July 22, 2015
Rivalries aside, the 2015 World Championships and 2016 Rio Olympics will be a thrill for fans of American middle distances.
By Meg Bellino, FloTrack
By now you’ve already seen or heard about Shannon Rowbury’s 1500m American record. If you didn’t, it came during a race where Ethiopia’s Genzebe...
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July 22, 2015
The runners are heroic just to finish the four laps around the track (plus 9.34 meters). Fast or slow, going for records or just trying to go the distance, they’ll all be running a Mile.
By Herb Wills, Tallahassee Democrat
Gulf Winds Track Club hosts its 18th “Breakfast on the Track” one-Mile...
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July 22, 2015
“I only want to beat the boys because they tease the girls for being slow."
By Sara Lafrance, Sippican Week
“No high fives!” shouted a 7-year-old runner as he crossed the finish line. “This is serious!”
To some, the Marion Mile is much more than a race. It was started in 2002 by Chris...
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July 22, 2015
"Whether that was more through luck than any technical prowess I don’t know, but I looked like a seasoned 1500m runner, even though I probably had no idea what I was doing."
From Steve Landells, IAAF
Reigning 1500m Diamond Race winner Jenny Simpson recently clocked a season’s best of 3:57.30...
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