Mile News


Katie Mackey Wins First National Title After Nearly Quitting the Sport

May 03, 2017

“I want to pass on what I’ve learned—I think at the end of the day that’s what will be a successful career to me.”

By Erin Strout, Runner's World

Katie Mackey found another gear she wasn’t sure she had. She discovered it with about 200 meters left on Tuesday night at the USA Road Mile...

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RBC grad Rob Napolitano was Penn Relays’ top Miler

May 02, 2017

The Columbia University senior ran a sizzling sub-4 Mile split at Franklin Field and he's primed to finish college with a flourish.

By Jerry Carino, Asbury Park Press

Over three days last week, there were 212 attempts at the Mile or 1600 meters at the Penn Relays.

No one ran four laps...

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East Bay runner Cooper Teare falls short of sub-4 minute Mile

May 01, 2017

"He closed in 58.8 or 58.9, so he still had something left. But the early pace cost him.”

By Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News

SACRAMENTO — The quest for history, the magical sub-4 minute Mile, continued Saturday for a Bay Area distance runner who is shattering records as he winds down his...

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Jim Ryun reflects upon breaking his Mile world record 50 years ago

April 29, 2017

“Coach Timmons would reach way down in our souls, find these amazing talents and pull them out."

By Tom Keegan, Lawrence Journal-World

Somewhere, sitting on a basketball team’s bench or listed way down on a football squad’s depth chart, or standing in front of a gymnasium door searching in...

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