The first Kenyan to set the Mile world record; 7 national records as well as all 13 finishers clocked personal records in Monaco
Nicole Jeffery for World Athletics
Was it ever in doubt?
Faith Kipyegon continued to plunder the most revered middle distance marks in the sport, setting her...
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Two-time Olympic and world champion eyes third world record of 2023
From World Athletics
Kenyan distance superstar Faith Kipyegon will have the chance to showcase her brilliance in yet another discipline next month after breaking both the 1500m and 5000m world records on the Wanda Diamond...
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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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"Being able to win races is every athlete’s dream. It’s great to be able to be here and take part in this great meet."
By Chris Hansen, Register-Guard
By the time the Bowerman Mile runners lined up for the final event of the Prefontaine Classic, there had been eight meet records, six...
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Runner-up Ingebrigsten nabs Norwegian record; 15 men better sub-4 mark at 67th edition
By Jason Henderson, Athletics Weekly
Until this weekend Haile Gebrselassie was the last – and only – Ethiopian to win the historic Emsley Carr Mile. The legendary runner won the race when it was held at...
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Three other national records and numerous personal records set at inaugural Brave Like Gabe Mile
Mike Rowbottom for the IAAF
MONACO - Sifan Hassan, who arrived on the Stade Louis II track tonight as the third fastest female Miler of all-time, departed the Herculis EBS Diamond League meet as...
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Tefera, Ingebrigsten, Willis, Grice, O'Hare and 2017 champion Wightman top entrants for storied Mile event
From IAAF
LONDON - World indoor 1500m record holder Samuel Tefera is among the headliners announced for the Emsley Carr Mile at the Müller Anniversary Games, the 10th stop of the 2019...
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World class field expected to honor Gabriele Grunewald who set two personal records at Monaco meet
From Herculis meet for the IAAF
Organizers of the Herculis meet announced on June 25 – on what would have been Gabriele Grunewald’s 33rd birthday – that the women’s Mile event at the IAAF...
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Top international field includes two-time champion Ayanleh Souleiman, Ingebrigtsen brothers and American Johnny Gregorek
From Oslo Bislett Games
The history of the world's most famous track race is now part of athletics folklore. Superstar Mile athletes like Sebastian Coe, Steve Cram, Steve...
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Best ever women's Mile produces #3, 6-7 all-time, 4 national records, best time for place 2-12, record tying 5 sub-4:20 same race and 10 personal records!
By Steve Smythe, Athletics Weekly
The final race on the second day of the Müller Anniversary Games on Sunday in London was the Millicent...
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