Mile News


Utah runner produces feats for the ages (or aging)

July 28, 2014

No man his age or older has ever come close to running so fast for the Mile

By Doug Robinson, Deseret News

OGDEN — By way of introduction, Brad Barton is a motivational speaker, author and magician who urges audiences to “do something hard” and embrace challenges. For a man who is raising six...

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‘Race of the century’ between Landy & Bannister still a miracle 60 years later

July 27, 2014

“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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Heather Kampf 3-Peats, Sets Event Record at Ryan Shay Mile

July 26, 2014

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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Two races hope to reignite local interest in “The Mile”

July 24, 2014

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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Return the Mile to prominence on the American & worldwide sports and cultural landscape by elevating and celebrating the Mile to create a movement.

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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.

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