Planning on running the Firefighters 10 Mile Road Race? You know you are!

So here is your chance to win a free entry into the 10 Mile just for signing up. Entering is easy, just enter online in the 10 Mile Individual Event by 8:00 pm on April 15, 2013. Everyone who is entered as an individual on or before the entry date will be eligible to win. The winner will be reimbursed the cost of their entry including a technical t-shirt and the spaghetti dinner. Maximum prize value $55.00

NEW CASH $$ PRIZES FOR 2013

New for 2013, cash prizes are being offered to the top 10 overall male and female finishers in the Firefighters 10 Mile Road Race. Now there is added incentive for both elite and top local and regional athletes to strive for a top "10 in the 10 mile" finish in the 10 Mile Road Race.

Cash Prizes are provided by our presenting sponsor Half-Way Motors Nissan.

Cash Prizes for 2013:

MEMORIES OF 2012

Pace bunny Karen Dahl leads her runners from the Fresh Air Experience10 Mile Training Group

Susan Whatley-Halverson receives a "High 5" from a supportive spectator  

 Firefighters watch the race from the Water Street Fire Station

2013 TECHNICAL SHIRTS

                      Artwork by Generator

To celebrate the 80th running of the 10 Mile Road Race we ????? Ten mile shirts are available if you sign up by April 30, 2013. For this year the shirts are Long Sleeve Technical T Shirts

SPRINTS   ANOTHER RACE FOR THE K-STAR SERIES The 2011 Miles With The Giant Thunder Bay Marathon will include an 10K race, and it's just been announced that race will qualify under the Kiwanis Fresh Air Experience Running Star Series. The K-Star Series is an annual challenge series for runners in the Thunder Bay area that involves completing races in four distance categories: one-mile, 5K, 10K and [either] 15K, 10-mile or half marathon.  Your performance is measured against international standards for your age set by the World Association of Veteran Athletes [WAVA].  An annual awards banquet takes place each October.  For further information about the K-Star Running Series, visit the Ten Miler website at http://www.10mileroadrace.org/article/other-great-races-321.asp. LAKE SUPERIOR MAGAZINE The May edition of Lake Superior Magazine celebrates the evolution and growth of the Ten Mile Road Race from an elite athletic challenge to an ever-broadening community celebration of fitness and healthy lifestyles [on newsstands now!]. CONFIRMED ENTRIES You’ll find a list of confirmed entries for the Ten Miler on the website @ http://www.10mileroadrace.org/article/2011-entries--individual-runners-to-april-25-2011-420.asp. RACE RESULTS Results from races in the Thunder Bay area are attached to the running schedule on the website under 'Other Great Races' as they become available.  If you have results that you'd like to have posted, simply forward them to contact@10mileroadrace.org.   

TEN MILE TRIVIA 1)  Who held the race record the longest? 2)  How did early runners stay energized and hydrated during the race? 3)  What year did the race attract its largest crowd of spectators? Watch for the answers in the next edition of this newsletter. Answers to trivia questions in the last newsletter: 1) Pekka Pairvaranta established the men?s record of 47:09 in 1975, and Erja Ervonen set the women?s record of 57:16 in 1994. Both Pekka and Erja travelled from Finland to compete in the race, under the sponsorship of the local Finnish community. The Ten Mile record books are peppered with Finnish names, nowhere more evident than in the 1930's when Finnish sporting organizations were everywhere. 2) The king of defending champions with five straight is Jonathon Balabuck, who won in 2003 and didn?t relinquish his title until 2009. Sue Kainulainen had 3 of her 9 wins in successive years [1980, 1981, 1982].  Maureen Grace won 3-in-a-row during the 1970's [1976, 1977 & 1978].  Arjan Gelling went on a winning streak from 1965 to 1967. 3) The first woman officially involved in the race was not a runner. Early competitors had to arrange for attendants to accompany them [often on a bike] for pacing and refreshments. Emilene Burke, a 17-year-old from Port Arthur filled that role for Bill Decko in the 1938 race. The first female to officially run the race was 15-year-old Frances Blanche who finished 13th of 17 in 1968, and was given a special award.