Are you a runner by any chance? 
I like to do mile runs every now and then. It is a middle-distance foot race.
A mile is a nice distance. I actually ran competitively in college. Back then I could do a mile in under 4 minutes. No more! 
Wow you were very fast. The mile run began in England, where people liked to gamble on them.
Really? I had no idea. When was that?
Mile run
The mile run (1,760 yards or exactly 1,609.344 metres) is a middle-distance foot race.
The history of the mile run event began in England, where it was used as a distance for gambling races. It survived track and field's switch to metric distances in the 1900s and retained its popularity, with the chase for the four-minute mile in the 1950s a high point for the race.
In spite of the roughly equivalent 1500 metres race, the mile run is present
sort of speed you've got, if you do the endurance training, you could be one of our best middle-distance runners." During his early career under the tutelage of Lydiard, he started with New Zealand titles and records for 880 yards and the mile, despite being an unusually large and powerful man by typical middle-distance runner standards.
Olympic success.
Snell came to international attention with his gold medal in the 800 metres at the Rome Olympics in 1960, setting a new national record. He