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The first Boilermaker was held on July 16, 1978, with a budget of $750 and 800 local runners participating. The name alludes to a primary underwriter of the race, the Utica Radiator Corporation (now Utica Boilers, part of ECR International), whose main offices are near the race starting line. [8] The wheelchair section was added in 1980.
The National Distance Running Hall of Fame was a hall of fame in Utica, New York dedicated to the sport of distance running. It was established on July 11, 1998. It was established on July 11, 1998. In 1999, the Hall of Fame moved into a building in downtown Utica, with mayor Ed Hanna providing financial assistance.
Race walking first appeared in the modern Olympics in 1904 in the form of a half-mile (804.672m) walk in the all-round competition, the precursor to the 10-event decathlon. In 1908, stand-alone 1,500m and 3,000m race walks were added, and, excluding 1924, there has been at least one race walk (for men) in every Olympics since.
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Eliasaph Dorchester founded the weekly Utica Observer in 1817. The paper briefly moved to Rome, New York and published under the name of the Oneida Observer, but returned to Utica after. The paper consolidated with the Utica Democrat in 1852, bringing with it long-time editor Dewitt C. Grove, who simultaneously served as mayor of Utica from ...
Utica Parks and Parkway Historic District is a national historic district located at Utica in Oneida County, New York, United States.It consists of four contributing historic elements: a historic right-of-way known as the Memorial Parkway and the three large parks it connects: Roscoe Conkling Park, F.T. Proctor Park, and T.R. Proctor Park.
The Revlon Run/Walk for Women was a 5km walkathon event dedicated to fighting cancer. Two run/walk events were held annually in Los Angeles, California and New York City . Participants could run or walk and it was often attended by celebrities and well-known community figures.
The original and largest LHH event is the annual Lawyers Have Heart 10K, 5K, and Fun Walk in Washington, D.C., with over 5,500 runners and walkers participating in 2018. [18] Relatively flat and scenic, the race course begins and ends at the Washington Harbour , in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., and follows the Potomac River ...