December 2010 Races
| Day & Date | Name of Race & Time of Each Event |
Address | Websites | Cost | Race Directors & Phone Numbers & E-mail addresses |
Prizes for top finishers | Additional Info | Logo |
| 12/4 Sat ? | Santa 5K (9:00 am) | Provo, UT | www. Run Santa .com | $35 | 801- 335- 4940, Info @On Hill Events .com | Medals for Fastest Male & Female Santa Claus, Fastest Male & Female Santa Claus in Full Suit, & Funniest Santa | ||
| Date | Time(s) | Name of Race | Distance(s) | City, State | Website(s) | Cost | Closing Date | Race Director(s) | Phone #(s) | E-mail address(es) | Prizes | Additional info | Logo |
| 12-4
Sat ? |
9:00 am | Nutcracker | 5K & Kids 1/4 Mile | Orem, UT | 262
Running .com |
race day |
Melanie Von | 801-
830- 9872 |
Nutcrackers to top 3 runners and age division winners, vouchers to Nutcracker Ballet (buy one, get one free) to all runners, UVU Intramural prizes given in raffle | <100 runners in 2009. No pre-
registration. |
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| 12-4
Sat ? |
9:00 am | Santa Claws |
5K | Pocatello, ID | Active
.com, |
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| 12-4
Sat ? |
10:00 am | Winter Sun | 10K | Moab, UT | Moab
Half Marathon .org |
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| 12-4 Sat
? |
11:00 am | Nick Yengich
/Grandma Gump |
5K | Copperton, UT | 801-
355- 0320 |
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| 12-5 Sun
* |
Las Vegas Rock ‘n’ Roll |
Marathon & Half (7:00 am) |
Las Vegas, NV | Click here for news article |
Elite Racing | 1-800-
311- 1255 |
RN
Vegas @Elite Racing .com |
Women got a 19 minute head start to vie for a $10,000 Male-Female Challenge. See below for more prizes and results |
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| 12-11
Sat * |
10:00 am | Christmas | Half Marathon, 10K & 5K |
Orem, UT | UtahRunningClub .com /races | $2.50-
$25 |
day of | Mary Ann Schauer-hamer,
Utah Running Club |
801-
473- 3969 |
Utah
Running Club @gmail .com |
gift certificates at Get Fit Athletic Wear 1st: $10, 2nd: $5 | Top 2 females get 15 min temporary time adjustment for prize battle. |
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| 12-17
Fri ? |
6:00 pm | Homemade Holiday Race Series | Half Marathon & 5K | Salt Lake City, UT | google map
|
Free | Shalece Kofford | Shal
Koff @gmail .com |
free refreshments! | 1800 Blaine Ave, arrive by 5:45pm for instructions. Must RSVP ASAP in order to do 5K. Volunteers needed. | |||
| 12-19
Sat ? |
9:00 am | Run for Santa | 5K & Kids 1/2 Mile | St. George, UT | St. George Running Center direct link |
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| 12-31
Thurs (New Year’s Eve) ? |
8:30 am | Eggnog |
Mile | Provo, UT | facebook link | Free with RSVP | Danny Moody | Moody
5K @hotmail .com |
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| 12-31
Thurs (New Year’s Eve) ? |
11:30 pm | Beat the New Year |
5K | St. George, UT | SGCity
Rec .org |
$20.09-
$30.09 |
435-
627- 4560 |
Aaron.
Metler @SGCity .org |
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| 12-31 Thurs (New Year’s Eve)
? |
11:30 pm | Beat the New Year | 5K | SLC, UT | SLC
Track Club .com |
Jim Milar | 801-
573- 1731 |
December 5, Sunday
Las Vegas Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon & Half, Las Vegas, NV
2009 Results :
Marathon (5,895 finishers):
Female:
1st: $15,000 + $10,000 Male-Female Challenge = $25,000, Caroline Rotich, Kenya, 2:29:47
2nd: $8,000: Alevtina Ivanova, Russia, 2:30:05
3rd: $4,000: Serkalem Abrha, Ethiopia, 2:36
4th: $2,000: Adanech Zekiros, Ethiopia, 2:39
5th: $1,000: Jane Kibii, Kenya, 2:40
Male:
1st: $15,000, Christopher Toroitich, Kenya, 2:15:15 (5.5 minutes short of winning the male-female challenge)
2nd: $8,000, Terefe Yae, Ethiopia, 2:16:42
3rd: $4,000, Assefa Tesfaye, Ethiopia, 2:16
4th: $2,000, Augustus Kavutu, Kenya, 2:18
5th: $1,000 + $1,000 top American finisher bonus = $2,000, Stephen Haas, USA, 2:18*
Half Marathon:
Female:
1st: $3,000: Werknesh Kidane, Ethiopia, 1:10:55
2nd: $1,750: Desi Davila, USA, 1:12
3rd: $1,000: Claudia Bacque, USA, 1:16
4th: $750: Hyvon Ngetich, Kenya, 1:16
5th: $500: Sally Meyerhoff, USA, 1:16
Male:
1st: $3,000: Bekana Daba, Ethiopia, 1:01:40
2nd: $1,750: Stephen Muange, Kenya, 1:03
3rd: $1,000: Teodoro Vega, Mexico, 1:03
4th: $750: Edward Tabut, Kenya, 1:04
5th: $500: Fernando Cabada, USA, 1:04
OUTSIDE THE BORDERING STATES OF UTAH:
December 11, Saturday
?12:45 pm (Women’s 6K) and 1:30 pm (Men’s 10K), USATF National Club Cross Country Championships, Lexington, Kentucky,
http://www.usatf.org/events/2009/USATFClubXCChampionships/
2009 Results and prize money for teams:
Female Open 6K and average team time:
1st: $5000: Boulder Run Co/Adidas A, 21:14, CO, ($714 per runner if count only the top 7)
2nd: $3000: McMillan Elite, 21:21, AZ
3rd: $2000: Asics Aggie RC, 21:16, CA
4th: $1500: New York AC A, 21:34, NY
5th: $1000: Runohio Racing Team, 21:38, OH
Male Open 10K:
1st: $5000: Zap Fitness, 30:09, NC, ($714 per runner if count only the top 7)
2nd: $3000: Boulder Run Co/Adidas A, 30:35, CO
3rd: $2000: International City RTC, 30:29, CA
4th: $1500: Asics Aggie RC, 30:49, CA
5th: $1000: Transports Adidas RT, 30:55, CA
Dec: Marathon in Houston with $35,000, Aleksander Tomas said it is the flattest course and the best one to qualify for the Olympic Trials