Event proceeds go to the Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Crime Victim Emergency Fund
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Due to the impacts of COVID-19, the State Street Mile will celebrate its 21st running as a virtual race from Wednesday, June 10 to Sunday, July 5. Known as the “Fastest, Funnest Mile...
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She intends to run both the 1500 and 5000 at the Olympic Trials next year even though the Tokyo Games schedule precludes serious consideration of racing both there.
By Sieg Lindstrom, Track & Field News
“We become what we behold. We shape our tools and then our tools shape us.”
Case in...
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"I really love the 1500 but if I can be fit enough to sustain the rounds of a 5K, then you know, I think I could also be a contender there..."
By Sieg Lindstrom, Track & Field News
The 1500 may no longer be her primary event—although that decision’s not etched in stone—but any discussion of...
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Jim Bailey shocked the world by beating legend John Landy in Los Angeles in 1956
By Dan Fredericks, The Sydney Morning Herald
Australian Jim Bailey was the first runner to break the 4 minute Mile on American soil. He achieved this unexpected, historic feat on May 6, 1956, at the Los Angeles...
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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.
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