GTC Memorial Day - Honor Tower Mile

The third annual GTC Memorial Day Mile, renamed this year as GTC Memorial Day - Honor Tower Mile will be held this coming Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2026.

As a competitive 1-mile race, it is in good alignment with a national movement afoot - to Bring Back the Mile - America's distance (1-2). All speeds are welcome.

The event pays tribute to our first responders and fallen service members.

 

John Hart
Race Director
Email: 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 

 

The plane in the photo above is part of a memorial in Cleveland Park in Greenville, South Carolina honoring Major Rudolf Anderson Jr., United States Air Force for his service and ultimate sacrifice during the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962). Major Anderson, from Greenville, SC, was the only combat casualty during the standoff, and is credited with saving the lives of millions, as explained by historians here:   

How the death of a U.S. Air Force pilot prevented a nuclear war. History. Available at:  https://www.history.com/news/the-cuban-missile-crisis-pilot-whose-death-may-have-saved-millions