The Boomtown Run was created in 2003 as part of Joplin’s annual Boomtown Days Festival. In 2009, the event was changed to include a half-marathon along with a traditional 5k. Both courses are USATF-certified. Starting from downtown Joplin, half-marathoners will run on city streets, where you will pass through the city’s medical district, several of Joplin’s established neighborhoods, city parks, golf courses, the city’s new sports complex and Joplin’s historic Murphysburg area. All runners will be treated to a full spread of goodies at the finish line. Don’t forget the Academy Sports + Outdoors Boomtown Kids’ Half Marathon.
Suzy Favor Hamilton is the 2010 guest celebrity and banquet speaker. Suzy has an outstanding history as a world class athlete. She won 11 state titles in high school and was named one of the top 100 high school athletes of the century. Suzy became the winningest female collegiate athlete ever at University of Wisconsin, winning nine NCAA championships, the Honda Broderick Cup as the nation’s top female collegiate athlete and Big Ten Athlete of the Decade for the ’90s. Suzy is a three-time Olympian and the holder of seven U.S. National Championships, and she has run sub-4 in the 1500m five times, with a personal best of 3:57.40. Suzy now lives, runs and enjoys life with her family in Madison, Wisconsin.
For more information and applications, visit www.boomtownrun.com.
