Mile News Tagged Brenda Martinez


Team USA Distance Runners Add Four Medals at Worlds

March 21, 2016

Centrowitz wins first international 1500m gold, Hill & Rowbury earn 3000m silver & bronze in front of sellout crowd in Portland.

By Ben DeJarnette, Runner's World

The American distance crew capped its impressive weekend with four more medals at the IAAF World Indoor Championships on Sunday,...

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Brenda Martinez’s USATF Indoor Championships title made all the sweeter after career’s rocky star

March 14, 2016

Martinez's first national title win in 4:08.37 was a breakthrough moment, a victory that validated her sacrifices to start her pro career and broke the spell of second place that stuck with her career since the 2009 NCAA championships.

By Andrew Greif, The Oregonian

The prevailing sentiment...

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The 10 Best Mile Moments of 2014

December 17, 2014

HOKA ONE ONE presents the historic milestones, Mile events and U.S. Milers that headlined the year

By Ryan Lamppa, Bring Back the Mile

Wow, what a year for the Mile as the storied distance had another noteworthy year of milestone anniversaries, exciting races, fast performances, records, new...

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Simpson Delivers, McNamara Surprises on Fifth Avenue

September 13, 2014

Record 14 women break 4:30 in the same Mile race; 15 men go sub-4; world's largest road Mile draws 5,610 finishers who race down storied thoroughfare

From NYRR

NEW YORK – Jenny Simpson had all the momentum—and the pressure—when she lined up for the 2014 NYRR Fifth Avenue Mile late Saturday...

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Four Favorite Falmouth Mile Moments

August 14, 2014

Annual track event has produced fast and thrilling Mile performances over the past 19 years.

By Bring Back the Mile

While there have been a few more late-summer track Miles pop-up on the U.S. calendar recently, in 1995 the New Balance Falmouth Road Race had a novel idea - to run a...

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Martinez Unafraid to ‘Go After It’

June 19, 2014

"Going after it” means taking risks, accepting the possibility of failure to see how great a success is possible.

By Parker Morse, IAAF.org

The 2013 season, in which she won bronze at 800m at the IAAF World Championships, made Brenda Martinez the most successful U.S. woman at that distance in...

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Fifty Athletes of the Year by State

December 04, 2013

Six Milers top state picks led by 2013 World Championship medalists Matthew Centrowitz and Brenda Martinez

By Jesse Squire, Daily Relay

This is the time of year for Athlete of the Year awards. USA Track & Field is announcing theirs this week, Athletics Canada just announced their nominees,...

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Brenda Martinez’s Solo Act

December 03, 2013

2013 World Championships 800m bronze medalist and sub-4:25 Miler discusses post-collegiate career and working with legendary coach Joe Vigil

By Erin Strout for Running Times

A royal blue velvet box sits unassumingly on the coffee table. It's about the size of a postcard, and it's no different...

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Brenda Martinez takes the world’s fastest interview

October 21, 2013

Mile legend Seb Coe would be one of her three perfect dinner guests

By SPIKES Magazine

Under the intense pressure of SPIKES’ super quick interview, we find out that the USA’s world 800m bronze medallist Brenda Martinez loves Amy Winehouse; could have been a police officer; and really fancies...

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Martinez giving back to running community

October 13, 2013

2013 World 800m bronze medalist signs autographs, poses for photos and hands out awards at Inland Empire Challenge cross country meet

By Allan Steele, PE Bloggers

DEVORE, Calif. — Brenda Martinez didn’t need her track shoes for a workout on Saturday. Instead, her workout consisted of signing...

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