Franz Stampfl coached Roger Bannister to the 4 minute Mile, but he had an extraordinary backstory, including surviving a U-boat attack
By Paul Connolly, The Guardian
Ralph Doubell began running in the hope of seeing the world. Spindly, 17, scraping by at the University of Melbourne, Doubell...
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High school athlete of the week
By Marc Bloom, Running Times
Athlete: Ben Saarel
Year: Senior
School: Park City High School
Location: Park City, UT
Mile PR: 4:02.72
3200m PR: 8:45.74
Ben Saarel (right, PhotoRun), a senior at Park City High in Utah and last Saturday’s Dream...
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Deep Open and high school fields plus new events highlight sixth edition
ST. LOUIS - (May 28, 2013) - The Big River Festival of Miles presented by Under Armour, the sixth stop on the Bring Back the Mile Tour, has announced it expects a record crowd at Saint Louis University High School on...
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Keen competition for national road Mile titles in the capital
By Steve Smythe, Athletics Weekly
Teenager Charlie Grice followed up his BMC win in Solihull last week with another confident victory as the inaugural Bupa Westminster Mile in London hosted the British Athletics 1 Mile road...
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