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The 13th Annual St.John Gatorade 8 Tuff Miles Road Race

Saturday February 28th 2009

7:15am

Course:Cruz Bay to Coral Bay,St. John USVI
Via Centerline Road Distance 8.375 miles


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First Bank Starting Line 2007. After a 50 minute delay runners are poised and ready to start!
Photo by Steve Simonsen

HISTORY of 8 TUFF MILES

1997 – 21 finishers

1998 -121 finishers

1999 – 143 finishers

2000 – 187 finishers

2001 – 239 finishers

2002 – 356 finishers

2003 – 403 finishers

2004 - 515 finishers

2005 - 589 finishers

2006 - 627 finishers

2007 - 640 finishers

2008 - 726 finishers

Course Records:
Male : Jeremy Zuber from St. John  49:20   
Feb 2006

Female: Letitia Dusich from Christiansted St. Croix  57:15    Feb 2004

14 age group awards both male and female

3 deep in each age group

Over 85 awards will be handed out

Prize money for top male and female

Finisher medals for each entry that completes the course.

All entries who complete the course will receive an official race T- shirt.

More registration information to be released at a later date


"Your February Physical"

   This course begins and ends at sea level. Along the way you will reach an elevation of 999 ft. There is approximately 1400 ft. of elevation gain in the first 5 1/2 miles and then it's back to sea level. The course actually measures 8 3/8 miles. The temperature at the start of the race is usually in the low 80's.

 


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Photo by Steve Simonsen
And they're off


Columnist Doug Kurtis competes in 8 Tuff Miles

More background info on Doug Kurtis

8 Tuff Miles featured in Nov 2001 Issue
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