“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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"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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As of today, the 3:50 Mile / 3:33 1500m barrier has been broken 962 times by 144 different athletes.
From Jesse Squire, Daily Relay
Welcome back to Stat Sunday, a new feature where we overanalyze a particular event. In past weeks I’ve looked at the men’s and women’s 100 meters. Today we’re...
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“When I saw that the series was coming up, I was really excited…it’s my favorite distance.”
From The Buffalo News
It should be a wonderful summer for Jim Figler of Hamburg. For once, there are enough Mile races scheduled around town to keep him satisfied.
“It’s my favorite distance,” he...
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