Mile wire #3-06-21
SANTA
BARBARA, Calif. ÛÒ The Mile wire is a regular update on the best
stories, exclusive interviews and everything Mile-related.
By Bring Back the Mile | |
Today marks the first day of competition at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Track & Field – Team Trials and in honor of this 11-day track-apolooza, ending Sunday, July 1, we’ve launched the Bring Back the Mile “People’s Contest“. The Grand Prize winner will take home a special Mile Legends package including an exclusive Jim Ryun autographed “I Am the Mile” t-shirt and one-of-a-kind signed items for BBTM by Don Bowden, the first American to break four minutes in the Mile, and Mile great Marty Liquori. Four runner-ups will receive a BBTM Lap 3 VIP membership package. Continue reading at bringbackthemile.com.
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By Bring Back the Mile | |
American prep Milers have had another banner year across the country as evidenced by the ESPN / Dyestat‘s Elite Rankings, which go back to 1999, and these rankings reveal that the 2012 Outdoor season continues a U.S. trend of more top end Mile performances. Leading the way were four girls who broke the 4:40 barrier, the most in one year, in addition to an impressive nine runners who cracked 4:05 in the adidas Jim Ryun Dream Mile, the first time that has happened. Continue reading at bringbackthemile.com.
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By Bring Back the Mile | |
It is this type of week at BBTM HQ that has us giddy with Mile events from coast-to-coast. Not to mention that America’s current crop of great Milers will get a chance to book their ticket to London at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field – Team Trials in the international 1500 meter distance. Below we provide a complete rundown of all the upcoming races in a town near you and also highlight four male and four female athlete profiles to prep you for all the hours of NBC television coverage in the next week. Continue reading at bringbackthemile.com.
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By Peter Gambaccini, Runner’s World | |
Morgan Uceny enters the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials with the year’s fastest American time in the women’s 1500 by 4 seconds, a 4:01.59 for fourth place in Rome. In 2011, Uceny was the USATF champion in the 1500, had the fastest 1500 time in the world, a 4:00.06, and was ranked #1 in the world in the event. Her one big disappointment came in the World Championships final in Daegu; she was knocked down and finished tenth. Continue reading at bringbackthemile.com.
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More on the Mile
Olympian Then and Now: Gabe Jennings | |
June 20, 2012 – By Matt McCue, Runner’s World | |
David Torrence’s drive to run for his country | |
June 20, 2012 – By John Crumpacker, San Francisco Chronicle | |
Wheating on comeback trail | |
June 20, 2012 – By Gary Horowitz, Statesman Journal | |
London 2012: Alan Webb trying to unlock his elusive talents | |
June 19, 2012 – By Rick Maese, Washington Post |
Visit www.bringbackthemile.com or contact media@bringbackthemile.com for more info.
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