Drew Runs PB of 3:51.6 to Place 2nd in Ryan Shay Mile at Charlevoix, Michigan

Top five finishers from right to left. Ryan Drew is second runner from right.

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Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Ryan Drew ran a new personal best of 3:51.6 to place second in the 18th Edition of the Ryan Shay Mile in Clarlevoix, Michigan. His time was a huge improvement from his 3:56.7 performance on the same course in 2025 and also broke the previous course record of 3:52.4 set by Nick Foster in 2024. Ryan earned $1500 for his placing. 

Ryan's teammate, Patrick Lyell returned to the state of Michigan, where he graduated from Grand Valley State University, to run in his first road mile. He finished 13th with an all-surfaces mile personal best of 3:58.3. Australian Jack Anstey won in the new course record of 3:50.2 as fourteen runners broke four minutes. Defending champion Adam Swanson also broke the previous course record with his 3:52.2 in third. 

Ryan and Patrick following the race.

At the lighthouse.

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​The Ryan Shay Mile is part of the Venetial Festival Race and honors the memory of northern Michigan native and professional runner Ryan Shay, who passed away due to cardiac failure in 2007 during the USA Olympic Trials Marathon in New York City. The event attracts elite runners, including past and potentially future Olympians, and features a prize purse of $10,500. Scenic Charlevoix is located between Lake Charlevoix and Lake Michigan. 

2026 Ryan Shay Mile Results

  1. Jack Anstey, Mission Run Dark Sky - 3:50.2 ($2000) new course record
  2. Ryan Drew, Greenville Track Club- ELITE - 3:51.6 ($1500) broke previous course record
  3. Adam Swanson, Minnesota Distance Elite - 3:52.2  ($1000)  broke previous course record
  4. Dominic Suliman, Crown Running - 3:53.4  ($500)
  5. Mark Shannon, Unaffiliated - 3:53.7 ($250)   
  6. Scott Spaanstra, Unaffiliated - 3:54.2   
  7. Jack Huber, Albany Running Exchange - 3:54.7    
  8. Camden Khon, Lipscomb University - 3:54.8    
  9. Andy Wacker, TT Boulder - 3:55.5   
10. Henry Johnson, Houghton Harriers & AC - 3:56.9   
11. Noah Costa, Wincity Endurance Project - 3:56.9    
12. Braxton Bruer, Minnesota Distance Elite - 3:57.9    
13. Patrick Lyell, Greenville Track Club- ELITE - 3:58.3    
14. Joshua Yeager, Unaffiliated - 3:59.3    
15. Dillan Haviland, Very Nice Track Club - 4:02.2    
16. Sam Peterson, Eastern Michigan University - 4:04.0    
17. Tanner Maier, Minnesota Distance Elite - 4:09.0   

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Greenville Track Club-ELITE was established in 2012 and is well into its second decade as a post-collegiate, Olympic-development program. The program developed and produced one participant for the 2024 Olympic Games marathon in Paris; four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles; one qualifier/participant for the 2019 Pam American Games Marathon in Lima, Peru; three qualifiers/two participants for the 2020 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Atlanta, GA; one qualifier and participant in the 2021 USATF Olympic Track & Field Trials in the 3000m Steeplechase in Eugene, OR;  three qualifiers for the 2024 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Orlando, FL and currently three for the 2028 Olympic Trials Marathon in St. Louis, MO. The program's runners set four South Carolina State road race records in 2020 (5K, 15K and Half Marathon--twice) and three (15K, 10-Mile and 20K) in 2021. GTC-ELITE  produced the South Carolina Men's 2020 Long Distance Runner of the Year and recently had the top two ranked South Carolina road racers for 2024.

​The program is sponsored and supported by the 54-year-old Greenville Track Club, ASICS, Joy Real Estate (Adopt an Athlete partner), generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Endurance Ally Physical Therapy, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, the DorsiFlex (stretching device), the MOBO board (balance & mobility), LEVER Movement (treadmill body weight support),Omius (Cooling Systems) and BAKLINE (custom competition kits). The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and USATF.​