HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! May you keep your running resolutions in 2012!
THOUSANDS OF UNIQUE VISITORS VIEW THIS SITE EACH MONTH ACCORDING TO WEB ANALYTICS! THE NUMBER HAS BEEN DOUBLING EACH YEAR!
FEATURE RUNNERS OF THE MONTH (Winners of $1000+ December 26, 2011 – January 26, 2012).
See bottom of this page for major prize races & runners of the year!
1/15/12 Sun P.F. Chang’s Arizona Rock ‘N’ Roll Marathon & 1/2 Marathon, Phoenix-Scottsdale-Tempe, AZ
Marathon: Male: 1st: $1,000: Peter Omae Ayeini 2:24 (7 min slower than 2011 winner),
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SPECIALTY RUNNING STORE OF THE MONTH:
Races with $1000+ prize purse for top females near Utah:
Maximum prize for an individual is listed:
Bolder Boulder 10K, Boulder, CO, $13,000
St. George Ironman Triathlon, St. George, UT, $12,000
Utah Valley Marathon, Provo, UT, $4,400 ($1600 win, $500 time bonus, $2000 state record)
Top of Utah Marathon, Logan, UT, $2,000 ($1500 win, $500 course record)
Pikes Peak Ascent 13.32, Manitou Springs, CO $2000 ($1500 win, $500 ascent bonus)
Pikes Peak Marathon, Manitou Springs, CO $2000 ($1500 win, $500 ascent bonus)
Provo City Marathon, Provo, UT, $1,100
Ogden Marathon, Ogden, UT, $1,100
Deseret News Marathon & 10K, SLC, UT, $1,000
Xterra Trail National Championship 21K (Half Marathon), Ogden, UT, $1,000
USATF Utah Long Distance Race Circuit, central & northern UT, $1,000
Prestige Half Marathon, Salt Lake City, UT, $1,000
Denver Rock N Roll Marathon & Half, Denver, CO, $1,000
Boulder Marathon & Half, Boulder, CO $1.000
Las Vegas 5K, Las Vegas, NV, $1,000
Las Vegas Rock N Roll Marathon & Half, Las Vegas, NV, $1,000
Santa Fe To Buffalo Half Marathon, Santa Fe, NM, $1,000
PF Changs Rock N Roll Marathon & Half, Phoenix, AZ, $1,000
St. Luke’s Women’s 5K, Boise, ID, $1,000
Mesquite Marathon, Mesquite, NV, $800
Thanksgiving Point Half, Lehi, UT, $800
Mesquite Half Marathon, Mesquite, NV, $600
Bryce Canyon Half, Bryce Canyon, UT, $500
Red Rock 5K, Las Vegas, NV, $500
Freedom Festival 10K & 5K, Provo, UT, $300
RUNNERS OF THE YEAR:
Highest prize won by an individual near Utah:
Belete Assefa, $8,750, Ethiopia, Bolder Boulder 10K, 29:22, May 2011
Mamitu Daska, $8,500, Ethiopia, Bolder Boulder 10K, 32:34, May 2011
Highest prize won by an individual in Utah:
Hillary Cheruiyot, Kenya, Utah Valley Marathon, 2:19, $2,100, June 2011
Kassi Harmon, Provo, Utah Valley Marathon, 2:49, $1600, June 2011
Highest prize won by residents of Utah near Utah:
Kassi Harmon, Utah Valley Marathon, $1,600, June 2011
Fritz Van De Kamp, Ogden Marathon, $1,100, May 2011
Ken Richardson, Provo City Marathon, $1,100, May 2011
TRIATHLETES OF THE YEAR:
Highest prize won by an individual in Utah:
St. George Ironman Triathlon, St. George, UT, $12,000
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