Chart: About the TC 1 Mile
What: USA Track and Field 1-mile road championship
Where: Hennepin Avenue
When: Thursday. Women 7:54 p.m.; men 8:06 p.m. Citizens races begin at 6:50 p.m.
Prize money: $25,000
Course records: Nick Willis, 3:56.1, 2013; Sara Hall, 4:30.8 (2011).
Men's favorites: Garrett Heath, Seattle (personal record 3:51.0); Craig Miller, Denver, 3:53.1; Jeff See, Greenville, S.C., 3:52.9
Women's favorites: Heather Kampf, Minneapolis, 4:21.39; Amanda Eccleston, Adrian, Mich., 4:25.78; Angela Bizzarri, Seattle, 4:32.57
Race course: Starts near the Parade Athletic Fields adjacent the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and finishes near 6th St. on Hennepin Avenue.
Website: tcmevents.org
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