Bring Back the Mile

View this email in your browser Mile wire #14-12-16 SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Mile wire is a regular update on the best stories, exclusive interviews and everything Mile-related. What a year it was for the Mile! Almost half-a-million dollars awarded to Milers (252% increase since BBTM launched in 2012), more sub-4 and sub-4:30 Miles and two historic medals in Rio for the red, white & blue. Happy New Year and here's to 2017! The Best Mile Moments of 2016 By Ryan Lamppa, Bring Back the Mile Two more U.S. high school boys go sub-4, Drew Hunter and Michael Slagowski; two historic Olympic 1500 medals won in Rio by Matthew Centrowitz (gold) and Jenny Simpson (bronze); $480,000-plus record prize money awarded; third BBTM Grand Prix Tour sets records and more highlight banner year Matthew Centrowitz’s path post-Rio gold By Noah Frank, WTOP.com “I’m just enjoying the whole journey, this moment, this whole experience, and really just taking it in. Although my gold lasts forever, this moment doesn’t. I’m really just soaking it all in.” 7 Surprising Things That Happen After Winning an Olympic Medal By Erin Strout, Runner's World "The treasured, powerful symbol of athletic success was like hiding in my suitcase in a bundle of socks.” The Leo Manzano Interview: London 2012, Centro, Webb and more By RunnersTribe.com I want to motivate others to believe in themselves, and that was one of the key things I could do with that medal. More on the Mile LetsRun’s Look Back at Morgan Uceny’s Career   By Robert Johnson, LetsRun.com Resilience personified: Rio Olympian Brenda Martinez   By Runner's Tribe P3R’s American Development Program Reaches New Heights in 2016   From P3R Olympic Medalist Nick Willis: How to Run a Faster Mile   By Rachel Sturtz, NY Magazine Copyright 2016 Bring Back the Mile, All rights reserved. BBTM provides comprehensive Mile news and exclusive Mile opportunities. Our mailing address is: Bring Back the Mile 415 E Figueroa, Suite A Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Add us to your address book update subscription preferences unsubscribe from this list