It's Tuesday,  August 9th, 2016   User not logged in!       Mad City 100K      Title: It's Officially... MAD CITY 100K NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK Date: Friday April 11th, 2008 Author: Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle April 6 - 12 Officialy Proclaimed MAD CITY 100K NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK by Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle The State of Wisconsin Office of the Governor A PROCLAMATION       WHEREAS, the Mad City 100K is a running race to be conducted in Madison, Wisconsin, on April 12, 2008; and       WHEREAS, the race will be run on April 12, 2008, on the famous 10-kilometer loop around Lake Wingra in Madison, Wisconsin, circling through Vilas Park and the University of Wisconsin Arboretum; and       WHEREAS, this ultramarathon, 100 kilometers in length, will be a test of the training, speed, endurance, strength, determination, and character of all who accept the great challenges required for its completion; and       WHEREAS, the United States Track and Field Association (USATF) has designated the Mad City 100K as the 2008 USA National Championship 100-kilometer road race; and       WHEREAS, ultramarathon running has traditionally been that rarity among sports, in which the lead runners, the runners at the back of the pack, and all those between share a strong bond of camaraderie and mutual respect;       WHEREAS, the Mad City 100K will afford a worthy opportunity for elite athletes who aspire to qualify for the USA national ultramarathon team, as well as for the athletes whose only goals are to compete in a national championship race and to test themselves at this ultramarathon distance; and       WHEREAS, the Mad City 100K will have been organized, planned, and carried out by a corps of dedicated volunteers whose only recompense will be sharing in the success of the athletes who run the race;       WHEREAS, the Mad City 100K will highlight the City of Madison, the University of Wisconsin, the County of Dane, and the State of Wisconsin as places where sport and athletic achievement are valued by athletes, spectators, and businesses alike;       NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jim Doyle, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, do hereby proclaim April 6 through 12, 2008 MAD CITY 100K NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK in the State of Wisconsin, and I commend this observance to all citizens.       IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I, have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the City of Madison this fourth day of April in the year two thousand eight. Posted: April 14th, 2008 12:30 pm Viewed: 4927 Last View: August 9th, 2016 6:39 am ©2006-2016 : All rights reserved