Another Sub-4:00 Road Mile in Minnesota

Two big road miles in Minnesota ... and two-sub-4-minute winners in 2009.

Haron Lagat of Kenya won Sunday's Grandma's Minnesota mile in 3:59.7, edging Coon Rapids-based compatriot Moses Waweru who clocked 4:00.79. Kyle Perry of Provo, Utah was third in 4:05.1.

Lagat (pictured) joins David Torrence as a sub-4:00 runner on Minnesota streets. Torrence won the Medtronic TC 1 Mile, which served as the USA Road Mile championship, in May, clocking 3:59.3.

Carrie Vickers of Carbondale , Colorado, defended her Minnesota Mile women’s title, setting a new course record 4:41.0 — seven seconds faster than Kenya ’s Caroline Rotich. Former Gopher all-American Ladia Albertson-Junkans was third in 4:55.1.

The Duluth News-Tribune's Kevin Pates has a race wrap-up HERE, including details on Lagat's recovery form a dog attack earlier this season.

Results of the Minnesota Mile are HERE.

Results of all the miles races contested in Duluth on Sunday can be found HERE.

Photo courtesy of Grandma's Marathon.