Two-time Olympian and RunGum founder Nick Symmonds ran the fastest known time for a mile run while dribbling a basketball, 5:29, on August 23.
The women’s mile world record, and women’s mile running in general, were basically ignored by the track and field establishment and most of the public for many years. Roger Bannister was celebrated as the first man to run a sub-4:00 mile in 1954. But Great Britain’s Diane Leather e...
10 Fastest Marathoners on Record-Eligible Course: Women Runner Finish Time Pace/Mile Marathon Ruth Chepngetich(Kenya) 2:09:56 4:57.4 Chicago,2024 Tigist Assefa(Ethiopia) 2:11:53 5:01.8 Berlin,2023 Sifan Hassan(Netherlands) 2:13:44
As a University of North Carolina senior, Waldrop set the world record for the indoor Mile, running a blazing 3:55.0 on February 17, 1974 in San Diego. Earlier that same year, he became the first man to break 4 minutes at the fabled Wanamaker Mile (3:59.7), and later in ...
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Our unintentional detour added a couple of kilometers (about a mile) to our journey. Most cyclists hit the Donauradweg at dawn so that they may arrive at their destinations by mid-afternoon. Thus, getting lost while pedaling along the Danube River is nearly impossible during the day as the...
Berlin Marathon, annual 26.2-mile (42.2-km) footrace through the streets of Berlin that traditionally takes place in late September. The Berlin Marathon is considered to have the fastest course of the world’s six major marathons—a group that also inclu
"The road Mile is a very American event and we're quite experienced in them. I'm very proud of myself.”Women’s world road Mile record 4:20.98 Diribe Welteji (ETH), Riga, LAT, October 1, 2023Men’s world road Mile record 3:56.13 Hobbs Kessler (USA), Riga, LAT, October 1, ...
The U.S. women’s mile record fell, too, asElle Purrier St. Pierrewon her third Women's Wanamaker Mile with a record 4:16.41. Yared Nugusewon his second straight Men’s Wanamaker Mile with a time of 3:47.83, just missing the world record by 0.82 seconds. ...
his record of 13 min 58.2 sec remained unbroken until 1954. In 1943, on a tour of theUnited States, he was undefeated in eight races. In 1945 Hägg, known as “Gunder the Wonder,” ran the mile in 4 min 1.4 sec, a record that stood until 1954, whenRoger Bannisterbroke the 4-min...