April 24, 2012
Peter van der Westhuizen takes first GBM crown
Courtesy: Drake Athletics
DES MOINES, Iowa - 2011 Pan Am Games gold medalist Sara Hall (far right) became the first two-time winner in the three-year history of the Grand Blue Mile on Tuesday evening, outkicking Heather Kampf to repeat as...
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April 24, 2012
By Taylor Wilson, Deseret News
PROVO, Utah – Senior Miles Batty will attempt to become just the second runner in history to complete a sub-4 minute Mile in the state of Utah on Saturday at 1:45pm MT at the annual BYU Robison Invitational.
Batty will attempt to join Olympian Doug Padilla on...
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April 22, 2012
By Carroll McKibben, Des Moines Register
The Drake Relays might have been the site of the first 4-minute mile. That opportunity never occurred, however, because of a decision made, ironically, by a former Drake University track coach, Bill Easton. The popular Easton coached the Bulldogs and...
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April 19, 2012
By Dave Link, Knoxville News Sentinel
There was a time when the mile run was the signature event in track and field meets in the United States and around the world.
It may have reached a peak on May 16, 1971, when Jim Ryun and Marty Liquori were paired against each other in the first "Dream...
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