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Lake Sonoma 50

Saturday April 12th, 2025
Healdsburg, CA
Distance: 50 k · Ultra
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The race is held on the rugged trails at Lake Sonoma, about 10 miles northwest of Healdsburg. The course is 86% single track and 9% dirt roads, with the first 2.4 miles on a paved country road.The race starts at 6:30 a.m. and has a 14-hour time limit.

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Lake Sonoma 50, Race Date: 2024-04-13, Distance: Ultra
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 06:30:17 Francesco Puppi 32
2nd Male 07:48:59 Daniel Button 37
3rd Male 07:52:19 Grant Hotaling 40
4th Male 07:55:57 TJ David 37
Female 08:44:11 Lindsay Allison 28
2nd Female 08:44:44 Anna Fisher 31
3rd Female 08:47:48 Andrea Stofko 28
4th Female 09:16:07 Mikaela Wapman 33
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Lake Sonoma 50

The course is an out-and-back circumnavigation of the Warm Springs Arm of Lake Sonoma. It is 86% single-track trail and 9% dirt fire roads, with the first 2.4 miles on pavement. The trail is relentlessly rolling with three significant climbs.

There is about 10,500 feet of elevation gain and an equal amount of loss over the 50 miles. Trail quality is generally good;there are very few rocks and almost no roots. However, much of the trail is seldom used and so you can expect a lot of leaves and sticks on the trail.

There are twelve creek crossings and it is likely that your feet will get wet in most – if not all – of them.

California Classic Half-Marathon

Saturday April 12th, 2025
Fresno, Ca
Distance: Half Marathon
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This exciting half-marathon has many unique features. It starts and finishes inside Chukchansi Park in downtown Fresno. Runners will experience running through the newly renovated downtown areas, passing City Hall, the newly built Federal Court House, the Granville Lofts, Eaton Plaza and the historic Water Tower. Runners will then head to the Fresno Chaffee Zoo, where they will run past the elephants, lions, tigers and bears.

After being entertained by the animals, competitors will leave the zoo and run by one of Fresno’s most famous landmarks, the Tower District, where they will be cheered on by crowds of spectators, before finally finishing inside Chukchansi Stadium, home of the San Francisco Giants Triple-A farm team, the Fresno Grizzlies.

For ultra athletes, there will be a Bike Century held on Saturday, and the competitors can then run the Half-Marathon on Sunday to complete the Classic Challenge. The medalion for the Bike Century fits together with the medalion for the Half-Marathon to form one medalion!

As if all of this wasn't enough, there will be bands at every mile of the half-marathon race.


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Prize Money: $1500

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California Classic Half-Marathon, Race Date: 2024-04-13, Distance: Half Marathon
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 1:08:53 Chandler Maciel 25
2nd Male 1:10:10 Anthony Cortes 30
3rd Male 1:12:07 Sam Hawley 23
4th Male 1:18:56 Samuel Karl 28
Female 1:20:53 Ramona Sanchez 46
2nd Female 1:37:52 Breton Cameron 25
3rd Female 1:42:56 NIDIA RAMIREZ 44
4th Female 1:43:57 Angelica Lucas 49
Division Time Name Age Home
M 40-49 1:20:39 Clay Manning 42
M 50-59 1:36:10 Juan Velasquez 51
M 60-69 1:47:11 Tim Greilich 60
M 70+ 1:57:41 Paul Garcia 71
F 40-49 1:20:53 Ramona Sanchez 46
F 50-59 1:52:34 Stephanie Gendron 52
F 60-69 1:48:58 Deborah Coate 62
F 70+ 2:43:17 Nikki Donaldson 72
California Classic Half-Marathon

Part of a weekend-long outdoor event for Fresno called the California Classic Weekend, the California Classic Half Marathon and two-person relay is set for its 8th annual running this year, along a course that takes runners through the city’s zoo and its dining- and entertainment-themed Tower District.

The event features a half marathon for both individual runners as well as two-person relay teams, and follows an out-and-back course that will start and finish at Fresno’s Chukchansi Park, the home of minor league baseball’s Fresno Grizzlies, the AAA-level affiliate of the San Francisco Giants major league baseball team.

Once runners leave the starting line in the park, the race course then heads out into downtown Fresno, taking runners past a number of local landmarks like the Fresno City Hall, the recently renovated federal courthouse and the historic Old Fresno Water Tower, whose history dates all the way back to 1894 and which provided water for the city until the early 1960s — and today serves as a tourist visitor center for the city.

After the run through the city’s downtown, the race then heads inside the grounds of the Fresno Chaffee Zoo, which is home to more than 120 animal species — including 18 species listed on the Species Survival Plan, which works to help breed many of the planet’s rarest animals.

Runners will get the chance to run through the zoo’s park roads and past a number of animal exhibits before heading back out into the city.

Next the race takes runners past the city’s Tower District, where many of its popular clubs and restaurants are located, and then heads back over to Chukchansi Park for the race finish inside the baseball stadium — and where runners will be able to see themselves on the huge diamond vision screen as they cross the finish line.

Scheduled starting time for the half marathon and relay is 7:00 AM, and the course time limit for the half is 4 hours.


Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K

Saturday April 12th, 2025
Richmond, Virginia
Distance: 10K
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Making a resolution to be more active? Looking to break a personal record? Want to do something for yourself? Hoping to start a fun new tradition with friends and family? This is the event for you! Join the thousands of others who will take to the Avenue for the 10k. Enjoy block after block of great local bands and spirit groups. Revel in the crazy costumes or dress up yourself. Celebrate spring, and experience everything you love about RVA. However you participate, do it your way!

The Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k has got it all! Named one of the best races in the country (thanks, USA Today!), Richmond's biggest block party is the place to be come Saturday morning. With over 40,000 participants, you' re bound to be entertained whether it's by costumed runners, Spirit Groups, Party Stops, live music or that guy/gal out front dashing for the cash. Throw in a race for kiddies and a rockin' post-race party, and you've got yourself one of the best social events of the year!

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Prize Money: $10000

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Justin Regan
"I'd like to recommend adding the Monument Ave 10k to the race list. It's one of the largest 10k races in the country with over 30,000 people registered last year. It generates so much community support and energy I can't imagine not being in the top 100."
Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K, Race Date: 2024-04-20, Distance: 10k
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 30:18 Jordan Bendura
2nd Male 30:25 Stuart Terrill
3rd Male 31:14 Henry Hease
4th Male 31:16 Evan Leach
Female 34:43 Ryen Frazier
2nd Female 34:48 Bethany Sachtleben
3rd Female 34:56 Laura Labuschaigne
4th Female 35:03 Anna Rigby
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Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K

Start:Broad Street near Harrison Street

Finish:Franklin Street nearShafer Street

Participant Support

From Start to Finish, this is one of the most fun and well-supported races in the country! Apart from an incredible corps of volunteers and spectators, the course is packed with tons of entertainment and amenities, including:

  • Water
    • Start Area – north side of Broad Street near Hancock Street
    • Finish Area – after you cross the finish line
  • Pfizer Water Stops offering & POWERadeand Water
    • Along the course – Miles 2, 3, 4 and 5
  • Bon Secours Medical Tents
    • Start Area – north side of Broad Street near Hancock Street
    • On the course – Stuart Circle &Blacker St
    • Finish Area – adjacent to the finish line on Shafer Street
    • Mobile medics along the course
  • Port-o-johns
    • Start Area – Broad Street near Shafer Street
    • On the course – near each water stop
    • Finish Area
    • VCU Siegel Center restrooms will be open for the start – Broad and Harrison Streets
  • Live entertainment– 30+ bands/DJs to keep you moving.
  • 10k Community Spirit Contest Groupsto keep you motivated.
  • Marathonfotophotographers snapping official race pics.


Penyagolosa Trails

Saturday April 12th, 2025
Castellon, Spain
Distance: 85.3K · Ultra
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Engaging in mountain sports is an important tradition in Castellón. These events are an opportunity to discover the richness of the region’s natural, social and human heritage. At Penyagolosa Trails, we advocate for values such as solidarity, respect for people and for oneself, and care for the environment.

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Penyagolosa Trails, Race Date: 2023-04-22, Distance: Ultra
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 10:35:48 Ben DHIMAN
2nd Male 10:54:10 Noel YANNICK
3rd Male 11:37:51 Hirokazu NISHIMURA
4th Male 11:42:18 Agustin LUJAN MALDONADO
Female 13:12:02 Mercedes PILA VIRACOCHA
2nd Female 13:49:13 Camilla SPAGNOL
3rd Female 13:56:33 Jocelyne PAULY
4th Female 13:59:17 Elisabeth RIOS PEREDO
Division Time Name Age Home
M 40-49 11:37:51 Hirokazu NISHIMURA
M 50-59 13:21:45 Juanjo LARROTCHA MARTINEZ-CARRASCO
M 60-69 18:14:05 Ladislao HERMOSO GOMEZ
F 40-49 13:12:02 Mercedes PILA VIRACOCHA
F 50-59 19:00:03 Dolores ROELAS TRIVIÑO
F 60-69 22:32:49 Araceli BRONCHUD CLIMENT
Penyagolosa Trails

The story began in the 1950s when a group of local mountaineers and hikers decided to recover the tradition to climb to the Sanctuary of Saint Joan de Penyagolosa from Castellón. This challenge and a project to restore ancient roads and trails resulted in the Senderdela Lluna Plena (Full Moon Trail), GR-33, which connects the city of Castellón with the peak of Saint Joan de Penyagolosa, at 1814 meters of elevation.

In 1996 it went initially from a two-day hike to a single day which marked the birth of the Pujadaaaapeuu Castelló Saint Joan de Penyagolosa. From then until know, it 20 years’ experience of organizing sports events through mountain paths of ancient pilgrimage routes steeped in history and tradition have been added up.

That is how Penyagolosa was born in 1999, an entities association tosynergise human efforts and resources as well as materials that make this race one of the classics in our mountain community and national calendar.

In 2008, the club organized the CampeonatodeEspaña Individual Gran Premio Buff-Salomon) and teams of their national mountain selections. It consist on the Marxa Magdalena Penyeta Roja combining technical route with the magnificent views of the Mediterranean coast.

This annual sports events dates have contributed, largely, to the promotion of the growing passion for the mountain sport and the nature in our regions, and to the dissemination of the natural heritage.


Rock The Parkway

Saturday April 12th, 2025
Kansas City, Mo
Distance: Half Marathon · 5K
Offical Race Web Site

Rock the Parkway was founded in 2010 as a half marathon, 10K and 5K run/walk. The race has been a partnership between KC Running Company and Burns & McDonnell since the beginning, with Burns & McDonnell serving as the host of the event at its world headquarters on Ward Parkway in Kansas City. The partners selected Science City at Union Station as the charity partner and have worked with them since the beginning to support their educational efforts. Science City has opened its doors to race participants during the event weekend for the last several years.

The course for Rock the Parkway has not changed a great deal over the years, and the only significant change with the event occurred when the 10K run/walk was eliminated in 2012 to reduce congestion at the start and finish, improving the race experience for participants. Growing from a first-year response of 3,700 registrants on a cool and wet day in 2010 to nearly 8,500 registrants in 2014, the event is one of the largest running events in the area.

Course records for the half marathon were set by Kim Reed on the women's side (1:16:26) in 2015 and by Joe Moore (1:05:32) in 2015.

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Bob Anderson
I have ran this half twice, my first race in Kansas since 1969. What a treat to run on Ward Parkway. I really enjoyed this half. First class.
Rock The Parkway, Race Date: 2024-04-06, Distance: Half Marathon
Division Time Name Age Home
Male 1:10:11 Matthew Maki 23 KS
2nd Male 1:10:12 William Graham 29 KS
3rd Male 1:11:21 Steve Mantell 32 MO
4th Male 1:11:45 Josh Stevenson 22 MO
Female 1:16:22 Kaitlyn Shea 27 MO
2nd Female 1:25:01 Sally Heil 26 MO
3rd Female 1:26:05 Brooke Hult 31 MO
4th Female 1:26:07 Anna Wiseman 28 MO
Division Time Name Age Home
M 40-49 1:21:32 Eric Fry 45 MO
M 50-59 1:21:40 Tom May 57 MO
M 60-69 1:29:37 Brent Roper 61 KS
M 70+ 1:34:39 Henri Coeme 71 MO
F 40-49 1:31:35 Karen Chiang 41 MO
F 50-59 1:40:20 Heather Berner 53 KS
F 60-69 1:59:12 Mary Haman 60 MO
F 70+ 2:30:03 Nancy Pence 70 KS
Rock The Parkway

The Rock the Parkway course, along historic Ward Parkway, is one of the most scenic in the Midwest. The fairly flat terrain, together with the long downhill finish, makes it one of the fastest half marathon courses in the area. It has been voted Best Race Course by area runners, year after year.

The USATF-certified course will:

  • Be well marked with traffic cones, turn arrows, pavement marking and large mile markers
  • Be closed to traffic
  • Have numerous aid stations for participants with water and sports drink
  • Have several bands along the course



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