The Fastest Mile
Run one mile (1.61km) flat out, outdoors. The faster your time, the more tickets you earn.
Once it's installed, find The Fastest Mile in the Challenges feed.
One mile. Flat out.
Run 1.61km, one mile, as fast as you can. Your time is your score, and the quicker it is, the more tickets you earn.
Outdoors only, tracked on a GPS wearable. Your activity has to show at least 1.61km, so don't stop your watch a step early. Got a faster one in you? Resubmit, and your latest approved entry replaces the last one.
Faster mile. More tickets.
Every qualifying mile earns tickets into Harry's monthly prize draw. Here's what your time is worth.
Resubmit any time in the window. Your latest approved entry replaces the last one.
One mile. No treadmills.
Run it outdoors between Saturday 8 August 2026 and Sunday 8 November 2026. Any of these and your mile won't count.
Shorter than 1.61km.
Doesn't countOn a treadmill or indoors.
Doesn't countNot tracked on a GPS wearable.
Doesn't countMissing distance, elapsed time, pace or heart rate.
Doesn't countRun outside the challenge window.
Doesn't countTracking & Submission
- GPS wearable: COROS, Garmin, Apple Watch, Strava, etc.
- Distance, elapsed time, pace and heart rate must all be available in your activity.
- Upload image proof of your run, and add your activity link if you have one.
- Enter your time: how long your 1.61km took. That's your score on the leaderboard.
- Issues? ethan@hardcoreharrys.com.au
How To Enter
The Fastest Mile is free to enter with the Harry's Challenges app, and the app is free to download. Join it from the Challenges feed and go run your mile.
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Participation is voluntary and at your own risk.
You confirm you are in good physical health and assume all liability for any injuries. Hardcore Harry's AU PTY LTD reserves the right to disqualify any entry that violates submission rules. Repeated violations may lead to removal from the challenge.What is a time trial?
A time trial is a set distance run flat out, against the clock. There's no pack to sit in and no finish-line sprint for position. Your time is your result, and the only person you're racing is you.
The trick is pacing. Go out too hard and the back half falls apart. Most people run their best time trial by starting a touch slower than feels right and finishing fast.
A short time trial, like a mile or 3km, is one of the simplest ways to measure your running fitness. Run it again a few weeks later and the clock tells you exactly how far you've come.
- Mile
- 1,609 metres, or 1.61km. The classic distance for a flat-out run.
- Even pacing
- Running each part of the distance at the same speed, the fastest way to a good time.
- Negative split
- Running the second half faster than the first.
From download to the draw.
- 1
Download Harry's
Free on the App Store and Google Play.
- 2
Join the challenge
Find The Fastest Mile in the Challenges feed and tap join. It's free to enter.
- 3
Do it. Prove it.
Track it with your watch or a running app, then log it in the Harry's app with a screenshot or your Strava link.
- 4
Climb the board
Every entry goes on the leaderboard, and earns your shot at the prizes.
The Fastest Mile challenge, explained.
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What's Your Mile Worth?
The Fastest Mile runs Sat 8 Aug to Sun 8 Nov 2026. Download Harry's, join for free, and send it.