Army Ten-Miler

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Army Ten-Miler
2010 Army Ten Miler Start.jpg
The 2010 Army Ten Miler Start,
October 24, 2010
DateOctober
Location Washington, DC,
Arlington, Virginia, United States
Event typeRoad
Distance10 miles (16 km)
Established1985
Official site www.armytenmiler.com/

The Army Ten-Miler is the second largest (after the Philadelphia Broad Street Run) ten-mile race in the United States. It is held every October in Arlington, Virginia and Washington, D.C., sponsored by the U.S. Army Military District of Washington.

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The annual race weekend events also include a youth run, a youth activity fair, and a pre-race pasta dinner. The race draws a large number of civilian and military running teams. The most recent race was held on Sunday, October 8, 2023.

History

Start of the Army Ten-Miler Army10m.jpg
Start of the Army Ten-Miler

The race started in 1985 by fitness officials connected with the Army Headquarters staff in the Pentagon. In the early years, it was led by staff assigned to the Pentagon with the logistic support of the Military District of Washington. Subsequently, the program was reassigned to the Military District, where it is headed by a year-round, full-time professional staff. The race course is USA Track and Field certified and is mostly flat, fast and picturesque.

Notable field sizes

Robert Cheseret running at the 2010 race Robert Cheseret wins 2010 Army Ten-Miler.jpg
Robert Cheseret running at the 2010 race

The 2007 race was held on Sunday, October 7, 2007 with 26,000 runners entered, and a record 17,000 finishing the 10 mile route.[ citation needed ] That record lasted only one year until October 6, 2008, when there were a total of 18,789 finishers. [1] [2] The 2009 race was held on Sunday, October 4, 2009. There were course records set for both the men and women's race. Alene Reta, from Ethiopia, captured the men's race in 46:59 and Samia Akbar, from Herndon, Virginia, won the women's race in 55:25. 21,256 runners finished the race, making it the largest ten mile run in the United States. [3] On the same day, nine-hundred runners from fifteen nations participated in a "shadow" run held on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. [4]

The 2010 race set Army Ten Miler registration records, with 30,000 runner slots being sold in only 35 hours. [5] 21,636 runners finished the race, [6] with Alene Reta, from Ethiopia, defending the men's title in 47:10 and Aziza Abate, from Ellicott City, Maryland, winning the women's race in 55:54. [7] During race week, deployed servicemembers and civilians participated in "shadow" runs at six bases in Afghanistan, five bases in Iraq, and one camp in Djibouti, Africa. [4]

By 2018, the race had grown to 35,000 entrants. [8]

Champions

History of Army 10 Miler
YearFieldMaleFemaleMaster MaleMaster Female
19957,110Ronnie Harris, 48:59Susan Molloy, 56:20Chuck Moeser, 53:29Patricia Donohue, 1:06:20
19967,579Michael Berstein, 47:59Chris Udovich, 58:35David Wannewurf, 52:24Linda Wack, 1:03:16
19979,404Dan Browne, 47:44Chris Udovich, 56:58Tom Borschel, 52:44Cathy Ventura-Merkel, 1:03:33
199811,472Dan Browne, 48:52Alisa Harvey, 58:56Chuck Moeser, 53:14Patti Shull, 1:00:10
199911,453Chris Graff, 48:21Alisa Harvey, 57:47Sammy Ngatia, 50:46Patti Shull, 1:03:11
200011,935Sammy Ngatia, 48:50Naoko Ishibe, 56:40Sammy Ngatia, 48:50 (Event Record)Patricia Clifford, 1:05:17
200211,904Ryan Kirkpatrick, 48:35Casey Smith, 58:21Sammy Ngatia, 51:17Martha Merz, 59:49
200313,198John Henwood, 48:49Alisa Harvey, 59:29John Colpeck, 53:14Martha Merz, 1:00:36
200413,071Dan Browne 47:32Casey Smith 57:32Sammy Ngatia, 52:47Martha Merz, 1:00:57
200615,589Jared Nyamboki, 48:24Alisa Harvey, 59:00Marty Muchow, 53:25Alisa Harvey, 59:00
200717,641Jose Ferreira, 49:21Firaya Zhdanova, 58:31Mike Scannell, 54:31Firaya Zhdanova, 58:31 (Event Record)
200818,789Reginaldo Campos Jr., 48:59Veena Reddy, 58:08Mike Scannell, 53:01Alisa Harvey, 1:00:57
200921,256Alene Reta, 46:59 (Event Record)Samia Akbar, 55:25 (Event Record)Sergey Kaledin, 52:34Elena Kaledina, 1:00:35
201021,636Alene Reta, 47:10Aziza Abate, 55:54
201824,659 [9] Franline Tonui, 50.23Susan Tanui, 56.33
201935,000Lawi Lalang,48.38Elvin Kibet,54.05 [10]
2022 Jenny Simpson, 54.15 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Hage, Jim (2008-10-06). "Motivated Campos Wins Army 10-Miler". Washington Post. pp. E3. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
  2. ↑ Nearman, Steve (2008-10-07). "Campos, Reddy Top Fields at Army Ten-Miler". Running USA Wire. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  3. ↑ Hage, Jim (October 4, 2009). "New Records All Around at Army Ten-Miler". Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
  4. 1 2 "Army Ten-Miler Shadow Runs". Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2010-10-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ "Army Ten-Miler Home". Armytenmiler.com. 2015-10-11. Archived from the original on 2011-12-11. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  7. ↑ Video by Rick Vasquez, Jeff Schogol. "Reta defends his championship in annual Army Ten-Miler - Sports". Stripes. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  8. ↑ Domen, John (2018-10-07). "Thousands turn out for Army Ten-Miler". WTOP News. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  9. ↑ Jacob, Jay. "Army Ten Miler results" . Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  10. ↑ "Winners crowned at the 35th Annual Army Ten-Miler in DC". WJLA. 2019-10-13. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  11. ↑ Metzler, Brian (2022-10-10). "Emily Sisson Breaks American Marathon Record, Jenny Simpson Wins Army Ten Miler and More". Women's Running. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
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