Despite a four-month postponement, Des Moines will reprise its role as the host of the USA Track & Field Road 1-Mile Championship when the nation's best milers compete for a national title Aug. 29.
As part of the Drake Blue Oval Showcase presented by Mediacom, the USATF Road 1-Mile Championship will move from the streets of downtown Des Moines to the Drake campus. The title races will start and end on two iconic Drake landmarks with runners beginning their pursuit of a national championship on Drake's Painted Street and finishing on Jim Duncan Track inside Drake Stadium.
"It's an honor to bring the top American milers back to Central Iowa to race for a National Championship," said Blake Boldon, the Franklin P.