“When you have these kinds of good girls, girls who are good at following directions to the point of excelling, you’ll find a system that’s happy to take them. And it’s rife with abuse.”
By Lindsay Crouse, New York Times
At 17, Mary Cain was already a record-breaking phenom: the fastest girl...
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“I feel confident in the journey that I’ve taken... to see if I can make my fourth Olympic team because I definitely have my work cut out for me with that task alone.”
By Sarah Lorge Butler, Runner's World
Shannon Rowbury has fought her way back into racing shape after the birth of her...
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Running can be such a social sport and the biggest motivators for getting out the door can be knowing that someone else is counting on you to do it with them.
By Phil Patterson, Jr., HeelStriker954.com
Garrett Heath grew up in Winona, a small town of about 30,000 people in southeastern...
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Along with the celebration of living legends, the event will feature a treasure trove of archive film footage and a display of Mile running memorabilia.
By Chris Turner for the IAAF
More than a dozen of history’s greatest Milers will congregate in Monaco for the World Athletics Heritage Mile...
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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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