BBTM 2015 USA Outdoor Championships: Women’s 1500m

BBTM 2015 USA Outdoor Championships: Men’s 1500m

Jabaz, Van Der Wyk Win HOKA ONE ONE State Street Mile

Josh Helton & Bro crush Dog Mile course record with a 4:15 WR clocking; 16th edition draws event record of more than 1,000 participants; race proceeds go to District Attorney’s Crime Victim Emergency Fund

By Ryan Lamppa, Mile wire

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – On Sunday morning, Jorge Jabaz of...

Mile Runs Gain Popularity in Road Racing

“The Mile is deeply embedded in our culture. We think and speak in Miles. It’s still something runners talk about and want to achieve.”

By Bethany Stripp, My Chicago Athlete Magazine

If you want to run a short road race, you’ll likely search for an area 5K: an iconic distance, but one that...

The 4 Minute High School Mile, 50 Years Later

A half-century after a Kansas high schooler ran the Mile in under 4:00, a select five U.S. boys have joined the sub-4 club with Jim Ryun

By Kevin Helliker, Wall Street Journal

On Monday I called Jim Ryun, thinking it would be cool to tell the greatest Miler in American history something he...

50th Anniversary of Jim Ryun’s Epic Sub-4 at Kansas State Meet

First sub-4 Mile at high school-only competition and State meet and still the only sub-4 at a State meet.

By Bring Back the Mile

On May 15, 1965, Jim Ryun, who a year earlier had already broken 4 minutes in the Mile as a junior for Wichita East High in Wichita, Kansas, the first prep athlete...

‘Holy Grail’ moments spur Mile comeback

“If the Dream Mile in New York has some magic in it, that event could be the tipping point.”

By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor

The Mile – that so very non-metric of track events – has become the hot topic of discussion and the must-see event at big meets this spring.

With Matthew Maton’s sub-4...

USATF’s Hightower Bans the Mile in America

Bring Back the Mile calls decision by USATF President “misguided, undemocratic” and asks its supporters to fight the ban and to use hashtag #StopSteph.

By Ian Stewart IV, Associated Press

NEW YORK – (April 1, 2015) – Outgoing USA Track & Field President Stephanie Hightower has banned the...

A Day of Mile Magic across America

Milepalooza 2015 showcased the appeal and excitement of the storied distance on Valentine’s Day

By Ryan Lamppa, Bring Back the Mile

This past Saturday, February 14, 2015 was, in totality, one of the greatest days in Mile history, particularly indoors. Consider the following in a day of Mile...

Leslie, Rowbury Smash Records at Camel City Mile

Bring Back the Mile Grand Prix Tour 2015 opens with a bang, bang at first stop; five men also go sub-4

By David Monico, Bring Back the Mile

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – With the lights turned low, the music loud, an energetic crowd and ready-to-race athletes, the 3rd Camel City Elite Miles at the...