West Chester Mile

🏃‍♂️ Race Overview

The West Chester Mile is back. Mark your calendars for Thursday, August 7th, as we gather at Henderson High School's renowned lightning-fast track for a day of thrilling races.

🎉 Exciting Updates

• Record Bonus: We now have a $5000 PA State Record Bonus for the winner if they break Yared Nuguse's PA State Record of 3:51.06 set at this year’s Penn Relays!
• Women’s Record: The women’s PA State Record time to beat for the $5000 bonus is Mary Slaney’s 4:23.49 from the East Coast Meet of Champions on June 30, 1979.
• Post-Race Celebration: Join us for a vibrant post-race party at the Hotel Warner, starting at 8:45pm, with free pizza and great drink specials.
• New Give Away: Registered athletes will get a voucher towards the Cre8tee Customizable T-Shirt Tent on race day, with various shirt options available onsite.

🏅 Elite Races

We are offering a prize money pool of more than $6000. Prize money will be exclusively given to male runners who break the 4-minute mark and female runners who break the 4-minute 40-second mark. If you are interested in participating in the elite races, please get in touch with Kevin Kelly via email at kkellyrun98@verizon.net.

📅 Meet Schedule

• Heats: With approximately 10 heats planned, we’ve arranged the schedule to save the fastest and most thrilling races for the grand finale.
• Historical Records: This meet boasts an impressive record of 24 sub 4:00 miles achieved over the years.
• Sanctioned Meet: This meet is USATF and World Athletics Sanctioned.
• Spectator Tickets: Tickets can be purchased online for $6: prices will be $10 on race day.

🕒 Race Schedule

Please note that the schedule may change when all entries are in. Please check back here on race day.

• 6:05 Heat 1 - The Wednesday Knights Mile
• 6:15 Heat 2 - The Zajac Group Mile
• 6:23 Heat 3 - The Sedona Tap House Mile
• 6:31 Heat 4 - The Tuesday Morning Crew Mile
• 6:41 - The Bryn Mawr Running Company Elite Men's 800m
• 6:46 Heat 5 - The Mid-Atlantic USATF Mile
• 6:55 Heat 6 - Chester County Tourism Council Mile
• 7:05 - Wood Appraisers Elementary 400
• 7:10 Heat 7 - The Hotel Warner Mile
• 7:17 Heat 8 - The Tolsdorf Oil Lube Mile
• 7:24 Heat 9 - The Chester County Racing Services Mile
• 7:32 - West Chester Running Company Elite Women’s Mile
• 7:40 - Brandywine Heating and Air Conditioning Mile Elite Men’s Mile

📸 Photos

Photos from Denise Trigo.

Photos from Ryan Comstock.

🔗 Useful Links

Live Results and Heat Sheets

WC Mile Rate for the Hotel Warner

For more information about the area, check out this Know before you go link provided by the Greater Brandywine Valley.