Mile News


7-year-old sets Junior Olympics record in 1500 while running barefoot

August 04, 2015

Skandera posted a time of 5:08.52 to set a national age-group record and break the meet record by three seconds and did it without shoes.

From USA Today High School Sports

Daniel Skandera from Santa Rosa, Calif., is only 7-years-old and already holds the world record in the Mile for...

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Olympian Morgan Uceny wins the 25th High Street Mile

August 03, 2015

Proceeds from the event are going toward the Friends of Newburyport Track, which is a newly formed organization dedicated to getting a state-of-the-art track & field complex.

By Dan Harrison, Daily News

Familiarity doesn’t always breed success.

Nearly 600 runners showed up for the 25th High...

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Souleiman will double at Beijing in 800m and 1500m

August 02, 2015

“I have a good chance in the 1500m, but I will double up in the 800 metres because this year in Beijing there is a gap, one day resting after the 800 has finished.”

By Mike Rowbottom, IAAF

Ayanleh Souleiman presented a jubilant figure on the long, rain swept night of athletics in Stockholm’s...

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Winners take Rockford State Street Mile in under five minutes

August 02, 2015

"People identify with this race, it's good for the running community... and the high school with the most participation of students and staff won $1,000 toward their athletic department."

By Kelsie Passolt, WREX

Saturday, a short race brought a long list of runners to downtown Rockford.  We...

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