Mile High Mile
About this race
The Boulder Road Runner's Mile High Mile presented by Sara Vaughn at Liv Sotheby's
Saturday, May 23 | Boulder High School
The Mile High Mile is back for its 8th season—bringing a high-energy night of racing to Boulder for runners of all ages and abilities.
This year, we’re introducing a new format designed to make the event more accessible, more flexible, and more fun—whether you're chasing a PR or just showing up to run a mile with your crew.
Two Ways to Race
1. Community Miles (Chip-Timed) – All Afternoon
We’re opening the track to everyone.
- Open to all ages and abilities, including youth runners (14 & under)
- Chip-timed results with instant finish times
- Printed finisher certificates to take home
- Rolling wave starts every ~15 minutes
- Miss your start? No problem—just jump into the next wave
This is your chance to experience the energy of the Mile High Mile in a low-pressure, high-fun environment.
2. Competitive Heats (FAT-Timed) – Late Evening
As the sun sets, the racing heats up.
- Fully Automatic Timing (FAT) for official results
- Seeded heats based on pace, including:High school races
- Open and sub-elite sections
- Elite Women’s & Men’s races to close out the night
- Athlete introductions and a true track meet atmosphere
- Yes—you can break the tape
Why You Should Be There
- A uniquely inclusive + competitive track event
- Designed for first-timers, families, and serious racers alike
- A chance to race under the lights and stay for the fastest mile racing in Colorado
- Community energy early → electric racing atmosphere late
Pick your distance
Running
Kids 1/2 Mile
Community Races - All ages, all speeds
This will be moving into the open events this day
Open Competitive Waves
We will run at least 2 Open events. 5:30 or slower and 5:30 and faster. If there is a huge sign up for more open events, we will separate by seed times.
Teri Leiker Memorial Mile
Please join us in celebrating the life of Teri Leiker. This is a free run or walk to honor Teri's memory https://boulderroadrunners.org/memorial-mile-honors-teri-leiker-others-lost-in-king-soopers-shooting/
Elite Open
We have 2 heats this year. The elite Invitational is by invitation only but we still have the fastest races in the state. You are welcome to reach out to our elite coordinator, Jake Derouin jake@boulderroadrunners.org
Elite Invititational
Wheelchair
Wheelchair Race
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Boulder, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:38 AM and sets at 8:16 PM local time (MDT) in Boulder on May 23, 2026 — 14h 37m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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2026 results — Mile High Mile
85 finishers across 5 distances · leading places in the Kids 1/2 Mile
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maya Cao | 3:38 | — |
| 1 | C. Nehls | 3:42 | — |
| 2 | N. Spadotto | 3:42 | — |
| 2 | L. Nehls | 3:42 | — |
| 3 | Davey Vaughn | 4:14 | — |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Boulder
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Boulder 5K Races 13 races
- 10K Run Events in Boulder 2 races
- Boulder Half Marathons 2 races
- Boulder Running Calendar 2026 25 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, 28 Boulder events
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