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Carl A. Kondrach is very actively involved in the running, walking, and racing communities. He is a runner and an avid race walker with over 500 races to his credit, including five marathons, over four dozen half-marathons, and three mini-triathlons.

Two of his races that he directs, the Pumpkin Festival 5k Run & Walk and the Rails-to-Trails 5k Run/Walk/K9 Walk have been repeatedly voted the “#1 and #2 Favorite Races in the Ohio Valley” by the Ohio Valley Grand Prix participants. He has also been voted “Race Director of the Year” by his fellow OVRW Club Members on four separate occasions.

In 2013 he was awarded the “Community Service Award” by the Governor’s Office and the Barnesville Chamber of Commerce. He also has his hand in several other local races and organizations:

• Founder, Barnesville Grand Prix Racing Series – Barnesville, OH
• Director, Barnesville Park/Rotary Lake 5k Trail Walk & Run – Barnesville (March)
• Director, Rails-to-Trails 5k Run/Walk/K9 Walk – Barnesville (May)
• Director, Pumpkin Festival 5k Run & Walk – Barnesville (September)
• Director, Santa’s Spirit Sprint (1-Mile Walk or Run) – Barnesville (December)
• Advisor, Spring Into Shape 5k—St. Clairsville, OH (May)
• Assistant Director, Miles for the Mission 5k—Barnesville (September)
• Assistant, The Barkcamp Race – Morristown, OH (October)
• Advisor, Shamrock Glow Run—Barnesville, (October 2016)
• Co-Director, Bicentennial 5k Run/Walk – Woodsfield, OH (July 2013)
• Advisor, Color Me Au-some 5k Run/Walk – Wheeling, WV (June)
• Former Vice-President, Ohio Valley Runners’/Walkers’ Club – Wheeling, WV
• Member, Washington County Road Runners Club – Washington, PA
• Member, River City Runners and Walkers Club – Parkersburg, WV
• Member, Barnesville Area Rails to Trails Committee – Barnesville, OH
• Member, Belmont County Trail Partners Association – St. Clairsville, OH
• Member, Wheeling Heritage Trail Ambassadors – Wheeling, WV

If you have any questions regarding this race or any of the races/organizations listed above, please feel free to contact him:

Carl A. Kondrach
808 North Chestnut Street
Barnesville, OH 43713-1118
(740) 309-5039 / (740) 310-2117