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Bruce Barnes Mile

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Crozet, Virginia, United States

calendar_today 07 Jun, 2026

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sell $12.00

About the Event

NEW! We will have chip timing this year and all runners will start together. The registration fee is $12 per person until race day when it will be $17/person.

Featuring the fastest & most scenic mile course in Virginia! This unique one mile road race is all downhill, with its steepest descent over the last quarter mile. The race finishes within view of Lady Astor's famous mansion, "Mirador." The runners are treated to gorgeous panoramic mountain views on their cool down back to the Greenwood Community Center after the race.

Parking: Greenwood Community Center, 865 Greenwood Road, Crozet, VA 22932

Directions from Charlottesville: Take 64 West to Crozet. Exit 107 250 West. Take a right onto Rt. 690. Take a right Rt. 691 Jarmans Gap Road. Greenwood Community Center is on the right.

Volunteer Race Directors: Lindy Bain and Mark Lorenzoni, both close friends of Barnes, have directed the event since 1992.

Races Offered

Bruce Barnes Mile

Jun 07, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:45

sell

$12.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for June in Crozet.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 17.1° / 29.3°

wb_sunny 17.5° / 29.5°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 7.7 /

water_drop 67.2%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 17.1° / 29.3°

wb_sunny 17.5° / 29.5°

air 7.7 km/h

water_drop 67.2%

About Crozet

Learn more about the host city, Crozet.

Crozet is a census-designated place (CDP) in Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. It sits along the I-64 corridor, about 12 miles (19 km) west of Charlottesville and 21 miles (34 km) east of Staunton. Crozet is part of the Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Crozet had a population of 9,224.