Three New Montgomery County Road Races Set For This Fall

The fall road racing season in Montgomery County just became a little bit busier with Wednesday's announcement of a new 10K race that will start and finish in The Woodlands' Northshore Park on Saturday, November 13.

The Team Red, White and Blue Veteran's Day 10K is being organized by Chris Widell, an Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran, two-time Bronze star recipient, proud US Army Ranger and an endurance athlete. The race is raise monies for wounded veterans and their families.

A visit to the race's website at http://www.teamrwbvetsday10k.info/ will reveal a course that is very similar to a description of the potential Ironman Texas course discussed by Dana Lyons on his Finish Strong Coaching blog last month.

The race will be the last of three new races in Montgomery County this fall.

The first two will take place on each of the next two weekends.

Jones State Forest, located on F.M. 1488 just outside of The Woodlands, will play host to the inaugural Speak Up For Kids 5K Run on Saturday, September 18 at 8:00 a.m. The 1K Kids Fun Run, for youngsters 12 and under, is $10 and will proceed the 5K, which will begin at 8:15 a.m. The entry fee is $30 until Friday, September 10.

The event website is www.casaspeaks4kids.com/5K.html

Saturday, September 25 brings to downtown Conroe a brand new event -- the Woodforest Charity Run 5K and 10K -- that benefits the Woodforest Charitable Foundation.

Registration forms can be found online at http://www.woodforest.com/ or at any local Woodforest National Bank location.

The entry fee through September 18 is $20 for the 5K and $25 for the 10K, and it goes to $25 and $30, respectively, until race day.

The races will start and finish at Heritage Park in downtown Conroe and will go north into a shaded, older subdivision.

Two weeks later, the second biggest road race in Montgomery County - the rebranded Memorial Hermann Ten For Texas - will celebrate its fifth running on Saturday, October 9.

The 10-Miler will begin at 7:30 a.m., followed by the One 4 Texas Kid's Fun Run.

Online registration is currently available through The Woodlands Township's website at http://www.thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov/. The 10-Miler is $48.75 currently while th One 4 Texas Kid's Fun Run is $16.25.

There is one more Saturday left in the Liberty Mutual Registration Days promotion.

On Saturday, September 18, bring five (5) canned or non-perishable food items to the Liberty Mutual The Woodlands parking lot, located at 3000 Research Forest Drive - at the corner of Research Forest Drive and New Trails, and you will receive $10 off your registration.

After The Team Red, White and Blue Veteran's Day 10K takes place on Saturday, November 13, the traditional Thanksgiving weekend races will occur with GE Run Thru The Woods on Thanksgiving Day, starting from Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion, and the more recent addition to the racing calendar, the 5th annual City of Conroe Turkey Trot 5K at Carl Barton, Jr. Park on Friday, November 26 at 8:00 a.m.

The Willis Wildkat 5K, which is likely to take place at Lynn Lucas Junior High in Willis, is slated to be set by Willis High School cross country Dana Fossmo for either Saturday, December 11 or Saturday, December 18. This event traditionally had been held in December, but moved to February for last year's running.

Additionally, every second and fourth Saturday is Run The Woodlands 5K at Barbara Bush Elementary in The Woodlands at 8:00 a.m.  Entry fee is just a $1 for the Luke's Locker-hosted event.

The Woodlands Running Club also hosts its Sunday Night 5K the first Sunday of every month at Barbara Bush Elementary as well.  While there's no entry fee, any monies contributed are placed towards the Club's Dan Green Running Scholarships.