Wade wins Utica's Boilermaker 15K
Houstonian, former Olympian and HARRA member Sean Wade, 40, won the Masters division today of the 29th annual Boilermaker 15K in Utica, New York in a time of 47:24.
Wade, who won the Chevron Houston Marathon in 2003, easily defeated fellow Masters runners Oleg Strijakov, 42, of Russia (47:57) and Paul Aufdemberge, 41, of Redford, Michigan (48:16) to pick up the $1,500 Masters check for winning.
It was Wade's second major Masters win of the week after winning the Peachtree Road Race 10K in Atlanta, Georgia on Tuesday, July 4th in a time of 30:47.
Wade, a HARRA member since the organization's inception in 1993, has now won 10 of the 13 Masters races he has participated in since turning 40 in early February, including his last seven.
All but two of the 13 races have been against top national and international Masters runners.
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(If this looks like a HARRA press release, it is. The Chronicle has a way for news material to at least get into their system. I learned this while being on the media distribution lists for various colleges as well as when I have been a stringer for them. It is no guarantee that it will show up on page 2 tomorrow; however, it is a better shot than not having sent it in at all.)
Wade, who won the Chevron Houston Marathon in 2003, easily defeated fellow Masters runners Oleg Strijakov, 42, of Russia (47:57) and Paul Aufdemberge, 41, of Redford, Michigan (48:16) to pick up the $1,500 Masters check for winning.
It was Wade's second major Masters win of the week after winning the Peachtree Road Race 10K in Atlanta, Georgia on Tuesday, July 4th in a time of 30:47.
Wade, a HARRA member since the organization's inception in 1993, has now won 10 of the 13 Masters races he has participated in since turning 40 in early February, including his last seven.
All but two of the 13 races have been against top national and international Masters runners.
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(If this looks like a HARRA press release, it is. The Chronicle has a way for news material to at least get into their system. I learned this while being on the media distribution lists for various colleges as well as when I have been a stringer for them. It is no guarantee that it will show up on page 2 tomorrow; however, it is a better shot than not having sent it in at all.)
posted by WalkSports.com | 5:30 PM
1 Comments:
My hometown race makes your blog !!! The Utica Boilermaker is a great event....it's a small town version of the Houston Marathon hoopla.
It's one of my favorite races. The whole city comes out and supports the runners.
BTW - the Observer-Dispatch does a great job covering the local runners in Central New York.
and...the Distance Runner Hall of Fame is also in Utica NY.
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