▁of ▁ 2 : 2 5 : 4 0 . ▁His ▁time ▁was ▁so ▁fast ▁that ▁the ▁course ▁was ▁re me as ured ▁and ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁ 1 7 6 ▁yards ▁short . ▁ ▁Mil es ▁attempted ▁to ▁defend ▁his ▁title ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁Boston ▁Mar athon , ▁but ▁dropped ▁out ▁early ▁due ▁to ▁problems ▁with ▁his ▁sho es . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁Mil es ▁returned ▁to ▁Boston ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁mar athon ▁in ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 2 : 3 3 : 0 8 . ▁Mil es ▁competed ▁in ▁two ▁more ▁Boston ▁Mar ath ons , ▁never ▁finishing ▁higher ▁than ▁ 1 0 th . ▁ ▁Other ▁compet itions ▁Between ▁his ▁two ▁wins ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Mil es ▁won ▁the ▁Canadian ▁ 1 0 0 0 0 ▁met re ▁championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁He ▁later ▁won ▁a ▁bronze ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁mar athon ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁British ▁Empire ▁Games . ▁He ▁represented ▁Canada ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁and ▁finished ▁ 1 7 th ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁Olympic ▁mar athon . ▁Four ▁years ▁later ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁he ▁finished ▁ 1 4 th ▁in ▁the ▁Olympic ▁mar athon ▁race . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁Olympics , ▁Mil es ▁retired ▁from ▁competition . ▁He ▁had ▁moved ▁to ▁Hamilton , ▁Ontario ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁and