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Upcoming Local Events (and Regional Events)

Local events are < 50 miles from Springfield according to www.mapquest.com.
Attention race directors! 
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Date Event Location Time Contact 
(local area code is 417)
5/19/12
Remembering Our Heroes
5K / 1 Mile Run/Walk

Benefiting Missouri Veterans' Home Assistance League

Missouri Veterans Home
1600 Hickory St.
Mt. Vernon M0

8 am

Keri Creasey
Keri.Creasey@mvc.dps.mo.gov

417-466-7103
5/19/12
1st Annual Runnin' for Suckers 5K
Benefiting the Nixa Education Foundation

People's Bank Operations Center Nixa, MO

8 am

Allison Cash

allisonglenncash@gmail.com 

5/22/12
(Tuesday)

Ultramax Sports Duathlon Series #2

www.duseries.com

www.go-omc.com/

Course map

Fellow's Lake
North of

Springfield, MO
6 pm Eric Johnson
eric@ultramaxsports.com
417-890-7200
5/24/12
(Thursday)

Benefiting the
Lost & Found Grief Center
Lost & Found Grief Center
Memorial Balloon Release &
5K Run/Walk

Jordan Valley Park
635 E. Trafficway
Springfield, MO

Course Map


Last year's results
7 pm Nannette Thomas
nthomas@lostandfoundozarks.com
5/26/12
Table Rock 5K / 10K / Half Marathon
Benefiting the youth program at Skyline Baptist Church
Lakeshore Trail, Hwy. 165 South, Branson, MO (south side of Table Rock Dam) 7 am Becky Lowrance or
Michael Abruzzio
Becky@sweetmagnoliatours.com  Michael@skylinebaptist.com
Becky: 417-294-4775
Michael: 417-334-6729
5/28/12
(Monday)
Warrior Wives
Memorial Day 5K

Last year's results

Aldersgate Church
460 W. Aldersgate Dr.
(just south of Wal-Mart)
Nixa, MO

Course Map
8:30 am Allyn Wollard
861-0973

hurby-1@hotmail.com


2ndSpring
Triple Crown Event*
5/29/12
(Tuesday)

Ultramax Sports Duathlon Series #3

www.duseries.com

www.go-omc.com/

Course map

Fellow's Lake
North of

Springfield, MO
6 pm Eric Johnson
eric@ultramaxsports.com
417-890-7200
6/2/12
Relay For Life Logo Lockwood's 5K Run
& 2 Mile Walk for Cancer

Last year's results

American Legion Hall
Lockwood
, MO
8 am JOHN NEILL
jandr1@mchsi.com
232-4215
6/2/12
Relay For Life Logo 2012 Relay for Life of Strafford
Sunset 5K Run/Walk
Benefiting Relay for Life of Strafford
Strafford H.S. Track
201 W. McCabe
Strafford, MO
8 pm Kim Edwards
417-447-1485 kim.edwards@cancer.org.
6/2/12 Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
Medical Mile and 5K
Benefiting Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
The Meyer Center
3545 S. National
Springfield, MO
Mile: 7 a.m.
5K: 7:45 a.m.

Chris Flouer
417-269-5377

6/2/12 The Human Race
5K

Benefiting those athletes from SW Missouri attending Colorado Springs Running Camp hosted by former SBU Coach Mark Misch
Humansville High School- 300 N. Oak St, Humansville, MO 9 am

Brian Winckler or
Austin Bunn

brain.winckler@humansville.k12.mo.us or austin2miler@hotmail.com

6/5/12
(Tuesday)

Ultramax Sports Duathlon Series #4

www.duseries.com

www.go-omc.com/

Course map

Fellow's Lake
North of

Springfield, MO
6 pm Eric Johnson
eric@ultramaxsports.com
417-890-7200
6/9/12

www.squirrel5k.org/
7th Annual
Running of the Squirrels
5K (timed)
Kids' Fun Run

Last year's results

Marionville Elementary.
Marionville, MO

7:30 am: Kids' Fun Run

8 am: 5K
Tina Cook
732-7704

jtjcook@juno.com


3rd Spring
Triple Crown Event*
6/9/12
Red Cross Run for "Red"iness
5K Run/Walk

Last year's results

Cox North Fitness Center
Springfield, MO

Course map
7:30 amm Greg James
jamesg@redcross-ozarks.org
6/9/12 Pedal, Paddle, Pound
(Bike, Canoe, Run)
13.5 mi bike, 1.5 mi canoe, 5K run
Web site
Finley River Park
Ozark MO

Bike course
8 am

Amber Klemish
trainsmarter@yahoo.com

 417-581-7002, ext 2024
6/9/12

11th Annual
Cycle for Life
50 mile, 25 mile, 10 mile

 

Benefiting Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks

James River Assembly
6100 N. 19th St.
Ozark, MO

50-Mile Ride: 7 am
25-Mile Ride: 8 am
10-Mile Ride: 9 am

Lindsay Todd
Lindsay@bcfo.org

417-862-3838
6/10/12
(Sunday)
 

Cross Country Missions Run 4 Fun 5K

Benefiting the Haiti Water Project

Springfield Expo Center
Springfield, MO

 

Course Map

 

 

 

 

6:45 am

Raymond Varner

crazyrunner4god@aol.com

6/10/12
(Sunday)
 

Race for Leadership 5K Walk / Run

Benefiting the Walnut Grove FCCLA

Walnut Grove H.S.
300 College St
Walnut Grove, MO

 

2 pm

Debra Price

wgfccla@gmail.com

6/16/12

Dash to the Splash 5K
Benefiting the Caring People

www.dashtothesplash.com

Register Online!
Last year's results

White Water
Branson, MO
7:30 am Cinda Bauer
334.0131
cinda@thecaringpeople.org
6/16/12

Run for the Parks 5K / 10K
Benefiting the Aurora Trails Committee
Crosby Park, Aurora, MO 7:30 am
Melissa Briggs
ayarep@yahoo.com
6/16/12

1 Insane Trail Run
Mile, 5K, 10K

www.crosscountrymissions.org

899 E. Martin
El Dorado Springs, MO

 

  7 am

Raymond Varner

crazyrunner4god@aol.com

6/16/12
 

Nixa Youth Triathlon

Nixa Community Center
701 N. Taylor Way
Nixa, MO

 

David Liss
861-6019

NixaTriathlon@yahoo.com

6/16/12

Fordland Care to Learn Fun Run
Mile / 5K

(mile not timed)

Benefiting the.Fordland Care to Learn Chapter

Fordland City Hall
126 E. Main St
Fordland, MO

  7:30 am

Becky Horman

becky.horman@gmain.com

417-767-4411

6/16/12
Foundation for Springfield Public Schools Run for Kids
benefitting the
Foundation for Springfield Public Schools
Panera Bread
2924 E. Sunshine
Springfield, MO
8 am Natalie Murdock
417-523-0144
nmurdock@spmail.org
6/17/12
(Sunday)

1 Insane Trail Run
15K, 20K

www.crosscountrymissions.org

899 E. Martin
El Dorado Springs, MO

 

  7 am

Raymond Varner

crazyrunner4god@aol.com

6/23/12

Map: 5K
(10K is two loops)
View a slide show!

Last year's results
Aldersgate UMC
5K / 10K

1st Summer Triple Crown Event*

Aldersgate Church
460 W. Aldersgate Dr.
(just south of Wal-Mart)
Nixa, MO
7:30 am
Karen Frazier
kswimmom@yahoo.com
417-569-7299

Allyn Wollard
417-861-0973
hurby-1@hotmail.com
6/30/12
Duck Waddle 5K

sertomaduckrace.com/DuckWaddle5k

Benefiting the Ozark-Nixa Care to Learn Funds

Finley River Park
Ozark MO
7 am

Sarah Austin

sarahjoaustin@gmail.com

417-714-0091

6/30/12

Last year's results
4th Annual
Freedom Run
of the Ozarks
5K - 10K
Half Marathon


Benefitting the
Table Rock Freedom Center
www.trfreedom.com
Dewey Short
Visitors Center
(next to Table Rock Dam)
Hwy. 165
Branson, MO
7 am

Becky Lowrance
294-4775 Becky@sweetmagnoliatours.com

7/4/12
(Wed)
Firecracker
5K, 10K, Mile


Benefiting the Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks
www.RunBranson.com
Branson Landing
Branson, MO
7:30 am Chris Essick
runbranson@gmail.com
417 593 5257
7/7/12

Backwards Mile

www.crosscountrymissions.org

MSU Track
901 S. National
Springfield, MO

 

  7:30 am

Raymond Varner

crazyrunner4god@aol.com

7/7/12
Christmas in July MRC Toy Drive 1st Annual 10K/5K/1-Mile Run/Walk
Benefiting the Christmas in July MRC Toy Drive Holiday Central
Missouri Rehabilitation Center
600 North Main St
Mt. Vernon, MO
7:30 am John J. Klay
klayj@health.missouri.edu
4174615372
7/7/12

Frisco Runaway Triathlon

300 yd swim, 12 mile bike
5K run

Willard Jackson Street Park
Willard, MO
7:30 am
Kevin MacDonald
742-2262

parkdir@cityofwillard.org
7/13/12
(Friday)

5K for ADA Camp Earthworks

Benefitting ADA Camp Earthworks of Rogersville, MO

 

Register online!

Nixa Community Center

McCauley Park Pavilion

701 N. Taylor Way

Nixa, MO

7 pm

Shannon Cochran

417-300-2728

shannon.cochran@gmail.com

7/14/12
2nd Annual
Dragon's Breath
5K / 1 Mile Fun Run

Sponsored by
Wellness Concepts Clinic

Last year's results

Wellness Concepts Clinic
1200 E. Woodhurst, R300
Springfield, MO
7:30 am Tania Reavis
877-1300
doctortania@hotmail.com
7/21/12
"Girls Just Wanna Run"
Women's 5K
Phelps Grove Park
Virginia at Brookside
Springfield, MO
7:30 am Nancy Lillich
269-5147
Nancy.Lillich@coxhealth.com
7/15/12(Sunday)
Lake Freebird Triathlon
& Beginners' Tri & Kids' Tri
(Kids' Tri no timed)

Benefiting the Boy Scout Troop 50
1800 W. 13th St.
Mountain Grove, MO
8 am

Leslie Edwards
leslie.macphersonlaw@yahoo.com
417-926-3138

7/21/12
2nd Annual
"The Bentley Fund"
5K Run/Walk

Benefiting the underserved by providing limited financial assistance for medical & dental services
Last year's results
Jordan Valley Community Health Center
440 E. Tampa
Springfield, MO

Course map

Register online!
7:30 am

Jon Mooney
jmooney@jordanvalley.org

417-851-1551
7/27/12
(Friday)

1st Annual Mammoth Mile Fun Run / 5K & “Night at the Museum” Event

(Mile not timed)

Register online!

Benefiting the Missouri Institute of Natural Science and Riverbluff Cave of SW Springfield MO
www.MoNatSci.com

Missouri Institute of Natural Science Museum, 2327 W. Farm Road 190  Springfield, MO

Course map

7 pm

Jennifer Patterson
jlpatterson2002@gmail.com
417-234-3466
8/4/12

It's Summer's Finish Line:
5K, 10K, 1 Mile Family run
(Mile not timed)

Benefitting Habitat for Humanity and the Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper

Highland Springs Country Club
Springfield, MO

7 am

Craig Winegar
craig@mosportshalloffame.com

417-889-3100
8/10/12
Republic Youth Tigger Triathlon
Sprint Triathlon
Miller Park
711 E. Miller Rd
Republic, MO
7 pm

Chris Arnold

carnold@republicmo.com

(417)-732-3500

8/11/12
6th Annual
Republic Tiger Tri
Sprint Triathlon

 
300 yard swim, 12 mile bike, 3.1 mile run
Miller Park
711 E. Miller Rd
Republic, MO
7 am

Chris Arnold

carnold@republicmo.com

(417)-732-3500

8/18/12


Last year's results:

10K / 5K

11th Annual
Haley's Hope
Hot'n'Hilly
Powerhouse Run
10K /
5K

 

Course maps:
10K / 5K

James River Power Plant
Lake Springfield

Springfield, MO

Benefitting

7:30 am Rod Pennington
881-7595

Rod.Pennington@lfg.com


2nd Summer
Triple Crown Event

*Anyone can win Triple Crown cash and trophies and OMRR members can win random $25 gift cards by running this race.

8/18/12
Branson Mountain Man Triathlon
 
400 yard swim, 15.5 mile bike, 3.1 mile run

Online registration
Branson Parks & Recreation

1500 Branson Hills Parkway
Branson, MO

7 am

Ben Jacobi
bjacobi@bransonmo.gov

417-335-2368 

8/25/12

3rd Annual Cherish Kids River Run 5K/10K

River Run

Bringing hope to foster & adoptable children!

Together we CAN make a difference!

 

Register Online

 

Last year's results

James River South Campus
65 & CC
Ozark MO

7:30  am

cherishkids.org

or 417-581-KIDS (5437)


3rd Summer
Triple Crown Event

*Anyone can win Triple Crown cash and trophies and OMRR members can win random $25 gift cards by running this race.

9/8/12
Monett Midway
Regional Race
5K / 10K Run / 1 Mile Walk
Monett Area YMCA
205 Euclid St.
Monett, MO
8 am

Stacy McKenzie
smckenzie@monettymca.org
235-8213

9/8/12
Autism Speaks
5K Run (timed) and Walking Event
Benefiting Autism Speaks
Jordan Valley Park
Springfield
, MO
8 am

Tara Holcomb

springfield@autismspeaks.org 

10/6/12

"THE PRIZE RACE"
Over $17,000 in prizes!

3rd Annual

Panther Run

12K / 5K
2 Mile Walk/Run

 

Benefiting
Care to Learn

Last year's results


5K map    
12K map
Drury University
Springfield, MO


caretolearnfund.org
12K: 8:00 am

5K/2 Mile: 8:30 am

Jessica Lakin jlakin@caretolearnfund.org 417 861-7525


1st Fall Triple Crown Event*

*Anyone can win Triple Crown cash and trophies and OMRR members can win random $25 gift cards by running this race.

10/20/12
C.A.P.E. 5K

Benefiting the C.A.P.E. Foundation (Child Abuse Prevention Elimination)
Branson Airport Runway
Branson, MO
8 am

Fred Scharbrough
fred.scharbrough@doc.mo.gov

417-334-5613 X226
10/21/12

www.basspro.com/fitness

Dogwood Canyon Trail Runs
50K / 25K / 15K
Dogwood Canyon
Lampe, MO
8 am Melissa Bondy
mlbondy@basspro.com
11/3/12

www.basspro.com/fitness

1st Annual
Cammo Run

(2 Mile)
Bass Pro Ships
Springfield, MO
8 am Melissa Bondy
mlbondy@basspro.com
11/4/12

www.basspro.com/fitness

Bass Pro Conservation Marathon
5K
Half Marathon
Marathon
Marathon Relay
Bass Pro Ships
Springfield, MO
7 am Melissa Bondy
mlbondy@basspro.com
12/7/12
(Friday)

4th Annual
Reindeer Run 5K & Winter Walk

Benefiting Republic's People Helping People organization

JR Martin Park
Republic, MO

Walk:
6:30 pm

5K:
7:00 pm

Jennafer Moller
jmoller@republicmo.com
         
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Attention race directors! Enter your race information for the OMRR racing calendar here (free)!
IMPORTANT!!!: Due to technical difficulties, you may need to enter your information in this form, then copy and paste the form into an email to RichardJohnson@MissouriState.edu. Thanks!!
Date of event (required, mm/dd/yyyy)
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Beneficiary (optional, see examples above)
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If you advertise your event with OMRR, you can provide a link to a map of event location (optional...see mapquest.com or maps.google.com)
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Contact phone (optional, xxx-xxx-xxxx)
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If you advertise your event with OMRR, you can provide a link to your online registration site, such as Active.com (for example, http://www.active.com/running/hollister-mo/hollister-high-school-polar-bear-5k-2011)
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As race director (or representative of the race director), I agree to give OMRR the right to permanently save and post the race results for this event on www.omrr.org.

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