AW’s editor looks ahead excitedly to the 60th anniversary of Roger Bannister’s first sub-4 minute Mile: the Everest of athletics
By Jason Henderson, Athletics Weekly
When Roger Bannister ran 3:59.4 in Oxford on May 6, 1954, to become the first man to break the 4-minute barrier for one Mile,...
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"Even though a ‘kicker’s’ race would be good for me, I also think I’m in shape to PR in the 3000m."
By Christopher Kelsall, Athletics Illustrated
Gabriele Grunewald, better known as GG or Gabe, is an American middle-distance runner from small town Minnesota or Perham, MN to be exact. A...
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"I hit the line at 3:59, saw my official time and had a feeling somewhere between elation and relief I’d say."
By Ben Stroup, Lima News
Jake Edwards has been chasing things his whole life.
He’s caught up to most of them, whether it be an OHSAA Division I State Championship in the 1600 meter...
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Coach Annette Acuff: “He executed the race so well under a lot of pressure. This is a great achievement for our program.”
From Press & Sun-Bulletin
Junior middle distance runner Jesse Garn became the second athlete in Binghamton University program history to break four minutes in the Mile on...
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