10 mile run in Provo gets summer cooking

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    By Adrianne Nash

    A new 10 mile run will get Provo residents moving on June 17 at 7 a.m.

    The Provo Riverwoods Scenic 10 Mile Trailrun will be an opportunity for runners to prepare for other running events in the community later in the summer.

    The trailrun was planned by the Provo River Run, a local running club. The club also organizes the annual Provo River Half Marathon, a Provo tradition for the last eight years.

    Provo River Run event organizer Curt Catmull said the 10-mile run was organized due to many runners’ requests for a preparatory run earlier in the season.

    “Basically, this run is just a duplicate of the half marathon, except that you only run the first ten miles,” Catmull said.

    The Trailrun starts at about 6,000 feet above sea level in the South Fork Canyon. The run will be a gradual downhill slope, with an ending elevation of 4700 feet.

    The run includes a clear view of Mt. Timpanogos, followed by a run down a fully paved, shaded trail.

    “It’s probably the easiest and fastest ten-mile run in the country, because it’s all downhill along a river,” Catmull said.

    Participants may register on trailrun.com, a site with race information.

    Registration will be $25 on race day before 6:45 am.

    All runners will first report to Borders and Copeland Sports in the Riverwoods, 4800 North University. At that point, runners will receive their bib numbers.

    The buses will leave the shops at 7am, driving the participants up the South Fork Canyon to Big Springs.

    All runners will receive T-shirts at the end of the run. Fruits, smoothies, and other foods will also be available.

    Catmull said that since one-third to one-half of the runners are students, they will be able to receive a discount.

    Students learning about the run through NewsNet will be able to register for $15 at Sports Shoes in Brigham’s Landing in Provo. For more information, students may call Sports Shoes at 377-9499.

    “The race fills the college student market,” Catmull said. “We’re expecting at least 400 people.”

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