West Chester Mile

🏃‍♂️ Race Overview

Photos from Denise Trigo.

Photos from Ryan Comstock.

BREAKING NEWS!! 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!!! 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. Let’s go⚡️⚡️⚡️

Live Results and Heat Sheets

📅 Date & Location

The West Chester Mile presented by CTDI 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.

🎉 Event Highlights

• Participant Divisions: To ensure a fair and exciting competition, participants will be divided into heats based on their running abilities.
• After-Race Excitement: After your run, make sure to stay and witness some of the fastest races in action.
• Post-Race Party: Join us for a vibrant post-race party at the Hotel Warner, beginning at 8:45pm.
• Food & Drinks: The party will include 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 a variety of shirt options available onsite.

🏨 Accommodation

WC Mile Rate for the Hotel Warner. Go to that link if you want to spend the night.

If you’re planning on spending some time in the area, here is a great "Know before you go" link provided by the Greater Brandywine Valley.

🏆 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.

This just in-Citizen's Race heat winners will get a Gift Card to Sedona in West Chester.

🗓️ Meet Schedule and Information

• Heats: With approximately 10 heats planned, we've arranged the schedule to save the fastest and most thrilling races for the grand finale.
• History: The meet boasts an impressive record of 24 sub 4:00 miles achieved over the years.
• Elite 800 Meters: We are planning an elite 800 meters this year.
• Sanction: This meet is USATF and World Athletics Sanctioned.

📋 Race Schedule

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

• 6:00 The Bryn Mawr Running Company Elite Men's 800m
• 6:05 Heat 1 The CTDI Mile
• 6:15 Heat 2 The Wednesday Knights Mile
• 6:25 Heat 3 The Zajac Group Mile
• 6:33 Heat 4 The Sedona Tap House Mile
• 6:39 Heat 5 The Tuesday Morning Crew Mile
• 6:46 Heat 6 The Mid-Atlantic USATF Mile
• 6:55 Heat 7 Brandywine Heating and Air Conditioning Mile
• 7:02 The Chester County Racing Systems Men's 600m
• 7:05 Wood Appraisers Elementary 400
• 7:10 Heat 8 The Hotel Warner Mile
• 7:17 Heat 9 The Tolsdorf Oil Lube Mile
• 7:30 West Chester Running Company Elite Women's Mile
• 7:40 CTDI Elite Men's Mile

🔗 More Information

For further details, visit the official race page: The West Chester Mile.