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Jul 1, 2022
Prakel, Gregorek Set For Rematch At Yakima Mile
Luke Thompson | Yakima Herald-Republic - July 1, 2022 Two former Oregon Ducks and regular training partners highlight Saturday’s Downtown...

Jun 28, 2022
Competitive Field, Prizes Set For Downtown Yakima Mile
Downtown Yakima Mile organizers believe another strong field and a promising weather forecast should bring another electric atmosphere to...


Aug 29, 2021
Nikki Hiltz breaks state record in Yakima Mile, earns $10,000
SCOTT SPRUILL Yakima Herald-Republic - August 28, 2021 Reaching North First Street, Nikki Hiltz knew it was time to go. Or very likely...


Aug 28, 2021
Hiltz, Prakel win Downtown Yakima Mile
Bring Back the Mile - August 28, 2021 Women’s race champion clocks fastest Mile on Washington state soil to collect $5000 bonus Race...


Aug 28, 2021
Sam Prakel sprints to win at Downtown Yakima Mile
LUKE THOMPSON Yakima Herald-Republic - August 28, 2021 Road mile experience paid off for Sam Prakel at the Downtown Yakima Mile Saturday...


Aug 28, 2021
Sam Prakel wins Downtown Yakima Mile, while Nikki Hiltz earns bonus for fastest women's road mile
Paul Merca - August 28, 2021 YAKIMA -- It was a Seattle 1-2 finish in Saturday night's Downtown Yakima Mile road race, as University of...


Aug 28, 2021
Centrowitz Headlines Saturday's Yakima Mile Road Race
Paul Merca - August 28, 2021 It's not every day that we cover a road mile, but paulmerca.blogspot.com heads to Yakima for the second...


Aug 25, 2021
Top fields ready to roll down Yakima Avenue in Washington
Downtown Yakima Mile Features Centrowitz, Kincaid, Engels In Men's Elite Race; Markovc, Jones, Hiltz Lead Women's Entries By Doug Binder,...


Aug 25, 2021
Downtown Yakima Mile attracts Olympic & top elite runners
KIMA by Adrian Delgado - August 25, 2021 YAKIMA, WA - The Olympics may be over, but the competition for the title as the world’s fastest...


Aug 24, 2021
Downtown Yakima Mile attracts top Elite runners, and benefits families in the Yakima Valley
The Olympics may be over, but the competition for the title as the world’s fastest mile runner definitely is not. And this week, some of...


Aug 9, 2021
Help End Domestic Violence with the Downtown Yakima Mile
Yakima Talk by Haley Mallula - August 9, 2021 Acting as a local encore to the Summer Olympics, Yakima Valley hosts its annual Downtown...


Aug 2, 2021
Are you ready to run DV out of town?
YWCA Yakima - August 2, 2021 This year’s race proceeds benefit the YWCA Yakima and its mission. Like most non-profit organizations during...


Jun 10, 2021
Chris Waddle On-Air Interview with 107.3 KKFM
Chris Waddle, co-founder of the Downtown Yakima Mile, was interviewed by 107.3 KKFM. Watch the video below to hear what he has to say!

Jun 4, 2021
Yakima brings back the Downtown Mile this August
BRING BACK THE MILE by Carol Barany - June 4, 2021 Early in the evening of May 6, 1954, after the rain clouds cleared and blustery winds...

Jun 4, 2021
Yakima brings back the Downtown Mile this August
Early in the evening of May 6, 1954, after the rainclouds cleared and blustery winds finally died down, a rainbow appeared over a...


Feb 24, 2020
Most Runners Aren't Fans of Running-Who Knew!
Dave Ettl February 20, 2020 Last year's Yakima Mile event was a big success. The downtown race featured 800 participants recording some...


Feb 20, 2020
Yakima Downtown Mile is returning June 13
Jereel Swenning February 20, 2020 YAKIMA, Wash. — Runners will return to Yakima Avenue on June 13 with the second Yakima Downtown Mile....


Jun 12, 2019
Elite runners highlight inaugural Yakima Mile
After raising $100,000 from local sponsors, co-founder Chris Waddle tried to maintain reasonable expectations.


Jun 9, 2019
Six runners break four minutes in record-setting debut of Yakima Downtown Mile
An international field, a perfect evening and a forgiving 30-foot drop down Yakima Avenue made for a thrilling and record-setting debut.


Jun 8, 2019
Amos Bartlesmeyer wins Yakima Mile in 3:51.79 for state record
Amos Bartelsmeyer of Seattle put away a deep elite field with a late surge into the downtown corridor and set a men’s state road record of 3
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