CASH PRIZES
CASH PRIZES for first [$1000], second [$600] and third place [$400] male and female finishers provided by Half-Way Motors NISSAN.  Now there's added incentive for elite athletes to strive for a top three finish in the Ten Mile Road Race.  Spectators will be thrilled by the last-dash heroics of leading cash contenders as they test each other's speed and stamina down the closing mile.


John Trevisanutto, President of Half-Way Motors NISSAN
announces cash prizes for top finishers in 2010



FIREFIGHTERS ANNOUNCE ED FOEKENS TROPHY
In memory of this year's unexpected passing of Junior Firefighter Ed Foekens, the Thunder Bay Professional Firefighters Association will sponsor a new trophy for the first junior firefighter to cross the finish line at the Ten Mile Road Race.  The Ed Foekens Memorial Trophy will be contested annually as a symbol of the professional dedication of firefighters in training.



Eric Nordlund, President of the Thunder Bay Professional Firefighters
Association introduces the Ed Foekens Memorial Trophy



MORE THAN A CENTURY OF TRADITION
Yes, it's been over one hundred years since the inaugural running of the Ten Mile Road Race here at the head of the Great Lakes.  It's unlikely that many of the runners who covered the distance back in 1910 could ever have imagined that they had spawned a tradition that would endure and prosper for more than 100 years.


FIREFIGHTERS FULL-GEAR RELAY
The Thunder Bay Professional Firefighters will stage a dramatic demonstration of 'fitness in the force' with a team relay conducted while packing full gear for emergency response.  Physical fitness is a key element in the protection that firefighters accord the community, and ten members of the force will successively scramble for a mile in full turn-out gear as a testament to their readiness for the challenge.



Suited-up firefighters compete in the 2009 Ten Mile Road Race.    [photo by Jim Cameron]

TEN MILE TRAINING PROGRAM BOOMS
Fresh Air Experience continues to attract record numbers for its Ten Mile Road Race Training Program.  As of mid-April, 190 aspiring ten-milers were registered to the program that includes race entry and a 17-week training program.  Runners receive counselling on warm-up, cool-down, stretching, strengthening, hydration, pacing, cross-training, hill-training, speed-training and realistic expectations.  Every Saturday, up to seventeen pacers lead groups at a variety of workout speeds, and the sheer number of participants ensures that everyone benefits from camaradarie and support.



Fresh Air Experience Ten Mile Training Group members wind up their preparatory stretch and flexibility routines and head out on their first test run along the full length of the race course.