“For years I’ve been thinking about how it would be really cool to have a reunion to get everybody who’s run a 4 minute Mile together in the same place at the same time, and so last summer I decided I was going to do it.” - Todd Bosworth, Oregon Track Club
By Damian Foley, Around the O
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Five global champions including defending Bowerman Mile champion Ayanleh Souleiman, three-time event champion Asbel Kiprop and U.S. high school superstar Drew Hunter
From the IAAF
EUGENE, Ore. - Organizers of the Prefontaine Classic claim that their Bowerman Mile field for this year’s IAAF...
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Matthew Centrowitz makes it close, placing second during the Pre Classic; Manzano placed 11th with 3:53.55.
By Ken Goe, The Oregonian
Ayanleh Souleiman fought off a kicking Matthew Centrowitz Saturday on the home straight before a roaring crowd at Hayward Field to win the Bowerman Mile, as...
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A Bowerman Mile win by an American is a pipe dream right now, but a good target for both of them to shoot for would be top five — no American has managed that in the Bowerman since Andrew Wheating was fifth in 2010.
From LetsRun.com
The 2015 Prefontaine Classic begins with Distance Night on...
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"You gotta be tough. Every time you get out there it’s always hard. There are no real free rides in this sport."
By Jonathan Gault, LetsRun.com
Three years ago, Ben Blankenship was injured and working in excavation with a friend in Colorado. The NCAA runner-up in the 3000m at Minnesota the...
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Simpson, Rowbury, Coburn and Moser are all contenders in 1500 meters
From The Register-Guard
Traditionally, American women haven’t fared well at the Prefontaine Classic 1500 meter race.
This year could be a different story.
American’s Jenny Simpson, Shannon Rowbury, Emma Coburn and ...
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Prefontaine Classic's Bowerman Mile again attracts top international field including defending champion Souleiman and American global medalists Centrowitz & Manzano
From IAAF Diamond League
The winning times of the Bowerman Mile at the Prefontaine Classic have been faster than 3:50 for the...
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"If it's under 4 minutes, that would be incredible...but I'm just looking at it like a big opportunity to run fast. I have nothing to lose."
By Zach Ewing, Californian
EUGENE, Ore. -- It's the fastest, and arguably the most prestigious, race of Blake Haney's budding running career.
He has...
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Alan Webb steals 2001 Pre Classic; “It’s kind of a point of pride for us, that we have more sub-4-minute Miles than any other meet.”
By Chris Hansen, Register Guard
For four decades the Prefontaine Classic has been bringing the best track & field athletes in the world to Hayward Field for one...
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Fastest field in Bowerman Mile history to compete at the 40th Prefontaine Classic
EUGENE, Oregon – (April, 28, 2014) - Asbel Kiprop is only 24 and already among the world’s greatest Milers of all time. He leads the best field ever to run the signature event at the Prefontaine Classic.
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