If the male and female winners of the PRRO Championship have not won any of the events on the current Circuit, they will win $2500 each as the PRRO Circuit champions in addition to the prize money at the PRRO Championship event.
Below are the $10,000 PRRO Super Bonus & Event Champion's Bonus qualifiers for the 2017 PRRO Championship presented by the EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler. Those four athletes entered in the PRRO Championship are noted with an asterisk.
The
PRRO Championship presented by Boilermaker, July 10, 2016, Utica, NY
Teshome Mekonen, Ethiopia, 43:58
Cynthia Limo, Kenya, 48:50
EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler, Nov. 6, 2016, Pittsburgh, PA
Leonard Korir, USA, 47:13
Buze Diriba*, Ethiopia, 51:38, course record
Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile, Apr. 2, 2017,
Washington, DC
Stanley Kebenei*, USA, 46:36
Hiwot Gebrekidan, Ethiopia, 53:37
Lilac Bloomsday Run 12K, May 7, 2017, Spokane, WA
Gabriel Geay, Tanzania, 34:31
Buze Diriba*, Ethiopia, 40:19
Boilermaker 15K, July 9, 2017, Utica, NY
Silas Kipruto*, Kenya, 43:55
Mary Wacera*, Kenya, 49:18
The PRRO Circuit 2016-17 opened on November 6, 2016 at the annual fall Steel City road race. The PRRO Circuit showcases world class competition at 4 classic American road race events shorter than the marathon distance and features more than $260,000 in prize money overall with $74,900 available for U.S. athletes.
PRRO CIRCUIT SCHEDULE 2016-17
Boilermaker 15K: The
PRRO Championship July 10, 2016, Utica, NY
$63,600 in prize money ($6500 U.S. prize money)
EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler,
Nov. 6, 2016, Pittsburgh, PA
$26,200 in prize money ($5200 U.S. prize money)
45th Credit Union Cherry
Blossom Ten Mile,
April 2, 2017, Washington, DC
$65,000 in prize money ($25,000 U.S. prize money) plus bonuses
Lilac Bloomsday Run 12K, May 7, 2017, Spokane, WA
$81,000 in prize money ($25,000 U.S. prize money)
40th Boilermaker 15K: July
9, 2017, Utica, NY
$66,000 in prize money ($14,500 U.S. prize money)
5th EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler:
The PRRO Championship, Nov. 5, 2017, Pittsburgh, PA
$26,200 in prize money
($5200 U.S. prize money)
To-date, PRRO Circuit events have produced 17 world and 17 U.S. road records, awarded more than $7.1 million in prize money and seen more than 2.3 million runners cross their finish lines. In addition, since 1996, the PRRO Championship race has paid out more than $1.7 million, including $121,500 in PRRO Championship bonus money.
The PRRO Circuit, a long-time pioneer and champion of a clean sport, has funded drug testing at its events since 2006. During the 2015-16 season, USADA conducted more than 50 in-competition tests and an undisclosed number of pre-competition tests.
PRRO Championship and Circuit Year
The PRRO Circuit, launched in 1995, rotates among the PRRO Circuit races with the Circuit Year starting and finishing at the same event. The winners of 2016 PRRO Championship at the Boilermaker, followed by the winners of the four events on the 2016-17 Circuit, serve as qualifiers for the PRRO final at the 2017 EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler.
In February 2017, the Publix Gasparilla Half Marathon in Tampa, FL joined the PRRO Circuit 2017-18 to become the 5th Circuit event member. The Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile will host the PRRO Championship 2018 on Sunday, April 8.
Visit PRRO.org for more information, including
its history, as well as how to join the PRRO Circuit.
