Organized by the Oxford University Cross Country Club, Bannister Miles has grown into an annual celebration of athletics, featuring a morning community Mile and afternoon races at iconic Iffley Road track, site of the first sub-4 minute Mile
By Matt Drake, Oxford Mail Reporter
The Bannister...
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"It's time to bring the Mile world record home. We have an amazing history of Milers in this country and it's important to go after these records when you're capable."
By Harry Poole, BBC Sport journalist
Great Britain's Josh Kerr will attempt to break the long-standing men's outdoor Mile...
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Mile legend inspired generations of Irish runners and athletes
World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that Ireland's 1956 Olympic 1500m champion Ron Delany died on Wednesday, March 11 at the age of 91.
Delany is best remembered for winning the 1956 Olympic 1500m title in Melbourne with a...
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“I think the sky’s the limit. Like it’s fast, indoors, 3:45, no doubt. But we’re talking big picture, I gotta be able to go 3:42 hopefully somewhere in my career.”
By David Woods, Special to IndyStar
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Nothing ever will compare to the Olympic Games, but Cole Hocker was...
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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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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.
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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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