Media director of Running USA and BBTM Founder, Ryan Lamppa, is determined to bring the Mile back into prominence
By John Zant, Santa Barbara Independent
Roger Bannister broke through the 4-minute barrier in the Mile run on May 6, 1954. It remains the most memorable performance in track...
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Because we've all run a Mile at least once in our lives, we understand and can be wowed by Bannister's feat.
Stephen Meyers, The Coloradoan
Sixty years ago Tuesday, Roger Bannister did something many thought would kill him: He ran a sub-four-minute Mile.
For decades, people had speculated...
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To go fast, you must plan ahead
By Michael Overall, Tulsa World
With the starter pistol still echoing through the Oxford stadium, Cambridge runner Chris Brasher jumped to an early lead, but he had no intention of winning the race.
A 25-year-old medical student, Roger Bannister, followed...
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Sixty years removed from Roger Bannister’s breakthrough run, the distance is all but dead in the U.S. But a new organization hopes to change all that—and rebuild running from the Mile up.
By Monica Prelle, Outside Magazine
Rounding the bend to the final straightaway of the 1964 Compton...
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“Vancouver was the pinnacle of my athletics career. It is very difficult to break records during Olympic competition, but winning races was better than holding world records.”
By AFP for The Australian
Sixty years since becoming the first man to run a Mile in under four minutes, Roger...
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Henry Marsh: "My dreams and goals were around the Mile and running a sub-4 Mile.”
By Doug Robinson, Deseret News
Like so many others around the world, Henry Marsh noted the 60th anniversary this week of Roger Bannister’s historic feat. On May 6, 1954, Bannister became the first man to break 4...
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Franz Stampfl, his coach, implored him to run in a meet between Oxford and the Amateur Athletic Association: “He said to me, ‘Although the conditions are not ideal, if you don’t take this opportunity, you might not forgive yourself for the rest of your life.’ He was right.”
By Jesse Will, The...
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What's astonishing about Bannister's 4 minute Mile in 1954 is that he was an amateur. He even worked on the day of the race
By John Bryant, The Guardian
Things were very different 60 years ago when Roger Bannister became an icon to Britain and the empire by becoming the first to break the 4...
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Every sport that can be quantified has them — sub-4-minute Mile, 50 goals, 50 points, 59 strokes, 20 wins, .400 batting average, 2,000 yards rushing …
By Philip Hersh, Chicago Tribune
Sam Penzenstadler was shocked.
The Loyola University junior had just lowered his personal best by nine...
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"Bannister's 3:59.4 remains part of track and field lore, a symbol of boundary-busting endurance that stands the test of time."
By Stephen Wilson, Associated Press
OXFORD, England (AP) — Sixty years later, Roger Bannister is busy reliving the four minutes that still endure as a transcendent...
Read More commentsReturn the Mile to prominence on the American & worldwide sports and cultural landscape by elevating and celebrating the Mile to create a movement.
ELEVATE
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.
CELEBRATE
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.
NATIONAL MOVEMENT
Bring Back the Mile to create a national movement for the Mile as America’s Distance, to inspire Americans to run the Mile as part of their fitness program and to replace the 1600 meters at High School State Track & Field Meets across the country.
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