Mile News Tagged David Torrence


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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Uceny, Grunewald, Torrence, True Headline Falmouth Mile

August 12, 2014

Saturday night race features Olympians, USA & NCAA champions and a former World #1; $7500 prize purse plus time and meet record bonuses

FALMOUTH, Mass. – Morgan Uceny, a 2012 Olympian ranked #1 in the world in 2011 at 1500 meters; Gabriele Grunewald, the reigning USA Indoor 3000m champion; ...

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5 Questions with Pat Casey

May 30, 2014

Pat Casey, who is coming off a strong performance at the IAAF 2014 World Relays.

By Pat Price, Daily Relay

1) Daily Relay: Congratulations on your strong leg on the American Record and Silver Medal 4×1500 team. What was it like to be part of that group, and were you happy with how the race...

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The Brawl on Nicollet Mall!

May 07, 2014

From Twin Cities In Motion

> Medtronic TC 1 Mile Pick-the-Winner Contest (open until Thursday, 3:00pm PST)

Minutes after Olympic silver medalist Nick Willis broke David Torrence’s Medtronic TC 1 Mile course record last year, Torrence formally declared that he would take his record back in...

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Three-Time Champion David Torrence Added to Medtronic TC 1 Mile

May 06, 2014

Men’s & Women’s professional fields set for Thursday, May 8 in Minneapolis; $25,000 purse, second stop on BBTM Grand Prix Tour 2014

> BBTM GP TOUR PICK-THE-WINNER CONTEST

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Three-time Medtronic TC 1 Mile champion David Torrence of Oakland, Calif. will return to Minneapolis for...

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Torrence Predicts Fast Times at Falmouth Mile

August 09, 2013

Top men's field expected to challenge event record; 12th stop on the nationwide inaugural Bring Back the Mile Tour

By Chris Lotsbom, Race Results Weekly

CAPE COD, Mass. -- David Torrence expects something special from Saturday night's Falmouth Mile here on Cape Cod. Speaking with Race Results...

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David Torrence to Defend Falmouth Mile Title

August 03, 2013

Top fields expected including 2011 race champion and event record holder Jordan McNamara, Will Leer, Matthew Elliott and Garrett Heath and Gabriele Anderson, Heather Kampf and Sarah Brown; past wheelchair champions also return to defend titles; 12th stop on the inaugural Bring Back the Mile Tour...

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Nick Willis Breaks Medtronic TC 1 Mile Record, Pockets $15,000

May 09, 2013

Sarah Brown nips Olympian Nicole Sifuentes for women’s  crown; six men clock sub-4 minute Miles in Minnesota

By Charlie Mahler, Twin Cities In Motion

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Olympic silver medalist Nick Willis extended his season winning streak to eight races with a record-breaking victory at...

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Ex-Oregon Runner AJ Acosta Soldiers On, With a Beard and Without a Sponsor

April 29, 2013

By Ken Goe, The Oregonian

Former Oregon star AJ Acosta still is living the dream, even if all he has to show for it is a beard and some beat-up running shoes.

"I have about 700 miles on my current pair of shoes," Acosta said. "I'm trying to scramble to get a pair that I don't have to pay...

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Q & A: David Torrence Ready for Carlsbad

April 05, 2013

By Toni Reavis 

Beginning with Steve Scott’s three victories in 1986, the American presence at the Carlsbad 5000 has always been strong.  But except for Steve the only other American male champ at the World’s Fastest 5K has been Doug Padilla in 1990 (13:29).  This year the possibility of a...

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