WEEKEND EVENTS FOR DECEMBER 27 - 28

We're down to the last two races being held in the state this year--one in Springfield, and the other in St. Louis.  Both are on Saturday.  The weather forecast looks too good to be true, with a Saturday morning low only in the mid 50s, and an afternoon high in the low 70s. Skies should be partly sunny.

The 26th annual Ozark Mountain Ridge Runners' Run for the Ranch, benefiting the Good Samaritan Boys Ranch, takes place in Springfield.   Choose from the 6-hour endurance run, a marathon (and marathon relay), half marathon, 5K and one-mile races. The one-mile race starts at 9:15 a.m., and all others start at 10:00 a.m., making it possible for Lake-area participants to drive down early Saturday and avoid a Friday night hotel stay. You can register at the race's RunSignup.com page.  (Out-of-towners can pick up their packets on race morning, but I think you may have to pre-register online.)

The St. Louis Track Club's Frostbite Series continues on Saturday, with 2-mile and 10-mile races inside beautiful Forest Park.

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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:

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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