They used to have the track meet on Friday and the Beale Street Mile on Saturday so quite a few pros would run both. They changed it this year and the "pro" race was a joke. It looks like only 4 men and 1 woman ran the pro race.
1 Nia Akins United States 1:57.40 2 Kate Michell United States 2:01.10 3 Veronica Hargrave United States 2:00.50 4 Sophia Gorriaran United States 2:00.50 5 Olivia Baker United States 1:58.00 6 Michaela Rose United States 1:58.10 7 McKenna Keegan United States 1:59.70 8 Athing Mu-Nikolayev United States 1:55.00 9 Shafiqua Maloney Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1:57.60 10 Ajee' Wilson United States 1:55.60 11 Rachel Gearing United States 1:59.50 12 Taiya Shelby PACER NT
I mean, as someone who lives 25 min from Beale st… Stephen A. Smith wasn’t lying when he said people don’t want to come to Memphis in fear of their lives.
I’d LOVE to run this race but I ain’t risking my life for it. Hotter it gets, more crime happens there.