Mile News


Bring Back the Mile Grand Prix Tour 2014 Announced

January 22, 2014

Inaugural grand prix tour includes six stops; total Tour prize purse exceeds $90,000; Running Warehouse’s “Pick-the-Winner” fan engagement contest

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – (January 22, 2014) – Bring Back the Mile, the national campaign to elevate and celebrate the iconic distance, has announced...

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Alan Webb’s Track Career Might End Soon?

January 22, 2014

U.S. Mile record holder and 2004 Olympian eyeing triathlon?

By Peter Gambaccini, Runner's World

Alan Webb’s fabled track career may be nearing its finish, with his final race potentially coming as soon as February 15. After that, he might be reincarnated as a triathlete.

Webb’s contract...

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Willis wins Mile opener at Cooks Classic

January 20, 2014

2008 Olympic silver medalist stops clock at 3:55.98; Angie Smit women's Mile champion

From Athletics NZ

New Zealand's top modern Miler Nick Willis, running his first race for 2014, added to the rich history of Mile running in Wanganui, winning the feature race and running the 60th sub-4...

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Glenn Cunningham overcame burn injuries to set Mile records

January 19, 2014

Kansas track star, 1936 Olympic 1500m silver medalist won Wanamaker Mile six times

By Beccy Tanner, The Wichita Eagle

The anniversary of one of the most famous fires in Kansas is approaching.

On the morning of Feb. 9, 1917, Glenn Cunningham, his brother, Floyd, and two other siblings walked...

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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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