March 20, 2021
Key workouts and training strategies that helped Nick Willis run a sub-4 Mile 19 years in a row, Steve Spence sub-5 for 43 years and Harry Nolan sub-6 for 57 years.
By Amby Burfoot, PodiumRunner.com
There are fast Milers who break records, win gold medals and collect big prize money. Then...
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March 09, 2021
It’s all my favorite ingredients: a race that holds meaning, and a race rich with fierce competition.
By Nick Willis for Tracksmith
“Nicholas, you’re a hunter!” My coach likes to tell me whenever I go to the front of a race too early. It usually ends in disaster, because he’s right, I’m not a...
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February 09, 2021
“I was pleasantly surprised, but I wasn’t like, ‘How did I do that?’ I knew I had it in me.”
By Jeff Hollobaugh, Track & Field News
After running a stunning 3:57.66 Mile seemingly out of nowhere, Hobbs Kessler is suddenly one of the most talked-about names in the sport — usually appended to...
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February 08, 2021
“I kind of started slow, but I was looking at the clock and I was right on where I needed to be. I waited and waited and waited, but I had juice at the end.”
By Jeff Hollobaugh, Track & Field News
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — On Sunday, February 7, no result out of ATL3 was more surprising than the...
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January 19, 2021
Two-time Olympic medalist breaks tie with Olympic champion, legend and fellow Kiwi Sir John Walker
By Jonathan Gault, LetsRun.com
Evergreen Nick Willis made history on Tuesday night by breaking 4:00 in the Mile for the record 19th year in a row. Willis, 37, ran 3:58.63 to finish second behind...
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March 12, 2020
"Today I was looking at qualifying for the Olympics and there is a lot of bonus points for running at nationals."
From Otago Daily Times
Double Olympic 1500m medalist Nick Willis provided a thrilling climax to the New Zealand Championships in Christchurch last Sunday, holding off...
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February 07, 2020
The truth is it takes a good two years of healthy training to know what you’re capable of so you’ve got to take the long-term approach.
By Nick Willis for Spikes
As a teenager, I never thought it would last this long. What did I think of back then?
I hope that I can make it to the Olympics....
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January 07, 2020
Chris O’Hare, Eric Jenkins, Nick Willis and Filip Ingebrigtsen to line up for signature event at 113th NYRR Millrose Games
From NYRR
NEW YORK - Olympian and 2018 champion Chris O’Hare of Great Britain, 2017 champion Eric Jenkins of the United States, four-time Olympian Nick Willis of New...
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December 20, 2019
Longstanding indoor and outdoor Mile world records broken; Herrera & Kampf BBTM Grand Prix Tour champions and more BBTM Effect!
By Ryan Lamppa, Bring Back the Mile
The Bring Back the Mile campaign was launched in January 2012 to elevate & celebrate the storied distance, and over the past 8...
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December 04, 2019
You will learn that you can only explore your absolute limits after two years of uninterrupted training.
By Nick Willis for World Athletics
Two-time Olympic 1500m medalist Nick Willis has learned a lot during his 17-year international career. If the middle-distance runner from New Zealand...
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