WEEKEND EVENTS FOR JUNE 28 - 29

There are no local races this weekend.  Local racing resumes next week with the City of Eldon's Firecracker 5K on Friday, July 4th.  (If you want a t-shirt, you must register before the end of Friday, June 27th.) 

Elsewhere:

Hermann:

Adam Puchta Winery Wine & Swine 5K, Saturday

Columbia:

Zou-Mania, 2.8-mile run on Friday evening, and 1-mile/5K/10K races (with staggered starts) on Saturday morning

Stockton Lake:

Mudskipper Missouri (7.6K/15.2K run/swim and 1K/3K/6K open water swims), Sunday

Rogersville:

ConcreteMan & ConcreteKids Triathlon, kids on Friday evening, adults on Saturday (LOTO participants: Jim McDermott)

Kansas City area:

All American 4 & 8 Mile, Saturday

St. Louis and vicinity:

The Macklind Mile, Saturday
Blue Line Run (5K), Wentzville, Sunday
St. Louis Triathlon and St. Louis 6K, Creve Coeur Lake, Sunday

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RUN FOR THE HORSES 5K RUN/WALK (posted June 21st)

Results from Saturday's race can be found at these links:

Overall results, by finish order

Top three finishers in each division

I'll try to post the photos and a brief race report in a few days.

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CLINTON HISTORIC HALF MARATHON & 5K (postedJune 16th)

You have to go back all the way to 2018 to find when the last Lake-area runner (remember Jade Fletcher?) participated in the Clinton Historic Half Marathon & 5K (Facebook). That drought ended on Saturday, when Kyle Stone of Kaiser ran the half marathon, finishing in 1:58:31, and placing fifth (of nine) in the men's 30-39 age group.

Complete results can be found here.

Total participation was up 13% from 2024, with an increase in the 5K more than offsetting a drop in the half marathon. Here are the total number of finishers, by distance, since the race's inception in 2017.

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UTAH VALLEY MARATHON, HALF MARATHON & 5K/10K (posted June 9th)

Two Lake-area runners were in Provo, Utah visiting family this past weekend, and took advantage of temperatures in the 60s with low humidity, but at an elevation of 4,500 ft., to run at the Utah Valley Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K/10K. 

Competing in the half marathon were Bruce and Teresa Kusgen of Camdenton.  (Bruce and Teresa ran the Bridge & Dam 5K in April, where they each won their respective 50-59 age groups.)

At Utah Valley, Bruce and Teresa ran and finished together, in 2:20:07. That placed Bruce 32nd (of 40) in his age group, while Teresa was 30th (of 58) in hers.

Billed as "Utah's Most Breathtaking Marathon", Utah Valley had 973 full and 1,317 half finishers at Saturday's race.

Complete race results, with links to finish line photos, can be found here.

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CITY OF ELDON FIRECRACKER 5K RUN/WALK (posted June 10th)

The City of Eldon's Firecracker 5K Run/Walk will be held on Friday, July 4th.  The race willl start at 7:30 a.m. at the Public Safety Building at 111 S. Oak St.   Race-day registration opens at 6:45 a.m.

The entry fee is $20 if you register by the pre-registration deadline of June 27th.   After that date, the fee is $25. T-shirts will only be provided to those who pre-register by June 27th. 

Click here for more information, and to register online. A mail-in registration form can be downloaded here.

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CHRISTMAS IN JULY 5K RUN/WALK (posted May 19th)

The Tri-County YMCA's eighth annual Christmas in July 5K Run/Walk will be held at the YMCA in Osage Beach on Saturday, July 26th. To beat the July heat, the race will start at 7:00 a.m., with race-day registration opening at 5:30 a.m.

The entry fee is $30 through June 30th, and $35 thereafter. T-shirts can only be guaranteed to those who register by June 30th.

The link to online registration isn't yet working.

Click for a mail-in registration form with additional race details.

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