"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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Which Briton had the greatest middle distance range? Steve Ovett tops Athletics Weekly men’s list
By Steve Smythe, Athletics Weekly
In our November 2022 monthly issue, we pondered who is the best British all-round middle distance runner in history based purely on 800m, 1500m and 3000m PRs?
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The fact that his winning time was the slowest since 1932 is irrelevant; it was racing entertainment at its finest.
From E. Garry Hill, Editor, Track & Field News
Time or tactics? Based on recent conversation on our Message Board, there are still those who think that Matthew Centrowitz’s 2016...
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Loughborough-based endurance running expert's British athletes included Seb Coe, Jack Buckner, Jon Brown, Wendy Sly and Lisa Dobriskey
By Jason Henderson, Athletics Weekly
George Gandy, the prolific British endurance running coach best known for his work with athletes at Loughborough...
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Evening in Monaco recognized Mile history, record setting legends and iconic events
From World Athletics
Roger Bannister and Diane Leather Charles, who respectively became the first man to run the Mile in under 4 minutes and the first woman to break the 5 minute barrier for the iconic...
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"Make every session that you do count – even your recovery runs. Never do sessions just as ‘fillers’.”
By Matt Long for Athletics Weekly
By August 15 in 1979 the most remarkable 41 days in the history of middle-distance running were complete. In breaking Filbert Bayi’s 5-year-old world 1500m...
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As amazing as Coe's 800 world record was, the avalanche of attention was tenfold when he broke the Mile record, attention which would change his life forever.
By Jeff Benjamin, RunBlogRun.com
Just 12 days after his 800 meter world record, Sebastian Coe would once again be toeing the line in...
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Series of Mile runs in 24 cities in 16 time zones will celebrate the spirit of Global Running Day and the iconic distance
From IAAF
Following the success of last year’s global event, IAAF Run 24-1 will return for its second edition on Sunday, June 2 with a series of 24 one Mile runs staged...
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International event "captured in a single live feed and hopefully thousands of new runners joining the biggest global sport on the planet.”
From IAAF
Taking to the streets in 24 cities across 15 time zones, more than 12,000 runners participated in the inaugural IAAF Run 24:1 global campaign...
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“Running is accessible to everyone, it is fun, it is competitive. It can be social, it can be solitary. It is testing, it is personal but most of all it builds strength, stamina, fitness & health. It is the mother of all sports." - IAAF President Sebastian Coe
From IAAF
The IAAF has announced...
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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