Mile News Tagged Joe Falcon


Joe Falcon reflects on Dream Mile victory 25 years ago

August 13, 2015

"I remember as a kid watching the Dream Mile on television and, to me, outside of the Olympic Games and World Championships, the Dream Mile was the Super Bowl of all Mile races."

By Jeff Benjamin, RunBlogRun.com

"Each day is a different opportunity."

So said Bentonville, Arkansas Police...

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Mile High

July 23, 1990

Joe Falcon demonstrated in Oslo that the U.S. at last has a middle-distance man who can run with the world's best in the Mile

By Merrell Noden, Sports Illustrated

Not since 1982, when Steve Scott was swapping victories with the likes of Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett of England, had an...

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