THE SECOND ANNUAL GTC _MEMORIAL DAY MILE_, A GREENVILLE TRACK CLUB EVENT, IS IN GOOD ALIGNMENT WITH A NATIONAL MOVEMENT AFOOT - TO _BRING BACK THE MILE - AMERICA'S DISTANCE_ (1-2). THE EVENT ALSO ACKNOWLEDGES OUR FALLEN SERVICE MEMBERS ON MEMORIAL DAY FOR THEIR SACRIFICE IN PROTECTING THE UNITED STATES.

THIS YEAR'S EVENT HAS THE EXTRA EXCITEMENT FOR BEING SELECTED BY THE ROAD RUNNERS CLUB OF AMERICA TO BE THE SITE FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE 1 MILE RACE (3).

THE RACE COURSE IS THE SAME AS LAST YEAR'S EVENT, FLAT, USATF CERTIFIED, AND WILL BEGIN IN GROUPS BASED ON RUNNERS' ESTIMATED FINISH TIMES.



JOHN HART
RACE DIRECTOR
EMAIL: [email protected]



REFERENCES

1. BRING BACK THE MILE: AMERICA'S DISTANCE. AVAILABLE AT: HTTPS://WWW.BRINGBACKTHEMILE.COM/HOME [https://www.bringbackthemile.com/home]

2. NPR. A CAMPAIGN TO BRING BACK 'AMERICA'S DISTANCE': THE 1-MILE RACE. AVAILABLE AT: HTTPS://WWW.NPR.ORG/2014/06/06/319512432/A-CAMPAIGN-TO-BRING-BACK-AMERICAS-DISTANCE-THE-1-MILE-RACE [https://www.npr.org/2014/06/06/319512432/a-campaign-to-bring-back-americas-distance-the-1-mile-race]

3. RRCA ANNOUNCES 2025 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT SERIES. AVAILABLE AT: HTTPS://WWW.RRCA.ORG/RRCA-ANNOUNCES-2025-NATIONAL-CHAMPIONSHIP-EVENT-SERIES/ [https://www.rrca.org/rrca-announces-2025-national-championship-event-series/]



PHOTO OF PLANE IS PART OF A MEMORIAL IN GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA HONORING MAJOR RUDOLF ANDERSON JR., UNITED STATES AIR FORCE FOR HIS SERVICE AND SACRIFICE DURING THE CUBAN MISSLE CRISIS (1962). MAJOR ANDERSON, FROM GREENVILLE, WAS THE ONLY COMBAT CASUALTY DURING THE STANDOFF. (4)

4. How the death of a U.S. Air Force pilot prevented a nuclear war. History. Available at: https://www.history.com/news/the-cuban-missile-crisis-pilot-whose-death-may-have-saved-millions