“I think the 4:00 barrier is still something special to accomplish. It’s been such a benchmark in the world of distance running for such a long time, and even if more people are breaking it now, I still think it’s special — maybe not to outsiders looking in, but to the individual, it’s such an...
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Kipsang, Tefera, Wightman, Kerr and defending champion Cheruiyot look to challenge the talented, young Norwegian
By Cathal Dennehy for World Athletics
At the age of 21, Jakob Ingebrigtsen has very nearly done it all. He’s won European titles, an Olympic gold medal and, earlier this year, he...
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Past race champions, Olympic medalists, world champions and rising stars to toe the line at Hayward Field
From Prefontaine Classic
The Prefontaine Classic has churned out more sub-4 minute Mile performances than any other American meet, and the storied Bowerman Mile has played a pivotal role...
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"So, we had a little bit of a race strategy with our two pacers in front and then Morgan. He definitely threw in an extra element of adding that race feeling, which is just so awesome and made for a fast race.”
By Don Kopriva, Track & Field News
CHICAGO — On Friday night, February 11th when a...
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Nick Willis’ record 19th consecutive year sub-4, Hobbs Kessler – 12th U.S. high schooler sub-4 – sets prep indoor Mile record, two more father-son sub-4 combo club members and NCAA Indoor champion Cole Hocker leads youth charge highlight another pandemic year
Sophomore sets meet record in the Mile: “I definitely feel like I’m in the best shape of my life."
By David Woods, Indianapolis Star
Cole Hocker did everything he could have done except set a world record. If he had gone for it, you never know.
“I definitely feel like I’m in the best shape...
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The secret behind this winter’s Duck Mile breakout, if there is one, is coach Ben Thomas, according to his athletes.
By Sieg Lindstrom, Track & Field News
Miling is breaking out in Duck Town. Again. With head-scratching times and depth. Many aspects of life have come without precedent in the...
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“You run a time and you think, ‘I could go faster.’ So, I think it’s always going to be a challenge, and I think I am always going to challenge myself to run it faster.”
By Maggie Vanoni, Daily Emerald
At the Columbia Challenge in New York last month, Oregon redshirt sophomore Mick Stanovsek...
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Record prize money awarded exceeds $500,000, Blankenship & Lipari win BBTM Grand Prix Tour titles, one more U.S. HSer sub-4, the brothers Ingebrigtsen make history, greatest women’s Mile ever and more highlight year
By Ryan Lamppa, Bring Back the Mile
Since the Bring Back the Mile launch in...
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"He closed in 58.8 or 58.9, so he still had something left. But the early pace cost him.”
By Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News
SACRAMENTO — The quest for history, the magical sub-4 minute Mile, continued Saturday for a Bay Area distance runner who is shattering records as he winds down his...
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