Sportlink Mile - The Virtual SMile event (sponsored by Cool Camper Graphics & On)

Submissions welcome whatever your speed! Entries open on 18th October and close on 7th November.

- The mile must be road/trail (no treadmill submissions).
- The gradient must balance out - you cannot run downhill for a mile - for this reason you should aim for your mile to have a start and finish close to each other.
- You should avoid short circular routes which may cause GPS issues.

You must purchase your ticket on this page (£4.50), and then press 'reply' to the buyer confirmation email that you receive from Ticket Tailor with your Mile time and GPS evidence. If you do not own a GPS watch you can download the Strava app of your phone which can record your route as long as you run with it.

***The Norfolk Winter nights events are currently being reviewed after the government announcement on 31st October***
A medal will be available to all entrants but will need to be collected at our Friday night events at Sportspark Norwich (13th, 27th Nov, 11th Dec), or from the Sportlink shop. We will aim to regularly post the leaderboard on our website and social media pages.

The top 24 male and female runners will qualify for the quarter finals at the Sportspark on 13th November (minimum age category is Under 13 - must be at least aged 11 on 31st August 2021). The semi-finals will be on 27th Nov, and the Grand Knockout final on 11th December. The latter two races will include a 'knockout' element for qualifying, meaning that if you are at the back of the race pack after each lap you will be knocked out of contention for winning!

An additional 24 runners will be randomly selected from the remaining SMile entrants and invited to compete in a mile race on the track, racing ultimately against their own handicapped time determined by their SMile submission time.