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Feb 1	Groundhog Run, 5K/10K, KCMO
Jan 10	World Athletics Cross Country Champs, Tallahassee FL
Jan 1	New Year's Orienteering, Clinton Overlook Park
Nov 27	runLawrence Thanksgiving Day 5K, Lawrence
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News

Feb 26

From AP News - Jeff Galloway, a member of the 1972 U.S. Olympic team who for decades inspired elite athletes and countless everyday runners by promoting a run-walk-run strategy, whether in a marathon or just a neighborhood jog, died Wed., Feb. 25 at age 80.

Jim Vance, an elite endurance sports consultant in San Diego, said Galloway was a “pioneer” in getting people to run. “He removed the barrier to entry, which was mostly mental. Running isn’t supposed to be a suffer-fest. It should be something peaceful, something enjoyable, so people can enjoy running and not dread it.”

Galloway was in Lawrence ten years ago and met with local running leaders.

Lunch with Jeff Galloway.

Front row: Sabrena Jo (local certified health trainer), Paul Wagner (Sunflower Striders), J. Jenkins (co-owner of Ad Astra Running).
2nd row: Gene Wee (runLawrence), Albert Gipp (Haskell/Mini Mocs coach), John Blaser (KC Smoke), Eladio Valdez (The Runners Edge Training Program), Jeff Galloway, Ben Holmes (KC Trail Nerds) and Laura Koster (Lawrence HS cross country coach). Not pictured: Garry Gribble, Gary Henry and Grant Catloth.

Feb 7

A nice day to romp in the woods. Over 100 people ran at the Clinton Lake Rockhaven Orienteering event.

Jan 10

From the Kansas Road Race Records web page:

A veteran and a newcomer are our selections for 2025 Kansas runner of the year, in a year that featured a multitude of excellent performances.

Eric Vazquez ran the fastest times of the year at four distances from the 5K to the marathon, with bests of 14:49 for 5K at the Lawrence Thanksgiving Day run and 2:22:39 at Salina’s Crossroads Marathon.

Dee Boeck set age-group 75-79 records at one mile and 5M/8K and ran the fastest age-group times of the year at 5K and the half-marathon. More.

Because of the growing popularity of races longer than the marathon, we have substantially tightened the standards required to qualify for the state honor roll at ultrarunning distances.

Jan 8

The 2026 World Cross Country Championships are slated for Sat, Jan 10. Tallahassee will play host to the World Championships this year, which encouraged a talented crop of homegrown stars to test their talents on the cross country course this past fall. On the U.S. women's team is Lawrence's own Emily Venters.

You can stream the Championships on Saturday live on Peacock starting at 8:35 a.m. CT. A live broadcast will also be available on CNBC starting at 9 a.m.

Photo from 2017 by Pat Melgares; Venters is in the middle.

Jan 1

At the Overlook Park at Clinton Lake, Orienteer Kansas hosted its annual New Year's Day event.

Meeting at Ad Astra to do a morning run was one way to start off 2026. Some even ran the prescribed course Jay had laid out.

Dec 24

The Monday (& Wednesday) Runners meet every Christmas Eve morning for cookie exchanges and a short run on Mass Street. Then off to Z's Divine Espresso to have breakfast with the Dog Days group.

Dec 18

Cash Prize winners of the 2025 runLawrence Thanksgiving Day 5K

The third time was the charm for Eric Vazquez, of Lawrence, who led from start
to finish in winning the Thanksgiving Day 5K in cold but sunny conditions.
Vazquez, who was runner-up the last two years, ran 14:49 -- the second-fastest
all-time for the race -- to finish comfortably ahead of Lenny Njoroge, of
Topeka. Vazquez wins $250 for his overall victory, and Njoroge receives $125
for second.
The women's race saw a closer finish as Mirena Goncalves, of Overland Park,
ran 19:01 to win the $250 first-place prize, just ahead of Ashley Turpin, of
Meriden, with several other women close behind.
In the age-graded masters competition, Don Turner, of Shawnee, ran an
age-adjusted 14:38 (21:45 at age 76) for the $125 first prize, ahead of Aaron
Brogan's age-adjusted 14:44 (16:56 at age 51) for the $100 second-place award.

Michelle Andrew, of Topeka, was the women's winner in 17:19 (20:52 at age 53),
ahead of Melissa Spratt's 17:35 (25:20 at age 67) and the same prize awards.
Andrew was the overall female winner in 2017.
A total of 1,456 runners and walkers took part in the 22nd running, held every
year since 2004 except the Covid year of 2020.

Dec 17

Got our photos from the Thanksgiving Day 5K. Here's the link. Our thanks again to John Knepper for capturing nearly all the runners at the start (and finish) and getting some great shots of the kids run.

Nov 27

Happy Thanksgiving! Here's the start of the kids fun run at the 22nd annual runLawrence Thanksgiving Day 5K. Over 1450 people registered to run the 5K.
5K Results

Nov 23

Congratulations to Haskell Indian Nations University's Jaiven Hale (MHA/Apache/Pueblo) who finished in 16th place to earn All-American honors at the 2025 NAIA National Cross Country Championships. He finished with a time of 24.45.8 over the 8K course in Tallahassee, FL. (from ndnsports.com)