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- 1 2 "Race gives runners chance to beat elusive 4-minute mile". The News and Observer. August 4, 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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- ↑ "RESULTS: Sir Walter Miler". FloTrack. August 8, 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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- ↑ "Teen Runner With Autism Shatters 4:00 Mile Barrier". FloTrack. August 8, 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ↑ "Lipsey Breaks Through; Lomong Breaks Reocrds at the 2018 Sir Walter Miler". SirWalterMiler.com. August 8, 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2018.