Yes/No: Three Sub 4-Minute Milers in Mpls?

The second annual USA 1 Mile Road Championships, held in conjunction with the Medtronic TC 1 Mile, will be run in the same location as the inaugural event in 2009: Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis. There will be many waves of mile races on Thursday night culminating with the USA Championships at 7:53 p.m. (women) and 8:03 p.m. (men).

The races will provide a large purse -- including $4,000 for the men's and women's winners and a bonus of $10,000, if the winners break 4:32 (women) or 4:00 (men).

In 2009, one runner broke 4:00 in mile. This year, the field looks even stronger. How fast will they go? Let us know with your answer to this question...

Y/N: Will three or more runners break 4:00.00 in the Medtronic TC 1 Mile on Thursday?

Defending champ David Torrence is returning after his 3:59.3 win last year. 2008 Olympian Lopez Lomong will also be making the trip to Minneapolis, bringing with him the strongest credentials of the field -- he has run 1:45 for 800, 3:32.9 for 1500 and 3:53 in the mile. Our own Garrett Heath will be returning to his native state as one of the favorites to challenge the 4 minute mark. Heath was a finalist in the Indoor World Championships this year, running 3:39 over 1500 meters. Other contenders include Rob Myers, who ran the mile at Drake Relays and finished in 3:58.1, Jordan Horn, who ran 3:58 indoors, and Liam Boylen-Pett, who recently went 3:42.5 in the 1500.

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My answer: No

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