Cochran claims women’s race title; event record 1,718 finishers at 7th edition
By Luke Thompson, Yakima Herald-Republic with BBTM support
YAKIMA, Wash. - Everything came together perfectly for a close, record-breaking finish to the fastest Yakima Mile yet on an unseasonably cool Saturday...
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Top headliners include Aragon, Whittni & Whittaker and Cook, Nillessen & Hoare
EUGENE, Ore. - The night before America turns 250, track & field will offer its own patriotic tribute. On Friday, July 3, the 51st Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus will host two...
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Three-time Olympic champion also holds the 1500m world record, set at last year's meet
EUGENE, Ore. – For the first time since joining the Diamond League, the Prefontaine Classic will host a women’s Mile. The Hayward Field record for the Mile of 4:21.25 was set at the 1988 Prefontaine Classic...
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Yomif Kejelcha, former indoor Mile world record holder, best / fastest combo Mile-marathon time; 13 U.S. men members of unique, select club; American Greg Meyer the first member
By Bring Back the Mile
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article has been updated from the original September 2014 article with...
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U.S. All-Comers and event record for Nuguse; top two per gender earn Team USA berths for upcoming World Athletics Road Running Championships; $50,000 USA Championship money awarded
From Drake Relays
DES MOINES, Iowa – The 17th Grand Blue Mile presented by Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield...
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Ciattei seeks three-peat; 2024 Olympic 1500m bronze medalist Nuguse highlights Team USA selection race for World Athletics Road Running Championships in Denmark; $50,000 national championship prize purse available
From Drake Relays
DES MOINES, Iowa – A collection of some of the world's top...
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Organized by the Oxford University Cross Country Club, Bannister Miles has grown into an annual celebration of athletics, featuring a morning community Mile and afternoon races at iconic Iffley Road track, site of the first sub-4 minute Mile
By Matt Drake, Oxford Mail Reporter
The Bannister...
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"It's time to bring the Mile world record home. We have an amazing history of Milers in this country and it's important to go after these records when you're capable."
By Harry Poole, BBC Sport journalist
Great Britain's Josh Kerr will attempt to break the long-standing men's outdoor Mile...
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Mile legend inspired generations of Irish runners and athletes
World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that Ireland's 1956 Olympic 1500m champion Ron Delany died on Wednesday, March 11 at the age of 91.
Delany is best remembered for winning the 1956 Olympic 1500m title in Melbourne with a...
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“I think the sky’s the limit. Like it’s fast, indoors, 3:45, no doubt. But we’re talking big picture, I gotta be able to go 3:42 hopefully somewhere in my career.”
By David Woods, Special to IndyStar
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Nothing ever will compare to the Olympic Games, but Cole Hocker was...
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