Chris O'Hare and Josh Kerr finish first and second in Wanamaker Mile

Chris O'Hare cut a small slice of history in New York by becoming the first British winner of the Wanamaker Mile in more than half a century.

Chris O'Hare holds his son Ronan along with his trophy in the Millrose Games track and field meet in New York. Photo: Craig Ruttle/AP

The 27-year-old, who has moved his base from Boston to Oklahoma this winter, was part of a remarkable one-two for Edinburgh AC in the Big Apple when he was followed him by Josh Kerr. O’Hare was able to kick off his countdown to the World Indoor Championships and Commonwealth Games with a bang as his gamble to surge to the front with three laps left paid off as he took victory in 3:54.14.

And he was able to clutch the trophy in tandem with one-year-old son Ronan who flew in to see his father match John Whetton’s triumph of 1965.

“I just wanted to make it hard – for myself and everyone else,” said O’Hare. “I wanted to test what we’ve done but also test everybody else and where they were at. It worked out well.”

Kerr set a personal best of 3:54.72 in second place but although he will be forced to miss the world indoors to focus on defending his US collegiate title, it was another indication of his immense potential.

“It was a great run for Josh,” his coach at the University of New Mexico, Joe Franklin, said. “For being as young as he is at 20-years old, for him to go against a field that included six Olympians and beat all but one, it’s an outstanding accomplishment. He’s one of the best young runners in the world.”