| PEORIA, IL – (June 11, 2026) – On a warm, sunny, humid Saturday morning on June 6, at the fifth stop on the 2025-26 PRRO Circuit, Ahmed Muhumed from Flagstaff, AZ and Kasandra Parker from Guttenberg, IA won the Steamboat Classic 4 Mile Presented by PNC in 17 minutes, 57 seconds and 20:16. For Parker, it was her second straight PRRO Circuit victory, also winning the Lilac Bloomsday Run 12K in May. The event also served as the USATF 4 Mile Championship, with Muhumed earning his third USA road title (also 2024 USA 5K & 8K) and Parker, her first national title. At the 52nd edition, the race winners also earned automatic eligibility to compete for the $10,000 PRRO Super Bonus at the 29th PRRO Championship hosted by the Quad-City Times Bix 7 on July 25, 2026 in Davenport, IA. The men’s race came down to a two-man battle between Muhumed and Reid Buchanan. Like his strategy to recently win Bloomsday, Buchanan struck in the final half mile, but Muhumed, 28, answered the surge and pulled away with 200 meters left to secure a three second margin of victory over Buchanan, 17:57 to 18:00. Graydon Morris, the 2026 USA 10 Mile champion at Credit Union Cherry Blossom, took third in 18:05. In the women’s race, similar to her 2026 Bloomsday triumph, Parker, 26, took control at the halfway point and never looked back for the unchallenged win. Rachael Rudel, the Bloomsday runner-up, finished second in 20:23, followed closely by Allie Ostrander in 20:24. Overall, the race paid out $42,000 in U.S. Open prize money plus $3000 2 Mile Prime bonus money ($1000, Anthony Rotich, finished in top 10, and $2000, Parker, won race too). As race champions, Muhumed and Parker earned $6000 each. In addition, Steamboat finishers 2-5 earned points (6, 5, 4, 3, 2) for the PRRO Circuit points system, with the top 5 scorers per gender before Bix 7 also qualifying to compete for the PRRO Super Bonus at the championship race. For his third place finish, Graydon Morris earned 4 points to move into the top spot in the men’s points rankings with 14 points, and Rachael Rudel scored 10 points based on her runner-up finish to move into the women’s second position with 16 points. The top 5 current points leaders are: for men, Graydon Morris (USA), Mezgebu Sime (ETH), James Mwaura (USA), Wesley Kiptoo (KEN), Getinet Gedamu (ETH) & William Amponsah (GHA), and for women, Everlyn Kemboi (KEN), Rachael Rudel (USA), Molly Born (USA), Fiona O’Keeffe (USA) & Cynthia Limo (KEN). Complete point standings can be found HERE. “Congratulations to Ahmed Muhumed and Kasandra Parker for their convincing wins at the Steamboat Classic 4 Mile, one of America’s Classic Road Races,” said Don Kardong, PRRO Circuit President. “Muhumed also joins Parker with an automatic spot to compete for the $10,000 PRRO Super Bonus at the upcoming PRRO Championship hosted by the Quad-City Times Bix 7.” In the Steamboat 4 Mile, there were 1,582 finishers, and in the accompanying 15K, there were 422 finishers. Steamboat features scenic courses through Peoria’s historic neighborhoods and finishes by the Illinois River. For complete 2026 race results, go to HERE. The penultimate 2025-26 PRRO Circuit stop is the Boilermaker 15K in Utica, NY on Sunday, July 12. The PRRO Circuit showcases world class competition at six of America’s Classic Road Races™, the Gate River Run 15K in Jacksonville, FL, the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile in Washington, DC, the Lilac Bloomsday Run 12K in Spokane, WA, the Steamboat Classic 4 Mile in Peoria, IL, the Boilermaker 15K in Utica, NY and the Quad-City Times Bix 7 in Davenport, IA. The 2025-26 PRRO Circuit offers more than $440,000 in guaranteed prize money overall with $148,100 for U.S. athletes. The PRRO Circuit, a nationwide series of premier non-marathon road racing events, is organized and promoted by the Professional Road Running Organization (PRRO), an alliance of race directors. Schedule and PRRO Super Bonus event qualifiers below: THE PRRO CIRCUIT 2025-26 SCHEDULEQuad-City Times Bix 7, July 26, 2025, Davenport, IA$50,000 in prize moneyWINNERS: Alex Maier*, USA, 32:02 and Vibian Chepkirui*, Kenya, 36:41 Gate River Run 15K, March 7, 2026, Jacksonville, FL$72,000 in prize money ($23,000 U.S. prize money) plus $5000 Equalizer gender race and World, U.S. & course record bonus moneyWINNERS: Mohammed El Youssfi*, Morocco, 43:26 and Chloe Herbiet*, Belgium, 47:58 Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile, April 12, 2026, Washington, DC$80,600 in prize money ($48,600 U.S. prize money) plus performance bonusesWINNERS: Mohammed El Youssfi*, Morocco, 46:17 and Asayech Ayichew*, Ethiopia, 50:37 50th Lilac Bloomsday Run 12K, May 3, 2026, Spokane, WA$81,000 in prize money ($20,000 U.S. prize money)WINNERS: Reid Buchanan*, USA, 34:30 and Kasandra Parker*, USA, 39:21 Steamboat Classic 4 Mile, June 6, 2026, Peoria, IL$43,200 in U.S. prize money plus 2 Mile Prime and U.S. record bonus moneyWINNERS: Ahmed Muhumed*, USA, 17:57 and Kasandra Parker*, USA, 20:16 Boilermaker 15K, July 12, 2026, Utica, NY$65,100 in prize money ($14,500 U.S. prize money) THE 29th PRRO CHAMPIONSHIPQuad-City Times Bix 7, July 25, 2026, Davenport, IA$50,000 in prize money as well as:$10,000 PRRO Super Bonus to male or female Bix winners who are either defending PRRO Champions, have won any of the PRRO Circuit 2025-26 races or finished top 5 in the points system (Super Bonus split if both eligible male and female win)$2500 to male or female Championship winners who have not won any races on the 2025-26 Circuit$1500 to eligible PRRO event champions, males and females, finishing in places 2-10*Qualified to compete for the $10,000 PRRO Super Bonus at the 2026 PRRO Championship. With their 2025 PRRO Championship titles at Boilermaker, John Korir and Veronica Loleo were the first two athletes eligible to compete for the $10,000 PRRO Super Bonus at the 2026 PRRO Championship hosted by the Quad-City Times Bix 7 in July. In pursuit of the Super Bonus, the pair will join the winners of the 2025-26 Circuit events as well as the top 5 per gender in the PRRO Circuit points system (2-10 finishers score points at each current Circuit race; except, 2-5 finishers score at a U.S.-only Circuit race). To-date, PRRO Circuit events have produced 18 world and 24 U.S. road records, awarded more than $9.1 million in prize money and seen more than 2.8 million runners cross their finish lines. In addition, since 1996, the PRRO Championship race has paid out more than $2.2 million including $218,500 in PRRO Championship bonus money. PRRO Championship and Circuit YearThe PRRO Circuit, launched in 1995, starts and finishes the Circuit Year at the same event that will also host the season-ending PRRO Championship race. The reigning titlists of the PRRO Championship, the event winners on the current Circuit and the top 5 in the PRRO points system are eligible to compete for the PRRO Super Bonus at the PRRO Championship. Visit PRRO.org for more information, including its history and past champions, as well as how to join the PRRO Circuit. |
