In 1958, he was in his junior year and running the Mile in about four and a half minutes, a startlingly good time for a kid training with the minimum coaching and equipment of that era.
By Neal Singer, HuffingtonPost.com
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This was only a few years after Roger Bannister became the first to beat the 4 minute Mile, and running had captured the nation's attention.
By Philip Bump, The Washington Post
Judges at the high school cross-country competition in the Bronx's Van Cortlandt Park had a problem.
Joe and...
Read More commentsReturn the Mile to prominence on the American & worldwide sports and cultural landscape by elevating and celebrating the Mile to create a movement.
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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