Blue Jean Mile | ASICS x Fleet Feet Montclair

🏃‍♂️ Race Overview

Mental health doesn’t always look the way we expect—and it doesn’t discriminate. It touches our friends, our families, our teammates, and ourselves. That’s why we’re proud to lace up, zip up, and show up for the Blue Jean Mile, raising funds for NAMI—the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

📅 Event Details

• WHEN: Sunday, May 18, 10 AM
• WHERE: Hurrell Field Track, Glen Ridge
• BENEFICIARY: National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 100% of the proceeds will be donated to NAMI.
• POST-RACE: Stay for the post-run hangout, brunch tacos, and Athletic Brewing sips courtesy of ASICS!

📜 The History Of The Blue Jean Mile

The Blue Jean Mile is the brainchild of professional middle-distance runner, Johnny Gregorek. In May 2020, when all races and competitions were put on pause, Gregorek was itching for a meaningful challenge. Gregorek wanted to push himself physically while also honoring and celebrating the life of his late brother, Patrick. So Gregorek, with Patrick’s memory on his mind, decided to try and break the record for the fastest mile run in a pair of blue jeans.

To Gregorek, running a mile in blue jeans seemed like the perfect way to blend Patrick’s sense of humor with Gregorek’s own life and livelihood. He teamed up with NAMI-NYC to raise money and awareness for mental health, all while chasing down the blue jean mile record, which at the time was a jaw-dropping 4:11.

Armed with a pair of custom, denim-accented ASICS spikes inscribed with Patrick’s name and, of course, his Levi’s 501 jeans, Gregorek ran a blazing 4:06 mile and broke the world record. More importantly, he raised over $14,000 in the process.

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