | 8:16.15 | 2000 |
| 5000m | Bernard Lagat (USA) | 13:11.50 (AR) | 2010 |
| 60 Meter Hurdles | Terrence Trammell (USA) | 7.49 | 2010 |
| Triple Jump | LaMark Carter (USA) | 16.93m/55’06.50″ | 1998 |
| High Jump | Brian Brown (USA) | 2.29m/7’6.00″ | 1998 |
| Pole Vault | Steven Hooker (AUS) | 6.06m/19″10.50 (AR/ACR) | 2009 |
| Shot Put | Adam Nelson (USA) | 21.66m/71’00.75″ | 2005 |
| 4×400 Meter Relay | Nike | 3:05.66 | 2002 |
| 4×800 Meter Relay | Global Athletics & Marketing | 7:13.94 (WR) | 2000 |
| College Distance Medley | Villanova University | 9:34.72 | 2004 |
| Masters Mile | Charlie Kern (USA) | 4:19.73 | 2011 |
| Boys’ Invitational Mile | Michael Coe (USA) | 4:07.30 | 2006 |
Additional American Records set in New Balance Boston Indoor Grand Prix
| Bernard Lagat (USA) | Men’s 5000m | 13:11.50 | 2010 |
| Jenn Stuczynski (USA) | Women’s Pole Vault | 4.83m/15’09.75″ | 2009 |
| Shalane Flanagan (USA) | Women’s 5000m | 14:47.62 | 2009 |
| Shalane Flanagan (USA) | Women’s 3000m | 8:33.25 | 2007 |
| Tim Broe (USA) | Men’s 3000 Meters | 7:39.23 | 2002 |
| Reebok Enclave (USA) | Men’s 4×800 Meter Relay | 7:14.78 | 2000 |
| Suzy Hamilton (USA) | Women’s 800 Meters | 1:58.92 (=AR) | 1999 |
| Melissa Mueller (USA) | Women’s Pole Vault | 14-9/4.50m | 1998 |
Additional National Records set in New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
| Kenia Sinclair (JAM) | Women’s 1000m | 2:38.62 | 2010 |
| Daniel Bailey (ANT) | Men’s 60m | 6.54 | 2010 |
| Steven Hooker (AUS) | Men’s Pole Vault | 6.06m/19’10.5″ | 2009 |
| Meseret Defar (ETH) | Women’s 2 Miles | 9:10.50 | 2008 |
| Kim Smith (NZL) | Women’s 2 Miles | 9:13.94 | 2008 |
| Craig Mottram (AUS) | Men’s 3000m | 7:34.50 | 2008 |
| Fumikasu Kobayashi (JPN) | Men’s 1 Mile | 4:03.38 | 2008 |
| Sarah Jamieson (AUS) | Women’s Mile | 4:28.03 | 2007 |
| Craig Mottram (AUS) | Men’s 3000m | 7:39.24 | 2007 |
| Steven Hooker (AUS) | Men’s Pole Vault | 5.81m/19’00.75″ | 2007 |
| Kim Smith (NZL) | Women’s 3000m | 8:38.14 | 2007 |
| Nate Brannen (CAN) | Men’s Mile | 3:55.11 | 2005 |
| Mark Fountain (AUS) | Men’s Mile | 3:54.77 | 2005 |
| Fumikazu Kobayashi (JPN) | Men’s Mile | 4:04.76 | 2005 |
| Kevin Sullivan (CAN) | Men’s 3000m | 7:44.46 | 2004 |
| Jolanda Ceplak (SLO) | Women’s 800m | 1:57.79 | 2002 |
| Meseret Defar (ETH) | Women’s 2 Mile | 9:34.03 | 2002 |
| Toni Hodgkinson (NZL) | Women’s 1000m | 2:36.96 | 2000 |
| Paul Bitok (KEN) | Men’s 2 Mile | 8:16.15 | 2000 |
| Kevin Sullivan (CAN) | Men’s 2 Mile | 8:26.49 | 2000 |
| Yvonne Kanazawa (JPN) | Women’s 60 Meter Hurdles | 8.32 | 1997 |
