Torrence, Hall Win US Road Mile Championship

In the first of the championship races, Amy Mortimer (Leonardville, Kan.) jumped to an early lead, putting 15 meters on the field at halfway as Hall and local contenders Heather Kampf and Gabriel Anderson started to close the gap.

With Kampf and Anderson in tow, Hall took command of the race in the
final 400 meters, opening a lead of just over five seconds by the time
she hit the tape. Kampf took second in 4:35.9 as Anderson claimed third
in 4:36.9.

The men’s race saw Hall’s husband Ryan Hall take the early pace, passing the first 400 in 61 seconds. By halfway, Craig Miller (Madison, Wis.) took the lead with Aaron Braun (Flagstaff, Ariz.) on his heels as Torrence stalked the leaders.

In a replay of the previous two years, Torrence waited until the course
made a slight curve with 200 meters remaining to make his move, pulling
away for another convincing win.

In a close battle for second, Braun ran 4:01.2 to edge out Miller who finished in 4:01.3.

The Medtronic TC 1 Mile featured a total of $20,000 in prize money with
Torrence and Hall each earning $4,000 for their titles as well as a
$10,000 bonus for running under 4:00 and 4:32 respectively.

Video Highlights

Video highlights of the USA 1 Mile Road Championships are provided by
RunnerSpace.com and are available on demand at
www.USARunningCircuit.com.

About the USARC

The USA 1 Mile Road Championships were the fourth stop on the 2011 USA
Running Circuit (USARC). The 2011 USARC is a USA Track & Field road
series, featuring USA Championships from one mile to the marathon and
attracts the best U.S. distance runners. The circuit features ten
events for men and nine women.

The 2011 USARC is a
USA Track & Field road series, featuring USA long distance running
championships and for the first time will include the USA Cross Country
Championships. The USARC attracts the best U.S. distance runners and
has ten events for men and nine for women.

The 2011
USARC will feature more than $450,000 in circuit prize money with U.S.
athletes competing for the right to represent Team USA in various
international competitions.

The first ten U.S.
runners earn points at each USARC race (15 for first, 12 for second, 10
for third, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1), with a final $12,500 grand prix
purse ($6,000, $4,000, and $2,500) for the top three men and women
point scorers overall.

The mission of the USA Running
Circuit is to showcase, support, and promote U.S. runners. Since its
inception in 1995, the USARC and its races have provided over $6
million dollars to U.S. distance runners.

For more information on the 2011 USA 1 Mile Road Championships visit www.usatf.org.

USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track
& field, long-distance running and race walking in the United
States. USATF encompasses the world’s oldest organized sports, the
World’s #1 Track & Field Team, the most-watched events at the
Olympics, the #1 high school and junior high school participatory
sport, and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States: www.usatf.org.