Ryun’s high school coach, Bob Timmons, was formerly a swimming coach, and he more or less trained Ryun as a swimmer.
By Runner's Tribe
The first American high school athlete to run a sub-4 Mile, multiple world record holder, Olympic 1500m silver medalist. Jim Ryun to this day is an American...
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Race proceeds go to the Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Crime Victim Emergency Fund; 1,000-plus participants expected at 18th edition; also the unofficial World Championship Dog Mile
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – (May 23, 2017) – The 18th State Street Mile on Sunday, June 4 is set to welcome...
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Celebrate the fact that you have run the most glorious distance in all of running!
By Jill Geer, Beyond Monumental
With all due respect to other distances, there are exactly three glamour events in running: The 100 meters, the Mile, and the marathon.
The marathon takes months to train for,...
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Second edition offers $3,156 prize money in the Open, Masters and Tutu Mile divisions
From Run Tucson
TUCSON – On Friday evening, May 26, the RRCA National 1 Mile Road Championships will be contested in downtown Tucson, Arizona at the Festival of Miles. The second edition features a $3,156...
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