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Dog Days 5K
| Location: | Lake Bloomington (about 10 miles north of Bloomington, IL). See map. |
| Contact: | Mitch Hobbs Work Phone: (309) 452-7749 |
| First Year Held: | 1988 as an 8K |
| 2008 Date: | Saturday, July 12th |
| 2008 Time: | Evening, 6:00 p.m. |
| Entry Fee in 2006: | $18.00 by July 1st $20.00 after $12.00 if you do not want a shirt $2.00 discount for Lake Run Club and Starved Rock members but only
before Non-refundable Shirts to the first 175 entrants. |
| Registration: | Race Day 4:30 p.m.. - 5:15 p.m. West side of Lake Bloomington |
| Age Groups/Divisions: | Men: 14 & Under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49,
50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65 & Over Women: 14 & Under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55 & Over Awards to overall male and female winners, and to the top three male and female finishers in each age division. Overall winners are excluded from age groups. |
| Club Affiliation: | A Lake Run Club Sponsored Event |
| Race Circuits: | Lake Run Club Race Circuit |
| Early packet pickup and registration | Friday, July 6th, 2006 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at Often Running
store
(206 South Linden, Normal, IL). |
About the race...
The Dog Days race was first held in 1988. It was the first "official" race that the Lake Run Club (est. in 1988) organized. The race originated as an 8K and continued as an 8K until 1991 when it was made into a 5K on its current course. Dog Days organizers started the race as a "break" from the mid-summer heat. In 1992 no Dog Days race was held.
The course is out and back. It starts near the same starting line as the Lake Run Loop and the Chilly Chili run and heads south. The course goes north on the Loop at the Carver’s corner four-way stop and a ½ mile into the loop, runners make a turnaround at a cone. The first mile is a fast and downhill, the middle mile has rolling hills, and the last mile is a gradual ascend.
Each year the race has featured nicely designed quality shirts. Awards for the race are the famous "dog trophies". The Dog Days race has experienced tremendous growth in the last four years, despite race time temperatures usually around 90 degrees.