September 15, 2024
Hard training and good genetics give elite runners an edge, but the 4-minute barrier may have its own magic
By Alex Hutchinson, Outside
The 200th person to break 4 minutes for the Mile, according to the National Union of Track Statisticians, was a Swiss runner named Rolf Gysin. On August 16,...
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September 08, 2024
Schweizer ties women’s event record with victory; overall, 17 men went sub-4 and 15 women 4:30 plus 8,800 finishers on the iconic thoroughfare
NEW YORK – On a beautiful late summer September Sunday, at the New Balance 5th Avenue Mile, Olympic medalist and World champion Josh Kerr and two-time...
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September 01, 2024
American and Paris Olympic bronze medalist Nuguse also well under previous mark
From World Athletics
At the New Balance KO Meile in Dusseldorf, Germany, on Sunday afternoon, Britain’s Elliot Giles won the men’s race, smashing the road Mile world record with his 3:51.3.
The Paris Olympic...
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August 10, 2024
Three-time World 1500m champion and world record holder also sets Olympic record in "amazing" run
By Michelle Katami for World Athletics
Faith Kipyegon underlined her status as the queen of the 1500 meters, bagging her third successive Olympic title at the distance at the Paris 2024 Games on...
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