Sixth edition draws event record 2,000 entrants; $39,200 overall prize purse awarded
By Scott Spruill, Special to the Yakima Herald-Republic with BBTM support
YAKIMA, Wash. - Sam Prakel remains the undisputed king of Yakima Avenue, Kayley DeLay can claim some hefty ownership as well, Jonas...
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U.S. indoor record by St. Pierre, new mother; record four men sub-3:50 indoors same race; Engelhardt national girls Mile records, outdoor and HS-only; men’s road Mile world record shattered, twice; at Iffley Road, 70th anniversary celebration of the first sub-4 by Roger Bannister; three more U.S....
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Women’s champion just misses fastest female Mile time on Washington soil; five men sub-3:57 on hot evening
From Michael Ambrose - Special to the Yakima Herald-Republic & BBTM
YAKIMA, Wash. – In five years the Yakima Mile has become known for many good things in the tight-knit community of...
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Event record turnout for 4th edition; $29,200 prize purse awarded
Race summary from Luke Thompson, Yakima Herald-Republic & BBTM
YAKIMA, Wash. – The Yakima Mile turned into an impressive warmup for a Pasco runner headed to next week's USA Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore.
Marisa...
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Donaghu edges Camarena for women’s crown; 8 men sub-4 minutes; $35,000 in prize money awarded
Race summary from Yakima Herald-Republic & BBTM
YAKIMA, Wash. – For the third consecutive event, the Downtown Yakima Mile produced the fastest Mile on Washington soil. This time, Sam Prakel, who...
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Available prize purse $45,000-plus including time and record bonus money
YAKIMA, Wash. — Make the 2022 Downtown Yakima Mile part of your Fourth of July weekend festivities! This year’s race will be held on Saturday, July 2, and will feature heats for kids, families, veterans, professional...
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Women’s race champion clocks fastest Mile on Washington state soil to collect $5000 bonus
Race reports by Scott Spruill & Luke Thompson, Yakima Herald-Republic & BBTM
YAKIMA, Wash. – Reaching North First Street, Nikki Hiltz knew it was time to go. Or very likely lose.
So when the road Mile...
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Top men’s & women’s fields expected, vying for $23,500 plus record & time bonus money; second edition benefits the YWCA Yakima and it family services program
YAKIMA, Wash. – The Olympics may be over, but the competition for the title as the world’s fastest Mile runner definitely is not, and...
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“This race is a chance for the community to come together to provide awareness and support the YWCA and its domestic violence initiatives."
By Carol Barany, Yakima Magazine
Early in the evening of May 6, 1954, after the rain clouds cleared and blustery winds finally died down, a rainbow...
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6th edition presented by Running Warehouse featured 5 stops awarding more than $110,000 plus a $10,000 GP purse
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – At the BBTM Grand Prix Tour 2019 finale, The Navy Mile, on a cloudy Sunday morning in Washington, DC, Daniel Herrera, 26, from New Orleans, LA, won the men’s...
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