The American Mile
About this race
SPONSORED BY THE LONGPORT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
Race day packet pickup will take place at the Longport fire house at 2305 Atlantic Ave from 9am-1pm and 4pm-6pm.
2026 course will be a point to point event. Event will begin at 6:30pm at 11th Ave & Atlantic Ave @ the end of Longport, NJ. Course will run north on Atlantic Ave to Pelham Ave. Finish line will be at Pelham Ave.
Online Registration Price For The Event:-
$20.00 - You must register before June 20, 2026
- $20.00 (10 & Under - $15.00)
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$25.00 - June 21, 2026 to closing of online registration at midnight on 7/3/26
- $25.00 (10 & Under - $20.00)
- If you aren't running the event but only want a race T-shirt you must signup by June 20, 2026.
Race Day Bib & Shirt Pickup Times:
- 9:00AM - 1:00PM and 4:00pm - 6:00PM
- 6:30PM: 1 Mile Run
- 7:15PM: Post-Race Awards Ceremony, Include hot dogs and drinks to all participants back at the Longport Fire House.
AwardsMale & Female overall winners (top 3 finishers) Prizes to the top 3 finishers in the following age groups: 11-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-69, 70 plus.
Fireworks in Margate - July 4, 2026 @ 9:00 pm (More information click here.)
Margate’s annual July 4th Fireworks Show, from the Margate Mothers’ Association will once again take place on the beach at Huntington Avenue. Bring your beach chairs, blankets and kids. The fireworks will light up the sky at approximately 9pm.
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Running
1 Mile Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Longport, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:36 AM and sets at 8:28 PM local time (EDT) in Longport on July 4, 2026 — 14h 51m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — The American Mile
1 Mile Run · 715 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Loeb-Lojko | 4:39 | 4:39 /mi |
| 2 | Kieran Berna | 4:44 | 4:44 /mi |
| 3 | Jack Frank | 4:51 | 4:51 /mi |
| 4 | Neil Uffner | 4:59 | 4:59 /mi |
| 5 | Matthew Lamontagne | 5:00 | 5:00 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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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, 1 Longport event
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