Einen ganz besonderen Einfall für den Jahreswechsel hatte Mittelstreckler Nick Willis. Er versuchte kurz nach Mitternacht die Meile zum 20.ten Jahr in Folge unter 4 Minuten zu laufen. Sein Ausstatter Tracksmith begleitete den nunmehr 38-Jährigen Neuseeländer im Armory Track in New York und veröffentlichte nun den 9-minütigen Film darüber.

GQ | Can the Cal Ripken of Running Continue His Streak of Sub-Four-Minute Miles?

Few runners have been more consistent year in and year out than 5-time Olympian, 2-time Olympic medalist and now Tracksmith athlete manager, Nick Willis. At the stroke of midnight on January 1st, the thirty-eight-year-old Very Nice Track Club athlete attempted to run a sub-four-minute mile for the 20th consecutive year. Was Nick able to keep his streak going? In the very first few minutes of 2022, we watched his race unfold – and were reminded that it’s never too early, or too late to keep chasing your goals.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTsCyLNuVi4