The Mile is a poetic blend of cardio endurance and all-out intensity.
By Bill Bradley, GQ Magazine
We have to admit, we geeked out just a little over the weekend when we heard that Dijibouti runner Ayanleh Souleiman had won the prestigious Bowerman Mile at the Prefontaine Classic in an...
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Course record holder faces top men’s field including former UCSB Gauchos Scott Smith & Juan Paredes; top women include 2013 race champion Katja Goldring, Valerie Sanchez and local Jill Himlan; 16th edition offers an event record prize purse; race proceeds go to District Attorney’s Crime Victim...
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“The Mile is deeply embedded in our culture. We think and speak in Miles. It’s still something runners talk about and want to achieve.”
By Bethany Stripp, My Chicago Athlete Magazine
If you want to run a short road race, you’ll likely search for an area 5K: an iconic distance, but one that...
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“Pre was a rebel from a working-class background, a guy full of cockiness and guts,” said Nike co-founder Phil Knight. “Pre’s spirit is the cornerstone of this company’s soul.”
From Nike.com
In 1973, two years after the Nike brand was born and the first Swoosh adorned shoes, the nascent...
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Return the Mile to prominence on the American & worldwide sports and cultural landscape by elevating and celebrating the Mile to create a movement.
ELEVATE
Bring Back the Mile as the premier event in the sport, and increase interest in and media coverage of the Mile for both those who love the distance as well as the general public.
CELEBRATE
Bring Back the Mile to celebrate the storied distance and to recognize the people who made and make the Mile great and to promote Mile events and the next generation of U.S. Milers.
NATIONAL MOVEMENT
Bring Back the Mile to create a national movement for the Mile as America’s Distance, to inspire Americans to run the Mile as part of their fitness program and to replace the 1600 meters at High School State Track & Field Meets across the country.
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