Mile News


Billings’ Christina Aragon punches ticket to Olympic Trials

June 14, 2016

“Honestly, I’m just really excited for that whole experience. If I could get out of the first heat that would be awesome.”

By Lindsay Ross Miller, The Gazette

Christina Aragon rewrote the middle distance records in Montana over her four years at Billings Senior, but after graduation she set...

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Dog-Man Duo Sets New Mile Record

June 09, 2016

“I am sure he could break 4 minutes in the Mile if I was riding on my bike.”

By Kit Fox, Runner's World

Fueled with almonds, coffee and Natural Balance pet food, a man and his four-pawed best friend broke the unofficial world record for the human-dog Mile on Sunday in Santa Barbara,...

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Breaking 4 minute mark in the Mile puts Ross in special company

June 08, 2016

“It worked out perfectly... I’ve got a weight off my shoulders now breaking that.”

By Bill Koch, Providence Journal

The 4 minute Mile remains one of those magical numbers in sports, a figure that sits alongside 50 home runs in a baseball season, 100 points in a hockey season or 1,000 yards...

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Uceny is back: wins Furman Elite 1500 meters

June 07, 2016

2012 Olympic Trials 1500m champion leads 8 women under the 2016 Olympic standard

By Meg Bellino, FloTrack

The goal of the Furman Elite 1500m is simple. Set up two races, rabbit them perfectly, and help athletes get the Olympic standard.

The event was a massive success on the women's side as...

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