SANTA'S CHRISTMAS EXPLOSION RUN (posted December 15th)

Would you drive to Springfield and run in 33°-weather for a pair of these Christmas pajama bottoms? 

What if they tossed in a "sparkling" finisher's medal?

For ten Lake-area runners, the answer is/was "Yes!" That swag, plus an LED Christmas bulb necklace, hot chocolate, holiday music and a festive atmosphere, attracted nearly 400 participants for Santa's CHRISTMAS EXPLOSION Run in Springfield on Friday evening.

Here are our locals' results:

SANTA'S CHRISTMAS EXPLOSION RUN
SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
DECEMBER 12, 2025
RESULTS FOR LAKE-AREA PARTICIPANTS
Name
City
Finish Time
Age Group
Age Group Place
10K:
Ethan Kirchner Osage Beach
48:02
M15-19
4 of 5
Kelly Miller Lake Ozark
51:02
F45-49
1 of`1
Lily Miller Lake Ozark
53:41
F15-19
1 of 2
Natasha Boettcher Camdenton
54:15
F35-39
1 of 3
Kalise Lischwe Osage Beach
56:54
F35-39
2 of 3
Rebeka Lortz Lake Ozark
1:12:26
F25-29
4 of 6
Kim Sovcik Linn Creek
1:24:48
F35-39
3 of 3
Christina Wilson Osage Beach
1:49:21
F50-54
4 of 4
 
5K:
S. Lischwe Osage Beach
30:30
F1-14
9 of 38
Timothy Lischwe Osage Beach
39:37
M65-69
3 of 3
 

There were 326 and 57 finishers of the 5K and 10K, respectively.  Those numbers were up from 252 and 44 last year.

Complete race results can be found here.

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Weekend race results (December 6 - 7):

At least one Lake-area runner crossed a finish line this weekend. Rebeka Lortz of Lake Ozark ran the 10-miler at the Last Chance Ultra in Rogersville on Saturday. Rebeka finished in 2:01:36, placing sixth (of eight) in the women's division. There were a total of 51 participants doing one of the five distances (100M/100K/50M/50K/10M) offered.

The Columbia Track Club's Cheese & Sauerkraut predict-your-finish-time 10-miler on the Katy Trail had 25 competitors.  The cheese winner finished within 38 seconds of his predicted time; the sauerkraut winner (or should we say "loser") finished 28:50 off of his. Andy Emerson was 8:43 off from his prediction. Full results are here.

Attendance was up over last at the biggest race of the weekend--the Santas on the Loose 5K in Webster Groves (in suburban St. Louis).  They had 423 finishers on Saturday, up from 330 last year.  

Two longer races also held this weekend--the Wildwood Trail Marathon & Half Marathon and Wild in the Woods 5- and 10-Mile Trail Runs--saw lower participation from last year. Wildwood was down 23% (62 versus 81) and Wild in the Woods was down 25% (172 versus 229).   

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