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The Guardian Mile is a race across the Hope Memorial Bridge in Cleveland, OH. See you Saturday 8/8/2026 for VIII. 🌉 Cleveland’s Fastest Road Race!

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The GOH Run Rae Alexander Memorial Scholarship

Rae Alexander dedicated her life to coaching, mentoring, and inspiring young runners throughout Northeast Ohio. Rae strived to make a positive impact on the community, dedicating herself to getting the most out of her athletes on and off the track. Rae did this for decades at Strongsville High School and Olmsted Falls High School as a coach and teacher. In 2018 Rae founded GOH Run on these same principles. GOH Run is a non-profit organization that strives to embody the values Rae exhibited throughout her life, instilling a passion in young people for running and providing kids and families opportunities to experience and learn about the sport. The GOH Run Rae Alexander Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a graduating high school senior who embodies the passion, character, and community service that Rae demonstrated every day.

Visit the link in our bio if you’d like to donate 💙 by @guardianmile

Rae devoted her life to coaching, mentoring, and inspiring young runners throughout Northeast Ohio. Her passion for helping others reach their full potential defined both her career and her life’s work. She coached cross country and distance athletes at Olmsted Falls, Strongsville, Brecksville, and Medina High Schools, as well as Center Middle School in Strongsville and Brecksville Middle School. She also proudly coached with the Strongsville Youth Track Club, nurturing a love of running in countless young athletes.

Throughout her remarkable career, Rae guided her athletes to 143 All-Ohio honors, 26 All-American honors, 25 individual State Championships, three Cross Country Team State Championships, two State Champion 4×800 relay titles, and 14 State Runner-Up finishes. During one extraordinary stretch, her Center Middle School team compiled an incredible 200–0 record, reflecting the culture of dedication, teamwork, and belief she instilled in every athlete.

Rae made history as the first woman Division I coach in any sport to guide her son to qualify for the state meet. She coached her son, Andy to the Division I state 3200 in 1999. Eleven years later, in 2010, she became the first woman DI coach in any sport to coach her son to an individual state DI championship. Her son, Colby, won the indoor and outdoor DI 1600. This was one of her proudest accomplishments as both a coach and a mother.

Her commitment to young people extended far beyond competition. Rae founded and directed the Quest for Success Running Camp, organized youth day camps, kindness camps, and youth races, and established the nonprofit GOH Run to promote healthy lifestyles, character, and community through running.

A proud graduate of Strongsville High School, Rae returned to her alma mater as a PE and Health teacher. She also taught at Muraski Elementary School, where she had once been a student.

While Rae’s accomplishments were extraordinary, her greatest legacy lives on in the thousands of young people she inspired—the confidence she instilled, the friendships she fostered, and the lives she changed through her unwavering dedication to coaching, teaching, and serving others. by @guardianmile

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Guardian Mile Founder and Race Director, Rae Alexander. When @okaycolby mentioned it would be fun to run a road mile across the Hope Memorial Bridge, Rae took the idea and made it into what it is today. Rae was involved in every aspect of the race. From the porta-potties, to shirt colors, to ice cream flavors, Rae had a hand in every detail there was. You could always see Rae on race day with a huge smile on her face, loving the feeling of the Cleveland running community coming together for a fun night.

Rae dedicated her life to promoting running and physical activity in kids, elementary through high school. She was a retired PE teacher, and a well respected coach at Olmsted Falls, Strongsville, Medina, and Brecksville. She was the founder of gohrun and was director of youth running camps and races across Northeast Ohio. Her greatest joy was seeing others succeed, and have fun in the sport she was so passionate about.

Our thoughts are with everyone whose life was impacted by Rae, and we hope to celebrate her life and the memories she left behind at this year’s race. We’d love to hear your memories of Rae if you have them! She was truly a legend. by @guardianmile

Sprint across Hope Memorial Bridge

📍Cleveland, Ohio - @guardianmile by @guardianmile

Check out the link in our bio for photos by @1aura.rybka! Find yourself and post your favorites! 📸 by @guardianmile

NEOs finest event. A pleasure to do photography for the @guardianmile races again this year.
Sport is art.
#racephotography #guardianmileviii #ohiorunning by @guardianmile

2026 Monticello Associates Elite Men’s Heat - Full Race. Shot by @2gethercreative , livestream and commentary by @citiusmag . Production made possible thanks to @skechers_running by @guardianmile

2026 Monticello Associates Elite Women’s Heat - Full Race. Shot by @2gethercreative , livestream and commentary by @citiusmag . Production made possible thanks to @skechers_running by @guardianmile

Another amazing year in Cleveland, OH at the @guardianmile!!

PBR Elite had a solid weekend with 3 total performances in some very competitive fields!

Women’s Elite Field:
⚫️Maddie Salek- 4:43
🟡Karsyn Spears- 4:47

Women’s Open Race:
Claire Anderson- 4:48 second place 🥈

Congrats to all! We will be back next year very hungry for some top finishes!🤫

📸 @1aura.rybka by @guardianmile

One more sneak peak from Emily and Ryan’s wedding at the Music Box Supper Club! They ran the Guardian Mile race between the ceremony and the reception!
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History made at the @guardianmile 🤯

🎥 @citiusmag by @guardianmile

A few sneak peeks from Emily and Ryan’s wedding at the Music Box Supper Club! They ran the Guardian Mile race between the ceremony and the reception! First time to photograph such a thing and first time to use my 800mm at a wedding!
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