News - July - August 2025
Aug 30
Scenes from the Bob Timmons Classic at Rim Rock Farm. This was the start of KU's cross country season. The KU women were led by Tori Wingrove, Emmaculate Jemutai and Kaitlyn Swartz who swept the podium to propel KU to a dominating win. Oral Roberts won the men's 6K race with Abraham Chelangam and Andrew Smithwick taking 1-2.
Aug 25
They did it again, the Ad Astra team won the sub-masters category at this year's Hood to Coast Relay. The 12-man team ran the 196 miles in 20:17:17 beating the 2nd place Some Zags who did 22:13:01.
Team members included:
Front row(L to R): Justin Heitz (Lawrence), Chris Gombeski (Denver CO), Zdenko Duris (Lawrence), Stephan Pro (Lawrence), Scott McVey (Lawrence)
Back row(L to R): Jonny Stevens (Oakland CA), Daniel Pons (Lawrence), Rob Gill (NYC, NY), Zach Zarda (Shawnee), Chris Brown (KC), Zack Sanchez (Evanston IL), Christopher Stjernholm (Denver CO).
(photo by Zach Sanchez)
Aug 23
After I photographed the 5:05 am Defend Lawrence! Run, I took my camera to document the first Red Dog's Dog Days workout for the fall.
The photo shows one of the workout leaders favorite run - up 14th Street. Earlier the Defend Lawrence runners ran up 12th Street in the dark.
Click on the photo to see more pictures from the workout. - Gene Wee
Aug 21
Scenes from this morning's (5:05 AM) run to Defend Lawrence! hosted by Ad Astra Running.
July 30
At the Monday, July 28 meeting, runLawrence received the Lawrence Public Schools Outstanding Service to Public Education Award for its contributions to the local elementary school marathon clubs from the annual Thanksgiving Day Run. Denise Johnson presented the awards to (l-to-r) club officers Gene Wee, Dee Boeck, Molly Wood and Becky McClure.
July 28
Podium winners from the National Senior Games 10K in Des Moines IA Sat, July 26. Dee Boeck was 2nd in F75-79 while Cindy Blakely-Cameron was 2nd in F60-64. Cindy also won the 5K F60-64 race on Thur along with Larry Rink winning in M75-79 and Grant Bannister in M55-59.
| National Senior Games, Des Moines IA, July 24, 2025 | ||||
| Kansas Results | ||||
| 5K | ||||
| F60-64 | 1st | Cindy Blakely-Cameron | Westwood | 20:38 |
| M55-59 | 1st | Grant Bannister | Manhattan | 18:30 |
| M55-59 | 18th | Matt Dalke | Chapman | 31:29 |
| M60-64 | 15th | Bob Husted | 22:50 | |
| M65-69 | 17th | Art Hollingshead | Valley Center | 22:21 |
| M75-79 | 1st | Larry Rink | Overland Park | 23:58 |
| M90-94 | 2nd | Alan Poisner | Leawood | 40:05 |
| 10K | ||||
| F55-59 | 15th | Gail Kozlinski | Topeka | 1:11:43 |
| F60-64 | 2nd | Cindy Blakely-Cameron | Westwood | 46:54 |
| F60-64 | 12th | Joy Loop | Wichita | 1:09:40 |
| F65-69 | 21st | Cindy Maxton | Wichita | 1:16:43 |
| F75-79 | 2nd | Dee Boeck | Lawrence | 1:01:03 |
| M75-79 | 7th | Gene Wee | Lawrence | 1:01:06 |
July 13
Photos from the orienteering races at the Sunflower State Games at Gage Park in Topeka KS.
July 4
Runners starting the 4th of July at the Fleet Feet Freedom Run 5K at the trails behind Sports Pavilion Lawrence.
