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Please note that runs on January, 13 & 20 will overlap with Sedona Marathon Training runs. Check the calendar for more details.
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Folks, I am very excited to announce that Big Brothers Big Sisters of Flagstaff Half Marathon is partnering with the Arizona Half Marathon and Full Marathon Series. If you love half or full marathons, this is a free and easy way to compete statewide, throughout the year, and earn a special medal at no added cost. You simply register separately for the races that are part of the series and the team at Arizona Half Series tracks you for free.
Check it out at http://arizonahalfseries.com/ and like their page on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Arizona-Half-Full-Marathon-Series-1136451829788547/ Best, Neil W. Following three changes have been made to the website:
Wow, where did summer go? The fall racing season fires up this weekend when 200+ Flagstaff runners make the annual trek to the Imogene Pass Run. Good luck to those of you heading north. This is also a final reminder that if you have a story about Imogene, please share it with Myles Schrag who is writing a book about Flagstaff's love of Imogene. Contact Myles at [email protected] as soon as possible. You can read his final plea for stories at http://azdailysun.com/lifestyles/columnists/high-country-running-deadline-looms-for-imogene-book-submissions/article_7835d5c4-a361-5407-9c1b-6d64213b834c.html
Not headed to Imogene? Join NATRA this Saturday at 8 AM as we celebrate the Arizona Trail at 8 AM in Buffalo Park. Due to trail closures we will run the Arizona Trail south over the Cedar Ave. bridge onto McMillan Mesa. Following coffee we will return to Buffalo Park and celebrate with the Arizona Trail Association's AZ Trail Days. For more info visit https://www.facebook.com/events/434490026920020/ The Flagstaff Marathon, Half Marathon, and 10K are on September 16th at the Arizona Nordic Village. Register ASAP before the race sells out at https://runsignup.com/Race/AZ/Flagstaff/FlagstaffMarathon Mark your calendars for the Sunday September 17th Flagstaff Running Community picnic at Fox Glenn Park from 3 to 6 PM. RSVP asap so we can get a head count at https://www.facebook.com/events/319687561828002/ The following weekend September 23rd and 24th, join NATRA at the Flagstaff to Grand Canyon Stagecoach Relay and Ultra Race. You or you and your friends can run the Arizona Trail all the way north to the Grand Canyon without crossing pavement. This course retraces the path of the stagecoach that first brought tourists to the Grand Canyon from 1892 to 1901. Learn more and register at http://www.aztrail.org/ultrarun/ Looking ahead to early October, on the 6th and 7th you can run in the Flagstaff Sky Races, one of the most challenging uphill climbs anywhere! 55K, 39K , and Vertical KM distances. Do one or all three! http://aravaiparunning.com/network/flagstaff/ On October 7th, join NATRA for the Annual War Dog Run in memory of War Dog Annika Lurie. We will meet at Schultz Tank at 8:45 AM to head up to starting tree for 9 AM start. To learn more about Flagstaff's first major trail race held in 1981, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=AWABn-B0W4g Finally, I am getting lots of requests for entry into Soulstice. Folks, please understand it is sold out and overbooked. While in the past I've been able to put a few last Big Brothers Big Sisters of Flagstaff fundraisers into the race, those have all been used up. Registration for the April 1st lottery will open for the 2018 event on January 1st. Happy Trails! Best, Neil W. A note to let you all know that I represented the Sedona Roadrunners in Indiana on August 5th. I was back in Indiana for my 50th HS Class Reunion. The race I found to compete in was the Seton Miracle Miles 5K. This was a nice gathering to benefit the St. Mary's Soup Kitchen. The race was at a lower altitude than here and only 20 feet of altitude change. It was a scenic course around two lakes. I managed to run a 23.07 time for first place in the 65-69 age group. There were some 53 and 54 year old men ahead of me but I managed to beat all 55 and older runners. I was 19th out of 164 runners. It was good running in Indiana again much cooler with humidity. My running with you all in Sedona area has helped me immensely. Keep on running everyone.
Rolly Badorek Folks, if you have not done so, you can still register online for the 40th Annual Big Brothers Big Sisters of Flagstaff Half Marathon and 5K Fun Run/Walk, this year featuring a commemorative half marathon finishers medal for all walkers and runners who go the 13.1 miles! Register ASAP at https://register.chronotrack.com/r/25830
Festivities kick-off today, Thursday, with a special early packet pick up/registration at Run Flagstaff from 3 to 6 PM. Join us Friday at 6 PM for the Fratellis Pizza Party and packet pick up at Thorpe Park picnic ramada (about 0.6 miles west of downtown). Pizza and drinks are FREE for registered runners. Family members and friends are welcome but we have a $5 donation for non-runners.Here is a map. http://bit.ly/2fuc4eo On race day, please park in residential neighborhood west of Library, preferably on either Birch, Cherry, or Dale Avenues. Aspen street is where the race takes place so it would be nice not to have cars parked there! ABSOLUTELY NO PARKING IN LIBRARY OR CITY HALL LOT! All races start in front of City Hall at 211 West Aspen Avenue. If you are walking or walk/running the half marathon 6 AM start, please either pick up your bib Thursday or Friday evening. You can do so race day, just make sure you are to Wheeler Park no later than 5:45 AM. At all packet pick-ups, please take your assigned shirt size. If you wish to exchange a size, please wait until after the race. Also, be sure to take your Pay N'Take 2 for 1 drink coupon! After you cross the finish line you can cool off by jogging two more blocks to east to redeem! Half Marathon starts at 7:30 AM Saturday. 5K starts at 7:45 AM with kids dash following immediately after that! During the race, please make sure your bib is visible to timers and Coconino Amateur Radio Club volunteers who will be tracking you for your safety! We also will have a course crew with vehicles. If you have any health issues during the race, do not hesitate to ask for help or first aid! In the 5K fun run, medals are only awarded to top 3 overall male and female. We will announce the 5K awards at 8:30 AM. For the half marathon, all walkers and runners will get a beautiful finishing medal and we will have awards announced at Charly Pub and Grill (just two blocks east of race start) at 1 PM. Doors will open at 12 PM for all runners. If you have never done our race before, you are in for a treat. Do understand it is mostly on forest roads and trails. The first part of the race is the toughest as you climb about 400 ft between where you hit the Forest by Thorpe Park and mile 2. If you are from lower elevations, you should consider walking or jogging very slow for first 2 miles. It will pay off later, I promise. Miles 3 to about 3.75 is a bit rough going, a steeple chase of sorts. You will be running alongside a road that was closed after last year's logging operations. The best route with least rocks will have pin flags. Between miles 6 and 7.5 are some of the best scenery in Northern Arizona. Take it all in and smile for the many cameras on the course. Our volunteers can't wait to party with you. The course can be muddy in places and there will be puddles on course that are easy to get around. The course will be well-marked with big sweeping arrows on every turn and plenty of flagging tape to guide you. Half marathoners will have 8 aid stations strategically placed. If you need anything other than water or gatorade, please carry it yourself. Two port-a-potties will be at the Junction Aid Station at about mile 5 and again on the return at about mile 9. 5Kers will have just the water aid station where just past you will turn around and head back to start exactly the way you came. Maps of the race and all details can be found at http://www.flagstaffsummerseries.com/races/ - just click on BBBSF Half Marathon details. We are very excited for Saturday as we are also honoring our 50th Anniversary of the agency serving Flagstaff. Please take a few minutes to read the column I wrote about why this race has endured so long - http://azdailysun.com/lifestyles/columnists/high-country-running-flagstaff-s-oldest-race-turns/article_f2669ad4-0e65-5653-b34b-edd481a6ccf0.html Finally, thank you for all your support. All the proceeds from the race benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Flagstaff mentoring programs. The Bigs and Littles thank you and many of our matches will be running the 5K together! Best, Neil Weintraub Voluntary director of BBBSF Dave McKay Memorial Half Marathon. Folks, the Flagstaff Summer Series returns in full force the next two weekends. Join us this Saturday, August 5th at Fort Tuthill County Park for Northern Arizona Healthcare's 39th annual Machine Solutions Run/Walk for Kids, 2K run/walk, 5K run/walk or 10K run. This family-friendly run/walk will begin at 8 AM. Registration information can be found at https://nahealth.com/events/machine-solutions-run-walk-kids and on their Facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/1899160707038219/
And don't forget, the grand daddy of all Flagstaff races is the following Saturday, August 12th, the 40th Annual Big Brothers Big Sisters of Flagstaff Half Marathon and 5K. With this year's commemorative half marathon finishing medal for both walkers or runners, you won't want to miss crossing the finish line.Read all about Arizona's second oldest half marathon at http://azdailysun.com/lifestyles/columnists/high-country-running-flagstaff-s-oldest-race-turns/article_f2669ad4-0e65-5653-b34b-edd481a6ccf0.html Details at http://www.flagstaffbigs.org/dave-mckay-run.htm with registration at https://register.chronotrack.com/r/25830. You can also like and then follow the event on Facebook at https://register.chronotrack.com/r/25830 Happy Trails! Neil W. Please make sure to Like and Follow us on Facebook!
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