Teen phenom from Norway became a “professional” runner as a child. Is that a recipe for future success?
By Martin Fritz Huber, Outside
There was no major international championship during the 2018 outdoor track & field season, but there was still a doozy of a story: a 17-year-old Norwegian...
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“Winning a second title in two days is the result of having done this my whole life. It was a little crazy to get this medal. This is huge.”
By Cathal Dennehy for the IAAF
It was the golden double that rippled around the world, a feat of athletic mastery most could only dream of at any stage...
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“When I saw Manangoi I was like ‘Wow,’ this is a dream come true to be racing against the best guys in the world and doing as good as I did today. It feels really good.”
By Chris Hansen, The Register-Guard
It was the very last Bowerman Mile to ever be contested at storied Hayward Field and...
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Kenyans Elijah Manangoi & Timothy Cheruiyot headline field plus three fastest Milers in Pre history, topped by two-time Bowerman Mile winner Ayanleh Souleiman – whose meet record of 3:47.32 is the fastest ever on U.S. soil.
EUGENE, Ore. – The world’s top two current Milers will bring their...
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“It took a couple of days to fully realize what I had accomplished (running a sub-4 minute Mile)… It was a huge accomplishment for me.”
By Niall Hugh, Fast Running
Jakob Ingebrigtsen, the teenage sensation, says he wants to become the “best runner in the world,” and if that’s not his goal,...
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“The biggest thing I’ve learned from them is the mindset. You always have to go hard and believe in yourself – push until the last meters.”
By IAAF
As he entered the back straight for the final time, with 45 seconds of agony between him and Mile history, 16-year-old Jakob Ingebrigtsen had one...
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