5 episodes

Bring Back the Mile's mission is to return the Mile to prominence on the American sports and cultural landscape by elevating and celebrating the Mile to create a national movement. The 4 Minutes with a Miler series is a way for the public to get to know the nation’s top Milers.

Mile Maniac's Podcast Bring Back the Mile

    • Sport

Bring Back the Mile's mission is to return the Mile to prominence on the American sports and cultural landscape by elevating and celebrating the Mile to create a national movement. The 4 Minutes with a Miler series is a way for the public to get to know the nation’s top Milers.

    • video
    4 Minutes with a Miler (Ep. 6): AJ Acosta

    4 Minutes with a Miler (Ep. 6): AJ Acosta

    Bring Back the Mile’s podcast series, 4 Minutes with a Miler, speaks to 8-time NCAA All-American and 3:53.76 Miler (FloTrack Video), AJ Acosta. A University of Oregon graduate, AJ and his Nation will toe the line as the top seed at the inagaural GNC Live Well Liberty Mile in downtown Pittsburgh. In addition to his collegiate accolades, AJ was the 2005 High School Cross Country Footlocker Champion out of El Camino HS (CA). 

    • 9 min
    • video
    4 Minutes with a Miler (Ep. 5): Shannon Rowbury

    4 Minutes with a Miler (Ep. 5): Shannon Rowbury

    Bring Back the Mile’s podcast series, 4 Minutes with a Miler, speaks to U.S. Olympian and #2 Miler on the U.S. list with a 4:20.34, Shannon Rowbury. Shannon, a Bay Area native and Duke University grad was a founding member of the Bay Area Track Club and is coached by John Cook. The interview is hosted by Duncan Larkin with the audio available below and through the iTunes store, in addition to the complete transcript below.

    • 6 min
    • video
    4 Minutes with a Miler (Ep. 4): Brenda Martinez

    4 Minutes with a Miler (Ep. 4): Brenda Martinez

    Bring Back the Mile’s podcast series, 4 Minutes with a Miler, sits down with 2012 U.S. Open Mile Champion and 4:32.29 Miler, Brenda Martinez, coached by the legendary Joe Vigil. AUC Riverside grad, Martinez is a three-time NCAA All-American. The interview is hosted byDuncan Larkin with the audio available below and through the iTunes store, in addition to the complete transcript below.

    • 5 min
    • video
    4 Minutes with a Miler (Ep. 3): David Torrence

    4 Minutes with a Miler (Ep. 3): David Torrence

    Bring Back the Mile’s podcast series, 4 Minutes with a Miler, sits down with US Champion and 3:54.01 Miler, David Torrence, member and co-founder of the Bay Area Track Club and coached by John Cook.
    A Cal Berkeley grad, in 2007 Torrence also broke American Mile great, Don Bowden's 50 year old Golden Bear Mile record with his 3:58.7 win at the California Collegiate Challenge (watch the race here). The interview is hosted by Duncan Larkin with the audio available below and through the iTunes store, in addition to the complete transcript below.

    • 5 min
    • video
    4 Minutes with a Miler (Ep. 2): Jenny Simpson

    4 Minutes with a Miler (Ep. 2): Jenny Simpson

    Bring Back the Mile’s podcast series, 4 Minutes with a Miler, presents its second installment with 2011 World Champion and 4:25.91 Miler, Jenny Simpson, who is based in Colorado Springs and coached by Juli Benson.  
    BBTM’s Duncan Larkin sat down with Simpson, 25, who recently built off of last year’s success by defending USA Indoor titles at 1500 meters and 3000 meters. In the lead-up to her 2012 Outdoor Track & Field season debut at the Drake Relays, Simpson, a 2008 Olympian, discusses the significance of the Mile in her life, her connection with Mile legend and BBTM supporter, Jim Ryun, and how exciting and fun it would be if there were more opportunities to run the Mile for women.
    For complete transcript visit BringBacktheMile.com

    • 5 min

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