WEEKEND EVENTS FOR MAY 30 - 31

It's been a long time since we've had local races three weekends in a row, but here we go. This coming Saturday, the Miller County Sheriff Association's Run with the Cops, Not from the Cops 5K/10K takes place in Eldon. The race starts at 8:00 a.m. Scroll down this column to get all the details. Next weekend will be the Brew to Brew 5K in Osage Beach, and then the Run for the Horses 5K in Linn Creek the weekend after that.

The weekend weather forecast is looking pretty good.  Seasonably warm, but dry. 

Elsewhere:

Linn (25 miles east of Jefferson City):

Restoring Hope 5K, Saturday

St. James:

Folky Fish 5K/10K, Saturday

Springfield:

Dirt Day 5K, Saturday

Branson:

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

Kansas City area:

KC Run for the Cup 5K, Saturday
Move with MADD 5K, Saturday

St. Louis area:

The Gateway Resilience Run & Ride, Sunday

Emporia, Kansas

Unbound Gravel (350M/200M/100M/50M/25M bike races), Saturday (race was formerly known as the Dirty Kanza).  A whole host of various race-related events begin on Wednesday.

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HOSPITAL HILL RUN (posted May 18th)

The 53rd annual Hospital Hill Run was held in Kansas City on Saturday.  Hospital Hill is one of the oldest running races in the state--only the Columbia Track Club's Heart of America Marathon, which was first held in 1960, is known to be older.

Five runners from the Lake area participated at Saturday's race.   Their results are below:

Complete race results can be found here. 

Total participation was down 7% from 2025.  Shown below are the number of finishers, by race distance, since 2016.  (The anomalous increase in 2023 was due to commemorative jackets and medals being handed out for the race's 50th anniversary.)

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RUN WITH THE COPS, NOT FROM THE COPS 5K/10K (posted April 13th)

The Miller County Sheriff's Association's Run with the Cops, Not from the Cops 5K/10K will be held on Saturday, May 30th, at the Air Park (adjacent to the aquatic center) in Eldon. The race starts at 8:00 a.m.  

Entry fees are $35 for the 10K and $25 for the 5K.

Race t-shirts can only be guaranteed for those who register by May 17th.

Click on this QR Code to register:

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BREW TO BREW 5K RUN/WALK (posted May 8th)

The second annual Brew to Brew 5K will take place on Saturday, June 6th in Osage Beach.  This year, the race starts and ends at the Lake of the Ozarks Brewing Co. on the west end of Osage Beach Parkway, with the turnaround being located at The Sanctuary Brewery, near Culver's and Osage Beach City Hall.

The race starts at 11:00 a.m.  Race-day registration will be open from 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. at the Lake of the Ozarks Brewing Company.

To receive a t-shirt, you need to register by May 22nd.

To register online or for more information, click here.

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RUN FOR THE HORSES 5K RUN/WALK (posted May 20th)

Registration is open for the Missouri Forget-Me-Not Horse Rescue & Sanctuary's (Facebook page) 14th annual Run for the Horses 5K.  The race will be held on Saturday, June 13th 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 1st, and $30 after that.  For children under age 12, the entry fee is $10.  A virtual race option, which includes a t-shirt, is also available.  To guarantee a t-shirt on race day, you must pre-register by June 1st.

A mail-in registration form can be downloaded here.

Online registration is available at this link. 

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