Lehigh Valley Road Runners is pleased to announce their newest race series and support to bring back the mile. The Lehigh Valley Mile Series will take place on June 5, July 4 and August 8 in three separate locations throughout the Lehigh Valley. Each mile race will consist of Youth, Open and Elite divisions. An elite purse is available to the top three overall men and women as tallied by a point system at the conclusion of the series. Entrants must run a minimum of two races in their division in order to qualify for an award.
The June 5th event will take place in Bethlehem at the Moravian College track for a true track mile. July’s event is a 1-mile trail race in Allentown’s beautiful Lehigh Parkway. The final event is a road mile which will take place in downtown Easton, finishing at Riverside Park.
Age groups include 14 and under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+. Entry fees are $18 per race or a discounted rate of $50 for the entire series. Entrants will each receive an official race shirt and children in the Youth division will receive a ribbon at the end of each race.
The series is also offering a High School Challenge. During the registration process you can select the local area high school that you support and the school with the most fans at the end of the race series will receive a donation to its athletic program.
Registration for the Lehigh Valley Mile Series is now open.