Port Angeles BMX Track opens today
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles BMX Track, located next to Lincoln Park, will hold its first practice of the year at 4 p.m. today.
Practices will continue from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. each Thursday until the fall.
Free new rider clinics are planned today and again Thursday, April 28.
Registration runs from 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. The clinics last about an hour.
The track will hold its first racing day Sunday, May 1.
Registration will run from noon to 1 p.m., and racing will follow.
“Our focus this year will be having more clinics to help everyone understand this family-fun sport,” track operator Geri Thompson said.
Thompson said that all ages are welcome to participate.
One-day free trials are available.
Riders need to bring a bike and a helmet.
For more information, email pabmxtrack@gmail.com.
Troll Run in August
GARDINER — Registration is underway for the second annual Valley of the Trolls run.
The event, which includes a half-marathon, 5- and 10-kilometer races and a kids sprint for health, will be held at the Troll Haven Farm, a privately owned, 150-acre estate, starting at 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20.
The event is certified by USA Track and Field.
Commemorative awards will be presented to the top overall male and female finishers in each event, as well as in each age group: 12 and under, 13-15, 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79 and 80-plus.
Fees for the half-marathon are $50 through July. 1; $55 from July 2 through Aug. 1; and $60 from Aug. 2 to race day; $35, $40 and $45 for the 10K; and $25, $30 and $35 for the 5K.
Runners 18 and younger can deduct $5 from the adult entry fees.
Each runner will receive a commemorative medal and a T-shirt.
For more information, visit tinyurl.com/PDN-TrollRun or contact organizers Jane Storm at thestorms@q.com or 360-774-6066, or Rebecca Krajewski at rjkrajewski@ hotmail.com or phone 206-779-2979.