"I appreciate people taking my world record performance as an inspiration to imagine what could be possible in the future."
By Jonathan Lambert, NPR
Three-time Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon is really, really fast.
In 2023, the Kenyan middle-distance running superstar set three women's...
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Two Oregon HSers from same school also go sub-4
By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor, with BBTM support
BOSTON - Three boys from the Northwest flew all the way to Boston to knock out some lingering goals in the Mile.
Owen Powell, a senior from Mercer Island (WA), ran in the fastest section of the...
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The first Norwegian to set a Mile world record also set indoor 1500m WR
From World Athletics
LIEVIN, France - Just five days after his U.S. rival Yared Nuguse set an indoor Mile world record in New York City, Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway went one better at the Meeting Hauts-de-France...
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The first American male to set a track Mile WR since 1978, Dick Buerkle, also indoor WR (3:54.93), and the first Wanamaker WR since 1955, 70 years!!
By Jon Mulkeen for World Athletics
NEW YORK - Little more than an hour after fellow American Paris Olympic bronze medalist Grant Fisher’s 3000m...
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“The magic of the Mile continues to resonate with sports fans. A ticket to watch its Commonwealth final will be one of the must-have seats in Glasgow next year.”
From Glasgow 2026
The Commonwealth Games: Glasgow 2026 will see the return of the Mile to a major championships athletics program....
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16th edition to serve as Team USA selection event for first time; $50,000 national championship prize purse
From Drake Relays
DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered by Mediacom will host the 2025 USATF 1 Mile Championships as a highlight of the Grand Blue Mile...
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“I only wanted to come in and open up the season, get qualified in case I wanted to run the Mile at nationals. So to come out here and run that right now is pretty cool.”
By Tim Stephens, Vestavia Voice
Ethan Strand made track & field history — again.
The Vestavia Hills native and...
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Yared Nuguse eyes three-peat at iconic indoor Mile race
From World Athletics
Olympic and World indoor medalists Josh Kerr and Yared Nuguse will renew their rivalry and Paris Olympic 1500m medalists Jessica Hull (silver) and Georgia Bell (bronze) lead the women’s field for the NYRR Wanamaker...
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U.S. indoor record by St. Pierre, new mother; record four men sub-3:50 indoors same race; Engelhardt national girls Mile records, outdoor and HS-only; men’s road Mile world record shattered, twice; at Iffley Road, 70th anniversary celebration of the first sub-4 by Roger Bannister; three more U.S....
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After concluding a stellar, 20-year career, the Olympic bronze medalist will embark on a 50-state running-infused van-life tour of the U.S. with her husband, Jason, in 2025
By Brian Metzler, RUN powered by Outside
Jenny Simpson will go down in the annals of American running as one of the...
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