In the second year of the RYR Endurance Race Weekend, we were thrilled to make a sizable donation to the Wendell Foster Center from the proceeds in memory of Georgia Claire Powell.  With a full year of planning and positive feedback from our inaugural weekend, the second edition of the RYR Endurance Race Weekend this year was a huge success.  Participation increased from 134 in 2024 to 234 in 2025 – a 75% increase.  Athletes from 18 states and Northern Ireland came to our beautiful community for a great cause.

We heard of many personal bests from participants.  With our marathon course being certified, 3 runners met the stringent Boston Marathon qualifying standards.

This year, thanks to our sponsors, volunteers, and participants, we donated $13,567 to the WFC in memory of Georgia Claire Powell.

We also thank the County and City Parks departments for providing a wonderful venue for our races.  

We thank all of our volunteers – nearly 70. It takes a lot of volunteers to host six rac...

Brent Millay finished 2nd in his age group in the Resolution Run 10K in Evansville, Indiana.  The race organizers thought the street department would be able to clear the roads, but that was not the case.  Slippery conditions slowed the field, but racers were not deterred.

Brent finished with a time of 52:29.  The team is looking forward to seeing what he can do on dry roads.  

Great job Brent!

Congratulations to Brent Millay and Chaney Heady. 

Brent executed his plan perfectly running negative splits and finished giving it all he had.  He finished in a time of 23:13.

Chaney ran with Coach Dean as they held an even pace until the final stretch.  Chaney had a personal best finishing with a time of 23:46.

Shout out to Eric Hardin who just loves to race.  On Saturday November 20th, he won the Bucks and Does 13.1 Pointer Trail Half Marathon in Wisconsin with a time of 1:29:46 over 10 minutes ahead of second place.  Way to crush it Eric.  Eric would say he is a road runner.  But he showed he can handle the trails, as well. 

Great job Katie Rose on setting a personal best 43:57 in the Run Hard Lexington 10K.  This was with her dog Bailey including a short break for Bailey to get a drink.

Great job Eric Hardin setting a personal best in Ironman Florida with a time of 12:08:43. It was a difficult day with rough seas and a strong headwind on the bike.  But through it all, you persevered.

Katie Rose took first overall female in the Go For the Grits 5K with her sidekick Bailey.  Katie's winning time was 21:28.  Great job Katie!

Congratulations to Jessica and Ralph Jones in the Bowling Green Half Marathon.  Jessica completed her 10th consecutive Bowling Green Half Marathon.  She has participated in every occurrence since the inception.  Jessica finished in 2:27:25.