Just a few weeks ago, downtown Hunnington (Runnington to some) hosted a record-setting crowd of 513 runners for the West Virginia 5K Run/Walk Championship Race.

If you got bit by that addictive, euphoric, natural adrenaline high, you'll be happy to know there's a ton of other fun runs on the way around the region.

Here are a few of the upcoming 5K races in the Tri-State as well as some more challenging 10K and even triathlons around the region.

For more great things to do in the outdoors this summer, go online at www.herald-dispatch.com and click onto Entertainment and then Outdoors.

Also search for outdoor events in the super-sized The Herald-Dispatch online calendar that has more than 5,000 things to do.

June

SUPER QUIK 5K: This one is coming up, well, super quick. This 5K Race in the rolling hills of Flatwoods, Ky., will start at 8 a.m. Saturday, June 27. Take U.S. 23 to Kentucky 693 and follow to Super Quik. Entry is $16 through June 26, or $20 race day. E-mail Marsha Brainard at mbrainard@superquik.net.

Eco-Run 5K: Over at Woodford County Park in Versailles, Ky. (two hours away near Lexington) on Saturday, June 27. An 8:30 a.m. start on a cross country course with rolling hills and flat areas. Call Ellen Fouser at 859-552-2275 or e-mail lab@fouser.com.

July

SUMMER MOTION 10K: Celebrating its 18th year, Ashland's award-winning Summer Motion festival features a 10K at 8 a.m. Saturday, July 4, on a USATF certified 6.2-mile course that travels through downtown Ashland and a bridge across the Ohio River. The race begins and ends between 17th and 18th streets on Central Avenue (in front of Park Place, formerly the American Electric Power building). The entry fee is $15 if submitted on or before Friday, June 26, or $20 if submitted Saturday, June 27, through race day. Race day registration and packet pickup takes place from 6:45 to 7:30 a.m. at the Park Place building. Call race coordinator Annie Wilson at 606-324-6191 or go online at www.summermotion.com.

NEW RIVER GORGE TRAIL RUN: July 4. A new event that will take place as part of the annual Fayetteville Heritage Festival. The NRG Trail Run is approximately 5 miles, starting at the Town Park of Fayetteville, over Wolf Creek and through the rolling hills of the NRG. Registration is from 8 to 9 a.m. Walkers will begin promptly at 9 a.m. Registration is $10. Go online at www.wvmtr.org.

THE FIRST SHORT 5K: At 11 a.m. Saturday, July 11, at Barboursville Park. Runners/Walkers will begin on the road starting between Shelter #9 and the lake. The course will continue along the main park road and out the service road toward the soccer fields and back. Participants will finish the race by completing a lap along the trail around the lake. Total 3.1 miles. Registration is $20 before July 1, and $24 on race day. Proceeds from this race will benefit the Golden Girls Group Home. Contact Aaron Bowles at 304-208-7775 or aaron@mediamakersdesign.com.

TRIATHLON CAMP: The Second Healthy Huntington Triathlon Camp has two, one-week sessions offered: July 21-25, and July 28-Aug. 1, for children ages 8-14. The hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with the opportunity for early dropoff and late pickup. Cost is $60 per session. Training will feature each aspect of the race: swimming, biking and running as well as nutritional eating and the aspects of having fun with exercise. Applications at Jeff's Bicycle Shop. Call 304-522-BIKE.

THE BUN RUN: A 5K run walk that's part of the annual West Virginia Hot Dog Festival at Pullman Square in downtown Huntington. Race begins at 8 a.m. Saturday, July 25 . The 5K course starts and ends at Big Sandy Superstore Arena on 3rd Avenue. Registration is $15 through July 24, and $20 on race day. Go online at www.wvhotdogfestival.com.

August

BEECH FORK TRIATHLON: At 8 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 2. There are 3 races: a triathlon, triathlon relay and a duathlon. The triathlon has a half-mile swim, 24.5-mile bike and 2.9-mile loop run. This may be done as a relay of two or three people. The duathlon has the 2.9-mile loop instead of the swim and the loop is run in the opposite direction from the second loop. It is a scenic course. All races start at 8 a.m. and are chip timed. There will be tech T-shirts for all participants, a Dean Ornish spaghetti dinner the night before, custom-made medals and awards from Blenko Glass. There is also an award for the best relay team name (be creative). Go online at www.healthyhuntington.org.

GREENBRIER CHALLENGE: A 5K walk and run as well as a 50-mile bicycle relay along the Greenbrier River Trail on Aug. 1. There's also live music and a cookout. Proceeds benefit Challenge Athletes of West Virginia. Call David Begg, 304-572-6708 or Rebecca Albin, ralbin@wvccc.com, or 304-254-9196.

THIRD ANNUAL SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY CROSS COUNTRY ALUMNI 5K: Located at Riverside Park, four miles west of Portsmouth, along U.S. 52. Date is Aug. 14. Entry fee is $10 until Aug. 10, and $15 on race day. Call Eric Putnam at 740-351-3604 or e-mail at eputnam@shawnee.edu.

THE SECOND ANNUAL STONEWALL JACKSON LAKE TRIATHLON: On Aug. 29, at Stonewall Resort State Park. This USA Triathlon sanctioned race will take racers for a 1,000-meter swim in Stonewall Jackson Lake, a 26-mile bike ride along local country roads and a 4-mile run around the Stonewall Resort State Park boundaries. Great for race participants and spectators. Call Stonewall Resort State Park at 304-269-7400.

September

FIT FEST: A 5K run/walk event Fit Fest will support the construction of a 26-mile bicycle and pedestrian pathway in Huntington. Fit Fest will take place Friday, Sept. 11, at Ritter Park and will support the future Paul Ambrose Trail for Health. The trail is named for Huntington resident Paul Ambrose, a local doctor who was killed in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Activities will begin at 4 p.m., with 50- and 100-yard dashes at 5:15 and 5:20 p.m. A kids' fun run will begin at 5:30 p.m., and the run/walk will begin at 6:30 p.m. Awards will be given at 8 p.m. Early registration for the run/walk is $15 and must be received online by 11 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, at www.paulambrosetrailforhealth.org or www.active.com. Race day registration costs $20. Registration for the Fun Run is a $5 donation. Registration for the dashes is a $2 donation and is limited to the first 50 participants.

INDIAN RUN: Sept. 19. Starts at the Hocking Hills State Park Dining Lodge at Hocking Hills State Park. A woods run through vast wooded areas of the Hocking Hills State Park and Hocking State Forest, crossing streams, deep gorges, shimmering waterfalls and lush forests, leading uphill and down. Runs are 60K, 40K, 5K, 10K and 20K. Registration for the Indian Run begins at 7:30 a.m. race day (6:30 a.m. for 60k race only). Registration fee is $25 if by Sept. 14, or $30 race day. Call 740-385-2750 or kraymore@1800hocking.com.