Media director of Running USA and BBTM Founder, Ryan Lamppa, is determined to bring the Mile back into prominence
By John Zant, Santa Barbara Independent
Roger Bannister broke through the 4-minute barrier in the Mile run on May 6, 1954. It remains the most memorable performance in track...
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Because we've all run a Mile at least once in our lives, we understand and can be wowed by Bannister's feat.
Stephen Meyers, The Coloradoan
Sixty years ago Tuesday, Roger Bannister did something many thought would kill him: He ran a sub-four-minute Mile.
For decades, people had speculated...
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Epic, history-making high school Mile race by teen phenom & 1964 Olympian stands the test of time
On Saturday, May 15, 1965, Jim Ryun, who a year earlier had already broken 4 minutes in the Mile as a junior for Wichita East High in Wichita, Kansas, the first prep athlete to achieve the magic...
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Bring Back the Mile's 2014 interview series, presented by HOKA ONE ONE, sits down with 1990s Mile ace Steve Holman. A prep standout in the state of Minnesota, Holman had a HS Mile best of 4:09.26 (converted from a 4:07.62 1600 meters) in 1988, as a senior at Richfield High School, a year that he...
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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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