Other weekend races (September 19 - 20th):

Three runners from the Lake area traveled to Springfield on Saturday for the Running from Squatch 5K/10K/Half. The YMCA's Kim Sovcik did the 10K, finishing in 1:31:29, and placing 54th among 65 women.  Forty-five runners took on the "Squatch-Fecta", consisting of the 5K, 10K and half marathon. (Results for that race showed more split and pace information than I've ever seen before--42 columns of data.)  Rebeka Lortz of Lake Ozark finished the Squatch-Fecta in 5:40:58, placing 24th of 44 finishers.  Austin Reed of Rocky Mount ran the 10K (2:31:00) and half (2:42:58), but not the 5K, so he was listed as DNF.

The biggest race in the state this weekend was the Kansas City Zoo's Run for the Hornbills 5K. They had 2,242 participants in the race, down barely from 2,315 last years. 

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HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY MEET RESULTS FOR SEPTEMBER 19th (posted September 21st)

Here are the top finishers for our local high school cross country teams at meets held on Saturday.

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RUN THE ROCK (posted September 14th)

The Top of the Rock Ozarks Heritage Preserve, located south of Branson along the shore of Table Rock Lake, is owned by Johnny Morris, the founder of Bass Pro Shops. Each September, runners get a chance to run through the preserve at the Run the Rock three- and six-mile races.  Run the Rock is part of the Bass Pro Fitness Series.

Three of our Lake-area runners participated this year, all in the six-mile race.  Marlisa Nolan, who was competing at this race for the third year in a row, finished the six-mile race in 1:06:52. That place Marlisa seventh (of 18) in the women's 55-59 age group. 

Dan Robertson earned a second-place finish in the men's 65-69 age group by finishing in 56:51.  There were 10 runners in that age group.

Another second-place age-group finish was turned in by Theresa Fuentes of Camdenton.  Theresa crossed the line in 1:10:34, ahead of eight others in the 60-64 age group.

There were 356 and 279 finishers of the six-mile and three-mile races, respectively. The total of 635 was up 15% over last year. 

Complete race results can be found here.

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HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY MEET RESULTS FOR SEPTEMBER 11-12th (posted September 14th)

Here are the top finishers for our local high school cross country teams at meets held on Friday/Saturday.

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Other weekend races (September 12 - 13th):

Never saw this happen before: The top two finishers at the Neon Night 5K in Springfield on Saturday were apparently identical twins. Tyler and Alex Bossing, both 28 years of age, finished in 17:30 beating 200 others to the finish line. I looked, but didn't see any finish line photos for the race.

The biggest race in the state this weekend was the Plaza 10K in Kansas City, with 1,985 finishers. That compares to 1,721 last year. They added a 2-mile race this year that attracted 203 participants.

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THUNDER MOUNTAIN CHALLENGE (posted September 4th)

A brand-new, Lake-area race will debut on Saturday, October 3rd.  The Thunder Mountain Challenge starts at the famous Bridal Cave tourist attraction northwest of Camdenton, and goes up the infamous Thunder Mountain hill to the scenic lookout--about a 300 feet gain in elevation--before descending a half-mile to the turnaround.

Three race options are available: the Bridal 5Kave, which is a three-loop, 5K race; a 3-hour race; and a 6-hour race.  All races start at 7:00 a.m.

The race is limited to 75 participants.

Complete details can be found at the race's Ultrasignup page.

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CENTRAL OZARKS MEDICAL CENTER'S PRETTY IN PINK BUBBLE RUN 5K/10K (posted September 4th)

The Central Ozarks Medical Center will hold its second annual Pretty in Pink Bubble Run 5K/10K on Saturday, October 10th, starting at their facility in Camdenton at 1652 N. Business Route 5. The race starts at 9:00 a.m. The race webpage says that the finish line is at Ozarks Amphitheater. 

Only those who register on or before October 6th are guaranteed a t-shirt.

For more information or to register, click here. The event's Facebook page has additional information.  COMC's Facebook page is here.

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I'll post details of these upcoming events as soon as I can. Until then, here are links to them:

Saturday, October 17: Oktoberfest .5K and 5K

Saturday, November 7:  Phylicia Carson Memorial 5K

Saturday, November 14: Ozark Diamond Gauntlet 3/6/9/12-Hour and 1-Lap Races

Thanksgiving Day, November 26: LOTO Turkey Trot 5K and Fun Run