13 BLARNEY RUN WALK, 5K run, 2 mile walk, 11:30 a.m., Wil-O-Way Underwood Clubhouse, Wauwa-tosa, WI; $20/$22, w/long-sleeved T-shirt, post-race party, awards, kid's runs; Wauwatosa Historical Society, 7406 Hillcrest Dr., Wauwatosa, WI 53213; Jeff Roznowski, 414/774-8672; rozjj@aol.com; www.blarneyrun.com

14 FOX VALLEY NAVIGATION CHALLENGE SERIES NO. 1, navigation on foot, 1 hr. score-o event, 9:30 clinic, 10:30 event, High Cliff State Park, Sherwood, WI; $15 YMCA-member, $20 non, bring compass, 1st of 5 navigation event series; YMCA/Fox Valley AR, 110 W. North Water St., Neenah, WI 54956; Matt Kohl & Anthony Leiton, 920/886-2122; mail4leiton@yahoo.com; sites.google.com/site/foxvalleyar

14 SHAMROCKS & SHENANIGANS RUN-WALK, kids' 1K, kids' dash, 11 a.m., Ann Arbor, MI; 5K $25/$30 race day, 1K $12/$16, dash $7/$10, pint glasses to first 1,000 finishers, shoes from Running Fit to for overall male & female, merchandise awards to top 3 in age groups, medals to all finishers; Steve Angerman, steve@runningfit.com; www.runshamrocks.com

18 NORDIC WALKING DEMO, 6:30 p.m., Midwest Moun taineering, Minneapolis, MN; Nordic walking expert Iman Mefleh leads Nordic walk w/ demo poles, pre-reg. recommended, limited to 12 participants, meet inside the store, dress to be outside; Bear Paulsen, 612/339-3433 ext. 123; bear@midwestmtn.com

20 NO FRILLS, ALL THRILLS, TRAIL RUN, 5 miles, Hur- on Meadows Metropark, Brighton, MI; info@nofrillsallthrillsrace.com; www.nofrillsallthrills race.com