Mountain Avenue Mile lives on in Marathoner Jane Welzel’s honor

“I’ll always remember Jane’s energy and generosity. It is a lot of work to put on a race and she always pulled it off with a smile,” McCullough said. “She gave a lot of herself, her time and money to put these races and other events on and we hope we are doing them justice.”

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John Walker sets world record in time trial

In Gothenburg 40 years ago, Mile legend Walker had to front-run it, as he suspected would happen anyway, "but I didn't bargain running as much on my own".

By David Leggat, New Zealand Herald

Of the big three, it's the performance that tends to slip the mind. To a point you understand why,...

Book Review of “Once a Runner” prequel “Racing the Rain” by John L. Parker, Jr.

“It works and has the potential to draw a new audience into Once a Runner, by telling the story of Quenton Cassidy's development into a Miler."

By Jonathan Gault, LetsRun

The appeal of Once a Runner, the 1978 cult classic by John L. Parker, Jr., is that it is, first and foremost, a running...

Sir Walter Miler finds its pace, sets records

While the meet set plenty of notable stats and records, the goal to bring Raleigh into the track scene also succeeded, as a record crowd was on hand to watch the event.

From NC State

In just three years, the Sir Walter Miler has exploded onto the national track scene as well as the Raleigh...