2-4-1 Asics Blue Jean Mile

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Pull on your favorite pair of blue jeans and lace up your sneakers — 2-4-1 Sports is thrilled to announce the return of the 2-4-1 ASICS Blue Jean Mile! Taking place on Thursday, April 30, at 6:00 p.m. (rain date May 7), this year’s event will once again be held in Bushnell Park, Hartford’s iconic gathering spot and home to many of our community-based programs for local youth.

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As we gear up for Mental Health Awareness Month in May, this event serves as a meaningful way to raise awareness, foster connection, and promote mental health advocacy and action.

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2-4-1’s Commitment to Mental Health

The 2-4-1 ASICS Blue Jean Mile is 2-4-1’s commitment to the bigger mental health conversation. The Blue Jean Mile is a heartwarming national movement to raise awareness and funds for mental health-related services. What started as a local tribute to our friend, Jason Hannigan, is now a fourth-annual celebration of community, resilience, and resources to support mental health in the Greater Hartford area. As a service provider, 2-4-1 boosts youth mental health by teaching kids vital social-emotional learning skills through the play-filled power of sport. SEL is the foundation for mental wellness and success; it helps kids feel more resilient, connected, and self-aware, especially in times of stress and crisis.

Every step taken and every dollar raised directly helps children build resilience, develop leadership skills, and learn the skills to feel to how they want to feel. BJM is about showing up in your blue jeans, embracing the joy of movement, and running (or walking) alongside friends and neighbors to make a difference. Over the last three years, more than 300 participants have run, jogged, or walked the mile, raising $25,000. Funds from the BJM helped 2-4-1 open our TOP Self Program at West Middle School in Hartford’s Asylum Hill neighborhood.

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About the Blue Jean Mile

The Blue Jean Mile tradition traces back to 2020, when ASICS athlete Johnny Gregorek set a world record for running a mile in blue jeans with an incredible time of 4:06.25 to spotlight mental health and support the National Alliance on Mental Illness of NYC (NAMI-NYC). Johnny channeled his late brother Patrick’s humor and spirit by sprinting in blue jeans. Since, the Blue Jean Mile has become a premiere event for mental health awareness and support, and ASICS proudly champions Johnny’s mission to support mental health and physical-emotional wellbeing.

Join us in this meaningful pursuit by participating in the 2-4-1 ASICS Blue Jean Mile, where every step is a stride toward mental health awareness and nurturing the potential of kids in our community through sports and education.