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Relive the rush of the original Spindletop Lucas Gusher by running in The Gusher marathon, half-marathon, and 5k. This is a flat, fast USATF Sanctioned/ Certified, Boston Qualifier course that provides a great opportunity for a new PR.
For schools and corporations, we have marathon relay divisions. Represent your school or company and take home the bragging rights.Join us in the fight against obesity. We have a distance for everyone. If you can walk three miles, you can be part of the rush.
Use The Gusher as motivation to start your new exercise program today. This is your chance to shed those unwanted pounds; to fit into a new dress or pair of pants; to improve your health; to recreate yourself. Start today and let The Gusher be your fitness goal for May 1, 2010.
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In Memory of Tenth Mile Sponsorship Donation
History
Spindletop is a salt dome
oil field located in south Beaumont, TX. On January 10, 19
01, a well at
Spindeltop struck oil, at a depth of 1,139 feet. The
Lucas Gusher, often referred to as the Lucas Geyser, blew oil over 150 feet in the air at a
rate of 100,000 barrels per day. It took nine days before the well was
brought under control.
As the first major oil field
located in the United States, the well tripled the entire oil
production capability of the United States overnight.
Spindletop was the largest gusher the world had seen and catapulted Beaumont into one of the United States' first oil-field boomtowns. This cheap oil helped to fuel the incredible industrial expansion of the United States over the last 100 years.
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The AVERAGE TEMPERATURE in Beaumont on May 1st is 72 degrees Farenheit.
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