Alamo Series Announced
By Paul Baltutis
Austin has the RunTex Distance Challenge leading up to the AT&T Marathon, and Houston has a warm-up series leading up to the Chevron Marathon. So now the San Antonio Rock ‘N’ Roll Marathon has its own series of races to help prepare runners for the challenge of either the half or full marathon.
The appropriately named Alamo Series is a nine-race series that starts in April and builds up race lengths, cumulating in a 25K (15.5 mile) tune-up three weeks before the Rock ‘N’ Roll event on November 16. Half marathoners can also take advantage of the Alamo Series because of the variety of race distances it offers.
The Alamo Series is a cooperative effort between six entities in the San Antonio running community: San Antonio Roadrunners, Roger Soler’s Sports, Fleet Feet, Run Gear Run, Run-A-Way Athletic Club and the San Antonio Spurs 5K. The San Antonio Sports Foundation provides administrative assistance for the Alamo Series, showing that the entire local running community is banding together to help make the city healthier and to make the Rock ‘N’ Roll event a success.
May 24 – Police Officer’s Memorial 5K at Grayson and Broadway.
June 14 – Flag Day 5K/10K, McAllister Park.
July 4 – The San Antonio Roadrunners 4th of July 4 Miler at Woodlawn Lake.
August 16 – Fleet Feet Sports Sunrise 10K at Fort Sam Houston.
September 1 – The San Antonio Roadrunners Whine Run 5 Miler at Dry Comal Creek.
September 21 – Army-Dillo Half Marathon and 32K at Fort Sam Houston.
October 11 – Soler’s Sports Alamo Half Marathon, location TBD.
October 25 – Run Gear Run Fall Fest 25K and 8 Miler, location TBD.
There will be recognition awards for athletes who participate in seven or more of the events. For the latest information about the series, go to the Web site, www.alamoseries.com.
Paul Baltutis, is manager of Soler’s Sports and a certified marathon coach for Team in Training. For more information, please contact Paul Baltutis via e-mail at sage_run03@yahoo.com.
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