Hartshorne deserves its reputation as a masters mile mecca. But every year since 2000, Boston also has hosted some great masters miles at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games. Organized by New England USATF honcho Steve Vaitones, the Reebok masters mile is the first event (at 5:30 p.m.) Saturday at the site of the late-March masters indoor nationals: the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center at Roxbury Community College. Barbara Huebner, director of media relations for the event, tells me: “I sent out press releases to many hometown newspapers of the masters athletes, so we certainly tried to gain publicity for them.” Good for her — and them and us.

In 2006, track writer and publisher Larry Eder wrote of the Reebok masters mile:

Peter Hegelbach of Fleet Feet let the pack run the first 800 meters on their own, hitting 2.13, then the race began. Hegelbach stole the race, taking the lead after 800 meters, hitting the 1200 in 3.23 and with a huge lead, Hegelbach took the race in 4.27.58, with Jason Cakouris of HFC in 4.31.22 and Chris Potter running 4.32.23. One fan said, “Hey, that race just about makes me want to get in shape and take those guys on!”

Here are this year’s entrants:

Pete Bottomley Dirigo Running Club
Bob Collins Baa
Norm Bouthillier Whirlaway Racing Team
Dan Franek Dirigo Rc
Chris Kealey Winners Circle Rc
Kent Lemme Greater Springfield Harriers
Terry McNatt Cambridge Sports Union
Mike Platt Whirlaway RT
Steve Sergeant
Armando Oliveira Central Park Tc
Jason Cakouros Hfc Striders

And here are previous years’ results:

2007 results:
1 Mark Coogan New Balance 4:24.71
2 Kent Lemme Greater Spri 4:28.67
3 Doug Martyn Whirlaway Ra 4:29.63
4 Jason Cakouros HFC Striders 4:30.28
5 Mike Cooney Whirlaway Ra 4:34.46
6 Norm Bouthillier Whirlaway Ra 4:37.81
7 Bruce Davie Greater Boston 4:38.10
8 Terry McNatt Cambridge Sp 4:38.88
9 Paul Hammond Whirlaway Ra 4:39.96
10 Bob Collins BAA 4:41.03
11 Tom Smith Unattached 4:47.09
2006 results:
1 Peter Hegelbach FleetFeet 04:27.58
2 Jason Cakouros HFC 04:31.22
3 Chris Potter Central Park 04:32.23
4 Marty Doherty The Running Company 04:33.23
5 Norm Bouthillier Unattached 04:33.66
6 Steve Sergant Unattached 04:33.99
7 Mike Platt Genesee 04:35.11
8 Mike Cooney Whirlaway 04:36.78
9 Pete Bottomly Dirgo 04:37.54
10 Terry McNatt CSU 04:37.93
11 Scott Lundquist CSU 04:43.00
2005 results:
1 Brian Pope S.California TC 04:23.19
2 Scott Lundquist CSU 04:28.41
3 Peter Hegelbach Fleet Feet 04:30.33
4 Mike Cooney Whirlaway 04:35.68
5 Paul Hammond Whirlaway 04:37.38
6 Jon Waldron CSU 04:37.69
7 Bob Collins BAA 04:38.17
8 Terry McNatt CSU 04:38.21
9 Bruce Davie Greater Boston TC 04:40.26
2004 results:
1 Craig Fram Whirlaway RT 04:28.04
2 Steve Sergeant Unattached 04:29.65
3 Tom Dalton Adrinodack RC 04:29.87
4 Mark Reeder Greater Lowell R 04:30.93
5 Doug Martyn Whirlaway RT 04:33.47
6 Rich Marion Unattached 04:34.85
7 Mike Cooney Whirlaway RT 04:36.20
8 Mike Platt Syr Chargers 04:36.73
9 Jon Waldron CSU 04:37.09
10 Bob Collins Boston AA 04:38.82
11 Dave O’Keeffe Syr Chargers 04:41.38
12 Ken Leinbach BAA 04:41.80
2003 results:
1 Doug Martyn Whirlaway 04:24.57
2 Tom Dalton Adirondack AC 04:25.64
3 Michael O’Brien USA 04:26.21
4 Craig Fram Whirlaway 04:26.88
5 Paul Hammond Whirlaway 04:27.66
6 Tom Doody Gr Lowell 04:29.58
7 Scott Lundquist CSU 04:31.46
8 Mike Platt Syracuse Chargers 04:31.49
9 Mike Cooney Whirlaway 04:32.87
10 Jon Waldron CSU 04:33.30
11 Ken Botting BAA 04:45.88
2002 results:
1 Doug Martyn Whirlaway RT 04:24.67
2 Tom Dalton AdirondackAC 04:25.50
3 Scott Lundquist Cambridge Sports Union 04:26.87
4 Mike Cooney Whirlaway RT 04:30.06
5 Paul Hammond Whirlaway RT 04:30.61
6 Scott Brown Whirlaway RT 04:32.52
7 Jon Waldron Cambridge Sports Union 04:36.04
8 Steve Gallagher Unattached 04:38.40
9 Kevin McCusker North Medford Club 04:42.33
10 Greg Fox Unattached 04:48.12
2001 results:
1 Scott Brown Whirlaway RT 04:30.58
2 Paul Hammond Whirlaway RT 04:33.79
3 George Hernandez Westchester Puma TC 04:37.90
4 Ken Leinbach BAA 04:40.53
5 Jay Duggan Westchester Puma TC 04:43.48
6 Bob Collins Heartbreak Hill Striders 04:46.76
2000 results:
1 Steve Burgess Bermuda 04:30.71
2 Paul Hammond Whirlaway RT 04:31.49
3 Ken Leinbach BAA 04:36.24
4 Kevin McCusker North Medford Club 04:48.65
5 Alan Muir BAA 04:49.73
6 Tom Derderian Greater Boston TC 05:12.14