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Trail users just got a free ride on two eastern- Kansas rail-trail routes. Beginning Jan. 1, the Kansas Wildlife, Parks & Tourism Commission removed a regulation that required the purchase of trail-access permits on the Prairie Spirit and Flint Hills trails. “We hope this serves as a great incentive for state park visitors and trail enthusiasts to visit these two truly unique trails,” said Kansas State Parks Director Linda Lanterman. Access Fees Removed at Two Major Trails
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“Our state parks have some really phenomenal trails, and I think people are going to be surprised by these two in particular.”
Prairie Spirit Trail State Park, more than 50 miles long, running from Ottawa to Iola. The Flint Hills Trail State Park is the longest trail
in Kansas and the seventh- longest rail-trail in the United States, stretching 117 miles from Osawatomie to Herington.
Gym and OYO Personal Gym Pro—aims to help users enjoy the benefits of exercise “On Your Own” (or OYO). Late in 2018, the company announced its OYO Coaching App, which connects wirelessly to the OYO Personal Gym Pro and communicates fitness programs with real-time coaching, tracking and feedback. Workouts in the coaching app vary from strength and sculpting to cardio and yoga. www.oyofitness.com
OYO Fitness Launches Personal Gym Connected to Coaching App Kansas City-based OYO Fitness got attention in the startup world in 2017 when its DoubleFlex Black and DoubleFlex Black PRO became the second-most funded fitness product on Kickstarter, and in the top 99.98% of all Kickstarter projects, the company said. The compact exercise equipment—now rebranded as the OYO Personal
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Pamela Chapman-Markle in the 100-mile race.
the 100-mile race, Pamela Chapman-Markle of San Leon, Texas broke the USATF American Masters 100-mile record for her age group (Women, ages 60-64) with a time of 20:58:24. Both distances were an out-and-back on the Prairie Spirit Trail between Ottawa and Iola, Kansas. The race offers certified distances for the half marathon, marathon, 50 km, 50 mile, 100 km, and 100 mile.
Ultrarunners Set New Records The Kansas Rails-to- Trails Extravaganza, held each October in Ottawa, Kansas, was the home to several records in 2018. In the 50-km race, Stephanie Cundith of Wichita, Kan. won the race outright and topped her previous best time on the USATF- certified course with a time of 4:22:48—a new Kansas state record. In
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