Lake Atwood County Challenge Race July 4

ATWOOD -- The 26th running of the Lake Atwood County Challenge Race will be on July 4 beginning at 7:30 a.m.

The men will run four times around the lake for a distance of 8 kilometers (5.0 miles) and the women will run twice around the lake for a distance of 4 kilometers.

Every age division finisher scores points for his or her county. In nearly every race the team having the most participants won the competition.

There are no awards and no entry fees.

Runners take part for the honor of his or her county. All you have to do is show up.

Counties represented in the 2005 race were Cheyenne, Rawlins, Sheridan and Thomas.

County residence is not a requirement. Bring an out-of-county friend to the race and have that friend run for your county.

The County Challenge Race is the first event of the annual Lake Atwood Day celebration hosted by the Atwood Rotary Club.