Miami Boomtown Spree is held each year in April. The Town of Miami, located 70 miles East of Phoenix on US 60, is a copper mining boomtown that was started in 1909 and quickly became home to over 10,000 miners and their families. In 1939, the first Boomtown Spree was held, interrupted by WWII and later died out in the 1960's. The Boomtown Spree was revived in 1990 and has turned into a great annual festival.

BOOMTOWN SPREE
April, 2007

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Copper Crawl Hill Run
Copper Crawl Hill 13K and 5K Run (or walk) through the steep, hilly neighborhoods south of town.
Saturday April, 2007 - 7:15AM Start Time

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Attention Walkers and Runners:
5K and 13K Copper Crawl in Miami

The Miami Boomtown Spree is pleased to announce the Fourth Annual Copper Crawl Hill Run as part of the special weekend of events. Two course options are again available, including 13K (8.1 mile) and 5K (3.1 mile) on Saturday, April 16th. The race will start at the parking lot on Live Oak Street next to Erica's Grannies Inspiration antique shop and climb up through the hills of Miami, into the foothills of the Pinal Mountains. The 5K course is a loop that crawls around the hills to finish at the same location. The 13K course will follow Cherry Flats road into the Tonto National Forest until the Warnica Springs Recreation Area, where runners will turn around and follow the road back and wind down the same course as the 5K, ending at the starting point. Walkers and kids (12 & under) are welcome and encouraged to participate in the 5K. The course is very scenic and makes for a spectacular hike or run.

Early registration can be done on-line at Active.com. Forms are also located at the Miami Town Hall or at MWH at 100 South Broad St. in Globe. The entrance fee is $18 before April 8th, after the 8th it will be $30. FAMILIES with 4 or more registrants only need pay the price of 3! Each Crawler gets an official Boomtown Spree Copper Crawl T-shirt, breakfast at the Miami Senior Center, post race body massage and other official souvenirs. Race bags can be picked up at the Copper Crawl table at the Miami Memorial Park on Friday, April 15th from 6:30pm - 7:30pm during the Miami Boomtown Spree's Friday night festivities as well as the morning of the race from 6-7 am at the starting line. Registration will also be available on Friday the 15th at the Miami Memorial Park. This event will begin with race-day check-in from 6:00-7:00 am followed by the race beginning at 7:15 am.

Age groups for this event will be 12 & under, 13-20, 21-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60+. First three finishers in each age category will receive an award. There will be a special award for the overall male and overall female winners.

For more information, call MWH at (928) 402-1000 or visit www.active.com

Also check out the Miami Boomtown Spree Keystone Stair Climb Race

View from top of hill looking back down the path to the Town of Miami

Copper Crawl Hill Run
Fact Sheet

Early registration can be done on-line at Active.com (comming soon)

For mail in registration form (comming soon)

5K (Kilometers) = 3.1 miles

13K (Kilometers) = 8.1 miles

Actual uphill miles for 5K is 1.1 miles

Actual uphill miles for 13K is 3.6 miles

Flat miles 5K and 13K is 0.8 miles

Downhill miles for 5K is 1.2 miles

Downhill miles for 13K is 3.7 miles

Start and Finish are in the same locationą Erica's Grannies Inspiration parking lot on Live Oak.

Cost to enter 5K or 13K is $18 if entered before April 8th, after the 8th it will be $30.

Entrance fee includes a T-shirt, race bag souvenirs and a ticket to the Miami Senior Center pancake breakfast.

Water available along course

Water, sports drinks and fruit available after race for participants

Participants must register between 6:00-7:00 am in the Erica's Grannies Inspiration parking lot the day of the race.

The race will begin approximately at 7:15 am

Nearly half of the 5K race and more than half of the 13K will be on gravel roads.

Race directors are Brandon Parker & Nicole Lindstrom, contact both at MWH, (928) 402-1000.