photo credit: UHLMAN[/caption]As usual, on Memorial Day, which in 2010 is Monday, May 31 Dick's sporting goods BolderBOULDER starts, with the first wave going off at 7:00 in the morning.
The street race was first held in 1998 and is an invetion of Dick's Sporting Goods. It is the largest road race that is held annually with participants from all over the world. Each international team consists of three runners per gender.
This race is the one with the highest prize purse in the world paid for non marathon distances. With only 10 kilometers the Bolder Boulder is much shorter than the Marathon with 42.195 kilometers.
The 2010 Prize Purse for the BolderBOULDER is $110,600. This is before counting any bonuses.
The University of Colorado and the Boulder Chamber of Commerce did a calculation and came up with an estimate for the total economic impact of this race for the city of Boulder, Colorado, which amounts to $10 million every year. About 80,000 to 100,000 spectators, participants come into the city for the Memorial Day weekend to participate in one form or another in the race.
This year there are teams from 11 countries registered: USA, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Ethiopia, United Kingdom, Peru, Australia, Ecuador, Colombia and Colorado.
More information on the race can be found here.
Memorial Day Tribute
To honor the men and women who have served our country during peace and war and who have given their lives fighting for our freedom is an integral part of the BolderBOULDER 10K road race. BolderBOULDER's Memorial Day Tribute includes a flyover by four military jets in formation, A 21-gun salute and presentation of the Nation's Colors by members of the University of Colorado ROTC program and the recognition of Medal of Honor recipients.
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