Bring Back the Mile Grand Prix Tour 2014 champion: "my future lies" as a Miler
By Jeff Hollobaugh for Track & Field News
When Heather Kampf (née Dorniden) ran at Minnesota under coach Gary Wilson, she was a true 800 runner, strong enough to win the 2006 NCAA Indoor. “That was definitely my...
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"And it was an answer to a prayer in that it was the easiest race of my life."
By Mike Rosenbaum, About.com Track & Field Expert
Jim Ryun made headlines in 1964 when he became the first high school runner to finish a Mile in less than four minutes. He went on to break the Mile world record...
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“I would say to the high school associations, we need to be more fan-friendly. People understand a Mile."
By Mike Rosenbaum, About.com Track & Field Expert
Jim Ryun is one of the greatest middle distance runners in United States history – an Olympic 1500 meter silver medalist and a former...
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On that windless fall day in the City of Lights, Jules Ladoumègue was so anxious that he false started!
By Bring Back the Mile
October is a slow month for the Mile as the year’s racing season is virtually all done by the end of summer, and thus, over the past 125-plus years, only a few U.S....
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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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