The Boilermaker Road Race is a USATF-certified 15-kilometer (9.3 mi) foot race and wheelchair race held annually in Utica, New York, United States.[1]
Although local recreational runners are the majority of entrants, the race is highly competitive, with international professional runners filling the top ranks.[2][3] With the exception of 2020, when it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Boilermaker has been held every year since 1978.[4] Traditionally, the Boilermaker is held on the second Sunday in July, although the 2021 Boilermaker was held on October 10 due to COVID-related concerns.[5] Although 15Ks are uncommon compared to other road races, the Boilermaker has been rated highly by running publications.[6]
The race course is primarily in the city of Utica, with the earlier portion largely within the Utica Parks and Parkway Historic District. The course passes through the suburbs New Hartford and Yorkville near Utica University. The course is hilly, changing 300 feet in elevation over its length: combined with the mid-summer heat, winning race times are generally longer than for other 15K races.[7] The finish line lies outside the F.X. Matt Brewery, where post-race festivities are held.
Like many urban races in the United States, the Boilermaker was created during the 1970s running boom. 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 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]
The Boilermaker has been described as an essential part of the identity of its host city, Utica, like the Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, Georgia.[9] Semi-unofficial performances and parties fill the sidewalk along much of the race course: Runners World magazine described the Boilermaker as "part road race, part festival."[10]
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^"Most Competitive Road Races". www.arrs.run. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
^"Utica 2020 Boilermaker road race canceled; will be 'virtual' event". Syracuse.com. June 16, 2020. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
^"2021 Boilermaker will be held in October". WKTV News. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
^Malan, Denise (2014). Runner's Bucket List: 200 Races to Run Before You Die. Triumph Books. ISBN 978-1-306-57748-9. OCLC 876340712.
^Coates, Budd (2013). Running on air: the revolutionary way to run better by breathing smarter. Claire Kowalchik. Emmaus, Pennsylvania: Runner's World. p. 192. ISBN 978-1-60961-920-6. OCLC 897388802.
^"History of the Boilermaker Road Race". spectrumlocalnews.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
^Robinson, Roger (2018). When running made history (1 ed.). Syracuse, New York. pp. 99–102. ISBN 978-0-8156-5443-8. OCLC 1028581858. Archived from the original on July 10, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^"Racing Report". Runner's World. Vol. 42. 2007. p. 119.
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