Mile News


How to Run Your First Mile

September 18, 2013

The goal for everyone is to get to the finish line.

By New York Road Runners

One Mile: The distance of the race is 5,280 feet, 1609 meters, or roughly 20 standard New York City Blocks. At one time or another you have likely missed your bus, subway, or taxi, and had to walk (or even jog) to...

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Shannon Rowbury Joins Salazar’s Oregon Project

September 17, 2013

“I would like to thank Coach Cook for everything he has done for me."

By Peter Gambaccini, Runner's World

Shannon Rowbury, the 2009 World Championships 1500 meter bronze medalist who has been a finalist in two Olympic 1500s, will join Coach Alberto Salazar and the Nike Oregon Project after...

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The raw genius that was ace Miler ASM Khan

September 17, 2013

First Sri Lankan to run the metric Mile under four minutes

By Sa’adi Thawfeeq, The Nation

He was dubbed the ‘Smiling Miler’ by the local press because he always finished a race with a smile on his face, called the ‘Wonder Boy of Ceylon’ in India and also referred to as the ‘Local Zatopek of...

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Camp Kampf

September 16, 2013

Reflecting on the whole thing, I'm sure some athletes measure their success in medal counts, prize money and international fame, but standing in front of that group of kids, all I could think of was, 'I made it', plain and simple.

By Heather Kampf, ASICS & Team USA Minnesota athlete

In the...

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