Mile News Tagged Yakima Mile


Howard, Anstey win Yakima Mile

July 01, 2023

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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Prakel defends Downtown Yakima Mile title with fastest time on Washington soil

July 02, 2022

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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Downtown Yakima Mile ready to run down Yakima Avenue on July 2

March 22, 2022

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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Hiltz, Prakel win Downtown Yakima Mile

August 28, 2021

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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Rio Olympic gold medalist Matthew Centrowitz headlines Downtown Yakima Mile

August 24, 2021

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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Yakima brings back the Downtown Mile this August

June 04, 2021

“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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Herrera Defends, Kampf Recaptures BBTM Grand Prix Tour Titles

October 06, 2019

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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Amos Bartelsmeyer wins Yakima Mile, clocks fastest time on Washington soil

June 08, 2019

At inaugural event, Therese Haiss takes women's title; $28,800 awarded in elite races; second stop on the BBTM GP Tour 2019 presented by Running Warehouse

Race summary from Yakima Herald-Republic & BBTM

YAKIMA, Wash. — For the inaugural Virginia Mason Memorial Downtown Yakima Mile, the first...

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Elite runners highlight inaugural Yakima Mile

June 07, 2019

Kampf, Haiss, Herrera, Haney, Tripp, Harris, Bartelsmeyer top fields; $23,800 Elite prize purse; second stop on BBTM Grand Prix Tour 2019 presented by Running Warehouse

By Luke Thompson, Yakima Herald-Republic

The organizers for Saturday’s inaugural Downtown Yakima Mile figured if they could...

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Meet the Miler: Therese Haiss

June 07, 2019

The 2019 State Street Mile champion toes the line at the inaugural Virginia Mason Memorial Downtown Yakima Mile on Saturday evening.

By David Monico, Bring Back the Mile

Coming off of a thrilling win at the 20th State Street Mile, an event record and fastest recorded women's Mile on...

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