Nauman, Tostenson go sub-4 in thrilling boys race
By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor
ST. LOUIS - Jane Hedegren continued to cement her legacy as the fastest high school girls distance runner in U.S. history on Thursday night at the HOKA Festival of Miles.
The graduate of Timpeview High in Utah...
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Drew Griffith clocks 3:57.72 Mile as 22nd U.S. boy sub-4 and #5 outdoors all-time, #6 overall
By Keenan Gray of DyeStat
ST. LOUIS – It may have been one of the most exciting 15 minutes in the history of high school distance running on May 30.
All Sadie Engelhardt could do was watch from the...
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Matsatsa, Heidesch join HS Sub-4 Club; prep Tatum David runs swift 4:37.79 to finish 6th in women's Open race
By David Woods for DyeStat
ST. LOUIS – The first night of June resembled one of those intimate summer meets in Europe in which the whole town turns out. Maybe this wasn’t the Diamond...
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His next goal and it’s a big one. He’s returning to St. Louis, the scene of his first sub-4:00, to take a stab at Alan Webb’s longstanding HSR of 3:53.43
By Jeff Hollobaugh, Track & Field News
On the one hand, Connor Burns (Southern Boone County, Ashland, Missouri) says he felt like he was...
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Stunning sub-57 final lap makes Texas native the 4th fastest U.S. high school Miler all-time
By Cam Smith, USA TODAY High School Sports
The hallowed halls of the sub-4 minute Mile got a new resident Thursday night when Texas native Reed Brown clocked a 3:59.30 at the Festival of Miles in St....
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Second edition offers $3,156 prize money in the Open, Masters and Tutu Mile divisions
From Run Tucson
TUCSON – On Friday evening, May 26, the RRCA National 1 Mile Road Championships will be contested in downtown Tucson, Arizona at the Festival of Miles. The second edition features a $3,156...
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2,500 fans also witness thrilling girls high school Mile and boys high school Mile meet record by Jon Davis
By Ben Rosario, Festival of Miles
ST. LOUIS - The 9th Festival of Miles at St. Louis University High School on Thursday night saw the meet add three more sub-4 minute Mile performances...
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“The Mile is so embedded in American culture, and the near-ideal fitness distance is the Mile. Ten or 15 minutes of running and people get a health and fitness benefit.”
By Colleen Schrappen, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
If running coach Ben Rosario is correct, witnessing elite Milers clock in...
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Friday evening, June 3 event features Strange Donuts Mile on “National Donut Day”
From The Festival of Miles Foundation
The Festival of Miles Foundation in conjunction with Big River Running brings a new event, The Riverfront Mile, to downtown St. Louis Friday, June 3, 2016.
The Riverfront...
The sporting goods giant to sponsor annual charity track meet in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – The Festival of Miles Foundation announced today that Nike will be the new title sponsor for the Festival of Miles Charity Track Meet. Proceeds from this year’s event will benefit runner Christopher Shaw, an...
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