The Boilermaker Road Race is a USATF-certified 15-kilometer (9.3 mi) race in Utica, New York, United States. The race attracts elite runners from all over the world as well as runners from across the country.
The Boilermaker is organized by a staff of race directors, in conjunction with the National Distance Running Hall of Fame and has been run every year since 1978. The next race will be run on Sunday July 14, 2013. The race is touted as the largest 15k road race in the United States, and it is popular among elite and casual runners alike. For 2012, the race was capped at 14,000 entrants, which was met on March 21, nearly four months before the day of the race.
The race is sponsored, in part, by the Matt Brewing Company of Utica, NY. Appropriately, runners are given commemorative pint glasses in lieu of a runner's shirt as part of registration. The race is televised by WKTV, the local NBC affiliate in Utica.
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