You and yours are invited to participate in the 25th Annual
TITUS VAN RIJN INVITATIONAL ONE-HOUR DISTANCE CLASSIC
WHAT: A one-hour footrace
WHERE: Your local track
WHEN: Anytime between May Day (May 1) and Flag Day (June 14), 2023
GUIDELINES
* Your performance must take place on a standard 400-meter track. Include partial laps in your final total; estimate distances as accurately as possible within reason.
* You may run the event more than once if desired, but only submit your best mark.
* You are encouraged to invite others to participate in the event.
* Send results to <andyleeroth@gmail.com> by midnight, June 14, 2023. In your results, please note name, total distance completed (in meters), gender, age, date, and location. We encourage you to include a brief report of your experience for the official race report.
TRADITION
Champions in football and baseball celebrate with champagne; the victor at the Indy 500 gets a bottle of milk. At TVR, the celebratory beverage of choice is black cherry soda. We encourage you to maintain the tradition.
ONE-HOUR TRACK RECORDS
World, women: 18,930 meters (~11.76 miles)
Sifan Hassan (NED), Brussels, Belgium, 9/4/2020
World, men: 21,330m (~13.25 miles)
Mo Farah (UK), Brussels, Belgium, 9/4/2020
USA, women: 17,930m (~11.14 miles)
Molly Huddle, Boston, MA, 11/1/2020
USA, men: 20,547m (~12.8 miles)
Bill Rodgers (GBTC), Boston, MA, 8/9/1977
TVR, women: 15,370m (~9.55 miles)
Pam Proffitt Smith (OR), Salem, OR, 6/8/2017
TVR, men: 18,115m (~11.25 miles)
Greg Crowther (WA), Seattle, WA, 5/27/2006
Since 1999, TVR competitors have amassed more than 15.35 million meters of distance and countless gallons of black cherry soda. Join the fun!
Find TVR news and results at the official Titus Van Rijn blog: https://tvr1hour.wordpress.com
and join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/340462322681978/
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? Please contact Andy Roth (andyleeroth@gmail.com) or Mike Persick (tvr1hour@gmail.com), TVR Meet Directors.
Titus van Rijn 1-Hour Distance Run 