Description
41st ANNUAL
Saturday, May 27, 2023
Little River, Kansas
Free t-shirt with any pre-registration before May 15th.
The coveted “COW CHIP” is awarded to the top 10K male and
female winners
Medals in each age category for the top three finishers
$50.00 bonus for any new course record in the 5K, 10K or Pony Express races
ALL EVENT REGISTRATION, INFORMATION AND STARTS TAKE PLACE ON MAIN STREET
Event Start Times
10K Walker 7:30 A.M.
10K Runners and Pony Express Relay 8:00 A.M.
5K Runners 8:00 A.M.
Awards 9:30 A.M.
Registration ends 30 minutes before each event.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.facebook.com/suicidehilltrailrun
SPONSORED BY: Little River Lions Club, Local Businesses and Friends
TRAIL RUN EVENTS
10K RUN – The Original “Suicide Hill Trail Run”, a 10K loop running west of town. The run includes two creek crossings with rolling native hills with cowboys and cattle.
5K RUN – It includes the famed “Suicide Hill”, an out and back 5K. The run includes an up and over route of Suicide Hill.
PONY EXPRESS RELAY – As far as we know, it is the only one of its kind in Trail Runs. It will cover the 10K course. Three runners must compete as a team. Each runner will cover approximately one third of the course. Batons will be furnished. Get yourself a three person team and compete!
10K FUN WALK – For the recreational walker.
COURSE RECORDS
MEN’S 10K
0-12 Jeffery Baily (Hutchinson, KS)……..42:17-1990
13-19 Ted Hurst (Sylvia, KS)……………. 34:07-1984
20-29 Tim Gundy (Lenexa, KS)………….32:26-1987
30-39 Terry Drake (Overland Park, KS)…32:13-1989
40-49 Mike Shrlock (Augusta, KS)………36:50-1997
50-59 Wes Goertzen (Buhler, KS)……… 40:00-1993
60-Over Gerald Witten (Emporia, KS)…..45:55-1991
WOMEN’S 10K
0-12 Nicky Ramage (Little River, KS)…. 54:55-1989
13-19 Annette G. Berry (Buhler, KS)… 48:03-1987
20-29 Sandi Oltjen (Salina, KS)…………40:58-1985
30-39 Mary A. Johnson (Topeka, KS)…..40:30-1987
40-49 Sheryl Drevo (Goddard, KS)………45:54-1989
50-59 Teresa Perky (Overland Park, KS).45:54-2011
60-Over Charlene Jones (Barnard, KS)…58:58-1997
MEN’S 5K
0-12 Robby Turnbow (Geneseo, KS)……21:47-1987
13-19 Bobby Smith (Augusta, KS)……….17:10-1984
20-29 Byron Flick (Hutchinson, KS)……. 16:30-1987
30-39 Larry Chestnut (Wichita, KS)…….. 18:04-1987
40-49 Steve Hanson (McPherson, KS)… 18:09-1986
50-59 Mike Welch (McPherson, KS)…….20:27-1992
60-Over Gerald Witten (Emporia, KS)…..20:48-1989
WOMEN’S 5K
0-12 Brenna German (McComb, IL)…….23:19-2008
13-19 Nicky Ramage (Little River, KS)….23:12-1991
20-29 Gretchen Gundy (Lenexa, KS)……21:09-1987
30-39 Tammy S. Gilpin (Wichita, KS)……19:43-1994
40-49 Trudy Calloway (Wichita, KS)…….22:10-1989
50-59 Nancy Barber(Hutchinson,KS)…..26:47-2013
60-Over JoAnn Galyon (Little River,KS..28:17-2017
PONY EXPRESS RELAY
David Larson, Mike Miller, Mark German
Lyons, KS 33:42-1984
One of Kansas’ original Trail Runs that began in 1982. The course includes roadways, rolling native grassland, cowboys, the famed Suicide Hill and start/finish on Main Street. This course is as beautiful as it is demanding and it brings out the best in runners each year.