HEART OF AMERICA MARATHON (posted September 8th)

Hot, humid weather didn't stop 138 solo runners, plus 40 teams of two or four runners, compete at the Heart of America Marathon (Facebook page) in Columbia on Labor Day.  This was the 67th year for the marathon, easily making it the oldest in the state.

The 138 solo finishers was up from 105 last year, and represents the largest number of finishers in the post-Covid era.

Lucas Glesne of Lake Ozark was this year's sole Lake-area representative, finishing in 4:41:52. (Being 20 years old, this may have been his first marathon.) Lucas placed 69th of the 138 finishers.  

Our good friend from Columbia, the ageless Andy Emerson, was there, as always.  Andy finished 15th overall, in 3:48:33--five minutes faster than last year, when weather conditions were much better.

The complete race results can be found here. 

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TRIFEST FOR MS (posted September8thd)

Jim McDermott returned to Bentonville, Arkansas over the weekend for his sixth appearance at the TriFest for MS triathlon.

In the sprint triathlon on Saturday evening, Jim finished the 400-meter pool swim, 13-mile bike and 5K run in 1:07:04.  He took second (of two) in the men's 70-74 age group.  Here are his splits:

Swim:        11:20 
T-1:             3:28
Bike:          29:37
T-2:             1:13
Run:          21:37 
Finish:    1:07:04

On Sunday morning, Jim did the super sprint distance race, consisting of a 200-yard swim, 3.75-mile bike, and 1-mile run. He finished in 30:04, placing second (of three) in his age group.   Here are his splits:

Swim:          5:22
T-1:             2:51
Bike:          11:57
T-2:             1:01
Run:            8:55
Finish:       30:04

Complete results can be found here.

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HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY MEET RESULTS FOR SEPTEMBER 6th (posted September 5th)

Here are the 5K results for Camdenton and Osage runners at the SWCCCA Richard Clark Invitational hosted by Bolivar High School on Saturday.  Complete results are here.

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Weekend race results (August 29 - 30):

Hot weather this past weekend probably explains why the Leaky Hourglass Ultra was decided in just 14 hours (58.33 miles)--the shortest duration in the backyard ultra's six-year history. There were 23 starters at Saturday's race--one shy of last year's record field size--and Carrie Gregoire of St. Joseph was the winner/finisher. Carrie also won last year, in 20 hours (83.33 miles), and was the runner-up to Cody Eubanks in 2024.  Complete results can be found here.

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370 LAKESIDE TRIATHLON (posted August 24th)

Congratulations to two of our Lake-area runners for finishing their very first triathlon at the 370 Lakeside Triathlon in St. Peters (just west of St. Charles) on Sunday.

Kalise Lischwe and Natasha Boettcher stayed together the entire race, and finished the Olympic-distance triathlon (1500-meter swim, 40K bike and 10K run) in 3:17:23.  In the women's 35-39 age group, they placed 5th and 6th among the six finishers.  Among the 46 women finishers, they were 30th and 31st.

Here are their splits:

Swim:         41:12  (2:44 per 100 meters)
T-1:             4:43
Bike:      1:29:45  (16.6 miles per hour)
T-2:             3:52
Run:          57:54 (9:20 per mile) 
Finish:    3:17:23

Complete race results can be found here.

There were 48, 127, 108 and 53 finishers, respectively, in the half-iron, Olympic, sprint and super-sprint distance triathlons.

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PAT JONES YMCA'S TRI AT THE Y (posted August 24th)

For the third year in a row, Jim McDermott was the winner of the men's 70-79 age group at the Pat Jones YMCA's Tri at the Y in Springfield on Saturday. Three others competed in his age group.

Jim finished the 300-meter swim, 8-mile bike and 5K run in 1:00:52.  Here are his splits:

Swim:       10:10 
T-1:             1:34
Bike:         23:12  (20.7 miles per hour)
T-2:             0:55
Run:          26:02  (8:24 per mile) 
Finish:    1:01:52

He finished this year's race one minute slower than last year.

Complete race results can be found here.

There were 94 sprint triathlon finishers at this year's race--exactly twice as many as last year, and the biggest turnout in the race's four-year history.

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THUNDER MOUNTAIN CHALLENGE (posted September 4th)

A brand-new, Lake-area race will debut on Saturday, October 3rd.  The Thunder Mountain Challenge starts at the famous Bridal Cave tourist attraction northwest of Camdenton, and goes up the infamous Thunder Mountain hill to the scenic lookout--about a 300 feet gain in elevation--before descending a half-mile to the turnaround.

Three race options are available: the Bridal 5Kave, which is a three-loop, 5K race; a 3-hour race; and a 6-hour race.  All races start at 7:00 a.m.

The race is limited to 75 participants.

Complete details can be found at the race's Ultrasignup page.

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CENTRAL OZARKS MEDICAL CENTER'S PRETTY IN PINK BUBBLE RUN 5K/10K (posted September 4th)

The Central Ozarks Medical Center will hold its second annual Pretty in Pink Bubble Run 5K/10K on Saturday, October 10th, starting at their facility in Camdenton at 1652 N. Business Route 5. The race starts at 9:00 a.m. The race webpage says that the finish line is at Ozarks Amphitheater. 

Only those who register on or before October 6th are guaranteed a t-shirt.

For more information or to register, click here. The event's Facebook page has additional information.  COMC's Facebook page is here.

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I'll post details of these upcoming events as soon as I can. Until then, here are links to them:

Saturday, October 17: Oktoberfest .5K and 5K

Saturday, November 7:  Phylicia Carson Memorial 5K

Saturday, November 14: Ozark Diamond Gauntlet 3/6/9/12-Hour and 1-Lap Races

Thanksgiving Day, November 26: LOTO Turkey Trot 5K and Fun Run