WEEKEND EVENTS FOR MAY 3 - 4

We have two local races this weekend, both on Saturday morning. The weather forecast is looking great, although this week's rain may mean some sloppy footing for trail racing.

The Lake Regional 5K/10K Fun Run & Honor Walk starts at the Parkway Center, located across Osage Beach Parkway from Lake Regional Hospital. Race-day registration will be open from 7:00 to 7:45 a.m.  The Honor Walk starts at 8:00 a.m., followed shortly thereafter by the 5K/10K.  

At the Lake of the Ozarks State Park off of Highway 42, the LOZ Traverse (trail run/paddling race) starts at 7:00 a.m., the Trail of Four Winds 25K trail race starts at 9:00 a.m., and the Wandering Bobcat 5-Mile trail race at 9:30 a.m. 

Details and links about both of these events can be found under "Upcoming Events" further down this column.

Columbia:

Go Girl Run Half Marathon & 5K (women only), Sunday

Hermann:

Tour of Hermann Gravel Challenge (bike races), Saturday-Sunday

Eminence (southern Missouri):

The Bluffs Trail Runs (marathon, marathon relay, half marathon, half marathon relay, and 15K/10K/5K), Saturday

Sullivan:

Art & Soul 5K, Saturday

Springfield and vicinity:

Girls on the Run 5K, Saturday
Do Not Stop Half Marathon & 5K/10K, Willard, Sunday

Kansas City & vicinity:

Tower 2 Tower 5K, Saturday
Women on the Move 5K Run/Walk, Parkville, Saturday
Outpacing Melanoma 5K, Sunday

St. Louis area:

Thunder Chicken Stage Races, Eureka, Friday-Sunday
APTA MO 5K Run, Frontier Park, St. Charles, Saturday
Jim Schoemehl Run for ALS (5K/10K), Webster Groves, Saturday
Fiesta de Mayo, Webster Groves, Sunday
Rookies & Rock Stars Triathlon, St. Peters Rec-Plex, Sunday

For still more St. Louis area events, check out Big River Running's calendar

Cape Girardeau:

Muddy River Marathon, Half Marathon & Marathon Relay, Saturday

Wartrose, Tennessee:

Strolling Jim (40-mile/marathon/half/10K), Saturday (Lazarus Lake will be attending)

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THE 24 HOUR LIONS ROAR  (posted April 28th)

The 24 Hour Lions Roar (Facebook page) results have been posted at the race's Ultrasignup.com page. Here are the results for our Lake-area participants:

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MOLLY'S MILES 5K/10K & 5.1-MILE  (posted April 28th)

John Brody of Eldon was the sole Lake-area participant at the Molly's Miles 5K/10K & 5.1-Mile in Columbia on Saturday.  John ran the 10K, finishing in 1:12:30 and placing 10th (of 11) in the men's 40-49 age group. 

Zim "Chief Empress" Schwartze, who lives in Rocheport and has finished all but one Polar Bear Struts here at the Lake, also did the 10K.  Zim took 3rd (of 8) in the women's 50-59 age group with a 59:58 finish time.

Complete results can be found here.

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GARMIN OLATHE MARATHON, HALF MARATHON &10K  (posted April 28th)

One runner from the Lake area competed at the Garmin Olathe Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K in Kansas City on Saturday. 

Callie McDonald of Eldon, who ran the 10K last year, stepped up to the half marathon this year, and finished in 2:47:57.  That placed Callie 34th (of 48) in the women's 50-54 age group.

Total participation at this year's race was down 11% from last year.  Here are the number of finishers, by race distance, since 2015:

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BRIDGE AND DAM HALF MARATHON & 5K/10K (updated April 19th)

The Bridge & Dam (Facebook page) results can be found here.

The photos I took can be found here. These were taken from the Community Bridge and points west, so only the half marathon and 10K runners appear in the photos. As always, feel free to download and repost the photos as you wish, with no need for attribution. Also, if you would like any of your photos removed from the gallery for any reason, please let me know, and the photo(s) will be removed--no questions asked.

I hope to post more about the race when I get a chance.

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TCS London Marathon results: Sabastian Sawe of Kenya and Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia were the men's and women's winners of Sunday's TCS London Marathon, winning in 2:02:27 and 2:15:50, respectively. Eliud Kichoge, who turned 40 years of age in November, finished in 2:05:25, placing 6th.

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GREATER ST. LOUIS MARATHON, HALF MARATHON, 10K & 5K  (posted April 28th)

The Greater St. Louis Marathon, known as the GO! St. Louis Marathon from 2008 to 2023, registered its fourth consecutive increase in participation, and had its biggest turnout since 2017.  There were 6,166 finishers at Saturday's race, up 7% from last year's total of 5,777.  It's still down 60% from the peak of 14,981 finishers in 2011, when the boom in running started to fade.

The results are posted on the dreaded Athlinks.com website, where results are are searchable only by name or bib number.  Their results are the least searchable results I've ever come across (and I've told them that, to no avail).  Scrolling through 123 pages of results--at 50 finishers per page--to find Lake area runners' results is simply not worth the hours it would take.   If you ran the race and wish your results to be posted, pass them along to me, and II'll post them.

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OZARK GREENWAYS FRISCO RAILROAD RUN  (posted April 28th)

The 17th annual Ozark Greenways Frisco Railroad Run (50M/50K/marathon/half/8K) held on Saturday in Willard had 421 total finishers, down 4% from last year, and the first down year since 2021. No one from the Lake area competed at this year's race.

Complete results can be found here.

Here are the number of race finishers each year since 2016:

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LAKE REGIONAL 5K/10K FUN RUN & HONOR WALK (posted April 5th)

Interestingly, a 10K option is being added to this year's, 16th annual Lake Regional 5K run/walk and Honor Walk. The event takes place on Saturday, May 3rd.

The Honor Walk will start at 8:00 a.m., followed by the 5K/10K shortly thereafter.  Race-day registration will be open from 7:00 to 7:45 a.m.

This year's event has a new location, in the Parkway Center parking lot, just across Osage Beach Parkway from the hospital.  The 5K/10K courses will follow Osage Beach Parkway.  (I'm assuming that the 10K course will be two loops of the 5K course.) 

The pre-registration entry fees ares $35 for the 5K, and $50 for the 10K.  The fees increase by $5 on race day.  T-shirts are only guaranteed to those who pre-register on or before April 18th.

Breakfast will be provided free to all participants. (Non-participants can join in for $5.)  Pablito's Taqueria, located a few steps away from the Parkway Center, will provide egg and cheese burritos stuffed with your choice: chorizo, bacon or vegetables.

Click here for complete information and online registration.  You can download a mail-in registration form here.

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LAKE OF THE OZARKS ENDURANCE RUNS  (posted April 5th)

The Trail of Four Winds 25K trail race, LOZ Traverse trail run/paddling race, and Wandering Bobcat 5-mile trail race will take place at the Lake of the Ozarks State Park on Saturday, May 3rd.

Please visit the event's UltraSignup page for complete information about the event and each of the races, and to register. 

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RUN WITH THE COPS, NOT FROM THE COPS 5K/10K (posted April 5th)

The Miller County Sheriff's Office's Run with the Cops, Not from the Cops 5K/10K will be held on Saturday, May 17th, at the Air Park (adjacent to the aquatic center) in Eldon.

Race-day registration opens at 8:00 a.m.  The race will start at 8:20 a.m.  Entry fees are $30 for the 10K and $20 for the 5K.

T-shirts are only guaranteed to those who register on or before May 9th. Any registration received after May 9th will receive a shirt on a first-come, first-serve basis until supplies run out.

Click here to register online.

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

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.

Registration and additional information will be posted once it becomes available.

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