Stellar fields including four-time men's champ Nick Willis at world’s most iconic road Mile; $34,000 prize purse; inaugural Back to School Mile added to 39th edition; event to be broadcast live on NBC beginning at 12:30pm ET
From NYRR
NEW YORK – Olympic medalist Jenny Simpson will race for...
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“I was definitely nervous coming into this race because I had a little more pressure than I usually feel."
By Tommy Birch, Des Moines Register
It wasn’t until after the 1500 meter finals at the USATF Outdoor Championships that Webster City native Jenny Simpson finally caught up to Sioux City...
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Rio Olympic medalist Jenny Simpson and collegiate standout Dani Jones have become like “sisters,” pushing each other to run harder and smarter.
By Taylor Dutch, Runner's World
As one of the youngest competitors on the starting line at the 2018 USATF Outdoor Track Championships, Dani Jones...
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Designed to work best for the Mile, the aptly named 5280 is light, but insulated to help reduce impact: "The faster you go, the better you feel!"
By Nicholas Thompson, Wired
This past September, Jenny Simpson headed out in the rain to the start of the 5th Avenue Mile road race with two pairs...
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Rio Olympic bronze medalist and Mile star shares her secrets to success when it comes to getting older, wiser—and faster.
By Sarah Wassner Flynn, Women's Running
It’s a Thursday afternoon in December, and Jenny Simpson has just finished up her first run of the day near her Boulder, Colo.,...
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Record annual prize money awarded exceeds $650,000; Herrera & Lipari BBTM Grand Prix Tour champions, greatest women’s Mile ever, BBTM Effect continues and more!
By Ryan Lamppa, Bring Back the Mile
Bring Back the Mile, since its first year in 2012, has compiled an annual highlight summary of...
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“I think history will look back on this and my accomplishments will be in the context of what I think is one of the most competitive eras of middle-distance running.”
By Nick Zaccardi, NBCsports.com
When asked the state of the women’s 1500 meters / Mile, one of the strongest events in track &...
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“It’s loving what you do, but also knowing all of the work that you put into it and not giving an inch, because you know you worked so hard."
By Stephen Ruiz, Orlando Sentinel
Jenny Simpson did what she always does last weekend to end her running season.
She ran in New York, and as...
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Wightman men’s champion; a record-tying 17 women sub-4:30; also an event record 7,704 finishers across 22 heats in world’s longest running road Mile; $30,000 prize purse awarded
From NYRR
NEW YORK — The USA’s Jenny Simpson raced to her record-extending 7th win and Great Britain’s Jake...
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"By trusting the process over time, it’s going to lead you in a positive direction to your ultimate goal, no matter what happens along the way.”
By Brian Metzler, Runner's World
With four global medals in the 1500 meters (including her bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics Rio), 11 national titles...
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