Mile News Tagged Chuck Aragon


State Mile Guide: #47 New Mexico

April 28, 2014

Date of Statehood: January 6, 1912
Capital: Santa Fe
Motto: Crescit eundo (It grows as it goes)

New Mexico, land of diverse culture, world class unique cuisine and arresting beauty is also one of the most prolific training environments for runners in the world. The average elevation of the...

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Notre Dame’s Aragon Sisters Join Family Legacy

March 12, 2013

Father, Chuck Aragon, was the first Fighting Irish to break 4 minutes in the Mile.

By Dan Murphy, Blue & Gold Illustrated

Alexa and Danielle Aragon heard the kind of stories that many fathers like to tell their children as they head off to college. They heard about chickens showing up in the...

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