Over Fifty Years Running!
Bluegrass Runners is a non-profit organization based in Lexington, KY, devoted to promoting fitness, fellowship, and fun for runners of all ages and abilities since 1972. Every Thanksgiving, we put on the Thoroughbred Classic 5K and Kay Collins Memorial Mile. Through the 35+ years of hosting this race, BGR has raised and donated over $497,000 to local charities.
Bluegrass Runners also co-hosts (with www.ironcology.org) the Survive the Night Relays during the summer, featuring a relay marathon, ultramarathon, and 140+ mile relay triathlon.
You can connect with other runners and walkers through club runs and social events. We also offer race registration discounts and prizes through our Grand Prix Series.
We are an affiliated club with Road Runners Club of America (www.rrca.org) and USA Track and Field's Kentucky Association (https://kentucky.usatf.org/)
Contact Us
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Mailing Address
P. O. BOX 23551
Lexington, KY 40523 US
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BGR Officers and Board Members
2026 Officers
- President -- Aseel Aziz-Gomez
- Vice-President -- Sarah Newman
- Treasurer -- Kimberly Collins
- Secretary -- Heather Ferguson
- Assistant Secretary -- Sarah Hunter
Officers serve one year terms.
Board Members
- Bob Callen (2026)*
- Gary Steele (2026)*
- Heather Ferguson (2026)
- Aseel Aziz-Gomez (2026)
- Deborah Howatt/Lisa Anstine (Race Committee Representative to the Board--2026)
- Tiffany Baker (2027)
- Mike Kennard (2027)*
- Kimberly Collins (2027)
- Sarah Newman (2027)
- Sarah Hunter (2027)
Board members serve 2 year terms. The term expiration is listed in parentheses (* after term indicates the board member is serving their second term and ineligible for re-election)
Monthly Meeting Schedule
- February through October third Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM, J&H Running Company, 197 Moore Dr, Lexington, KY 40503
- January time and place TBD to celebrate the charities of Thoroughbred Classic.
- November no meeting so that we can focus on the Thoroughbred Classic
- December time and place TBD for our holiday celebration
