February 13, 2025
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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February 08, 2025
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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February 06, 2025
“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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February 05, 2025
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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February 02, 2025
“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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January 11, 2025
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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December 30, 2024
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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October 31, 2024
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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September 15, 2024
Hard training and good genetics give elite runners an edge, but the 4-minute barrier may have its own magic
By Alex Hutchinson, Outside
The 200th person to break 4 minutes for the Mile, according to the National Union of Track Statisticians, was a Swiss runner named Rolf Gysin. On August 16,...
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September 08, 2024
Schweizer ties women’s event record with victory; overall, 17 men went sub-4 and 15 women 4:30 plus 8,800 finishers on the iconic thoroughfare
NEW YORK – On a beautiful late summer September Sunday, at the New Balance 5th Avenue Mile, Olympic medalist and World champion Josh Kerr and two-time...
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