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Making the Most of Your Mile: The Minnesota Mile

September 11, 2013

The Minnesota Mile was held on Sunday, September 8 and witnessed not only blazing fast new course records, but the fastest Miles ever run on Minnesota soil. Ben Blankenship, a Minnesota native and University of Minnesota Golden Gopher alumnus, lowered his personal best winning a close finish in...

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Falmouth Varsity Girls Soccer Team Mentors Young Runners in Main Street Mile

September 10, 2013

Record turnout ran iconic distance in Falmouth last Sunday

By The Enterprise staff

A record number of runners participated in this year’s Main Street Mile, a family-oriented race sponsored by the Falmouth Track Club that starts on the Falmouth Village Green and ends at the Ellen T. Mitchell...

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Miler McGee nearing return to Gators

September 10, 2013

“I just hope to bring back some of the things I learned this summer.”

By Gordon Streisand, Alligator

Cory McGee is trying to catch her breath as she prepares for the cross country season.

This summer, McGee (right, PhotoRun) ran for the Gators track and field team, participated at the USA...

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West High’s Gardarsson eyes school records, 4-minute Mile

September 10, 2013

A celebrity I resemble is: Steve Prefontaine; my favorite pro athlete: Galen Rupp

By Nick Fetty, Iowa City Press-Citizen

For some people, their craziest ambition may be to go skydiving or to swim with sharks. For West High senior Daniel Gardarsson, his craziest ambition is to run the Mile in...

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