By Doug Binder, Armory Track
As Alan Webb drove into the teeth of a North Dakota rainstorm last Wednesday night, the U.S. record holder in the Mile was looking forward to new horizons on his latest trek west.
Webb is a new father and has set his sights on new goals. For more than a decade he...
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By Doug Binder, ESPN / Dyestat
The third Nike Elite Camp will bring together 20 top high school cross country runners and the program includes an exhibition Mile that will be held on June 29 at Hayward Field.
As a stipulation mandated by NCAA rules, the shoe-company sponsored event has to...
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By Doug Binder, ESPN / Dyestat
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- All three of them had built stellar resumes, made numerous appearances in big national races, and produced a lot of near-misses.
But Ahmed Bile (Annandale, Va.), Jacob Burcham (Ona, W.V.) and Kelsey Margey (Long Island, N.Y.) all became...
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By Doug Binder, ESPN.com
BUCKLEY, Wash. - There are just three stop lights in Buckley, Wash., the small town located in the foothills halfway between the city of Seattle and the summit of Mt. Rainier. There’s just one restaurant, Wally’s, a drive-in that’s popular with the high school kids.
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By Doug Binder, ESPN / Dyestat
A new campaign aimed at promoting the traditional mile – while eradicating the 1,600 meters – is about to take off, and organizers say it is an important step toward connecting the sport of track and field with the general public again.
David Monico and Ryan...
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