First contested in 1995, the Aetna Falmouth Mile is a companion event to the iconic New Balance Falmouth Road Race. Taking place at the Falmouth High School James Kalperis track, behind the Expo fieldhouse, the Mile is actually three events: one for invited world class Milers, one for top Massachusetts high school athletes, the Tommy Cochary Mile, and one for Falmouth residents, the Falmouth Youth Mile.
The 2018 event offers a guaranteed prize purse of $15,000 ($3500, $2000, $1250 and $750 per gender) plus time and track record bonus money.
EVENT RECORDS
3:54.89 Jordan McNamara (USA / OR), 2011
4:25.27 Suzy Favor Hamilton (USA / WI), 2002
2018 Aetna Falmouth Mile Champions
Craig Engels (USA / OR), 3:58.88, defended title
Rachel Schneider (USA / AZ), 4:27.23
Elite athlete contact, Matt Auger: matt@falmouthroadrace.com
The Aetna Falmouth Mile is also a BBTM Featured Event, showcasing America's best Mile events, and was the 12th stop on the nationwide inaugural Bring Back the Mile Tour 2013.
Connolly, Mariano victorious in Tommy Cochary High School Mile; $16,000 awarded in Open race
From Falmouth Road Race
FALMOUTH, Mass. – Three close finishes and a dominant victory by a local favorite highlighted the Aetna Falmouth Elite Mile and its companion Tommy Cochary High School Mile,...
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Deep international fields also includes Olympians, past men's event champions and rising stars; $15,000 guaranteed prize purse
From Falmouth Road Race
FALMOUTH, Mass. - Defending men's champion Craig Engels and Rachel Schneider, fresh off a gold medal performance, headline the fields for the...
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Griffin, Connolly capture boys & girls Tommy Cochary High School Mile titles
By Jon Mettus, Cape Cod Times
FALMOUTH -- On Saturday evening, it was the newcomers who came out on top at the Aetna Falmouth Elite Mile at Falmouth High School with Craig Engels picking up his first professional win...
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Top fields to vie for $15,000 guaranteed prize purse plus time bonuses at New Balance Falmouth Road Race Weekend track event on Saturday, August 19
From New Balance Falmouth Road Race
FALMOUTH, Mass. – Nick Willis, the two-time Olympic medalist at 1500 meters, and three-time winner Katie...
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Manikas-Hill, Sessa win Tommy Cochary High School Mile titles
From New Balance Falmouth Road Race
FALMOUTH, Mass. — Kyle Merber and Katie Mackey both repeated as champions of the Aetna Falmouth Elite Mile on Saturday night with Merber winning for the second consecutive time and Mackey...
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Mackey to chase three-peat against deep women’s field including Kampf, Uceny and Sifuentes; top men also include rising stars Merber, Gregorek, Alexander and Hunter for Saturday, August 20 race
From New Balance Falmouth Road Race
FALMOUTH, Mass. — Leo Manzano, who won a silver medal at 1500...
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Q&A to feature athlete who ran in historic first sub-4 minute Mile race and American record holder Alan Webb
FALMOUTH, Mass. — To mark the return of the elite Mile to Falmouth after a one-year hiatus, “Bannister: Everest on the Track", will be screened at the New Balance Falmouth Road Race’s...
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Elite Mile to return as a highlight of New Balance Falmouth Road Race Weekend
FALMOUTH, Mass. — Aetna, the Hartford, Conn.-based health care company, will become the title sponsor of the elite Falmouth Mile, race organizers have announced.
The Aetna Falmouth Mile, with a prize purse totaling...
Read More commentsHighlights of national promotional tour of iconic distance include thrilling races and numerous meet, U.S. Junior, NCAA, course and State records; $120,000 awarded to top Milers
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – (September 12, 2013) – The inaugural Bring Back the Mile Tour 2013, showcasing 14 events nationwide, produced exciting Mile racing throughout the year including the Tour finale at the Minnesota Mile on Sunday, September 8 where Americans Ben Blankenship and Gabriele Anderson shattered course records, clocking 3 minutes, 52.7 seconds and 4:21.3, respectively, and running the fastest Miles ever in Minnesota. Bring Back the Mile (BBTM), launched in January 2012, is a national campaign to elevate and celebrate the iconic distance.
“The first Bring Back the Mile Tour exceeded our expectations, with numerous thrilling Tour event finishes and record or near record number of participants for virtually every Tour event as well as many national, NCAA, state and event records were set,” BBTM Founder Ryan Lamppa said. “The Tour events, which awarded $120,000 in prize money, and the top Milers inspired, engaged and entertained runners of all ages and abilities, the media, fans and the general public, and we look forward to bringing back the Tour in 2014 to create more Mile magic.”
August 12, 2013
"The whole atmosphere was awesome. I almost felt famous.”; finishes third in 5:17
By Matt Williams, The Salem News
At 41-years-old and drawing nearly 11,000 runners, the New Balance Falmouth Road Race is one of the marquee events on the Bay State running calendar.
The day before the main event, the races at Falmouth High’s James Kalperis Track have become just as special.
Danvers’ Catalina Dominick was one of 10 girls from around Massachusetts invited to participate in the Tommy Cochary High School Mile, held Saturday, August 10. The Mile included a boys and girls field, and the day also featured an elite Falmouth Mile and a competition for wheelchair athletes.
August 10, 2013
Ten U.S. men go sub-4 minutes; 12th stop on the nationwide inaugural Bring Back the Mile Tour 2013
By Chris Lotsbom, Race Results Weekly
FALMOUTH, Mass. -- The 2013 Falmouth Mile proved exciting once again here at Falmouth High School on Cape Cod. Americans Ben Blankenship (3:56.27) and Katie Mackey (4:41.39) earned $2000 a piece with their wins under the lights.
BLANKENSHIP LEADS 10 MEN UNDER 4:00
Blankenship sure is happy he chose to run the Falmouth Mile here on Saturday night. Coming away with the victory in 3 minutes, 56.27 seconds, the 23-year-old was elated and a bit surprised.
August 8, 2013
Track star set for Tommy Cochary High School Mile at Falmouth on Saturday evening
From the Hingham Journal
HINGHAM, Mass. — Hingham’s Julie McConville will be one of twenty elite student athletes from around Massachusetts competing in the Tommy Cochary High School Mile on Saturday, August 10 at 7:00pm at the Falmouth High School track.
The high school Mile was renamed last year in honor of Tommy Cochary, a local Falmouth runner who was killed in a drunk driving accident in 1990.
August 7, 2013
The event was renamed in 2012 in honor of Tommy Cochary, a Falmouth runner who was killed in a drunk driving accident in 1990.
By Matt Perkins, falmouth.patch.com
It'll be a big weekend for runners in Falmouth.
Not only will Sunday mark the kick off of the annual Falmouth Road Race, but two events at the student level are set to take place Saturday: The Cochary High School Mile and the Falmouth Mile.
August 3, 2013
Top fields expected including 2011 race champion and event record holder Jordan McNamara, Will Leer, Matthew Elliott and Garrett Heath and Gabriele Anderson, Heather Kampf and Sarah Brown; past wheelchair champions also return to defend titles; 12th stop on the inaugural Bring Back the Mile Tour 2013
FALMOUTH, Mass. – This year’s elite Falmouth Mile promises to be an exciting event on Saturday, August 10, 2013 at 7:00pm at the Falmouth High School track. There will be three races starting with the Tommy Cochary High School Mile that is stacked with stellar high school athletes, followed by the wheelchair and elite races. The Falmouth Mile is the 12th stop on the nationwide inaugural Bring Back the Mile Tour 2013.
In the men’s field, it will be a fierce competition with 2012 race champion, David Torrence, who finished with a time of 3 minutes, 55.79 seconds, taking on 2011 champion and course record holder Jordan McNamara who clocked 3:54.89 at Falmouth. These two have met recently at the Emsley Carr Mile where McNamara edged Torrence, 3:52.42 to 3:52.74. The pair will be joined by rising star Garrett Heath, who finished third last year in his Falmouth debut and is coming off his personal record of 3:53.15 at the Emsley Carr Mile. Other returning runners include Jack Bolas, Matthew Elliott, Will Leer and Craig Miller, who placed 4th at Falmouth last year. Making his Falmouth Mile debut this year is recent Arkansas grad Duncan Phillips.
June 11, 2013
Highlights of national promotional tour of iconic distance include meet, U.S. Junior, NCAA, course and State records; Footloose Freedom Mile on Thursday, July 4 next stop
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – (June 11, 2013) – The inaugural Bring Back the Mile Tour 2013, which features 14 events nationwide and one end-of-the-year gala, has reached the halfway point with plenty of highlights and Mile action. Bring Back the Mile (BBTM), launched in January 2012, is a national campaign to elevate and celebrate the iconic distance.
“To-date, the Bring Back the Mile Tour has generated some thrilling racing and also produced numerous Mile records in several categories,” said BBTM Founder Ryan Lamppa. “Without a doubt, the Tour events have engaged and entertained runners of all ages and abilities, the media, fans and the general public, and we look forward to the second half of the BBTM Tour 2013 and more Mile excitement.”
August 11, 2012
Martinez and Anderson run #1 and #2 fastest women’s Mile times of the year
By Jim Gerweck, The Mile wire
FALMOUTH, Mass. – (August 11, 2012) – Last year’s Falmouth Mile, a track precursor to the larger, older 7-mile road race, proved to be one of the deepest ever run on American soil, with the top 10 men dipping under the magical 4-minute mark.It would have been hard to equal that performance again, and indeed, swirling, humid winds threw an additional impediment into the mix. Nonetheless, this year’s edition on Saturday evening came close, with David Torrence (right) leading five other men under 4, turning in a creditable 3:55.79 victory.
| MEN | ||
| NAME | BEST | |
| 1 | AJ Acosta | 3:53.76 |
| 2 | Jack Bolas | 3:58.31 |
| 3 | Liam Boylan-Pett | 3:58.19 |
| 4 | Sean Brosnan | 4:00.8 |
| 5 | Ben Bruce | 4:00.00 |
| 6 | Garrett Heath | 3:55.24i |
| 7 | Christian Hesch | 3:58.68 |
| 8 | Eric Jenkins | 3:59.18i |
| 9 | Cory Leslie | 3:56.85 |
| 10 | Jordan McNamara | 3:58.98 |
| 11 | Craig Miller | 3:58.49 |
| 12 | Billy Nelson | 3:57.86* |
| 13 | Jeff See | 3:55.24 |
| 14 | David Torrence | 3:52.01 |
| WOMEN | ||
| NAME | BEST | |
| 1 | Gabriele Anderson | 4:31.05 (road) |
| 2 | Sarah Bowman | 4:29.72 |
| 3 | Mary Goldkamp | 4:43.70 |
| 4 | Heather Kampf | 4:30.95 |
| 5 | Katie Mackey | 4:36.39 |
| 6 | Brenda Martinez | 4:32.29 |
| 7 | Ashley Miller | 4:39.11 |
| 8 | Aisha Praught | 4:35.96 |
| 9 | Chelsea Reilly | 4:41.29 |
| 10 | Sara Vaughn | 4:34.29 |
| * Denotes converted 1500m time | ||
FALMOUTH, Mass. – (August 8, 2012) – Falmouth Road Race organizers expect an electric evening of six Mile events on Saturday, August 11 at the Falmouth High School track. The top three men from 2011’s blazing fast event, defending champion Jordan McNamara, Jeff See and AJ Acosta return to battle with nine other competitors including David Torrence and 2012 USA Mile road champion Craig Miller. For the women, Sarah Bowman, Katie Mackey and Gabriele Anderson arrive in Falmouth after placing in the top 10 in the 1500 meters at the Olympic Trials. Former Mile world record holder, Craig Blanchette, leads the men’s wheelchair field, while the women’s wheelchair field will be contested by five women who will compete the next day as well. The Cochary High School Mile will be stacked with the best from Massachusetts schools. The Mile events start at 6:00pm with the high school girls taking to the track first.
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