A special virtual race will take place throughout the month of July with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the Friends of Land Between the Lakes.
The organization reports Kentucky Mid South Race Timing in Murray will host Circle the Lakes. Cost is $60 until Sunday, with a price increase set to take place Monday. Registration is available by clicking here.
Participants will spend the month virtually running around Kentucky Lake, Lake Barkley, and Land Between the Lakes, a 144-mile route that requires each participant to walk 4.65 miles a day for the whole month. Results can be entered daily and track their progress and position on the virtual course map. A leader board will also show results and progress during the event.
All participants will receive a t-shirt and a custom bib number. Finishers of the route will also receive a Finishers Medal. Friends of Land Between the Lakes will be providing items from their gift shops for raffles during the event.
Aviva Yasgur, executive director of the Friends of Land Between the Lakes, says they were planning on holding a road race in LBL over the 4th of July weekend before the pandemic occurred and are thrilled to offer this creative alternative.
The temporary closure of the five Friends of Land Between the Lakes gift shops has created a budget shortage, but the group is still providing virtual environmental education content and caring for animals at the Woodlands Nature Station and Homeplace 1850s Working Farm. Donations may be made online at friendsoflbl.org or mailed directly to 345 Maintenance Road, Golden Pond, Kentucky 42211.