Race Across America: The leading solo rider is in eastern Kansas as of early Saturday evening, about 215 miles from the Lake of the Ozarks. He should reach the checkpoint at the Signal gasoline station in Camdenton sometime around noon on Sunday, give or take a few hours, depending on how much rest time he takes. More solos will follow from Sunday through Tuesday. The relay teams started in California on Saturday, and they should be passing through the Lake area between Tuesday and Friday.

If you should see a rider ahead of you while driving on Highway 54, please be careful and move over, if at all possible.  The racers--and their support crews--are often seriously sleep-deprived by time they reach the Lake area, and that can be dangerous--particularly at night.   A friendly honk or wave is always appreciated.

You're welcome to visit the Signal station and talk to the racers and support crews.  Most are from foreign countries and many don't speak English, so don't expect any deep conversations.

You can follow the race progress here.

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WEEKEND EVENTS FOR JUNE 14 - 15

There are no local races this coming weekend.  Next weekend is the Missouri Forget-Me-Not Horse Rescue and Sanctuary's Run for the Horses 5K on Saturday in Linn Creek.  Registration and race details can be found by scrolling down this column to "Upcoming Events".

Elsewhere:

Columbia:

Hope for Heroes 5K, Saturday
In2Action Trail Run (non-competitive half marathon and 3-mile fun runs), Rock Bridge State Park, Saturday

Clinton:

Clinton Historic Half Marathon & 5K, Saturday

Springfield:

Splish Splash Dash 5K, Willard, Saturday
ALO: Freedom Run 5K, Saturday

Branson:

Run the Line 5K/10K, Saturday (to be rescheduled--part of trail is underwater)

Kansas City area:

Hometown Half Marathon & 5K/10K, Parkville, Saturday
Village Shalom Father's Day Run (5K/10K), Sunday

St. Louis area:

Run by Faith 5K, St. Peters, Saturday
Love to Run St. Charles 5K/10K/Half Marathon, Saturday
Hometown Half Marathon & 5K/10K, Sunday
GO! St. Louis All-American 5K, Kirkwood/Webster Groves, Sunday

Cotter, Arkansas:

Cotter Bridge Ultra (1/3/6/12 hours), formerly the Arkansas Backyard Ultra Championship, the race mimics backyard ultras, but with fixed race-length options, Saturday

Destin, Florida to Castle Rock, Georgia:

The Last Annual Heart of the South Road Race (351 miles), starts Thursday, June 12th; ends June 22nd

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UTAH VALLEY MARATHON, HALF MARATHON & 5K/10K (posted June 9th)

Two Lake-area runners were in Provo, Utah visiting family this past weekend, and took advantage of temperatures in the 60s with low humidity, but at an elevation of 4,500 ft., to run at the Utah Valley Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K/10K. 

Competing in the half marathon were Bruce and Teresa Kusgen of Camdenton.  (Bruce and Teresa ran the Bridge & Dam 5K in April, where they each won their respective 50-59 age groups.)

At Utah Valley, Bruce and Teresa ran and finished together, in 2:20:07. That placed Bruce 32nd (of 40) in his age group, while Teresa was 30th (of 58) in hers.

Billed as "Utah's Most Breathtaking Marathon", Utah Valley had 973 full and 1,317 half finishers at Saturday's race.

Complete race results, with links to finish line photos, can be found here.

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

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 1st.

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

Online registration is available at this link. 

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CITY OF ELDON FIRECRACKER 5K RUN/WALK (posted June 10th)

The City of Eldon's Firecracker 5K Run/Walk will be held on Friday, July 4th.  The race willl start at 7:30 a.m. at the Public Safety Building at 111 S. Oak St.   Race-day registration opens at 6:45 a.m.

The entry fee is $20 if you register by the pre-registration deadline of June 27th.   After that date, the fee is $25. T-shirts will only be provided to those who pre-register by June 27th. 

Click here for more information, and to register online. A mail-in registration form can be downloaded here.

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CHRISTMAS IN JULY 5K RUN/WALK (posted May 19th)

The Tri-County YMCA's eighth annual Christmas in July 5K Run/Walk will be held at the YMCA in Osage Beach on Saturday, July 26th. To beat the July heat, the race will start at 7:00 a.m., with race-day registration opening at 5:30 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.

The link to online registration isn't yet working.

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

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