Welcome to Miles In Martinsville

Welcome to Miles in Martinsville, a challenge series created to support outreach programs of the Martinsville-Henry County Family YMCA. A few of the things supported by the series include the Bike Barn located on the Dick & Willie Passage, the Doctor's Orders program, and financial aid and scholarships for Y membership and child care. Thank you for being a part of an active community and helping us grow and sustain new programs that reach beyond the walls of the Y!

2020 Miles In Martinsville Challenge Series

THE 2020 MILES IN MARTINSVILLE RACE SERIES IS OPEN FOR REGISTRATION
$30.00 is all it takes to get you registered for the exciting 2020 Miles in Martinsville Race Series season. Register today and receive the official race series tee-shirt, a great running cap with logo, and a 10% discount on individual race registration fees.
You can also register for the Series by signing up for all 7 races now and save some serious money! $150 will get you entered in the 2020 Miles in Martinsville Race Series and will pay your registration fees into all 7 Miles in Martinsville events, shirt and cap included. That is up to a 30% savings on early registration alone! The registration fees are non-transferable.
Whether you choose the $30 registration option for the Series or the $150 option for all seven events; upon payment, you will receive an e-mail with a personalized discount code for each race.
Open to runners registered for the Series is the revamped Miles in Martinsville Race Series Challenge.
To qualify for the Race Series Challenge, you simply need to do one of two things.
1. Participate in these 4 designated longer races:
• Martinsville Half Marathon
• The SOVAH Super Run 8K
• Harvest Moon 10K
• Nail the Rail 9 Miler
2. Participate in one race at each of our seven events. In the larger events featuring two races, participation in the shorter race meets the requirement. Example: Martinsville Half Marathon & 5K, you may choose either the half marathon or the 5K.
• Martinsville Half Marathon & 5K
• SOVAH Super Run 5K & 8K
• Martinsville Speedway Mile
• Harvest Moon 5K & 10K
• Nail the Rail 9 Miler
• Turkey Day 5K
• Light Up The Night 5K
Runners qualifying for the Challenge, in addition to receiving the tee-shirt and running cap, will receive the official Miles in Martinsville Race Series Challenge jacket. It will serve as a nice reminder of all you accomplished, plus keep you warm on those cool day runs.

2020 Miles In Martinsville Challenge Series

On Line Registration

Runners Connect

Miles in Martinsville is very excited to announce a new program with goals of introducing new people to the sport and providing a connection for development to the many dedicated runners in the community.

The program, to be known as “RUNNER’S CONNECT of MHC”, will present activities designed to bring together folks of like interest, in an effort to broaden the local running community. The program will also serve as a source of information for experienced runners, newcomers, and for runners visiting the Martinsville-Henry County area.

A “RUNNERS CONNECT of MHC” link has been placed on the Miles in Martinsville website and is under development. It will warehouse various types of pertinent information such as suggested run locations, beginner training plans, and more.

Ashley Crouch has been named Running Coordinator for Miles in Martinsville and in that role, she will oversee the activities of this new undertaking. She comes to the position uniquely qualified and knows of what she speaks. Crouch began running just a few years ago in search of weight loss and better health. She had quit smoking and immediately gained 30 pounds. She was happy about the not-smoking thing but depressed about the weight gain.

She changed her diet, joined a 30 day workout challenge, and got an old treadmill, and became a dedicated runner. In a few short years she has run a broad array of races at distances from 1 mile to 100 miles. She simply loves to run.

Looking for friends to run with? New to running and want some company and suggestions? Want to run a 5K but not sure how to go about it? Ashley will plan, coordinate and announce group activities through a new Facebook page titled “RUNNERS CONNECT of MHC”. Already in the works are Ladies Night Out runs, Pub Runs, and weekend longer runs. Interested individuals can find details on Facebook at

https://www.facebook.com/runnersconnectofmhc/

More to come. Readers are encouraged to like the page and check in often.