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In only its third year, Saturday’s Grey Rock 50K Trail Run in the Ahtanum has transformed itself from a seemingly doomed endeavor into a legitimate fundraising event … and an ultramarathon of growing renown.

After attracting just seven starters (six of whom actually finished) for its 2005 debut, the Grey Rock 50K drew

10 entrants last year and another six to the accompanying 25K run. And this year those numbers will essentially double, with 23 to 25 runners expected to line up for the 50K and 10 to 12 in the 25K. A half-dozen entrants are coming from outside Washington.

“The first year I thought, that’s it, we’re toast, this thing’s never going to fly,” said Gailon Gentry, who organizes the event as a fundraiser for the Ahtanum Valley Museum. “But it’s been good. The first couple of years it made a little money, and this year could pull in about $1,500 for a little, tiny museum society.

“It’s been kind of neat how this thing has turned around.”

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Signups are under way for the annual Hudsonville Fall Festival 5K race Aug. 18.

The race, which takes place at the city fairgrounds (40th Avenue and Grant), starts at 8 a.m. The event includes a wheelchair division, a mile fun run and a 5K run.

Cost is $15 ($10 for seniors) and $7 for the fun run. For more information, go to classicrace.com.

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The 11th running of the Ocean Park 5K road race is scheduled for Friday, July 27, at 7 p.m.

This is one of the few evening races in the state, and always attracts top runners because of its proximity to the Beach to Beacon 10K held in Cape Elizabeth the following weekend.

Runner Christine Snow-Reaser, of Dayton, uses the Ocean Park 5K as a final tune-up for the Beach to Beacon. “It fits in perfectly with my racing and training schedule. It is a flat and fast course that really gets your legs turned over, which is perfect training for the Beach to Beacon,” she said.

The Ocean Park 5K winds through towering pines and along the beach before finishing in the town square in front of hundreds of enthusiastic supporters.

“I love the way the course finishes before a huge crowd in the town square. Pretty much every corner of the course has fans cheering you on,” Snow-Reaser said.

Registration will be held in the Ocean Park Recreation Hall on Colby Avenue beginning at 5 p.m. The entry fee is $15 at the door. A Kids Fun Run will be held at 6:30 p.m. The registration fee for the fun run is $3.

Call Race Director Gene Landry at 934-5454, or send an e-mail to glandry3@maine.rr.com, for more information. Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution is the corporate sponsor of this event.

From keepMEcurrent.com

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The Asheville Citizen-Times Half-Marathon will be held Sept. 15, and registration is now open.

The half marathon, 5K and WNC PARENT one-mile Fun Run, now in its 8th year, attracts thousands of runners of all ages. The race is presented in partnership with ABCCM (Asheville-Buncombe Community Christian Ministry. Proceeds from the event benefit the Lend-A-Hand Foundation and the Medical Ministry, a partnership between ABCCM and Mission Hospitals.

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After the other competitors have gone off to take care of post-race aches and pains, a lone runner keeps going. Ironically, Lindsey Hollenshead was probably one of the first to cross the finish line, but dedication drives her to go the extra mile - literally.

Hollenshead, 18, is a distance runner for James Buchanan High School’s cross country and track and field teams. The 2007 JB graduate is not just an average runner either. She set a new JB cross country course record and school record this year and found success in postseason races. Not bad for someone who didn’t pick up the sport until the summer before her freshman year.

“I’ve just always had the desire to run,” Hollenshead said. “I just really enjoy doing it. I guess I’m built for it and not everyone is.”

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