The Wichita Mile
About this race
Wichita's Premier Road USATF certified 1 mile race.
Test your speed and find your fastest mile.
We break this race up into waves based upon runners estimated pace so runners can be pushed towards their PRs without worrying about fighting through crowds while being pulled along by athletes of a similar caliber. Except for The Summer Switch Up
The Winter One
- When: Saturday | January 24th at 8:00 am
- Where: Sim's Park | Northeast of the River | Northwest of Cowtown | South of Botanica
- Packet Pickup: Friday January 23rd from Noon - 7pm at Fartleks (535 W Douglas Ave, Ste 130)
- Give Away Item: Custom Stocking Caps
- Track Preseason Mile
The Spring 1609
- When: Saturday | June 6th at 8:00 am
- Where: TBD, we are hoping to host the spring event on a track.
- Packet Pickup: Friday June 5th from Noon - 7pm at Fartleks (535 W Douglas Ave, Ste 130)
- Give Away Item: TBD
- Post Track Season Mile
The Summer Switch Up
- When: Saturday | August 8th at 8:00 am
- Where: Sim's Park | Northeast of the River | Northwest of Cowtown | South of Botanica
- Packet Pickup: Friday August 7th from Noon - 7pm at Fartleks (535 W Douglas Ave, Ste 130)
- Pre XC Season Mile
- Give Away Item: TBD
- The Summer Switch Up will have a different gimmick to it every year. This year is weight classes. Instead of racing those of your same estimated speed, you will be racing individuals in your own weight class.
The Fall 5280
- When: Saturday | November 14th at 8:00 am
- Where: TBD, we are looking for possible alternative roads
- Packet Pickup: Friday November 13th from Noon - 7pm at Fartleks (535 W Douglas Ave, Ste 130)
- Give Away Item: Custom Socks
- Post XC Season Mile
Is this Race right for you?
- You're brand new to running and aren't ready for a 5k yet.... then this race is right for you
- You're a high school athlete and want to get some time trials in during the off season... then this race is right for you
- You're competitive with your friends, spouse, kids, coworkers and want to prove who can run a faster mile.... then this race is right for you
- You're super competitive and love the team atmospheres... then this race is right for you and your friends
- You're wanting to bench mark your fitness through out the year... then this race is right for you
- You hate going outside and don't like being around other people.... ok then this race might not be for you
Cancellation Policy:
Due to money being spent up front preparing for the races, there will not be refunds in the event of a race cancellation. Race will only be cancelled for dangerous conditions, government requirement, or other occurrences outside of our control. We race rain, shine, or snow.
Insurance is offered at check out for those worried about potential cancellation.
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Running
The Wichita Mile: 4 Seasons Bundle
The Wichita Mile: The Winter One
The Wichita Mile: The Spring 1609
The Wichita Mile: The Summer Switch Up
This years switch up will be weight classes. Waves will be split into weight classes and their will be a special award for winning your wave/weight classes. You will choose which weight class you would like to enter during checkout. You will select your weight class during registration.
The Wichita Mile: The Fall 5280
Typical race-day weather
Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Wichita, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:38 AM and sets at 5:44 PM local time (CST) in Wichita on January 24, 2026 — 10h 05m 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 — The Wichita Mile
118 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the The Wichita Mile: The Spring 1609, Spring 1609 - Age Graded
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owen Weber | — | — |
| 2 | Daniel Herbert | — | — |
| 3 | Isaac Jones | — | — |
| 4 | Greg Yocom | — | — |
| 5 | S. Shumard | — | — |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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- Wichita Running Calendar 2026 46 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, 48 Wichita events
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