Christmas Run Under the Lights

There’s a completely different type of San Angelo running and walking event that takes place each Christmas season along the downtown Concho River.

Most running events throughout the year are serious races. Runners go hard during those events as they compete for awards and bragging rights.

In mid-December of each year, however, the spirit of the Christmas season takes over and runner/walkers gather at Station 618 in the Old Town section of San Angelo for the traditional Run Rudolph Run event.

This year’s run/walk will take place at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14.

September Summers, race director, says this event is different from traditional running races.

“Run Rudolph Run is a low-key noncompetitive run or walk that takes place along the trail of lights on the downtown Concho River,” said Summers.

“There is no registration, timing or awards; it’s just fun family exercise in a low-key atmosphere.”

“The Light Tour cars are put on hold for an hour, so bring your baby strollers and the whole family out to enjoy this opportunity to walk under the lights and experience them up close on foot.”

The route starts in Old Town at the intersection of East Avenue B and Orient Street, and then follows Orient through Old Town to the museum and across Celebration Bridge.

After crossing the bridge, you’ll turn left on the river trail and head west following the trail to the turnaround point that’s just before West First Street.

You’ll then reverse direction and follow the same route back to the starting point.

Along the way, you’ll take in the beauty of millions of Christmas lights that make up the trail of lights along the river.

You don’t have to complete the entire three-mile route; you can go as fast or slow as you want and can turn around at any point you choose.

Bring the whole family, push kids in a stroller, walk your dog, and stop as often as you like to enjoy the splendor of Christmas lights reflecting off the water.

All of this is part of the Concho Christmas Celebration, which began in 1995 with 21 giant cards displayed in the El Paseo de Santa Angela area.

The light tour was expanded in 1996 to create a route along River Drive.

After completing the run or walk, you’ll enjoy free hot chocolate and cookies at the finish area.
Hot soup and grilled cheese sandwiches will also be available from the Lady Lions Club of San Angelo with all donations benefiting the West Texas Eye Bank.

Be sure to bring you camera. Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus attend this event each year so you’ll want to get a holiday picture with them.

Run Rudolph Run is organized by the Concho Christmas Celebration committee with assistance from sponsors that include Shannon Medical Center, the Lady Lions Club of San Angelo, the San Angelo Road Lizards running club and Angelo State University’s ASUFit program.

The best places to park near the event are the large paved lot behind Old Town across the street from the museum or at the Paseo on South Chadbourne Street.

An event flyer is posted at roadlizards.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Run-Rudolph-Run-PDF-of-final-version1.pdf.

Run Rudolph Run is a great way to view the river trail lights and celebrate the Christmas season.


Upcoming Events

Dec. 7: Christmas in Bronte 5K/10K, fbcbronte.com/funrun/
Dec. 8: Ride Through the Lights, sanangelobicycleassociation.com
Dec. 14: Run Rudolph Run, http://www.angelo.edu/services/fitness_wellness/
Dec. 14-15: Tough CX (Fredericksburg), txbra.org
Jan. 4: Resolution Run, roadlizards.org
Feb. 14: Funnel Cake 5K, roadlizards.org
March 22: Crazy Desert Trail Race, roadlizards.org

It's Hard to Find Government Grants

I’ve always wanted to live and train like a professional athlete. No job and time constraints — just bike, run, go to the gym, recover, and do it all over again year-round.

Most professional athletes don’t work in the traditional sense. Their “work” consists of long workouts, travel, racing, keeping sponsors happy, and related tasks.

They work very hard doing what many of us would consider to be a dream way of life.

The professional athlete dream isn’t possible for most of us.

 We have families, mortgages and a multitude of other responsibilities that require us to hold down a real job for 40 or more hours per week trying to keep food on the table and shoes on the kids.

Most of us also don’t have the one-in-a-million genetic ability needed to reach the top level of our selected sport (note: I’m still mad at my parents about that genetics issue).

After carefully analyzing the situation, I came to the conclusion that for me to achieve the “professional athlete” dream (ignoring age and genetic ability) one of three scenarios would have to happen.

Scenario one: Win the lottery (not likely), marry a wealthy widow (my wife probably wouldn’t allow that), or inherit a ton of money from a wealthy relative (I don’t think I have any).

Scenario two: Cash in my IRAs for startup funding, start drinking the cocktails that most professional endurance athletes took before “sports being cleaned up,” and hope that I can find a way to land a pro contract with a deep-pockets sponsor.

Given my level of chronological maturity, lack of athletic talent, meager IRAs, and my fear of drugs, scenario two is a really bad option.

Scenario three: Get some free stuff from the federal government (“professional athlete assistance”).

This last option may have some merit, especially if I can convince Michelle Obama, Kathleen Sebelius and Jay Carney that government funding for my professional athlete dream would be a great way to promote health, fitness and big government success in the United States.

Think about it — instead of having angry taxpayers focus on a dysfunctional website that sells an unwanted product, the happy-face message during news conferences would be “Federal Government Helps baby boomer Become Successful Pro Athlete.”

After deciding that scenario three was the way to go, I compiled a rough list of what I would need the government to fund to help me “go pro.”

The list includes several professional-level bikes, carbon fiber wheel sets, and related equipment ($30,000), a travel-to-races RV (($50,000), airline travel, lodging, and meals for faraway events ($25,000/year).

I would also need custom race uniforms for every possible weather condition ($5,000), an Olympic-caliber coach, massage therapist, and nutritionist ($30,000/year), and miscellaneous items such as a high-end smartphone with apps to track my workouts and communicate with my fans and sponsors.

With my list of pro athlete needs in hand, I started researching what was available free from the federal government that might help fund those pro athlete necessities.

My first stop on the funding search was www.grants.gov. I found one grant that seemed to fit my situation — Funding Opportunity Number PA-12-225 “Fatigability, Activity Limitations, and Bioenergetics in Aging.”

This grant appeared to be a good match, but unfortunately individual U.S. citizens were not on the eligible applicants list (however, foreign institutions were encouraged to apply).

After determining that there were no federal grants available to fund my pro athlete dream, I moved to benefits.gov, welcometousa.gov, and healthcare.gov.

I didn’t find much in the way of pro athlete funding assistance at any of those websites. The best that I could do was maybe score some food stamps and possibly a free phone if I quit my job, depleted all of my savings, and qualified for a low-income program.

The only two bright spots in my government-funding-for-a-pro-athlete search were the weight loss initiative under “Wellness” and wheelchairs in the “Durable medical Equipment” section in the Health Care Act.

Losing some weight would certainly help me in a quest to become a pro athlete, but — racing in a wheelchair instead of on a pro-level bicycle might be an uphill battle.

Remember — it’s hard to find good government benefits for a want-to-be-a-professional-athlete baby boomer.


Upcoming Events

Dec 8: Ride Through the Lights, sanangelobicycleassociation.com
Dec 14: Run Rudolph Run, angelo.edu/asufit
Dec 14-15: Tough CX (Fredericksburg), txbra.org
Jan 4: Resolution Run, roadlizards.org
Feb 14: Funnel Cake 5K, roadlizards.org
March 22: Crazy Desert Trail Race, roadlizards.org

Turkey Trot Time

Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching, and that means that it’s almost time for the turkeys to trot on the Angelo State University campus.

The annual Turkey Trot 5K and fitness walk, now in its fifth year, has become one of the premier

annual running events in San Angelo for a number of reasons.

From a runner’s perspective, the race has all of the attributes that make an event enjoyable.

The course is flat, fast, safe and accurately measured.

Registration is indoors in ASU’s Houston Harte University Center — well-organized and very close to the essential pre-race “facilities.”

Those facilities are also indoors and clean, a welcome change from the portable powder rooms found at many events.

Awards for the Turkey Trot are unique. In keeping with he spirit of Thanksgiving, all first-place winners receive pumpkin pies in addition to their race medals.

There’s also a low-key, 1.5 mile noncompetitive walk that enables individuals who don’t want to run the full 5K (3.1 miles) distance to take part in the Turkey Trot festivities.

Kids aren’t forgotten. The “Running of the Little Turkeys” for kids 2-6 and 7-12 immediately following the adult’s 5K is one of the day’s biggest highlights.

Just before the awards ceremony, there’s also a Thanksgiving costume contest with runners in the audience acting as judges.

This year’s Turkey Trot will take place Nov. 23, starting and finishing on the double sidewalk in front of the University Center on the Angelo State University campus.

Both runners and walkers will head west from the University Center, circle around the Centennial Village dorms on the west side of the campus and then follow Rosemont and Dena Drive to Johnson Street.

At Johnson, walkers will turn left and head back onto the campus to finish in front of the University Center, while runners continue across Johnson to Varsity, to University and then along Jackson Street to the Junell Center.

After topping out “Junell Center Hill,” runners will reconnect with the outbound course on Varsity and then follow Varsity, Dena and Rosemont back to the 5K finish line in the parking lot near the west entrance of the University Center.

Turkey Trot activities will kick off with event registration from 8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.
The 5K race will start at 9 a.m., followed by the 1.5 mile fun walk at 9:02.

At around 9:45 a.m., the kids will take the starting line for the ages 2-6 race, with the kids 7-12 event immediately after the younger kids finish.

The awards ceremony will follow the kids races, starting with the judging for Best Thanksgiving Costumes and then moving on to age group awards and raffles.

Awards will be handed out for overall top female and male, 1-2-3 in age groups from 13-15 up to 60-plus, and 1-2-3 female/male in each kids race category.

This year’s Turkey Trot will be a great way to kick off the Thanksgiving season, so lace up those running or walking shoes, get that costume ready and go compete for a pumpkin pie award.

Full information is posted online at angelo.edu/asufit, and all proceeds will benefit the ASU Sports Medicine Club.

Remember — it’s almost time for the Running of The Turkeys on the ASU campus.


Upcoming Events

Nov. 23: Turkey Trot 5k, angelo.edu/asufit
Dec. 14: Run Rudolph Run, angelo.edu/asufit

Fall and Winter A Great Time for Outdoor Exercise

As I cruised through a late-afternoon dirt road bike workout this past week, the temperature was a pleasant 50 degrees with light drizzle.

I didn't see a single person out cycling or running, although (to me) these were some beautiful fall conditions.

With the change of seasons and recent “fall back” on our clocks, there are obviously fewer hours of daylight during which we can exercise outdoors.

The temperatures are also getting cooler with frequent cold fronts that bring northerly winds and sometimes even a little rain.

This causes some fair-weather athletes to start thinking they should put away the bike and running gear until spring.

That’s completely the wrong attitude — in fact, fall and winter here in West Texas is arguably the best time of the year to get in some solid workouts.

If you don’t believe that, just think back to the dog days of last July and August when exercising outside meant endless sweating in 100-degree or higher temperatures under a hot sun.

The onset of fall also means that some of the best events of the year will be coming up over the next few months.

For most competitive cyclists and triathletes, the fall/winter season is a good time to slow the pace down, start back doing those enjoyable “base season” rides with friends, and maybe do some cross-training such as hiking, running, and strength training.

Cyclocross racers are an exception — their race season starts in September and continues through the winter months with state and national championships in January.

The normal training focus for cyclists during base season is to let the body recover from the stress of racing and start building the foundation for next year’s competitive events.

Most will continue to do some intensity during the off-season via an occasional winter race, fast rides with a group, or indoor spin class sessions at the club.

Multisport athletes will focus on getting ready for the spring duathlon season and the triathlons that follow as summer approaches.

The winter months are also a great time to get in some relaxed fun workouts that just don’t happen during the heat of the summer, such as exploring remote back country dirt roads on the bicycle or running trails on that perfect 40-degree day with light rain falling.

Many runners will be ramping up their miles during cool weather as they train for fall, winter, and early spring races, some of which are arguably the most fun events of the year.

On Nov. 16, the planned annual West Texas Masochist Run will let runners (both individuals and teams) enjoy the scenery between San Angelo and Abilene.

The running action continues on Nov. 23 with the Turkey Trot on the Angelo State campus, the ever-popular Run Rudolph Run under the river trail Christmas lights on Dec. 14, and the end-of-year Resolution Run at the East Concho Volunteer Fire Department.

In late January, the local trail running series kicks off. This three-event series goes through February and is an annual favorite for local runners and trail walkers.

The trail series includes distances of 10K, 12K, and a 15K with a shorter 5K trail run held on each of the three event dates.

Last but not least, the local trail running season will wrap up with the Crazy Desert Trail event on March 22.

Trail runners can test their fitness during the Crazy Desert event by running a 10K, half-marathon, full marathon, or 50 K (31 mile).

The take-home message is that shorter days and cooler weather means it’s time to get outside, enjoy the nice conditions, and use the “off-season” to build up your fitness.

Ride On, San Angelo, and remember — fall and winter weather in Texas is great time for outdoor exercise.


Upcoming Events

Nov 16: West Texas Masochist Run, roadlizards.org
Nov 23: Turkey Trot 5k, angelo.edu/asufit
Dec 14: Run Rudolph Run, angelo.edu/asufit

Cyclocross Series Wraps Up

Light rain started falling last Wednesday evening as cyclists warmed up for race five of the 2013 ASUFit cyclocross series held on the Angelo State University campus. By the time that the starting gun went off, much of the dusty off-road course next to Johnson Street had morphed into a muddy quagmire with slick corners and standing water in low spots.

 Racers finished the event covered in mud with big grins on their faces. The rain and mud provided classic cyclocross conditions – something that we don’t get to race in very often here in West Texas.

The event was the final race of a five race cyclocross series that had 58 cyclists competing for awards. Competitors included ASU employees and students, SAISD employees and students, military personnel from Goodfellow AFB and cyclists from the regional community.

Cyclocross is a fall/winter cycling discipline that consists of 40-60 minute fast races on a short off-road course with racers completing multiple laps during each race. 

Every lap of the cyclocross races had one or more “dismount and run” sections where racers had to dismount, pick up their bikes. and run over plank barriers or other non-ridable obstacles.

Tony Sturdivant, an ASU Alumni and  Category 1 mountain bike racer, took overall honors in the Men’s A (Expert) category with SAISD student Summer Bewick taking the top podium step in the Female A category.

Bewick races for the San Angelo high school mountain bike team and was the 2013 Junior Varsity champion in the Texas high school mountain bike league race series.

San Angelo mountain biker Kyle Olson, another ASU graduate, topped the field in the hotly contested Men’s B division with Dorthy Langdon racing to the series win in the Female B competition.

In the Men’s C category, ASU Outdoor Adventures director Ian Brown beat out a strong field of new racers to take the category win.

Ben Hoelsken pedaled to the win in the Kid’s A (ages 7-10) with Darius Pierce taking the honors in the Kids B (6 and under) competition.

In addition to the A, B, and C race categories (Expert, Intermediate, and Novice), the 2013 series also included competition in categories that included top ASU Male/Female, top SAISD Male/Female, and top Military racer.

ASU Physical Therapy student Ryan Ruh put in a strong performance to place 3rd in the Men’s A group and win Top ASU Male honors.  ASU Biology professor Amaris Guardiola topped the ladies’ field to take home the Top ASU Female award.

SAISD student Mateo Hernandez raced to a 2^nd place finish in Men’s B and the Top SAISD male award, with high school student Summer Bewick winning the Top SAISD Female category.

Both Bewick and Hernandez are up-and-coming mountain bike racers who will certainly win more races in the future.

ASU student and Air Force Reserve captain Lenny Christo raced a strong series to take Top Military honors.

The top three in each race category were as listed below and overall results are posted at angelo.edu/content/files/17466-cyclocross-series-current-results.

1st Men’s A: Tony Sturdivant  2^nd Neal Mcspeden  3^rd  Ryan Ruh

1^st Ladies’ A: Summer Bewick  2^nd Dionnie Hoelsken  3^rd  Kaylee Bewick

1^st Men's B Kyle Olson  2^nd  Jason Pierce 3^rd  Mateo Hernandez

1^st Ladies’ B: Dorthy Langdon 2^nd  Liz Rappe 3^rd  Amaris Guardiola

1^st Men’s C: Ian Brown  2^nd  Billy Bush  3^rd  Tony Wilson

1^st Kid’s A: Ben Hoelsken  2^nd  Cyrus Pierce  3^rd Shay West

1^st Kid’s B: Darius Pierce  2^nd Jacey West

Upcoming Events

Nov 9: Concho Valley Paws Hot Dog Run, roadlizards.org

Nov 16: West Texas Masochist Run, roadlizards.org

Nov 23: Turkey Trot 5k, angelo.edu/asufit

Dec 14: Run Rudolph Run, angelo.edu/asufit

 

Gun Club Road

Based on some recent actions, I think San Angelo’s city leadership is developing a fence building mentality.

It appears the city’s wellness strategy is to “fence’em out and fatten’em up” instead of proactively supporting healthy exercise by tax-paying citizens.

The city has a history of spending tax dollars to build fences that restrict access to areas where people go to exercise.

Several years ago, the city spent our money to put in a dividing fence across the back part of Middle Concho Park, thus making access to the Spillway Hill trails more difficult for cyclists, hikers, and runners.

Areas were also fenced off in Spring Creek Park, the Twin Buttes open space, and at the end of Spillway Road.

Fence’em out and fatten’em up.

The “fence’em out” philosophy came up again during a recent city council meeting when Councilman Fleming and the homeowners around Gun Club Road (KOA loop) proposed building a fence around the Gun Club Road parking area to discourage people from running and walking on that public road.

The area where people park to exercise “is supposed to be designated for wildflowers,” said Fleming.

City Council then directed city staff to develop options for making the wildflower area (“blooming weed patch”) a no-parking zone.

Great wellness strategy –restrict access to a popular fitness venue so that overweight non-exercisers can drive by in their SUVs and look at the blooming weeds.

The Gun Club Road controversy stems from (in most people’s opinion) a few homeowners in that area who don’t want to share the public road with pedestrians and who – in the opinion of some pedestrians – tend to drive in a reckless manner over the posted speed limit.

To be fair to all parties, everyone understands that those homeowners are (rightfully so) infuriated by a few of the walkers and runners who insist on being two or three abreast in the middle of the road instead of staying on the shoulder.

The inconsiderate pedestrians present a problem, but building a fence to protect blooming weeds and restrict access to a popular fitness area is not a reasonable solution.  Instead, the runners and walkers who insist on being in the middle of the road should be cited for violation of section 552.006 of the Texas Transportation Code.

Some city officials and homeowners also cite safety as the reason for curtailing use by non-residents, but the number of vehicle-pedestrian incidents on that road does not appear to support that logic. 

Aubrey deCordova, who walks the Gun Club loop on a regular basis, says “I have gone to the KOA loop for a number of years and I have never heard of an accident involving motorists and pedestrians.  As a matter of fact, I don't recall any accidents there since I have lived here (1968-present).”

Marlon Miller and Nan Shamblen feel the same about safety on the road. 

“I’ve never heard of or witnessed accidents,” Miller notes. “I have seen some close calls with drivers going well above the speed limit.”

Shamblen says her experience with drivers sharing Gun Club Road have been good “except for a few driving too fast.”

“I have been using the KOA road for 40 years and I have never encountered an accident between an automobile and pedestrian.”

There’s also another interesting side-story related to this issue as recently reported in the State of the Division blog (http://stateofthedivision.blogspot.com/2013/10/fleet-equipment-leasings-canals-at-lake.html).

 Based on the blog article, it appears that a developer is planning to build a subdivision along the power plant canal on land directly north of Gun Club Road and south of Red Bluff Road.

If built, this subdivision could add to the traffic load on Gun Club and possibly necessitate widening part of the road (which conceivably could include a bike/pedestrian lane). Given that future possibility, the city might be premature with its plan to fence off the parking area.

There are two simple solutions to the Gun Club issue. The short-term solution is to simply educate runners, walkers, and motorists regarding common-sense courtesy and safety. Pedestrians should stay in single file on the edge of the road facing oncoming traffic, and motorists should obey posted speed limits and share the public road in a careful manner.

A striped “walking shoulder” on the inside of the road would serve as a reminder to pedestrians to stay inside the shoulder line.

The long-term solution would be to make Gun Club a one-way road (clockwise) from the west end of Mesquite Lane to just past the KOA campground.

Re-stripe the one-way portion of the road with a 6-foot wide inner lane for pedestrians, place a separator curb between the pedestrian and motor vehicle lanes, and construct an off-street asphalt path in the “blooming weeds” natural area from Mesquite Lane to just past the KOA.

All pedestrians would travel counter-clockwise in the 6-foot pedestrian lane and all vehicles would travel clockwise on the motor vehicle section.

There is also a third even more healthy solution. Since pedestrians appear to outnumber residents on Gun Club Road, the city could completely close it to all motor vehicles except for access to the blooming weeds parking area.

Residents living in the area would be required to park their cars in the blooming weeds lot and then run or walk to their house. That would solve the problem, and I’m betting the fitness of lake residents would improve dramatically :)

Ride On, San Angelo, and remember – don’t fence’em out to fatten’em up, just let’em run and walk for health. 

Upcoming Events

Oct 30: ASUFit cyclocross series, angelo.edu/asufit

Nov 2: Dinosaur Trail Race, roadlizards.org

Nov 2: 6-hour Dinosaur mountain bike race, sanangelobicycleassociation.com

Nov 9: Concho Valley Paws Hot Dog Run, roadlizards.org

Nov 16: West Texas Masochist Run, roadlizards.org

Nov 23: Turkey Trot 5k, angelo.edu/asufit

Masochist Run

Have you ever heard someone say “Let’s run up to Abilene today?” For a large group of regional runners, that is exactly what they plan to do on Saturday, Nov. 16.

Some runners will be doing the entire distance solo, while others will be teaming up to cover the

distance as part of relay teams.

They’ll leave San Angelo at the start location next to the Goodyear Proving Grounds, head north on the shoulder of highway 277 and finish their 100 kilometer (62 mile) run near the railroad tracks in View just south of Abilene.

Other solo runners or teams wanting to compete at shorter distances will start at the same place but finish near Fort Chadbourne (50K/31 miles) or near Bronte (25K/15.5 miles).

All of these runners will be competing in the inaugural West Texas Masochist Road Run.

The Masochist run is the brainchild of San Angelo ultradistance runner Jeff Lisson. It’s not his first encounter with long distance running events — Lisson is an experienced competitor in this type of event, and he’s also the race director for the Crazy Desert Trail Race held each March in San Angelo State Park.

“This will be a unique event for our area,” says Lisson. “A race of this type has never been done before out here.”

Runners competing in the Masochist will get to experience long-distance running in its purest form, as it will be a completely self-supported run.

No aid stations, no mile markers and no marked course to follow.

Competitors will need to carry their own water, sports drinks and energy food in a hydration pack, plant supplies along the route, or arrange for friends to serve as their support crew.

It will be a true “Forrest Gump” experience — just focus on the road ahead and keep on running.
Although the solo competitors will be completing an epic adventure, the relay competition could get really interesting.

There’s no limit to how many runners a relay team can have, so there will be teams that have runners each doing 10-15 miles, while other teams may be handing off the baton every 2-3 miles.

Several teams have already been formed, including a group from Angelo State University and a team of veterans representing Team RWB (Red, White and Blue).

ASU kinesiology professor Adam Parker has formed a team of ASU employees.

“I put a team together from ASU to run the 100K as a relay, because I thought it would a fun and different way to participate in the local running community,” Parker said.

The RWB team will be made up of four members who’ll each run 25 kilometers. Tim Masshardt is an Army veteran and captain of the San Angelo RWB organization.

“Team RWB looks for events such as the Masochist 100K that will both challenge the individual runner as well as the team,” Masshardt said. “It’s about breaking out of your comfort zone and pushing yourself mentally. We will be putting one foot in front of the other, attacking the hills and relaxing on the downhills.”

One of the interesting aspects of the team event will be to see how fast teams can complete the 100K distance.

In fact, if you happen to have 61 friends who are fast runners, think about putting together a “mile relay” team with you and the 61 friends each running a short one-mile leg of the race at maximum speed before handing off to the next team member.

The cost to enter is $25 per person, and all proceeds benefit the San Angelo Road Lizards, a nonprofit that promotes running and healthy exercise in our area. All registered runners will receive a long-sleeve ‘tech’ shirt.

For full information and to sign up, go to roadlizards.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/WT-Masochist-flyer.pdf.

 There is no day-of-event registration, so log on to the website and sign up now.

 Remember — there will be a lot of people running up to Abilene on Nov. 16.

Upcoming Events

Oct. 23: ASUFit cyclocross series, angelo.edu/asufit
Oct. 26: Heart Walk, http://heartwalk.kintera.org
Oct. 26: MDA Ride for ALS, www2.mda.org/site/TR?fr_id=7703&pg=entry
Oct. 30: ASUFit cyclocross series, angelo.edu/asufit
Nov. 2: Dinosaur Trail Race, roadlizards.org
Nov. 2: 6-hour Dinosaur mountain bike race, sanangelobicycleassociation.com
Nov. 9: Concho Valley Paws Hot Dog Run, roadlizards.org
Nov. 16: West Texas Masochist Run, roadlizards.org
Nov. 23: Turkey Trot 5k, angelo.edu/asufit