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BIKE MS: EXPRESS SCRIPTS GATEWAY GETAWAY RIDE   (posted August 30th)

What's more commonly known as the "MS 150 bike ride" benefiting the Multiple Sclerosis Society will be held the weekend of September 11-12.  There are 40-, 75- and 100-mile ride options each day, with each route starting and ending at the Boone County Fairgrounds in Columbia. 

To join the local group of riders (currently numbering 17) on the Oz Cycles team, or to donate to their fundraising efforts, click here.  For more information about the event, visit the MS Society's website. 

OSAGE BEACH FALL FESTIVAL 5K   (posted September 2nd)

The Osage Beach Fall Festival 5K run/walk, sponsored by the Tri-County YMCA of the Ozarks, will be held on Saturday, September 11th, beginning at 7:30 a.m. at the Osage Beach City Hall.  The cost is $20, and all participants will receive a t-shirt.  A free, one-mile fun run will be held after the 5K. 

ST. JUDE RUN FOR THE CURE 5K RUN/WALK   (updated July 21st)

The St. Jude Run for the Cure 5K will be held on Saturday, September 18th, at 8:00 a.m.  The start/finish line will be at the Linn Creek City Park pavilion (click here for map).  The cost is $15 if you pre-register before September 11th, and $20 on or after that date.  Children under 12 are free.  Every adult who pre-registers will be guaranteed a t-shirt; t-shirts will be available to late registrants as supplies and sizes last.  Race-day registration opens at 7:00 a.m.  A form to pre-register is available for download by clicking here. 

ADVENTURE 5K RUN/WALK (updated August 30th)

The Missouri Athletic Training Center, a not-for-profit training center for children aged 8 to 18, will be holding a number of events throughout the day on Saturday, September 25th, at the new Osage Beach City Park.  The Adventure 5K Run/Walk will begin at 8:00 a.m. (registration opens at 7:30 a.m.), and a pancake breakfast, softball tournament, kids fun zone, etc., will follow.  Click here to view a flyer, and here to download an entry form.

TURKEY TROT/GOBBLE WOBBLE 5K RUN/WALK (posted July 21st)

Eldon's Turkey Trot/Gobble Wobble 5K is scheduled for Saturday, September 25th.  A link to the registration page isn't yet active, so click here for more information. 

TWO DAM DAYS PADDLE RACE (posted August 12th)

Donna Swall, executive director of the Lake of the Ozarks Watershed Alliance, was interviewed by Michael McSorley on KRMS 1150-AM this morning to talk about several upcoming events, including the Two Dam Days Paddle Race on September 25-26 that the organization is sponsoring.  Click here to listen to that part of the interview discussing Two Dam Days.  (4:21; 2.5MB, MP3 format)

THE FLOYD SANDERS MEMORIAL PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH WALK (updated September 2nd)

A 5K walk will be held on Saturday, October 2nd, in Linn Creek to raise funds for pancreatic cancer research in memory of Floyd Sanders, who was a Camdenton police officer (and a Camden County sheriff's deputy before that).  Floyd passed away on February 11, 2010, at the age of 56 following a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Click here to download an event flyer containing all of the details. 

RUN FOR THE FALLEN (updated August 22nd)

The Lake of the Ozarks' observance of the national Run for the Fallen event held yesterday in Osage Beach was the most special run/walk ever held in Lake area.  The event was held to honor the 110 Missouri soldiers who had lost their lives in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.  Each participant was asked to walk at least one mile for the soldier whose name was printed on their bib.  Fortunately, we had 116 participants, so no soldier went without someone running or walking in their honor.  The event was free, but $282 was raised to help the families of those soldiers whose lives were lost.  

The opening ceremonies were quite emotional, especially when family members of four fallen soldiers in attendance at the event were invited to speak. 

There are a lot of people to thank for this event, including Trish Creach and others at the Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, Pete Leyva of the Osage Beach Police Department, the City of Osage Beach, the volunteers, Hy-Vee, Pickled Pete's, Inn at Grand Glaize, 101.7 The Coyote, Osage Beach Fire Protection District, and members of the Marine honor guard.  (Please let me know if I missed anyone.)  

Participants who would like to find out more about the fallen soldier for whom they were running or walking should go to this webpage.  Enter the soldier's name and hit "submit".

Dan Field of the Lake Sun wrote a nice article about the event.  Read the online version here.

Here are a few photos from the event (click on a thumbnail to see the full size photo).

          

BIKE RIDING ON THE NEW EXPRESSWAY (updated August 16th)

Anyone looking for a traffic-free place to ride a bike should consider the new Highway 54 Expressway in Osage Beach.  Paving work is still in progress, but two miles of roadway is almost done.  Please don't ride on it if you'll be interfering with any construction work going on.  (We have so few places in this area to ride safely that we don't want to lose the chance to ride the Expressway by being inconsiderate to the workers.)  Weekends are your best bet.  Go slowly on your first few loops, since there are some pavement drop-offs and obstacles that could lead to crashes.  You can park near Home Depot and easily get on at the Expressway via the nearby exit ramp without having to ride on Highway 54.

August Update:  Two sections of roadway under construction have just recently been connected, so now you can ride four miles in each direction.  

 

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