NEW!! We have added a single section of the Men's 800 to our meet! Cutoff is 2:00
The Third Annual
Down the Stretch Track Fest
A Community-to-Pro Track Meet in a high energy atmosphere
Saturday, May 23, 2026
George Mason University | Fairfax, VA
800 - 4x800 – Mile – 5K – 10K (on the track!) - Pole Vault
RACE DAY COUNTDOWN
Join the Webb Mile Panel!
Before the lights come on at Down the Stretch… hear from some of the runners lining up in the Webb Mile! 👀
Brought to you by New Balance, our Webb Mile Panel will feature some of the top middle-distance runners in the nation. This is a unique opportunity to hear about their journey, how they prepared for the Webb Mile, what their race plans are, and to ask questions.
Join us at PR Run & Walk in Vienna on Friday, May 22 from 6:30–8:00 PM.
You’ll also be able to pick up your race bib and grab some meet merch
📍 PR Run & Walk Vienna
🗓️ Friday, May 22
⏰ 6:30–8:00 PM
Come hang, talk training and racing, and get hyped for year three of DTS. Track is Back in the DMV!
What To Expect
- Music all night + big-meet atmosphere
- Food + beer on-site
- Professionally run, time-seeded heats (a place for first-timers and standard-chasers alike)
- Discounted hotel block for out-of-towners
Meet Details
- Open/community to elite/pro heats
- Heats seeded by qualifying time
- Youth Mile (13 & under) is FREE
- One complimentary beverage included with entry
- Prize Money for the Webb Mile, plus $250 bonus for running the fastest mile on VA soil:
- Men: 3:52:99
- Women: 4:27:10
To spectate, you must purchase a ticket at this link!
Race Schedule
- 5:00 PM – Men's Pole Vault
- 5:25 PM – Open Mile
- 6:25 PM – Free Youth Mile
- 6:45 PM – Open 5000
- 7:30 PM – Women's Pole Vault
- 7:45 PM – 4x800m Relay
- 8:07 PM – Select 800 (Men's only)
- 8:11 PM – Select 5K
- 8:52 PM – Open Mile (Final Selection)
- 9:00 PM – Webb Mile | Prize Money! 🥇 $750 | 🥈 $150 | 🥉 100 PLUS $250 for running the fastest mile on VA soil
- 9:30 PM – Select 10K
Events
4x800m Relay
29 spots left. Registration ends May 21, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT
Free Youth Mile
1 spot left. Registration ends May 21, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT
Pole Vault
Spectator Ticket
Select 800 (Men's only)
5 spots left. Registration ends May 21, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT
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Event Location
4501 University Dr
Fairfax, VA 22030 US
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