Next week will have two celebrated events lined up. The one that has been receiving the most notifications is Father’s Day. Every store has been advertising specials for that special Dad. Dining out or grilling in the backyard for the day has been the topic for the last couple of weeks to make sure you plan ahead for this day. The other event is the Juneteenth Celebration that is getting more attention for communities.
Thinking of running events, the one thing that organizers of a race try to include is to have a race at the same time. Popular races here in San Marcos have held races on Fourth of July, Halloween, New Years, Valentines Day, Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day races have taken place. I don’t recall a Father’s Day or Mother’s Day race ever occurring. Maybe put on a race and let Dad or Mom enter at half price. Or if they bring a son or daughter to enter with them, they get free entrance. Race organizers looking for a special event to coincide with a race should consider these two time honored special days.
This year the Juneteenth 5K run is being scheduled again. In past years, it was a good race that ran the River Walk trail around the baseball fields and back to City Park. I still have several tee shirts from that race. The first tee shirt has a runner with a chain trailing behind on an ankle signifying the escape from slavery. The last one was a black tee shirt with three runners alongside of the river that represented San Marcos River Walk. Sponsors were more individuals than corporate companies. The San Marcos Chamber of Commerce, San Marcos Runners Club, Moe’s Better Half Marathon, Dr. Phalen’s Foot and Ankle Clinic, and Zookas Ultimate Burritos were listed on the back of the shirt. About the only sponsor left on that group is the Chamber of Commerce as far race sponsors go.
