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King’s Tyler Janes sets county Mile record

March 29, 2016

“I’ve never seen a Mile that fast... It was just a magical moment." - Riverside King distance coach of Brad Peters

By Jeffrey Parenti, The Press-Enterprise

Tyler Janes, a senior at Riverside King, shattered the Riverside County record for 1600 meters and the Mile (9 meters longer) on Saturday...

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Kittatinny’s Coombs is All-American in the Mile

March 29, 2016

Virginia Wesleyan College sophomore breaks own school record, goes sub-5 minutes at NCAA Division III Indoor Championships in Iowa

By Carl Barbati, New Jersey Herald

Marissa Coombs was a standout runner at Kittatinny High School, graduating in 2014 with a string of success stories and...

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The school where all the children run a Mile a day to aid their concentration

March 26, 2016

"We have been really overwhelmed by the response from parents and it gives the children a bit of a brain break from lessons and we find they come back more ready to focus on lessons."

By Caitlyn Marsh, Daily Echo

Every pupil at a school in Southbourne runs one Mile every day to help them be...

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Sir Roger Bannister donates diaries to Oxford’s library

March 25, 2016

Mile legend's collection filled more than 50 boxes, includes letters, diaries, speeches, articles, photographs and film from his career over the years.

By Sports Illustrated Wire

Sir Roger Bannister celebrated his 87th birthday by making his diaries public for the first time at Oxford's...

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