Big's Backyard Ultra World Championship:

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Live tracking (for USA competitors only)

Worldwide scoreboard

Live streaming video  (If that doesn't work, go to Daniel Bowie's Facebook page.)

Ultrasignup page (helpful for viewing past results)

Here's a chart (click on it for a larger image) showing the rate of attrition for USA competitors at this year's Big's Backyard Ultra versus last year's open field and, by comparison, the attrition rate at 4 Fore 30.   You can see how the competitors selected for the USA team are an elite group--after 33 hours, only 6 of 14 (43%) have DNF'd, versus 58 of 72 (80%) last year.

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HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY MEET RESULTS FOR OCTOBER 15th & 17th (posted October 18th)

Here are the results for Camdenton runners at the Ozark Conference Championships at Lake Springfield on Saturday:

Complete results for that meet can be found here.

Results for the Tri-County Conference meet that was held in Eldon on Thursday were reported by the Lake Sun.

All of the high school teams will be competing at their respective district meets on October 31st.   The district meets will determine who advances to the state championships the following week.

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GIVE 'EM THE BIRD 5K RUN, 1-MILE WALK & KIDS RACE (posted September 22nd)

The color of the Give 'Em The Bird t-shirts always matches the background color of the logo for that year's race, and with this year's race falling on Halloween, it's only fitting that this year's shirts will be orange.

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Very Important!  To help minimize close contact to others at the race, there will be no race-day registration this year. If you want to participate, you'll have to sign up online, by mail, or in-person at Versailles Total Fitness prior to race day.

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Versailles Total Fitness' tenth annual Give 'Em The Bird (Facebook page) 5K run/walk and 1-mile walk, plus a quarter-mile race for kids, will be held on Halloween (Saturday, October 31st).  It will start at 9:00 a.m. at Versailles Total Fitness (map) at 131 N. Monroe in downtown Versailles. 

Give 'Em The Bird has the biggest "wow" factor of any 5K in the Lake area, including a live radio broadcast and music by race co-sponsor KS95.1, a live singing of the national anthem, the Second Baptist Church choir singing on the church steps along the course route, plenty of course support from the police, firefighters, and volunteers along the closed course, chip timing, really nice technical t-shirts, and a fun race for kids. This race really is the Super Bowl of Lake-area 5Ks, and it perennially attracts a big field with some of the fastest runners in the Lake area and beyond.

This year's event includes a special guest appearance and performance by "The Voice" and "American Idol" country music artist Dexter Roberts. 

Registration is available online, or you can download a registration form to mail to or drop off at Versailles Total Fitness.   The entry fee is $25 if you register on or before October 24th.  The fee rises to $35 from October 25th through 30th.  There will be no race-day registration this year.  Long-sleeved, technical t-shirts can only be guaranteed to those who register by October 9th. 

The quarter-mile kids run will follow the 5K and 1-mile events.  There's no entry fee, but also no t-shirt, for participants.  They will, however, receive finishers ribbons.

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RUNNIN' FOR RONA (posted October 10th)

Rona Schaefer, owner of Abs & Glutes Fitness Center in Linn Creek, was found to have aneurysms in both carotid arteries in her neck. This is a very serious condition, which she announced on the fitness center's Facebook page several weeks ago.

Rona's friends are organizing a 5K run, silent auction and meal to benefit her.  More details will be posted as they become available.

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LAKER 5K TURKEY TROT (posted October 14th)

The 11th annual Laker 5K Turkey Trot will take place on Thanksgiving Day, although COVID-19 is forcing some significant changes for this year's race.

The race will start at 9:00 a.m. at Camdenton High School's baseball field, located just down the hill from the high school's main building.  (Obviously, the pre- and post-race gatherings inside the school won't be happening this year.  I presume the pie-eating contest won't happen, either.) 

The entry fee for those who pre-register on or before November 12th is $20.   Only those who pre-register by November 12th will receive a t-shirt on race day.

The registration fee remains at $20 from November 13th through Wednesday, November 25th, but you won't receive a t-shirt.

Race-day registration will cost $25, and doesn't include a t-shirt.

Online registration and additional race details can be found here.

You're asked to maintain some distance from those around you at the race, and to don a mask when in close proximity to others. 

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4 FORE 30 (updated March 31st) 

Registration is now open for next year's 4 Fore 30 race, to be held on Saturday-Sunday, December 5-6th. With the race no longer limited to 30 hours, the name will be slightly changed to 4 Fore 30 Infinity. Registration and more information can be found here.

4 Fore 30 is now a "golden ticket" race, giving the winner a guaranteed entry into the Super Bowl of "last man standing" races, Big's Backyard Ultra in October 2021.

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TRAIL OF FOUR WINDS 25K (posted September 19th)

Registration is now open for the 2021 Trail of Four Winds 25K trail race (Facebook page).  The race will be held on Saturday, May 1st, at the Lake of the Ozarks State Park.  

Please visit the race's website and UltraSignup page for complete information, and to register. 

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HALF MARATHON, MARATHON & LONGER RUNNING RACES IN MISSOURI AND VICINITY 2020
Date	Race Name	Distances	Location
	NOTE:  HIGHLIGHTED DATES INDICATE THAT THE EVENT'S 2020 DATE HAS NOT YET BEEN ANNOUNCED AND/OR CONFIRMED
Jan 1	Hangover Half Marathon & 5K	Half Marathon & 5K	Leawood, KS
Jan 11	St. Louis Track Club Frostbite Series	20K and 5K	St. Louis, MO
Jan 11	Wildwood Frozen Feet 13.1M Trail Race	Half Marathon	Wildwood, MO
Jan 17-18	David's Trail Endurance Run	Friday night: 5K hike Saturday:  50K, 25K & 7K	Mountain Home, AR
Jan 18	Runner's Choice	10K/20K trail race	Columbia, MO
Jan 19	Argo 13.1	Half Marathon	Kansas City, MO
Jan 19	Chevron Houston Marathon	Marathon & Half	Houston, TX
Jan 25	St. Louis Track Club Frostbite Series	Half Marathon & 4-mile	St. Louis, MO
Jan 25	ROC 7K Trail Run	7K	Columbia, MO
Feb 1	Trail of Four Winds 25K course preview run		Lake of the Ozarks State Park
Feb 1	Chocolate Rush Half Marathon & 5K	Half Marathon & 5K	Olathe, KS
Feb 8	Taum Sauk 50K FatAss (cancelled)	50K	Ironton, MO
Feb 8	963 Beulah Challenge	9/6/3-hour nighttime trail races	Wildwood, MO
Feb 15	Heart of the Ozarks	Half Marathon, relay, 10K & 2-mile	West Plains, MO
Feb 15	Weldon Spring Trail Marathon & 20K	Marathon & 20K	St. Charles, MO
Feb 21-23	Postoak Lodge Challenge Scott Page (85.5 miles); Katie and Stacy Roberts (42.75 miles); Rob Kucsik (29.1 miles)	Friday: Quarter (6.55 miles), Half (13.6 miles) & Full (27.2 miles) Marathons Saturday: 10K, 25K & 50K Sunday:  Quarter, Half & Full Marathons	Tulsa, OK
Feb 22	Psycho Wyco Run Toto Run	50K, 20-mile & 10-mile trail runs	Kansas City, KS
Feb 29	Cabin Reliever 20K, 10K & 5K	20K, 10K & 5K	Rogersville, MO
Feb 29	Castlewood Cup 15K Trail Race	15K	Castlewood State Park, west St. Louis county
Feb 28-29	Lake Ouachita Vista Trail Endurance Runs	100 miles and 100K	Hot Springs, AR
Feb 29	Olympic Marathon Trials		Atlanta, GA
March 1	Little Rock Marathon	Marathon, Half & 10K	Little Rock, AR
March 7	Liberty Hospital Half	Half Marathon & 5K	Kansas City, MO
March 7	The Endurance Trials	12/6/1-hour races	Festus, MO
March 7	Creve Coeur St. Paddy's Day Run	Half marathon & 7K	Creve Coeur, MO
March 7	Ozark Highlands Endurance Run	50K and 21-mile	Norfork, AR
March 7	Run with the Wind 25K cancelled for 2020	25K; solo and 3-person team relay	Sarcoxie, MO
March 8	Quivering Quads Trail Race	Half Marathon and 50K	Cuivre River State Park, Troy, MO
March 13,14,15	3 Days of Syllamo	Day 1:  50K Day 2:  50 miles Day 3:  20K	Blanchard Springs, AR
March 16	Lucky 13.1 Half Marathon & 5K cancelled	Half Marathon & 5K	Peculiar, MO
March 14	Dublin's Pass ShamRox Run	15K & 5K	Springfield, MO
March 20-21	Howard Aslinger Endurance Run cancelled-coronavirus	12/24-hour endurance runs	Cape Girardeau, MO
March 28	Bridge & Dam	Half Marathon, 10K, 5K; Double Down (half+10K) and All-In (half+10K+5K) Challenges	Lake Ozark, MO
March 28	Hogeye Marathon & Relays virtual only	Marathon/Half/Relays	Springdale, AR
March 28	Mission Run in the Ozarks postponed	Marathon/Half/5K	Mountain Home, AR
March 29	GO! St. Louis cancelled-coronavirus	Marathon/Half/10K	St. Louis, MO
March 29	Brew to Brewcancelled-coronavirus	43.5 miles--solo and relays	Kansas City to Lawrence, KS
March ??	Barkley Marathons	100 miles with 60-hour time limit; 60-mile "fun run"	Frozen Head State Park, TN
April 4	Rock the Parkway postponed to Aug 29	Half Marathon & 5K	Kansas City, MO
April 4	Do or Die Half Marathon & 5K postponed	Half Marathon & 5K	Boonville, MO
April 4-5	Ozark Foothills 100 rescheduled to May 24-25	100-Mile/50-Mile/50K/25K trail races	St. Louis, MO
April 4	Run for Missions virtual only	Half Marathon & 5K	Carthage, MO
April 4	Badge of Honor Run postponed	Half Marathon/10K/5K	Poplar Bluff, MO
April 5	Highline Run with Evangel cancelled	Half Marathon & 5K	Springfield, MO
April 11	Wolf Creek Trail Run virtual only	Half Marathon & 6K	Poplar Bluff, MO
April 11	Table Rock Lake Half Marathon & 5K virtual only	Half marathon & 5K	Branson, MO
April 17	Riverboat Series Day 6 (cancelled)	50K/Marathon/Half/10K/5K	Cape Girardeau, MO
April 19	Whidbey Island  Marathon Willard Haley (half) postponed	Marathon/Half/10K/5K	Whidbey Island, WA
April 18	Garmin Marathon cancelled-coronavirus	Marathon/Half/10K	Olathe, KS
April 18	Double Chubb Trail Race (cancelled)	50K & 25K	Eureka, MO
April 20	Boston Marathon postponed-coronavirus	Marathon	Boston, MA
April 24-25	The 24 Hour Lions Roar cancelled	6/12/24 hour run and relays	Columbia, MO
April 25	Illinois Marathon postponed	Marathon/Half/10K/5K	Champaign-Urbana, IL
April 25	Clinton Historic Half Marathon & 5K postponed to Aug 8	Half Marathon & 5K	Clinton, MO
April 25	Frisco Railroad Run postponed to Sept 26	50 miles/50K/ Marathon/Half/8K	Willard, MO
April 25	LX3 cancelled	12/6-hour trail runs	Washington, MO
April 26	Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon postponed to Oct 4	Marathon/Relay/Half/5K	Oklahoma City, OK
April 26	London Marathon postponed	Marathon	London, England
May 2	Trail of Four Winds 25K postponed to Sept 5	25K trail run	Lake of the Ozarks State Park
May 2	Strolling Jim	40-mile, Marathon, 13.2-mile, 10K	Wartrace, TN
May 2	Arkansas Backyard Ultra Championship(inaugural race) postponed to June 20	Last man standing	Cotter, Arkansas
May 3	Rock Star Run (formerly Northland Half) virtual only	Half Marathon & 5K/10K	Riverside, MO (near KC)
May 5	Independence Half Marathon	Half Marathon & 5K	Independence, MO
May 9	Running with the Cows virtual only	Half Marathon & 5K	Bucyrus, KS
May 18	Spirit of Missouri Half Marathon/10K/5K	Half Marathon, 10K & 5K	Whiteman AFB, Knob Noster, MO
May 16	Joplin Memorial Run Half: Scott Gray postponed to Dec 12	Half Marathon, 10K & 5K	Joplin, MO
May 16	Berryman 50-Mile & Marathon cancelled	50-Mile & Marathon	Steelville, MO
May 24-25	Ozark Foothills 100 cancelled	100-Mile/50-Mile/50K/25K trail races	St. Louis, MO
May 25	Screaming Eagle Ultra	1, 3 and 6-hour races	Lake Pomme de Terre
May 30	Last Moose Standing Alysia Maschino	Last man standing	Marshfield, MO
May 30	GO! St. Louis Mississippi Running Festival	82 miles; 3, 6 and 9-person relay teams	Edwardsville, IL
June 6	Go Girl Run--Columbia postponed to Aug 29	Half Marathon & 5K	Columbia, MO
June 6	Hospital Hill Run virtual only	Half Marathon, 7.7-mile & 5K	Kansas City, MO
June 6	War Eagle Trail Running Festival postponed	50K/25K/10K	Hobbs State Park, Rogers, AR
June 8	In2Action Trail Run	Half Marathon & 5K	Columbia, MO
June 8	Run for a Vet	Half Marathon & 5K	Branson, MO
June 9	Race 13.1 St. Louis	Half Marathon & 5K	St. Charles, MO
June 13	Eldon Rock Island Road Race	15K/10K/5K	Eldon, MO
June 14	LOTO Endurance cancelled	Marathon, marathon relay, 6-hour	Lake Ozark, MO
June 18	Heart of the South Road Race	500K	Arkansas to Georgia
June 20	Grandma's Marathon cancelled	Marathon & Half	Duluth, MN
June 20	Arkansas Backyard Ultra Championship(inaugural race) postponed from May 2 cancelled	Last man standing	Cotter, Arkansas
June 27	One More 24 Sober Fun Run cancelled	Run/walk as little or as much as you want in 24 hours	Springfield, MO
July 6	Badwater 135cancelled	135-mile ultramarathon	Death Valley to Mt. Whitney, CA
July 9	Vol State Scott Page	500K (314-mile) race from Missouri to Georgia	Dorena Landing, MO
July 11	Rocky Top 5K cancelled	5K trail race on the Rocky Top Trail in the Lake of the Ozarks State Park	Osage Beach, MO
July 19	Argo 13.1 Half Marathon	Half Marathon	Blue Springs, MO
July 20	Get Your Butt Kicked @ Route 66 cancelled	6-hour run	Eureka, MO
July 20	Psycho Psummer Trail Run cancelled	50K, 20-mile, 10-mile	Kansas City, KS
July 26	Show-Me State Games Road Race	5K/10K	Columbia, MO
Aug 8	Clinton Historic Half Marathon & 5K	Half Marathon & 5K	Clinton, MO
Aug 15	Hillbilly Run	Half Marathon & 5K/10K	Ozark, MO
Aug 15	Harder Than Hell Half Marathon cancelled	Half Marathon	Nixa, MO
Aug 29	Go Girl Run--Columbia cancelled	Half Marathon & 5K	Columbia, MO
Aug 29	Rock the Parkway virtual only	Half Marathon & 5K	Kansas City, MO
Aug 29	Forrest Gump Challenge	Half Marathon & 5K	Branson, MO
Sep 2	Flatlanders 6/12 Hour Run (cancelled)	6 or 12 hours	Fenton, MO
Sep 3 - Sep 7	A Race for the Ages	Endurance run	Manchester, TN
Sep 5	Katy Trail 50/50	100K (cancelled), 50K and 50-mile on the Katy Trail	Dutzow, MO
Sep 5	Trail of Four Winds 25K virtual only	25K trail run	Lake of the Ozarks State Park
Sep 5	Corps of Discovery cancelled	Half Marathon & 5-Mile trail runs	St. Charles, MO
Sep 7	Heart of America Marathon	Marathon	Columbia, MO
Sep 11-12	Superior Fall Trail Race cancelled	100-mile, 50-mile, marathon	Lutsen, MN
Sep 12	GO! Missouri KT82 Trail Relay	82-mile Katy Trail relay race	St. Louis to Hermann, MO
Sep 14	Boston Marathon virtual only	Marathon	Boston, MA
Sep 14	Mark Twain Trail Summit	25-mile group run	Mark Twain Forest
Sep 19	The Barkley Fall Classic	50K	Frozen Head State Park, TN
Sep 19	Pub 2 Pub Half Marathon 5K only; half marathon cancelled	Half Marathon & 5K	Rolla, MO
Sep 20-27	North Face Shaw Bloom Trail Run virtual only	10K & 20K	Gray Summit, MO
Sep 21	Equinox Half Marathon	Half Marathon & 5K	Maryland Heights, MO
Sep 23	Broadway Bridge Run	Half Marathon & 10K	Kansas City, MO
Sep 26	Rockin' Rockwoods Trail Race	53K and Half Marathon	Wildwood, MO
Sep 26	Frisco Railroad Run cancelled	50 miles/50K/ Marathon/Half/8K	Willard, MO
Sep 26	Belleville Main Street Marathon virtual only	Marathon	Belleville, IL
Sep 26	Tulsa Urban Adventure Scott Page (100M); Possible: Stacy Roberts and Gary Braman	Marathon/50M/75M/100M and 100M four-person relay	Tulsa, OK
Sep 27	Quad Cities Marathon virtual only	Marathon/Half/5K	Moline, IL
Sep 28	Roots 'n Blues 'n BBQ Festival cancelled	10K, Half	Columbia, MO
Sep 28	Pony Express Run cancelled	Half Marathon & 5K	St. Joseph, MO
Sep 27	Berlin Marathon	Marathon	Berlin, Germany
Oct 2-3	Frog Hill Half Marathon & 5K/10K	Half Marathon & 10K (5K on Friday evening)	Waynesville, MO
Oct 5	Panther Run	5K/10K/15K	Springfield, MO
Oct 4	Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon cancelled	Marathon/Relay/Half/5K	Oklahoma City, OK
Oct 4	London Marathon elite only	Marathon	London, England
Oct 4	MO' Cowbell Marathon virtual only	5K, Half & Marathon	St. Charles, MO
Oct 6	Grand Country Half Marathon & 5K cancelled	Half Marathon & 5K	Branson, MO
Oct 10	Rock Bridge Revenge	25K/50K	Columbia, MO
Oct 10	Badge of Honor Run	Half Marathon/10K/5K	Poplar Bluff, MO
Oct 11	Trailfest	Half Marathon/10K/5K	Highlandville, MO
Oct 11	Chicago Marathon	Marathon	Chicago, IL
Oct 11	Prairie Fire Marathon	Marathon, Half & 5K	Wichita, KS
Oct 17	Big's Backyard Ultra	Last man standing race	Bell Buckle, TN
Oct 17	FLATS Trail Half Marathon	Half Marathon	Kirksville, MO
Oct 19	Minnie Ha Ha	6- and 12-hour runs	St. Louis, MO
Oct 19	Soaring Wings Half Marathon & 10K	Half Marathon & 10K	Conway, AR
Oct 17	Kansas City Marathon	5K, 10K, Half & Marathon	Kansas City, MO
Oct 18	Des Moines Marathon cancelled	Marathon/Half/5K	Des Moines, IA
Oct 18	Fort Smith Marathon cancelled	Marathon & Half	Fort Smith, AR
Oct 20	Great GO! St. Louis Halloween Race	5K/10K, Half	St. Louis, MO
Oct 24	Timber 'n' Trails	8-mile trail race.  Formerly called the Quivering Quads II Trail Race	Cuivre River State Park, MO
Oct 24	Trail of Tears Three	22.4 miles, Half/10K/5K	Jackson, MO
Oct 25	Spooky Sprint Half (aka "Halloween Hustle")	Half Marathon/10K/5K	Kansas City, MO
Oct 31	Bear Creek Run	Half Marathon	Columbia, MO
Nov 1	Bass Pro Shops	5K, Half & Marathon	Springfield, MO
Nov 1	St. Louis Half Marathon	5K, Half	St. Louis
Nov 1	Gobbler Grind Half Marathon & 5K/10K	Half Marathon & 5K/10K	Kansas City, MO
Nov 1	New York City Marathon	Marathon	New York, NY
Nov 3	Blue Springs Runners' 50/50 cancelled	50K/Marathon/Half Marathon and 4-person marathon relay	Blue Springs, MO
Nov 3	Kansas Half Marathon cancelled	Half Marathon & 5K	Lawrence, KS
Nov 7	The Innsbrook Half Marathon	Half Marathon	Innsbrook, MO
Nov 7-8	Dogwood Canyon Trail Runs Kim Sovcik (15K)	25K/50K on Saturday; 15K on Sunday	Lampe, MO
Nov 7	Ozark Trail 100	100 miles	Steelville, MO
Nov 7	Fayetteville Half Marathon	Half & 5K	Fayetteville, AR
Nov 7	Sanders Saunter virtual only	50K/25K/10K trail races	Lawrence, KS
Nov 7	Longview Half Marathon & 5K/10K	Half Marathon & 5K/10K	Kansas City, MO
Nov 14	Bad Dawg Ultra Endurance Run Katie Roberts (50M) and others	100 miles, 50 miles, 50K and 12-mile ruck/run	Dixon, MO
Nov 14-15	The Skippo Trail Race	10K on Saturday; half marathon/30K/50K relay on Sunday	St. Louis, MO
Nov 17	Pilgrim Pacer Run	5K/10K, Half, Marathon	Shawnee, KS
Nov 21	Honoring Our Heroes	Marathon/Half/5K	Salem to Rolla, MO
Nov 21	White River Marathon for Kenya	Marathon/Half/5K	Cotter, AR
Nov 21	Dead Horse Ultra John Shelby (50K)	50 miles, 50K, & 30K	Moab, UT
Nov 22	Route 66 Marathon cancelled	Half & Marathon	Tulsa, OK
Dec 5	Cheese & Sauerkraut 10-Miler	10 miles	Columbia, MO
Dec 5	St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend cacncelled	Marathon/Half/10K/5K	Memphis, TN
Dec 7	Alternate Chili Trail Run	10 miles	Kansas City, KS
Dec 5	4 Fore 30 Infinity	4.1667-mile loops run hourly until one runner completes one lap more than anyone else	Camdenton, MO
Dec 6	Wildwood Trail Marathon	Marathon	Wildwood, MO (west of St. Louis)
Dec 6	Half & Half / Double Half	Half & Marathon	Tulsa, OK
Dec 12	Joplin Memorial Run	Half Marathon, 10K & 5K	Joplin, MO
Dec 12	Desert Solstice	24-hour run	Phoenix, AZ
Dec 13	Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon Full: Scott Gray; Chris Hein	Marathon/Half/5K	Biloxi, MS
Dec 19	Jacob Wells 3 Bridges Marathon	Marathon	Little Rock, AR
Dec 26	Last Chance Ultra inaugural race	100-mile, 50-mile and 50K	Stockton Lake
Dec 28	Run for the Ranch	Marathon, Marathon Relay, Half and 6-Hour Run	Springfield
2021
March 27	Bridge & Dam	Half Marathon, 10K, 5K; Double Down (half+10K) and All-In (half+10K+5K) Challenges	Lake Ozark, MO
May 1	Trail of Four Winds 25K	25K trail run	Lake of the Ozarks State Park
July 8	Vol State Scott Page & Alysia Maschino	500K (314-mile) race from Missouri to Georgia	Dorena Landing, MO

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TRIATHLONS AND DUATHLONS IN MISSOURI AND VICINITY 2020
Date	Race Name	Distance(s)	Location
	NOTE:  HIGHLIGHTED DATES INDICATE THAT THE EVENT'S 2020 DATE HAS NOT YET BEEN ANNOUNCED AND/OR CONFIRMED
Mar 28	Neosho Sprint Triathlon postponed	Triathlon: 300-yard indoor pool swim, 12.5-mile bike, 3.1-mile run;	Neosho, MO
Apr 26	The Chain of Rocks Bridge Duathlon	1.5-mile run, 12-mile bke, 1.5-mile run	St. Louis, MO
May 17	Kansas City Triathlon postponed to August 23	Sprint: 500-meter swim, 20K bike, 5K run Olympic: 1.5K swim, 40K bike, 10K run Duathlon: 1.5-mile run, 20K bike, 5K run	Kansas City, MO
May 31	St. Louis Triathlon	Sprint:  750-meter swim, 12.4-mile bike, 5K run Olympic:  1500-meter swim, 24.8-mile bike, 10K run	St. Louis, MO
May 31	Ironman Tulsa(postponed) Jim McDermott	2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, 26.2-mile run	Tulsa, OK
June 9	Jefferson City Triathlon & Duathlon(postponed)	Triathlon: 400-meter pool swim, 12-mile bike, 3.1-mile run Duathlon: 12-mile bike, 3.1-mile run	Jefferson City, MO
June 15	Topeka Tinman Triathlon	Short course: 400-meter swim, 13-mile bike, 3.1-mile run Long course: 1,000-meter swim, 19-mile bike, 7-mile run	Topeka, KS
June 22	Anchor City Triathlon	Super Sprint: 1500-meter pool swim, 6.3-mile bike, 1.2-mile run Sprint: 250-meter pool swim, 14.6-mile bike, 3.1-mile run	Centralia, MO
Jun 30	Lake Freebird Triathlon & Duathlon	Triathlon:  660-meter swim, 14-mile bike, 5K run Beginners (non-competitive):  300-meter swim, 10-mile bike, 1.3-mile run Duathlon:  14-mile bike, 5K run	Mountain Grove, MO
Jun 30	Heartland Heat Triathlon	400-meter pool, 12-mile bike, 5K run	Kansas City, MO
July 12	Shawnee Mission Triathlon & Duathlon (cancelled)	Short course: 500-meter swim, 9-mile bike, 3.2-mile run Long course: 1,000-meter swim, 18-mile bike, 4.5-mile run	Shawnee, KS
July 11	Big Shark New Town Kids Triathlon	0.62-mile swim, 20-mile bike, 4-mile run	New Town St. Charles, MO
July 12	Big Shark New Town Triathlon	0.62-mile swim, 20-mile bike, 4-mile run	New Town St. Charles, MO
July 12	Summer Roundup Triathlon	Sprint: 500-meter swim, 12.3-mile bike, 5K run Olympic: 1500-meter swim, 40K bike, 10K run	Jasper, MO
July 20	Mighty Max Kids Triathlon (cancelled for 2019; returns in 2020)	Four age-appropriate distances for children up to age 14	Columbia, MO
July 21	Ballwin Triathlon	300-yard pool swim, 9-mile bike and 3.4-mile run	Ballwin (St. Louis), MO
July 21	Show-Me State Games Triathlon & Duathlon	Triathlon: 0.5-mile swim, 15-mile bike, 3-mile run Duathlon: 15-mile bike, 3-mile run	Columbia, MO
July 27	WIN for KC Women's Triathlon & Duathlon	Triathlon:  500-meter swim, 10-mile bike, 5K run Duathlon:  1.5-mile run, 10-mile bike, 5K run	Smithville, MO
July 27	Route 66 Half Iron Triathlon	1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike, 13.1-mile run	Springfield, IL
July 31	Republic Youth Tigger Tri	Distances to be announced	Republic, MO
Aug 1	Republic Tiger Tri	Super Sprint: 150-yard swim; 6.1-mile bike, 1.5-mile run Classic Sprint: 300-yard swim, 12.2-mile bike, 5K run	Republic, MO
Aug 2	Matt Mason Memorial Cowboy-UP! Triathlon virtual only	500-meter swim, 11-mile bike, 5K run	Kansas City, MO
Aug 9	Stockton Lake Tri Wild-Life Challenge cancelled	Short course: 500-meter swim, 10.4-mile bike, 5K run Long course: 1,000-meter swim, 20.8-mile bike, 10K run	Stockton, MO
Aug 17	Lake St. Louis Triathlon	Short course:  0.25-mile swim, 12.3-mile bike, 2.5-mile run Long course: 0.93-mile swim, 24-mile bike, 10K run	Lake St. Louis, MO
Aug 23	Kansas City Triathlon cancelled	Sprint: 500-meter swim, 20K bike, 5K run Olympic: 1.5K swim, 40K bike, 10K run Duathlon: 1.5-mile run, 20K bike, 5K run	Kansas City, MO
Aug 30	Jefferson City Triathlon & Duathlon(rescheduled date) cancelled	Triathlon: 400-meter pool swim, 12-mile bike, 3.1-mile run Duathlon: 12-mile bike, 3.1-mile run	Jefferson City, MO
Sept 4-6	Trifest for MS	Sprint, super sprint and Olympic distances	Bentonville, AR
Sep 15	Legend Ad Astra Triathlon	Sprint:  500-yard swim, 12-mile bike, 5K run Olympic:  1500-meter swim, 40K bike, 10K run Legend 70:  1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike, 13.1-mile run	Lawrence, KS
Sep 21	Redman Triathlon	Full:  2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, 26.2-mile run Half: 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike, 13.1-mile run	Oklahoma City, OK
Sep 23	Sedalia Duathlon	Short course:  2-mile run, 8-mile bike, 1-mile run Long course:  5K run, 30K bike, 5K run	Sedalia, MO

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CYCLING EVENTS IN MISSOURI AND VICINITY 2020
Date	Race/Event Name	Distance(s)	Location
	NOTE:  HIGHLIGHTED DATES INDICATE THAT THE EVENT'S 2019 DATE HAS NOT YET BEEN ANNOUNCED AND/OR CONFIRMED
April 25	The Epic (gravel road bike races) postponed to July 11	150 and 80 miles	Lake of the Ozarks
April 23	MoBikeFed Ride with Legislators		Jefferson City, MO
May 3	El Chupacabra Grondo	103K gravel road race	Columbia, MO
May 9 postponed	Vino Fondo	42, 75 and 104 miles	Defiance, MO
May 17 postponed to Aug 8	The Hairy Hundred	100-mile gravel road race	Katy Trail near Columbia, MO
May 23-24	Pedaler's Jamboree	Music and cycling event on the Katy Trail	Columbia, MO
May 30	Dirty Kanza	200, 100, 50 and 25 miles	Emporia, KS
June 1	Route 66 Mother Road Bicycle Tour	15, 27, 45, 70 and 100 miles	Carthage, MO
June 8	Cycle for Life	10, 30 and 50 miles	Springfield, MO
June 8	Tour de Cure	10, 30, 50, 62 and 100 miles	St. Charles, MO
June 8-9	Down 'n Dirty	Varies by division	Warsaw, MO
June 13	Queen City Century	22, 45, 60, 82 and 100 miles	Springfield, MO
Jun 9-14	Big BAM	Bicycle ride across Missouri	Columbia to Arrow Rock, MO
June 22	Tour de Lakes	10, 32, 55 and 65 miles	Lee's Summit, MO
July 11	The Epic (gravel road bike races) cancelled	150 and 80 miles	Warsaw, MO
July 20	World Naked Bike Ride--St. Louis		St. Louis, MO
July 20	Show-Me State Games Road Cycling Race	19 and 28 miles	Kingdom City, MO
July 28	Show-Me State Games Mountain Bike Race	1, 1-1/2, and 3 hours	Columbia, MO
Aug 1	MO State Time Trial Championship	20K or 40K, depending on division	St. Charles, MO
Aug 1	Moonlight Ramble	10.5 and 18.5 miles	St. Louis, MO
Aug 2	Tour de Jeff	15-mile nighttime bike ride	Jefferson City, MO
Aug 24	Red Shoe Ride	35, 60 and 100 miles	Columbia, MO
Aug 24	BikeMO	30, 65 and 90 miles (24 and 50 miles for Katy Trail option)	Rocheport, MO
Aug 31 - Sep 2	Singletrackmind Festival (cancelled; resumes in 2020)	Mountain biking, trail runs, etc. on the Two Rivers Bike Trail	Springfield, MO
Sep 7	Pony Express120 Gravel Dash	120- and 75-mile gravel road races	Maryville, KS
Sep 7-8	Bike MS	Four distances offered	Godfrey, IL
Sep 14	Svitak Freedom Ride	10, 25, 40, 67 and 100 miles	Joplin, MO
Sep 23	Rhett's Run	Mountain bike race	Columbia, MO
Sep 29	Tour de BBQ	15, 35 and 62 miles	Overland Park, KS
Sep 28	Hartsburg Hammer	100 and 50 mile gravel road races	Hartsburg, MO
Sep 28-29	Pedal the Cause	15, 25, 37, 50, 75 & 100 miles	St. Louis, MO
Oct 5	Cystic Fibrosis Cycle for Life	25, 50 and 100 miles	O'Fallon, MO
Oct 6-11	Big BAM	Bicycle ride across Missouri	St. Charles to Pleasant Hill, MO
Oct 6	Tour de Wildwood	28 and 45 miles	Wildwood, MO
Oct 6	Tour de Bass Bike Rides	25, 42, 77 and 102 miles	Springfield, MO
Oct 12-13	Hartsburg Pumpkin Festival Ride	9.5 miles from Jefferson City on the Katy Trail
Oct 12	Cuban Gravel Crisis	20, 50 and 100 mile bike rides	Cuba, MO
Oct 18-20	BT Epic	Mountain bike race on the Berryman Trail	Steelville, MO

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PADDLING EVENTS IN MISSOURI AND VICINITY 2020
Date	Race Name & River	Distance(s) & Boat Type	Location
	NOTE:  HIGHLIGHTED DATES INDICATE THAT THE EVENT'S 2016 DATE HAS NOT YET BEEN ANNOUNCED AND/OR CONFIRMED
May 9 cancelled	Spring 12 Race	12 miles	Osage River--Mari-Osa to Bonnots Mill
June 6 cancelled	Osage Sun Run	Race: 30 miles Fun Run: 14 miles	Osage River
June 22	MO River Ramble	26-mile fun paddle	Jefferson City to Chamois on the Missouri River
July 12	Niangua Darter	Paddle on Big Niangua from Whistle Bridge to Ha Ha Tonka	Lake of the Ozarks
Aug 29	Race for the Rivers (Missouri River)	20 and 30 miles; canoes & kayaks	Washington, MO
Sep 8	Firecracker Race (Mississippi River -- Alton Pool)	Canoes & kayaks -- 12 miles Paddlboards -- 3 miles	Alton, IL
Sep xx (cancelled for 2020)	Fall 36 Race (Osage, Missouri and Gasconade Rivers)	36 miles Canoes, kayaks & paddleboards	Starts near Loose Creek; ends at Gasconade
Oct 10	Race to the Dome (Missouri River)	Providence (26.6 miles) or Hartsburg (15.8 miles) to Jefferson City	Jefferson City, MO