Merrills Mile 6 Hour Run

Race completed

not publishedn/a Distance

not publishedn/a Climbing

not publishedn/a Grit

We hold no course length for this race — a timed or backyard event is measured by the clock, not the kilometre — so there is no Grit score to give you.

34.5326° N, 83.9849° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Field size ~10 Tiny. You will run alone for most of it.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (6h) — ranked runners only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, July

Daytime high 32°C

Night low 20°C

Rainfall Showers likely

Daylight 14 h 21 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for July — NASA POWER, grid elevation 430 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	6h	10	Tyler Davis · 64.059 km	Aubrey Boatwright · 64.058 km
2025	6h	20	Charles Andrejcisk · 64.058 km	Morgan Estell · 54.449 km
2024	6h	11	Garrett Laethem · 60.855 km	Debbie Boyett · 57.652 km
2023	6h	10	Jake Moore · 70.117 km	Carissa Liebowitz · 57.368 km
2022	6h	11	Josh Taylor · 57.368 km	Debbie Boyett · 52.588 km
2021	6h	12	Michael Babcock · 58.962 km	Mallory Warren · 60.555 km
2020	6h	11	Brandon Wilson · 57.368 km	Liz Canty · 65.336 km
2019	6h	15	Jacob Moss · 70.117 km	Laura Parson · 54.181 km
2018	6h	14	Jonathan Ibach · 66.930 km	Cynthia Fink · 54.181 km
2017	6h	18	Franklin Baker · 65.336 km	Molly Freeman · 55.775 km

The field shrank 50% between 2025 (20) and 2026 (10). 50% of the 2026 field were women.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (6h) — ranked runners only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.