Men's champion, Gregorek, four-peats at 6th edition; $25,000 in prize money awarded
By Joshua Gunter, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND — Fractions of a second separated the winners in both the Elite men’s and women’s race at the 2024 Guardian Mile, held across the iconic Hope Memorial Bridge in...
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“What’s really cool about it is that you get to run on the same course at the same time as the elites. After their own race, a lot of people stick around for the last heats of the day and they get to see what a 3:51 Mile looks like in person. And they get inspired.”
By Dave Hunter
When the...
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Fastest women's Mile on Ohio soil; four men go sub-4; prize purse $18,000 at second edition
By Mike Peticca, Special to The Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Shannon Osika made history, and Nick Willis made himself two-of-two at the second running of the Guardian Mile in downtown Cleveland on...
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“The goal of the Guardian Mile has always been to provide an amazing race, great experience and bring in the top local, national and international elite athletes..."
By Mike Peticca, Special to The Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The second running of the Guardian Mile on Saturday is expected...
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Debut road race draws 400 runners and awards $14,000 prize purse
By Mike Peticca, special to cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Numerous big cities have signature Mile road runs, and Cleveland hopes to join the club.
Based on the organization and the spirit at Saturday night's first running of...
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Men's field boasts 12 sub-4 minute Milers; $14,000 prize purse with $3000 to each race champion
By Mark Dwyer, MileSplit OH
Racing fans in Northeast Ohio are in for a treat on Saturday, August 11th, as the inaugural Guardian Mile featuring a host of international elites and top local high...
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