Sydney, Australia – 2 October 2026

An invitation to Rosebery

Pace Athletic and adidas invited eight of Sydney’s most competitive run clubs to Rosebery for the Mentmore Mile, a street race to celebrate the launch of the adidas Adizero Adios Pro 5, and Hills Run Club was one of the clubs on the start line. Each club put forward four runners, two women and two men, to race one fast mile each.

The night was hosted at Pace Athletic House of Rec, the store’s flagship at 66 Mentmore Avenue, Rosebery. Doors opened at 5:30pm and the race started at 6:30pm.

Trying the Adios Pro 5

Before the race, every team could try the new Adizero Adios Pro 5 and customise its club race kit. The tables filled with patches, pens and tools, and the Adios Pro 5 went on runners’ feet around the shop floor.

One mile each, four to a team

Then it was out onto Mentmore Avenue. The format was simple: one mile per runner and four runners per team, with a $2,000 adidas prize pool and a trophy for the winning club. There were cash prizes for spectators on the night too.

It was a night of racing, noise, community and a whole lot of Adizero. With every club yelling for its runners, Mentmore Avenue felt alive from the first mile to the last.

Racing for the Hills District

Hills Run Club raced as one of the eight teams, two women and two men in our club tees, with a crew from the club there to cheer them on. Lining up on a Rosebery street against some of Sydney’s best-known run clubs, under our own name, is a long way from a Thursday morning lap of Glenhaven Oval, and a moment the whole club can be proud of.

After the mile, everyone headed back inside House of Rec to celebrate, though a few runners went straight to the floor first.

Thank you, Pace Athletic and adidas

Thank you to Pace Athletic and adidas for the invitation, for turning Mentmore Avenue into a race track for a night, and for the Adizero Adios Pro 5 and the prize pool. Thanks too to every club that raced, yelled and showed up. More of this, please.

Run with Hills Run Club

You do not need a race team to run with us. Hills Run Club runs every Thursday at 6:00am at Glenhaven Oval, and every second Tuesday at 7:00pm at Castle Hill Showground, Castle Hill. Thursday runs are 2.5 km or 5 km, one or two laps of 2.5 km; Tuesday runs are 3 km or 6 km, one or two laps of 3 km.

Every run is free. Create a free HRC+ account, then register for the run you want on HRC+. Upcoming runs are on the runs page.

Questions about the Mentmore Mile