Mile News


Reality Mile set to go at Warwick

May 27, 2014

The purpose is produce a sub-4 effort, thus making the dream of running sub-4 a reality.

By Ken McMillan, Times Herald-Record

The annual Fast Times Relays track and field meet on Tuesday, May 27 at Warwick is an opportunity for top high school runners to hone their relay skills and shave...

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Sixty years ago Diane Leather smashed world record but not sex barrier

May 27, 2014

Leather’s run was not recognized as a world record, only a world’s best, because the IAAF did not keep records above 800m for women. And that is a story in itself.

By Sean Ingle, The Guardian

Sixty years ago this May, on a crushed cinder track in the Midlands, an athlete ran into history by...

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Is it time to raise your ceiling?

May 27, 2014

Even if you reach your goal, you have to ask yourself this question: Did I reach my potential?

By Dave Griffin, Carroll County Times 

If you look-up the word “impossible,” you’ll find something similar to the following definition: Not possible; unable to be, exists or happen.

Once, many...

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Matt Elliott: America’s Fastest Kindergarten Teacher

May 27, 2014

"I've got a full-time job. I'm an elementary school teacher. And I'm just having fun doing what I love to do."

By Charles Bethea, Running Times

In June of 2013, a full-time teacher lined up in the final of the 1500m at U.S. nationals in Des Moines, Iowa. Matthew Elliott, 27, had barely made...

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