“I was going to run from the front, I was going to break the 4 minute Mile, and I was going to break my world record." - John Landy
By Kym Morgan, The Advertiser
The 1954 British Empire Games Mile race between Australia’s John Landy and England’s Roger Bannister in Vancouver, Canada, was so...
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Rob Finnerty wins men’s Mile at 7th edition; third stop on the Bring Back the Mile Grand Prix Tour 2014
By Jeff Hartnagle
CHARLEVOIX, Mich. – Heather Kampf again showed why she is The Queen of the Road Miles with a three-peat performance and event record 4:21.39 clocking at the 7th Ryan Shay...
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No running distance, or field event for that matter, has the history, the appeal, the "magic" of the Mile.
By David Quick, The Post and Courier
Long before the rise of the marathon and the 5K, and mud runs, color runs and rave runs, there was "The Mile."
The Mile run is 5,280 feet or...
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The fans at the Michigan Track Classic would see records galore if the women get the chance to run the Mile in future years.
By Jeff Hollobaugh, Michtrack.org
In this era of Mile fever, with the folks at Bring Back the Mile being astonishingly successful at reinvigorating the popularity of...
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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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