Event Description
The Mile High Mile will be back for 2021!!
This will be one of the fastest mile races in the state taking place on the Niwot HS Track which is where On Running's Joe Klecker and Olli Hoare both ran Sub 4 in a certified Intramural time trial -> https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a33510397/colorado-sub-4-minute-mile-state-record-joe-klecker-oliver-hoare/
Why its so hard to run Sub 4 at Altitude?! https://www.runnersworld.com/races-places/a28751765/breaking-four-minute-mile-at-altitude/
New location, more races, more ages and not to miss the top competition under the lights of Niwot High School!
The Races
We will hold a multitude of races that night*:
- Youth
- Shoes & Brews Middle School races
- Shoes & Brews High School races
- Open Races (5:30 or slower or seeded based on times)
- Open Race (5:30 or faster)
- Masters
- Elite Men's (4:40 or faster seed)
- Elite Women's (5:15 or faster seed)
*the schedule is not quite set, but we will when we know how many people we have signed up.
Prize Money and Awards
There will be $1000 prize purses for both Men and Women's elite races which we aim to go 5 deep.
There will be prizes for middle school and High School events and for High Schoolers Mile Split Colorado bragging rights. All youth runners will receive an award.
