Carlisle Downtown Mile

🏃‍♂️ 14th Annual Carlisle Downtown Mile

This year we are celebrating 14 years of the Carlisle Downtown Mile with race day May 15, 2025. In addition to the race on May 15th, we will have a virtual component of the race like last year. The Virtual Race will run from May 10-15, 2025.

🎓 Purpose of the Race

• Fundraiser: The Carlisle Downtown Mile is a fundraiser for Employment Skills Center that provides adult education and training.
• Free Programs: All of our programs and classes are offered without charge.
• Training Range: Programs range from basic literacy skills to workforce development including nurse aide training.
• Support Education: Success academy is part of the courses offered.

🏅 Awards

Awards will be given for the top three male and female finishers in each age group category. Awards will also be given to the top three finishing teams in each Team Challenge Category: Corporate, Education, Non-Profit/Government, Healthcare, and Serve/Protect. Additionally, there will be awards for the overall fastest female and male runners provided by Appalachian Running Company. Fun run participants age 13 and under will receive participant medals. Participants that are 13 and under in the timed mile, only the top three in each age group will get a medal, not every participant. The awards ceremony will take place after the last race has finished and results are completed.

🏁 Race Categories

LIVE RACE – May 15, 2025

• Just For Fun Run / Walk: Walk or run the course for fun. All participants 13 and under will receive a medal. This race is not timed.
• Age Group Races (Competitive): This is a competitive, chip-timed, age group race on the USATF certified mile course on High Street.

👥 Age Groups

10 and under
11 – 13 years old
14 – 19 years old
20 – 29 years old
30 – 39 years old
40 – 49 years old
50 – 59 years old
60 – 69 years old
70 & over (Added to honor our past race director's father who was a competitive runner until age 85!)

🤝 Team Challenge

Each member of the team (3-5 runners) run the course. Team members do not have to run together. The runners are chip timed and the total time of the fastest 3 runners on each team will be used to determine team placement. Teams can enter in one of the following categories:

• Healthcare
• Non-Profit/Government
• Protect & Serve
• Business/Corporate
• Education

If you are unsure of which team you would be entered in, please contact racedir@employmentskills.org

⏰ Race/Heat Times

The Fun Run/Walk is NOT a timed race. Runners/walkers will have ample time to get to the finish line. Please be aware that the next heat starts 20 minutes behind the fun run/walk start time. The Age Group races ARE chip timed on our USATF certified course. Please start at the time of your age group, arriving a few minutes early so you are ready to go! Races will be a gun start at the times below. Bathrooms will be available at the starting line!

5:15 pm	Race Day Registration and Packet Pick-up at the start line
6:15 pm	Just for Fun Run/Walk (not timed)
6:35 pm	Age Groups: 10 and under, 11-13, and 14-19
6:50 pm	Age Groups: 20-29 and 30-39
7:05 pm	All age groups 40+
7:20 pm	Team Challenge Race

💻 Virtual Race – May 10 - 15, 2025

We are continuing the virtual race in addition to the day of race. This will allow those to participate that are more comfortable running virtually and for those that live at a distance from Carlisle to be part of the Carlisle Downtown Mile.

For the virtual race, you may walk, run (hop, skip, etc.) on our original course, around town, on a track, in the woods, on a treadmill, in the pool, or anywhere else you want to for one mile. You can do this anytime from May 10th through May 15th. Then enter your time on RunSignUp. Results will be posted as the race progresses and the fastest time in each race category (age and gender, or team) wins bragging rights. We will use the honor system for reporting times.

The Virtual Mile is $12 for children 13 and under and $17 for anyone age 14 and over. Virtual teams are $75 to sign up. All prices will remain the same throughout the event. An additional $5.00 will be charged if you would like a shirt shipped. These times will not compete with the race day times on the High Street certified course. Awards, including children's medals, are not given for the virtual race.

📊 Uploading Your Time

• Step 1: Make sure you are logged into RunSignUp (use the email you used to register).
• Step 2: Click on the RESULTS then click on the blue box that says SUBMIT VIRTUAL RESULTS. Search for your name.
• Step 3: Add your time and save your results. It might take a few minutes to update in the overall results but you can refresh the page and wait.
• That's it: You are done.

📝 Registration Dates and Prices

	Early Bird Jan. 22, 2025 – March 30, 2025	Regular March 31, 2025 - May 14, 2025 *T-shirt Deadline - APRIL 27th at midnight	Race Day May 15, 2025
Children 13 and under	$17	$19	$20
Adults (14 and up)	$24	$28	$30
Teams (3-5 people)	$110	$135	$140

Race Day registration will be available at the start line, CASH ONLY, at the Subway Carwash (900 West High St., Carlisle) beginning at 5:15pm until 15 minutes before the last heat, about 7:00pm

📦 Packet Pick-Up

Packet and shirt pick-up will be at two different times. On May