Memorial Day Honor Tower Mile
Greenville, United States • 25 May 2026
GTC Memorial Day - Honor Tower Mile
The GTC Memorial Day - Honor Tower Mile is a competitive running event held in Greenville, South Carolina. The race serves to pay tribute to fallen service members and first responders. The event aligns with the national movement to promote the 1-mile distance.
The course is flat and follows an out-and-back layout. It begins and ends in the paved parking lot of The Kroc Center on S. Hudson Street. Participants run to a turnaround point located at the half-mile mark, situated just before the railroad bridge near Willard Street.
To manage the field, the race utilizes group starts. Runners are organized into waves based on their estimated finish times, with intervals of 15 to 30 seconds between each group's departure. The available distance for this event is:
- 1 Mile
The event is chip-timed, with timing mats placed at both the start and the finish lines. Awards are determined by chip time rather than clock time. Categories for recognition include overall winners, masters (40+), grandmasters (50+), and senior grandmasters (60+), as well as various age groups ranging from 14 and under to 80 and over.
The race has a participant cap of 250 runners. While the event welcomes all speeds, it does not allow dogs due to insurance requirements. Strollers are not recommended for safety reasons, but those choosing to use them are asked to start at the back of the field. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.