2019 Draper Mile and Kid's Fun Run
Venue: Downtown Blacksburg, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Friday, August 2, 2019
Time: 6:10 - 7:30 PM
Event Types: Sports, Family Friendly
Cost:
Regular Entry: $16.00 Late Entry (starting July 22, 2019): $17.00 Race Day Entry: $25.00 Immediate Family Discount (before July 22, 2019): $50.00

Description:
RunAbout Sports presents the 38th annual Draper Mile on Friday, August 2, 2019 in downtown Blacksburg, VA.

Schedule:
• 10:00 am - 5:30 pm: Packet Pickup at Race Day
• 6:25 pm: Kid's Fun Run for Ages 8 & Under
• 6:30 pm: Draper Mile - Elite Men
• 6:35 pm: Draper Mile - Elite Women
• 6:40 pm: Draper Mile - Open Race
• ~7:20 pm: Awards Ceremony

The Draper Mile is a one-mile downhill race held in conjunction with the Steppin' Out Festival and part of the 2019 RunAbout Race Series. The course is mostly downhill, starting and ending on Draper Road in Blacksburg, with the finish in the middle of the street festival. Times are about 10–12 seconds faster than for a track mile.

Cash award of $175.00 will be given for the 1st place overall male and female. Overall male and female 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive free shoes. First place for both male and female masters, grand masters and super grand masters will receive $30.00. The top three finishers in each group will also receive awards.

Register at RunAbout Sports prior to race day or behind Mish Mish on Jackson Street in downtown Blacksburg on the day of the race. Race day packet pickup will be at the same location from 10:00 am until 5:30 pm.

The Kid's Fun Run requires no registration and is for kids ages 8 and under. Meet at the corner of the Kent Street Parking garage at 6:10 pm.

To register online, visit: https://www.itsyourrace.com/event.aspx?id=7931.

To download a registration form, visit: http://runaboutsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Draper-Form-2019.pdf.

Race shirts are guaranteed to all who register before July 22, 2019. Extra shirts will be printed to the best of our abilities and calculations, but due to printing time constraints we can only guarantee a shirt to those who register before the deadline.

For more information, visit: https://www.itsyourrace.com/event.aspx?id=7931 or http://blacksburgstriders.com/drapermile.html or call 540-552-9339.

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