Vol State 500K (Friday night update): 

36 hours into the race, the crewed race leader checked in at mile 160, and has a 31-mile lead.  The screwed leader was at mile 122, with just a 2-mile lead.

Of the 121 starters, 13 have since called it quits.  Daily high temperatures are going to be at or near 100 until next Thursday, so lots of attrition is likely before then.

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WEEKEND EVENTS FOR JULY 13 - 14

A hot, humid weekend is in store for us, with morning lows only around 70° and afternoon highs in the 90s.  There are no local races this weekend, but we'll be back to racing locally next weekend, with the YMCA's Christmas in July 5K on Saturday, July 20th.

Devil's Elbow (near St. Robert):

Ultra Sweaty Santa (6-hour race), free, Saturday

Kansas City:

Sunglasses Run 5K, Saturday
Donot Stop Half Marathon & 5K/10K, St. Joseph

St. Louis and vicinity:

Big Shark New Town Triathlon, St. Charles, Sunday (kids triathlon on Saturday)

Branson:

Branson's Great Bacon Race 5K & Half Marathon, Saturday

St. Joe State Park:

Miner Tough Weekend, 5-mile and half marathon trail runs on Saturday, mountain bike races on Sunday

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Weekend race results (July 4 - 7):

The top finishers of the Firecracker 5K in Eldon on July 4th are pictured in the photos posted on the Parks and Recreation Dept.'s Facebook page.  Tucker Seise was the overall winner. Pete Groce, Sarah Wood and Janelle Burke were the only other podium finishers I recognize.

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ZOU-MANIA (posted July 2nd)

Tucker Seise nearly pulled off a complete sweep at the inaugural Zou-Mania event last weekend in Columbia. The Friday evening and Saturday morning event included four races of varying distances--1-mile, 2.8-mile, 5K and 10K. The races had staggered starting times, so participants could compete in all of them.

Tucker won the 1-mile, 2.8-mile, and 5K races.  He took second in the 10K, and the 10K's King of the Hill quarter-mile challenge, both behind a runner from New Jersey.  Here are the results for our Lake-area runners:

Complete race results can be found here.

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Other weekend races (June 29 - 30):

The fastest runners in the St. Louis area, plus some from elsewhere, competed last Saturday at The Macklind Mile, . The men's winner finished in 4:17, and the women's winner in 4:57. Eighty-seven of the men finished in under 5 minutes. The women's winner was the only one to break 5:00; fifty-nine others managed to break 6:00. Full results can be found here.

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

The Tri-County YMCA's seventh annual Christmas in July 5K Run/Walk will be held at the YMCA in Osage Beach on Saturday, July 20th. To beat the July heat, the race will start at 7:00 a.m., with race-day registration opening at 6:00 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.

Online registration is available here.

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

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