Mile News


Bannister praises ‘enormous advances’ in anti-doping

August 01, 2012

It was described as the "Everest of athletics". Almost 60 years after Sir Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute Mile he talks to Channel 4 News about sporting barriers, the Olympics and doping.

By Channel 4 News

It was May 6, 1954 when a young Roger Bannister ran into the record books as the...

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Fast Genes

July 30, 2012

An Olympic medal eluded his dad in 1976. Today, Matthew Centrowitz aims to fulfill the family dream.

By John Brant, Runner's World

Several times a week, the most accomplished father-son duo in the history of middle-distance racing engages in a transcontinental telephone call, continuing a...

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Sir Roger Bannister on the Olympics and Oxford’s Runners

July 30, 2012

By James M. Clash, The Huffington Post

Watching opening ceremonies for the London Olympics, I was delighted to see the great Sir Roger Bannister present. Bannister was an Olympian in 1952, but he didn't win the gold you might expect from the first man to run a 4 minute Mile. In fact, he's...

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Plymouth 2 London ... Uceny sets sights on gold

July 27, 2012

By Rick Schutt, WSBT-TV

She is the pride of Plymouth. In just a few days Morgan Uceny will be in the world spotlight running for gold in the 2012 London Olympics. It's a dream come true for Morgan and her family.

"It's been a long journey. I don't know if she ever really could grasp that that...

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