Race For The Birthplace 4 Miles

Race For The Birthplace 4 Miles is held in Limestone, Tennessee, on November 7, 2026. The single race covers four miles and starts late, at 11 a.m., which is unusual for a road race and worth planning around: you will have been awake for hours by the time the gun goes, so a proper mid-morning snack and a full warm-up matter more than usual.

Four miles is an awkward, interesting distance. It is longer than a 5K, so you cannot hang on through discomfort from the start, but too short to settle into anything like half marathon patience. The practical approach is to run the first mile at your 10K pace, spend the second and third gradually pressing, and race the last one. Six weeks of running with a weekly long run of six or seven miles is plenty of preparation.