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Lead Stories: Sunday, September 7, 2008

97th ING Bay to Breakers Returns on Sunday in San Francisco

Posted May 14th, 2008 at 12:00 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Road Racing

ing bay to breakers 12k in San Fransisco Part parade, part fashion show, and part road race, the 97th ING Bay to Breakers returns to the streets of San Francisco on Sunday, and organizers expect some 70,000 runners and walkers (about half of them unregistered) to take part.

Up front, the race is serious business. Elite athlete coordinator Josh Muxen has assembled a strong field to chase a $74,000 prize money purse, including a special $25,000 ING Battle to the Breakers bonus which will be awarded to the first athlete to cross the finish line. That could be a man or it could be a woman; women are given a four minute and 40 second headstart based on the difference between the male (33:42) and female (38:22) course records.

In addition, there is a $5000 bonus for the first man and first woman to reach the top of Hayes Street Hill, a beast of a climb which begins at the two mile mark on Franklin Street, rises 201 feet, and covers a distance of 0.69 miles. Athletes can pocket the bonus as long as they also finish in the top-20.
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Crazy 8’s 8-K lifts prize money & attracts top talent

Posted June 30th, 2007 at 5:34 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results

Organizers of the Indian Path Medical Center & SunTrust Bank Crazy 8’s 8-K announced that they have boosted their prize money purse and, as a result, have attracted some top talent for the July 14 race held along a candle-lit course in Kingsport, Tenn.

Under their “Dash For The Gold” program, the male and female race winners will each receive $5000, more than double last year’s payout of $2000. In addition, the total prize money purse has risen significantly to $24,300 (paid 8-deep) from $10,100 last year. The race also continues to offer a $10,000 world record bonus (22:03/24:28).

“The interest from the elite runners has been extremely high this year,” said Hank Brown, who recruits professional athletes for the event. “A $5000 payoff combined with a $10,008 world record bonus puts Crazy 8’s up there with the top races in the country, so it has been a big boost to our recruiting.”
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