Inaugural Dallas 13.1 Exceeds Expectations
Where The Party Meets The Pavement
(Dallas, TX): On Saturday, October 22, the 2011 Inaugural 13.1 Dallas & Uptown 5 Mile Run gave runners the unique opportunity to run unobstructed through Downtown Dallas and surrounding areas, including Uptown, Katy Trail, Turtle Creek, Highland Park, American Airlines Center and West End. The races began and finished at the AT&T Performing Arts Center where runners and their friends and families were invited to spend the morning enjoying food, music by Professor D and a post race party after the races fueled by Michelob ULTRA.
“Our goal was to bring a great event series to our hometown and we have exceeded our expectations, said Founding Partner and CEO Greg Laird.
Among the 2,000 plus runners registered to run the half-marathon course, several world class elite runners, including Daniel Kirwa who beat 2nd place finisher Samuel Kosgei by one second-finishing at 1:05.12. The top three finishers earned $1,000, $500 and $250 respectively.
13.1 Dallas® Winners include:
Male: 1st Place Daniel Kirwa, Searcy AR 1:05.12
2nd Place Samuel Kosgei, Santa Fe, NM 1:05.13
3rd Place Julius Kosgei, Santa Fe, NM 1:07:41
Female: 1st Place Justyna Mudy, Rome Georgia 1:16:10
2nd Place Melissa Cook, Flower Mound 1:16:58
3rd Place Meagan Nedlo, Charlotte, NC 1:19:58
“This course is awesome, said 1st place winner, Justyna Mudy, maybe one of the best in the world.”
The Uptown 5 Mile Run, a division of the 13.1 Marathon® Dallas, invited racers to try and "Beat the Karhu Bear.” Only nine runners crossed the finish line to beat the Karhu costumed bear, Edgar Martinez, to win a FREE pair of Karhu running shoes of their choice. Karhu, the running shoe sponsor of the event, means 'bear' in Finnish.
Winners of the Uptown Run include:
Male: 1st Place Roger Clifford, Plano, TX 29:44
2nd Place Brandon Summers, Mesquite, TX 29:58
3rd Place Andrew Bitmansour, Dallas, TX 30:08
Female: 1st Place Melisa Christian, Dallas, TX 30:14
2nd Place Janice Moore, Dallas, TX 33:33
3rd Place Roxana Wroblewski, Frisco, TX 34:56
About US Road Sports: US Road Sports & Entertainment Group is a health and wellness company dedicated to the production of world-class endurance events. The mission of US Road Sports is to offer an unparalleled participant sports experience that showcases host communities and endures as a deeply valued local asset through events that are a part of the city's culture identity and brand. For each participant, US Road Sports strives to offer events that allow participants of all skill level the opportunity to improve their physical and mental health and accomplish life-altering goals while having fun. US Road Sports provides sponsors and municipalities highly efffective exposure to help maximize their presence and message in the community.
