Steamboat Classic
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The Steamboat Classic is a running race
Road running
Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road . These events would be classified as long distance according to athletics terminology, with distances typically ranging from 5 kilometers to 42.2 kilometers in the marathon. They may involve large numbers of runners...

 featuring 4 mile and 15K events in Peoria, Illinois
Peoria, Illinois
Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...

. In 2007 the race drew over 4000 participants. The four-mile race has been described as the world’s fastest. The world best times for both men and women, have been set at the Steamboat Classic.
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