Susan Del Percio is a New York-based Republican strategist and founder of Susan Del Percio Strategies, a full service strategic communications firm.
The 11/8-mile, $150,000 race featuring nine runners is part of the 29th Jim McKay Maryland Million, which has attracted 124 entrants to the 11-race program. First post for the $1 million day is 12:15 p.m.
1 This is where running on a track comes in handy, as each 400M lap of the track is equal to 1/4 of a mile, so four laps of the track is equal to one mile. 2  If you don't have access to a track, measure an exact mile on a stretch of flat, traffic-free road, then use that to time your run. This is where running on a track comes in handy, as each 400M lap of the track is equal to 1/4 of a mile, so four laps of the track is equal to one mile. 2  If you don't have access to a track, measure an exact mile on a stretch of flat, traffic-free road, then use that to time your run.