Kirksville Events!

Kirksville has lots to offer this year! There's no need to travel hundreds of miles and spend hundreds in gas and hotels... stay home and take advantage of our local events! Check these multisport events taking place right in your backyard!

MOONLIGHT BIKE RIDE/WALK *
Saturday, April 16th
6 mi fun bike ride or 2 mi walk
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ARISE

Saturday, April 23rd
5K Run + 8 MI Bike
www.fbckvmo.org

TriFAHL * {ladies only triathlon}
Saturday, April 30th
150 meter pool swim, 8 mi bike, 2 mi run
www.trifahl.blogspot.com

Stars and Stripes Marathon/Half Marathon

Saturday, July 2nd
13.1 Run or 26.2 run
www.kirksvillemarathon.com

NEMO Triathlon

Sunday, September 11th
.75 mi lake swim, 18 mi bike, 5 mi run

F*L*A*T*S *
Saturday, October 22nd
Trail Half Marathon
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And an ongoing list of 5K and 10K races!
* New race in 2011!

STARS and STRIPES MARATHON

The Kirksville  STARS and STRIPES Marathon/Half Marathon is next on our KVMS Points Series event list.  Are you considering running or walking the race?  We would love to have you participate in any way you see fit.  The deadline for early registration (and a $10 savings) is June 15th.  Not only do you save $10, you also help us plan for the overall event.

Originals Paper Art and SOS Editorial Services have put up a total of $600 in prize money for first place mens/womens marathon and mens/womens half marathon.  If you were on the fence about running... perhaps this will be a little incentive.

[  ] $200 First Place Marathon / Men

[  ] $200 First Place Marathon / Women

[  ] $100 First Place Half / Men

[  ] $100 First Place Half / Women

We've also added a map to the KIRKSVILLE MARATHON website.  It's nice to have both verbal directions and a visual map... check it out when you get a chance.

STARS and STRIPES MARATHON

BE PART OF THE FIRST KIRKSVILLE MARATHON!

Registration is now open for the Kirksville STARS and STRIPES MARATHON.  Jump on over to their website, click on registration, print the Registration Form and Liability Waiver, fill them out, mail both in with your money and start training!  Contact Allen Goans, Race Director with any questions or inquiries regarding the race.  Support your local race!

For those reading this that are KVMS members and participating in the Points Race Series... this one counts!  Start your training now and give it a try. There's a first time for everything.

Stars and Stripes Marathon / Half Marathon

Mark your calendar for the KIRKSVILLE STARS AND STRIPES MARATHON/HALF MARATHON!  Here's what we know so far:

•  Saturday, July 3, 2010
•  6:00 a.m. start time
•  course closes at noon
•  full marathon is two loop course
•  half marathon is one loop
•  $50 entry for either race
•  age group awards
•  registration opens February 1, 2010

We're busy working on the official KIRKSVILLE MARATHON website... but for now, keep checking back here on the KIRKSVILLE MULTISPORT blog.

Happy New Year!

Race Report: Roots 'n Blues Half Marathon and 10K

Multisport fans, a contingent of 13 traveled to Columbia to post finishing times in last Saturday's(9/26/09) Roots 'n Blues Half Marathon and 10K. The questionable early morning weather (read: rain) made for interesting races and turned the beginning of the last mile of each race into a steeplechase, but everyone survived, I think, and fun times were had by many or most.

Both courses started in downtown Columbia at 5th and Cherry, proceeded down through the Mizzou campus, cut behind the football stadium, over the footbridge over Providence, down the hill, and onto the trail system linking up with the KATY trail. The half-marathoners continued into the wilderness, then climbed Chapel Hill Road twice in two different locations, bookending a roller coaster run up hill and down dale in subdivisions, before finally levelling off at Forum, going downhill on Stadium, then rejoining the trail a mile from the finish, when we all entered a water-filled tunnel at the one-mile-to-go point for both distances. The last muddy mile to Flat Branch Park was a dash for the gold, or bbq at least.

The results for Kirksvillians are as follows:

(Allen Goans posted the fastest KV half-marathon time, hotly pursued by Ernest Motley. Megan Reilly did the honors for the fastest KV 10K time [and snared the first prize in the F30-34 division], with Caleb Todd only 2 places back. Bob Keough lucked out with a first place in the M55-59 division for the half, despite a lacklustre time. He'll keep the award, though.)

Here are the details:

10K Race: Time Place out of 306

Meg Reilly 49:29 31st
Caleb Todd 50:01 33rd
Camrion Carolan 59:26 120th
Lynda Konecny 1:01:13 138th

Half-Marathon: Time Place out of 653

Allen Goans 1:38:18 33rd
Ernest Motley 1:38:31 34th
Bob Keough 1:42:40 55th
Ashley Smith 2:01:25 222nd
Kandice Robinson 2:01:32 224th
Marilyn Mihalovich 2:10:41 363rd
Sara Sweet 2:21:57 494th
Jessie Schoonover 2:24:27 523rd
Sue Floyd 3:03:12 638th

Congrats to all Kirksville participants for representing the community, and for all loyal fans for your capable support. Next up on the Multisport radar: Truman Homecoming Bulldog 5K, October 10th, 2009.

Roots 'n Blues 'n BBQ / Half Marathon / 10k

Anybody from Kirksville going to Roots 'n Blues this Saturday?  Who's running the half?  Who's running the 10k?  Who's spectating? Let's meet up post run (if you're a runner) for beer and bbq, OR pre run (if you're a spectator - like me) for coffee and conversation!  Contact me brooke@originalspaperart.com or Allen allen@originalspaperart.com in advance so we can make plans to meet up and share race day stories!