A “blue-collar kid” who’s extremely gritty and relentlessly pursues her goals.
By Trevor Hass. Boston.com
As Heather MacLean has ascended from running rookie to collegiate athlete to All-American to Olympian, her journey has been anything but linear.
Unrelenting bouts with pneumonia in...
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Cory McGee, Heather MacLean also set personal records to earn Team USA berths to Tokyo
By Taylor Dutch, Runner's World
Leading wire-to-wire, Elle Purrier St. Pierre convincingly won the women’s 1500 meters at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials on Monday in Eugene, Oregon. At the new,...
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“Running with this group, she’s taken it up a level. She knows she belongs. She knows with a lap to go she’s going to be there."
By Sarah Lorge Butler, Runner's World
Ask Heather MacLean, who is an 800 meter / 1500 meter / Mile specialist, which event is her favorite, and she’ll tell you it’s...
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Date of Statehood: February 6, 1788
Capital: Boston
Motto: Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty)
Home to the Boston Tea Party and Lexington & Concord, Massachusetts has always had proud rebel attitude. In fact, thanks to the...
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ELEVATE
Bring Back the Mile as the premier event in the sport, and increase interest in and media coverage of the Mile for both those who love the distance as well as the general public.
CELEBRATE
Bring Back the Mile to celebrate the storied distance and to recognize the people who made and make the Mile great and to promote Mile events and the next generation of U.S. Milers.
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Bring Back the Mile to create a national movement for the Mile as America’s Distance, to inspire Americans to run the Mile as part of their fitness program and to replace the 1600 meters at High School State Track & Field Meets across the country.
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