Local Runners Complete Their Last Race in the Strider’s Gold Cup Series

Last Stop: Valparaiso Turkey Trot 10K Run on Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 8:00AM CST at Valparaiso High School Fieldhouse.

This race markes the final race of the Strider's Gold Cup Series. This year we have five runners who have completed all 32 races and will be awarded the coveted Jim Cox award at the Gold Cup Banquet on January 28, 2012 at the Avalon Manor.

This year's recipients are:
- David Bobeck
- Ryan Kwiecinski
- Rich Milcarek
- Dennis Rotz
- William Stalhandske

This award is presented in memory of Jim Cox, who was the first Strider to run every race in the Gold Cup schedule. Jim succumbed to leukemia in October 1993 at the age of 57.