Mile News


Staples’ Henry Wynne Cements Status As League Legend

March 14, 2013

“You’re not going to see any one like him for a while. I can’t wait to see what he does in college.”

By Tom Renner, Westport Daily Voice

WESTPORT, Conn. – Until this year, former Westhill High School runner Kevin King had been the gold standard in Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic...

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Chasing the Elusive Four-Minute Barrier

March 14, 2013

Elite runners converging on Lodi as they try to top standard of excellence

By Ed Yevelev, Lodi News-Sentinel

Jeff Merrill likens a Mile to two worlds colliding: The strategy and aerobic endurance of distance running, combined with the explosiveness of sprinting.

"It's a nice meeting right...

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State Mile Guide: #2 Pennsylvania

March 13, 2013

Date of Statehood: December 12, 1787
Capital: Harrisburg
Motto: Virtue, Liberty & Independence

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has a rich Mile history with the "State of Independence" hosting some of the fastest and most exciting Mile races in the United States. The historic Penn Relays has...

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After the Mile

March 13, 2013

Tim Danielson was among an exclusive group of runners who had broken the mystic four-minute barrier. Now he is a runner shackled, charged with killing his ex-wife.

By Jere Longman, New York Times

SAN DIEGO — It was to be a reunion of Southern California’s top high school runners, more than a...

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Return the Mile to prominence on the American & worldwide sports and cultural landscape by elevating and celebrating the Mile to create a movement.

ELEVATE
Bring Back the Mile as the premier event in the sport, and increase interest in and media coverage of the Mile for both those who love the distance as well as the general public.

CELEBRATE
Bring Back the Mile to celebrate the storied distance and to recognize the people who made and make the Mile great and to promote Mile events and the next generation of U.S. Milers.

NATIONAL MOVEMENT
Bring Back the Mile to create a national movement for the Mile as America’s Distance,
to inspire Americans to run the Mile as part of their fitness program and to replace the 1600 meters at High School State Track & Field Meets across the country.

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