Barkley Marathons: Lazarus Lake's super-secret sufferfest apparently didn't take place last week. (He was busy musing about microwave ovens on his Facebook page.)  That makes it much more likely that it's coming this week. (And if not this week, then next week becomes very likely.)

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SHAMROCK SHUFFLE 5K/15K/BEER MILE (posted March 17th)

A 15 year-old runner from Texas spoiled Tucker Seise's goal of a second overall 5K victory at the Shamrock Shuffle in Springfield on Saturday. Three years ago, Tucker ran an 18:49 and took first among 280 competitors. He shaved more than a minute off that this year, finishing in 17:30, but that was 11 seconds behind the winner--though still ahead of 335 others.

Brittany Parrish also ran the 5K, finishing in 26:57. That placed Brittany fourth (of 38) in the highly competitive women's 30-39 age group.

Complete race results can be found here.   Below are the number of finishers, by distance, since the race's inception in 2022.

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Other weekend races:

St. Louis' St. Patrick's Day Parade Run on Saturday had 1,817 finishers in the 5-mile race, and 548 in the 3K. Both were down slightly from last year.  This was once one of the biggest races in the St. Louis area, with over 9,000 finishers.

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BRIDGE AND DAM HALF MARATHON & 5K/10K (posted March 5th)

We're now just weeks aways from the 2025 Bridge and Dam Half Marathon, 10K & 5K (Facebook page).  This is the largest race--and now, in its eleventh year, one of the oldest--in the Lake area. 

The race will It will be held on Saturday, April 12th, in Lake Ozark.  The race starts at 7:30 a.m.

There are a number of improvements and added amenities over previous years' races, so be sure to visit the race's website to learn about them.

If you can't race, please consider volunteering.  It's easy, rewarding, and helps makes this race possible. Sign up by sending an e-mail to heyguys@fundruns.org.

Online registration is available here. Check out who's already registered here.

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CENTRAL OZARKS MEDICAL CENTER'S "PACING FOR PATIENTS 5K COLOR (posted March 5th)

It's been so long (my search through the archives says about 10 years) since we last had a color run in the Lake area that I'm not sure many of our newer runners even know what one is, much less participated in one. For you newbies, basically it's a 5K run where volunteers along the course and at the finish line toss colored corn starch at you, and you end up looking like a human rainbow. (Color runs died out in the mid/late 2010s, taking glow runs, electric runs, mud runs, and similar, faddish runs with them.) 

If you're feeling nostalgic or want to try your first one, a color run is coming to the Lake. The Central Ozarks Medical Center is putting on the Pacing for Patients 5K Color Run on Saturday, April 5th at the Tri-County YMCA in Osage Beach. The run starts at 7:30 a.m.

After the color run, COMC will have a health fair and farmers market from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.  

For more information or to register for the color run, click here.  For more information about the health fair, visit the event's Facebook page.

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