The Broken Sword Triathlon in Clarksville, AR offers a Sprint distance, with Solo and Relay Team options in the beautiful Ozark Mountain foothills that feature a FAST and scenic course, one-of-a-kind finisher medal, awards, prizes and an epic finish-line festival that both participants and spectators will enjoy! The Broken Sword Triathlon benefits Clarksville Parks & Recreation.
The Sprint Triathlon distances will be a 500 meter Swim, a 15-mile Bike, and a 5K (3.1mi) Run.
Swim Course:
The swim is an open water swim at Lake Ludwig, located about 5 miles north of town off of Hwy. 21. The course will be a point-to-point loop starting at the beach area and ending at the boat ramp. It will be marked with buoys and other directional signage.
Transition 1: The T1 area is in the parking lot as you come up the boat ramp. The transition exit to bike will be at the parking entrance onto the road.
Bike Course:
The bike course is on paved roads with beautiful scenery of the Ozark Mountains. The first half of the course is a FAST ride with rolling downhill terrain. The second section goes through downtown and the University of the Ozarks campus, then back out into the countryside that features rolling hills and finishes with a gradual and flat ride back into downtown.
Transition 2: The T2 area is a parking lot downtown. You will enter from the road after you go around the courthouse square and exit the parking lot to quickly hop on the trail for the run.
Run Course:
The run is an out-and-back course on the Spadra Creek Nature Trail that features a flat paved trail with a pasture and wooded setting and finishes downtown with great spectator viewing and an awesome finish line party!
With over 15 hours of daylight we thought we should do something to burn it all. An intensely long road race that will challenge even the most hard-core riders with FOUR different route options to choose from. With multiple options, you pick your distance and come for the challenge. The race will be hosted at Bike Surgeon and their new bar/cafe Gears in downtown O’Fallon, IL. Each entrant gets not only a full day or racing but a great post-race meal and drink to finish the day of racing off right.
This self-supported race is being conducted in pure Cannonball style, on open roads with only your GPS for guidance rolling through neighboring towns as you make your way around the course. Start and Finish happens right here at Bike Surgeon with a full-on finish arch and digital timing clock playing back stop to your Strava times. Strava times you ask; yep, as with all Cannonball’s we ask that you track and post your ride to Strava to ensure course completion by each participant but not REQUIRED.
Podium ceremonies at Bike Surgeon for each race’s overall female and male winner as well as age groups for each distance. Lunch and your first beverage at our new in-store bar/café “Gears” is included for each entrant. Race day check in opens at 6:30AM with a 8AM start time. The café/bar and shop at Bike Surgeon will be open from 8am till the last rider finishes, so you can swing by before your race for last-minute needs and your race day support team will have a fun time hanging out waiting for you to finish and take your spot on the podiums.
Join us Tuesday, July 4 for the 5th annual Stars and Stripes Runs. Start your holiday with some fun exercise! Come RUN and WALK with us! The run will be held at the Chesterfield Valley Athletic Complex. 5K/10K will begin at 8:30am, and Fun Run starts at 10am! Participants are encouraged to come back that evening and enjoy the free 4th of July Fireworks Celebration starting at 6:30 p.m.
Awards for the 5K and 10K will be given to the top overall male and female finishers, as well as the first-place finishers in each age group. Age groups are separated by male and female and are 12 and under, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+. Each participant in the Fun Run will receive a medal for running. **Shirts are guaranteed to all participants who register by June 15th.
All Ages welcome!
The main event is the Lion Biathlon, which consists of a 5-mile run followed by a 20-mile bike ride. You can participate in this event as an individual or as a 2-person team, with one person running and the other biking.
The Leo Biathlon is a 3-mile run followed by a 12-mile bike ride.
There is also a 5-mile run and Family Walk.
The nonprofit, RRCA-sanctioned St. Charles Runners Club is proud to present the 42nd running of the FLAT FIVE. This unique event includes a 5 mile run and 1 mile fun run/walk.
This year’s course will be an out and back on the Katy Trail to minimize the impact on St. Charles City streets. Racers will head north from the start/finish on the Katy Trail. Course Marshalls will be at all road crossings, at the water stop and at the turn around. A lead and trailing bike will be used to make sure that all participants have safely finished the race.
Dirty 66 MTB Race at Fellows Lake
4 distances to choose from.
Come experience the fun, fast and flowy race that is the HEARTBREAKER.
This is the one must-do race of the year! The Heartbreaker course (at Creve Coeur’s Bootlegger Tail) is as fun as they come! However, this beginner friendly course demands your full attention; the trees and turns come quickly.
Keep your guard up or the HEARTBREAKER might just live up to it’s name.
The Heartbreaker MTB will be raced on Creve Coeur Park’s Bootlegger’s Trail
It is fast, tight, and will snag your handlebar to throw you down if not careful when threading the needle between trees. The course will run clockwise from the Start/Finish Area and is approx. 5 miles/lap.
The course is an eight mile per lap mix of beautiful Missouri hardwood forest, Pines, Creek Crossings, Open Savanna and of course a couple of rocks and roots. Awards will be presented to the top 3 all categories with a few categories going 5 deep. Post race opportunities include help with recovery and refueling.
The Park has other amenities for you to take advantage of while there. Monsanto Lake is near race HQ and offers swimming, canoeing, kayaking and SUP. There are also ample picnic areas, a 12-mile asphalt bike path loop, the mining museum and more.
Register for both Run the Leadbelt 8 Mile (7/15) and Leadbelt XC Marathon class(7/16) for a chance to be the Miner Tough Champion! The top Male and Female will each be awarded the Championship.
Bike
– The bike course for both the sprint and olympic will exit from East Lake Park turning right onto Route 1 for approximately 1 mile before then turning left onto 1200 N. The sprint athletes will turn around on 1200 N. and proceed back the way they came. The olympic athletes will continue to proceed on 1200 N until they amost reach Redmond where they will turn right onto 600 E. Olympic athletes will turn around on 600 E. and proceed back the way they came. Both bike courses take place on low traffic country roads that are smooth, flat, and fast. Please be aware that the course is open to traffic and to ride on the right side of the road. There will be police officers located at all major intersections along the course.
Run
– Both the sprint and the olympic distance will take place on the same 5k loop. The sprint distance will do this loop once while the olympic does it twice. This loop is very flat with a small hill in Twin Lakes park. The 5k loop will take place in / around the roads of East Lake Park, athletes will then cross Route 1 and proceed to Twin Lakes park where they will preform a loop and proceed back to East Lake Park. There will be officers located at both locations where athletes cross route 1. There will be an aid station when you exit transition and an aid station in Twin Lakes Park with water and gatorade. You will pass aid stations 4 times per 5k loop. Although traffic within the parks will be very low please be aware they are still open to traffic.
The Hairy Hundred is the epitome of gravel riding in Boone County, Missouri. The event will start and finish at Cooper’s Landing. This incredible start/finish is located just Southwest of Columbia. The course will loop through 100 miles of some of our finest gravel roads in the Midwest. First female and male finishers will be awarded a piece of JJ Froese Art.
