Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Gardner and Smoot dash rivals hopes at 'Dosta Dash

Back in a bygone Golden Age of Valdosta distance running, one of the fixtures on the south Georgia road-racing scene was the Road Race Valdosta 10K. Since those days, Valdosta State College ended a run of great teams by dropping cross country in 1979, Gary Slayton moved on to other pastures, and Road Race Valdosta disappeared. But for the last seven years, the Valdosta Junior Service League has kept a 10K on the Valdosta racing schedule with the 'Dosta Dash 10K. For runners who quail at the 6.2-mile distance, the event also includes a 5K race and a one-mile fun run.


After coming up second best to Austin McDonald in the 2010 'Dosta Dash 10K, Scot Gardner of Naylor, Georgia returned to race again on 26 March 2011, improving his time 80 seconds to 36:15 and taking the title. McDonald also turned 40 since the 2010 race, so he was the fastest master as well. One thing didn't change from the previous year--Gardner again finished one place ahead of Valdosta's Masked Avenger, runner-up at 37:08. It was the Avenger's first Valdosta-area loss in 2011, a streak he had started with a win over Gardner at the First Race of the New Year 5K on January 8. Alice Smoot continued to win in Valdosta, though, finishing as the top woman and the top woman master. Smoot placed 12th overall in 44:05, crossing the finish line with a 50 meter lead on the women's runner-up, Dr. Gretchen Bielmyer (15th, 45:20).


Top Ten Men, 2011 'Dosta Dash 10K
  1. 36:15, Scot Gardner (M, 40) Naylor, GA
  2. 37:09, Masked Avenger (M, 32) Valdosta, GA
  3. 38:22, James Marino (M, 32) Valdosta, GA
  4. 41:45, Tom Phillips (M, 47) Valdosta, GA
  5. 41:50, Roger Horton (M, 51) Lake Park, GA
  6. 42:13, Mark Ruse (M, 46) Valdosta, GA
  7. 42:41, Rusty Jones (M, 58) Valdosta, GA
  8. 42:56, Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 44) Valdosta, GA
  9. 43:55, Tyler Thurman (M, 15) Valdosta, GA
  10. 44:02, Scott Munger (M, 36) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 'Dosta Dash 10K
  1. 44:05, Alice Smoot (F, 53) Valdosta, GA
  2. 45:20, Dr. Gretchen Bielmyer (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
  3. 46:44, Tammy Jo Allen (F, 39) Valdosta, GA
  4. 47:49, Angela Bruhl (F, 27) Quitman, GA
  5. 47:49, Jody Penney (F, 37) Valdosta, GA
  6. 48:21, Erin Foote (F, 24) Valdosta, GA
  7. 48:37, Kim Munger (F, 40) Valdosta, GA
  8. 53:12, Shelby Joyner (F, 14) Valdosta, GA
  9. 53:14, Alison Thornhill (F, 31) Valdosta, GA
  10. 53:15, Gina Arnold (F, 38) Valdosta, GA

Parker Childree, part of the current tradition of VSU Blazer cross-country running, won the 5K race by almost an entire kilometer, running 17:03 to runner-up Colin Prinsloo's 21:10. Rick Register was the third runner in and the first master in the 5K, posting a 23:05. The next runner across the line was the first female finisher, Mary Smoot of Valwood School, the 2010 GISA Region 3-2A cross-country champion. Smoot covered the course in 23:19, finishing over 80 meters ahead of the next woman in, Angel Godwin (5th, 23:44) of Valdosta. The first woman master in the 5K was Stephanie Ayers (27th, 28:04) of Valdosta.


Top Ten Men, 'Dosta Dash 5K
  1. 17:03, Parker Childree (M, 21) Valdosta, GA
  2. 21:10, Colin Prinsloo (M, 25) Valdosta, GA
  3. 23:05, Rick Register (M, 47) Lake Park, GA
  4. 24:24, Rob Wise (M, 56) Valdosta, GA
  5. 24:42, Charles LaHood (M, 57) Valdosta, GA
  6. 24:58, Bob Moon (M, 56) Valdosta, GA
  7. 25:23, Gene Murphy (M, 29) Valdosta, GA
  8. 25:27, Caleb Munger (M, 14) Valdosta, GA
  9. 26:20, Brett Whiddon (M, 39) Hahira, GA
  10. 26:23, Jim Davis (M, 48) Pavo, GA

Top Ten Women, 2011 'Dosta Dash 5K
  1. 23:19, Mary Alice Smoot (F, 14) Valdosta, GA
  2. 23:44, Angel Godwin (F, 37) Valdosta, GA
  3. 25:14, Jennifer Hummel (F, 39) Valdosta, GA
  4. 25:56, Alden Walker (F, 14) Valdosta, GA
  5. 26:19, Christian Davis (F, 20) Pavo, GA
  6. 26:26, Joi Jones (F, 15) Valdosta, GA
  7. 26:33, Leslie Whiddon (F, 38) Hahira, GA
  8. 27:05, Katie Bearden (F, 33) Valdosta, GA
  9. 27:05, Ashley Fielding (F, 32) Valdosta, GA
  10. 27:05, Charlotte Davis (F, 34) Valdosta, GA

The 10K and 5K races were run on a five-kilometer loop in downtown Valdosta, with the 10K runners completing two loops and the 5K runners finishing after a single loop. 97 runners finished the 10K, with over a hundred more in the 5K, and almost 40 in the one-mile fun run. The Valdosta Junior Service League will use the proceeds from the races to benefit over 30 charities that the League works with throughout the year.


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Monday, March 28, 2011

Mason and Grayson top the fields at Ability First

Road races in Tallahassee have been re-routed due to construction, held up by passing freight trains, or re-scheduled because of inclement weather. But the Ability First 5K on 26 March 2011 must have established a Capital City first when the police insisted that the course be changed to detour a crime scene. When Bill Lott was marking the course, he came upon the police roping off the location of a suspected suicide. In accordance with law enforcement demands, the race route was hurriedly changed. Unfortunately, there wasn't enough time to come up with a course that was actually five kilometers long, and the race ended up short.


Britain's Kev Mason didn't seem put out at all by the missing mileage. The Brighton & Cove Club runner raced to 15:53 victory, finishing over 200 meters ahead of runner-up Mike Nesius (2nd, 17:01). Mason declared it his American personal record for the distance. Well, maybe; if you keep personal records for 4872 meter runs. Or perhaps they don't worry about course certification in the United Kingdom.


The fastest master runner in the race was the fastest woman in the race, Thomasville's Mary Anne Grayson, who posted a 19:05 for the not-quite-5K race, well ahead of women's runner up Summer Calder (11th, 22:02). The top male master was Chuck Davis, who finished seventh overall in 20:05, just a week after directing the Doggie Dash 5K.


82 athletes completed the race.


Top Ten Men
  1. 15:53, Kev Mason (M, 26)
  2. 17:01, Mike Nesius (M, 26)
  3. 18:04, Keith Gates (M, 29)
  4. 19:34, Jaryd Walton (M, 15)
  5. 19:58, Juan Ordoñez (M, 37)
  6. 20:05, Chuck Davis (M, 50)
  7. 20:34, Brendan Diamond (M, 28)
  8. 20:05, Camilo Ordoñez (M, 32)
  9. 21:16, Alex Williams (M, 22)
  10. 22:31, David Martin (M, 29)

Top Ten Women
  1. 19:05, Mary Anne Grayson (F, 45)
  2. 22:02, Summer Calder (F, 34)
  3. 22:46, Paula O'Neill (F, 49)
  4. 23:02, Kara Barrentine (F, 29)
  5. 23:18, Fran McLean (F, 53)
  6. 23:25, Elizabeth Stupi (F, 27)
  7. 24:33, Rachel McNutt (F, 20)
  8. 26:16, Autumn Calder (F, 31)
  9. 26:28, Jo Ann Steele (F, 54)
  10. 26:29, Grace Anglim (F, 20)

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Sunday, March 27, 2011

Kennett and Parker scrappiest 'scarp scalers at the Cody Climb

Michael Kennett lost no time in grabbing a lead, which he built into a victory margin of over 700 meters in the second annual Cody Climb--an eight-kilometer tour of Tallahassee's Southwood community staged on Sunday, 27 March 2011. Kennett's time was 33:29, breaking Keith Gates' 2010 course record of 33:36. Brian Davis (2nd, 35:59) was the next runner across the finish line, followed by top master Jeff Bryan. Bryan's time of 36:29 established a new master record for the race, edging out Dana Stetson's 2010 master standard of 36:40. Stetson himself was on hand, placing fourth in 37:42.


Jessica Parker was the top woman in the race, placing fifth overall and setting a new women's course record of 39:00, shattering the 49:11 set by Jacque Myers in 2010. Parker finished just over 200 meters ahead of the women's runner-up, Karima Anderson, who was eighth overall in 40:22. The third woman in was top woman master Paula O'Neill, whose 41:26 established a new women's master record for the event.


The Cody Climb 8K originated in response to put-up-or-shut-up comments about my complaints of a surfeit of 5K races and a deficit of other racing distance on the Tallahassee calendar. I had made special note that there was currently no 8K road race on the schedule, although there had been on the past (and the Miller Landing Madness features an 8K cross-country race). With a philosophy of doing less with less, I put together the 2010 race on the first Sunday of spring. I'm not sure how many people thought I was serious. Well, I was serious about putting on a race, just not much else. Anyway, it stormed that morning, and seven people showed up. I figured that was the end of it. I had conscientiously avoided using the term "first annual," so who could even expect a second edition?


Quite a few people, actually. The 2010 participants casually dropped the phrase "next year" so often that you'd think they were Cubs fans. "Next year it won't rain." "Next year more people will run the Cody Climb." "When is next year's race?" And then, "I missed the Cody Climb, but I'm going to run it next year." The author L. Frank Baum once referred to his readers as "gentle tyrants" who had driven him to write a dozen sequels to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. A similar band of tyrants was demanding the return of the Cody Climb. Beaten, I finally announced the race for Sunday, 27 March 2011, which I thought was the first Sunday of spring. I was wrong about that; it turns out that in the 21st century spring begins most often on March 20, while during the gentle past century when I grew up the first day of spring was usually March 21. As you age they take even the calendar of your youth from you.


Fifteen runners gathered at the starting line for the race. Unlike the previous year it hadn't been raining, but the skies were threatening. Judi Taber started the race with a dropped handkerchief, an athletic tradition from the Victorian Era. Michael Kennett went right to the front and proceeded to put the race out of reach. By the end of the first kilometer, Jeff Bryan--a week after a 50-kilometer run around Alabama's Oak Mountain--took up the second position. Brian Davis staked out the spot just behind Bryan, followed by Ace Haddock, Joe Mitchell, and Dana Stetson. Trailing Stetson, Jessica Parker led the women, just ahead of Karima Anderson.


As the runners negotiated the Four Oaks Boulevard-Blair Stone Road roundabout at the end of the third kilometer, Kennett's lead had only grown, while Davis still stalked Bryan. Stetson had moved up in fourth, though, pushing Haddock back into fifth. Parker had moved past Mitchell into sixth. Three kilometers later, as the runners started to descend the Cody Scarp to the finish line on the coastal plain, Davis had caught Bryan to move into second. Davis held that position over the closing stages of the race, which Parker overtook Haddock to take fifth. Mike Baker caught Joe Mitchell and Karima Anderson, capturing seventh.


The course, which climbs up and and then back down the Cody Escarpment thereby taking in nearly every hill in Southwood, generated the usual comments. Women's champ Jessica Parker commented, "I lived in Colorado and before that Vermont so I'm used to hills, but I didn't expect to see them in Tallahassee!" She added, "It reminds me of where I grew up in Ohio." Women's master title-winner Paula O'Neill enjoyed the race but declared, "We've got to keep this underground!"


She has a point. A couple dozen runners could probably loop Southwood with comment or even notice. But a couple hundred--assuming that many people wanted to run up and down the Cody Scarp--would be a different story. You'd need traffic control at the intersections. Southwood residents would start complaining about 12-second delays on their drive to church. Someone would want the course certified so he could use it as a Peachtree qualifier. Someone else would wonder why there wasn't a Cody Climb T-shirt. Another runner would admit she liked the race, but wished it were on the Gulf Winds Track Club Grand Prix.


As long as everyone goes home and lies about the severity of the hills, though, there's not much chance that more than a few runners will ever show up to "scale the scarp." Just to make sure of that, I refuse to acknowledge that there will ever be a third Cody Climb. That's right; you can't put it on your calendar for the first Sunday of spring in 2012. It just isn't going to happen. Maybe.


Second annual Cody Climb 8K
Southwood, Tallahassee, Florida
Sunday, 27 March 2011

Place Name                        S Age City             St Time    Pace
===== =========================== = === ================ == ======= =====
   1. Michael Kennett             M  37 Tallahassee      FL   33:29  4:11
   2. Brian Davis                 M  33 Tallahassee      FL   35:59  4:30
   3. Jeff Bryan                  M  43 Tallahassee      FL   36:29  4:34
   4. Dana Stetson                M  54 Tallahassee      FL   37:42  4:43
   5. Jessica Parker              F  28 Tallahassee      FL   39:00  4:52
   6. Ace Haddock                 M  41 Sopchoppy        FL   39:21  4:55
   7. Mike Baker                  M  41 Tallahassee      FL   40:12  5:02
   8. Karima Anderson             F  24 Tallahassee      FL   40:22  5:03
   9. Joe Mitchell                M  27 Tallahassee      FL   40:27  5:03
  10. Paula O'Neill               F  49 Tallahassee      FL   41:26  5:11
  11. Maria Merrill               F  29 Tallahassee      FL   42:53  5:22
  12. Heather Pence               F  37 Tallahassee      FL   43:02  5:23
  13. Bill Tanner                 M  64 Havana           FL   48:48  6:06
  14. Wallace Randell             M  58 Tallahassee      FL   60:03  7:30
  DNF Chris Dirman                M  40 Tallahassee      FL


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Saturday, March 26, 2011

Kaus sets record while Barrett defends title at Autism 5K

Racing five kilometers through the foggy streets of Southwood in a course record time of 17:55, Peter Kaus defeated a field of nearly 200 athletes in the third annual Run For Autism on Saturday morning, 26 March 2011. Finishing runner-up behind Kaus, Tony Guillen ran 18:12 to claim the top master spot. Florida State University swimmer Jamie Barrett successfully defended her 2010 Autism 5K title, coming from behind in the late stages of the race to beat women's runner-up Ashley Daily, 21:10 to 21:52. The fastest woman master in the race was Constance Mayo, who posted a 23:09 to finish 26th overall as the eighth woman.


The race started at the Southwood Town Center and circled Southwood's central park before returning to the Town Center for the finish. In a replay of the early stages of the Shamrock Scurry two weeks ago and the Doggie Dash a week ago, Cairo's Stephen Robbins went right to the front of the field. By the end of the first kilometer, though, Peter Kaus had taken over the lead, with Robbins chasing. On the second kilometer master runner Tony Guillen passed Robbins, closing in on Kaus. By the end of the third kilometer Kaus and Guillen were only a few steps apart and way out in front of the rest of the field. During the fourth kilometer Kaus started to move away, and built up a ten-second lead on Guillen, who was fifteen seconds ahead of Robbins. Guillen fell farther behind Kaus on the final kilometer, while Robbins closed in. The positions remained unchanged, though, and Kaus went on to a 17:55 win, Guillen placing second in 18:12, and Robbins third in 18:18.


Ashley Daily set the early pace for the women, but Eileen Flynn was right behind her, and Jamie Barrett back of Flynn. Those were the top three women, and at the end of the first kilometer they were less than twenty meters apart. As they circled the central park, the three settled into a tight lead group. After three kilometers they were still running in the same order but in a tight group. Barrett made a move on the fourth kilometer, passing both Flynn and Daily. Daily tried to respond, but Barrett opened up a gap, while Flynn fell even farther back into third. With a kilometer to go Barrett had a 50-meter lead on Daily, with Flynn another 30 meters back. Barrett won going away, crossing the finish line over 100 meters ahead of Daily.


Many runners mentioned the thick fog that enveloped Southwood on the morning of the race, but the one subject that everyone returned to was The Hill. The start and finish of the race was on Ivy Green Trail, which dropped from the Town Center to Central Park at the start, and climbed from Central Park back up to the Town Center at the finish. It wasn't particularly steep, and it was just over 100 meters long, but coming at the end of the race it tended to make an impression on people. In spite of the hill, the 5K had 192 recorded finishers, with another 35 athletes completing an earlier one-mile fun run. Proceeds of the event went to the Florida State University Autism Project, directly benefiting individuals in the Florida Panhandle with autism spectrum disorder.


Run For Autism 5K Champions, 2009-2011
DateMenWomen
18 April 2009
Daniel Bradford, 19:21
Jennifer Watts, 20:39
17 April 2010
Brian Corbin, 18:01
Jamie Barrett, 21:08
26 March 2011
Peter Kaus, 17:55
Jamie Barrett, 21:10


Top Ten Men
  1. 17:55, Peter Kaus (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 18:12, Tony Guillen (M, 42) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 18:18, Stephen Robbins (M, 14) Cairo, GA
  4. 19:10, Austin Todd (M, 25) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 20:07, Mike La Bossiere (M, 44) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 20:31, Mike Shank (M, 42) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 20:47, Kevin Brumfield (M, 39) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 21:07, Michael Quiggins (M, 38) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 21:21, Brad Adams (M, 41) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 21:42, Cory Perry (M, 35) Lorton, VA

Top Ten Women
  1. 21:10, Jamie Barrett (F, 20) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 21:52, Ashley Daily (F, 24) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 22:10, Eileen Flynn (F, 35) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 22:26, Tiffany Roddenberry (F, 26) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 22:47, Corey Allison (F, 20) Bradenton, FL
  6. 23:02, Andrea Duffy (F, 35) Monticello, FL
  7. 23:04, Karima Anderson (F, 24) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 23:09, Constance Mayo (F, 44) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 23:12, Katie Howard (F, 20) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 23:48, Sarah Henry (F, 24) Tallahassee, FL

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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

23 March 2011 Tallahassee 100-Mile Race Calendar

This is the Tallahassee vicinity road-race schedule for 23 March 2011. If that's more than a week ago, the latest schedule is always available via this link:


This is a listing of upcoming races within 100 miles of Tallahassee, Florida, roughly the area in the map below. If a race isn't listed, I probably haven't heard of it, so post a comment and let me know about it.

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26 MARCH 2011
  • Autism 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:30am ET one mile / 9:00am ET 5K. Southwood Town Center, 3196 Merchants Row Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida. 2010 story. Event page on Facebook. Event web site. Entry form and flyer. Kim Welch, kim.welch@med.fsu.edu or 850-488-3514.
  • Fifth annual Ability First Walk, Run, and Roll-A-Thon 5K. 10:00am ET. Myers Park, 913 Myers Park Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com.
  • Seventh annual Valdosta Junior Service League 'Dosta Dash 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:00am ET 10K & 5K / 9:30am ET one mile. Converse-Dalton-Ferrell House, 305 North Patterson Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31601. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Get Active Running & More, 229-219-0010.
  • Legacy Run for Life 5K and one-mile fun run. 9:15am ET 5K / 10:00am ET one mile. Legacy Park -- Sherwood Baptist Church Sports Park, 1518 Old Pretoria Road, Albany, Georgia. Online registration at active.com.
  • Fire Ant Festival 5K. 8:00am ET. Turner County Special Services School, College Avenue and Gilmore Street, Ashburn, Georgia 31714. Event web page.
  • Peanut Proud 5K and one-mile fun run. 12:00pm ET 5K (one mile follows). Court House Square, Blakely, Georgia. Entry form and flyer. Jay Winkler, 229-225-7213.
27 MARCH 2011
  • Second annual Cody Climb 8K. 9:00am ET. Capital Circle SE and Shumard Oaks Boulevard (Southwood area), Tallahassee, Florida. 2010 story. Event page on Facebook. Event web page. Herb Wills, hwills@gmail.com
2 APRIL 2011
  • 36th annual Springtime 10K, Publix 5K & Target 1-Miler. 7:45am ET one-mile / 8:10am ET 10K and 5K. Leon County Courthouse, 301 S Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL 32301. USATF certified course FL96048DL (10 km). 2010 story. 2009 story. Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Online entry at active.com. Judy Alexander, jalexander98@comcast.net or 850-383-1361.
  • Justice in Motion 5K. 8:00am ET. Roosevelt Drive, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Tessa Carder, 229-241-7047 or rcc@valdostahaven.org.
  • Race The Lake 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:30am CT. Deer Point Elementary School, 4800 Hwy 2321, Panama City, Florida 32404-9757. Online entry at active.com.
9 APRIL 2011
  • Red Hills Triathlon (1/3-mile swim, 16-mile bike, 3.1-mile run). 7:30am ET. Maclay Gardens State Park, 3540 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32309. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event page on Facebook.com. Event web site. Online registration at active.com.
  • Run Wild 6K. 8:00am ET. Elinor Klapp Phipps Park, Miller Landing Road, Tallahassee, Florida. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RaceIt.com. Olivia Townsend, olivia.townsend@MyFWC.com
  • Second annual Darton College Go Global 5K and one-mile fun run. 9:00am ET 5K / 8:30am ET one mile. Darton College Tennis Pavilion, Darton College, Albany, Georgia 31707. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com. David Mann, david.mann@darton.edu or 229-317-6588.
  • Run for the Rams 5K. 8:00am CT. In front of the Marina Civic Center, 8 Harrison Avenue, Panama City, Florida. Online registration at active.com.
  • Fourth annual Draggin’ Tail Ultra Trail Challenge 25K / 50K. 8:30 am ET. Torreya State Park, 2576 NW Torreya Park Road, Bristol, FL 32321. Joe Edgecombe, joeruns@yahoo.com or 850-774-0018 or 850-265-8439.
10 APRIL 2011
  • Second annual Southern Scholarship Foundation Education for Life 5K. 3:30pm ET. Mike Long Track, Florida State University, Chieftain Way, Tallahassee, Florida. 2010 story. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online entry at active.com. 850-222-3833.
  • Red Run 5K. 8:00am CT. Aaron Bessant Park (Pier Park), 8795 South Thomas Drive, Panama City Beach, Florida. Online entry at active.com.
16 APRIL 2011
  • 37th annual Palace Saloon 5K. 8:00am ET. James Messer Fields Park, Jackson Bluff Road and Dupree Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304. USATF certified course FL99027DL. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com. Herb Wills, hwills@gmail.com
  • First Fruits 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00am CT. Kinsaul Park, 5th Street, Lynn Haven, Florida. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com. Jeff Tinch, 850-785-7625.
  • Victory For Victoria 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:00am ET 10K and 5K / 9:30am one mile. Valwood School, 1903 Gornto Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. Event web page. Entry form and flyer. Becky Wetherington 229-242-8491 or Margaret Anne Newsome 229-300-6102.
  • 36th annual Festival On The Rivers Five-Mile Run and one-mile fun run. 7:30am CT. Geneva Middle School, 501 North Cherokee Street, Geneva, Alabama 36340. Entry form and flyer. Greater Geneva Area Chamber of Commerce 334-684-6582 or Rhonda Stone 334-684-6725.
  • Third annual Smiling Pig 5K. 8:00am CT. Citizens Lodge Park, 4577 Lodge Drive, Marianna, Florida 32446. Event web page. Entry form and flyer. Margo Lamb, walkrun@mariannaartsfestival.com or 850-482-7721.
  • Minuteman 5K Trail Run. 8:00am CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Willie Wiggins, minuteman5k@hotmail.com or 334-701-5703.
  • White Sand Triathlon I (600m swim, 16 mile bike, 5K run). 7:30am CT. Spinnaker Beach Club, 8795 Thomas Drive, Panama City Beach, Florida 32408. Event web site. Online registration at active.com. Freedom Sports, info@myfreedomsports.com or 850-249-2120.
17 APRIL 2011
  • Semper Fi 5K. 12:00 noon ET. Landis Green, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. Entry form and flyer. LCpl. Tim Kruse, trk08c@fsu.edu or 407-913-5543.
22 APRIL 2011
  • IMPACT 5K and one-mile fun run. 6:00pm ET one mile / 6:30pm ET 5K. Tallahassee Community College, 444 Appleyard Drive, Tallahassee, Florida. Entry form and flyer. Davy Young, Davy.Young@tlhoc.com or 850-556-4141 / April Jacobson, april.jacobson@tlhoc.com or 850-219-1932 x 3386
23 APRIL 2011
  • Rose34th annual Rose City Run 10K and one mile kids' run. 8:00 am ET 10K / 9:30 am ET one mile. North Broad Street and Monroe Street, Thomasville, GA. USATF certified course GA92011WN (10K). 2010 story. Event web site. rcr@ymcathomasville.org or 229-226-9878.
  • Cubs Run 5K Race For Kids. 8:00am ET 5K / 9:00am ET one-mile fun run.
    Elizabeth Cobb Middle School, 915 Hillcrest Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32308. Entry form and flyer.
  • Brian Dowling Memorial 5K Trail Run. 8:00am CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Event web page. Larry Dykes, 334-792-6021
  • Junior Service League of Panama City 5K Rabbit Race and ½-mile Bunny Hop. 8:00am CT. Panama City Marina Civic Center, 8 Harrison Avenue, Panama City, Florida 32401. Event web page. Online registration at active.com.
  • Beach Blast Triathlon / Duathlon. 7:00am CT Olympic distances / 7:30am CT sprint distances. St Joe Beach, Florida. Event web site. Online registration at active.com. Director@BeachBlastTriathlon.com
30 APRIL 2011
  • Tenth annual Tallahassee Tails & Trails 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:30am ET. Tallahassee-Leon County Animal Service Center, 1125 Easterwood Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32311. 2010 story. Event web site.
  • 26th annual Bay County Race Judicata. 8:00am CT. Bay County Courthouse, 300 E 4th Street, Panama City, Florida. Online registration at active.com.
  • Dewar Elementary School "Catch Me If You Can" 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00am ET one mile / 9:00am ET one mile. Dewar Elementary School, 3539 Mt. Zion Church Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31605. Entry form and flyer. Get Active Running & More, 229-219-0010.
  • Trot For Tots 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00am ET 5K / 9:00am ET one mile. Morningside Baptist Church, 1303 Vada Road, Bainbridge, Georgia 39818. Entry form and flyer. Jennifer Brock, 229-246-4880.
  • 26th annual Race Judicata 5K and ½-mile fun run. 8:00am CT 5K / ½ mile follows. Bay County Courthouse, 300 E 4th Street, Panama City, Florida. Online registration at active.com.
7 MAY 2011
  • Eighth annual Marzuq Shrine Mothers Day 5K. 8:00 am ET. Maclay Gardens State Park, 3540 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32309. 2010 story. Keiff Lindsey, romanroch@hotmail.com or 850-212-2926.
  • Third annual Moultrie Technical College Classic 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 7:30am ET 5K and 10K / 9:00am ET one mile. Moultrie Technical College, 800 Veterans Parkway North, Moultrie, Georgia 31788. Event page on facebook. Entry form and flyer. Darbie Avera, davera@moultrietech.edu or 229-891-7000.
  • Viking Run 5K. 8:30am ET. Westside Elementary School 2470 James Road Valdosta, Georgia. Event page on Facebook. Get Active Running & More, 229-219-0010.
  • 29th annual Gulf Coast Triathlon (half ironman). 6:15am CT (first wave). Event web site. gulfcoasttri@yahoo.com or 850-235-0720.
14 MAY 2011
  • Second annual Tulip Trot 5K. 8:00am ET. Pavilion 13, Tom Brown Park, Tallahassee, Florida. 2010 story. Event page on Facebook. Event web page. Olivia Swedberg, tuliptrotforpd@yahoo.com
  • 5th annual Missionette 5K / 10K Extraordinary Run. 8:00 am ET. Family Worship Center of Cairo, 1400 South Broad Street, Cairo, GA 39828. USATF certified course GA09001WC (10K) and GA09002WC (5K). 2010 story. Entry form and flyer. Katina Stewart 229-378-0970.
  • Dothan Fire Department / Dothan Runners Club “Fit to Fight” 5K / 10K. 8:00 am CT. Dothan Fire Department Station #1, 600 Columbia Highway, Dothan, AL 36301. Event web page. Chief Shan Ash, snash@dothan.org or 334-615-4501.
  • Dirtbags 5K. 8:00am CT. Pier Park, 600 Pier Park Drive, Panama City Beach, Florida. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online entry at active.com. Diana Stocker, stkdirtbags@hotmail.com or 850-249-9785.
21 MAY 2011
  • Steve Ellis Memorial Scholarship Fund 5K. Tallahassee, Florida. Jim Lamar, jhlamar@tallahassee.com
  • Run for Wakulla Springs 5K Trail Run and 1 Mile Fun Run. 8:00 am ET (one mile), 8:30 am ET (5K). Wakulla Springs State Park, 550 Wakulla Park Drive, Wakulla Springs, Florida 32327. 2010 story. Ron and Cynthia Christen, 850-926-7834 or 850-567-0500.
28 MAY 2011
  • Fight For Air 5K. Centerville Conservation Community, Tallahassee, Florida. Event series web site. EEventsTallahassee@lungfla.org or 850-386-2065.
30 MAY 2011
  • Valdosta Memorial Day 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00am ET. Valdosta Early College Academy, 1605 Azalea Drive, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2010 story. Online registration at runsignup.com. Get Active Running & More, 229-219-0010.
  • 5th annual Memorial Day 5K Night Race. 7:00 pm ET. Boulevard Park, East Evans Street and South Boulevard Drive, Bainbridge, Georgia 39819. 2010 story. 2009 story. Entry form and flyer. Rhonda Walker, rgwalker2210@att.net
  • Cordele Kiwanis Memorial Day 8K. 7:53 am ET. Crisp County Recreation Department, 1205 North 5th St. Extension, Cordele, Georgia 31015. Entry form and flyer. Benny Wade, ranreb@planttel.net or bennywade@hughes.net or 229-273-2981.
4 JUNE 2011
  • Potluck Bash 4-Mile Run. 6:00 pm ET. Forestmeadows Athletic Center, 4750 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida. 2010 story. Event page on Facebook. David Yon, 850-425-6671 or david@radeylaw.com
  • Adelily 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00am ET. Goody's, North Hutchinson Avenue (US 41), Adel, Georgia. 2010 story. Kemp Greene 229-896-3724.
7 JUNE 2011
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #1. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
11 JUNE 2011
  • Loop The Lake 5K. 7:30 am ET. Lake Blackshear Resort and Golf Club, 2459-H US Highway 280 West, Cordele, GA 31015. Event web site. Online registration at active.com. info@loop-the-lake.com or 229-446-4550.
  • Tomato Trot 5K. 7:30am CT. Slocomb Recreational Park, 375 East Cox Street, Slocomb, Alabama 36375. Norma Neal, 334-798-1068.
14 JUNE 2011
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #2. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
18 JUNE 2011
  • Melon Run 5K. Old Jefferson County High School gym, Monticello, Florida. 2010 story. USATF certified course #FL06044DL. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com. Jessica Corley ( jessicacorley@gmail.com or 850-519-2158) or Katrina Walton ( kwalton@centurylink.net or 850-510-9512).
21 JUNE 2011
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #3. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
25 JUNE 2011
  • Summer Sizzler 5K and one-mile fun run. 7:00 pm ET (1 mile), 7:30 pm ET (5K). St. George Island, Florida. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF certifed course #FL99035DL. Entry form and flyer. Hobson Fulmer, hobson@fairpoint.net or 850-927-2510.
  • Hot Trot 5K. 7:30 am CT. Washington-Holmes Technical Center, 757 Hoyt Street, Chipley, FL 32428. Stan Owens 850-547-2244.
28 JUNE 2011
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #4. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
4 JULY 2011
  • Valdosta Independence Day 5K. 7:15am ET. Get Active Running & More, 3200 North Ashley Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2010 story. Online registration at runsignup.com. Get Active Running & More, 229-219-0010.
5 JULY 2011
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #5. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
9 JULY 2011
  • Roo Bear Run 5K. 8:00am ET. Crisp County Middle School, 1116 24th Avenue East, Cordele, Georgia 31015.
12 JULY 2011
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #6. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
16 JULY 2011
  • Third annual Barnes 5K. 7:30 am ET. Barnes Drug Store Downtown, 200 South Patterson Street Valdosta, GA 31601. 2010 story. Get Active Running & More, 229-219-0010.
19 JULY 2011
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #7. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
23 JULY 2011
  • 26th annual Critter Run 5K. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. USATF certified course #AL86003JD. Larry Dykes, 334-792-6021
26 JULY 2011
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #8. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
6 AUGUST 2011
  • Possum Trot 5K. 7:30am CT. Wausau, Florida. Frank or Carol Kreis, 850-773-2030.
9 AUGUST 2011
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #9. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
13 AUGUST 2011
  • Third annual Operation One Voice Fallen Heroes 5K. 8:00am ET. Maclay Gardens State Park, 3540 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32309. 2010 story. 2009 story. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com. Bob Obernier, robert.obernier@talgov.com
  • Georgia Veterans Duathlon and Triathlon (5K run / 13.6 mile bike / 5K run and 400 yard swim / 13.6 mile bike / 5K run). 7:45am ET Duathlon / 8:00am ET Sprint Triathlon. Georgia Veterans State Park, 2459 U.S. Highway 280 W, Cordele , GA 31015. Event web site. Online registration for sprint triathlon at active.com. Online registration for duathlon at active.com. Sprint triathlon entry form and flyer. Duathlon entry form and flyer. Jim Rainey, Georgia Multisports Productions, jim@gamultisports.com or 770-926-2367.
16 AUGUST 2011
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #10. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
23 AUGUST 2011
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #11. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
20 AUGUST 2011
  • Downtown MusicFest 5K. 7:30am. Wiregrass Museum of Art, 126 Museum Avenue Dothan, Alabama 36303-4802. Michelle Wilkinson 334-677-1104
27 AUGUST 2011
  • Grape Harvest Festival Vineyard 5K. FAMU Viticulture and Small Fruit Research Center, 6505 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32317. 2010 story. Bobby Phills, bobby.phills@famu.edu or 850-599-3996 or 850-528-4616 (C).
  • Miller Landing Madness 8K/5K/3K. 8:00 am ET. Elinor Klapp Phipps Park, Miller Landing Road, Tallahassee, FL 32312. 2010 story. Mike Sims 850-514-3424 or Tom Perkins 850-894-2019.
  • Life Is A Beach 5K Trail Run. 8:00am CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, Alabama 36303. 2010 story. Event web page. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or 334-792-6021.
  • Second annual Leesburg Long Run For The Children 10.5K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 7:30am ET 10.5K, 5K / 7:45am ET one mile. Lee County Chamber of Commerce, 100 Starksville Avenue North, Leesburg, Georgia 31763. Online registration at GeorgiaRunner.com. Don VanOteghem, pamndonv@bellsouth.net or 229-759-1970.
30 AUGUST 2011
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #12. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
3 SEPTEMBER 2011
  • 32nd annual Midnight Chase 5K Run & 1-Mile Fun Run. 12:00am CT. Panama City, FL. Registration on active.com. Nancy Dingus 850-763-6891 or Joe Edgecombe 850-774-0018
5 SEPTEMBER 2011
  • 4th annual Robin Lotane Memorial Red Cross Hurricane Run 5K. 8:00 am ET. Southwood Office Complex, Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, Florida. 2010 story. 2009 story. Bob Lotane, 850-545-9446, or Debara Jump, debara.jump@tallyredcross.org or 850-402-5612.
  • Valdosta Brooks Shoes Labor Day 5K & 1500m fun run. 8:00am ET. Get Active Running & More, 3200 North Ashley Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2010 story. Online registration at runsignup.com. Get Active Running & More, 229-219-0010.
10 SEPTEMBER 2011
  • Beach Blast Triathlon / Duathlon II. 7:00am CT Olympic distances / 7:30am CT sprint distances. St Joe Beach, Florida. Event web site. Online registration at active.com. Director@BeachBlastTriathlon.com
1 OCTOBER 2011
  • Pelham Wildlife Festival 5K. 8:00 am ET. Family Bank, 134 Hand Ave W, Pelham, Georgia. 2010 story. Event web site. Pelham Chamber of Commerce at 229-294-4924 or Carol Harrison at 229-328-6147.
  • Third annual Jog For Jake 5K. 6:30pm ET. Tift County High School, One Blue Devil Way, Tifton, Georgia 31794. Event web site. Online registration at active.com.
8 OCTOBER 2011
  • Hahira Honeybee Festival 5K. 8:00 am ET. Hahira Community Center, 216 Randall Street, Hahira, Georgia 31632. 2010 story. Event web page. honeybeefestival@yahoo.com or 229-794-3274 or 229-794-9777.
15 OCTOBER 2011
  • 5th annual Joyce's Jog 5K and one-mile fun run. 7:30am ET one mile / 8:00am ET 5K. Ponder Enterprises corner of Hwy 84 and Hwy 91, Donalsonville, Georgia. 2010 story. Event web site. Steffy Vines, info@joycesjog.com or 229-524-1234.
  • White Sand Triathlon II (600m swim, 16 mile bike, 5K run). 7:30am CT. Spinnaker Beach Club, 8795 Thomas Drive, Panama City Beach, Florida 32408. Event web site. Online registration at active.com. Freedom Sports, info@myfreedomsports.com or 850-249-2120.
22 OCTOBER 2011
  • Riverfront Run 5K. 8:30am ET. Broad Avenue next to Hilton Garden Inn, 101 S Front Street, Albany, Georgia 31701. Event web site. Online registration at active.com. info@riverfrontrun.com or (229) 436-8191.
23 OCTOBER 2011
  • Second annual “Running for the bay!” Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, and 5K. 7:15am ET. Apalachicola, Florida. Race web site. Online registration at active.com.
29 OCTOBER 2011
  • 32nd annual Boston Mini-Marathon. 8:00 am ET. Commercial Bank, 124 West Jefferson Street, Boston, GA 31626. 2010 story. 2009 story. Brad Johnson, bradjohnson@bankcb.com or 229-498-8500 (day) / 229-226-4679 (evening).
  • Florida State University Parents' Weekend 5K. 7:30am ET. Integration Statue on Woodward Plaza, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306. 2010 story. Event web page. parentsweekend@admin.fsu.edu
5 NOVEMBER 2011
  • Ironman Florida (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run...duh!). 6:50am CT first wave. Boardwalk Beach Resort, 9400 South Thomas Drive, Panama City Beach, Florida. Event web site.
12 NOVEMBER 2011
19 NOVEMBER 2011
  • 17th annual Draggin' Tail 18-Mile Run, Relay, & 5K. 8:00 am CT. St Theresa's Catholic Church, 2056 Sunny Hills Boulevard, Sunny Hills, FL. 2010 story. Online registration at active.com. Marty Kirkland 850-265-8439 or Joe Edgecombe joeruns@yahoo.com or 850-763-5005.
24 NOVEMBER 2011
  • 36th annual Tallahassee Turkey Trot 15K / 10K / 5K. 8:00 am ET. State Office Satellite Complex at SouthWood, Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, FL. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event web site. Event page on Facebook. David Yon, david@radeylaw.com or 850-425-6671 or 850-668-2236
  • Valdosta Thanksgiving Day 5K. 8:00am ET. Get Active Running & More, 3200 North Ashley Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2010 story. Online registration at runsignup.com. Get Active Running & More, 229-219-0010.
26 NOVEMBER 2011
  • Pilgrim Chase Trail Run 5K. 9:00 am CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. 2010 story. Event web page. Larry Dykes 334-792-6021
3 DECEMBER 2011
  • Gulf Winds Track Club Ten-Mile Challenge / Five-Mile Run. 8:00 am ET. Hawks Rise Elementary School, 205 Meadow Ridge Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32312-1565. USATF certified courses FL10078EBM (ten mile) and FL10077EBM (five mile). 2010 story. Event web page. Event page on Facebook. Reid Vannoy, reidv@comcast.net or 850-591-7891
  • Winterfest 5K. 4:30om ET. Get Active Running & More, 3200 North Ashley Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2010 story. Online registration at runsignup.com. Get Active Running & More, 229-219-0010.
  • Run for the Redfish Half-Marathon / 5K / one-mile fun run. 8:00am CT. Pier Park, Margaritaville, 16230 Front Beach Road, Panama City Beach 32413. 2010 story. Event web site.
  • Jingle Bell Jog 10K / 5K / One-Mile. 8:00am ET (10 km) / 9:00am et (5 km). Tift Park, Corner of 5th and Monroe, Albany, GA 31701. 2010 story. USATF certified courses GA05018WC (10 km) and GA05017WC (5 km). Event web site. Online registration at active.com.
10 DECEMBER 2011
  • 31st annual Tallahassee Ultra Distance Classic 50K/50M. 7:00 am ET. Wakulla Springs State Park, 550 Wakulla Park Drive, Wakulla Springs, Florida. USATF certified course FL08072EBM. 2010 story. Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Gary Griffin, runlong@nettally.com
17 DECEMBER 2011
28 JANUARY 2012
  • The 30th annual Hog Wild Run 15K and 5K. 2:00pm CT. The Depot Off Main, 120 Museum Avenue, Dothan, Alabama 36303. 2011 story. Event web page. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or 334-792-6021.
5 FEBRUARY 2012
  • 38th annual Tallahassee Marathon and Half-Marathon. 7:30 am ET. Mike Long Track, Florida State University, Chieftan Way at Spirit Way, Tallahassee, FL 32306. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event page on Facebook. Event web site. Tallahasseemarathon@gmail.com
3 MARCH 2012
  • 6th annual Snickers® Marathon® Energy Bar Marathon and Half-Marathon. 7:00 am ET. Veteran's Park, Front Street, Albany, GA 31701. USATF certified course GA07003WC (Marathon), GA07002WC (half-Marathon). 2011 story. Event web site. info@SNICKERSmarathonenergybarmarathon.com
  • Red Pepper Run 5K. 8:00am ET. The Blue Parrot, 68 West Gorrie Drive, St. George Island, Florida 32328. 2011 story. Event web page. Susan Bassett, 850-323-0092.
31 MARCH 2012
  • 37th annual Springtime 10K, Publix 5K & Target 1-Miler. 7:45am ET one-mile / 8:10am ET 10K and 5K. Leon County Courthouse, 301 S Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL 32301. 2010 story. Event web site. Judy Alexander, jalexander98@comcast.net or 850-383-1361.
14 APRIL 2012
  • 38th annual Palace Saloon 5K. 8:00am ET. James Messer Fields Park, Jackson Bluff Road and Dupree Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304. USATF certified course FL99027DL. 2010 story. Herb Wills, hwills@gmail.com
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Monday, March 21, 2011

2011 Cody Climb 8K

The Inexplicable Return of the Cody Climb 8K
An Eight-Kilometer Road Race With No Amenities
"Because Tallahassee still doesn't have any other 8K road race"

Sunday, 27 March 2011 @ 9:00am ET
Southwood, Tallahassee, Florida


The Cody Climb is a road race with almost none of the services or features you've come to expect from a road race. The event was first run in 2010. I admit that there is no good reason to do it again, but there was no good reason to do it in the first place. The participants seem to have some affection for the run, though, and who am I to deny them? After all, they do know where I live. The course has not changed from last year:
Start on the Capital Circle Southeast Trail between Merchants Row Boulevard and Shumard Oaks Boulevard. Head south on the trail to Shumard Oaks. Head east on Shumard Oaks (use the bike lane) to 4 Oaks Boulevard. Head north on 4 Oaks Boulevard to Orange Avenue, climbing out of the coastal plain up the Cody Escarpment and into the Red Hills. Head west on Orange Avenue to the Capital Circle Southeast Trail. Head south on the trail to Merchants Row Boulevard, descending the Cody Escarpment to return to the coastal plain. Head east on Merchants Row to the first right, an apparently nameless road. Head south on the nameless road to 4 Oaks Boulevard. Head west on Shumard Oaks to the Capital Circle Southeast Trail. Head north on the trail to return to the starting line.
The entry fee remains any United States Federal Reserve Note. No coins, no checks. In return for this nominal entry fee we will be providing very little. Here is a long list of some of the things you won't find at this race:
  • NO T-SHIRTS
    I mean, you can wear one, but we're not going to give you one.

  • NO AWARDS
    Other than the satisfaction of a race well run.

  • NO REFRESHMENTS
    Bring your own water or sports drink or soda or beer for pre- and post-race hydration. And I know that you'll clean up after yourself, but could you make sure that your friend does, too? (He's kind of a pig.)

  • NO PRE-REGISTRATION
    Show up on race day. Or not.

  • NO ONLINE REGISTRATION
    Although you'd probably figured that out when you saw that there was no pre-registration.

  • NO CHANGE
    Entry fee is any Federal Reserve note, as small a denomination as you care to bring. If you're too lazy to scrounge up a dollar bill then we're too lazy to make change for your twenty (but we will thank you for it).

  • NO COINS
    See above.

  • NO CHECKS
    See above.

  • NO PROCEEDS
    At a dollar a head, we're hoping to cover expenses like course marking and printing, but probably not. At any rate, there shouldn't be enough left over to benefit the National Dandruff Society or the Homeless Lemur Foundation. If there is a net from the race, we promise to spend it unwisely.

  • NO COURSE CERTIFICATION
    We aren't going to the trouble and expense of having the course certified by the USATF. It will be carefully measured. If you want to pay someone to certify the course, I'm willing to bet that he'll discover that it was accurate.

  • NO TRAFFIC CONTROL
    The course was designed to encounter minimum traffic by using bike lanes and paved multi-use trails, but there are intersections and road crossings. Be at least as cautious as you would be on a training run. Don't dash across roads without looking. Don't make the cars angry; they are bigger than you are and will always win. Be especially careful because there is...

  • NO INSURANCE
    So don't be flattened by a truck, bitten by a dog, run yourself into heat exhaustion, or get a really bad blister.
The course will be marked, but it would be a good idea to learn it before the race anyway. There are only eight turns, so it's not hard to follow. Here's a map:


You can also study the course tour that I put together last year.

We'll probably freshen up the kilometer marks that were put down last year. We'll time the race. I'll compile and publish results. Don't expect a crowd. If I see a crowd when I'm driving up to the starting area, I'll probably just keep driving.

The start, by the way, will be on the Capital Circle Southeast Trail just north of Shumard Oak Boulevard; i.e., close enough to the corner of Capital Circle Southeast (US 310) and Shumard Oak Boulevard to spit on it. Registration will be nearby starting an hour or so before the race. There is a lot of parking within sight of the starting line. If you can't find a place to park, I don't want to know you.

If you'd like to volunteer (mark the course, course marshal, finish line specialist, cheerleader) or you just want to know more, contact me at hwills@gmail.com.


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