The Sunflower Race Series was created to give local and area runners the chance to compete in a season long series of races that will culminate in Prizes & Cash to the top runners in Overall events as well as Age Group divisions.

The Sunflower Race Series will feature local and area races ranging from 1 Mile to 10 Kilometers. Runners can compete in as many of the events as they wish over the course of the summer and fall. Runners can accumulate points towards a Series Championship total. Runners can compete for overall titles as well age group awards and cash. Age-group results will be tabulated after each race, and the cumulative results from all of the races at the end of the series season will determine the final standings for Overall Titles and Age-Group Titles.

The Sunflower Race Series kicks off in Russell on Saturday April 16th with the Midwest Running Fest. There are races in Quinter, Ellis, Hays, Victoria and Gorham.

The series culminates with the Hays Recreation Commission Turkey Trot on November 5th. There will be a Series Awards Ceremony to be held after the Turkey Trot and award winners will be announced and prizes and cash will be awarded.

The event was created by Dave Quillin of the Hays Recreation and Jason McCullough of Fort Hays State University with the intent to get runners to compete in some of the areas’ best road races and to grow the sport of running within those communities.

For more information about the Sunflower Race Series contact Dave Quillin at 785-623-2658 or [email protected] or Jason McCullough at 785-259-5349 or [email protected].