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Show i , Chamber Again Sets Presidents's Day Run ' The Bountiful Area Cham-1. Cham-1. ber of Commerce has sche-. sche-. duled Ihe Presidents' Day Run n forMonday.Feb. 20 at 10a.m. Diiswill be the fifth running of he event through downtown Bountiful, which has attracted ,s lie best runners in the state in jj previous years. in LAST YEAR Doug Friedli, a . brmer Weber State runner. , uproved the course record held by Bountiful's Henry H Marsh, by a few seconds, with :, nine of 15 minutes and 22 (conds for the 5,000 meter )! milelcourse. That time av-!S av-!S ragesout at a sub five minute 1. :ir-mile pace over the some-1(j some-1(j 'hal hilly course. J' The race has been ranked by H eSalt Lake Track Club il- . newsletter editors as one of the top ten races in Utah. There have been as many as 400 participants par-ticipants in the run, and the SLCTC rating this year may help eclipse that mark. THE COURSE begins at the Tabernacle Block on Main Street and First South in Bountiful. Boun-tiful. It loops the block, and then proceeds south on Main to the Five Points intersection. The runners veer left on 200 West and turn east at 1700 South. After a little right hand jog to get them to 75 East, they go north to 1400 South, up to 100 East and then head north to finish at the north of the Tabernacle. The race has become be-come an exciting spectator event for many South Davis citizens on the Presidents' Day holiday. Runners can register for the race at the Bountiful Area Chamber of Commerce office at ,145 N. Main, through Feb. 18, at a cost of $6. Morning of the run registration will be $7. T-shirts will be given to the first 400 registrants. TROPHIES will be presented pre-sented to the first three women and first three men to cross the finish line. Ribbons will be given to the first four place winners of each division. Drawing for prizes will be held following the award presentation. presenta-tion. For further information call Faye Richards at the Chamber office. 295-6944 or Heidi Garrard Gar-rard at First Security Bank. 298-3200. |