Press Release: Final fields set for 2025 Sir Walter Miler
Final fields set for 2025 Sir Walter Miler
August 5, 2025 – Raleigh, North Carolina – Sir Walter Running is excited to announce the final elite fields for the 2025 Sir Walter Miler. The event returns in its twelfth year this Friday, August 8, 2025 at Meredith College. The event is free and open to the public and will be broadcast live on RunnerSpace.com.
The event kicks off at 6pm with a carnival by the Meredith College track, with a vendor village, giveaways, games, food trucks and more. Raleigh Brewing Company will host the post race party at 10pm.
In 2025, the Sir Walter Miler is proud to be on the 2025 World Athletics Continental Tour for the first time at the Silver level.
“Founded in 2014 by three passionate runners and Triangle residents, the Miler unofficially began the year prior with a simple goal: to help former North Carolina State University track star Sandy Roberts, one of the event’s co-founders, break a 4-minute mile. It was a feat that hadn’t been achieved in Raleigh for 40 years. Roberts teamed up with his brother and coach, Logan, to put on a one-person race at Cardinal Gibbons High School, and they collaborated with their friend Pat Price, a fellow runner, to gather a crowd of spectators,” said Rachel Simon in a recent article for “The Walter.”
The 2025 event will again feature Elite Men’s and Women’s Mile races, as well as two events that show off local runners: the Run Club Mile and the local Run Club 4×400 meter Relay.
The Men’s Elite Field is highlighted by two 3:47 milers; Spanish Olympian Mario Garcia Romo and Australian Olympian Olli Hoare, both of whom represent On Athletics Club, based out of Boulder, CO.
The Women’s Elite Field is led by two 4:22 milers; Canadian Olympian Simone Plourde and American Olympian Colleen Quigley.
An Elite Athlete Panel will be held Wednesday, August 6th at 6pm at Hartwell, where many of the athletes will field questions from hosts Pat Price and Lindsey Hein (of the “I’ll Have Another” podcast). Sir Walter Running will be holding a pop up shop at Hartwell all day. The event is free and open to the public.
Up-to-the-minute Race Day information can be found at sirwaltermiler.com/2025-info and on the Summer of Miles podcast, which is posting daily episodes leading up to the event.
The 2025 Sir Walter Miler week will consist of events from Monday through Saturday. Saturday morning brings the adidas Run with the Pros. On Saturday night, the Raleigh RunDown Downhill Mile will be held on Centennial Parkway. The race will be followed by awards and a post-race party at Trophy Brewing on Maywood to finish the weekend.
More information on all these events can be found at sirwaltermiler.com/2025-sir-walter-week/
Sponsors of the 2025 Sir Walter Miler are Trail Ridge Financial, Greater Raleigh Sports Alliance, Think Promotional Group, ChicknLegs, LMNT, Arrow, Trophy Brewing, Athletic Brewing and adidas.
The Sir Walter Miler is directed and promoted by Sir Walter Running, a Raleigh-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to “bring the Greater Raleigh running community together through innovation, activation, and inclusivity.” Sir Walter Running is a USATF club that produces the Pop Up Miles series, the Raleigh RunDown Downhill Mile, the Raleigh (Holiday) Half Marathon, the Tour de Walter, and the Summer of Miles podcast.
Social Media: #SirWalterMiler | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube
Podcast: Summer of Miles
Live Results: Live Results
For more information, sponsorship information, or interview requests, contact Pat Price at sirwalterrunning@gmail.com and 919-783-7660
2025 Sir Walter Miler Schedule of Events
6:00pm – Sir Walter Miler Tailgate at Meredith College
8:30pm – Run Club Mile
- Kyle Boucher (M) Raleigh Brewing
- Joey DiSerafino (M) Crank Arm Run Club
- Jonathan Duren (M) Dead Whales Society Run Club
- Kinley Hague (F) Without Limits
- Jordan Hunsaker (M) Crank Arm Run Club
- Kelly Kennedy (F) Without Limits
- Sarah Kiehle (F) Nog Run Club
- Julianna Lazzari (F) Crank Arm Run Club
- Maddie Merna (F) Lothar Run Club
- Conner Mills (M) Chomp City Track Club
- Clare Peters (F) Crank Arm Run Club
- Kylie Petrides (F) Without Limits
- Christopher Post (M) Without Limits
- Isaiah Rowley (M) Oak City Run Club
- Alan Sigmon (M) Bunker Hill
- Ian Johnson (M) Without Limits
- Deric King (M) Pelagic Run Club
- Zoe Huebner (F) Pelagic Run Club
- Paul Tanner (M) Pelagic Run Club
- Anna Ayers (M) Pelagic Run Club
- Thomas Boyers (M) Gibbons TC
- Omar Wiggan (M) NCRC
- Kate Donato (F) Bond Brothers
- Kevin Rumsey (M) POETs
- Hank Delk (M) Without Limits
8:40pm – Run Club 4x400m Relay
- Crank Arm Brewing – Durham
- Crank Arm Brewing – Raleigh
- Flying Saucer Run Club
- Fortnight Run Club
- NCRC
- POETs
- Raleigh Brewing Run Club
- Triangle Run Smart
- Triangle Turtles and Hares
- Wolves on the Run
- Nacho Average Run Club
- Run Club Apex
- Bond Brothers
- Bull City TC
- Pelagic
8:45pm – Fans can enter the track area
9:00pm – National Anthem
9:15pm – Women’s Elite Mile (click name for bio)
- Christina Aragon – Nike Swoosh TC
- Laurie Barton – Atlanta Track Club Elite
- Sadie Engelhardt – New Balance
- Krissy Gear – HOKA
- Rachel McArthur – ASICS
- Simone Plourde – Nike Swoosh TC
- Colleen Quigley – lululemon / Meridia
- Lindsey Butler
- Allie Wilson – Nike Swoosh TC
- Olivia Markezich – On Athletics Club
- Gracie Morris – Puma / Puma Elite
- Jess McGorty – Puma / Puma Elite
- Angel Piccirillo – Puma / Puma Elite
- Hannah Ballowe – adidas (Pop Up Miles Champ)
- Grace Boone (Pace) – Pro Bike & Run Elite
9:30pm – Men’s Elite Mile (click name for bio)
- Sam Prakel – adidas
- Clayton VanDyke – ChicknLegs
- Carson Williams – Furman Elite
- Yasin Sado – ASICS
- Sair Salgado – Under Armour Dark Sky
- Ky Robinson – On Athletics Club
- Olli Hoare – On Athletics Club
- Mario Garcia Romo – On Athletics Club
- Ajay Kumar Saroj – Team Harambee
- Sean McGorty – Nike Swoosh TC
- Eric Holt – Puma / Empire Elite
- John Reniewicki – Under Armour
- Sam Gilman – Nike / WCAP
- Michael Spragley – ChicknLegs (Pop Up Miles Champ)
- Patrick Touhy (Pace) – NC State
9:40pm – Awards Ceremony on the Meredith College Track
9:55pm – Post Party starts at Raleigh Brewing Company
Some history on the Sir Walter Miler
- When the event was created, the last sub 4:00 mile seen in Raleigh was run in 1974. Since 2014, the Sir Walter Miler has hosted 86 sub 4:00 performances on the Men’s side..
- Before the Sir Walter Miler, no Woman had ever run under 4:30 in the Mile in Raleigh, or the state of North Carolina. Since then, we have seen 40 Women break the hallowed barrier at the event.
- In 2015, Sports Illustrated called the event the “Future Model of American Track & Field”
- In 2016, Paralympic Gold Medalist Mikey Brannigan became the first (and only to this day) T20 athlete to break the 4:00 barrier, running 3:57.58.
- In 2018, all 13 American finishers in the Men’s Elite Mile broke 4:00, which tied for the most in a single race.
- In 2021, 9 Women broke the 4:30 barrier, including 8 Americans, the highest number in a single race (to this day).
- In 2024, Dorcus Ewoi led Sage Hurta-Klecker and Heather MacLean to the top three outdoor mile times in the World for the 2024 Outdoor Season.
- The Women’s Record is 4:19.71 (Dorcus Ewoi ’24) and the Men’s Record is 3:51.89 (Waleed Suliman ’24).
