National Trail Running Day is a day to promote, celebrate, and experience the sport of Trail Running. Trail Running is one of the fastest growing sports in the United States with runners taking to the trails of varying difficulties and distances to connect with nature and the environment, while also building strength and more technical running skills.

What should you do on National Trail Running Day? National Trail Running Day is a day for runners to come together and celebrate the sport of Trail Running. Everyone should participate and anyone can plan an official event for National Trail Running Day. Some of the events planned are trail races, group trail runs, or trail clean-ups.www.trailrunningday.org

 “The State of Arkansas will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War between 2011 and 2015, and the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission looks forward to working with people and organizations around the state to develop local activities for the observance,” Dupree said.

 For more information or to RSVP, call Mark Christ at (501) 324-9886, email him at mark@arkansasheritage.org, or write him at Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, 1500 Tower Building, 323 Center Street, Little Rock, AR 72201.