Iowa's Dam to Dam 20K sets record in its 26th year
In 2004, the 25th annual Dam to Dam Run 20K claimed its position as the nation's largest 20K with a record 3,073 finishers. Dam to Dam moved into the nation's top spot when John Bingham Racing, the racing company of famed Runner's World columnist John Bingham, changed the Chicago Distance Classic in 2004 from its 27-year run of being a 20K to the more-popular half marathon distance. The Chicago Distance Classic in 2003 had 3,071 20K finishers.
Last Saturday, June 4th, Dam to Dam notched its 10th consecutive increase (since 1995) in the number of finishers with 3,180 finishers!
The Houston Striders, who administer the Koala's/Luke's Locker 20K each October as part of the Houston Marathon Warm-Up Series, thought that with its 2,464 official finishers in October 2004 that it might have been the largest 20K in the land.
With an additional 107 finishers in 2005, the Striders may be hardpressed to significantly close last year's gap of 609 finishers. The Koala's/Luke's Locker 20K already has the most finishers of any race of the Warm-Up Series and doesn't benefit from being its state's only fall/winter marathon like Iowa does.
The Dam to Dam Run closes the end of a running season while Texans in San Antonio and Dallas preparing for November's San Antonio Marathon and December's White Rock Marathon, respectively, have their own 20K tune-up races limiting the possible pool of runners who might run the close-to half marathon distance.
Last Saturday, June 4th, Dam to Dam notched its 10th consecutive increase (since 1995) in the number of finishers with 3,180 finishers!
The Houston Striders, who administer the Koala's/Luke's Locker 20K each October as part of the Houston Marathon Warm-Up Series, thought that with its 2,464 official finishers in October 2004 that it might have been the largest 20K in the land.
With an additional 107 finishers in 2005, the Striders may be hardpressed to significantly close last year's gap of 609 finishers. The Koala's/Luke's Locker 20K already has the most finishers of any race of the Warm-Up Series and doesn't benefit from being its state's only fall/winter marathon like Iowa does.
The Dam to Dam Run closes the end of a running season while Texans in San Antonio and Dallas preparing for November's San Antonio Marathon and December's White Rock Marathon, respectively, have their own 20K tune-up races limiting the possible pool of runners who might run the close-to half marathon distance.
posted by WalkSports.com | 2:02 PM
2 Comments:
I'm hoping to do the Koala/Luke's 20K this year as part of the warm up to Houston. I always see people wearing the jerseys and I want one! hehe!
That is exactly what the Striders are always proud about! The Oshman's 25K gives out a long-sleeve finishers shirt (which I wore a lot) and the Houstonian Lite 30K gives out a finisher's medal and a short sleeve finisher's T-shirt. However, it is rare that you see either at Memorial Park.
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