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It's easy to find a race across the South. Our race calendar is divided by state and also includes individual listings for marathons, ultras, multi-sports, and track and field. Just click on the links below and get ready to run!

Alabama Running Calendar 

Arkansas Running Calendar 

Florida Running Calendar 

Georgia Running Calendar 

Kentucky Running Calendar 

Louisiana Running Calendar 

Maryland Running Calendar 

Mississippi Running Calendar 

North Carolina Running Calendar 

South Carolina Running Calendar 

Tennessee Running Calendar 

Virginia Running Calendar 

Washington, DC Running Calendar 

West Virginia Running Calendar 

Marathon Calendar 

Multi-Sports Calendar 

Ultra Calendar 

Track & Field Events    

Race Directors in the South -- Don't forget to send us information on your race for the Running Journal race calendar.  Just click here to submit your race information online.  

Alison Morgan of Lexington, KY, has a chance to be the Louisville Triple Crown winner in Kentucky, having won the women's division of the first two legs of the three-race series. The final event will be held Saturday, April 6, with the Papa John's 10 Miler, which is expected to have 9,000 participants from 26 states. There's also the possibility of a triple winner in the team division with the Pacers & Racers Asics Racing Team #1. Late registration and packet pickup is Friday at the B&W Club at Cardinal Stadium from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Saturday from 6 a.m. until 7:30 a.m. at Gate 4 at the stadium.

Picture this scene: A runner sitting in the grass along a country road holding his knee and gasping in pain. Two horses look at the runner and one says to the other, "It's his knee, he'll have to be put down."

Bryan Graydon, president of the Lakeland, FL Road Runners Club and a regular columnist for Running Journal, has been named "Outstanding Club President of the Year" by the Road Runners Club of America.

The Marine Corps Marathon sold all available public entries in 2 hours, 27 minutes for the Oct. 27 event. In 2010, it took six days. You can still enter by participating with one of the 130 charity partners to be listed on the MCM website at www.marinemarathon.com.

Good idea -- The Birmingham Track Club in Alabama gives a 50% membership discount to active military, first responders, and students.

Sixty percent female participation was reported for the Rock 'n' Roll USA Marathon and Half Marathon in Washington, DC, March 16. There were runners from all 50 states and 32 countries. One of every five participants was running a marathon or half marathon for the first time.

Know what a Wogger is? It's something between a walker and a jogger. Cathy Ward, editor of the Mississippi Track Club newsletter in Jackson, MS, says that "Unlike racewalkers, woggers don't have to worry about form." She adds that a wogger is when you think your're jogging "but spectators compliment you on how fast you're walking."

Alana Hadley, 16-year-old from Charlotte, NC, is one of the nation's most talented young runners. She has excelled at the half-marathon distance and intends to run her first marathon May 19 at the Cleveland (OH) Marathon. She has run the half-marathon under 1:17.

Start slower?  In a long race, serious runners advise staying in control early. Going out too fast can cost you in the end. Better to go a little slower than too fast in that first mile or two, especially in a half-marathon or marathon. Also, don't skip breakfast on race day. Experts recommend good carbohydrates such as energy bars, oatmeal, bananas, bagels, long enough before the race for proper digestion. Three hours is ideal.

Clermont, Florida is hailed as the world triathlon destination with Fred Sommer of Sommer Sports saying it has hosted more triathlons than any other city in the world. Jeff Duke, University of Central Florida sports management expert, estimates that the triathlons have had an economic impact of $40-50 million dollars for Clermont.

Don Nelson, south Florida RRCA rep, has been chosen as the "Outstanding State Representative" of the year by the RRCA.

Angelo and Sherry Celesia of the Tidewater Striders are RRCA winners of the "Outstanding Youth Program Director" award.

River City Runners and Walkers Club of Parkersburg, WV, has been honored for the RRCA's "Outstanding Beginning Running Program," as directed by Melissa Wigal.

Running coach Bob Dozoretz of the South Florida Striders in Fort Lauderdale on instructing a female runner on how to hold off a man trying to pass her in a race: "I told her it was okay to let him come close to catching her and then to pick it up to discourage him. She liked that idea and used it successfully, but one day she confided she had changed her strategy. Now she lets him pass so she can zip past him a few strides later."