Strum, Haiss Win State Street Mile Titles on Record Setting Day

Women’s Elite course record and Dog Mile world record shattered; 6 men clock sub-4 minutes at the “fastest Mile in the west”; 20th edition draws record 1,500 entrants; Backwards 1K Walk Guinness World Record attempt attracts 1,000-plus participants

By Ryan Lamppa, Mile wire

SANTA BARBARA,...

State Street Mile Celebrates 20th Running on June 2

Milestone anniversary $10,000 Super Bonus offered; 1,000-plus participants expected; also the unofficial Dog Mile World Championship; event proceeds go to the Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Crime Victim Emergency Fund

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The State Street Mile on Sunday morning, June 2...

Clark, Van Der Wyk Win State Street Mile Titles

Event record 11 men go sub-4 minutes at the “fastest Mile in the west”; 19th edition draws 1,200 entrants; race proceeds go to Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Crime Victim Emergency Fund

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – On a beautiful sunny Sunday morning in downtown Santa Barbara, Connor Clark of...

State Street Mile, The Fastest, Funnest Mile in the West, Ready to Run on Sunday, June 3

Race proceeds go to the Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Crime Victim Emergency Fund; 1,000-plus participants expected at 19th edition; also the unofficial World Championship Dog Mile

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The 19th State Street Mile on Sunday morning, June 3 will welcome 1,000-plus human &...

Tsolis Sets State Street Mile Record, Terry Takes Men’s Title

Event record 8 men go sub-4 minutes at the “fastest Mile in the west”; 18th edition draws 1,200 entrants; race proceeds go to Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Crime Victim Emergency Fund

By Ryan Lamppa, Mile wire

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – (June 4, 2017) – On an overcast, cool Sunday morning,...

State Street Mile, The Fastest Mile in the West, Set for Sunday, June 4

Race proceeds go to the Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Crime Victim Emergency Fund; 1,000-plus participants expected at 18th edition; also the unofficial World Championship Dog Mile

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – (May 23, 2017) – The 18th State Street Mile on Sunday, June 4 is set to welcome...

Races You Can Run with Your Dog

Grab your favorite four-legged friend and get ready for a whole new kind of race.

By Sara Angle, SHAPE Magazine

Not all races need to be about getting a new PR—sometimes they can just be about having fun with your best friend. And hey, if that friend happens to have four legs, even better! A...

Dog-Man Duo Sets New Mile Record

“I am sure he could break 4 minutes in the Mile if I was riding on my bike.”

By Kit Fox, Runner's World

Fueled with almonds, coffee and Natural Balance pet food, a man and his four-pawed best friend broke the unofficial world record for the human-dog Mile on Sunday in Santa Barbara,...

Poston Wins, Cridebring Crushes Course Record at HOKA ONE ONE State Street Mile

Brian Duff & Kaydom smash Dog Mile course record with a 4:13 clocking; 17th edition draws event record of more than 1,200 participants; inaugural Nobbe Amputee Mile and Finish Line Festival; race proceeds go to District Attorney’s Crime Victim Emergency Fund

By Ryan Lamppa, Mile wire

SANTA...

HOKA ONE ONE State Street Mile Ready to Run on Sunday, June 5

17th event edition adds inaugural Nobbe Amputee Mile and Finish Line Festival; race proceeds go to District Attorney’s Crime Victim Emergency Fund

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The HOKA ONE ONE State Street Mile on Sunday, June 5 is ready to welcome 1,000-plus milers expected at the Santa Barbara...

Jabaz, Van Der Wyk Win HOKA ONE ONE State Street Mile

Josh Helton & Bro crush Dog Mile course record with a 4:15 WR clocking; 16th edition draws event record of more than 1,000 participants; race proceeds go to District Attorney’s Crime Victim Emergency Fund

By Ryan Lamppa, Mile wire

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – On Sunday morning, Jorge Jabaz of...

Woof! Four Legs & Two Legs Get Ready for HOKA ONE ONE State Street Mile

Santa Barbara prepares for the fastest event in its downtown State Street Mile business district with the Elite and Age Group Miles, Family Mile and the unofficial world championship Dog Mile; 2015 Bring Back the Mile Featured Event

By Mike Takeuchi, Endorphin Release

There could have been a...

Returning Champion Michael Coe Headlines HOKA ONE ONE State Street Mile 2015 Field

Course record holder faces top men’s field including former UCSB Gauchos Scott Smith & Juan Paredes; top women include 2013 race champion Katja Goldring, Valerie Sanchez and local Jill Himlan; 16th edition offers an event record prize purse; race proceeds go to District Attorney’s Crime Victim...

HOKA ONE ONE New Title Sponsor of State Street Mile

16th edition slated for Sunday, June 7, 2015 also features an event record prize purse; race proceeds go to District Attorney’s Crime Victim Emergency Fund

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The State Street Mile, to be held in beautiful downtown Santa Barbara on Sunday, June 7, has a new title sponsor,...

Hilbert, Vorderbruegge Win 15th Platinum Performance State Street Mile

Event record-tying six men clock sub-4 minutes; Geoffrey Gray & Brian Duff and Kasey Urman and canines capture unofficial World Championship Dog Mile crowns; 1,000 entrants help raise funds for the District Attorney’s Victim-Witness Assistance Program’s Crime Victim Emergency Fund

By Bring Back...

Platinum Performance State Street Mile: A Santa Barbara Community Event

Annual event raises money for the District Attorney’s Crime Victim Emergency Fund; YMCA Family Mile is a race for all ages, all abilities; Unofficial Dog Mile World Championships brings humans and dogs together as a team with plenty of shared smiles

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - A unique event in the...

Platinum Performance State Street Mile Announces Prize Purse Increase

$4000 guaranteed prize purse; HOKA ONE ONE latest sponsor to join one of the most scenic and fastest Miles in the USA; home of the unofficial dog Mile world championships

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The 15th Platinum Performance State Street Mile on Sunday, June 1 welcomes families from around the...

Inaugural Bring Back the Mile Tour 2013 Ends with a Flourish

Highlights 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. – The inaugural Bring Back the Mile Tour 2013, showcasing 14 events nationwide, produced...

Coe, Goldring Win 14th Platinum Performance State Street Mile

Course records for Coe and female Masters champion Cindy Abrami; Steve Harding, Brittany Bruden take unofficial World Championship Dog Mile titles; event record 6 men go sub-4 minutes

By Bring Back the Mile

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – (June 2, 2013) – At the 14th Platinum Performance State Street...

Platinum Performance State Street Mile Has Gone to the Dogs

Unofficial World Championship for the Dog Mile in beautiful Santa Barbara; humans welcome too; SBAA Grand Prix event; seventh stop on the inaugural Bring Back the Mile Tour 2013; race proceeds go to Crime Victim Emergency Fund

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – (May 22, 2013) – The 14th Platinum...

Inaugural ‘Bring Back the Mile’ Tour Announced

By Presidio Sports

Santa Barbara’s Ryan Lamppa has always thought that the Mile distance deserves more credit. Once a showcase in American sports, the Mile has gradually slipped from prominence in running competitions throughout the country.

It’s that belief that led to Lamppa hatching a...

That Dog-Gone Run

Molly the Edhat Dog breaks down her 2010 State Street Dog Mile experience

June 6, 2010

By The Edhat Dog

It's not easy being the Edhat Dog.

There's the fame that comes with being on all those splash pages, the pressure of picking the winners of important Edhat contests like March Edness. And of course, the constant training I have to do to be in shape for the annual State Street Dog Mile.

It's possible that this year I over trained for the State Street Mile. And certainly, though my carbo-loading the night before was perfect, my head wasn't in the right place before the race. Instead of staying calm and collected, I barked and pranced. I was anxious to avenge my leash-losing performance from 2009. Even though I came in first last year, my handler was left far behind.

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