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I am the walrus wrote:

I simply convert my 1500m time to the mile (add 17secs). That's because I ran the mile only once about 8 years ago.
But don't think they choice of 1500m or mile has an influence on them whether they would attend a meet or watch TV coverage. Either way they would not do it.

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RunningAntelope wrote:

One of the premier European meets in Oslo used to feature the "Dream Mile," and all of the big guns used to aim for that race... It was called the DREAM MILE for heaven's sake. As far as I know, it still is, though not as heavily profiled anymore.

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miler manatee wrote:

60 seconds per lap in a 3:45 1500m.
That = 15 seconds per 100 meters
the extra distance in the mile is less than 10meters
1 tenth of 15 seconds is 1.5 seconds
If A person hold paces A 3:45=x<4:015
Just saying I think the conversion chart people come up with is Crap.
An elite runner can hold their average 1500m pace (we are talking even their slower first 2 laps) for another 100m.
If they couldn't they should have 100 bricks tossed in their face.

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Bring Back The Mile wrote:

Here are just four reasons why this is a good idea:
* Because America understands the "magic" of the Mile, particularly the sub-4 minute Mile. The Mile, like the 100 meters and the marathon, is a running event that most Americans know something about or have a general feeling for (even if you hated it in grade school).

* Because we sorely need to elevate and celebrate Track & Field, create heroes and inspire others to run as well as to create new fans in the sport.

*Because with the groundswell of Mile talent in the U.S. it's important that at every major international competition the USA has contenders for medals, particularly the Olympics.

*Because the 1500 meters, or worse, the misfit 1600 meters, do not have the same historical significance and cultural value as the Mile. There is no 1500 meter equivalent to Roger Bannister's historic and still revered first sub-4 minute Mile.

Also, note that the IAAF still recognizes the Mile (unlike the 1600m, which nobody runs outside of U.S. High Schools) and even though the British as a culture and country have switched to metric (unlike the U.S. where our signs are in miles), they still refer to their middle distance athletes as Milers.

Everybody will have a role a play in the campaign. We plan to elevate and celebrate the Mile as a premier event in the U.S. sporting landscape (not just Track & Field) and do our part to replace the 1600m at the High School level. Tie up your shoe laces...it's time for Track & Field fans to do some work and bring back the sport in the U.S.

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