New Balance Indoor Grand Prix

The New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, formerly known as the Boston Indoor Games, is an annual indoor track and field meet which is held in late January or early February at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center. It was first held in Roxbury, a neighborhood in Boston, in 1996 and has become one of the foremost events of its type in the United States, alongside the Millrose Games.[1]

New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
Shalane Flanagan and Sentayehu Ejigu at the 2009 edition
DateJanuary or February
LocationRoxbury, Boston, United States United States
Event typeTrack and field
Established1996
Official siteNew Balance Indoor Grand Prix

History

The competition is part of USA Track and Field's Visa Championship Series and attracts high-caliber athletes, including Olympic and World medalists. The 2016 edition was part of the inaugural IAAF World Indoor Tour.

Since its inception, a total of six world records have been set at the event.[1] Among them are performances by Ethiopian runner Tirunesh Dibaba, who set a world indoor record over 5000 metres in 2005 and improved that mark in 2007.[2] The Boston Indoor Games has also featured numerous national records and United States all-comers records (the best performances recorded on US soil).[3]

The competition has had a number of title sponsors over its history, including adidas in the early 2000s and Reebok from 2005 to 2010.[4][5][6] New Balance became the current title sponsor in 2011.[1] The rights to the event are owned by Global Athletics & Marketing and Mark Wetmore is the meeting director.[7]

At the 2012 meeting, Jenn Suhr broke her own American record in the pole vault, clearing 4.88 m to become the second-highest vaulter of all time.[8]

In 2021, the event was relocated to the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, New York as due to the COVID-19 pandemic the Boston venue was serving as a mass vaccination site.[9] The 2023 edition moved to the TRACK at New Balance, a new state-of-the-art indoor track and field facility located in Brighton, Boston.[10]

World records

Over the course of its history, five world records and three world bests have been set at the event.

YearEventRecordAthleteNationalityRef.
2023 500 m 1:05.63 [WB] Femke Bol  Netherlands [11]
2017 Distance medley relay 10:40.31 [WB] USA A
Emma Coburn 3:18.40 (1200m)
Sydney McLaughlin 52.32 (400m)
Brenda Martinez 2:01.92 (800m)
Jenny Simpson 4:27.66 (1600 m)		  United States [12]
2015 Distance medley relay 10:42.57 [WB] NB - USA
Sarah Brown 3:15.54 (1200m)
Mahagony Jones 53.59 (400m)
Megan Krumpoch 2:05.68 (800m)
Brenda Martinez 4:27.77 (1600 m)		  United States [13]
2014 4×800 m relay 7:13.11 USA All Stars
Richard Jones 1:51.01
David Torrence 1:47.46
Duane Solomon 1:47.99
Eric Sowinski 1:46.67		  United States
2008 Two miles 9:10.50 Meseret Defar  Ethiopia [14]
2007 5000 m 14:27.42 Tirunesh Dibaba  Ethiopia
2005 5000 m 14:32.93 Tirunesh Dibaba  Ethiopia
2000 4×800 m relay 7:13.94 Global Athletics & Marketing
Joey Woody
Karl Paranya
Rich Kenah
David Krummenacker		  United States

Meet Records

Men
EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateVenueRef.
60 m 6.45 Maurice Greene  United States 7 February 1999 Boston
200 m 20.64 Trayvon Bromell  United States 6 February 2022 Staten Island [15]
300 m 32.10 Jereem Richards  Trinidad and Tobago 10 February 2018 Boston [16]
400 m 45.34 Michael Norman  United States 13 February 2021 Staten Island [17]
500 m 1:01.84 Jarrin Solomon  Trinidad and Tobago 8 February 2014 Boston [18]
600 m 1:14.39 Donavan Brazier  United States 25 January 2020 Boston [19]
800 m 1:44.21 Donavan Brazier  United States 13 February 2021 Staten Island [20]
1000 m 2:16.27 Bryce Hoppel  United States 13 February 2021 Staten Island [21]
1500 m 3:32.35 Ollie Hoare  Australia 13 February 2021 Staten Island [22]
Mile 3:51.61 Nick Willis  New Zealand 7 February 2015 Boston [23]
3000 m 7:30.82 Adel Mechaal  Spain 6 February 2022 Staten Island [24]
Two miles 8:13.92 Justyn Knight  Canada 13 February 2021 Staten Island [25]
5000 m 13:11.50 Bernard Lagat  United States 6 February 2010 Boston [26]
60 m hurdles 7.37 Grant Holloway  United States 6 February 2022 Staten Island [27]
High jump 2.33 m Trey Culver  United States 13 February 2021 Staten Island [28]
Pole vault 6.06 m Steven Hooker  Australia 7 February 2009 Boston
Triple jump 16.93 m LaMark Carter  United States 20 February 1998 Boston
Shot put 21.66 m Adam Nelson  United States 29 January 2005 Boston
4×400 m relay 3:05.66 Team Nike  United States 27 January 2002 Boston
4×800 m relay 7:13.11 US All Stars
Richard Jones 1:51.01
David Torrence 1:47.46
Duane Solomon 1:47.99
Eric Sowinski 1:46.67		  United States 8 February 2014 Boston [29]

Women
EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateVenueRef.
60 m 7.02 Aleia Hobbs  United States 4 February 2023 Boston [30]
200 m 22.99 Muna Lee  United States 29 January 2005 Boston
300 m 35.73 Gabby Thomas  United States 13 February 2021 Staten Island [31]
400 m 50.21 Shaunae Miller-Uibo  Bahamas 13 February 2021 Staten Island [32]
500 m 1:05.63 Femke Bol  Netherlands 4 February 2023 Boston [33]
600 m 1:27.31 Raevyn Rogers  United States 26 January 2019 Boston [34]
800 m 1:57.79 Jolanda Čeplak  Slovenia 27 January 2002 Boston
1000 m 2:35.29 Regina Jacobs  United States 6 February 2000 Boston
1500 m 3:59.98 Regina Jacobs  United States 1 February 2003 Boston
Mile 4:23.42 Heather MacLean  United States 4 February 2023 Boston [35]
2000 m 5:35.46 Dawit Seyaum  Ethiopia 7 February 2015 Boston [36]
3000 m 8:30.05 Meseret Defar  Ethiopia 29 January 2005 Boston
Two miles 9:10.28 Elinor Purrier  United States 13 February 2021 Staten Island [37]
5000 m 14:27.42 Tirunesh Dibaba  Ethiopia 27 January 2007 Boston
60 m hurdles 7.82 Keni Harrison  United States 13 February 2021 Staten Island [38]
High jump 1.95 m Chaunte Howard  United States 21 January 2006 Boston
Pole vault 4.88 m Jennifer Suhr  United States 4 February 2012 Boston [39][40]
14 February 2016 Boston [41]
Long jump 6.71 m Lorraine Ugen  Great Britain 6 February 2022 Staten Island [42]
Triple jump 14.01 m Patrícia Mamona  Portugal 28 January 2017 Boston [43]
Shot put 19.28 m Magdalyn Ewen  United States 26 January 2019 Boston [44]
Distance medley relay 10:40.31 Emma Coburn 3:18.40 (1200m)
Sydney McLaughlin 52.32 (400m)
Brenda Martinez 2:01.92 (800m)
Jenny Simpson 4:27.66 (1600 m)		  United States 28 January 2017 Boston [45]

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