Mile News


The Presidents’ Mile Mascot Challenge: Saturday, August 9

July 20, 2014

From the Desk of the 28th President of the United States of America, Woody Wilson

My Esteemed Fellow Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt and Taft:

Frankly, I don’t get it. You come out of a hole in the wall in center field, you then run your scrawny little legs off for what,...

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Liquori, Miler-Turned-Musician, Taking Life in Stride

July 18, 2014

"Playing a guitar is not a talent any more than running the Mile is a talent. It’s about work and taking a scientific approach to things and progressing.”

By Noel Neff, GainesvilleObserved.com

There was a time when the world knew Marty Liquori for his legs and feet, which for a memorable...

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One week to the fulfillment of her dreams: Elise Cranny

July 17, 2014

Teen phenom excited and ready to represent Team USA at World Junior Championships in Eugene, OR

By MileSplit.com Colorado

For Elise Cranny, another showdown with fellow teen talent Alexa Efraimson looms later this month. But this time it is about so much more than Cranny vs. Efraimson. It's...

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First sub-4 minute Mile run in Donegal

July 16, 2014

"While it was ‘heart in the mouth time’ over the last few hundred meters, it was the perfect ending to a great day."

By Donegal Democrat

History was created at the Danny McDaid Track at the Aura Leisure Centre in Letterkenny yesterday afternoon when Juan Luis Barrios became the first ever...

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