United States Navy World War II Veteran, Dixon Hemphill, completed the 7 th Annual Navy Mile on October 13 th in honor of the Navy’s 264th birthday. Hemphill, 96, referred to himself as a “Navy man” and was happy to be supporting a Navy focused event. Hemphill came from a Navy family, and joined the Navy during World War II. He served on active duty from 1943 until … [Read more...]
Dixon Hemphill, 94, Refuses to Let Cancer Or Age Stop Him From Running
"Twenty years ago, doctors told Dixon Hemphill he would never run again." -Washington City Paper, Kelyn Soong Read the full article here: Dixon Hemphill, 94, Refuses to Let Cancer Or Age Stop Him From Running … [Read more...]
Limpari, Herrera Take First in 5th Annual Navy Mile on Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. (October 6, 2019) — Sunday at the fifth annual Navy Mile on Pennsylvania Avenue, presented by USAA, the elite heats yielded impressive finishing times of just over four minutes. Daniel Herrera, 26 of New Orleans, Louisiana won the elite men’s heat with a time of 4:05, and local runner, Emily Limpari, 26, of Alexandria, Virginia was named The Navy Mile women’s … [Read more...]
Emily Lipari and Daniel Herrera Take Home First In Elite Heats of The Navy Mile
Emily Lipari and Daniel Herrera earn first place wins at the 2019 Navy Mile in Washington D.C. on October 6, 2019. Read the full story here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/10/06/emily-lipari-daniel-herrera-win-navy-mile-elite-race/ … [Read more...]
The Navy Mile on Let’s Talk Live, D.C.
Check out The Navy League's Charles Hautau and Sea Cadet Corey Whisenant on Let's Talk Live. They had the opportunity to chat with the hosts about The Navy Mile and showed the staff how to do a regulation push up. … [Read more...]
