Tag: Night Hawk

After being forced to exit early from last year’s race because of a torrential storm, poor choice in footwear and debilitating cramps, I was more than ready for another crack at the Night Hawk 50K. Race directors Mary An...

The Night Hawk is a loop course with three different distances: 10 mile, 20 mile, and 50k. Held in the peak of the northeast Kansas summer, all three distances step off at 8 p.m. in what is usually a futile effort to bea...

The second annual running of The Night Hawk 50K proved to be quite challenging for the runners. The heat and high humidity took its toll on even the best-trained runners as well as the local participants, who tend to acc...

A clear, starlit sky and bright, glowing moon illuminated the path for runners during the final half of the Night Hawk 50K. The setting was serene during the Lawrence Trail Hawks’ inaugural night race on June 13 at Cl...