About those LMPD races. . . .

Thanks to the likes of Fleet Feet Sports Louisville and 2WheelSports, most serious runners and cyclists in the area already know about the races that will be part of the Louisville Metro Police Department’s 200th Celebration tomorrow.

Thanks to the likes of The Courier-Journal, however, a lot of other people don’t have a clue.

As hard as it is to believe, the newspaper’s only reference to this event was a traffic brief buried at the bottom of the left column on Page B3 of today’s edition.

So… It’s not always where you live.

Here’s what The C-J had:

“The Third Street exit ramp from westbound Interstate 64 will be closed from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. tomorrow because of the Louisville Metro Police Department's 200th Celebration Run, part of a department event from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Great Lawn of Waterfront Park. The celebration was designed to highlight 200 years of Louisville law-enforcement history with activities for children and adults. Besides the run, there will be a health and safety fair, food, concerts and information on police units and departments."

That even neglects to mention the existence of any cycling. Six criterium races, beginning on E. Witherspoon Street, are scheduled for cyclists: a 4/5 category (9:30 a.m.), a women’s category (10:15 a.m.), a 3 category (11 a.m.), a masters’ 40-and-over category (noon), a category for kids and celebrities (1:30 p.m.), and a pro/1/2 category (2:30 p.m.). With sponsorship from Texas Roadhouse and Papa John’s Pizza, the races have been said to offer the richest awards in Louisville criterium history. More details are available here.

The five-kilometer run, which will begin on E. Witherspoon Street at 8 a.m., will offer awards to the top five men, the top five women and the top three in each age group. More details are available here.