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The wheelchair section was added in 1980. The race gained prominence in 1983 when American distance runner Bill Rodgers won with a time of 44:38. From 1997 to 2006, the Boilermaker was known as the largest 15K race in the United States, but was overtaken by the Gate River Run in Jacksonville, Florida, in later years. [citation needed]
Things to know ahead of Sunday's 46th running of Utica's Boilermaker Road Race, including parking info, wellness expo, virtual racing and more.
The 15K run (15 kilometers, or approximately 9.32 miles) is a long-distance foot race. It is a rarely held race that is not recognized as an Olympic event. The overall world best time for men was set by Jacob Kiplimo en route the Lisbon Half Marathon .
It has functioned as the US National Championship 15K since 1994, and in 2007 became the largest 15K race in the country. It "was voted [as] one of the top US Road Races for last 20 years by Runner's World Magazine." [1] Local news media describe it as "one of Jacksonville's premiere annual events." [2]
Jemal Yimer of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, wins the Boilermaker 15K Road Race for the second year in a row with a time of 42:06 in Utica, NY on Sunday, July 9, 2023.
Last year's runner-up beat the two-time defending champion in the men's 15K Boilermaker Road Race, while 15K women, both 5K divisions were won by first-timers.
The Around the Bay Road Race (ATB) is a long distance road race annually in Hamilton, Ontario. The event features a 30 kilometer race, [a] a 5 kilometer race, a 10 kilometer race, a 15 kilometer race, and virtual races. [3] First held in 1894, it is the oldest long distance road race in North America. [4]
The FRESH 15 Road Race is a USATF-certified 15-kilometer (9.3 mi) road race in Tyler, TX, United States.The race draws runners from all over the region and the nation. The race day also includes a 5-kilometer (3.1 mi) race and the Lil FRESHie 1k, a race for kids ages 12 and under (0.62 mi).