The Run for Green follows local roads and greenways in Davidson. (Davidson Lands Conservancy/Kris Krider photo)

Summit Coffee in downtown Davidson will host is annual Summit Solstice 4-miler and festival this Saturday, June 8, and this year the event comes with a twist – it’s an “Obstacle Challenge.” Also this weekend, W.A. Hough High School in Cornelius is the site for the the North Carolina AAU District Track & Field Championships on Saturday and Sunday. Meanwhile, MSC Industrial Supply Co., which will open a co-headquarters in Davidson this summer, has signed on as the lead sponsor for the Davidson Lands Conservancy’s September Run for Green races. Read the full story

Women charged off the starting line Saturday at the Andrew Lovedale 5K, at Davidson College. (A2S Foundation photo)

A pair of 16-year-olds – David Hager of Davidson and Sydney Bowman of Cornelius – were the top finishers Friday night in the Summit Coffee Tacky 10K on Davidson streets and greenways. On Saturday morning, two 17-year-olds battled it out in the Andrew Lovedale 5K at Davidson College, with James Gregory outrunning Stephan Snyder by a second, in 19:02. Where did Steph Curry finish? Read on. Also below, results of the Lake Norman YMCA Triathlon on Aug. 25 in Cornelius and Davidson, and information about two coming events: Run for Green half marathon, 10K and 5K on Sept. 15 and the Lake Davidson Sprint Triathlon Sunday, Sept. 9. Details below. Read the full story

What kind of shape are you in this summer? The end of summer racing season is here, offering long and short tests for area runners. Two races are planned in Davidson Aug. 31-Sept. 1 – Summit Coffee’s Tacky 10K and 1 mile fun run on Friday night, and the Andrew Lovedale 5K on the Davidson College cross country trails on Saturday. Also coming up: The Lake Norman YMCA Triathlon Aug. 25, and the Davidson Lands Conservancy’s Run for Green half-marathon, 10K and 5K. Read the full story

Kalib Wilkinson opened a big lead in the first 500 yards on the Southeast Greenway at the end of South Street. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Former North Mecklenburg standout Kalib Wilkinson opened up a 500-yard lead in the first mile and never looked back, winning Saturday’s Run for Green half marathon by 12 minutes, in 1 hour 10 minutes 6 seconds. Winston-Salem’s Molly Nunn pulled off a similar feat in the women’s race, winning by near six minutes and finishing fourth overall in 1:22:40.

See a story and photos from Green Day, which followed the race on the Davidson Village Green.

The two elite runners were among a total of 776 who registered for the half-marathon (13.1 miles) as well as 5K and 10K races along Davidson’s streets and greenways. The Run for Green is an annual fund-raiser for Davidson Lands Conservancy, a nonprofit group that works with land owners to preserve open space. Read the full story

Kalib Wilkinson

Molly Nunn

Two of North Carolina’s top runners – Molly Nunn and Kalib Wilkinson – have signed to compete in the 2011 Run for Green half-marathon in Davidson on Saturday, Sept. 17. Registration is still open for the day’s races, which also include 10K and 5K runs on Davidson’s streets and greenways.

The Run for Green is an annual fund-raiser for Davidson Lands Conservancy, a nonprofit group that works with land owners to preserve open space. Director Roy Alexander said the organization has received about 360 entries, which at this point would be fewer than 2010. He encourages runners to sign up as soon as possible. Read the full story

Runners head down South Street in Davidson at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at the start of the Run for Green races. (Bill Giduz/DavidsonNews.net)

Stephen Spada of Charlotte outran more than 150 other competitors in the Run for Green half-marathon Saturday morning in Davidson. The 45-year-old runner clocked 1 hour, 18 minutes, 53 seconds, finishing five minutes ahead of his closest rival. Lisa Mulvey of Charlotte won the women’s division of the 13.1-mile race, in 1:33:15.

About 600 total runners competed in the half-marathon as well as 5K and 10K races, starting and finishing on the Village Green. The event is an annual fund-raiser for Davidson Lands Conservancy.

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