Kemper’s Downhill Mile
About this race
What's one of the fastest ways to a 1 mile personal best? A downhill mile of course! Join us Friday evening for Kemper’s Downhill Mile. Fun, Downhill, and FAST are words that best describe this course. The event is the final event of the 2026 Lynchburg Road Runners Race Series.
THE LEGEND OF KEMPER the RABBIT
Sometime around 1912, the same year that the Kemper Street Train Station was opened by Southern Railway, local Lynchburg residents recall witnessing a certain rabbit chasing trains as they left the station. It wasn't long before that rabbit was given the name "Kemper". Some say Kemper was able to keep up with departing trains for almost a mile! If you are lucky to run the Kemper Street Trail extension early in the morning you might see a descendant or two of Kemper running right along side you.
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Kemper’s Downhill Mile
Participants will register for a wave based on predicted mile time.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Lynchburg, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:20 AM and sets at 8:25 PM local time (EDT) in Lynchburg on July 31, 2026 — 14h 05m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Kemper’s Downhill Mile
Kemper’s Downhill Mile · 120 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercer Alden | 4:18 | 4:18 /mi |
| 2 | Hannah Long | 4:26 | 4:26 /mi |
| 3 | George Crowder | 4:31 | 4:30 /mi |
| 4 | Isaiah White | 4:39 | 4:39 /mi |
| 5 | Matthew Rader | 4:52 | 4:51 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Lynchburg
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Lynchburg
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Lynchburg 5K Races 4 races
- 10K Run Events in Lynchburg 2 races
- Lynchburg Running Calendar 2026 16 races
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 23 Lynchburg events
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