The 1^st Annual Layton Marathon is this weekend!  It should be a fun, flat and fast course (just for clarification almost all the running will be done on Antelope Island and through Syracuse, so thank you to Utah DNR, Davis County and Syracuse City).  Have fun and good luck, all the details are here: Layton Marathon: October 9^th http://www.laytonmarathon.com/index.html

5k run/walk for JORDON!  CLINTON CITY MEADOWS PARK REGISTRATION STARTS AT 8AM. RACE STARTS AT 9AM.  PRIZE DRAWINGS, AIRBRUSH TATTOOS AND FACE PAINTING!

3^rd Annual Harvest Run & Chili Cook-Off -- www.fumcogdenut.org All proceeds benefit the George E. Wahlen Veterans Home

 9^th Annual Firehouse 10K & 5K Fun Run at Hill Air Force Base, The public is welcome and it's FREE.  Call 801-777-3021 to register. Call Breen Lowman for details 801-791-6577

Livastride Youth Foundation 10K & 5K Trail Run -- http://livastride.org/home/trail_run Takes place at

SPORTS AND FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC GROUP 5K RUN AND 2 MILE WALK BRIGHAM CITY CALL 435-723-2311 FOR INFORMATION

Hello,

St. George weekend has come and gone; if you went down and ran the marathon we hope you had a great race.  It was a memorable weekend for us. The city of St. George stages a fun and efficient event; packet pick-up was organized, the volunteers were very friendly, the bus ride to the start line was short thanks to our driver.  The starting line had an exciting vibe, it was really cool to see all the familiar faces waiting to get into a portable rest room -- word of advice, never shake hands with anybody at the start of a marathon.  It got hot, but it was a fun day.  The only thing the St. George Marathon needs is Ogden CanyonJ  Alicia Kirkman has run down Ogden Canyon many times during the Ogden half-marathon, but St. George was her first marathon -- she did great too clocking in at 4:17, she was all smiles at the finish line even with one nasty blister.  Alicia is a regular at just about all the local races, but you might recognize her from the IHC billboard off highway 89 just south of Weber Canyon.  Her picture has since been changed, but it was up for a long time.  She's famous; she helped put IHC on the map with that billboard.  If you recall seeing the billboard, Alicia owes you ice cream.  We'll keep the list of those of you owed and pass in onto her.  Be warned not to demand payment in person; Alicia has played hockey since she was a kid (ask Shane about the poor boy she beat-up), she makes her own soap (remember Tyler Derden in Fight Club) and she's on an indoor soccer team (other than ice and sticks, indoor soccer and hockey are essentially the same brutal sports). All jokes aside, Alicia has a lot of fun as a runner and she's a great friend to the Striders family.  She's also our October Runner Spotlight; you can read all about her at www.stridersrunning.com 

The Northern Utah Trail Series (www.northernutahtrailseries.com) will conclude on October 16^th with the Mountain View Trail ½ Marathon.  BBQ at the finish line, all the details here -- www.buffalorun.org

THE PINK HALF MARATHON OCTOBER 16TH - PARK CITY WWW.THEPINKSERIES.COM

RUN FROM THE SUN - OCTOBER 16TH - 10K, 5K AND 1 MILE RACE WWW.IWILLWINTHISFIGHT.COM  BARNES PARK, KAYSVILLE

E.G. KING COOL CAT 5K RUN - OCTOBER 23RD FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL KELI ANDERSON AT 801-663-6128

The Ogden Valley 50 is on!  It will take place October 23^rd in Ogden Valley; same course and set-up as in years past.  Registration is now open; you can download a registration form at www.stridersrunning.com and mail or fax it in.  Registration forms are also available in person at Striders.  The race is limited to 50 runners. 

OV50 Course map: http://www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=150431

Antelope Island is hosting a 100K on November 6^th, brought to by the same organization that brings you the Buffalo Run and MV Trail half marathon -- www.buffalorun.org  The 100K will be your last chance to qualify for the Western States 100 if you're interested.  I also hear the 2011 Buffalo Run will also include a 100 mile option.  Stay tuned for details.   

Registration is open for the 2011 Striders Winter Racing Circuit.  You can register at Striders or online at Active.com via www.stridersrunning.com  This is the series for you if you're training for the Ogden Marathon next spring.  Register before the end of October for the best deal on the WRC.  If you've ran this series before, the hills should feel flatter this year J

          February 5^th -- 5K

          February  19^th -- 10K

          March 12^th -- 10 Miler

          April 2^nd -- Half Marathon

          April 23^rd -- 30K

 

Same courses and set-up as in years past.  Stay tuned for all the details.