FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ARMY'S ANNUAL 10-MILE RACE SELLS OUT IN HOURS
Army Ten-Miler Sets All-Time Registration Record Selling Out in 35 hours
WASHINGTON, DC - It's a wrap. It took just 35 hours for the Army Ten-Miler
(ATM) to fill its 30,000 runner field - an opening day all-time finest,
shattering last year's registration record of six days. On Thursday, April
1, the ATM registration opened at 12:01 a.m. and by 11 a.m. Friday morning
the Army's long-established, annual race closed registration. The 26th
edition of the Army Ten-Miler will take place on Sunday, Oct. 24 in
Washington, DC at the Pentagon.
"Wow, no one expected us to sell out in 35 hours. Each year, the sprint to
the registration finish line gets shorter and shorter, " commented Jim
Vandak, ATM race director. "This testifies to the race's popularity and its
tradition of excellence." A special thanks to all our runners for
supporting the race and Soldiers."
Vandak noted that in the last four years, the sell out time for the ATM
race has gone from 44 days, to 22 days, to six days and now just 35 hours
for this year's competition. "Since the race continues to sell out in
record time, we plan to explore other registration options for next year
that may include a lottery system or early open enrollment for military
personnel," added Vandak.
Registration for the Army Ten-Miler is provided by MarathonGuide.com. This
year additional servers were added to handle increased registration traffic
and to make sure that the online registration experience was quick and
flawless for the runners. Runners representing all 50 states, the District
of Columbia, Canada, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Brazil, and the United
Kingdom have already secured their spots for the race, which begins and
ends at the U.S. Pentagon. More than 675 teams were registered with the
majority of those being military teams who will compete for the Commander's
Cup and other top military honors.
The Army Ten-Miler is distinct for incorporating the spirit of sport with
its unique military culture and spirit -- Blackhawk flyovers, Golden
Knights parachute team, Missing Parts in Action Team (military amputee
runners), Operational Excellence, and Finishers' Coins.
About the Army Ten-Miler
The 26th annual Army Ten-Miler will take place on Sunday, Oct. 24 in
Washington, DC. The Army's race is one of the largest 10-mile road races in
the world. This unique road race has both its start and finish lines at the
Pentagon. Race weekend activities include a two-day race expo, fitness
clinics, youth runs, post race party and HOOAH tents from Army
installations around the world.
The ATM is produced U.S. Army Military District of Washington (MDW), with
proceeds benefiting Army Morale, Welfare and Recreation, a comprehensive
network of support and leisure services designed to enhance the lives of
Soldiers and their families. The mission of the Army Ten-Miler is to
promote the Army, build esprit de corps, support fitness goals, and enhance
community relations. For more information about this prestigious race,
visit www.armytenmiler.com.
About MarathonGuide.com
Headquartered in New York, NY, MarathonGuide.com is a technology company
serving the distance running community. MarathonGuide.com specializes in
providing highly customized registration and other web-based applications
for large and medium- sized events. MarathonGuide.com also operates a
website by the same name which, since 2000, has served as the go-to and
most visited resource for all running news and all things marathoning with
an average of 20,000 unique visitors per day.
###
|
