"I knew I broke it, but all I wanted to do was lay on the track in relief. I was riding that high for three, four weeks.”
By Mike MacAdam, The Daily Gazette
It started out as a milestone to pursue; it became a millstone around his neck.
The mystique grabbed hold of Lou Serafini when he was...
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Bor also earned $500 bonus as the 500th American under 4:00 thanks to a promotion from Bring Back the Mile, Saucony & Running Warehouse: “It’s really awesome to break that barrier. It’s amazing… Today I am so happy. 3:58 is awesome.”
By Jonathan Gault, LetsRun.com
BOSTON — On June 1, 1957, ...
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Presented by Running Warehouse & Saucony; also fan shoe giveaway predict the time contest
The United States, to-date, has recorded 494 American Sub-4 Milers and we're giving away $500 for the 500th American* to reach this milestone. For Mile fans, predict the winning time** in the form below...
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The general public has a much better understanding of a Mile time compared to the 1500 meters, and I would love to see the Mile replace the 1500 at the Olympics and World Championships.
By Niall Hugh, Fast Running
Sean Tobin, Ireland’s youngest ever sub-4 minute Miler got back to doing what...
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When I finally learned what my time was one of my (VT) teammates started to hug me. It was an incredible moment.
By Jean DePlacido, The Salem News
Drew Piazza keeps getting faster and faster. The Virginia Tech senior from Danvers has had an incredible summer including running a sub-4 minute...
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“The biggest thing I’ve learned from them is the mindset. You always have to go hard and believe in yourself – push until the last meters.”
By IAAF
As he entered the back straight for the final time, with 45 seconds of agony between him and Mile history, 16-year-old Jakob Ingebrigtsen had one...
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Stunning sub-57 final lap makes Texas native the 4th fastest U.S. high school Miler all-time
By Cam Smith, USA TODAY High School Sports
The hallowed halls of the sub-4 minute Mile got a new resident Thursday night when Texas native Reed Brown clocked a 3:59.30 at the Festival of Miles in St....
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Mikey Brannigan sets a Paralympic world record for the T20 classification.
By Alison Wade, Runner's World
At the Sir Walter Miler meet on Friday, August 5 in Raleigh, North Carolina, 19-year-old Mikey Brannigan finished seventh in the Mile, clocking 3:57.58 to smash his previous personal...
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“It was a big deal in ’66 when he did it — very few in the world had at that point. I know how difficult it is to accomplish that, so we want to celebrate the achievement.”
By Hailey Salvian, The London Free Press
On June 11, 1966, David Bailey tried to do what no Canadian had ever done — run...
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"The backstretch was just completely lined up with people screaming. It definitely was a lot of adrenaline. It was awesome.”
By Jerry Ulmer, The Oregonian / OregonLive
By the time Michael Slagowski hit the last lap in the elite Mile at the Jesuit Twilight Relays on Friday night, he was...
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