I'm Back...Steve 50 2015

The 2015 event is almost here.

What: 50 mile run

Where: Miller's Meadow, 143rd & E. Pawnee, Wichita, Kansas
Directions:  From E. 47th Street South and I35 Wichita, Kansas 67216, map it right here

When:  March 14, 2015 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Additional Info:

The Steve 50 2015 is a fun walk/run for, well, FUN.  This is a family friendly event.  We will use it as an opportunity to raise funds for a fellow Kansas Ultrarunner, Dustin Birdsong.  His 2 year old son Browynnn has been diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor.

All donations and proceeds from tee shirt sales will be donated to the family. There will be a donation jar located at the manned aid station, located at the start/finish line.  This aid station will be fully stocked with water, heed, hammer gels, and standard ultra aid station fare, provided by KUS (Kansas Ultrarunners Society), of which I am a PROUD member.

The run will be on a 5 mile single track loop. Feel free to walk or run as much as you want.  Five or fifty, or anything in between.  Use this as an opportunity to get a training run in with the bonus of the aid station provided.  Run with some friends, even make some new ones.

Shirts can be ordered on a pre-order basis for $20.00 per shirt. If you would like to order shirts, please put your name, size and how many you want in the comments below, or email Steve at steve_j_baker7@yahoo.com.   Pre-orders will end February 15th. There will be limited shirts available the day of the run, but no guarantees.

There is no advance registration needed. Just show up and walk/run as much as you want. Come anytime between 7:00 and 7:00, whenever it is convenient for you.

Looking Ahead

Many of my running friends have their race calendars set for 2015.

I am either not as dedicated or organized as they are.

Right now, I have my Steve 50 Fun Run in March.

Then I have my annual June race, Storm the Dam Trail Run in El Dorado, Kansas.  I ran this race it's inaugural year 2009, as a half marathon.  I have ran it every year since, the last two years have been marathons.  It's not an especially scenic or even fun race, but it's one of my favorites.  A marathon is a fairly easy distance when you are used to 50 and 100 miles, it's home, and the fun of running it every year it's been in existence keeps me going back.

I will most likely run some shorter races with my wife throughout the year.

But the biggie, I have thrown my name in the lottery for Cascade Crest 100 in Seattle the last weekend in August.  The lottery is February 14, and then they waitlist 50 people.  We have family there, so we are planning to go regardless.   If I don't get to run this year, I'll volunteer to make my chances better for 2016.

The beginning of October I ran the Heartland 100 for the third year.  It was a good time, as it always is.  My buddy Elden.

My friends Marquis and Harpreet came out to run through the night with me.

The end of October I ran a once in a lifetime race, my wife and I traveled to Niagara Falls and ran the Niagara Falls International Marathon.  Starting line was in Buffalo, New York and the finish line was at the Falls in Niagara Falls, Canada.  The course was five miles through historic Buffalo, past Fort Erie and then 21 miles next to the Niagara River.  It was a beautiful course, cool and windy, but a truly great experience.

I ran the Turkey Trot here in Wichita, 10 miles.  One of my favorite race pictures.