Recap of the Barboursville Winter Series

The 2nd Annual Barboursville Winter Series concluded on Sunday with the 5 Miler at the Barboursville Park. We were very lucky to have great weather for the majority of the series and we had a great turnout as well.

Our goal with the series was to encourage people to push their limits and move from the 3 Mile or 5K distance to a 5 Miler. We did this with three races that gradually increased in distance by one mile per month. We believe that this was a good thing and everyone had a good time.

The overall winner of the series was Jacob Burcham, who is the youngest high school All-American Cross Country runner for 2010. For the woman, Diane Riley, XC and Track Coach at Cabell Midland High School, took the crown.

We would like to thank the Village of Barboursville for all their help with the series. Our first race had a lot of snow and they were able to clear the parking lot and a path for the runners. I believe we raced on some of the only cleared roads in the tri-state that day and we are very grateful for the city workers in Barboursville and all that they do.

We would also like to thank everyone who came out for the races. Without the avid runners and fitness fanatics in the area, we would not be able to put on these races.

We now shift gears and start preparing for the WV 5K Championship that will be held on June 25, 2011 in Huntington, WV. This will be the 3rd year for the event and we are very pleased to announce that the Herald-Dispatch has signed on as title sponsor again this year!

Stay tuned as we will make more announcements about some awesome changes to the WV 5K this year!