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All-comers track meet honors Foss Miller’s legacy

Published 1:30 am Tuesday, July 7, 2026

By Beachcomber Staff

Kent Phelan Photo Islanders arrive for the inaugural Foss Miller Memorial All-Comers Track Meet at Vashon High School.
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Islanders arrive for the inaugural Foss Miller Memorial All-Comers Track Meet at Vashon High School.

Kent Phelan Photo Islanders arrive for the inaugural Foss Miller Memorial All-Comers Track Meet at Vashon High School.
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Kent Phelan Photo Islanders arrive for the inaugural Foss Miller Memorial All-Comers Track Meet at Vashon High School.
Kent Phelan Photo James Batey, owner of Flostate Running, helped present the inaugural Foss Miller Memorial All-Comers Track Meet at Vashon High School.
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Kent Phelan Photos Runners compete in the inaugural Foss Miller Memorial All-Comers Track Meet at Vashon High School.
Kent Phelan Photo Spray-painted rocks arranged on the grass honored Foss Miller during the inaugural Foss Miller Memorial All-Comers Track Meet at Vashon High School.
Kent Phelan Photo Runners compete in the inaugural Foss Miller Memorial All-Comers Track Meet at Vashon High School.
James Batey Photo Foss’ son, Forrest Miller at the track meet.
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James Batey Photo Foss’ family: Linda Sferra, Virginia Miller and Amy Oliver at the Foss Miller memorial track meet.
James Batey Photo Foss’ daughter, Virginia Miller, at the track meet.
James Batey Photo Megan Henderson carries a baton.

More than 50 competitors, ranging in age from 3 to 70, gathered Thursday, July 2, at the Vashon High School track for the inaugural Foss Miller Memorial All-Comers Track Meet.

The community event honored Miller, who died April 6 at 78 and was known on Vashon as the founder of Sawbones, a longtime youth coach and a major supporter of island causes.

Participants ran, jumped and threw in events including the 60-meter dash, long jump and javelin — Miller’s signature event.

Family members, friends, students and visitors to the island competed throughout the meet. One memorable moment came during the 4×100-meter relay, when teams passed prosthetic bones as batons in a nod to Miller’s work at Sawbones.

Presented by the local running shop Flostate Running, the meet was created as a tribute to Miller’s legacy and is planned as an annual island event.

Proceeds from the meet will go to the Foss Miller Memorial Fund and support local running programs on the island.

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