Mile News


Prep Zone: Northwest School State Champ Maddie Meyers

April 07, 2012

By KING 5 Sports

In the Prep Zone this week, Andrea Nakano reports on Maddie Meyers, a senior at Northwest School where she is a 12-time state champion in cross country and track and field.

Maddie also competes around the country and beyond, running in California, New York and France. In...

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BBTM on FloTrack at Carlsbad 5000

April 01, 2012

By Kevin Liao, FloTrack.org

Bring Back the Mile's David Monico spoke to FloTrack's Kevin Liao at the Carlsbad 5000 regarding BBTM's mission, connecting with the general public and what people can do to get engaged with the campaign. 

 

Watch more video of 2012 Outdoor Track and Field...

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IOC Drops 1500 for Mile as Marquee Track Event

April 01, 2012

Special emergency meeting approves Mile for 2012 London Olympic track & field schedule

LAUSANNE, Switzerland – (April 1, 2012) – In an unprecedented emergency meeting and vote, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has dropped the 1500 meters for the Mile as an Olympic track event effective...

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2012 Track Chats - Mary Cain

March 30, 2012

By Aaron Rich, MileSplit

Welcome to Track Chats 2012! We continue with distance sensation Mary Cain from Bronxville HS in New York.  Mary has run 4:46.91 for One Mile and 2:06.44 for 800m. Watch out for Mary as the season rolls on! 

MileSplit - When & how did you get started in track & field

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