Life Outside the Oval Office: The Track Less Traveled

I imagined people laughing at me and asking how I could be so good at the Mile in PE class, but so bad at cross country running. - Nick Symmonds

Talent, a sporting idol, or pushy parents could all be reasons for someone to take up track and field. Not for 2013 World 800m silver medalist Nick...

Mile run revival set for South Africa

"The moment Roger Banister ran that revered sub-4 minute Mile he created an event which is iconic, classic and timeless," said Born 2 Run Director Trad Cruickshank.

By The Associated Press

Reigniting a love for athletics in South Africa and remembering a golden era gone by, Puma and Born 2...

The 4 minute Mile: How the Daily Express reported it 60 years ago

One of the greatest feats ever achieved by a British athlete almost never took place...

By Dominic Midgley, Daily Express

It was the behavior of a Cross of St. George flag flying on the steeple of St. John's Church near the Iffley Road track in Oxford on Thursday, May 6, 1954 that persuaded...

All Hope is Gone #2: Brandon Hudgins’ Story

Living the life of a sub-elite distance runner takes a stubborn and motivated individual.

BBTM met Brandon Hudgins at the GNC Live Well Liberty Mile earlier this year, beginning to learn his story. Brandon was diagnosed with Wegener’s Granulomatosis, an autoimmune disease, which affects only...