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New Jersey-New York Track Club sets new 4xMile World Record

By Paul Snyder

February 17, 2017

The new world’s best, set by the squad of all HOKA One One athletes, now sits at 16:12.81. For you stat geeks, their approximate splits were as follows: Cabral, 4:04; Palmer, 4:01; Crawford 4:07, Merber 3:57.

Crawford, who gained notoriety among the esoteric world of track & field literati following an impressive post-graduation summer, came into the night with a 3:37.04 1,500m personal best, but without the name-brand recognition of his relay teammates, Olympian Donn Cabral, Ford Palmer, and Kyle Merber.

That should no longer be the case, as he walked out of the The Armory a world record holder.

Credit strong legs by all four men, despite a relative lack of competition. Blame it on the weak former record, 16:16.67, set in 1993 by the New York Athletic Club. Just don’t ignore Merber’s status as the Ferris Bueller of track & field world records. (The Long Island-native now holds two world records in rarely contested, distance-focused relay races, and has probably considered sneaking onto a float during a major U.S. city’s St. Patrick’s Day parade.)

Paul Snyder

Meme-disparager, avid jogger, MS Paint artist, friend of Scott Olberding, Citius Mag staff writer based in Flagstaff. Supplying baseless opinions, lukewarm takes, and vaguely running-related content. Once witnessed televison's Michael Rapaport cut a line of 30 people to get a slice of pizza at John's on Bleeker at 4am. You can follow Paul on Twitter at @DanielDingus.