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What's one of the fastest ways to a 1 mile personal best? A downhill mile of course! Join us Friday evening for Kemper’s Downhill Mile. Fun, Downhill, and FAST are words that best describe this course. The event is the final event of the 2024 Spring/ Summer Lynchburg Road Runners Race Series.
THE LEGEND OF KEMPER the RABBIT
Sometime around 1912, the same year that the Kemper Street Train Station was opened by Southern Railway, local Lynchburg residents recall witnessing a certain rabbit chasing trains as they left the station. It wasn't long before that rabbit was given the name "Kemper". Some say Kemper was able to keep up with departing trains for almost a mile! If you are lucky to run the Kemper Street Trail extension early in the morning you might see a descendant or two of Kemper running right along side you.
The 2024 Lynchburg Road Runners Club Spring/Summer Race Series includes 9 races this year, your best 7 races will be scored and you need a minimum of 5 races to be included. Discounts to LRRC members are available for early registrants. The races are:
Race #1 Big Game 5K Run/Walk
Saturday February 10, 2024 (10 am)
Race #2 St. Paddy's Day 5K
Saturday March 16, 2024 (11 am)
Race #3 No One Fights Alone Colon Cancer Run
Saturday March 23, 2024 (9 am)
Race #4 Point of Honor 5K
Saturday April 6, 2024 (9 am)
Race #5 Runway 5K
Saturday April 27, 2024 (5 pm)
Race #6 Memorial Day 10K
Monday May 27, 2024 (8 am)
Race #7 LRRC Summer Track Series 5,000
Tuesday June 11, 2024 (7 pm)
Race #8 Percival's Island 5 Miler
Thursday July 4 2024 (8 am)
Race #9 Kemper Downhill Mile
Friday July 26, 2024
Full details and links to individual races can be found here
https://riversiderunners.com/2024_lrrc_raceseries/
Register at https://runsignup.com/Race/VA/Lynchburg/KemperStreetDownhillMile
Who
All ages
