The Utica Comets, the Boilermaker and the Save of the Day Foundation are teaming up for the first ever "Sneaks N Skates Sports Equipment Drive."
It was a picture perfect day for the Boilermaker road race. A few sprinkles didn't deter the runners as thousands either took part in the 15K or 15K or sat along the streets of Utica to cheer everyone on.
Ethiopian Teshome Asfaha (photo above) captured the 2016 Boilermaker 15k Road Race with a time of 43:58, finishing nine seconds ahead of Moroccan Mourad Marofit.
Mark Williams, Utica’s Police Chief, has written an open letter to those coming to the area for this year's Boilermaker on how to stay safe, road closures, shuttle transportation and more.
The Utica area's own Ryan Quinn, a contestant on the hit NBC show "The Voice", will sing the National Anthem at the Boilermaker Post Race Party.
Boilermaker Sunday is fast approaching, but if you signed up and now can't run for whatever reason, you are able to transfer your registration to another runner.