[4] At the 2001 Prefontaine Classic, Alan Webb competed in the Bowerman Mile against elite international runners, in a field that included world record holder Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco, and the 2000 Sydney Olympics 1500m bronze medalist Bernard Lagat of Kenya (at the time).

[5] Although El Guerrouj won in 3:49.92, with Kevin Sullivan (3:51.82), Bernard Lagat (3:53.14) and Adil Kaouch (3:53.40) following behind, the young Webb finished in 5th place.

[6] Webb ran 3:53.43 and broke Jim Ryun's national high school record of 3:55.3 that had stood for 36 years.

[7] In the 2023 Prefontaine Classic & Diamond League Final, on September 16, Norwegian athlete Jakob Ingebrigtsen won the Bowerman Mile, in a time of 3:43.73, with the aid of pacing lights and pacemakers Erik Sowinski & Cameron Myers.

[11] A good benchmark of physical fitness for the approaching 2024 Summer Olympics, and an analogue to the Paris 1500m final, the 2024 Bowerman Mile on 25 May featured the greatest 1500 meter and mile runners in the world at the time, including Josh Kerr, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, and Yared Nuguse.

A high school girls' mile was also held in 2015, won by Ryen Frazier of the United States, in a time of 4:39.84.