JAYNA SLADE, REST IN PEACE

Jayna Slade was one of the four founders--the others being Kari Salsman, Holly Thomas and Jennifer Wrye--of the Ta-Ta Trot 5K, a race organized in memory of Betty White, an Eldon teacher who had passed away from breast cancer. The race was held in Eldon for seven years, from 2012 to 2018, and the inaugural race was notable because there were 277 runners and walkers registered for it, making it the largest local race ever held up until that time.  

Besides being a race organizer, Jayna was a 5K walker, who eventually became a runner and went on to complete several half marathons. Beyond that, though, Jayna was a wonderful woman. I always enjoyed seeing and talking to her at our races in Eldon.

Sadly, Jayna passed away at the age of 46 last week in Columbia, where she lived for about the last six years. You can read her obituary and information about a celebration of life service being held at the Lake of the Ozarks State Park this coming Sunday (June 7th) here. 

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In light of the above news, I'll wait a day to post news about this past weekend's races.

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HOSPITAL HILL RUN (posted May 18th)

The 53rd annual Hospital Hill Run was held in Kansas City on Saturday.  Hospital Hill is one of the oldest running races in the state--only the Columbia Track Club's Heart of America Marathon, which was first held in 1960, is known to be older.

Five runners from the Lake area participated at Saturday's race.   Their results are below:

Complete race results can be found here. 

Total participation was down 7% from 2025.  Shown below are the number of finishers, by race distance, since 2016.  (The anomalous increase in 2023 was due to commemorative jackets and medals being handed out for the race's 50th anniversary.)

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BREW TO BREW 5K RUN/WALK (posted May 8th)

The second annual Brew to Brew 5K will take place on Saturday, June 6th in Osage Beach.  This year, the race starts and ends at the Lake of the Ozarks Brewing Co. on the west end of Osage Beach Parkway, with the turnaround being located at The Sanctuary Brewery, near Culver's and Osage Beach City Hall.

The race starts at 11:00 a.m.  Race-day registration will be open from 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. at the Lake of the Ozarks Brewing Company.

To receive a t-shirt, you need to register by May 22nd.

To register online or for more information, click here.

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RUN FOR THE HORSES 5K RUN/WALK (posted May 20th)

Registration is open for the Missouri Forget-Me-Not Horse Rescue & Sanctuary's (Facebook page) 14th annual Run for the Horses 5K.  The race will be held on Saturday, June 13th 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 1st, and $30 after that.  For children under age 12, the entry fee is $10.  A virtual race option, which includes a t-shirt, is also available.  To guarantee a t-shirt on race day, you must pre-register by June 1st.

A mail-in registration form can be downloaded here.

Online registration is available at this link. 

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