A record try for Cain, a farewell for Webb, a homage to Nurmi by Lagat
By Peter Gambaccini, Runner's World
The Millrose Games in New York, now at the Armory Track & Field Center in upper Manhattan, will be staged for the 107th time Saturday. As always, the meet that has produced so much track...
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Three-time Olympian Nick Willis and USA champion Morgan Uceny also among top competitors
NEW YORK — Moscow World Championships silver medalist Matthew Centrowitz and teenage track sensation Mary Cain will headline the NYRR Wanamaker Mile fields at the NYRR Millrose Games on Saturday, February...
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2008 Olympic silver medalist stops clock at 3:55.98; Angie Smit women's Mile champion
From Athletics NZ
New Zealand's top modern Miler Nick Willis, running his first race for 2014, added to the rich history of Mile running in Wanganui, winning the feature race and running the 60th sub-4...
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Mary Cain, inaugural Bring Back the Mile Tour, 63% increase in Mile prize purses, U.S. high schoolers shine and more highlight banner year
By Ryan Lamppa, Bring Back the Mile
As the year draws to a close, it is time to recognize and celebrate the numerous highlights, historic achievements and...
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Olympic medalists and world class Milers Nick Willis and Bernard Lagat, 13th and 24th, respectively
By Erik Peterson for the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort
BANDON, Ore. – Under rainless skies and calm winds, Rob Hogan of Ireland bested a field of 25 professional speed golfers to capture the title...
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Inaugural Running Institute Mile draws 4,000 fans and produces seven men under 4 minutes including winner Willis; 2014 event set for August 10
By SPIKES Magazine
Prior to this year’s athletics world champs, Nick Willis was in desperate need for a competitive race, so he decided to organize...
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At 33rd edition, 16 men go sub-4 minutes and 12 women sub-4:30; more than 5,100 finishers race down famed thoroughfare
By Barbara Huebner, Marathon News Service
NEW YORK – For Nick Willis, it was a season marred by injury; for Jenny Simpson, it was another year on the medal stand and a...
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Highlights of national promotional tour of iconic distance include thrilling races and numerous meet, U.S. Junior, NCAA, course and State records; $120,000 awarded to top Milers
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The inaugural Bring Back the Mile Tour 2013, showcasing 14 events nationwide, produced...
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The view from the pack at the Running Institute Mile in Saline, Michigan; 3,000-plus witness the magic of the Mile
By Liam Boylan-Pett, RunningTimes.com
Twenty-something elite runners in the U.S. are famous for bemoaning the lack of track racing opportunities in the United States. But New...
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Olympic 1500m silver medalist just misses Michigan State record in front of 3,000-plus fans
By Matt Durr, AnnArbor.com
All that was missing from Saline High School’s athletic fields Sunday night was the pep band as an estimated 3,000 people showed up to watch for the Running Institute Mile....
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