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| ABSOLUTE DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES
5PM Wednesday May 18th is your absolute deadline for entering the 2011 Ten Mile Road Race.
To register now, click here.
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| RACE KIT PICK-UP & PASTA DINNER
Thursday May 19 5-7PM - Race kit pick-up @ Halfway Motors
Friday May 20 5-7PM - Race kit pick-up @ Halfway Motors
Saturday May 21 2-4PM - Race kit pick-up @ Halfway Motors
Sunday May 22 4-7PM - Race kit pick-up @ the Columbus Centre
Sunday May 22 5-7PM - Pasta Dinner @ the Columbus Centre
Monday May 23
NO RACE KIT PICK-UP ON RACE DAY
9:00 AM - Race start for individual runners
9:10 AM - Race start for relay runners
Noon - Awards Presentation @ the Columbus Centre
[bring the tear-off from your race bib to the awards ceremony to qualify for draw prizes] |
| MINNESOTA MUSCLE
Duluth Area runners are part of a cross-border tradition that‟s been on-going for decades. Minnesotans pepper the lists of top 25 race performances by men and women in the Ten Mile Road Race. Most recent additions to those lists are 2010 overall winner Leslie Semler, and Eric Hartmark, who, last year, posted the fastest time ever by a Minnesotan.
 11. Eric Hartmark 49:56 2010
13. John Wodny 50:18 1995
21. Jarrow Wahman 50:50 1989
2. Katie Koski 57:50 1999
6. Kari Beasley 59:06 1995
14. Eve Rukavina 60:19 1999
21. Leslie Semler 62:28 2010
23. Patrice Allen 62:43 1995
25. Marilyn Nelson 63:40 1993
And the rush on the record books doesn't stop there. Runners from Minnesota and Wisconsin currently hold seven age-class records as well:
Male 40-44: 52:40 Jess Koski Duluth, 1995
Male 45-49: 55:34 Jim Pelarske Two Harbours, 1997
Male 55-59 58:56 Dan Conway Chetek, WI 1998
Male 60-64 59:21 Dan Conway Superior, WI 1999
Male 70-79 73:50 Nick Rogers Edina, MN 2009
Female 20-29: 57:50 Katie Koski Duluth, 1999
Female 60-69: 77:06 Marilyn Schnobrich Duluth, 2004 |
| COMPETITIVE PULSE
GILBERT KIPTOO
Ziwa, Kenya
First Overall 2010
In 2010 Gilbert Kiptoo followed up his Ten Miler win with second place finishes in the Thunder Bay and Prince Edward County Marathons. He also won the inaugural Hamilton Marathon with a time of 2:25:03.
He opened his 2011 campaign with a 2:23:10 second place finish in the May 1st Vancouver Marathon [six minutes faster than last year].
On May 15th, he won the Oak Bay Half Marathon in Victoria, BC, turning the tables on 2010 winner Jim Finlayson by shaving two minutes off his prior year's performance and missing the course record by only four seconds. Gilbert returns to Thunder Bay in fine form and determined to eclipse his winning time from a year ago.
VI TURNER
Thunder Bay, Ontario
First Female 70-79, 2010
 Vi returns for her 31st Ten Miler in 2011, having dominated the 70-79 age class since 2003.
Last season Vi won her age category in the Fresh Air 10K, Royal Lepage Women's run, and the Ten Miler.
Her off-season training was cross-country skiing and aerobics 3 days a week. Since the start of the running season, she's been gradually working up to a 10 minute mile pace, maintaining a comfort level, and being mindful to prevent injuries.
Her primary goal this season is to run the National Capital 1/2 marathon in under 2:50. Plans are in place for a family race weekend in Ottawa with nieces and nephews running in the 5km, 10km and the 1/2 marathon.
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| TEN MILE TRIVIA
Answers to trivia questions in the last newsletter:
1) Who held the race record the longest?
Joe Keeper, the Cree Olympian from Norway House in Manitoba, set a record in 1911 @ 54:50 that stood until 1936. In that year, a Finnish hard-rock miner from Sudbury, named Bill Neva cut the time to 52:46. Arjan Gelling shaved the record down to 52:06 in 1967. Bob Moore was the first to take the time "south of 50‟ with a 49:37 in 1970 and then a 49:28 in 1972. Dan Schauhnessy registered back-to-back wins in 1973 and 1974 both in 47:37. But in 1975, Pekka Pairvaranta from Finland ran a record time of 47:09 that endures to this day; a stretch of 35 years.
2) How did early runners stay energized and hydrated during the race?
In the early years of the race, it was common to have mobile aid stations that tracked along with the runners. Sometimes these trainers would run along side of the contestants, while others were on bikes.
3) What year did the race attract its largest crowd of spectators?
The year was 1913. Joe Keeper, a Cree runner from Norway House in Manitoba returned to the Ten Mile Road Race after finishing 4th in the 10,000 metres at the 1912 Stockholm Games. At that time, it was the best ever achieved by a Canadian. Keeper had won the Ten Miler in 1911, and his international exploits drew up to 20,000 spectators. The crowd was not disappointed as Keeper won again. |
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