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Success runs in the family as another Cram goes for gold

December 05, 2017

I started as an 800 meter runner. I was really nervous about standing at the start with the name Cram on my vest and then my name read out.

By Catherine Scott, Yorkshire Post

It seems that Josie Cram is following in her famous dad’s footsteps as she represents Team GB on the sporting stage.

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Green Ridge Mile celebrates 36 years in Scranton

December 04, 2017

“A few years after I started the Green Ridge Mile, I did ban smoking in Gavin’s", wondering if “that might have been a first in the state.”

By Mary Therese Biebel, Times Leader

SCRANTON — Daniel McGlynn was that rare tavern owner who had a habit of running to work every day.

His house was...

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The Ancient Roman Reason Why There Are 5,280 Feet in a Mile

December 03, 2017

The British codified the iconic distance, tied to the furlong, in the 16th century

By Sam Benson Smith, Reader's Digest

Nearly every country in the world uses the metric system as its official system of weights and measurements. Yes, fellow Americans, we are among the exceptions to this rule,...

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Austin Marathon 2018 Weekend Adds Manzano Mile

December 01, 2017

Namesake Leo Manzano, Olympic silver medalist and 2018 Austin Marathon Race Ambassador, to host road race event

AUSTIN, Texas - High Five Events, one of the largest privately owned event production companies in the United States, introduces the Manzano Mile, set to take place on Saturday,...

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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.

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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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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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