(Updated Monday, May 23, 9:27 a.m.)
Without a doubt, Saturday's Milltown Classic scheduled for an 8 a.m. start on Willis Avenue in front of Cassidy Park, will be one of — if not the — warmest race on record.
That's because the 5k walk/run, sponsored by the Bogalusa Rotary Club, has been a start-of-the-day fixture for MCCA Saturday, getting things under way in either February or March, when the weather is much cooler than Memorial Day weekend.
Saturday's race forecast is for 70 degrees and high humidity following the forecast of rain on Friday. That's in contrast to 30 degrees a year ago but not far off from 64 degrees in 2008.
The norm for the race is about 60 entrants, and race coordinator Brad Lewis has high hopes for good weather and a good field of entrants.
Lewis said Monday morning he didn't expect the weather conditions to have a negative impact on the race, but still didn't have a feel for how big the field might be.
"Most years we have between 50 and 100 participants," he said.
Activities will get under way with registration at 6:30 a.m. with the race to follow at 8. The pre-race day registration deadline is Wednesday. For more information, contact Lewis at rbl@bradlewislaw.com or call 735-9003.
(Published first at http://www.wpnewsblog.blogspot.com)
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