As part of the Hilton Garden Innvitational, the Camel City Indoor Mile is the first concerted attempt to break the vaunted 4:00 Mile barrier at the JDL Fast Track. The field size is limited to 12 individuals, all of whom will either have a prior sub-4:00 Mile to their credit, or be on the cusp of breaking the illusive barrier.
JDL Fast Track has set aside more than $4000 in potential prize money to professionals for this USATF‐sanctioned event. Additionally, JDL Fast Track has additional funds available to set up hotel and airfare reservations for select individuals.
Prizes will be available if the winning time is faster than 4:05.00. If this occurs, the prize breakdown will be as follows:
Additional time bonuses of $500 will be paid to any of the top three professionals who break 4:00.00.
Elite athletes or college coaches wishing to place their athletes in this event should contact Craig Longhurst via email at craig@jdlcastlecorp.com or via phone at (336) 722‐2033.
2013 Mile Champion
Corey Leslie (USA / OH), 3:57.81*
*first sub-4 minute Mile indoors in North Carolina
Race video click HERE.
The Camel City Indoor Mile is a stop on the nationwide inaugural Bring Back the Mile Tour 2013.
February 4, 2013
Three Milers go under 4:00; first sub-4 indoors in North Carolina; top collegian at 4:05
By Craig Longhurst, JDL Fast Track
WINSTON‐SALEM, N.C. – (February 2, 2013) – JDL Fast Track hosted its first ever elite Mile as part of the Hilton Garden Innvitational on Saturday, February 2, resulting in the facility’s first ever sub-4:00 minute Mile and the state's first sub-4 indoors.
A 200 meter flat track in North Carolina vies to remove stigma that all flat tracks are slow with $4000 up for grabs in professional Mile.
January 30, 2013
By Bring Back the Mile
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - In August of 2011, a 105,000 square foot, 200 meter Mondo flat track, began to come to life in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Five months later, the Fast Track High School Invitational, welcomed high school athletes, coaches, parents and a lot of 'wows' through its doors. Built to provide a warmer alternative during the winter months, the JDL Fast Track has quickly grown to become one of the premier venues in the southeast, hosting over 25 meets including High School, Collegiate and Masters Championships in its second season of operation
January 29, 2013
By Eddie Wooten, Running Shorts
UNCG All-America Paul Chelimo will be part of the field for the Camel City Indoor Mile on Saturday at JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem.
January 29, 2013
By Barbara Huebner, NYRR News Service
The inaugural Bring Back the Mile Tour, consisting of 13 events across the United States, will kick off on Saturday with men’s and women’s Miles at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston and the Camel City Indoor Mile in Winston-Salem, NC.
January 28, 2013
Top Milers compete for more than $4000 in prize money at the Hilton Garden Innvitational; collegians looking for NCAA qualifying marks
WINSTON‐SALEM, N.C. – (January 9, 2013) – JDL Fast Track today made their final announcement of the field for the Camel City Indoor Mile, to be held at JDL Fast Track on Saturday, February 2 as part of the Hilton Garden Innvitational collegiate track meet.
The Camel City Indoor Mile, part of the Bring Back the Mile campaign, is an elite mile race on JDL Fast Track’s 200m Mondo indoor track. JDL Fast Track has committed more than $4000 in prize money available to the top three professional finishers, including time bonuses for breaking the “magical” 4:00.00 barrier.
January 19, 2013
By NCRunners
First, the were elite high school Mile races at the NCRunners Elite Holiday Invitational. Next comes the Camel City Indoor Mile, scheduled for February 2nd as part of the Hilton Garden Invitational. Is this an intentional pattern of running the Mile instead of the 1600 meters at the JDL Fast Track, or is it just a novelty? According to Craig Longhurst, the director of the facility, the use of the classic English and American race distance is no accident. In addition to bringing top-notch talent to the JDL, Longhurst feels some affinity for the "Bring Back the Mile" movement, which is growing in strength across the country.
January 9, 2013
Top Milers compete for more than $4000 in prize money at the Hilton Garden Innvitational; also sub-4 minute Mile bonus money
WINSTON‐SALEM, N.C. – (January 9, 2013) – JDL Fast Track today made their first announcement of the field for the Camel City Indoor Mile, to be held at JDL Fast Track on Saturday, February 2 as part of the Hilton Garden Innvitational collegiate track meet.
The Camel City Indoor Mile, part of the Bring Back the Mile campaign, is an elite mile race on JDL Fast Track’s 200m Mondo indoor track. JDL Fast Track has committed more than $4000 in prize money available to the top three professional finishers, including time bonuses for breaking the “magical” 4:00.00 barrier.
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