A new world record in the distance medley relay was set by a group of talented runners at the Oregon Relays in Eugene, USA on Friday. Brannon Kidder, Brandon Miller, Isaiah Harris, and Henry Wynne collaborated to achieve a time of 9:14.58*, beating the previous record of 9:15.50 held by USA’s Kyle Merber, Brycen Spratling, Brandon Johnson, and Ben Blankenship at the 2015 World Athletics Relays in The Bahamas.
The distance medley relay consists of legs of 1200m, 400m, 800m, and 1600m. Kidder began the race with a time of 2:49.60 for his 1200m leg, followed by Miller who ran 46.60 for the 400m leg. Harris then took over and ran an impressive time of 1:45.75 for the 800m leg before passing the baton to Wynne, who completed the final leg with a time of 3:52.64.
The next World Athletics Relays will take place in Nassau from May 4th to May