Names touted for the area include The World Mile, The World on City, Tiger Town or The
International Mile.
An Elite Home Countries
International Mile for the UK and Ireland's leading runners.
Kelly Holmes faces a tough task when she returns to Tyneside on Saturday in a bid to defend her BUPA Great North
International Mile title on Newcastle Quayside (writes Bill McGuirk).
Godolphin's Noverre warmed up for Sunday's Hong Kong
International Mile at Sha Tin with a light canter yesterday.
Including Blankenship himself, whose season includes a win in the
International Mile during the Prefontaine Classic, a fourth-place finish during the Diamond League 1,500 in Shanghai and a world record as a member of the United State's distance medley relay team at the IAAF World Relays.
'I then raced in Philadelphia where I took third in an
international mile. I was in the same position a week later at a big meeting in Jamaica.'
Kelly Holmes capped a demanding season by retaining her BUPA Great North Run
International Mile title in Newcastle on Saturday.
Earlier in the meet, Oregon Track Club Elite's Ben Blankenship won the men's
International Mile in a then world-leading 3:55.72 with a sweet move and surge near the end of the race.
Then there will be a pair of men's mile races, with Andrew Wheating, Lopez Lomong, Mac Fleet, Will Leer and Ben Blankenship entered in the
International Mile.
The three other 2014 Bowerman returnees include Aman Wote, who set an Ethiopian record of 3:48.60 in taking third last year; James Kiplagat Magut (3:49.53) of Kenya, two-time winner of the Pre
International Mile; and Collins Cheboi (3:49.56), also of Kenya, ranked No.
The winner had shown some smart placed form against older horses in 2006, including a fine third behind subsequent Group 1 winners Armada and The Duke in the
International Mile Trial in November, but he seems to be improving, posting solid RPRs of 118 on his last two starts.
Men's mile: Leo Manzano, U.S., 3:52.41, in
International Mile, reset by Ayanleh Souleiman, Djibouti, 3:47.32, in Bowerman Mile
