GTC Memorial Day Mile

Events

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Description

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.

Place

The Kroc Center
424 Westfield Street
Greenville, SC US 29601

Packet pick up

Will be held in the parking lot of the Kroc Center along S. Hudson Street on Sunday afternoon, May 26, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

Also held on race day from 5:30 AM to 6:30 AM in the starting area. Local participants are encouraged to pick up their packets on Sunday.

General map

P = Parking

Packet = packet pick up

R = Restrooms - portable on the soccer field, and in the Kroc Center after the race when it opens at 8:00. Unity Park restrooms are another option.

S / F = start finish of race

Course map

Start in the Kroc Center overflow parking lot (located along S. Hudson Street). Then go east on the Swamp Rabbit Trail (SRT) and turn around on Reedy View Drive near Linky Stone Park. Return on SRT and finish in the Kroc Center parking lot.

For interactive map, please click on the image below.

Video #1 on navigating the route: https://youtu.be/Nky2SP5XZIU

Video #2 on navigating the route: https://sc.milesplit.com/videos/714931/ride-the-greenville-track-club-memorial-day-mile-course

View certified course documentation (best viewed on a computer) at: https://certifiedroadraces.com/certificate/?ctype=r&id=5816

Start line

The race starts and finishes in the same spot.
The purpose of the group starts is to relieve congestion in the first minute or two of the race.
All awards, including overall, are based on chip time.
Groups are based on the following estimated minutes for finish time, with 30 seconds in between starts:

5 or less

5-7

7-9

9 or more

Turnaround

There will be a marker at the turnaround spot where runners will run around (behind) it counter clockwise, as shown below.

1 mile National Championship

The 2025 Memorial Day Mile has been selected by the Road Runners Club of America to be the site for the 1 mile national championship for 2025, as announced here: https://www.rrca.org/rrca-announces-2025-national-championship-event-series/

Awards

All awards are based on chip time, for top three male and female:

Overall
10 and under
11-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70-79
80+

Because this is a national championship event, the Road Runners Club of America will also give national championship awards to the top male and female for: