LAR’s Swamp Stomp 1/2 Marathon & 1 Mile Fun Run Race Information

<h1><span style="color:rgb( 19 , 119 , 99 )"><em><strong>Swamp Stomp Half Marathon &amp; 1 Mile Fun Run</strong></em></span></h1> <h5><span style="color:#000000">The Lake Area Runners presents the Swamp Stomp 1/2 Marathon and the 1 Mile Fun Run on Saturday, December 13, 2025. <br /><br /></span><span style="color:#000000">The race will start and finish at Graywood Park located at: 3861 Gray Market Dr., Lake Charles, LA  70605. This course through the streets of Graywood Plantation subdivision offers plenty of opportunities for your friends and family to cheer you on along the course! There will be multiple of water stops and port-a-potties along the course. Stay for the after party!  Free food provided by Bolton Ford, refreshments, fun/games, and music for all our runners and their families.</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#b00000">The minimum age to register and participate in the Swamp Stomp Half Marathon is 14 years. Person must be 14 years old by December 13, 2025 to register.<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#b00000"></span></h5> <h4><span style="background-color:rgb( 191 , 237 , 210 )"><strong><span style="color:#000000">Route Description</span></strong></span></h4> <h5><span style="color:#000000">The Swamp Stomp 1/2 Marathon is a flat and fast course that winds through most neighborhoods of the beautiful Graywood Plantation community south of Lake Charles. </span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#000000"><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">Get the kids active with our 1 mile fun run! This will be an out and back course starting and finishing at the 1/2 marathon starting line. </span></span><span style="color:#000000"><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )"></span></span></h5> <p> </p> <h4><span style="background-color:rgb( 191 , 237 , 210 )"><strong><span style="color:#000000"><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">Registration Fees:</span></span></strong></span></h4> <h5><span style="color:#000000">$90     September 1- October 31</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#000000">$95     November 1 - November 22</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:#000000">$100   November 23 - December 11</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">$120   *December 12 - 13    *Online registration at packet pickup. </span></h5> <h5> </h5> <h5><span style="color:#000000">**LAR does not offer Age Based pricing for the Swamp Stomp Half Marathon or 1 Mile Fun Run.</span></h5> <p> </p> <h4><strong><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 );background-color:rgb( 191 , 237 , 210 )"><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">Packet Pickup</span></span></strong></h4> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )"><strong>Friday, December 12, 2025</strong></span></h5> <ul><li style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )"> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">Where: Southern Specialty Products, 615 E. Prien Lake Road, Lake Charles, LA 70605</span></h5> </li><li style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )"> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">When: 12:30PM - 5:00PM</span></h5> </li></ul> <h5> </h5> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )"><strong>Saturday, December 13, 2025</strong></span></h5> <ul><li style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )"> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">Where: Graywood Plantation Park, 3861 Gray Market Drive, Lake Charles, LA 70605 (across the street from Graywood Racquet Club)</span></h5> </li><li style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )"> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">When: 6:00AM - 6:45AM</span></h5> </li></ul> <h4> </h4> <h4><strong><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 );background-color:rgb( 191 , 237 , 210 )">Race Day Schedule</span></strong></h4> <h5><strong><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">Half Marathon</span></strong></h5> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">6:00AM     Packet pickup and race day registration opens</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">6:30AM     Race day registration closes</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">6:45AM     Packet pickup and race day registration closes</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">6:50AM     Pre race meeting</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">7:00AM     Half Marathon race begins</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">9:30AM     approximate time of Awards</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">11:00AM   Cutoff time for the Half Marathon. Participant must finish in 4 hours to receive finisher&#39;s medal and jacket.</span></h5> <h5> </h5> <h5><strong><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">1 Mile Fun Run</span></strong></h5> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">9:00AM     Packet pickup and race day registration begins</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">9:45AM     Packet pickup and race day registration closes</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">9:50AM     Pre race meeting</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">10:00AM   1 Mile Fun Run begins</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">11:00AM   Firm cutoff for the 1 Mile Fun Run</span></h5> <p> </p> <h5><span style="background-color:rgb( 191 , 237 , 210 )"><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )"><strong>AWARDS</strong></span></span></h5> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">Half Marathon</span></h5> <ul><li style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )"> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">Overall Male &amp; Overall Female</span></h5> </li><li style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )"> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">Top 3 males and top 3 females in each of the following age groups:14- 19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70&#43;</span></h5> </li></ul> <h5> </h5> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">1 Mile Fun Run</span></h5> <ul><li style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )"> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">Overall Male &amp; Overall Female</span></h5> </li><li style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )"> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">All participants receive a finisher&#39;s medal. Age group awards are not offered for the 1 Mile Fun Run.</span></h5> </li></ul> <h4> </h4> <h4><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )"><strong><span style="background-color:rgb( 191 , 237 , 210 )">T-shirts</span></strong></span></h4> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">Short sleeved performance shirts are provided to registered participants. Shirts are guaranteed to those participants who registered prior to Friday, November 23, 2025. Shirts may be purchased without registration for $18 through November 23, 2024. Click &#34;Store&#34; to purchase an additional shirt.</span></h5> <p> </p> <h4><strong><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 );background-color:rgb( 191 , 237 , 210 )">Finisher&#39;s Swag: Medal &amp; Jacket</span></strong></h4> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">We are happy to continue our tradition of awarding medals &amp; jackets to FINISHERS! <span style="text-decoration:underline">This means you must finish the race to receive your medal &amp; jacket</span>. Jackets will be available for pickup at the LAR tent near finish area.</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">Want to guarantee your correct sized jacket? </span></h5> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">1. Register prior to Friday, November 23, 2025</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">2. Complete the Swamp Stomp Half Marathon under 4 hours</span></h5> <h5> </h5> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">We have to make our orders early to guarantee they will be delivered on time for the race. You may check with us after the race to see if we have any extras, but we absolutely cannot guarantee we will have extra jackets in your size. There will be NO special orders for extra jackets or shirts! So hurry and sign up to guarantee yours before it’s too late! </span></h5> <p> </p> <h4><strong><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 );background-color:rgb( 191 , 237 , 210 )">Lake Area Runner&#39;s Registration refund and cancellation policy:</span></strong></h4> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">When you register for the this event, you are making a non-refundable and non-transferable purchase.</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">There are absolutely no refunds, no deferrals, and no bib exchanges.</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">Lake Area Runners does not issue refunds if the event is cancelled due to circumstances out of our control. This policy stays in effect in natural disaster, pandemic, whether you experience illness/injury/unexpected travel/emergency or other.</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">LAR Board of volunteers work incredibly hard to put on our races.  We personally understand the training and hard work runners undergo, so the last thing we want to do is cancel a race.</span></h5> <h5> </h5> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">If we foresee dangerous conditions that warrant cancellations, we will update participants via email through runsignup or post onto &#64;LakeAreaRunners and &#64;LakeAreaRunnersForum sites on Facebook.</span></h5> <h5> </h5> <h4><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )"><strong><span style="background-color:rgb( 191 , 237 , 210 )">Parking</span></strong></span></h4> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">Limited parking is available at the Graywood Golf club. No parking at the Graywood Racquet Club. Due to limited parking available in subdivisions and on the streets, we ask you to carpool!</span></h5> <p> </p> <h4><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )"><strong><span style="background-color:rgb( 191 , 237 , 210 )">Volunteers</span></strong></span></h4> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">Individuals wanting to volunteer or Organizations needing service hours, please register to volunteer on this website. Click on &#34;Volunteers&#34; on menu bar to complete registration.</span></h5> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">Here is a list of volunteer opportunities for this event.</span></h5> <ul><li style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )"> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">Race packet pickup on Friday, December 12th, 12:30pm-5:00pm at Southern Specialties Products.</span></h5> </li><li style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )"> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )"></span>Race packet pickup &amp; registration table on Saturday, December 13th, 6:00am-10:00am</h5> </li><li style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )"> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">Water spots and cheer spots on Saturday, December 13th, 6:30am-11:00am</span></h5> </li><li style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )"> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">Post race food and beverage servers on Saturday, December 13th, 7:30am-11:30am</span></h5> </li><li style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )"> <h5><span style="color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )">Finish line assist on Saturday, December 13th, 7:30am-11:30am</span></h5> </li></ul> <p> </p>