On Thursday evening in Stockholm, Katie Mackey . Her victory is the 鈥攎an or woman鈥攁t a Diamond Race.
鈥淚 came into the race wanting to put myself in the best position I could to win,鈥 Mackey . 鈥淏ut when I crossed the line, it was almost like I couldn鈥檛 quite believe that it happened.鈥
Mackey, of Seattle鈥檚 Brooks Beasts Track Club, closed her final lap in just over 62 seconds, . Her time of 8:52.99, over Renata Plis of Poland, was a personal best by .听
The 聽is a worldwide series of outdoor track meets. Competitors earn points dictated by place in designated events, which are tallied for an end-of-the-year overall champion. Only four Americans have ever won Diamond Race distance events, which include聽the 5,000 meters and 3,000 meters: Lauren Fleshman in 2011,聽Shannon Rowbury in 2013,聽and Ben True聽in 2015.听
Watch Mackey鈥檚 race here:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=X66pgu4de5k