Sir Walter Miler

The "Sir Walter Miler" is an outdoor one mile race held annually at Meredith College in Raleigh North Carolina, typically the first Friday in August. The race is named after Sir Walter Raleigh. A hallmark of the race is the close proximity of fans to the track, as spectators gather on the infield and in the outer lanes of the track to watch the races.[2]

Sir Walter Miler
DateAugust
LocationRaleigh, North Carolina
Event typeAll-comers track meet
DistanceMile
Established2014
Course recordsMen: 3:53.86 by Lopez Lomong (2018)[1]
Women: 4:25.04 by Lauren Johnson (2016)[1]
Official site

History

A predecessor event to the Sir Walter Miler was held in June 2013 at Cardinal Gibbons High School,[3] referred to as the Sandman Mile.[4]

The first Sir Walter miler was held 1 August 2014 at the Meredith College Track in Raleigh, NC. The original event included a Women's Sub 4.5 Challenge and a Men's Sub 4 Challenge.[5] Eight women raced in the women's one mile race, while none broke the four minute thirty second challenge time. Ten men race in the men's one mile race and three men ran the mile in faster than four minutes, the first time the four minute barrier had been broken in the city of Raleigh since 1974.[3]

The second Sir Walter Miler was held 7 August 2015. Ten women finished the women's one mile race, and three finished the mile faster than four minutes thirty seconds. Fifteen men finished the men's one mile race, and five finished in faster than four minutes.[6]

The third Sir Walter Miler was held on 5 August 2016. Mike Brannigan finished in 3:57:58 becoming the first person with a T20 paralympic classification to officially run the mile faster than four minutes.[7]

The fifth Sir Walter Miler was held on 3 August 2018 at Meredith College. Thirteen men finished the mile faster than 4:00:00, an American record.[8]

Mile winners
  • Note:

Key:   Meet record

Edition Men's mile winner Time (m:s) Women's mile winner Time (m:s)
2014 Ford Palmer 3:57.61[1] Heidi Gregson 4:34.05[1]
2015 Robby Andrews 3:57.38[1] Stephanie Garcia 4:28.84[1]
2016 Kyle Merber 3:54.57[1] Lauren Johnson 4:25.04[1]
2017 Drew Hunter 3:57.32[1] Amanda Eccleston 4:31.72[1]
2018 Lopez Lomong 3:53.86[1] Charlene Lipsey 4:27.28[1]

See also
  • Middle distance track event

References
  1. "Sir Walter Miler Results".
  2. "Sir Walter Miler provides best glimpse of future growth for American track". Sports Illustrated. August 7, 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  3. "Race gives runners chance to beat elusive 4-minute mile". The News and Observer. August 4, 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  4. "About The Sir Walter Miler". sirwaltermiler.com. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  5. "RESULTS: Sir Walter Miler". FloTrack. August 8, 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  6. "Sir Walter Mile Results". sirwaltermiler.com. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  7. "Teen Runner With Autism Shatters 4:00 Mile Barrier". FloTrack. August 8, 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  8. "Lipsey Breaks Through; Lomong Breaks Reocrds at the 2018 Sir Walter Miler". SirWalterMiler.com. August 8, 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
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