When Runner Glenn Cunningham first made sport headlines in 1931, the world's record for a mile on foot was 4 min., 9.2 sec. A 4:05 mile was unthinkable. Last week barrel-chested ...

Sam Ruthe broke a world record for the fastest mile by any under-18 runner in history with a time of 3:48.88 at Boston University’s John Thomas Terrier Classic on Jan. 31. The 16-year-old New ...

A 16-year-old schoolboy from a coastal resort in New Zealand has obliterated the world record for the fastest mile by a junior runner in one of the most jaw-dropping athletics feats of recent times.

(CNN) — A 16-year-old from New Zealand has set a new world record for the fastest mile run by an under–18 athlete. Sam Ruthe crossed the finish line in an extraordinary 3:48.88 minutes at the John ...

SEATTLE – Washington State’s Rosemary Longisa became the third-fastest mile runner in NCAA women’s track and field history Saturday, finishing one second short of the NCAA record with a time of 4 ...

Jan. 31—SEATTLE — Washington State's Rosemary Longisa became the third-fastest mile runner in NCAA women's track and field history Saturday, finishing one second short of the NCAA record with a time ...