WEEKEND EVENTS FOR MAY 31 - JUNE 1

There are no local races this weekend. The weather forecast is looking dry, with mild temperatures, for anyone wanting to race elsewhere around the state.

Springfield area:

Springfield Cardinals Redbird Run (9K/5K/1-mile), Saturday

Branson:

Branson's Great Bacon Race (5K/half marathon), Saturday

Kansas City area:

Hospital Hill Run (half marathon/10K/5K), Saturday

St. Louis area:

Cardinals 5K, Busch Stadium, Saturday
Bobby Ceriotti 5K, The Hill neighborhood, Saturday
Baby Shippey (10K/half marathon trail races), Beaumont scouting camp, Sunday
The Gateway Resilience Run & Ride, Sunday

Rogers, Arkansas (Hobbs State Park):

War Eagle Trail Running Festival (50K/25K/10K), Saturday 

Emporia, Kansas

Unbound Gravel (350M/200M/100M/50M/25M bike races), Saturday (race was formerly known as the Dirty Kanza)

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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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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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