Mile News


Dark Horse and The Mile

May 24, 2017

I never want to do that again... but by the time I make it back to my spike bag I'm already thinking about the next time I'll get the chance to race, and it can't come soon enough.

By Lauren Henkel for Tracksmith

On a chilly April Friday night, the North Brooklyn Runners hosted an early...

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The Training of Jim Ryun an American Superstar

May 23, 2017

Ryun’s high school coach, Bob Timmons, was formerly a swimming coach, and he more or less trained Ryun as a swimmer.

By Runner's Tribe

The first American high school athlete to run a sub-4 Mile, multiple world record holder, Olympic 1500m silver medalist. Jim Ryun to this day is an American...

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State Street Mile, The Fastest Mile in the West, Set for Sunday, June 4

May 23, 2017

Race proceeds go to the Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Crime Victim Emergency Fund; 1,000-plus participants expected at 18th edition; also the unofficial World Championship Dog Mile

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – (May 23, 2017) – The 18th State Street Mile on Sunday, June 4 is set to welcome...

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Run This Race: The Monumental Mile

May 22, 2017

Celebrate the fact that you have run the most glorious distance in all of running!

By Jill Geer, ​Beyond Monumental

With all due respect to other distances, there are exactly three glamour events in running: The 100 meters, the Mile, and the marathon.

The marathon takes months to train for,...

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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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