Mile News


East High School wins 31st SwedishAmerican State Street Mile High School Challenge

August 25, 2015

The race is a fast, downhill point-to-point course that took place in Rockford, Illinois on August 1. The high school that had the most registered and participating students, staff and faculty were awarded with a $1000 prize for their athletic department.

By Joseph Edwards, WREX

Organizers...

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Magic of the Mile

August 25, 2015

“A Mile is a way, in a community, to get people off the couch to do something that’s attainable and realistic.”

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One-Mile races have become spirited events...

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Women’s 1500m Final – IAAF World Championships, Beijing

August 25, 2015

Dibaba wins Ethiopia’s first ever gold in the 1500m; becomes first woman to concurrently hold world indoor and outdoor records and world indoor and outdoor titles; Shannon Rowbury 7th, top U.S. in metric Mile

From IAAF

It took little more than 4 minutes for Genzebe Dibaba to run the full...

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Kiwi Miler Nick Willis shakes things up for IAAF World Championships

August 24, 2015

The Olympic silver medalist will toe the line against what is perhaps the best 1500m field ever assembled for a major event beginning on Thursday, August 27.

By Marc Hinton, Stuff

You're never too old to change things up. Maybe even roll the dice a little. Just ask Nick Willis who at 32 years...

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