A community race rises in West Chester, PA with $8400 in prize money and a post-race party for all; a Bring Back the Mile Featured Event 2015
By Bring Back the Mile
A long time ago (2012), in a galaxy far, far away (United States), around the time BBTM began, we were thrilled to hear about...
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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...
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“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...
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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...
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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...
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“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...
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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...
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...
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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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