Me and Sandy at Sandman Mile 2013 Last year Jamie and I went to watch the Sandman Mile held at the Cardinal Gibbons Track in Raleigh. The event started as a local runner and Capital RunWalk teammate Sandy Roberts wanted to break 4:00 in the mile. My friend Pat Price organized the event and in only a few short days promoted it, secured a location and timer. Over 400 people showed up to cheer Sandy and his brother Logan on. Logan paced Sandy through the first 800m in 1:59 but Sandy came up just short finishing in 4:06 after running the last two laps solo. The crowd support was great and it was a fun event. It was the fastest mile I have seen in person.
Well, Pat Price is at it again this year with a bigger and better event planned. He announced the Sir Walter Miler yesterday. The event will be held August 1 at 9pm at the Meredith College Track. On the day of the race, there will be a pre and post-race party at Raleigh Brewing Company (across the street from Meredith College). Starting at 7pm that night, there will be live music, giveaways, and multiple food trucks. If you’re over 21 years old, you can take part in an exciting event at RBC called the “Sub 4 ABV Challenge” where Raleigh Brewing, Trophy Brewing, Fullsteam Brewing, New Belgium Brewing, Mystery Brewing, and Natty Greene’s Brewing will be providing a keg of their best low alcohol beer!
Well, Pat Price is at it again this year with a bigger and better event planned. He announced the Sir Walter Miler yesterday. The event will be held August 1 at 9pm at the Meredith College Track. On the day of the race, there will be a pre and post-race party at Raleigh Brewing Company (across the street from Meredith College). Starting at 7pm that night, there will be live music, giveaways, and multiple food trucks. If you’re over 21 years old, you can take part in an exciting event at RBC called the “Sub 4 ABV Challenge” where Raleigh Brewing, Trophy Brewing, Fullsteam Brewing, New Belgium Brewing, Mystery Brewing, and Natty Greene’s Brewing will be providing a keg of their best low alcohol beer!
Kicking off the night off is the Great Outdoor Provision Co.“Raleigh’ Finest” Mile, where many local celebrities will compete in an exciting, handicapped/head start race. Leading the field is former Mayor Charles Meeker. Meeker competed in 20 marathons, including the Boston Marathon 10 times. He has a personal best marathon time of 2:43:36. Next up is the Capital RunWalk “Women’s Sub 4.5 Challenge,” where top female runners will take a crack at the 4:30 barrier. The talented field of women will be announced over the coming weeks at SirWalterMiler.com
The races conclude with the Capital RunWalk “Men’s Sub 4 Challenge,” where the field will be set up for a sub 4:00 attempt. Sandy Roberts will look to improve on his personal best time of 4:01.24. He’ll be joined by a great field, that will be announced one by one over the coming weeks. The first challenger announced is last year’s surprise 4th place finisher at the USATF Outdoor Championships, Matt Elliott. Elliot was recently dubbed the “Fastest Kindergarten Teacher in America” and was on the cover of the June 2014 issue of Running Times. The event will also be an official “Bring Back the Mile” Featured Event.
The action continues Saturday morning with 2012 USATF Cross Country Champion, Bobby Mack, leading the pros from the night before, and anyone else who wants to come on a trail run at Umstead Park. The event will start at 7:30am at the Harrison Road entrance (exit 287 off of I-40). It is free to attend.
To make the event as great as possible they are in need of donations. They have setup a donation page using kickstarter.com. Please donate if you can.
For more information about the event or sponsorship, email sirwalterrunning@gmail.com or contact Pat Price at 919-260-8013.
The races conclude with the Capital RunWalk “Men’s Sub 4 Challenge,” where the field will be set up for a sub 4:00 attempt. Sandy Roberts will look to improve on his personal best time of 4:01.24. He’ll be joined by a great field, that will be announced one by one over the coming weeks. The first challenger announced is last year’s surprise 4th place finisher at the USATF Outdoor Championships, Matt Elliott. Elliot was recently dubbed the “Fastest Kindergarten Teacher in America” and was on the cover of the June 2014 issue of Running Times. The event will also be an official “Bring Back the Mile” Featured Event.
The action continues Saturday morning with 2012 USATF Cross Country Champion, Bobby Mack, leading the pros from the night before, and anyone else who wants to come on a trail run at Umstead Park. The event will start at 7:30am at the Harrison Road entrance (exit 287 off of I-40). It is free to attend.
To make the event as great as possible they are in need of donations. They have setup a donation page using kickstarter.com. Please donate if you can.
For more information about the event or sponsorship, email sirwalterrunning@gmail.com or contact Pat Price at 919-260-8013.
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