Bring Back The Mile Launches Tour

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Bring Back the Mile, the national campaign to elevate and celebrate the iconic distance, has announced its inaugural tour that includes 13 events and one end-of-the-year gala held across the country and throughout the year. The Bring Back the Mile Tour 2013 opens on Saturday, February 2 at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston and at the Camel City Indoor Mile, part of the Hilton Garden Invitational collegiate track meet in Winston-Salem, N.C.

“From Boston to Santa Barbara and stops in-between, the Bring Back the Mile Tour 2013 will provide an excellent platform to further promote the distance that Americans ‘get’ and love,” said BBTM Founder Ryan Lamppa. “Each event on the tour will engage and entertain runners of all ages and abilities, the media, fans and the general public, and we welcome and thank all the inaugural tour events. Go Mile, America’s distance!”

Bring Back the Mile Tour 2013

	New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, Boston, MA February 2
	Camel City Indoor Mile, Winston-Salem, NC, February 2
	106th Millrose Games: Wanamaker Mile, NY, NY, February 16
	Tri-Cities Track Classic: Ray Flynn Mile, Johnson City, TN, April 20
	Medtronic TC 1 Mile, Minneapolis, MN, May 9
	Big River Festival of Miles, St. Louis, MO, May 30
	Platinum Performance State Street Mile, Santa Barbara, CA, June 2
	Footloose Freedom Mile, Mammoth Lakes, CA, July 4
	DC Road Runners 1 Mile Track Championships, Arlington, VA, July 24
	Ryan Shay Mile, Charlevoix, MI, July 27
	GNC Live Well Liberty Mile, Pittsburgh, PA, August 9
	Falmouth Mile, Falmouth, MA, August 10
	Grandma’s Minnesota Mile, Duluth, MN, September 8
	Evening with a Miler Gala, Santa Barbara, CA, Fall 2013

Visit www.bringbackthemile.com/tour or contact media@bringbackthemile.com for more BBTM Tour news and information.