By Christopher Graber, The Morning Journal
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Cory Leslie, a 2008 Perkins graduate, was selected as one of 12 elite distance runners in the U.S. to compete in the Glenn Cunningham Mile at the 86th Kansas Relays on Saturday, April 20.
His father and high school distance coach...
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By Kyle Merber
“EL GUERROUJ! LAGAT! TO THE LINE! EL GUERROUJ GOT IT!” When I was thirteen years old, I remember watching the Olympic 1500 final in Athens 2004 and having my eyelids peeled back as I stared at the screen in awe. At this point in my running career, I did not fully understand the...
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By Allan Steele, The Press-Enterprise
WALNUT, Calif. — Anyone who doubted former UC Riverside All-American Brenda Martinez is starting to feel comfortable as a professional runner hasn’t been paying attention.
Martinez set a personal best and a meet record at the storied Mt. SAC Relays on...
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By Duane Bolin, professor of history, Murray State
On my birthday in December 2004, I found myself on a research trip to Oxford, England.
More than 50 years earlier on May 6, 1954 Roger Bannister, for the first time, broke the 4-minute Mile in a time of 3:59.4. Although he had failed to medal...
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