Schutt's Cider Mile

Schutt's Cider Mile is a one-mile race in Webster, New York, on November 7, 2026, starting at 10:00 a.m. It is organized by Yellowjacket Racing, and the single distance means the whole morning is short: you arrive, warm up properly and race for a handful of minutes rather than an hour. One mile is the rare road distance where every runner in the field, fast or not, is done at roughly the same time.

Racing a mile asks for a different preparation than a 5K. The effort is close to your top sustainable speed from the first quarter, so the useful sessions are short and sharp: 200- and 400-meter repeats at mile pace with generous recovery, run once or twice a week for a month. Warm up longer than you think you need, including a few strides, because there is no easing into a race this brief.