WEEKEND EVENTS FOR MAY 17 - 18

We're racing locally this weekend, with the Run with the Cops, Not from the Cops 5K/10K on Saturday morning at the Eldon Air Park.  Race-day registration opens at 8:00 a.m., and the race starts at 8:20 a.m.  It's uncertain whether there will be a 5K race in Eldon on Independence Day, so with the cancellation of the Rock Island Road Race, this may be your only chance to race in Eldon this year.  More details about the race can be found in the listing further down this column under "Upcoming Events".

Elsewhere:

Mark Twain National Forest (Potosi):

Berryman 50-Mile & Marathon, Saturday

Springfield:

Joggin' for Noggins 5K, Battlefield, Saturday
Dirt Day 5K, Saturday
Head & Heart 5K, Saturday

Kansas City:

Brandon Russell's Flash Dash 5K, Saturday
MGA Triple Crown Showdown 5K, Sunday
Kansas City Triathlon, Sunday

St. Louis area:

Ferguson Twilight Run 5K/10K, Saturday evening
Vino Fondo and Grindo Fondo (timed bike rides), Defiance, Saturday
Make Tracks Through the Zoo 5K, Forest Park, Sunday

Check out Big River Running Company's calendar for more St. Louis area event this weekend.

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CAPITAL CITY RACE (5K/10K/HALF MARATHON) (posted May 12th)

At least ten runners from the Lake area traveled to Jefferson City on Saturday for the third annual Capital City Race, which offered 5K, 10K and half marathon distance options.   (The 5K results are incomplete, showing only the top ten finishers in each age group.)

Here are the results for our locals:

Results can be found here. 

The race had 308 total finishers, up 18% from 261 last year.  Here are the number of finishers, by distance, in the race's three-year history.

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BRIDGE THE GAP TO HEALTH RACE (posted May 12th)

It's been six years since anyone from the Lake area traveled to Quincy, Illinois to compete in the Bridge the Gap to Health Half Marathon & 5K/10K.

Two Versailles runners were there for this year's race.  Jasey Sparks and the amazing 73 year-old Marvin Bescheinen ran the half marathon (presumably together) and finished seconds apart. Jasey finished in 2:04:15, placing 12th among 44 women, while Marvin finished in 2:04:24, placing 37th among 59 men.  (Very strangely, age-group results aren't posted.) 

Complete race results can be found here. 

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LAKE REGIONAL 5K/10K FUN RUN & HONOR WALK (posted May 3rd)

Here are links to the Lake Regional 5K/10K results:

5K results, by finish order

5K division winners

10K results, by finish order

10K division winners

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LAKE OF THE OZARKS ENDURANCE RUNS  (posted May 3rd)

The results from Saturday's Trail of Four Winds 25K trail race, LOZ Traverse trail run/paddling race, and Wandering Bobcat 5-mile trail race held at the Lake of the Ozarks State Park are posted on UltraSignup at this link.

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MUDDY RIVER MARATHON, MARATHON RELAY & HALF MARATHON (posted May 3rd)

The Muddy River Marathon, Marathon Relay & Half Marathon took place on Saturday in Cape Girardeau.  The race attracts runners mostly from southeast Missouri, southern Illinois and Tennessee.  This year's race included a runner from the Lake area for the first time in the race's five year history.

Camden Schmitz of Osage Beach placed 6th overall (of 69 finishers) in the marathon with a 3:18:13 finish.  He took 3rd (of 14) in the men's 20-29 age group.  Other than Tucker Seise, no one from the Lake area has run a marathon faster than that since 2019. 

Complete race results can be found here.

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RUN WITH THE COPS, NOT FROM THE COPS 5K/10K (posted April 5th)

The Miller County Sheriff's Office's Run with the Cops, Not from the Cops 5K/10K will be held on Saturday, May 17th, at the Air Park (adjacent to the aquatic center) in Eldon.

Race-day registration opens at 8:00 a.m.  The race will start at 8:20 a.m.  Entry fees are $30 for the 10K and $20 for the 5K.

T-shirts are only guaranteed to those who register on or before May 9th. Any registration received after May 9th will receive a shirt on a first-come, first-serve basis until supplies run out.

Click here to register online.

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RUN FOR THE HORSES 5K RUN/WALK (posted May 6th)

This race was announced early last month, but details are now available and registration is now open.

The Missouri Forget-Me-Not Horse Rescue & Sanctuary's (Facebook page) Run for the Horses 5K will be held on Saturday, June 21st at the Linn Creek City Park. The race starts at 7:30 a.m., with race-day registration opening at 6:30.

The entry fee is $25 for those who pre-register by June 15th, and $30 after that.  For children under age 12, the entry fee is $10.  To guarantee a t-shirt on race day, you must pre-register by June 15th.

A mail-in registration form can be downloaded here (or, in .pdf format, here.)

Online registration isn't yet available due to a missing link to the event on the rescue's events page, but I've notified them of that.

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