4Star 4Mile Race

🎖️ Event Overview

In celebration of Veterans Day, join us for the 9th Annual 4Star 4Mile Race located at the Dean Savage Memorial Park (corner of Trumbull and Porter Street) in Corktown on Sunday, November 9th, 2025, at 11:00 AM. Let's put our running shoes on the ground to honor those who have dedicated their lives to our freedom.

🏃‍♂️ Race Details

• Unique Aspect: The only race in the country that runs alongside the Veterans Day Parade, on the same course, at the same time as part of Detroit's Annual Armed Services Salute.

🤝 Community Spirit

• Togetherness: Come together with fellow participants and supporters to show your gratitude and support.
• Exciting Experience: Enjoy the parade and post-race celebrations, making it a heartfelt tribute to those who have served our country.
• Patriotic Display: Show your pride and wear red, white, and blue!

🏆 Fitness and Fun

• Family-Friendly: Bring the family! Watch the parade as you run alongside Medal of Honor recipients, World War II veterans, marching bands, Junior ROTC students, and more.

⏰ Event Start Times

• Race Start: 11:00 AM: 4Star 4Mile Race & the Annual Detroit Veterans Day Parade

📦 Packet Pick-Up

• When: Race Day Packet pick-up will be 8:30 - 11:00 AM.
• Location: At the rear of the IBEW building located at the intersection of Porter and Trumbull.

🗺️ Course Map

• Details: Out and back loop that runs alongside the annual Detroit Veterans Day parade (Same start, same finish, same time).
• Highlights: Run past “The Corner”, the newly renovated Michigan Train Station, and into Mexican Town before heading back to the finish line.

🏅 Awards

• Categories: Overall Male/Female, Masters (40 and up) Male/Female, Overall Military/Veteran Male/Female, and 10 YEAR Age Group Awards Male/Female.

🌟 Our Mission Statement

The men and women who leave military service often leave behind a sense of community, purpose, and identity. The community they leave behind is their military community: the purpose they leave behind is what type of work their unit performed, and the identity they leave is their specific role in their unit. It is difficult to replace those things as they transition into civilian life, so it is no wonder that veterans often feel marginalized. The mission of the 4Star4Mile Race is to provide a platform for a shared experience between our communities and our veterans. For civilians, as they run alongside the annual Veterans Day parade, they see, and can feel the immense pride and commitment of those who served and who continue to serve, and for the veterans, they see that our communities recognize our proud history and applaud our commitment, helping to provide a true sense of community and purpose that veterans long for and deserve.

It is the hope of the 4Star4Mile Race that this provides for a mutually beneficial, supportive experience.

Note: This is a charitable event with proceeds going to the annual Detroit Veterans Day Parade.

For more information, visit the official race page: 4Star 4Mile Race.