Kids Races

Why do we have kid’s races?

Part of the mission of the Festival of Miles Foundation is to showcase our great sport at all levels and what better way to do that than to give kids the chance to run a mile themselves.

We offer three opportunities for kids in kindergarten through 8th grade to be a part of the HOKA Festival of Miles:

Healthy Kids Mile (K – 5th graders)
Middle School Mile (6th-8th graders)
Junior High Invitational Miles (invite-only 6th-8th graders who have signed up for the Middle School Mile) 

RACE FEE: $20.00

  • Online kids race registration closes at 11:59 pm on May 29.
    On-site registration will be available May 30 starting at 4:30 pm.
  • Entry includes an official FOM shirt (while supplies last), chip timing and event admission.
  • Parents/spectators must purchase an admission ticket to accompany kids race registrants at event.Tickets can be pre-purchased DURING Kids Race Registration for $5. This deal is only being offered during kids race registration. Entry tickets purchased at the event will be $10 for adults and $5 for children age 5 through high school. Proceeds go to the event’s Athlete In Need.
  • Race bib will act as admission ticket for registered runners.

PACKET PICK-UP

Healthy Kids Mile, Middle School Mile and Junior High Invite Mile packets (race numbers and shirts) can be picked up the day of the event, Thursday, May 30 starting at 4:30 pm at St. Louis University High School.

Healthy Kids Mile (6:15 pm)

Open to any K – 5th grade boy or girl.*

Middle School Mile (6:30 pm) 

Open to any 6th – 8th grade boy or girl.*

*Please select the grade level your child just completed when registering. Participants start on the track, run through SLUH’s campus and finish back on the track under the finish arch!

Junior High Invitational Miles (7:00 & 7:10 pm)

  • To be considered for the Junior High Invite Miles, you must register for the Middle School Mile. We will “invite” the kids with the top 20 times (recorded in 2024) for each gender. In 2024, the fields are faster and deeper than they’ve ever been.
  • We will inform participants the week of the race if they have been accepted into the Invitational Mile fields. If you run a faster mile time after you register, email katie.helbig@gmail.com to have it updated. The deadline to register for and be considered for the Junior Invite Miles is 8 pm on Sunday, May 26, 2024.
  • Junior High Invite Mile fields have been set and accepted participants emailed on 5/27. All other middle school aged runners will race in the Middle School Mile at 6:30 p.m.

Meet Records for the Junior High Invite Miles
– Girls – 2019 – Tatum David, IL – 4:57.21
– Boys – 2023 – Jackson Miller, MO – 4:22.33 (National Record)