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BENefit Mile

Tue July 1 - Fri August 1 2025
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BENefit Mile

Tue July 1 - Fri August 1, 2025 Plainfield, IN 46168 US Directions

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Mile Walk

$25 08/01 7:00PM EDT Price increases after December 31, 2024 at 11:59pm EST
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Mile Run

$25 08/01 7:30PM EDT Price increases after December 31, 2024 at 11:59pm EST
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Virtual Mile

$25 Race from Anywhere 7/1-8/1
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Shirt Purchase ONLY

$15 08/01 7:00PM EDT Don't want to run? Want to support a great cause? Buy the shirt!
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Place

Plainfield Friends Meeting Park
105 S East Street
Plainfield, IN US 46168

Description

The eighth annual BENefit Mile will take place on Friday, August 1, 2025 in Plainfield, Indiana at 7:00 p.m.. This net downhill race will begin on Buchanan Street and finish in downtown Plainfield near the Plainfield Friends Meeting off of East Street.

This event features a unique opportunity for seasoned runners to tackle a fast, shorter race than the typical road run, and will also appeal to those just starting out with running (walkers are also encouraged to participate)! The BENefit Mile will separate into corrals based on estimated finish times. Stick around after the races for post-race festivities!

The BENefit Mile will raise funds for the Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincent in memory of Ben Harmon, a Hendricks County resident and runner and who passed away in July of 2018 of Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare bone cancer. Ben’s optimism and genuine positivity towards everyone, as well as his fight against his cancer was incredibly inspiring. This race will raise funds to help the Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases support other patients and families in their fight against cancer as well.

Shirt Guarantee: 7/20/25

To learn more about Ben’s story, please visit the link below:
www.indystar.com/story/sports/columnists/gregg-doyel/2018/06/14/doyel-cancer-getting-run-its-money-ex-avon-track-star-ben-harmon/690495002/

SWAG

T-shirt design coming soon!

Shirt Registration Deadline: 7/20

All of our BENefit Milers will receive:

  • Fun, Fast, Net Downhill Course in Plainfield
  • Comfy Soft BENefit Mile T-Shirt
  • Mylaps Bibtag Timing with Overall and Age Group Placements
  • Proceeds benefit Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincent in memory of Ben Harmon

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