Draper Mile 2007

 Dorrell 4:07 road mile! Photo by Jesse Hutcheson Friday evening's Draper Mile in Blacksburg had two of Virginia's best racing head to head in the downhill mile event. Blacksburg's Peter Dorrell clocked in at a 4:07 win, while Radford's Nathan Brame was just behind him in third at 4:10. A fast downhill course, which is known to produce mile times on the road superior to athlete's bests on the track and this year's race was no exception for two pre-season favorites for state titles this fall in Dorrell and Brame. Dorrell's time breaks the old age group record for 17-18 males of 4:08 and improves 15 seconds from his 2005 Draper Mile time. Brame won the race in 2006 in 4:12 and dropped two seconds off his time this year in a third place performance. Official results and pictures from the race to hopefully be posted soon.   Brame 4:10 road mile! Photo by Jesse Hutcheson