Last update: 06/22/09

                          2009 Races

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JUNE

JUNE 04, 2009 (Wednesday)
Club South Runners Hump Day Summer Series.
BREC PARK - JEFFERSON HWY.6:45 pm kids half-mile run, 7 pm 2 mile.  - Spaghetti dinner and Swimming after the runs.
Race-day registration only - $5 for CSR Members, $10 for non-members, $2 for youth (high school and younger). Join Club South Runners on race day to take advantage of Member entry fee.

JUNE 17, 2009 (Wednesday)
Club South Runners Hump Day Summer Series.
PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL CENTER - 6:45 pm kids half-mile run, 7 pm 2 mile. Run through the campus of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center. Refreshments afterwards. Race-day registration only - $5 for CSR Members, $10 for non-members, $2 for youth (high school and younger). Join Club South Runners on race day to take advantage of Member entry fee.

JUNE 20, 2009 (Saturday)
The Inaugural Forge Trail Run 6K in Baton Rouge, LA
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at BREC's Hooper Road Park. Utilizing the existing trail system developed by BREC and the Baton Rouge Mountain Biking Association we have created a race that we promise will leave you feeling exhilarated and exhausted. The course features narrow trails, steep climbs, big drops, a few creek crossings, and an awesome view of classic Louisiana landscapes. There will also be a 1 Mile Scramble through the woods to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to "experience" the race. website: www.ForgeRacing.net

JUNE

Father's Day Race (GP)
Half-Mile, 2 Miles
Sunday, June 21, 2009, 8:00 AM

LaSalle Park, Metairie, LA
Entry Form

Varsity Sports
Summer Series Race #2
2 mile
Wednesday, June 24, 6:30 p.m.

Mandeville, La.
Bud and Diane Weiss: 504.460.2991 or goweiss@bellsouth.net or Ryan Green: 985.624.8200 or greenierunning@gmail.com
Click here to register

Red River Road Runners
Summer Fun Run No. 4, 5K
June 25, 2009, TBA

2253 East Burt Kouns Indus. Loop Exp., Shreveport, La. (Bickham Dickson Park)
Steve Gehrig 318.861.0348 or sgehrig@softdisk.com

All-Comers Track Meet
100 Meters to 2 Miles
Friday, June 26, 2009, 7:00 PM

St. Martin's Episcopal High School Track, Metairie, LA

Gulf Coast Running Club
Woolmarket Duathlon No. 3
1 mile run + 11 mile bicycle + 3 mile run

Saturday, June 27, 8 a.m.
Pascagoula, Miss.
Leonard Vergunst 228.380.7037

Catch 22 Track Club "Tuesday 2s"
2 mile run/walk, 1/2 mile kids' run
Tuesday, June 30, 6:30 p.m.

Audubon Park, New Orleans
504.812.6388 or catch22trackclub@cox.net

JULY

July 4, 2009 (Saturday)
BASF Freedom Mile

JULY 8, 2009 (Wednesday)
Club South Runners Hump Day Summer Series.
LEVEE RUN near the LSU Vet School – Run on top of the newly-paved levee bike/walking path of the Mississippi River. Parking near the Vet School at Skip Bertman Drive and River Road. Refreshments afterwards. Race-day registration only - $5 for CSR Members, $10 for non-members, $2 for youth (high school and younger). Join Club South Runners on race day to take advantage of Member entry fee.

JULY 22, 2009 (Wednesday)
Club South Runners Hump Day Summer Series.
BREC HIGHLAND RD. PARK - Cross Country Run. Refreshments afterwards. 6:45 pm kids half-mile run, 7 pm 2 mile. Refreshments afterwards. Race-day registration only - $5 for CSR Members, $10 for non-members, $2 for youth (high school and younger). Join Club South Runners on race day to take advantage of Member entry fee.
 

JULY

Gulf Coast Running Club
Wesson Memorial 2 Mile 1/4 mile
Saturday, July 4, 8 a.m.

Ocean Springs, Miss.
Leonard Vergunst 228.380.7037

15th Street Flyers
Fourth on Four
4 Miles
Saturday, July 4, 7:30 a.m.

Hubie Gallagher Park in Covington, La.
Bud and Diane Weiss: 504.460.2991 or goweiss@bellsouth.net

Varsity Sports
Summer Series Race #3
2 mile
Wednesday, July 8, 6:30 p.m.

Mandeville, La.
Bud and Diane Weiss: 504.460.2991 or goweiss@bellsouth.net  or Ryan Green: 985.624.8200 or greenierunning@gmail.com

Free For All Summer Series Race #3
2 Miles
Thursday, July 9, 2009, 7:06 PM

City Park, New Orleans, LA

Red River Road Runners
Summer Fun Run No. 5, 5K
Thursday, July 9, TBA

Cornwell Ave. & E. Linden St., Shreveport, La. (Querbes Park)
Steve Gehrig 318.861.0348 or sgehrig@softdisk.com

Red River Road Runners
Summer Fun Run No. 6, 5K
Thursday, July 16, TBA

1002 Burt Kouns Loop Indus. Loop, Shreveport, La. (Southern Hills Park)
Steve Gehrig 318.861.0348 or sgehrig@softdisk.com

22nd Annual Spillway Classic Trail Run
3 Miles
Sunday, July 19, 2009, 8:00 AM

Bonnet Carre Spillway, Norco, LA
Race History

Varsity Sports
Summer Series Race #4
2 mile
Wednesday, July 22, 6:30 p.m.

Mandeville, La.
Bud and Diane Weiss: 504.460.2991 or goweiss@bellsouth.net  or Ryan Green: 985.624.8200 or greenierunning@gmail.com

Free For All Summer Series Race #4
2 Miles
Thursday, July 23, 2009, 7:06 PM

City Park, New Orleans, LA

Red River Road Runners
Summer Fun Run No. 7, 5K
July 23, 2009, TBA

214 Mayfair Dr., Shreveport, La. (Mamie Hicks Park)
Steve Gehrig 318.861.0348 or sgehrig@softdisk.com

All-Comers Track Meet
100 Meters to 2 Miles
Friday, July 24, 2009, 7:00 PM

St. Martin's Episcopal High School Track, Metairie, LA

Free For All Summer Series Race #5
2 Miles
Thursday, July 30, 2009, 7:06 PM

City Park, New Orleans, LA

Red River Road Runners
Summer Fun Run No. 8, 5K

Thursdya, July 30, TBA
3901 Fairfield Ave., Shreveport, La. (Betty Virginia Park)
Steve Gehrig 318.861.0348 or sgehrig@softdisk.com

 

AUGUST

AUGUST 1, 2009 (Saturday)
Maverick Racing
Rocketchix Triathlon II, 8 a.m.
LSU, Baton Rouge, LA

Click here to register

AUGUST 5, 2009 (Wednesday)
Club South Runners Hump Day Summer Series.
LOCATION PENDING - Post-Race Season finale - Summer Party after the runs. 6:45 pm kids half-mile run, 7 pm 2 mile. Refreshments afterwards. Race-day registration only - $5 for CSR Members, $10 for non-members, $2 for youth (high school and younger). Join Club South Runners on race day to take advantage of Member entry fee.

August 15, 2009 (Saturday)
Club South Runners and Cajun Constructors Twilight Classic 5K.
Kenilworth clubhouse

August 29, 2009 (Saturday)
Club South Runners Zoo Run 5K
– BREC Zoo
 

AUGUST

Gulf Coast Running Club
Summer Beach 5K 1 mile
Saturday, Aug. 1, 8 a.m.

Pass Christian, Miss.
Leonard Vergunst 228.380.7037

Catch 22 Track Club "Tuesday 2s"
2 mile run/walk, 1/2 mile kids' run
Tuesday, August 4, 6:30 p.m.

Audubon Park, New Orleans
504.812.6388 or catch22trackclub@cox.net

Varsity Sports Summer Series Race #5 Grand Finale
2 mile
Wednesday, Aug. 5, 6:30 p.m.

Mandeville, La.
Bud and Diane Weiss: 504.460.2991 or goweiss@bellsouth.net  or Ryan Green: 985.624.8200

Gulf Coast Running Club
Diamondhead 5K 1 mile
Saturday, Aug. 15, 8 a.m.

Diamondhead, Miss.
Leonard Vergunst 228.380.7037

Run Wild
Rocketchix Indian Creek
Sunday, Aug. 16, 8 a.m.

Triathlon
Indian Creek, Woodworth, LA (Alexandria area)
Click here to register

NOTC "46th Anniversary" Race (GP)
1 Mile, 3 Miles
Saturday, August 22, 2009, 7:30 AM

City Park, New Orleans, LA

 

SEPTEMBER

 

SEPTEMBER

Gulf Coast Running Club
Volkslauf 4 Mile Mud Run
Saturday, Sept. 12, 8 a.m.

Gulfport, Miss.
Leonard Vergunst 228.380.7037

River Shack Run/Walk (GP)
2 Miles
Friday, September 18, 2009, 7:00 PM

River Shack Tavern, Jefferson, LA

Gulf Coast Running Club
Yak-A-Du Kayak Duathlon
Saturday, Sept. 19, 8 a.m.

Long Beach, Miss.
Leonard Vergunst 228.380.7037

Gulf Coast Running Club
Waiting for a Cure 5K 1 mile
Saturday, Sept. 26, 8 a.m.

Biloxi, Miss.
Leonard Vergunst 228.380.7037

Run Wild
Seventh annual Meat Pie Tri
Triathlon
Sunday, September 27, 7 a.m.

Natchitoches, LA
1/2 mile swim, 20 mile bike, 5k run
Web site: www.meatpietri.us ; e-mail: meatpietri@runwild.us

 

OCTOBER

October 3, 2009 (Saturday)
YMCA Mall of Louisiana

October 17, 2009 (Saturday)
Oktoberfest 3 miler
Mockler Beverages

October 25, 2009 (Sunday)
Banana Relay Pennington Biomedical

 

OCTOBER

Middendorf's Manchac Race (GP)
10 Miles, 5K
Saturday, October 10, 2009, 8:00 AM

Middendorf's Restaurant, Manchac, LA

22nd Annual UNCF Fund Run/Walk5K
Sunday, October 11, 2009, 8:30 AM

Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA

Gulf Coast Running Club
Resurrection Catholic School 5K, 1 mile
Saturday, Oct. 17, 8 a.m.

Pascagoula, Miss.
Leonard Vergunst 228.380.7037

Varsity Sports Sunny Days 5k
October 17, TBA

Mandeville, La.
Bud and Diane Weiss: 504.460.2991 or goweiss@bellsouth.net  or Ryan Green: 985.624.8200

12th Annual Susan G. Komen New Orleans "Race for the Cure" 1 Mile, 5K
Sunday, October 25, 2009, 8:30 AM

New Orleans, LA

Gulf Coast Running Club
PPP Triathlon
4 mile Canoe + 5 mile run + 23 mile bike

Saturday, Oct. 31, 8 a.m.
Long Beach, Miss.
Leonard Vergunst 228.380.7037

 

NOVEMBER

 

NOVEMBER

Red River Road Runners
Riverside V, 5K and 5 miles
Nov. 7, 2009, TBA

Lake St. & Clyde Fant Pkwy, Shreveport, La. (Riverfront)
Steve Gehrig 318.861.0348 or sgehrig@softdisk.com

Gulf Coast Running Club
Scottish Festival 5K 1 mile
Saturday, Nov. 14, 8 a.m
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Gulfport, Miss.
Leonard Vergunst 228.380.7037

A Run Through History (GP)
1 Mile, 5K
Sunday, November 15, 2009, 8:30 AM

Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, LA
Race History

Red River Road Runners
YMCA Half Marathon and 5K
Saturday, Nov. 21, TBA

Lake St. & Clyde Fant Pkwy, Shreveport, La. (Riverfront)
Steve Gehrig 318.861.0348 or sgehrig@softdisk.com

Run Wild
The Half Marathon of Central Louisiana
Saturday, Nov. 21, 8 a.m.

Indian Creek, Woodworth, LA (Alexandria area)
www.runwild.us

Gulf Coast Running Club
Mayor's Cup 5K 1 mile
Saturday, Nov. 21, 9 a.m.

Biloxi, Miss.
Leonard Vergunst 228.380.7037

102nd Annual "Turkey Day Race"
5 Miles, 1 Mile
Thursday, November 26, 2009, 8:30 AM

Tad Gormley Stadium, City Park, New Orleans, LA

Gulf Coast Running Club
Mississippi Coast Marathon
Marathon, half marathon, 5K

Nov. 28, 8 a.m.
Stennis Space Center, Miss.
Leonard Vergunst 228.380.7037

 

DECEMBER DECEMBER

Gulf Coast Running Club
Jingle Bell 5K Run
Saturday, Dec. 5, 9 a.m.

Long Beach, Miss.
Leonard Vergunst 228.380.7037

Gulf Coast Running Club
Pass to Bay Christmas 10K, 1 mile
Saturday, Dec. 19, 9 a.m.

Pass Christian, Miss.
Leonard Vergunst 228.380.7037

28th Annual Ole Man River (GP) Half-Marathon, 5K
Sunday, December 20, 2009, 8:00 AM

Tad Gormley Stadium, City Park, New Orleans, LA
Race History

Gulf Coast Running Club
Last Chance to Run
10K, 5K, 1 mile
Saturday, Dec. 26, 9 a.m.

Woolmarket, Miss.
Leonard Vergunst 228.380.7037

 

 


This is a partial list of upcoming fitness events scheduled for various locations. Information contained below comes from a variety of sources. Therefore, athletes should verify all information printed in this issue of the Club South Runners newsletter before traveling or planning on participating in one of these events. Races, events and dates are subject to change or cancellation. Regional events are not meant to be comprehensive, but represent events in which CSR members are likely to participate. 

If there are additional races that should be on this list or corrections to this list, please contact the CSR webmaster.

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