The 2026 Millrose Games will be held on Sunday, February 1, at the Armory in New York City, bringing together one of the deepest collections of middle-distance talent ever assembled indoors. The meet will be broadcast live on NBC and Peacock from 4 to 6 p.m. Eastern, with professional races closing a full afternoon program.
Millrose, first staged in 1908, remains the most prestigious annual indoor track meet in the world. While many indoor competitions function as early-season tune-ups, Millrose continues to attract fields that race with championship intent, often producing performances that shape the rest of the winter season.
When, where, and how to watch
The meet takes place at the Armory Track & Field Center in Upper Manhattan, whose 200-meter banked track has hosted generations of world-class racing.
Television coverage begins at 4 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, coinciding with the meet’s highest-profile events. Millrose is part of the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold, which offers prize money and automatic qualification for the World Athletics Indoor Championships later this winter.
A men’s two mile that Could rewrite History
The men’s two mile is the centerpiece of this year’s meet and one of the strongest indoor distance fields ever assembled. Josh Kerr, who set the indoor world record of 8:00.67 at Millrose in 2024, returns alongside Grant Fisher and Cole Hocker, two athletes whose recent performances have redefined what is possible indoors.
Fisher holds the indoor world records at 3000m and 5000m, both set last season. Hocker is the reigning Olympic champion at 1500 meters and world champion at 5000 meters, a combination that reflects the increasing overlap between elite track disciplines. Both have already shown they can handle fast indoor racing on tight tracks.
Unlike controlled record attempts, Millrose’s two mile rarely unfolds in isolation. The Armory’s configuration rewards athletes who can position themselves early and respond instantly to surges. With multiple runners capable of leading and finishing, the race carries a real possibility of pushing Kerr’s record again, even if no one arrives with that as a stated goal.
The Wanamaker Mile remains the measuring stick
The Wanamaker Mile continues to define Millrose, and this year’s men’s race again reflects the current state of the event.
Yared Nuguse enters seeking a fourth consecutive Wanamaker Mile title. Last year, he ran 3:46.63, briefly setting an indoor world record that underscored both the pace of modern indoor racing and the role Millrose plays in advancing it. Nuguse has made the Armory his most reliable venue, consistently winning races that are both fast and tactically demanding.
The challengers include Hobbs Kessler, whose early-season indoor form has already produced world-record performances, along with Cam Myers, Andrew Coscoran, and several others who have demonstrated the ability to close quickly in crowded fields. The result is a mile that is likely to be decided late, with positioning and composure as important as raw speed.
The women’s Wanamaker Mile brings together a similarly deep group. Jessica Hull, the Olympic silver medalist at 1500 meters, leads a field that includes Nikki Hiltz, Sinclaire Johnson, and Elle St. Pierre, athletes who have collectively dominated U.S. middle-distance racing over the past several seasons. While outright records may be ambitious, the race figures to be one of the fastest women’s miles run this winter.
Why Millrose results tend to matter
Millrose outcomes often carry more weight than results from other indoor meets, largely because of how the races unfold. The Armory compresses fields and magnifies mistakes. Athletes who hesitate or lose position rarely recover, while those willing to commit early often dictate the race.
That dynamic has changed how elite runners approach the meet. Instead of treating Millrose as a low-risk indoor appearance, many now use it as a benchmark for fitness and readiness ahead of national championships and the indoor world championships. A strong performance here tends to hold up when the season progresses.
This is particularly true for distance runners. Success at Millrose increasingly belongs to athletes who can handle physical racing and still produce fast closing laps, a skill set that translates directly to championship racing outdoors.
