“I can remember just thinking that to me it was one person wins, one person loses, but he had the perspective that I wished I had. He kind of knew that often times, it’s not you. It’s your competitors and your coach and all the other things. It all mixes together to develop a world class runner."...
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Exciting new research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology showed that running a Mile has the same mortality-lengthening benefits as a marathon.
By Farrah Storr, London Evening Standard
Not so long ago I was out at lunch with a group of sporty types. They were the...
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The winner of four Mile races during 2014 season: "As a 4:17 high school Miler, I'm a prime example of what determination and consistency can produce. High schoolers, I hope you're taking note!"
From Portland Track Weekly
Breakthrough seasons don't happen every year for a professional track...
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"I know Coach Timmons had to really reach down inside of me at times and pull out some things that I didn’t think were there."
By Mike Rosenbaum, About.com Track & Field Expert
In the 1960s and early 1970s, Jim Ryun was among the world’s top middle distance runners. He credits some of his...
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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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