Gary Martin finishes second in 1000m in Göteborg Monday night...
At Monday night's Folksam Grand Prix meet in Göteborg, Sweden, Gary Martin (Brooks Running photo) of the Seattle based Brooks Beasts finished second in the men's 1000 meters. Martin, who just graduated from the University of Virginia, was in the middle of the pack in the race, and made a late charge, only to come up just short. France's Louey Ouerrat took the win in 2:16.21, with Martin just behind in 2:16.40. Washington alum Luke Houser was eighth in 2:19.26. The marks were personal bests for both Martin and Houser. Complete results of the Folksam Grand Prix meet are available here. KERR'S EXCEPTIONAL INVITATION ANNOUNCED BY WORLD ATHLETICS... As we reported last week, new world mile record holder Josh Kerr of the Brooks Beasts will indeed compete in the men's 1500 at the newly created World Athletics Ultimate Championships September 11-13 in Budapest, Hungary. World Athletics made it official in a press release Monday. In the release, they also extended an invita...
