WELCOME TO TEN MILER NEWS!!

As of this year’s race, it will be one hundred and one years since the inaugural running of the Ten Mile Road Race to “promote healthy and clean sport” here at the head of the Great Lakes.  SOME THINGS DON'T CHANGE!


1910 Starting Lineup - photo courtesy of NW Ontario Sports Hall Of Fame

As we launch our second century, we’re looking for better ways to keep in touch with our running community and this newsletter is a means to that end. Through the newsletter, we’ll keep you abreast of developments regarding the upcoming race, as well as remind you of associated events and deadlines.
 
The Ten Miler is YOUR RACE, so if you become aware of news that others might like to hear, by all means, let us know and we’ll spread the word.  Furthermore, if there’s something you’d like to see in the newsletter, send us an e-mail and we’ll see what can be done to act on your suggestion.

GLAD TO HAVE YOU ALONG FOR THE RUN!
 

ONE OF 500 GREAT FOOT RACES 

Harper-Collins Publishing in the United Kingdom is researching a book that will feature 500 great footraces worldwide.  They’ll be using text and credited photos from the Ten Miler website, and they’ve undertaken to provide us with a complimentary copy upon publication.  If one of your photos is selected for publication, we’ll be in touch.
 

CASH PRIZES FOR LOCAL RUNNERS 

Cash prizes are in play again this year, and, for the first time, cash prizes [$250] will be awarded for the overall top male and female from northwest Ontario. 





Nikki Wilberforce and Paul Carr shared those honours in the centennial 2010 race.






Also of note, the distribution of prize money for top overall finishers has been sweetened, with $1,000 for first, $600 for second place and $400 for third in both the men’s and women’s divisions.
 

FINISHER'S MEDALS FOR 2011

The finishers’ medals cast to celebrate the one hundredth year of the Ten Mile Road Race were so popular with runners that we’re preparing a fresh casting for our 101st year. 


2010 Centennial Medals.  Photo by Jim Cameron

You can expect to be decorated with your medal as soon as you cross the finish line.
 

60-69 AGE CLASS SPLIT

The number of runners in their 60’s who participate in the Ten Mile Road Race is rapidly expanding.  In recognition of that growth, prizes will now be awarded for both a 60-64 and a 65-69 year age class.
 

NEW DEADLINES FOR 2011 RACE

Deadlines for registration and schedules for race events [nb: kit pickup] have changed this year.  Don’t be late, we’re expecting you!

Thursday May 12 5PM - Reduced entry fee for early registration ends. Tech shirt available for later entrants only if supplies permit after early registrants get theirs.
Wednesday May 18 5PM - Absolute deadline for receipt of race entries
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]
 

DIGITAL MEMORIES OF 2010

Thanx to the diligence and generosity of the Ten Miler’s roving band of sports photographers, our website has been populated with hundreds of photos from the 2010 race.  If you were out there pounding the pavement, your efforts have probably been commemorated.
 

Ramon Verardo [918] and Werner Schwar [732] pick it up on the final stretch.  Photo by Aaron Guthrie.

Should you find that ’special’ photo on the website, you can secure a hi-resolution version [with more detailed muscle-definition] by e-mailing contact@10mileroadrace.org .

COMPANIONS IN ACCOMPLISHMENT
Karen Carlucci [223] and Wendy Kresack [189] bringing it home in lock-step.
Photo by Aaron Guthrie.


 

SHORT SPRINTS

Watch for a feature on the Ten Mile Road Race in the upcoming edition of Bayview Magazine.
 
The Ten Mile Road Race will sport a new finish-line banner for 2011, to be previewed in an upcoming edition.
 

TEN MILE TRIVIA

1)  How many runners contested the inaugural 10 Mile Road Race?
2)  Who was the "unidentified young boy" who ran the race in the early 1970's in a time of 72 minutes?
3)  Who was the original sponsor of the Ten Mile Road Race?

Watch for the answers in the next edition of this newsletter.
 

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