Iffley Festival of Miles

Iffley Festival of Miles is back for 2023!

A series of graded mile races held on the legendary track on which Roger Bannister set the first sub-4 minute mile, running 3:59.4 in 1954. The event will involve paced, seeded races, with an Elite invitational race in which the field will be expected to run under 4:00 for men and 4:36 for women. Aside from the A-races, the Iffley Festival of Miles will be a great place for many to set PBs in the rarely contested mile distance, under the control of experienced pacers.

Iffley Festival of Miles looks forward to welcoming you all back to the Sir Roger Bannister Athletics Track and if you have any queries about the event, please get in touch at iffleyfestivalofmiles@gmail.com or contact us on Instagram.

Race details

When: 3rd June 2023, 3pm till 7:30pm

Where: Sir Roger Bannister Track, Oxford, OX4 1EQ

Cost: £9.95

The meeting will be run under Level 2 UKA licence and have electronic timing and photofinish.

Entry

Entries for Iffley Festival of Miles are now open via OpenTrack:

ENTER HERE

Elite entry

There have only ever been 8 people at Iffley Road dip below the magical mark of 4min for the Mile. Let's get a big turnout again this year and hopefully someone will be added to that list. For a complete list of all the sub-4min and sub-4:38 mile runners please see the list below.

Men who have run under 3:45 for 1500m and women under 4:30 in 2022-23 are eligible for free entry and should contact the race organisers.

Results

Results for Iffley Festival of Miles 2022 are now on OpenTrack, Power of 10 and in the spreadsheet below:

RESULTS HERE

Sub-4:00 and -4:40 Milers at Iffley Road

Men

Time	Name	Date	Nationality	Event
3:56.64	Craig Mottram	06/05/2004	AUS	50th Anniversary of the 4min Mile
3:58.70	Richard Peters	20/07/2013	GBR	Iffley Festival of Miles (BMC Grand Prix)
3:58.76	Jonathan Mellor	20/07/2013	GBR	Iffley Festival of Miles (BMC Grand Prix)
3:58.9	Simon J. Mugglestone	19/05/1990	GBR	Varsity Match
3:59.4	Andrew Geddes	19/05/1990	GBR	Varsity Match
3:59.4	Roger Bannister	06/05/1954	GBR	OUAC vs AAA
3:59.46	Andy Baddeley	23/07/2016	GBR	Iffley Festival of Miles (BMC Grand Prix)
3:59.6	Craig Masback	18/06/1978	USA	Achilles vs USA Tour Match

Women

Time	Name	Date	Nationality	Event
4:27.79	Sonia O'Sullivan	06/05/2004	IRL	50th Anniversary of the 4min Mile
4:31.76	Georgie Clarke	06/05/2004	AUS	50th Anniversary of the 4min Mile
4:37.41	Faye Fullerton	06/05/2004	GBR	50th Anniversary of the 4min Mile

Past results

The event was originally a BMC Grand Prix, becoming a BMC Regional Meet in 2017. Results from past events can be found below:

Iffley Festival of Miles