Iffley Festival of Miles


Iffley Festival of Miles is back for 2023!
We look forward to welcoming you back on 3rd June 2023 to the legendary track where Sir Roger Bannister set the first sub-4-minute mile, running 3:59.4 in 1954.
As it was last year Iffley Festival of Miles will be open to runners of all abilities, with paced, seeded races, culminating in an elite race for men and women. Iffley Festival of Miles is all about running fast and so 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:
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:
Sub-4min and 4:40min mile runners @ 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:
- 2022:
- 2019:
- 2018:
- 2017:
- 2016:
- 2015:
- 2014:
- 2013:
- 2012: