The Lake Matoaka Trail Challenge 4.3 Miler, the first of three Peninsula Track Club Summer Fun Run Series races, is a unique event. It is the longest continually-held road race on the Peninsula, founded in 1976 by the late John Randolph, then the William & Mary track coach, and later the W&M athletic director.

The event, which started and finished at Zable Stadium on the W&M campus, celebrated its 50th anniversary on June 5. For various reasons, this year’s race was the most noteworthy in its history.

Despite being called part of a “Summer Fun Run” series, the race annually attracts many of the most competitive road racers in the Williamsburg area. This year’s winner was W&M Health Sciences professor Scott Ickes, 43, of Williamsburg (26:29), just holding off John Dyar, 22, of Williamsbur

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