Eppie’s Great Race Sets Participation Record

The 37th annual Eppie’s Great Race enjoyed record participation today with 2,092 athletes competing in the popular summer event. The last record was set in 1988 with 2,006 race participants.

Winner’s of this year’s event include:

Ironman: Vic Vicari, 51, Sacramento (1:44:24)

Ironwoman: Nicole Young, 39, Cameron Park (2:02:30)

Eppie’s Great Race consists of a 5.82-mile run, 12.5-mile cycle and a 6.35-mile paddle on a racecourse located on and along the American River in Sacramento and Rancho Cordova.

Eppie’s Great Race is a fundraising event benefiting the Sacramento County Therapeutic Recreation Services (TRS) that support mentally and physically challenged individuals. To date, Eppie’s Great Race has raised more than $900,000 for TRS. For more information, see the official website.

For a complete listing of all the participants and their finish times, please see the official website.

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Posted by Anita Fitzhugh on Jul 18 2010. Filed under Lifestyle, Viewpoints. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.