"I wanted to be part of its history, to break the world record. If you want to be one of the great runners, you must be part of this Mile history."
By Chris Turner for World Athletics Heritage
The Mile distance has captured the sporting imagination. Miracle Mile, Mile of the Century, Dream...
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“I think the 4:00 barrier is still something special to accomplish. It’s been such a benchmark in the world of distance running for such a long time, and even if more people are breaking it now, I still think it’s special — maybe not to outsiders looking in, but to the individual, it’s such an...
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"No other event has produced an equivalent of the recognized, coveted and still strongly resonating sub-4 minute Mile standard in the sport, in the media and in the public’s mind. Put simply, the Mile still matters."
By Duncan Mackay, insidethegames.biz
In 1994 I was lucky enough to be...
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“I think they realize it’s not a barrier that can’t be broken, it’s more of a matter that if you break it will you go on from there..."
By Ashley Conklin for World Athletics Championships Oregon22
A record five U.S. high school boys have combined to break the coveted, revered 4-minute Mile...
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High school phenom went on to produce finishing bursts that definitely would have won him modern medals in slow run races and apart from the unhelpful surfaces, remember there were no wonder shoes back then.
By Steven Smythe, Athletics Weekly
There are some races you think the way the race...
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From USTFCCCA
Jim Ryun of Kansas was about as big a favorite as could be to win his first NCAA outdoor title at the 1967 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Provo, Utah. He had set world records in both the Mile and 880 yards in an undefeated 1966 outdoor season.
Ryun’s first...
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“I wanted us both sagging in the stretch, looking more like boxers, both dead, like we were running on sand.”
From Track & Field News
Track's rich history is full of great head-to-head clashes. To kick off our new series of trips to the TFN vaults to find coverage of some of the most...
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Villanova star won three outdoor NCAA Mile crowns, all sub-4, setting two meet records
From USTFCCCA
Marty Liquori of Villanova beat a legend for his first victory at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
He was just a sophomore then and followed with two more NCAA Mile...
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Mile legend, Olympic medalist & former congressman to receive nation’s highest civilian honor on Friday, July 24 in Washington, DC
By Taylor Eldridge, The Wichita Eagle
One of Wichita’s greatest all-time athletes is set to receive the nation’s highest civilian honor on Friday.
Jim Ryun, the...
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Mile legend scored a convincing victory in the tournament final, garnering 62.1% of the vote to Deena Kastor’s 37.9%; selection pool of 66 U.S. athletes
From LetsRun.com
He has broken world records.
He has won an Olympic medal.
He has appeared on seven Sports Illustrated covers, a record...
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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.
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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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