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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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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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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A 4-time world record holder, who inspired Roger Bannister to the first sub-4 minute Mile; also Commonwealth Games gold medalist and sub-4 minute Miler
From the BBC
Former British athlete Sir Chris Chataway has died at the age of 82.
Chataway, who broke the 5000m world record in 1954, is...
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