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Weightman aims for London 2017 delight to repay coach and Mile legend Steve Cram

March 28, 2017

“A lot of the anger and frustration that I had when I was removed from funding only fueled my winter training to get out there and prove what I can do."

By The Yorkshire Post

The 26-year-old athlete has the know-how of former world record holder Steve Cram to fall back on in her quest to lead...

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Tom, Jack & The St. Ignatius 4 minute Mile legacy

March 26, 2017

The O’Hara-Keelan sub-4 breakthroughs came 54 years apart.

By Paul O’Shea, Once Upon a Time in the Vest

"It’s a brick wall. I shall not attempt it again."
--John Landy, after running between 4:02 and 4:03 six times in 1953. 

Fortunately for the track & field world, the determined...

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50 Years Ago, Doris Brown Put U.S. Women’s Distance Running on the Map

March 25, 2017

In March 1967, the indoor Mile world record holder became the first women’s international cross country champion.

By Roger Robinson, Runner's World

One of America’s greatest distance running talents had one major flaw: She was too fast for her time.

Up until 1967, the longest race for women...

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How Our Totally Average Runner Broke the Sub-5 Minute Mile

March 24, 2017

Maybe it was the endorphins, but I swear I heard 23,000 high school kids cheering.

By Charles Bethea, Outside

I was watching the 1500 meter Olympic final last summer at a bar, a few months before my 35th birthday, when I first wondered if a middle-distance runner lurked within. It was a...

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