Sat, Oct 17, 2026
Iuka, MS
This race runs through Iuka in memory of a woman named Burndeen Blackard, who lost her battle with ovarian cancer. Proceeds go toward an educational scholarship open to high school seniors in the surrounding county. The course is a standard road distance, and the event draws both runners and walkers.
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