The second annual Memorial Day Mile is in alignment with a national movement afoot - to Bring Back the Mile - America's distance (1-2). The event also acknowledges our fallen service members on Memorial Day for their sacrifice in protecting the United States

This year's event will have the extra excitement for being selected by the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) to be the site for the national championship for the 1 mile race distance, as noted by RRCA (3).

The race course is the same as last year's event, flat, certified (and therefore eligible for setting records), and will begin in groups (waves) based on runners' estimated finish times. 

Help bring back the mile by running this race !

 

John Hart
Race Director
Email me with questions at: MDMdirector@greenvilletrackclub.com 

 

References

1. Bring Back the Mile: America's Distance. Available at: https://www.bringbackthemile.com/home  

2. NPR. A Campaign To Bring Back 'America's Distance': The 1-Mile Race. Available at: https://www.npr.org/2014/06/06/319512432/a-campaign-to-bring-back-americas-distance-the-1-mile-race 

3. RRCA Announces 2025 National Championship Event Series. Available at: https://www.rrca.org/rrca-announces-2025-national-championship-event-series/ 

Banner photo shows part of the memorial for Major Rudolf Anderson, Jr., U.S. Air Force. The memorial is located near the Swamp Rabbit Trail in Greenville near Cleveland Park.