Mile News Tagged Burnie Mile


Aussie Milers, McSweyn & Hoare, tangle in Tasmania

January 02, 2023

“This is 100% good for the sport. Events like this are a rarity, and people are engaged with it so much that I think it’s another option that should be invested in.”

By Sean Whipp for World Athletics

On a cool night on the north coast of Tasmania, more than 2,000 of Devonport’s 26,000...

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Rio Olympians Mathews, McEntee to compete in the Mile races in Devonport & Burnie

December 19, 2017

"I’m looking to use these Mile races as a stepping stone to what will be a quality 1500 meter field come Trials time."

By Alex Fair, The Advocate

The Christmas Carnivals Series will welcome two more of the big names of the Australian athletics scene in Rio Olympic middle-distance running duo...

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Gregson breaks 50-year drought to win handicap Burnie Mile

January 03, 2017

“I’m a big fan of the sport, and especially Mile running. I know all the history, so it just makes a win like this even more special. It’s just so humbling to go down in the record books with some of the greats."

From Australian Olympic Committee

Olympic finalist Ryan Gregson became the first...

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Return the Mile to prominence on the American & worldwide sports and cultural landscape by elevating and celebrating the Mile to create a movement.

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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.

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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.

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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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