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Inaugural Solvang Mile Draws Top U.S. Men’s Milers
By North American Athletics
	On Saturday, October 6, the streets of Solvang, California are going to be packed with athletes of all ages and abilities chasing their fastest times at the inaugural Solvang Mile. The Elite Men’s Mile includes a crew of sub-4 minute milers and USA national team representatives. The field will be led by San Diego native AJ Acosta (3:53) and South African Peter van der Westhuizen (3:54). Joining them will be a Southern California contingent of sub-4 Milers including Morro Bay-raised Christian Hesch (3:58), local Santa Barbara runner Tommy Schmitz (3:58), UCLA grad Jon Rankin (3:56) and Cal Poly SLO alumnus Ben Bruce (4:00). Continue reading at bringbackthemile.com.

Centrowitz, Martinez Cap Year with Fifth Avenue Mile Titles
By Jim Gerweck, The Mile wire
	For years, Bernard Lagat has dominated Mile races on the indoor track of New York City, his eight consecutive Wanamaker Mile titles at the Millrose Games allowing him to appropriate the “Chairman of the Boards” title from Eamonn Coghlan. Lagat’s string was broken this winter by a young upstart, Matthew Centrowitz, and on Saturday on the Big Apple’s famed Fifth Avenue. Youth was also served in the women’s pro race that preceded the men, as 25-year-old Brenda Martinez (left, credit NYRR), whose 4:26.76 PR, set in winning Falmouth, made her the world leader in the distance. After 20 blocks of racing down Fifth Avenue, she still held that distinction, albeit with a new PR of 4:24.2, good for a 0.7 margin over Anna Pierce (4:24.9, also a PR). Continue reading at bringbackthemile.com.

Matthew Centrowitz, at 22, Gets Better and Better
By Peter Gambaccini, Runner’s World
	Matthew Centrowitz, 22, was the 2011 IAAF World Championships 1500 meter bronze medalist and placed fourth in the 1500 at the 2012 London Olympics. He set his 1500 meter personal best of 3:31.96 this summer. On Saturday, he won the Fifth Avenue Mile in New York in 3:52.4, with Bernard Lagat second. Centrowitz won the NYRR Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games in February. Peter Gambaccini sits down with Matthew reflecting on his career thus far and his future in Portland with Alberto Salazar. Continue reading at runnersworld.com

The Secret to Running: Not Running
By Scott Cacciola, The Wall Street Journal
	After Bernard Lagat competes Saturday in the Fifth Avenue Mile, he plans to do something that would feel completely foreign to many elite runners: He will toss his sneakers in a closet and pig out for the next five weeks. No running. No sit-ups. No heavy lifting, except for a fork. For a handful of top-notch athletes, including Lagat and fellow U.S. Olympians Matthew Centrowitz and Leo Manzano, Saturday’s race will mark the end of a taxing year of competition. There were long training runs last fall, indoor races last winter and meets throughout Europe this summer. Lagat is ready for a long break, so he is going to take oneÛÓjust like he has every fall since 1999. Continue reading at wsj.com.

More on the Mile

	Alan Webb Is Moving, But Where?
	September 24, 2012 – By Peter Gambaccini, Runner’s World
	Lagat Ponders the End of the Race
	September 20, 2012 – By Joe Battaglia, NYRR News
	Interview With A Running Legend: Jim Ryun – Running Career
	August 14, 2012 – By Todd Grasley, MileSplit.com
	Jim Gerweck Goes to 5th Avenue Mile
	September 22, 2012 – By Bring Back the Mile

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