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John F. Kennedy came into office with a goal of improving the health of the nation as part of his New Frontier policy program. As President-elect, he wrote an article for Sports Illustrated, December 26, 1960, called "The Soft American" which warned that Americans were becoming unfit in a changing world where automation and increased leisure time replaced the benefits of exercise and hard work.
After setting the national high school record in the mile, Jim Ryun set the world record in 1966 and then again in 1967, when he ran 3:51.1. Ryun was 19 at the time, making him the youngest world record holder in the mile to date. His record stood for nine years. [4] Ryun competed in the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympic games.
The Presidential Fitness Test was a national physical fitness testing program conducted in United States public middle and high schools from the late 1950s until 2013, when it was replaced with the Presidential Youth Fitness Program.
New York State Public High School Athletic Association State Championships Cicero, United States 16 years, 82 days [21] 5000 m: 15:34.47 Jenna Hutchins: December 11, 2020 Five and Dime Athletics Meeting Columbia, United States 16 years, 261 days [22] 15:25.27 Elizabeth Leachman: 28 March 2024 Texas Relays: Austin, United States 16 years, 14 days
By the time he graduated from Reagan in 2012, he had set his school's records in the 800 meters, mile, and 3200 meters. [ 3 ] His best high school mile time was recorded at the 2012 Adidas Grand Prix Dream Mile, where he ran 4:03.96, which as of 2017 is the state high school record mile time for North Carolina. [ 3 ]
The 48-year-old speech language pathologist and school administrator on Long Island did her first Couch to 5K program 12 years ago and is now on track to complete her 100th half-marathon by the ...
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It is the longest track distance run in most high school competitions. [15] Jakob Ingebrigtsen ran an equivalent of a 7:51.35 3200m in his 2023 world best of 7:54.10 in the two mile run. Meseret Defar ran an equivalent of an 8:55.45 3200m in her 2007 world best of 8:58.58 in the two mile run.