SRS WIN Boots on the Ground

SRS WIN Boots on the Ground takes place in Aiken, South Carolina, on Saturday, April 17, 2027. The event offers a single format, a 1-mile fun run/walk, starting at 8:30 a.m. One short distance and an explicit run-or-walk option make it about turnout rather than times, and the whole thing is over quickly enough to fit into a Saturday morning.

A mile is the most inclusive distance in road racing: children can run it, walkers can cover it comfortably, and nobody needs a training plan to take part. If you do want to race it, treat it as a speed event rather than an endurance one, warm up thoroughly beforehand and expect the effort to feel harder per minute than a 5K does. For everyone else, it is simply a pleasant way to start the weekend and support the cause behind it.