The 2017 Genworth Virginia 10 Miler Elite Runner Guide

20 ELITE RUNNER 17 GUIDE

“The Virginia 10 Miler is my favorite race of the year. Since first running it in 2011, I come back each year and can't wait

09/23

to be back this year! Besides

LYNCHBURG, VA

getting challenged on the 'nice' hilly course, you will meet and be welcomed by great people, which for me feels like they are my family. I

Dear Elite Runner,

definitely recommend this

On behalf of The Genworth Virginia 10 Miler race committee and our title sponsors, I would like to extend an offer to you to come (or return) and race the streets and hills of Lynchburg on September 23, 2017. I can assure you that you will enjoy the event and that you will be treated as a top-level runner. As an elite runner, you will receive free entry, lodging with a host, a travel allowance (in many cases), and the opportunity to compete for prize money.

race to others. The Virginia 10 Miler: great race, beautiful place and very helpful, nice people!

Justyna Mudy-Mader [Former National champion at Shorter College. Best 10 Miler was 58:11 in 2011. A native of Poland, she currently resides in Huntsville, AL

The 10 Miler has a rich tradition of world and US elite runners

and has a marathon PR of 2:42.]

competing against one another. Olympians, Gold Medalists and world record holders are amongst the elite athletes who have charged up Farm Basket hill to the finish. Many who run the 10 Miler run outstanding times in fall marathons, so I invite you to come and create new race history.

If you are interested or have questions, please contact me.

Sincerely,

Bret Boman Elite Runner Coordinator bret.boman@areva.com 434-841-0554

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2017 PRIZE MONEY OVERALL MALE & FEMALE

MALE TIME BONUSES

1st $1,500 • 2nd $800 • 3rd $700

Under 47:20 minutes • $1,000

4th $600 • 5th $500 • 6th $400

Under 48 minutes • $600

7th $300 • 8th $200 • 9th $150

Under 49 minutes • $400

10th $100

Under 50 minutes • $200 Under 51 minutes • $150

“Overall” cash award eligibility (Male sub 57:00, Female sub 64:00)

Under 52 minutes • $100

FEMALE TIME BONUSES

AMERICAN BONUS (Top US* Male and Female)

Under 54:20 minutes • $1,000 Under 55 minutes • $600

1st $500 • 2nd $300 • 3rd $200

Under 56 minutes • $400

4th $150 • 5th $100

Under 57 minutes • $200

*Must be a U.S. Citizen and run

Under 58 minutes • $150

(Male sub 57:00, Female sub 64:00)

Under 60 minutes • $100 Above time bonuses are not cumulative

ADDITIONAL PRIZES

COURSE RECORD BONUS (In addition to the $1,000 above)

First Master Male (40+) under 52:00 • $400

Set a New Course Record - $4,000

First Master Female (40+) under 59:00 • $400 Masters Champion Male & Female (Age 40-49) • Free Pair of Brooks Shoes Grand Masters Champion Male & Female (Age 50+) • Free Pair of Brooks Shoes Seniors Champion Male & Female (Age 60+) • Free Pair of Brooks Shoes

RRCA CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT The Genworth Virginia 10 Miler is a Road Runners Club of America National Championship Event. Since 1958, the RRCA has awarded championship events through a competitive bidding process at the National, Regional, and State level to RRCA member clubs and events to promote the sport of distance running. The RRCA Championship Event Series is the largest grassroots-organized running series in the U.S., attracting over 320,000 runners each year. The goal of the RRCA Championship Event Series is to shine a spotlight on well-run events and to award top performing runners.

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PAST WINNERS*

The Genworth Virginia 10 Miler held its first race in 1974. The event’s growth over the years has been an exciting journey, as we have watched participants challenge themselves, families grow closer, the running community become stronger, and so many runners reach milestones they once only dreamed of. The Genworth Virginia 10 Miler has had the privilege of hosting many elite runners over the years, including Bill Rogers, Frank Shorter, Rod Dixon, and Joan Benoit Samuelson.

1974 181 Jon Vitale • 49:13 Gail Hafley • 67:45

1979 1,946 Herb Lindsay • 47:02 Grete Waitz • 53:05

1984 2,388 Gabriel Kamau • 46:59 Anne Audain • 53:47

1989 1,542 John Halversen • 47:53 Diane Brewer • 55:52

1994 878 Matt Richards • 54:25 Leslie Minnix-Wolfe • 62:09

1999 888 Peter Githuka • 47:11 Margaret Kagiri • 57:41

2004 545 Henry Githuka • 51:21 Tara Pointin Wojciechowski • 59:04

2009 965 Julius Kogo • 48:40 Hellen Jemutai • 56:51

2014 1,377 Julius Kogo • 48:20 Lillian Muritt • 54:45

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1975 426 Bill Rodgers • 48:17 Deborah Snaggs • 64:48

1980

1976 753 Bill Rodgers • 47:48 Deborah Snaggs • 57:57

1981

2,287 Rod Dixon • 46:51

2,628 Rod Dixon • 46:50 Jacqueline Gareau • 55:41 Anne Audain • 53:54

1985 2,225 Rob DeCastella • 46:52 Anne Audain • 54:05

1990 1,525 John Halversen • 47:40 Kellie Kathey • 54:39

1995 830 Martin Mondragon • 50:49 Elizabeth Andrews • 63:28

2000

1986 1,969 Rob DeCastella • 47:49 Anne Audain • 55:02

1991 1,263 Jon Sinclair • 48:19 Anne Audain • 55:28

1996 939 Mark Coogan • 50:55 Gwen Coogan • 60:41

2001

872 Peter Githuka • 47:32

904 Patrick Nthiwa • 49:36 Catherine Ndereba • 55:02 Tara Pointin • 60:09

2005 504 Pete O’Brien • 57:51 Tara Pointin Wojciechowski • 59:30

2010 1,080

2006 524 Aaron Saft • 56:54 Katie Stuckey • 69:08

2011

1977 1,428 Bill Rodgers • 48:13 Kim Merritt • 58:11

1982 2,399 Jon Sinclair • 47:34 Maureen Custy • 56:19

1987 1,799 Jon Sinclair • 47:19 Anne Audain • 54:56

1992 1,080 John Halversen • 48:22 Julie Burtener • 66:39

1997

2002

2007

Susan Jerotich • 56:12

*Listed (in order): number of finishers, male overall winner, female overall winner

1,374 Paul Sugut • 47:14 Joan Aiyabei • 56:47

Jacqueline Gareau • 54:41

1988 1,780 Jon Sinclair • 48:09 Anne Hannam • 54:40

1993 1,026 Jon Sinclair • 50:14 Libby Johnson • 60:17

1998

2003

2008

641 733 David Cheeromei • 52:26 David Cheeromei • 50:17 Tara Wojciechowski • 59:35 Joan Benoit Samuelson • 62:26

2012

Bekelech Bedada • 56:38 Jemutai Hellan • 55:51

Kimutai Cheruiyot • 48:58

2,470 Rod Dixon • 47:12

700 602 Ronald Mogaka • 48:40 Michael Mislay • 48:43 Tara Pointin • 58:58 Naomi Wangui • 57:46

Renee High • 61:16

1,366

1983

1,045 Daniel Kihara • 49:47 Vanlentina Egorova • 58:16 Joan Nesbit • 58:06

1,093 Elkanan Kibet • 49:47

2016

1,661 Bill Rodgers • 48:33 Julie Shea • 57:01

858 Peter Githuka • 48:54

Benson Cheruiyot • 49:23

2015

1978

1,303 Julius Kogo • 47:48

2013 1,496 Julius Kogo • 47:34 Jane Murage • 55:38

2016 STATS 20,000

PRIZE MONEY

16,000

12,000

8,000

4,000

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2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

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*Total prize money awarded includes place and time bonuses

INVITED ELITES CHAMPIONS

COURSE RECORDS

17 MEN

Paul Sugut Grand Prairie, TX

Rod Dixon • 46:50 (1981) Anne Audain • 53:47 (1984)

12 WOMEN Joan Aiyabei Lansing, MI

47:14

56:47

Virginia Ten Miler SOCIAL MEDIA

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LYNCHBURG ROAD RUNNERS IN 2007, the Lynchburg Road Runners assumed stewardship of the Lynchburg community’s premier running event: The Genworth Virginia 10 Miler. This historic road running event has been organized since 1974.

The Lynchburg Road Runners Club has been promoting fitness through the sport of running for over 30 years in the Lynchburg, Virginia community. Races, fun runs, a newsletter, and other local running events help achieve this goal. Membership is open to people of all ages and abilities.

The club is a proud member of the Road Runners Club of America, a 501 c(3) organization.

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“I had a great experience and

"The Virginia 10 Miler offers

would highly recommend the

an honest course to test

race to others. It is honestly

one's fitness and resolve to

the most relaxed about

cover the distance with a

logistics that I have ever been

goal in mind. The festive

to, allowing me to just focus

atmosphere surrounding the

on running fast.”

race offers both support and

Loring Crowley Elite Runner

inspiration."

2016 Champion Joan Aiyabei 56:47

Joan Benoit Samuelson Elite Runner

“I would like to thank you for the opportunity for my

“Everything went really well,

runners: Viktoriya Khapilina,

and we felt very warmly

UKR and Lyubov Denisova,

welcomed and extremely

RUS to participate in the 2013

well supported. The race

Virginia 10 Miler. Thank you

itself operated without a

for hosting our athletes and

hitch, and the post-race

the driver; your hospitality

activities were fun and very

and help was terrific. For such

well-coordinated.“

2016 Champion Paul Sugut 47:14

a young athlete like Viktoriya, this racing experience was priceless.”

Owen Anderson Elite Coach

Andrey Baranov

ELITE STANDARDS • Open Men: Sub 55 for 10 miles (sub 33:11 for 10k) • Master Men: Sub 59 (sub 35:36 for 10k)

Elite Coach

• Grand Master: Sub 62 (sub 37:24 for 10k) • Open Women: Sub 60 for 10 miles (sub 36:12 for 10k) • Master Women: Sub 64 (sub 38:37)

“Thanks, first of all, for

• Grand Master Women: Sub 67 (sub 40:25)

wonderfully hosting us! I would like to commend the

ELITE ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

new changes that you have

• Not be currently serving a suspension for use of a banned substance

put in place. The prize money structure is great, and the elite runner host home we stayed in was excellent. I am coming back next year.

Thanks again!”

• Not have ever served a ban for use of performance enhancing drugs

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Elkanah Kibet

• Not be represented by coaches and/or agents who have had 2 or more athletes receive such suspensions in the previous 4 years • Not be represented by coaches and/or agents who ever served a ban for use of performance enhancing drugs during their own athletic career • “Agree to participate in the event’s Race Day drug testing program.”

Elite Runner, 2015 Runner Up

JOIN US!

• Provide proper documentation proving they are eligible for prize money (form W-9, W-8ECI or W-8BEN)