WEEKEND EVENTS FOR NOVEMBER 8 - 9

There are no local races this coming weekend.  Next weekend is the 4 Fore 30 Infinity backyard ultra at Ballparks National in Macks Creek, and the Honoring Our Heroes Marathon/Half/10K/5K in Rolla.

The Missouri State High School Cross Country Championships take place Friday and Saturday in Columbia. The Osage boys and girls teams, and seven runners from Camdenton, Versailles and Eldon, will compete on Friday in the Class 3, 4 and 5 championships. Macks Creek's lone state qualifier, Carter Ferrell, competes in the Class 1 championship race on Saturday.

There's going to be a big drop in temperatures from Saturday to Sunday, with Sunday night lows dropping into the mid 20s.  Slightly warmer temperatures will return on Tuesday.

Elsewhere:

Jefferson City:

JC Association of Realtors Riverside Run 5K, Saturday

Lampe (near Branson):

Dogwood Canyon Trail Runs, 25K & 50K on Saturday, 15K on Sunday.  All distances are sold out.

Kansas City and vicinity:

Veterans Day 5K & 10K, Parkville, Saturday

Republic:

Ruck 'n' Run (5.56K, 7.62K, 11.11K or 30K), Saturday

St. Louis and vicinity:

Veterans Day 5K, Downtown, Saturday
Run Walk Breathe 5K, Chesterfield, Saturday
St. Louis Half Marathon & 5K, Forest Park, Sunday

Vienna, Illinois:

Tunnel Hill 100 (100M/50M/Marathon), Saturday.  

Bella Vista, Arkansas:

Back 40 Trail Races (40 miles/20 miles/13 miles/5 miles), Saturday

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TCS New York City Marathon:  The women's course record fell at Sunday's TCS New York City marathon.  Hellen Obiri of Kenya, a two-time Boston winner and one-time New York winner, won for a second time in New York, finishing in 2:19:51.  She had one close competitor at the 25-mile mark, then pulled ahead for good and had a 16-second margin of victory. 

The men's race was also a two-man race at mile 25.  Benson Kipruto of Kenya eventually pulled ahead of fellow countryman Alexander Mutiso, and had about a 25-foot lead with 100 meters to go.  Mutiso then put on an incredible sprint, and nearly claimed the victory.  He finished behind Kipruto by about 0.2 seconds.  Both were given finish times of 2:08:09.

Arguably the greatest marathoner of all time, Eliud Kipchoge, finished in 2:14:xx, and has now accomplished his goal of completing all six Marathon Majors (Boston, London, Berlin, Tokyo, Chicago and New York).  (Next year, the Sydney Marathon will become a seventh Marathon Major.)  Kipchoge is reportedly looking at doing trail and ultramarathon races in the future. 

Update:  The race results have now been posted.  Grant Lutz of Eldon finished in 5:59:61.  That placed Grant 4,552nd (of 4,706) in the men's 25-29 age group.

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BASS PRO SHOPS FITNESS SERIES MARATHON, MARATHON RELAY, HALF MARATHON & 5K (posted November 2nd)

Eight Lake-area runners competed at the Bass Pro Shops Fitness Series marathon, half marathon and 5K in Springfield on Sunday.  That was way down from a total of nineteen in 2024.  (The 2014 Bass Pro still stands as the out-of-town race with the most Lake-area runners ever, with 40.)

We had two notable performances by our locals.

Marlisa Nolan knocked an impressive 35 minutes off last year's marathon finish time to win the women's 55-59 age group over two others.  Marlisa finished in an outstanding 4:33:42.

It's been a long time since Dan Robertson's name has been spotted in any race results, so it was a very pleasant surprise to see that Dan, now 65, is still running--and running very well.  In the half marathon, Dan took third (of 10) in the men's 65-69 age group with an excellent 2:05:55 finish.

Here are the results for our Lake-area runners. If I missed anyone in the listing below, please let me know.

Complete race results can be found here.

Total participation of 2,981 solo finishers was up 15% from last year, with increases experienced at every race distance.  It was also just about 200 shy of the race record of 3,175 set in 2014, when interest in running began declining.  Here are the total number of finishers, by distance, since 2016:

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HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY DISTRICT MEET RESULTS FOR NOVEMBER 1st (posted November 1st)

At Saturday's district meets, 17 of our Lake-area high school cross country runners qualified as individuals for the state championships to be held this coming Friday and Saturday at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia. The Class 3, 4 and 5 championships will be held on Friday, followed by the Class 1 and 2 championships on Saturday.  

For the eighth year in a row, the Osage girls team will be going to state, after having beaten all other teams at the district race.

For the second year in a row, the Osage boys team will also be going to state.  They took second place in the team standings at their district. 

The top four teams and top 30 runners at each district race qualified for the state championships.  Below are the results for all of our local runners.  The names of those who qualified as individuals appear in red.

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HONORING OUR HEROES MARATHON, MARATHON RELAY, HALF MARATHON, 10K & 5K (posted October 9th)

The eleventh Honoring Our Heroes race will take place on Saturday, November 15th. 

The 10K and 5K start and end in Rolla.  The point-to-point marathon and marathon relay races start in Salem and end in Rolla.  The half marathon starts at the marathon halfway point, and also ends in Rolla.  Bus transportation is provided to the full and half marathon starting points.

An expo and pasta party (free to race participants) takes place Friday evening.

Complete race information is available here. Online and mail-in registration information is here.

Check out the race's Facebook page for still more information.

Veterans and active-duty military members--and their family members--get a 50% discount on their entry fees.

Seven-time HOH marathon finisher April Leonard of Eldon is a race ambassador, and can provide you a discount code on your entry fee.  (Note: Discount codes can't be stacked.)  E-mail her here.

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4 FORE 30 INFINITY (posted October 27th) 

The eighth annual 4 Fore 30 Infinity (Facebook) backyard ultra takes place on Saturday, November 15th at the Ballparks National baseball/softball complex west of Camdenton.  The race will start at 7:00 a.m., and end when the last runner in the race finishes one more lap of the 4.16-mile course.  Kids' Harbor will again being the race's nonprofit beneficiary.

This will be the final year of 4 Fore 30, so if you're looking to set a personal backyard best, or to see just how far you can push yourself, this is your last, best chance to do so in the Lake area.

Registration and complete details about the race can be found here.

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LOTO TURKEY TROT 5K (posted November 1st)

The 16th annual LOTO Turkey Trot 5K will take place on Thanksgiving Day (November 27th) at Camdenton High School.   A 1-mile fun run starts at 7:45 a.m., followed by the 5K at 8:30 a.m. Race-day registration opens at 7:00 a.m.

The entry fees are $20 for the 1-mile fun run and $25 for the 5K through Thursday, November 13th. On race day, the entry fees rise to $30.  (Discounts are available to families of four or more.)  Only those who register by November 13th will be guaranteed a t-shirt on race day. 

Online registration and additional race details can be found here.

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