Martinsville Speedway Mile - Martinsville, Virginia - Running

The Martinsville Speedway Mile is a Running race in Martinsville, Virginia consisting of a 1 Mile.

The Martinsville Speedway Mile is a salute to the historical allure of the one mile run. What runner isn't familiar with the first sub 4 minute mile run by Sir Roger Bannister. Typically, runners experience the one mile run only as part of a track meet. Most often at a high school or college track team event. This race will not be run on a standard 400 meter track but rather at a unique venue. Runners will negotiate two laps around one of America's iconic auto race tracks...The Martinsville Speedway. Built in 1947, the track continues 70 years later as a major stop on the NASCAR circuit, hosting the STP 500 and the First Data 500 Monster Energy Cup races.