Ciara Mageean sets new indoor mile national record

 

 At the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on Saturday 26th of January, Ciara Mageean set a new national record for the indoor mile with a time of 4m 28.31s.

In fact, Ciara was also the holder of the previous record of 4m 28.40s which she set back in 2016.

As you can see from the time below for the top 7 Irish women, Ciara is the only Irish woman to have run under 4m 30s.

1 4:28.31 NR Ciara Mageean 6 NBG New York NY 26 Jan 2019

1 4:28.40 NR Ciara Mageean  6 Millrose New York NY 20 Feb 2016
2 4:30.06 NR Roísín McGettigan 4 Reebok    Boston MA 7 Feb 2009
3 4:30.41 Sinéad Evans 2 NBG New York NY 8 Jan 2000
4 4:32.29 Mary Cullen 1    NBG New York NY 20 Jan 2007
5 4:33.16 Síofra Cléirigh Büttner 1r4 Staten Island NY 10 Feb 2017
6 4:33.4h Monica Joyce 1 Inglewood 10 Feb 1984
7 4:33.49 Sonia O'Sullivan 1 Boston MA 20 Jan 1991