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CONTENTS On the Cover: Scott Wietecha of Hendersonville, TN, won the St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Nashville Marathon on April 30, while Melanie Kulesz of Oak Ridge, TN, was the women’s winner.

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Race Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Features Long Distance Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Can a Geezer Get Fit?, Bill Peay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Columns He Said, She Said, Mary Marcia Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 This Running Life, Teri Saylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Down the Road, Cedric Jaggers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Learning from the Young Guns, Ryan Warrenburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Inspired Daily, Rae Ann Darling Reed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Running Psychology, Richard Ferguson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Running Through the Bluegrass, Tracy Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Running Through the Age Groups, Mary Margaret McEachern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Masters Running, Lena Hollmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Distance Memories, Scott Ludwig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 The Athlete’s Kitchen, Nancy Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Running Fitness, Ellen Jaffe Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Women’s Running, Carolyn Mather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Race Results

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He Said, She Said How Does an Elite Runner Know When to Retire?

Like musicians with the magic to make us move, actors with the talent to touch our souls, singers who send us, writers who remind us, and an array of other assorted artists who tap into the tapestry of what inspires and motivates us day to day, professional runners earn the admiration of avid runners in all realms of the sport each time they step up to the starting line.

Similar to the announcement of an artist's final performance, learning that a professional athlete is stepping up to a race's starting line for the last time as an elite-level runner, can leave us wanting to witness more recordbreaking miles, and wondering why he wants to retire.

This was certainly the case when in April, news began swirling of retirement for North Carolina's Winston Salem native and Raleighbased runner Bobby Mack. With a 3:59 onemile record, a 27:53 10,000-meter, an accumulation of championship titles, and no evidence of slowing down, many fans want to know, “How does an elite runner know when to retire?”

He (Bobby Mack) Said…

“I truly felt I got everything out of myself on the elite level. I don't have regrets or feel like I could have run faster. I accomplished everything and more in running that I ever dreamed I could 10 years ago,” 31-year old Mack said of the decision to retire after his recent victory at the Rock 'n' Roll Raleigh event.

Mack announced his decision to retire before the April 10th half marathon (just three weeks before he and his wife were expecting their first child) where he triumphantly raced to the finish line in 1:08:02.

“I thought it would be neat to target the Rock 'n' Roll Raleigh race as the defending half winner,” Mack said of the race where he holds two consecutive wins.

That is three wins short of the Beat the Heat 5K in Mack's home town of Winston Salem, where he achieved wins for five consecutive years and where lowering the course record was always something in which he took a great deal of pride.

“The fans wanted a new course record every year so I would give it my all and in some years it was me versus the clock. I would give everything not only to get the win, but to try to give the fans a new course record,” Mack said - and a 14:12 5k was among them.

Yet while consecutive wins, course records, a sub 4-minute mile, participation with the 2013 silver medal-winning World Cross Team, and a gallant retirement race conquest all comprise Mack's impressive running resume, he can still recall his first road race - one with a time that might surprise. “[It] was the Hospice Hope 10K, a local race in Winston Salem. It was 1999, I was 14

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years old and representing the local Twin City Track Club. I had been running for just over a year. I felt great in the race and moved up through the field. My goal was to run the entire race without walking and I finished up in 50th place with a time of 45:44. I was feeling pretty good about my effort then I noticed my younger brother Eric (age 12 at the time) had actually beaten me by a minute. He even claimed he had to stop and tie his shoe twice!”

Mack recalled of the race he returned to win the following year with a 34:58.

“That race sparked my competitive drive,” he said. But what fueled it to the level of success he ultimately realized? The answer may easily lie in the advice he has for those who aspire to become better (and even elite level) runners.

“Patience is key on all levels of running. If it feels forced, it probably is, and while you may get through the next race cycle, you will likely be derailed at some point in the near future,” Mack said.

He also pointed out the importance of structuring easy days into the training week, and recovery weeks into the year when in between

Bobby at the 2010 World Cross Country Championships in Poland

races. While Mack encourages runners to keep their workouts fresh by mixing them up on occasion, he advises staying with daily running routines as proper direction for race day routines - particularly when it comes to prerace fuel (a Cliff bar with some peanut butter, coffee, and the addition of oatmeal for longer races, was Mack's choice).

Post-race, Mack recommends varying the criteria to rate race performance by using: place (how well you ran compared to others in your age group), toughness (whether or not you reached and then pushed past that level of race discomfort), and time (the ever-popular clock).

As Mack finished his final elite-level race at the Rock 'n' Roll Raleigh, he likely took all those criteria into consideration when contemplating whether or not he had made the right decision to hang his professional kicks. It didn't take him long to decide.

“The final home stretch, I was able to enjoy and high-five the fans along the way. After crossing the line I knew it was the right timing for retirement.”

She (Bobby Mack's wife, Carrie Mack) Said…

“It seems like the best time for him and our new family,” Bobby Mack's wife, Carrie said when asked about the timing of her husband's retirement from the elite realm of running.

“Bobby has wanted to work in finance for a while now and when he got the job at Fidelity it was pretty clear that the time requirement for elite training was going to be hard with his new schedule,” Carrie said.

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Bobby and Carrie at a friend's wedding

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2016 Semi-Annual Marathon & Long-Distance Directory JULY 2 - White Lightening Half Marathon, Pikeville, KY. 7am/Half, 8am/5K. Contact: Shelebra Bartley 606-422-3868, shelebrabartley@bellsouth.net.

JULY 4 - We The Runners Half Marathon, Cumming, GA. 7:30am/Half & 10K, 7:45am/5K, 9am/Sparkler Trot (10under).

Contact: Kim Hall 404-769-4408, kimhall2007@gmail.com.

JULY 9 - Grandfather Mountain Marathon, Boone, NC. 6:30am.

Contact: weaverjt@appstate.edu.

JULY 10 - XTERRA Harbison Half Marathon & 5K, Columbia, SC. 7am/Half, 7:10am/5K. Contact: Victoria Seahorn 404-421-3231, victoria@marathonmajic.com.

JULY 16 - Hotter ‘N Hell Trail Race, 18 Mile Trail Race Birmingham, AL. 8am. 9 Mile Trail Run. Contact: David Tosch 205-529-5142, david@davidtosch.com.

JULY 16 - Loonies Midnight Marathon, Livingston, TN 12:00am: Midnight Friday Night/Saturday Morning.

Contact: Lynn Burnett 931-397-5680, liv2run@live.com.

46th Annual

Nova Scotia Marathon Half Marathon & 10K Sunday, July 24, 2016 Barrington, Nova Scotia Start Time: 8am Atlantic Time.

Course: Generally flat, scenic coastal views, figure 8 route. Canadian Certification.

Entry Limit: 500. Time Limit: 6 hours.

2015 entrants: 355.

Avg. temp: 70F/20C. Contact: Anna Kenney, Barrington Recreation Department, POB 100 Barrington, Nova Scotia, B0W 1E0 902-637-2903 barringtonrec@eastlink.ca www.barringtonmunicipality.com AUG. 7 - Blister in the Sun Marathon, Cookeville, TN. 8am.

Contact: Josh Hite 931-265-3969, jhite@tntech.edu.

AUG. 13 - Lynchburg Half Marathon, Lynchburg, VA. 7:30am/half, 8am/5K. Contact: Riverside Runners 434-846-7449, info@riversiderunners.com.

AUG. 20 - Parkersburg News & Sentinel Half Marathon, Parkersburg, WV. 8am/half, 8:10am/2-Mile Race. 8/21: Junior Races & Tiny Tot Trot.

Contact: Abby Smith 304-485-1891 (x459), halfmarathon@newsandsentinel.com.

AUG. 27 - High Country Half Marathon, Boone, NC. 7:30am.

Contact: Stacy Sears 828-262-6689, triplecrownraces@gmail.com.

AUG. 27 - Patrick Henry Half Marathon, Ashland, VA. 7am.

Contact: info@sportsbackers.org.

SEPT. 3 - Tortoise and the Hare 1/2 Marathon & 10K, Canton, GA. 7am/Half, 9am/10K. Contact: Toni McAlister 678-400-9050, info@tortoiseandthehareracing.com.

SEPT. 3 - Charleston Distance Run 15-Miler, Charleston, WV. 7:30am (all events). 3-Person 15 Mile Relay, 5K Races + 5K Walk.

Contact: charlestondistancerun@yahoo.com.

Fall is the Time for Long Distance Races It may only be the beginning of summer, but now is the perfect time to start planning a marathon or other long distance event in the fall. That’s where our semi-annual Marathon and Long Distance Directory in the next few pages can help you in that planning. The directory covers long distance events (20K to ultras) in the last half of 2016.

The directory includes lots of great events across the south as well as a few interesting events outside of our region. You’ll find a variety of events both large and small, in big cities and small towns, flat and fast courses, and some that are hilly and challenging. What ever type of race you are looking for in your next (or first) long distance event, you should be able to find in this directory.

After you pick a race, remember to get your entry in early as many races have entry limits and fill up quickly. Once you are registered, it is time to train and get ready to enjoy your big day!

Be sure to check the Running Journal website calendar (www.running.net) often as we make frequent updates to our race calendar throughout the year.

SEPT. 4 - Tupelo Marathon & 13.1 Miler, Tupelo, MS. 5am.

Contact: tupelorunningclub@yahoo.com.

SEPT. 10 - Great Smoky Mountains Half Marathon, Townsend, TN. 7am.

Contact: Salem Stanley 949-295-3302, salem@vacationraces.com.

SEPT. 3-4 - Humana Rock ‘N’ Roll Half Marathon, Virginia Beach, VA. 9/3: Mile on the Sand, 8:30am. 9/4: Half Marathon & 5K, 7am.

Contact: 858-450-6510, Competitor Group 800-311-1255, www.runrocknroll.com.

SEPT. 10 - High Bridge Half Marathon, Farmville, VA. 7:30am/Half, 8am/5K. Contact: 434-392-3060, manager@farmvilledowntown.com.

SEPT. 10 - Half Crazy Run for Ovarian Cancer Half Marathon & 10K, Evans, GA. 7:30am.

Contact: Traci Smith 706-373-1231, tracismith1231@yahoo.com.

SEPT. 10 - Odyssey Trail Running Rampage, 40 Miles, Marathon, Half & 6 Miler, Millboro, VA. 7am/40 Mile. 8:30am/Marathon. 10am/Half, 11:30am/6 Miler.

Contact: Ronny Angell 540-444-4422, HQ@oarevents.com.

SEPT. 10 - Divas® Half Marathon & 5K in Peachtree City Peachtree City, GA. 7:15am/5K, 7:30am/Half.

Contact: info@runlikeadiva.com, www.runlikeadiva.com.

SEPT. 10 - Rugged Red Trail Half Marathon, Nada, KY. 7am.

Contact: Joe Bowen 606-359-3366, joe@rugged.red.

5th Annual

Wabash Trace Nature Trail Marathon Half Marathon & Relay September 10, 2016 Shenandoah, Iowa Prize Money: Local gift certificates.

Winner $200 Marathon, 2nd $150, 3rd $100; 1/2 $100, $75, $50.

Start Times: 8am/Marathon & Relay, 9am/ Half Marathon.

Course (USATF): Point to point races on tree lined Wabash Trail Nature Trail.

Marathon is Malvern to Shenandoah; Half is Imogene to Shenandoah.

Time Limit: 6 hours.

2015 entrants: 462. Avg. temp.: 60º.

Contact: Shelly Warner Shehandoah Chamber & Industry Assn.

619 W. Sheridan Ave. Shenandoah, IA 51601; 712-246-3455 chamber@shenandoahiowa.net

www.shenandoahiowa.net SEPT. 10 - Run 4 Shelter Half Marathon, Stevensville, MD. 7:30am/half, 8am/10K & 5K Race/Walk, & 2 Mile Walk.

Contact: 641-715-3900 (ext. 616670#).

SEPT. 10 - Abebe Bikila Day International Peace Marathon & Half Marathon, Washington, DC. 8am/non-competitive start; 9am/competitive start.

Contact: Jay Jacob Wind 703-927-4833, racedirector@att.net.

SEPT. 17 - The Road Home Half Marathon, Somerset, KY. 8am/half, 8:30am/5K. Contact: committee@theroadhomehalfmarathon.org.

SEPT. 17 - Marine Corps Half Marathon, 10K & 5K, Camp Lejeune, NC. 7am.

Contact: 910-451-0025, lejgrandprix@usmc-mccs.org.

SEPT. 18 - Revenge of the Penguins 20 Miler & 10 Miler Carderock, MD. 8am.

Contact: racedirector@mc-coop.org.

5th Annual

Navy-Air Force Half Marathon September 18, 2016 • 7am Washington, DC Accompanying race: Navy 5 Miler.

Course (USATF): Start/finish at base of Washington Monument. Run along scenic Rock Creek Parkway and flat, fast Potomac Parks.

Entry Limit: 12,000.

Time Limit: 3 hr., 25 min.

2015 entants: 9,500.

Contact: Navy-Air Force Half Marathon 12 Brookley Ave. Washington, DC 20032 navyairforcehalfmarathon@gmail.com www.navyhalf.com

SEPT. 23-24 - Divas Half Marathon in DC’s Wine Country Loudoun County, VA. 9/23: 6:15pm/5K; 9/24: 7:30am/Half.

Contact: info@runlikeadiva.com, www.runlikeadiva.com.

SEPT. 24 - KY History Half Marathon, Frankfort, KY. 8am/half, 8:10am/10K, 8:20am/5K, 10am/Mile Kids FR. Contact: contact@kyhistoryhalf.com.

SEPT. 24 - Bays Mountain 15 Mile Trail Race, Kingsport, TN. 8am.

Contact: Mark Skelton 423-345-2335 (h), 423-272-4812 (o), markskelton@markskelton.com.

SEPT. 24 - Barnum Rail Trail Marathon & Half Marathon Keyser, WV. 8am.

Contact: events@altisendurance.com.

SEPT. 25 - Bluegrass Half Marathon & Relay, Johnson City, TN. 7:30am.

Contact: Karen Hubbs 423-946-0519, info@thegoosechase.org.

SEPT. 30-OCT. 2 - Crawlin’ Crab Half Marathon, Hampton, VA. 10/1: 8am/5K, 9:30am/Kids 1K; 10/2: 8am/Half Marathon.

Contact: J&A Racing 757-412-1056, info@crawlincrabhalf.com.

OCT. 1 - Cherokee Harvest Half Marathon, Cherokee, NC. 8am/half, 8:15am/5K. Contact: greg@gloryhoundevents.com.

OCT. 1 - Top of the South Roan Mountain, TN to Rhododendron Gardens, Roan Mountain, NC. 7:30am. 14 Miles to the near summit of Roan Mountain.

Contact: Ken Sevensky 336-877-8888, info@WheresTheTop.com OCT. 1 - Southern Tennessee Power Classic Marathon & Half Marathon, Winchester, TN. 7am.

Contact: Frances Samples - STPC.Marathon@outlook.com.

OCT. 1 - Freedom’s Run Marathon & Half Marathon, Shepherdstown, WV. 7am marathon; 8:05am/half; 8:30am/5K, 8:40am/10K. Contact: mark@freedomsrun.org.

Oct. 2, 2016: 2nd Annual Fort De Soto 15K & 5K, Fort DeSoto Park, FL Oct. 30, 2016: 8th Annual Halloween Halfathon & 5K Race, Fort De Soto Park, FL Dec. 11, 2016: 15th Annual Florida Holiday Halfathon, Madeira Beach to Largo, FL Jan. 22, 2017: 18th Annual Clearwater Distance Classic: 50K, Marathon, Half, 5 Miler & 5K Walk, Clearwater, FL March 12, 2017: 8th Annual Florida Beach Halfathon & 5K, Fort DeSoto Park, FL Prize Money: $6,000 & comp entries for top male & female runners who compete in 3 Halfathons including the final Florida Beach Halfathon.

Course (USATF): Courses vary from completely flat on a barrier island, to challenging with 3 bridges over the intercoastal waterway and the Gulf of Mexico. See website for more details.

Entry Limit: 1600 for Fort De Soto Races.

Time Limit: Varies - see website 2015 races: 1600-2300.

Contact: Rya Lauber 727-347-4440 info@flroadraces.com

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Maine Marathon Relay & Half Marathon October 2, 2016 • 7:45am Portland, ME ✖Prize Money: $3,200. ✖Course (USATF): Out and back, very scenic to include city, water, urban countryside views. ✖Entry Limit: 3,500. ✖Time Limit: 7 hrs. ✖2015 entrants: 3,700. ✖Avg. temp: 50's.

Contact: Howard Spear, Maine Marathon POB 10836, Portland, ME 04104 207-749-9160 racedirector@mainemarathon.com

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Southernmost Marathon & Half Marathon October 8, 2016 Key West, FL

4th Annual

7th Annual

Start Times: 5:30am/Marathon, 5:45am/Half Marathon.

Accompanying races: Key West Running Festival 10K/5K on Oct. 9, 7:30am.

Course (USATF): Flat and fast course along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.

Time Limit: 6 hrs. 2015 entrants: 1,200.

Avg. temp.: 82ºF. Contact: Liz Love, 719 Olivia St., Key West, FL 33040; 479-200-4689 liz@somomarathon.com www.somomarathon.com

Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon & 6K

OCT. 8 - Under the Oaks Half Marathon, Jekyll Island, GA. 7:30am/Half Marathon; 10K/8am; 5K/8:30am.

Contact: Ginger Strehle 912-634-8177, gstrehle@sschristianschool.com.

Old Town Alexandria, VA October 2, 2016 • 7am

OCT. 8 - Volition America Half Marathon, Mooresville, NC. 7am/Half, 7:15am/5K. Contact: whitney@queencitytiming.com.

www.mainemarathon.com

Prize Money: TBD. Accompanying races: Kids mini half marathon.

Course (USATF): Beautiful course on scenic GW Parkway, through historic Old Town and on the majestic Woodrow Wilson Bridge.

Entry Limit: 5,000. Time Limit: 3:15.

2015 entrants: Cancelled due to Hurricane Joaquin. Avg. temp.: 50-60F. Contact: Steve Nearman 1005 Cameron St. Alexandria, VA 22314; 703-587-4321, steve@wilsonbridgehalf.com

www.wilsonbridgehalf.com OCT. 8 - Arkansas Marathon & Half Marathon, 10K Run & 5K Walk/Run, Booneville, AR Contact: Stacey McCollough 479-675-2666, info@booneville.com.

13th Annual

Jacksonville Marine Corps 1/2 Marathon & Freedom 5K October 8, 2016 • 7am Jacksonville, FL Prize Money: $2,000.

Course (USATF): Course starts at Metropolitan Park at EverBank Field, runs through downtown and into Riverside.

2015 entrants: 3,650. Avg temp.: 700F. Contact: 1st Place Sports 3931 Baymeadows Rd. Jacksonville, FL 32217 904-731-1900 • events@1stplacesports.com www.1stplacesports.com OCT. 8 - Beachside Half Marathon, Vero Beach, FL. 6:45am/Half, 7am/5K. Contact: Cheri Sofia 772-563-9118, info@irchealthystart.org.

OCT. 8 - Race 13.1 Half Marathon, Raleigh, NC. 7am/half, 7:15am/10K & 5K. Contact: 866-561-5651 (ext. 301), info@race131.com.

OCT. 8 - Bethel Half Marathon & 5K, Waynesville, NC. 8:30am.

Contact: bethelhalfmarathonand5k@gmail.com.

OCT. 8 - Historic Georgetown SC Bridge 2 Bridge Half Marathon, Georgetown, SC. 7:30am. 12K & 5K Run/Walk.

Contact: Daniel Newquist 843-436-6131, gtownbridge2bridgerun@gmail.com.

OCT. 8 - Lowcountry Trail Half Marathon, Johns Island, SC. 8:30am. 5K. Contact: Charleston County Parks 843-795-4386, ccprc@ccprc.com.

OCT. 9 - Race 13.1 Half Marathon, Little Rock, AR. 7am/Half, 7:15am/10K & 5K. Contact: 866-561-5651 (x301), info@race131.com.

OCT. 9 - Athens GA Half Marathon, Athens, GA. 7:30am.

Contact: athhalf@athfesteducates.org.

OCT. 9 - Mystery Mountain Marathon & 12 Miler, Chatsworth, GA. 8am.

Contact: mysterymtnmarathon@getguts.com.

7th Annual

Run Crazy Horse Marathon, Half Marathon & 5-Person Marathon Relay October 9, 2016 • 8am Crazy Horse, SD ✖Accompanying Race: 5K & Kids Events. ✖Course (USATF): Run from the world's largest mountain carving to the Heart of the Black Hills in Hill City, South Dakota. ✖Time Limit: 7 hrs. ✖2015 entrants: 1,200. ✖Avg. temp: 60º.

Contact: Emily Wheeler, WEM, Inc. 8510 Kings Ct., Rapid City, SD 57702 605-390-6137 emily@runcrazyhorse.com

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OCT. 9 - Hokie Half Marathon, Blacksburg, VA. 7:30am.

Contact: www.hokiehalf.com.

OCT. 9 - Charlottesville Fall Classic Half Marathon & 10K, Charlottesville, VA. 7am/half, 7:30am/10K. Contact: 434-218-0402, francesca@badtothebone.biz.

OCT. 15 - Baltimore Running Festival, Baltimore, MD. 8am. Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K, Relay & Kids FR. Contact: Customer Service 410-605-9381, customerservice@corrigansports.com.

OCT. 15 - Cannonball Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K Greensboro, NC. 8am.

Contact: Junction 311 Endurance Sports 336-793-4311, mike@junction311.com.

OCT. 15 Neuse River Bridge Run Half Marathon New Bern, NC 12th Annual. 7am/half, 7:30am/10K, 8am/5K. Half & 10K cross 65' high Neuse River Bridge. All three are fast & flat courses that take the runners through beautiful, historic downtown New Bern, NC. USATF. 2015 entrants: 1,350. Avg. temp. 60-65.

Contact: Ann Jones, POB 14762, New Bern, NC 28561, 252-617-0798, ann@gameonnc.com, www.BridgeRun.org.

OCT. 15 - Go Commando Half Marathon, Clarksville, TN. 7:30am/Half, 8am/5K. Contact: gocommandohalfmarathon@gmail.com.

OCT. 15 - The Upper Cumberland Haunted Half Marathon, Cookeville, TN. 7am.

Contact: runhauntedhalf@gmail.com.

OCT. 16 - Iron Horse Half Marathon, Midway, KY. 8am.

Contact: info@ironhorsehalfmarathon.com.

OCT. 16 Mankato Marathon Mankato, MN 7th Annual. 8am. Marathon, Half Marathon, Relay, 10K, 5K, Kids K, Toddler Trot & Diaper Dash. Prize money for top finishers in Full & Half for Male & Female. Some trail, rural flat roads, some hills, see website for video. USATF. Entry Limit: 1,500. Time Limit: 6.5 hrs. 2015 entrants: 4,100 (w/all events).

Avg. temp. 55.

Contact: Maggie DeMars, 12447 150th St. E, Nerstrand, MN 55053, 507-664-9438, maggie@finalstretch.com, www.mankatomarathon.com.

OCT. 16 - Quintiles Bull City Race Fest Half Marathon Durham, NC. 7:30am/Half & 5 Mile Run, 7:45am/1 Mile.

Contact: 877-293-6387, social@bullcityracefest.com.

OCT. 16 - 7 Bridges Marathon & 4 Bridges Half Marathon Chattanooga, TN. 7am. 2 Bridges 5K. Contact: jay@sceniccitymultisport.com.

3rd Annual

Petrified Forest Marathon

October 22, 2016 • 7:15am Holbrook, AZ Course (USATF): Run from the Painted Desert through the Petrified Forest National Park.

Entry Limit: 150. Time Limit:7 hrs.

2015 Entrants: 80.

Avg. Temp: 51ºF (10ºC).

Contact: Kathleen Smith 465 N. 1st Ave., Holbrook, AZ 86025 928-524-6227 kathleens@ci.holbrook.az.us www.petrifiedforestmarathon.com OCT. 22 - Urban Bourbon Half Marathon, Louisville, KY. 8:30am.

Contact: info@louisvillesports.org.

OCT. 22 - Race 13.1 Half Marathon, Fayetteville, NC. 7am/half, 7:15am/10K & 5K. Contact: 866-561-5651 (ext. 301), info@race131.com.

OCT. 22 - Rock and Road Relay Marathon, Nashville, TN. 8am.

Contact: Katherine Williams 615-657-6671, kat@s2fnashville.com.

OCT. 22-23 Myrtle Beach Mini Marathon Myrtle Beach, SC 7th Annual. 10/23: 7am/Half Marathon. 10/22: 7:30am/ Coastal 5K, 9am/Doggie Dash. Our new and improved course features over 5 miles of oceanfront running! USATF. Entry Limit Half: 4,000. Time Limit: 3.5 hrs. (half). Avg. temp.: 45º start/66º finish.

Contact: info@runmyrtlebeach.com, www.runmyrtle beach.com.

7th Annual

Running For The Bay Marathon October 23, 2016 • 7:15am Apalachicola Bay, FL Race Distances: 5K, 10K, Full Marathon, Half Marathon & 50K Ultra.(All with Wheelchair & Walking Divisions!).

Course (USATF/All Distances): Flat and fast, across bay to beautiful St. George Island and back.

Time Limit: 8 hrs.

2015 entrants: 600.

Avg. temp.: 72ºF. Contact: friends@runningforthebay.com www.runningforthebay.com OCT. 29 - Braswell & Son Soaring Wings Half Marathon Conway, AR. 7am. 2-Person Relay.

Contact: info@swmarathon.com.

OCT. 29 - Silver Comet Half Marathon, Mableton, GA. 7:45am.

Contact: 404-422-2195, contact@silvercometraces.com.

OCT. 29 - Triple Lakes Trail Race, 40 Mile, Marathon & Half Marathon, Greensboro, NC. 8am.

Contact: 336-793-4311, mike@junction311.com.

OCT. 29 - Peak to Creek Marathon, Morganton, NC. 8am.

Contact: David & Rhonda Lee 828-432-6664, david@finishlinepros.com.

OCT. 29 - The Haunted Half Marathon, Kingsport, TN. 3pm/Half Marathon & 4-Person Relay.

Contact: Hank Brown 423-963-1046, hank@werunevents.com.

OCT. 29 - Race 13.1 Half Marathon, Nashville, TN. 7:30am/half, 7:40am/10K, 7:50am/5K. Contact: 866-561-5651 (ext. 301), info@race131.com.

OCT. 30 - Marine Corps Marathon, Washington, DC. 8am/marathon, 7:55am/10K. Contact: 800-786-8762, mcm.info@usmc.mil.

OCT. 30 - Halloween Halfathon & 5K Race, Ft. De Soto Park, FL. 8th Annual. 7:05am.

Contact: 727-347-4440, info@FLRoadRaces.com www.floridroadraces.com.

NOV. 5 - Midsouth Championship Marathon & Half Marathon, Wynne, AR. 8am.

Contact: Ethan T. Cook 870-208-6523, etcook78@gmail.com.

NOV. 5-6 Rock ‘n’ Roll Savannah Marathon, Half Marathon & Relay, Savannah, GA 11/5: 7am/Marathon, Half Marathon, 2-Person Half Marathon Relay. 11/6: 1pm/5K & 1 Mile.

Contact: Competitor Group 858-450-6510, 800-3111255, www.runrocknroll.com/savannah/ NOV. 5 - Meleah Mikeal Half Marathon, Lenoir, NC. 9am.

Contact: Zack Carter 828-467-0810, zcarter@ci.lenoir.nc.us.

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NOV. 5 - Kickin’ Asphalt Half Marathon & 5K, Murphy, NC. 8am.

Contact: Becky Poyer 828-837-2242, info@cherokeecountychamber.com.

NOV. 6 - Sun Capital Half Marathon & 5K, Boca Raton, FL. 6:30am/Half, 6:35am/5K. Contact: Tom Vladimir 561-361-1950, runedgetom@gmail.com NOV. 6 - bg26.2 & Half Marathon, Bowling Green, KY. 7am/cst.

Contact: Lilly Wheet 270-904-4348, lilly@traxrunning.com.

NOV. 6 - Log Jammer Half Marathon, Shreveport, LA. 7:30am/Half, 8am/5K. Contact: Matt McVicar 318-798-1241, run.srm@gmail.com.

NOV. 6 - Raleigh City of Oaks Marathon & Rex Healthcare Half Marathon, Raleigh, NC. 7am. 4-Person Marathon Relay, 2-Person Half Marathon Relay, 10K, YMCA Kids Marathon Mile.

Contact: committee@cityofoaksmarathon.com.

NOV. 6 - Port City Orthopaedics Battleship North Carolina Half Marathon & Battleship 5K, Wilmington, NC. 8am/half, 8:10am/5K. Contact: Ed Fore 910-398-5539, edfore7628@bellsouth.net.

NOV. 6 - Marshall University/St. Marys Marathon, Huntington, WV. 7am/Half Marathon, Half Marathon Relay; 7:15am/5K. Contact: director@healthytristate.org.

NOV. 11-13 - Outer Banks Marathon & Southern Fried Half Marathon, Outer Banks, NC. 11/13: 7am/half, 7:20am/marathon, 8:45am/6 Mile. 11/12: 8K & 5K. Contact: 252-255-6273, info@obxse.org.

NOV. 11 - Cross Country Trail Marathon & Half Marathon, Springfield, VA. 8am.

Contact: events@altisendurance.com.

NOV. 12 - Huntsville Half Marathon, Huntsville, AL. 8am.

Contact: Marty & Carol Eaton 256-882-3706, huntsvillehalf@comcast.net.

NOV. 12 - Red Ribbon Half Marathon, Lakeland, FL. 7am/half, 7:30am/5K Run, 8am/1K. Contact: InnerAct Alliance 863-802-0777, teamredribbon@inneractalliance.org.

NOV. 12 - Soldier Marathon, Half Marathon & Relay, Columbus, GA. 7:30am/Marathon/Half/Relay, 7:40am/5K. Contact: info@soldiermarathon.com.

37th Annual

Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon, Half Marathon, Jr Marathon & Fort Oglethorpe 5K November 12, 2016 Fort Oglethorpe, GA Start Time: 7:30am, est.

Course (USATF): Run through Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park. Mostly paved course, not extraordinarily difficult, double loop course.

Entry Limit: 1,500.

Time Limit: 6.5 hours.

Avg. temp.: low 410/high 640.

Contact: Chattanooga Track Club, Jenni Berz, POB 11241, Chattanooga, TN 37401 423-842-6265 marathon@chattanoogatrackclub.org www.battlefieldmarathon.com NOV. 12 - Charlotte Marathon, Charlotte, NC. 7:30am/marathon & half marathon; 7:45am/5K Run/Walk.

Contact: marathoninfo@runforyourlife.com.

NOV. 12 - Summerville Sweet Tea Half Marathon, Summerville, SC. 7am.

Contact: kellynhazel@gmail.com.

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Mayberry 1/2 Marathon 10K & 5K

6th Annual

26th Annual

Magic City Half Marathon & 5K

Stennis Space Center Marathon

November 12, 2016 • 8:00am Mount Airy, NC

November 20, 2016 Birmingham, AL

(formerly MS Coast Marathon)

Prize Money: $700.00.

Course: Come run through historic

Start Times: 8am/Half Marathon, 8:15am/5K, 8:45am/Mile.

Course (USATF): Fast and fairly flat half marathon and 5K course in downtown Birmingham. In 2016 the event will start and finish at Regions Field - Home of the Birmingham Barons.

Entry Limit: 3,000. Time Limit: 4 hrs.

2015 entrants: 1,600. Avg. temp.: 50ºF. Contact: Jeremey Davis, Set Up Events, P.O. Box 6591, Greenville, SC 29606 864-420-5169 • jdavis@setupevents.com www.magiccityhalf.com

9th Annual

Mayberry, the course includes two scenic Greenways. Fast & Flat courses.

Entry Limit: 1,000 per race.

Time Limit: 1/2 Marathon - 3 hours.

2015 entrants: 1/2 marathon-300, 10K-300, 5K-200.

Avg temp.: 55.

Contact: Darren Lewis 113 S. Renfro St., Mount Airy, NC 27030 336-786-8313 • dlewis@mountairy.org www.mountairy.org NOV. 12 Hills and Hollers Half Marathon & 5K Thompson’s Station, TN 4th Annual. 8am/Half, 8:10am/5K, 7:45am/Little Holler Run (Sprint for Kids 7-under). Run across hills and thru hollers in rural Williamson County. Entry Limit: 200-Half, 200-5K. Time Limit: 4 hrs. 2015 entrants: 300 Total (100-half, 200-5K). Avg. temp. 50ºF. Contact: Mitch McKee, 125 Cornerstone Circle, Franklin, TN 37064, 615-417-7190, mitchmckee@hotmail.com, www.presenttroublesracing.com.

NOV. 12 - Anthem Richmond Marathon, Half Marathon & 8K, Richmond, VA. 7am/8K, 7:30am/Half Marathon, 7:45am/Marathon.

Contact: marathon@sportsbackers.org.

NOV. 13 - Michelob Ultra Fort Lauderdale 13.1 Marathon Fort Lauderdale, FL. 7am/Half, 5K/7:15am.

Contact: fortlauderdale@run131series.com.

NOV. 13 - Pensacola Marathon, Relay & Half Marathon Pensacola, FL. 6:30am.

Contact: Jason Libbert 850-434-2800, jlibbert@pensacolasports.com.

NOV. 13 - Cotton Land Marathon, Relay & Half Marathon West Monroe, LA. 8am.

Contact: Tara Knight 318-366-4188, contact@dirtysouthrunning.com.

NOV. 13 - Virginia Running Festival Half Marathon, Newport News, VA. 7am/half, 7:45am/5K, 10am/Half Miler.

Contact: Flat Out Events 757-880-8843, raceteam@flatoutevents.com.

NOV. 19 - White River Marathon for Kenya & Half Marathon, Cotter, AR. 7am. 5K Run/Walk.

Contact: Paul Gigliotti 870-404-8363, rd@whiterivermarathon.com.

NOV. 19 - Annapolis Running Classic Half Marathon & 10K, Annapolis, MD. 7am.

Contact: Lisa Fontaine 443-949-7220, info@annapolishalf.com.

NOV. 20 - X-Country Marathon, 30K & Half Marathon.

Lithia, FL. 7:30am/Marathon & 30K, 8am/half, 8:30am/5K. Contact: Jim Hartnett 813-232-5200, jim@tamparaces.com.

NOV. 19-20 - Blue Moon Norfolk Harbor Half Marathon Virginia Beach, VA. 11/19: 5K 8am, Kids Race 9:30am; 11/20: Half Marathon 7:30am.

Contact: J&A Racing 757-412-1056, info@norfolkharborhalf.com.

Accompanying Race: Half Marathon & 5K. Course (USATF): Flat, fast, scenic route around the NASA Space Center.

Time Limit: 6 hours. 2015 entrants: 500.

Avg temp.: 500F. Contact: Leonard Vergunst, Race Director 304 Mincheck Rd. Ocean Springs, MS 39564 228-380-7037 leonardvergunst@cableone.net www.gulfcoastrunningclub.org NOV. 27 - Space Coast Marathon & Half Marathon, Cocoa, FL. 6am/half, 6:30am/marathon.

Contact: Denise Piercy 321-751-8889, info@spacecoastmarathon.com.

NOV. 20 - Harpeth Hills Flying Monkey Marathon, Nashville, TN. 8am.

Contact: Trent Rosenbloom 615-356-7277, info@harpethhillsmarathon.com.

DEC. 3 - Christmas on the Country Music Highway, Half Marathon & 5K, Paintsville, KY. 8am.

Contact: Anthony Skeans 606-791-2902, anthonyskeans@gmail.com.

33rd Annual

DEC. 3 - Baton Rouge Beach Marathon & Half Marathon Baton Rouge, LA. 7am.

Contact: Craig S. Watson 225-292-3800, cwatson@brbeachmarathon.com.

Subaru Distance Classic 1/2 Marathon November 24, 2016 • 8:00am Jacksonville, FL ✖Prize Money: $500, $300, $200 (Top 3 M/F) ✖Accompanying Race: 6K. ✖Course (USATF): Beautiful course through Mandarin section of Jacksonville. ✖2014 entrants: 4,880. ✖Avg. temp: 56º.

Contact: 1st Place Sports 3931 Baymeadows Rd. Jacksonville, FL 32217 904-731-1900 events@1stplaceports.com www.1stplacesports.com NOV. 24 - Thanksgiving Day Half Marathon & 5K, Atlanta, GA. 7:30am.

Contact: ATC 404-231-9064, atc@atlantatrackclub.org.

NOV. 24 - Tryptophan Half Marathon, Cumming, GA. 7:30am/half, 7:45am/10K, 8am/5K. Contact: 770-633-5511, lstarr3@mindspring.com.

NOV. 26 - Kaiser Realty By Wyndham Vacation Rentals Coastal Half Marathon & 5K, Orange Beach, AL. 8am/cst.

Contact: races@team-magic.com.

NOV. 19 - Magnolia Marathon & Half Marathon, Meridian, MS. 7am.

Contact: Bonnie Earley 601-917-6602, Tim Irvine 601-9389873.

NOV. 19 - Secret City Half Marathon & 5K, Oak Ridge, TN. 9am/Half Marathon, 9:15am/5K. Contact: 865-482-7821, halfmarathon@oakridgevisitor.com.

November 26, 2016 • 8am Stennis Space Center, MS

Don’t miss our next Semi-Annual Marathon & Long-Distance Directory (Jan. thru June 2017 events).

To be included with our December 2016 issue.

DEC. 3 - St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend, Memphis, TN. 8am/7am/1:30pm. Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K & 1 Mile.

Contact: Erin Martin 800-565-5112, marathon@stjude.org.

DEC. 4 - Divas® Half Marathon & 5K in St. Augustine, St. Augustine Beach, FL. 7:15am/5K, 7:30am/Half.

Contact: info@runlikeadiva.com, www.runlikeadiva.com.

DEC. 4 - EAU Palm Beaches Marathon & Run Fest, West Palm Beach, FL. 6:30am/marathon, half marathon, relay; 6:45am/5K. Contact: info@palmbeachesmarathon.com.

40th Annual

Rocket City Marathon

December 10, 2016 • 7am Huntsville, AL Course (USATF): New course for Huntsville's Rocket City Marathon. The course is a flat and fast Boston Qualifier.

The new course tours the Space and Rocket Center and the Botanical Gardens with grand finish in the Propst Arena.

Entry Limit: 2,000. Time Limit: 6 hours.

2015 entrants: 1,750. Avg. temp.: 50º.

Contact: Suzanne Taylor 2722 Carl T. Jones Dr., Ste. 2B Huntsville, AL 35802 256-650-7063 suzanne@fleetfeethuntsville.com. www.runrocketcity.com DEC. 10 - TN Sports Medicine Mt. Juliet, Holiday Half Marathon & 5K , Mt. Juliet, TN. 10:45am/cst.

Contact: races@team-magic.com.

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DEC. 10 - Cajun Country Half Marathon, 10K & 5K, Lafayette, LA. 7am.

Contact: Scott 337-781-9416, scott@latrail.org.

JULY 30 - Kanawha Trace 50K Trail Run, Ona, WV. 7:30 am 50K, 9:30am 25K & 10K. Contact: Cory Richardson 304-416-1015, cory_richardson@hotmail.com.

OCT. 15 - WC-50 Ultra Trail Marathon, 50K & 50 Mile Charlotte, NC 5am.

Contact: 704-391-3900, racedirector@usnwc.org.

DEC. 10 - Kiawah Island Golf Resort Marathon & Half Marathon. Kiawah Island, SC. 8am.

Contact: kiawah_marathon@kiawahresort.com.

AUG. 5 - Holston River Endurance Challenge, Bristol, TN. 8pm/100 mile, 24 hr., 36 hr. events; 8pm or 8am/6 hr. & 12 hr. events.

Contact: netta73@hotmail.com.

OCT. 23 Running For The Bay Marathon Apalachicola Bay, FL

DEC. 11 - Florida Holiday Halfathon, Madeira Beach to Largo, FL. 15th Annual. 7:05am.

Contact: 727-347-4440, info@FLRoadRaces.com www.floridroadraces.com.

AUG. 6 - Dahlgren Heritage Rail Trail 50K, King George, VA. 6:30am.

Contact: Vic Culp 540-310-4803, vic@farc.org.

DEC. 11 - JG 13.1 - Jeff Galloway Half Marathon, Atlanta, GA. 8am. Barb’s 5K & Fit Kids Run/Walk on 12/10.

Contact: 800-200-2771 (x306), info@galloway131.com, https://jeffgalloway131.com.

DEC. 11 - Locomotive Half Marathon & 5K , Kennesaw, GA. 7:30am.

Contact: Mark Vescio 678-895-2631, runningmanwest@bellsouth.net.

DEC. 17 - Jacob Wells 3 Bridges Marathon, Little Rock, AR. 7am.

Contact: info@3bridgesmarathon.com.

DEC. 17 - Ole Man River Half Marathon & 5K, New Orleans, LA. 8am.

Contact: 504-304-2326, notc@runnotc.org.

Jacksonville Bank Marathon Half Marathon & 5K

34th Annual

Sunday, December 18, 2016 7:00am • Jacksonville, FL Prize Money: $2,000.

Course (USATF): Very flat and fast keyhole type course. 80% shaded.

Time Limit: 6 hrs.-Full, 3.5 hrs.-Half.

2015 entrants: 3,100.

Avg. temp: 560F.

Contact: 1st Place Sports 3931 Baymeadows Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32217 904-731-1900 • events@1stplacesports.com www.1stplacesports.com JAN. 22, 2017 - Clearwater Distance Classic, 50K, Marathon, Halfathon, 5 Miler & 5K Walk, Clearwater, FL. 18th Annual. 7:05am.

Contact: 727-347-4440, info@FLRoadRaces.com www.floridroadraces.com.

March 12, 2017 - Florida Beach Halfathon & 5K, Fort Desoto Park, FL. 8th Annual. 7:05am.

Contact: 727-347-4440, info@FLRoadRaces.com www.floridroadraces.com.

Ultra Events “Take the Challenge in 2016” JULY 16 - Six Hour Race to Sunset at Blankets Creek Canton, GA. 3pm-9pm.

Contact: lisa@mountaingoatadventures.com.

JULY 17 - Hot to Trot 8 Hour Run, Lithia Springs, GA. 8am-4pm.

Contact: chefrcobb@yahoo.com.

JULY 23 - Full mOOn 50K & 25K, Perryville, AR. 7pm, 8pm; Blind/Visually Impaired Div. Contact: Susy Chandler 501-837-3104, su_phi@yahoo.com.

JULY 23 - Maria’s Ultra Summer Spectacular, 26.65 Miles, Kennesaw, GA. 7am.

Contact: Mark Vescio 678-895-2631, runningmanwest@bellsouth.net.

JULY 30 - Dane’s Nearly Free Run (DNFrun), 6 hr., 8 hr., 12 hr. races, Destin, FL. Contact: 850-659-7379, info@internationalrunning.com.

AUG. 6-7 - 24-Hour Run For Dreams, Shelbyville, KY. 8pm. 24 Hour & 12 Hour.

Contact: Tommie Kendall 502-216-0378, tommie.kendall@dreamfactoryinc.org.

AUG. 13 - Tick Tock Ultra North Carolina, 12 Hour Ultra & Team Relay, Marathon & Half Marathon, Pinehurst, NC. 7am.

Contact: Mary Marcia Brown - gallantgait@yahoo.com, www.ncticktockultra.vpweb.com.

SEPT. 3 - Iron Mountain Trail Run, 50, 30 & 16 Miles, Damascus, VA. 7am.

Contact: kkirkt@yahoo.com.

SEPT. 9-10 - Blue Ridge Relay 200 Miles, Asheville, NC. 6:30am.

Contact: Ken Sevensky 336-877-8888, info@blueridgerelay.com.

SEPT. 10 - Odyssey Trail Running Rampage, 40 Miles, Marathon, Half & 6 Miler, Millboro, VA. 7am/40 Mile. 8:30am/Marathon. 10am/Half, 11:30am/6 Miler.

Contact: Ronny Angell 540-444-4422, HQ@oarevents.com.

SEPT. 11 - Stanky Creek 50K & 25K, Bartlett, TN. 7am/50K, 7:30am/25K. Contact: Mike Samuelson - events@altisendurance.com.

SEPT. 16-17 - Ragnar Relay 200 Miles, Cumberland, MD to Washington, DC. 7am.

Contact: Ragnar Events 801-499-5024, info@ragnarrelay.com.

SEPT. 17 - 12-Hour Adventure Trail Run, Triangle, VA. 6:15am.

Contact: alexp@athletic-equation.com.

SEPT. 23-25 - Birmingham Stage Race 53 Miles, Birmingham, AL. 8am. 3 Days/3 Stages; 53 Miles; 9am/Day 1.

Contact: David Tosch 205-529-5142, david@davidtosch.com.

SEPT. 24 - Tick Tock Ultra, & Team Relay, Lakeland, FL. 7am. 12 Hour & 6 Hour Lake Lapping Challenge.

Contact: Mary Marcia Brown - gallantgait@yahoo.com, www.ticktockultra.vpweb.com.

SEPT. 24 - Tortoise and the Hare 50K Ultra, Blue Ridge Recreational Area, GA. 6am.

Contact: Toni McAlister 678-400-9050 toni@tortoiseandthehareracing.com.

SEPT. 24 - Table Rock Ultras, 50K & 30K, Morganton, NC. 6am.

Contact: Mark Rostan 828-261-6275, markrostan@valdese.com.

SEPT. 24 - DNF Ultra 100 Mile, 50 Mile & Marathon, Devils Fork State Park, Salem, SC. Contact: withoutlimitsgreenville@gmail.com.

OCT. 1-2 - Arkansas Traveller 100 Mile. Perryville, AR. 6am.

Contact: 501-803-9411, AT100@runarkansas.com.

OCT. 1-2 - Rock/Creek StumpJump 50K Trail Race, Chattanooga, TN. 8am/50K, 7:50am/11 Mile.

Contact: brian@rockcreek.com.

OCT. 1 - New River Trail 50K & 25K, Fries, VA. 8am/50K, 9am/25K. Contact: Alison Bryant - mtn.goatracing@yahoo.com.

Oct. 7 - Grindstone 100, Swoope, VA. 6pm. 101.85 miles Contact: info@eco-xsports.com.

OCT. 15 - Pilot Mountain to Hanging Rock 50 Mile & 50K, Pinnacle, NC. 6am.

Contact: Rich Swor 313-304-0903, rich@triviumracing.com.

7th Annual. 7:15am/all races. 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, Marathon, & 50K Ultra (All with Wheelchair & Walking Divisions!). Flat and fast, across bay to beautiful St. George Island and back. USATF/All Distances. Time Limit: 8 hrs.

2015 entrants: 600. Avg. temp. 72.

Contact: friends@runningforthebay.com, www.runningforthebay.com.

OCT. 23 - Jack’s 50K, 25K & 10K Trail Run. Palm Coast, FL. 8am.

Contact: Dawn Lisenby 386-986-8572, dawn@runnaturalcoach.com.

OCT. 29 - Triple Lakes Trail Race 40 Mile, Marathon & Half Marathon, Greensboro, NC. 8am.

Contact: 336-793-4311, mike@junction311.com.

NOV. 5 - Nashville Ultra Marathon 50 Mile, 50K, 60K & 70K, Nashville, TN. 7am.

Contact: Dennis Freeman 615-445-5077, dennis@nashvilleultra.com.

NOV. 19 - Blood Rock 50, 50 Mile, 50K & 25K Birmingham, AL. 7am.

Contact: David Tosch 205-529-5142, david@davidtosch.com.

NOV. 19 - JFK 50 Mile, Boonsboro, MD. 7am.

Contact: mspinnler@cvac-md.us.

NOV. 26 - Derby 50K Ultra Run, Derby, NC. 8am.

Contact: runrbike@carolina.rr.com.

DEC. 12 - Masters of All Terrain, 50K & 50 Mile Ultra, Mt. Dora, FL. 6am.

Contact: nic@mastersofallterrain.com.

36th Annual

Tallahassee Ultra Distance Classic 50K & 50 Mile December 10, 2016 • 7am Wakulla Springs, FL Course: 50K & 50 mile USATF certified road race, flat, within and adjacent to Wakulla Springs State Park.

Entry Limit: 125. Time Limit: 10 hrs.

2015 entrants: 100.

Avg. temp.: low-40, high-66.

Contact: Jay & Nancy 525 E. Call St., Tallahassee, FL 32301 850-545-7074 tallahasseeultra@gmail.com www.tallahasseeultra.com DEC. 17 - Lookout Mountain 50 Miler, Chattanooga, TN. 7:30am/50 Miler, 8am/10K. Contact: randy@wildtrails.org.

JAN. 22, 2017 - Clearwater Distance Classic, 50K, Marathon, Halfathon, 5 Miler & 5K Walk, Clearwater, FL. 18th Annual. 7:05am.

Contact: 727-347-4440, info@FLRoadRaces.com www.floridroadraces.com.

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This Running Life At 38, Melissa Hardesty relishes Olympic Marathon Trials Melissa Hardesty was a recreational runner, just like most of us, when she registered for her first real race in 2008 -- the LaSalle Bank of America Chicago Marathon. She was 31 years old, wearing bib number 44265, and she finished in 3:54.43.

She doesn't marvel over how long it took her to finish the race, but she can't forget how long it took her just get to the starting line, on that day, and in the years leading up to it.

“It was a wave start. Everyone was lined up at the gun and it took me 15 minutes to get to the start line,” she said, sitting in a coffee shop in Raleigh on a cloudy morning in May. “From that point, I never would have expected to get to the Olympic trials eight years later,” she said. “I think it's kind of funny, and I know I am really lucky.”

On this spring day, eight years after crossing that first marathon start and finish line, Hardesty described a runners' information meeting she attended in Los Angeles last February preparing for the United States Olympic Marathon trials.

She recalled looking around and seeing Shalane Flanagan and Amy Cragg smiling and laughing with each other, and realized how far she had come.

Few would be more surprised at such a meteoric rise up the running ladder than Hardesty herself. At the age of 38, she struggles to understand why she was able

By Teri Saylor

to qualify for the Olympic trials.

Hardesty can say with some pride that as a child growing up in Schererville, Ind., she loathed sports.

“I remember when I was in the 6th grade I played little league softball for two years and I hated it,” she said.

So she joined her high school majorette team and color guard squad and danced her way through sports on the sidelines.

In college at Indiana University, she faced her gym class requirement and the dreaded mile run that went along with it. She signed up for it the summer before her freshman year just to get it out of the way early. She connected with an athletic classmate who served as an adequate pacer and surprised herself by being able to stick with her.

Then Hardesty's freshman roommate, who had run cross country in high school, invited her to go for a run.

Melissa Hardesty approaches the finish line at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon trials in Los Angeles.

Photo by Pat Price, Sir Walter Running

“And so I went out with her. We ran five miles, and I thought I was going to die,” Hardesty said.

Despite a dislike for running, Hardesty did enjoy working out to keep in shape.

She had worked up to running a mile, just for exercise. When she was 28, a boyfriend convinced her to run laps with him around their neighborhood.

Those laps turned into miles, and before she knew it, she was running 20 to 30 miles a week. And magic happened.

“It was like flipping a switch,” she said.

“I thought 'I can do this.'”

She started to love running.

Hot day in L.A. February 13 was a hot day in Los Angeles when 205 women from all over the United States lined up to try for a shot at wearing the stars and stripes for the United States in Rio this summer.

“I thought, it's really hot today, so I can actually just enjoy the race,” she said. “I knew I wouldn't be able to run the fastest race, but I thought I could run it at a comfortable pace. My coach looked at the weather and he said 'every mile that you are in this race after the halfway point you're going to be moving up through the field, because everyone is going to go out too fast.'”

And that's exactly what happened.

“I passed people that were, on paper, much faster than me. It was just the heat,” she said. “By the time I got to the final lap and coming toward the finish line, I was actually smiling because I thought 'I have gas left in the tank. Here I am at the Olympic trials and I'm going to finish.'”

Hardesty qualified for the trials at the California International Marathon on Dec. 6, 2015, just two months before the trials. She knew her chances of finishing in the top three were slim. But she was determined to run a strong race and enjoy herself.

She finished inside the top 100 in the field, in 92nd place, crossing the finish line in 2:53.40 Amy Cragg won the women's race in 2:28.20, with Desiree Linden finishing a close second in 2:28.54. Shalane Flanagan, suffering from heat sickness, hung on to round out the top three female finishers in 2:29.19.

Hardesty reflects on the way she started running, and can't believe she has made it into the ranks of elite runners.

“I never wore a watch, and I knew nothing about splits,” she said and laughed. “I always thought that I couldn't run fast, but maybe I could run far.”

She was still running with no particular goal in mind other than for exercise. In marathon training mode, her weekly mileage would peak at about 50 miles, and after racing, she would settle into her regular comfortable 30-mile-a week running regimen to stay in shape.

“I was totally ignorant about running. I had printed up one of the Hal Higdon racing plans, and did exactly what that plan said,” she said. “I wanted to run at a comfortable pace, and I think I wanted to finish in around four hours. My sense was finishing a marathon in four hours was pretty good.

Setting goals Even after finishing that first Chicago Marathon, Hardesty didn't have the racing bug until she crossed paths with Joe Guinness, a fellow runner and her boyfriend now. The two were in graduate school at the University of Chicago and met each other on the Lake Front Trail around Lake Michigan.

He convinced her to set loftier goals and to try to get faster.

I n 2010, Hardesty ran an indoor 5K at a University of Chicago track meet because she wanted to get into a faster corral for the Shamrock Shuffle 8K. She believes that is when her competitive spirit took hold, when she started getting really fast.

She began training with purpose, and her finish times improved dramatically.

In February 2010, she ran a 19:30 5K and a 1:27:58 half marathon. A year later she had dropped her 5K time to 18:10 and her half marathon time to 1:21:50 Then she returned to Chicago and the 2011 Chicago Marathon in 3:08, much faster than her first finish there, but she knew she could do better.

Last year, she hired her first professional coach, Corey Kubatzky Head Cross Country / Middle Distance Track & Field Coach at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs and a coach with Hanson's Running, who has made a big difference. She also has increased her mileage from 30 miles a week to 70.

Overcoming self-doubt Despite the successes, Hardesty has been plagued by self-doubt and negative self-talk since rising from a recreational runner who never wore a watch, to an Olympic Trial qualifier.

“I have lost races and finished in second place because I didn't trust myself to pass somebody who I thought I could

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Down the Road Peachtree Memories Did you ever see a race time and it somehow really resonated with you?

Since the largest 10K in the country is coming up in July (will they have over 50,000 finishers again this year?), I was looking at last September's issue of the Wingfoot magazine of the Atlanta Track Club (I've belonged to the club since I briefly lived there in 1980) since I knew that it included the top finishers at last year's Peachtree Road Race 10K. Some of you may know that Kathy and I ran the Peachtree almost every year from 1979 until my brother's untimely death in 1991, and then every few years until we couldn't run any longer. My brother lived in Cartersville which is near Atlanta, so we had a free place to stay and we would drive into Atlanta on race morning every July 4 for the race. I've got the 10th anniversary race T-shirt from the first time we ran the race in 1979 and it is a prize. I've also got the 40th anniversary shirt from 2009, not knowing it would be

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the last time I would ever run the race, but I digress.

Anyway, I read through the list of the top finishers in 2015 to see if we knew anyone and saw a few names I recognized, but when I got to 250th place the time hit me in the face: 37:56. Now why would that matter?

Back in the early days (when Kathy and I ran the race) they used to give a medallion to the top 250 finishers as they crossed the finish line. Then later they changed it to a mug for the top 1,000 which you collected the next day, and I

finally got one of those with a much slower time. That mug sits proudly on my bookcase where it says '1996 Peachtree Road Race Top 1,000 Finisher', but that is a long way from being in the top 250. But I digress again.

I really wanted one of those top 250 medallions. If memory serves me right a friend of ours, Chuck Magera won one in the early 80s and I remember when he showed it to me I decided I was going to really run hard the next year and get one also. So despite the July 4th date, the 50 mile drive down to Atlanta for the 8 AM start, the hot day (though not as hot as usual for July 4) etc. I did run one my best Peachtrees ever. I kicked like crazy from the 6-mile mark and blew past a lot of runners. When I crossed the line in Piedmont Park I was so exhausted I could barely move. I had given it everything I had. My time on the clock was 37:57 and I distinctly remember the guy who finished right ahead of me being handed a medallion. I think his time was 37:56 and the race official saying to him, “That's the last one”. So I never got one of the top 250 awards.

Flash to last year: 2015. The time for the 250th place runner was 37:56. I could never have matched the 37:57 I ran years ago (disregard the fact that I can't run at

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all due to the injuries from the car wreck I wrote about in this magazine) but even if I had been able to do so I would have missed getting into the top 250 by one place. Funny how the memory of running that 37:57 back in the 80s hit me. Oh well, we do what we can and I can enjoy the memory now.

Peachtree and other large races hold a special place in my mind. How about you? If you have never run the race, you have missed out on something special. It's worth it to put it on your bucket list. Make up your mind to do it someday. Like any big race you have to plan ahead - it is expensive with entry fee, hotels, travel (for almost anyone not living in the Atlanta area) and it is a lot of hassle with the huge crowds, the heat, the humidity, so there are lots of excuses not to do it.

But the memories you can get from running with tens of thousands of people are something you will treasure as you get older.

Cedric Jaggers was elected to the South Carolina Road Runners Hall of Fame in 1992. He is the author of Charleston’s Cooper River Bridge Run. He lives and runs in Rock Hill, SC. He may be reached via e-mail at JaggersRun@comporium.net

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Learning from the Young Guns Running Alone or with a Group?

Adult running camp season kicks off this month at ZAP bringing familiar faces and the chance to share a new experience with first time campers. Camp is about scenic runs through the mountains, yoga, learning training theory and nutrition, among other things, but the true uniqueness is the community that is built between attendees within a few short days. More than anything else, it is the community that brings people back year after year. In my 20 years as a runner, the running community is what I've enjoyed more than anything. However, I know for many people running is personal time, time to get away from everything and be in their own space. There are benefits to running alone and running with a group and striking that balance can be a challenge.

In the age of running selfies and 24/7 availability, having 5 miles on the road or trail to yourself can be a welcome change of pace. As technology makes our lives busier and shortens our attention spans we rarely have unplugged time alone.

Admittedly I am as guilty as anyone, and more recently I've enjoyed running by myself more than ever. Typically I'm more of a social runner, but having 30 or 40 minutes where life is simplified to putting one foot in front of the other allows my mind to wander in a way I rarely allow it with a smart-phone glued to my hand.

Disconnecting allows you to connect to yourself the same way leaving the phone in the car at dinner allows you to connect with others. Running can be a great time to spend some time unwinding and relaxing, and it can be powerful to have that alone time, especially if you otherwise wouldn't have it.

The other side of that coin is the power of running with others. I've met most of my favorite people in the world through running, and the time I've spent running with friends is part of what makes those bonds so strong. Brewery runs and Saturday morning group runs are popular for the same reason, and my experience in the running community tells me runners are people worth making the effort to spend time with. Joining a local running group is a great way to meet new people, but there are also a number of benefits

By Ryan Warrenburg, ZAP Fitness

group running can bring to your running performance.

Having running partners adds a level of accountability that is difficult to achieve otherwise. And the truth is everyone has those days where you don't feel like getting up before work and getting your run in. If you know someone else is counting on you, you're more likely to roll out of bed than slap the snooze button and get in those extra miles that will make all the difference in your next race.

Many of the professional runners around the country train in groups, and the accountability is part of the reason.

When people get together with a shared purpose it can help everyone rise a little higher. When someone is feeling down, the group has the ability to pick them up, including on days where a hard workout is on the schedule. The motivation of being in a group environment can help people push a little farther or a little faster than they would have by themselves. This is true even of professionals, which is a big reason so many of our country's best runners train with each other rather than alone.

Having someone to push you when you need it can be invaluable in elevating your race performances, but even more important than that is the process of recovery between those harder days. GPS watches have made us acutely aware of our exact pace on every run all the time, and the danger with that is preprogramming an easy day pace in your head. Often times the pace we decide should be our easy pace is based on our best day when we're feeling great. Then rather than listening to our bodies we force that pace even on days we're really tired and should be running slower to properly recover. Finding a

training partner that typically runs a little slower than you and forgetting the watch can be a great way to recover on your easy days. You should be able to hold a relaxed conversation on your easy days without gasping for breath, and chatting with someone on the run is the perfect way to ensure you're keeping the pace easy.

For others running alone may be the best way to ensure proper recovery on easy days. The benefit of having someone there to push you in a group can backfire when it comes to recovery. In a group setting there is always someone that is going to feel good and push the pace and it's easy to dragged along and run too fast.

Several of our professional athletes here at ZAP will often split off and run by themselves on easy days when they know they need to run a little bit slower.

If you can't resist running with the group on days where you need to run a little slower it may be best to let your thoughts be your only company on those days. Running serves a different purpose in all of our lives and those purposes may change day-to-day or week-to-week.

Knowing what you need and when you need it is helpful in determining the balance between running alone and with a group, but being open to both is an important piece of maximizing your experience.

Whether you need some time to yourself or the accountability of a running partner to get out the door, being open to and understanding what those different experiences bring to the table can enhance your running, both physically and emotionally.

ZAP Fitness-Reebok is a non-profit facility which supports post collegiate distance runners in Blowing Rock, NC. ZAP puts on adult running camps during the summer and is available for retreats all year. The facility has a state of the art weight room, Alter-G treadmill and a 24 bed lodge. Coaches at the facility include 2-time Olympic Trials Qualifier Zika Rea, 2007 USATF National XC Champion Ryan Warrenburg as well as head coach Pete Rea. For more information go to www.zapfitness.com or call 828-295-6198. You can reach Ryan at zapfitness@gmail.com.

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Inspired Daily Life Revolves Around Running What would you do if you could not run anymore? For many, it may be a difficult question to answer and a difficult yet eventually accepted transition to a new phase in life. But what about those whose lives revolve around running? I have been running for 32 years after celebrating my 43rd birthday this month. I have always told people I would run for my entire life as long as I was able. Last year's forced time off due to my injury made me think about what my life would be like without running.

I could not come up with any legitimate answers. Let's start with the fact that I have been a competitive runner since I was a child. I ran and raced for my high school and college cross country and track teams. After college, I began my journey into marathons, road races, and in my thirties rediscovered my love of trail racing.

It all goes back to those early cross country days when I fell in love with run-

By Rae Ann Darling Reed

ning and racing. I suppose I could try to find an alternative to my own running, but after having tried walking, cycling, swimming, weight training, yoga, and other classes at the gym, I know nothing satisfies my mind, body, and soul like a run.

So on the personal level, a life without running would not be easy or as fulfilling.

Now on to my professional life‌ Professionally speaking, everything I do revolves around running. I own my own business, RunnerGirl Inc., I coach cross country and track at Manatee High

School, I coach adult runners, I work for S2 Timing Inc., I volunteer with our local running clubs, I write about running, I promote a healthy, active lifestyle through the Brooks Inspire Daily program, and now I work at Fleet Feet Sports Sarasota, our local specialty running store. Without running, I would be unemployed!

My whole point is that my life revolves around running. I absolutely love it for all the amazing people it has brought into my life, not to mention the joy, peace, and fulfillment it gives me. That's why when injury struck last year, it was really a wake up call to stop taking running for granted. No one ever wants to get injured, but as my very wise, supportive, and wonderful husband said, maybe my injury will end up being a good thing. And it has.

I never want to feel the loss I felt last year not being able to run; struggling to be around all my running friends and the athletes I coach as I watched them do what we all love. That was the spark I needed to train smarter and injury proof my body. I was determined to become stronger and more fit, of course so I would run and race faster, but more so to prevent an injury from ever sidelining me again. I listened to the professionals, learned from them, and applied it to my

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life. I don't ever want to be forced to give up running again. I am in it for the long haul or as long as my body and mind will allow.

As a masters runner, I now know that giving up a few miles here and there to spend time working on strength and flexibility is well worth it. My body is stronger and able to handle higher mileage by including two days a week of smart strength training. I am happy to report no injuries and three successful marathons as well as a few PRs at other distances over the past 12 months.

Changing how we train is never easy, but in my case, so worth it to keep this running life.

Rae Ann Darling Reed runs, coaches, and writes in Florida. She is part of the Brooks Inspire Daily program. Follow the RunnerGirl on twitter @runnergirl or facebook.com/runnergirl

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Running Psychology Mental Habits of Great Runners Great runners are not necessarily those who break national and world records, win big races, or have lucrative athletic wear contracts. Great runners are those runners that simply love to run and strive to reach their true potential in their running. Great runners do indeed often run up to their true potential. Everyday around the world great runners are out training, racing, and loving the sport of running. But mentally, what makes great runners? Is there some constellation of mental skills that makes great runners? Is there some secret formula? It's not really a secret, but there does appear to be a group of mental habits that great runners share.

One way great runners think is to deeply believe in themselves and not put limits on what they can achieve in running. Any thinking that limits the belief that one can achieve a running goal is not going to be helpful. Great runners are not afraid to dream big and then chase those dreams. Nothing is ever impossible for great runners, challenging yes, impossible no. Great runners have a clear vision of what they want to accomplish in running and they formulate plans to reach that vision. Sure, running may be really hard at times, but sometimes achieving really hard goals leads to the greatest feelings of internal satisfaction.

Great runners also have a short memory. Not a poor memory, but a short one, meaning great runners quickly learn from failures and move on to new opportunities. Poor races, periods of sub-par training and setbacks will happen, but great runners understand that failures are temporary and great performance will come with courage and perseverance. Any failure or setback is a learning experience that serves to improve future performance. Great runners fully understand that they are not perfect and running is not going to be perfect. Being a perfectionist is often a recipe for disaster and is a very irrational way to think. Runners are humans and humans are not perfect. Great runners understand this and know that even with the best laid plans, there will be difficult days, difficult races and difficult recovery periods. But great runners prepare to the best of their ability and trust their training. By doing so, they are free

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to give their best effort each time they compete and feel good about it.

Great runners set goals, both long term and short term. A long term goal might be a personal best in a marathon that is more than a year away, while a short term goal may be a mileage goal for the next week or pace on a tempo run. But whether the goal is long or short term, great runners relentlessly pursue their goals and always keep them in mind. If training is going well, or if training isn't going so hot, great runners remain focused on what they want to accomplish. Again, setbacks are viewed as learning opportunities, while successes are affirmations of ability and training well done. Through it all, great runners remain focused on their running goals. The ability to focus in on running goals and not become distracted over time is often what makes for great performances on race day and overall feelings of satisfaction when a goal is accomplished.

Thinking positively is also a mental characteristic of great runners. Positivity allows great runners to remain confident and inspired, both in good and bad times.

They fully realize that the way they think influences the way they feel physically.

By choosing to be more positive about their running, great runners are more energetic and are always looking forward to new challenges in running because they understand that great things can happen in their running because of their positive attitude and hard work. Being positive also means that great runners don't surround themselves with negative people.

Great runners have a great support network of family, friends, coaches, and trainers who constantly encourage, motivate, and inspire. Negativity does nothing to help great runners reach their goals, so great runners simply don't allow negative people or negative thinking to interfere

www.running.net with the pursuit of their running dreams or their level of enjoyment they derive from their running. Great runners constantly see what can be, not what can't be.

Obviously, great runners are always looking to improve and become better runners. Great runners have growth oriented thinking patterns. They always view themselves as a work in progress. Great runners don't necessarily get hung up on either great performances or poor performances, especially the poor ones.

When poor performances do happen, great runners understand they are exceptions to their true talent and simply minor bumps in the road that serve as learning experiences and a way to actually improve over the long term. Great performances are a true affirmation of their talent and a reward for their hard work. But through the good and the bad, great runners stay very much into the process of overall improvement and don't get caught up in the emotions brought on by a single race.

This unwavering confidence and dedication to the process allows great runners to stay motivated over the long term and to bounce back quickly from poor performances. In other words, great runners don't fear failure and don't put undue pressure on themselves to perform great every single race. Great runners are therefore free to simply go out and give their absolute best effort and be pleased when they do so.

Finally, great runners are good to themselves. They honestly evaluate their performances, but they are in no way overly self-critical. Great runners are their own biggest fans. Great runners treat themselves like they would treat their best friend; they encourage themselves, use positive self-talk and always appreciate their own hard work and efforts.

So challenge yourself to be a great runner! Develop good mental patterns and skills. Sure, dedication and actual physical training are essential in running, but so are sound mental skills. So train the mind right along with the body. You are then free to let your great runner show through!

Richard Ferguson is Chair of the Physical Education, Wellness, and Sport Science Department of Averett University and is an AASP Certified SportPsycology Consultant. He may be reached via e-mail at ferguson@averett.edu

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Winning felt scary to her.

She was in an endless cycle, thinking winning would mean more pressure and that would make her nervous, just adding to the pressure.

I remember signing up for a turkey trot and I was so nervous I couldn't sleep all night,” she recalled, laughing.

“And it was just a turkey trot.”

Hardesty still works hard to overcome the fear.

She was afraid to tell anyone she was trying to qualify for the Olympic Trials, until Guinness leaked it to their friends.

“I didn't even tell my mom until right before my qualifying race at the California International Marathon because I didn't want to disappoint her if I didn't make it,” she said.

At the CIM, she had written her splits on her arm with a sharpie so she could maintain a qualifying pace.

“After the first hill, my quads felt terrible,” she said. “But by mile 5 I had settled in, and I just kept clicking off the miles.”

At Mile 20 she was feeling great but by the time she time she hit mile 24 she started to feel tired. Her pacer warned her she was cutting it close, so she persevered.

She hit mile 26 right on the second.

She sprinted the last point-two for her qualifying time - 2:42:53.

Hardesty, who just wrapped up a semester as a professor of social work at North Carolina State University, is trading the sunny south for upstate New York. She has accepted a teaching job at Binghamton University and will be leaving Raleigh in August.

She will keep reaching for new goals, and is training to break a 2:40 marathon by the time she turns 40.

And she hopes to do it in Chicago, where she feels at home, and where she got her big start.

This late bloomer can't imagine where she might be if she had started running earlier in life, but she won't trade where she is now for anything, and she's looking forward to winning plenty of races as she ages.

“Yes, thinking about the age thing, if I play my cards right, I think I can be a really awesome masters runner,” she said. terisaylor@hotmail.com

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Running Through the Bluegrass Not a Perfect Race, But a New PR is Good Six years ago, I ran a marathon PR. I ran six marathons in 3.5 years, including Boston twice, and I was 22 minutes faster than my first marathon.

Six years ago, I was certain the 3 hour barrier wasn't far away.

Six years ago, I was running on borrowed time. A stress fracture in my anterior tibial cortex was lurking in both shins, and a hamstring ready to strain. For 2.5 years, I didn't run a marathon or hardly anything competitively worth noting.

Six years later, I have a new personal best. A newfound faith in my training and the hard work in both running and strength training and all the other “extras."

I raced the Carmel Marathon, just north of Indianapolis, Indiana on April 16, finishing as fourth female in 3:07:30. It wasn't a perfect race, by any means, but a PR of 2 minutes, 41 seconds, is not something I'll complain about.

I ran this race in 2013 - it's only in its sixth year, so still pretty small but wellorganized. This year, there were 686 marathon finishers, 1,659 in the half, 783 in the 8k and 627 in the 5k (definitely a distance for everyone).

My coach is based in the area so I had my husband and my coach both there, which is a pretty perfect support system.

Coach had a booth at the expo, so on Friday I got a short pep talk, discussed parking for the morning, where our tent would be near the start/finish, who was expected to run, what to do about the weather, etc.

The weather. The bane of every marathoner's existence. Low 50s for the start and then sunny with a high of 80 degrees. Coach's advice: If it seems like the pace is too hard too early in the race, back off and race for place. The only good thing about bad weather is that you're all in it together.

The biggest downside to the Carmel Marathon is the way the marathon meets back up with the half marathon several times. You run the first 3 miles together, then catch them again at marathon mile 12 (half mile 5), stay together until marathon mile 18 (half 11), and then meet them again at marathon mile 24.5 (half 11.5).

My plan was to hang with the 3:05

By Tracy Green

group and evaluate somewhere around 16-20. In the corral I talked to fellow Louisvillian (and Urban Bourbon Half Marathon race director) Michael Clemons, who was hoping to run the same time so we started off chatting and running together.

Miles 1-5: 6:59, 6:58, 7:03, 6:54, 7:04.

Pretty much in the ballpark, a smidge fast.

Into the sun, with the pace group, chatting. The half marathon has a turnaround at 3.75, so we got to see the leaders coming back.

Miles 6-10: 7:07, 7:01, 7:02, 7:05, 6:56.

We lost the pace group around mile 5 as Michael and I continue clicking off right around 3:05 pace. I take my first Hammer Gel as we wind through a small park, which wasn't closed so we were weaving around some pedestrians, pets and strollers. I don't remember much from this

section, which is good. The less I'm having to focus on what I'm doing in the early part, the better. Just lock in and cruise.

Miles 11-15: 6:58, 7:01, 7:00, 7:05, 6:50. I see my husband again early on in this section, I think. It might've been late in the last section. We've caught back up with the half marathoners and it is a total headache. I'm calling out that there's a runner back and trying to find direct, smooth ways to get around people. I even encourage quite a few but get little response, so I give up on that. A few encourage me, and for that I am grateful.

The course is slightly uphill (300 feet of gain or so) from 10-15.

I lose Michael around mile 11 and from there until 20, I'm pretty much flying solo.

This, my friends, is why I've been doing most of my long runs alone. I might joke or chat with people along the way, but for most of that 26.2 miles, I'm inside my own head. Assessing my body, doing damage control, thinking super random thoughts, ping-ponging from topic to topic, finding myself coming back to the same three lines of a song I haven't heard in years like it's stuck on repeat. If you're not prepared to get yourself through a marathon mentally, your physical training won't matter.

A good day for the Personal Best Training crew. From left, men's marathon winner Jesse Davis, Coach Matt Ebersole, women's marathon winner Kelby Laughner, men's marathon second place finisher Aaron Kremer and women's marathon fourth place finisher Tracy Green.

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Miles 16-20: 6:56, 6:48, 7:04, 7:07, 7:04. I had no idea I dropped that 6:48 until I was writing this. Mile 15 was the start of the Hagan-Burke Trail, which brought with it almost two miles of blissful shade. It was tough running around the half marathoners but at this point it just was what it was.

I saw my husband again heading on to the trail - best cheerleader ever. Craziest part of the day was at the 16.5 water stop - I had just grabbed a water, having dodged all the half marathoners to get to it. We're all in the left lane, and there's a car in the right hand lane waiting to turn.

He started turning right into the stream of people. I missed getting my cup of water into his window by about three inches.

Miles 21-26: 7:07, 7:06, 7:12, 7:12, 7:51, 8:17. It is sunny, it is hot, it is desolate. Not much to look at, not many people cheering. Not a great last 6 miles. A couple of guys pull away from me. I catch another woman at the 22 mile water stop.

Sometime earlier I thought I heard I was fourth. I'm hoping this means I'm in third, but I don't really know. I basically use the water stop as a screen, hoping to get by her without her trying to chase me down.

A little past 22 the 3:05 pacer catches me but I can't go with them (I think he negative split). Around 24, I take a walk break.

I take four or five walk breaks in the last 2 miles.

With a mile to go, I'm dumping water on my head. I am hot and I am frustrated at myself. Frustrated for having to walk.

For not being tougher. For not being stronger. We make a right-hand turn around 25.25, then it's a long, slightly uphill climb to the 26 marker. My husband is at the top of the hill, and I am sucking it up as much as I can. He tells me I can get under 3:10, I'm thinking I had better because I know I'm only at about 3:06 and if it takes 4 minutes to run two blocks, I'm never doing another marathon.

I turn the final corner knowing my watch will be way long. I end up with 26.4, with the last .4 at 6:26 pace.

It was a great day for the Personal Best Training crew - coach had the first and second place men and first and fourth place women in the marathon. It took six years to set a new marathon best, but I feel like there are more around the corner.

Tracy Green is a runner and writer living in Louisville, KY, where she lives with her husband, Chris. She is a Hammer Nutrition sponsored athlete and certified Pilates instructor. Find her at @TGRunFit on Twitter and Instagram, Facebook.com/TGRunFit, or

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You see, the following Monday, we closed on the sale of the property which had provided me such a wonderful playground as a young runner coming of age in Wilmington.

Seeing those deer literally put me at peace.

After that experience, I really didn't much care how the race played out; I was just so grateful to be able to participate in the gorgeous event, and even more grateful for my experience with the deer. I so wish I had had a Go-Pro camera for that one!

Well, it turned out that I was able to hang in there and secured third place overall while running negative-splits in the 5K. I was so excited to be taking home a beautiful hand-painted pottery plate for my efforts!

This event was extremely well-organized, and Rob and I both were really impressed at how the young volunteers helped out with the kayaks and other gear. It was refreshing to see such on-the-ball young people.

For any of you reading this who might have hit a plateau, who are recovering from injury, or who are just plain burning out from all the road miles, please take a look at the “multi-sports” section in Running Journal, and give one of these non-traditional events a try. You might just discover a whole new sport with which to supplement your running. I can promise that you will enjoy such an event. Embrace the challenge! 'Til next time, happy running … and riding … and paddling!

Running Through the Age Groups Embracing New Challenges When I entered the Tenth Annual Race for the River Kayakalon scheduled for April 30 at beautiful Goose Creek State Park outside “Little” Washington, North Carolina, I had no idea of the true treat that is this incredible event! This one was a “Wow!” It is a must-do for any runner or endurance athlete seeking a unique challenge.

The event caught my attention because, unlike ordinary triathlons, you kayak rather than swim. I don't mind swimming, but I am not the fastest in the water and as such, I tend to shy away from traditional triathlons.

I have always loved flat-water kayaking, however; it is wonderful cross training and, for some reason, I am quite fast. I love events with a kayak portion. They usually take place in beautiful places and they give me an excuse to drag the ole' boat out and test my mettle against other athletes.

Goose Creek State Park is an absolutely pristine little oasis on the Pamlico River.

The race started with a 1.5-mile kayak portion, followed by an approximate quarter mile run to a traditional transition area, where we would mount our bikes for 16 miles on open country roads, then return for a 5K run on backwoods trails through the park. As an unexpected bonus, the race was much more spectator-friendly than the average triathlon or road race. My husband, Rob, was able to watch the entire kayak race. He couldn't stop talking about it afterward! Unlike the swim leg of a traditional triathlon, it is easy for those watching to keep an eye on their loved one, especially on a small course like this one.

There were about 80 racers in the event.

The male individual competitors started first, and five minutes later we individual women started. There was a relay division which started five minutes after we did. We had the option of using our own kayaks or renting one from the race crew for a nominal fee. I used my own boat; it's long and slender and, as a result, quite fast! When we took off, I quickly surged into the lead and even reeled in most of the men on my quest to be first female out of the water. I believe my overall kayak time was 6th out of 80! I knew that I would need to give myself as much cushion as possible coming off the water because the bike has never been my strong suit. Rob was elated when I came out of the water so fast; he couldn't believe it!

After reaching the transition firmly in first place among women, I donned my helmet and bike shoes and took off for what was (always for me) a tough ride. I don't train that much on the bike as I don't really consider myself to be a triathlete; therefore, the gears mystify me a bit and it's pretty

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tough to figure out how to pace myself.

Plus, riding that hard, that far, in that uncomfortable a seat on some pretty rough roads did a real number on the old derriere!

All in all, however, my bike leg proved a success. As I predicted, I was passed by a few folks, including three women, but I also passed a few riders and averaged almost 20 mph on an even-split ride. I was really happy with that!

When it came time to start running, I was pretty beat and a bit demoralized that I was now in fourth place and really wanted to place in the top three so I could snag one of the beautiful hand-made awards they had for the overall winners. The second transition was pretty slow, primarily because I was so shaky from exhaustion that putting on my running shoes proved almost impossible. So I tried to relax, took some deep breaths, had a few sips of water and struck out on one of

the most beautiful woods runs I've ever experienced!

As is always the case coming off a hard bike ride, those first few hundred yards of running were tough; my legs felt like limp spaghetti and my upper body was just burning from the hard effort on the water and being hunched over the bike for 55 minutes.

With no expectation of a PR, I concentrated on simply relishing the challenge. Much to my surprise, I was able to re-pass one of the women, who had overtaken me on the bike, within about the first half mile of the run!

She appeared to be struggling, so I was buoyed and feeling confident about a top three finish.

Then, the most amazing thing happened: I was at a spot where I was practically alone on the trail, and I heard something coming up behind me, awfully darned fast! I knew it couldn't be human, and I was hoping I was not about to become lunch! Then, I saw them; the most graceful and innocent young Does - two of them - had sidled up to me and they ran with me for what seemed like about two minutes before they bounded gracefully off into the deep woods. Just, WOW! The experience was truly surreal, and I honestly believe this could have been Mary Margaret can be reached at a heavenly message from my dear departed mmmceachern@bellsouth.net

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Masters Running Aging Up - Some Musings on Age Groups and Age Grading Non-runners have always viewed us runners as a little odd and crazy. Maybe more so decades ago than today, because running has now become more of a mainstream sport. I still remember the party I went to in the late 1970s, where somebody looked at my dress shoes and asked me if I wore those shoes when running.

Or did I maybe have other 'special' shoes that I used when going for a run? I have also been asked whether I run in the rain and during the winter, several times.

But nothing has raised more eyebrows among non-runners than my joy and excitement over “aging up”. Each time I have a birthday ending in five or zero I find reason to celebrate. And only a runner can understand the happy anticipation these milestone birthdays bring. For me, turning 40 was probably the most exciting one of them all. This was a birthday that my friends and colleagues were dreading, but I was looking forward to it! I was still quite competitive at that time, and having a 40th birthday meant I became a Masters Runner. So after slowing down some in my late 30s I was now suddenly in a new division where I could place, and sometimes even win prize money!

Now I have another big birthday coming up, which will be history by the time you are reading this. I will turn 65 in May, which means moving up to yet another age group. The irony here in Florida though is that the age group I am moving into will be more competitive than the one I am in now! Maybe not when it comes to the sheer number of competitors, however there are a couple of local female runners in my new age group who will leave me in the dust when we race head to head. But this is actually an inspiration to me, to train harder and emerge even stronger than I am now. Or rather to train smarter, since training hard in itself won't always lead to better results. Especially not as we age!

It's the demographics here in Florida that makes the older age groups so competitive. Many seniors settle down in this State, especially during the winter months. Several of them are into health and fitness and come here to enjoy a climate that allows more outdoor activities.

And for some this means running.

But it's not just in Florida that we see a surge in the number of Senior Citizens

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who are also fast runners. Susan Leuck lives in a coastal town in North Carolina, and moved up to the 65-69 age group last year. She too found her new age group at least as competitive as the one she left.

It didn't used to be this competitive in the older age groups though. I remember the days when there were hardly any women over 50 at the races. So the few that did compete almost always won an age group award. It was more competitive for men age 50 and over, because a higher number of men in these age groups were racing. (Age groups rarely went beyond “50 and over” in the 1970's and 1980's by the way, since there were relatively few competitors over age 50, even among the men.)

One reason we were seeing so few women in the older age groups a generation ago might be that they grew up during an era when it was not considered “ladylike” to work out and break into a sweat. So these women may have felt intimidated by the prospect of taking up running, even if deep down they would have liked to try it. And the few who defied expectations and ran anyway, for example Kathy Switzer and Bobbi Gibb, were not taken seriously until fairly recently. Take a look at that picture of Jock Semple trying to pull Switzer off the course during the 1967 Boston Marathon, and you will realize that they were downright discouraged!

After 1972, Title IX made it easier and more acceptable for women to participate in sports, including running. But it was mostly younger women who jumped on that bandwagon. Women born during or before World War II pretty much missed the boat.

We find more female runners in my cohort (born in the early 1950's) and younger. Some, like me, started decades

ago and are still running. Others got smitten by the “second running boom,” when destination races became popular, and the focus shifted from producing fast times to getting exercise and having fun. Running went from a sport for the elite few to one for the masses, and races went from having 10-15 percent female participation to sometimes over 50 percent.

There's also a third category of runners, male and female, who discovered the sport later in life and realized they were naturally gifted. They didn't start running until their 40s or 50s, maybe even later, having focused on family or career before then. Running became their new love, so they entered some races and started coming home with hardware. Often the age graded times for these late bloomers are better than for younger competitors, and occasionally they beat all their younger counterparts outright. I can recall a few races that I ran after my 50th birthday, where my age group turned out to be the toughest of them all!

Age graded results can sometimes create a level playing field. They are based on tables developed by World Masters Association (WMA), and provide a way of comparing performances by runners of different ages. They are often expressed as a percentage point, and the higher the percentage, the better the performance.

You can also use age grading to compare your own performances over the years, or on different distances. Occasionally a race may give out awards based on age graded results, for example the Beat the Heat 5K in Winston-Salem, NC. Since age grading is based on exact age (not five year age groups), having a birthday ending in five or zero will not give you a competitive edge. But you are at a slight disadvantage if the race is shortly before your birthday versus right after you have turned a year older.

Virtually all races base their results on five year age groups though. It's simpler in many ways. Assuming you know your competition (i.e. who is in your age group), you can battle it out on the course.

And if you get to the finish line first, you are the age group winner! You are also not competing against runners ten years your senior or 20 years your junior, at least not in the official results.

But during races there are often runners

around me who look “older,” who I don't know and therefore not sure whether they are in my age group or not. For example the female who passed me near the two mile mark during a recent 10K in Naples.

As she charged on with a fast clip and left me in the dust, I guessed she was older than I was. Although I wasn't sure. I would pass her later in the race, with about a mile to go, but before I did we exchanged a few words and encouraged each other. And this is when I found out she was 71 years old! I finished ahead of her, but by less than a minute. We each won our age groups, but of course her age graded time was much better than mine.

So, there's more than one way to skin a cat. Or to slice a cake. Or to publish race results! In most races we have chosen to divvy up the awards according to five year age groups, with cutpoints at birthdays ending in five or zero. However while running track during my teenage years in Sweden we aged up on January 1. And since we are talking about youth age groups here, this left those born late in the year at a disadvantage.

But ultimately we are all winners! For getting up before dawn, showing up at the starting line, and crossing the finish line.

Age groups are just icing on the cake, and something to look forward to every five years. And often an inspiration to try a little harder!

Lena Hollmann is a certified personal trainer with American Council on Exercise (ACE), and also the RRCA North Florida State Rep. She lives and runs in Naples, FL, and can be reached at lenahollmann@gmail.com.

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HE SAID, SHE SAID CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 Bobby is currently working with Fidelity Investment at their Research Triangle Park campus, and getting licensed in an investment guidance/retirement planning role for 401K participants. Yet, according to Carrie, that hasn't slowed down his running routine much since the Rock 'n' Roll half marathon. In fact, Carrie reported that even weeks past the event, her husband had run every day.

“I couldn't imagine him being happy not running,” Carrie said.

It was running, in some sense, that actually brought the couple together 10 years ago. During the summer between their Junior and Senior years at NC State, Bobby and Carrie met in a Run Conditioning PE class.

“I actually didn't know he was on the cross-country and track team until months after we met. I just thought he was a showoff in our running class,” Carrie laughed.

She learned soon afterwards, and has witnessed Bobby's highs and lows with the sport in the decade that has since passed.

“It was really exciting when he secured sponsorship from Reebok in 2013. He had been winning so many races unsponsored and with little recognition so when he finally got that sponsorship and got the recognition he deserved, I was really happy for him,” Carrie said.

She also shared how difficult it was to watch her husband struggle with nagging injuries over the past couple of years that prevented him from training at the high level where he desired to train. She believes that his decision to retire the elite title will give him more freedom to find the joy in running again.

Of course, she was at the Rock 'n' Roll Raleigh event to witness the joy of his retirement race win. Carrie saw her husband at mile 6 and then walked a few blocks to see him fly by again at mile 12 before joining him at the finish line.

“I could tell he was leading by a pretty safe distance so I was excited for him,” Carrie said.

Bobby was excited, too.

“It was great to get the win last year, but I really wanted to go out on a win [at this year's retirement race],” Bobby said.

Now, with Bobby retired from elite running and the couple stepping into new parental positions, what role will running play in the Mack family's lives?

For Carrie (who once ran a 4:15 marathon in college, just to prove to Bobby that she could run, too), occasional 5k and 10k events may lie in the new mom's future - for fun.

For Bobby, coaching, mentoring middle school runners, organizing a running event, pacing a race, and remaining an approachable person for runners, are all important goals. As far as the plans for 'Baby Mack', everyone will just have to wait and see.

“Bobby and I both kind of hope to diminish the pressure for our child to be a runner,” Carrie said.

She said that the couple doesn't want to have their baby grow up with that expectation, but “if it turns out our baby wants to be a runner then that's great.”

Mary Marcia is a runner and Race Director of the TICK TOCK ULTRA MARATHON & TEAM RELAY in both Florida and North Carolina. Reach her at marymarciabrown@yahoo.com or by visiting www.ticktockultra.vpweb.com or www.ncticktockultra.vpweb.com

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Can A Geezer Get Fit?

By Bill Peay (Editor's note: Bill Peay is one of the original subscribers to Running Journal, which began in 1984 as Carolina Runner.)

Expect this to be about me.

In April of last year as I turned 69, I was a fat happy guy. My main excercise was a little garden work and sitting on the porch with cold beer as I watched my bird feeders. I was happy.

In a younger life when I lived in the city (Charlotte) and worked as a cop, I ran some and also did some foot races.

When I was retired, I moved way back in the woods of beautiful UpState South Carolina. Fifteen years later and turning 69, I was 210 pounds. Over cold beer on the porch, I decided to get into shape to run one more foot race.

I could have dragged myself through a 5K, but made my goal to give an "honest effort". An honest effort requires doing some work in training, not just showing up. I knew it would be hard, so I gave myself one year as I had to loose a few pounds. I am 6-foot with size 13 feet, so 210 is not as bad as it might be on some.

I started out walking fast to my mail box 10 times. It was "selfmurder." My body screamed "suicide in progress."

I ached, and saw I would need mental help for motivation. I started a blog to embarrass myself into not quitting. Back here in the woods I never see anyone. In the city I had running friends. I used that blog to cry and whine on.

My motto became "ENDEAVOR TO PERSEVERE." My old muscles were weak, and my mind was weak. Early on my calves went out. My hamstrings went out. A metarsal cracked.

My back gave up, and of course my knees ached. On top of that I tripped and cracked a toe. Any fool can run himself into the ground. I had a plan and gave myself a year to avoid that. Nothing went well.

The year is up and I am amazed how small the results are compared to my efforts. Make no mistake, I have improved. If I can improve at my age just by starting to walk to the mailbox and back at 69 -- think what you can do!

From April to January, my intermediate goals were to drop to 170 pounds and try to get up to 30 miles a week. I made the weight by Thanksgiving, but not the miles. I did persevere and forced myself out the door 5 or 6 times a week. Improvement was hard to come by. Getting old is a real thing. Your insides harden. I thought I might be an exception, but "nope.”

The biggest help was discovering runners now have things like that Garmin watch. I love that thing. It became my witness.

Being an old fart, my plan was formed around the teachings of Lydiard, who I once posed for in a photo, and my coach -- George Sheehan (R.I.P).

My race goal had no race time involved, but I knew time would be interesting to me. The goal was to show up and give an "honest effort." To give an "honest effort" means showing up not only race day, but on the many training days leading to the gun sounding.

A year passed, I lost 40 pounds and improved my "walking to the mailbox" to jogging.

My race was hard, and I wanted to cry by mile two. I "endeavored to persevere." The pain was more than I could deal with, but the reward of an honest effort (and good beer) made the year of getting out the door sort of a success.

I believe I met my goal. I trained as best my body and mind could handle, and also trained as smart as I could to limit injuries, which

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Distance Memories Running Under the Influence I was running with three other members of my Darkside Running Club -- Valerie, Keith and Kristen -- at our Running Dead Ultra (50K, 50-mile and 100-mile options) when Keith looked at Valerie and I and asked how long the two of us had been running together. Valerie said we started running together in the summer of 1993 to prepare Valerie to run the Atlanta Marathon (and earn a Boston Marathon qualifying time) on Thanksgiving Day. We've been running together ever since.

Keith said 'Boy, I bet you have some stories.' I politely mentioned some of them have been chronicled in my books.

Valerie added that there were plenty more that I didn't write about. Like the Labor Day 10K in Macon back in the mid 1990's…

FLASHBACK Valerie, Al (another long-time running partner) and I made the 90-minute pilgrimage to Macon where we spent the night to rest up for one of our favorite annual events as it offered many amenities other races didn't. At the top of the list: A fast course, a reasonable entry fee and the opportunity to get hammered before 10 a.m.

Once upon a time the Macon Labor Day races (both 5K and 10K distances are offered), essentially provided 'all the beer you could drink.' If you were wearing your race number in the park at the finish you could get as many unopened bottles of beer as you wanted. In 1994 between Valerie, Al and I that number turned out to be 23, all by 10 a.m. It would have been more but the vendor ran out of beer. The noise generated by 23 empty glass bottles as we carried them in a plastic trash bag to the garbage can caught everyone's attention (as we were told much, much later) and made an impression that would change the course of history at the Macon Labor Day Road Race (it wasn't long before beer was no longer offered after the race).

We failed to anticipate what the combination of running as fast as we could for 6.2 miles in the heat and humidity of Macon, Georgia and drinking a cumulative 288 ounces of beer were doing to us; that wouldn't come until we stood up to run back to the start where we had parked our cars -- six-point-two miles away -four hours earlier.

It took seemingly forever to get back to our cars, and at least one of us got us lost so many times the 6.2-mile return trip ended up being almost 10 miles. (Let me add the course looks a lot different run-

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ning it in reverse, especially after their fair share of 23 beers.) One of us had to use a restroom really bad and had to settle for the side of a building-in full view of a random stranger or two -- because there wasn't a restroom or porta-pottie in site the entire run back to the car. Finally, one of us extended an hotel stay in Macon a second night so the effects of the third of the alcohol would wear off. The other two made the 90-minute drive back home RETURN TO THE PRESENT Valerie said to Keith, Kristen and I that she and I should write a book. We discussed possible titles; the really good ones won't be listed here so that this story's PG rating can remain intact.

A short while later Valerie had to leave as she had to show some houses to a client of hers (Valerie is a realtor). As Valerie drove by the three of us as we continued running she called me over and said “Running under the influence,” a reference to that day in Macon almost a generation ago. I instantly LOVED it as a title and told her 'I'm using it!' and that she'll be seeing it in writing very soon.

As Valerie drove away I mentioned the phrase 'running under the influence' to Keith and Kristen. They loved it as well, albeit with a slightly different interpretation. Keith said he wouldn't be here today running 50 miles if it weren't for me.

Kristen said the same. For whatever reason that felt really good to hear, something I had said or done had influenced them into running 50 miles on this beautiful spring day.

I spent a good bit of the day thinking about what they said. Hundreds of feelings and emotions ran through my mind; so many that it was virtually impossible to isolate one that stood out the most.

Flattered? Humbled? I simply couldn't put my finger on the right word.

REFLECTIONS Later that day I thought about what Keith and Kristen had said. It made me think of other possible influences I've made over the past 38 years in the running

world: • Runners who became members of the club Al and I founded in 2002, the Darkside Running Club.

• Runners I've paced in marathons to earn a qualifier for the Boston Marathon.

• Runners who finished their first marathon/ultramarathon in a Darkside event.

• Runners who have been successful following tips they've gathered from mewhether it's something I've said, something I've written or something they've seen me do.* • Runners who have started a running streak (I would never recommend this, incidentally. I've got almost 38 years of reasons why).

• Runners who have been motivated by reading my books about running, my blogs about running and/or my columns in running magazines.

• Runners who said they were inspired after hearing me speak at a running function.

• Runners who have volunteered after seeing how hard the volunteers at Darkside events work to make sure every runner has a good experience.

• Taking it a step further, runners who have become Race Directors after being inspired at a Darkside event.

• My written words being used by others ('Running is a privilege,' 'if you say you're going to do it, you've got to do it,' 'run a 20-miler each week so you're in marathon shape year round' and 'premature acceleration,' which means starting out much too fast in a race and slowing way down towards the finish).

• Runners who pass on my running adventures and experiences to others.

• And best of all, nonrunners who became runners because they-in some way, shape or form were influenced by my running. *I never offer running advice unless I'm specifically asked; what works for me may not work for another.

As the dust settled later that day I got a phone call from my son Josh. Two short months ago he ran his first marathon, something he promised me he would do when he was 17 years old (he's 30 now). I was with him every step of those 26.2 miles. It just so happened that today he ran his first ultramarathon, a 50K in a location not too far away from where I held today's Darkside event. It made me think of something Josh said to Al when he was only seven years old: 'When I grow up I want to be just like my dad.' In two short months Josh had become a marathoner as well as an ultramarathoner; just like his dad.

After speaking with Josh I opened the local newspaper and saw that the Huddleston Hustle, a small 5K in Peachtree City was run that morning. The Huddleston Hustle was first held in 2002

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and back then was known as the Run for Alex. I should know - I helped establish it with my next-door neighbor Stephanie.

The race was a tribute to the memory of her son Alex who lost his battle with leukemia while still a student at Huddleston Elementary School. The proceeds of the race went to books for 'Alex's corner,' a part of the school library where Alex liked to read. It was comforting to know the race was still going strong in its 15th year, partially because I was a part of it in the early years but even more so because of the reason it was created in the first place.

Two days later Ed Ettinghausen, who ran the 100-mile version of the Running Dead Ultra spoke to the employees at my distribution center. He spoke about his life, his keys to success and a word or two about his running. (Ed currently has the world record for most races of 100 miles or more completed in a calendar year-40.

He is also an accomplished motivational speaker. And those are just the tips of the iceberg). Before his presentation I introduced him to Antonio Parks, a man I've worked with for as long as I can remember. Antonio has volunteered at more than his fair share of Darkside events over the years. I mentioned to Ed that Antonio had just started running. Antonio told him about the running shoes he bought recently-his very first pair, by the way--with the giddiness of a first-time father talking about his newborn child.

Coincidentally, at the time Ed was speaking to my employees the last runner I paced to their first Boston Marathon qualifier, Ami Lewis Roach, was competing in her 4th Boston Marathon. I remember running 26.2 miles with Ami in

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EAT WELL, RUN WELL

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The Athlete’s Kitchen Fighting Fatigue: Why am I so tired….???

Don’t let “I feel tired a lot. What vitamins will give me more energy?”

“When I get home from work, I’m just too tired to cook dinner...”

“I feel like taking a nap most afternoons. I get up at 5 a.m. to run—but really, should I feel this tired at 3:00 p.m.?”

Runners commonly complain about fatigue and feeling too tired, too often. Granted, many of them wake up at early othirty to run, and some do killer workouts that would leave anyone feeling exhausted. Many routinely get too little sleep.

And the question remains: How can I have more energy?

Vitamin pills will not boost your energy. Vitamins help convert food into energy, but they are not a source of energy.

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Adequate sleep, however, will indeed boost your energy.

Sleep is essential to recharge your body with the rest needed to feel fully functional and perform well. Eating the right foods at the right times is also energizing and fights fatigue.

The combination of adequate food plus adequate sleep not only sharply reduces fatigue —but also the need for caffeine.

In particular, the late-afternoon cup of Joe that contributes to the bad cycle of sleeping poorly at night, having “no time” for breakfast, under-fueling during the day, and fighting chronic fatigue all afternoon. Sound familiar?

If you feel too tired, too often, you might want to learn from this case study. Tom, a 45-year-old hard-core marathoner met with me because he wanted to have more energy, eat better, and ideally lose a few pounds of excess body fat. Here is his spreadsheet for a typical day of food and exercise:

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#2. Limit caffeinated beverages. Little is wrong with enjoying a morning cup of coffee, but a lot is wrong with abusing coffee to keep you alert in the afternoon. Eat food for true energy, not caffeine, for a stimulant. #3. Make sleep a priority. You might not be able to go to bed earlier every night, but maybe every other night?

Making a calorie spreadsheet Most runners have no idea how much food is appropriate to eat at Breakfast, Lunch #1 and Lunch #2. No wonder they are tired all the time! Many think a yogurt for breakfast, salad for lunch, and an apple for a snack is appropriate. That’s only 700 to 800 calories — way too little!

The best way to estimate your calorie needs is to meet with a local sports dietitian (use the referral network at www.SCANdpg.org). For a reasonable estimate, add together these three components of your daily energy needs: Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) Weight x 10 calories/lb.

Calories for daily life: 30% to 50% of RMR Calories for training: ± 500 to 800 cals/hour Sample energy needs for Tom, who weighs 180 lbs: 1,800 calories to stay alive (RMR; 180 x 10 cals/lb) 600 calories for desk job/light activity (33% x 1,800) 600 calories for an hour running 3,000 calories /day to maintain weight.

2,400-2,600 to lose weight Target intake: 600-800 calories every 4 hours Tom started eating: Breakfast: a banana pre-run; then refuel with bagel + PB + latte Lunch #1 at 11:00: Soup + sandwich Lunch #2 at 3:00: Graham crackers + peanut butter Dinner: smaller meal that contributed to better sleep.

After just one day of eating enough food at the right time, Tom commented, “I feel great!!! I have more energy and less No wonder, when Tom got home from work, he felt fatigue…” starved. He had consumed less than half the calories he Food is indeed a powerful energizer. Give it a try? deserved to have eaten for the entire day.

Three ways to fight fatigue Sports nutritionist Nancy Clark MS RD CSSD has a private Here are three suggestions I gave Tom to fight fatigue: practice in the Boston-area (Newton; 617-795-1875), where #1. Eat a substantial breakfast and lunch — plus a second she helps both fitness exercisers and competitive athletes crelunch. A second lunch at 3:00 or 4:00 boosts afternoon ener- ate winning food plans. Her best-selling Sports Nutrition gy. It does not add extra calories; it’s just trading evening Guidebook, and food guides for marathoners and new runsnacks for a healthy afternoon meal. You are better off eating ners, as well as teaching materials, are available at those calories at the proper time of day, when you need the www.nancyclarkrd.com. For online and live workshops, visit energy, and not before bed. www.NutritionSportsExerciseCEUs.com.

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100 Age Group Awards: Art of Setting Goals Safety on the Roads Recently, I attended a reunion of the NBC affiliate TV station I worked at in Miami in the 1970's. Deciding whether to attend a high school, college or other kind of a reunion has much to do with feelings of self-esteem and often relates to how “successful” you feel about your life and accomplishments.

But I wasn't sure how many people would know me. At the reunion, people said they were astounded how young and fit I looked. A video of station memories, including one of the dozens of people who had died, was shown at dinner. I was struck by how many died young-looking like they were heart attacks waiting to happen.

Before dinner, I was introduced to the catering manager who told me out of 120 meals, mine was the only vegan one being served (no animal products). I pondered how it was possible that inquiring reporters and producers like me, didn't come to the same conclusion about food I did. How could I be the only vegan? As the youngest in my family, I simply didn't want to end up dead or diseased like so many were. Was the answer as simple as they didn't see their relatives suffering excruciating lives and deaths at the hands of preventable diseases? Did they buy the line that so many have, “It's your genes.

Nothing you can do.” Which is so not true. Genes do not determine destiny.

Publishing has gotten away from cookbooks since so many recipes are now online. My publisher asked me to do my next book, Vegan Fitness for Mortals, to chronicle my health journey which started almost dying of a colon blockage when I was 28, to recent accomplishments.

The most recent was placing in my 100th 5K or longer race for my age group since 2006 “just” on plants. It occurred on the 10 year anniversary of the very first 5K I entered after taking a hiatus from racing in my 30's. I never placed or even came close to placing in my age group back then.

The race was the Desoto Grand Parade 5K, advertised as “The closest you'll ever get to running the Boston Marathon.” I've written about the race in years past as the event occurs right before the largest annual parade in Bradenton. It was, as it always is, an evening race with the usual 85 degrees and nearly 100% humidity at the start.

When I did the race the first time, I was sure I would finish last. As the police spoke into their two-way radios (long-

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gone now), I was sure they were saying, “The last racer just went by. We can reopen the roads now.” I didn't finish last and began what eventually turned into a mission that vegans get plenty of protein and an abundance of energy to finish races without injury. In fact, recovery is fast, pain is minimal and a vegan diet plus running is magical, as many vegan athletes I've been on panels will attest. It's that alkaline, anti-inflammatory diet that keeps pain and especially arthritis away.

The latter really seems to be claiming more in my age group. Those I competed against 10 years ago were way faster.

Now, if they even come to races, some apologize if they see me saying, “I'm just walking.”

The more races I did and placed in, I would joke and try to modestly say, “Placing in my age group is just about showing up.” While sometimes that was true because there were only 3 of us in the age group, most times it was not. Most times there would be plenty of age group competition because of the early retirement many Floridians would take, allowing lots of time to train, or at least run with the local running clubs.

In a depressing world full of bad news, setting goals seems to be what keeps the depression of aging at bay. As the world seemingly falls down around us, both personally and in the broader world beyond where it seems like there is not much we can do as an individual matters. The 100 age group awards goal became an extension of my volunteer work and a way not to be sucked into the black hole of news stories I used to cover as a reporter. If we can all connect compassionately that way, my guess is there would be far fewer conflicts at home and across the globe. We could all enjoy better health.

Ellen Jaffe Jones is a certified personal trainer, running coach and frequent speaker at US health and food festivals.

Her 4th book, “Vegan Fitness for Mortals” will be out in August.

I imagine that a person running with his back to traffic and earbuds in, with music so loud it is audible to a runner on the other side of the road (facing traffic), at five in the morning NEEDS 5 flashing green lights about himself. That was the situation I observed on a recent run. The man had lights strapped to each bicep, around his waist and on each leg about the knee. I wondered if those at the knees served double duty as knee stabilizers that some runners wear. I believe he also had some reflective material on the warmups (sweats) he was wearing.

I, on the other hand, was wearing black shorts, a black shirt and green running shoes, which I believe has some reflective material on the brand striping on them. I wondered if he, as I wondered about his flashing lights, wondered about my running with no lights and in dark clothing.

Safety is critical when we train. The ways to remain safe vary. If I am running on a track I know I am about as safe as I can be. I don't have to worry about traffic. Trails also have no traffic, but often have roots, rocks and other assorted hazards that could render one injured. I have fallen on trails, and concussed myself by not seeing a low leaning tree across a trail.

Mostly, though, I run on roads. I take full responsibility for my own safety. I am one who does not want to be seen.

Perhaps that is remnant of days when running at night, and visible, brought potential harassment. In the daylight a runner is visible, and sometimes a target of everything from practical jokes, swerving at, then quickly away, to actual malice where a driver will use a vehicle as a weapon, or at least a tool of intimidation. At least in daylight there are potential witnesses, and a good chance of identifying an offending vehicle and/or driver. At night those factors go away in the dark, and I prefer not to be seen either.

There are two schools of thought on this, those like my friend with the green flashing lights who want to be clearly visible (even when leaving safety in the hands of others by running with rather than against traffic) and those who want to slip past unnoticed. Neither is neces-

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sarily right, or the correct answer all of the time. Just as there are differences in every aspect of running, and when different items or strategies are called for they should be utilized. At Vol-State and other roadways in places with no “runoff ” room I make sure I have a light and extend it as far into the road as I can reach. (Note to self…. At next Vol-State find stick to attach to light for further extension.)

Safety is each individual's responsibility. It is easy to assume that you will be seen while out running, particularly if you have taken every precaution to be seen. It is easy to assume that every driver is paying attention and is constantly on the alert for intrusions into driving space as we are taught in driver's handbooks. The truth is that none of that is true. Drivers hit stationary objects they pass every day. A runner is a new item to be processed.

A few weeks ago I ran by a guardrail on a gentle curve that had been slammed into by a vehicle. Bits of lights and bodywork littered the ground and road. Less than 24 hours earlier I had run past that exact spot, and the guardrail was intact.

That coming on the heels of a runner who had recently been struck and killed gave me pause. What if I had been at that spot as the driver hit that stationary object?

I like running. I run mostly on roads and I try to be as aware as I can be. As I have told many runners I have coached.

“Just assume every driver is trying to hit you, then make sure they do not have a chance.”

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SOUTHEASTERN ROAD RACE RESULTS more results at running.net ALABAMA 8K By the Bay Mobile, AL – 4/9

Male, Overall – Derrick Rodgers 25:44, Alexander Guillory 29:05, Kenny Pfeiffer 29:14.

Masters – Victor Birch 33:07.

Grandmasters – Larry Wayne 34:28.

Senior Grandmasters – Mark Everest 35:06.

Wheelchair – Art Cronenberg 1:05:50.

9-under – Elliott Merrick 42:15. 10-14 – Stone Smith 33:35, Michael Barbour 41:56, Jackson Boone 52:09.

15-19 – Rorey Richter 36:16, Jesse Hatchett 58:49.2024 – Daniel Holley 31:21, Austin Knapp 32:44. 25-29 – Joshua Mather 30:03, Collin Nunez 34:36, Hanlon Walsh 35:41. 30-34 – James Reynolds 32:07, Joshua Gillman 36:58, Russ Clarke 37:08. 35-39 – Forrest Catlett 33:36, Eric Davis 34:23, Clay Smith 38:46. 40-44 – Wayne Pierce 34:30, Jonathan Dick 35:52, Daniel Nichols 37:05. 45-49 – Chris Strayhorn 38:53, Michael Barbour 39:24, Keith Brown 39:28. 50-54 – Timmy Jernigan 34:57, Tony Dressler 37:34, Ray Hickman 39:26. 55-59 – Richard Mclean 35:53, Calvin Lewis 38:02, William Brigham 38:25. 60-64 – Marty Demouy 36:29, Kevin Allen 40:35, Daniel O’Neill 47:58. 65-69 – Paul Baswell 37:01, Bill Brady 38:45, Greg Sweeney 43:41. 70-74 – David Jeffrey 36:54, Kent Welsh 44:37, Ron Mitchell 47:59. 75-79 – Will Wright 46:25, Leon Mattics 49:28, John McCall 49:30. 80-over – Phil Bohan 57:40. Racewalker – Lovell Wilson 1:09:38.

Female, Overall – Jessie Stone 31:07, Amy Lyon 31:28, Jessica Jones 32:45.

Masters – Rhonda Collings 36:43.

Grandmasters – Dawn Gregory 36:56.

Senior Grandmasters – Marian Loftin 44:11.

9-under – Caitlyn Burkhalter 45:28, Bayleigh Delatorre 54:26. 10-14 – Sicily Hardy 54:15, Cammie Waite 54:54. 20-24 – Kori Ferguson 51:04, Mary Tait 52:35, Ashley Sanders 52:53. 25-29 – Cara Hemmer 39:12, Cecilia Newsome 41:02, Carrie Tucker 45:54. 3034 – Lauren Lemon 34:24, Suzanne Sweetser 37:18, Rachel Cazalas 37:52. 35-39 – Kristen Murphree 39:45, Susan Jones 41:39, Ashley Benson 42:23. 40-44 – Tammy Ford 36:53, Tony Primeaux 42:23, Jennifer Coleman 43:41. 45-49 – Diana Curd 42:35, Karen Lewis 43:10, Camilla Wayne 44:36. 50-54 – Maureen Van Devender 38:52, Sabrina Cochran 46:14, Kim Moore 46:17. 55-59 – Susan Rhodes 46:02, Cealia Slater 52:11, Karen Calametti 59:19. 60-64 – Cindy Leonard 47:47, Bonnie Ketterman 1:05:08, Renee Thompson 1:06:43. 65-69 – Cay Welsh 55:24, Monda Denton 59:53, Anne Walll 1:02:49. 70-74 – Miriam Turner 1:10:30, Patricia Flanagan 1:13:51, Mamie McCall 1:26:05. Racewalker – Laura Polka 1:01:46.

Bridge Street Town Centre Half Marathon Huntsville, AL – 4/10 Male, Overall – Brandon York 1:10:50, Jack Heath 1:16:40, Mark Fleming 1:20:14.

Masters – Eric Charette 1:24:54, Marty Clarke 1:28:19, Joel Freyenhagen 1:28:49.

12-15 – Maxwell Guida 1:42:20, Preston Smith 1:42:23, Brandon Williams 2:16:20. 16-20 – Brett Clark 1:32:55, Javier Nishikawa 1:42:05, Charlie Stejskal 1:42:53. 21-24 –Jeremy Pohly 1:32:53, Dylan Glass 1:33:11, James Vinton 1:38:38. 25-29 – Beck Mitchell 1:23:25, Daniel Sillivant 1:23:30, Carter Pelham 1:26:23. 30-34 – Zachary Koch 1:24:56, David Moulder

1:29:11, Cole Morrison 1:29:25. 35-39 – Lee Evans 1:24:59, Juan Negron 1:28:43, Scott Sandlin 1:28:59.

40-44 – Craig Smith 1:28:54, Tim Dalton 1:33:19, Stanley Wnuck 1:36:33. 45-49 – Jimmy Stucky 1:41:34, Spencer Guida 1:42:20, Dwight Brown 1:43:27. 50-54 – Tim Vinson 1:29:33, Benny Phifer 1:38:32, Jim Schutzbach 1:39:58. 55-59 – William Angotta 1:38:46, David Hartzog 1:41:42, Jeff Butler 1:43:53. 60-64 – Gary Van Wagnen 1:57:38, Mike Willoughby 1:59:46, Tony Recker 2:02:49. 65-69 – Jack Hasson 1:57:50, Joe Bogle 1:59:43, Nigel Wright 2:05:21.

Female, Overall – Caitlin Morris 1:29:33, Linda Scavarda 1:33:00, Kelsey Moser 1:34:39.

Masters – Derinda Gainer 1:37:58, Rachel Reasonover 1:42:36, Maggie Hall 1:46:12.

12-15 – Rachel Lindsey 2:32:16. 16-20 – Robyn Kincade 2:02:24, Carolyn Smith 2:04:38, Hannah Dean 2:07:32. 21-24 – Liz Canty 1:37:16, Lydia Osterndorf 1:40:03, Caroline Meyers 1:41:40. 25-29 – Kelcy Brunner 1:35:49, Abigail Key 1:45:50, Katie Hosier 1:50:15. 30-34 – Vanessa Holland 1:41:46, Margaux 1:45:51, Jordan Lockett 1:46:58. 35-39 – Laura Brock 1:38:37, Stacy Richards 1:38:48, Anya Gluszek 1:46:08.

40-44 – Kelly Moran 1:47:40, Roni Sue Zandbergen 1:50:22, Melissa Ard 1:51:03. 45-49 – Alison Doyle 1:48:11, Shelley Gibbs 1:49:59, April Allen 1:51:16. 5054 – Donna Price 1:49:57, Cindy Jackson 1:55:06, Jamie Bragwell 1:56:17. 55-59 – Kerry Fontenot 1:50:23, Diana Bibeau 1:54:31, Debbi Ragsdale 1:58:56. 60-64 – Karen Manecke 2:26:53, Sheila Keller 2:33:10, Nancy Green 2:52:33. 65-69 – Diana Stewart 2:36:34, Elaine Alspach 2:43:09, Mamie Williams 3:03:22.

Zydeco Crawfish 5K Gulf Shores, AL – 4/16 Male, Overall – Blake Verdin 19:39.

Masters – Steven Odom 19:52.

Grandmasters – Tim Lee 20:30.

Senior Grandmasters – Tim Morrison 23:40.

9-under – Layne Reid 29:02, Joshua Tolbert 38:07, Spencer Kizer 41:03. 10-14 – Byron Guthrie 23:42, Justin Mickelsen 24:58, Cole Komyati 25:29.

15-19 – Benjamin Malone 31:02, Anthony Finch 35:30.

20-24 – Braxton Hart 24:04, Nicholas Anagnostopaulos 24:04, Cole Prater 27:24. 25-29 – Richard Barnes 24:06, Dustin Moore 25:02, Blake Norris 25:02. 30-34 – Robert Leahy 20:30, Josh Lee 21:19, Tom Eberly 22:58.

35-39 – Robert Rowland 21:44, Andras Lascsik 23:38, Shawn Byers 26:21. 40-44 – Chadrick Underwood 26:22, Matt Young 28:42, Wayne Redditt 29:18. 45-49 – Denys Driver 23:15, Dwight Campbell 25:17, Jesse Verdin 29:21. 50-54 – Frank Malone 21:27, John Wright 22:32, Paul Poling 23:27. 55-59 – Randy Jones 22:48, Victor Ruiz 23:01, Robert Craft 28:13. 60-64 – Randy Kurtts 27:12, Larry Harper 27:35, Barry Breeland 32:57.

65-69 –James Mattingly 24:17, Doug Kirby 24:54, Michael Boyd 25:29. 70-over – Peter Rabideau 25:48, Richard Watley 27:22, Bob Teutsch 28:01. Walker – Larry Perry 35:57, Claude Lefort 36:51, Joseph Hill 37:54.

Female, Overall – Meredith Broyles 21:34.

Masters – Tammy Shirley 23:20.

Grandmasters – Stephanie Katusin 23:27.

Senior Grandmasters – Debbie Renfroe 26:49.

9-under – Morgan Lay 34:35, Addi Hawley 40:13, Morgan Lay 55:29. 10-14 – Shelby Staimpel 24:44, Kaylee Komyati 25:23, Molly Malone 26:04. 15-19 – Olivia James 28:36, Hannah Owens 30:39, Rose

Davidson 30:47. 20-24 – Amanda Jackson 23:04, Felicia Guthrie 23:31, Madalan O’Leary 27:07. 25-29 – Kerry Parks 26:22, Kristy McWilliams 27:49, Ashley Wilson 28:34.30-34 – Shelby Norton 30:25, Jessica Fordham 30:37, Rebecca Enzor 30:40. 35-39 – Sara Chavers 26:16, Tabitha Raus 27:14, Amanda Stoll 28:22.

40-44 – Tracie Sweat 24:00, Casondra Jacobs 24:46, Shelby Singleton 25:12. 45-49 – Ginny Dufrene 26:15, Helen Schadt 27:09, Michelle Trimble 28:39. 50-54 – Ann Rush 24:09, Lil Pearson 26:55, Barbara Low 29:07.

55-59 – Dawn Peterson 24:49, Donna Kaiser 27:48, Darla Rice 28:44. 60-64 – Janet Briggs 29:13, Maureen Higgins 29:25, Susan Fechner 29:51. 65-69 – Shelley Robinson 31:49, Paula Odefey 32:40, Cheryl Murdock 34:53. 70-over – Ada Griffin 39:41, Betty Lafferty 42:15, Judy Turner 43:23. Walker – Laura Polka 35:44, Angela Dees 36:00, Phebus Laurel 37:51.

ARKANSAS Hogeye Marathon/Half Marathon/5K Fayetteville, AR - 4/10 Male, Marathon: Overall – Grant Stieglitz 2:59:09, Erik Heller 3:09:39, Caleb Ault 3:11:42.

Masters – Peter Beauvais 3:12:05, Brett Nguyen 3:27:35, Chris Ho 3:28:37.

Grandmasters – Scott Eason 3:32:45, Kim Howard 3:42:42, Alan Hunnicutt 3:44:35.

Female, Marathon: Overall – Tia Stone 3:10:19, Natalie Ragsdale 3:28:56, Sonya Bylak 3:43:16.

Masters – Jacki Musgrave 3:46:33, Angie Weinberger 3:47:50, Vicki Bentley-Condit 3:48:21.

Grandmasters – Deloris Hudson 4:00:43, Gail Martin 4:09:08, Amy Lambert 4:21:33.

Male, Half marathon: Overall – Aj Smith 1:23:22, Noah Billig 1:25:09, Kevin Thomas 1:25:25.

Masters – Terry Kroh 1:32:35, Ken Riley 1:35:16, Kerry Riley 1:36:24.

Female, Half marathon: Overall – Pauline Allen 1:31:01, Amy Demania 1:41:22, Tammy West 1:41:28.

Masters – Mavie Hogue 1:48:20, Theresa Crowson 1:50:34, Theresa Cook 1:50:35.

Male, 5K: Overall – Scott Lirigg 18:58, Keith Carvin 23:04, Chad Thurman 23:39.

Female, 5K: Overall – Caroline Rochelle 22:52, Kathy Ritchart 24:10, Corrie Stout 24:46.

Complete age group results can be found at: http://www.race-wizard.com/races/race-results/

Arkansas 10 miler Little Rock, AR – 4/16 Male, Top 25 – 1-Tim Richard 59:12, 2-Brian Sites 1:02:41, 3-Gardner Howze 1:04:16, 4-Jeffrey Grove 1:08:31, 5-Mark Lacey 1:09;13, 6-Alan Krenzelok 1;09:15, 7-Joey Msall 1:14:32, 8-Kendell Snyder 1:19:24, 9-Jeff Maxwell 1:20:09, 10-Donald Cavenaugh 1:21:14, 11-John Allison 1:22:40, 12-Steven Booth 1:23:44, 13-Jason Auer 1:24:04, 14-Carl Rice 1:24:10, 15-F. Taylor Graham 1:25:56, 16-Ben Hicks 1:26:05, 17Chad Carlson 1:27:28, 18-Miguel Merriweather 1:28;46, 19-Terry Denton 1:28:57, 20-Neil Carter 1:29:04, 21-Charles coker 1:33:20, 22-tim McFadden 1:34:27, 23-Conley Byrd 1:35:52, 24-David Cox 1:38:13, 25-Ben Barrett 1:42;05.

Female, Top 25 – 1-Jessica McCallie 1:25:17, 2Hailey Gorecke 1:26:26, 3-Kaitlin Madel 1:30:09, 4Brenda Ransom 1:32:12, 5-Charity Kemp 1:32:41, 6-

www.running.net Heather Carter 1:32:46, 7-Misty Woolf 1:38:39, 8-Amy Pritchard 1:42:19, 9-Teresa Bau 1:42:44, 10-Marcia Miller 1:43:16, 11-Shelly Mollette 1:43:45, 12-Sha Moody 1:45:31, 13-Constance Outlaw 1:46:22, 14Derrick Kropf 1:46:38, 15-Melissa Minard 1:50:47, 16Leanna Disotell 1:50:57, 17-Shanon Key 1:52:51, 18Penelope McNulty 1:54:01, 19-Amanda Wilson 1:54:34, 20-Vicki Ingram 1:54:49, 21-Melissa Simpson 1:55;01, 22-Shannon Smithson 2:03:14, 23-Ahna Davis 2:05:58, 24-Melissa Smithson 2;06:49, 25-Aracely Kattner 2:08:20.

RussVegas Half Marathon Russellville, AR – 4/23 Male, Overall – Daniel Kirwa 1:07:42, Shaun Koehn 1:13:16, Carson Miller 1:13:51.

Masters – Chris Robbins 1:22:11, Todd Hink 1:25:50, Michael Concilio 1:29:35.

Grandmasters – Alan Krenzelok 1:31:38, Billy Mills 1:35:35, Kevin Verkamp 1:37:09.

Senior Grandmasters – David McCormick 1:41:20, Jerry Hester 1:53:07, Richard Hester 1:58:03.

19-under – Jonathan Robbins 1:26:14, Cain Newton 1:29:33, Gavin Nelson 1:32:16. 20-24 – Mason Rhodes 1:28:10, Jordan Bowen 1:33:47, Billy Buck 1:36:07. 2529 – Matthew Pinson 1:28:31, Jason Herring 1:33:11, Ian Bryan 1:34:40. 30-34 – Jon Ross Henderson 1:26:42, Michael Gerard 1:29:13, Jonathan Altheuser 1:30:17. 35-39 – Brent Corbitt 1:15:54, Jeffery Mendenhall 1:17:53, Joe Wolfe 1:23:26. 40-44 – Collin Hall 1:34:22, Raymond Petty 1:36:19, David Dubriske 1:38:57.

45-49 – Michael Witt 1:33:15, Bruce Phillips 1:38:28, Rob Cole 1:44:51. 50-54 – Kim Howard 1:37:20, Greg Johnson 1:38:17, Michael Angel 1:43:25. 55-over – Mark Williams 1:42:32, Jim Tadel 1:46:18, Steve Baxter 1:48:00.

Female, Overall – Kaitlin Bounds 1:31:56, Kristi Babb 1:40:16, Kayla Freeman 1:41:24.

Masters – Stephanie Steuber-Mar 1:43:23, Colleen Adams 1:45:03, Lynn Martin 1:47:52.

Grandmasters – Belinda Pack 1:53:20, Cindy Stage 1:53:48, Laura Gotcher 1:58:12.

Senior Grandmasters – Marsha Pool 2:04:56, Janice Mayhew 2:18:04, Rita Speas 2:24:42.

19-under – Sabrina Jones 1:47:35, Mackenzie Epperson 1:50:53, Madeleine McWhorter 1:55:14. 2024 - Jackie Bacon 1:41:54, Kayla Guilliams 1:42:41, Shelby Gordon 1:44:33. 25-29 – Katie James 1:51:36, Elizabeth Patterson 1:53:06, Katherine Marsh 1:54:05.

30-34 – Pamela Morrow 1:42:10, Katelyn Knox 1:45:47, Theresa Ertl 1:46:31. 35-39 – Laura Jones 1:41:40, Gina Kraft 1:42:50, Carrie Satterfield 1:43:27. 40-44 – Ashley Hanan 1:52:08, Jana Miller 1:52:53, Staci Mashburn 1:53:18. 45-49 – Tracy McKinney 1:49:53, Carole Delaney 1:51:07, Sandy Harrison 1:56:24. 50-54 – Donna Ayers 2:00:30, Deborah Riley 2:05:11, Tammy Allen 2:06:46. 55-over – Kathy Langford 1:59:05, Cindy Williamson 2:01:52, Krissy Johnson 2:03:21.

FLORIDA Earth Day 5K Key West, FL – 4/16 Male, Overall – Keith Durden 16:34.

Masters – John Kerner 20:14.

10-14 – Scout Graft 20:09, Ripley Leach 29:37. 1519 – Tyler Knight 17:27, Jerrald Burgess 17:28, Joel Zaila 18:08. 20-29 – Nicholas Wahrer 32:09, Patrick Callahan 44:33, William Rainer 1:05:14. 30-39 – Michael Neri 24:20, Jose Flores 46:29, Francisco Gutierrez 49:05. 40-49 – Peter Ryan 21:30, Stephen Leach 21:51, Paul Hazletr 25:40. 50-59 – Mike Lee 25:50, Jay Abrahams 30:33, Michael Bernazani 31:48.

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60-69 – Anthony Farretta 24:26, Lazaro Ledesma 24:56, Robert Wolf 25:33. 70-over – Gordon Mcintosh 37:19, Terry McGee 32:41, Philip Reinhard 36:26.

Female, Overall – Jane Welzien 21:21.

Masters – Jen Besten 22:25.

10-14 – Lou Navarro 24:21, Amanda Navarro 26:29.

20-29 – Maggie Callahan 25:37, Leanna Thomas 28:59, Karen Goff 37:08. 30-39 – Insa Freidel 22:57, Kelly Maatta 23:29, Samantha Kornely 27:34. 40-49 – Leslie Kerner 25:03, Kelly Jones 25:31, Rebecca Schilling 26:35. 50-59 – Veronica Brown 47:19. 60-69 – Susanne Bayer 26:13, Pam Peters 37:26. – Don Nelson

GEORGIA Run the River 10K/5K Roswell, GA – 4/16 Male, 10K: Overall – Benjamin LeBlanc 34:41.

Masters – Dan Cole 35:52.

10-under – Timmy Cole 41:45. 11-14 – Tucker Lloyd 43:02, Joseph Vos 45:46, Maxwell Achanti 1:03:45. 1519 – Brandon Kay 42:38, Matthew Moore 45:18, Riley Callaghan 48:35. 20-24 – Adam Aldridge 37:20, Jeffrey Forster 46:50, John Peaden 48:13. 25-29 – Jonathan Gambrell 36:24, Chris Keating 39:19, Chase Fulford 41:22. 30-34 – Stephen Colegrove 41:04, Ryan Johnson 44:04, Terrence Abner 47:00. 35-39 – Andrew Cawood 36:25, Jaret Brochmann 38:52, Paul Neves 39:56. 4044 – Ben McLain 38:11, Andrew Diefenderfer 40:07, Daniel Ruane 42:45. 45-49 – Craig Langley 43:44, Mark Weintraub 44:03, Mark Parsons 44:13. 50-54 – John Runnion 41:14, Kenneth Lapierre 41:31, Bill Scott 42:28. 55-59 – Marty Steine 48:24, Steven Hamvas 48:29, James Zwals 51:42. 60-64 – Ron Wiles 45:18, Steven Rein 49:35, Tim Effler 52:48. 65-69 – Steven Freedman 49:40, Bob St Jean 50:40, Joseph Lenahan 52:46. 70-74 – Frank White 51:18.

Female, 10K: Overall – Bethany LeBlanc 39:40.

Masters – Mary Tollett 41:23.

10-under – Rylee Bell 55:41, Tifani Newton 1:09:07.

11-14 – Clara Heppner 41:55, Ella Bailey 47:54. 15-19 – Macy Young 43:36, Caroline Smith 50:20, Aditi Deepak 1:26:59. 20-24 – Audra Marsh 46:40, Corinne Loomis 48:18, Katherine Russell 51:10. 25-29 – Lindsay Walston 41:41, Allison Stewart 42:57, Aubrey Cyphert 46:50. 30-34 – Alison Berg 44:56, Mandy Eldridge 48:08, M Sandefur Porter 49:11. 35-39 – Ana Sellers 47:11, April Fillmon 47:15, Jennifer Liotta 47:47. 40-44 – Suzanne Schultz 43:50, Mikki Anglade 44:37, Erika Dupuis 50:20. 45-49 – Jennifer Riffle 49:34, Jacqueline Blakey 51:27, Fiona Zwald 51:41. 50-54 – Celeste Barrow 45:58, Jana Marsh 46:29, Alicia Harrington 52:13. 55-59 – Colleen Curran 52:26, Anne Grabowski 53:57, Connie Hensler 1:02:37. 60-64 – Margaret Shaw 1:00:36, Kathy Bush 1:00:44, Kathy Lamb 1:04:29. 6569 – Linda Boyett 56:16, Linda Wartes 1:04:43. 70-74 – Miriam Wasileski 52:11.

Male, 5K: Overall – Brian Sydow 16:49.

Masters – Brad Heppner 21:32.

10-under – Sawyer Bailey 25:54, Mark Westrick 29:10, Drew Sickels 30:52. 11-14 – Will Hakes 20:27, Shane Kelly 20:30, Gray Frederick 20:52. 15-19 – Bryan Koblitz 18:58, Dylan Tanasijevich 19:24, Edmund Lynch 20:23. 20-24 – Kristian Balli 22:42, Tyler Meuter 24:44, Orane Douglas 26:52.25-29 – Cody Elder 18:42, Julio Quintana 19:17, John Parham 19:37. 30-34 – Naveen Ramachandrappa 19:32, Whitney Smith 20:28, Kristopher Alderman 20:41. 35-39 – Scott Antoun 19:28, Jeff Irvin 21:15, Aj Allen 23:05. 40-44 – Daryle Yarab 22:13, Michael Baumann 22:34, Rafal Kaminski

more results at running.net 22:45. 45-49 – Edmund Stevens 22:25, Jeff Roberts 22:45, David Kelly 23:44. 50-54 – Perry Pettett 24:14, Doug Hollowell 25:48, Paul Steiner 28:28. 55-59 – Terry Barnes 25:42, Blair Watson 26:15, Wade Floyd 28:26.

60-64 – Glenn Hitchcock 22:17, Thomas Newman 27:41, Rodney Cheek 31:22. 65-69 – Gary Hosmer 22:49, Jan Spiro 26:50, Douglas Fulle 30:31. 70-74 – Bob Campbell 28:46, Ted Poister 55:34. 75-79 – Cesar Seoane 37:26, Howard Price 48:33. 80-over – Troy Holman 58:11.

Female, 5K: Overall – Julita Auers 19:40.

Masters – Tracey Rossi 19:48.

10-under – Heidi Heppner 20:38, Avery Gilleland 25:41, Clare Cole 26:08.

11-14 – Anjali Smith 24:51, Emily Tartaglia 25:33, Caitlin Kelly 26:36. 15-19 – Caitlin Bellora 23:30, M Guerra 23:59, Ali Piccoio 24:25. 20-24 – Abigail Mistretta 20:56, Laura George 21:25, Ansley Hardin 23:07. 25-29 – Jessica Reagin 21:57, Tori Linder 23:49, Jenna McGrath 24:43. 30-34 – Patricia Coppel 22:07, Jenny Houlroyd 22:40, Courtney Elder 22:57. 35-39 – Jenn Macaure 22:55, Annn Nichole DeVane 25:10, Lauren Avirett 25:44. 40-44 – Amy Ross 22:06, Kathy Antoun 25:32, Beard Kirsten 27:19. 45-49 – Jody Hudmon 23:17, Joan Dwoskin 25:40, Catherine Lautenbacher 25:40. 50-54 – Carla Brown 26:11, Wendy Sullivan 26:12, Ann Lane 26:14. 55-59 – Joyce Buchleitner 26:26, Karen Sklanka 27:00, Sue Trzaska 32:56. 60-64 – Soon Ja Kim 27:50, Janelle Bowersox 30:46, Annie Trimmer 34:48. 65-69 – Suzanne Lyon 33:55, Mary Lewis 38:13, Elizabeth Haake 38:31. 70-74 – Roberta Maddox 35:39, Marguerrite DunLany 37:36, Claudia Buchanan 37:39. 75-79 – Gale Davis 45:05, Betty Hunt 53:13, Maureen Purcell 55:38.

Rose City 10K Thomasville, GA – 4/23 Male, Overall – Roger Schmidt 34:37.

Masters – Geb Kinos 37:25.

13-under – Lawson Brinkley 49:01, Lordon Young 1:08:18, Jaxon Dunham 1:08:41. 14-18 – Samuel Gelabert 37:45, Dustin Reynolds 38:00, Conley Wilhelm 39:12. 19-24 – Stephen Robbins 35:55, Tyler Johnston 42:14, Neil White 46:44. 25-29 – Tyler Boban 44:27, Joel Reneau 47:35, Devin Moss 51:59. 30-34 – Jon Haney 40:27, Arnoldo Dejesus 40:50, Osmel Ayala 42:26. 35-39 – Daniel Oldam 42:03, Will Wilse 45:07, Justin Wiliams 45:44. 40-44 – Stephan Sullivan 46:34, Patrick Bius 47:03, Duane Joiner 48:16. 45-49 – Myles Gibson 38:27, Philip Sura 40:16, Tad David 41:06. 50-54 – Gregory Waddell 40:48, Jim Martin 43:55, David Monds 44:48. 55-59 – Tim Unger 41:19, Felton Wright 43:43, Ajay Gehlot 53:02. 60-64 – David Yon 44:06, Charles Edwards 58:00, David Hufstetler 59:58. 65-69 – David Anderson 46:12, Edward Roy 49:18, Paul Norris 53:55. 70-74 – Nick Nicholas 52:11, Chuck Speight 53:12, Thomas Kuglar 55:43. 80-over – Bill Linderand 1:10:59, Robert Morris 1:41:51.

Female, Overall – Ani Veltcheva 38:11.

Masters – Julie Carico 48:56.

13-under – Maggie May 1:06:58. 14-18 – Rosei Marshall 50:17, Julia Hilson 1:00:19, Claudia White 1:02:09. 19-24 – Rosalie White 46:50, Valerie Boban 56:27, Katie Corbin 58:09. 25-29 – Anna Busby 43:48, Shelbi Evans 48:53, Emmy Kyllonen 49:55. 30-34 – Sheryl Rosen 39:54, Alicia Carter 43:31, Karla Savery 52:09. 35-39 – Allison Eagen 40:44, Beverly Johnson 49:46, Lauren Davis 51:39. 40-44 – Kathy Greene 49:32, Jennie Douglas 50:52, Julia Sura 51:16. 45-49 – April Scruggs 49:12, Kelly Garland 49:27, Lyssa Oberkreser 50:44. 50-54 – Birgit Maier-Katkin 51:30,

Running Journal • June, 2016 Sandra Canada 53:15, Suzanne Angel 56:00. 55-59 – Cathy Jones 54:11, Susan Stephens 56:12, Faye Smith 1:01:39. 60-64 – Nancy Herring 53:34, Koreen Bridgeo 1:06:42, Roberta Mitchell 1:07:22. 65-69 – Sandra Miller 1:31:52, Janice Hochstein 1:35:54. 70-74 – Peggy Simpson 52:56. 75-79 – Joyce Hodges-Hite 1:23:41.

Athens Twilight 5K Athens, GA - 5/7 Male, Overall – Andrew McLain 15:58.

Masters – Gregory Waddell 19:08.

10-under – David Andrew Duncan 22:48, Judah Hall 24:45, Will Wieczorek 27:58. 11-14 - Harvey Sugiuchi 19:20, Jordan Dulcio 19:55, Julien Ward 20:33. 15-19 – Nikolaus Calia 16:47, Wesley John 16:50.2, Isaac Krumm 16:50.5. 20-24 – Brad Turner 16:22, Michael Guiliano 16:39, David Duyer 16:40. 25-29 – Nick Long 16:38, Jared Bell 16:46, Andrew Rogan 16:52. 30-34 – Jason Holder 16:01, Carlo Finlay 16:49, Austin Ulich 16:55. 35-39 – Ben Campbell 17:55, Lee Wright 19:27, Brian Haas 19:37. 40-44 – David Duncan 20:24, Joshua Sampson 20:34, Jason Taylor 21:29. 45-49 – Cory Love 20:56, Scott Taylor 22:29, Brian Drake 23:15. 50-54 Kirk Smith 20:02, Glenn Alex 22:03, Tom Camp 22:29.

55-59 – James McGinness 22:00, Kevin Donahue 23:37, Carl Hodges 23:40. 60-64 – Richard Kraus 22:18, Jack Doornbos 33:09. 65-69 - Gary Hansford 26:59, Dennis Revell 32:06. 75-over – Harold Brown 51:13.

Female, Overall – Brigitte Mania 17:22.

Masters – Melissa Landers-Potts 19:30.

10-under – Hannah Leavell 32:03. 11-14 - Caroline Duncan 20:21, Addie Hayes 29:16, Nancy Sue Norris 29:18. 15-19 – Sophia Brown 22:05, Caroline Desandre 24:33, Virginia Hutauruk 32:37. 20-24 – Rachel Greenwall 19:36, Rebecca Greenwall 20:11, Hibah Abuhamdieh 20:26. 25-29 – Krystina Stoner 19:23, Blais Hickey 19:49, Ashley Block 21:17. 30-34 – Whitni McConnell 19:45, Margeaux Harvey 21:00, Cera Jones 21:04. 35-39 – Rhia Kilpatrick 19:37, Rachel Irwin 21:05, Paige Cole 22:05. 40-44 – Nicki Hodges 22:44, Jennifer Thompson-Whaley 23:17, Natalie Fischer 23:36. 45-49 – Maric Boudreau 20:13, Susan Rosenbaum 22:37, Keira Digel-Drake 25:02. 50-54 Myra Moore 23:52, Belinda Moon 24:00, Amy Pasko 26:12. 55-59 – Susan Kasay 28:11, Sue Rickman 28:36, Marilou Braswell 32:00. 60-64 – Marion Finley 30:47, Toni Hobgood 43:04. – Classic Race Services

LOUISIANA Big Easy, Big Heart 5K New Orleans, LA - 4/30 Male, Overall – Patrick Aucoin 16:28.

Masters – Dray Williams 19:34.

Grandmasters – Timothy Priest 20:06.

Senior Grandmasters - Tom Tobin 25:03.

Youth - Christopher Grimwood 23:08.

15-under – Matthew Joubert 24:31, James Rodrigue 25:20. Elizabeth Bourg 29:04. 16-19 – Hunter Wainwright 22:33, Justin Douglas 25:51. 20-29 – Justin Gilbert 20:04, Timothy O’Brien 20:26. 30-39 – Tom Ellis 17:07, Bjorn Norman 17:54. 40-49 – Jody Ledet 20:48, Dewey Scandurro 21:09. 50-59 - Kenneth Massett 22;00, Randy Schmidt 23:23. 60-69 – Peyton Walton 26:25, Darryl Sorensen 27:12. 70-79 – Joe Kregal 25:37, Craig Sherman 27:23. Racewalker - Jacob Thompson 32:52.

Female, Overall – Erin Conroy 19:46.

Masters – Pamela Wauters 23:19.

Grandmasters – Carey Sanchez 23:45.

Senior Grandmasters - Annie Conneau 27:10 Youth - Elizabeth Bourg 29:04.

15-under – Carolyn Wisniewski 29:08, Avery Barfield 29:35. 16-19 – Candace Smith 31:22, Dominique

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Gibson 39:57. 20-29 – Becky Younger 19:59, Ellen Barkemeyer 20:24. 30-39 – Tara Ellis 19:54, Alison Lollar 20:45. 40-49 – Kirsten Reisig 23:46, Betty Vance 25:07. 50-59 - Teresa Lemaitre 24:08, Linda Akhter 25:02. 60-69 – Charlene Wilhelm 28:10, Maurice Rouen 31:32. Racewalker - Pat Driscoll 35:59.

MARYLAND Annapolis/Kent Island Run 10K/5K Stevensville, MD – 4/17 Male, 10K: Overall – Chris Penn 43:38.

16-19 – Lucas Saulsbury 49:33. 20-29 – Kendall Coppage 1:03:21, Stefanie Leone 1:10:13. 30-39 – Jeff Wakefield 1:08:13. 40-49 – Brendan Wills 57:24. 50-59 – Naaman Simpson 49:41, Frank Perry 1:02:00. 60-69 – Guy White 56:45.

Female, 10K: Overall – Alisha Saulsbury 51:00.

10-under – Samantha Wills 57:22. 11-15 – Ava Hardy 58:15. 30-39 – April Kraft 55:37, Jennifer Daugherty 56:40, Jaime Toner 58:15. 40-49 – Rachel Ratel 54:10, Tracey Reese 1:04:54, Jennifer Connelly 1:26:19. 50-59 – Brenda Stansbuy 55:44, Erin Hollamon 58:45, Mary Zarcone 59:51.

5K, Top 25 – 1-Sabrin Worton 21:24, 2-Scott Coble 21:48, 3-Tucker Saulsbury 23:41, 4-Dylan Hurlock 23:42, 5-Nicole Skaggs 24:16, 6-Carlie Domogauer 24:19, 7-Sean Buckley 24:48, 8-Daniel Walsh 26:54, 9Chris Sawyer 27:04, 10-Anastasia Trent 27:08, 11Alison Tannahill 27:58, 12-Owen Newman 28:04, 13Kathleen Brocht 28:05, 14-Michelle Tannahill 28:19, 15Laura Buckley 28:21, 16-Emily Saitta 29:08, 17-Sarah Corsalini 29:10, 18-Sharon Tannahill 29:12, 19-Craig Albright 29:40, 20-Valerie Reihl 29:47, 21-Sydney Heatley 30:08, 22-Cameron Hurlock 32:00, 23-Kenny Robbins 32:03, 24-Michael Yambrick 32:03, 25-Sarah Gifford 32:07.

Ben’s Run 5K/5 mile Silver Spring, MD – 4/23 Male, 5K: Overall – James Newport 18:03, Darrel Dorsey 19:00, Jack O’Grady 20:02.

10-under – Christopher Tonnesen 25:46, Noah Brown 25:51, Charlie Blessing 26:10. 11-13 – Jack Deosaran 21:02, Ethan Nasvaderani 23:58, David Linck 24:40. 14-17 – Aaron Liiva 20:28, Zach Bayler 21:57, Mason Knuth 22:09. 18-34 – Tom Lynam 20:07, Matthew Guerrera 20:51, Rohan Raju 22:44. 35-49 – Ryan Spenser 23:21, Andrew Smith 25:03, Brian Ayers 25:31. 50-64 – Hosain Alam 24:48, Rick Ufford 24:56, Hector Prieto 26:18. 65-over – Robert Busch 50:50, Jack Ayers 54:10, Kim Fernandes 56:49.

Female, 5K: Overall – Rose Leeger 23:28, Sydney Ruckdeschel 23:40, Claire Jacobs 24:18.

10-under – Meredith Erickson 29:59, Amy Lamb 30:44, Camille Curtis 34:10. 11-13 – Emily Gravell 24:40, Sydney Allen 24:55, Ella Jacobs 26:01. 14-17 – Cassandra Sanidad 25:03, Matthew Rollman 26:15, Kaitlin Gravell 28:19. 18-34 – Leah Sangster 25:28, Summer Meile 25:51, Elaine Santos 26:17. 35-49 – Megan Gravell 25:51, Gasa Anderson 26:53, Laura McKie 29:28. 50-64 – Catherine B rennan 28:01, SueAnn Lancon 29:19, Theresa Dowdall 31:28. 65-over – Mary Elaine Koren 53:11, Carol Ayers 54:04, Irene Fernandes 56:02.

Male, 5 miles: Overall – Ross Anderson 29:13, Kelly Washington 33:34, Matt Mehallick 35:17.

18-34 – Daniel Greenberg 41:22. 35-49 – Jim Kaufman 35:31, Andrew Lawson 35:54, George Williams 36:56. 50-64 – Hector Montestno 36:21, John Sholar 40:02, Michael De Paul 43:01.

Female, 5 miles: Overall –Pamela Ruiz 42:25, Angela Eakin 42:51, Rebekah Roberts 43:01.

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Begansky 1:02:05, Brittany Gorman 1:02:05. 35-49 – Heather Pedulla 43:55, Theresa Avila Curtis 45:42, Tanya Baskin 45:45. 50-64 – Lynn Case 47:01, Kathleen Malloy 54:55, Anne Goddard 1:03:26.

MISSISSIPPI Corinth Coca-Cola 10K Corinth, MS - 6/7 Male, Overall – Stanley Boen 31:49, Mathew Dunn 32:40, Josh Keenan 33:25, Degnet Masebo 36:33, Rhett Robinson 36:37.

Masters – Bo Boatner 37:11.

Grandmasters – Terrance Owens 40:48.

8-under – R.B. Slaughter 1:08:18, Gavin Wilburn 1:12:00, Andrew Legoff 1:15:47. 9-11 -Parker Legoff 49:04, John Shows 52:51, Keller Roach 53:37. 12-14 Bryant Morgan 45:12, Will Wayne 46:46, Joel Parker 47:20. 15-19 – Colin Bonds 37:59, Seth Hardy 38:03, Carson Manseau 38:45. 20-24 – Jordan McKay 37:05, Clayton Allred 37:46, Cameron Purvis 39:17. 25-29 – Josh Pittman 40:06, Benjamyn Wilson 40:24, Aaron Hight 40:56. 30-34 – Stephen Whatley 38:13, Rodney Cox 41:54, Wesley Weeks 42:42. 35-39 – Robert Warden 40:43, Matt Flora 44:31, Bo Butler 45:38. 40-44 – Tommy Bonds 40:09, Marvin King 41:13, Clay Curtis 42:15. 45-49 – Israel Melendez 37:46, Timothy Whitten 45:18, Jimmy Johnson 45:30. 50-54 - Don Poston 40:58, Robby Callahan 41:32, Terry Taylor 46:05. 55-59 – Bob Wilson 42:08, Donald Didonato 44:30, Paul Lockhart 46:23. 60-64 – David Clark 43:50, David Branner 44:47, John Aikin 48:09. 65-69 - Woody Harrell 52:57, Stan Walker 53:39, Daniel Kreber 57:16. 70-74 John Sepko 51:59, Glen Stewart 52:42, Jerry Cogdell 1:07:19. 75-over – Neil Hall 54:23, Jerry McBride 58:47, Marshall Jones 59:33.

Female, Overall – Erica Speegle 35:45, Tiffany McWilliams Dud 36:46, Meggan Franks 38:19, Julie Johnson 39:16, Catherine Snyder 44:47.

Masters – Carolyn Freiwald 46:30.

Grandmasters – Kimberly Young 48:19.

8-under – Mary Shows 57:05, Sarah Sanders 57:15, Savannah Chandler 1:12:09. 9-11 - Hannah Sanders 57:02, Catherine Grisham 59:04, Caroline Chandler 59:14. 12-14 - Molly Johnson 48:45, Brooks Milligan 50:16, Kaitlyn Wyatt 54:55. 15-19 – Holly Ross 50:00, Anna Roach 55:16, Eryn Sanders 56:00. 20-24 – Katie Heathscott 50:46, Rosalyn Odume 51:09, Emma Baxter 52:00. 25-29 – Lori Beth Ellis 46:32, Sara Whitten 48:51, Sarah Scott 49:26. 30-34 – Melanie Mills 47:51, Jessica Caldwell 48:35, Andrea Parker 49:36. 35-39 – Bev Thompson 45:14, Heather Duley 45:29, Mandy Dockedorf 45:58. 40-44 – Rashni Barath 47:08, Cheri Butzberger 49:14, Hope Bain 49:21. 45-49 – Esther Sanders 47:02, Julie Pittman 49:17, Dee Barnes 51:53.

50-54 - Lisa King 49:45, Ruth Muhs 51:34, Cerita Payne 52:45. 55-59 – Sherea Burns 50:43, Lisa Evans 53:33, Denise Tait 53:48. 60-64 – Cynthia Harrell 59:37, Brenda Johson 59:54, Linda Reynolds 1:01:41. 65-69 Janice Woods 59:26, Barbara Tall 1:00:45, Bonnie Partridge 1:08:01. 70-74 - Elizabeth Watkins 1:26:09, Barbara Prather 1:26:52, Margaret Anne Orr 1:32:51.

75-over – Jean Jacob 1:19:04, Norma Boyd 1:30:20.

NORTH CAROLINA Rocky Fest Trail Races 20K/10K/5K Hiddenite, NC – 4/23 20K, Order of Finish – 1-Anthony Carroll 1:40:30, 2-

more results at running.net Seridan Byers 1:46:38, 3-Sam Benton 1:55:32, 4Benjamin Lowry 2:00:02, 5- Andrew Peterson 2:00:08, 6-Jacob Beaver 2:04:58, 7-Marissa Cooper 2:19:08, 8Crystal Hurt 2:32:43, 9-Maleia Tumolo 2:35:26, 10-Ben Smoker 2:49:16, 11-Jason Ehrlich 2:55:00, 12-Kelli Kerkhoff 2:59:34, 13-Amy Crockett 3:16:31,14-Lisa Loveday 3:24:24.

10K, Top 25– 1-Zach Millsaps 48:58, 2-Curtis Swisher 54:12, 3-Scott Jackson 56:58, 4-Steve Childers 57:07, 5-Wes Bishop 1:02:35, 6-Ethon Walker 1:03:57, 7-Russ Darden 1:04:15, 8-Brandon Ward 1:07:20, 9Brian Johnson 1:07:21, 10-Mervin Rueda 1:10:14, 11Missy Sandal 1:10:19, 12-David Beatty 1:10:30, 13Cathy Moore 1:10:37, 14-Joe Risner 1:10:47, 15-Jeffrey Eudy 1:11:04, 16-Brad Craig 1:11:39, 17-Doug Kenworthy 1:15:16, 18-Randy Ellsworth 1:16:24, 19Rick Dishman 1:17:21, 20-Kimberly Byrd 1:19:42, 21Jenny Leamon-Smith 1:22:59, 22-Steven Pope 1:23:32, 23-Sarah Kehl 1:23:35, 24-Marshall Winstead 1:23:50, 25-Jason Girard 1:23:57.

5K, Top 25 – 1-Luke Morris 28:25, 2-Doug Pennell 28:41, 3-Rachel Watkins 31:47, 4-Max Cranford 33:52, 5-Kelsie Stikeleather 33:54, 6-Leah Wiley 34:37, 7Brevin McAlpin 35:14, 8-Deborah Huffman 35:57, 9Kelly Sims 36:00, 10-Bud Caywood 36:50, 11-Brittni Bishop 36:56, 12-Parker French 37:48, 13-Danny Dyson 39:10, 14-Dale Pennell 39:12, 15-Evie French 39:27, 16-Anna Hodges 39:34, 17-Ryan Hodges 39:35, 18Joey Cothren 42:10, 19-Greg Foster 43:04, 20-Jeffrey Chad Ramsey 43:16, 21-Sheila Miller 44:43, 22Nathanael Smoker 44:45, 23-Robert Williams 45:35, 24-Jennifer Barnette 46:50, 25-Amy Sims 46:58.

TWAM Mission Run 5K Salisbury, NC - 5/6 Male, Overall – Joshua Readling 18:46, Eli Julian 19:47, Tristan Rabon 20:26.

Masters – Richard Ellis 20:33.

14-under – Connor Price 21:14, Matthew Dailey 21:31, Jake Swicegood 21:17. 15-19 – Mason McMillin 22;05. 20-24 – Michael Patch 28:36. 25-29 – Daniel Garwood 23:10. 30-34 – Morgan Shelton 24:00, Seth Waller 25:20, Trey Ledbetter 26:00. 35-39 – Kevin Jarls 20:51, Michael Kepley 20:53, Brad Kluttz 22:23. 40-44 – Bryan Swicegood 23:36, Brett Busby 24:23, Brandon Aron 28:07. 45-49 – Craige Farmer 20:37, Stan Price 23:45, Ralph Baker 23:00. 50-54 - Rodney Elam 24:49, Cary Ward 28:30, Scott Brinkley 28:57. 55-59 – Kevin Marsh 22:27, Brenneman Thompson 22:30, Henry Goodright 22:43. 60-64 – Jake Sayewich 24:30, Kent Houghton 24:33, Steve Combs 34:51. 65-69 - Robert Paratore 28:18. 70-over – George Kimberly 44:42.

Female, Overall – Kelly Lowman 19:48, Elizabeth Taylor 20:54, Leah Cressler 22:23.

Masters – Acquawon Stallworth 23:35.

14-under – Emily Busby 24:00, Macy Miller 24:21, Brook Busy 24:23. 15-19 – Rollins Johnson 24:16, Julianna Evans 26:44, Juliana Anderson 35:17. 20-24 – Alec Johnson 24:16, Kristen Howe 28:10, Brianna Earnhardt 32:21. 25-29 – Sydney Houghton 24:08, Kristen Waller 28:31, Jamie Vanhoy 41:22. 30-34 – Florelay Brown 24:44, Lindsey Swicegood 30:06, Jennifer Lefler 31:48. 35-39 – Gina Lyerly 24:45, Jennifer Bodra 27:32, Audey Fraley 34:34. 40-44 – Rebekah Julian 24:36, Jennifer Cranford 31:24, Marla Miller 32:27. 45-49 – Tracy McMillin 37:48. 50-54 Laurie Ward 25:23, Anne May 32:24, Wanda Parks 36:43. 55-59 – Lisa Ledbetter 30:11, Luann Fesperman 34:11, Gayla Buddenbaum 41:40. 60-64 – Jill Finny 1:00:06. 70-over – Jean Skelton 1:00:07.

www.running.net Farm Hope Thrive 5K Concord, NC - 5/7 Male, Overall – Jonathan Martin 16:35, McDouglas Perez 16:46, Steven Stamper 20:19.

14-under – Jackson Straight 35:40. 15-19 – Samuel Lichon 21:03. 20-24 – Zachary Livengood 20:53. 25-29 – Wayne Hall 23:07, Nick Clough 24:06. 30-34 – Josh Keith 24:21. 35-39 – Scott Byrd 20:29, Phillip Straight 36:35. 40-44 – Neil Pifer 22:27, Adam Love 53:47. 4549 – Dale Martin 27:37. 50-54 - Keith Blackwell 23:32, George Livengood 24:40, Richard Conley 40:14. 65-over – Mel Denton 43:21, Ken Woodard 47:41.

Female, Overall – Wendy Mills 25:03, Amanda Steiner 25:23, Mary Beth Miller 25:36.

14-under – Carly Green 29:09. 25-29 – Holly Sadulsi 35:21. 35-39 – Sara Jones 26:53, Krista Johns 28:38, Angel Roscoe 31:16. 40-44 – Jennifer Green 29:10, Rebecca Wayne 35:16, Rachel Mitchell 36:40. 45-49 – Denise Murphy 29:50, Carolyn Conley 33:13, Beige Tapp 37:43. 50-54 - Susan Livengood 26:10, Susan Isle 37:00, Carmen Carter 43:17. 55-59 – Tonya Ligon 35:57. 60-64 – Clara Culnon 32:26. 65-over – Cathie Straub 46:40.

SOUTH CAROLINA Close Finish at Cooper River Bridge Run 10K

By Cedric Jaggers What would have happened if the tornado had hit?

The weather forecast said there was an 80% chance of heavy rain for the 39th Cooper River Bridge Run on April 2 in Charleston, SC. But that wasn't the worst of the forecast. There was also a tornado warning (or watch which is which?) the day before the race that wasn't cancelled until 6pm that night. Fortunately both forecasts were wrong. There was a heavy rain storm during the night, but at the 8am start there was only slight drizzle which blew away in the 13 mile per hour wind which gusted up to 21 miles per hour on the 2.5 mile long Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge. Some of the runners said the wind felt good as it was a warm 67 degrees when the race began. Others said the wind was tough on the 1 mile long 4% uphill grade on the bridge.

The weather definitely affected runner turnout as the race had 2,896 more people signed up this year, but 583 fewer finished this year, as 35,855 entered the race and there were 26,806 who finished it. Were there a lot of fair weather runners who stayed at home? Two paraplegics who weren't afraid became the first to ever walk and complete the entire distance wearing special exoskeletons which allowed them to use their arms and legs. Marka Danielle Rodgers of James Island, SC, used her $20,000 model to complete the 10K in 2:41:47.

Adam Gorlitsky of Mt Pleasant, SC, wore his $80,000 model to complete the course in just over 7 hours. They both achieved a lot of well-deserved media attention for their feats.

The race started conservatively due to the drizzle and the wind. A large pack of about 10 runners stayed together and hit the 5K mark at 15:07. They stayed together until four and a half miles. Then the racing began. When the lead pack turned the last corner before the finish, it was down to three runners including the pre-race favorite 28 year old Dominic Ondoro of Kenya, who used his strong finishing kick to win last year. This year he used the same tactic, blasting to the finish in the lead and winning the $10,000 first place money in 29:01, 21 seconds faster than last year. He became the fifth two time overall race winner. Tsegaye Getachew of Ethiopia was just behind, also timed in 29:01, while John Muritu Wanjiku of Kenya finished third in 29:04.

Ondoro said after the race it was a good day and he believed he would win.

The lead females also ran in pack with the eventual top three all going through the 5k mark in 16:46.

Monicah Wanjuhi Ngige, 22 of Kenya said she felt strong at the end as she pulled away to win in 32:57. She got away from two Ethiopians: Etaferahu Temesgen in 33:03 and Etalemahu Habtewold in 33:07.

The first USA finisher was a familiar face; Bobby Mack of Raleigh, NC who won for the fifth time, the fourth in a row, this year finishing 14th overall in 30:23.

The first USA female was also a familiar face; Janet Cherebon-Bawcom of Flagstaff, AZ, who was the overall female winner in 2012, was the USA female winner for the third time. This year she was the 32nd overall finisher in 33:51 Masters Male winner was Meshack Kirwa, 41 of Kenya in 30:08, the fastest masters time since 2002.

Female masters award went for the third year in a row to Lyubov Denisova, 44 of Russia, this year in 37:24. The Senior Grand Masters winners were John Piggott, 50 of Williamsburg, VA in 37:33, and for the second year in a row, Kerry Robinson, 56 of Meggett, SC in 42:13.

The Dr. Marcus Newberry award, named for the founder of the race is presented to the first local finishers, male and female from the Tri-County (Charleston) area. Mackenzie Johnston, 22 of Charleston, won the award for the first time, finishing 35th overall in 33:56.

Caitlin Batten, 32 also from Charleston, was female winner placing as 13th overall female in 37:41, her second time to win this award.

The Terry Hamlin Mobility Impaired Awards went to Jeff Nolan, 32 of Goose Creek, SC, his second win in a row, this year in 50:39. Female winner was Anna Demenym 13, of Moravian Falls, NC in 1:19:15.

In the wheelchair division, defending champion Alex Dupont, 29 of Claranceville, Quebec, Canada won for the fourth year in a row, this year in 26:07. Female winner was Carly Pearson, 39 of Knoxville, TN who won in 50:41.

The Dewey Wise award for oldest runner who runs a time faster than his or her age was taken for the seventh year in a row by William 'Bill' Boulter. The 85 year old finished in 1:09:42.

In addition to the prize money division, the Bridge Run presented awards 3 deep in each age group with an additional top 5% award presented in each age group up to a maximum of 25.

Male, Overall – 1-Dominic Ondoro 29:01, 2-Tsegaye Getachew 29:01, 3-John Muritu Wanjiku 29:04, 4Geoffrey Kenisi 29:17, 5-Hillary Too 29:20, 6-Mourad Marofit 29:28, 7-Pius Nyantika 29:33, 8-Kiptanui Too 29:41, 9-Eliud Ngetich 29:51, 10-Julius Kogo 29:54.

USA – Bobby Mack 30:23, Ty McCormack 31:24, Jessee McEntire 34:33.

Masters – Meshack Kirwa 30:08, Joel Limo 33:26, Christopher Shaw 34:09, Eric Ashton 34:17, Paul Jones 34:41.

Grandmasters – John Piggott 37:33, Gary Bolduc 37:55, Marc Embler 37:57.

Senior Grandmasters – Tony Glaser 43:57.

Marcus Newberry Top Local – Mackenzie Johnston 33:56.

Wheelchair – James Senbeta 25:31, Scott Hollonbeck 29:24, Jose Pulido 31:26.

Wheelchair Masters – Hollonbeck 29:24, Pulido 31:26, Matt Davis 33:34.

Mobility Impaired – Jeffrey James Nolan 52:56.

5-9 – Garrett Brown 45:38, Matthew Doty 46:28, Julian Duncan 48:53. 10-14 – Zane Jackson 38:12, Gunner Hogston 41:05, Doug Carson 41:07. 15-19 – Nicholas Walker 33:49, David Melville 34:10, Chad Stirling 34:26. 20-24 – Belete Assefa 30:53, Ty McCormack 31:24, Brett Morley 32:45. 25-29 – Jesse McEntire 32:03, Matthew Sonnenfeldt 32:42, Kaleb Keyserling 33:22. 30-34 – Julius Kogo 29:54, Paul Muturi 30:15, Bobby Mack 30:23. 35-39 – Nicholas Kurgat 30:26, Bill Palmer 33:42, Dwayne Brown 35:46.

40-44 – Derrick Jones 34:52, Brian Johnson 36:27,

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Women’s Running Taking Care During Summer in the South As you read this, summer should be in full bloom. Actually it seems that we skipped spring this year and went straight to the heat and humidity of summer. I must say I missed most of last summer as I spent a good part of it in freezing hospital rooms.

So I need to remind myself of the perils of running in the heat. Unfortunately all of us need to deal with the heat, so I am conveying some gentle reminders so you have a safe and healthy summer running season.

HYDRATE -- This should be something you do all year long but it is even more important when you are out in the sun and sweating more. It is recommended that you drink a minimum of 96 ounces of water a day. I have found a really easy way to get this accomplished. Fill a two liter container with water every morning and make sure it is gone before you go to bed. You can take your two liter bottle with you wherever you go and keep at it throughout the day. You may be amazed how difficult it is to drink this much initially, but try to make this your daily goal. This water is in addition to any other liquids you consume. You can also help your state of hydration by consuming many fruits. Watermelon and other melons and citrus fruits can add to your liquid intake.

The best way to check your status is to make sure your urine is straw colored and light. Dark yellow is definitely a sign that you are dehydrated.

If you sweat profusely you may want to add a bit of salt to your diet. This can assist your balance of fluid and salt.

TRAINING -- You should back off your training intensity when it is hot and humid.

I have observed over many years that many runners train hard all summer and then are totally flat and exhausted for fall racing season. Your body's fluid balance gets compromised in the summer and if you do not pay strict attention, you will deplete your mineral supply and it takes a great deal of time to get back in harmony.

Back off a bit in racing. Save yourself for cooler weather. Back off the speed work a bit especially if you are on a hot, sunny track. Take to shady roads or trails for your fast work.

If you can run early in the morning or after the sun goes down you can save some of the strain on your system. If you are preparing for a fall marathon, make certain you carry plenty of fluids on your long runs. Drink frequently as you train and try to stay in the shade as much as possible.

CLOTHING -- Make sure you wear light colored clothing. Put the dark colors away

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for the summer. Wear fabrics that breathe and wick away the sweat and heat from your body. I find a white hat helps to keep the less sun burning on my head. I know hats tend to trap the heat in but I personally find a breathable, lightweight hat makes the sun less damaging to me. It also keeps the sun off of your face.

SUNSCREEN -- Although many people do not like the trouble of applying sunscreen, it is essential if you have fair skin or burn easily. There are many types of sunscreen that protect your skin even when you are sweating profusely. Make sure to apply it several minutes before you go for your run. See what brand works for you and make sure you use a brand that protects your skin type.

AWARENESS -- Be aware of the state of

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body a break and go outside for a bit before you run.

The best way to stay safe in the summer is to focus on your body and monitor yourself. Each of us responds to heat stress differently so find out what works for you.

Enjoy the summer but beware of the heat!!

Carolyn Mather,R.N.,PhD. lives and runs your body. If you become nauseous, cold, in north Georgia and is a member of the have goosebumps or stop sweating, stop Atlanta Track Club Elite. She can be running, get in the shade and rest. Try to reached at carolynmather@tds.net. monitor your body constantly so you know a change when it occurs. Do not take any chances with overheating as heat can be a DISTANCE MEMORIES killer. And it can come on suddenly. Cool CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17 yourself down if you feel overheated.

NUTRITION -- Summer is the time to Birmingham in 2011 in my pacing finale and how excited both of us were lighten up your foods. Attempt to eat more when she crossed the finish line with a fresh fruits and vegetables. Switch to salads qualifying time. Even though it hapand try some new ones. I find I am much pened over five years ago, I remember more comfortable if I switch to foods it like it was yesterday. requiring less cooking. Not only does the When I got home that evening kitchen stay cooler but I find lighter foods Antonio - as he's been doing for the last ease the heat of summer. Also fresh foods two weeks ever since he started runhelp keep your mineral content up. ning - sent me a text message with the AIR CONDITIONING -- Unfortunately distance, time and pace of his latest most people spend all of their free time in run: 2.20 miles, 21 minutes and 16 secartificial refrigeration. I truly believe this onds and a pace of 9:21 per mile. I contributes to heat problems when you run. replied 'you're making me look bad.'

Emerging from cold, low humidity, to hot, He replied 'I'm going to make you high humidity certainly puts an unnatural proud one day.' strain on your body. Personally I do not I texted him back. 'You already have air conditioning and find I have very have.' few problems with summer heat. I realize And then it hit me. That was the most southerners have to have their air conword I was looking for earlier. 'Proud.' ditioning. It will help your body deal with I'm proud of what I've been able to the heat if you walk a few minutes outside contribute to the sport of running. or sit and acclimate outside for a few minThat nasty little incident in Macon utes before you start your run. Give your aside, of course.

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Orinthal Striggles 37:13. 45-49 – Joseph Ekuom 34:46, Eric Allers 37:54, Jack Westrick 38:32. 50-54 –Ben Bailey 39:43, Jim Madden 40:15, Robert McCarty 40:33.

55-59 – David Smith 39:05, George Adickes 41:09, Chip Akers 41:27. 60-64 – Thomas Horn 43:52, King Grant Davis 44:07, Bob Foster 44:12. 65-69 – Daniel Brown 47:47, Don Rice 49:17, Raymond Willard 49:32. 70-74 – Steve Annan 46:25, Fred Reinhard 48:54, Elbert Howard 51:54. 75-79 – Lawrence Middaugh 1:00:47, Stephen Lowe 1:01:09, Thomas Dority 1:02:24. 80-over – David Watson 1:08:40, Clyde Mizzell 1:09:38, William Boulter 1:43:39.

Female, Overall – 1-Monicah Wanjuhi Ngige 32:57, 2-Etaferahu Temesgen 33:03, 3-Etalemahu Habteword 33:07, 4-Grace Wambui Nganga 33:24, 5-Susan Jerotich 33:39, 6-Janet Cherobon-Bawcom 33:51, 7Lindsey Scherf 34:06, 8-Demse Tewabech 34:38, 9Mary Wangui 34:53, 10-Lauren Goss 36:47.

USA – Janet Cherobon-Bawcom 33:51, Lindsey Scherf 34:06, Lauren Gross 36:47.

Masters – Lyubov Denisova 37:24, Svetlana Vinogradova-Pretot 38:07, Denisa Costescu 39:42, Catherine Hollister 42:10, Laura Mitchell 42:59.

Grandmasters – Kerry Robinson 42:13, Susi Smith 42:49, Sharryn Whitmore 44:30.

Senior Grandmasters – Dian Ford 46:35.

Marcus Newberry Top Local – Caitlin Judd Batten 37:41.

Mobility Impaired – Joanne Famularo 1:32:48.

5-9 – Sanne Verkoeijen 52:25, Addison Hewitt 1:00:00, Isabella Danielson 1:04:59. 10-14 – Lauren Sizemore 47:01, Connor McMahon 47:14, Callie Johnson 48:20.

15-19 – Rosa Marie Compton 42:21, Megan Perkins 45:30, Ellie Pearson 45:43. 20-24 – Caroline Jennings 40:48, Christin Newman 41:19, Hannah Chaney 41:35.

25-29 – Alyssa Bloomquist 36:47, Ashley Evens 40:43, Sunday Davis 40:55. 30-34 – Caitlin Judd Batten 37:40, Sara Noelle Powell 38:36, Michele Milner 42:29. 35-39 – Meg Santanna 38:08, Michelle Ziegler 38:17, Shawanna White 38:38. 40-44 – Jennifer Bodnar 43:10, Ashley Carter 43:26, Millie Barritt 43:59. 45-49 – Laura Boselowitz 44:26, Jacqueline Donaldson 45:28, Katie Clements 46:08. 50-54 – Laura Stepp 48:14, Lisa Spalding 48:19, Dolyne Divino 48:40. 55-59 – Sarah Allers 44:30, Ashley Reynolds 45:50, Pam Drafts 48:37.

60-64 – Kate Brenna 49:12, Susan Zeleniak 51:18, Donna Smith 54:10.

65-69 –Judy Phelps 46:56, Nonie Hudnall 52:18, Nancy Curry 56:23. 70-74 – Carol Pellett 1:04:26, Joyce Rasberry 1:06:40, Tatjana Pashkevich 1:07:35. 75-79 – Karen Lowe 1:08:56, Patsy Hall 1:26:29, Evelyn WestArnold 1:27:17. 80-over – Jane Gregorie 1:19:12, Shirley Bissett 1:43:13, Lynn Edwards 1:43:39.

TD Bank Reedy River Run 10K/5K Greenville, SC – 4/23 Male, 10K: Overall – 1-Elkanah Kibet 29:57, 2Raymond McCormack 30:13, 3-Mark Leininger 30:20, 4-Ricky Flynn 31:07, 5-Griffith Graves 31:19, 6-Brett Morley 31:40, 7-Peter Koskey 32:03, 8-Chass Armstrong 32:21, 9-Peyton Hoyal 32:39, 10-Jonathan Cherono 33:21.

Masters – Philippe Giguere 35:36, Dave Geer 38:32, Marck Embler 38:44.

Grandmasters – Cactus Fernandez 40:28, William Webster 40:55, George Adickes 41:27.

14-under – Evan Shealy 44:35, Zackery Carver 46:23, Josh Taylor 47:14. 15-19 – Michael Holland 34:15, Zachary Chastain 39:31, Cameron Murr 40:29.

20-24 – Zach Girvin 34:28, Jack McGinness 34:30,

more results at running.net Hunter McGahee 35:35. 25-29 – Josh Cashman 33:30, Chris Lake 34:54, Ashley Liew 36:31. 30-34 – Jeff Broome 35:12, Jonathan Sowinski 39:15, Nhan Nguyen 39:15. 35-39 – Daniel Moss 34:38, Tom Cull 38:47, Robert Rivera 40:35. 40-44 – Chuck Damman 40:17, Kevin Satterfield 40:54, Todd Edwards 41:32. 45-49 – Parker Sloan 39:31, Doug Girvin 39:52, Richard Lyons 39:53. 50-54 – Kevin Goehring 42:36, Philip Feisal 43:58, John Tomlinson 44:04. 55-59 – George Sykes 43:04, Tony Sorrells 45:33, Richard Coggins 45:33. 6064 – Jeff Steiner 47:02, Steve Evans 47:41, Joe White 49:18. 65-69 – Lee Cook 45:02, Patrick Morgan 1:18:18. 75-79 – George Luke 46:20, David Turner 55:28. 80-over – Bill Beckwith 1:16:27.

Female, 10K: Overall – 1-Dylan Hassett 35:00, 2Andrea Rediger 34:28, 3-Kimberly Ruck 35:48, 4-Kate Schwartz 36:21, 5-Caitlin Batten 37:56, 6-Kristi Arledge 39:35, 7-Gail Kattouf 39:38, 8-Caroline Reed 40:13, 9Hilary Thomas 40:57, 10-Ally Quesada 41:22.

Masters – Susi Smith 41:37, Lisa Tolley 42:20, Karen Becker 43:57.

Grandmasters – Debbie Flynn 44:18, Ashley Reynolds 45:42, Jane Godwin 46:55.

14-under – Savannah Rex 44:58, Meredith Reeves 1:03:41, Erika Carver 1:07:50. 15-19 – Abby Driest 48:31, Elisabeth Kelly 52:51, Allison Sterr 57:34. 20-24 – Victoria Hilliard 50:10, Amber McGrow 50:21, Ellis Bagwell 50:53. 25-29 – Brenae Edwards 42:23, Jessica Neville 46:05, Ansley Rutland 47:38. 30-34 – Casey Huffling 42:06, Louisa Henry 43:45, Elizabeth Metherell 44:06. 35-39 – Karina Bowles 44:58, Katherine Minton 45:32, Erin Howell 48:43. 40-44 – Jennifer Foelske 44:35, Ginnie Freeman 46:29, Elizabeth Wingard 47:36.

45-49 – Laura Cook 44:54, Jennifer Arends 48:04, Teresa Hrubala 49:06. 50-54 – Deanne Blas 48:40, Janice Madden 53:59, Nancy Bubanich 54:03. 55-59 – Sharon Ruble 52:00, Susan Wood 52:42, Laura Baur 54:03. 60-64 – Sue Glasgow 49:57, Pat Dilger 56:07, Mary Biebel 58:07. 65-69 – Nancy Anderson 57:39, Kaye Holder 59:19, Carol Asalon 1:06:19. 70-74 – Judy Barnett 59:47, Anne Brooks 1:07:51. 75-79 – Judy Kirchoffer 1:18:07.

Male, 5K: Overall – Hagood Grantham 16:42, Adam Groblewski 17:04, Dylan Anderson 17:15.

14-under – Isaac Hammond 19:19, Austin Shealy 19:22, Ian Truesdale 19:23. 15-19 – Connor Laiewski 17:29, John Ward 17:40, Ryan Dillard 17:57. 20-24 – Ben Reed 19:41, Lee Mowery 19:56, Connor Lichtenfelt 22:18. 25-29 – Ryan Woloszyn 19:13, Joseph Holbrook 20:05, Brian Mcguffee 20:15. 30-34 – Daniel Cobb 20:27, Braden Gerhardt 21:14, Darius Samii 23:18. 3539 – Dan Steadman 20:58, Samuel Gault 21:20, Zachary Sutton 21:24. 40-44 – Brian Cannon 21:14, Brian Mullins 21:29, Eric Siglin 21:32. 45-49 – Ben Vaughn 18:49, Mark Wood 19:57, Jeremy Elliott 20:48.

50-54 – Alfred Canteruccio 22:35, Alam Schaff 24:37, Dan McTaggart 24:57. 55-59 – Tim Stewart 19:26, Michael Ward 22:01, John Abraham 23:09. 60-64 – Larry Ford 26:51, William Forest 27:04, Bill Bridges 28:47. 65-69 – Lee Cone 23:40, Charlie Whitmire 24:44, Tom Wilson 24:48. 70-74 – Todd Raubolt 26:22, Jerry Harber 32:22, Dann Shoaf 35:35. 75-79 – Bobby Chandler 32:55, Guenter Full 37:12, Marvin Fray 42:17.

80-over – Al Rampey 58:19.

Female, 5K: Overall – Tatum Young 21:16, Samantha Woloszyn 21:19, Jennifer Oblinger 21:33.

14-under – Rachel Wood 21:47, Ellie Wood 21:52, Katy Wood 21:56.

15-19 – Mary Baus 22:38, Meredith Powell 24:46, Marion Reeves 24:59. 20-24 – Sierra Aztell 22:18, Ashley Kale 24:20, Carolyn Harrity 24:21. 25-29 –

www.running.net Sherry Ferguson 22:59, Emily Bridges 25:32, Caroline Sanders 26:12. 30-34 – Jennifer Seppala 21:50, Lisa Stewart 22:36, Lara Knight 24:48. 35-39 – Janet Brown 25:20, April Treas 26:14, Kimberly Ostrowski 26:44. 4044 – Nicole Wood 22:39, Victoria Baus 24:13, Angela Mason 25:17. 45-49 – Sarah Malloch 26:12, Stacey DeYoung 26:46, Kelly Carson 27:28. 50-54 – Jacqueline Todd 25:02, Pam Bishop 27:17, Lin Bloomquist 27:36.

55-59 – Janet Rollins 22:24, Lizette Bryan 27:06, Holly Springer 30:46. 60-64 – Nancy Bridges 28:48, Marty Smith 29:09, Marilyn Booth 30:49. 65-69 – Janice Wilkins 27:16, Sue Gann Splady 33:43, Button Book 35:10. 70-74 – Joy Bailey 39:14, Carol Axford 45:18.

75-79 – Loretta Hubble 38:25, Diane Fray 42:30.

Heart & Sole Women’s 5 miler Columbia, SC – 4/23 Female, Overall – Alyssa Bloomquist 29:37, Shawanna White 29:56, Sunday Davis 32:58, Linn Hall 33:44, Emily Schneider 33:55.

Masters – Noel Schuch 35:08, Dian Ford 36:41, Jennifer Conrick 37:13.

Grandmasters – Chantal Faure 37:30, Susan Rogers 38:07, Mary Howk 38:14.

Senior Grandmasters – Judy Perez 39:59, Catherine Lempesis 43:39, Sue Porter 44:50.

14-under – Caroline Matney 38:05, Gabrielle Brisban 38:55, Madison Watson 41:31. 15-19 – Julia Keen 38:26, Paige Trent 39:37, Olivia Grace Starne 40:13. 2024 – Claire Kennedy 36:08, Lauryn Schubiger 37:17, Emily Morrow 39:42. 25-29 – Valori Hurley 37:17, Veronica Watson 42:16, Shilpa Chakravarthy 43:50. 3034 – Rebecca McKernan 38:04, Laura Holt 40:04, Lauren Leviner 40:12. 35-39 – Amy Rollins 37:10, Kelly Foster 38:15, Nicole Bell 38:38. 40-44 – Charmaine Howell 38:24, Amy Pierson 38:34, Sonya GreenSumpter 39:24. 45-49 – Donell Allen 37:24, Heather Hawn 41:42, Sheila Travis 41:50. 50-54 – Gay Petrey 39:32, Brenda Pepin 43:49, Kelly Danias 45:08. 55-59 – Rachel Caldwell 39:53, Alsena Edwards 41:34, Melanie Davega 42:34. 60-64 – Lynn Grimes 47:00, Martha White 48:03, Caridad Hernandez 53:44. 65-69 – Patti Lowden 53:50, Lynn Blake 54:18, Diane Bean 59:37.

70-over – Marie Bridges 54:23, Joy Heiser 1:04:27, Lily Delauder 1:13:07.

Divas Half Marathon/5K North Myrtle Beach, SC – 5/1 MYRTLE BEACH, SC — The Divas® Half Marathon & 5K Series returned to North Myrtle Beach on May 1, 2016 and did not disappoint. With over 4,000 Divas lining Ocean Boulevard for the fifth annual event, Downtown North Myrtle Beach was the place to be on Sunday morning.

Tana Gurule from Henderson, NV, placed first in the half marathon with a time of 1 hour, 33 minutes and 31 seconds, almost three minutes ahead of the second place finisher, Grace Ridley from Conover, NC. Grace finished with a time of 1 hour, 36 minutes and 13 seconds.

Rounding out the top three was Maureen Thomas, a local from Myrtle Beach, SC, with a time of 1 hour, 37 minutes and 57 seconds.

The 5K began 10 minutes before the half marathon at 7:00 AM as temperatures hit a balmy 67 degrees.

Maggie Whitson, from Johnson City, TN, finished first with an impressive finishing time of 20 minutes and 30 seconds. For the second year in a row, Becky Dougherty placed second in the 5K in 21 minutes and 18 seconds.

Paige Barham, from Raleigh, NC, followed shortly after with a time of 22 minutes and 19 seconds.

The race ended on Main Street, where participants finished in true Divas fashion: with boas and tiaras.

Finishers were rewarded with “blinged-out” tiara medals and for those 21 and older, Traveler Beer was once again on hand providing Traveler Grapefruit Shandy and Angry Orchard Hard Cider. Perfect for a beautiful day at the beach. But, the party did not end

there. The Baywatch Resort hosted a post-race pool party complete with special Divas cocktails, a dance party and views of the stunning Atlantic Ocean.

Robert Pozo, the President and CEO of Continental Event & Sports Management, was pleased with another successful turnout and event in this lovely oceanside community. “On another beautiful morning, thousands of Divas took to the streets of North Myrtle Beach. The city was amazing in hosting their thousands of visitors and showing what true ‘Southern Hospitality’ feels like.

Participants, family and friends were seen throughout the city and Grand Strand area enjoying the entertainment, restaurants and pure pleasure of North Myrtle Beach. We truly treasure the partnership with this city as it is a premiere Divas® Race Series destination.”

Next year’s race will take place on Sunday, May 7, 2017. Registration is now available on Active.com. Full results are available at www.runlikeadiva.com.

Female, Half Marathon: Overall – Tana Gurule 1:33:31, Grace Ridley 1:36:13, Maureen Thomas 1:37:57.

14-under – Callie Johnson 2:04:59, Carly Fitzmorris 2:36:06, Camille Gannon 2:44:23. 15-19 – Meghan Andrews 1:56:06, Annie Britt 1:56:07, Meghan Weigner 1:57:48. 20-24 – Sara Smith 1:48:15, Deanna Becraft 1:51:57, Liz Locke 1:54:08. 25-29 – Brittany O’Hora 1:41:39, Caitlin Rushlander 1:41:47, Shannon Ellis 1:50:29. 30-34 – Erica Sorkin 1:49:10, Angela Snow 1:50:01, Kate Moon 1:50:34. 35-39 – Rebecca Vines 1:45:37, Tunde Mullins 1:46:05, Pauline Williams 1:46:42. 40-44 – Sandy Driggers 1:43:10, Misty Dion 1:44:29, April Darrow 1:44:39. 45-49 – Anita Jones 1:40:50, Christine Rockey 1:42:39, Michele Stack 1:43:15. 50-54 - Lisa Groome 1:51:19, Valjeanne Estes 1:52:15, Kathryn Scheetz 1:52:18. 55-59 – Ophelia Moore 1:53:49, Sharon Jansky 1:54:09, Charlene Riley 1:55:03. 60-64 – Sylvia Tazbir 1:53:51, Regina Hopkins 2:01:47, Diane Kelly 2:02:26. 65-69 - Gail Hardy 2:17:00, Diana Bahr 2:57:25, Judy Hagen-Kashou 3:00:14. 70-74 - Shirley Brown 3:13:41, Jerry White 3:40:57.

Male, Half Marathon: Overall - Gabriel Harbin 1:52:30, Max Messer 1:52:36, Matt White 1:52:36.

Female, 5K: Overall – Maggie Whitson 20:30, Becky Dougherty 21:18, Paige Barham 22:19.

14-under – Macie Adams 28:07, Krista Drozdowski 28:15, Sydney Houston 28:29. 15-19 – Amber Rutledge 25:48, Kaylin Reagan 27:31, Kaylee Watford 28:08. 2024 – Megan Gaynor 23:42, Kelsey Mae 24:23, Melissa Deaton 28:15. 25-29 –Danielle burnett 26:24, Jamie McAdams 26:32, Rocio Chavez 27:27. 30-34 –Abdreanna Tuten 25:18, Alexis Bucholtz 25:27, Ashley Beavers 26:24. 35-39 – Tracy Tayloe 24:11 Heather Lasala 24:16, Tiffany Lange 25:41. 40-44 –Rachel Weber 25:06, Martha Serrano 25:50, Erica Washington 27:21. 45-49 – Jennifer Mann 26:51, Wendy Homan 26:59, Sharon Scott 27:53. 50-54 – Cheryl Robinson 26:11, Judith Riley 26:20, Kathy McCarthy 27:28. 55-59 –Jan Bober 26:09 Susan Touchberry 27:59, Margie Swart 29:23. 60-64 –Constance Ross 28:57, Peggy Smith 29:45, Mary Smith 29:57. 65-69 – Connie Coots 31:49, Jenny Blevins 33:47, Joyce Buchanan 35:39. 7074 – Sophie Hall 39:32, Sarah Cain 42:50, Peggy Brewington 49:38. 75-over – Sally Titus 44:37, Rose Wagoner 45:49, Janet Heinhold 55:36.

Male, 5K: Overall – Thabang Hezani 19:18, Nicholas Trumble 22:16, Philip Russell 22:49.

Swamp Rabbit 5K Travelers Rest, SC - 5/6 Male, Overall – Ben Sessions 15:46, Mitch Jenkins 16:52, Matthew Hammersmith 17:00.

Masters - Fernando Gallardo 17:53, Samuel Saldivar 18:43, Dave Downing 18:53.

9-under – Parker Frey 24:50, Evan Hruska 25:31,

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Harlan Crouch 27:56. 10-12 - Walker Reed 22:14, Evan Prince 22:14, Sam Flounders 23:20. 13-17 - Austin Lane 17:13, Jackson Reid 17:49, Tanner Coggins 18:00.

18-29 – Yannick Fichbach 17:19, Austin Fowler 17:41, Scott Trembly 18:03. 30-39 – Hunter Hicklin 17:03, Carson Blackwelder 17:20, Edgar Aguilar 17:56. 40-49 – Todd Edwards 18:54, Richard Lyons 19:05, Chuck Damman 19:07. 50-59 – Tony Sorrells 20:07, Stephen Powers 20:22, Russell Beard 21:11. 60-69 - Steve Evans 22:48, Vince Herran 23:06, Dennis Glasgow 24:43. 70-over – Wayne Boynton 25:26, Michael Kasha 27:19, Jerry Harber 29:31.

Female, Overall – Misty McCauley 19:04, Ally Quesada 19:46, Amy Edelstein 20:55.

Masters – Rhonda Felder 22:39, Jana Seppala 23:50, Tricia Hawkins 23:55.

9-under – Gracie Nell Crenshaw 26:12, Ally Buchanan 26:25, Zenebu Felder 26:25. 10-12 - Eva Giguere 24:10, Sofie Kurzawa 25:54, Reagan Cooke 26:38. 13-17 – Mary Baus 22:21, Hanna McAdam 22:21, Emma Baus 22:45. 19-29 – Ashlyn McConnell 20:58, Heather Hollar 21:32, Jessica Neville 22:04. 3039 – Julie Hart 22:00, Abby Russell 22:14, Katelyn O’Donnell 22:27. 40-49 – Victoria Baus 24:11, Renee Adams 24:18, Bridget Peterson 24:37. 50-59 - Deanne Blas 23:56, Carol Caspary 24:50, Shirley Smith 26:55.

60-69 – Sue Glasgow 24:00, Pat Strong 27:26, Alesa Gambrell 31:41. 70-over – Joy Bailey 41:36, Jane Powell 46:37, Nancy Ledonne 47:12.

TENNESSEE Sumner Academy 5K Gallatin, TN – 4/23 Male, Overall – John Cooper 17:43, Will McCormick 20:28, Jason Simmons 20:37.

14-under – Maxwell Grutter 23:29, Robert Carroll 25:15, Jesse Thomas 25:18. 15-20 – Gordon Carroll 21:35, Matthew Carroll 24:48, Owen Heady 43:34. 2130 – Dillon Brazel 30:44, Dustin Brazel 30:44.31-40 – Daniel Shockley 20:50, Rob Kanaby 21:48, Daniel Griggs 23:09. 41-50 – Richard Tomkins 21:08, Stephen Cook 21:20, Brian Matzke 23:11. 50-over – Ken Stephens 31:08, Jim Hawkins 33:26, Peter GrayWhiteley 41:55.

Female, Overall – Alex DuBois 22:39, Allison Kanaby 22:53, Kim Childress 23:04.

14-under – Sophie Gaffney 24:39, Sara Grubbs 26:28, Emma Holder 27:16. 15-20 – Jessica Seehafer 25:42, Megan Waller 39:45, Madelyn Douglas 45:53.

21-30 – Amanda Peper 23:53, Kristen Cooper 24:48, Rachel Warren 30:28. 31-40 – Candice Thurman 25:15, Tabitha Jackson 25:16, Heather Lehmann 25:24. 41-50 – Lori Reeves 29:09, Denise Stuart 29:51, DeLana Ladd 30:27. 50-over – Erica Malone 26:58, Mary Simmons 28:37, Amy Jackson 46:08.

St. Jude Nashville Rock ’n’ Roll A Hit with Runners NASHVILLE, TN, – April 30, 2016 – There are certain guarantees in Nashville. Fantastic country music, sumptuous barbecue and Scott Wietecha winning the St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Nashville Marathon.

A 34-year-old elementary school P.E. teacher from Hendersonville, TN, Wietecha won the St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Nashville Marathon for the fourth year in a row today, in 2 hours, 25 minutes, 42 seconds.

Brian Shelton of Cookville, TN, finished second in 2:34:43.

more results at running.net In the 201st race of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series, Wietecha became the first person to win one of the events four times. Meb Keflezighi won the Rock ‘n’ Roll San Jose Half Marathon three times.

Melanie Kulesz of Oak Ridge. TN, won the women’s marathon in 2:59:12. Megan Hovis of Charlotte, N.C., took second in 3:04:52.

Roosevelt Cook of Hesperia, CA, captured the men’s half marathon in 1:11:15. Julie Stackhouse of Jacksonville, Fla., won the women’s half in 1:22:17.

As if Wietecha didn’t have enough motivation trying to win the race for the fourth year in a row, Shelton gave him extra incentive. The two runners are friends and Wietecha didn’t find out Shelton was running the race until Friday night.

“He told me he was going all out, 100 percent,” said Wietecha. “Me? My preparation was like 85 percent. He was trying to be this sneaky little hobbit, stealing the dragon’s gold. All he did was wake up the dragon.”

At about 16.3 miles, Wietecha came out of First Tennessee Park, the minor league Nashville Sounds’ ballpark, as Shelton entered the ballpark.

“I knew I had about a two-minute lead,” said Wietecha.

He spent much of the remainder of the race looking over his shoulder, trying to spot Shelton, who was nowhere in sight.

“I didn’t want the guy coming in my back yard, stealing my thunder,” said Wietecha. “I didn’t want to lose in front of my (students). You’ve got to protect your home turf.”

Wietecha earned $500 for the victory, plus a $250 bonus for running under 2:26. His fastest time at Nashville is 2:22:41. His marathon PR is 2:17:02.

Kulesz, 24, was also a repeat winner. The former UNC-Asheville runner lopped more than five minutes off of last year’s winning time of 3:04:28. Her goal was to break her 2:58 marathon PR but after starting out fast enough she fell short.

“I don’t know what happened,” said Kulesz, who laughed, then added, “Actually, I know what happened.

It got hilly.”

Cook, 36, flew in from California and won the half marathon for the second straight year. Afterwards, he watched age groupers finishing more than an hour after him, admiring their effort.

“We all celebrate the sport we love,” he said. “It doesn’t matter if you’re fast or slow. We’re all suffering.

It’s all relative.”

The morning began with the runners getting drenched by a morning rain. The start was delayed by about 30 minutes because of the weather.

Of the lure to run on a damp morning, Nashville’s Latissa Hall, said “It’s the atmosphere, the excitement.

Everyone being here. All the bands, the support.”

“And,” said her friend, 57-year-old Renee Buford, “to support St. Jude.”

Formerly known as the St. Jude Country Music Marathon, the event has been rebranded as part of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series for the first time in 2016 as the St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Nashville Marathon & 1/2 Marathon. The musically themed road race attracted more than 30,000 entrants who took on the 26.2, 13.1mile and 5K courses, while passing many of Nashville’s best live bands performing along the route. Nearly 300 runners took the Music City Challenge by running the 5K plus the full marathon or the half marathon. In addition, 3,500 junior racers will participate in KiDS ROCK Nashville presented by YMCA of Middle Tennessee.

During the marathon, thousands of St. Jude Heroes

Running Journal • June, 2016 run for a reason, and this year, they hit their goal of $2 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Over the event’s 6-year partnership, nearly $8 million has been raised for St. Jude.

Complete results of the marathon, half marathon, and 5K races can be found at the race website: http://www.runrocknroll.com/nashville/.

VIRGINIA Reston Marathon/Half Marathon Reston, VA – 4/10 Male, Marathon: Overall – Matt Bender 2:58:50, Donald Quintana 3:00:49, Milton Moreno 3:08:44.

Masters – Matt Brubaker 3:13:35, Gary Grilliot 3:20:44, Tom Ryan 3:24:51.

20-24 – Taylor Poli 3:20:01, Charles hanley 3:35:18, Kevin Steidler 3:49:34. 25-29 – Kevin Dieterle 3:34:09, Donn Righter 3:49:54, Christopher Keys 4:12:07. 30-34 – Blake Monson 3:09:19, Alex Zajac 3:29:04, Michael Zinn 3:40:34. 35-39 – Matthew Perkins 3:16:03, Patrick Kongsilp 3:23:44, Jeff Volkmann 3:26:55. 40-44 – Kevin Rabinovitch 3:45:01, Scott Mostrom 3:54:13, Daron Westly 4:02:46. 45-49 – Paul Durfee 3:32:23, Brian Pilgrim 3:47:54, Steve Rowles 3:53:29. 50-54 – Ron Hilicki 3:38:04, Dov Troup 3:39:14, Paul Bouwmeester 3:44:52. 55-59 – Jeffrey Noone 3:39:12, Gordon Newcomb 3:39:16, Kevin McMahon 3:46:33. 60-64 – Ken Weir 4:11:03, Gary Blankenship 5:17:11, John Dinger 5:50:33. 65-69 – James Wright 3:40:33.

Female, Marathon: Overall – Kim Conway 3:32:14, Edith Taylor Yonts 3:32:25, Melissa Becker 3:33:25.

Masters – Amy Yanni 3:38:12, Allyson Schindel 3:38:22, Nadrat Siddique 3:55:44.

20-24 – Sarah Kate Gottschark 3:56:30, Amanda Potts 4:15:21, Saachi Agarwal 4:16:02. 25-29 – Courtney Kagarise 3:40:01, Carolyn Tucker 3:50:26, Amy Nham 3:54:08. 30-34 – Kelaine Conochan 3:41:29, Catherine Scott 4:07:26, Laurel Phillip 4:15:47. 35-39 – Meg Roque 3:40:48, Ann Abbott 3:43:42, Jaime Tournear 4:18:11. 40-44 – Melissa Mostrom 4:25:08, Ryan Carlyn 4:35:34, Christine Folchi 4:51:51. 45-49 – Karen Dalfrey 4:12:30, Stacy Anderson 4:22:00, Alexandra Yarke 4:32:05. 50-54 – Yuan Liu 4:01:02, Lisa Totten 4:03:14, Cynthia Piatt 4:09:55. 55-59 – Stephanie Harris 4:41:23.

Male, Half Marathon: Overall – Alexander Hetherington 1:21:54, Karsten Petzold 1:22:42, Michael Honicker 1:30:11.

Masters – Sean Witte 1:31:06, Alexander Avilov 1:31:09, Robert Dunne 1:31:47.

15-19 – John Feng 1:45:38, Isaiah Johnson 2:01:42, John McGloon 2:06:26. 20-24 – Ramin Shaheedian 1:27:47, Charles Conlin 1:34:08, Nathan Fioramonti 2:02:40. 25-29 – Patrick Raymond 1:46:13, Noel Kotra 1:46:19, Boris Dyatkin 1:46:58. 30-34 – Michael Hermann 1:31:31, Daniel Paul 1:31:43, Jeff Baker 1:36:23. 35-39 – Brian Adkins 1:32:48, Joe Lahait 1:40:24, Pablo Raffo 1:42:45.40-44 – David Edgington 1:36:17, Edward Chatters 1:37:41, Dabney Carver 1:41:13. 45-49 – Noam Neusner 1:34:59, Tiffany Frazier 1:52:47, Nina Azuola 1:55:07. 50-54 – Jim Bradford 1:34:29, Bob Reinhold 1:39:03, Gregory Gaspari 1:43:12. 55-59 – Patrick Hinderdael 1:43:56, Alan Fogg 1:50:00, James Willard 1:55:17. 60-64 – Clyde Rollins 1:33:07, Thomas Askins 1:44:55, Robert Sindermann 1:50:54. 65-69 – William D’Agostino 1:50:42, Jim Gilroy 2:04:59, Manfred Boehringer 2:10:10. 70-74 – Radhakisan Baheti 2:36:06.

Female, Half Marathon: Overall – Liz Greenlaw 1:34:38, Denese Loughran 1:34:49, Dawn Gillis 1:36:56.

Masters – Alison Gittelman 1:41:52, Michelle Kranzberg 1:45:51, Angela Kandibo 1:46:17.

15-19 – Alivia mcAtee 1:47:24, Maura Brubaker 2:09:21. 20-24 – Serena Patel 1:47:24, Katya McGough

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1:55:12, Lauren Herron 1:58:32. 25-29 – Lauren Howard 1:42:30, Lara Habel 1:47:22, Kayla Valvo 1:48:38. 30-34 – Jessica Troyer 1:41:06, Maureen Tovey 1:42:18, Karen Hunter 1:49:53. 35-39 – Silvia Reyes 1:37:55, Jessen Carroll 1:38:52, Katie Kearns 1:53:02. 40-44 – Yoko Linam 1:47:37, Melanie Balog 1:54:55, Jen Wienke 1:57:32. 45-49 – Michelle Ramsdell 1:50:27, Deborah nelson 1:50:48, Deveril Wint 1:59:35. 50-54 – Celeste Jegen 1:51:47, Tiffany Frazier 1:52:47, Nina Azuola 1:55:07. 55-59 – Karen Katilie 2:16:51, Susan Horn 2:19:57, Jean Johns 2:20:04. 6064 – Denise Rechter 2:23:51. 65-69 – Nancy Bamford 3:48:32.

“We Run The South”

CAN A GEEZER GET FIT? CONTINUED FROM PAGE 16 were constant.

I hope to do more races. I used to know some racers, but not now. I will be the guy standing alone by himself near a Jeep. Come over and tell me "Hello.” I would like to meet some of y'all, but I am shy.

I am now proof that a Geezer, or anyone, can improve their fitness level.

I hope the blog I kept up for a year will help as it ain't easy, but if I can, anyone can. http://billpeay.com/ I got up early and went to Habersham High School in Georgia for a 5K. It was extremely hard to keep going but I finished in 22:51.

Bill Peay

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Running Journal • June, 2016

“Racing South” THE ONLY CALENDAR YOU NEED TO RUN THE SOUTH Race Directors: Use form on page 30 to send information on all upcoming races.

Runners: Please verify information before traveling to a race.

Abbreviations: RD = race day, RW = racewalk, FR = fun run, P/M = postmarked, W/C = wheelchair.

ALABAMA June 4, Auburn University - Mellow Dog 5K, 5pm. Info: Ashley Luther (334)209-2580, al@bigdogrunning.com.

June 4, Decatur - Mountain Mania 15K & 5K, 7am. Info: Steven Brown (256)340-8038, mountainmaniarace@gmail.com.

June 4, Huntsville - Eurocross 5K & 8K, 8am. Info: Keith Roberts (256)684-3848, keithroberts@knology.net.

June 4, Mobile - Just For the Mud of It 5K, 7am. Info: Margaret Olive (251)401-8039, mlolive@bellsouth.net.

June 5-22, Alabama (Virtual Race) - Alabama Pink Promise Virtual Race, Half Marathon, 10K & 5K; Registration May 1-15th.

Info: Deanna Fowler (205)263-1706, dfowler@komennc alabama.org, http://komenncalabama.org/nc-alabama-events/ alabama-pink-promise-virtual-race/ June 11, Birmingham - Take The Reins 10K, 8am. Info: info@theredbarn.org.

June 11, Birmingham - Quarry Crusher Run, 3.72 mi. (approx).

Double Crusher Run, 7.4 mi. (approx.); 8am. Info: jaime@quarrycrusherrun.com.

June 11, Huntsville - Alabama A&M 5K Cross Country, 7:30am.

Info: James Falcon (256)656-7199, jmfalcon@aol.com.

June 11, Jasper - Tallulah Half Marathon, 7am; 5K, 7:30am; Fun Run, 8am. Info: jdavis@setupevents.com.

June 18, Birmingham - Backpacks for Birmingham 5K, 7:30am; Fun Run, 8:30am. Info: bkpks4bhm@gmail.com.

June 18, Clanton - Peach Run, 10K & 5K; 7am. Info: l.patterson@cornerstonefitnesswellness.com.

June 18, Florala - Alligator Trot 5K Road Race & Walk, 8am.

Info: alligatortrot@yahoo.com.

June 18, Gulf Shores - Hot Trot for ARC 5K Race & 1 Mile Run/ Walk, 7:30am. Info: (251)979-2521 or (251)947-5677.

June 18, Huntsville - Go Big 5K, 7am. Info: Lisa Quinlan (715)572-4168, lmcampfi@gmail.com.

June 18, Rainsville - Rainsville Freedom Run 5K & 10K, 8am.

Info: Jerry Clifton or Laura Hulgan (256)717-5850, cliftonj35986@gmail.com.

June 25, Albertville - Run for Hope 5K, 8am. Info: samanthamay@albertk12.org.

June 25, Anniston - Haley’s Team Twilight 5K, 8pm; Kirk’s Kids 1K, 7pm; Info: Randy Bright (256)283-9379, randall.bright@gmail.com.

June 25, Hoover - Greater Birmingham Auburn Club Aubie 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run in Memory of Meredith Maddox, 5K 8am; 1 Mile FR 9am. Info: Nick Hall (256)298-1494, nahall@southernco.com.

June 25, Mobile - Watermelon 5K Run/Walk & FR, 8am. Info: Margaret Olive (251)401-8039, mlolive@bellsouth.net.

July 4, Birmingham - Peavine Falls Run, 8.2 Miles; 7am; Walker welcome (start 6:30am). Info: president@birminghamtrackclub.com.

July 4, Florabama, Orange Beach - The Shark Run, 4 Mile All Road Run-New, 4.5 Mile Adventure Run (2 Mile Road/2.5 Mile Beach) & 1 Mile All Beach Adventure Run; 7am; $21/ 4 mi., $28/4.5 Mile, $16/1 Mile. Info: info@harleysports.com, www.harleysports.com July 16, Birmingham - Hotter ‘N Hell Trail Race, 9 & 18 Mile Race; 8am. Info: david@davidtosch.com.

July 16, Huntsville - HTC Twilight 5K Race, 7pm. Info: Ashley & David Cain (256)651-0546, algcain22@gmail.com.

Aug. 6, Anniston - Woodstock 5K, 7:30am. Info: woodstock5k@annistonrunners.com.

Aug. 19, Cullman - Evabank Midnight Run 5K, 11:59pm. Info: (256)734-9157, wharbison@cullmanrecreation.org.

Aug. 20, Birmingham - Just A Call Away 5K, 8am; Fun Run, 9am. Info: justacallaway5k@gmail.com.

Aug. 20, Birmingham - EVO 5K Fit Challenge, 5K 8am; Wave 1 5K Fit Challenge 9am, Wave 2 9:30am. Info: evo.fitness@yahoo.com.

Aug. 26, Hoover - Glow in the Park Hoover/Birmingham 5K, 7:45pm. Info: rich@triviumracing.com.

Aug. 27, Hoover - Save the O’s 5K, 8am; 1 Mile FR, 9:15am.

Info: info@championship-racing.com.

Aug. 27, New Market - Moores Mill Intermediate 5K Warrior Run, 7am. Info: Jennifer Sticker (256)851-4700, jsticker@madison.k12.al.us.

Aug. 27, Oak Mountain State Park - Ridge to Ridge Trail Race, 20 Miler & 10 Miler; 8am. Info: david@davidtosch.com.

Oct. 15, Orange Beach - National Shrimp Festival 10K Run, 8am; 5K Run & 5K Walk, 8:30am; $20 postmarked by 7/1; $25 7/2-9/2; $30 9/3-10/7; $40 after 10/7. Info: Walt Graham (205)966-4366, grahamfd@msn.com, Frank Malone (251)747-1723, shrimpfest@run42k. com, https://runsignup.com/Race/AL/ OrangeBeach/2014ShrimpFestivalRun Nov. 20, Birmingham - Magic City Half Marathon, 8am; 5K, 8:15am; Mile, 8:45am; Half: $70 5/1-7/31; $75 8/1-8/31; $85 9/1-10/ 31; $90 11/1-11/16; $100/Walk Up Registration; 5K: $35 5/1-10/31, $40 11/1-11/ 16, $45/Walk Up Registration; $15/Mile. Info: Jeremey Davis, Set Up Events (864)420-5169, jdavis@setupevents.com, www.magiccityhalf.com Dec. 10, Huntsville - Rocket City Marathon, 7am; Kids Marathon, 8am; $60 postmarked through 5/30; $75 postmarked through June.

Info: (256)650-7063, suzanne@fleetfeet huntsville.com, www.runrocketcity.com. See Ad page 9.

ARKANSAS June 3, Mountain Home - Running For a Cure 5K, 7pm. Info: (870)736-2000, barbarafouts@hotmail.com.

June 4, Arkadelphia - CASA Superhero 5K, 8am. Info: (870)4647415, hdnicole@yahoo.com.

June 4, Cabot - Arkansas Fusion Glo Run 5K, 9pm. Info: (501)743-5452, christy.rogers@cps.k12.ar.us.

June 4, Dardanelle - River Valley Heat 5K, 7am. Info: (479)2646015, lisagray_50@outlook.com.

June 4, El Dorado - Glow for Children’s 5K, 9am. Info: (479)7471063, kristyn.riley3@gmail.com.

June 4, Gassville - Gassville In The Park Festival, 5K Run 7:30am.

Info: Jeff Braim (870)421-7723, gassvilleinthepark@gmail.com.

June 4, Jonesboro - Tooth or Dare 5K, 9am. Info: (870)9316323, toothordare5krun@gmail.com.

June 4, Little Rock - Take a Run at Hunger 5K, 8am. Info: (501)626-9388, cristin.crawford@pfgc.com.

June 4, Malvern - Southwest Arkansas Classic 5K, 8:30am. Info: (501)844-5673, kwilliams@malvernleopards.org.

June 4, Mountain Pine - Officers Down 5K Run/Walk, 10am; Kids FR, 9:30am. Info: info@officersdown5k.com.

June 4, Shirley - Shirley Elementary Color Run, 5K & 2.5K; 8:30am. Info: Tyrene Gardner or Jenni Lewis (501)723-8193, tyrene.gardner@shirley.k12.ar.us, jenni.lewis@shirley.k12.ar.us.

June 11, Benton - Arkansas Runner 2 Mile, 7:30am. Info: (501)246-0716, chris.blu.hall@gmail.com.

June 11, Fort Smith - Honor & Duty 5K, 7:30am. Info: Kim Wohlford (479)242-5100, kim@thenextstepfs.org.

June 11, Jasper - Hillbilly Haul 5K, 8am. Info: (870)754-6347, rhondalynae@gmail.com.

June 11, Paragould - Paragould Rotary 5K, 8am. Info: (870)2390969, priscillas@blackrivertech.edu.

June 11, Warren - Pink Tomato Festival 5K, 7:30am. Info: (870)820-2552, ryanjcopico@gmail.com.

June 17-18, Rogers - Tour De Fun Fest, 5K Run, 50K & 100K Bike Rides. Info: Tracy (479)200-7718, tracy@gppnwa.com.

June 18, Benton - Pudding Cup Run, 5K, 10K & Fun Run; 8am; $25/5K, $35/10K before race day; $30/5K, $40/10K on Race Day; $10/ Fun Run. Info: Allen Winkler, 1400 S. Garland Dr., Little Rock, AR 72204; (501)615-1090, awinkler@cityoffaith.org, www.puddingcuprun.com

www.running.net June 18, Camden - Father’s Day 5K, 7:30am. Info: (870)8667673, brokenwings@myself.com.

June 18, DeQueen - What is Your Why 5K, 8am. Info: (870)5576051, deeperthanskillsdts@gmail.com.

June 18, Fort Smith - True Grit 5K, 7am. Info: (479)629-5998, susan.ross@csclearinghouse.org.

June 18, Green Forest - Rat Race 5K, 8:06am. Info: (870)4803439, ratrace@ratzlegacy.org.

June 18, Leslie - Leslie Homecoming 5K Run/Walk, 7am. Info: deerhunter22000@yahoo.com.

June 18, Little Rock - ARVets PTSD Awareness 5K, 8am. Info: (501)246-5341, justin.mccoy@arvets.org.

June 18, Little Rock - Go! Mile, One Lap, One Mile; 7am/1st heat. Info: gary@gorunning.com.

June 18, Siloam Springs - Heroes for Life 5K Run, 20 Mile Cycle; 8:30am. Info: (479)549-3322, lacy@ssnewbeginnings.org.

June 25, Harrison - Fellowship Fun Rainbow Run — Run/Walk or Roll!, 5K 7:30am. Info: amandarobbins226@gmail.com.

June 25, Little Rock - Healthy Weight Runners 5K, 8am. Info: (501)519-3863, healthyweight5k@gmail.com.

June 25, Malvern - Brickfest 5K, 7:30am. Info: (501)332-1802, aerahh@fstep.org.

July 2, Clarksville - RiverDawgs 5K Run/Walk, 7am. Info: Angie Reeder (479)774-3612, agreeder@yahoo.com.

July 4, Fayetteville - Run for Vets 4 Mile, 7am. Info: (479)4454331, solomonburchfield@gmail.com.

July 4, Harrison - 4th of July Bang for Books 5K, 7:30pm. Info: savellsfamily@gmail.com.

July 4, Little Rock - Firecracker Fast 5K, 7:30am. Info: (901)3011786, brent@bluffcitysports.com.

July 4, Lockesburg - Freedom from Blindness 5K/10K, 7am.

Info: (479)234-1676, chapmant3083@gmail.com.

July 9, Fort Smith - Brent Morrison Memorial Chicken 5K Fun Run/Walk, 6:30am.

Info: (501)318-4446, dmorrison4771@gmail.com.

July 23, North Little Rock - River City 5K, 7:30am. Info: (501)376-6694, race@rivercityministry.org.

July 23, Perryville - Full mOOn 50K & 25K, 7pm, 8pm; Blind/ Visually Impaired Div. Info: Susy Chandler (501)837-3104, su_phi@yahoo.com.

July 30, Arkadelphia - Dam Night Run 5K, 8pm. Info: hdnicole@yahoo.com.

Aug. 6, Batesville - White River 4 Mile Classic, 7:30am. Info: boakley59@hotmail.com.

Aug. 6, Little Rock - Milk Run 5K, 7am. Info: Lena Strickland (501)350-2353, milkrun2013@gmail.com.

Aug. 13, Hope - Hope Watermelon 5K Run/Walk, 7:30am (Wheelchair 7:25am); Melon Mile (Kid’s Run), 9:30am. Info: Don Still (870)777-1917, still1@sbcglobal.net.

Aug. 13, Tontitown - Run For the Grapes 5K, 1/2 Mile; 7am.

Info: (479)361-2612, stjoetontitowncy@att.net.

Aug. 14, Eureka Springs - Eurekan Running Festival 10K, 5K & 1 Mile; 7:30am.

Info: (479)521-7766, bruce@allsportsproductionsinc.com.

Aug. 27, Farmington - Farmington Stampede 5K, 1 Mile; 8am.

Info: Sheryl Cash, Race Dir. (479)267-2664, farmingtonstampede@gmail.com.

Aug. 27, Fayetteville - St. Jude Fayetteville 10K, 7am. Info: stjudefayetteville10k@yahoo.com.

Aug. 27, Jonesboro - NEA Baptist Hope Run 5K, 8am. Info: brian.lewis@neabc.com.

FLORIDA June 4, Fort Lauderdale - Heroes In Recovery 6K South Florida, 8am; Huizenga Plaza/32 East Las Olas Blvd.; $35 by 6/3, $40 on Race Day. Info: Sarah Shearer, Race Dir., 5409 Maryland Way, Ste. 320, Brentwood, TN 37027; (615)812-9144, sarah.shearer@frnmail.com, http://heroesinrecovery.com/ heroes6k/south-florida/ June 4, Fort Walton Beach - Billy Bowlegs 5K Run/Walk, 9pm.

Info: Ken Wolfe - bowlegs@nwftc.com.

June 4, Lakeland - Summer Sunrise Watermelon Series 5K #1, 7am. Info: watermelon5kseries@gmail.com.

June 4, Melbourne - Health First CPR Day 5K Run/Walk, 7am.

Info: dana.kelleyashley@health-first.org.

June 4, Ocala - Running of the Donuts 5K, 8am. Info: Jim Shields (904)318-8104, jimshieldsmra@comcast.net.

June 4, Palatka - Beck 5K, 8am; Family Fun Run, 8:45am. Info: Misty Guessford (386)328-0344, mistyguessford@checkbeck.com.

June 4, Safety Harbor - Best Damn Leftover 5K, 7:30am. Info: info@bestdamnrace.com.

June 4, Sarasota - New Balance Free 5K Fun Runs, 7am. Info: Tonya Getzen Gowan (941)921-3696, events@ newbalancesarasota.com.

June 4, Tallahassee - Summer Trail Series Race 2, 5 Miles 8am. Info: gulfwindstrails@gmail.com.

June 5, Boca Raton - Run for the Ribbons 5K Run/Walk, 1 Mile Run/Walk; 7am. Info: Darci McNally (561)955-4501.

June 5, Osteen to DeBary - ECHO Half Marathon, 6:15am (on beautiful paved trail); 5K, 7am; Discount code “2016” for $10 off the half; $70/Half, $25/5K 4/1-5/8; $80/Half, $30/5K 5/9 thru Race Day. Info: Jennifer@FinalMileRaceManagement.com, www.EchoHalf.com.

June 10, Tampa - Picnic Island Adventure Runs, 3.6 Mile OffRoad Run; 6:45pm. Info: (813)232-5200, jim@tamparaces.com.

June 11, Melbourne - Bottoms Up Beer Run 4K, 3pm. Info: Anne Gregg (321)622-5939, bottomsup@saaz.org.

June 11, Sorrento - Masters of all Terrain - Trail Marathon & Half Marathon, 7am. Info: nic@mastersofallterrain.com.

June 11, Tallahassee - Great Pot Luck Bash 4 Mile (Trail Prediction Run), 6pm. Info: dyon@radeylaw.com.

June 18, Brooksville - Moon Over Croom Trail Run, 21 mi. 6pm; 14 mi. 7pm; 7 mi. 8pm. Info: (813)232-5200, jim@tamparaces.com.

June 18, Marineland - Marineland in Motion 5K Race & Exploration Walk and Fundraiser, 5K 9am. Info: Jim Shields (904)318-8104, jimshieldsmra@comcast.net.

June 18, Monticello - Monticello Kiwanis Club Melon Run 5K, 8:15am.

Info: Don Condon (850)661-8716, watermelonrun@gmail.com.

June 24, St. Pete Beach - St. Pete Beach 5K Race Series, 7pm.

Info: Race Director (813)414-3634, beachraces@sprr.org.

June 25, Lakeland - Summer Sunrise Watermelon Series 5K #2, 7am. Info: watermelon5kseries@gmail.com.

June 25, Ponte Vedra - Big Bank 5K, 1 Mile; 8am. Info: Jim Shields (904)318-8104, jimshieldsmra@comcast.net.

June 25, Tallahassee - Freedom Run 5K, 8am; 1 Mile Run/Walk, 8:45am. Info: nexnbax1@comcast.net.

July 2, Sarasota - New Balance Free 5K Fun Runs, 7am. Info: Tonya Getzen Gowan (941)921-3696, events@newbalancesarasota.com.

July 4, Winter Park - Watermelon 5K, 7am; Free Kids’ Run, 8:15am. Info: Track Shack Events (407)896-1160, info@trackshack.com.

July 8, Tampa - Picnic Island Adventure Runs, 3.6 Mile Off-Road Run; 6:45pm. Info: (813)232-5200, jim@tamparaces.com.

July 9, Tallahassee - Summer Trail Series Race 3, 4 Miles 8am.

Info: gulfwindstrails@gmail.com.

July 22, St. Pete Beach - St. Pete Beach 5K Race Series, 7pm.

Info: Race Director (813)414-3634, beachraces@sprr.org.

July 23, Key West - Papa’s Pilar Rum Hemingway 5K Sunset Run, 7:30pm; Lazy Dog Paddle Board Race, 6pm; $45/5K Run/ Walk, $50 on Race Day. Info: Barbara Wright (305)240-0727, info@keywestspecialevents. com, Register online at www.active.com or www.keywestspecialevents.com July 23, Lakeland - Summer Sunrise Watermelon Series 5K #3, 7am. Info: watermelon5kseries@gmail.com.

July 30, Destin - Dane’s Nearly Free Run (DNFrun), 6 hr., 8 hr. & 12 hr. Races. Info: (850)659-7379, info@internationalrunning.com.

July 30, Tallahassee - Summer Trail Series Race 4, 5.5 Miles 8am. Info: gulfwindstrails@gmail.com.

Aug. 13, Wildwood - Muddy Brute Challenge - Florida Summer, Obstacle Course Mud Run, 3 Miles w/30+ obstacles; 9am. Info: info@muddybrute.com.

Aug. 19, St. Pete Beach - St. Pete Beach 5K Race Series, 7pm.

Info: Race Director (813)414-3634, beachraces@sprr.org.

Aug. 20, Lakeland - Summer Sunrise Watermelon Series 5K #4, 7am. Info: watermelon5kseries@gmail.com.

Aug. 20, Ocala - Glo with the Flo 5K, 8pm. Info: Jim Shields (904)318-8104, jimshieldsmra@comcast.net.

Oct. 1, Clermont - Volition America’s Half Marathon & 5K Series, National Training Center (1935 Don Wickman Dr., Clermont, FL 34711) 7:32am/Wheelchair, 7:35am/Half Marathon, 7:45am/5K; $60/Half Marathon, $100/Double Duty Half (also includes Pensacola Half on 12/3) thru 6/2 $25/5K, $45/ Double Duty 5K (also includes Pensacola 5K on 12/3). Info: info@volitionamerica.com, www.volitionamerica.com Oct. 2, Fort De Soto - Fort De Soto 15K & 5K. Info: info@flroadraces.com, www.floridaroadraces.com.

Oct. 8, Jacksonville - Jacksonville Marine Corps 1/2 Marathon & Freedom 5K, 7am. Info: 1st Place Sports (904)731-1900, events@1stplacesports.com.

Oct. 30, Fort De Soto - Florida Halloween Halfathon & 5K. Info: info@flroadraces.com, www.floridaroadraces.com.

Nov. 24, Jacksonville - Subaru Distance Classic 1/2 Marathon & 6K, 8am. Info: 1st Place Sports (904)731-1900, events@1stplacesports.com.

Dec. 18, Jacksonville - Jacksonville Bank Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K, 7am. Info: 1st Place Sports (904)731-1900, events@1stplacesports.com, www.1stplacesports.com.

GEORGIA June 3, Gray - Daylily 5K Race, 7pm. Info: Buddy Davis (478)9861711.

June 4, Americus - Home Run, 1 Mile FR/Walk 7:45am; 5K/10K 8am.

Info: Rebecca Ferguson (229)938-3916, rebecca.ferguson@outlook.com.

June 4, Atlanta (Piedmont Park) - Strong4Life Superhero Sprint, 5K 9am; 1 Mile FR 10am; $25/5K, $30 on Race Day. $20/1 Mile (Adults), $12 (Children 12-under). Info: Lydia George (404)7857315, lydia.george@choa.org, www.choa.org/superhero June 4, Atlanta - Virginia Highland Summerfest 5K Road Race, 8am; Tot Trot, 9:15am (5-under). Info: Ed Williams (404)993-1975, roadraceservices@comcast.net.

June 4, Ball Ground - Ball Ground Summerfest 5K Run/Walk, 7:30am. Info: Mary Jo (678)849-5682, promisemjc@gmail.com.

June 4, Conyers - Savage Run 5K, 8am; 1 Mile Fun Run 8:30am; $20 by 5/29, after $25, $30 Race Day. Info: Claire Henry, POB 1758, Conyers, GA 30012; (404)512-0090, jdotsavage@gmail.com, http:/ /runsignup.com/savagerun5k.

June 4, Eatonton - Torture Trail 10K Road Race, 10K & 1 Mile; 8am; $20/$12. Info: Farmers & Merchants Bank, POB 4450, Eatonton, GA 31024; Torture Trail Race Committee (706)485-9941, dhudson@ibankfmb.com or amullis@ibankfmb.com, www.ibankfmb.com.

June 4, Roswell - River Run for Hope, 10K 7am; 5K 7:15am; 1 Mile 7:20am. Info: Mary Tollett (678)984-3047, mtollett@gmail.com.

June 4, Stockbridge - Panola Mountain State Park 10K & 5K, 8am.

Info: Paul Koster (678)557-8028, greateratlantaathletes@gmail.com.

www.running.net June 4, Toccoa - D-Day Run & Events, 10K Run & Memorial Walk; 8am. Info: (706)282-5055, contact@toccoahistory.com.

June 5, Douglasville - Hydrangea Festival 5K Run, 7am. Info: Billy Lashley - blashley@sheriff.douglas.ga.us.

June 11, Athens - APC Superhero 5K, 8am. Info: Amy Wells (706)207-1429, tricia@athenspregnancycenter.org.

June 11, Atlanta - Ryan’s Run 5K, 8am; Fun Run, 9am. Info: ryansrunforcentralnightshelter@gmail.com.

June 11, Conyers - Monastery 5K, 1.5 Mile Trail Races, 8:30am. Info: revolutionrunning@hotmail.com.

June 11, Cumming - Ladies First Half Marathon & 5K, 7am.

Info: Craig Levan (678)222-8744, mydestinationtrainer@gmail.com.

June 11, Ellijay - Three Rivers 5K, 5:30pm; Fun Run, 5pm. Info: (706)276-2582, classicraceservices@gmail.com.

June 11, Gainesville - Chris Gaunt 5K Run/Walk over Parkinson’s, 7:30am. Info: Mike Taylor (770)532-0228.

June 11, Kennesaw - Summer Steamer 10K/5K, 7:30am. Info: Mark Vescio (678)895-2631, runningmanwest@bellsouth.net.

June 12, Atlanta - Hotlanta Half Marathon, 7am. Info: Rachel Langelotti - info@hotlantahalf.com.

June 18, Atlanta - Color Fun Fest 5K, Day Run #1 7pm; Night Run #2 9pm. Info: info@colorfunfest.com.

June 18, Cordele - Watermelon 5K Run, 7am; 1 Mile FR/Walk & Dog Walk, 7:15am. Info: Kelly Davis (229)271-1900, kdavis@impactsportsandfitness.com.

June 18, Cumming - Dirty Spokes “Haw Creek Park” 10K/5K Trail Run, 8am. Info: tim@dirtyspokes.com.

June 18, Douglasville - Blake Gammill 5K Run/Walk, 7:30am; 10.5K, 8:30am; 1 Mile Run/Walk, 8:35am. Info: Bill Lashley (678)873-6720, blashley@sheriff.douglas.ga.us.

June 18, Musella - Papa’s Peach Classic, 5K 8am, 1 mile fun run 8:15am. Info: Larry Carpenter (309)673-6459, LaCarInco@gmail.com.

June 18, Stockbridge - Night Owl 5K, 5pm. Info: anna@awarewildlife.org.

June 18, Watkinsville - Timothy Baptist Community Let’s Move 5K Run/Walk, 8am. Info: Tonya Lee (706)549-1435, tmlee@timothybaptist.org.

June 25, Atlanta - HBCU Alumni Run/Walk, 5K & 10K; 7pm.

Info: Marck Dorvil - hbcualumniatlanta@yahoo.com.

June 25, Thomasville - Encounter 316 Run, 1 Mile 8am; 5K & 5 Mile 8:20am. Info: mraybon@balfourlumber.com.

July 2, Wrightsville - Firecracker 10K, 7am; 5K, 8:15am; 1 Mile FR, 8:30am. Info: Donnie Sweat (478)864-3109, firecrackerroadrace@gmail.com.

July 4, Atlanta - AJC Peachtree Road Race 10K, 7:30am/Main Start (start times vary by wave). Info: http://www.ajc.com/s/ peachtree/ July 4, Cumming - We The Runners Half Marathon & 10K, 7:30am; 5K, 7:45am; Sparkler Trot (10-under), 9am. Info: Kim Hall (404)769-4408, kimhall2007@gmail.com.

July 4, St. Simon’s Island - Sunshine Festival 5K, 8am; 1 Mile, 7:30am.

Info: Jim Shields (904)318-8104, jimshieldsmra@comcast.net.

July 9, Watkinsville - Oconee Co. 4-H 4K, 7:34pm. Info: Bo Ryles - boryles@gmail.com, Roger Keel - rkeel@mindspring.com.

July 16, Cumming - Dirty Spokes “Sawnee Mountain” 4.0 Mile Trail Run, 8am. Info: tim@dirtyspokes.com.

July 16, Valdosta - Barnes 100 5K, 7:30am. Info: Charlie Barnes IV (229)245-6001 (x401), charlie4@barnesch.com.

July 23, Atlanta - Heroes In Recovery 6K Atlanta, 8am; $30 by 7/1, $35 by 7/22, $40 on Race Day. Info: Sarah Shearer, Race Dir., 5409 Maryland Way, Ste. 320, Brentwood, TN 37027; (615)812-9144, sarah.shearer@frnmail.com, http:// heroesinrecovery.com/heroes6k/atlantageorgia/ July 23, Kennesaw - Maria’s Ultra Summer Spectacular 26.65 Miles, 7am. Info: Mark Vescio (678)895-2631, runningmanwest@bellsouth.net.

July 30, Atlanta - Run Atlanta Midtown 5K, 8am. Info: Ed Williams (404)327-7738, roadraceservices@comcast.net.

July 30, Eatonton - The 4-H Race 12K, 7:34am. Info: Bo Ryles - boryles@gmail.com, Roger Keel - rkeel@mindspring.com.

Aug. 13, Douglasville - Boundary Waters Cross Country 5K, 8am; Free Kids FR (.6 mi. approx), 9:15am. Info: greateratlantaathletes@gmail.com.

Aug. 13, Roswell - Area 13.1 Half Marathon, 7pm; Terrestrial 5K, 7:10pm. Info: info@orionsportstiming.com.

Aug. 20, Athens - Brain Fitness 5K, 7:30am. Info: classicraceservices@gmail.com.

Aug. 20, Johns Creek - Run Your Happy Tails Off 5K/1K, 7:30am.

Info: Mark Vescio (678)895-2631, runningmanwest@bellsouth.net.

Aug. 27, Atlanta - Atlanta Free to Breathe 5K Run/Walk, 1 Mile Walk; 8am. Info: Karen Odell (770)841-8963, kodell@freetobreathe.org.

Aug. 27, Kennesaw - Rock Around the Clock 5K, 11:55pm.

Info: Mark Vescio (678)895-2631, runningmanwest@bellsouth.net.

Aug. 27, Powder Springs - Achy Breaky 5K & 1K, 7:30am. Info: Mark Vescio (678)895-2631, runningmanwest@bellsouth.net.

Sept. 10, Evans - Half Crazy Run for Ovarian Cancer, Half Marathon & 10K; 7:30am; $30/10K, $60/Half Marathon by 9/1.

Info: Traci Smith, 531 Meldon Rd., Evans, GA 30809, (706)373-1231, tracismith1231@yahoo.com, www.halfcrazyhalfmarathon.com

Running Journal • June, 2016 Sept. 10, Peachtree City - Divas® Half Marathon & 5K in Peachtree City, 5K 7:15am; Half Marathon 7:35am. Info: info@runlikeadiva.com, www.runlikeadiva.com.

Nov. 5-6, Savannah - Rock ‘N’ Roll Savannah Marathon, Half Marathon & 2Person Half Marathon Relay (11/5), 7am; 5K & 1 Mile (11/6), 1pm. Info: Competitor Group (858)450-6510 or (800)311-1255, www.runrocknroll.com/savannah Dec. 10, Atlanta - Barb’s 5K, 8am; Fit Kids Run/Walk, 1 Mile, 1/ 2 Mile, 1/4 Mile & 100 Yards; 9am. Info: (404)996-1485, info@jeffgalloway131.com.

Dec. 11, Atlanta - Jeff Galloway 13.1, Half Marathon 8am. Info: (404)996-1485, info@jeffgalloway131.com.

KENTUCKY June 3, Lexington - North Lime Donut Dash 3K, Run/Walk, 6:30pm. Info: (859)246-0046, bob@3wayracing.com.

June 4, Barbourville - Jogging for Jesus 2 Mile Run, 8:30am. Info: Michael Bingham (606)627-6904, Keith “Buster” Liford (606)6279642.

June 4, Bardstown - Another Flippin 5K, 9am. Info: Jimi Burress (502)468-5018, burressjimi@gmail.com.

June 4, Frankfort - Capital Expo Festival Funnel Cake 5K, 9am.

Info: capitalexpo.funnelcake5k@gmail.com.

June 4, Lawrenceburg - Chalice Chase 5K, 8:30am. Info: Rev. Mike McColl (502)839-4532, mjmfcc@gmail.com.

June 4, Lexington - Run for the Nun 5K Run/Walk, 8:30am; 1 Mile FR, 8am. Info: runforthenun@gmail.com.

June 4, Lexington - Run to Stop Diabetes 5K, 10am. lnfo: Lisa Edwards (859)268-9129 (x3327), ledwards@diabetes.org.

June 4, Lexington - Funky Fun Prom Run, 5K 6:30pm. Info: sbs5krace@gmail.com.

June 4, Louisville - Outrunning Autism 5K & Fun Walk, 9am. Info: feat5k@featoflouisville.org.

June 4, Somerset - Over My Head 5K, 7:30am; FR, 7:35am. Info: gcturner3@gmail.com.

June 4, West Liberty - Color Me for a Cure 5K, 8am. Info: Brandy Daniel (606)743-3186 (x380).

June 5, Lexington - Run for the Hill 5K, 1 Mile FR/Walk; 1pm. Info: caj2@cardinalhill.org.

June 11, Elizabethtown - Freeman Lake Summer Trail Series, 5K 8am. Info: will@etownrunningsoles.com.

June 11, Lexington - United Way 5K on the Runway, 8am. Info: katie.williams@uwbg.org.

June 11, Louisville - Powered With Pride 5K/Comfy Cow Chase Kid’s Fun Run, 8:30am. Info: Keith LaBelle (502)619-8533, keithlabelle@msn.com.

June 11, Paris - Blanton’s Bourbon Derby Half Marathon, 10 Miler & 4 Miler; 7:30am; Friday Expo 12-7pm; Post race celebration; Authentic Kentucky crafted awards; Course goes through 3 award winning privately owned Horse Farms; Coupon Code bd10 for 10% off. Info: info@bourbonderby.com, www.bourbonderby.com June 11, Williamson - Hatfield & McCoy Marathon & Half Marathon, 7am; 5K, 8am; Three different options for half marathon. Info: Alex Batausa (304)542-5311, (304)543-3400; tvrrc@yahoo.com.

June 11, Winchester - The Path Home 5K, 8:30am. Info: (859)7448733, thepathhome5k@yahoo.com.

June 18, Lexington - Wild Hearts Fun Run SuperHero 5K, Kids Super Sprint 9am; 5K 10am. Info: info@wildheartsfunrun.com.

June 18, Morgantown - Green River Road Race, 5 Miles; 7:30am.

Info: Annette Jared (270)526-6827, bcchamber07@bellsouth.net.

June 18, Stanton - Nada Tunnel 8K Foot Race, 8am. Info: janice@rugged.red.

June 24, Lexington - Sunset Tiki 5K, 7pm; Little Tiki Kids 1 Mile Run, 7:45pm. Info: (859)246-0046, bob@3wayracing.com.

July 2, Pikeville - White Lightning Half Marathon, 7am; 5K, 8am.

Info: Shelebra Bartley (606)422-3868, shelebrabartley@bellsouth.net.

July 9, Elizabethtown - Freeman Lake Summer Trail Series, 8K 8am. Info: will@etownrunningsoles.com.

Aug. 13, Elizabethtown - Freeman Lake Summer Trail Series, 10K & 5K, 8am. Info: will@etownrunningsoles.com.

Aug. 20, Alvaton - Mud Happens, One Bad Mud Run; 8am. Info: (270)781-6714, info@familyenrichmentcenter.com.

Aug. 27, Owensboro - Glow in the Park 5K, 8:15pm. Info: rich@triviumracing.com.

LOUISIANA June 4, New Orleans - OPSO/ZULU Walk/Run 5K & Kids 1/2 Mile Run. Info: Sgt. S. Minto (504)872-1059, mintos@opso.us.

June 11, New Orleans - Ripe & Ready Creole Tomato Festival 5K Run/Walk, 8:30am. Info: Chuck George (504)468-1488, chucknorsi@cox.net.

June 18, Belle Chasse - NOLA Trail Run Series - Wild Pig Trail Chase 3 Miles, 8am. Info: Chuck George (504)468-1488, chucknorsi@cox.net.

June 18, Shreveport - Lager Jogger 5K & Beer Mile, 8am. Info: run.srm@gmail.com.

June 19, New Orleans - Richard Newcomb Memorial Father’s Day Race, 2 Miles & Half Mile; 8am. Info: (504)304-2326, NOTC@runNOTC.org.

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June 25, Norco - NOLA Trail Run Series - Armadillo Dash Trail Run, 3 Miles; 8am. Info: Chuck George (504)468-1488, chucknorsi@cox.net.

July 3, New Orleans - Hotter Than Hell Marathon, 12:14am. Info: Francis Braud (504)228-3345, fjbraud@bellsouth.net.

July 9, New Orleans - NOLA Trail Run Series - Coyote Chase Trail Run, 2 Miles; 8am. Info: Chuck George (504)468-1488, chucknorsi@cox.net.

July 17, Norco - Spillway Classic Trail Run, 3 Miles 8am. Info: (504)304-2326, NOTC@runNOTC.org.

July 29, Jefferson - RiverShack Taverns River Run/Walk, 2 Miles. Info: Chuck George (504)468-1488, chucknorsi@cox.net.

July 30, New Orleans - Power Mile Road Race, 1 Mile Open Run/Jog/Walk, 6:30pm; 1 Mile Elite, 7pm; 1/2 Mile Youth Race, 6:15pm. Info: powermilers@gmail.com.

MARYLAND June 4, Annapolis - ZOOMA Annapolis Women’s Half Marathon & 10K, 7am. Info: info@zoomarun.com.

June 4, Baltimore - Baltimore 10 Miler, 7:30am. Info: Corrigan Sports (410)605-9381, customerservice@corrigansports.com.

June 4, Gaithersburg - Empowering Action 5K, 8:30am; 1K Kids FR, 9:15am. Info: race@ea5k.org.

June 4, Kensington - Colleen’s BA 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk, 9am. Info: colleensba5k@gmail.com.

June 4, Sykesville - Run 4 Kids Challenge, 4K Run/Walk; 8am.

Info: run4kids@verizon.net.

June 4, Washington - BAM FI ‘Hope Without Boundaries” 5K Run/Walk, 9am. Info: webmaster@blackandmissinginc.com.

June 11, Forest Hill - Water for Amani - 5K Run/Walk, 8:30am.

Info: info@amani5k.com.

June 12, Olney - Alex’s Run 5K, 8:30am. Info: alexpopecknbd@gmail.com.

June 18, Fort Washington - Foam Glow 5K - Washington, DC, 9pm. Info: service@foamglow.net.

June 18, Gaithersburg - Blue Crab Bolt 5K/10K Trail Running Series - Race #1. Info: (571)251-6034, info@ex2adventures.com.

June 18, Lexington Park - Juneteenth/Three Oaks Shelter 5K Run/Walk, 8am. Info: lizard42195@juno.com.

June 25, Lutherville-Timonium - Night Nation Run - Baltimore, 5K 8:30pm/1st wave. Info: info@nightnationrun.com.

June 26, Baltimore - Baltimore Women’s Classic 5K, 8am. Info: kelly@charmcityrun.com.

July 4, Lusby - Race to the “Creek” 5K Run/Walk, 8am. Info: runnerD2001@yahoo.com.

July 4, Potomac - The Autism Speaks July 4 5K Run/1 Mile Walk, 8am.

Info: (202)955-3112, autismspeaks5k@autismspeaks.org.

July 10, Bel Air - Catch a Pig 5K & Walk, 8am. Info: rbourn@harford.edu.

July 30, Germantown - Blue Crab Bolt 5K/10K Trail Running Series - Race #2. Info: (571)251-6034, info@ex2adventures.com.

Aug. 13, Clarksburg - Blue Crab Bolt 5K/10K Trail Running Series - Race #3. Info: (571)251-6034, info@ex2adventures.com.

Aug. 28, Annapolis - Annapolis Ten Mile Run, 7am. Info: Annapolis Striders (410)280-2923, a10@annapolisstriders.org.

MISSISSIPPI June 4, Ackerman - Miles for Smiles 5K Run/Walk, 7:30am. Info: (662)285-6828, mitchelldentalsuperstars@yahoo.com.

June 4, Hattiesburg - Festival South 5K Run/Walk, 8am. Info: Erin Granberry (601)270-1831, eringranberry@comcast.net.

June 4, Oxford - Lee Family Dentistry Splash & Dash 5K, 8am.

Info: Marvin King (662)715-9423, marvin.p.king@gmail.com.

June 11, Flowood - Renasant Bank 5K Run/Walk, 8am. Info: Carol Hammock (601)825-9754, chammock@renasant.com.

June 11, Grenada - Thunder on Water 8K Run, 5K Walk; 7am.

Info: Will Goff (662)809-8440, bsrgrenada@gmail.com.

June 11, Meridian - State Games of MS 5K Road Race & 5K Walk, 7:30am. Info: Tim Irvine (601)938-9873, tim.irvine@wtok.com.

June 18, Bay St. Louis - Coast Electric ‘Ready, Set, Glow 5K, 9pm; 1 Mile FR, 8:30am. Info melissarusso@coastepa.com.

June 18, Leland - Hotter than Hades Half Marathon, 6am. Info: Jamie (662)347-2920, tribbetthalfmarathon@gmail.com.

June 18, Meridian - Purpose Driven: Divas On The Run 5K & 2 Mile Walk, 7am; Kids Run, 8am. Info: Tim Irvine (601)938-9873, gsr5k@yahoo.com.

June 18, Oxford - Run in the Sun 5K, 7:30am. Info: Will Cook (662)934-0751, wcook@nmrc.state.ms.us.

June 18, Pascagoula - Chevron Charity Run, 5K & 1 Mile Run; 8am.

Info: Leonard Vergunst (228)380-7037, director@gulfcoastrunningclub.org.

June 18, Pearl - Wings Like Eagles 5K, 8am; Fun Run, 9am.

Info: (601)939-3618, pearson_bc@yahoo.com.

June 18, Ridgeland - Glow in the Park Ridgeland 5K, 8:30pm.

Info: info@triviumracing.com.

June 25, Crystal Springs - Tomato Festival 5K Run/Walk & 1 Mile FR, 7am. Info: Chamber of Commerce (601)892-2711, tomatofest5k@gmail.com.

June 25, Laurel - Mission At The Cross 5K Run & 2 Mile Walk, 7:30am. Info: Dee Dee Lowery (601)270-3434, dlowery@thefirstbank.com.

June 25, Meridian - State Games of MS 4.6 Mile Trail Run, 7:30am.

Info: Evelyn Watkins (601)480-3930, ev.watkins@yahoo.com.

June 30, Jackson - Governor Bryant’s Run With Your Colors, 5K Run, 5K Walk & Kid’s Mile; 5:30pm. Info: chris@fleetfeetjackson.com.

July 2, Canton - Balloon Chase Run/Walk, 4 Mile & 2 Mile; 6:30pm. Info: Good Samaritan Center (601)355-6276, joannapuddister@goodsamaritancenter.org.

July 4, Bay Springs - BSMC All American Glow Run, 5K Run & 2 Mile Walk, 8pm. Info: gsr5k@yahoo.com.

July 4, Hazlehurst - Great Commission 4 Miler, 7:30am. Info: Amy Keywod (601)894-1616, keyhabits@gmail.com.

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July 4, Jackson - Farm Bureau Watermelon Classic 5K Run/ Walk, 7:30am. Info: apatterson@msfame.com.

July 4, Ocean Springs - Wesson Memorial 2 Mile & 1/4 Mile Run, 8am. Info: Leonard Vergunst (228)380-7037, director@gulfcoastrunningclub.org.

July 4, Oxford - Stars and Stripes 5K & Family FR, 7:30am.

Info: Gail Brown (662)236-7631, gail@oxfordpets.com.

July 9, Grenada - Aubrey Rainey’s Rainbow Dash - 5K For Biliary Atresia, 8am. Info: Michelle Rainey (662)809-3009, hopeforaubrey711@gmail.com.

July 15, Ridgeland - Fleet Feet Sports Blue Mile, 6pm. Info: Fleet Feet Sports (601)899-9696, chris@fleetfeetjackson.com.

July 16, Belmont - Belmont 5K 4 Charity, Kids 1 Mile Run; 8am.

Info: Magan Bostick (662)401-2231, magan.prostylzsalon@ gmail.com.

July 16, Philadelphia - Rez Run Choctaw Indian Fair 10K, 5K & 1 Mile Run/Walk; 7am. Info: John Ferguson (601)650-1765, john.ferguson@choctaw.org.

July 30, Byram - Swinging Bridge 5K Run/Walk, 7am; 1 Mile FR, 8am. Info: Amy Douglas (601)372-3176, amyloudouglas@aol.com.

Aug. 6, Olive Branch - I Got Your Back 5K Run/Walk, 7am. Info: James Calhoun (662)895-6279, stpaulmbchurch@yahoo.com.

Aug. 6, Pass Christian - Summer Beach 5K & 1 Mile Run, 8am.

Info: Leonard Vergunst (228)380-7037, director@ gulfcoastrunningclub.org.

Aug. 20, Diamondhead - Diamondhead 5K & Rotary Walk to Da Feet Hunger, 2 Mile Walk & 1 Mile Run; 8am. Info: Leonard Vergunst (228)380-7037, director@gulfcoastrunningclub.org.

Aug. 27, Meridian - Caustic Adrenaline Challenge, Super 5K With Elite Obstacles; 7am. Info: Caustic Crossfit (601)480-1892, causticcrossfit@yahoo.com.

NORTH CAROLINA June 3, Asheville - Wesley Farnam 5K & Fun Run, 6pm. Info: Molly Horak (828)808-6290, mollyhorak115@gmail.com.

June 3, Cary - Glow in the Park Cary, 5K 9pm. Info: info@triviumracing.com.

June 4, Asheboro - Run Wild 5K! at NC Zoo, 7:30am; Free Kids FR, 8:45am. Info: 5k@ncaazk.com.

June 4, Asheville - Asheville Half Marathon & 5K, 7am. Info: (828)200-5498, ashevillehalfmarathon@gmail.com.

June 4, Asheville - ACR Music for the Sole 5K, 9am. Info: acreynoldsband@gmail.com.

June 4, Chapel Hill - Guardians of the Hill 5K & Kids FR, 8:30am. Info: psmith@townofchapelhill.org.

June 4, Charlotte - MCB Cares 5K, 8am. Info: Sara Taylor (704)375-8624, events@meckbar.org.

June 4, Charlotte - Carolina Pop Run 5K/10K, 8am. Info: leshad@carolinascare.org.

June 4, Charlotte - NoDa 5K, 6pm. Info: (704)893-3800 (x103), info@s2charlotte.com.

June 4, Clemmons - Clemmons Stride For Courage 5K, 8:30am; 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk, 8:15am. Info: (336)918-3214 stride4courage@gmail.com, www.stride4courage.com.

June 4, Concord - Edison Square 5K Run/Walk, 8am. Info: marcdymd@gmail.com.

June 4, Concord - Hendrick Toyota Scion of Concord 5K, 9:30am; Fun Run/Walk, 9:10am.

Info: phgabriel@cabarruscounty.us.

June 4, Conover - Miles on the Lyle Greenway 5K Run, 8am.

Info: runtimeraces@gmail.com.

June 4, Fuquay-Varina - Run the Quay, 10K 7am; 5K 8:30am; Children’s FR (100 yd. dash & 1 Mile) 9:30am. Info: Lynanne Fowle (919)552-4947, lynanne@fuquay-varina.com.

June 4, Greensboro - PTI Run on the Runway, 10K, 5K, 1 Mile & Kid’s 100 Meter Dash; 8am. Info: scott@onthemarksports.com.

June 4, Greensboro - Greensboro Distilling Bootlegger 5K, 9pm. Info: info@triviumracing.com.

June 4, Greenville - CareNet 5K Hope Run, 5K, 1 Mile FR/ Walk; 8am. Info: James Orr (252)902-9712, james@runtheeast.com.

June 4, Harrisburg - HBN Burg Jam 5K Charity Run, 6pm; 1 Mile FR, 7pm. Info: eduft@wsiprovenresults.com.

June 4, Hendersonville - Mad Mountain Mud Run, 3+ Miles of fun w/obstacles; 12pm-4pm. Info: Heather Boeke (828)697-8333, heather@handsonwnc.org.

June 4, Lexington - Hope for Health Splash Dash 5K Run, 8:45am; 1 Mile Walk, 9am. Info: h4hsplashdash@gmail.com.

June 4, Newland - Paws For A Cause 5K Run, 9am; Doggie Run/Walk, 10am. Info: pawsforacauseavery@gmail.com.

June 4, Oak Ridge - Run the Ridge On & Off Road 5K, 8:30am; 1 Mile Walk/Run, 8am; Rugged Ridge Obstacle Race 3 Mile, 9:30am. Info: info@oakridgept.com.

June 4, Plymouth - Run With The Bears 5K, 7am. Info: James Orr (252)902-9712, james@runtheeast.com.

June 4, Raleigh - Race 13.1 Midtown Half Marathon, 10K, 5K; 7:15am. Info: info@race131.com.

June 4, Ridgecrest - Downhill At Dawn Half Marathon, 6:01am.

Info: Greg Duff (828)400-5868, greg@gloryhoundevents.com.

June 4, Rocky Mount - Rocky Mount Mills 5K, 9am. Info: tarriverrunningco@gmail.com.

June 4, Sanford - Little Muddy 1 Mile w/obstacles for Kids 5 to 14 years, 8am; Dirty Darby 5K, 9:30am. Info: (910)483-1900, info@specialoperatorschallenge.com.

June 4, Shelby - June Bug Jam 5K, 8:30am; Kids Fun Run, 9:30am. Info: mbeier@clevecoymca.org.

June 4, Taylorsville - 5K Night Run for Life, 5K Run/Walk 9pm; 1 Mile Fun Trot & Stroller Stroll 8pm. Info: caringheartsp86@bellsouth.net.

June 5, Charlotte - Ramblin’ Rose Women’s Triathlon & 5K, 5K Run 7:30am; S-200yd., B-8 mi., R-2 mi. 8am. Info: info@ramblinroseevents.com.

June 5, Charlotte - Strides for Shelter 5K, 2pm; Fun Run, 2:50pm. Info: (704)893-3800 (x103), info@s2fcharlotte.com.

June 5, Hickory - Charity Chase Half Marathon, 6:30am. Info: juliet@fleetfeethickory.com.

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www.running.net June 9, Atlantic Beach - Beach Run Series #3, 10K, 5K 1 Mile; 6:30pm. Info: James Orr (252)902-9712, james@runtheeast.com.

June 10, China Grove - China Grove 5K Challenge, 9pm; Tot Trot, 8:15pm; 1/2 Mile Kids Fun Run, 8:30pm. Info: (336)253-3153, contact@onthemarksports.com.

June 10, West Jefferson - Mount Jefferson Challenge, 6.6 Miles; 6:30pm. Info: Ken Sevensky (336)877-8888, info@newrivermarathon.com.

June 10, Winston-Salem - El Buen Camino 5K & 1 Mile Walk, 7pm. Info: elbuencamino5k@gmail.com.

June 11, Asheville - Run for Kids’ Sake Off Road 10-Mile, 8:30am; 5K, 8:45am. Info: Jamye Davis (828)253-1470, jamyed@bbbswnc.org.

June 11, Beaufort - Turn the Page 5K Run, 8am (Baby Jogger/Wheelchair 7:55am); 1 Mile, 7:30am; Dog Walk, 8:10am. Info: hpoling@carteretcountylibraries.org.

June 11, Cary - Inside Out 5K Run/Walk, 8am. Info: (919)677-1400, info@lucydanielscenter.org.

June 11, Charlotte - Heroes In Recovery 6K Charlotte, 8am; McAlpine Creek Park/ 8711 Monroe Road Entrance; $35 by 6/10, $40 on Race Day. Info: Sarah Shearer, Race Dir., 5409 Maryland Way, Ste. 320, Brentwood, TN 37027; (615)812-9144, sarah.shearer@frnmail.com, http://heroesinrecovery.com/heroes6k/charlotte-nc/ June 11, Charlotte - Race to the Taste 5K & Cupcake Run/Walk, 5K & 1 Mile 9am.

Info: carrie@tasteofcharlotte.com.

June 11, Denver - Ashley’s Angels 5K, 8am. Info: askashleysangels@gmail.com.

June 11, Elkin - Foothills 5K Wet Run, 10am. Info: benjamincrosswhite@yahoo.com.

June 11, Goldsboro - Wayne Pregnancy Center Run For Life 5K & 1 Mile Fun Walk, 8am. Info: waynepregnancycarecenter@gmail.com.

June 11, Hendersonville - Race to the Taps #2 at Southern Appalacian Brewery, 6.2 Miles; 11am. Info: Leslie Grotenhuis (828)338-8380, info@kickitevents.com.

June 11, New Bern - Run For Shelter 5K, 10K & 1 Mile; 7am. Info: Coastal Women’s Shelter (252)638-4509, cwsfundd@coastalwomensshelter.net.

June 11, Newton - Discovery Church Run for God 5K, 7:30am; Fun Run, 8:30am.

Info: runtimeraces@gmail.com.

June 17, Columbia - Light the Night 5K Glow Run & 1 Mile FR, 8pm. Info: James Orr (252)902-9712, james@runtheeast.com.

June 17, Raleigh - Raleigh RunDown Downhill Mile, 7pm. Info: Pat Price (919)2608013, sirwalterrunning@gmail.com.

June 18, Bakersville - Rhododendron 10K Run, 8:30am; 1 Mile Fun Run/Healthwalk 8am; $20/10K, $10/1 Mile FR postmarked by 6/4; $30/10K, $15/1 Mile FR on Race Day. Info: 1(800)227-3912, Register online: www.werunevents.com. See Ad page 2.

June 18, Carolina Beach - Good Hops 5K Beer Run, 8am. Info: (706)713-1594, lisagoodhops@yahoo.com.

June 18, Cary - Miles for Medicine 5K Run/Walk 9am; Location: Fortnight Brewing Company; Pancakes, Bacon & Beer! $25 by 6/10, $30 6/11-6/17, $35 on Race Day. Info: www.jonesracingcompany.com/milesformedicine June 18, Cary - Largest Flip Flop 1K Run/Walk, 11am. Info: info@nogrunclub.com.

June 18, Charlotte - King Tiger 5K, 7:30am; Fun Run, 8:15am. Info: chriselk@runforyourlife.com.

June 18, Charlotte - Healthy Achievement 5K Run/Walk, 8am. Info: info@kappafoundationofcharlotte.org.

June 18, Charlotte - Brew Dash 6K Trail Race, 9am/competitive heat, 11:30am/ recreational heat. Info: racedirector@usnwc.org.

June 18, Conover - Conover School Run & Roll 5K & Maddies 1 Mile Run/Walk; 8am; $15/5K, $10/1 Mile by 6/10; after $25/5K, $20/1 Mile. Info: Conover School, 108 7th Street Place S.W, Conover, NC 28613; Carol Johncock (828)234-5457, cjohncock@charter.net.

June 18, Davidson - Summit Solstice 12-hour Relay, Solo/Team; 7am-7pm. Info: brian@summitcoffee.com.

June 18, Denton - Tour De Kale, Bike 135K, 110K, 60K & 25K, 8am; 5K Rock the 80’s Run, 9pm. Info: kalewatkins@hotmail.com.

June 18, Hiddenite - Vertical Mile Challenge, 1 Vertical Mile; 8am; $30 by Thursday, June 16 (12pm). Info: Rick French, 621 Liledoun Rd., Taylorsville, NC 28681; (828)6329332, rfrench@alexandercountync.gov, http:// rockyfacepark.com/the-vertical-mile-challenge

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June 18, Morganton - Cat’s Cradle 10K & 5K, 8:30am. Info: Frank Cooper (828)4338120, fecoop2@bellsouth.net.

June 18, Roxboro - Sappony Trail Run, 5K Trail Run 8am; 1 Mile FR, 7:30am. Info: sapponytrailrun@gmail.com.

June 18, Sanford - Lee County Rock-n-Color 5K, 9am.

Info: leecountytrackclub@gmail.com.

June 18, Wake Forest - Wake Forest Rotary 5K, 8:30am; 1 Mile, 9:30am. Info: Bob McCamey (919)621-2428, rotaryroadrace@gmail.com.

June 18, Wilson - Wilson Swamp Stomp 5K & 8K, 8am. Info: James Orr (252)9029712, james@runtheeast.com.

June 18, Winston-Salem - A Brighter Path 10K, 5K & 1 Mile; 7:30am. Info: Katie Hall (336)245-5681, khall@wsifb.com.

June 19, Durham - Father’s Day Maggianos 5K at the Streets of Southpoint, 1 Mile FR 8am; 5K Run/Walk 8:30am. Info: durham.banquet@maggianos.com.

June 25, Asheville - Run for Shindig on the Green, 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk, 8:30am. Info: info@folkheritage.org.

June 25, Cary - “Dress to Impress” 5K, 9am; 1 Mile FR, 10am. Info: rwhrma.tshrm.funrun.5k@gmail.com.

June 25, Charlotte - Half Full Races 13.1, Half Marathon 7:30am; 5K & 10K 7:45am.

Info: support@halffullraces.com.

June 25, Gastonia - Beat the Clock 30/60 Run, Run best time 30 or 60 minutes; 8am.

Info: stephen2355@gmail.com.

June 25, Greenville - Skedaddle for the Small Fries 5K, 1 Mile FR/Walk; 8am. Info: James Orr (252)902-9712, james@runtheeast.com.

June 25, Jacksonville - NABVETS’ Military Women’s Chapter #0088 5K Run/Walk, 8am. Info: essenceh.grey@yahoo.com.

June 25, Laurinburg - CANCELLED! Verizon Laurinburg 5K & 1 Mile, 7:30pm. Info: Bill Cason (336)734-3009, cason1403@gmail.com.

June 25, Winston-Salem - Ace 5K Run and Walk, 9am; $25. Info: Ruben Gonzales, 3416 Imperial Dr., High Point, NC 27265; (336)817-2633, rgonzo1122gm@gmail.com, www.shawaceacademy.com June 25, Winston-Salem - Ultimate Runner, 1 Mile, 400, 800 & 100 Meters, 5K XC; 4:30pm. Info: ultimate@twincitytc.org.

June 26, Durham - The Point .262, .262 competitive 2pm; .262 recreational 2:30pm.

Info: bullcityrunning@gmail.com.

June 28, Atlantic Beach - Beach Run Series #4, 10K, 5K 1 Mile; 6:30pm. Info: James Orr (252)902-9712, james@runtheeast.com.

July 2, Cary - Run for Liberty, 1 Mile 8am; 5K 8:30am. Info: Jim DelBianco (919)2675284, jim@delbianco.com.

July 2, Faith - Shiloh 5K Mission Run/Walk, 8am; 1/2 Mile Fun Run, 8:50am. Info: financialsecretary@shilohreformedchurch.com.

July 2, Glade Valley - Freedom 5K, 8:30am; 1 Mile Fun Run, 8am; 1 Mile $10 (no shirt), 1 Mile $20 (w/shirt); 5K $25 (includes shirt) by 6/24; Race Day Registration same for 1 Mile, $30 5K. Info: Donny McCall, 165 Maple St., Sparta, NC 28675; (336)363-4984, headmaster@mybrcs.net, www.blueridgechristianschool.org July 2, Lenoir - Firecracker 10K, 5K & 1 Mile FR; 8am; $25 by 6/25, after 6/25 $30. Info: Zack Carter, 1031 Jim Barger Ct., Lenoir, NC 28645; Zack Carter (828)467-0810, zcarter@ci.lenoir.nc.us, www.cityoflenoir.com July 3, Charlotte - Charlotte Firecracker 5K, 7pm; FR, 7:45pm. Info: (888)720-5787, info@s2fcharlotte.com.

July 3, Greensboro - Fun Fourth Freedom Run 10K & 2 Mile, 8pm. Info: (336)5109390, info@funfourthfestival.com.

July 4, Carrboro - Four on the Fourth, 4 Miles; 8am. Info: letourdecarrboro@gmail.com.

July 4, Charlotte - Famous Toastery American 4 Miler, 7:30am; 1 Mile Kid’s Run, 8:30am. Info: registration@runforyourlife.com.

July 4, Kernersville – 21st Annual Herbalife 5K Rotary Parade Run, 8:30am; $2500 in Total Prize Money (1st-$500 2nd-$300 3rd-$200 4th-$100 5th-$50); Entry Fee: $20 by 6/ 30, after $25. Info: Brian Stewart, 270 Post Oak Rd., Kernersville, NC 27284; (336)399-8045, bstewart@eastridge.net, elite runner contact info: Curtis Swisher (336)399-1039 or cswisher@triad.rr.com; more info at www.onthemarksports.com July 4, Village of Lake Park Indian Trail - Common Heart Firecracker Run, 10K 7:30am, 5K 7:45am, 1K 9am; $35/10K, $25/5K, $20/1K, by 7/2; after $40/10K, $30/5K, $25/1K. Info: Keith Adams, POB 2761, Indian Trail, NC 28079; (704)2189060, Keith@CommonHeart.org, www.CommonHeart FirecrackerRun.com July 8, Lenoir - Blackberry GLOW 5K and One Mile Fun Run, 5K 8:30pm; 1 Mile 8pm; 5K $25, 1 Mile $15 by 6/29, after $30/$20. Info: Breanna McKay, 101 Willow St., Lenoir, NC 28645, (828)572-0802, breanna.mckay@shelterhomecc.org, https://runsignup.com/Race/NC/Lenoir/ BlackberryGlow5kandFunRun July 9, Asheville - Highland Brewing Night Flight, 4.5 Miles; 8pm. Info: Greg Duff (828)400-5868, greg@gloryhoundevents.com.

July 9, Elm City - YMCA Light Up the Runway Glow Run 5K, 8pm; 1 Mile FR, 7:30pm.

Info: Brett Van Pelt (252)972-9622, bvanpelt@rmymca.org.

July 9, Franklin - Moonlight Moonshine 10K & Half Pint Fun Run/Walk, 6pm. bringingit2life@yahoo.com.

July 9, Pleasant Garden - Greensboro Bootlegger 5K, 8:55pm. Info: info@triviumracing.com.

July 9, Wilmington – 34th Annual Tri-Span 5K/10K, 7am; after 5/15 $30/5K, $35/10K; Race Day $35/5K, $40/10K. Info: Dalia Nir, YMCA, 11 South Kerr Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28403; (910)508-0044 (c), (910)251-9622 (x246), dalia.nir@wilmingtonfamilyymca.org, Register Online: www.wilmingtonfamilyymca.org July 16, Morganton - Athletic Quilt Street Light 5K, 9pm (New Start Time); Freedom High School (New Start Location); $15 by 7/12, $20 on RD. Info: Robert Murray, 801 Briggs St., Valdese, NC 28690; Robert Murray (828)8792073, rmurray@burke.k12.nc.us, www.christianstamina. com July 16, Salisbury - 5K Run/Walk for the Greenway, 8am; 1/2 Mile FR, 8:45am. Info: Steve Clark (704)216-2709, sclar@salisburync.gov.

July 23, Greensboro - USA Master Games Road Racing, 5K 8am. Info: (919)6781651, info@usamastersgames.com.

July 23, Winston-Salem - Beat the Heat 5K & 1 Mile FR, 1 Mile FR/Walk 6:30pm; Beat the Heat 5K Race 7pm; NC USATF 5K Championship ($5,000 in prize money) 8pm; $5/ 1 mi.; $25/5K for first 100 people, $30 after first 100, $35 after 6/30, $40 after 7/13, $45 after 7/19. Info: Er Ralston (336)749-7008, erralston@yahoo.com, www.bth5k.org

www.running.net July 30, Asheville - LEAF Art Dash Asheville 5K, 9am. Info: Stephanie (828)258-1849, stephanie@superflyfab.com.

July 31, Greensboro - USA Master Games Road Racing, 10K 8am. Info: (919)678-1651, info@usamastersgames.com.

Aug. 6, Cary - Bella Rose Strides for Babies, 5K, Kid’s Dash; 8am.

Info: Aaron Leininger (919)238-2000, aaronleininger@yahoo.com.

Aug. 13, Beech Mountain - BeechMountain.Club 5K Run, 8am; 1.5 Mile Fun Run/Walk, 8:05am. Info: Sandy Carr (828)387-9423, sandyc@beechmtn.club.

Aug. 20, Cary - Run for Life, Mile 8am; 5K 8:30am. Info: Betty Rogosich (919)418-0050, betty@birthchoicewake.org.

Aug. 20, Highlands - Highlands Twilight 5K, 6pm; Start: 483 Pine Street/KelseyHutchinson Park, Highlands, NC; $30 until 7/ 20, after 7/20 $35, $40 on Race Day. Info: Derek Taylor (828)200-9226, hdcderek@ gmail.com, www.highlandstwilight5k.com Aug. 20, Newton - Southern Biscuit 5K, 8:30am; Mile, 8am. Info: Newton Parks & Recreation (828)695-4317, mwinkler@newtonnc.gov.

Aug. 20, Raleigh - Read, Write, Run 5K, 8:30am. Info: Berkley Trevino (336)254-8668, berkleytrevino@gmail.com.

Aug. 21, Cary - The Good Dude 5K, 8am. Info: Kate Donnelly (919)674-8545, kate.donnelly@dudesolutions.com.

Aug. 27, Boone - High Country Half Marathon, 7:30am. Info: Stacy Sears (828)262-6689, triplecrownraces@gmail.com.

Aug. 27, Hickory - HCA Knights 5K Run, 8am. Info: Carol Johncock (828)234-5457, cjohncock@charter.net.

Aug. 27, Spruce Pine - Summer Splash Trail Races, 10K, 5K & 1K; Time: TBA. Info: Matt Hollifield (828)467-1812, matthollifield@mitchellraces.com.

SOUTH CAROLINA June 2, Charleston - Race The Landing Series, Kids FR 6:30pm; 5K 7pm. Info: Lisa Deaton (843)224-7878, lisadeaton@comcast.net.

June 2, Charleston - Bulldog Breakaway Twilight 5K Series #2, 6:30pm. Info: Kris Kut (843)708-9618, kutk@citadel.edu.

June 3, Travelers Rest - PB and J Kids Fun Run, 6pm; 3 heats.

Info: Zack Hall (864)834-2400.

June 4, Anderson - Run to Remember: CPT David Hortman 5K Run/Walk, 7:30am. Info: Ryan Ellenburg (864)561-7878, ryan@davesrun.com.

June 4, Columbia - Sweat It Out 5K, 7am. Info: Shannon Iriel (803)840-7263, smo72@sc.rr.com, www.sweatitout2016.com.

June 4, Columbia - Home Run 5K Run/Walk, 9am; Kids Fun Run, 10am. Info: Earl McLeod (803)256-6238, earl@columbiabuilders.com.

June 4, Greenville - Natl. Trails Day-Ice Cream-LeftoversPrediction 5K, 8am. Info: Mike Foley (864)982-2686.

June 4, Greenwood - SC Festival of Flowers 5K, 1 Mile FR/Walk; 8am. Info: info@greenwoodscchamber.org.

June 4, Sullivan’s Island - Floppin Flounder 5K, 8:30am. Info: katwirtz@gmail.com.

June 9, Charleston - Race The Landing Series, Kids FR 6:30pm; 5K 7pm. Info: Lisa Deaton (843)224-7878, lisadeaton@comcast.net.

June 11, Spartanburg - Croft State Park: The Grenade Dash 5K, 9am. Info: James Stanton (864)918-8475, jstanton@scprt.com.

June 16, Charleston - Bulldog Breakaway Twilight 5K Series #3, 6:30pm. Info: Kris Kut (843)708-9618, kutk@citadel.edu.

June 18, Columbia - The Glo Run, 5K Run/Walk; 9:05pm. Info: info@theglorun.com.

June 18, Cowpens - Josh Lee Memorial Mighty Moo 5K, 8am.

Info: Cathy Voelker (864)921-2002.

June 18, Lancaster - Joggin for Jaxon 5K Color Run, 10am. Info: Danny Todd - sportsministries777@gmail.com.

June 18, Union - J’ville to the U - Half Marathon & 10K, 7am. Info: Stephanie Kitchens (864)441-4455.

June 23, Charleston - Bulldog Breakaway Twilight 5K Series #4, 6:30pm. Info: Kris Kut (843)708-9618, kutk@citadel.edu.

June 24, Travelers Rest - Hustle for Hope 5K, 6:30pm. Info: Tim & Lindsey Bayne (864)360-0215.

June 25, Chapin - The Hewitt 5K Run/Walk, 8am. Info: Crystal Hewitt (803)318-5237, craigandcrystal@sc.rr.com.

June 25, Columbia - Daughters of the Nile 5K Run/Walk, 8am; 1 Mile FR/Walk, 7:30am. Info: Jane Mergle (803)360-2361, janemergle@aol.com.

June 25, Fort Mills - Moonlight Bootlegger 5K, 8:55pm. Info: libby@triviumracing.com.

July 4, Columbia - Born In The U.S.A. 4 Mile & Relay, 7:45am.

Info: Strictly Running (803)799-4786, gstrictlyrunnin@sc.rr.com.

July 4, Greenville - Red, White & Blue Shoes 5K on the 4th, 8am.

Info Mickey McCauley (864)430-6139.

July 9, Gaffney - SC Peach Festival Road Race, 5K Run, 5K Walk, 10K Run & Kids Run; 7:30am. Info: Shannon Wylie (864)4871586, shannonbwylie13@gmail.com.

July 10, Columbia - XTERRA Harbison Half Marathon, 7am; 5K, 7:10am. Info: Victoria Seahorn (404)421-3231, victoria@marathonmajic.com.

July 14, Charleston - Race The Landing Series, Kids FR 6:30pm; 5K 7pm. Info: Lisa Deaton (843)224-7878, lisadeaton@comcast.net.

July 15, Fripp Island - Turtle Crawl 5K Run/Walk, 1 Mile Fun Walk/Run; 8:30am. Info: frippturtlecrawl@gmail.com.

July 16, Greenville - Run For Life 5K Run/Walk, 8:30am. Info: Neka Hardy (864)631-7522, janiqua_hardy@yahoo.com.

July 16, Greenville - FREE Tiger Trail 5K, 8am. Info: Jonathan Smith (864)377-4912.

July 16, Greenville - Thomas Creek Brewery Beer BBQ 5K, 7pm. Info: Mike Foley (864)982-2686.

July 16, Isle of Palms - Isle of Palms Beach Run, 5K & 10K; 8am.

Info: Aaron Sweet (843)886-8294, asweet@iop.net.

July 16, Pageland - Melon Mile 5K, 8am. Info:

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July 23, Greenville - Extra Mile Hunger Run, 5K & 1 Mile; 7:30am. Info: Jordan Littleton (864)478-4083, jlittleton@harvesthope.org.

July 23, North Charleston - ALA Fight For Air Climb, 9am. Info: Rebecca Balitsaris (843)556-8451, rebecca.balitsaris@lungse.org.

July 23, Pickens - Doodle Trail 5K, 7am. Info: Pete Schriver (864)979-6636.

July 23, Simpsonville - Rock Pink 5K Greenville, 8:30pm. Info: Scott Bagwell (864)525-6702.

July 30, Columbia - Guardians of the Night K9, 5K, 10:30pm.

Info: Kevin Hoover (803)309-9413, khoover@rcsd.net.

Aug. 6, Columbia - Hot Summer’s Night 5K, 7pm; 1/4 & 1/2 Mile Youth FR, 6:30pm. Info: Strictly Running (803)799-4786, gstrictlyrunnin@sc.rr.com.

Aug. 6, Greer - Tiger Trails 2 Mile Run, 8am. Info: Kevin Henson (864)354-3410.

Aug. 13, Pickens - XTERRA Table Rock Trail Run, 15K & 5K; 7:30am. Info: (404)421-3231, victoria@marathonmajic.com.

Aug. 13, Spartanburg - RRCA National XC Champs - aka Ready for Fall 5K, 8am. Info: Mike Foley (864)982-2686.

Aug. 20, Aiken - Officers Down 5K & Community Day, Kids FR 9:30am; 5K Run/Walk 10am. Info: tj@officersdown5k.com.

Aug. 20, Lexington - Jailbreak Escape: Urban Challenge Run, 5K 8am. Info: Jesse Laintz (803)223-4423, jlaintz@lcsd.sc.gov.

Aug. 27, Awendaw - Francis Marion Dirt Dash 12K & 13.1 Mile; 7:30am.

Info: Chad Haffa (843)478-1779, eagle.endurance@gmail.com.

Aug. 27, Columbia - Palmetto Warrior Spirit 5K, 9am. Info: Mac Stiles (803)237-7582, mac.stiles@gmail.com.

Aug. 27, Summerville - Race For The ARK, 5K Run/Walk 7:45am; 1 Mile FR 8:45am. Info: Megan Severn (843)832-2357, info@thearkofsc.org.

Aug. 27, Travelers Rest - Swamp Rabbit Brewery Beer BBQ 5K Run/Walk, 7pm. Info: Mike Foley (864)982-2686.

Oct. 22-23, Myrtle Beach - Myrtle Beach Mini Marathon, Half Marathon 7am on 10/23; Coastal 5K 7:30am & Doggie Dash, 9am on 10/22. Save 10% with Code RJMINIJUNE (Valid through 6/30/16 - Half Marathon Only).

Info: info@runmyrtlebeach.com, www.runmyrtlebeach.com. See Ad page 11.

TENNESSEE June 2, Jackson - Twilight Run 5K, 6:30pm. Info: Erin Buhrmann (731)541-6052, debbie.buhrmann@wth.org.

June 3, Johnson City - Blue Plum Fest 5K Run/Walk, 7pm; Little Plum Half Mile, 6:30pm. Info: blueplum5krd@gmail.com.

June 3, Memphis - Harbortown 5K, 1 Mile FR; 7pm. Info: Casey Cade (601)624-2651, caseycad4@gmail.com.

June 3, Pigeon Forge - Running Cancer Out of Town 5K Glow Run, 9pm.

Info: Brett Barnes (423)386-6868, brett.barnes@cancer.org.

June 4, Athens - Athens Lions Club Mooo Run 5K, 7:30am; 1 Mile Fun Walk, 7:35am. Info: denmare@comcast.net.

June 4, Knoxville - XTERRA Knoxville Trail Run, 4.2 Mile & Half Marathon Trail Race. Info: Ryan Roma (865)356-6984, ryan@dirtybirdevents.com.

June 4, Leiper’s Fork - Hillbilly Half Marathon (formerly Franklin Half Marathon), 6:30am; 5K, 7am. Info: Andy Johnson (615)4991708, hillbillyhalf@gmail.com.

June 4, Nashville - Metro Nashville Sickle Cell 5K, 7am. Info: James Taylor (901)552-4267, jt.sicklecelltn@gmail.com.

June 4, Nashville - Music City Distance Carnival, Multiple Events Beginning at 5pm. Info: (615)513-7327, dave@tnrunning.org.

June 4, Rogersville - CASA Road Race 8K & Mile, 8am. Info: Mark Skelton (423)272-4812 (w), markskelton@markskelton.com.

June 4, Smithville - Run Your Cookies Off 5K & Samoa Shuffle 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk, 7:30am. Info: aturtlern@yahoo.com.

June 4, Springfield - Barrel Fest 5 Miler, 7am. Info: commissioner@coopertowntn.org.

June 7, Church Hill - The River Mile, 6pm/1st heat (Kids & Adults). Info: Mark Skelton (423)272-4812 (w), markskelton@markskelton.com.

June 11, Caryville - Cove Lake 5K, 8am. Info: Clarence Lowe (423)562-1303, homerlowe@comcast.net.

June 11, Chattanooga - BlueCross Riverbend Run/Walk, 10K 7:30am; 5K Race/Fun Run/Walk 7:45am; 1 Mile FR 8am. Info: rrwvolunteer@gmail.com.

June 11, Corryton - New Balance Knoxville Summer Solstice 7K, 6pm. Info: David Black (865)556-5832, runrayrun@outlook.com.

June 11, Elizabethton - Covered Bridge 5K Run & 3K Walk, 8am. Info: (423)542-1338, sheppardsf@msha.com.

June 11, Nashville - Dash for Down Syndrome 5K, 8am; Kids Dasher, 9:15am. Info: (615)567-6671, kat@s2fcharlotte.com.

June 17-19, Chattanooga - The Chattanooga Mountains Stage Race, 3-Day Stage Race; Day 1: 18 Miles; Day 2: 22 Miles; Day 3: 20 Miles; 8am each day. Info: info@wildtrails.org.

June 17, Knoxville - Knoxville Midnight 5K Run/Walk, 11:59pm.

Info: stacey.clark@cancer.org.

June 18, Bell Buckle - Bell Buckle RCMoon Pie 10 Mile Run, 7am; $35 5/2-31, $40 6/1-16, after 6/16 $45. Info: Bell Buckle Chamber of Commerce, POB 222, Bell Buckle, TN 37020; Jenny Hunt (931)389-9663, info@bellbucklechamber.com, www.active.com (online registration until 6/ 16, 10pm); Printable applications: http:// bellbucklechamber.com/rc-cola-u-moonpie10-mile-run

June 18, Gatlinburg - Jerry Huskey Memorial 5K, 9am. Info: carrieh@gatlinburgtn.gov.

June 18, Knoxville - Sharp’s Ridge Scuttle, 6-7 Mile Trail/Road Race, 9am. Info: HFMIC (865)548-4718.

June 18, Nashville - Gay 5K Run/Walk for Diversity, 8am. Info: patrick@outcentral.org.

June 18, Whites Creek - The Fatherhood Games & 5K Trail Run/ Walk, 5K 7am. Info: info@thefatherhoodgames.com.

June 19, Lenoir City - Tellico Summer Solstice Runs, Half Marathon 7am; 5K 7:30am; Service Dog 1 Mile Walk 7:40am. Info: Kevin (865)988-3906, kevin@ endurancesportsmanagement.com.

June 20, Bristol - The Beaver 10K, 6pm. Info: info@werunevents.com.

June 24, Elizabethton - Carter County Relay for Life Glow Run 5K, 9pm. Info: smitkl01@mail.etsu.edu.

June 25, Fayetteville - Firecracker Chase 10.2 Mile, 7am; 5K, 7:15am. Info: sbswindall@gmail.com.

June 25, Johnson City - Run The Tweetsie Half Marathon, 6:30am; 5K, 7am. Info: mrowe106@gmail.com.

June 25, Kingsport - We Love To Run 5K Run/Walk, 9am; 1K Kid’s FR, 8:30am. Info: hrayers86@gmail.com.

June 25, Memphis - Ultimate 10K & 5K, 8am. Info: Debi & John Bookas (901)383-2771, ult10k@aol.com.

July 2, Blountville - Missions 5K Run, 8am; 5K Walk, 8:30am.

Info: Tammy Burke (423)361-1050, tammyfstc@yahoo.com.

July 4, Brentwood - Andrews Cadillac Firecracker 10K, 7:30am; 5K, 7:45am. Info: Chelsea Arnette (615)373-2900 (x72119), carnette@ymcamidtn.org.

July 4, Kingsport - Red, White & Boom! 4 Mile Run, 8am. Info: Fleet Feet Sports (423)230-0002.

July 4, Nashville - Nashville Striders Firecracker 5000, 1K Kids Free FR; 7am. Info: Peter Pressman (615)293-8862, pasta4run@aol.com.

July 9, Nashville - Brain Tumor Alliance’s Nashville 5K & 1 Mile Run/Walk, 8am. Info: (727)781-4673.

July 16, Brentwood - Race Across the Spectrum: 5K for Autism, 7am. Info: Juli Liske (615)385-7994, juli.liske@thebrowncenter.org.

July 16, Kingsport - Indian Path Medical Center & Niswonger Children’s Hospital Crazy 8s 8K Run, 9:58pm; 3K Moon Walk, 8:58pm; Little 8s Youth Field Day & Special 8s, 6pm. Info: (423)9631046, hank@crazy8s.org.

July 17, Fairview - RunWILD Bowie Park 6 Miler, 8am. Info: races@nashvillerunning.com.

July 19, Kingsport - Wolf Run, 7 Mile Trail Race; 6:30pm. Info: Mark Skelton (423)272-4812 (w), markskelton@markskelton.com.

July 23, Goodlettsville - Goodlettsville Four Mile Classic, 7am; Family Walk/Run, 7:30am. Info: Leslie Davis (615)207-3136, joevickersfantastickids@gmail.com.

July 23, Greeneville - Greeneville Astros 5K, 8am. Info: Kelsey Thompson (423)638-0411, kthompson@astros.com.

July 23, Knoxville - Knoxville Bootlegger 5K, 9pm/1st wave. Info: Richard Swor (313)304-0903, triviumracing@gmail.com.

July 30, Murfreesboro - Save the Day 5K, 7am. Info: (615)8488846, us@teensave.org.

July 30, Nashville - Nashville Striders 5K Picnic Run, 5:30pm.

Info: pasta4run@aol.com.

July 30, Rutledge - Jackie Burchell Long Memorial 5K Run/ Walk, 7:30am. John Smyth (865)805-8743.

Aug. 5, Bristol - Holston River Endurance Challenge, 100 Mile, 24 Hour, 36 Hour events, 8pm; 6 Hour & 12 Hour events, 8pm or 8am. Info: netta73@hotmail.com.

Aug. 5, Unicoi - Hope Glo 2 Mile Run/Walk, 8pm. Info: Renea Jones (423)388-8889, renea696@gmail.com.

Aug. 6, Bristol - The Pinnacle 5K, 8:30am; Kid’s FR, 8am. Info: Heather Hill - heather@johnsoncommercialdev.com.

Aug. 6, Jonesborough - Pioneer Pride 5K Glow Run/Walk, 8pm.

Info: jenningsm@wcde.org.

Aug. 6, Knoxville - Hotter N Hell 5K Run/Walk, 8am. Info: Jessica Brooks (865)558-4046, jessicad.brooks@cancer.org.

Aug. 6, Murfreesboro - Renewed Life 5K, 7am. Info: (615)4238749, run@rlmo.org.

Aug. 6, Nashville - East Nashville Tomato 5K, 7:30am; Kids FR, 7am.

Info: Callie Blackburn (615)228-5525, cblackburn@ymcamidtn.org.

Aug. 6, Smyrna - Smyrna Parks & Recreation 5K Challenge, 7:30am; The Monty Mile & Family Fun Run to follow. Info: Marty Smith (615)459-9742 (x2622) or Kyle Mooney (615)459-9742 (x2615), marty.smith@townofsmyrna.org.

Aug. 7, Cookeville - Blister in the Sun Marathon, 8am. Info: Josh Hite (931)265-3969, jhite@tntech.edu.

Aug. 9, Kingsport - Duck Island Summer Mile: Kids & Adults, 6:30pm Kids Mile; 7pm Adult Mile. Info: Bob Townsend (423)5257335, bobtownsend@comcast.net.

Aug. 12, Johnson City - The Unity Race, 5K Run/Walk; 7:30pm.

Info: Charnita Hammonds (423)773-3475, charnitahammonds@yahoo.com.

Aug. 20, Chattanooga - Fast Break 5K, 8am. Info: (423)4006897, director@sceniccitymultisport.com.

Aug. 20, Greeneville - Greene County YMCA 5K Run, 8am. Info: Debbie Overacker (423)639-6107, Bob Townsend (423)525-7335.

Aug. 20, Hermitage - Wild “Thang” 9 Mile Trail Run, 8:30am.

Info: Diana Bibeau (615)347-5822, diana.bibeau@gmail.com.

Aug. 20, Johnson City - Run For The Hill 5K Run/Walk, 8:30am.

Info: Gretchen Tongco (423)943-5017, wgtongco@comcast.net.

Aug. 20, Johnson City - Nurses Strong: Walk, Jog Run 5K; 8am.

Info: Carter Manning Wade (423)439-4076, wadecm@etsu.edu.

Aug. 20, Nashville - Nashville Urban Runoff 5K Run/Walk, 7:30am.

Info: TDEC (615)741-9031, nashvilleurbanrunoff@gmail.com.

Aug. 26, Blountville - Northeast State Honors 3 Mile Glow Run, 8:30pm. Info: jbhoneycutt@northeaststate.edu.

Aug. 27, Burns - Read and Run 5K, 7pm. Info: Angela (931)6221843, reddenangela@gmail.com.

Aug. 27, Church Hill - Church Hill Free Medical Clinic Flamingo Run 5K, 9am. Info: mjmontgomery@charter.net.

Aug. 28, Kingsport - Mud, Sweat and Cheers Mud Runs, 5K Mud Run 4pm; Mini Mud Run for Kids 3pm. Info: Brett Trinkle (276)8066007, boonebrigade@gmail.com.

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Sept. 10, Baileyton - Baileyton Celebration 5K Road Race, 6pm.

Info: Ms. Diane McAmis (423)234-7702 (h), (423)823-1583 (c).

VIRGINIA June 3, Lebanon - Glowing for a Cure Run/Walk, 5K & 1 Mile Run/Walk; 8:30pm. Info: Stephanie Owens (276)971-6822, scowens_67@yahoo.com.

June 4, Ashburn - Glow Willowsford 5K & 1 Mile, 8:25pm. Info: info@rev3adventure.com.

June 4, Ashland - HAPPY HOUR RACES 5 at 5, 5K & 10K; 5pm; $35/5K, $40/10K by 6/1.

Info: Nicole Frost, Happy Hour Races, POB 6065, Ashland, VA 23005; (804)986-5858, contact@happyhourraces.com, www.happyhourraces.com June 4, Bristol - Woofstock 4K 4 Paws, 4K Run/Walk; 9am. Info: Susan Taylor (276)591-5790, taylor@mbmspayneuterclinic.org.

June 4, Floyd - Chateau Morrisette Vine Wined 5K, 9am. Info: Shannon Atkins (540)593-2865, satkins@thedogs.com.

June 4, Hampton - Fox Hill Community 5K, 8:30am. Info: Natalie Bowen (757)477-7589, rfbowen@cox.net.

June 4, Loudoun County - Virginia Wine Country Half Marathon, 7am. Info: (707)933-1769, kevin@destinationraces.com.

June 4, Norfolk - OK5K, 1 Mile 8am; 5K 8:45am. Info: bsmiley@egglestonservices.org.

June 4, Prince William - Run for the Wounded Warrior Half & 5K Race #1, Half Marathon 7:30am; 5K 9am.

Info: bishopsevents@yahoo.com.

June 4, Saint Paul - Clinch River Days Festival 5.5K Trail Challenge Run, 6pm. Info: Joyce Kilgore (276)971-6464, yellolab@msn.com.

June 4, Tazewell - In God We Trust 5K Run/Walk, 9am. Info: (276)988-5970.

June 4, Woodbridge - Belmont Bay Belmont Stakes 5K, 8am.

Info: Jim Halley (703)622-7378, jhalley@gmail.com.

June 5, Fairfax - StarKid 5K, 8:30am; Family Fun Run, 8am.

Info: (703)289-2077, Larissa.Williams@inova.org.

June 11, Burkes Garden - The Varmint 1/2 Marathon & 5K Run, 6:30am/13.1 Non-competitive walk; 8am/Wheelchair; 8:30am/Half Marathon & 5K; 11am/1 Mile (12-under). Info: Charity McDaniel (276)979-8044, thevarmint13.1@hotmail.com.

June 11, Norfolk - Soak in the Sun 5 Miler, 9am; 5K, 9:30am.

Info: bishopsevents@yahoo.com.

June 11, Virginia Beach - Strider Mile & 1500 Meter Racewalk on the Track; 7:45am. Info: Steve Shapiro (757)592-6720, sshapiro@hampton.gov.

June 11, Williamsburg - Run for the Bacon 5K, 8am; 1 Mile FR, 7:30am. Info: Chelsea Jones (757)253-0111 (x103), cjones@baconstreet.org.

June 17, Williamsburg - Glow Williamsburg 5K & 1 Mile, 8:25pm.

Info: info@rev3adventure.com.

June 18, Annandale - Losing to Live 5K Run & Walk, 9am. Info: Capital Baptist Church (703)560-8677.

June 18, Chantilly - Born to Run Memorial 5K, 8:30am. Info: Robert Gibbs (703)904-5125, RAGibbs@fcps.edu.

June 18, Lorton - Father’s Day 10K, 9am. Info: bishopsevents@yahoo.com.

June 18, Norton - Mountain States Rehab 5K, 9am. Info: Steve Childers (276)439-1452.

June 18, Pembroke - Eastern Divide Ultra 50K Trail Race & 8 Miler, 50K 7:30am; 8 Miler 10am.

Info: easterndivideultra@gmail.com.

June 18, Roanoke - Race 13.1, Half Marathon, 10K & 5K; 7am.

Info: info@race131.com.

June 18, Virginia Beach - Summer Slam 5K, 9am; 1/2 mi. Kids FR, 8:30am. Info: (757)409-1913, info@roadrageevents.com.

June 18, West Point - Chesty Puller Memorial Twin Bridge 10K Run, 8am. Info: Holly McGowan (804)843-3563, hmcgowan@westpoint.va.us.

June 19, Fredericksburg - Battling Cancer 5K Race, 8am; Kid’s Run (800meters), 7:30am. Info: Kyle Pfohl (540)735-5324, 4pfohls@comcast.net.

June 19, Fredericksburg - Father’s Day 5K, 9am. Info: bishopsevents@yahoo.com.

June 25, Colonial Heights - Delightfully Different 3.5 Miler, 7:15pm; Free Children’s Events, 5:45pm. Info: Brenda Beck (804)691-6672.

June 25, Covington - Jackson River Scenic Trail Half Marathon, 10K & 5K; 8am. Info: info@visitalleghanyhighlands.com.

June 25, Hampton - Run4Rodney 5K, 9am. Info: Kim Flint (757)696-2636.

June 25, Lexington - Hoofbeats Heroes 5K Trail Run, 8am. Info: (540)464-3337, hoofbeats@rockbridge.net.

June 25, Richlands - Richlands Freedom 5K Run/Walk, 8am.

Info: Larry Johnson (276)202-6482, stickcop@gmail.com.

July 2, Norfolk - Storm the Beach 5 Miler, 9am; 5K, 9:30am. Info: bishopsevents@yahoo.com.

July 3, Fredericksburg - Fireworks 5K, 9am. Info: bishopsevents@yahoo.com.

July 4, Yorktown - Yorktown Independence Day 8K Run & 5K Walk, 8am. Info: Steve Peters (757)951-3874, yid8krun5kwalk@gmail.com.

July 9, Wise - The Grill Master 5K, 9am. Info: Emily Wells (276)328-6194.

July 10, Fredericksburg - Fredericksburg 10K, 9am. Info: bishopsevents@yahoo.com.

July 17, Prince William Forest Park - Hustle N Bustle 10K, 8:30am; 5K, 9am. Info: bishopsevents@yahoo.com.

July 23, Abingdon - Service Above Self 5K & 10K, 8:30am; Kid’s Fun Mile, 8am. Info: bmazdavis@gmail.com.

July 30, Virginia Beach - Beauty of the Heart 5K & 2 Mile Fun Walk, 9am. Info: Kendra Dildy (252)673-8370, beautyoftheheartshow@gmail.com.

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July 30, Yorktown - Coast Guard Day 5K, 8:30am. lnfo: Katherine Long (757)856-2226, katherine.b.long@uscg.mil.

Aug. 2, Newport News - Tom Ray Memorial Predict Your Time 5 Miler, PTC Summer Fun Run Series; 6:30pm. Info: Christine Schaffner (757)898-3258, weatherwizard1@juno.com.

Aug. 6, Appalachia - Appalachia Railroad Days 5K Road Race, 8:15am; 1 Mile FR/Walk, 8am; 3 Mile Power Walk, 8:20am. Info: Randy Blair (276)565-0406.

Aug. 9, Williamsburg - Lake Matoaka 4.3 Mile Trail Challenge, PTC Summer Fun Run Series; 6:30pm. Info: Susan Hagel (757)5870699.

Aug. 13, Hampton - Transitions 5K, 8:30am. Info: Heidi Olson (757)722-2261, holson@transitionsfvs.org.

Aug. 13, Henrico - CFMD Race ‘N’ Roll 5K, 9am; 1 Mile Kids FR, 8:30am. Info: Stephanie Colorado (804)426-6522, info.cfmd5k@gmail.com.

Aug. 13, Lynchburg - Lynchburg Half Marathon, 7:30am; 5K, 8am.

Info: Riverside Runners (434)846-7449, info@riversiderunners.com.

Aug. 13, Salem - Health Focus of Southwest Virginia 42nd Annual Salem Distance Run, 5K & 10K; 8am. Info: Cindy Hannah (540)444-2925 (x202), channah@healthfocusswva.org, www.healthfocusswva.org.

Aug. 14, Chesapeake - Dismal Swamp 10 Miler. Info: lionrun@aol.com.

Aug. 16, Newport News - Swamp Bridge 5K, PTC Summer Fun Run Series; 6:30pm. Info: Bruce Davis (757)989-0072, weatherwizard1@juno.com.

Aug. 20, Newport News - Smart Smiles 5K, 8:30am. Info: Laurel Manges (757)223-7204, lmanges@bagclub.com.

Aug. 20, Quantico - Quantico Tri and the Quantico 12K, Tri: S750m, B-20K, R-5K; 7am. Info: (800)RUN-USMC, (703)784-2225, msm.info@usmc.mil.

Aug. 27, Ashland - Patrick Henry Half Marathon, 7am. Info: info@sportsbackers.org.

Aug. 27, Big Stone Gap - Big Scouts of America Physically Strong 5K Run/Walk, 9am. Info: brian.falin@scouting.org.

Aug. 27, Newport News - Mulberry Island Half Marathon, 8am; 5K, 7:30am. Info: Jake Richmond (757)878-1483, jacob.c.richmond2.naf@mail.mil; Sports Office (757)878-0013.

wave. Info: info@nightnationrun.com.

June 25, Washington, DC - DC Metro HBCU Alumni Alliance 5K Run/2K Walk, 8am. Info: race@dchbcu.org.

June 26, Washington, DC - Team RWB 5K & Half, Half Marathon 8am; 5K 9am. Info: bishopsevents@yahoo.com.

Sept. 18, Washington, DC - Navy Air Force Half Marathon, 7:05am/Wheelchair & Wounded Warrior, 7:10am/Half Marathon; Navy 5 Miler, 7:50am/Wheelchair & Wounded Warrior, 7:55am/5 Miler. Info: (202)767-8148.

WEST VIRGINIA June 4, Rupert - CHS Rupert Blue Blast 5K, 10am. Info: dagee@childhswv.org.

June 11, Wheeling - Color Me Au-Some 5K Run/Walk, 8:30am.

Info: stacistephen@gmail.com.

June 18, Huntington - The Herald-Dispatch WV 5K Championship, 8am (wheelchair 7:55am). Info: (304)908-4356, pat@tristateracer.com.

July 16, Clarksburg - Glow in the Park Clarksburg 5K, 9pm. Info: info@triviumracing.com.

July 30, Ona - Kanawha Trace Trail Runs; 50K, 7:30am; 25K & 10K, 9:30am. Info: cory_richardson@hotmail.com, joeyjarvis@fastchange.net.

Aug. 6, Arthurdale - Roosevelt 5K Run/Walk, 9:30am. Info: rooseveltrun@gmail.com.

Aug. 20, Parkersburg - Parkersburg News & Sentinel Half Marathon, 8am; 2 Mile Race, 810am; 8/21: Junior Races & Tiny Tot Trot. Info: Abby Smith (304)485-1891 (x459), halfmarathon@newsandsentinel.com.

TRACK & FIELD

June 2, Tallahassee, FL - Summer Track Series - Week 1, 6:45pm.

Info: Tom Perkins (850)894-2019, tomperkins51@yahoo.com.

June 3, New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Track Club All-Comers Track Meet Series #1, 1 Mile, 100, 800 4X100, 400, 200, 4X400, 2 Mile; 7pm. Info: Info: (504)304-2326, NOTC@runNOTC.org.

June 4, Greenville, SC - South Carolina Open & Masters Track Classic, 25m, 50m, 400m, 3200m, 100m, 1600m, 800m. Info: Adrian Craven (864)233-0333, Jim Roberts (864)238-6850, scmastersrep@greenvilletrackclub.com.

June 4, Nashville, TN (McGavock High School) - Sam Smith Tennessee Youth Track & Field, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1500, 3000, June 4, Washington, DC - Race 4 Respect 5K Run/Walk, Hurdles, Discus, High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put, 9:30am; 1K Kids Dash, 10:15am. Info: (301)728-7208, Javelin, 4x100 Relays, 4x400 Relays, 8am. Info: James Curbeam race4respect@devenio.org.

(615)419-7126, jcurbeam480@bellsouth.net.

June 11, Washington, DC - Lawyers Have Heart 10K Run, 5K June 9, Tallahassee, FL - Summer Track Series - Week 2, 6:45pm.

Run & Walk, 7am. Info: Matt Hayden (703)248-1714, Info: Tom Perkins (850)894-2019, tomperkins51@yahoo.com. matthew.hayden@heart.org.

June 14, Kingsport, TN - State of Franklin Track Club Summer June 11, Washington, DC - PurpleStride 5K Run/Walk, 8:30am.

Track Meet #1, Adults: 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1 Mile; Youth: 50m, Info: bmacdonald@pancanvolunteer.org.

100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1 Mile, 100m hurdles, long jump, shot put; June 11, Washington, DC - Night Nation Run 5K, 8:30pm/1st 6:30pm-8:30pm. Info: sheddingcat@comcast.net.

June 16, Tallahassee, FL Summer Track Series - Week 3, 6:45pm. Info: Tom Perkins ( 8 5 0 ) 8 9 4 - 2 0 1 9 , tomperkins51@yahoo.com. and reserve your race date with our June 17, New Orleans, LA FIVE FOR FIFTY-FIVE New Orleans Track Club Allmultimedia bold calendar listing.

Comers Track Meet Series #2, Your large, bold calendar listing will be in: 1 Mile, 100, 800 4X100, 400, One Month: $65. Two Months $110.

--Running Journal --Digital Running Journal 200, 4X400, 2 Mile; 7pm. Info: --Racing South Newsletter --Featured Events Newsletter Three Months $150. Three months or Info: (504)304-2326, --Plus 24 hours a day in the Running.Net website calendar. more is an average of just $50 monthly.

NOTC@runNOTC.org.

June 21, Johnson City, TN Announce your date far in advance to protect your race date. You will get low-cost constant promotion in our monthly print edition, our digital edition, both of our State of Franklin Track Club monthly email newsletters, plus the Running.net website.

Summer Track Meet #2, Adults: Reach 55,000 runners for an average of $55 per month or less 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1 Mile; Youth: 50m, 100m, 200m, Option 1 - Super listings in BOLD, LARGE TYPE in Running Journal and our digital edition, bold 24 hours a day in your state calendar section on Running.Net, bold in our Featured Events email newsletter, and our Racing South Newsletter links to your 400m, 800m, 1 Mile, 100m bold listing in your state's calendar section on our website. We promote your race in five multimedia venues every month. hurdles, long jump, shot put; Option 2 (Limited to Running Journal Coverage Area) - Free basic listings in regular type. Add a live link to your race 6:30pm-8:30pm.

Info: website, $20 monthly. sheddingcat@comcast.net.

DEADLINES: July issue is 6/10; August issue is 7/8; September issue is 8/5.

June 23, Tallahassee, FL Option 1 Summer Track Series - Week 4, Name of race: Race Date: 6:45pm. Info: Tom Perkins ( 8 5 0 ) 8 9 4 - 2 0 1 9 , Location (City/State): Distances(s): tomperkins51@yahoo.com. **Racewalk div. ** Wheelchair div.

Starting Time(s): June 28, Kingsport, TN State of Franklin Track Club Pre-regis. deadline: Late Fees: Entry Fees (early): Summer Track Meet #3, Adults: Contact: 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1 Mile; Youth: 50m, 100m, 200m, Address: City: State: Zip: 400m, 800m, 1 Mile, 100m Contact person: Phone: ( ) hurdles, long jump, shot put; 6:30pm-8:30pm.

Info: E-mail Address: sheddingcat@comcast.net.

Web site address: June 30, Tallahassee, FL List publication months for Option 1 Summer Track Series - Week 5, 6:45pm.

Info: Tom Perkins Option 2 ( 8 5 0 ) 8 9 4 - 2 0 1 9 , Name of race: Race Date: tomperkins51@yahoo.com.

Location (City/State): Distances(s): July 1, New Orleans, LA New Orleans Track Club AllContact person: Starting Time(s): Comers Track Meet Series #3, Phone: ( ) Email Address: 1 Mile, 100, 800 4X100, 400, 200, 4X400, 2 Mile; 7pm. Info: Add Website Address ($20 per month for Live Link): Info: (504)304-2326, Easy Web registration: http://running.net/list-your-race-running-journal-race-calendar or, fill out form and fax to 423-638-3328.

NOTC@runNOTC.org.

Send checks to (payable in advance or charge my credit card): Running Journal, POB 157, Greeneville,TN 37744.

July 7, Tallahassee, FL Need help? shirley.woodward@running.net or call (423) 638-4177.

Summer Track Series - Week 6, Visa/MC/Amex/Disc # Exp. Date TOTAL ($): 6:45pm. Info: Tom Perkins Name of credit card holder: ( 8 5 0 ) 8 9 4 - 2 0 1 9 , tomperkins51@yahoo.com.

Address: City: State: Zip: July 7, Johnson City, TN Phone: ( ) Signature: State of Franklin Track Club

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www.running.net Summer Track Meet #4, Adults: 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1 Mile; Youth: 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1 Mile, 100m hurdles, long jump, shot put; 6:30pm-8:30pm. Info: sheddingcat@comcast.net.

July 9, New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Track Club AllComers Track Meet Series #4, 1 Mile, 100, 800 4X100, 400, 200, 4X400, 2 Mile; 7pm. Info: Info: (504)304-2326, NOTC@runNOTC.org.

July 14, Tallahassee, FL - Summer Track Series - Week 7, 6:45pm.

Info: Tom Perkins (850)894-2019, tomperkins51@yahoo.com.

July 21, Tallahassee, FL - Summer Track Series - Week 8, 6:45pm.

Info: Tom Perkins (850)894-2019, tomperkins51@yahoo.com.

July 28-31, Greensboro, NC - USA Master Games, Track & Field; Men’s & Women’s Adult Track & Field Age Group Competition; Info: DePaul Mittman (336)255-3403, depaulmittman@bellsouth.net.

MULTI-SPORTS (Included in the Multi-sports calendar are single swimming and cycling events).

June 4, Fairhope, AL - Publix Grandman Triathlon, S-1/3 mi., B-18 mi., R-3.1 mi.; 7am. Info: grandman@mobilebaykeeper.org.

June 4, Ridgeland, MS - Heatwave Classic Triathlon, S-.5 mi., B-24.5 mi., R-10K; 7am. Info: (901)550-2114, info@preventmanagement.net.

June 4, Badin, NC - Badin Lake Triathlon, S-750 yd., B-14 mi., R-5K; 8am. Info: kassietaylor@stanlyfamilyymca.org.

June 4, Erwin, NC - Erwin Wilderness Challenge Triathlon, B10 mi., Kayak-8 mi., R-3 mi.; 8am. Info: James Orr (252)9029712, james@runtheeast.com.

June 4, Mount Pleasant, SC - She Tris Women’s Sprint Triathlon, S-200m, B-9 mi., R-2 mi.; 7:30am. Info: crisp@goraceproductions.com.

June 4, Lebanon, TN - Jere’s Ride, 50 Mile 7:15am; 30 Mile 7:30am; 15 mi. 7:45am. Info: registration@jeresride.com.

June 5, Tallahassee, FL - USA Triathlon Splash and Dash Youth Aquathlon (swim/run), Ages 5 thru 15; 8:30am. Info: Mike Weyant (850)241-6591, info@tallahasseeYTS.com.

June 5, Lafayette, LA - City Club Mini Triathlon, S-70m, B-9.5 mi., R-2 mi.; 8am. Info: dsapp@cityclubrr.com.

June 5, Rock Hall, MD - Rock Hall Sprint Triathlon Festival, S750m, B-15 mi., R-5K; Aquabike; 9am. Info: races@vtsmts.com.

June 5, Charlotte, NC - Ramblin’ Rose Women’s Triathlon & 5K, 5K Run 7:30am; S-200yd., B-8 mi., R-2 mi. 8am. Info: info@ramblinroseevents.com.

June 5, Knoxville, TN - XTERRA Knoxville Triathlon, S-3/4 mi., B-16.6 mi., R-4.2 mi. Info: Ryan Roma (865)356-6984, ryan@dirtybirdevents.com.

June 5, Pigeon Forge, TN - Double Dip Sprint Triathlon, S-300 yd., B-15.5 mi., R-5K; 7:30am. Info: Kevin Mahan (865)988-3906, kevin@endurancesportsmanagement.com.

June 5, Norfolk, VA - Breezy Point Triathlon, S-750m, B-20K, R-5K; 8am. Info: jgolden1020@gmail.com.

June 11, Olive Branch, MS - Mississippi Children’s Home Charity Ride, 40 & 25 Miles; 7:30am. Info: Bryan Norton (662)6221041, help24@afo.net.

June 11, Ridgeland, MS - 100 Miles of Mayhem, 100, 62, 50 & 25 Miles Bike; 7am. Info: Linda Bartley (601)856-0049, robert@thebikecrossing.com.

June 11, Greensboro, NC - Lake Brandt Sprint Triathlon, S800m, B-12.5 mi., R-3.25 mi.; 7:30am. Info: info@triviumracing.com.

June 11, Greensboro, NC - XTERRA Triathlon Greensboro, S-800m, B-14 mi., R-3.1 mi.; 4:30pm. Info: info@triviumracing.com.

June 11, Merry Hill, NC - Pound the Sound Sprint Triathlon, S-750m, B-14 mi., R-5K; 8am. Info: James Orr (252)902-9712, james@runtheeast.com.

June 11, Oak Island, NC - Bridge to Pier Triathlon, S-1/3 mi., B-16.25, R-4 mi.; 8am. Info: Jones Racing Company (336)4713322, benji@jonesracingcompany.com.

June 11, Sparta, NC - Tour de Mountains, 20 mi., 35 mi., 60 mi. or 100 Mile; 8:30am. Info: (336)372-2944, handybob@skybest.com.

June 11, Rock Hill, SC - Pump House River Run, Duathlon; Paddle-3 mi., R-5K; 9am. Info: tom.bell@cityofrockhill.com.

June 11, Maryville, TN - Lakeside of the Smokies Triathlon, S1.5K, B-40K, R-10K or S-750m, B-16 mi., R-5K. Info: Martin Coleman (865)250-6318, martin@racedayevents.net.

June 11, Hampton, VA - Life’s a Beach Triathlon - Kwazy Beach Obstacles; S-200 yd., B-5 mi., R-2 mi.; 8am. Info: info@lifesabeachtriathlon.com.

June 12, Woodworth, LA - Indian Creek Triathlon, S-800m, B20 mi., R-3.1 mi.; 7:30am. Info: indiancreektri@gmail.com.

June 12, Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Youth Triathon Series #2, Ages 5 to 15 (5 different age categories); 8am. Info: E3 Endurance (336)543-8771, coachmatt@e3ehp.com.

June 12, Williamsburg, VA - Jamestown Triathlon, S-1500m, B-40K, R-10K; 7am. Info: Race Hotline (757)570-9934, vtsmtsraces@gmail.com.

June 17-18, Rogers, AR - Tour De Fun Fest, 5K Run, 50K & 100K Bike Rides. Info: Tracy (479)200-7718, tracy@gppnwa.com.

June 17-18, Lexington, KY - Survive the Night Triathlon, Swim/Bike/Run 140.7 Miles (as a team); 7pm; Roll for the Cure: 100, 50, 32 & 10 Mile Bike.

Info: meredith@lexingtonfoundation.org.

June 18, Siloam Springs, AR - Heroes for Life 5K Run, 20 Mile Cycle; 8:30am. Info: (479)549-3322, lacy@ssnewbeginnings.org.

June 18, Oakwood, GA - Mid Summer Super Sprint, S-250 yd., B-8 mi., R-2.25 mi., 8am; Kid Races, 10am. Info: Lowell Starr (770)633-5511, lowell@fivestarntp.com.

June 18, Kosciusko, MS - Little Mountain Ride, 23, 44 or 70 Mile Bike; 7am. Info: Donna Holdiness (662)417-9635, garofam@bellsouth.net.

June 18, Tupelo, MS - King of the Hill Triathlon, S-1/2 mi., B-20 mi., R-3.2 mi.; 7:30am. Info: Aaron Ford (662)416-3909, aford_1@hotmail.com.

June 18, Asheville, NC - Gran Fondo Asheville, Bike: 110 mi., 60 mi., 30 mi.; 8am. Info: info@granfondochampionship.com.

June 18, Burgaw, NC - Tour de Blueberry, 64 mi., 32 mi., 21 mi., & 9 mi. Info: paperjack@juno.com.

June 18, Denton - Tour De Kale, Bike 135K, 110K, 60K & 25K, 8am; 5K Rock the 80’s Run, 9pm. Info: kalewatkins@hotmail.com.

June 18, Smithfield, NC - 3 Little Pigs Sprint Triathlon, S-250 yd., B-14 mi., R-5K; 7:30am. Info: info@fsseries.com.

June 18, Troy, NC - Uwharrie 18, Teams 1-4, 18 Hr. Race; Bike30-45 mi., Trek-6-15 mi.; Boat/flat water-8-14 mi.; 5-Hour Family Race, Bike-16-24 mi., Trek-3-6 mi., Boat/flat water 2-5 mi.; 2pm.

Info: ncars.info@gmail.com.

June 18, Lenoir City, TN - Tellico Summer Solstice Sprint Tri, S800m, B-16 mi., R-5K; 7:30am. Info: Kevin Mahan (865)988-3906, kevin@endurancesportsmanagement.com.

June 19, Charleston, SC - Charleston Sprint Triathlon Series, S600 yd., B-12 mi., R-5K; 7:15am. Info: Tyler Cross (843)762-4386, tcross@ccprc.com.

June 19, Montclair, VA - Montclair Triathlon, S-750m, B-12.4 mi., R-5K; 7am. Info: info@rev3tri.com.

June 25, Woolmarket, MS - Woolmarket Biathlon #3, R-3 mi., B11 mi., R-1 mi.; 8am. Info: Leonard Vergunst (228)380-7037, director@gulfcoastrunningclub.org.

June 25, Ridgeland, MS - Tri To Be Ella Strong, S-300 yd., B-9 mi., R-3 mi.; Kids: S-100 yd., B-3 mi., R-1 mi.; 8am. Info: Daniel Shaffer (662)252-9248, daniel@s2fevents.com.

June 25, Goldsboro, NC - Goldsboro Family YMCA Youth Triathlon, 8am; 9-15 years (3 categories). Info: James Orr (252)9029712, james@runtheeast.com.

June 25, Knoxville, TN - TriShark Youth Triathlon, S-100yd., B2 mi., R-1 mi. or S-200yd., B-4 mi., R-1.5 mi. Info: Martin Coleman (865)250-6318, martin@racedayevents.net.

June 25, Memphis, TN- Annie Oakley Buffalo Bill Road Bike Triathlon, Super Sprint: S-1/4 mi., B-8 mi., R-2 mi.; Sprint: S-1/2 mi., B-16 mi., R-4 mi.; 6:30am. Info: (901)550-2114, info@preventmanagement.net.

June 26, Rogers, AR - Sprint the Bend, S-500 yd., B-15 mi., R5K; 7:30am. Info: Tracy Byrd (479)659-2886, emseries@gppnwa.com.

June 26, New Orleans, LA - Wild Things Kids Triathlon (ages 611), 7am. Info: rick@konafitnesscafe.com.

June 26, Wake Forest, NC - Smile Train Sprint Triathlon, S250m, B-12 mi., R-5K. Info: rebecca@milesintosmiles.com.

July 9, Meridian, MS - Sunfish Triathlon, S-1/3 mi., B-18 mi., R5K; 7am. Info: lora1963@comcast.net.

July 9, Charleston, SC - Palmetto Paddle, 3 & 8 Mile Courses; 9am 3 mi.; 9:15am 8 mi. Info: palmettopaddle@gmail.com.

July 10, Natchitoches, LA - Meat Pie Triathlon, S-1/2 mi., B-20 mi., R-5K; 7am. Info: run.srm@gmail.com.

July 10, Charleston, SC - Charleston Sprint Triathlon Series, S600 yd., B-12 mi., R-5K; 7:15am. Info: Tyler Cross (843)762-4386, tcross@ccprc.com.

July 14, Greenville, SC - Stumble and Flail Biathlon, S-200m, Trail Run-3K; 6:30pm. Info: Mike Foley (864)982-2686.

July 16, Ridgeland, MS - TBC’s Belgian Bike Beer Burger Bash Bonanza, 30, 60 or 100 Miles; 7am. Info: Michael Bartley (601)8560049, michael@thebikecrossing.com.

July 22-31, Greensboro, NC - USA Master Games, 7/23: 5K 8am; 7/31: 10K 8am; 7/24: Triathlon - S-750m, B-20K, R-5K, 8am; 7/28-31: Track & Field; 24 Sports! Info: (919)678-1651, info@usamastersgames.com.

July 23, Philadelphia, MS - Heart O’ Dixie Triathlon, S-.5 mi., B27.5 mi., R-7 mi.; 6:30am. Info: BJ Morrow (601)416-4933, bjmorrow8@yahoo.com.

July 24, Nashville, TN - Music City Triathlon, Sprint: S-300m, B22.5K, R-5K; Intermediate: S-1.5K, B-45K, R-10K. Info: races@teammagic.com.

July 30, Baton Rouge, LA - Rocketchix II, Triathlon: S-350m, B12 mi., R-2 mi.; Duathlon: R-2 mi., B-12 mi., R-2 mi.; 7:15am. Info: jonathandziuba@gmail.com.

July 30, Irmo, SC - Tom Hoskins Memorial Sprint Triathlon, S350 yds., B-13 mi., R-5K; 7:30am. Info: jroof@coloniallife.com.

July 31, Charleston, SC - Charleston Sprint Triathlon Series, S600 yd., B-12 mi., R-5K; 7:15am. Info: Tyler Cross (843)762-4386, tcross@ccprc.com.

Aug. 7, Benton, LA - River Cities Triathlon, S-1/2 mi., B-18.2 mi., R-5K; 8am. Info: run.srm@gmail.com.

Aug. 13, Huntsville, AL - Huntsville Sprint Triathlon, S-400m, B7 mi., R-3 mi.; 7:30am. Info: bigdogand4@bellsouth.net.

Aug. 14, Charleston, SC - Charleston Sprint Triathlon Series, S600 yd., B-12 mi., R-5K; 7:15am. Info: Tyler Cross (843)762-4386, tcross@ccprc.com.

Aug. 20, Johnson City, TN - Dive, Ride and Stride Kids Triathlon, 9am. Info: Kelly Finney (423)434-5758, kfinney@johnsoncitytn.org.

Aug. 20, Quantico, VA - Quantico Tri and the Quantico 12K, Tri: S-750m, B-20K, R-5K; 7am. Info: (800)RUN-USMC, (703)7842225, msm.info@usmc.mil.

Aug. 21, Winston-Salem, NC - Ramblin’ Rose Women’s Triathlon Tour, S-225yd., B-8 mi., R-2 mi.; 8am. Info: info@ramblinroseevents.com.

Aug. 27, Sardis, MS - Dragon Fly Sprint Triathlon, S-1/2 mi., B18 mi., R-3 mi.; 8am. Info: pamrunsraces@gmail.com.

Aug. 27, Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Youth Triathon Series #3, Ages 5 to 15 (5 different age categories); 8am. Info: E3 Endurance (336)543-8771, coachmatt@e3ehp.com.

Aug. 27, Erwin, TN - Nolichucky Triple Threat - Waterwater Raft + Obstacle Course + 5K Run; 4pm. Info: amanda@unicoicounty.org.

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MARATHON June 11, Sorrento, FL - Masters of all Terrain - Trail Marathon & Half Marathon, 7am. Info: nic@mastersofallterrain.com.

June 11, Williamson, KY - Hatfield & McCoy Marathon & Half Marathon, 7am; 5K, 8am; Three different options for half marathon.

Info: Alex Batausa (304)542-5311, (304)543-3400; tvrrc@yahoo.com.

July 3, New Orleans, LA - Hotter Than Hell Marathon, 12:14am.

Info: Francis Braud (504)228-3345, fjbraud@bellsouth.net.

July 9, Boone, NC - Grandfather Mountain Marathon, 6:30am.

Info: weaverjt@appstate.edu.

July 16, Livingston, TN - Loonies Midnight Marathon, 12am (Midnight Friday). Info: Lynn Burnett (931)397-5680, liv2run@live.com.

Aug. 7, Cookeville, TN - Blister in the Sun Marathon, 8am.

Info: Josh Hite (931)265-3969, jhite@tntech.edu.

Sept. 3-4, Virginia Beach, VA - Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach, Half Marathon & 5K, 7am (9/4); Mile on the Sand, 8:30am (9/3).

Info: Competitor Group (858)450-6510 or (800)311-1255, www.runrocknroll.com.

Sept. 10, Charlottesville, VA - Rivanna Greenbelt Marathon, 6:30am. Info: rivannagreenbeltmarathon@gmail.com.

Sept. 10, Millboro, VA - Odyssey Trail Running Rampage, 40 Miles, 7am; Marathon, 8:30am; Half Marathon, 10am; 6 Miler, 11:30am. Info: Ronny Angell (540)444-4422, hq@oarevents.com.

Sept. 24, Salem, SC - DNF Ultra 100 Mile, 50 Mile & Marathon.

Info: withoutlimitsgreenville@gmail.com.

Oct. 8, Key West, FL - Southernmost Marathon, 5:30am; Half Marathon, 5:45am; 10K & 5K on Oct. 9, 7:30am. Info: Liz Love (479)200-4689, liz@somomarathon.com.

Oct. 15, Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Running Festival, Marathon & Team Relay 8am; Half Marathon 9:45am; 5K, 7:30am; FR (12under), 9am. Info: Corrigan Sports (410)605-9381, customerservice@corrigansports.com.

Oct. 16, Chattanooga, TN - 7 Bridges Marathon & Relays, 7am; 4-Bridges Half Marathon, 7:30am. 5K, 7:45am; Family FR, 10am. Info: jay@sceniccitymultisport.com.

Oct. 23, Apalachicola Bay, FL - Running For The Bay Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K, 10K & 50K Ultra; 7:15am (All with Wheelchair & Walking Div.). Info: friends@runningforthebay.com.

Oct. 29, Greensboro, NC - Triple Lakes Trail Race, 40 Mile, Marathon & Half Marathon; 8am. Info: (336)793-4311, mike@junction311.com.

Nov. 5-6, Savannah, GA - Rock ‘N’ Roll Savannah Marathon, Half Marathon & 2Person Half Marathon Relay (11/5), 7am; 5K & 1 Mile (11/6), 1pm. Info: Competitor Group (858)450-6510 or (800)311-1255, www.runrocknroll.com/savannah Nov. 6, Bowling Green, KY - bg26.2 and Half Marathon, 7am.

Info: (270)904-4348, info@bg262.com.

Nov. 11, Springfield, VA - Cross Country Trail Marathon & Half Marathon, 8am. Info: events@altisendurance.com.

Nov. 12, Charlotte, NC - Novant Health Charlotte Marathon, Marathon Relay, Half Marathon & 5K; 7:30am. Info: marathoninfo@runforyourlife.com.

Nov. 12, Richmond, VA - Anthem Richmond Marathon, Half Marathon & 8K; 7am. Info: Race Director (804)285-9495, marathon@sportsbackers.org.

Nov. 19, Meridian, MS - Magnolia Marathon & Half Marathon, 7am. Info: Tim Irvine (601)938-9873, gsr5k@yahoo.com.

Nov. 20, Lithia, FL - X-Country Marathon & 30K, 7:30am; Half Marathon, 8am; 5K, 8:30am. Info: (813)232-5200, jim@tamparaces.com.

Nov. 26, Stennis Space Center, MS - Stennis Space Center Marathon (formerly MS Coast Marathon), Half Marathon & 5K; 8am (all races). Info: Leonard Vergunst (228)380-7037, leonardvergunst@cableone.net.

Nov. 27, Cocoa, FL - Space Coast Marathon, 6:30am; Half Marathon, 6am.

Info: (321)751-8889, info@spacecoastmarathon.com.

Dec. 3, Memphis, TN - St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend, Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, 1 Mile; 8am/7am/1:30pm.

Info: Erin Martin (800)565-5112, marathon@stjude.org.

Dec. 10, Huntsville, AL - Rocket City Marathon, 7am; Kids Marathon, 8am; $60 postmarked through 5/30; $75 postmarked through June. Info: (256)650-7063, suzanne@fleetfeethuntsville.com, www.runrocketcity.com. See Ad page 9.

Dec. 9-11, Pass Christian-Biloxi, MS - Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon & Half Marathon (12/11); 5K Run (12/10). Info: info@msgulfcoastmarathon.com.

Dec. 18, Jacksonville, FL - Jacksonville Bank Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K, 7am. Info: 1st Place Sports (904)731-1900, events@1stplacesports.com, www.1stplacesports.com.

ULTRAS June 3, Bethera, SC - Hell Hold Hundred, 100 Mile/5 Per Relay, 100 Mile, 100K, 60K, 7am; 60K/100 Mile 6pm. Info: Chad Haffa (843)478-1779, eagle.endurance@gmail.com.

June 3-5, Maryville, TN - Montvale Endurance Challenge, 6/ 3: 48 hrs. 10am, 36 hrs. 9pm; 6/4: 12 Hour Day 8am; Look Rock Challenge 8:15am; 24 hrs. 10am; 12 Hour Night 9pm. Info: montvalechallenge@gmail.com.

June 4, Woodstock, VA - Old Dominion 100 Mile Endurance Run, 4am. Info: (540)933-6901, olddominionrun@gmail.com.

Running Journal • June, 2016 June 11-12, Paducah, KY - Run Under The Stars 10 Hr. Run; 8pm6am. Info: durb417@gmail.com.

June 17-19, Chattanooga, TN - The Chattanooga Mountains Stage Race, 3-Day Stage Race; Day 1: 18 Miles; Day 2: 22 Miles; Day 3: 20 Miles; 8am each day. Info: info@wildtrails.org.

June 18, Davidson, NC - Summit Solstice 12-hour Relay, Solo/ Team; 7am-7pm. Info: brian@summitcoffee.com.

June 18, Pembroke, VA - Eastern Divide Ultra 50K Trail Race & 8 Miler, 50K 7:30am; 8 Miler 10am. Info: easterndivideultra@gmail.com.

June 18, Davis, WV - Highlands Sky 40 Mile Trail Run, 6am. Info: Dan Lehmann (304)924-5835, irunwv@gmail.com.

July 16, Canton, GA - Six Hour Race to Sunset at Blankets Creek, 3pm-9pm. Info: lisa@mountaingoatadventures.com.

July 17, Lithia Springs, GA - Hot to Trot 8 Hour Run, 8am-4pm.

Info: chefrcobb@yahoo.com.

July 23, Perryville, AR - Full mOOn 50K & 25K, 7pm, 8pm; Blind/ Visually Impaired Div. Info: Susy Chandler (501)837-3104, su_phi@yahoo.com.

July 23, Kennesaw, GA - Maria’s Ultra Summer Spectacular 26.65 Miles, 7am. Info: Mark Vescio (678)895-2631, runningmanwest@bellsouth.net.

July 30, Destin, FL - Dane’s Nearly Free Run (DNFrun), 6 hr., 8 hr. & 12 hr. Races. Info: (850)659-7379, info@internationalrunning.com.

July 30, Ona, WV - Kanawha Trace Trail Runs; 50K, 7:30am; 25K & 10K, 9:30am. Info: cory_richardson@hotmail.com, joeyjarvis@fastchange.net.

Aug. 5, Bristol, TN - Holston River Endurance Challenge, 100 Mile, 24 Hour, 36 Hour events, 8pm; 6 Hour & 12 Hour events, 8pm or 8am. Info: netta73@hotmail.com.

Aug. 6-7, Shelbyville, KY - 24-Hour Run For Dreams, 8pm. Info: Tommie Kendall (502)216-0378, tommie.kendall@dreamfactoryinc.org.

Aug. 6, King George, VA - Dahlgren Heritage Rail Trail 50K, 6:30am. Info: Vic Culp (540)310-4803, vic@farc.org.

Aug. 13, Pinehurst, NC - Tick Tock Ultra North Carolina, 12-Hour Ultra - 12-Hour Relay, Marathon & Half Marathon; 7am. Info: Mary Marcia Brown - gallantgait@yahoo.com, www.ncticktockultra.vpweb.com. See Ad page 16.

Sept. 3, Damascus, VA - Iron Mountain Trail Run, 50 Miler 7am; 30 Miler 7:30am; 16 Miler 8am. Info: kkirkt@yahoo.com.

Sept. 9-10, Asheville, NC - Blue Ridge Relay 200 Miles, 6:30am.

Info: Ken Sevensky (336)877-8888, info@blueridgerelay.com.

Sept. 10, Millboro, VA - Odyssey Trail Running Rampage, 40 Miles, 7am; Marathon, 8:30am; Half Marathon, 10am; 6 Miler, 11:30am.

Info: Ronny Angell (540)444-4422, hq@oarevents.com.

Sept. 11, Bartlett, TN - Stanky Creek 50K, 7am; 25K, 7:30am. Info: events@altisendurance.com.

Sept. 16-17, Cumberland, MD to Washington, DC - Ragnar Relay 200 Miles, 7am. Info: Ragnar Events (801)499-5024, info@ragnarrelay.com.

Sept. 17, Triangle, VA - 12 Hour Adventure Trail Run, 6:15am.

Info: alexp@athletic-equation.com.

Sept. 23-25, Birmingham, AL - Birmingham Stage Race 53 Miles, 8am; 3 Days/3 Stages; 9am/Day 1. Info: David Tosch (205)529-5142, david@davidtosch.com.

Sept. 24, Lakeland, FL - Tick Tock Ultra & Team Relay, 12-Hour & 6-Hour Lake Lapping Challenge; 7am. Info: Mary Marcia Brown gallantgait@yahoo.com, www.ticktockultra.vpweb.com. See Ad page 16.

Sept. 24, Blue Ridge Recreational Area, GA - Tortoise and the Hare 50K Ultra, 6am. Info: Toni McAlister (678)400-9050, toni@tortoiseandthehareracing.com.

Sept. 24, Morganton, NC - Table Rock Ultras 50K & 30K, 6am.

Info: Mark Rostan (828)261-6275, markrostan@valdese.com.

Sept. 24, Salem, SC - DNF Ultra 100 Mile, 50 Mile & Marathon.

Info: withoutlimitsgreenville@gmail.com.

Oct. 1-2, Perryville, AR - Arkansas Traveller 100 Mile, 6am. Info: (501)803-9411, AT100@runarkansas.com.

Oct. 1-2, Chattanooga, TN - Rock/Creek StumpJump 50K Trail Race, 8am; 11 Mile, 7:50am. Info: brian@rockcreek.com.

Oct. 1, Fries, VA - New River Trail 50K, 8am; 25K, 9am. Info: Allison Bryant - mtn.goatracing@yahoo.com.

Oct. 7, Swoope, VA - Grindstone 100, 6pm; 101.85 miles. Info: info@eco-xsports.com.

Oct. 15, Charlotte, NC - WC-50 Ultra Trail Marathon, 50K & 50 Mile; 5am. Info: (704)391-3900, racedirector@usnwc.org.

Oct. 15, Pinnacle, NC - Pilot Mountain to Hanging Rock 50 Mile & 50K, 6am. Info: Rich Swor (313)304-0903, rich@triviumracing.com.

Oct. 23, Apalachicola Bay, FL - Running For The Bay Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K, 10K & 50K Ultra; 7:15am (All with Wheelchair & Walking Div.). Info: friends@runningforthebay.com.

Oct. 23, Palm Coast, FL - Jack’s 50K, 25K & 10K Trail Run; 8am.

Info: Dawn Lisenby (386)986-8572, dawn@runnaturalcoach.com.

Oct. 29, Greensboro, NC - Triple Lakes Trail Race, 40 Mile, Marathon & Half Marathon; 8am. Info: (336)793-4311, mike@junction311.com.

Nov. 5, Nashville, TN - Nashville Ultra Marathon 50 Mile, 50K, 60K & 70K; 7am. Info: Dennis Freeman (615)445-5077, dennis@nashvilleultra.com.

Nov. 19, Birmingham, AL - Tranquility Lake 50K & 25K Trail Run, 7am. Info: David Tosch (205)529-5142, david@davidtosch.com.

Nov. 19, Boonsboro, MD - JFK 50 Mile, 7am. Info: mspinnler@cvacmd.us.

Nov. 19, Charleston, SC - Ultra Chili 50K/50K Relay, 8am. Info: Tyler Cross (843)762-4386, tcross@ccprc.com.

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Special elite athlete price is $89. Order from RRM, 4940 Hampden Ln., Ste. 212 (RJ), Bethesda, MD 20814 or at www.rrm.com. ✺✺✺ A PLANT-BASED DIET FOR RUNNERS by Wilson N. Truehart Jr. 71 pages paperback send $12.00 (includes s&h) to Wilson N. Truehart Jr., PO Box 41282, Baltimore, MD 21203-6282. ✺✺✺ THE SIX SEASONS OF A RUNNER’S LIFE. By Walt Esser, 128 pgs. A must read for any runner who wants to continue to be competitive as one moves up to the next age group. Physiological changes are discussed and training tips are provided for runners who want to continue to run strong and stay healthy throughout their lives. To order your copy, send $14.95 (includes S&H) to Running Journal. Order online http:// shoppingcart.running.net. ✺✺✺ SEE MOM RUN. By Karen Douglass Thom.

Illustrated by Lilly Golden, 32 pgs. The first children's book about running. To order your copy, send $15 (includes S&H) to Running Journal. Order online http://shoppingcart. running.net. ✺✺✺ FIRST MARATHONS: Personal Encounters with the 26.2-Mile Monster. Collected stories of 37 runners, famous and unknown, all of whom went the distance. Edited by Gail Waesche Kislevitz. Available from Running Journal for $22/hardback, $15/paperback (include S/H).

T-QUILTS: Make your own T-Quilt from your race T-shirts with this easy-to-follow pattern and detailed instructions. Just $7.95 plus $2.50 S/H to T-Quilts, c/o Running Journal, POB 157, Greeneville, TN 37744. Order online - http:// shoppingcart. running.net.

Joint Ventures

Nov. 26, Derby, NC - Derby 50K Ultra Run, 8am. Info: runrbike@carolina.rr.com.

Dec. 10, Tallahassee, FL - Tallahassee Ultra Distance Classic 50K & 50 Mile, 7am. Info: Jay & Nancy (850)545-7074, tallahasseeultra@gmail.com.

Dec. 17, Chattanooga, TN - Lookout Mountain 50 Miler, 7:30am; 10K, 8am. Info: randy@wildtrails.org.

RUNNING CAMPS June 23-26, July 10-15, July 21-24, Aug. 7-12, Sept. 8-11, Blowing Rock, NC - Zap Fitness Adult Running Vacations. Info: ZAP Fitness, POB 192, Blowing Rock, NC 28605; (828)295-6198, zapfitness@gmail.com, www.zapfitness.com. See Ad page 10.

Race Services RACE TIMING SERVICE - Chip timing and computerized results in minutes. Call 828-3896982, 828-226-1610 (cell), tri20001@msn.com. ✺✺✺ GEORGIA RUNNER, INC. Electronic Timing.

Race Management. E-magazine. Info @ Georgiarunner.com. 678-214-5294.

MOVING! Don’t forget to send us your change of address Email: rj@running.net Call: 423-638-4177 or Fax: 423-638-3328

Protect your race date with the multi-media bold calendar listing For $55 per month or less, you can have a multi-media calendar promotion listing in Running Journal, our monthly Email newsletter, plus its popular website.

You get a monthly, large-type, bordered promotional listing in the Running Journal calendar section, a large-type listing on the website & live web link, which is available 24-hours daily, plus a link to your state’s listings from the Email monthly newsletter.

List your race as far in advance as you wish.

See the form on page 30 or email rj@running.net for additional information and to reserve a promotional listing.

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