Half Marathon Success

The Renaissance at Colony Park Half Marathon has successfully run with over 740 finishers. This makes the Renaissance at Colony Park the largest half marathon run in Mississippi!

The Winners:
Overall Male:
1. Matthew Manning - 1:14:10
2. Shawn Beitelspacher - 1:15:47
3. James Hammons - 1:16:13

Overall Female:
1. Meggan Franks - 1:29:43
2. Heidi Melia - 1:37:06
3. Kellie Kirby - 1:37:23

Masters Male:
1. Jim George - 1:23:08
2. Terry Lawhead - 1:26:42
3. Robert Ross - 1:28:12

Masters Female:
1. Pam Cox - 1:41:32
2. Francine Johnson - 1:42:41
3. Amy Davis - 1:46:38

Grand Masters Male:
1. Greg Gearhart - 1:27:51
2. Marvin Hemphill - 1:28:26
3. Cal Peters - 1:36:43

Grand Masters Female:
1. Dona Lee Andrew - 1:53:49
2. Laura Groth - 1:56:24
3. Debbie Brashier - 2:05:11

A purse of $5,250 was split among our 18 winners and we look to improve the payout in 2009.

Race Director, Mark Simpson, to be on WLBT's Mid-Day Mississippi

Today at 12:30PM (CST), Mark Simpson will be on WLBT TV 3's Mid-Day Mississippi discussing the upcoming Renaissance at Colony Park Half Marathon. Tune in and hear the latest race news!

Race Registration is Closed - Final!

Race registration for the Renaissance at Colony Park Half Marathon has reached capacity and is now closed. We are pleased with the response to the race and will now turn our focus to finalizing all the preparations for race day.

Race Passes 800!

The Renaissance at Colony Park Half Marathon now has passed the 800 mark for total registered. The race will close at 825 registered so there are only a few more spots. The race will close at 825 registered or Wednesday, June 25th.

Race Re-Opens for a Few More Entries

We were able to get our hands on a few more medals and T-shirts so the Renaissance at Colony Park has reopened for only a handful of entries. At reopen we had 70 spots and as of this post there are only 35 remaining entries. Hurry because once the those are taken, the race will be closed completely with no exceptions.

What a great challenge to have!

Half Marathon Registration is Closed

Half marathon registration is now closed for the 2008 Renaissance at Colony Park Half Marathon. We are pleased to announce that we have passed 700 hundred racers and, once all the forms are submitted, we should have close to 750 racers for June 28th!

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Thank you to all who have registered and we look forward to putting on a great race!

The Gattitown Kid's One-Mile Fun Run is still open and will close at 250 children registered. Hurry, the registration won't stay open long!

New Gattitown Fun Run Commercial to Start Airing on WLBT

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Six Hundred Racers!!

We have reached 600 racers for the Renaissance at Colony Park Half Marathon! There are 10 more days of registration so spread the word and let's see how many we can get to run the race.