Muddy 5K slated for September
The Muddy ACCE Race is a 5K, 25+ obstacle course mud run on September 15, designed to drag you out of your comfort zone by testing your physical strength, stamina, and mental grit. It’s not about how fast you can cross the finish line, but if you can get it done. A challenge that emphasizes teamwork, camaraderie, and accomplishing something almost as tough as you are.
The Muddy ACCE Race is for participants ages 13 and up. For the kiddos, 12 and under, we have the Youth Mud Pit and play area. Along the banks of the New River Water Trail in Southwest Virginia, this race has a rope swing out onto open water and 25 other challenges.
Fee for Full Course Participants is $50 (Sept 1-Sept 14 $60) with Youth Mud Pit entry $10, open 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Competitive heats start at 8:30 a.m., open course slots until 2 p.m.
Sign up as an individual or team (4 or more) by going to muddyaccerace.com.
RU golfers recognized
Myles Creighton and Ben Ramsey have been recognized this offseason as Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-Americans, which was announced on Wednesday.
The duo was part of a record number of student-athletes that earned All-America Scholar status including 265 in Division I. To be eligible for Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar status an individual must be a junior or senior academically, compete in at least three full years at the collegiate level, participate in 50-percent of his team’s competitive rounds and have a stroke-average under 76.0. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at his college or university.
Creighton won the award for the first time in Radford history and now becomes the only Highlander to own the honor in consecutive years.
Learn to fly fish
The Christiansburg, Radford and Montgomery County recreation departments are offering a program to learn how to cast a fly rod. Participants will learn to cast, shoot the line, mending, roll casts and how to retrieve. The event will be Tuesday, August 15 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Virginia Tech Duck Pond.
Participants must be register as space is limited.
Contact one of the three recreation departments for information or to register. You must have a valid Virginia fishing license in order to participate.