In This Issue March / April 2010
Vol. 32, No. 1
Calendar Annual Event Calendar
p. 13
Triathlon and Duathlon Calendar
p. 59
Spring Shoe Review Running Network Spring Shoe Review By Cregg Weinmann
p. 33
Features & Departments Editor’s Notes: Channel to Channel By Scott Sullivan
p. 6
Running Shorts with Scott Hubbard
p. 10
Introducing the Crim 10 Mile Archive Database By Riley McClincha
p. 63
Joe Thornburg, Larger Than Life By Marybeth Dillon Butler
p. 64
The Heart of a Runner By Steve Hulst
p. 69
Michigan Runner Race Series
p. 69
Running with Tom Henderson
p. 71
Beyond the Chip: ‘Booking It’ Can Boost Knowledge, Speed By Paul Aufdemberge
p. 72
At the Races Michigan’s Lokken Wins National Club Cross Crown By Peter Derby Verran Enjoys ‘Dickens’ of Return By Charles Douglas McEwen
p. 61
Megan Goethals’ Footlocker Race Photos by Victah Sailer / Photorun.net
p. 62
Matthews Three-Peats, Breaks Super 5K Mark By Tracey Cohen
p. 67
New Year’s Eve Run Marks 40 Years By Charles Douglas McEwen
p. 68
Winter Witch’s Hat Throng Braves Wind Cold as Witch’s Heart By C.D. McEwen
p. 70
Tracy Lokken nears the finish line at the USATF Club Cross Country National Championships, December 2009. Photo © Sue Pearsall, spear.smugmug.com 4
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Editor’s Notes Channel to Channel © C. Sherline / Frog Prince Studios
By Scott Sullivan
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he nowdefunct Channel to Channel 20K Run had nothing on what my TV remote can do.
For the race I would wake up early, drive to Whitehall and pay to run 12.4 miles through April snow showers. With the remote I can twiddle my thumb, otherwise staying motionless, and traverse “Delta Farce,” Lions vs. Ravens, “Cindy Crawford’s Secret,” “Holiday in Handcuffs,” “Snapped,” “SpongeBob SquarePants,” “Jimmy Swaggart,” “Bindi the Jungle Girl” and more. I can choose the program and let it program me. Flip from one to the next and imagine segues. View channels I don’t get and groove on the static, abstract-expressionist dots and flashes. I can even revert to escapism and hit “off.” I thought I was smart when I signed with my cable company to get extra high-definition channels for no more money. Now I’d pay more for less — and a fortune if they would stop. To this excess abundance add net surfing, texting, twittering ... and it’s small wonder I am too busy to do anything.
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It’s no wonder the Channel to Channel race went kaput. Run 20K in the snow, watching only one channel: the one that connects White Lake to Lake Michigan? “LOL,” I would text friends today. “What’s the point in that?” “Do the thing and you will have the power,” Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote. He believed that active, direct experiences inform us in ways that surpass what we learn being passive. Now we plug in the thing and it has the power. We risk little and gain even less as we serve the machines that serve us. Objects are subjects of our lives; what’s remote is us. The channel nearest me, in Saugatuck, just became public land on its south side. The Kalamazoo River enters Lake Michigan having drained 2,020 square miles and eight counties. There is evidence man has used and abused it for more than 10,000 years. When I run beside it, its stories flow to me: some I’ve read, some that people tell me. There is a story for every creature who feeds and drinks here, in each ripple and shore it touches. The small pieces I can document feed and flow to a great imagining. Still the sounds, smells and rhythm of breaths and steps I take feel authentic. This channel comes from and goes to places and times beyond me. It is always there, never static. We advance from remote to engaged as we drink it in. MR
USATF Club Cross Country National Championships, Lexington, Kentucky
By Peter Derby
Michigan’s Lokken Wins National Club Cross Crown Several were also members of Front Line’s 2006 masters title team. Lokken won individual honors that year too. He finished
LEXINGTON, KY. (12/12/09) – Michigan’s Tracy Lokken won his second USATF Cross Country Club Nationals Men’s Masters crown at Masterson Station Park, leading his state-based Front Line Racing Team to third
10K Open Men’s field to prevail in 29:18. Serena Burla of the Riadha team topped the 6K Open Women’s field in 20:23. More than 42 men’s and 29 women’s teams vied for open titles. In the Women’s Masters field, Laura Haefeli of FleetFtBlderRwrfast claimed the 6K in 21:57. In the team competitions, Zap Fitness won the Open Men’s with a low 60 points, all five of its athletes finishing under 31:07.
“Some of the clubs here are essentially professional runners,” said Jim Robinson, founder of the Playmakerssupported outfit. “Other clubs, such as Club Northwest and New York AC, have been in existence for 30 years.
Photo © Sue Pearsall, spear.smugmug.com
Photo by Matt McGowan / RunOhio
Playmakers Racing, the only Michigan-based club this division, was led by 2009 Michigan Runner of the Year Nick Stanko, who placed 27th in 30:50. The Lansing -based team placed eighth for the second year in a row.
Tracy Lokken leads an Atlanta Track Club runner. Tracy won the individual title while the Atlanta Track Club won the Masters Team title.
overall. Lokken, 44, of Marquette, blazed over a course of perpetually-rolling hills with uneven footing to finish the 10K course in 32:10. Atlanta TC won the team honors, with Front Line finishing third out of 16 entries on a day with low- to mid-30s temperatures. Joining Lokken were teammates Paul Aufdemberge, 44, fifth in 32:29; Mike Scannell, 47, 13th in 33:32; Eric Stuber, 46, 37th in 34:48; and Steve Menovcik, 41, 44th in 35:03.
“To come in eighth is a great accomplishment,” he continued. “What I’m excited about, and what our guys want, is to do better.” Other scoring runners on the Playmakers squad included Todd Snyder, 30:58; Scott Schmick, 31:17; Grant Robison, 31:50; and Kristopher Koster, 32:11.
Nick Stanko (bib no. 883) finished in 30:50 to lead Playmakers Racing Team to an 8th place finish. Grant Robison (bib no. 880) also scored for Playmakers with a 31:50 finish.
second in 2007 and third in 2008. In other races, David Jankowski of Zap Fitness broke away from a highly-competitive
The race was hard-fought and the rough terrain made for a true crosscountry experience. Afterward, I concurred with Robinson’s remark that, “this was truly measure of the national competition and gives our runners a chance to gauge what’s out there.” MR
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For my part — a runner from Cadillac, Mich., who now lives in the New York area — I finished in 32:06, good for 88th in the Open Men’s race for Central Park Track Club.
Running Shorts with Scott Hubbard 13. Running unplugged, minus all gadgets including a watch.
37. Le Tour de France on cable station Vs., television at its best.
14. Compatible running partners.
38. Spiked track/cross-country shoes.
15. Running books signed by the authors.
39. The USATF Club Cross-Country Championships.
16. Girls on the Run programs nationwide. 40. Getting asked for training advice.
Photo by Pat Davies
17. Your first marathon.
Trivia: How many times has Ann Trason won the Western States 100-mile race in California? BE HAPPY 101. This is my latest installment of “Things to be Happy About.” I try not to duplicate items from previous lists. Enjoy.
18. Articulating an evolving and evasive answer to “Why do you run?”
41. The 3000-meter steeplechase track race: the perfect blend of strength, agility and potential disaster.
19.The Frazz comic strip featuring a jani tor/runner/triathlete.
42. When weather cooperates for a “target” race.
20. Dogs dashing back and forth behind invisible electric fences as you run pass.
43. Running in the full moonlight.
21. Running at lunch hour.
44. The Distance Running Hall of Fame in Utica, N.Y.
22. Entering info into your training log.
45. The Special Olympics.
23. Being eligible for a discount at your local running shop.
46. The word “run” can be used in about 100 different ways and has about 50 syn onyms.
24. Finishing your run as the world is waking up.
1. Breakfast at your favorite diner with friends following a run.
25. Ken Young, host of the running stats Web site arrs.net.
2. Running Times magazine.
26. You know what a “BQ” is.
3. You’ve found a place to donate your old shoes.
27. Usain “Lightning” Bolt.
4. Fischer’s (Northport) Happy Hour tavern hamburgers, Spanish rice and Big Boy chocolate malts. 5. Getting your application in before a big race like the Boston Marathon closes entries. 6. The late-October races on Mackinac Island. 7. The bike path connecting CharlevoixPetoskey-Harbor Springs. 8. A marathon finisher certificate with your PR on it. 9. Running on vacation. 10. Track meets. 11. Races that have enough food for every body. 12. The flush of warmth that sets in 8-10 minutes into a run.
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28. The 100 days of summer when there’s plenty of sunshine at each end of the day. 29. Winning a stein at the Frankenmuth Volkslaufe.
47. A line of cyclists that gives ample room as they pass. 48. A favorite sun/rain hat. 49. Running on wooden bridges across rivers and creeks. 50. Encountering wild animals on back woods roads and trails, from snakes to sandhill cranes. 51. The way your hair looks after a long run.
30. Marathon relay teams.
52. Making sure your running shoes are in your airline carry-on bag.
31. Connecting with running friends on Facebook.
53. Going in to pick up a special-order item at your local running shop.
32. Running history buffs will want to check out www.rrcahistory.org/ longdistancel og.html. The LDL was published by Browning Ross from 1956-1975 and all issues can be found on the RRCA site.
54. “If” by Rudyard Kipling.
33. Injured runners can always find a sympa thetic ear. 34. “Perfect” runs occur when you least expect them. 35. Military personnel finding ways to get in their miles in the Middle East. 36. Speed skating and cross-country ski races in the Winter Olympics.
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55. Having names for regular running routes. 56. You’re able to give directions to lost driv ers. 57. At its roots, running gives us something to take pride in. 58. Running in all four seasons. Each has its own attractions and rewards. 59. Running with your dog. 60. Finishing first overall in a race.
61. Folks who shovel their walks within 24 hours of a snowfall. 62. Running with a family member. 63. Having a race streak of at least 10 years. 64. Your neighbors describe you as “That healthy guy/woman.” 65. Flying to a race. 66. “Don’t run because it will be good for you later, but because it feels good to do while you’re at it,” from Joe Henderson's book “The Long Run Solution.” 67. You don’t need a national association license to race like you do in cycling. 68. Getting something other than a t-shirt as a race souvenir. 69. Running is simple and has a calming effect. 70. Finishing your last long run before a marathon. 71. The Denton Road hill on the Bastille Day 15K course in Fenton and Stink Hill in the Pictured Rocks half-marathon in Munising.
85. The Comrades (Ultra) Marathon in South Africa. 86. Life is Good t-shirts with running themes. 87. Resurfacing of the Flint Northwestern High School track, site of numerous state championship meets in the past. 88. Dr. Ed Kozloff’s extraordinary collection of running books and memorabilia. 89. The middle of the pack. 90. National Masters News published issue No. 375 in January 2010. 91. Getting a mysterious ache accurately diagnosed. 92. Discovering and revisiting the books and columns written by Dr. George Sheehan. 93. You know what it means to run aerobi cally and what race “Heartbreak Hill” is associated with. 94. You’re smart and ease your way back into shape after a long layoff. 95. Running can be a test and therapy at the same time.
72. High school and college summer crosscountry camps.
96. High school and college track record boards.
73. Owning any Dolfin, Sub-4, Frank Shorter or Bill Rodgers gear.
97. Looking over new-fangled stuff at race expos.
74. Considering, in general, how good run ning has been to you.
98. Race Results Weekly newsletter.
75. Chili, pizza and key lime pie. 76. Redford’s Paul Aufdemberge won the 2009 USATF Masters Male Long Distance Running Runner of the Year award. 77. The Men’s and Women’s Olympic Trials Marathons. 78. Having an extra pair of your favorite shoes in the closet. 79 You know to the second digit how many tenths of a mile equals one kilometer. 80. Races that have been around 30 years and more. 81. Dolores Hensley.
84. Owning every issue of Marathon & Beyond, dating back to January 1997.
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I attended Dave’s funeral in Jackson. If I would have stood to say a few words about the father of three and grandfather, this is what I’d have said: Two days after Dave died, I was on a bike ride on a 41-degree day, wind blowing and it started to rain. I was only 20 minutes into a two-hour ride and hoped the rain would stop. Instead it started raining harder. I was barely dressed well enough and began thinking how miserable the conditions were and how much more miserable I’d become before reaching home. After about 45 minutes of rain, it occurred to me that as much as I disliked it and could find little in the way of a silver lining in the either the conditions or exercise, Dave would have both loved and hated it.
99. Ultrarunning magazine begins its 30th year of publication in 2010.
He would have hated it for all the same reasons I did, but would have loved it because, for lack of a better way to put it, he liked to turn lemons into lemonade. He was adept at finding the good in the bad and delighted in alternatives to what passes for ordinary. All the while he was a conservative at heart.
100. Bill Bowerman and Dr. Waldo Harris published a 19-page booklet called “Jogging” in 1966 (expanded to a 127page book the next year) that helped ignite public participation in the sport, and Kenny Moore’s 2006 book “Bowerman and the Men of Oregon,” a sweeping portrait of the former U.O. coach and Nike co-founder.
While camping in northern Michigan this past September, I was taking care of business at around 3 a.m. and looked skyward. What I saw took my breath away. There were stars, more stars than I’d seen in too many years. Horizon to horizon, the sky was speckled by dots of white, shimmering in the black. Mesmerized, I stood there for a few minutes before the cold sent me back inside.
101. Early Nike pioneer, photographer and coach Jeff Johnson answered “Why do you run?” eloquently at www.dyestatnw.com/ ?pg=reg72008CrossCountrySummer -of-the-Rising-Tidestory. Scroll down to “For full text of Jeff Johnson’s speech, click here.” Happy reading!
It’s impossible to look at a sky like that and not consider our place in the grand scheme. The stars reminded me that everything is small stuff and we’re only here for a little while. In that time we’ll be touched by others.
82. Pulling on dry clothes after a run or race. 83. Spotting a familiar race t-shirt 1,000 miles from home.
but the year didn’t pass without us getting to know each other fairly well. All of us loved to run and in later years achieved some success. Dave’s fitness curve improved steadily over a five- to six-year period and he went on to win the 1982 Detroit Free Press Marathon, run 2:12 at the 1983 Boston Marathon and represent the U.S. in the Pan-Am Games Marathon later that year. He became an exceptional age-group duathlete in his early 50s.
ABOUT DAVE. After Dave Hinz died in an auto accident the day after last Thanksgiving, a friend asked me if I knew him. Yes, I did. We were roommates with two others in Ann Arbor in 1978-79. I didn’t see a lot of them because our schedules were different,
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Dave touched quite a few and reached higher in some ways, pursuing his interests, than many will. He made the most of the small stuff in his life. Answer: Trason won 14 times between 1989-2003 with a best of 17:37. MR
2010 Event Calendar
Photo by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios
2010 Triathlon & Duathlon Calendar
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March Monday, March 1 Mt. Pleasant Strider Banquet - March DATE TBA
Mt. Pleasant 6:30 pm Chippewa Lanes 5MR, 1/2MFR (989) 772-0323 hplouff@yahoo.com www.edzone.net/~mphsstr/
Tuesday, March 2
Good Form Running Clinic
Farmington Hills 6:00 pm New Balance Farmington Hills Daren DeCavitte (248) 324-0506 ddecavitte@ nbdetroit.com goodformrunning.com
Thursday, March 4 Hansons Tempo Run
Royal Oak 6:30 pm Hansons Royal Oak Store (248)616-9665 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Saturday, March 6 Black Mountain Nordic 30K Classic
Onaway 10:00 am 30K XC Ski, classic, 10K XC Ski tour (888) 854-9700
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pictinfo@freeway.net www.nordicskiracer.com
Black River Public School Rat Race 5K Run/Walk
Holland 10:00 am Black River Public Schools Holland 5KR/W, kids race (616) 355-0055, x 119 donnellyj@brpsk12.org
ChiRunning
Auburn Hills 9 am-3 pm clinic (989) 205-6176 ken@reallybethere.com reallybethere.com
Hospice Holiday 5K Run/Walk & Kids Sprint Brooklyn 10:00 am 8500 Jefferson Rd. 5KR/W, kids run (517) 592-3030 krisbeyer2@yahoo.com
Infiterra Sports March Madness Waterford 10:00 am Pontiac Lake Rec. Area 6 hour sprint adventure race, 2 person co-ed (231) 233-4736 www.infiterrasports.com
Reese Winter Road Race Series Reese 10:00 am Reese High School 10KR, 5KR/W (989) 529-7904 admin@barc-mi.com www.barc-mi.com
Road Racing at Metro Beach
Harrison Twp 11:00 am Pointe Road - Metro Beach 4M Prediction Run
(248) 627-6619 ARPraces@aol.com geocities.com/arpraces/
Robinette Orchard Fun Run
Grand Rapids 9:00 am Robinette Orchard 8MR, 4MR (616) 791-0558 hulstdavid@att.net grandrapidsrunningclub.org
Run United 5K
Okemos 10:00 am Delta Deltal Complex 5KR/W (517) 203-5015 B.McBride@ capitalareaunitedway.org runningfoundation.com
Strider Training Run
Mt. Pleasant 8:00 am Max & Emily’s 10MR, 5MR (989) 772-0323 hplouff@yahoo.com www.edzone.net/~mphsstr/
Sunday, March 7 Arnold 5K Pump & Run Columbus, OH 9:30 am 5KR, Weight Lifting Matt McGowan (740) 587-0376 runohio@ee.net arnoldsportsfestival.com
Spring Thaw 5K
Windsor, ON 10:00 am 5480 Wyandott St. E 5KR/W, kid’s runs (877) 945-3786 info@runningfactory.com www.runningfactory.com
Tortoise and Hare Marathon Training Run Ann Arbor
9:00 am
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Tortoise and Hare, Plymouth Road 10-11 mile loop repeats for 20-22 mile run (734) 623-9640 events@tortoiseandhare.com www.tortoiseandhare.com
USATF Michigan Open/ Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships Ypsilanti Eastern Michigan Univ. Jan Birch (231) 768-4535 mitcajan@hotmail.com michigan.usatf.org
Wabos Wilderness Loppet
Goulais River, ON Stokely Creek Lodge 26K XC ski (866) 786-5359 info@stokelycreek.com www.stokelycreek.com
Tuesday, March 9 Gazoom 5K Training Program Holland 5:30 pm Gazelle Sports 10KR, 5KR (616) 391-2282 gazellesports.com
Thursday, March 11 Hansons Tempo Run
Royal Oak 6:30 pm Hansons Royal Oak Store (248) 616-9665 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Friday, March 12
Junior Bear Chase
Houghton
5:00 pm
Michigan Tech Trails 2.1K, 1K, 1/2K XC ski kids - classic & freestyle (906) 482-1308 www.bearchase.org
NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships Fayetteville, AK University of Arkansas (800) 982-4647 ncaasports.com/track-andfield/schedules 3/12/10 - 3/13/10
NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships Albuquerque, NM track and field ncaasports.com/track-andfield/schedules 3/12/10 - 3/13/10
NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships
Greencastle, IN DePauw University track and field (507) 646-3749 ncaasports.com/track-andfield/schedules 3/12/10 - 3/13/10
St. Patty’s Pacer 5K Holland 5:30 pm Centennial Park 5KR/W (616) 392-3203 vkavanaugh@ gazellesports.com
Saturday, March 13 Boyne Highlands 10K Classic
Harbor Springs 10:00 am Boyne Highlands
10K, classic XC ski (231) 526-3029 www.boynehighlands.com Michigan Cup Race
Fight for Air Climb - Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids 9:00 am River House at Bridgewater Place 23 flights, kids race Rob Powell (616) 252-5028 Midland@ohiolung.org lungusa.org Great Bear Chase
Calumet 9:00 am Swedetown Ski Trails 50K freestyle, 26K freestyle/ classic XC Ski (906) 337-4520 info@bearchase.orgwww.be archase.org
NYRR 8000
New York City 8:00 am Central Park 8KR New York Road Runners (212) 860-4455 webmaster@nyrr.org nyrr.org USA Men’s 8K Championship
Running with the Leprechauns
Alpena 9:00 am Thunder Bay Rec Center 5KR (989) 414-0912 mark.jacobs@novartis.com
Shillelagh Four Mile
Flushing Noon Early Childhood Center 4 MR/W, kids run John Gault (810) 487-0954 JohnCGault2@aol.com gaultracemanagement.com Snowman Triathlon CANCELLED for 2010 Munising
St. Patrick’s Day Charity Run
Clare 9:00 am Doherty Hotel 10KR, 5KR, 1/4 M kids run (989) 205-4133 northern@ glccomputers.com
YMCA Leprechaun Loop
Port Huron 9:00 am YMCA 10KR, 5KFR, 2KW Blue Water YMCA (810) 987-6400 www.bluewaterymca.com
Sunday, March 14 Boyne Highlands 15K Freestyle
Harbor Springs 10:00 am Boyne Highlands 15K/5K freestyle XC ski (231) 526-3029 nordicskiracer.com Michigan Cup Race
Gazoom 10K & 5K Training Programs
Grand Rapids 5:30 pm 10KR, 5KR (616) 940-9888 mstaal@gazellesports.com gazellesports.com Training begins 3/15/10 at East Grand Rapids Library
Shamrocks and Shenanigans
Ann Arbor 1:00 pm Conor O’Neill’s, downtown Ann Arbor 5KR/W, kids’ run Running Fit Events (734) 969-9027 events@runningfit.com runshamrocks.com
St. Patrick’s Corktown Races Detroit 12:00 pm Train Station at Michigan Ave. & Vernor 5KR Doug Kurtis (248) 354-1177 dkurtis@earthlink.net downto.hostme.com/ corktownraces.htm
Michigan Runner Race Series
Wearin’ of the Green 4 Mile Prediction Run
Oregon, OH 9:15 am Maumee Bay State park 7KR, 1KR, kid’s run (419) 360-3709 wearinthegreen17@aol.com toledoroadrunners.org
Y-TRI
Farmington Hills 7am to 11 am Farmington YMCA Triathlon, duathlon, aquathlon, or kids tri, indi-
vidual or teams (248) 489-8619 or (734) 686-7500 wpheeney@twmi.rr.com
Tuesday, March 16
Good Form Running Clinic
Farmington Hills 6:00 pm New Balance Farmington Hills clinic Daren DeCavitte (248) 324-0506 ddecavitte@ nbdetroit.com goodformrunning.com
Bay County Community Center Ann Gasta (989) 415-5593 stpatsinfo@gmail.com www.active.com
Frozen Watters Bump & Run Trail Series #3 Rochester Hills 9:30 am Bloomer Park, Stone Shelter 3MR (248) 320-5705 jeff@jeffwatters.com
Melt the Ice 5K
Fremont, OH 10:00 am Fremont Community Recreation Complex 5KR/W (419) 334-5906 mdglotz@fremontohio.org fremontrunningandfitness.com
Michigan Cup Relays at Cross Country Ski Headquarters Roscommon 10:30 am XC Ski Headquarters 3 x
Wed., March 17
St. Patrick’s Day Pot O’ Gold Shuffle Flint 5:30 pm Masonic Temple, 755 South Saginaw 4 MR/W, kids run Curtis Thompson (810) 233-8851 shuffle@ raceservices.com thecompleterunner.com
Thurs., March 18 Hansons Tempo Run
Royal Oak 6:30 pm Hansons Royal Oak Store (248) 616-9665 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Saturday, March 20 Bill Roney Memorial 5K Utica 10:00 am Flickinger ES 5KR, 1M kids run Sonja Hanson (586) 822-8606 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Boyne Highlands Krazy Daze
Harbor Springs 10:00 am Boyne Highlands xc, downhill ski races (800) GO-BOYNE boynehighlands.com 3/20/10 - 3/21/10
Fitness Expo Bay City 9:00 am
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7K XC Ski, classical/ freestyle (800) 832-2663 skibones@aol.com www.skicrosscountry.org Michigan Cup Relay
No Frills, All Thrills, Trail Run
Brighton 10:00 am Huron Meadows Metro Park 5 MR (734) 834-0939 nofrillsallthrillsrace.com
The Shamrock
Kalamazoo 9:00 am Hackett Catholic Central HS 5KR/W Brian Molony (269) 381-4600 brian@runtheshamrock.com www.runtheshamrock.com
Shamrock 5K Run, Walk, and Roll
East Lansing 11:00 am MSU Campus, Conrad Hall 5KR/W (810) 569-3126 alextallman@hotmail.com runningfoundation.com
Spectrum Health Irish Jig 5k
East Grand Rapids 9:00 am East Grand Rapids HS 5KR Spectrum Health (616) 291-1514 leslie.speyers@ spectrum-health.org classicrace.com
St. Patrick’s Day Blue Lake Fire Department 5K Blue Lake Twp. 10:00 am 5KR/W (231) 894-9693 debbietherrian@aol.com
St. Patrick’s Day Leprechaun Races
Bay City 2:00 pm Bay County Community Center kids runs Ann Gasta (989) 415-5593 stpatsinfo@gmail.com www.active.com
Sunday, March 21 Ambulance Chase 5K Run/Walk East Lansing 1:00 pm MSU College of Law 5KR/W mcdon320@@msu.edu runningfoundation.com
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ASME/SWE 5K Fun Run
Ann Arbor 10:30 am Gallup Park 3MR/W (734) 763-5027 funrunchairs@umich.edu www.umich.edu/~funrun/ registration.html
Churchill’s Half Marathon
Monclova, OH 1:00 pm Shops at Fallen Timbers 13.1 MR, 6KR (419) 360-3709 glassmarathon@aol.com toledoroadrunners.org
Life Time Fitness Indoor Triathlon
Rochester Hills varies 200 West Avon Rd. tri: 10minuteS/ 30minuteB/ 20minutesR events@lifetimefitness.com lifetimefitness.com/ events/indoor-tri/
MSU Law 5K
East Lansing 10:00 am MSU Campus 5KR/W (218) 590-5915 mcdon320@msu.edu playmakers.com
Sam Costa Half Marathon & Quarter Marathon
Carmel, IN 9:00 am 13.1MR, 6.55MR (317) 697-3054 racedirector40@yahoo.com samcosta.com
St. Patrick’s Day Races
Bay City 12:00 pm Downtown Bay City 8KR, 5KR/W Ann Gasta (989) 415-5593 stpatsinfo@gmail.com www.active.com
Thurs., March 25 Hansons Tempo Run
Royal Oak 6:30 pm Hansons Royal Oak Store 248-616-9665 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Friday, March 26 USA Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships Boston, MA (703) 481-3530
www.usatf.org 3/26/10 - 3/28/10
Saturday, March 27 Bill Agresta Scholarship Hustle
Hemlock 10:00 am Hemlock HS 4MR/W (989) 642-5287 www.hemlockbash.com
Bring In Spring
Homer 9:00 am 5KR/W Coach Willis (517) 206-1459 runningwillis@hotmail.com
Eagle 10K
Hudsonville 9:00 am Hudsonville HS 10KR (616) 893-5830 dwight.sneden@ hudsonvilletrailer.com www.eagle10k.com
Flushing Township 1/2 Marathon & 5k Run/Walk
Flushing 9:30 am Flushing HIgh School 13.1 MR, 5KR/W (810) 487-0954 gaultracemanagement.com
Kal-Haven Trail Run
Kalamazoo 9:00 am 10th Street, Trail Head, Kal-Haven Trailhead 33.6 MR , relays (269) 375-5316 KalHavenRun@gmail.com kalamazooarearunners.com
Kent City Ridge Run
Kent City 9:30 am Kent City HS 15KR, 5KR/W Jill Evers (616) 678-4210, x1501 eversj@ kent-city.k12.mi.us runnersedgeracetiming.com
Michigan Runner Race Series 15K Mudmans Half Marathon / 10K
Mt. Pleasant 10:00 am Runners Performance Store 13.1MR, 10KR (989) 289-2361 shepherdboy818@ yahoo.com eteamz.com/michiganhalfm arathonraceseries/
Nutri-Runs
Fort Wayne, IN 11:00 am
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The Chapel, 2505 W. Hamilton 20KR, 5MR/W (260) 418-9013 tursma@hotmail.com www.fwtc.org
Passion for Life 5K
Walled Lake 9:00 am Walled Lake Central HS 5KR/W, 1MFR (248) 882-4206 NStojkovic@wicsd.org www.passion5k.com
Ronald McDonald Run for the House Lansing 10:00 am Hawk Island County Park 5KR/W, kids run (517) 485-9303 rmhmm@hotmail.com
Salem Rocks 5K / 10K Women’s Track Fundraiser
Canton 9:00 am Salem Canton High School, 46181 Joy Road 10KR, 5KR (248) 982-3887 info@secondwindrm.com www.secondwindrm.com
Trailbreaker Marathon
Waukesha 8:00 am Schuetze Recreation Center, 1120 Baxter St. 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 5KR (262) 524-3716 pgrulke@ci.waukesha.wi.us www.runthetrailbreaker.com
Walker Pump & Run
Walker 9:00 am Walker Ice & Fitness Center 5KR (616) 735-6286 mbozek@ walkericeandfitness.com
Sunday, March 28 Around the Bay 30K
Hamilton, ON 9:30 am Hamilton, Ontario 30KR, 5K, relays (905) 574-8982 info@bayrace.com aroundthebayroadrace.com
Hansons 16 Mile Marathon Training Run Lake Orion 8:00 am Hansons Running Shop 4-16 MR (248) 616-9665 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Mountain Man Trail Run and Hike Lake Orion 10:00 am Bald Mountain Rec. Area
5.6MR, 2.1MW (248) 320-9102 karl.stayintheshade@ gmail.com
April Thursday, April 1 Hansons Tempo Run
Royal Oak 6:30 pm Hansons Royal Oak Store (248) 616-9665 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Saturday, April 3 April Fools’ Run/ Walk 5K
Clarkston 9:00 am Clarkston Community Church 5KR/W (248) 891-6571 kimcross07@comcast.net www.clarkstoncchurch.com
Harry’s Spring Run Off Toronto, ON 10:00 am High Park 8KR, 5KR (416) 944-2765 run@ canadarunningseries.com canadarunningseries.com
Macomb Orchard Trail Apple Blossom Run
Shelby Township 9:30 am Glacier Club Golf Course 9KR, 3KR, kids run Bob Busquaret (586) 822-3608 fastbob@wowway.com macomborchardtrail.com
Planet Adventure Heritage Trail Marathon Carmel, IN 10:00 am Battleground Indiana 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 15KR, 5KR (317) 595-6110 mjourdan@ planetadventurearace.com planetadventurerace.com
Ringing in Spring
Valparaiso, IN 9:00 am YMCA, 55 Chicago St. 5KR/W, Kids Run (219) 462-4189 michel.jones16@comcast.net www.ringinginspring.com
Strider Training Run
Mt Pleasant 8:00 am Max & Emily’s 10MR, 5MR (989) 772-0323 hplouff@yahoo.com www.edzone.net/~mphsstr
Trot for the Troops East Lansing 10:00 am MSU Auditorium 5KR/W (517) 281-9289 mastersz@msu.edu www.msu.edu/~bek
Victor’s Run for Diabetes Awareness
Ann Arbor11:00 am Nichols Arboretum 5KR (914) 424-0325 sdaboardmembers@ umich.edu sdaumich.wordpress.com
Sunday, April 4
10KR, 5KR, kids run Running Fit Events (734) 929-9027 events@runningfit.com martianmarathon.com Orthopaedic Rehab 8K/5K Run and 5K Walk
Jackson 8:00 am 2136 Robinson Road 8KR, 5KR/W (517) 782-2071 rtgilmore@comcast.net
Out for Blood Duthlon and 5K Run/Walk
Mt. Pleasant 9:00 am 5KR/W, 20KB (989) 464-8629 outforbloodduathlon5k@ gmail.com sites.google.com/site/outfor bloodduathlonand5k/ourcompany
Run for Reading
Lansing 9:00 am Delta Township District Library, 4538 Elizabeth Rd. 5KR/W, kids run (517) 490-2578 delta5k@dtldl.org
Sarett Spring Stampede Benton Harbor 8:30 am
5KR/W, 5K bird walk, 1M kids run (269) 927-4832 mikem@sarett.com sarett.com
Spring Into Health 5K
Lansing Hawk Island Park, Red Tail Pavilion 5KR (517) 664-1414 Julie.Graham@cancer.org
Town Crier 5K & 10K
Saugatuck 9:00 am Corner of Butler and Main 10KR, 5KR/W, kids’ run (616) 848-9313 rbauer@saugatuckps.com
saugatuckdouglas.com/ towncrier/
Sunday, April 11
Dan Langdon Memorial Run
Bath 2:00 pm 5KR/W Alex Coss alexcoss@aol.com danlangdonmemorialrun.com Life Time Fitness Indoor Triathlon
Tortoise and Hare Marathon Training Run
Ann Arbor 9:00 am Tortoise and Hare, Plymouth Road 10-11 mile loop repeats for 20-22 mile run (734) 623-9640 events@tortoiseandhare.com www.tortoiseandhare.com
Thursday, April 8 Hansons Tempo Run
Royal Oak 6:30 pm Hansons Royal Oak Store (248) 616-9665 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Saturday, April 10 Jefferson Invitational Monroe 9:00 am Sterling State Park 9/10 grade track meet (734) 289.5590 speare@jhstrack.com www.jeffinvite.org/
Martian Marathon and Half Marathon
Dearborn 7:00 am Ford Field 26.2MR, 13.1MR Running Fit Events (734) 929-9027 events@runningfit.com martianmarathon.com
Meteor 5 & 10K & Kids Mini Marathon Dearborn Heights 9 am Henry Ford Dearborn Heights Center
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Shelby Canton Twp. 14843 Lakeside Boulevard tri: 10minuteS/ 30minuteB/ 20minutesR events@lifetimefitness.com lifetimefitness.com/ events/indoor-tri/
Miracle Run
Windsor, ON 9:00 am Malden Park 10MR, 5KR/W, kids run (519) 988-0444 drenaudcfp@bellnet.com runningfactory.com
Ohio River Road Runners Club Marathon and Half Marathon Dayton, OH 8:00 am 26.2 MR,13.1 MR, relay (937) 269-1992 marathon@orrrc.org
Spirit of St. Louis Marathon
St. Louis, MO 7:00 am Downtown St. Louis 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, marathon relay, 5KR/W, fun runs (314) 727-0800 info@gostlouis.org www.gostlouis.org
Thursday, April 15 Hansons Tempo Run
Royal Oak 6:30 pm Hansons Royal Oak Store (248) 616-9665 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Saturday, April 17 Bangor Schools Race Bay City time tba Bay County Community Center 5KR/W barc-mi.com
Clarkston Riverdawgs Spring Training 5K
Clarkston 10:00 am Clintonwood Park 5KR/W (248) 625-2258 JKuz22@comcast.net www.RiverdawgRun.org
Edurrace
Waterloo, ON 6:00 pm RIM Park 5KR, 3KR (519) 664-1331 info@runwaterloo.com www.runwaterloo.com
Healthy Heights 5K
Madison Heights 8:00 am Madison Heights Nature Center 30300 Hales 5KR/W, 1MFR/W Melissa Marsh
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(248) 837-2639 johnmelissa@wowway.com active.com
Lake Michigan College Spring Training Benton Harbor 9:00 am Lake Michigan College Napier Campus 10KR, 5KR/W (269) 927-8100, x5101 cowan@ lakemichigancollege.edu
Lamont 5K River Run
Coopersville 8:00 am 5KR/W, kids run (616) 677-6056 vanderwalt@yahoo.com lamontcs.org
Navarino Trail Run
Shiocton, WI 10 am Navarino Nature Center 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 6KR/W, kid’s run Jeff Crumbaugh (715) 460-0426 info@greatlakesendur ance.com greatlakesendurance.com Nellie Reed Elementary 5K Vernon 9:45 am Nellie Reed Elementary School 5KR/W, 1MR Tara Jo Hengesbach henges14@msu.edu playmakers.com
Norway Spring Classic Norway 10:30 am 10KR, 2 MR (906) 774-8071 saadams@localnet.com uprrc.oreg
Race for a Reason (R4R)
Mt. Pleasant 9:00 am Central Michigan Indoor Athletic Complex 25MB, 8MB, 5KR, 1MW, kids run (989) 775-7101, ext. 111 webmaster@ thenewgrace.org lovemp.org
Riv MX 5K Run for the Abandoned Holt 10:00 am Riverview Church 5KR/W (517) 694-3400 info@RivChurch.com playmakers.com
Road Racing at Metro Beach
Harrison Twp 10:30 am Pointe Road - Metro Beach 2MR Bob Blunk (248) 627-6619 ARPraces@aol.com
Striders Saturday Classic
Grandville 8:00 am Covenant Christian HS 10 MR (616) 261-9706 s.webster@stridersrun.com www.stridersrun.com
Tax Trot
Flushing 10:00 am Flushing High School 15KR, 10KR, 5KR/W (810) 659-6493 johncgault2@aol.com riverbendstriders.com
TGIS Spring 5K Run
Gaylord 11:00 am Downtown Gaylord, Pavilion 5KR (989) 370-0934 kalemberj@ gaylord.k12.mi.us gaylordxc.blogspot.com/
The Wheel Run
Allendale 8:00 am Grand Valley State University Campus 10KR/W/ Wheel, 5KR/W/ Wheel, 1MR/W/ Wheel (616) 293-0434 hollands@mail.gvsu.edu alternativesinmotion.org
Sunday, April 18
5 K-Nine Run / 1 Mile Walk & Pledge Drive Adrian 9:00 am Running with E’s, 146 N. Main St. 5KR, 1MW Lenawee Humane Society (517) 263-3463 lhswebmanaer@tc3net.com lenhumanesoc.org
Dooby Du Duathlon
Toledo/ Berkey, OH 8:30 am Secor Metropark 2MR, 6.5MB, 2MR,6.5MR,2MR Jim / Joyce Donaldson (419) 829-2398 jdjp@sev.org eliteendeavors.com Great Lakes Loons
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Pennant Race
Midland 11:00 am Dow Diamond, Downtown Midland 5KR/W, 1MFR, kids run (989) 835-8059 dlmadill@chartermi.net gaultracemanagement.com
Life Time Fitness Indoor Triathlon
Troy 4700 Investment Drive tri: 10minuteS/ 30minuteB/ 20minutesR events@lifetimefitness.com lifetimefitness.com/ events/indoor-tri/
MSUFCU Race for the Place 5K
East Lansing 1:00 pm Jenison Fieldhouse, MSU Campus 5KR/W (517) 333-2254 aclobes@msufcu.org msufcu.org/p_safeplace.html
Navarino Trail Run Date Changed to 4/17/10
Scotiabank Montreal 21K
Montreal, QC 8:30 am Parc Jean-Drapeau 21KR, 5KR (416) 944-2765 run@canadarunningseries.com canadarunningseries.com
Yellow Jacket Challenge 5K
Greenville 2:00 pm Greenville HS 5KR, 1MR/W, kids runs (616) 754-3686 carcook@charter.net yellowjacketchallenge.com
Monday, April 19 B.A.A. Boston Marathon
Boston, MA 12:00 pm 26.2 MR B.A.A (508) 435-6905 www.baa.org
Thursday, April 22 Hansons Tempo Run
Royal Oak 6:30 pm Hansons Royal Oak Store (248) 616-9665 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Hillsdale “GINA” Relays
Hillsdale 3:00 pm track & field meet
Bill Lundberg (517) 607-3134 bill.lundberg@ hillsdale.edu hillsdale.edu/ athletics/mens_track/ ginarelays.asp
4/22/10 - 4/24/10
Friday, April 23
Hillsdale “GINA” Relays
Hillsdale 11:00 am track & field meet Bill Lundberg (517) 607-3134 bill.lundberg@ hillsdale.edu hillsdale.edu/ athletics/mens_track/ ginarelays.asp
4/22/10 - 4/24/10
Saturday, April 24 Borgess Run for the Health of It
Kalamazoo 8:15 am 13.1MR, 5KR/W, 5K Judged RaceW, 1 MFR, kids run (877) 255-2447 blainel@lamcreative.com www.borgessrun.com
Cabin Fever 5K
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 9 am Lake Superior State Univ. 5KR (906) 635.2765 track@lssu.edu
Calvin Spring Classic
Grand Rapids 8:30 am Calvin College Field House 5KR/W, 1KFR (616) 526-6142 5K@calvin.edu
Edurrace
Waterloo, ON 6:00 pm RIM Park 8KR, 3KR (519) 664-1331 www.runwaterloo.com
Family Service and Children’s Aid 5K Jackson 8:30 am Downtown Jackson 5KR/W, Kid’s Run (517) 796-1444 bruce@inosencio.com fitnesscouncil.org/ runjackson/
Grand Rapids Undy 5000
East Grand Rapids 8:00 am East Grand Rapids MS 5KR/W, 1MFR/W
Don Kim (616) 450-3225 www.undy5000gr.com
Hillsdale “GINA� Relays
Hillsdale 10:00 am track & field meet Bill Lundberg (517) 607-3134 bill.lundberg@ hillsdale.edu hillsdale.edu/ athletics/mens_track/ ginarelays.asp
4/22/10 - 4/24/10
Interact 5K Run/Walk
Howell 10:00 am Howell HS 5K R/W (517) 230-3172 bowen.swann@sbcglobal.net www.howellrotary.org
Jefferson Invitational Monroe 9:00 am hs track meet (734) 289.5590 speare@jhstrack.com www.jeffinvite.org
Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon, MiniMarathon and Relays
events@runningfit.com trailmarathon.com Robert S. Shumake Scholarship Relays
Detroit 8:00 am Renaissance HS track and field meet (248) 443-0939 alancelucas@icgreit.com www.shumakerelays.com
Run With The Cops Not from Them Detroit 10:00 am Belle Isle 5KR/W, 1MR/W (313) 719-6743 www.signmeup.com/68285
Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival 5K Shepherd 8:00 am Shepherd HS 5KR/W, 1/2MFR (989) 828-6601 shepherdmaplesyrupfestival.org
Snowbird Spring Scamper
Gaylord 10:00 am Traditions Golf Course, Treetops 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR
Deb Rivers riversdeb@hotmail.com snowbirdspringscamper.com
Steps for Courage
Owosso 9:00 am Memorial Hospital 5KR/W (969) 725-8465 davepams@tir.com memorialhealthcare.org
Tau Kappa Epsilon Run for Reagan
Saginaw Noon Saginaw Valley State University - Ryder Center 5Mile relay (989) 274-9917 ndcormie@svsu.edu www.tke.org/member_resour ces/service/run_for_reagan
USATF Michigan Association 5K Race Walk Championship
Kalamazoo 8:40 am Borgess Health Center, 3025 Gull Rd. 5KW (269) 998-7446 info@kvwalkers.org kvwalkers.org
Louisville, KY 7:30 am 26.2MR, 13.1MR, relays (502) 584-6383 minimarathon@kdf.org derbyfestivalmarathon.com
Oxford Earth Day Celebration
Oxford 9:00 am Downtown Oxford 10KR, 5KR/W Troy Farwell (248) 969-8660 pollyanntrail@gmail.com getmeregistered.com / www.pollyanntrailway.org
Potential Energy Steps To Your Health 5K Saginaw 9:00 am Potential Energy Athletic Club 5KR/W (989) 799-0550 lgrant@clubpe.biz barc-mi.com
Road Ends 5 Mile
Pinckney 9:00 am Silver Lake, Pinckney Recreation Area 5 MR Running Fit (734) 929-9027 Michigan Runner - March / April 2010 - Annual Event Calendar
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Wood Memorial Trout Run
Kalkaska 9: 45 am Mill Pond Pavillion, Hyde St. 10KR, 5KR, 1MFR (231) 258-1430 donald.kessel@ huntington.com nationaltroutfestival.com
WYLD Bill 5K
Hillsdale 9:00 am Hillsdale College track 5KR/W Bill Lundberg (517) 607-3134 bill.lundberg@ hillsdale.edu hillsdale.edu/ chargers/mens/track
Sunday, April 25 Freeland Walleye Race Freeland time TBA 5KR/W Lori Brown barc-mi.com
Glass City Marathon & Team Relay
Toledo, OH 8:00 am Park Inn 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 5 person relay, 5KR (419) 360-3709 wearinthgreen17@aol.com or glassmarathon@aol.com www.glasscitymarathon.org
Hansons Group Run Lake Orion 8:00 am Hansons Running Shop training (248) 616-9665 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Life Time Fitness Indoor Triathlon
Canton Township 1700 Haggerty Road N. tri: 10minuteS/ 30minuteB/ 20minutesR events@lifetimefitness.com lifetimefitness.com /events/indoor-tri/
Mid-Michigan Race for the Cure®
Lansing 1:00 p.m. Lansing State Capitol 5KR/W (517) 886-4901 info@ KomenGreaterLansing.org komengreaterlansing.org
Quest for Breath 5K & 10K Ann Arbor
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7:30 am
2727 Fuller Road 10KR, 5KR/W, kids’ run (866) 860-0026 questforbreath@umich.edu questforbreath.kintera.org
May
Running Fit Trail Marathon and Half Marathon
20 Mile Training Run
Pinckney 7:30 am Silver Lake, Pinckney Recreation Area 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR (734) 929-9027 events@runningfit.com trailmarathon.com
Steelcase Grand Duathlon Kentwood 10:00 am 5KR/ 30 KB/ 5KR (231) 546-2229 info@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com Waterloo Marathon & Half Marathon
Waterloo, ON 8:00 am RIM Park 26.2MR, 13.1MR (519) 579-5451 tony@kwsja.com waterloomarathon.com
Tuesday, April 27 Fallasburg Park Trail 5 Mile Fun Run
Grand Rapids 7:00 pm Fallasburg Park 5MR (616) 987-9097 donh@yahoo.com grandrapidsrunningclub.org
Wed., April 28 Run Fit 5K
Novi 6:30 pm Novi Town Center 5KR, 1MR, kids run (734) 929-9027 events@runningfit.com www.runfit5K.com
Thursday, April 29 Hansons Tempo Run
Royal Oak 6:30 pm Hansons Royal Oak Store Sonja Hanson (248) 616-9665 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Saturday, May 1
Traverse City 9:00 am Northwest Michigan College behind HS track training run up to 20MR Running Fit (231) 932-5401 runfittc2@ sbcglobal.net www.runningfit.com Arunawalkatrot 5K Run/Walk
Davison 9:00 am Jack Abernathy Davison Regional Park 5KR/W, kids run Bob Callis thecallisproject@charter.net active.com
Berkshire Proud Dad’s 5K
Beverly Hills 8:00 am 21707 West Fourteen Mile Road 5KR/W Jeff Sullivan (248) 910-7284 jsullivan5414@msn.com berkshiremiddleschool. webs.com/5k.htm
Blossomland Run for the Buds St. Joseph 10:30 am downtown St. Joseph 5KR/W, kids run (269) 428-9622 jenniferh@bhsjymca.org blossomtimefestival.org
Carrollton Lions Club Walk/Run for the Blind 5K Carrollton 8:15 am Carrolton High School, 1235 Mapleridge Road 5KR/W Craig Douglas (989) 399-8860 cdouglas@ carrollton.k12.mi.us leaderdog.org
Child Advocacy 5K Run Alma 9:30 am 5KR, 1MR/W, kids run (989) 463-1422 audra@linkforfamilies.org
Endurance 5K Fun Run/Walk
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Ann Arbor 9:00 am Gallup Park Canoe Livery 5KR/W (734) 474-2768 jspivey72@gmail.com huronhills.org
Families of SMA 5K Run, Walk and Roll
Lansing 9:30 am Hawk Island County Park 5KR/W, kids run (517) 668-1810 hollyschafer@comcast.net www.fsmamichigan.org
HealthTRAC 5K & 10K Run Three Rivers 9:00 am 10KR, 5KR, 1 MR/W (269) 273-9697 ssziede@ threerivedrshealth.org greatlakeschampionship.com
Hudsonville Highlands 5K
NW Indiana Race for the Cure®
Mishawaka, IN 9:00 am Downtown Mishawaka 5KR/W (574) 289-9828 info@ komennorthernindiana.org classicrace.com
Run for a Cause
Walker 9:00 am Millenniumm Park 5KR/W (616) 261-9706 striders.erin@gmail.com www.stridersrun.com
Spring Adventure Challenge
West Michigan location TBA 9:00 am 4-6 hour sprint race: running, hiking, canoeing, orienteering (616) 813-6734 michael@graar.org www.graar.org
Hudsonville 9:00 am Pinnacle Center 5KR (616) 669-7685 hudsonvilelhighlands@ gmail.com
St. Gerard Run/Walk/Rock 5K
Battle Creek 8:00 am 10KR, 5KR, 1MFR (269) 660-3835 markosmi@ trinity-health.org
Striders 5K
It’s All About the Children
Live Like Andi Run, Walk and Fashion Walk Novi 10:00 am Catholic Central HS, 27225 Wixom Rd. 10MR, 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR, kids run (248) 613-4868 info@secondwindrm.com livelikeandi.org/run2010.html
Mind Your Health Run/Walk
Petoskey 10:00 am Bayfront Park 5KR, 1MW (231) 347-0740 jhebel@norcocmh.org www.norcocmh.org
MOM Charity 5K Run/Walk
Royal Oak10:00 am Starr Jaycee Park 5KR/W (248) 376-4666 director@ mindovermatterrace.org mindovermatterrace.org
Lansing 10:00 am St. Gerard Church, 4437 W. Willow Hwy (517) 668-0488 srentz@comcast.net
Grandville 5KR Steve Webster (616) 261-9706 s.webster@stridersrun.com www.stridersrun.com
Sylvan Lake Shuffle
Sylvan Lake 9:00 am 5K R/W, 1K FR Michelle Allread (248) 252-0072 info@sylvanshuffle.com sylvanshuffle.com
Three Rivers 12K Race
May Date tba Fort Wayne 8:30 am Indiana Institute of Technology 12KR (260) 496-8000 info@3riversrunning.com www.3riversrunning.com
Tom Broughton Memorial 5K Fun Run / Walk
West Branch 8:30 am 1938 Dam Rd. 5KR/W (989) 345-5363 westbranchvettina@gmail.com www.westbranchvet.com
Tulip Time Run
Holland 8:00 am Christ Memorial Church
8KR, 5KR/W, 1K kids run Alan Martens (616) 850-9300 alan@runningcircles.com www.tuliptime.com
Wellness Central Fitness Rat Race
Mt. Pleasant 9:30 am 2600 Three Leaves Drive 5KR, 1MR/W (989) 772-0323 hplouff@yahoo.com www.cmch.org / edzone.net/~mphsstr
10KR/W, 5KR/W, 1MR/W Will Smith (734) 213-1033 will@ champsforcharity.com heartofaspartan.com Race Judicata
Bloomfield Hills 9:30 am Andover High School 10KR, 5KR, 1MFW (248) 334-3400 membership@ocba.org www.ocba.org
Road Racing at Metro Beach
Harrison Twp 10:30 am Pointe Road - Metro Beach 2 person relay, 2M each Bob Blunk (248) 627-6619 ARPraces@aol.com
Special Dreams Farm 10K Run and 5K Walk
Shelby Township 9:00 am Stoney Creek Metropark, Eastwood Beach 10KR, 5KW (586) 381-9863
phbommarito@comcast.net specialdreamsfarm.org
Sporting Life 10K
Toronto, ON 8:00 am Yonge & Castlefield 10KR (416) 944-2765 run@canadarunningseries.com canadarunningseries.com/ sportinglife/
SudburyRocks!!! Race, Run, or Walk for Diabetes Sudbury, ON
Sudbury YMCA 26.2MR/W, 13.1MR/W, 10KR/W, 5KR/W, 1KR/W stevem@ionic-eng.com sudburyrocksmarathon.com
Vancouver International Marathon Vancouver, BC 6:30 am. 26.2 MR/W/Wheel, 26.2, 13.1MR, 8KR, kids run (604) 872-2928 info@vanmarathon.bc.ca vanmarathon.ca
7:00 am
Willow Duathlon
New Boston 9 am Willow Metropark 5KR/ 20KB/ 5KR (231) 546-2229 info@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com
Sunday, May 2 Burns Park Run
Ann Arbor 8:30 am Burns Park Elementary School, 1414 Wells 10KR, 5KR, 1MFR Joel and Jackie Dalton (734) 747-6952 a2burnsparkrun@gmail.com www.burnsparkrun.org
Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Pittsburgh 7:55 am 26.2 MR, 13/1MR, relay, kids race (412) 586-7785
info@pittsburghmarathon.com
pittsburghmarathon.org
Flying Pig Marathon
Cincinnati, OH 6:00 am 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 26.2Wheelchair, relay, 10KR, 5KR, kids run Iris Simpson-Bush (513) 721-7447 info@flyingpigmarathon.com flyingpigmarathon.com
Forest City Road Races London, ON 8:00 am London Life Building, Downton London 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 10KR, 5KR/W/Wheel, 2.5K FR (519) 765-2103 ForestCityRoadRaces @tvcc.on.ca forestcityroadraces.com
Heart of a Spartan
East Lansing 8:00 am Spartan Stadium Michigan Runner - March / April 2010 - Annual Event Calendar
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Friday, May 7 Path to a Better Heart
Windsor, ON 7:00 pm Malden Park 5KR/W, kids run (519) 254-5577, ext. 72500 jpetro@wrh.on.ca runningfactory.com
Sports and Fitness Expo
Grand Rapids 11:00 am DeVos Place (616) 040-9888 jtaylor@gazellesports.com gazellesports.com
Mason State Bank 5K
Mason 7:00 pm Downtown Mason 5KR/W,1 MFR, 100 yd dash Mason State Bank (517) 676-0500, ext. 208 robert.warnke@ masonstate.com masonstate.com
Saturday, May 8 Brian Nasi Memorial Heart Walk/Run
Hurley, WI 9:00 am Hurley K-12 School 5KR/W, 1MR/W, kids run (715) 561-2486 gsmiles@gvhs.org northlandrunner.com
Donna & Dr. Jerry Thacker 5K RunWalk for Education Mishawaka9:00 am Penn High School 5KR/W (574) 254-2893 amychrise@phmef.org www.phmef.org
Falcon 10 Miler & 5K Run/Walk
Constantine 9:00 am Constantine High School 10MR, 5KR/W (269) 435-4515 Greg@ GregHooverAgency.com
Fifth Third River Bank Run Grand Rapids 8 am 25KR, 5KR/W, teams Kristen Aidif (616) 771-1590 runinfo@ 53riverbankrun.com 53riverbankrun.com
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Glio-Blastoff 5K Fun Run/Walk
Ypsilanti 9:00 am Eastern Michigan University, University Park 5KFR/W (586) 468-4814 mkimball@emich.edu braincancer5k.com
Ice Age Trail Run
Whitewater, WI 6:00 am Southern Kettel Moraine State Forest, Lagrange Nordic Trail 50MR, 50KR, 2 person 50K relay (262) 495-3131 glenn@iceagetrail50.com www.iceagetrail50.com
Journeys Marathon
Eagle River, WI 8 am CDT Northland Pines HS 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 13.1 Power Walk, 5KR (800) 359-6315 / (715) 479-6400 info@eagleriver.org www.journeysmarathon.org
Kate’s Challenge
Essexville 8:15 am St. John’s Church 5KR/W, 1MW, kids run (989) 686-3179 schockey6212@ chartermil.net barc-mi.com
Laingsburg Lions Festival
Laingsburg 9:00 am McClintock Skate Park, downtown 5KR/W (989) 862-9700 malbalow@msn.com runningfoundation.com
Mayfest Road & Trail Run
Shipshewana, IN 8:00 am Main St. & Morton St. 4MR, 1MFR (260) 562-9286 runshipshewana@ gmail.com www.runshipshewana
Mesick Mushroom River Run 5K
Mesick 7:30 am Northern Exposures Campground 5KR, 2KW (231) 885-1200 margosparks47@yahoo.com www.mesick-mushroomfest.org/Run.html
Run Like a Mother Harrison Twp Metro Beach 10KR, 5KR
9:00 am
(586) 420-7670 dlc87@comcast.net active.com
Run the Rouge
Canton 8:00 am 3MR/W (313) 792-9621 repmanager@therouge.org www.therouge.org
SCCCMH Run for Recovery
Port Huron 8:30 am St. Clair County Community Mental Health 5KR, 1MW (810) 966-7809 slewis@scccmh.org www.scccmh.org
St. Paul Spring TuneUp
Flint 9:00 am St. Paul Lutheran School 5KR/W (810) 239-6200 hub.cap@juno.com gaultracemanagement.com
Sue DeYoung / Judy Edger Breast Cancer 5K Walk and Run
Charlevoix 10:00 am East Park 5KR/W (231) 675-0591 kendallhayes@gmail.com suedeyoungjudyedgerwalk.nexo.com
Vicksburg Hearty Hustle
Vicksburg 9:00 am Vicksburg Athletic Stadium 5KRW, 1MFR, kids run (269) 321.1022 TNash@vicksburg.k12.mi.us www.vicksburgcommunityschools.org
Vision Builders 5K
Dexter 9:00 am Hudson Mills Metropark 5KR/W, kids run (734) 926-0976 5k@visionbuilders.org www.visionbuilders5k.org
Sunday, May 9 Berkley 1 Mile and 10K
Berkley 9:00 am Berkley Community Center 10KR, 1 MR/W (248) 547-1958 wmoyer@dmc.org www.motorcitystriders.com
Dash for Destiny 5K Run/Walk
Birmingham 8:30 am Shain Park 5KR/W, 1M kids run
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Wednesday, May 12 Doozie’s Ice Cream Fun Run/Walk Series Mt. Pleasant 7:30 pm 1310 East Pickard 5MR, 3MR, 1MR (989) 772-0323 hplouff@yahoo.com www.edzone.net/~mphsstr/
kenny@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com 5/14/10 through 5/16/10
Saturday, May 15 Bay Harbor 5K Run & Walk
Bay Harbor 9:00 am Village at Bay Harbor 5KR/W, kids race (231) 439-2700 info@ bayharborfoundation.org bayharborfoundation.com
Big Bay Relay
Kent County Girls on the Run Celebratory 5K Run
Marquette 7:00 am EDT River Sports Complex 30M relay, 5 member teams (906) 235-6861 sscntnadmin@gmail.com www.noquetrails.org
Mid American Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships - Men & Women
Lansing 9:45 am 100 W. Ottawa 5KR/W (517) 371-5437 richardsonlarry@ sbcglobal.net playmakers.com Playmakers Race Series
Thursday, May 13
Kentwood 6:00 pm 5KFR/W (616) 916-0384 director@kcgotr.org www.kcgotr.org
Buffalo, NY track and field State University of New York at Buffalo mac-sports.com/ 5/13/10 - 5/15/10
Friday, May 14 Advance Packaging 5000
Jackson 7:00 pm 5KR/W, Kids Run Dave Knickerbocker (517) 788-9800 dknick@advancepkg.com fitnesscouncil.org/ runjackson/
Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships - Men & Women Bloomington, IN track and field Indiana University bigten.cstv.com/ championships/ big10-championships.html 5/14/10 - 5/16/10
Starker-Mann Challenge
Gaylord 7:00 pm Otsego Club, Sportsplex, Treetops Resort, Pavillion 1MB, 5KR (231) 546-2229
Capitol Bancorp 5K for JA
Challenger 5K
Howell 9:30 am Challenger Elementary 5KR/W, kids run (517) 548-6375 devinem@ howellschools.com runningfoundation.com/ Challenger.html
Dances with Dirt - Gnaw Bone
Nashville, IN 6:15 am Mike’s Music and Dance Barn 50MR, 50KR, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 50M relay (734) 929-9027 events@runningfit.com dwdgnawbone.com Food Allergy 5K Run/Walk Dearborn 9:30 am University of Michigan Dearborn, Parking Lot H 5KR/W, kids run (313) 703-7754 foodallergy5k@gmail.com foodallergy5k.com
Healing Hands
Flint 9:00 am Mott Community College, Ballenger Field House 5KR/W
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Heart & Sole
Chelsea 8:30 am Chelsea Community Hospital 10KR, 5KR, 2 MR/W (734) 475-4157 heartandsole@cch.org active.com
Holly Fire Department Five Alarm 5K Run/Walk Holly 9:00 am Village of Holly Fire Department 5KR/W (248) 514-7318 janie@ hollyfiredepartment.com www.rotpac.com
Howard Hill Hustle
Kalamazoo 8:30 am Kalamazoo Christian HS 5KR/W (269) 281-2044 lmdehaan@ashland.com gazellesports.com
Infiterra Sports Spring Fury Beginner & Elite location tba 8:00 am 8-10 hour sprint race Zac Chisholm (231) 233-4736 zac@infiterrasports.com www.infiterrasports.com
Lory’s Place Run, Walk & Rock St. Joseph 8:30 am 445 Upton Drive 5KR/W, kids run (269) 983-2707 lbartoszek@lorysplace.org www.lorysplace.org
MG 5K
Grand Rapids 9:00 am Riverside Park, Island Shelter 5KR/W (616) 956-0622 info@myasthenia-mi.org signmeup.com/67959
Mississauga Marathon 10K & 5K
Mississauga, ON 8:00 am Mississauga City Hall 10KR, 5KR (905) 949-1910 info@ mississaugamarathon.com mississaugamarathon.com marathon, half marathon and 2KFR/W on Sunday
North Brothers Ford/City of Westland 5K Fun Run/Walk 24
Westland 9:00 am Central City Park 5KR/W (734) 421-1300 ext 1243 jackiemarcaccini@ northbros.com www.northbros.com
Oaklawn Hospital Hospitality Classic
Marshall 7:30 am North of downtown fountain 10KR, 5KR/W, 1 MFR Theresa Chaney (269) 789-8134
Green Bay, WI 7:00 am Lambeau Stadium 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 5KR, kids run (920) 432-6272 info@cellcomgreenbaymara thhon.com cellcomgreenbaymarathon.com
Dragon Dash
Lake Orion 9:00 am Civic Center Park 8KR/W (248) 391.0304 jvezina@oriontownship.org oriontownship.org
tchaney@oaklawnhospital.com
classicrace.com
Run for Recovery
Marquette, MI 9:00 am Marquette Commons, 10KR/W, 5KR/W (906) 228-9699 Mdemitchell@glrc.biz
Starker-Mann Challenge
Gaylord 9:00 am Otsego Club, Sportsplex, Treetops Resort, Pavillion Tri: 4MR/ 30KB/ 400meterS or 2MR/ 20KB/ 400meterS and 40KB, 20KB and Superkids Try Aquathlon (231) 546-2229 kenny@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com
5/15/09 - 5/17/09
Superkidstry Aquathon
Gaylord Noon Otsego County Sportsplex Aquathllon: 150mS/ 800mR or 250mS/ 1MR (231) 546-2229 info@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com Toledo Zoo Dart Frog Dash
Toledo, OH 8:30 am Toledo Zoo Nairobi Events Pavilion 5KR/W, Kids 1KR Robin Guidera (419) 389-6403, x2091 robin.guidera@toledozoo.org toledozoo.org
Sunday, May 16 Cellcom Green Bay Marathon
Ferndale Foot Frolic
Ferndale 9:00 am Kulick Community Center, 1201 Livernois 10KR, 5KR Barbara Miller (248) 544-6767, x 5000 bmiller@ ferndal-mi.com ferndalerecreation.org For Women Only 5K
Ann Arbor 8:30 am Ellen Thompson Women’s Health Center, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital 5KR/W (734) 995-9541 jkslovesbuddy@comcast.net www.aatrackclub.org
Komen Southwest Michigan Race for the Cure®
Kalamazoo 9:15 am Arcadia Festival Site, downtown Kalamazoo 5KR/W, 1 MFR (877) 566-3679 mary.peterson@wmich.edu komenswmichigan.org
Mississauga Marathon
Mississauga, ON 8:00 am Mississauga City Hall 26.2 MR/Relay, 13.1 MR, 2K FR/W, kids run Joe Hewitt (905) 949-2931 info@landmarksport.com mississaugamarathon.com marathon, half marathon and 2KFR/W on Saturday
Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K Cleveland, OH
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26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 10KR Ralph Staph (800) 467-3826 cmi@clevelandmarath on.com clevelandmarathon .com
Autism Society of Michigan 5K
Harrison Twp 10:00 am Pointe Road - Metro Beach 10KR Bob Blunk (248) 627-6619 ARPraces@aol.com
South Lyon 8:00 am Millennium Middle School 5KR, 1MR (248) 437-6431 jerridge@ssidl.info www.Bookn5k.com
Road Racing at Metro Beach
Rockford Marathon
Rockford, IL 7:00 am David Park, Chestnut & Wyman Streets 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 4 person marathon relay (773) 584-6638 jruston@chicagoevents.com rockford marathon.com
Starker-Mann Challenge
Gaylord 10:00 am Otsego Club, Sportsplex, Treetops Resort, Pavillion 5KR/ 30KB/ 5KR or 1MR/ 10KB/ 2MR (810) 714-5768 kenny@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com
Friday, May 21 Moonlit Miles for Marrow
Greenville 8:00 pm Klackle’s Orchards 15KR, 2MFR (616) 233-8676 racedirector@ moonlitformarrow.com moonlitformarrow.com
New Balance Girls on the Run Celebration 5K Holland 4:30 pm Holland Municipal Stadium 5KR ashleyr@ aplaceforwomen.org www.gotrac.org
South Church Family Fitness 5K Lansing 7:00 pm South Church, 5250 Cornerstone Drive 5KR/W, kids run (517) 322-2000 tony.olds@gmail.com
Saturday, May 22
Lansing 10:00 am Hawk Island Park 5KR/W, 1/2M kids run (517) 882-2800 autism-mi.org
Book’n 5K Run / Walk and 1 Mile Story Time Strut
Fight for Air Climb - Lansing Lansing start time varies Spartan Stadium stair climb Rob Powell (616) 252-5028 rpowell@alarm.org lungusa.org/donate/ events/fight-for-airclimb/
Genesee County Start Heart Walk & Crim 5K Flint 7:00 am 303 E. Kearsley Street 5KR/W Jim Moloney (810) 235.3396 dkiertzner@flint.org
I Gave My Sole for Parkinson’s Walkathon & 5K Run St. Clair Shores Lakeview HS 5KR/W, kids run (248) 433-1011 info@parkinsonsmi.org www.parkinsonsmi.org
LifeRUN
Portage 9:00 am West MS X-C Course 5KR (269) 345-1740, x18 kathy@pregnancychoices.com pregnancychoices.com
Muddy Watters, Bump & Run Trail Series, Race #1
Rochester Hills 9:00 am Bloomer Park, Mountain Ash Shelter 4MR (248) 320-5705 jeff@jeffwatters.com www.jeffwatters.com
NAS Grosse Ile Duathlon
Grosse Ile 8:00 am Grosse Ile Airport 5KR/ 25KB/ 5KR
(231) 546-2229 info@3disciplines.com www.3disciplines.com
New Balance Girls on the Run Celebration
Grand Haven 9:30 am Lakeshore MS 5KR (616) 355-9760 ashleyr@ aplaceforwomen.org www.gotrac.org
Outrun Poverty
Bay City 10:00 am Bay County Community Center 5KR/W (989) 450-8944 katielynnlarocke@gmail.com barc-mi.com
Run for Hope
Northville 8:30 am Maybury State Park, Oak Shelter 5KR/W, 1MW, kids run (248) 348-0115 john@newhopecenter.net newhopecenter.net /newevent1.html
Save the Manatee Run
Harrison Twp. 8:00 am L’Anse Creuse High School 5KR, 2 MW (586) 783-6729 Largiri1@hotmail.com
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® Detroit 8:00 am Comerica Park 5KR/W1MFR, 1 Mile FR (800) 527-6266 raceforthecure@ karmanos.org karmanos.org/ detroitraceforthecure/
Sunday, May 23 Granger Paths 5K Run/Walk
Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, 1100 Lakeshore Rd. 5KR/W (248) 693-6735 tccsg.com/contact_jl.html tccsg.com/events_upcoming 2.html
New Balance Girls on the Run 5K
Ypsilanti 10:00 am Ellen Thompson Women’s Health Center, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital 5KR, kids run (734) 712-5640 beth@girlsontherunsemi.org www.girlsontherunsemi.org
Race For Your Memories
Milford 8:30 am Kensington Metro Park, Maple Beach 10KR, 5KR/W (248) 351-0280 helplinegmc@alz.org raceforyourmemories. kintera.org
XTERRA Last Stand Triathlon / Duathlon
Augusta 9:00 am Fort Custer State Park Tri: 1/2MS/ 12.5MB/ 4MR or Du: 2MR, 12.5MB, 4MR Jim / Joyce Donaldson (419) 829-2398 jdjp@ eliteendeavors.com eliteendeavors.com
Tuesday, May 25 Johnson Park 4 & 6 Mile Run
Grand Rapids 7:00 pm Johnson Park 6MR, 3MR, 3M Race
Walk 1.5MR, Kids FR (616) 987-9097 nursemia2000@yahoo.com grandrapidsrunningclub.org
Thursday, May 27 Greater Kalamazoo Girls on the Run Celebration 5K Run
Kalamazoo 6:30 pm Waldo Stadium, Western Michigan 5KR (269) 491-6885 beth@girlsontherunkazoo.org girlsontherunkazoo.org
NCAA Division I I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Charlotte, NC Irwin Belk Complex Johnson C. Smith University (507) 646-3749 ncaasports.com/track-andfield/schedules 5/27/10 - 5/29/10
NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Cleveland, OH Tressel Field at Finnie Stadium Baldwin-Wallace College / Greater Cleveland Sports Commission (920) 424-1034 ncaasports.com/track-andfield/schedules 5/27/10 - 5/29/10
University or University of Texas at Austin (502) 852-5151 ncaasports.com/track-andfield/schedules 5/28/10 - 5/29/10
Saturday, May 29
Alma Highland Festival 5K
Alma 9:15 am Alma College campus 8MR, 5KR/W, kids runs Craig Tubbs (989) 681-5811 ctubbs2485@aol.com almahighlandfestival.com Eastern Ottawa Young Life 5K and Fun Run
Hudsonville 8:00 am Baldwin St. Middle School 5KR/W, 1MFR, 1/2MFR (616) 745-8500 karina.white@gmail.com sites.younglife.org/sites/eo/
Fruitport Old Fashioned Days Run Fruitport 9:30 am 10KR, 5KR Donald Wood (231) 865-3551 Island Lake Triathlon
Brighton 7:30 am Island Lake Recreation Tri: .5MS/ 12.4MR/ 5KR or .09MS/ 24.8MB/ 10KR (734) 845-7559 jim@elementevents.com www.theelementevents.com
John Laurin Memorial 5K Run/Walk Nadeau 9:00 am CDT Fadroski Park 5KR/W (906) 639-2512 theojj@sbcglobal.net uprrc.org
Mackinaw Memorial Bridge Race
Mackinaw City 6:00 am Mackinaw City Recreation Complex
Friday, May 28 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Round 1
Greensboro, NC or Austin, TX Irwin Bell Track or Mike A. Myers Stadium North Carolina A&T State
Granger 9:00 am 51446 Elm Road 5KR/W (574) 243-1452 macruns26@sbcglobal.net grangerpaths.typepad.com
I Gave My Sole for Parkinson’s Walkathon & 5K Run Northville Northville HS 5KR/W (248) 433-1011 ahhansen@comcast.net www.parkinsonsmi.org
Making Tracks for Celiacs
Grosse Pointe Shores 9 am
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5.4 MR Mackinaw Area Visitors Bureau (231) 436-5664 info@mackinawcity.com www.mackinawcity.com
MDS Nordion 10K & 5K Ottawa, ON 5:00 pm-5K; 6:30 pm-10K Elgin and Laurier Streets 10KR/W, 5KR/W (613) 234-2221 info@runottawa.ca runottawa.ca
New Balance Girls on the Run 5K Van Buren/ Cass Counties Lawton 9:00 am Lawton HS 5KR (269) 657-5596 jebos@vbcassdhd.org vbcassdhd.org/vbc/healthgirlsontherun.html
Rochester Heritage Festival 5K Fun Run
Rochester 8:30 am Rochester Hills Public Library 5KR/W, kids run (248) 656-8308 melissa@rararecreation.org www.rararecreation.org
Run for the Cure
Caro 9:00 am Chippewa Landing Park 5KR/W, 1K kids run (989) 551-2185 blessedrunner@yahoo.com www.5krunforthecure.com
Salvation Army Home Run 10K Run and 5K Run/Walk
Escanaba 9:00 am Municipal Dock 10KR, 5KR/W, kids run (906) 399-3567 racedirector@ salvationarmyhomerun.org salvationarmyhomerun.org
Traverse City State Bank Bayshore Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K
Traverse City 7:00 am Northwestern Michigan College 26.2 MR, 13.1MR, 10KR (231) 941-8118 bayshoremarathon@ charter.net bayshoremarathon.org
Tri_Cities Family YMCA Kick Off to Summer 5K Run/Walk Grand Haven 8:30 am Tri Cities Family YMCA 5KR/W
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Two Rivers Meet
Elkhart, IN 7:30 am Civic Plaza, Main Street & High 15KR, 10KR, 5KR/W, kids run (574) 293-1683 PaulaTurk@aol.com stonesouppromotions.com
X-Tri Stony Creek
Shelby Township 8:00 am Stony Creek Metropark, Baypoint Beach 1000mS/ 20KMB/ 4MR or 2MR/ 13MR/ 4MR (231) 546-2229 info@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com
Sunday, May 30 Hansons Group Run Lake Orion 8:00 am Hansons Running Shop training (248) 693-9900 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Lisa’s Run
Alpena 2:00 PM Alpena Fairgrounds 5MR, KR (989) 414-0912 mark.jacobs@novartis.com
Ottawa Marathon
Ottawa, ON Elgin and Laurier Streets 26.2 MR/W, Wheel, 13.1MR/W, 2KFr (613) 234-2221 info@runottawa.ca runottawa.ca 5K and 10K on Saturday
Sailing Thru the Shores St. Clair Shores 12:00 pm 11 Mile Rd & Harper Ave. 5KR/W (586) 771-2587 scsfunrun@hotmail.com www.scsfunrun.org
Seahorse Challenge Triathlon and Duathlon Climax 8:00 am Coldbrook County Park 1.5KW/ 40KB/ 6.4MR or 3.2MR/ 20KB/ 3.2MR, or 500meter S/ 20KB/ 5KR (231) 546-2229 kenny@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com
Stillwater Marathon
dmooney@stcroixevents.com stillwatermarathon.com
June
Monday, May 31
Tuesday, June 1
Big Foot Challenge
Dansville 9:00 am Dansville High School 5MR, 5KR/W, kids’ run (517) 565-3338 witchell-crew@juno.com dansvilleathleticboosters.com/bigfootchallenge.htm
Hartland Memorial Day Run/Walk
Hartland 8:00 am Hartland High School 10KR, 5KR, 3KW Rob Buti (734) 451-2444 rjb0017@aol.com hartlandschools.us/ athletics/Events/Run/ Jenison Ambucs Memorial Day Race Jenison 8:00 am Jenison Junior High 5KR (616) 451-1168 www.classicrace.com
Lest They Be Foregotten Memorial Day 5K/10K Webberville 9:00 am Webberville HS 10KR, 5KR/W (517) 749-7947 tkayhawley@yahoo.com webbervilleschools.org/f unrun/
Memorial Day 5K Run/Walk & 8K Run Grosse Ile 8:30 am Grosse Ile HS 8KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR Total Runner (734) 282-1101 greg@ everalracemgt.com everalracemgt.com Run to Climax
Climax 8:00 am E. Maple & Church 7KR , 2MW (269) 626-8611 spmtn@hotmail.com msu.edu/~weessie2/climax/c limax.htm
Stillwater, MN 7:00 am 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 20MR, 12KR (651) 430-2306
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Wednesday, June 2 Hansons Marathon Training Clinic #1
Royal Oak 6:30 pm Hansons Running Shop, 3407 Rochester (248) 616-9665 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Honor Roll Track and Field Meet
Lansing 5:30 pm Sexton High School track track & field meet dickh@playmakers.com (517) 349-3803 playmakers.com
Tooth, Fang & Claw 10K Run and Swamp Party
Pinckney 6:30 pm 10KR Dawn McConnachie (734) 929-9027 events@runningfit.com runningfit.com/ swampparty Wayland Road Runners 3 Mile Run Wayland 6:30 pm Wayland HS Track 3 MR, 1.5MW (269) 792-2427 coachantel@mac.com waylandroadrunners.com
Thursday, June 3 Junior Honor Roll Track and Field Meet
Lansing 4:00 pm Okemos HS track middle school track & field meet (517) 627-9076 jeffc@playmakers.com playmakers.com
Swartz Creek Challenge Swartz Creek
6:30 pm
Swartz Creek HS 5KR/W John Gault (810) 659-6493 GRaceMgt@aol.com riverbendstriders.com
Saturday, June 5 5K4TJ
Okemos 10:00 am Kinawa MS 5KR/W EDEN (Eating Disorders Network) (810) 714-1025 edenadmin@charter.net www.edenclub.org Blue Water Hospice 5K10K River Run Marysville 8:00 am MarysvillePark 10KR, 5KR, 3MW (810) 982.8809 tfoster@vnabwh.com www.vnabwh.com Curwood Festival Races Owosso 9:00 am 301 S. Washington St. (Chemical Bank Office) 10KR, 5KR/W, kids’ run (989) 725-8136 shiawasseeymca@ michonline.net www.shiawasseeymca.org
Dexter-Ann Arbor Kids Run Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti 4:00 pm Ypsilanti HS Soccer Fields under 3= 50 yds, 4-5 years=100 yds, 6-7 years 200 yds, 7-8 years=300 yds, 910=400 yds, 11-12 years=800 yds Hal Wolfe (734) 487-5616 runlikehal@ yahoo.com dexterannarborrun.com
Dodge Park 3.1 Mile Run Sterling Heights 8:00 am Dodge Park 3.1MR, 1MR/W Mark DiSanto (586) 446-2700 mdisanto@ sterling-heights.net sterling-heights.net Fitness Is Life
Sault Ste. Marie 9:00 am 2 Ice Circle 5KR/W
(906) 635-5055, x 121 ljogoin@jklschool.org www.jklschool.org/jklschoo l/site/default.asp
Hanson Hills Challenge Trail Run - tentative date
Grayling 9:00 am Hanson Hills Little Smokey Cross Country Lodge 5MR (989) 348-9266 hansonshills@hotmail.com www.hansonhills.org
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church 5KR (810) 229-9863 awyncott@gmail.com www.goracego.com / home.catholicweb.comStPa tchurch/
Sunburst Races
South Bend, IN 6:00 am 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 10KR, 5KR/W (574) 647-3394 msullivan@memorialsb.org www.sunburstraces.org
Sunday, June 6
Ann Arbor Triathlon / Duathlon
Pinckney 8:00 am Pinckney Recreation Area, Halfmoon Lake Beach Tri or Du: 1/2MS/ 14MB/ 5MR or 2MR,
14MB, 5MR Jim / Joyce Donaldson (419) 829-2398 jdjp@ eliteendeavors.com eliteendeavors.com Bass Festival Run Mancelona 9:00 am Palmer Park 5KR/W Mancelona Bass Festival (231) 587-5044 mancelonabassfestival@ yahoo.com
CHOK YMCA International Bridge Race
Sarnia, ON 8:00 am Canatara Park, Sarnia; Bring birth certificate & picture id 10KR, team 10KR (519) 336-9622, x237 gerry_gillis@ymcasar.org runningroom.com
Michigan Mile for Kids
Lansing 9:00 am Oldsmobile Park 1 MR for kids 12 & under (517) 364-8141 shawn.rottiers@sparrow.org sparrowhealth.net/
Michigan Trail State Championships
Lowell 7:00 am Fallasburg Park 100KR, 50KR, 25KR, 2 & 4 person relay (616) 260-2669 coachdroski@aim.com www.wildwest100k.4t.com
Midland Community Center’s Dow Run/Walk Midland 8:00 am Midland Community Center 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MR/W, kids run (989) 832-7937, ext. 2221 jadamcik@mymcc.org dowrunwalk.mymcc.org
NTN Twin Peaks Trail Run
Marquette Noon M-553 trailhead 10MR, 5KR (920) 475-6643 up_mambo@me.com noquetrails.org/
Oak Apple Run
Royal Oak 7:30 am Downtown Royal Oak 10KR, 2MR Oak Apple Run (248) 541-4502 info@oakapplerun.org oakapplerun.org
Panther Prowl
Holland 8:00 am 5KR/W (616) 786-1119 dykstrar@westottawa.net westottawa.net/resourcees/ community/pantherprowl/
St. Patrick Shamrock Festival 5K Brighton
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Ann Arbor 8:00 am Main Street & Ann Street 13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR, kids run Hal Wolfe (734) 487-5616 runlikehal@ yahoo.com www.dxa2.com
Michigan Runner Race Series - half marathon
Hawk Island Triathlon
Lansing 8:00 am Hawk Island County Park Tri: 400 meter S/ 16KB/ 5KR (517) 374-5700 kathie@southlansing.org www.hawk-i-tri.com
Racing for Recovery Half & Sprint Triathlon
Monroe 8:00 am Sterling State Park tri: 1.2MS/ 56MB/ 13.1MR or 500mS/ 12MB/ 3.6MR (231) 546-2229 info@3disciplines.com www.3disciplines.com
We Can Do It Women’s 5K
Okemos 9:00 am Meridian Township Offices 5KR/W (517) 899-5211 michelle@ meridianplumbing.net
Tuesday, June 8 Catholic Central 10K Relay Run
Grand Rapids 7:00 pm Catholic Central 10K track relay, 2 person teams (616) 791-0558 hulstdavid@att.net grandrapidsrunningclub.org
Wednesday, June 9 Doozie’s Ice Cream Fun Run/Walk Series Mt. Pleasant 7:30 pm 1310 East Pickard 5MR, 3MR (989) 772-0323 hplouff@yahoo.com www.edzone.net/~mphsstr/
Flushing Evening 5k Run/Walk Flushing 6:15 pm Flushing High School 5KR/W
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(810) 487-0954 GRaceMgt@aol.com gaultracemanagement.com
Hansons Marathon Training Clinic #1
Utica 6:30 pm Hansons Running Shop, 8409 Hall Road training (248) 693-4883 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Eugene, OR Hayward Field (541) 346-4461 ncaasports.com/track-andfield/schedules 6/9/10 - 6/12/10
Wayland Road Runners 5K Run Wayland 6:30 pm Wayland HS Track 5KR, 2/5KW Ray Antel III (269) 792-2427 coachantel@i2k.com waylandroadrunners.com
Friday, June 11
Cooley Law 5K Race for Education
Lansing 7:30 pm Start and finish at the State Capitol 5KR/W, kids runs Terry Carella (517) 371-5140 X 2916 communications@ cooley.edu cooley.edu/race/
Saturday, June 12 Ally Brunk Memorial 5K Potterville 9:00 am Potterville Public Library 5KR/W (517) 627-3715 brunkdb@pps.k12.mi.us runningfoundation.com Beat the Grandma 5K
Age/Gender Graded Race
Grand Rapids 9:00 am John Ball Park Zoo 5KR (616) 260-2669 coachdroski@aim.com beatthegrandma.mysite.com
Brian Diemer Amerikam 5K
Cutlerville/ Grand Rapids 9:00 am Legacy Christian School 5KR/W, 1MFR, kids’ runs Rob Hyde (616) 295-1073 robhyde@ diemerrun.com diemerrun.com Double Time Tri
Three Rivers 8:30 am Kline’s Resort, Portage Lake Tri: 400yd S/ 11.5MB/ 5KR, relay (999) 818-9918 jim@ jimmishler.com doubletimetri.com
Flirt with Dirt
Novi 7:30 am Lake Shore Park 10KR, 5KR Running Fit (734) 929-9027 events@runingfit.com www.runflirt.com Healthy Paws Healthy Cause Fun Run/Walk
Grand Rapids 8:00 am 6735 Cascade Rd SE 4MR/W, 2MR/W (616) 949-0960 racedirector@chfa.net 222.chfa.net
Kreger Farm Barn Raising 5K
Franklin 8:00 am 5KR/W (248) 547-0857 elaott@yahoo.com kregerhouse.org
Lake Macatawa Triathlon
Holland 7:30 am Howard B. Dunton Park 0.5MS/ 22.8 MB/ 4.8 MR, 2 or 3 person relay teams (616) 395-0178 darrind@ hct.holland.mi.us classicrace.com
Ludington Lakestride Half Marathon & 5K
Ludington 8:30 am 13.1 MR, 5KR Gary Andersen (231) 757-2166 gandersen@westshore.edu signmeup.com
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M-22 Challenge: Bike, Paddle, Run
St. Joe’s 5K Run, 2 Mile Walk
Mackinac Island Lilac Festival 10K Run and Walk
St. Mark’s 5K Run & Walk for Charity
Glen Arbor 9:00 am 25KB/ 2Kpaddle; 2MR (231) 883-5936 challenge4@m22online.com m22challenge.com
Mackinac Island 9:30 am Windemere Point 10KR/W, kids run John Gault (810) 487-0954 johncgault2@aol.com runmackinac.com Michigan Sugar Festival Road Race
Sebewaing 8:30 am Sebewaing Downtown Park 5KR/W (989) 977-0737 barc-mi.com
Midwest Track & Field Meet of Champions
Fort Wayne, IN 11:30 pm Northrop HS, Spuller Stadium track & field Jerry Reis/Michigan contact (517) 750-2836 jreis42@comcast.net www.iatccc.org/mmc/
North Country Trail Relay
Baldwin 6:00 am Manistee National Forest 77.8 M relay, 6 runner teams, 15 legs 2.3-9.2 miles (616) 786-2945 nctrelay@nctrelay.org www.nctrelay.org
Race and Remember Detroit 7:00 am Rivard Plaza 5KR/W (313) 578-5000 LKota@hom.org hom.org
Rose Run
Jackson 8:00 am Point to point along Brown’s Road 5MR, 5KR, 5M hybrid R, 4M hybrid relay run (517) 796-8455 olsenbrian@comcast.net fitnesscouncil.org/ runjackson/
Pewamo 8:30 am Pewamo St. Joseph School 5KR, 2MW Ken Kramer (989) 981-6656 pewamo5K@yahoo.com pewamo5k.tripod.com
Bridgeport 9:00 am St. Mark’s Church, 3060 Williamson Rd. 5KR/W (989) 777-0240 runwild1128@hotmail.com barc-mi.com
Superkidstry
Detroit 9:00 am Belle Isle Triathlon: 100mS/ 5KB/ 800mR or 200mS/ 10KB/ 1MR (231) 546-2229 info@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com
Superkidstry
Monroe 8:00 am tri: 100meterS/ 5KB/ 800meterR or 200meterS/ 10KB/ 1MR (231) 546-2229 info@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com
Sunday, June 13 Motor City Triathlon
Detroit 8:00 am Belle Isle triathlon: 1.5KS/ 40KB/6.6MR or 500meter S/ 20KB/ 3.4MR (231) 546-2229 info@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com
Wed., June 16 Grand Ledge Track and Field Series Grand Ledge 6:30 pm Beagle Middle School track meet-all comers (517) 627-9076 jeffc@playmakers.com playmakers.com Hansons Marathon Training Clinic #1 Lake Orion 6:30 pm Hansons Running Shop training (248) 693-9900 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Human Race Mt. Pleasant
6:30 pm
Reservation, East Remus Road 5KR (989) 772-0323 hplouff@yahoo.com www.edzone.net/~mphsstr/
Road Racing at Metro Beach
Harrison Twp 7:00 pm Pointe Road - Metro Beach 4M prediction run Bob Blunk (248) 627-6619 ARPraces@aol.com
Wayland Road Runners 4 Mile Prediction Run
5KR/W (517) 327-0967 5K@antiochoflansing.org runningfoundation.org
5KR/W, 1MFR (260) 463-4962 info@courthouseclassic.com courthouseclassic.com
Bay City 9:00 am Bay County Community Center 5KR/W, 1/2M Kids R (989) 893-1093 ymcabaycity.com/events.htm
Macon 9:00 am 11964 Macon Hwy 10KR, 5KR (517) 423-1980 ruffnersp@gmail.com runningwithes.com Runners can run both races and get in a 15K
Bay Area Family Y River Run Classic
Courthouse Classic
LaGrange, IN 8:30 am
CROP 10K & 5K Run
Girls on the Run Summer Solstice 5K Sault Ste. Marie, MI 5KR Stacy Lischka (517) 420-3557
Johan’s TriFest
Hopkins 8:00 am Sandy Pines Resort Triathlon Olympic: 1.5KS/ 40KB/ 10KR (616) 261-9706 johanstrifest@aol.com www.johanstrifest.com
Joshua Spalsbury Memorial Comet Chase 5K Grand Ledge 8:30 am First United Methodist Church 5KR/W (517) 627-5676 templaw@corecom.com 5kcometchase.com
Kalamazoo Klassic
Kalamazoo 7:30 am YMCA, 1001 West Maple 10KR, 5KR/W, 5KFW (269) 343-0747
Wayland 6:30 pm Wayland Union HS Track 4 MR prediction run (269) 792-2427 coachantel@i2k.com waylandroadrunners.com
Thursday, June 17 Glen Arbor Clio Firecracker 5K
Clio 6:15 pm Carter Middle School 5KR/W, kids run John Gault (810) 487-0954 johncgault2@aol.com gaultracemanagement.com
Strides for Life 100 Mile Run Holland 8:00 am Hope College 25MR, 50MR, 75MR, 100MR, 25 miles per day (231) 828-5448 savanna.rayner@cancer.org www.stridesforlife.com/ 6/17/10- 6/20/10
Friday, June 18 Kids’ Klassic
Kalamazoo 6:00 pm YMCA on Maple St. 1KFR Kim Klein (269) 343-0747 mrcpr@mrcindustries.org kalamazooklassic.com
Pregnancy Services Race 4 Life 5K
Lansing 9:00 am Granger Meadows Park 5KR/W Sara Russ (517) 580-8185 psglwest@gmail.com race4life5k.com
Saturday, June 19 Antioch’s Get Healthy Now 5K Run/Walk
Lansing 8:30 am Hawk Island County Park
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Michigan Brewing Company Beer Run
Webberville time tba Michigan Brewing Company 5KR (517) 775-4366 joe@michiganbrewing.com www.michiganbrewing.com
Metroparks Happy Trails 5K
Toledo, OH 9:00 am Wildwood Preserve Metropark 5KR/W (419) 407-9727 marge.dembowski@ metroparkstoledo.com metroparkstoledo.com
Moon in June
Windsor, ON 6:45 pm Riverside Sportsmen Club 10KR, 5KR/W, kids run (519) 945.3786 info@runningfactory.com www.runningfactory.com
Out & About Autism
Shelby Township 9:30 am Stony Creek Metro Park, Eastwood Beach Picnic Area 5KR/W (586) 447-2235 support@macombasa.org macombasa.org
Rhino Romp Children’s Mile Lansing Potter Park Zoo kids 1MR (517) 702-4733 gbrady@ingham.org potterparkzoo.org
Run for Food Huron Township Willow Metro Park 5KR/W (734) 558-8293 mbjjake@wowway.com everalracemgt.com/events/
Spring Lake Heritage Festival 5K Run/Walk
Spring Lake 8:00 am Central Park 5KR/W (616) 881-2882 FETTB@ghsp.com www.slheritagefestival.com
Tulip City Tiny Tikes Triathlon
Holland 9:30 am Smallenburg Park Campus & Municipal Stadium Tri: S / B /R (616) 355-1136
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Sunday, June 20
Big Fish Triathlon, Duathlon, Sprint
Hadley Township 8:00 am Big Fish Lake State Park 1.5KS/ 40KB/ 10KR; 500mS/ 20KB/5KR; 5KR Duathlon: 5KR/ 20KB/ 5KR (231) 546-2229 info@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com Cedar Creek Run 4 Trails
Fort Wayne, IN 8:30 am Metea County Park 5KR (260) 436-8284 MitchVHarper@gmail.com run4Trails.com
Father’s Day Run for Recovery 5K
Charlotte Bennett Park 5KR/W (517) 231-3408 recoverynet1@sbcglobal.net
Plymouth YMCA Father’s Day Run
Plymouth 7:30 am Downtown Plymouth 10KR, 5KR/W, 1 MR/W, Triple (all 3 races, 10.3 miles), Kid’s trot/jog Cindy Morency (734) 453-2904 cmorency@ ymcametrodetroit.org www.ymcadetroit.org Run for the Ribbon 5K for Prostate Care Awareness
Huntington Woods 8 am Detroit Zoo 5KR/W (586) 771-4820 racebreak@aol.com miurunfortheribbon.org
XTERRA Torn Shirt Triathlon /Duathlon Brighton8:00 am
Brighton Recreation Area, Bishop Lake Tri: 1/2 MS/ 15MB/ 6MR; Du: 2MR/ 15MB/ 6MR Jim / Joyce Donaldson (419) 376-9496 jdjp@ eliteendeavors.com eliteendeavors.com
(269) 792-2427 coachantel@i2k.com waylandroadrunners.com
Thursday, June 24 MCS 1 and 3 Mile Run/Racewalk and Club Picnic
Forest Hills Eastern High School Track Meet
Huntington Woods 6:30 pm Huntington Woods Recreation Center 3 MR, 1 MR (248) 544-9099 racebreak@aol.com motorcitystriders.com
Wed., June 23
Bay City 6:15 pm St. Stan’s Athletic Field 5KR/W Jeff Hahn (989) 450-8973 barc-mi.com
Tuesday, June 22
Grandville 6:00 pm Grandville High School 1MR, 800meter R, 400 meter relay, 100 meters, 2MW (616) 250-4309 bill.grrc@gmail.com grandrapidsrunningclub.org
Grand Ledge Track and Field Series Grand Ledge 6:30 pm Beagle Middle School track meet-all comers (517) 627-9076 jeffc@playmakers.com playmakers.com
Hansons Marathon Clinic #1
Grosse Pointe 6:30 pm Hansons Running Shop, 20641 Mack Ave. training (248) 693-4883 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Triceratops Triathlon
Brighton 6:30 pm Island Lake Recreation Area Tri: 1/2MS/ 12.4MB/ 5KR/ Running Fit (734) 929-9027 events@runningfit.com www.runtrextri.com
Twilight Run
Lansing 7:00 pm 200 Museum Drive, Lansing River Trail 5KR/W (517) 702-0226 cblock@lcc.edu runningfoundation.com
Wayland Road Runners 4 Mile Handicap Run Wayland 6:30 pm Wayland Union HS Track 4 MR, 2MW
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St. Stan’s Polish Festival Road Race Tentative Date
YMCA Retread Run/Shoes for Kids
Flint 6:30 pm Downtown Flint YMCA 8KR, 5KR/W John Gault (810) 659-6493 GRaceMgt@aol.com riverbendstriders.com Bring old, wearable running/walking shoes
Friday, June 25 Hansons 3 Mile CrossCountry Race
Sterling Heights 7:00 pm Dodge Park 3 MR (586) 323-9683 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Saturday, June 26 Artful Dodger Riverview Run
St. Clair 8:30 am St. Clair Riverview Plaza 5KR (810) 329-2962 larrymckay@allstate.com stclairchamber.com
Bank of America Reeds Lake Run Grand Rapids 8:00 am Reeds Lake 10KR, 5KR/W Susan Perry (616) 949-1750 sperry@eastgr.org www.reedslakerun.com
Binder Park Zoo Cheetah Chase
Battle Creek 8:00 am Binder Park Zoo 5KR/W, 1MFR Amy Riegel (269) 979-1351, ext. 155 ariegel@binderparkzoo.org www.binderparkzoo.org
Charlevoix Marathon
Charlevoix 7:00 am Bridge Street 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR/W Sharon Suffolk (248) 437-4524 sharon@goodboyeven ts.org goodboyevents.com The Chronicle Seaway Run
Muskegon 8:00 am Muskegan Family YMCA 15KR, 5KR/W, kids run (231) 725-6529 lkeech@ muskegonchronicle.com runnersedgeracetiming.com
Concord Classic 5K Run/Walk
Concord 8:00 am Concord High School 5KR/W, 1/2 M Kid’s Run David Jordan (517) 524-6995 cclassic@frontiernet.net fitnesscouncil.org/ runjackson/
Curt Knierim Memorial Run/Walk Newberry 10:00 am Newberry HS Track 5KR/W, 1MFR/W Kevin Knierim (248) 259-7898 kniermk@hotmail.com curtknierimmemorial.com
Glenda’s Glide 5K Run and Walk Auburn Hills 7:56 am downtown Auburn Hills 5KR/W Crim Fitness Foundation (810) 235.3396 crim@flint.org crim.org
Max’s Race
East Lansing 8:30 am Michigan State University auditorium 5KR/W, kids run (517) 204-3257 jim@maxsrace.com www.maxsrace.com
Muddy Watters, Bump & Run Trail Series, Race #2
Rochester Hills 9:00 am Bloomer Park, Mountain Ash Shelter 4.5MR (248) 320-5705 jeff@jeffwatters.com www.jeffwatters.com
MWCAA Corporate Cup Relays Southfield 7:30 am Southfield HS, 10 Mile & Lahser Rd 10KR, 5KR/W, track relays, shot put, long jump, high jump (313) 598-7235 glane@ford.com www.mwccr.org
Open Door Julie Run/Walk - tentative date Commerce Twp. 9:00 am Walled Lake Northern High School, 6000 Bogie Lake Road. 10KR, 5KR/W Julie Leblanc (248) 363-6128 juliejack3@aol.com www.opendooroutrea chcenter.com
Solstice Run
Northville 7:30 am Ford Field, Griswold St. north of Main, downtown Northville 10MR, 10KR, 5KR/W, Kids Run Alan Whitehead (248) 345-6168 awhitehead@ mi.rr.com www.solsticerun.org
Michigan Runner Race Series - 5K Sunday, June 27 Bear Lake Tri
North Muskegon 8:00 am North Muskegon Sports Center Tri: 750mS / 20KB / 5KR, 1.5KS / 35MB / 7.2MR, Du: 5KR / 20KB / 5KR Relay: 1500mS / 35MB / 7.1MR (231) 557-6454 matt@endurancesports.biz www.endurancesports.biz
Clawson 5K Freedom Run Clawson 7:30 pm Clawson City Park 5KR, 1MFR Twin Runs (248) 330-2952 twinruns@mac.com www.freedom-run.com
Dogwood 5K Run & 2 Mile Walk Saxon, WI 8:30 am CDT Iron County Fairgrounds 5KR, 2MR/W (715) 893-2269 mmassoglia@oneil.com uprrc.org
Hansons Group Run Lake Orion 8:00 am Hansons Running Shop training (248) 616-9665 hansonsrun@aol.com hansons-running.com
Iron Goddess Triathlon Waterloo 8:00 am Portage Lake, Waterloo Recreation Area Tri: sprint, half sprint; Du: sprint (734) 678-5045 eva@epicraces.com epicraces.com
Kensington Triathlon Presented by Rudy Projects
Milford 8:00 am Kensington Metropark / Maple Beach Tri: 1/2MS / 15MB / 4MR (734) 845-7559 jim@elementevents.com www.elementevents.com
Linden Summer Happenings
Linden 8:30 am Linden High School 5KR, 1MR (810) 701-8625 edwindskinner@ hotmail.com
Pictured Rocks Road Race Run for the Red Cross Munising 8:00 am R.W. Nebel Field 13.1MR, 5KR, FW (906) 356-6355 anniestanger@charter.net picturedrocksroadrace.com
Ronald McDonald Foundation TriMichigan
Detroit Metro Area 8:00 am Triathlon 3 Disciplines (231) 546-2229 info@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com She Rocks Triathlon/Duathlon
Chelsea 8:00 am Big Portage Lake, Waterloo Recreation Area tri: .5MS/ 10.7MB/ 3MR or .25MS/ 10.7MB/ 1.5MR or 1.5MR/ 10.7MB/ 3MR Eva Solomon (734) 678-5045 eva@estevents.com estevents.com women only
Stepping Out to Cure Scleroderma
Royal Oak 7:00 am Detroit Zoo 5KR, 2MW, 1MR kids run (248) 865-7259 jlandrum@scleroderma.org www.scleroderma.org/chapt er/michigan
Wed., June 30 Grand Ledge Track and Field Series Grand Ledge 6:30 pm Beagle Middle School track meet-all comers (517) 627-9076 jeffc@playmakers.com playmakers.com
Wayland Road Runners 5 Mile Graveyard Run Wayland 6:30 pm Wayland HS Track 5MR, 2.5MW (269) 792-2427 coachantel@i2k.com waylandroadrunners.com
Saturday, July 3 Bostwick Lake Triathlon
Rockford 8:00 am 6775 Sunset Cove, Bostwick Lake Tri: .4MS/ 14MB/ 3MR (616) 821-9862 sara@marshillruns.com www.bostwicklaketri.com
Caledonia Kilt Klassic 5K Caledonia 8:00 am 9757 Duncan Lake Ave. 5KR/W (616) 406-9766 zemhilton@yahoo.com kiltklassic.com
Coach Kelly 5K
St. Louis 8:00 am St. Louis High School 5KR/W, 1MFR (989) 330-2430 coachk5k@yahoo.com racingactivies.org
Dorks Brothers 4th of July Run
Alpena 9:00 am Alpena County Fairgrounds 5KR, 1MR (989) 354-7314 jgentry@first-federal.com www.thunderbaytrails.org
Firecracker 5 Mile Run
Gladstone 9:00 am EDT VanCleve Park Pavilion 5MR/W Gladstone Kiwanis (906) 399-7044 butchandjudy@yahoo.com www.gladstonemi.org
Firecracker Triathlon
Benton Harbor 8:00 am Jean Klock Park 1/4MS/ 11MB/ 3MR, kids tri (269) 983-2453
info@firecrackertri.com firecrackertri.com
GHXC Patriots Day 5K
Road and Trail Run Grand Haven 8:30 am Grand Haven High School 5KR (616) 846-5513 tlaughlin@chartermi.net greatlakeschampionchp.com
Hills & Dales Races Tentative Date
Cass City 8:00 am Hills & Dales Gen. Hospital 8KR, 5KR/W (989) 872-2084 dwohl@hillsanddales.com hdghrehab.com
Pace for Poverty Run Richland 8:00 am Gull Lake Community Schools 10KR, 5KR, FW (269) 207-4988 swalbri2000@tds.net active.com
Schoolcraft Firecracker 5 Miler Schoolcraft 8:00 am Schoolcraft HS 5MR, 1MFR/W (269) 679-4958 brenda@firecracker5.com firecracker5.com
St. Mary’s Festival
Westphalia 8:00 am St. Mary’s School 5MR, 5KR/W (989) 587-6984 wirthj2003@yahoo.com playmakers.com
Volkslaufe
Frankenmuth 8 am Heritage Park 20KR, 10KR, 5KR/W, 2KFR-kids run
July Friday, July 2 Harbor Shores 5K Run
Benton Harbor 7:00 pm Jean Klock Park 5KR (352) 241-7144, ext 4209 tomziebart@aol.com firecrackertri.com
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(989) 860-3388 or (800) fun-town info@volkslaufe.org www.volkslaufe.org
YMCA Buck Creek Run Grandville 8:00 am Grandville MS 5 KR/W, kids runs (616) 822-1972 wayne@vbstriteam.com www.buckcreekrun.com
Sunday, July 4 Ann Arbor Firecracker 5K Ann Arbor 8:00 am Downtown Ann Arbor 5KR/W, kids dash Champions for Charity (734) 213-1033 events@ champsforcharity.com champsforcharity.com
Boyne City Independence Day Run Boyne City 7:30 am Downtown Boyne City, Lake & Water Sts. 10KR, 2 MR Barb Bryant (231) 582-9196 runboyne@charter.net
Dorr 5K Run/Walk
Dorr 7:30 am St. Peters Lutheran Church 5KR/W (616) 366-2472 bhalloran3@netzero.net
Firecracker 5K
Beulah 8:00 am Beulah Park Pavilion 5KR (231) 930-4222 kellya@benzieschools.net crystallakecommunitybusinessassoc.com
Firecracker 5K
Corunna 8:00 am Stu Cotts Pavilion,, Ferry Street 5KR/W, 1MFR (989) 743-5874 tmsarrazin@gmail.com corunna4th.org/ julyrace.html
Hanover Firecracker Hanover 8:00 am Hanover Fire Station 5 MR, 5KW, kids run Jeff Heath (517) 563-2125 jlheath_hft@yahoo.com fitnesscouncil.org/ runjackson/
Horse Tail Scramble Hancock 1:00 PM
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Howell Independence Aquathlon and Open Water Swim Howell 9:00 am Howell City Park 2KR/ 1KS/ 2KR or 1MS Chris Galatis (517) 546-0693, ext. 7705 parksandrec@ howellrecreation.org howellrecreation.org Hungry Duck Run
Brighton 7:00 am Grand River & Main 13.1MR, 5KR, kids fun run Jim Lawrence (810) 229-4320 hungryduckrun@comcast.net hungryduckrun.com
Pickerel Run
Algonac 8:00 am Algonac Elementary School 10KR, 5KR/W (810) 499-5687 jgibson30@sbcglobal.net raceservices.com
Run & Walk for Funds
Northport 9:00 am Historic Northport Depot 10KR, 5KR, 2 MW (231) 386-5188 gwanderson@ chartermi.net Ryan Shay Midsummer Night Run Central Lake 7:00 pm Thurston Park 10KR, 5KR, 1MFR Joe Shay (231) 544-2815 jshay@ryanshay.org ryanshay.org
Tuesday, July 6 Richmond Park Cross Country
Grand Rapids 7:00 pm Richmond Park 5KR, 1.5MR, kids run (616) 785-4943
rssuzannez@aol.com grandrapidsrunningclub.org
Wednesday, July 7 Doozie’s Ice Cream Fun Run/Walk Series Mt. Pleasant 7:30 pm 1310 East Pickard 5MR, 3MR, 1MR (989) 772-0323 hplouff@yahoo.com edzone.net/~mphsstr/
Hansons Marathon Training Clinic #2
Royal Oak 6:30 pm Hansons Running Shop, 3407 Rochester training (248) 616-9665 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Wayland Road Runners 7 Mile Handicap Run Wayland 6:30 pm Wayland HS Track 7MR, 3.5MW (269) 792-2427 coachantel@i2k.com waylandroadrunners.com
Thursday, July 8 Auburn Cornstalk 5K Run/Walk
Auburn 6:30 pm Western High School 5KR/W (989) 686-0246 Runwild1128@hotmail.com barc-mi.com
Huckleberry Hustle 5k Trail Run - Tentative date Flint 7:00 pm Cross roads Village & Huckleberry Railroad 5KR/W, kids run (810) 249-3855 ndunn@gcparks.org GeneseeCountyParks.org
Saturday, July 10 Anchor Bay Triathlon
New Baltimore 7:30 am 1/2MS/ 17.7KB/ 4.8i3K (586) 725-0291 groovie56@yahoo.com cityofnewbaltimore.com/ recreaqtion.asp
Dances with Dirt - Devil’s Lake Baraboo, WI Running Fit (734) 929-9027
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events@runningfit.com danceswithdirt.com Elsie Dairy Dash
Elsie 7:30 am Village Main Street 5KR/W (989) 834-5742 laurabraun@hughes.net www.playmakers.com
Kindleberger Summer Festival of the Arts 5K Run/Walk
Parchment 8:00 am Kindleberger Park 5KR/W, kids run (269) (569) 5996 ccrowell@gazellesports.com kindleberger.org/5krunwalk.php
Lakeshore Miracle Run Holland 8:30 am 4686 66th Street 10KR (616) 392-2282 vkavanaugh@ gazellesports.com gazellesports.com
Michigan Senior Olympics Summer Games 5K
Rochester 8:00 am OPC 5KFR/W (248) 608-0252 stinnion@ opcseniorcenter.org michiganseniorolympics.org
National Cherry Festival 15K & 5K Traverse City 7:30 am Eastern Elementary, 1600 Eastern Ave. 15KR, 5KR/W Mandy DePuy (800) 968-3380 info@cherryfestival.org cherryfestival.org
Michigan Runner Race Series
Port Austin Run for Youth for Christ - tentative date Port Austin 8:30 am Gallup Park 8KR, 2 MR/W Charlotte Thuemmel (989) 738-8772 race@parun.org www.parun.org
Razzasque 5K
LeRoy 8:15 am LeRoy Elementary
School 5KR/W (231) 768-4535 mitcajan@hotmail.com www.leroyrazzdays.org
Rockford Area Kids Triathlon
Rockford 9:00 am Rockford HS triathlon: kids 0-17; distances vary by age (517) 336-6429 sweeneyk@michigan.gov www.rocktri.com
Rollie Hopgood’s Midtown Taylor 5K Run Taylor 9:00 am Heritage Park, 12111 Pardee 5KR/W, 1MFR Greg Everal (734) 507-1789 greg@everalracemgt.com downriverrunners.org
Son of a Sailor Hess Lake 10K Run/Walk
Newaygo 8:30 am Hess Lake, River Valley Community Church 10KR/W (231) 282-0581 amich@newaygo.net runnersedgeracetiming.com
Sunday, July 11
Waterloo Triathlon / Duathlon
Grass Lake 8:00 am Big Portage Lake, Seymour Road Tri: 1/2MS/ 16MB/ 5MR; Du: 2MR/ 16MB/ 5MR Jim / Joyce Donaldson (419) 829-2398 jdjp@ eliteendeavors.com eliteendeavors.com Gallup Gallop
Ann Arbor 8:30 am Gallup Park, Canoe Livery 5KR/W, 1 MR (734) 975-9199 gallup_gallop@yahoo.com www.aatrackclub.org
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2010 Annual Event Calendar continues from p. 32 Grand Haven Triathlon, Sprint Tri, & Duathlon Grand Haven 7:45 am Tri-Cities Family YMCA 1.5KS/ 40KB/ 10KR or 500meterS/ 20KB/ 5KR or 5KR/ 20KB/ 5KR, kids tri (616) 566-7870 raceinfo@ grandhaventri.com www.grandhaventri.com
Inter-Rockin Tri, Du,Sprint Tri
Interlochen 8:00 am Interlochen State Park 1.5KS/ 40KB/ 10KR or 500 meter S/ 20KB, 5KR or 5KR/ 20KB/ 5KR Kenny Krell (231) 546-2229 info@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com Muddy Buddy Ride & Run Series
Shelby Township 8:00 am Stoney Creek Metro Park 6-7MR/B team relay (818) 707-8867 muddybuddy@ competitorgroup.com muddybuddy.com
Run Your Bass Off
Crystal Falls 9:00 am-Central Runkle Lake Park 10KR, 3.6MR, 2MW (906) 875-6191 kolson@up.net humungusfungusfest.com/Crystal-FallsBusiness-Association-RunYour-Bass-Off.html
Wednesday, July 14 Grand Ledge Track and Field Series Grand Ledge 6:30 pm Beagle Middle School track meet-all comers (517) 627-9076 jeffc@playmakers.com playmakers.com
Hansons Marathon Training Clinic #2
Utica 6:30 pm Hansons Running Shop training (586) 323-9683 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Wayland Road Runners Track Workout Wayland 6:30 pm Wayland HS Track 3200mR, 400mR, 200mR, 100mR (269) 792-2427 coachantel@i2k.com waylandroadrunners.com
Friday, July 16 Great Lakes Relay Eastpointe 6:00 am Begins near Tawas; finishes in Empire 270 M Relay (313) 885-3256 info@greatlakesrelay.com greatlakesrelay.com 7/16/10 - 7/18/10
Hansons 3 Mile CrossCountry Race Romeo 7:00 pm Wolcott Farm 3 MR (586) 323-9683 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Michigan Senior Olympics Summer Games Track Meet Rochester 4:00 pm Adams High School track track and field: race walk, 1500mR, 5KR (248) 608-0252 stinnion@ opcseniorcenter.org michiganseniorolympics.org
Saturday, July 17
Alpenfest Run
Gaylord 7:30 am Pavilion on Court Street 10MR/W, 4MR/W, 1 MFR Mike Tarbutton (989) 732-6333 mtarbutton@ otsegocountymi.gov otsegocountyparksrec.com/AFRace.htm
Bastille Days 5K Run/Walk and 15KR
Fenton 7:45 am 150 S. Leroy 15KR, 5KR/W Adam Haffajee (810) 603-1366 ahaffajee@ geneseehabitat.org geneseehabitat.org/5k-run/
Bear River Crawl Petoskey
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8:00 am
Bay Front Park 10KR, 5KR (231) 347-9300 mbowers@ northernmichigansportsmed.com northernmichigansportsmed.com
Escape to Belle Isle Race
Detroit 8:30 am Belle Isle 10KR/W, 5KR/W, kids run (810) 333-1740 belleislerace@kitch.com escapetobelleisle.com
Farmington Founders Festival Farmington 9:00 am Shaiwassee Park 4 MR (248) 473-1800 hsmith@fhgov.com runningfoundation.com
Gazelle Sports Tri del Sol
Middleville 8:00 am YMCA Camp Manitou-Lin Tri 1/2 MS, 18MB, 4.5MR; Du 2MR, 18MB, 4.5MR (616) 855-1972 racedirector@tridelsol.com www.tridelsol.com
Hopkins 5K Run & Walk
Hopkins 7:30 am 5KR/W Kathy Sebright (269) 720-3446 ktsebright@yahoo.com
Indian River Summerfest Kiwanis 10K/ 5K Run
Indian River 8:00 am Lumber Yard, Straits Hwy 10KR, 5KR/W (231) 238-8564 rbehm@irchamber.com www.irchamber.com
Kelly Carter Scholarship Run
Tecumseh 9:00 am Carter Rehab Center, 902 Industrial Drive 10KR, 5KR, 1MW (517) 423-7722 Angie_Birdsall@yahoo.com
Michigan Senior Olympics Summer Games Track Meet
Rochester 8:00 am Adams High School track track and field: race walk, 1500mR, 5KR (248) 608-0252
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Our Redeemer Cares Habitat Run - tentative date Midland 9:00 am Our Redeemer Church 5KR, 1.5MR, kids run (989) 835-4188 office@ ourredeemerchurch.com ourredeemerchurch.com
The Rose Run
Petersburg 8:30 am 10 East Center St. 5KR/W Jessica Cribbs jessica@theroserun.com
Run Thru Sparta
Sparta 8:00 am Sparta Middle Scfhool 5KR/W, kid’s run Marguerite Teliczan (616) 887-1116 runthrusparta@ sbcglobal.net
Salomon/MooseJaw Adventure Rage
Grayling 6:00 am 30 hours, 2-4 person teams: or solo; trekking, biking, canoeing, ropes, navigation, plotting (810) 239-00165 zac@infiterrasports.com infiterrasports.com 2 day event: 7/17/10 7/18/10
Superkidstry
Hartland 9:00 am Hartland HS Triathlon: 100mS/ 5KB/ 800mR or 200mS/ 10KB/ 1MR Kenny Krell (231) 546-2229 info@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com Venetian River Run tentative date St Joseph 7:00 am Lake Blvd and Ship St. 5KR/W (269) 983-7917 stevenhilda@qtm.net www.venetian.org
Sunday, July 18
Clark Lake Triathlon & Duathlon Clark Lake
8:30 am
Clark Lake Beach & Boat Club 1/2MS, 13 MB, 4 MR or 2.4MR, 13MB,4MR Jim / Joyce Donaldson (419) 829-2398 jdjp@ eliteendeavors.com eliteendeavors.com Fight Hunger 5K
Okemos 9:00 am Meridian Township offices, 5151 Marsh Rd. 5KR/W (517) 339-6300 michelle@ themeridianadvantage.net runwalkjog.com
Friendly Massey Marathon & Spanish River Half-Marathon
Massey, ON 6:00 am Massey District Arena 26.2MR,, 13.1MR, 10KR Elizabeth Gamble (705) 865-2655 egamble@primus.ca friendlymasseymarathon.com Happy Trails Triathlon Milford 8:00 am Kensington Metropark, Maple Beach 800mS/ 20KB/ 5KR (248) 685-3020 jhancook@ ymcametrodetroit.org active.com
Kiwanis Island Run
Eaton Rapids 8:00 am G.A.R. Island Park 5KRW (517) 230-1161 CWATL24055@aol.com runningfoundation.com
Michigan Senior Olympics Summer Games Triathlon
Rochester 8:00 am Oakland University triathlon (248) 608-0252 stinnion@ opcseniorcenter.org michiganseniorolympics.org
Republic Bank Canal Run/Walk
Hancock 7:00 am McLain State Park 10MR/W (906) 482-8562 rcooney@republicbk.com keweenaw.info
Tri 4 Life Triathlon
Otter Lake 8:00 am Kensington Metropark Triathlons: sprint and Olympic 3 Disciplines (231) 546-2229 info@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com Michigan Senior Olympics Summer Games 5K
Rochester 9:00 am OPC 5KR (248) 608-0252 stinnion@ opcseniorcenter.org michiganseniorolympics.org
Tuesday, July 20 Aman Park Trail Run
Grand Rapids 7:00 pm 1895 Lake Michigan Dr. 5.5MR, 1.5M kids run/bike/run Grand Rapids Running Club (616) 530-2002 bill.grrc@gmail.com grandrapidsrunningclub.org
Wednesday, July 21 Grand Ledge Track and Field Series Championship Grand Ledge 6:30 pm Beagle Middle School track meet-all comers (517) 627-9076 jeffc@playmakers.com playmakers.com
Hansons Marathon Training Clinic #2
Lake Orion 6:30 pm Hansons Running Shop, 3 South Broadway training (248) 616-9665 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Michigan Senior Olympics Summer Games 5K
Rochester 9:00 am OPC 10KR (248) 608-0252 stinnion@ opcseniorcenter.org michiganseniorolympics.org
Pterodactyl Triathlon Brighton
6:30 pm
Island Lake Recreation Area Tri: 1/2MS/ 5KR/ 20KB Running Fit (734) 929-9027 events@runningfit.com www.runtrextri.com Wayland Road Runners Cross Country Run Wayland 6:30 pm East Kentwood XC Course along scenic Falcon Creek 5KR, 2.5MW (269) 792-2427 coachantel@i2k.com waylandroadrunners.com
Friday, July 23 YMCA / Wells Fargo Advisors Kids Triathlon Portage 5:00 pm Portage YMCA 25ydS/ 1MB/ 1/2MR or 75ydS/ 2MB/ 1MR (269) 324-9622 jwhows@kzooymca.org kzooymca.org
Saturday, July 24 Arcadia Daze 5KR, 10KR Arcadia 9:00 am 5KR (231) 889-0265 ArcadiaTwpMi.Org
Gopher the Gold
Shelby Township 9:00 am River Bends Park 10KR, 5KR, kids run (248) 798-6533 MichaelWard@cttsbi.com
Ionia Free Fair 5K Race Ionia 8:00 am Ionia Free Fair Grounds 3MR (616) 523-1800 MPainter@ ci.ionia.mi.us ioniafreefair.com/ ioniafair.htm
Muddy Shoe 5K Trail Run
South Lyon Volunteer Park 5KR info@secondwindrm.com secondwindrm.com/ races.html
Plainwell Island City 5K Plainwell 8:00 am 5KR/W, 1MFR (269) 720-6196 beierg@hotmail.com plainwelleducationfoundation.com
Race to Rejoice Triathlon
Mattawan 8:30 am Calvary Reformed Church Sprint Triathlon (269) 375-6240 suecalvary@comcast.net calvaryreformed.org
Road Runner Classic
Northville 5:00 pm Maybury State Park 8KR/W, 1MFR (734) 748-2555 bart2233@aol.com northvilelroadrunners.org
Run for an Instrumental Lifelong Experience Coldwater
8:00 am
5KR/W (734) 657-1637 a2kjw@comcast.net www.ilefund.org
Ryan Shay Mile
Charlevoix10:30 am downtown Charlevoix 1MR - invitational (231) 547-3407 mpeterson@ejps.org venetianraces.com/
Tigertown 5000 Road Race
Liberty Center, OH 9 am Libery Center High School 5KR/W (419) 533-5838 desgrunner@yahoo.com
Tuuri Race Day 5K Run Walk & 10K Run Flint 7:30 am Hurley Medical Center 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MW, Kids Run (810) 257-9428 gaultracemanagement.com
Venetian Festival Jeff Drenth Memorial Foot Races
Charlevoix 9:00 am Mt. McSauba Ski Lodge 10KR, 5KR, 1 MR, 1MFR (231) 547-3407 mpeterson@ejps.org venetianraces.com
Sunday, July 25
Carrollton Festival of Races
Carrollton 6:00 am Carrollton High School, 1235 Mapleridge Road 26.2 MR, 20KR, 10KR,
5KR/W Craig Douglas (989) 399-8860 cdouglas@ carrollton.k12.mi.us www2.carrollton.k12. mi.us
5 am early bird start; 5K & 10K start at 8:15 am Crosstown Kids Triathlon
Howell 9:00 am Howell Area Aquatics Center triathlon distances vary by age (517) 546-0693 cgalatis@howellrecreation.org www.howellrecreation.org
Ele’s Place 5K
Okemos 9:00 am Jackson National Life Insurance Company 5KR/W, 1M kids run Katie Cervenak (517) 482-1315 kcervenak@elesplace.org www.elesplace.org
Hansons Group Run
Lake Orion 8:00 am Hansons Running Shop training (248) 693-9900 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Iron Goddess 5K
Ann Arbor 8:00 am Michigan League, 911, N. University 5KR (734) 678-5045 eva@epicraces.com epicraces.com
Mackinaw Multi-Sport Mix
Mackinaw City 8 am Waywatum Park Tri: 800mS/ 30KB/ 5KR, Du: 2MR/ 30KB/ 5KR or 5KR Kenny Krell (231) 546-2229 info@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com
Rudyard Lions Summerfest Triathlon & 5K Rudyard 9:30 am Rudyard High School Tri: 3.1MR/ 14.9MB/ 500mS (pool); Run: 5K (906) 478-5244 gdavis@sault.com trifind.com/re_10026/Rudy ardLionsSummerfest5KTria thlon.html
Run for a Remedy
Lake Orion 8:00 am Glitz NXT, Orion Township 5KR/W Nina Harless (248) 625-1001 nitagirl@comcast.net runforaremedy.net Running from Cancer
Tecumseh, ON 8:00 am Tecumseh Arena 13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR/W, kids run (519) 945.3786 info@runningfactory.com www.runningfactory.com
Monday, July 26 Hansons Middle/High School Day Camp
Sterling Heights 9:00 am Delia Park 7-12th grade Hansons Running Shop (586) 323-9682 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com 7/26/10 - 7/29/10
Wednesday, July 28 Grand Ledge Track and Field Series - Finale Grand Ledge 6:30 pm Beagle Middle School track meet-all comers (517) 627-9076 jeffc@playmakers.com playmakers.com
Hansons Marathon Training Clinic #2
Grosse Pointe 6:30 pm Hansons Running Shop, 20641 Mack Ave. training (313) 882-1325 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Road Racing at Metro Beach
Harrison Twp 7:00 pm Pointe Road - Metro Beach 5KR Bob Blunk (248) 627-6619 ARPraces@aol.com geocities.com/arpraces/
Run the Mountain
Mt. Pleasant 7:30 pm Mountain Town Station 5KR (989) 772-0323 hplouff@yahoo.com
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Wayland Road Runners 2 Person/8 Mile Relay
gracemgt@aol.com www.riverbendstriders.com
Friday, July 30
Rochester Hills 9:00 am Bloomer Park, Mountain Ash Shelter 5.5MR (248) 320-5705 jeff@jeffwatters.com www.jeffwatters.com
Wayland 6:30 pm Wayland HS Track 8 MRelay (269) 792.2427 coachantel@i2k.com waylandroadrunners.com
Hansons 3 Mile CrossCountry Race Sterling Heights 7:00 pm Delia Park 3MR (586) 323-9683 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Saturday, July 31
Alden Run
Alden 9:00 am 10KR, 5KR/W Steve Kershner (231) 377-7319 skikersh@aol.com www.aldenrun.com Byron Bank 5K
Byron Center 8:30 am Byron Bank, 2445 84th St. 5KR/W (616) 588-7454 sellison@bankatbyron.com classicrace.com
The Legend 5 & 10 Mile Trail Run
Laingsburg 8:00 am Lake Ovid, Sleepy Hollow State Park 10MR, 5MR Running Fit (734) 929-9027 events@runningfit.com www.runlegend.com
Lumberman Triathlon
Cadillac 8:00 am 1.5KS/ 40KB/ 6.4MR or 500meterS/ 20KB/ 3.2MR or 5KR/ 20KB/ 5KR (231) 546-2229 info@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com Mt Morris Poker Challenge
Mt. Morris 8:00 am Mt. Morris Middle School 12KR, 5KR/W, 1MR, Little Joker Shuffle (810) 659-6493
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Steve’s Run
Dowagiac 9:00 am 10KR, 5KR/W, 1 MFR/W Ron Gunn (269) 782-1210 rgunn@swmich.edu swmich.edu/fireup /stevesrun/
10K, Michigan Runner Race Series Sunfield IGA 5K
Sunfield 10:00 am VanBuren Park 5KR/W, kids race (517) 862-9373 chrisw@budlight.com
Tri Cities Family Coast Guard Festival 5K & 10K
Grand Haven 8:00 am YMCA 10KR, 5KR/W (616) 842-7051, x20 racedirector@tcfymca.org www.tcfymca.org
Whirlpool Steelhead 70.3 Triathlon
Benton Harbor / St. Joseph 7:00 am Jean Klock Park 1.2 MS, 56 MB, 13.1 MR half ironman (773) 404-2372 info@caprievents.com steelheadtriathlon.com
August Sunday, August 1 Bath Trail Run
Bath 9:00 am Bath High School 5KR/W, kids run Rick Hammond (517) 641-6947 runbathrun@hotmail.com bathboosters.com
Women’s Only Triathlon & Dri-
Tri
Sylvania, OH 7:30 am Centennial Terrace & Quarry 400yardS, 13MB, 3.1MR or 1MR, 13MB, 3.1MR Jim / Joyce Donaldson (419) 829-2398 jdjp@sev.org eliteendeavors.com C-Roy Bologna Run/Walk - tentative
Yale 8:00 am 200 Main St. 5KR, 1MR/W (810) 387-2225 pembertonthomas@ hotmail.com eteamz.com/yalecrosscountry/
Craig Greenfield Memorial Triathlon & Duathlon
Clarkston 8:00 am Depot Park 800 meter S/ 16MB/ 4.4MR or 1.9MR/ 16MB/ 4.4MR Kenny Krell (231) 546-2229 info@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com Downtown YMCA 5K Run/Walk Lansing 10:00 am Riverfront Park 5KR/W, 1MR/W (517) 484-4000 benwheeler@ ymcaoflansing.org ymcaoflansing.org
Eastpointe Lions Club Ox Roast Run
Eastpointe 8:30 am Kennedy Park on Stephens Road 5R/1MFR/W Kim Lubinski (586) 393-6292 schobiek@aol.com www.eplcoxrun.org
Grand Island Trail Marathon & 10K
Munising 7:00 am Williams Landing, Grand Island, Lake
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Superior 26.2 MR, 10KR Jeff Crumbaugh (715) 460-0426 jcrumbaugh@ charter.net greatlakesendurance.com
“Run Like Mike” Rutka 5K Ann Arbor9:00 am Gallup Park 5KR, 2MW, kids’ dash Kathleen Gina (734) 369-2492 thebigdog@ twodogsrunning.com runlikemike.org
Wed., August 4 Doozie’s Ice Cream Fun Run/Walk Series Mt. Pleasant 7:30 pm 1310 East Pickard 5MR, 3MR, 1MR (989) 772-0323 hplouff@yahoo.com www.edzone.net/~mphsstr/
Road Racing at Metro Beach
Harrison Twp 7:00 pm Pointe Road - Metro Beach 5KR (248) 627-6619 ARPraces@aol.com
Wayland Road Runners 4 Mile Run & Banquet Wayland 6:30 pm Gun Lake State Park 4 MFR, 2MW (269) 792-2427 or (616) 291-3903 coachantel@i2k.com waylandroadrunners.com
Thursday, August 5 Great Pizza Challenge Flint 6:30 pm Downtown Flint YMCA 5KR/W, 1/4 MR (810) 487-0954 GRaceMgt@aol.com riverbendstriders.com
Stony Creek Distance Run
Shelby Twp 6:00 pm Stony Creek Metropark, Eastwood Beach 5KR, 1MFR (248) 969-1323 runyatesrun@sbcglobal.net stoneycreekrunningclub.org
Saturday, August 7 a-Round Green Lake
Association Walk/Run Caledonia 8:30 am Green Lake 5KR/W, 1MFR (616) 536-2124 pthopkins01@charter.net greenlake.us.events
AdvoKate Run
Rochester 8:30 am Rochester Municipal Park 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MW (248) 709-7673 beck_42000@yahoo.com www.advokaterun.org
Aspirus Keweenaw Copperman Triathlon
Copper Harbor Fort Wilkins State Park 0.5MS/ 23MB/ 5MR (906) 482-8201 tsmythe@ aspiruskeweenaw.org keweenawcopperman.org
Sylvania SuperKids Triathlon / Duathlon
Sylvania, OH 7:30 am Olander Park varies by age group Jim / Joyce Donaldson (419) 829-2398 jdjp@sev.org eliteendeavors.com Catholic Federal Pig Gig - tentative date
Bay City 10:30 am Vet’s Park 5KR/W, kids run Ann Gasta (989) 415-5593 gastazoo@chartermi.net
Coloma Glad-Peach Run/ Walk/ Bike
Coloma 8:05 am N. West St. 10KR/B, 5KR/W/B, .6KFR (269) 468-6606 mjqjrun@aol.com ColomaPeachFest.com
Crystal Lake 8K/5K
Crystal 8:00 am Crystal Elementary School 5MR, 5KR Janet Campbell (989) 328-1208 / (989) 235-5454 janetc@montcalm.edu
Imlay City Blueberry Stomp 5K
Imlay City 9:00 am Imlay City Town Hall 5KR/W (810) 724-2135
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Lake Antoine Classic
Iron Mountain 9 am CST Lake Antoine County Park 15KR, 5MR/W, 2MR/W, 15KB (906) 776-5918 Katie.Maxon@dchs.org
Logan’s Run
South Bend, IN 8:30 am Notre Dame campus 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MFW (574) 289-4831, Ext. 1027 jill@logancenter.org www.RunWithLogan.org
Merrill Farm Fest
Merrill 8:00 am Merrill High School 5KR/W (989) 284-1336 prattv@sisd.cc
Mint City 10 Miler, 5K & Family Fun Walk
St. Johns 7:30 am 900 W. Townsend St. 10MR, 5KR (989) 224-3316 mint10@mintcity10miler.com www.mintcity10miler.com
Ready Or Not 5K
Otsego 8:00 am Memorial Park 5K/W Steve Long (269) 808-0613 otsegocoach@yahoo.com runotsego.com
Saline’s Summerfest 5K Run/Walk Saline 8:30 am 5KR/W Chamber of Commerce (724) 429-4494 salinechamber@aol.com salinesummerfest.com/
Shermanator Triathlon & 5K Run
Sylvania Triathlon/ Duathlon
Sylvania, OH 7:30 am Tam-O-Shanter SportsComplex, Olander Park Olympic Tri: 1.5MS/ 40KB/ 10KR; Sprint Tri: 0.25S/ 13MB/ 5KR; Du: 3KR/ 40KB/ 10KR Jim / Joyce Donaldson (419) 829-2398 jdjp@sev.org eliteendeavors.com
Lansing Legislator Tri, Du, Sprint
Lansing 8:00 am Sleepy Hollow State Park 1.5KS/ 40KB/ 10KR or 500meterS/ 20KB/ 5KR or 5KR/ 20KB/ 5KR Kenny Krell (231) 546-2229 info@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com Milford Fun Days 5K
Milford 8:00 am Central Park, Downtown Milford 5KR/W (248) 685-7129, ext. 104 daveyarm@aol.com 5k.milfordmemories.com
Run Through the Hills Vassar 9:00 am Vassar High School 5KR/W (989) 823-7574 vassar5k@hotmail.com elitefeetrunning.com/
Augusta 8:30 am Sherman Lake YMCA 5KR, sprint triathlon: 500 yd.S/ 10MB/ 5KR, kids run (269) 731-3004 jackiem@ymcasl.org shermanlakeymca.org
Tuesday, August 10
Grand Rapids 6:30 pm Kosciuszko Hall, 935 Park NW 8KR/W (616) 742-0384 grrunningclub@ sbcglobal.net grandrapidsrunningclub.org
Wed., August 11
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Siren Chase 5K
East Grand Rapids 7 pm Aquinas College 5KR (616) 855-1972 radedirector@sirenchase.com
Strider Track Meet
Mt. Pleasant 7:30 pm Mt. Pleasant HS Track, 1155 South Elizabeth track and field (989) 772-0323 hplouff@yahoo.com edzone.net/~mphsstr/
Thurs., August 12 Bauman’s Charity 5K Flint 6:45 pm Kettering University Recreation Center 5KR/W, kids runs Riverbend Striders (810) 238-5981 riverbendstriders.com
Marquette County Fair Mid-Summer Night Fun Run Marquette 5:30 pm Marquette County Fairgrounds 4 MR (906) 226-6924 marquettecountyfair.com
Thunder Bolt 5K Run & Cross Country School Team Challenge Whitehall 6:30 pm Funnel Field 5KR/W (231) 282-1215 jdwolters6436@gmail.com RunnersEdgeRaceTiming.c om
Friday, August 13 St John’s Festival 5K Run/Walk and 1/4M Tot Trot - tentative date Essexville 6:30 pm Corner of Pine & Hudson 5KR/W, 1MR (989) 894-2753 wadebaha@aol.com barc-mi.com
Sat, August 14 Almont’s Run for Health - tentative date Almont 9:00 am Almont High School 5KR/W, 1/4MFR (810) 798-7500 barc-mi.com
Board of Water and Light Hometown Power 5K Lansing 9:00 am BWL Customer Service Center , 1232 Halco Drive 5KR/W (517) 702-6880 jlb3@lbwl.com www.bwl5k.com
Crystal Lake Team Marathon
Beulah 8:00 am Beulah Park Pavilion 26.2 M Relay Asa & Traci Kelly (231) 930-4222 kellya@benzieschools.net
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Fallsburg Festival of Races
Lowell 8:00 am Fallsburg Park 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 5KR (616) 260-2669 CoachDroski@aim.com www.fallsburghalf.8k.com
Hansinger Mud Fest
Port Huron 9:30 am Jeddo Boy Scout Camp, 7140 Jeddo Road. 5MR/B team obstacle race Joel Eisinger (517) 706-1011 mhanton@comcast.net www.mudfestrace.com Origami 5K Mason 9:00 am 3181 Sandhill Rd. 5KR, 1MW (517) 455-0264 jpascoe@origamirehab.org www.origamirehab.org
Orthopedic Associates Fun Run Port Huron 9:00 am 940 River Centre Drive 10KR, 5KR, 1MFR/W (810) 985-7412 mmuzzarelli@oaph.com www.oaph.com
Paavo Nurmi Marathon
Hurley, WI 7:30 am CDT Upson to Hurley 26.2MR, 2 & 5 person relays (866) 340-4334 hurley@hurleywi.com www.hurleywi.com or paavonurmimarathon.com/
Petoskey Festival by the Bay Wellness Walk & Run Petoskey 9:00 am Bayfront Park 5KR/W, 1MR/W, kids run (231) 347-7874 sturt919@aol.com active.com
Sanford and Sun Triathlon
Sanford 8:00 am Sanford Lakae Country Park Tri: 1.5KS/ 40KB/ 10KR or 500 meterS/ 20KB/ 5KR Du: 2MR/ 20KB/ 5KR Kenny Krell (231) 546-2229 info@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com
Spread Eagle Barrens Trail Run/Walk
Florence, WI LePage Creek Overlook 12KR, 5KR (715) 528-5377 info@florencewisconsin.com florencewisconsin.com
St. Joseph Island Triathlon, Duathlon and Kids of Steel Triathlon
St. Joseph Island, ON 9 am Richards Landing Tri: 1500mS/ 40KB/ 10KR or 750mS/ 20KB/ 5KR or 400mS/ 10KB/ 2.5KR Du: 10KR/ 40KB/ 5KR or 5KR/ 20KB/ 2.5KR, kids tri-distances vary (705) 759-2467 sherri@ stjosephislandtriathlon.com stjosephislandtriathlon.com
Steve’s “Raider Stomp” Decatur 8:00 am Decatur High School 10KR, 5KR/W (269) 423-5081 bsmola101@yahoo.com www.stevesraiderstomp.org
West Michigan I TRI 4 FUN Triathlon
Fremont 4:00 pm Fremont Lake Park 200 Meter S / 9 MB/ 5KR (231) 924-2100 matt@cityoffremont.net freewebs.com/ westmichigantri/
West Michigan Kids Triathlon
Fremont 9:00 am Fremont High School distance varies with age (231) 924-2100 matt@cityoffremont.net freewebs.com/ westmichigantri/
Wood Duck Dash
Brownstown 9:00 am Lake Erie Metropark 10KR, 5KR (734) 379-5020 info@woodduckdash.com www.woodduckdash.com
Sunday, August 15 Battle of Waterloo
Waterloo 7:30 am Big Portage Lake, Waterloo Recreation Area 10 stage adventure tri: 1.4MS/ 26.5MB/ 13.6MR (734) 678-5045 eva@epicraces.com epicraces.com
Island Lake of Novi Triathlon & Open Water Swim Novi 8:00 am 50641 Drakes Bay tri: .5MS/ 12MB/ 3MR or 1.5MS Ford Athletic Seim & Triathlon swimfasttrifast.com/ islandlakeofnovi/
Mary Angela Run for Angels’ Place
Farmington Hills9:00 am Oakland Community College, Orchard Ridge Campus 10KR, 5KR, 1MW, 1M kids’ run (248) 496-8449 lnorton@angelahospice.net angelsplace.com
Petoskey Triathlon & Duathlon
Petoskey 8:00 am City Park Across from the Fire Dept. 1.5KS/ 40KB/ 5MR or 500mS/ 20KB/5MR or 2MR/ 20KB/ 5MR Kenny Krell (231) 546-2229 info@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com
Triathlon
Brighton6:30 pm Island Lake Recreation Area Tri: 1/2MS/ 5KR/ 20KB Running Fit (734) 929-9027 events@runningfit.com www.runtrextri.com
Friday, August 20
Howell Melon Run
Howell 6:15 pm - 1 Mile FR 7:00 pm - 10K & 5K Howell City Park 10KR, 5KR, 1MFR, kids’ run, melon roll Beth Schrader (517) 546-0693 parksandrec@ howellrecreation.org howellrecreation.org Q-Town 5K
Quincy 7:00 pm Quincy High School 5KR/W, 1MFR, 1/4MFR Loretta Tobolske-Horn (517) 283-1726
lorettahorn@charter.net runningfoundation.com/
Sat., August 21 Carl Olson Memorial Adventure Run
Chassell 9:00 am Chassel Community Center 10KR, 5KR/W, 2KR (906) 482-1308 michael.young@ thermoanalytics.com keweenaw.info
Cat Tracks 5K Trail Run/Walk
Niles 9:00 am Brandywine High School 5KR/W (269) 684-6123 cattracks5k@aol.com
Churchill Classic
Cheboygan 8:00 am Water Street 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MR (231) 627-7111 lindsayn@ cnbismybank.com www.cheboygan.org
Danish Festival Road Race
Greenville 8:15 am Baldwin Heights
Elementary School 4MR, 2MR (616) 754-6369 danishfestival@charter.net danishfestival.org
Glen Lake Fun Run Glen Lake 11:00 am Glen Lake School 1MFR/W (231) 334-3080 getfit@skiwalking.com
Grand Woods Trail 5K Lansing 9:00 am Grand Woods Park on Willow Road 5KR - trail Chuck Block (517) 702-0226 cblock@lcc.edu runningfoundation.com
Hastings Summerfest Run
Hastings 8:30 am Hastings Middle School 10KR, 5KR/W, kids run (269) 945-1212, ext. 1475 wellness@ pennockhealth.com www.pennockhealth.com
Infiterra Sports Summer Quest Shelby Twp.
10:00 am
Stony Creek Metro Park 4-6 hour adventure race (231) 233-4736 zac@infiterrasports.com www.infiterrasports.com
International Canned Beer Month Can Do Road and Trail Run
Kalamazoo 10:00 am Bilbo’s Parking Lot, Stadium Drive 4.8MR (269) 365-3850 candoactive@hotmail.com www.candoactive.com
Jacob’s Race
Laingsburg 8:30 am McClintock Park 5KR/W, kids run (517) 599-4693 mnthelen38@yahoo.com
Livonia Youth Triathlon
Livonia 8:30 am (varies) Clements Circle Park Tri: distance varies with age (734) 466-2411 awalker@ci.livonia.mi.us www.ci.livonia.mi.us
Mark Mellon Triathlon & Duathlon Gaylord 8:00 am Otsego County Park
Tahqua Trail Run
Paradise 8:00 am Tahquamenon Falls State Park 25KR, 10KR, 2KR Jeff Crumbaugh (715) 460-0426 info@greatlakesendur ance.com greatlakesendurance.com
Tuesday, August 17 Riverside Park Co-Ed Relay
Grand Rapids 7:00 pm Riverside Park X-C relay, 4 alternating .5mile laps Grand Rapids Running Club (616) 884-0088 bill.grrc@gmail.com grandrapidsrunningclub.org
Wed., August 18
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1000mS/ 28MB/ 10KR or 500mS/ 14MB/ 5KR or 250mS/ 5MB/ 2MR (231) 546-2229 dsmithaction@hotmail.com goracego.com
Mitchell’s Run Through Rockford 8:30 am Downtown Rockford 5KR/W, kids run (616) 863-9168 mitchellsrun@charter.net mitchellsrun.org
Stony Creek Relay
Shelby Township 8:00 am Stony creek Metropark West Branch Picnic Area 40 Mile Relay, 5 person teams, 2 legs each Hansons Running Shops (586) 822-3608 sshoudy@hotmail.com www.hansons-running.com
Strides for Health
Allegan 9:00 am Allegan General Hospital, 555 Linn Street 5KR/W, kids fun run (269) 673-5431, ext. 3003 stridesforhealth@ aghosp.com aghosp.org
Three Rivers Triathlon & Duathlon
Three Rivers 8:00 am Corey Lake Olympic: 1.5KS/ 40KB/ 10KR; Sprint: 300mS/ 18KB/ 5KR; Du: 5KR/ 40KB/ 10KR (269) 278-2075 aquamantriusa@yahoo.com aquamantri.com
Sunday, August 22 Blue Water Triathlon
Port Huron 7:45 am Lakeside Park Sprint tri: 500mS/ 20KB/ 5KR (231) 546-2229 m.maclean1@amcan.us amcan.us
Ludington Lighthouse Triathlon & Duathlon
Ludington 8:00 am 900 W. Ludingnton 1.5KS/ 40KB/ 10KR or 500meterS/ 20KB/ 5KR or 5KR,/ 20KB/ 5KR Kenny Krell 46
(810) 714-5768 info@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com Montrose Blueberry Festival
Montrose 8:00 am Montrose Carter Elementary School 8KR, 5 MR/W Suwienski (810) 449-8340 mandy@bluberryrace.com blueberryrace.com
Vietnam Veterans United Annual 5K Run
Allen Park 9:00 am Champaign Park 5KR, 1 MR/W (734) 552-8538 rjfordone@comcast.net www.active.com
Wed., August 25 Road Racing at Metro Beach
Harrison Twp 7:00 pm Stony Creek Metro Park / Westbranch 2MR (248) 627-6619 ARPraces@aol.com Saturday, August 28
The Arc Stroll, Roll & 5 K Run
Midland 9:00 am Northwood University & Pere Marquette Rail Trail 5KR/W (989) 631-4439 admin@thearcofmidland.org thearcofmidland.org/ arcrun.php
Coldwater Mini Triathlon
Coldwater 9:00 am Coldwlater Lake Marnia tri: 300ydS/ 6 MB/ 3 MR (517).279-9038 MSUDAD@cbpu.comcold water-mini-triathlon.org
Crim Festival of Races Flint 8:00 am First and Saginaw Streets 10 MR/W, 8KR/W, 5KR/W, 1 MR/W, Teddy Bear Trot Deb Kiertzner (810) 235.3396 crim@flint.org www.crim.org
Michigan Runner Race Series
Ithaca Fun Fest 5K tentative date
Ithaca 9:00 am Corner of Center St. and Pine River St. 5KR/W, kids run (989) 875-3663 toddcrawfordslf@ yahoo.com www.ithacami.com
Lawton Euro-Trail 5K Challenge Lawton 8:30 am Lawton HS 5KR (269) 624-6643 kbullock@lawtoncs.org www.lawtoncs.org
North Country Trail Run
Manistee 7:30 am Big M Trails, Manistee National Forest 50MR, 26.2MR, 13.1 MR (616) 430-2496 chris@mirunning.com northcountrytrailrun.mirunning.com
Physically Strong Triathlon
Kalamazoo 9:00 am Rota-Kiwan Reservation 400ydS/ 6.5MR/ 3.1MR or 100ydS/ 1.2MB/ .3MR (269) 3443-4687 rd@physicallystrong triathlon.org physicallystrongtriathlon.org
Run for the Rolls
Chelsea 12:30 pm 20700 Old US 12 1MR/W (734) 475-0843 triveline@hotmail.com runforthe rolls.com
Sandhill Crane Trail 1/2 Marathon & 10K Vandalia 9:00 am Dr. T.K. Lawless Park 13.1MR, 10KR (574) 215-4779 rongunn3@verizon.net cairnstoneadventuretours.com
Somerset Stampede
Somerset Center 7:30 am Somerset Beach 13.1MR, 5KR/W Dave Parham (517) 780-4216 somerset-run@ earthlink.net somerset-run.com
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Summer’s End Trail Run
Saginaw 9:00 am Imerman Memorial Park 5KR, 1.5M kids’ run, 1.5MW (989) 513-5195 dfbernar@stcs.org barc-mi.com
Sunday, August 29 Breakwater Triathlon 70.3
Petoskey 7:00 am tri: 1.2MS/ 56MB, 13.1MR or .6MS / 28MB/ 6.2MR Jim Jackson (734) 845-7559 jim@elementsevents.com elementevents.com
Girls Best Friend Triathlon
Vicksburg 8:00 am Prairie View Country Park 1000mS/ 40KB/ 10KR or 500mS/ 20KB/ 5KR or 2MR/ 20KB/ 5KR 3 Disciplines (231) 546-2229 info@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com Hansons 16 Mile Marathon Training Run Lake Orion 8:00 am Hansons Running Shop, 3 South Broadway 4-16 MR (248) 693-9900 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
No PR 10K
Brighton 8:00 am Brighton Recreation Area, Bishop Lake Complex 10KR info@secondwindrm.com secondwindrm.com/ races.html
Tuesday, August 31 Johnson Park Cross Country 5K
Grandville 7:00 pm Johnson Park Cross Country 5KR (616) 257-7818 aheathcoterunner@yahoo.com grandrapidsrunningclub.org
September
Wed., September 1 Hansons Marathon Training Clinic #3
Royal Oak 6:30 pm Hansons Running Shop Training Clinic (248) 616-9665 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Fri., September 3 Feets of Strength 5K Race / Walk - tentative date Bay City 6:00 pm Vet’s Park, Imagination Station 5KR/W (989) 671-1345 nwcac@sbcglobal.net active.com
Sat., September 4 Aliferis Memorial Run/Walk/Bike Race
Alpena 7:30 am Alpena Regional Medical Center 13.1MR, 5KR, 2MW, 18.5MB (989) 356-7738 adiamond@agh.org alpenaregionalmedicalcenter.org
Big Bad Wold Adventure Race
Big Rapids 8:30 am Big Rapid Middle School and Northend Park 5KR/ 6MB/ 4M canoe, individual, teams, or relay (231) 598-1918 jmossel@hotmail.com leadershipmecosta.com
Grand Marais 5K
Grand Marais 9:00 am Bayshore Park 5KR (906) 494-2700 ebowen@jamadots.com grandmaraismichigan.com
Grand Marais Junior Triathlon
Grand Marais 11:00 am Beach, downtown wade/swim, run, bike/trike (906) 494-2700 ebowen@jamadots.com grandmaraismichigan.com
Labor Day 30K Run & 10K Walk/Run Milford 8:00 am Bakers Restaurant, 2025 Milford Rd. 30KR, 10KR/W, 1/2
kids run, 30KB, 30K Inline skate Doug Klingensmith (248) 685-7580 / (248) 830-2935 racedirector@ laborday30k.com laborday30k.com
goodboyevents.org goodboyevents.com
Marshall Run
Shared Pregnancy Baby Steps 5K
Michigan Runner Race Series
Newaygo 9:00 am Riverfront Park 5KR/W (517) 336-6429 sweeneyk@michigan.gov www.msp.gov
Michiana Shores 5K
Michiana, IN 9:00 am Michiana Shores Fire Department 5KR/W (219) 898-6720 msvfd_5k@yahoo.com
Niles Triathlon
Niles 8:00 am Barron Lake Rd. & Lakeshore Dr. Tri: .1.5kW/ 40KB/ 10KR; 200meterS-20.9 MB/ 10KB/ 2.5 MR; Du: 5KR,-20.9 MB-5MR; 5KR (269) 845-9815 tommajerek@aol.com www.triniles.com
Over the River and Thru the Woods 5K
Big Rapids 10:00 am Big Rapid Middle School and Northend Park 5KR (231) 598-1918 jmossel@hotmail.com leadershipmecosta.com
Owen Scully Memorial Big Star Lake 15K Run & 5K Walk
Baldwin 8:30 am Lake Township Fire Barn 15KR, 5KW bigstar@bestfoot.com bigstarlake.org/bslrace.htm
Run Beaver Island Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K Beaver Island 8:00 am Downtown Beach 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 5KR/W Sharon Suffolk (248) 437-4524 sharon@ 48
Run Like The Wind
Westland 9:30 am Hines Park, Nankin Mills Picnic Area 10KR, 5KR (517) 702-0226 cblock@lcc.edu runningfoundation.com
Lansing 9:00 am Riverfront Park 5KR/W (517) 484-365 sharedpregnancy@msn.com www.sharedpregnancy.org
SuperKids Try Barefoot Triathlon
Traverse City 9 am Grand Traverse Resort and Spa Triathlon: distances vary by age 3 Disciplines (231) 546-2229 info@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com Witchy Wolf 3
Omer 7:30 pm Sundaes Afternoon 15MR, X-C, 2 person relay (989) 846-6018 hilyards@m33access.com witchywolfrun.com
Sun., September 5
Barefoot Triathlons
Traverse City 8 am Grand Traverse Resort and Spa Tri: 1.5KS/ 26MB/ 10KR or 500mS/ 16.4MB/ 5KR 3 Disciplines (231) 546-2229 info@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com Ed Hansen Memorial Run/Walk
Ontonagon 10:00 am Fire Hall on River Street 10KR, 5KR (906) 884-8108 jlwaters@chartermi.net northlandrunner.com
Grand Marais Triathlon Grand Marais 1:30 pm Grand Marais City Park Tri: 300-yardS/ 14MB/ 5KR (906) 494-2700
ebowen@jamadots.com grandmaraismichigan.com
Montreal International Marathon
Montreal, QC 9:00 am 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR, kids run Bernard Arsenault (514) 879-1027 info@marathondemo ntreal.com marathonoasisdemontreal.com
Mon., September 6 Blueberry Stomp Plymouth, IN 9:00 am Centennial Park 15KR, 5KR (574) 952-8443 mpglaub@yahoo.com blueberryfestival.org
Governor’s Labor Day Bridge Run
Mackinaw City 5MFR Michigan Fitness Foundation (517) 347-7891 mlieber@michiganfitness.org michiganfitness.org/ bridgerun.html
Labor Day Run & Potluck
Midland 10:00 am Chippewa Nature Center 10KR, 5KR/W (989) 662-6802 www.barc-mi.com
Labor Day Run for Recovery
Charlotte 8:00 am Bennett Park 5KR/W, 1MFW, kids run (517) 231-3408 recovery2008@ sbcglobal.net eatoncounty.org
Mackinac Bridge Walk
St. Ignace 7:00 am St. Ignace to Mackinaw City 5MW Mackinac Bridge Authority (906) 643-7600 mackinacbridge.org
Wed., September 8 Hansons Youth Team Rochester 4:45 pm Bloomer Park camp (248) 616-9665
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Sat., September 11 Allegiance Health Race to Health Jackson 8:00 am Allegiance Radiation Oncology - Tejada Center 5MR, 5KR/W, kids run (517) 788-4970 amy.saties@ allegiancehealth.com fitnesscouncil.org/ runjackson/
First National Bank of Wakefield Marathon
Wakefield 8:00 am CDT Southwest Park, 2/10 of a mile west of US2 & M28 26.2MR James Engel (906) 224-7011 engelj@wmschools.org northlandrunner.com
Kazoo Area Foot Chase Portage 9:00 am Celery Flats Park 3.5 MR (269) 321-9264 race@kazoofootchase.com www.kazoofootchase.com
Kirby 5K
New Boston 10:00 am Willow Metro Park 5KR/W (734) 231-0397 tommy@kirbychurch.com www.kirbychurch.com
Lake City Marathon
Winona Lake, IN 7:00 am Winona Lake Park 50KR, 26.2MR, 13.1MR (574) 267-3306 www.lakecitymarathon.info
Live Life Nspired 5K
Charlotte 9:45 am Hayes Green Beach Hospital 5KR/W, 1MW Jake Campbell (517) 543-9575 JCampbell@hgbhealth.com www.hgbhealth.com
Mackinac Island 8 Mile Road Race Mackinac Island 9:30 am Mission Point Resort 8 MR/W, kids run John Gault (810) 659-6493 GraceMgt@aol.com runmackinac.com
NSO Riverwalk 5K Detroit 9:00 am Detroit Riverfront Riverwalk 5KR, 1MR (313) 961-4890 nso-mi.org
Page Burner Run and Walk
Kingsley Village 11:00 am Civic Center South 10KR, 5KR, kids run Duane Travis (231) 620-5391 detravis@ centurytel.net www.villageofkingsley. com/recreation.php Rhoades McKee Reeds Lake Triathlon East Grand Rapids 8 am 750 Lakeside Dr. SE 1/2MS/ 17.2MB/ 4.9MR (616) 949-1750 sperry@eastgr.org www.eastgr.org
Run and Walk for the Animals
Grand Ledge 10:45 am Fitzgerald Park 5KR/W, 1MW (517) 626-6060, x 11 dellis@cahs-lansing.org www.cahs-lansing.org
Run for Your Heart
Saginaw 8:00 am Michigan CardioVascular Institute, 1015 S. Washington St. 10KR, 5KR/W (989) 754-3222 bfelker@mcvi.com www.mcvifoundation.org
St. Mike’s Race for Faith 5K
Grand Ledge 6:00 pm Fitzgerald Park 5KR/W, kids run (517) 646-9746 psbiergans@hotmail.com stmichaelgl.org
Tawas Triathlon Festival East Tawas 8:00 am East Tawas City Park 1.2MS/ 56MB/ 13.1MR or 1.5KS/ 40KB/ 10KR or 500mS/ 20kB/ 5KR Kenny Krell (231) 546-2229 info@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com
Walk the Walk
Grand Blanc 9:00 am Health Park 3KR/W Amanda walkthewalk@ LUNGevity.org michiganlungcancerwalk.org
Witch’s Hat Run
South Lyon 8:00 am South Lyon HS 10KR, 5KR/W, 1 MFR Scott Smith (248) 207-5135 smiths@slcs.us www.slxc.com/witch
Sun., September 12 Grand Blanc Walk the Walk Grand Blanc Noon 3KR/W (810) 487-0954 rymolyneaux@yahoo.com michiganlungcancerwalk.org
Hansons 16 Mile Marathon Training Run
Sparrow Women Working Wonders 5K
Lansing 10:30 am Hawk Island Park 5KR/W (517) 364-5680 dana_zecchino@yaoo.com sparrow.org/ foundation/runwalk/
Tortoise and Hare Marathon Training Run
Ann Arbor 9:00 am Tortoise and Hare Running and Fitness Center 13.1MR, 20MR, 10MR, 5MR (734) 623-9640 events@tortoiseandhare.com www.tortoiseandhare.com
Tower Run for Education
Michigan City, IN 8:30 am Washington Park 8KR, 5KW (219) 874-8927 towerrun@toweronline.org www.toweronline.org/run/
Trish Donnelly-Runnion Memorial Road Race Plymouth 8:00 am Plymouth Cultural Center 5KR, 1 MFR/W
(734) 495-9512 cbrown57@comcast.net plymouthfallfestival.com Combined with Plymouth Fall Festival Race
albionvolunteers@gmail.com www.avso.forks.org
Mon., Sept. 13
East Lansing 1:00 pm Michigan State University - Forest Akers Golf Course college and high school x-c Nancy Lumley (517) 353-0816 lumleyn@ath.msu.edu playmakers.com
Hansons Youth Team Royal Oak 4:45 pm Starr Park camp (586) 822-8606 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Wed., Sept. 15 Hansons Marathon Training Clinic #3
Utica 6:30 am Hansons Running Shop Training Clinic (586) 323-9683 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Fri., September 17 AVSO Forks 5K Run/Walk
Albion 6:00 pm Victory Park 5KR/W, 1KFR (517) 629-5574
Spartan Invitational
Sat., September 18 Apple Cider Run
Fenton 9:00 am Spicer Orchards 5KR/W, 1/2MFR (517) 862-9233 rick@secondwindrm.com secondwindrm.com/ races.html
Autumn Colors Triathlon and Duathlon
Holly 9:00 am Holly Recreation Area 1000 meterS/ 18MB/ 5.5MR or 2MR/ 18MB/ 5.5MR Kenny Krell (231) 546-2229 info@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com Big Mac Shoreline Scenic Bike Tour
Mackinaw City 9:00 am Mackinaw City High School Pavillion 25MB, 50MB, 75MB, 100MB (888) 455-8100 info@mackinawchamber.com mackinawchamber.com
Chad Schieber Memorial Run
Midland Emerson Park 10KR, 5KR, 1MR, kids run (231) 546-2229 info@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com Chasing the Cure for Ovarian Cancer
Royal Oak 8:00 am Hansons Running Shop 4-16 MR (248) 616-9665 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Hardick Chiropractic Centre Springbank Half-Marathon and 5K
London, ON 8:00 am Stone Cottage, Springbank Park 13.1 MR, 5KR/W, kids run (519) 672-5928 runners@ runnerschoice.on.ca runnerschoice.on.ca
Kellie Sebrell DeWitt 5K Trail Run DeWitt 10:00 am DeWitt High School 5KRW (517) 669.8102 rmwieber@attbi.com
River Run
Cleveland, OH 8:00 am Wallace Lake / Rocky River High School 13.1 MR, Relay, Inline Skate, 5KR Hermes Road Racing (216) 623-9933 roadracing@ hermescleveland.com www.hermescleveland.com
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Sturgis 9:00 am Doyle Community Center 5KR/W, 5K pump and run, 1MFR (269) 251-8740 chasingthecure@yahoo.com chasingthecure.net
Dunes Duathlon
Saugatuck 9:30 am Saugatuck Dunes State Park 5MR, 17.8 MB (616) 566-2085 racedirector@dunesdu.com www.dunesdu.com
Grosse Pointe Run
Grosse Pointe 8:30 am GP Farms Pier Park 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR, kids runs Phil Gaglio (800) 299-5007 pgaglio@usa.net www.active.com Harvest Stompede
Suttons Bay 9:30 am Ciccone Vinyards, Leelanau Peninsula 7MR, 5KR, 3MW (231) 357-3222 nath49684@yahoo.com lpwines.com/harvest/
John Rogucki Memorial Kensington Challenge
Milford 8:30 am Kensington Metropark, Maple Beach 15KR, 5KR/W, 1 MR/W Doug Goodhue (248) 685-0043 douggoodhue@ comcast.net www.aatrackclub.org Kid’s Fitness Caper
Portage 8:00 am Celery Flats, Garden Lane 10KR, 5KR/W, kids run (269) 323-1942 dschrock@charter.net portagecommunitycenter.org
Nike-Holly Cross Country Invitational Davisburg 7:40 am Springfield Oaks County Park X-C meet, 5KR, 2MR
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Matt Weisdorfer (248) 328-3242 mweisdorfer@ holly.k12.mi.us hollyareaschools.com/ hhs/activities/site/xxcountry /home.html
Oakland Township Curamus Terram 5K & Half Marathon
Oakland Township 9 am Paint Creek Cider Mill 13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR (586) 484-4937 dibble@oakland.edu www.oaklandtownship.org
Peacock Strut
Portage 8:00 am Celery Flats 10KR, 5KR/W, kid’s run (269) 323-1942 dschrock@charter.net www.iserv.net/~pcoc / classicrace.com
St. John Applefest
Fenton 9:00 am St. John Church 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MR (810) 735.9193 gaultracemanagement.com
United States Air Force Marathon
Dayton, OH 7:15 am National Museum of the United States Air Force 26.2 MR/W, 13.1MR/W, (937) 257-4350 usaf.marathon@wpafb.af.mil usafmarathon.com
Sun., September 19 Big Mac Shoreline Scenic Bike Tour
Mackinaw City 7:00 am Mackinaw City HS (888) 455-8100 info@mackinawchamber.com mackinawchamber.com Must ride in September 18 Tour to ride the bridge
Charity Challenge
Windsor, ON 9:00 am 1 Riverside Drive W. 8KR, 3KR/W, kids runs (519) 945.3786 info@runningfactory.com www.runningfactory.com
Gazelle Sports Bridge Run
Grand Rapids 8:00 am Rosa Parks Circle 10MR, 5KR (616) 890-5978 thebridgerun@live.com thebridgerun.com
Lung Cancer 5K Run/Walk and Little Lungs Fun Run
Milford 8:00 am Kensington Park, Maple Beach 5KR/W, kids run (313) 532-0983 info@gianniscause.com www.gianniscause.org
Michigan’s Triathlon & Duathlon Championship
Shelby Twp. 8:00 am Stony Creek Metropark 1.5KS/ 40KB/ 10KR or 500mS/ 20KB/ 5KR or 5KR/ 40KB/ 5KR Kenny Krell (231) 546-2229 info@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com Neal V. Singles Memorial Run
Morenci 8:30 am Morenci HS 5KR/W, 1MFR/W (517) 458-6025 schaffner@tc3net.com morencieducationfoundation.org/index_files/nvsrun. htm
Playmakers Autumn Classic 8K
Haslett 9:00 am Lake Lansing Park, North 8KR/W, 1MFR, 1/2 M FR (517) 349-3803 playmakers@ playmakers.com www.playmakers.com
Run Wild for the Detroit Zoo
Royal Oak 8:00 am Detroit Zoo 10KR, 5KR, FW Christine Kenny (248) 541-5717, ext. 3122 ckenny@dzs.org runwilddetroitzoo.com Timber Trail Trot
Harrison 10:00 am Mid Michigan Community College, Harrison Campus 5KR/W
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UEA 5K Trail Run & 1 Mile Fitness Walk
Shelby Township 9:30 am Stony Creek Metro Park Eastwood Beach 5KR, 1MW (586) 850-6611 nancy.smith@uticak12.org www.ueastaywell.org
Wed., Sept. 22 Hansons Marathon Training Clinic #3
Lake Orion 6:30 pm Hansons Running Shop Training Clinic (248) 616-9665 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Fri., September 24
Run Woodstock Pinckney 6:00 am Silver Lake Beach 5KR Running Fit (734) 929-9027 canadianchick@ runningfit.com runwoodstock.com
3 day event; Saturday: 100MR, 50MR, 50KR, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 10KR, 5MR; Sunday: 5MFR Sat., September 25 1 Hour Midwest Regional Racewalking Championship
Royal Oak 10:00 am Berkley HS Track 1 hour walk Motor City Striders (248) 549-3569 racebreak@aol.com motorcitystriders.com
Bangor Cross Country Invitational
Bangor 9:00 am Bangor HSHS & MS XC meet (269) 427-6842 mquinn@bangorvikings.org bangorvikings.org/
CNS Stomp Out Stigma 5K Run/Walk
Clarkston 9:00 am Independence Oaks County Park 5KR/W (248) 871-1403
ayashinsky@cnsmi.org cnsantistigmaprogram.org
Detroit Catholic Central Cross Country Invitational Northville 10:00 am Cass Benton Park HS X-C, Open races (248) 596-3829 amagni@catholiccentral.net www.cathloiccentral.net
Fort-4-Fitness Half Marathon / 4 Mile Run / Walk Fort Wayne, IN 7:30 am Freimann Square 13.1MR, 4MR/W (260) 760-3371 race@fort4fitness.org fort4fitness.org
Gazelle Sports Metro Mini Adventure Race for Kids
Kalamazoo 2:00 pm Downtown Kalamazoo 2MR, 5MB (269) 342-5996 chybels@gazellesports.com gazellesports.com
Genesys 5K Run/Walk
Grand Blanc 10:00 am Genesys Health Park Nature Trails 5KR/W, 1MFR (810) 606-7909 GRaceMgt@aol.com www.genesys.org/
Komen Grand Rapids Race for the Cure
Grandville 8:30 am Rivertown Crossings Mall 5KR, 1MW (616) 752-8262 contactus@komengr.org komengr.org
Metro Trek Adventure Race
Kalamazoo 8:00 am Verburg Park 10 hour sprint: mtn bike, road bike, run, paddle, ropes, etc. (269) 342-5996 chybels@gazellesports.com gazellesports.com
Midnight Run
Port Huron 11:50 pm YMCA of the Blue Water Area 5KR (810) 987-6400 jermaine@ bluewaterymca.com www.bluewaterymca.com
Park 2 Park Half Marathon and 5K Holland
8:30 am
1627 W. Lakewood Blvd. 13.1MR, 5KR (616) 399-9190, x 303 sherriek@harderwyk.com park2parkrace.com
Road Runner Akron Marathon
Akron, OH 8:00 am Lockheed Martin Airdock 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 5 or 2 person relays, kids run (330) 375-2RUN abitong@akronmarathon.org akronmarathon.org
Run Woodstock Pinckney 6:00 am Silver Lake Beach 5KR Running Fit (734) 929-9027 canadianchick@ runningfit.com runwoodstock.com
3 day event; Friday: 5KR; Sunday: 5MFR
Running Fit 20 Mile Training Run
Westland 8:00 am Nankin Mills on Hines Dr. 20 MR or training run of any distance Running Fit (734) 929-9027 events@runningfit.com runningfit.net Saginaw Spirit
Saginaw 8:00 am 5KR, 1MR/W Gerber Auto Group nwatson@ saginawspirit.com barc-mi.com
Sault Area Chamber of Commerce Chase
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 7 am 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 10KR Leisa Mansfield (906) 632-3301 director@saultstemarie.org www.saultstemarie.org
Save the Wildlife 5K Run/Walk
Howell 10:00 am Howell Conference and Nature Center 5KR/W, 1MW (517) 546-0249 hcnc@howellnaturecenter.org howellnaturecenter.org
Walk of Remembrance
Felician Grounds distance varies (734) 953-6045 biovan@angelahospice.net askforangela.com
Sun., Sept. 26
Aspen Attack MTB Duathlon and Race
Gaylord 8:00 am Aspen Park Du: 4MR/ 21KB or 21KB Kenny Krell (810) 714-5768 info@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com
Birmingham Lions Run for the Blind Birmingham 9:00 am Downtown Birmingham 10KR, 5KR, 1 MW (248) 354-1177 ReMaxKeena@aol.com gaultracemanagement.com
Capital City River Run Half Marathon/ 5K
Lansing 8:30 am Impression 5 Science Center 13.1MR, 5KR, 1MFR, 1/4 MFR Dan Casey (517) 332-2681 danandpeg@aol.com www.ccriverrun.org
Hansons 16 Mile Marathon Training Run Grosse Pointe 8:00 am Hansons Running Shop 4-16 MR (313) 882-1325 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Harvest Dash Race for Recovery Lake Orion 10:00 am William E. Scripps Estate 5KR/W (248) 391-4445 crichards@guesthouse.org guesthouseinstitute.org
Komen Northwest Ohio Race for the Cure Toledo, OH 9:00 am Downtown Toledo 5KR/W (419) 724-2873 raceinfo@ komennwohio.org komennwohio.org/ race_info.htm
Quad Cities Marathon
Moline, IL 7:30 am 26.2 MR, 13.1MR, relay, 5KR/W, 1MW, kids run (309) 751-9800 runqcm@yahoo.com www.qcmarathon.org
Run Woodstock Pinckney 6:00 am Silver Lake Beach 100MR, 50MR, 50KR, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 10KR, 5MR (734) 929-9027 canadianchick@ runningfit.com runwoodstock.com
3 day event: Friday: 5KR; Saturday: 100MR, 50MR, 50KR, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 10KR, 5MR
Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon
Toronto, ON 7 am City Hall, Bay & Queen Streets 26.2 MR, 13.1MR, 5KR, kids run Kevin Inouye (416) 944-2765, ext. 501 info@torontowater frontmarathon.com torontowaterfrontmarathon.com
Wed., Sept. 29 Hansons Marathon Training Clinic #3
Grosse Pointe 6:30 pm Hansons Running Shop, Training Clinic (313) 882-1325 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
October Friday, October 1 Running for the Cure October date tba Mio 10:00 am 5KR/W Chris Whetstone (989) 826-3214 ;
Sat., October 2 Fall Frolic
Livonia
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Mishawaka, IN 8:45 am Montessori Academy, 530 East Day Road 10KR, 5KR/W, 2KFR, Kids Run (574) 256-5313 shudak@tma-el.org www.tma-el.org
GRAAHI Rhythm Run
Grand Rapids 10:00 am Martin Luther King Park 5KR/W Emily Smith (616) 915-6895 emilys@howm.net rhythmrun.com/ graahirhythmrunr.html
Greatest 5K Ever
Grand Rapids 10:00 am Riverside Park 5KR (312) 208-2213 joe.brennan@gmail.com helpfightscleroderma. com/run
Hansons CrossCountry Invitational
Sterling Heights 9:00 am Delia Park XC Hansons Running (586) 822-8606 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Hartwick Pines Challenge Trail Run
Grayling 10:00 am Hartwick Pines State Park 10KR, 5KR, 1MW (989) 390-5530 graylingkiwanis@ yahoo.com grayling-area.com/pinerace/
Island Boodle 5K Run/Walk
Beaver Island 10:00 am St. James, Beaver Island 5KR/W (231) 448-2505 chamber@beaverisland.org www.beaverisland.org
Red October Run
Wayne 9:00 am Oakwood Annapolis Hospital 10KR, 5KR/W, 1M kid’s run Cynthia Cook (313) 586-5486 cynthia.cook@ oakwood.org oakwood.org/ redoctoberrun/ Remembrance Run Traverse City Timber Ridge
10:00 am
5KR/W, 1MR/W (231) 941.8118 karenwells@charter.net remembrancerun.com
Rockhead Trail Marathon
Waterford 9:00 am Pontiac Lake Recreation Area 26.2MR, 13.1MR nprestel@hotmail.com rockheadrace.com
Rotary Bay 5/10K Run/Walk for Charity
Petoskey 8:00 am Bay View Association Grounds 10KR, 5KR/W (231) 838-4959 Andy@northernlakes.net petoskeyrotarysunrise.org/bay10k.htm
Run for the Toad
Cambridge, ON 9:30 am Pinehurst Lake 50KR, 25KR/W (519) 576-1824 sarson@toadpatrol.com runforthetoad.com
Salmon Run/Walk
Baldwin 9:00 am St. Ann’s Meals Building, 690 E. 9th St. 10KR/W, 5KR/W (231) 745-8804 salmonrunbaldwin@ hotmail.com salmonrunbaldwin.com
Wild Goose Chase
Saginaw 9:00 am Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge 5KR/W Becky Goche (989) 759-1669 Becky_Goche@fws.gov barc-mi.com
Zonta Walks for Women / Breast Cancer Awareness Alpena 9:30 am Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Trail 5KR (989) 354-7297 boldreyp@alpenacc.edu alpenazonta.org
Sunday, October 3 Andrews University Homecoming Run
Berrien Springs 9:00 am Andrews University 10KR, 5KR, kids run (269) 471-3615 crsmith@andrews.edu www.andrews.edu/alumni
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Betsie Valley Run
Thompsonville 9:00 am Crystal Mountain Resort 13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR/W, kids run (231) 378-2000 bvdlibrary0012@ yahoo.com betsievalleyrun.com
Big House / Big Heart 5K
Ann Arbor 9:00 am Michigan Stadium 5KR, Champions for Charity (734) 213-1033 events@ champsforcharity.com bighousebigheart.com
Brooksie Way Half Marathon
Rochester Hills 8:00 am Oakland University 13.1MR, 5KR/W Deb Kiertzner (810) 235-3397 dkiertzner@flint.org thebrooksieway.com Community Action Coalition Fun Run
Harrison Township 8 am Metro Beach 5KR, 2MR/W (586) 783-5803 kkpress@wowway.com
Don Baese Cross Country Invitational
Carson City 9:00 am Fish Creek Sportsmen’s Club school x-c (989) 584-3175 ptabor@ carsoncity.k12.mi.us carsoncity.k12.mi.us/ athletics/don-baese-invitational/
Farmington Fall Classic Farmington 10:00 am Heritage Park 5KR/W Farmington Hills Parks and Rec. (248) 473-1800 hsmith@fhgov.com runningfoundation.com
Huron Township Applefest
New Boston 9:00 am Lower Huron Metropark 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR 54
Greg Everal (734) 507-1789 greg@ everalracemgt.com huronapplefest.com
(231) 436-5664 / (800) 666-0160 courtney@ mackinawcity.com mackinawcity.com
Minneapolis, MN 8 am 26.2 MR, 10 MR, 5KR (763) 287-3888 info@mtcmarathon.org twincitiesmarathon.org
Falmouth 10:00 am 10KR or 2person relay (231) 826-3854 dzuiderveen@netonecom.net
Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon
MSU Federal Credit Union Dinosaur Dash
East Lansing 10:00 am MSU Museum 5KR/W, 1MR (517) 432-4655 dinodash@ museum.msu.edu museum.msu.edu/ events/dinosaurdash/
Thurs., October 7 White Pumpkin 5K
Caro 6:00 pm Highland Pines School 5KR/W (989) 673-4241 whitechiro@centurytel.net
Sat., October 9 Bee Brave 5K Run/Walk Caledonia 9:00 am 6195 Buttrick Ave. 5KR/W (616) 698-8054 pat@ringalda.net www.beebrave.com
Cruisin for a Cure 5K
Grand Ledge 9:00 am First United Methodist Church 5KR, 2MW (517) 622-2741 micksloan@comcast.net
Dielh’s Orchard Run
Milford 9:00 am Diehls Orchard 3 Disciplines Racing (231) 546-2229 info@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com
Fall Color Bridge Race
Mackinaw City 7:00 am St. Anthony’s Parish Hall 5.4MR Mackinaw Area Visitors Bureau
Fall Color Tour Run or Relay
Mercantile Bank Run Thru the Rapids
Grand Rapids 9:00 am David D. Hunting YMCA 10KR, 5KR/W (888) 909-2267
Portage Invitational
Portage 9:00 am x-c meet, open 5K (269) 323-5233 or cell (269) 806-7001 dwytko@portageps.org www.portageinvite.com
Rescue Run
Holland 9:00 am 356 Fairbanks Avenue 5KR/W (616) 928-3425 racheln@hollandrescue.org hollandrescue.org
Run at the Farm
Waterford 9:30 am 825 S. Williams Lake Road 5KR, 1MR/W Lori Soma (248) 618-7657 lsoma@ twp.waterford.mi.us twp.waterford.mi.us/ parksandrec/
Run Vasa
Williamsburg 8:30 am Vasa Trail Head, 4450 Bartlett Rd Williamsburg 25KR, 10KR Daniel Siderman (231) 932-5401 traverse2@ runningfit.com www.runvasa.com U of M/MSU Tailgate Challenge
Flint 9:00 am Downtown Flint YMCA 5KR/W Riverbend Striders (810) 487-0954 GRaceMgt@aol.com gaultracemanagement.com
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Wayne County Cross Country Championships
New Boston / Belleville 10:00 am Willow Metropark, Chestnut Picnic Area HS X-C 5KR (734) 416-7774 obsports@comcast.net www.salemcrosscountry.org
Whistlestop Marathon and Half Marathon
Ashland, WI 8:00 am Bay Area Civic Center 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 10KR, 5KR (800) 284-9484 ashchamb@centurytel.net whistlestopmarathon.com
Sunday, October 10 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Chicago 7:40 am Grant Park 26.2 MR, 5KR Carey Pinkowski (312) 904-9800 www.chicagomarathon.com
Great Pumpkin / Spooky Sprint Duathlons
Detroit 8:00 am Belle Isle 5KR/ 23MB/ 10KR or 5KR/ 20KB/ 5KR Kenny Krell (231) 546-2229 info@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com Green Space Race
Mason 10:00 am 5KR/W (517) 676-2290 mcsusan@acd.net inghamconservation.com
Hidden Forest Trail Run Clarkston 9:30 am Independence Oaks Park 8.5 MR, 5.5 MR, 2.5 MR/W Riverbend Striders (810) 487-0954 riverbendstriders.com
Michigan Youth Arts in Motion 5K Royal Oak10:00 am Starr Jaycee Park 5KR/W, 1MR/W (248) 649-8888 stacey@ michiganyoutharts.org michiganyoutharts.org/5k/
Portland St. Patrick Fall Festival 5K
Portland 9:00 am Grand River Avenue and West Street 5KR/W (517) 647-1709 ddswanless@att.net playmakers.com
Pumpkin Trot 5K R/W St. Johns 1:30 pm St. Johns City Park 10KR, 5KR/W, kid’s run George Campbell (989) 224-6464 geokath@voyager.net
Royal Victoria Marathon
Victoria, BC 7:30 am 26.2 MR, 13.1MR, 8KR, kids run Victoria Marathon Society (250) 658-4520 info@ royalvictoriamarathon.com royalvictoriamarathon.com Towpath Marathon Cleveland, OH 8:00 am Cuyahoga Valley National Park 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 10KR Ohio Canal Corridor (216) 520-1825 tstella@ohiocanal.org www.towpathmarathon.net
USCTRI-MSU
East Lansing 8 am MSU Intramural Pool 400mS/ 12MB/ 5KR Michigan State University Triathlon (231) 546-2229 usctri@yahoo.com 3disciplines.com Wild Life Marathon Concord 8:00 am Downtown Concord 26.2MR, 13.1MR/W, 5KR/W, kids run (517) 392-8205 marathondirector@ fallingwatertrail.org fallingwatertrail.org/ wlm/wlm_home.htm
Sat., October 16 Fall Adventure Challenge
West Michigan TBA 9 am Adventure Race - Running, Mountain Biking, Canoeing and Orienteering (616) 813-6734 michael@graar.org graar.org
Fr. Gabriel Richard HS Cross Country Invitational
Dexter 8:45 am Hudson Mills Metropark, South X-C course hs x-c meet (734) 904-6431 jspencer_grcci@earthlink.net www.rc.net/lansing/fgrhs/
Greater Lansing Cross Country Championships Grand Ledge 10:00 am Ledge Meadows Golf Course cross country meet Kim Spalsbury (517) 627-2034 spalskrun@yahoo.com playmakers.com
Indianapolis Marathon and Half Marathon
Indianapolis, IN 8:30 am Fort Harrison 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 5KR, relay, kids run Joel Sauer (317) 826-1670 info@indianapolismar athon.com indianapolismarathon.com Second Chance for Greyhounds “Run for the Hounds” Augusta 10:00 am Fort Custer Recreation Area 10KR, 5KR/W Melissa DeGayner (269) 249-5104 mail@scfg.org www.scfg.org
Sweetest 5K Run/Walk tentative date Flint 9:00 am YMCA Downtown 5KR/W (810) 287-6234 leonardbrousseau@ yahoo.com
Sunday, October 17
Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon
Detroit, MI and Windsor, ON 7:15 am 26.2MR, Wheelchair, Handcycle, 13.1MR/W, 5 person
relay teams, 5KFR/W Brian Birney (313) 222-6676 marathon@ freepress.com detroitmarathon.com
Michigan Runner Race Series
East Lansing Pumpkin Trot
East Lansing 10:00 am Abbot Road north of Lake Lansing 5KR/W (517) 319-6897, x 6606 ddekort1@ ci.east-lansing.mi.us runningfoundation.com
Metro Health Grand Rapids Marathon Grand Rapids 8:00 am Grand Rapids 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR Don Kern (616) 293-3145 cooladventures@aol.com grandrapidsmarathon.com Nationwide Better Health Columbus Marathon
Columbus, OH 7:00 am Broad and High Streets 26.2 MR/W 13.1 MR/W, wheelchair, kids run (614) 421.7866 info@ columbusmarathon.com columbusmarathon.com
Toronto Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K & Relay
Toronto, ON 9:00 am Mel Lastman Square Queen’s Park 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 5KR, relay (416) 972-1062 torontomarathon@ rogers.com www.torontomarathon.com
Mon., October 18 Greater Lansing Junior Cross Country Championships DeWitt 3:30 pm middle school x-c Ron Womboldt (517) 285-6409 runrlw@comcast.net directathletics.com
Tues., October 19 Hansons Youngsters Cross-Country Invitational (7-10 Grade)
Sterling Heights 4:00 pm Delia Park X-C Meet (586) 822-8606 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Sat., October 23 Bailey’s Doggie Dash Rockford 9:00 am Wabasis Park 5KR/W, 1MW (517) 336-6429 sweeneyk@michigan.gov
Every Stride 5K/10K
Belding 9:00 am Candle Stone Golf & Resort 10KR, 5KR/W, kids run Chris Nicholas (616) 430-2496 chris@mirunning.com mirunning.com/
Trailhead. 3-7MR, 1/2MFR, kids’ run (269) 276-0431 david.walch@pfizer.com kalamazooarearunners.com
Michigan High School Cross Country U.P. State Finals Escanaba 10:00 am Michigan Tech University Trails 5KR Michigan High School Athletic Association (517) 332-5046 www.mhsaa.com
Race for a Reason (R4R)
Mt. Pleasant 15KR, 10KR, 5KR, 1MR Phil Coffman (989) 775-7101, ext. 111 webmaster@ thenewgrace.org lovemp.org
Westside YMCA Booathlon Duathlon
Potterville 10:00 am Potterville HS 3MR/ 10MR/ 3MR, kids run (517) 881-2525 jsmith262@gmail.com
Sun., October 24 Haunted Graveyard 5K Adrian 6:00 pm Oakwood Cemetery 5KR/W Dustin Lent (517) 264-4872
Inland Trail Marathon/Half Marathon & 5K
Elyria, OH 8:00 am Murray Ridge School, North Coast Island Trail 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 5KR (440) 366-0645 rick@ncnracing.com ncnracing.com
Niagara Falls International Marathon
Niagara Falls, ON 9:45 am Albright-Knox Gallery. Buffalo, NY 26.2 MR/W/Wheel/ relay; 13.1 MR/W/Wheel, 5KR/W Jim Ralston (800) 563-2557 nfcvcb@ tourismniagara.com niagarafallsmarathon.com
Great Turtle Half Marathon
Mackinac Island 11:30 am Mission Point Resort 13.1 MR, 5.7 MR/W John Gault (810) 487-0954 JohnCGault2@aol.com runmackinac.com Halloween 5K for Junior Achievement
Lansing 10:00 am Hawk Island County Park 5KR/W (517) 371-5437 ckangas@ jamidmichigan.org jamidmichigan.org
Headless Horsemen 5K Howell 8:00 pm Downtown Howell 5KR (517) 546-0693 cgalatis@ howellrecreation.org howellrecreation.org/ HeadlessHorseman5K.html
KAR Halloween Hash & Kids Trick or Treat Mini Hash Run Kalamazoo 10:00 am KVCC Texas Corners Campus. Texas Drive
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Racing for Recovery Run
Sylvania, OH 9:00 am Lourdes College 10KR, 5KR/W, 1/4 MFR Kenny Krell (231) 546-2229 info@3disciplines.com 3disciplines.com racingforrecovery.com
Sat., October 30 Alger Heights Halloween 5K
Grand Rapids 9:00 am Alger Heights MS 5KR/W (616) 291-7988 alger5k@gmail.com www.alger5k.com
Child Benefit Fund Halloween Hustle 5K
Lansing 6:00 pm Adado Riverfront Park, Westside 5KR/W (517) 483-6341 ljrobinson@ingham.org playmakers.com
Cross-Country Classic
Ann Arbor 10:00 am Buhr Park 5KR, 4KR, 3KR (734) 330-7931 youth@aatrackclub.org www.aatrackclub.org
d’Ear Lake Lansing North 10K Trail Race
Sunday, October 31 Hansons Group Run Lake Orion 8:00 am Hansons Running Shop training (248) 693-9900 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Margaret Peruski Memorial 4 Mile Run
Dearborn 10:00 am Ford Field, on Cherry Hill between Outer Drive and Evergreen 4 MR (248) 544-9099 racebreak@aol.com www.motorcitystriders.com
November Sat., November 6 Don Dansereau Memorial Scholarship 5K Run/Walk
Bay City 10:00 am Bay Arenac Career Center 5KR/W (989) 553-6656 jmetevia@yahoo.com barc-mi.com
Iceman Cometh Mountain Bike Race Kalkaska 8:00 am 27MB (231) 922-5926 race@iceman.com www.iceman.com
Haslett 10:00 am Lake Lansing Park - North 10KR (517) 655-9698 chris.holzer@earthlink.net www.theear.org
Livonia Turkey Trot
Detroit 9:00 am 5KR (3113) 842-0986, ext. 41 events@southwestdetroit.com savorsouthwestdetroit.org
Michigan High School Cross Country L.P. State Finals
Run of the Dead
Scary Runner
Bay City 4:00 pm Wild Woods of Terror 5KR/W Runners Store (989) 686-8846 barc-mi.com
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Livonia 9:30 am Bicentennial Park 5KR/W (734) 466-2411 awalker@ci.livonia.mi.us www.ci.livonia.mi.us
Brooklyn 10:00 am Michigan International Speedway 5KR Michigan High School Athletic Association (517) 332-5046 mhsaa.com/sports/bxc/
Muskegon Turkey Trot 5K Trail Run
Muskegon 10:00 am Orchard View MS 5KR (231) 282-1215 jdwolters6436@gmail.com runnersedgeracetiming.com
St. Clair River Turkey Trot
St. Clair 9:00 am St. Clair Riverview Plaza 5KR (810) 329-7186 hollands@ieee.org stclairumc.org/node/24
Sun., November 7 Angus Glen Half Marathon
Markham, ON 8:00 am Angus Glen Golf Club 13.1MR/W, 10KR/W, 5KR/W (905) 887-0766 sara@raceworks.ca angusglenhalfmarathon.com
ING New York City Marathon New York City 26.2 MR (212) 423.2249 www.nyrrc.org
10:50 am
Stay in the Shade’s Highland Trail Run
Highland 10:00 am Highland Recreation Area 4.8MR, 2MW (248) 320-9102 karl.stayintheshade@ gmail.com www.stayintheshade.org
Turkey Trot Cross Country Run
Mt. Pleasant 3:00 pm Deerfield County Park 6KR X-C Harry Plouff (989) 772-0323 hplouff@yahoo.com www.edzone.net/~mphsstr/
Sat., November 13 ANG Road Hawg Classic
Battle Creek 9:00 am Battle Creek Air National Guard Base 10KR, 5KR/W (269) 969-3441 110.road.hawg@ang.af.mil greatlakeschampionchip .com
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Glen Lake Turkey Trot
Sun., November 14
Last Chance Cross Country Race
Laingsburg 1:00 pm Laingsburg HS X-C course 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MW (517) 285-6487 josetbrown@gmail.com www.leaf4Kids.com
Maple City 10:00 am Glen Lake School 5KR, 1MFR (231) 334-3080 getfit@skiwalking.com
Brighton 10:00 am Huron Meadows Metro Park 5KR info@secondwindrm.com www.secondwindrm.com
Middleville Turkey Trail Trot Middleville 9:00 am Roxanne Potter (269) 795-5535 rpotter@tkschools.org tkschools.org/departments/ operations
NIRCAOpen & Alumni XC Race
Bloomington, IN 8:30 am Indiana Univ. X-C Course 5KR race.management@ clubrunning.org www.clubrunning.org
Original Ann Arbor Turkey Trot
Dexter 8:30 am Hudson Mills Metro Park 10KR/W, 5KR/W, 1MFR, 200mFR Champions for Charity (734) 213-1033 events@champsforcharity.com champsforcharity.com
Scarecrow Sprint XC Race
Fremont, OH 10:00 am Walsh Park 5KR (419) 332-5906 mdglotz@fremontohio.org
St. Jerome School/PSA’s Ohio/Michigan 5K
Walbridge, OH 9:00 am St. Jerome School 5KR (419) 699-3364 ttwil@embarqmail.com toledoroadrunners.org
Woldumar Nature Center Run-a-Munk
Lansing 10:00 am Woldumar Nature Center, 5739 Old Lansing Road 10KR, 5KR/W (517) 627-1251 littlepup52@yahoo.com
The Burg Trail Run
Roseville Big Bird Run
Roseville 10:00 am 10KR, 1MR/W, 4KR Tony Lipinski (586) 445-5480 alipinski@rosevillemi.com
Tues., Nov. 16 Wayne County Lightfest 8K Fun Run/Walk
Westland 7:00 pm Merriman Hollow Park, Hines Drive 8KR/W (734) 261-1990 khealy@co.wayne.mi.us waynecountyparks.org
Sat., November 20 WMU Turkey Trot
Kalamazoo 8:30 am tentative time Student Recreation Center 5KR (269) 387-4732 amy.seth@wmich.edu wmich.edu/rec/
Sun., November 21 One Hill of a Run
Grand Rapids 9:00 am Union High School 10KR, 5KR Dan Droski (616) 260-2669 coachdroski@aim.com onehillofarun.mysite.com
Mon., Nov. 22 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships Terre Haute, IN 11:00 am Wabash Family Sports Center 10KR, 6KR NCAA (812) 237-4040 ncaasports.com
Southwestern Michigan CollegeTurkey Trot Dowagiac 4:00 pm Southwestern Michigan College 8KR, 5KR, 1 MR Ron Gunn (269)782-1209 rgunn@swmich.edu www.swmich.edu
Thurs., Nov. 25
Ann Arbor Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot Ann Arbor 8:30 am University of Michigan North Campus Recreational Center 5KR/W Sharon Suffolk (248) 437-4524 sharon@ goodboyevents.org goodboyevents.com
Dorks Brothers Turkey Trot Alpena 9:00 am Great Lakes Maritime Museum-Heritage Trail 5KR, 1MR (989) 354-5634 smischley@charter.net www.thunderbaytrails.org
Fifth Third Bank Thanksgiving Turkey Trot
Detroit 7:15 am Cobo Center 10KR, 5KR, 1MR The Parade Company (313) 247-4149 detroitturkeytrot.org Galloping Gobbler 4 Miler
Fort Wayne, IN 8:30 am Hutzell Athletic Center, Univ. of St. Francis Campus 4MR, 2MW (260) 436-4824 MitchVHarper@gmail.com FortWayneGobbler.com
Gazelle Sports Gobble Wobble
Grand Rapids 8:00 am 3930 28th Street 4.1MR, 1MR (616) 940-9888 twebster@gazellesports.com gazellesports.com
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Gobbler Gallop Trail Run
Saginaw 9:00 am Imerman Memorial Park 5KR, 1.5MR/W (989) 513-5195 dfbernar@stcs.org
KAR Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot Prediction Run
Kalamazoo 9:00 am Kalamazoo Valley Community College,Texas Corners Campus 5KR (269) 679-2351 sctaylor75@verizon.net kalamazooarearunners.com
Lansing Turkeyman Trot Lansing 9:00 am Lansing Community College 5KR (517) 702-0226 cblock@lcc.edu runningfoundation.com
Smoke the Turkey 5K
Sylvania, OH 9 am St. James Club 5KR Elite Endeavors (419) 841-5597 jdjp@sev.org eliteendeavors.com
Fri., November 26 Fantasy 5K
Howell 6:00 pm 5KR (517) 546-3020 or (517) 464-7982 bpilot@cac.net howell.org
Sun., November 28 Hansons Group Run Lake Orion 8:00 am Hansons Running Shop training (248) 693-9900 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Road Racing at Metro Beach
Harrison Twp 11:00 am Pointe Road - Metro Beach 2MR Bob Blunk (248) 627-6619 ARPraces@aol.com
December
Sat., December 11
Sun., December 26
Thurs, December 2
Candy Cane Run
Grand Rapids 10:00 am GR Home for Veterans 6MR, 3MR, 1.5 MR (616) 459-5085 bill.grrc@gmail.com grandrapidsrunningclub.org
Hansons Group Run
Jingle Belle Women’s 5K
Harold Webster Boxing Day 10 Mile Run
Run Through the Lights
Kalamazoo 6:30 pm Gazelle Sports 5KR (269) 342-5996 chybels@gazellesports.com gazellesports.com
Sat., December 4 Christmas Stocking Run Flushing 10:00 am 4 MR/W Riverbend Striders (810) 487-0954 GRaceMgt@aol.com riverbendstriders.com
Dashing through the Snow
Fowlerville 6:00 pm Downtown Fowlerville 5KR/W (517) 223-3098 Ashley_mrspt@yahoo.com fowlervillesports.com
Dickens of a Run
Mt Pleasant 8:30 am Max & Emily’s, downtown 5KR (989) 772-0323 hplouff@yahoo.com edzone.net/~mphsstr/
Holiday Hustle 5K / 1 Mile
Dexter 4:00 pm Monument Park 5KR, 1MR Running Fit (734) 929-9027 events@runningfit.com runholiday5k.com Reese Winter Road Race Series
Reese 10:00 am Reese High School 10KR, 5KR/W (989) 529-7904 Runwild1128@yahoo.com
Sun., December 5 Road Racing at Metro Beach
Harrison Twp 11:00 am Pointe Road - Metro Beach 2MR Bob Blunk (248) 627-6619 ARPraces@aol.com
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Lansing 10:00 am Delta Township District Library 5KR/W (517) 490-2578 delta5k@dtdl.org www.dtdl.org
Lake Orion 8:00 am Hansons Running Shop training (248) 693-9900 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Hamilton, ON 11:00 am YMCA 79 James Street South 10MR James Van Dyke (905) 971-6040
james_van_dyke@hotmail.com
boxingdayrun.ca
Run Like The Dickens and Tiny Tim Trot
Holly 9:00 am Karl Richter Campus 10KR, 5KR/W, Tiny Tim Trot Rob Basydlo (248) 328-3200 rob.basydlo@hask12.org runlikethedickens.com
Tues., December 14 Grosse Pointe Christmas Light Run
Grosse Pointe 6:30 pm Grosse Pointe store 6MR (248) 616-9665 sshoudy@hotmail.com hansons-running.com
Sat., December 18 Bay Area Runners Club Holiday 5K Run/Walk Bay City 10:00 am Bay County Community Center 5KR/W John Metevia (989) 832-2267 jmetevia@yahoo.com barc-mi.com
HUFF 50K Trail Run
Huntington, IN 8:00 am Kekionga Trail, J. Edward Roush Lake, Kil-So-Quah Campground 50 KR, 50K Relay, 11MR (260) 436-4824 MitchVHarper@gmail.com www.huff50k.com
Fri., December 31
Fifth Third New Year’s Eve Family Fun Run/Walk Detroit 3:00 pm Belle Isle Park, 4MR/W, 1MR/W Jeanne Bocci (313) 886-5560 jeannebocci@ excite.com belleislefunrun.com
New Year’s Resolution Run Flint 2:00 pm Downtown YMCA 8KR, 5KR/W (810) 659-6493 GRaceMgt@aol.com riverbendstriders.com
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2010 Triathlon & Duathlon Calendar March Y-TRI, Farmington Hills, March 14 Life Time Fitness Indoor Triathlon, Rochester Hills, March 21
April Drawing by Larry Lewis
Dooby Du Bikesport Duathlon, Toledo, OH, April 18 Life Time Fitness Indoor Triathlon, Shelby Canton Twp., April 11 Life Time Fitness Indoor Triathlon, Troy, April 18 Life Time Fitness Indoor Triathlon, Canton Township, April 25 Steelcase Grand Duathlon, Kentwood, April 25
May Willow Duathlon, New Boston, May 1 Starker-Mann Challenge, Gaylord, May 15 NAS Grosse Ile Duathlon, Grosse Ile, May 22 XTERRA Last Stand Triathlon / Duathlon, Augusta, May 23 Island Lake Triathlon, Brighton, May 29 Seahorse Challenge Triathlon and Duathlon, Climax, May 30
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June Ann Arbor Triathlon / Duathlon, Pinckney, June 6 Hawk Island Triathlon, Lansing, June 6 Racing for Recovery Half & Sprint Triathlon, Monroe, June 6 Double Time Tri, Three Rivers, June 12 Superkidstry, Detroit, June 12 Superkidstry, Monroe, June 12, Motor City Triathlon, Detroit, June 13 Johan’s TriFest, Hopkins, June 19 Tulip City Tiny Tikes Triathlon, Holland, June 19 Big Fish Triathlon, Duathlon, Sprint, Hadley Township, June 20 XTERRA Torn Shirt Triathlon /Duathlon, Brighton, June 20 Triceratops Triathlon, Brighton, June 23 Bear Lake Tri, North Muskegon, June 27 Iron Goddess Triathlon, Waterloo, June 27, Kensington Triathlon Presented by Rudy Projects, Milford, June 27 Ronald McDonald Foundation Tri-Michigan, Detroit Metro Area, June 27 She Rocks Triathlon/Duathlon, Chelsea, June 27
July Bostwick Lake Triathlon, Rockford, July 3 Firecracker Triathlon, Benton Harbor, July 3 Howell Independence Aquathlon and Open Water Swim, Howell, July 4 Anchor Bay Triathlon, New Baltimore, July 10 Rockford Area Kids Triathlon, Rockford, July 10 Waterloo Triathlon / Duathlon, Grass Lake, July 11 Grand Haven Triathlon & Duathlon, Grand Haven, July 11 Gazelle Sports Tri del Sol, Middleville, July 17 Superkidstry, Hartland, July 17 Clark Lake Triathlon & Duathlon, Clark Lake, July 18 Happy Trails Triathlon, Milford, July 18 Michigan Senior Olympics Summer Games Triathlon, Rochester, July 18 Tri 4 Life Triathlon, Otter Lake, July 18 Pterodactyl Triathlon, Brighton, July 21 Race to Rejoice Triathlon, Mattawan, July 24 Crosstown Kids Triathlon, Howell, July 25 Mackinaw Multi-Sport Mix, Mackinaw City, July 25 Rudyard Lions Summerfest Triathlon & 5K, Rudyard, July 25 Lumberman Triathlon, Cadillac, July 31 Whirlpool Steelhead 70.3 Triathlon, Benton Harbor, July 31
Craig Greenfield Memorial Triathlon & Duathlon, Clarkston, August 1 Women’s Only Triathlon & Dri-Tri, Sylvania, OH, August 1 Aspirus Keweenaw Copperman Triathlon, Copper Harbor, August 7 Shermanator Triathlon & 5K Run, Augusta, August 7 Sylvania Superkids Triathlon / Duathlon, Sylvania, OH, August 7 Sylvania Triathlon/Duathlon, Sylvania, OH, August 8 Sanford and Sun Triathlon, Sanford, August 14 St. Joseph Island Triathlon, Duathlon and Kids of Steel Triathlon, St. Joseph Island, ON, August 14 West Michigan Kids Triathlon, Fremont, August 14 West Michigan I TRI 4 FUN Triathlon, Fremont, August 14 Battle of Waterloo, Waterloo, August 15 Island Lake of Novi Triathlon & Open Water Swim, Novi, August 15 Petoskey Triathlon & Duathlon, Petoskey, August 15 T-Rex Sprint Triathlon, Brighton, August 18 Livonia Youth Triathlon, Livonia, August 21 Mark Mellon Triathlon & Duathlon, August 21 Three Rivers Triathlon & Duathlon, Three Rivers, August 21 Blue Water Triathlon, Port Huron, August 22 Ludington Lighthouse Triathlon & Duathlon, Ludington, August 22 Coldwater Mini - Triathlon, Coldwater, August 28 Breakwater Triathlon 70.3, Petoskey, August 29 Girls Best Friend Triathlon, Vicksburg, August 29
September Grand Marais Junior Triathlon, Grand Marais, September 4 Niles Triathlon, Niles, September 4 SuperKids Try Barefoot Triathlon, Traverse City, September 4 Barefoot Triathlons, Traverse City, September 5 Grand Marais Triathlon, Grand Marais, September 5 Rhoades McKee Reeds Lake Triathlon, East Grand Rapids, Sept. 11 Tawas Triathlon Festival, East Tawas, September 11 Autumn Colors Triathlon and Duathlon, Holly, September 18 Dunes Duathlon, Saugatuck, September 18 Aspen Attack MTB Duathlon and Race, Gaylord, September 26, 2010
October Great Pumpkin / Spooky Sprint Duathlons, Detroit, October 10 USCTRI-MSU, East Lansing, October 10 Westside YMCA Booathlon Duathlon, Potterville, October 23
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Run Like the Dickens, Holly
Verran Enjoys ‘Dickens’ of Return
Despite a temperature well below freezing, Verran had plenty of company. Some 1,059 runners turned out for the 10K and 5K races.
Rachel Quaintance, 18, of White Lake entered and won her first women’s 10K in 40:35. Next came Karen Meraw, 24, of Warren in 40:57 and Cadia Humpula, 26, of Saint Charles in 42:06. Deb Deren, 50, of White Lake was masters queen in 44:34. Quaintance, an Eastern Michigan University freshman, came from behind to triumph. “She (Meraw) was ahead of me and I caught up to her,” she said. “We ran together, then I took the lead after four-and-a-half miles.” Quaintance’s parents also ran well at Run Like the Dickens. Her father, Tim, won his 45-49 age group in the 5K and her mother, Ruth, was the 5K women’s masters champ. Richie Brinker, 33, of Snover and Jackie Rzepecki, 31, of Rochester Hills were the overall 5K winners.
Photo by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios
Brinker, who buried the men’s field early, finished in 16:05. Next came Blake Yard, 16, of South Lyon in 17:17 and Stefan Morrell, 17, of White Lake in 17:19. David Adkins, 42, of Livonia was fifth overall and top master in 18:00. Rzepecki had to fight off Eryn Caton, 28, of Rochester over the final couple miles. “I had to run like the Dickens to hold her off,” said Rzepecki. “We were side by side (going into the final mile),” said Caton. “On the last 800 (meters), she started to pull away.”
Clint Verran’s 31:49 set a 10K course record.
“It’s always cold here. But this is one of the greatest races in Michigan,” Verran said. He had won the Run Like the Dickens 8K in 2006 and 2007. Last year, the 8K became a 10K, won by Nick Stanko in 32:06. Verran led this year’s 10K from the start, although Samuel Parlette, 16, of Milford stayed on his heels for the first half-mile.
Rzepecki finished in 18:36, Caton in 18:42. Brooke Kovacic, 14, of Oxford took third in 20:18. Race director Rob Basydlo, 43, of Highland finished ninth in the 5K in 18:35. Not far behind him, his daughter Cassidy, 12, won her 11-12 age group in 24:34. Winning the 5K walk were Rick Huber, 53, of Montrose (28:55) and Beth Przybylski, 46, of Grand Blanc (31:45). The day’s fun also included a Tiny Tim Trot. Run Like the Dickens raises money for Holly High School track and field teams. For complete results, go to www.runlikethedickens.com. MR
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“I’ve been riding my bicycle hard every day since surgery three months ago,” said the veteran Hansons-Brooks Development Project runner. “So the aerobic engine was there. But I had no idea what shape my legs were in.”
Fourth overall was masters champ John Niven, 45, of Swartz Creek in 38:07.
5K winner, Jackie Rzepecki (r), runs with John Brabbs.
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HOLLY (12/12/09) — Coming back from hip surgery, Clint Verran, 34, of Rochester, hoped to get under 33 minutes at the Run Like The Dickens 10K. But he brought serious heat to a frigid morning and blazed a 31:49 course record.
Parlette eventually finished second in 35:40, followed by Mike Messina, 19, of Sterling Heights, third in 37:39.
Photo by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios
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Richie Brinker won the 5K by over a minute in 16:05.
Rachel Quaintance (l), 40:35, edged Karen Meraw, 40:57, for the 10K win.
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Footlocker Cross Country Championships, San Diego, California
Megan Goethals’ Footlocker Race Photos by Victah Sailer / photorun.net
Megan Goethals and Chelsey Sveinsson provided one of the most exciting finishes in the history of the Footlocker Cross Country Championships. Sveinsson took an aggressive lead with 600m to go, only to have Goethals close the 5 second gap in the final 150m. Victah Sailer of Photo Run captured the drama of Megan’s win.
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Introducing the Crim 10-Mile Archives Database
By Riley McClincha
runners figured 42 percent.
Outside of the Crim and New York City Marathon, I know of no other U.S. races that began before the age of PCs that have all their finishers on one online file.
C. Women will outnumber men for the very first time at the 2010 Crim 10-Mile. That is a pretty safe bet since last year the men only outnumbered the women by 0.3 percent. In every year since 1988 — the year after the Crim became a multiple-event race — women have averaged 1.5-percent increase per year in the 10-mile. At the very first Crim in 1977, less than 10 percent of the field were women. If the rate continues as it has in the last five years, at the 50th Crim men will represent less than 10 percent of the field.
Nearly 160,000 runners have run down the Saginaw Street bricks and crossed the 10-mile finish line in Crim’s 33 years of existence. All are in the Crim Archive Database file.
I knew if the Crim database was ever to become a reality, I had to make it happen, for outside of the Crim office nobody had as much result information as me.
Gathering information to build such a database would be relatively easy for the last 14 years. All runners can go to Web sites and gather race times for electronically chip-timed races 1996 to present. At the Crim site, researchers can gather all times before 1996.
I diligently began gathering results back in 1991. It was 15th Crim and I had been left off the list of entrants who had run all of them. A little miffed, I gathered the results I had, which were from old stashed-away Michigan Runners and Flint Journals. I was still missing a few years, so I went to the Flint Public Library and found them on microfilm.
Q — Who has run the most Crim 10 Milers in under 60 minutes? (Answer at end.)
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n Dec. 22, 2009 the Crim 10-Mile database went online. It is now possible for anyone to search and gather their Crim times from the present back to 1977.
Ninety thousand of the database records were inputted digitally. So where did the other 70,000 records — the ones from 1977 to 1995 — come from? I’m embarrassed yet proud to say I typed them all in by hand. It took an estimated 700 hours over 18 months to accomplish. A testament to the race I love, or to being crazy? (I’m not answering that.) “Why?” is the big question most folks ask. The main reason for the database was to find and honor people who have run 30 or more Crims, but my hope is that it will be used for more. Many more questions can now be answered. The record will also be there for any researcher looking at race trends since the running boom of the 1970s. Here are just a few things I have found through researching the database: A. There has been a dramatic increase in median finish times since the 1970s. The middle-of-the-pack finisher in 1979 was 1:16:40. It was 1:38:12 in 2009. That bit of information might be useful to one wondering, and writing about, why times have slowed down over 30 years. B. The database also shows how the race, though deemed an international event from the beginning, has grown away from localization. In 1977, 58 percent of participants were from the Flint area. Last year, 58 percent of the runners were from outside Flint; local
I used the information to prove to thenCrim race director Lois Craig that I had indeed run all 15 Crim 10-milers and should be included with the 33 others being recognized. From then on, I continued collecting results with just the intent of keeping track of those who had run every Crim.
The Crim office helped by giving me all the finish-line computer printouts that they had. I scanned those, then the three years missing from personal hard copies of Michigan Runners and Flint Journals. Finding 30-year runners by looking through the scanned documents was a hitand-miss process, but eventually I verified eight runners who qualified for the honor. I later found out that I had missed two runners. From my errors and the work involved, I learned that if I was to continue doing this year after year, a database was needed for the research. In November 2007, using MS Access, I began inputting runners’ information from scanned documents. Flash forward 18 months. In April 2009 I finished typing. It was a big deal to me, inputting that 69,298th record of the database. I gave myself the big “Tada!” that I deserved. Some might say what I did was tedious, trivial work, but I actually enjoyed the process. (Of course, I once memorized pi to 10,000 decimal places. It doesn’t take much to entertain me.) I need to thank a few people for their help over the past few years, starting with Deb Kiertzner: without her support I’d never have gotten started. Thanks goes to Crim’s Marti Austin, who helped me find computer printouts, boxed and stored at an off-premise facility; and to John Jerome, who converted a few online records to spreadsheet files. Kudos also to Gault Race Management. Anne and John Gault have given their full support in the project by providing spreadsheet files from their online years.
The idea of a database first came up in the late 1990s when Anne Gault was race director. After seeing the monumental task and cost, the idea was dropped. To start with, the Crim office didn’t even have computer printouts of every year’s finishers, let alone on computer. Fast-forward to August 2006; Flint Journal writer Chris Machniak wrote a story about runners who had ran 29 of the 30 Crims — runners who had missed only a single race. This group had been watching from the sidelines as we who had never missed a Crim received honors at its 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th and 30th runnings. Feeling that the group who had missed only one Crim should somehow be recognized, I asked present race director Deb Kiertzner what she thought. She, like her predecessors, had always endorsed the idea of honoring longtime Crim 10-milers, but did not have the means to find runners who qualified. I told her to leave that to me.
I hope non-Crim runners, as well as those making up the 160,000 Crim finish times, take advantage of the online database. Some of your questions may not be answerable by the online version, but many fields and subdatabases are not in the online version, so please feel free to contact me. And remember, much of it was typed by human fingers, so if you find mistakes or omissions, let me know at magic11@juno.com. You can also help by reporting name changes or multiple versions of first names so they can be merged and found by a single search. Happy searching at www.Crim.org/raceresults.
A — Michigan runner Terry Elsey of Oakland County has run an amazing 19 Crims in under a six-minute pace! MR
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Joe Thornburg: Larger Than Life In Remembrance “I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have kept the faith.” (2 Tim 4:7)
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A popular resident of Henry Ford Village in Dearborn, Joe died there peacefully April 28, 2009, after a short illness. On Sept. 23, 2006, he celebrated his 90th birthday at Diehl’s Cider Fest. As he neared the end of the 4-mile run that day, Joe was cheered by dozens of friends and relatives who formed a human tunnel. His smile beamed brighter than the early autumn sunshine as he crossed the finish line. Joe would have turned 93 on Sept. 27, so he was especially missed at races this past fall. Runners keenly felt the absence of their beloved local legend. Longtime friend and fellow runner Maggy Higgins Zidar often drove Joe to races (and supplied the birthday cakes.) “The whole time he was running he’d be smiling, no matter what the weather,” said Maggy. “I’d be complaining; Joe would be smiling. That was his trademark.” Maggy met Joe in 1990 on an Aer Lingus flight to Ireland, where both celebrated their Irish heritage as they ran the Dublin Marathon. Joe, then 74, sought out Maggy on the jumbo jet over the Atlantic, having heard about her and her intention to run the marathon from a mutual friend. He spotted Maggy’s fingernails painted with the Irish tricolors, and an unbreakable bond of friendship was born. “I remember taking Joe to the Oak Apple Run,” said Maggy. “I would turn my back for one minute, and there would be six people around him. How can someone make friends that fast? His enthusiasm was contagious.
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o what you can today. Don’t wait for tomorrow.” That was one of Joseph R. Thornburg’s beliefs, and a key reason he was still fit and running in his nineties.
Joe Thornburg celebrates his 90th birthday at Diehl’s Cider Fest Run, September 23, 2006. would come up to Joe and say, ‘Thank you for helping me through the race.’ They would be so grateful.”
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1938 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Joe ranked first in his College of Pharmacy class (something he never divulged to friends) and lettered in track. His blood ran blue-and-gold all his life. He often took family and friends to reunions in South Bend, Ind., never missing the chance to run the concurrent Sunburst 10K and charge into the Notre Dame stadium to finish on the 50-yard line. He took the scenic route home, stopping at his favorite Amish restaurant and treating his companions to delicious home-style dinners. At the expansive Henry Ford Village, Joe was known for visiting with no fewer than 50 people at mealtimes. He’d jog or walk laps outside, even in the snow and ice. “Joe always carried a small leather notebook to record his mileage and other important information,” said running friend Nina Bovio, who first met Joe in the early ‘90s in Notre Dame’s stadium at a Sunburst run.
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“Joe’s warmth and smile was a magnet,” added Nina, so impressed with his times that she still remembers them. “In 1998, Joe ran the Notre Dame 10K in one hour. In 2003, he ran it in 1:06:17.” She recalled running an emotional Fourth of July race with Joe in Frankenmuth just six days after the death of his wife of 59 years, Mary. Nina had entered the 20K but decided just before the gun to accompany Joe in the 10K. “Joe was a steady runner,” she said. “He never stopped for water, despite the heat. We passed several girls, walking, and he teased them for being too slow. “As we entered our fourth mile, I noticed a street named ‘Mary.’ I pointed out the sign to Joe and said, ‘Mary is with us.’ Joe responded, ‘Mary is in heaven.’ His finishing time was 1:31:11,” Nina said. Joe counted among his closest friends running stalwarts Dolores and Harrison Hensley, a special couple Joe was assured of seeing at a race nearly weekend; Dolores volunteering at registration and the finish line, and Harrison racing.
“Joe always loved the fact that Dolores would give him a kiss, even in front of Harrison,” said Maggy. “The Hensleys were among Joe’s dear running friends,” added Maggy, who cherishes memories of taking Joe to Dolores’ birthday party after she (Maggy) and Joe ran The Big Bird. The Hensleys put on the Run thru Hell each August, and “of course, Joe was one of their favorites,” Maggy recalled. “The last few times when I drove him, Joe would quietly tell me that Dolores refused his money at late registration. Joe often talked about how sweet she was, and how Harrison was beginning to mellow.”
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oe’s funeral mass was celebrated by Fr. Ed Prus at St. Columban Catholic Church in Berkley.
“When you love, you are always talking about the one you love,” said Fr. Prus. “Joe had tremendous love in his heart. Whether it was Notre Dame, running, Ireland, his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren or friends, these were the things and people he loved and constantly spoke about. Today we celebrate Joe’s life, his strong Catholic faith, and God’s love for Joe.” Fr. Prus, one of the leanest, most athleticlooking 80-year-olds you’ll find, befriended Mary and Joe Thornburg at Royal Oak’s Shrine of the Little Flower Catholic Church,
Photo from Michigan Runner archives
“It really impressed me to see his daily entries in that logbook that said ‘no run,’ even after he was sidelined by age.
Joe Thornburg smiles for his photo in Notre Dame’s Yearbook, The Dome, 1938.
where the Thornburgs were raising their young family, and Fr. Prus served as pastor. Joe and Mary’s daughter, Pat Thornburg of Belleville, said her parents volunteered often for the church. “Dad did the weekday readings and Mom reconciled the collections,” Pat said. “Dad wouldn’t miss a Tuesday supporting the local Meals on Wheels, and both were active with Focus Hope in Detroit.”
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oe attended Notre Dame against all odds. Born in 1916 in Union City, Ind., he was an only child whose parents divorced early on. “My Dad really was raised by his grandmother, Maggie Costello,” said son John Thornburg of Utah. “His mother, Kathleen Jones, opened a beauty shop and worked very hard to save the money so he could go to Notre Dame.” “It was his mother’s and grandmother’s mission to get my Dad to Notre Dame,” Pat said. “This was the plan before he even went to high school, and he went along with it. My grandmother even convinced the high school to offer physics so my father would be better prepared.” As a new pharmacy graduate, Joe “got to know Charles Walgreen, the drugstore CEO,” John said. “World War II had just started and Dad was off to war. Mr. Walgreen provided him a guarantee that when he came back from the service, he’d have a job.” Joe joined the U.S. Army Medical Corps attached to the Fighting 69th, rose to first lieutenant and was awarded the Bronze Star after tours in Okinawa, Japan and the Philippines. “He ran the ambulance unit for the Fighting 69th on the front line,” said Pat, an
assistant professor of nursing and a Ph.D. at Wayne State University. “He told me, ‘My job was to pick up the bodies.’ “Dad helped set up the first medical station in Tokyo,” she added. “He said it was devastating.” The Army offered the young lieutenant a promotion, but Joe had had his fill of war and was eager to get home to his sweetheart, Mary Kaczanowski of Hamtramck, whom he eventually married Feb. 2, 1946. Pat said that coincidentally, years later, Joe played golf in Royal Oak with a fellow soldier he’d rescued during the war. “In time, the man’s health declined, and Dad delivered Meals on Wheels to the same guy,” she said.
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oe and Mary were close to Sister Mary Choiniere, pastoral associate at St. Alan’s Church in Troy, where for many years in retirement they attended mass and received communion daily. “Joe was a shining example for us all,” said Sr. Mary. “He never missed mass. He loved his God, he loved running and he loved his family. You never saw a more devoted husband.” Sr. Mary introduced John Kearn, a fellow parishioner at St. Alan, to Joe. “Joe was my mentor. He took me to deliver Meals on
Wheels,” said Kearn. “Joe was older than a lot of the homebound people he visited. He gave me a good piece of advice: ‘Chat with them, but don’t ask them how they are. You’ll be there all afternoon.’ “Joe and Mary always did the little things that make a difference,” Kearn added. “I learned from their example that we need to give what we have to each other.”
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ver the years, Dad worked very hard as a representative for a number of pharmaceutical companies,” his son, John remembered, “and we moved from Detroit to Royal Oak. He had eight years of piano training in grade school and I remember him playing Irish songs at the holidays. “Dad loved to golf,” John went on. “Every Saturday he’d go out with his buddies and play. After golf, he’d clean his clubs, mow and edge the lawn, then have a beer with the neighbor. He took a lot of pride in taking care of the house and yard. He paid attention to details. One of the key things he taught me was that everything had to be in its place.” Joe played high school basketball, pitched with a traveling softball team, bowled 300, had a hole-in-one, “and before my Mom, could win at craps and was a pool shark,” said Pat. But other sports took a back seat when his late son Jim got him running seriously at age 60. The two ran the New York Marathon together in 1987. “Dad won tons of medals and plaques,” John said. “He ran more than 500 races, including the Detroit Free Press Marathon twice in the 1980s. It was an unbelievable accomplishment to have run six marathons, as well as numerous half-marathons, in his late 70’s and 80’s. He appreciated everything, every day.”
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oe, John and grandson Jeremy, then 12, ran together at the 2005 New Year’s Eve Run on Belle Isle. To make a great day even better, Jeremy and Joe won their age groups, and three generations of Thornburg men were interviewed on television. The Thornburg work ethic lives on in the couple’s children, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. “Dad would say, ‘You are getting your work done, then playing,’” said Pat. “Dad had that ability to work hard and play hard. He embodied that. “His favorite saying was, ‘I was a lucky cuss.’ I’d say, Dad, you worked at being lucky. It’s there for the taking, but you have to work for it.”
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basketball team in high school, scrapbooks of family and friends, my mom, his mom, his grandmother, his grandchildren, great-grandchildren, my brothers and me, his friends, John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara, races and Notre Dame.
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“Having all those things around in clear view, talking to people, praying and Guinness kept him smiling even through the losses of family members, friends and his own mental and physical abilities.”
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“He believed that having a rosary in his pocket saved him too,” Pat added. “Once when delivering Meals on Wheels, Dad was robbed at gunpoint. But the robbers left him alone once they saw his beads. All they took was his money.” Favorite spots for Guinness were Four Green Fields and Kiernan’s pubs, where Joe — with his affable personality, slight build, light hair and Notre Dame apparel — was sometimes mistaken for legendary ND football coach Lou Holtz and treated to drinks. At a golf course he frequented, employees mistook Joe for a priest. “He met a lot of people; he’d introduce himself to strangers. He’d ask them how they were and put a smile on their faces,” John said. Upon Joe’s death, the Monogram Club of Notre Dame over-nighted a scroll to be read at his funeral, signed by President Fr. John Jenkins and the athletic director, which read, “This is to attest to Joseph Thornburg, ’38, endowed with the Notre Dame Varsity insignia as his alma mater’s tribute to his loyalty in track. Her inspiration, His deeds. A solemn tradition of Notre Dame.” In addition to his children Pat and John, Joe is survived by grandchildren Christine Darling (James Meyers), Kevin Darling, James Thornburg and Jeremy Thornburg; and great-grandchildren Jessica Hackney, Lauren Hackney and Savannah Meyers. God’s speed, Joe. Thank you for an exemplary life of love, excellence and service. And until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand. NOTE: Reporter Marybeth Dillon-Butler was en route to the Dublin Marathon on the Aer Lingus flight, seated with friend Maggy Higgins Zidar, when Joe Thornburg walked into their lives, never to leave. Along with his daughter Pat, Maggy, and Joe’s close friend Nina Bovio, Marybeth delighted in Joe and considered herself blessed to be among his “Lucky Cussettes.” MR
me on, but all of the other runners did as well,” he said.
NOVI (2/7/10) — Under mostly cloudy skies with temperatures in the teens, nearly 1,200 runners turned up for hot dogs, chips, muffins, cookies, pint glasses and ... oh yeah — a 5K run. Now in its 11th year, Running Fit’s Super 5K race remained faithful to its promise of great junk food and pint glasses for all finishers after they completed the relatively-flat 3.1-mile course. We runners like our free eats, but it was serious stuff for Angela Matthews. The Westland resident raced to the finish in 17:43, setting a new course record and lead-
Race director and Running Fit owner Randy Step concurred with Blaszcyk’s sentiments. “What struck me the most,” Step said, “was the very fun, low-key and festive mood. The people who show up on a cold winter day for a race are special, fun people.” Keeping in the spirit, Step asked members of the “St. Paulie Girls” Dances With Dirt Team to serve the eats since Hooters, last year’s finish-line food sponsor, had to pull out, undeniably a sign of the times. Complete in petticoat, skirt and stockings, Kelly Ottaviano, enjoyed “socializing with the runners” and said she would definitely make a repeat performance next year if asked. For complete results visit http://www.runsuperbowl.com. MR
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Joe’s prayer life and faith sustained his family, added Pat, who at age 6 gave her parents a terrible scare and was not supposed to live. “Dad said two rosaries every day. One was for me and the second for my mom, who suffered an aneurysm in her 60’s.
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Angela Matthews set a 17:43 course record. ing the women to the finish for the third straight year. Also keeping with tradition was Running Fit employee Mike Blaszczyk of Novi, who claimed overall honors in 16:19. Blaszczyk said he was happy to uphold the stores’ male employee five-year win streak, and thanked Ian Forsyth, last year’s champion, “for not attending.” The course features a long out-and-back stretch on 11-Mile Road. Blaszcyk said it was “cool to see all the people” on his way to the finish. “Everyone was really supportive. It was great seeing my friends and co-workers cheer Michigan Runner - March / April 2010
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Fifth Third Bank New Year’s Eve Family Fun Run and Walk, Detroit
New Year’s Eve Run Marks 40 Years DETROIT (12/31/09) — When Jeanne Bocci started the New Year’s Eve Family Fun Run/Walk in 1970, Richard Nixon was entering the third year of his presidency, the Beatles had recently broken up and the Detroit Lions had just completed a winning (10-4) season. Bocci held the race near her house with about 16 entrants and gave out fruitcake as an award. This year, more than 1,400 runners and walkers came out to Belle Isle for the 40th anniversary of the Fifth Third Bank New Year’s Eve Family Fun Run/Walk. Many of those entrants, including four-mile race winners Clint Verran, 34, of Lake Orion and Dot McMahan, 33, of Rochester, weren’t even born when this event began. Verran and McMahan, who both run for the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project, returned from challenges faced months earlier: hip surgery for Verran, childbirth for McMahan. Both looked on top of their games racing into the cold winds on Belle Isle, finishing more
than a minute ahead of their closest rivals. Verran (19:53) topped Christopher Lutz of Auburn Hills (21:32) and Shane Logan, 31, of Pontiac (21:47). Lutz, a triathlete who trains with Verran, tried to stay on his heels early in the race. “We were out in 4:53, then began to run into a nice headwind,” Lutz said. “Clint really took off after the second mile.” Verran, who has won this race before, knows Belle Isle well. “I used to train here all the time when I was at Wayne State University (working on his masters degree in physical therapy) from 1998 to 2001,” he said. McMahan captured the women’s four mile in 21:54. “That’s an unbelievable time!” said Verran after watching her cross the finish line. Only three men ran faster. “It’s a great way to springboard into the new year,” the winner said. The next woman to cross was Sterling Heights Stevensville High School senior Melanie Brender, 17, in a personal-record 24:42.
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By Charles Douglas McEwen
Jeanne Bocci helps her granddaughter finish the 1 mile run.
“I went out like an idiot,” Brender said. “My first mile was 5:55, which is ridiculously fast.” Photo by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios
Still, she finished strong and looks forward to running this race again. “I’ve done it every year since I was a freshman,” Brender said. “I love this race! The people who put it on are so friendly. They had a ton of food at the finish. They really take care of you.”
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Christine Vincent, 46, of Jackson (27:02). Livonia residents T.J Gurski (40:09) and Misty Hoyer (41:31) paced the four-mile walk. Joining Fifth Third Bank as sponsors were Hansons Running Shop, Waligorski Roofing, Galeana’s Van Dyke Dodge and Michigan Runner. Bocci gets race volunteers from the Downtown Runners and Walkers, Belle Isle Runners, Lakeshore Striders and employees of Fifth Third Bank.
Chelsea Earls, 26, of Ann Arbor finished third in 24:57. “This was the first time I’ve run this race,” she said. “It was a lot bigger than I thought it would be. I would definitely run it again next year.”
“I want to thank Jeanne and her volunteers for 40 great years,” said Verran. “Anytime I’m in town, I’ll come down and run her race. Promise!”
The top men’s and women’s masters were Brian Wilson, 40, of Livonia (23:57) and
For complete results, go to www.everalracemgt.com. MR
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The Heart of a Runner By Steve Hulst
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s I write this, I’m in the beginning stages of cardiac rehab, Phase I, kindergarten for those recovering from a heart attack. Never in my wildest dreams would I have seen myself in this situation. I look around the room and see men 10, 20 or 30 years older than me. How could this have happened to me — a runner for 37 of his 53 years? The answer: genetics. A family heritage that has seen uncles, aunts and a mother have heart issues. Two weeks earlier I had been out for the usual 6 a.m. run with my buddies. As it started my chest felt tight, and I thought I was coming down with bronchitis or H1N1. Elementary teachers are susceptible to these kinds of things. During the run my chest became tighter. Having the philosophy “no pain, no gain,” I
reflect on why running and my heart are so intertwined.
tried to push through it, but eventually cut the run short for 3.5 miles. Still thinking I was dealing with some kind of flu, I cleaned up and headed off to teach my third-grade class. Not long after, I called my doctor for an appointment later in the day. His nurse asked me questions, then said words that made me think it was more serious: “Steve, you need to go to ER.” Between calls to my wife, school secretaries and teaching partner, I knew it was time to get to the hospital. At this point everything became a blur of being admitted, doctors, nurses, nurse techs working all around me and off to heart cath. The diagnosis was a small blockage of a tiny vein in the septal region of my heart. The heart itself and arteries were in great shape. My heart has always beaten as a runner, and now it may hold me back from doing what I love. The past few weeks have been filled with emotions and given me time to
As long as I can remember, running has been tied to my spirituality and faith. The quote from the film “Chariots of Fire” (I have seen it five times) that I have held on to is, “God created me to run. When I run I feel His power.” A long easy run on my own was often a time to meditate. Running has also been a time of connecting and building relationships. Many of my running buddies have been part of my life for 15 to 20 years. Waking up early, training many miles in preparation for the racing season and braving all types of weather have developed lifetime friendships. Being part of a running community has allowed me see the best attributes in the human race: dedication, perseverance, personal achievement and pride. These experiences and many others have kept my heart beating as a runner, and hopefully soon I will be back to doing what my heart beats for every day. MR
Michigan Runner Race Series 2010 St. Patrick's Corktown Races, 5K, Detroit - March 14 Kent City Ridge Run, 15K, Kent City - March 27 Fifth Third River Bank Run 25K, Grand Rapids - May 8 Dexter Ann Arbor Half Marathon, Ann Arbor - June 6 Kalamazoo Klassic 10K, Kalamazoo - June 19 Solstice Run 5K, Northville- June 26 National Cherry Festival, 15K, Traverse City - July 10 Steve’s Run 10K, Dowagiac - July 31 Crim Festival of Races 10 Mile, Flint - August 28 Labor Day 30K, Milford - September 4 Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon, Detroit - October 17 Great Turtle Half Marathon, Mackinac Island - October 23 Point System, Results & Standings posted online: http://michiganrunner.net/read_new/2010-michigan-runnerrace-series Michigan Runner - March / April 2010
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Winter Witch’s Hat, South Lyon
SOUTH LYON (2/6/10) — A strong, biting wind made cheeks red, sent shivers down spines and prevented PR’s. Despite it, a record 328 runners bundled up for the fifth annual Winter Witch’s Hat Run, sponsored by the South Lyon High School boys cross country program. “It was probably the windiest race I’ve ever run,” said Andrew Porinsky. “It was also a little on the cool side. But it’s winter in Michigan. You might as well make the most of it.” Porinsky did, taking a big lead during the first half-mile and going on to win the men’s 5K in 16:45. “I was hoping to do sub-16:50,” he said. “I can’t complain about being in the 16:40s on a day like this.”
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Winter Witch’s Hat Throng Braves Wind Cold as Witch’s Heart
Winter conditions brought out the winter gear for the 5th annual Winter Witch’s Hat Run.
Matt West, 34, of Ypsilanti took second in 17:29. Thomas Preiss, 40, of South Lyon took third and led masters runners in 17:37.
competed. Race volunteers had to endure the frigid weather as well, Sadler noted.
Millis and Christina Swain, both 15, tied for third in 22:53. Mary Thayer, 40, of Northville was the women’s masters winner in 23:10.
Preiss, who has won this race twice in the past, runs it every year. “There were years when it was cold and snowy, but it’s never been this windy,” he said. “For people like me who don’t weigh much, wind like this makes it hard to stay on your feet.”
“I’m blessed with a great group of volunteers who do registration and help with the course,” Smith said.
Race director Scott Smith, who coaches the boys cross country teams at South Lyon and South Lyon East high schools, said more than two dozen area high school students
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“I’ve done the summer Witch several times,” she said. “This was my first time for the winter version. It was hard to breath out there. I tried to get behind some guys and let them block the wind for me.” Aittama finished in 20:51. Sadler, who runs for South Lyon High School, crossed second in 21:22. “It’s not close to my PR,” Sadler said. “But it’s good for February. I want to be much faster by April.” Sadler’s SLHS teammates, Caitlin 70
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Aittama, a former Western Michigan University runner, finished second in the summer Witch’s Hat last September.
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Two South Lyon residents battled for the women’s title. Erica Aittama, 37, passed Maggie Sadler, 16, midway through the course and continued to victory.
Maggie Sadler took second in 21:22.
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Erica Aittams won her first Winter Witch’s Hat run in 20:51.
Running with Tom Henderson
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Notes on the Run: Dogs
By Tom Henderson
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othing like writing my spring column as I get ready for another snowshoe race, this one in Alanson in Emmet County, the last of a three-week stretch of races, including a record-setting field at the Big Foot 5K in Traverse City and a tiny field at the third annual Frozen Foot 5K along Torch Lake, which had about the best chili I’ve ever had to help thaw out the innards. The column gets me thinking spring while I’m still able to enjoy what’s left of winter. And thinking spring gets me thinking summer trail races and where I need to make plans. Alas, I won’t need to worry about making room reservations in Eagle Harbor for this year’s Keweenaw Trail Running Festival, Jeff Crumbaugh’s wild, wacky and torturous three-race trail spectacular in midJuly in the Keweenaw Peninsula. Jeff has announced he has pulled the plug on the race, citing the travel difficulties of putting on the races while living in Wisconsin. Jeff is too polite a guy to cast stones, but I’m not nearly so nice, so let me cast away. The KTRF drew in big crowds by Upper Peninsula standards, with trail junkies coming from around the U.S. They stayed in motel rooms, ate in restaurants, took mine tours and sunset boat rides and pumped a lot of dough into the local, struggling economy. Six, seven years ago, I ran into Amby Burfoot, then the editor of Runner’s World magazine, at the Frozen Foot 5-mile road race in Traverse City. The Traverse City Track Club had him in as their guest speaker on Friday night and he ran the race the next day. I had sold Amby a bunch of stuff over the years, including profiles of Michigan’s great miler, Paul McMullen, and first-person accounts of running in cool places such as the mountains of southern Guatemala.
I told Amby about Jeff’s KTRF and said he should come and run it. Amby had a better idea: I should run it and write about it for RW and he’d pay me for the story, pay me mileage and pick up a couple of nights’ worth of lodging and meals. (Boy, was he in for a surprise when he got the mileage invoice for 1,200 miles; I had to explain to him by phone that it was closer to Atlanta, Ga., from my house than it was to Eagle Harbor.
been at this. In no particular order, I bemoan the loss of:
RW ran a big piece on the race series, with a bunch of cool photos by Michigan Runner Senior Photographer Carter Sherline. The next year, I rued having sold Amby the story. I couldn’t get my motel room: it had long since been reserved, and my wife and I could hardly find a place to eat, with hundreds of visitors holding their Running Worlds in their hands and eating at every place I recommended. It was a glorious race weekend, and every year it got better. Jeff kept the Saturday evening hill climb from Eagle Harbor to the top of Mt. Baldy the same, but greatly improved the 10K and 25K by moving them to Copper Harbor. The Keweenaw Lodge, a county-owned resort and golf course, served as headquarters, and the place’s lodging sold out every year. You’d think that would mean open arms. It didn’t. That’s what happens when governments own things. Last year, the lodge was supposed to provide breakfasts to all finishers of Sunday’s 25K, as it had in the past. With half the runners still on the course, the manager, a relative of one of the county officials, told Jeff they were shutting down the kitchen, and to Jeff’s fury, they did just that.
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Emily’s massive fun runs in downtown Detroit in the 1980s.
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The Grand Prix 5K on Grand Prix week end in downtown Detroit.
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The 10K-arrot run on Belle Isle.
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The Scotty Hanton half-marathon and marathon in Port Huron over Labor Day weekend, where many a PR and Bostonqualifying times were set.
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The Trenton Treadmill 8K.
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The Governor’s Cup 5-miler at the State Fair.
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Two of the three races of the Motor City Striders mid-week series, which is down to a one-night-only deal now.
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The Big Boy 10K at the Silverdome.
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The Blue Cross/Blue Shield series in downtown Detroit, scheduled so you could do three races in one morning: a 10K, 5K and one-miler.
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The Ultimate Runner in Jackson, a oneday trial/torture comprised of a 10K, a 100-meter dash, a 400-meter dash, a onemile on the track and a marathon.
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The Sibley Shoes 10K on Belle Isle.
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A Labor Day three-race series in Battle Creek, name of which escapes this spongy mind.
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The Redford Roadrunner Classic.
That was just one of many problems Jeff had last year. Life is too short. Knowing he faced the same headaches this year, he pulled the plug.
Oh, stop, it’s spring; time for happier thoughts. ~~
As for his polite excuse, Jeff comes a great deal farther into Michigan from Wisconsin to put on August’s glorious 10K and 25K runs to Tahquamenon Falls in the U.P.
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It was a grand 10 years, Jeff. Glad I met you at the Popeye 10K in Eagle Harbor the year before you had the first KTRF so you could tell me all about it and get me so fired up. Glad I made it to so many of them. Ticked off, now, that I decided to skip last year. ~~ hich reminds me of other great races that have come and gone over the growing number of years I’ve
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appier thoughts such as the race packages the Hanson brothers have put together. Why weren’t they doing this when I was running 80 races a year, most of them in the Detroit area? Keith and Kevin offer cut-rate deals on bulk entries to races. You can do the Grand Tour, 20 races for $125; the Traditional Circuit, 13 races for $90; the Mini Circuit, eight races for $55; or the Sample Circuit, five races for $25. For information, go to www, hansonracemanagement.com, or stop by any of their stores. MR
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Beyond the Chip
‘Booking It’ Can Boost Knowledge, Speed By Paul Aufdemberge
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ver several years of running, I have been positively influenced by many people. Coaches, teammates, training partners and even competitors have taught me much about running and racing. I could credit many of them here but inevitably would forget to include someone.
Neither training guide nor bio of a champion athlete, Dr. Sheehan’s work captures better than anyone the essence of running and why we love to run, with always the right quote from history or literature to help express his thought.
A little easier to quantify would be the books that have had an effect on my running. I have been educated and motivated by the writings of some of the best runners and writers. What follows is a list of my top ten favorite or personally most influential books. I’m sure there are some excellent works out there I’ve never read, but here are my selections:
2. “Daniels’ Running Formula,” by Jack Daniels, Ph.D. No other book has had such a direct affect on my training. I have used many of the workouts in it, particularly in his section on marathon training. In addition, Daniels provides a table of what he titles “VDOT Values,” which lists equivalent race performances for distances from 1500 meters to the marathon. He then recommends appropriate training paces for various types of workouts, based on a runner’s fitness level as determined by race times. Daniels’ programs are based on his almost unmatched background in exercise physiology, but also on experience and common sense. A couple of examples from the text: “Don’t train harder for the sake of training harder; train harder to achieve better fitness and better performance.” “Another way of looking at a race is to stay with your competitors until you can’t stay with them any longer, then pass them.” 3. “Running and Being,” by Dr. George Sheehan. I have a paperback copy of this one from many years ago. It is a collection of essays by the running philosopher and is different from any of the other books on my list.
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1. “The Self-Made Olympian,” by Ron Daws. One of the first running books I ever read, I couldn’t have done much better than this one. I found it in the Hillsdale College library and as a relatively-new runner I read about the training Daws did to progress from an average high school and college runner to a member of the 1968 U.S. Olympic team in the marathon. This book ranks high for both information and motivation. Unfortunately it may be difficult to find; after reading it as a college student I did not see it again until I spotted it in another library in 2007, where I had the pleasure of re-reading much of it.
6. “The Perfect Mile,” by Neal Bascomb. A riveting account of the race to run the first sub-4:00 mile, Bascomb expertly weaves together the stories of three men from different parts of the globe: England’s Roger Bannister, Australia’s John Landy and Wes Santee of the USA. Of particular interest to me were the exploits of Landy and Santee, whose accomplishments haven’t been as welldocumented as the more-famous Bannister’s. 7. “Staying the Course: A Runner’s Toughest Race,” by Dick Beardsley and Maureen Anderson. Beardsley, who is most famous for his 2:08 “Duel in the Sun” with Alberto Salazar at the 1982 Boston Marathon, tells his story with his characteristic humility and humor. His road to running success is enjoyable to read about, and his recovery from a terrible accident and addiction to prescription medication is inspiring. 8. “Running with the Buffaloes,” by Chris Lear. Lear spends a season with the Colorado University men’s cross country team and documents tragedy and triumph. Learning about the training and getting to know the personalities on the team makes for an exciting book.
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4. “Pre,” by Tom Jordan. A terrific account of the life of Steve Prefontaine, the Oregon distance great who died tragically in 1975. Jordan includes numerous stories and quotes from those who knew Pre. It is a more intricate and realistic portrayal of Pre than either of the movies made about his life. Just reading over the list of Pre’s races at the end of the book is a glance into greatness. 5. “The Miler,” by Steve Scott. As a high school student, I was once asked by a college coach if I’d like to race against Steve Scott. Clueless, I had no idea who Steve Scott was. If you are a student of the sport, don’t make the same mistake. This is an entertaining read and gives insight into the life of a world-class miler. It might make you want to go to the track and crank out some quarter-mile repeats. By the way, when I finally got my shot at racing Scott some 10 years later — at my distance (10K), in my weather (cold), he at the
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end of his career and me in my prime — he destroyed me and most of the other youngsters in the field.
9. “The Runner’s World Training Diary,” published by Wiley & Sons, intro by Joe Henderson. This is the running log I have used most frequently. I enjoy the tips for each week and the space to write goals for each week. Occasionally I’ll refer to an old log and am usually surprised by something I wrote in it, as workouts and races accumulate and memory fades. 10. “Juggernauts,” by Steve Adkisson. This account of a runner’s high school days in northern Kentucky in the ‘70s may not be well-known, but I had the good fortune to discover it through MR columnist Scott Hubbard. The author includes humorous stories and serious training, and I come away with respect for these hard-working runners and their coach. I’m certain that others would come up with lists that differ greatly from mine, but each of these books is memorable to me. Happy reading! Three-time Michigan Runner of the Year Paul Aufdemberge of Redford was named winner in December of the 2009 USATF Masters Male Long Distance Running Runner of the Year award. MR