LOL RUN - Laughing Out
Loud
5K, 10K, Half Marathon, Full Marathon
Killer photos by David Kielpinski
Most awesome photos by the Chavez family!
View participant times from the LOL Run 2008
Event Details:
Saturday, April 26, 2008 - 9 AM
Flat Branch Park - 101 S 4th St, Columbia, MO - Click here for map
Registration:
Until April 15: $25 - After
April 15: $30 Register on-line
Download registration form here
Relay teams must register by mail.
Relay teams discount:
Take prices above for the first runner. Each additional runner
on the team add $10 (add an additional $5, or $15 total, if they would like to have a tote bag).
No maximum or minimum number of members on a team.
Relay teams must register using printable form or brochure. Sorry, on-line registration is not available for teams at this point. BROCHURES COMING SOON.
Check-in and late registration will take place at Tryathletics on Friday,
April 25, from 4:00 to 7:00 PM and at the starting location (to be announced)
on Saturday, April 25, between 7:00 and 8:30 AM.
A taste of what's ahead:
A road race for everyone! Four distances to choose from. All ability
levels are welcome. Runners, walkers, jump ropers, etc.- Bring a relay
team to finish the marathon or any distance that you want to conquer!
Leave a bike somewhere on the course for an extra boost. Do whatever it takes to get yourself or your team across the finish line using human power!
What you get:
A great run on a course with many surprises
and twists and turns! A free ticket to the Chicken
vs. Gorilla Air Guitar Competition happening
later that day! Free 11x17 LOL poster (first 200 registrations)! Free
LOL Tote Bag (go green)! One extremely wild and
crazy running adventure!
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 LOL Run at a glance:
Date:
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Registration starts at 7:30 am
Race starts at 9:00 a.m.
Location:
Columbia, MO -
Flat Branch Park - 101 S 4th St, Columbia, MO - Click here for map
Entry:
Early Bird catches the worm! -
Until April 15: $25.00
Impulsive Instigator -
April 15 - Race Day: $30.00
REGISTER
ON-LINE
Download registration form here
Relay teams discount:
Take prices above for the first runner. Each additional runner
on the team add $10 (add an additional $5, or $15 total, if they would like to have a tote bag and Chicken vs. Gorilla ticket).
No maximum or minimum number of members on a team.
Relay teams must register using printable form or brochure. Sorry, on-line registration is not available for teams at this point.
Distance:
5K, 10K, Half Marathon, Full Marathon
Course:
Click here to view maps!
LOL Run Tote Bag:
Free for all registered runners!
To guarantee a tote, please register by
April 20th.
Prizes: Top ten prizes for costumes!
Costumes: Costumes are strongly encouraged. Be
goofy, have fun! Top ten prizes for costumes!
Caution: Be sure you do some trial
runs in costume before you begin an epic
adventure run!
Special Gift for all registered
participants:
A free ticket to the Chicken
vs. Gorilla Air Guitar Competition
happening later that day! Also get a free
11x17 LOL poster (first 200 registered participants)!
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About the event
The LOL Run is an inclusive road race welcoming participants of all ages and abilities. From experienced marathon runners to 5k contenders, the LOL Run is Columbia’s first “choose your own adventure” road race that offers something for everyone.
The LOL run features four different course distances to choose from this year: 5k, 10k, half marathon, and full marathon. At the LOL Run, participants can use the method of their choice to get to the finish line, as long as it is human powered.
Multi-member relay teams can tackle any of the course distances. These teams may include families, friends, office mates, or random strangers!
If their knees are bad, participants can ride a bike (the whole or part way). If straight lines are an issue, they can try a pogo stick.
At the LOL Run, no one is excluded. The LOL allows anyone to achieve. No matter what level of activity or training family and friends have attained, at the LOL Run they can all share in achievement.
The LOL Run offers participants a feeling of accomplishment, a unique experience, a choice of distances and modes of human-powered transportation, and most importantly... crazy fun!
EVENT REPORT
The Laughing Out Loud Marathon - 2007
Date - January 7, 2007
Location - Columbia, MO
The Laughing Out Loud Marathon, 1/9/2007,
race report by Jim Linville:
The Race began at 12:05:08. There was a slight media delay. We
did make the noon news. There was something in the air and it wasn't
smoke. By golly it was laughter. The 13 athletes lined up and "Runners
to your mark, get set, GO!!!" The pack headed out with the Chicken
Man
in the lead. There was one Butt Head in serious contention for the best
time. What it all boiled down to was this:
The last two crossed the finish line together and will have to share
the
only prize for running the race, the Dead Last Award. The award was an
icecream making ball. It really works. I tried it before I regifted it.
Nate Smith - 4:31:30
Steve Kullman - 4:31:40
Derek Granzenmuller - 4:31:50
Hugh Emerson - 4:55:56
Andy Emerson - 4:55:56
These men ran the entire distance slower than ever, but they never had
more fun.
Lori Brown, Paul Linneman and Lisa Wells did the distance, some
by bicycle.
Tim Waid, Fred Schmidt, Tamara Coon and Jeanette Forbis ran
large portions of the distance but did not finish.
There was a man named Alex and a ChickenMan both manning tandem
bicycles and providing much needed refreshments.
Without a doubt, the ChickenMan was the best dressed. We
couldn't tell if it was a costume or if it was really a six foot
chicken. If it was a six foot chicken, Nate Smith had the best costume;
he resembled a cigarette butt and had an unusually large cigarette butt
on his head.
Download map and event info -
6.6 MB PDF File
Radio Interviews:
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The Eagle - Tim
Murphy - January 7th, 2007 |
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KOPN - Trevor Harris - December,
2006 |
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KOPN - Trevor Harris - January
2nd, 2007 |
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KOPN - Trevor Harris - January
7th, 2007 |
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