WEEKEND EVENTS FOR JUNE 21 - 22

One of the few races around the state this weekend is happening right here at the Lake.  The 13th annual Run for the Horses 5K, benefiting the Missouri Forget-Me-Not Horse Rescue and Sanctuary, takes place Saturday at the Linn Creek City Park.  The race starts at 7:30 a.m., with race-day registration opening at 6:30. If you've never run this race, the course is one of the flattest and most scenic in the Lake area. The course also offers plenty of shade, and multiple opportunities to jump in the lake if you wish to cool off mid-race. A few of the rescue horses are likely to participate, so keep an eye out for any road apples on the course.

Saturday will be the hottest day of the year thus far, so take it easy and drink plenty of liquids if you get some outdoor exercise this weekend.  

Cool, breezy weather is in store for our former Camdenton Laker cross country runners who might once again reunite for the Grandma's Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K in Duluth, Minnesota on Saturday. Four showed up for last year's marathon.

Elsewhere:

Ozark:

Duck Waddle 5K, Saturday

Kansas City area:

I Wanna Rock 5K, Saturday

St. Louis and vicinity:

The Sweaty Pig 5K, Lake St. Louis, Saturday
Dark 2 Dawn Night Trail Run (10K/6-hour/9-hour options), St. Charles, starts Saturday evening
Meramec Marathon Paddle Race (26 miles), Saturday
Sunset Hills Triathlon, Ballwin, Sunday

Duluth, Minnesota:

Grandma's Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K, Saturday

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CLINTON HISTORIC HALF MARATHON & 5K (postedJune 16th)

You have to go back all the way to 2018 to find when the last Lake-area runner (remember Jade Fletcher?) participated in the Clinton Historic Half Marathon & 5K (Facebook). That drought ended on Saturday, when Kyle Stone of Kaiser ran the half marathon, finishing in 1:58:31, and placing fifth (of nine) in the men's 30-39 age group.

Complete results can be found here.

Total participation was up 13% from 2024, with an increase in the 5K more than offsetting a drop in the half marathon. Here are the total number of finishers, by distance, since the race's inception in 2017.

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Race Across America: The leading solo rider passed through Camdenton around noon on Sunday.  Three more solos have since come through, and twelve more should pass in the next day or so.  The relay teams are in Colorado, and should reach Camdenton around Tuesday or Wednesday.

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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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) 13th annual 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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