Elle St. Pierre’s Track Brilliance, Explained

At some point, Elle St. Pierre might stop surprising the running world. But not this season, one in which she broke the American record in the indoor mile and the 3,000 meters, the second while upsetting 5,000-meter world record holder Gudaf Tsegay to win gold at the 2024 World Indoor Championships in Glasgow. She’s dazzled in practice, too. In mid-May, she clocked a personal best 1:59 in the 800 meters, at 3,400 feet of elevation. She then ran five more 800s around 2:20, and a couple of fast 200s, before calling it a day and heading back to her one-year-old son, Ivan. Even St. Pierre, the reigning Trials champion in the 1500 meters, seems pleasantly taken aback by her year. “Honestly, it’s more than I could have asked for, so I’m really excited,” she told Runner’s World after the Prefontaine Classic. There, in her first 1500-meter race since Ivan’s birth, she ran 3:56.00. She was third in the race and moved to second on the all-time U.S. list. At this week’s U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, St. Pierre plans to toe the line in both the 5,000 meters and the 1500 meters, hoping to make her second trip to the Games. Here’s more about what makes her a heavy favorite to head to Paris, and even to medal there. [View in Browser]( [Runner's World Logo]( [SHOP]( [RW+ EXCLUSIVE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [Elle St. Pierre’s Track Brilliance, Explained]( [Elle St. Pierre’s Track Brilliance, Explained]( [Elle St. Pierre’s Track Brilliance, Explained]( At some point, Elle St. Pierre might stop surprising the running world. But not this season, one in which she broke the American record in the indoor mile and the 3,000 meters, the second while upsetting 5,000-meter world record holder Gudaf Tsegay to win gold at the 2024 World Indoor Championships in Glasgow. She’s dazzled in practice, too. In mid-May, she clocked a personal best 1:59 in the 800 meters, at 3,400 feet of elevation. She then ran five more 800s around 2:20, and a couple of fast 200s, before calling it a day and heading back to her one-year-old son, Ivan. Even St. Pierre, the reigning Trials champion in the 1500 meters, seems pleasantly taken aback by her year. “Honestly, it’s more than I could have asked for, so I’m really excited,” she told Runner’s World after the Prefontaine Classic. There, in her first 1500-meter race since Ivan’s birth, she ran 3:56.00. She was third in the race and moved to second on the all-time U.S. list. At this week’s U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, St. Pierre plans to toe the line in both the 5,000 meters and the 1500 meters, hoping to make her second trip to the Games. Here’s more about what makes her a heavy favorite to head to Paris, and even to medal there. At some point, Elle St. Pierre might stop surprising the running world. But not this season, one in which she broke the American record in the indoor mile and the 3,000 meters, the second while upsetting 5,000-meter world record holder Gudaf Tsegay to win gold at the 2024 World Indoor Championships in Glasgow. She’s dazzled in practice, too. In mid-May, she clocked a personal best 1:59 in the 800 meters, at 3,400 feet of elevation. She then ran five more 800s around 2:20, and a couple of fast 200s, before calling it a day and heading back to her one-year-old son, Ivan. Even St. Pierre, the reigning Trials champion in the 1500 meters, seems pleasantly taken aback by her year. “Honestly, it’s more than I could have asked for, so I’m really excited,” she told Runner’s World after the Prefontaine Classic. There, in her first 1500-meter race since Ivan’s birth, she ran 3:56.00. She was third in the race and moved to second on the all-time U.S. list. At this week’s U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, St. Pierre plans to toe the line in both the 5,000 meters and the 1500 meters, hoping to make her second trip to the Games. Here’s more about what makes her a heavy favorite to head to Paris, and even to medal there. [Read More]( [Read More](   [How to Watch the 2024 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials]( [How to Watch the 2024 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials]( Athletes will compete for a spot on Team USA and a trip to the Paris Olympics. [Read More](     [Team USA Track and Field Team for the Paris Olympics]( [Team USA Track and Field Team for the Paris Olympics]( Here’s who will be representing the U.S. in Paris—so far. [Read More](   [Results from the 2024 Olympic Track and Field Trials]( [Results from the 2024 Olympic Track and Field Trials]( Sha’Carri Richardson won the 100 meters to cap off Day 2. 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