Saturday, August 15th

Trophy's a plenty this weekend and it looked as though everyone has set themselves up for a great Y Series! Congrats to Kevin on the overall win Friday night at the Fox Run in Henderson and Congrats to everyone on the age group places Saturday morning in both the 5 & 10k races.

And then came the night! Congrats to everyone who headed South to Owensboro for the Big Blue Relay Saturday Night!

Below is a 6 mile run for the 6:00 crowd, swinging back by to pick up Team 13 at 7:00, I also included  the Team 13 7 mile route. 

See You Saturday!



Water Stop:
3 mile-Bayard/Weinbach

6 Mile Run from YMCA…6:00 am

6^th to Main

R on Main to 4th

L on 4^th to Washington Ave.

L on Washington to Lodge

L on Lodge to Bayard Park

R on Bayard Park to Weinbach

L on Weinbach to Lincoln

L on Lincoln to Lewis

R on Lewis to Walnut
L on Walnut to MLK
R on MLK to Vine
L on Vine to 6th toY......6.1 miles

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Team 13 – 7 Miler from the YMCA 7:00am

·        Start at 6^th & Vine – Left on Vine to Main Street and to Garvin Park Fountain

·        Right at the fountain; Follow the big loop to the Greenway entrance;

·        Water Stop

·        Right onto the Greenway & follow Greenway to the Heidelbach trailhead

·        Return to Greenway Entrance & continue on Greenway to Animal Shelter

·        Return to Greenway Entrance & exit Greenway to the right

·        Water stop

·        Follow the Big Loop in Garvin park back to the fountain

·        Right at fountain to Main Street

·        Follow Main Street (past Vine Street) to SE 9^th Street

·        Right on SE 9^th Street to Sycamore

·        Left on Sycamore to Sixth Street

·        Right on 6^th Street to Y

·        Freezy Pops at the Y

Saturday, August 8th

"Let me go on...Like I Blister in the Sun, Let me go onnn"...I mean, um, sorry got mixed up there, I mean Congrats to everyone who ran the "Blister in the Sun Marathon" on Sunday, and to everyone who did the "Owensville Watermelon Run", and "Band on the Run" Saturday morning and what had to be one of the cooler "Night Flights" on Saturday night! Lot of great runs and age group awards! 

A big Congrats to all the finishers of the Southern Indiana Tri Team 70.3 on Saturday, that's just strong!

If you haven't picked up a copy of the latest Runners World magazine you need to do so, this month features an article on our own "Mom of 6", Michelle Walker, Great job Michelle!

The YMCA Half Marathon Series kicks off this Saturday with the 5/10k race. Good Luck to everyone on the first leg of three!

Good Luck also to those doing the Fox on the run 5k Friday night in Henderson, and on Saturday the Schweizer Fest Run in Tell City, the Big Blue Riverfront Relay and Glo in the Park 5k in Owensboro!

For those not racing this weekend I have posted a 12 mile route to the East, starting at 6:00 from the Downtown YMCA.

See you Saturday!


Non Running Events:

FRIDAY AUGUST 8th  6:00pm-9:00pm

Water Stops:
3 mi. - Franklin/Alvord
6 mi. - Virginia/Cullen
9 mi. - Lincoln/Alvord

12 Mile Run from Y......6:10a.m.
6th to Vine
L on Vine to N. Main
N. Main to Franklin
R on Franklin to Garvin
L on Garvin to Virginia
R on Virginia/Oak Hill to Willow
R on Willow to Franklin
L on Franklin to Alvord
L on Alvord/Iowa to Wesselman's
Stay to the Right as you enter the park and continue to the
    end of the Par 3 golf course.
Take Right onto path behind golf course and follow to the end
    of parking lot, Left on path to Armory, Right to Division St. @ Boeke.
L on Division to Congress
L on Congress to Virginia
R on Virginia (along Mall) to Cullen (behind Tri-State)
R on Cullen to Division
L on Division to Crosswalk
Take Crosswalk to Cullen
Continue on Cullen to Bellemeade
R on Bellemeade to Lombard
R on Lombard to Lincoln
L on Lincoln to Alvord
R on Alvord to Walnut
L on Walnut to 6th to Y......12.1 mi.

Saturday, August 1st

July went out with a bang, a relay and a race down under! Congrats to all the teams who took part in the Riverside Relay on a muggy Saturday night! Congrats to everyone who survived the Arena Challenge Saturday morning and to Michelle Walker who survived the threat of dingo's and Vegemite sandwiches (80's Men at Work reference for you kids) and finished the marathon on her 7th continent, what a weekend!

And..well....I'm not sure what was going on here???? 

But it looks like a great opportunity for a caption contest....comment below!

Good Luck this weekend to those running the Band on the Run (no relation), the Color Vibe 5k, the Watermelon 4 Miler in Owensville and the USI Night Flight Saturday night!

Below is a very unexciting route out to Central High School and a equally unexciting return that can be trimmed as needed. Also included is the 6 mile Team 13 route.

See you Saturday!


Non Running Events:

Germania Mannerchor Volksfest

July 30th-August 1st

Water Stops:
3 Mile - Lohoff/1st Ave

5 Mile Route from YMCA...6:00am
L on Court to 2nd
R on 2nd to Fulton
R on Fulton to Lohoff
R on Lohoff to 1st Ave
L on 1st Ave to Old Post
L on Old Post to Central Parking Lot...5 miles

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Central 6 mile Training Run

Start at Northwest side of stadium parking lot

Run south to Koehler Dr.

Right on Koehler Dr.

Left on 4th Ave

Right on Mill Rd

Right on Norbourne Lane

Right on Crossgate

Left on Berry Lane

Right on Old Post Road

Right at Central Parking Lot Start (2 mile water stop)

Left on Koehler Dr

Right on First Ave

Left on Concord Blvd

Right on Stratford Ave

Right on Sheridan

Right on Tremont (4-1/2 mile water and freezy pops stop)

Left on Buena Vista

Right on 3rd Ave

Left on North Park Drive
Straight across Mill Rd to 4th Ave

Right on Koehler

Left at Central Parking lot

Water Stops:
3 Mile - Morgan/1st Ave

Return Trip to the Y Post Team 13 From Central Parking Lot...
R on 1st Ave to Mill Rd
R on Mill Rd to 4th Street
L on 4th / 3rd Street to Buena Vista
L on Buena Vista to Tremont
R on Tremont to Fairway
R on Fairway to 1st Avenue
L on 1st Avenue to Morgan
L on Morgan to N. Main
R on N. Main to Columbia
L on Columbia to Garvin
R on Garvin to Walnut
R on Walnut to 3rd Street
R on 3rd to Court
R on Court to 6th 
R on 6th to Y.........7 miles

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