SGRFebruaryNewsletter
Thismonth'sSt.GeorgeRacesNewsletterfeaturesarecapof
theSt.GeorgeHalfMarathon,5kandKidsEvents;aquickhighlightoftwoofourupcomingevents;therunnerspotlightpiece,honoringthelateDavidScott;ahiddenoasisasthe
Town'sTreasure;andalistofourupcomingevents.Fordetailsaboutourscheduleofracesandotherevents,pleasevisitourwebsite:www.sgcity.org/races.Ifyouhavequestionsandcan'tfindtheanswersonoursite,emailusat
St.GeorgeHalfMarathon,
5kandKidsEventRecap
TheSt.GeorgeHalf-Marathon,5KandKidsRaceswentoffperfectlyonSaturday,January13.Intotal,nearly1,200peopleregisteredforthehalfand5K,whichbeganandendedattheDixieConventionCenter.ThemajorityoftheathleteshailedfromlocalesoutsideofWashingtonCounty,butafull15percentofthisyear’sfieldcamefromoutofthestateofUtah–andfromalloverthecountry–toexperienceoneofthebestracessouthernUtahhastooffer.Wethankallofthosewhoparticipated,andhopeyouhadagreattime!
Checkoutthisvideothatoneofoursponsors,TheBestofSt.George,createdtohighlightthe2018St.GeorgeHalf-
Marathon—tagyourselfandyourfriendsifyou’reinit!
PicturedAbove:Runnersprepareatthestartinglineforthe36thSt.
GeorgeHalfMarathon
UpcomingEventsHighlight-
RoadRageandtheLaketoLake
RoadRageDuathlon-Saturday,February24th,2018:Putyourrunningandbikingskillstothetestwiththisrunning/bikingduathlon.Formoreinformationonthisevent,pleasevisitourwebsitebyclickinghere.
LaketoLake-Saturday,March3rd,2018:Pushyourlimitswiththis50+milecoursestretchingfromGunlockStateParktoSandHollowStatePark.DoityourselfasanUltraorgrabafewfriendsandmakeateam.Formoreinformationonthisevent,plesaevisitourwebsitebyclickinghere.
RunnerSpotlight-DavidScott
Ineachnewsletter,wehighlightandcelebrateonespecialmemberofthesouthernUtahrunningcommunity.Thismonth,wearehonoringthememoryofoneofthosemembers.DavidScott,67,wasanactive,belovedmemberof
ourlocalrunningcommunity,afixtureatSt.GeorgeRacesevents,andanexpertwoodworker(moreonthatshortly).AresidentofCedarCity,DavidpassedawayonNovember17,2016afterabattlewithlivercancer,andwasburiednexttohisparentsinBountiful.
DavidspentthemajorityofhislifeintheSaltLake/Ogdenarea.Hedidn’tstarthislifeasarunner,butbecameoneafteryearsofbikeriding.Foranormalafternooncruise,itwasn’tunusualforDavidtohopaboardhisoldtouringbikeinwhatever“dayclothes”hewaswearing,andpedal60+miles.
OnceDavidmovedtotheCedarCityarea,hispassionforrunningexploded.It’shardtogaugeexactlyhowmanymilesheraninhislifetime.Butina2015lettertooneofhisdearfriends,Davidmentionedthatheran56milesthatweek,includinga19.6-milelongrunonSaturday.Inthatsameletter,hementionedthathehadalreadyruntwo10Ksaswellasahalf-marathon,andhewasplanningtodofourmorehalf-marathonsandtheSt.GeorgeMarathon.Atthat2015St.GeorgeMarathon–whichwasjustafewmonthsbeforehepassedaway--66-year-oldDavidposteda5:16:21time,beatinghis2013finishbyafull12minutes.
AnotherfriendnotesthatDavidtypicallyranbetween10to20milesaday,fivetosixdaysaweek.HehadmappedoutarouteintheCedarCity/Enocharea,andfaithfullyranitnearlyeverymorning.ItwaseasytotellwhoDavidwaswhenheran:Hewasthefamiliartall,slendermanwiththelonggreybeard.OnefriendrecallshischildrencallingDavid“Gandolph,”fromtheLordoftheRingsmovies,sinceDavidboreastrikingresemblancetothecharacter.
ItwasthatloveofrunningthatledDavidaveryuniquegoal:runthedistanceofacoasttocoasttrip.HistripwouldstartinSanFranciscoandendinNewYork,stretchingnearly3,000miles.Thiscross-countrytrekwasnotaliteralone;Daviddidn’tactuallystartinSanFranciscoandrunacrossthenorthernNevadadesert.Instead,itwasametaphoricalone:LoggingthemilesheraneachdayintheCedarCityarea,Davidthenusedthemtocalculatehowfaronhismetaphoricalcross-countryjourneyhe’dprogressed.Justafewweeksbeforehispassing,DavidhadcoveredtheequivalentdistanceofrunningfromSanFranciscothroughSaltLakeCityandnearlytotheColoradoborder;atotalof
approximately800miles.
WhenDavidwasn’trunning,hewasbusyvolunteeringatlocalraces,learningnewthingsandteachingothers.Heenjoyedreadingwhateverbookshecouldgethishandson,especiallyscienceandchemistry.Hewasveryknowledgeableaboutnutrition,andhappilyhelpedotherstobegineatingmorehealthily.Davidalsoenjoyedspendingtimewithhisbeloveddogsandhisfriends;judgingbythemanystoriessharedwithus,hisfriendswerehisfamily.Herememberedspecificdetailsabouttheirlives,andalwaysstayedengagedwitheachone.Forallofhisfriends,andforstrangersheencountered,hehadaperennialsmileonhisface,agenuinehandshaketoshare,andakindwordtosay.
Davidhadanothertalentthatisespeciallyworthyofmention:woodcarving.Goingintothewoods,Davidwouldfindtheperfecttree,thencutitdowntocarveitintosomethingspectacular.Theselife-sizedcreationsoftentookyearstocomplete.Oneofhismostincrediblepieceswasofafive-foot-tallrunner.
Wedon’tknowtheexact,finalpointonDavid’scoast-to-coastrun,orhowmanymoremileslayaheadofhimbeforehemadeittoNewYork.Butwedoknowitwashisgoal.Sothenexttimeyougoforarun,thinkofDavidandrunanextramileforhimtohelphimreachthatfinalfinish-line.
WeatSt.GeorgeRacesareincrediblygratefultoDavid’sfriendswhosharedhisstorywithus.WeareequallygratefultoDavidforvolunteeringatcountlessSGREventsovertheyears,andforgrowingclosetosomanyonourstaff.Heleftalastingimpactonthepeoplewhoseliveshetouched,andheisgreatlymissed.
TopPhoto:David(left)withoneofhisfriendsonahike
BottomPhoto:AwoodcarvingofarunnerthatDavidspentyearscreating.
Town'sTreasure-SpringsPark
Whenyoutakeadrivedown1450SouthinSt.George,throughtheSpringsEstatedevelopment,youprobablywouldn’texpecttofindaparkthere.Butnestledinthebackoftheneighborhoodliesawallofshrubs,andamongthoseshrubsisanentrywayintoatrueoasis.HuggingtheVirginRiver,SpringsParkoffersanescapefromthehustleandbustleofthetrafficnearby.
SpringsParkboastsabeautifulpondsurroundedbyathirdofamile-long,pavedtrail,withbencheswhereyoucansitandgazeintothewater.Placardsalsolinethetrail,informingvisitorsaboutthedifferenttypesofbirdswhomaketheparktheirhome.Aplayground,pavilion,halfbasketballcourtandopenfieldroundouttheamenitiesatSpringsPark.EnjoyviewsofPineValleyMountainasyoulistentotheriverwaterflowandthebirdschirp.Peaceandtranquilityarejustashortdriveaway!
PicturedAbove:PhotosofSpringsPark
UpcomingEvents
RoadRageDuathlon-February24,2018
RoadRageputsparticipants'runningandbikingskillstothetest.RunandBikethroughSantaClara,Ivins,andKayenta.BothSprintandOlympicdistancesavailable.
Formoreinformation,pleaseclickhere.Toregister,pleaseclickhere.
LaketoLake-March3,2018
Grabacoupleofyourfriends(ordoityourself,ifyou'refeelingextraadventurous)andrun52miles.LaketoLakeRelaytakesparticipantsfromGunlockReservoirtoSandHollowReservoir.Runalongbeautifulroads,trails,andsitesasyoucompeteinteamsof2,5orindividually.Formoreinformation,pleaseclickhere.
Toregister,pleaseclickhere.
ShamROCKYourSocksOff10k-March17,2018KickoffyourSt.Patrick'sDayCelebrationwiththeShamROCK10K.Thisawesome10ktakesrunners
throughSnowCanyonStateParkbeforefinishingatIvinsCityPark.
Formoreinformation,pleaseclickhere.Toregister,pleaseclickhere.
SHACTriathlon-April7,2018
Everwanttodoatriathlon?Wellifso,thisistheoneforyou.Putyourrunning,bikingandswimmingskillstothetestwiththisfunevent.
Formoreinformation,pleaseclickhere.Toregister,pleaseclickhere.
IronmanKids-May4,2018
InconjunctionwiththeIronman70.3St.George,IronmanKidsRunofferskidsthechancetofinishatthesamespotastheIronmanFinishers.Thereare800meterand1-
mileoptions.
Formoreinformationand/ortoregister,pleaseclickhere.Pleasenote,registrationisdoneontheIronmanWebsiteanddiscountscan
notbeapplied.
MoonlightFirehoseFrenzy5k-June1,2018
Oneofthefunniest5ksintown,theMoonlightFirehoseFrenzy5ktakesrunnersthroughthestreetsofDowntownSt.George.
Formoreinformation,pleaseclickhere.Toregister,pleaseclickhere.
UncleSam4k-July4,2018
JoinSt.GeorgeRacesandtheCityofSt.GeorgefortheIndependenceDayCelebration.StartyourdayofindependencecelebrationoffwiththeUncleSam4k.
Formoreinformation,pleaseclickhere.Toregister,pleaseclickhere.
SAVETHEDATE!
The42stSt.GeorgeMarathonwillbeonSaturday,October
6th,2018.Formoreinformationonthemarathon,pleaseclickhere.
Hereisthe2018RaceCalendar.
Savethedateforalltheseawesomeevents!
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