“A lot of people said it was impossible. I was a junior in high school [when Bannister broke the 4 minute barrier] and my history teacher says, ‘The stopwatches were wrong, a human being can’t run that fast.'”
By Nick Zaccardi, NBC Sports
It’s no surprise that Nike co-founder Phil Knight,...
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The Navy Mile on Pennsylvania Avenue presented by USAA is a community celebration, kicking off the United States Navy's 240th birthday week. The inaugural race includes a prize purse of more than $14,000 including $12,500 for elite Milers.
By Jason Devaney, RootsRated
As the Nation’s capitol,...
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‘It’s a common sense approach to children’s fitness, which is free and easy. The most important thing is that the children really enjoy it, otherwise you couldn’t sustain it."
By Eleanor Harding, Daily Mail
A primary school is making all children run a ‘daily Mile’ in a bid to improve their...
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"It's a good way to make the body feel better. It's good to run. I think distance running does that. You have to coordinate your whole mind and body with some distance running."
Angelique S. Chengelis, The Detroit News
Michigan football players don't love it, but they are embracing the...
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Return the Mile to prominence on the American & worldwide sports and cultural landscape by elevating and celebrating the Mile to create a movement.
ELEVATE
Bring Back the Mile as the premier event in the sport, and increase interest in and media coverage of the Mile for both those who love the distance as well as the general public.
CELEBRATE
Bring Back the Mile to celebrate the storied distance and to recognize the people who made and make the Mile great and to promote Mile events and the next generation of U.S. Milers.
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Bring Back the Mile to create a national movement for the Mile as America’s Distance, to inspire Americans to run the Mile as part of their fitness program and to replace the 1600 meters at High School State Track & Field Meets across the country.
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