By Alex Hoyt, Runner's World
On January 6, 2012, Alan Webb returned to the Armory, a brick bastion of a facility in Upper Manhattan where, almost 11 years earlier, he became the first high schooler since 1967 to break 4:00 in the Mile, and the first ever to do so indoors. This race was...
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Simpson discusses the pressures surrounding her world champion status and the challenges of peaking for both the Trials and Olympics
By David Monti, Race Results Weekly
After finishing second at the Prefontaine Classic 1500m on June 1, world 1500m champion Jenny Simpson and her husband Jason...
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Outdoor season continues U.S. trend of more top end Mile performances
By Bring Back the Mile
American prep Milers have had another banner year across the country as evidenced by the ESPN / Dyestat's Elite Rankings, which go back to 1999, and these rankings reveal for 2012:
Contest tied to Olympic Trials with People's Party at Wild Duck Cafe
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Today marks the first day of competition at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Track & Field - Team Trials, when athletes in the Hammer Throw take to the cage to see who will punch their ticket to London. In honor...
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