Westview High School senior Noah Bontrager turned in a remarkable performance Sunday at the New Balance Indoor Nationals in ...

The world record for the mile hovered just above 4 minutes for nine years, with challengers unable to break that coveted ...

Even hours after making state history, Westview senior Noah Bontrager still was in awe. For the first time in the history of ...

A British distance runner and a few of his friends have created a new online encyclopedia for sub-four-minute milers called ...

PARIS — As Kenyan middle-distance star Faith Kipyegon attempts to become the first woman to run a sub-4-minute mile on Thursday, the world turns its attention to the elite company she hopes to join.

On Thursday 26 June, in Paris, Faith Kipyegon will try to make history on the track. In an Nike-supported event similar to those in which Kipchoge attempted to break the 2-hour barrier for the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Last night, on a sunny Paris evening, Faith Kipyegon set out to do something that no woman has ever tried ...

In June 2025, during a Nike-sponsored event, world champion and Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner Faith Kipyegon attempted to become the first woman to break the four-minute mile barrier. She ...

Faith Kipyegon’s attempt to become the first woman in history to run a sub-4-minute mile came up just short. The three-time Olympic gold medalist ran a personal-best time of 4:06.42 in a special event ...

It was almost 41 years after the first official world record in the men’s mile was recognized by World Athletics (then the International Amateur Athletics Federation) that Roger Bannister broke the ...