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Arkansas' first official stage race- 3 Days of Syllamo

I wanted to acknowledge the tremendous job the race directors did at the first annual 3 Days of Syllamo, held in Arkansas' Ozark National Forest March 18-20. Steve Kirk and Roberta Orr (RDs) pulled off with great style what I am pretty sure was the first paid-entry multi-day running event in Arkansas (20K first day, 60K second day, 40K third day). Special congratulations to Magdalena Font and Paul Schoenlaub, the overall female and male stage race winners (I hear complete results will be at http://www.runarkansas.com in a few days).

The 3 Days of Syllamo was a class-A event with an amazing list of sponsors (Montrail, Patagonia, Hammer gel, Ozark Outdoor Supply, Red Bull, just to name a few!). The reasonable $95.00 entry fee more than paid for itself through all the cool gear we got just for entering (capilene running shirt, running socks with race logo, 2 packets Hammergel, electrolyte pills, endurance drink mix, travel coffee mug, button up finishers shirt, and then a long list of prizes were given out at the post-race dinner). The overall stage race winners each won $125.00 and a gift certificate for running shoes while each day's stage race male and female winners won very nice items such as headlamps, camelbacks, etc.- awards you can use!

I could go on and on but the best way to find out about how great this race was is to come do it yourself in 2006 if Steve and Roberta will put it back on (so far I hear they plan to! Web site: http://www.runarkansas.com/ThreeDaysSyllamo.htm).

Thanks also to all the great volunteers and the fellow runners who came from distant parts of AR and other states to be part of the mayhem. I hope to see everyone I met there back at next year's Syllamo!

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