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Editor’s Notes

The Line King

By Scott Sullivan

bought a box of trashcan liners at the store. “Do you want a bag for that?” the clerk asked. A bag for my box of bags? Does it ever end? It’s great we love running stuff so much that we have too much of it. It provides jobs inventing shoes with springs in them, Fitbits, fuel belts and more encumbrances to facilitate the most basic of activities. People make, package, sell and distribute things all the while developing new versions to replace them. So we buy bags of boxes of bags to haul off to landfills. My Wants-vs.-Needs rant is typically tripped by waiting in store lines while the guy ahead says, “I need four packs of Marlboros, three Lotto tickets, two Dove Bars and a Partridge Family CD I couldn’t find. You’ll have to summon someone (likely a clerk who’s on break) to fetch it.” Do I want or I need to kill him? Then it’s my turn to madden the mob behind. The Circle of Life is not like that song in “The Lion King” where a monkey hoists baby Simba above a savanna that will vanish when humans fill it with stores and landfills.

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As “The Line King” I rule over queues stretching to eternity to buy and return things we “need” that amount to garbage. I don’t mean segments of lines which end, but lines doubling back on themselves forever, like the equator. It is just as stressed to give as receive. What was Aunt Bea thinking when she bought me that fake mounted trout that flaps its tail and sings “How Dry I Am”? “Thanks for the gold, frankincense and myrrh,” I can hear Mary telling the not-so-wise men while thinking, “I really need baby powder.” “Simplify, simplify,” said Thoreau, who tried to work out his own complexities going to Walden. Simba was exiled and we too try to scale back activities to the most basic of them, running. Then we bury it under schlock we buy sold as “needs.” Hakuna matata (“no worries”) Simba learns before his father’s ghost calls him back to a kingdom that has turned corrupt in his absence. This, being Disney, ends more happily than the yarn it is based on, “Hamlet.” There’s a whole lotta dyin’ goin’ on in Shakespeare’s play. In “The Lion King” Simba is reconciled and the stage set for spin-off merchandise, Broadway musicals, endless sequels … As The Line King, I could bag it. But distance runners go on; every spin ‘round the sun is a new chance to see what our children make of the singing-trout world we’ve given them. They can’t thank us enough. It will be for their kids to see. - MR -

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Fast Friends: The Power of a Running Group By Anthony Targan

“Fast Friends” Running Group

unning can be solitary. Most of us start that way and enjoy the tranquility of running by ourselves. But there is something to be said for the collective power and energy of running groups that help us reach our goals and aspire to more, both as runners and as human beings.

Home Base: West Bloomfield, although the weekend group runs vary in location. Often they include Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Detroit, Franklin, Kensington Metropark and the West Bloomfield Trail.

This article is the first in a series featuring Michigan running groups. I am starting with my hometown group, but hope to feature others in coming isues.

Origins: When Bill Valade retired from Ford in 2005, he started training to run a marathon with his daughter. Bill met Jean Yamamoto at a Running Fit group run, they started collecting email addresses of other runners who might want to join them for weekend runs, and “it just blew up from there,” Bill said.

Group Name: “Fast Friends.” OK, I just made that up because we have an identity crisis with no official name. At first, we were the “West Bloomfield Running Fit” group since many of our runs started at the local RF store, but that implied sponsorship and the name was dropped. My favorite (albeit temporary) name: “The WALTONS” which stands for We All Love To Own New Shoes. Our motto is “We run even when the sun shines!”

At times there are more than 200 runners in the group, although Jean and Bill annually prune the list to a core of about 50 regulars as people come and go. At first it was runners who developed friendships, but now Bill treasures his running family as friends for life. “If for some reason my wife Mary Ann and I couldn’t run anymore, we’d still have some very strong friendships,” he said. “My daughter got me started, but these people keep me running.”

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Support Group: Fast Friends are all about running, but at times it’s more like a “moving party,” said Lance Lis, who enjoys the regular afterglows at coffee shops or breakfasts hosted at runners’ homes. Other times it’s more like a support group, as Lance found out when he slipped and fell on icy pavement. He thought he’d just twisted his ankle, but other runners convinced him to go to the hospital for x-rays that revealed a broken leg requiring multiple surgeries. “I was fortunate to be with a group that sacrificed their own workouts to care for me when I fell, arranged rides to get me back to my car and then to the hospital, and determined that I needed emergency medical care (overruling my own bad judgment),” Lance remembered. “Their concern and dedication resulted in timely treatment that cured the injuries enough that I was not only 100 percent, but even faster after the injury than before!”

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Angie Long spoke of how Fast Friends got her through a difficult period in her life. She trained with the group for her first marathon while her mom was undergoing chemo treatments for cancer. “She found out just a couple months before we ran the marathon that she was cancer-free,” Angie said. Traditions: In addition to group runs and races (Detroit, Boston and Bayshore marathons are favorites), Fast Friends has an annual fall banquet to celebrate successes and discuss future plans. There’s even a traveling trophy to recognize someone who has made a significant contribution to the group for the year; it’s awarded by the prior year’s winner. The group organized an unofficial out-andback beer mile from one member’s house, which raised money for the Rock CF Foundation. There’s also a runners book club that includes about 20 women, but non-running book topics are the norm. Nicknames: As with any fraternity, you know you’ve been accepted when you are tagged with a term of endearment. Some of my favorites from Fast Friends include Queen Bee, Special K, Mamamoto, Hot Hands, Rabbit Rick, Arvin, Fast Eddie, Nemo, Brownie, Coastguard Tom, NASA Jim, Tall Andy, Professor and Mary Ann, Pusher, Wild Bill, BZ, Sparkplug, Dr. Fruitfly, Batman & Robin, Chicago Joe (who is not from Chicago) and my

own, A-Train. Tom Artushin used to be “Hot Tamale” but now he’s just “F’n” (long story). Diversity: Almost every runner I interviewed talked about the diversity of the group. Shane Angove appreciated the “wide mix of people. I don’t get the same type of camaraderie in mountain biking. Here it doesn’t matter what your equipment is, your age, speed, sex ... nothing.” The group includes people from various races, religions, gay and straight, single and married, old and young. There are runners of all abilities: fast, slow, run/walkers, ultra-marathoners and non-racers. Kim Wattrick grew up in Grosse Pointe but now lives in Washington, D.C. She makes it a point to run with Fast Friends whenever she comes home because, “People from Michigan and the Midwest are the friendliest in the country. They immediately make you feel welcome and part of their community, whether you’ve been here one time or 100 times.” Anthony Targan is a regular contributor to Michigan Runner magazine. If you would like him to feature your running group in a future article, feel free to contact him directly at atargan@comcast.net. - MR -

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St. Patrick’s Parade Corktown Races, Detroit

Liquid Sunshine Adds to Corktown Cheer By Kacey Tulley

DETROIT (3/13/16) — There was liquid luck o’plenty for 34th annual St. Patrick’s Parade Corktown Races. The 5K was flooded with participants, 500 of whom took part in the first-year Dublin Double (the Emerald Mile and 5K).

Fun began with a quarter-mile run for wee ones. Quick as leprechauns, the tiny tykes splashed through puddles to make the most of their early morning. Next came the Emerald Mile, won by Ovidiu Olteanu in 5:02 and Amber Dermyre in 5:32. Taking the men’s 5K title was Jon Gries in 15:10. Next came Joel Schut in 15:44, then Mike Anderson and Nicholas Stanko in 15:46.

Race director Doug Kurtis said more than $9,000 was collected from runners to support the St. Patrick’s Senior Center and KPMG Family for Literacy programs. Additional race proceeds went to these two and other nonprofit groups.

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Alisia Olteanu won the kids quarter mile race.

Megan Vogelsong paced the women in 18:21, followed by Mary Anne Lloyd and Kristie Kniaziew in 18:26.

“If I am signed up for a race, I have to run no matter what the weather,” said another four-year race veteran, Michelle Halloran. “It makes me feel like I deserve the medal, green beer and chips at the finish even more.”

My daughter and I volunteered at the start line. As we looked out over the sea of green runners, I was never more excited nor soaked with liquid sunshine. Runners did what we do: run despite conditions.

5K. Fourth-year entrant Jeffery Williams said the crowds and costumes never fail to please him.

Part of the event’s draw is that it is soaked in traditions too. Looking down Michigan Avenue, then up at the city skyline helped inspire Katie Chapman May to run a 20:09

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Ann Arbor Marathon, Ann Arbor

Popielarz Sets Ann Arbor Course Record at Marathon Debut

“I was expecting to be a little under six minutes per mile for the race,” said Popielarz, 24, of Ann Arbor. “But early on we were running 5:40s, maybe even 5:30s, and it felt comfortable. So I kept rolling.” Tackling hill after hill on a frigid morning, Popielarz broke away from the pack midway through the race.

“I’ve run these roads a million times, so I was very familiar with the route,” the winner said. “It’s a beautiful course. A lot of it was along the (Huron) river. We saw the sun rising over it, which was magical.”

He finished nearly 15 minutes ahead of runnerup Chris Elsey, 30, of South Lyon, who crossed in 2:43:42. Greg Kuhl, 29, of Canal Win-

chester, Ohio, took third in 2:57:52.

Popielarz seemed unfazed by the 20something-degree cold. “It was perfect,” he said. “It was chilly at the start, but there was no wind. And it was sunny for a lot of it.”

Amanda Cooke, 35, of Columbus, Ohio, gave it everything she had in winning the women’s race. After crossing the finish line in 3:08:11, she collapsed under a table full of water bottles.

ANN ARBOR (4/3/2016) — Matt Popielarz broke his roommate and former University of Michigan teammate Zach Ornelas’ Ann Arbor Marathon course record of 2:34:32 set last year, winning the sixth annual running in his debut at that distance in 2:29:33.

By Charles Douglas McEwen

A runner celebrates as he nears the Ann Arbor Marathon finish line.

Cooke spent a good 15 minutes in the medical tent before emerging recovered. “I was exhausted,”

she said. “I was looking for sub three hours, but it wasn’t happening. It was very challenging.”

This was Cooke’s first win in the 12 marathons she has run. She described the course as the toughest race she has ever run. “There are hills the whole way, very few flat places,” she said. “It seemed to get colder as the race progressed.”

Michelle Magagna, 25, of Ann Arbor captured second in 3:14:06. Angela Taylor, 34, of Mercer, Pa., placed third in 3:23:57. Jake Kasperski, 24, of Perrysburg, Ohio (1:15:14) and Kirstie Kniaziew, 41, of Leamington, Ontario (1:27:00) were the men’s and women’s halfmarathon winners. “I’m training for Boston and was looking for a difficult course to run before that,” Kasperski said. “I thought the hills would simulate what Boston is going to be like.”

“Not great, but I’ll take it for now,” Kniaziew said of her time.

Ann Arbor residents Brian Desmond, 24 (34:13) and Amanda Weaver, 25, claimed the 10K. Alex Williams, 31, of Caro (18:48) and Sabreen Uddin, 41, of Canton (19:16) won the 5K. Williams ran shirtless. “It was really cold!” he admitted.

The combined races drew more than 3,000 participants. For complete results, go to http://theannarbormarathon.com. - MR 14

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Winter Blast, Granville

Warmth Belies Winter Blast Name By Scott Sullivan down by stiff southern breezes were obstacles, but paled in comparison to past snow. Winter Blast proceeds help send school runners to August cross country camp. Former Calvin College star Kris Koster, 34, won for the fifth time in the Blast’s seven runnings, this year in 16:14.3. Next were Nathaneal Dick, 19, in 16:17.6; Ben Hammer, 31, in 16:23.4; and master’s champ Rob Hyde, 41, in 16:47.9. All are from Grand Rapids.

school coach Val Thomasma, 33, raced home to greet her two daughters in 19:08.7. Mady VanWieren and Jodi Jenkins, both 14, finished 2-3 among women in 20:55.6 and 21:07.5 respectively. Jenny Jenkins, 46, paced the masters in 22;24.7. A free children’s Winter Flurry 1K run drew 41 kids, another record. For complete results and more information about next year’s fun, visit winterblastrun.com. - MR -

Photo by Sott Sullivan

Former Aquinas College runner/now high

Kris Koster won the Winter Blast for the fifth time.

An event-record 309 participants enjoyed a sneak preview of spring on flat residential streets behind Calvin Christian High School. Branches blown

Photo right: Kids run the Winter FLurry 1K.

Photo by Sott Sullivan

GRANVILLE (2/20/16) — Few complained about global warming, El Niño or whatever else was to blame or credit for un-Winter Blast-type temperatures at this year’s 5K.

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Running Shorts with Scott Hubbard Trivia: What month has seen the slowest fastest men’s and women’s times ever in the marathon?

Star Spangled Banner.

I’ve introduced the national anthem before many running-related events through the Scott Hubbard years, some renditions recorded and others live. For the most part, people in attendance are fine with either, but listen more intently to live efforts. It’s a tough tune to sing, much less instill something extra that rings sweet and patriotic. I only recall two male versions: a Motown group before the Detroit Free Press Marathon one year and Riley McLincha many times. My favorite of his was before a women’s-only race in Flint about 10 years ago. Anita Baker sang the anthem twice before the Free Press Marathon.

I’ll skip discussing the only version that made me cover my ears and note my favorite performances came from Laurel Gault, daughter of Gault Race Management’s Anne Gault, before the Mackinac Island 8-mile and one from a hastily-recruited reserve runner from the Brighton girls cross country team before a cross regional. Laurel has an opera background and her anthem was soaring, powerful and drew sustained applause. The last-second song by the prep runner was simple, beautiful and perfect.

Jog.

Anybody get peeved if somebody asks, “What brand of tennis shoes do you wear?” or tells you, “I saw you jogging yesterday”? Tennis shoes? Jogging?

It doesn’t settle the matter, but there’s a nice piece on the j-word by Mark Remy in the April issue of Runner’s World, tackling the term from multiple angles, including how it’s become such a go-to way to describe, um, running. My Webster’s New World Dictionary takes the high road: “Jogging: the practice of trotting at a slow, steady pace for some distance as a form of exercise.” By the end of my running days in 2008 (arthritic foot), I had to acknowledge I was moving at a much-diminished pace from even 10 years before. Being secure in my feelings as a “runner,” I would have probably agreed if somebody had said they had seen me jogging.

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My definition: I don’t always jog but when I do, I know it.

20. The Upper Peninsula Road Runners Club.

Things to Be Happy About:

22. Noticing your body starting to flush with warmth after 7-8 minutes of running.

1. Discount fees for early race registration, often many months in advance, then showing up healthy race day. 2. The mild winter of 2015-16.

3. The men’s and women’s Olympic Trials Marathons live on television, start to finish from Los Angeles.

4. Desi Linden of the Hansons Brooks Original Distance Project team in Rochester making her second Olympic marathon team, finishing second as she did in 2012. 5. Publication of Amby Burfoot’s “First Ladies of Running: 22 Inspiring Profiles of the Rebels, Rule Breakers and Visionaries Who Changed the Sport,” out April 5. 6. Shoelaces aren’t made of cotton any more. Had some snap minutes before races while lacing up my spikes in college.

21. Summer prep and college cross country camps.

23. Trails and roads next to bodies of water.

24. Vanity license plates with running themes. 25. The 1981 movie “Chariots of Fire.”

26. Memories elicited by a closet of running jackets, drawers of running apparel you haven’t worn in years (because you no longer run). You wrestle with the question about when to put it all in bags for the charity bin. 27. On the trails, when deer fly/black fly season is over.

28. Understanding how the phrase, “Patience, Grasshopper,” from the ‘70s television show ‘Kung Fu” applies to your training and racing. 29. Yelling “Moo!” when you pass cows in fields. C’mon, you know you’ve done it.

7. Somebody holding a sign in a race that makes you laugh.

30. Alpine Park in Gaylord with miles of dirt trails, shaded by pine and hardwood trees.

9. Returning to running after a serious physical setback.

32. Marx Brothers movies. Just because.

8. Meeting with others, sometimes many others to run year-round.

10. Running in a new place. It’s the best way to see things without the rush of travel. 11. Icicles in your hair after a frosty run. 12. No lines at race porta-johns

13. From Claudia Pienpenburg of Vista, Calif.: “My best friends in the whole world, the people who mean the most to me, are the people I’ve met through the sport. That makes me very happy!” 14. After decades, still enjoying lacing the shoes up, getting in some miles.

15. Winter days with the temperature in the 50s and 60s.

31. Arriving safely home after a run in fog with visibility as little as 100 yards and max of 1/4 mile. 33. Boston Marathon jackets with the distinctive unicorn logo.

34. The Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run in California.

35. Just running minus expensive electronic devices, music, food and water belts. 36. Running through Barton Hills in Ann Arbor. 37. The slogan, “In it for the long run.”

38. The distance medley relay (DMR) in track and field meets (1200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters, 1600 meters). 39. Dirt, cinder or grass tracks.

17. Winter weather that allows a long Saturday or Sunday run.

40. Drop-off runs. Three ways this works: somebody drives you out, you run home. You run somewhere, get picked up and brought home. Meet a friend(s), drive out in one car, run back, drive back out to retrieve car. Get breakfast.

19. Your favorite soup in a bread bowl.

42. The Summer Olympic Games in Rio this summer

16. Encounters with wildlife that surprise and delight you.

18. Event organizers always appreciate feedback, especially when it’s good.

41. Easy-to-spectate cross country courses.

Shamrocks & Shenanigans, Ann Arbor

Shamrocks & Shenanigans Draws Throngs Despite Rain By Tracey Cohen ANN ARBOR (3/13/16) -- With 1:06 to spare, Justin Heck reigned as champion of the 16th annual Shamrocks & Shenanigans in 16:02 on a rainy day with temperatures in the 40s. Erik Potere (17:09) and Frank Janssen (17:18) finished 2-3. Paul Mayer (17:51) topped the masters.

Angerman promised to provide Williams a medal upon submission of her 5K “race” time run in her home state and is considering adding a virtual alternative in 2017.

For complete results, information on Save A Heart and particulars on next year’s race, visit http://runshamrocksco.com. 8:57 PM Page 1

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Natalie Mackenzie claimed the women’s title in 19:11, followed by Erica Dancik (19:55) and Christina Draijer (20:07). Danie Matusik was the best woman over age age 40, crossing in 22:11.

Race director Steve Angerman was pleased with the 1,400-plus turnout. “There were noshows due to the rain,” he said. “But we also had quite a number of race-day registrants.”

The fundraiser for the Save A Heart program at the University of Michigan’s Mott Children's Hospital even drew “Tar Heels,” aka North Carolina residents. Lauren Williams, who “stumbled upon” the race and learned what its cause was via Facebook, reached out to Angerman. Williams’ son Benji, 2, was diagnosed in utero with a heart defect. “The boy who shouldn’t have lived” has thus far defied the odds, thanks in large part to Jennifer Nelson, a cardiac thoracic surgeon who did her residency at Mott. 43. The Great Lakes Relay, now in its 25th year. 44. The 15K along Huron River Drive in the Dexter-Ann Arbor half marathon.

45. The Ambassador Bridge in the Detroit Free Press International Marathon and Half Marathon. 46. Parents coming to watch you run. 47. Team/group pictures.

48. Running at 3 in the morning.

49. A new version of your favorite shoes equaling or exceeding the performance of the pair succeeded. 50. Ultrarunning magazine.

Answer: June, Ron Tabb of the U.S.A. ran 2:10:53 in 1983 and Tatiana Polovinskaya of the Ukraine ran 2:28:02 in ‘88. - MR Michigan Runner

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Beyond the Chip

7 Marathons, 7 Continents, 7 Days By Ron Marinucci

’ve written about runners who have done marathons on all seven continents and ones who have finished seven marathons (or longer) in seven days. But not about a person who’s run seven marathons in seven days on seven continents … until now.

At Grand Ledge High “I was hooked on cross country and track,” he said. Ramm’s dream was deferred by a bone tumor on his hip, which required two surgeries. He wasn’t able to run until his junior and senior years, mostly competing in the middle distances.

Photo by Rosana Katinas

During the last week of January, Cal Ramm did just that. With 14 others, he ran seven marathons within one week in Antarctica, South America, North America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. Ramm started running at Grand Ledge Middle School in 2000 “as a way to condition myself for basketball,” he remembered, “although I never did make that team.”

Cal Ramm and a fellow marine set a course record in at the Antarctica Marathon, the first of seven marathons that were part of the World Marathon Challenge.

He was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy and joined the running teams there. “I was never a competitive athlete,” he conceded. “I never traveled with the teams, only trained for my first two years.” Intent on changing that, Ramm ran more than 1,000 miles the summer before he became a junior. “It was the first time in my life that I felt I was taking running seriously,” he said. The day before he returned to Annapolis, he broke his big toe playing Frisbee. He needed surgery again, plus a cast that he wore six months. To get over the mental blow and motivate himself, Ramm registered for the Marine Corps Marathon six months away. The night before that race, “I got about one hour of sleep due to military duties. I didn’t think it was a big deal,” he said. He hit the half in 1:17:36. “I felt good and, not knowing what was in store, and continued at that pace,” Ramm said. “At mile 22 I almost hit the pavement. The last two miles I was barely conscious. “I collapsed at the finish and was unconscious for about three hours afterward,” he continued. “It was awful, yet I was hooked. I just wanted to go faster.” He joined the Marine Corps, for which duties led to four years of sporadic training: 200 miles some weeks, 50 others. He ran several other marathons, including one in Lansing. 18

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By 2015 Ramm had joined the Corps Running Team, “training competitively with members,” he continued. “Looking to run a race in Antarctica, I stumbled across the ‘7x7x7’ — the World Marathon Challenge. I couldn’t pass up an opportunity like that. So I signed up in January 2015.” He trained from February to October, not specifically for the WMC but Marine Corps Marathon again. Running it with his team was a priority. A pinched nerve in his foot forced him to drop out at mile 16. Thwarted again. “I was crushed,” he said. Ramm took off three weeks to let his foot heal, but a malaise hung over him. “I wasn’t worried about being in shape,” he remembered. “I figured, with years of training, I could bounce back pretty quickly.” His mental state was the problem. “Not finishing my last marathon and knowing I was now going to run seven in a row was daunting,” he conceded. The Semper Fi Fund, a charity founded to support the Marines, spurred him on. “I realized this race couldn’t be about me,” said Ramm. “It was time I ran for somebody else.” He became one of the Semper Fi Fund’s community athletes. “Running has always been much more than a

hobby for me,” he went on. “It’s been a venue to vent my frustrations, clear my head and help sort out life’s challenges. It’s a natural healing process. “The Semper Fi Fund does a great job of capturing that for service members it supports. Instead of just helping them for a short stretch, it provides people opportunities to heal daily through sports programs, recovering through athletics. “There are few better ways to heal, especially for service members.” Healed, Ramm resumed his training. “I felt good,” he said. “By the time I was packing for South America, I was happy with my fitness and looking forward to whatever the challenge were in store.”

WMC organizers took care of all the logistics. “They did a great job,” Ramm said. “I never worried about not hitting a deadline or missing a flight. I only had to worry about my running.” He flew to Punta Arenas, Chile, then Union Glacier, Antarctica. The entire team spent about four days there. “It might have been three,” Ramm said. “The sun never set, so I have no idea.” Using the days to acclimatize, he helped with the Antarctica 100K, which preceded the Challenge marathon. The Antarctica Marathon involved running four laps of a course on Union Glacier. Ramm joined a fel-

low Marine “who became my running companion for the duration of the trip,” to cross the finish together. Their 3:31 set a course record. “It was a good way to start,” he said.

race in Spain started less than 14 hours after the finish in Miami. “The 10-lap, out-and-back course through a scenic park was nice,” he said, “but the hard running surface took its toll.”

Within hours, it was back to Punta Arenas. He took an ice bath, slept and “woke up ready to run, but with a pretty bad headache.” Ramm ran “a conservative pace, but by the end my competitive nature took over. I put in a few sub-5:40 miles.” That allowed him to finish in 3:13, “a little faster than I would have liked, but happy overall.”

At mile 20, a sharp pain in his shin appeared. “Some icy hot-like cream helped a bit,” recalled Ramm, who finished in 3:39. “I knew I might be in trouble, though.” He didn’t realize the shin pain was the beginning of a stress fracture.

Not flying to Florida until the next day, team members slept their longest, 10 hours, enjoyed pizza and some beers. The Miami course was four repeats of an out-and-back stretch of the South Beach Boardwalk. The race went smoothly and another “conservative pace” led Ramm to a 3:28 finish. “Fatigue was starting to set in,” he admitted, but there was no time to rest. It was off to Madrid. The

After Madrid, the team had 90 minutes to catch the flight to Morocco, which took another 90 minutes. An hour later, in the dead of night, the marathon in Marrakesh started. The course, 10 laps around a city lot, wasn’t friendly; the surface was a mix of asphalt, brick and tile. At mile nine, “my shin was hurting so much I took the patella band I was wearing on my knee and wrapped it around my shin,” Ramm remembered. It worked as he finished in 3:33. “But the damage had been done,” he said. “I knew I had something worse than shin splints. “We had a pretty good flight from Morocco to Dubai, but it didn’t help. Neither did the four or five hours we had after landing.”

out that the races and experience were over than I was happy to have finished.” Thanks again to event staff, flights and timetables were met without hitches. Rest and food weren’t real problems either, since there was little time to worry about or take care of them. What little sleep came was usually on the planes. Eating often took place in airports: “any sort of greasy fast food I could get my hands on,” Ramm remembered. He ate many protein bars and energy gels, washing them down with water and sports drinks. “It was a strange diet, but being a Marine I was pretty used to it,” he continued. “I had a beer or cocktail or wine at each location, post-race. After all, I couldn’t do the World Marathon Challenge without trying the local spirits. “I will always be a runner, looking to push my limits. But this time it was worth something more than any medal or record could be. Those dollars (raised through the Semper Fi fund) meant something to someone. They helped people who did more than I ever did in a race,” he said. Donations to the fund still can be made at http://fundraising.semperfifund.org. - MR -

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Cal Ramm wears a big smile along with three of the medals he won by finishing 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days.

The race in Sydney was a 13-lap brick course on Manly Beach. After what Ramm called “some crazy thoughts, I realized finishing was all that mattered.” Taking ibuprofen, he ran comfortably to finish in 3:38. The challenge was over “faster than I anticipated,” he went on. “I was more bummed

He was able to ice his legs again and ate. But early in this sixth marathon, Ramm’s shin pain was joined by a swollen ankle. More ice, compression wraps and painkillers didn’t have much effect. He had thoughts of walking the rest of the marathon, figuring he could still finish within the eight-hour limit. But Ramm came on another option: he removed his shoes and ran barefoot. “I don’t know why or how,” he said. “But it worked. I continued to run.” At the 20mile mark, he put on his shoes again and felt good enough to average sub-eight-minute miles to finish in 3:58 . “I was happy with my effort and even happier to have a 14-hour flight to Australia for our last marathon,” he said.

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Groundhog Marathon, Grand Rapids

Vader Conquers Rare ’Easy’ Groundhog Course By Michael Zuidema

GRAND RAPIDS (2/6/16) — The Groundhog Marathon discovered the power of the Dark Side this year. That’s because the fourth annual event played host to Darth Vader.

“Anybody can run when it’s nice outside, when it’s sunny and pretty and everything like that, but it takes true commitment to come out here in the middle of winter.” That’s the kind of sentiment race director Don Kern likes to hear, especially after he heard a few grumbles following the snow and ice that pounded his previous three events. This year, he received joking complaints about the sunny skies and mostly-clear trails.

This wasn’t the character from the “Star Wars” canon, however. It was the affable 43year-old resident of Canandaigua, N.Y., who legally changed his name from Eric Welch to Darth Vader in 2014 after his daughter left for college and he was searching for a “rebirth.”

“This has become a great cult classic race, with runners coming back year after year wondering how bad it can possibly get,” Kern said. “A couple runners were acting disappointed that the weather wasn’t kicking their butts again. We’re hoping the great conditions and trails this year will prompt more runners to come out and have fun with us in 2017.”

“I just wanted to,” he said with a shrug. “Why not have some fun with it?”

Vader stood out amongst the nearly 500 participants, but not because he was carrying a lightsaber or using “The Force.” The Marine Corps veteran of Operations Desert Shield and Storm was unmistakable wearing a gas mask throughout the half marathon while carrying the American flag — which all the runners turned to face when the national anthem was sung prior to the race.

Not bad for someone who battled leukemia and a bone marrow disorder more than a decade ago.

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That’s the same routine he has followed since he started running about five years ago. Since then, Vader has completed 45 Tough Mudders, 21 half marathons and three full marathons. He’s scheduled to run 15 more half marathons this year.

Darth Vader completed the 13.1 miles in 3:23:08 after driving through the night from central New York state.

“I have a real bad leg, so I was discouraged from running because it was very painful until I got fitted with a prosthetic brace from the military,” Vader said. “It’s alleviated the aches and the pains from the stress I put on my body. Because of the relief, I decided to get out and do some runs.”

Wearing black shorts and a black Wounded Warrior Project t-shirt during unseasonably-warm winter temperatures, Vader completed the 13.1 miles in 3:23:08. 20

The warm weather created a fast course, which consisted of six loops on the closed Kent County Trails course for a full marathon and three for half that. Jacob Flynn of Traverse City won the men’s marathon in 3:00:09, while Cindy Huntington of Portage paced the women in 3:18:09. Jason Lafave of Sanford and Felicia Slate captured the half marathon titles in 1:20:34 and 1:36:26, respectively.

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After driving through the night from central New York, he had hoped to encounter the intense level of wintery weather that has challenged past Groundhog Marathon participants, but said he still enjoyed the atmosphere and Michigan.

“I wanted it to be the worst conditions possible. I want fire, ice, snow and winds,” Vader said. “I like the adverse conditions because, selfishly, it makes it harder for everybody else and I feel I can ‘out-tough’ some people.

On Friday, Feb. 5 — the night before — Gregory Stevens of Grand Rapids won the 1/6 Moonlight Marathon in 29:41. Sharon Carr of Grand Rapids paced the women in 36:34.

Kern hopes next year’s event proves a little more challenging for runners.

“Finishing the Groundhog Day Marathon or Half Marathon has become a badge of honor,” he said. “Usually, if you can get through this one, you can get through most anything.” - MR -

Book Review

Caesar Eyes Crossing ‘Rubicon’ of 2-Hour Marathon By Dave Foley

“Two Hours: The Quest to Run the Impossible Marathon,” by Ed Caesar, 2015. 256 pp. Hardcover. Simon & Schuster.

he goal is to run 1:59:59 for the marathon. That’s a 4:35-per-mile pace: fast enough to win most high school mile races. How that might happen spread over 26.2 miled is the focus of Ed Caesar’s book.

dropped, sometimes minutes at a time, some say a sub-two-hour marathon is unattainable. They believe the current elites are performing near the limit of human possibility. The majority point to the likelihood of a sub two-hour performance, based on developments in training and athletic management, advances in shoe

One intriguing section discusses shoes. Now we’ve seen barefoot running and/or wearing skintype shoes doesn’t lead to optimum marathon performance, focus is again on the build of shoes. Do people with different leg and muscle structures need different shoes? This is discussed in detail and made me think about how I’ll buy my next racing flat. Caesar further studies how runners race. For years, so-called experts have called for running an even pace if not negative splits. But Sammy Wanjiru’s 2008 Olympic marathon gold medal and Mutai’s Boston time both came from aggressive front-running strategies.

In an opening section, he runs through the history of the marathon in which he hits well-known points but also brings in human-interest details. It’s the best recitation of marathon history overall I have seen.

Then there are drugs. In the past two years, several East African distance runners have tested positive for performance-enhancing substances, including steroids and EPO, which stimulates red-blood-cell production, hence transport of oxygen in the bloodstream. A 2012 investigation also found evidence of blood transfusions and human growth hormone in Kenyan runners.

Dennis Kimetto of Kenya holds the current world record at 2:02:57. With runners from Kenya and Ethiopia having recorded the fastest 48 times ever at the distance (Ryan Hall of the U.S. is 49th at 2:04.58), Caesar focuses his study on those two lands. Traveling to Africa, he gets to know running elites and see firsthand how they train.

Ironically, the attraction of drugs isn’t so much to enhance performance as to help runners recover quickly so they can maintain their punishing training. This allows them to use drugs and still show no traces when tested just before or after races.

He examines their training, which is essentially high-intensity and high-volume: a mixture of speedwork sessions lasting longer then an hour daily. To do that, these athletes must have tremendous determination and be willing to endure whatever pain it takes to attain their goal. Caesar, like others who have studied the Kenyan runners, learns the champions invariably come from the Kalenjin tribe. He wonders is this is due to their genetics, the high altitude where members live, diet, cultural practices or unique physiology. One possibility is sheer numbers. Almost every tribe member runs. Caesar spends time with Geoffrey Mutai, whose 2:03:02 at the 2011 Boson Marathon would have been a world record had it not been disallowed because it was on a point-topoint course with a strong tailwind that day. Their talks provide insight not only into how Kenyans prepare physically for races, but how they summon the mental strength to endure the physical pain of running so far and fast. Ethiopian Haile Gebreselassie, who won two Olympic gold medals in the 10,000 meters, summed it up this way: “Records were broken in the mind before they were with the feet.” Although marathon records have

and drink technology, and the momentum that comes when records drop close to what was believed to be unattainable.

Caesar’s book is comprehensive, yet his writing style doesn’t bog down. You don’t have to be a running fanatic to be entertained. “Two Hours” so captured my interest it was only a two-day read. - MR -

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Kona Shamrock Run, Plymouth

Bragg, Grabau Do Dublin Double Duty at Kona Run By Charles Douglas McEwen

Jennifer Blindert didn’t mind.. “My birthday is actually on St. Patrick’s Day,” said the 29-year-old Lake Orion resident. “I try to do at least one St. Patrick’s Day race a year, and this was my last before I turn 30.” She gave herself a nice present by running away with the Hard Rock Mile, beating all comers of both sexes. She couldn’t believe her 5:14 time.

“That seems almost unreal, but I’ll take it,” Blindert said.

Zane Grabau, 27, of East Lansing matched Bragg’s Dublin Double on the men’s side, claiming the 10K in 34:14 and 5K in 16:50.

Laura Henk (bib 2080) and Joanne Oakey (bib 2273), both of Shelby Township, ran the 5K with matching times, 40:15, and matching outfits.

Men’s winner Chris Freeman of Holland was second overall in 6:56. Adding to the race’s Irish flavor, Tristan and Owen O’Sullivan of Pinckney finished 2-3 in 7:03 and 7:34 respectively. Brooke Freeman of Holland (10:21) and Hala Dent of Plymouth (10:25) were the second and third women. Another big winner winner was Kelsey Bragg, 26, of Royal Oak, who captured the the Shamrock Run “Dublin Double” by winning the women’s 10K

Larusso of Ypsilanti (43:02) finished 2-3 among women in the 10K. Trailing Bragg in the 5K were Josephine Weeden of Ypsilanti (21:39) and Lexie Jorgens of Macomb (21:57).

PLYMOUTH (3/6/2016) — The Kona Shamrock Run, this year held 11 days before St. Patrick’s Day, had a wintry feel. Runners had to navigate patches of ice and slush.

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in 39:33 and 5K in 19:32.

“I ran a marathon last week,” Bragg said. “So I didn’t have great expectations. But 39:33 was a decent time. “As for the 5K, I’d never broken 20 minutes before. I should run a 10K before every 5K, I guess,” she said.

Erin Cvengros of Royal Oak (41:59) and Erin

“I haven’t run a race since the Grand Rapids Marathon last October,” Grabau said. “I mostly came here to get in a little more speed work and competition before doing another marathon this spring.”

Mitchell Dale of Rochester Hills (35:04) and Robert Cameron of Brighton (35:45) took second and third in the 10K. Dale placed second in the 5K in 17:13, followed by Shane Logan of Clarkston in 17:39.

The Shamrock Run, presented by Kona Running Co. and St. Mary Mercy Livonia Hospital, drew more than 2,600 registrants. For complete results, go to everalracemgt.com. - MR -

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About the cover: Raquel Clayton of Dexter (bib 98) and Mariana Flatt of Northville (bib 118) each ran the Dublin Double-- both 5K and 10K Runs at the Kona Shamrock Run, Plymouth, March 6, 2016. Photo by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios.

Run Broadway, Ann Arbor, February 13, 2016

Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

Cold? Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that? Michigan runners get out for the Run Broadway training runs on a day when the temperature averaged 5 degrees. Ann Arbor Running Company sponsored training runs of 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 miles.

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Riverview Winterfest, Riverview, February 21, 2016 Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

Michiganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Liertenant Governor, Brian Calley, finished third in his 3539 age group, 33:12.

Kayla Gagnon of Riverview (bib 214) won her hometown race in 24:10. Nick Culbertson of Clinton Township ran the same time, 24:10.

Women get a separate start at the Riverview Winterfest 4 Mile. Laurel Park (bib 208, in yellow) was runner-up and won the masters title, 24:52; Karana Wickens (bib 114) of Chelsea finished 1st in her age group, 26:39; Kelly Valente (bib 191) was age group winner in 26:18; Amber Dermyre (bib 121) finished third in 25:18. 4

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Leap Year Night of the Glow, New Boston, February 29, 2016 Photo by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

Runners glow in the dark at the start of this once-every-four-years evening race. Greg and Jenni Everal put on this race to celebrate Leap Year.

Jeff Hollobaugh Talks Track, Allen Park, March 5, 2016

Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

Allen Park High School Track and Field and Allen Park High School Track Alumni hosted Jeff Hollobaugh’s talk about his award-winning book, “How to Run the Mile.” Track & Field Writers of American named “How to Run the Mile” the best running book of 2015. A regularcontributor to Michigan Runner magazine, Hollobaugh is now Associate Editor of Track & Field News. Michigan Runner Photo Gallery - May /June 2016

Kona Shamrock Run, Plymout Photo by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

Members of Team Red, White & Blue have b many races. Team RWBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission is to enric ans by connecting them to their community activity. Team members Michael Witten of C mkenship, Commerce Twp (bib 1245) and M 1238) compete in the Kona Shamrock 10K

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become a familiar presence at ch the lives of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vetery through physical and social Canton (bib 35), Matt BlanMichael Bettinger, Novi (bib .

IAAF World Indoor Championships, Portland, Oregon, March 17 - 20, 2016 Photos by Victah Sailer / photorun.net

Tiffany Porter, competing for Great Britain, and Nia Ali, competing for the U.S., lean for the tape in the heats for the 60 meter hurdles. In the final, Nia Ali won the title in 8.71, Brianna Rollins (USA), was runner-up in 7.82 and Tiffany Porter took the bronze in 7.90.

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Photo right: Michigan resident Nicole Sifuentes competes for Canada in the 1500 meter run. Sifuentes ran a season best 4:17 in her heat, but did not qualify for the final. Photo below: In the men’s 1500 the USA’s Matthew Centrowitz won the championship in 3:44.22, Jakub Holuša of the Czech Republic was second, 3:44.30 and Michigan resident Nick Willis, competing for New Zealand was third, 3:44.37.

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Lucky Leprechaun, Utica, March 12, 2016

Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

Photo right: John Digiorgio, wearing his bib on his back, ran the 5K and also helped judge the costume contest. Digiorgio played football for Saginaw Valley State University and the Buffalo Bills.

Photo below: Winners of the Lucky Leprechaun 5K Run are in front from the gun. Grace Cutler (bib 474) of Royal Oak was first overall in 18:09. First among the men was Jordan Meneses Reys (bib 572) of Redford in 18:26.

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Pot O’ Gold 4 Mile, Flint, March 17, 2016

Photo by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

Pot O’ Gold is always held on March 17, St. Patrick’s Day. Tony Filipek (bib 404) and Sarah Martinez (bib 575, red gloves) were the winners.

Cameron and Madison Shegos of Fenton finished the 4 mile run in 42:20 and 42:19.

Starla Jill Palso of Davison ran in 45:42 and is ready for the post-race party. Michigan Runner Photo Gallery - May /June 2016

Bill Roney Memorial 5K, Utica, March 19, 2016

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Tony Filipek of Rochester was first overall in 15:53.

Kevin Hanson announces Rosemarie Baker of Pontiac, age 87, as winner of her age group.

Rock CF Rivers Half Marathon & 5K, Grosse Ile, March 20, 2016

Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

Nick Hahn of Grosse Ile ran the 5K in 38:32 in a chicken outfit; Emman Chenier was not far behind in 38:46. 12

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An unidentified runner pushed her partner in the half marathon.

April Fools Day Twinkie Run, Ann Arbor, April 1, 2016

Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

Photo right: Anthonette Fedewa (bib 197) runs along the Huron River path next to the triple stroller. We wonder if the stroller group gets four Twinkies or share a single Twinkie.

This lavender-clad runner has her hands full at one of the Twinkie stops.

Most races have water / energy drink stops; the Twinkie Run has a Twinkie stop. Twinkie-outfitted Becca Bolton (bib 377) managed two Twinkies as she finished third in her 30-34 age group with an actual time of 24:58.

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Michigan Indoor Track Series State Championship, Grand Rapids, February 26-27, 2016 Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

Landon Kemp is the pole vault champion with a jump of 13.03. 14

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Photo right: NXC Running Club (right) won the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Distance Medley Relay in 12:08.30. Spirit of Pre runners finished 6th.

Photo right: The Harold 397 team (in green) won the Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Distance Medley Relay in 10:29.70. Spirit of Pre were runners-up in 10:34:41.

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Michigan Indoor Track Series S February 26 - 27, 2016 Photo by Carter Sherline / Frog Princ e Studi os

State Championship, Grand Rapids,

The Ann Arbor Youth Track Club girls won the Sprint Medley Relay. At the end of the race, the anchor runner (800 meters) collapses on the infield turf of Aquinas Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s indoor track.

USATF Michigan Indoor Track & Field Championships, Ann Arbor, March 6, 2016 Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

J. Lindsey Dood of Grand Rapids won the Mile in 5:04:07.

ABBRx Natural & Fit Day, Midland, April 16, 2016

Making it a family sweep, Lisa Dood (bib 137) of Grand Rapids won the women’s mile in 6:13.09; Christine Vincent was second.

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Abigail O’Connor of Washington, West Virginia, competes in the weight-lifting section of the ABBR Extreme Natural and Fit Day in Midland. 18

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Abigail O’Connor reaches the finish (23:05) a step before Chad Fowler (23:06).

Martian Invasion of Races, Dearborn, April 9, 2016

Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

The Maratian Invasion of Races includes a marathon, a half marathon, a 5K, the Meteor 10K, a kids’ marathon and a new “Milky Way 26K” which included both the half marathon and the 5K. Snow made an appearance for this early Spring race. Pictured here at the 10K and 5K start is Jon Gries (bibh 6944) who won the 10K in 33:17.

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Big House 5K Trail to the Victors, Ann Arbor, April 10, 2016 Photo by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

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5KR/W, 1MR, kids run 5KR/W

3D Duathlon duathlon Angels on the Run 5KR/W, 1MR/W Beginnings Care for Life Center Care for Life Walk & Run 5KRW, 1MW Berkley Run 10KR, 5KR/W, 1 MR/W Berkshire Proud Dad‚Äôs 5K 5KR/W Blossomtime Run for the Buds 5KR/W, kids run Breakthrough For Brain Tumors 5KR/W BT5K Michigan 5KR/W Camp Henry 5K Trail Run 5KR/W, 1KR Child Advocacy Superhero 5K Run 5KR/W, fun run, kids run Crosstown Campus Run 10KR Du the Bricks Duathlon duathlon Emotions in Motion 5K 5KR/W

Ann Arbor

(734) 395-6326

burnsparkrun.org

(586) 381-9863

flintstonechallenge.org hansons-running.com http://tiny.cc/ijk68x http://tiny.cc/23vmay runningwithes.com/events sj5k.org specialdreamsfarm.org

Shelby Twp. Detroit Sterling Heights Grosse Pointe Ann Arbor

(906) 280-2983 (248) 356-0825 (586) 323-9683 (313) 882-1325 (313) 815-4513

mderouin@lifetimefitness.com detroitdowntownrunners.com hansons-running.com hansons-running.com prfitnessa2.com

Brighton Utica Canton

(248) 486.1824 (248) 693-9900 (734) 394-5367

brightonarearoadstriders.org hansons-running.com apm.activecommunities.com

Ann Arbor Ferndale Royal Oak Northville

(248) 396-4936 (248) 543-1000 (248) 616-9665 (248) 380-3338

morgansden@yahoo.com cincodemiles.com hansons-running.com runningfit.com

Saline Kalamazoo Wayne

(734) 649-2091 (269) 345-1913 (734) 419-2294

a2racemanagement.com borgessrun.com/kids-fun-run championsofwayne.org

Mason Northville

(517) 676-0500 (313) 304-0903

runningfoundation.com bootlegger5k.com

Detroit Carleton Flint Lake Orion Windsor, Ontario Blissfield Onsted Canton Shelby Township

(313) 570-4803 (734) 301-5718 (810) 309-8531 (248) 693-9900 (519) 980-5440 (517) 4862400 (517) 266-6344

Detroit

(734) 929-9027

motorcitystriders.com

hightailtoale.com

TBD (231) 546-2229 3disciplines.com Clawson facebook.com/GuardianAngelsontheRun/ Coldwater (517) 278-3355 beginningscare.com Berkley (248) 506-8194 berkleydaysrun.weebly.com Beverly Hills (248) 910-7248 tiny.cc/9mk68x St. Joseph (269) 982-8016 blossomtimefestival.org Milford (773) 577-8763 tiny.cc/6nk68x Milford (777) 577-8763 mibt5k@gmail.com Newaygo (616) 459-2267 camphenry.org/5Ktrailrun Alma (517) 599-7145 linkforfamilies.org Traverse City (231) 492-0005 tcapsalumni.weebly.com Flint (231) 546-2229 3disciplines.com Bay City alysa.matthews@mclaren.org roadrunnertiming.com

Michigan Runner

May / June 2016

Falcon 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run Family Services and Children’s Aid 5K Feel the Rainbow 5K Color Fun Run/Walk Fly Like An Eagle 5K Get Your Bearings 4 Hour Sprint Group Run Ann Arbor Heart of the Trail Hometown Hustle Hope Starts Here Challenge Hospital Hustle 5K / 1 Mile IAAF Race Walking Teams Championships - 2 days Jimmy Williams Memorial Run Joe Manfreda Dream Dash 5K Livonia Park Run Mackinaw City Magical Color Fun Run Masonic Miles 5K Run/Walk May the “Police” Force Be With You Mesick Mushroom River Run 5K MGA 5K Run/Walk Miles for Mason MOM Race for Mental Health MORC’s Miles for Smiles 5K Run/Walk Nana‚Äôs Run 5K NOCC Family Fun Color Run PR Run Club Saturday Group Run Run 4 Riley RUNdetroit Saturday Group Run Shanty to Shorts 5K Spring Snowman 5K Run/Walk & 10K Run St. Gerard 5K Run,Walk, Rock St. Paul Spring Tune-Up Sunfield May Daze 5K Color Fun Run The Super Run Tom Broughton Memorial 5K Fun Run / Walk Tortoise and Hare 5K

5KR/W, 1MR 5KR/W 5KR 5MR/W, 1/2MFR 4 hour sprint adventure 20MR, 10MR, 6MR, 4MR 5KR/W, 1MR 5KR/W 13.1M, 10K, 5K, Duathlon 5KR/W, 1MR/W 50KW, 20KW, 10KW 5KR/W 5KR/W 5KR 5KR, 1MW 5KR/W, 1MR 5KR/W, 1MR 5KR, 2KW 5KR, 1MR/W 5KR/W, 1MFR 5KR/W 5KR/W 5KR 3MR 3-20 MR training 5KR/W, 1MR 10MR, 6MR, 3MR 10KR, 5KR/W 10KR, 5KR/W 5KR/W 5KR/W, kids run 5KR/W 5KR, 1KR/W 5KR/W, 1MR 5KR

Brighton (734) 395-7837 falcon5kracedirector@gmail.com Jackson (517) 787-7920 kadams@fsca-jackson.org Kingston (989) 325-0576 tjmallory@tband.net Belmont (616) 438-2755 assumptionbvm.com/fly/ Brighton (231) 233-4736 miadventureclub.com Ann Arbor (734) 657-0214 run-annarbor.com St. Johns (517) 648-2272 Rochester (248) 726-3190 runsignup.com Marquette (906) 225-7739 hopestartshere.org Ludington (231) 845-2222 give.spectrumhealth.org Rome, Italy iaaf.org / usatf. org New Boston jimmywilliamsscholarship.weebly.com Roseville (586) 445-5500 http://www.rcs.misd.net/ Livonia (734) 642-6664 parkrun.us/livonia/ Mackinaw City (231) 436-5574 http://tiny.cc/atk68x/ Holly (248) 245-2394 hollylodge134.com Northville (248) 504-7739 everalracemgt.com Mesick (231) 357-1856 mesick-mushroomfest.org Harrrison Township (248) 591-4419 mgadetroit-easternmi.org Waterford (248) 674-2281 milesformason.weebly.com Royal Oak (248) 376-4666 momrace.org Clarkston (586) 416-2075 http://tiny.cc/d3k68x Grand Rapids (616) 459-1900 nanasrun.com Orion Township (248) 520-3786 noccmi.org Ann Arbor (313) 815-4513 prfitnessa2.com East Lansing jenniferlynnrule@hotmail.com Detroit (313) 638-2831 run-detroit.com Bellaire (231) 533-3083 shantycreek.com/s2s/ Brighton (734) 780-5854 erichartwellfoundation.com Lansing (517) 668-8219 pences@comcast.net Flint (810) 487-0954 gaultracemanagement.com Sunfield (269)838-3770 sunfieldfireauxiliary@gmail.com Detroit (856) 777-8737 thesuperrun.com West Branch (989) 345-5363 www.westbranchvet.com Ann Arbor (734) 623-9640 tortoiseandhare.com

Tulip Time Run

10KR, 5KR/W, kids run

Holland

(616) 396-4221

(989) 205-5838

tritofinish.com

Walk to Cure Arthritis Walk-Run for MGA Washtenaw County Heart Walk & 5k Wildcat 5K Women’s Right to Run 19K

3MR/W, 1MW 5KR, 1MR/W 5KR/W 10KR, 5KR/W, kids run 19KR

Grand Rapids Harrison Twp. Ypsilanti Oxford Senaca Falls, NY

(616) 949-9938 (248) 591-4419 (734) 904-8945 (248) 396-1734 (716) 242-7472

tiny.cc/x6k68x mgadetroit-easternmi.org epicraces.com tiny.cc/v8k68x righttorun19k.org

Ann Arbor Goddess 5K and Mile Run/Walk

5KR, 1MR/W

Ann Arbor

(734) 531-8747

Hansons Group Run

training 26.2M, 13.1M, 10K, 5K, 1M, kids 13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR 5KR/W

Lake Orion

(248) 693-9900

Downtown Detroit Run/Walk - McShane’s Irish Pub Hanson Speed Session -Tuesdays Hansons Group Run - Tuesdays Lansing Brewing Company Brew Run PR Fitness Group Run

4-6M training runs training

Wed, 5/11/16

Brighton Area Road Striders Weekly Runs Hansons Group Run - Wednesdays

training runs, 3-8M

Thu, 5/12/16

Tri to Finish Cinco De Mayo Flint

Up to 20 Mile Marathon Training Run

Sun, 5/8/16

Cinco de Mayo 5K

tuliptime.com

playmakers.com

epicraces.com

(231) 342-9634

runfree4tiffany.com www.g1ftfund.com

Detroit Sterling Heights Grosse Pointe Lansing Ann Arbor

(248) 356-0825 (586) 323-9683 (313) 882-1325 (517) 371-2600 (313) 815-4513

detroitdowntownrunners.com hansons-running.com hansons-running.com playmakers.com prfitnessa2.com

Brighton Utica

(248) 486.1824 (248) 693-9900

brightonarearoadstriders.org hansons-running.com

Hansons Group Run - Thursdays Mid American Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships - 3 days Running Fit Northville Group Run 5MR, 3MR USA 1 Mile Road Championships 1MR

Royal Oak Toledo, OH Northville Minneapolis, MN

(248) 616-9665

hansons-running.com mac-sports.com runningfit.com usatf.org

Friday Five K Glow Run/Walk 5K Howell Interact Glow Run Lake Center Anchor Run & 1 Mile Fun Run

Muskegon Coleman Howell Portage

FunR/W 4-8 MR

5KR 5KR/W 5KR/W 5KR/W, 1MR

Saginaw

(517) 349-3803

Kalkaska Traverse City

Michigan Runner - May / June 2016

5KR/W

Okemos

tritofinish.com

Run Free Tiffany Ferguson Memorial The Mother’s Day 5K

Fri, 5/13/16

20M R/W

Flint

(989) 992-9007

Kalamazoo Marathon at the Borgess Run

Tue, 5/10/16

10KR, 5KR/W

Kalamazoo

(269) 345-1913

(248) 380-3338

hansons-running.com

borgessrun.com

friday5k@live.com sites.google.com/site/fnfm5k/ Shellyault@yahoo.com tiny.cc/0fl68x themoviletorch@gmail.com runsignup.com (269) 321-0976 anchorrun5k.weebly.com

Sat, 5/14/16

Sports and Fitness Expo

May / June 2016 Event Calendar Expo

Grand Rapids

jasn-mi.org

Shelby Twp. Westland Tecumseh Hessel Clarkston

moveitfitnessllc@gmail.com tiny.cc/ahl68x (734) 578-6771 facebook.com/aaaraceforlife (517) 423-8269 runningwithes.com/events (573) 631-9080 lescheneaux.org (248) 625-7859 angelsplacerace.org

ASM 5K for Autism Acceptance Bookin’ It For Your Library Bruce Clifton 5K Run Color Out Cancer 5K

5KR/W 5KR/W, 1MR 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MW 5KR/W

Lansing Ortonville Clarkston Battle Creek

(517) 882-2800 (248) 892-2762 (248) 625-7859 (269) 963-YMCA

Fitness Is Life Fun Run Group Run Ann Arbor Hansons Group Run Healing Hands Komen Southwest Michigan Race for the Cure¬Æ Livonia Park Run Metro Detroit Heart Walk & Barton Malow 5K Run Miles for Smiles 5K Walk Mini MUTT Team Trail Race Mother of All Beer Miles Mother’s Day Run North Brothers Ford/City of Westland 5K Oscoda River Run 5K PR Run Club Saturday Group Run Run for Recovery Run for Their Lives Run for Your Life Run the Ridge 10K Team Relay RUNdetroit Saturday Group Run Splash of Color Fun Run Superstar Dash The Arc Stroll, Roll & 5K Run/Walk The Great Amazing Race Detroit Tone Up for Tune Ups

5KR/W, 1MR, kids run 20MR, 10MR, 6MR, 4MR training 5KR/W 5KR/W, 1 MFR 5KR 5KR, 3MW, 1MW 5KR, Fun R/W 13.1M, 10M, 10K, 5K - team race 1MR 5KR/W 5KR/W 5KR/W 3-20 MR training 5KR, 1MW, kids run 3MR/W 5KR, relay 2 x 5K Team Relay 10MR, 6MR, 3MR 5KR, 1MW 5KR/W, kids run 5KR/W 5KR/W, 1MR/W 5KR, 1MW

Sault Ste. Marie, MI Ann Arbor Lake Orion Flint Kalamazoo Livonia Detroit Lansing Laingsburg Detroit Escanaba Westland Oscoda Ann Arbor Port Huron Boyne City Saline Traverse City Detroit Petoskey Hillsdale Midland Milford Southfield

(906) 635-5055 tiny.cc/fzyytx (734) 657-0214 run-annarbor.com (248) 693-9900 hansons-running.com (248) 620-2018 gaultracemanagement.com (269) 341-4209 komenswmichigan.org (734) 642-6664 parkrun.us/livonia/ (248) 936-5782 miheartwalk.org (517) 482-1504 cacsheadstart.org (877) 300-1392 tritofinish.com (313) 304-0903 triviumracing.com (906) 399-9759 facebook.com/DeltaFitCamp (734) 524-1258 www.northbros.com/5k (989) 739-1228 rushj@chartermi.net (313) 815-4513 prfitnessa2.com (810) 985-8900 http://tiny.cc/uekzwx (231) 582-6774 charlevoixhumane.org (810) 730-2667 relayforlife.org/salinemi (231) 631-2195 runtheridgerelay.com (313) 638-2831 run-detroit.com (231) 330-5657 www.norcocmh.org lfrank1@dmciobb.net tiny.cc/qpl68x (989) 631-4439 race-mrm.com (513) 518-0528 greatamazingrace.com (248) 302-2778 toneupfortuneups.com

Traverse City - Run Michigan Cheap Vicksburg Hearty Hustle Woofer Walk & 5K

13.1MR, 10 MR, 10KR, 5KR/W Traverse City 5KRW, 1MFR, kids run Vicksburg 5K/W East Lansing

Tour De Crim

Back to the Beach Half Marathon, 10K & 5K

5KR/W

Jackson

10MB Ride

13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR/W

Flint

Shelby Twp.

asminr@autism-mi.org brandonlibrary.org angelsplacerace.org info@YMCABattleCreek.org

(734) 929-9027 (616) 771-1590

danceswithdirt.com 53riverbankrun.com

(810) 600-5788

crim.org

(989) 954-7190 (269) 321-1022

runmichigancheap.com facebook.com/heartyhustle tiny.cc/j1a78x

backtothebeachraces.com

Dragon Dash Girls on the Run of Southeastern Michigan 5K Hearts and Hands Fun Run/Walk Making Tracks for Celiacs Michigan Shores Mini / 5K Prove it 5K Quaker Dash Railroader 5K

5KR/W 5KR, kids run 5KR/W, 1MR 5KR/W 13.1MR, 5KR/W 5KR 5KR/W, kids run 5KR/W, kids run

Sky-Tri The Great American 5K Woods and Water 5K Run/Walk

Tri, aquabike, relay, kids tri 5KR/W, 1MR/W 5KR/W, kids run

Ann Arbor Milford Lansing

(734) 531-8747 epicraces.com (855) 9EZ-RUNS ezrunevents.com (517) 543-5848, x5 runningfoundation.com

Downtown Detroit Run/Walk - Tony V’s Hanson Speed Session -Tuesdays Hansons Group Run - Tuesdays PR Fitness Group Run Prediction Run

4-6M training runs training

Detroit Sterling Heights Grosse Pointe Ann Arbor Grand Rapids

(248) 356-0825 (586) 323-9683 (313) 882-1325 (313) 815-4513 (616) 855-1765

detroitdowntownrunners.com hansons-running.com hansons-running.com prfitnessa2.com grandrapidsrunningclub.org

Brighton Area Road Striders Weekly Runs Hansons Group Run - Wednesdays Saline Middle School Hornet Relays

training runs, 3-8M

Brighton Utica Saline

(248) 486.1824 (248) 693-9900 (734) 649-2091

brightonarearoadstriders.org hansons-running.com a2racemanagement.com

Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon & 10K

Wed, 5/18/16

(517) 914-3181

5KR/W, 1MR/W 10KR, 5KR 5KR 2MR/ 6MB/ 1M Kayak, teams 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MW

Dances with Dirt - Gnaw Bone 50M, 50K, 26.2M, 13.1M, 10K, 100K relay Nashville, IN Fifth Third River Bank Run / USA 25K Championship 25K, 10K, 5K, teams Grand Rapids

Tue, 5/17/16

53riverbankrun.com

5K for MomKay - Cancer Sucks AAA Race for Life Acres of Fun 5K Run Aldo Leopold Festival Triathlon Angels’ Place Race

Around the Park for Autism

Sun, 5/15/16

(616) 040-9888

26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 10KR

4-8 MR 6M Prediction Run

track & field

Lake Orion (248) 391-0304 Ann Arbor (734) 712-5640 Auburn Hills Grosse Pointe Shores (586) 337-3699 New Buffalo (219) 805-6526 Milford (313) 304-0903 Lansing kittielynch@comcast.net Durand (989) 288-4080 Cleveland, OH

(800) 467-3826

Michigan Runner

oriontownship.org girlsontherunsemi.org/5ks tiny.cc/yvl68x celiacwalk.org asfrunning.com triviumracing.com tiny.cc/gwl68x durandrailroaddays.com

clevelandmarathon.com

May / June 2016

Thu, 5/19/16

Girls Night Out Hansons Group Run - Thursdays Running Fit Northville Group Run

5MR, 3MR

Ann Arbor Royal Oak Northville

(734) 662-2400 (248) 616-9665 (248) 380-3338

Fri, 5/20/16 Sat, 5/21/16

YMCA Wyandotte River Run

5KR/W, 1 MR/W, kids run

Wyandotte

(734) 282.9622

American Muscle 5K Armed Forces Day 5K Book’n Trilogy Claws & Paws Fun Run & Dog Jog Fenton Tiger Run FMCS “The Mission” Endurance Event Group Run Ann Arbor Heart & Sole HIghland Loops Trail Run I Care 4 Health Care Charity Run Joshua’s House Run for Life Support K’s for Kids Fun Run K5K Kalamazoo 5K Kent County Girls on the Run Celebratory 5K Run Livonia Park Run Lory’s Place Run, Walk, Rock Medical Mutural Dart Frog Dash Michigan Adventure Race - Epic Edition

5KR/W University Center 5KR/W Northville 10KR, 5KR/W, kids run South Lyon 2MR/W Clawson 5KR/W, 1MR Fenton R/W/B/Paddle Marquette 20MR, 10MR, 6MR, 4MR Ann Arbor 10KR, 5KR/W, 2MR/W, 13.8MB Chelsea 25KR White Lake 5KR/W Shelby Township 5KR/W Clare 5KR, 1KR Fort Gratiot 5KR/W, kids run Kalamazoo 5KR Grand Rapids 5KR Livonia 5KR/W St. Joseph 5KR/W, Kids 1KR Toledo, OH 5-10 hr adventure Smyrna

Muddy Watters Trail Series #1 No Child Wet Behind Oaklawn Hospital Hospitality Classic PR Run Club Saturday Group Run Race 2 Grace Run for the Ages

4.5 MR, 9 MR 5KR/W, kids run 10KR, 5KR/W, 1 MFR 3-20 MR training 5KR/W, 1MR/W, kids run 5KR/W, 1MR

Rochester Hills (248) 320-5705 Holt thelansingdoula@gmail.com Marshall (269) 789-8134 Ann Arbor (313) 815-4513 Burton (810) 625-4791 Lansing (57) 887-1440

www.jeffwatters.com tiny.cc/14l68x oaklawnhospital.org prfitnessa2.com race2grace.com tcoa.org

RUNdetroit Saturday Group Run Save the Manatee Run St. Ignace Rock & Run Half Marathon & 5K St. Johns - Run Michigan Cheap Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® Take a Breath for PH and Get Moving for MS TGIS 5K Run/Walk The Hard Cider Run - Lansing Walk & Wag and Run Walk and Run for a Cure for Diabetes Waterford Kettering Color Blast 5K Wheatlake Festival of Races

10MR, 6MR, 3MR 5KR, 2 MW, 1MR 13.1MR, 5KR/W 13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR/W 5KR/W, 1MR 13.1M, 10K, 5K, Kids Run 5KR/W, kids run 5KR 5KR/W 1MR/W 5KR/W 13.1MR, 5KR/W, kids run

Detroit Harrison Township St. Ignace St. Johns Detroit Dewitt Mattawan Saint Johns Ypsilanti Waterford Waterford Big Rapids

(313) 638-2831 (586) 783-6729

run-detroit.com savethemanatee5k.com stignacerocknrun.com runmichigancheap.com karmanoscancer.org dewittracephms.com tiny.cc/p6l68x thehardciderrun.com hshv.org tiny.cc/47pzwx wsdmi.org/kettering tiny.cc/r7l68x

Sun, 5/22/16

Aveda 5K Fun Run and Walk for Water Blackhawk Color Run 5K Crazy Run E-Race Stigma 5K Forte 5K Groves High School Orchestra Forte 5K Hansons Group Run I Can 5K Trail Run and Hike Karner Blue Butterfly 5K Light the Lakes 5K Run/Walk Livonia Stevenson Spartan 5K Fun Run Mid Michigan Girls on the Run 5K Northville - Run Michigan Cheap Oxford Chamber Challenge Paper Chase Perry Badia Memorial 5K Race for Ralya Seahorse Challenge Triathlon and Duathlon

5KR/W, 1MR 5KR 5-8 MR 5KR, kids run 5KR 5KR/W training 5KR/W 5KR/W 5KR/W 5KR, 1MR 5KR, kids‚Äô run 13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR 10KR, 5KR/W 5KR/W 5KR/W 5KR, Kids Run triathlon, aquabike, duathlon

Wixom Ortonville Ann Arbor Adrian Beverly Hills Beverly Hills Lake Orion Lake Orion Walker Rochester Hills Livonia East Lansing Northville Oxford Okemos Rochester Hills Haslett Climax

(800) 838-3006 tiny.cc/e8l68x (248) 396-4751 blackhawkcolorrun.weebly.com (734)995-0961 aatrackclub.org (517) 263-8905 runningwithes.com/events (734) 718-0999 race-mrm.com (734) 718-0999 .runsignup.com (248) 693-9900 hansons-running.com (248) 321-9813 eastsideracingcompany.com (517) 580-3021 tiny.cc/88l68x (248) 652-1439 ashleighiserman.com (734) 642-6664 shsboosterclub.info (989) 723-6329 gotrmidmichigan.org (989) 954-7190 runmichigancheap.com (248) 628-0410 oxfordchamber.net (517) 449-0230 tiny.cc/59l68x perrybadiamemorial.events runningfoundation.com (231) 546-2229 3disciplines.com

Tue, 5/24/16

Downtown Detroit Run/Walk - Northern Lights Hanson Speed Session -Tuesdays Hansons Group Run - Tuesdays PR Fitness Group Run

4-6M training runs training

Detroit Sterling Heights Grosse Pointe Ann Arbor

(248) 356-0825 (586) 323-9683 (313) 882-1325 (313) 815-4513

Midland Community Center’s Dow Run/Walk 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MR, kids run Midland

Run Over Addiction 5K Run/Walk to Benefit Guest House

Michigan Runner - May / June 2016

4-8 MR

5KR/W

Lake Orion

annarborrunningcompany.com hansons-running.com runningfit.com everalracemgt.com

(989) 860-0398 americanmuscleevent@gmail.com (734) 476-0375 armedforcesday5k@gmail.com (248) 437-6431 bookntrilogy.com (248) 435-6500 clawsonclawspaws.com (810) 591-2608 tiny.cc/k0l68x (906) 255-1129 facebook.com/fmcsthemission/ (734) 657-0214 run-annarbor.com (734) 593-5281 chelseaheartandsole.com (203) 313-4809 highlandloops.com (586) 322-5142 trinitycommunitycare.org/5k (989) 424-5434 joshuashouseint.org (810) 434-6022 tiny.cc/51l68x (269) 978-2437 k5k.us (616) 890-5978 kcgotr.org (734) 642-6664 parkrun.us/livonia/ (800) 717-3812 tiny.cc/z2l68x (419) 385-5721 toledozoo.org (616) 460-9331 miadventurerace.com (989) 832-7937

(248) 393-8967

(989) 954-7190 (248) 304-2082 (517) 281-6197 (269) 532-9313 (312) 508-5496 (734) 661-3536 (248) 674-8311 (248) 770-7719 (231) 592-4210

dowrunwalk.com

guesthouse.org

detroitdowntownrunners.com hansons-running.com hansons-running.com prfitnessa2.com

Wed, 5/25/16

May / June 2016 Event Calendar

Brighton Area Road Striders Weekly Runs Hansons Group Run - Wednesdays Run @ Holly

Brighton Utica Holly

(248) 486.1824 (248) 693-9900 (231) 546-2229

brightonarearoadstriders.org hansons-running.com 3disciplines.com

Greater Kalamazoo Girls on the Run 5K 5KR/W Hansons Group Run - Thursdays NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Preliminary Round - 3 days NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships - 3 days NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships - 3 days Running Fit Northville Group Run 5MR, 3MR

Kalamazoo Royal Oak Jacksonville, FL Bradenton, FL Waverly, IA Northville

(269) 532-1220 (248) 616-9665 (502) 852-5151 (507) 646-3749 (920) 424-1034 (248) 380-3338

girlsontherunkazoo.org hansons-running.com ncaasports.com ncaasports.com ncaasports.com runningfit.com

Capitol Memorial Run 5K Dork Brothers Trail / Road Duathlon Double Time Triathlon Duathlon Aquabike Freedom 4 Veterans Run

5KR tri, du Tri, Du, Aquabike 4MR, 1MW

Lansing Alpena Vicksburg Clio

(517) 702-0226 (989) 354-7314 (269) 978-2437 (810) 247-3486

Group Run Ann Arbor Hope Network One in Five Marathon Relay I.B.P.O. of Elks of the World Race Island Lake Triathlon - Spring Klever Innovations Kick Off to Summer 5K Livonia Park Run Pat Kellermann Memorial Day Run Petoskey Stone Festival 5K PR Run Club Saturday Group Run RUNdetroit Saturday Group Run Springfest 5KR/W Stafford’s Top of Michigan Community Marathon Stride for the Prize Summer Kickoff 5K/10K Tammy Reising Traverse City Track Club Bayshore Marathon

20MR, 10MR, 6MR, 4MR 26.2M Relay 5KR/W, 1MR/W Tri: Olympic, Sprint 5KR/W, 1MR/W, kids run 5KR 10KR, 5KR/W 5KR 3-20 MR training 10MR, 6MR, 3MR 5KR/W 26.2MR 5KR/W 10KR/W, 5KR/W 13/1MR 26.2 MR, 13.1MR, 10KR

Ann Arbor Grand Rapids Lansing Brighton Grand Haven Livonia Bad Axe Eastport Ann Arbor Detroit Sheridan Charlevoix Falmouth Coldwater Keego Harbor Traverse City

(734) 657-0214 (616) 248-5252 (517) 487-3444 (734) 845-7559 (616) 842-7051 (734) 642-6664 (989) 551-8273 (231) 676-2493 (313) 815-4513 (313) 638-2831 (989) 291-3261 (231) 348-8280

Bear Lake Triathlon Big Fish Triathlon Fallen Heroes 5K Fallen Heroes Run Hansons Group Run HopCat Beer City 5K Light Up the Sky Midland - Run Michigan Cheap

tri - olympic, sprint, du - sprint, triathlon, aquabike, duathlon 5KR/W 5KR/W training 5KR 5MR/W 13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR/W

North Muskegon Ortonville Corunna Lansing Lake Orion Grand Rapids Presque Isle Midland

Sailing Thru the Shores

5KR/W

St. Clair Shores (586) 771-2587 scsmdp.com/sailing-through-the-shores

Mon, 5/30/16

Big Foot Challenge Bloomingdale Memorial Day 5K Cadillac Rotary Club Stride for Strive 5K City of Burton Memorial Day 5K Downtown Detroit Run/Walk - Mercury Bar Hartland Memorial Day Run/Walk Hubbardston Memorial Day 5K Run/Walk Lake Superior Trail Run Lest They Be Foregotten Memorial Day 5K/10K Memorial Day 5K & Kid‚Äôs 1 Mile Fun Run Memorial Day Race Novi Memorial Day Run Run for Joe Run to Climax Wild West Ultra 50K and Relay

8KR, 5KR/W, kids‚Äô run 5KR/W 5KR/W 5KR/W 4-6M training runs 10KR, 5KR, 3KW 5KR/W 18.1 MR 10KR, 5KR/W 5KR/W, 1MR 8KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MR/W 5KR/W 7KR , 2MW 50KR, 3x10.3M relay

Tue, 5/31/16

Hanson Speed Session -Tuesdays Hansons Group Run - Tuesdays Larry Steeb Meet of Champions PR Fitness Group Run

training

Thu, 5/26/16

Brooksie Way Training Program

Sat, 5/28/16

Alma Highland Festival Series of Races

5MR, 5KR

16 weeks training: 13.1M, 10K, 5K

Fruitport Old Fashioned Days Run

Sun, 5/29/16

training runs, 3-8M

North Mitten Half Marathon and 10K

10KR, 5KR/W, kids runs

10KR, 5KR

13.1MR, 10KR

track & field 4-8 MR

Rochester

Alma

Fruitport

Thompsonville

(248) 860-5589

(989) 463-8979

(231) 865-3551

thebrooksieway.com

almahighlandfestival.com

runningfoundation.com

doubletimetri.com facebook.com/TheFreedom4 fruitportlions.com

run-annarbor.com 1in5marathonrelay.com traco49@aol.com islandlaketri.com tiny.cc/tqozwx parkrun.us/livonia/ lkahler42@gmail.com skershner@shantycreek.com prfitnessa2.com run-detroit.com sheridanhospital.com trailscouncil.org race-mrm.com (269) 598-5936 hannahfaithrose82@outlook.com tammyreising@yahoo.com roadrunnertiming.com (231) 941-8118 bayshoremarathon.org (616) 843-1808 bearlaketrianddu.com (231) 546-2229 3disciplines.com prichfred@prodigy.net fhmf.org (989) 277-0769 runningfoundation.com (248) 616-9665 hansons-running.com (313) 304-0903 triviumracing.com (989) 255-2302 facebook.com/lightupthesky5k (989) 954-7190 runmichigancheap.com (231) 378-2000

crystalmountain.com

Dansville Bloomingdale Cadillac Burton Detroit Hartland Hubbardston Silver City Webberville Pinckney Grosse Ile Novi Rapid River Climax Lowell

(517) 899-5182 (269) 521-3910 (231) 775-0657 (810) 516-9614 (248) 356-0825 (517) 861-6912 (989) 593-3073 (906) 285-4711 (517) 749-7947 (734) 878-3407 (734) 282-1101 (248) 974-8074 (906) 474-9001 (269) 626-8611 (616) 260-2669

dansvilleathleticboosters.com bloomingdale5k.weebly.com portal.clubrunner.ca/1378 runburton.com detroitdowntownrunners.com hartlandrun.com hubbardston.org uprrc.org/calendar.htm runningfoundation.com peoplespinckney.com islandroadrunners.com novimemorialdayrun.com friendsofjoe.org runtoclimax.org www.wildwest100k.4t.com

Sterling Heights Grosse Pointe Dexter Ann Arbor

(586) 323-9683 (313) 882-1325 (734) 649-2091 (313) 815-4513

hansons-running.com hansons-running.com a2racemanagement.com prfitnessa2.com

Michigan Runner

May / June 2016

Wed, 6/1/16

Brighton Area Road Striders Weekly Runs Hansons Group Run - Wednesdays National Run Day 5K T$’s Honey Run - 3 day event Wayland Road Runners 3 Mile Run

training runs, 3-8M 5KR/W obstacle race 3 MR, 1.5MW

Brighton Utica Utica Ferndale Wayland

Forest Frenzy Thursday Run - 2 day event

Greater Lansing Junior Honor Roll Track and Field Meet Hansons Group Run - Thursdays Running Fit Northville Group Run 5MR, 3MR Swartz Creek Challenge 5KR/W

Okemos Royal Oak Northville Swartz Creek

(517) 648-1775 (248) 616-9665 (248) 380-3338 (810) 487-0954

Fri, 6/3/16

Cipriano Classic 5K Fun Run/Walk

5KR/W

Farmington

(248) 553-4020

Friday Five K GOTR of Ottawa/Allegan County Celebration 5K LoveLocal 5K Middle O Mit - Multi-sport Mania Weekend - 3 days Panther Pace Yankee Springs Trail Run - 3 days

5KR Muskegon 5KR/W Allendale 5KR/W, kids ru Lansing tri, aquabike, duathlon Harrison 5KR/W, kids run Battle Creek 50.4MR, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 10KR Middleville

Sat, 6/4/16

5K obstacle, teams, kids run Midland

tiny.cc/4om68x runmichigancheap.com tiny.cc/yrm68x runagainfoundation.com calhouncancer.org

Boyne Falls

(800) 492-6963

5KR

10KR, 5KR, dirty duo

Great Bacon 5K Run/Walk 5KR/W, kids run Hawk Island Spring Kids Triathlon Kids Triathlon Hope Water Project 5K Run/Walk for Clean Water 5KR/W Huntington Reeds Lake Run 10KR/W, 5KR/W, kids run I Gave My Sole for Parkinson’s Walkathon & 5K 5KR/W Julie Run To End Hunger 10KR/W, 5KR/W, 1MR Kicks for Kids 5KR/W Livonia Park Run 5KR Mackinac Island Lilac Festival 10K Run and Walk 10KR/W, kids run Macomb Christian 5K Run/Walk 5KR/W Marti Austin Kids Classic kids runs MHSAA Track & Field Finals, LP, Division 1 track & field meet MHSAA Track & Field Finals, LP, Division 2 track & field meet MHSAA Track & Field Finals, LP, Division 3 track & field meet MHSAA Track & Field Finals, LP, Division 4 track & field meet MHSAA Track & Field Finals, UP track & field meet Middle O’Mit Multi-Sport Mania Weekend - 3 days tri, aquabike, duathlon Miles for Mia 5K Memorial Run/Walk 5KR/W New Balance Girls on the Run 5K Van Buren/ Cass Counties 5KR Oak Apple Run 10KR, 5KR, 2MR/W, kids run OLV Victory Race 5KR/W, kids run OPC 5K Run & Walk for Meals 5KR/W Pirate Booty Dash 5KR/W, kids run PR Run Club Saturday Group Run 3-20 MR training Run 2 Save Our Youth 10KR, 5KR/W, kids run Run for the Impact 5K 5KR/W, 1MR/W Run for Wings 5KR/W Run with the Sturgeon 5KR/W, 1KR Run With Your Pack HA5K 5KR/W, FR RUNdetroit Saturday Group Run 10MR, 6MR, 3MR SHS 5K 5KR/W, 1KR Soles for Cardio 5K Run & Walk 5KR/W Sparrow Michigan Mile 1MR, kids 13 & under, kids sprint Splash of Color Run-Walk 5KR/W, 2KR/W The Super Run 5KR/W Tri Greenville Adult Sprint and Youth Triathlon Tri: Sprint, kids tri; Du UCS - Sterling Heights SOS 5K 5KR, 1MR/W USA 50 Mile Trail Championships 50MR USAT Mideast Du Sprint Championships duathlon

Michigan Runner - May / June 2016

Novi

ciprianoclassic.com

friday5k@live.com sites.google.com/site/fnfm5k/ (616) 494-1719 gotroac.org runsignup.com/Race/MI/Lansing/LoveLocal5k (231) 546-2229 3disciplines.com runsignup.com/Race/MI/BattleCreek/PantherPace5K (616) 540-1987 yankeespringstrailrun.com

Dirty Dog Dash

Ann Arbor Ann Arbor

playmakers.com hansons-running.com runningfit.com riverbendstriders.com forestfrenzy.com

(248) 221-7101 (989) 954-7190 (291) 924-9230 (586) 634-1028

kids runs

forestfrenzy.com

(989) 832-7937

Clawson Bay City Fremont St. Clair Shores Battle Creek

Flirt with Dirt

(989) 832-7937

ACHA Oakland County FAN Run Drugs Out of Town 5KR/W Bay City - Run Michigan Cheap 13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR/W Bellwether Harbor Run Forrest Run 5KR, 1MR Bree’z Through the Shores 5K 5KR/W Colon Cancer Awareness 5K 5KR/W, kids run

Dexter-Ann Arbor Kids Run Dexter-Ann Arbor Run Expo

brightonarearoadstriders.org hansons-running.com

roadrunnertiming.com/page-register.html (616) 291-3903 facebook.com/groups/66095624821/

Thu, 6/2/16

Forest Frenzy Friday Run - 2 day event

5K obstacle, teams, kids run Midland

(248) 486.1824 (248) 693-9900

(248) 685-0043 (248) 685-0043

(734) 929-9027

dexterannarborrun.com dexterannarborrun.com

tiny.cc/7sm68x

runflirt.com

Garden City (734) 793-1882 Lansing (517) 374-5700 www.hawk-i-tri.com Auburn Hills (248) 786-0620 hopewaterproject.org Grand Rapids (616) 949-1750 reedslakerun.com St. Clair Shores (248) 433-1011 parkinsonsmi.org Waterford (248) 360-2930 opendooroutreachcenter.com Gwinn (906) 362-1535 kicksforkids5k.com Livonia (734) 642-6664 parkrun.us/livonia/ Mackinac Island (810) 487-0954 http://tiny.cc/hvm68x Shelby Twp. (586) 751-8980 macombchristian5k.com Flint (810) 600-5817 crim.org TBD mhsaa.com/Sports/BoysTrackField.aspx TBD mhsaa.com/Sports/BoysTrackField.aspx TBD mhsaa.com/Sports/BoysTrackField.aspx TBD mhsaa.com/Sports/BoysTrackField.aspx Kingsford mhsaa.com/Sports/BoysTrackField.aspx Harrison (231) 546-2229 3disciplines.com Brighton (586) 413-1400 milesformia.org Lawton (269) 621-3143 tiny.cc/kzm68x Royal Oak (248) 541-4502 oakapplerun.org Northville olv-victoryrun.com Rochester (248) 659-1021 opcseniorcenter.org Napoleon napoleonschools.org Ann Arbor (313) 815-4513 prfitnessa2.com Livonia (734) 338-9580 livoniasaveouryouth.org Fowlerville (517) 861-9139 http://tiny.cc/i0m68x Muskegon (231) 557-5997 runforwings.org Port Huron (810) 987-5306 sturgeonfestival.com Holly (248) 342-0172 ha5k.org Detroit (313) 638-2831 run-detroit.com Hudson (517) 523-3383 sacredhearthudson.org West Branch (989) 343-3500 wbrmc.com Lansing (517) 364-8141 sparrow.org/michiganmile Rudyard Townshipo (906) 259-2741 rudyard.k12.mi.us Grand Rapids thesuperrun.com/locations/grand-rapids-5k-run-2016/ Greenville (616) 754-8887 trigreenville.com Sterling Heights (586) 446-2700 uticasos5k.com Ithaca, NY usatf.org Hudson, IL (317) 219-3789 usatmideast.com/championships-3/

May / June 2016 Event Calendar

Visiting Nurse Association & Blue Water Hospice River Run 10KR, 5KR, 3MW, 1MR Marysville YMCA Curwood Festival Run 13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MR Owosso

(810) 984-4131 (989) 725-8136

www.vnabwh.com runsignup.com

CHOK YMCA International Bridge Race CIS of Mancelona 5K Cowboy Trail Run

10KR, 5KR/W, kids run 5KR/W 10KR, 5KR, 1KR

Sarnia, ON Mancelona Augusta

(519) 402-3659 (231) 587-5044 (269) 731-4471

tiny.cc/k3m68x cismancelona.org cheffcenter.org

Emma Graham Scholarship Fun Run Hansons Group Run Hawk Island Sprint & Olympic Triathlon I Gave My Sole for Parkinson’s Walkathon & 5K Middle O’ Mit Multi-Sport Mania Weekend - 3 days Milan’s Miracle Run 8K and 5K Walk On Lukas’ Wings - Spring for SIDS Rainbow Run 5K Sprint & Splash at Lake St. Clair Stampede Scleroderma Summer Fun 5K and Kids Mile The Hunger Run Zoo Walk, 5K / 10K Run

5KR training Tri: sprint, olympic, kids 5KR, variable W tri, aquabike, duathlon 8KR, 5KR, 3KW, kids run 5KR/W, kids run 5KR/W, 2KR/W paddleboard duathlon 10KR, 5KR, 1MR 5KR/W, 1MR, kids run 5KR/W, 1MR 10KR, 5KR, 2MW

Newaygo (231) 652-1285 Lake Orion (248) 616-9665 hansons-running.com Lansing (517) 374-5700 hawk-i-tri.com Northville (248) 433-1011 www.parkinsonsmi.org Harrison (231) 546-2229 3disciplines.com Walker (616) 890-5978 milansmiraclerun.org Bay City (989) 751-9653 http://tiny.cc/44m68x Ferndale (248) 542-2160 rainbow-run.com Harrison Township (586) 469-5285 sprintandsplash.com Royal Oak (248) 595-8526 .scleroderma.org DeWitt (517) 827-9660 playmakers.com Macomb (248) 321-9813 facebook.com/events/569101159931921/ Royal Oak (248) 595-8526 scleroderma.org/michigan

Mon, 6/6/16

How to Turn Muscles Back on After Trauma

clinic

Ann Arbor

(734) 662-2400

Tue, 6/7/16

Downtown Detroit Run/Walk - Z’s Villa Hanson Speed Session -Tuesdays Hansons Group Run - Tuesdays PR Fitness Group Run The Beer Run Oktoberfest 5K

4-6M training runs training

Detroit Sterling Heights Grosse Pointe Ann Arbor Owosso

(248) 356-0825 (586) 323-9683 (313) 882-1325 (313) 815-4513 (989) 725-8317

Sun, 6/5/16

Dexter to Ann Arbor Run

13.1MR, 10KR/W, 5KR/W

4-8 MR 5KR/W

Ann Arbor

(248) 685-0043

dxa2.com

roadrunnertiming.com detroitdowntownrunners.com hansons-running.com hansons-running.com prfitnessa2.com runsignup.com

Wed, 6/8/16

Brighton Area Road Striders Weekly Runs training runs, 3-8M Flushing Evening 5k Run/Walk 5KR/W Hansons Group Run - Wednesdays NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships - 4 days Wayland Road Runners 5K Run 5KR

Brighton Flushing Utica Eugene, OR Wayland

Thu, 6/9/16

Color Me Davison 5K Fun Run Hansons Group Run - Thursdays Running Fit Northville Group Run

5MR, 3MR

Davison Royal Oak Northville

Caro Superhero LoveLocal 5K Teal Track and Trail 5K

5KR/W 5KR/W, kids run 5KR/W

Caro Lansing Grand Blanc

(810) 694-0101

03 Flags Fun Run Ally Brunk Memorial 5K Art & Orchard Festival Fun Run Baraga County Lake Trout Festival Tour da L’Anse BCBSM Riverfront Run Big Mac Shoreline Scenic Bike Tour

5KR/W 5KR/W 15KR, 10KR, 5KR 13.1M, 8M 5K 3-52MB 10KR, 5KR 25MB, 50MB, 75MB, 100MB

Fort Gratiot Potterville Washington Twp. L’Anse Detroit Mackinaw City

(810) 956-8538 runsignup.com (517) 627-3715 runningfoundation.com (586) 531-0788 artandorchardfestivalfunrun.com (906) 524-2200 laketroutfestival.com (313) 566-8200 detroitriverfront.com (231) 436-5574 mackinawchamber.com

Celebrate Downtown Okemos 5K Run/Walk Cereal City Classic Chandler Hill Challenge

5KR/W 10KR/W, 5KR/W 10KR, 5KR

Okemos Battle Creek Boyne Falls

(517) 853-4616 (269) 963-9622 (231) 549-2672

Emergency Challenge 5K Obstacle Race Hartford Strawberry Run Healthy Trenton 5K Ideal Beach Triathlon Kalamazoo Mud Run Knights of Columbus 5K Race

5KR 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MR 5KR/W, 1MR/W Tri: Sprint, Super sprint 5KR, teams, kids run 5KR/W

Novi Hartford Trenton Elkhart, IN Comstock Comstock Park

(248) 444-2921 (269) 621-3651 (734) 634-4887 (574) 293-1683

Livonia Park Run Ludington Lakestride Half Marathon, 10K & 5K M-22 Challenge MUTT Mid-Michigan Ultra Team Trail Race North Country Trail Relay

5KR Livonia 13.1 MR, 10KR, 5KR, kids run Ludington 25KB/ 2Kpaddle/ 2MR Glen Arbor 31MR, 20MR, 10MR, 5MR - team race 63 M relay, 6 runner teams Brethren

Fri, 6/10/16

Sat, 6/11/16

Brian Diemer Family of Races Conserve School Trail Run

Kona Run

5KR

(248) 486.1824 brightonarearoadstriders.org (810) 487-0954 riverbendstriders.com (248) 693-9900 hansons-running.com (541) 346-4461 http://ncaa.com (616) 291-3903 facebook.com/groups/66095624821/ kstrader@advpt.com davisonchamberofcommerce.com (248) 616-9665 hansons-running.com (248) 380-3338 runningfit.com (989) 977-0626

5KR/W, 1KSC, kids run Cutlerville/ Grand Rapids (616) 295-1073 13.1MR, 5KR

10M, 10K, 5K, Kids Run

Land O’ Lakes, WI

Northville

(715) 701-0360

southgatek@gmail.com runningfoundation.com tealtrackandtrail.weebly.com

diemerrun.com

active.com runcalhoun.com tiny.cc/ban68x

greatlakesendurance.com

(616) 485-8083

cityofnovi.org/5Kchallenge hartfordmichigan.com healthytrenton5k.weebly.com idealbeachtri.com kalamazoomudrun.com htkc.weebly.com

(734) 642-6664 (231) 357-8867 (231) 883-5936 Harrison (616) 890-5978

parkrun.us/livonia/ ludingtonlakestride.com m22challenge.com tritofinish.com northcountrytrailrelay.com

(248) 345-6168

Michigan Runner

konarun.com

May / June 2016

PR Run Club Saturday Group Run 3-20 MR training R35K 8KR, 5KR, 2MW Run 4 Life 5KR/W Run for Hope 5KR, kids run RUNdetroit Saturday Group Run 10MR, 6MR, 3MR Sacred Heart’s Run for the Unborn 5KR/W, 1MR/W Spear-It 5K Run/Walk 5KR/W St. Joseph Parish 5K Run/2 Mile Walk 5KR, 2MW The Miles Moovement Walk-Run-Wheel Event 5KR, 2MR/W, 1MW The Prowling Cougar Festival of Races 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MR U.P. Run for Life 10KR, 5KR/W, kids run USAT Mideast Regional Championships Tri, Du, Aquabike USATF Michigan Open/ Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships Van Buren State Park Step Into Summer Fun 5K 5KR/W Walk Me Home 5K 5KR/W Whitefish Point Marathon 26.2MR

Ann Arbor Goodells Cadillac Linden Detroit Grosse Ile Mears Pewamo Adrian Brighton Marquette Muncie, IN Olivet South Haven Alpena Paradise

Big Mac Shoreline Scenic Bike Tour Epic Kids’ Splash and Dash Grand Rapids Triathlon Hansons Group Run Hope Memorial Relay Kalamazoo - Run Michigan Cheap Lead the Way 5K Matt Frankfurth Memorial 5K Fun Run Motor City Triathlon Open Water Practice Swim Run-A-Muck

Ride across the “Mighty Mac” swim training Tri: sprint, olympic or 1/2 iron training 5KR/W, relay 10MR, 10KR, 5KR/W 5KR/W 5KR/W triathlon, relay, aquabike swim training 5KR

Mackinaw City Gregory Ada Lake Orion Stephenson Kalamazoo Shelby Twp. Waterford Detroit Gregory Montague

(231) 436-5574 mackinawchamber.com (734) 531-8747 epicraces.com (616) 552-3783 grandrapidstri.com (248) 616-9665 hansons-running.com (906) 788-4229 hopememorialrelay.com (989) 954-7190 runmichigancheap.com lamac327@gmail.com leadtheway5k.wix.com (248) 623-6352 runsignup.com (231) 546-2229 3disciplines.com (734) 531-8747 epicraces.com (616) 893-1311 schollfarms.com

BPRC Retro Run Downtown Detroit Run/Walk - Batch Brewery Hanson Speed Session -Tuesdays Hansons Group Run - Tuesdays Lansing Brewing Company Brew Run PR Fitness Group Run Rockford N. Middle School 10K Relay Run

5KR/W 4-6M training runs training

Ionia Detroit Sterling Heights Grosse Pointe Lansing Ann Arbor Rockford

(616) 813-7970 (248) 356-0825 (586) 323-9683 (313) 882-1325 (517) 371-2600 (313) 815-4513 (616) 887-7203

Brighton Area Road Striders Weekly Runs Grand Ledge Summer Recreation Track and Field Hansons Group Run - Wednesdays Twilight Run Wayland Road Runners 4 Mile Prediction Run

training runs, 3-8M track meet-all comers

Bring Back the Mile DeGraaf Nature Center Trail Trot 5K Hansons Group Run - Thursdays Kalamazoo Kids Triathlon Runners who Love to Wine Camp - 4 days Running Fit Northville Group Run Strides for Life 100 Mile Run - 4 days YMCA’s Scoop de’Loop

1MR/W, kids t&f meet 5KR/W, 1MR

Friday Five K Kids’ Klassic

Sun, 6/12/16

Aggie Duathlon & Dansville 5K

Tue, 6/14/16

Ann Arbor Track Club Summer Mini Track Meet

Wed, 6/15/16

Thu, 6/16/16

Fri, 6/17/16

Kona Strawberry Run

Sat, 6/18/16

FunR/W 4-8 MR 10K Relay

5KR/W 4 MR prediction run

Dansville

Ann Arbor

Brighton Grand Ledge Utica Lansing Wayland

(517) 589-5332

runningfoundation.com

(734) 769-9105

aatrackclub.org

runsignup.com detroitdowntownrunners.com hansons-running.com hansons-running.com playmakers.com prfitnessa2.com grandrapidsrunningclub.org

(248) 486.1824 brightonarearoadstriders.org (517) 648-1775 playmakers.com (248) 693-9900 hansons-running.com (517) 702-0226 runningfoundation.com (616) 291-3903 facebook.com/groups/66095624821/

kids tri camp/clinic/3-7 MR 5MR, 3MR 25MR, 50MR, 75MR, 100MR 5KR/W, kids run

Okemos Holland Royal Oak Kalamazoo Glen Arbor Northville Holland Flint

(517) 349-3803 (616) 355-1057 (248) 616-9665 (269) 978-2437 (616) 291-3903 (248) 380-3338 (616) 551-4062 (810) 487-0954

playmakers.com tiny.cc/hfn68x hansons-running.com jim@spiritracing.us tiny.cc/46rzwx runningfit.com http://tiny.cc/e1nssx gaultracemanagement.com

5KR 2KR, 1KR, weight lifting

Muskegon Kalamazoo

friday5k@live.com (269) 343-0747

sites.google.com/site/fnfm5k/ kalamazooklassic.org

8KR, 5KR

Belleville

(248) 345-6168

konastrawberryrun.com

Longest Day 5K 5KR Pan American Combined Events Championships - 2 days Solstice Run - 2 days 40MR, 20MR, 10MR, relay

Grand Rapids

(616) 735-6240

Traverse City

(231) 715-1122

longestday5k.org usatf.org summersolsticerun.org

Alex’s Duck Duck Run Antioch’s Get Healthy Now 5K Run/Walk Beat the Grandma 5K Age/Gender Graded Race

5KR/W, 1KR 5KR/W, 1MR, kids run 5KR/W

St. Joseph Lansing Grand Rapids

(517) 327-0967 (616) 260-2669

alexsduckduckrun.com runningfoundation.com beatthegrandma.mysite.com

Cheesetown Challenge Colors United Eenhoorn 5KR./W Eleonore Rocks Waterstone 1 Mile & 5K

5 M, 2 M, Iron Cheese, kids run 5KR/W 5KR/W, 1MW 5KR/W, kids run

Pinconning Charlotte Walker Oxford

(989) 879-5617 (517) 543-5402 (616) 956-0622 (248) 765-3330

Canton Liberty Run

5KR/W, Duathlon, kids run

(313) 815-4513 prfitnessa2.com (800) 989-9637 facebook.com/907HopeFM/ (231) 920-2319 rftiming.webconnex.com/Run4Life (810) 735-4807 hopelinden.org (313) 638-2831 run-detroit.com (734) 676-1378 pohara@sacredheartgi.com (231) 861-4028 nationalasparagusfestival.org (989) 981-6656 pewamo5k.tripod.com themilesmoovement.myevent.com sboyle@cleary.edu runsignup.com (906) 869-6680 uprunforlife@gmail.com (317) 219-3789 americamultisport.com (313) 623-3029 michigan.usatf.org (269) 637-5865 maxwellhouse@i2k.com (989) 356-4567 jgentry@first-federal.com (906) 492-3412 whitefishpointmarathon.org

Michigan Runner - May / June 2016

10KR, 5KR/W, 1MR/W

Canton

(734) 929-9027

cantonlibertyrun.com

cheesetownraces.com ecuw.org/colors-united/ http://tiny.cc/whn68x eleonorerockswaterstone.com

May / June 2016 Event Calendar

First Try Triathlon tri: 300ydS/ 9.1MB/ 2MR Glen Arbor Solstice Half Marathon & 5K 13.1MR, 5KRW Higgins Lake Sunrise Run 13.1M, 10KR, 5K, kids run K’s for a Cure 5K Run and Walk 5KR/W Kalamazoo Klassic 10KR, 5KR/W, teams Kristie Yaakoby Memorial Triathlon triathlon: 1MS/ 40KB/ 10KR Lansing - Run Michigan Cheap 15KR, 10KR, 5KR/W Livonia Park Run 5KR Mecosta County Youth & Family Center 5K 5KR Meijer LPGA 5K Run 5KR Mercy Health Spring Lake Heritage Festival 5K 5KR, kids run Morenci Town & Country 5K 5KR/W Mud Dollop Wallop 4.5MR MWCAA Corporate Cup Relays 10K, 5K, field events, track relays National 24 Hour Challenge- 2 days bicycle endurance ride Potter Park Zoo Wild One Mile kids 1MR, 100 yd R PR Run Club Saturday Group Run 3-20 MR training Race to Freedom 5K & 8K 8KR, 5KR, kids race Relay for Life K’s for a Cure 5KR Run 2 Read 10KR, 5KR/W Run for the Red, White and Blue 5KR, 1MW Run From Hell 5K 5KR/W RUNdetroit Saturday Group Run 10MR, 6MR, 3MR Saturday Slip N Slide 5K Run/Walk 5KR/W Solstice Run Sunrise Run 10KR Summer Solstice 5K Fun Run 5KR Summer Soulstice 5KR/W, 1MW, kids run TCD 5K Color Run 5KR/W, 1MR The Race to Oz 5KR/W,kids run Town Crier 5K & 10K 10KR, 5KR/W, kids‚Äô run USATF Michigan Youth JO Outdoor Association Track & Field Championship

Linden (248) 910-0763 firsttrytriathlon.com Glen Arbor (231) 715-1406 enduranceevolution.com Roscommon (989) 745-1426 roscommonrotary.com Bellaire (231) 676-2493 skershner@shantycreek.com Kalamazoo (269) 343-0747 kalamazooklassic.org Leland (231) 360-3311 events.bytepro.net/kristie-yaakoby Lansing (989) 954-7190 runmichigancheap.com Livonia (734) 642-6664 parkrun.us/livonia/ Mecosta (231) 972-7129 tiny.cc/9nszwx Rockford (616) 940-9888 tiny.cc/ein68x Spring Lake (616) 843-1808 heritagefestival5k.com Morenci (517) 458-6307 cityofmorenci.org Adrian (517) 605-2635 runningwithes.com Lathrup Village (586) 731-0153 www.mwccr.org Middleville (616) 953-0234 www.n24hc.org Lansing (517) 702-4733 potterparkzoo.org/W1M Ann Arbor (313) 815-4513 prfitnessa2.com Potterville race2freedom.org Bellaire (231) 676-2493 relayforlife.org/antrimcountymi Shelby Township (586) 286-2750 r2read.com Ishpeming (906) 235-5517 crzyannie9@msn.com Pinckney (313) 350-2297 runfromhell5k@gmail.com Detroit (313) 638-2831 run-detroit.com Jenison (616) 662-9664 saturdayslipnslide.com Traverse City (231) 715-1122 summersolsticerun.org Sault Ste. Marie, MI (906) 632-8109 summersolstice5k.org Southfield (248) 770-1497 southfieldsummersoulstice.com Three Rivers tiny.cc/58znay Ionia (517) 743-1495 facebook.com/ionia5k Saugatuck (616) 848-9313 saugatuckdouglas.com/towncrier/ Olivet (313) 623-3029 michigan.usatf.org

Sun, 6/19/16

Crazy Run Hansons Group Run Plymouth YMCA Father’s Day Run Run for the Ribbon 5K Run/Walk South Haven - Run Michigan Cheap Tri to Finish Sanford Lake Triathlon W!ldS!de Relay

5-8 MR training 10K, 5K, 1 M, Triple, kids run 5KR/W 13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR/W Triathlon, Duathlon team of 5, 9 leg, 42M relay

Ann Arbor Lake Orion Plymouth Royal Oak South Haven Sanford Gregory

734-995-0961 (248) 616-9665 (734) 455-2904 (248) 255-6651 (989) 954-7190 (989) 205-5838 (734) 730-3621

aatrackclub.org hansons-running.com ymcadetroit.org/plymouth miurunfortheribbon.org runmichigancheap.com tritofinish.com wildsideevents.com

Mon, 6/20/16

Out & About Autism

5KR/W

Shelby Township

(586) 445-4915

macombasa.org

Tue, 6/21/16

Downtown Detroit Run/Walk - Patrick J’s Hanson Speed Session -Tuesdays Hansons Group Run - Tuesdays PR Fitness Group Run

4-6M training runs training

Detroit Sterling Heights Grosse Pointe Ann Arbor

(248) 356-0825 (586) 323-9683 (313) 882-1325 (313) 815-4513

detroitdowntownrunners.com hansons-running.com hansons-running.com prfitnessa2.com

B.U.M. 5K Run/Walk Brighton Area Road Striders Weekly Runs Grand Ledge Summer Recreation Track and Field Hansons Group Run - Wednesdays Run for a Cure 5K

5KR/W, kids run training runs, 3-8M r&f meet 5KR/W, 1MR/W

Burnips Brighton Grand Ledge Utica Lansing

(616) 299-4419 (248) 486.1824 (517) 627-9076 (248) 693-9900 (517) 420-3622

bumevents.com brightonarearoadstriders.org playmakers.com hansons-running.com tiny.cc/6v168x

Wayland Road Runners 4 Mile Handicap

4 MR, 2MW handicap

Wayland

Hansons Group Run - Thursdays Meijer State Games of Michigan 5K Running Fit Northville Group Run St. Stan’s Polish Festival Road Race

5KR, 2KR 5MR, 3MR 5KR/W

Royal Oak Kentwood Northville Bay City

(248) 616-9665 hansons-running.com (616) 233-3564 stategamesofmichigan.com/5K (248) 380-3338 runningfit.com (989) 280-7692 ststansacpolishfest.com

Wed, 6/22/16

Triceratops Triathlon

Thu, 6/23/16

4-8 MR

Tri: sprint

5KR/W

Brighton

runtrextri.com

facebook.com/groups/66095624821/

Fri, 6/24/16

Beer 5K at Centennial Park

St. Brigid’s Fun, Run, Walk 5KR/W St. Patrick Festival 5K 5KR/W USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships - 3 days

Midland Ada Clovis, CA

(989) 980-7630 (616) 719-8971

(810) 238-5981

werunthistown.com

Sat, 6/25/16

Almont Heritage Run - Robotics Fundraiser

Almont

(586) 214-2949

frc4961.org/fundraising/

5KR/W

Flint

(734) 929-9027

(616) 291-3903

Michigan Runner

stbrigid-midland.org festivalrun.com usatf.org

May / June 2016

Anchor Bay Rotary Charities Fun Run Beach Wellness Binder Park Zoo Cheetah Chase Charlevoix Marathon

5KR 10KR, 5KR/W, kids run 5KR/W

26.2M, 13.1M, 10K, 5K

New Baltimore Bay City Battle Creek Charlevoix

(586) 372-9300 (989) 684-7675 (269) 979-1351

bay-rama.com barcmi.com www.binderparkzoo.org

(248) 921-2720

charlevoixmarathon.com

(715) 701-0360

greatlakesendurance.com

(810) 987-6400 (248) 397-5220 (616) 843-1808 (616) 392-2282 (248) 616-9665 (231) 546-2229 (906) 235-6861

runsignup.com/furry5k bluewaterymca.com/runs/ clawsonruns.com ducklaketriathlon.com fennvalley.com/events/ hansons-running.com 3disciplines.com marquettetrailsfest.com

Color Me Extraordinary 5K Fun Run 5KR, 1MR Auburn Hills (248) 475-3621 www.CME5k.org Concord Classic 5K Run/Walk 5KR/W, Kid’s Run Concord (517) 524-6995 runjackson.org Gull Lake Triathlon Duathlon Aquabike tri, du, ab, relay Augusta (269) 978-2437 gulllaketriathlon.com HUB 5K 5KR/W Bloomfield Hills (248) 645-7729 mzolianbawi@cranbrook.edu Inkster 5K Run/Walk 5KR/W Inkster (734) 589-0025 tiny.cc/m5168x Jordan Lake Trail 5K 5KR/W Lake Odessa runsignup.com Lake Cadillac Team Marathon 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 5KR, relay Cadillac (231) 920-1951 http://tiny.cc/16168x Live Like Lucas 5K 5KR/W Ada (616) 890-5978 livelikelucas.org Livonia Park Run 5KR Livonia (734) 642-6664 parkrun.us/livonia/ Long Lake Festival South Beach Triathlon Tri: paddle/bike/run Alpena (989) 798-5854 longlakelightsfestival.com Marquette Trails Festival 13.1MR, 14MB, 28MB Marquette (906) 235-6861 marquettetrailsfest.com Max’s Race 5KR/W, kids run East Lansing (517) 204-3257 maxsrace.com Mercy Health Seaway Run / Lake Michigan Half Marathon 13.1M, 15K, 5KR/W, kids run Muskegon (231) 557-0553 seawayrun.com Pittsford Firecracker 5K and 10K Road Race 10KR, 5KR/W, kids run Pittsford (989) 277-8329 tricountyrace.wix.com/fitnessseries PR Run Club Saturday Group Run 3-20 MR training Ann Arbor (313) 815-4513 prfitnessa2.com Rebekah Burnett Tiger 5K 5KR/W Lawrence (269) 830-4462 rebekahburnetttigerrun.org Run for Shelter 5KR/W Traverse City (231) 995-7742 http://tiny.cc/6j268x Run the Plank 5K Run/Walk 5KR/W Macomb (586) 260-9954 runtheplank.com Run/Walk BOOM!!! 5KR/W, 1MR/W Huntington Woods (248) 541-3030 runwalkboom.com RUNdetroit Saturday Group Run 10MR, 6MR, 3MR Detroit (313) 638-2831 run-detroit.com St Clair Rotary Artful Dodger 5K 5KR, 2KR St. Clair (810) 329-6600 jamfred@aol.com St. Mary’s of Michigan Bee Healthy for Life Run/Walk 10KR, 5KR/W Saginaw (989) 907-8223 stmarysofmichigan.org St. Patrick Summerfest 5K Run/Walk 5KR/W, kids mile Portland (517) 927-2226 runningfoundation.com Summer Racing Series #1 10KR, 5KR/W Edmore (989) 854-8016 galesgym.com The Color Run Tropicolor World Tour 5KR/W Ypsilanti (855) 662-6567 thecolorrun.com The Great Beer Run 5KR/W Northville (248) 543-1000 thegreatbeerrun.com Thru the Woods Trail Run 13.1MR, 10MR, 5MR Shelby Township (248) 872-5215 move-itfitnessllc.com Turtle Lake Resort Clothing Optional Run 5KR, 2MW Union City (517) 741-7004 turtle-lake.com Two Hearted Trail Run

Sun, 6/26/16

Paradise

5KR/W, 1MR 5KR, 1MR/W 5KR/W

Al-Van Humane Society Furry 5K Blue Water Half Marathon and 5K Clawson Freedom Run Duck Lake Triathlon Fenn Valley Wine & Food Festival 5K Hansons Group Run Lumberman Triathlon Marquette Trails Festival

5KR/W, 1MR/W South Haven 13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR Port Huron 5KR/W, 1MR Clawson Tri: olympic, spring, Du Whitehall 5KR/W Fennville training Lake Orion triathlon, aquabike, kayak or SUP Cadillac 5KR, B, kids run, kids bike Marquette

Rotary Spree Fun Run The Great Amazing Race Kalamazoo Top of the Mountain Dash or Crash Tri Goddess Tri Women’s Only Triathlon UP Northwoods Triathlon Waterfall Trail Runs

5KR, 1MW 5KR/W, 1MR/W 5KR, 1MR tri, du, aquabike, relay triathlon, duathlon 10KR, 5KR

Pictured Rocks Road Race

Tue, 6/28/16

50KR, 26.2MR, 13.1MR

Wings of Mercy Runway 5K Wolverine Wildcat 5K Zeppelins Peace Run

13.1MR, 7.5KR

Linden Wolverine Waterford

Munising

Livonia Portage Brighton Grass Lake Iron Mountain Lagro, IN

Hanson Speed Session -Tuesdays training Hansons Group Run - Tuesdays PR Fitness Group Run 4-8 MR USATF Hershey Youth Outdoor Championships - 6 days Zeeland Zoom 5K 5KR/W

Sterling Heights Grosse Pointe Ann Arbor Millersville, PA Zeeland

Wed, 6/29/16

Brighton Area Road Striders Weekly Runs training runs, 3-8M Grand Ledge Track and Field Series - Championship track meet-all comers Hansons Group Run - Wednesdays Wayland Road Runners 5 Mile 5MR, 2.5MW

Brighton Grand Ledge Utica Wayland

Thu, 6/30/16

AAU Athletics Region 12 Qualifier - 4 day event Ages 8-18 track meet Hansons Group Run - Thursdays training Running Fit Northville Group Run 5MR, 3MR U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Track & Field, 20K Race Walk 20KW

Ypsilanti Royal Oak Northville Salem, OR

Michigan Runner - May / June 2016

(989) 513-5804 wingsofmercyrunway5k.org (231) 268-9506 wolverinewildcatraces@hotmail.com (248) 425-0601 tiny.cc/vm268x

(906) 202-9120

picturedrocksroadrace.com

(734) 522-0076 (513) 518-0528 (810) 229-9581 Ôªø(734) 531-8747 (520) 270-3458 (260) 436-4824

www.justsayrun.com GreatAmazingRace.com tiny.cc/7r268x epicraces.com http://tiny.cc/sy1nay veepraces.com

(586) 323-9683 (313) 882-1325 (313) 815-4513

hansons-running.com hansons-running.com prfitnessa2.com usatf.org feelthezeel.com

(616) 772-6400,

(248) 486.1824 brightonarearoadstriders.org (517) 627-9076 playmakers.com (248) 693-9900 hansons-running.com (616) 291-3903 facebook.com/groups/66095624821/ 313.596.1751 (248) 616-9665 (248) 380-3338

www.aausports.org hansons-running.com runningfit.com usatf.org/ June

Running with Tom Henderson

irst, a backward glance at the winter past.

Tom Henderson

Man, I wish snowshoe racing would catch on. Randy Step’s Big Foot Boogie certainly has caught on. Every year the event, held at the Timber Ridge campground in the woods outside Traverse City, sets records for attendance. About 500 finished either the 5K or 10K this year.

But for too many of those folks a snowshoe race is a once-a-year event, a unique form of suffering that needs not be repeated for another 12 months. The other snowshoe races go begging for entrants. Thank goodness for those who put snowshoes on and keep doing so. But alas and alack for those who have held a few and decided the costbenefit ratio was out of whack.

In recent years, too many snowshoe races have come and gone: the Snow Monkey 5K just west of Traverse City, a 5K at Brengman Brothers vineyard on the Leelanau Peninsula, a 5K at the 45 North vineyard in the Leelanau and a 5K and 10K at the Camp HayoWent-Ha Boy Scout camp on Torch Lake. A few dozen entrants year after year eventually didn’t seem worth the bother.

Thank goodness for the Leelanau Outdoor Center, the Emmet County parks and rec folks who run the Camp Pet-O-Se-Ga park east of Petoskey and the Grass River Natural Area folks near Bellaire, all of whom continue to avidly host their snowshoe races despite small turnouts. And of course, Randy. The director of the Grass River 5K and 10K isn’t bothered that only 35 to 40 show up to run or walk his events. There is just a tiny parking lot in the woods there, and he can’t fit in many more entrants anyway. A race highlight? All entrants get a big bowl of free homemade soup after the race at the Short’s Brewery in downtown Bellaire.

By Tom Henderson

No knock against Randy or Grass River, but my favorite race is the 5K at Pet-O-Se-Ga, a sprawling park and campground on beautiful Pickerel Lake. The park is jammed in the summer, generally void of folks in the winter, so park parks and rec officials are thrilled to have 20 to 25 runners and walkers show up for their two-loop course on a groomed trail. The highlight there is all the food to warm your innards later: hot dogs, chili, granola bars and other snacks.

The 5K at the Leelanau Outdoor Center near the top of the Leelanau is memorable too, mostly for its ridiculously tough first uphill mile, heading up a long ridge in the forest that seems to go on forever. In fairness, so does the long, glorious downhill to follow. There’s plenty to eat after, including two kinds of homemade soup, and a warm thank-you from volunteers who seem thrilled that 35 to 40 came out for their event. We’ll see you all next winter!

~~ ooking forward ...

To May, morel mushroom season and combining two of my favorite things: mushroom hunting and running. In recent years, I’ve used morel hunting as an incentive to get out in the woods during winter. Morels love to grow near the base of ash trees, which have a distinctive pattern on their trunks.

So now when I run in winter, I keep one eye on the trail, looking for roots and rocks, the other on the woods, looking for ash trees, which usually grow in clusters. When I spot ashes, whether it’s in Bird Hills Park in Ann Arbor, or Maybury State Park in Northville, or on the trails of the Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore in the Leelanau, I make a mental note and return in spring. There’s nothing better than a run in the woods except for a run in the woods that ends with a bag filled with morel mushrooms.

rgh! Those damned concessions to age.

Which for me means starting at the back of the pack now, instead of the second row, which is where

I started all my races in my 30s and 40s, when I was running 17-minute 5Ks and 36- and 37-minute 10Ks.

Which means accepting somewhat graciously if not happily doing my 5Ks in 32 or 33 minutes, now. And counting 20 miles as a long, tough week, instead of the 60 or 70 miles of yore. Which means, in the spirit of competition, taking satisfaction from out-kicking that morbidlyobese 12-year-old, and in the spirit of gradually becoming less competitive, not fretting when the old shriveled woman with the dowager’s hump and funny shuffling stride nips me at the tape.

Me and the dog are still having fun. I just wish I was having less fun, meaning shorter-duration fun, meaning fun that would last a few minutes less because I was a few minutes faster. A few years ago I ran into a woman I hadn’t seen in a while, who back in the day was one of the best runners in Michigan. I asked her if she was still running. Of course, she said. Still racing?

“Why would I pay money to run slow?” she asked, dismissively. Like it was a stupid question.

Well, for the same reason you’d pay to run fast. To get out with other people. To do your best. To beat all those you could. To work hard. To kick that morbidly-obese 12-year-old’s butt.

I ran into an old buddy at the Shamrockers Run for the Gold 5K in East Jordan March 20. A top age-group runner for years, he was walking this year. Turned out he was fighting cancer, finishing up his chemo, sort of in remission, weak as can be, finally looking his 80 years instead of 10 or 15 younger. But by God he was out there, happy to be plugging along at the slowest pace of his career, smiling just as broadly as ever at the finish. Good for you, dude!

(A tip for those of you who race in northern Michigan. Put the Shamrockers Run on your calendar for next year. It’s put on by the Northern Striders Running Club, a tricky out-and-back with a long, gradual uphill before the turnaround. What makes this extra special is the race starts and stops at the East Jordan Snowmobile Club, with the entry fee including a big honking breakfast of eggs, bacon, sausage, toast and pancakes made and served by club members.) - MR -

Michigan Runner

May / June 2016

Photo by Rudy Mamlquist

MetroHealth Grand Rapids Marathon

Michigan Runner Race Series 2016

St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Parade Corktown Race 5K, Detroit - March 13 - SE Striders Saturday Classic 10 Mile, Grandville - April 23 - SW Fifth Third River Bank Run 25K, Grand Rapids - May 14 - SW

Dexter To Ann Arbor Half Marathon, Ann Arbor - June 5 - SE Brian Diemer Family of Races 5K, Cutlerville - June 11 - SW Pictured Rocks Road Race Half Marathon, Munising - June 26 - UP Port City Run 5K, Frankfort - July 16 - NW HealthPlus Crim Festival of Races 10 Mile, Flint - Aug, 27 - SE Milford Labor Day 30K, Milford - September 3 - SE

Mt. Baldhead Challenge 15K, Saugatuck/Douglas - Sept. 10 - SW 5/3 Capital City River Run Half Marathon, Lansing - Sept. 18 - Central MetroHealth Grand Rapids Marathon, Grand Rapids - Oct. 23 - SW Wicked Halloween 10K, Plymouth - October 30 - SE

Points for all races except 5/3 River Bank Run & Crim:

Age-Graded Senior (age 50+) 1st= 3 2nd= 2 3rd= 1

Master (age 40-40) 1st= 30 2nd= 20 3rd= 10

Open (up to age 39) 1st= 30 5/3 River Bank Run & Crim: Age-Graded Senior (age 50+) 2nd= 20 1st= 6 3rd= 10 Open (up to age 39) 2nd= 4 Master (age 40-40) 3rd= 2 1st= 15 1st= 50 2nd= 25 2nd= 10 3rd= 5 3rd= 15 Ten best finishes count for Michigan Runner of the Year. If someone runs more than ten races, the ones with the fewest points involved are dropped. 34

Michigan Runner - May / June 2016

RUN 4.8

AND

THRU 10 MILE

HELL

FOOT RACE

Saturday, August 13, 2016 - 8:00 am Sponsored By: Pinckney Running Club

Entry Fee: $30 (No Free Entries)

Location: Hell Creek Ranch on Cedar Lake Road at Patterson Lake Rd. Camping Available (734) 878-3632. (This phone number for camping only.)

Age Groups: (male & female) 14 & under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 3539, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-89, 90-over.

Caution: Be aware there will be vehicle traffic on the roads at all times. Attention Runners: Please do not park on Patterson Lake Road. Come early and use the parking lots (3). Please use the Porta Johns; do not use the race course or the neighborhood. Please be considerate of the neighbors.

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Awards: Trophy to overall Male and Female, overall Master Male and Female, overall Grandmaster Male and Female,

overall Senior Male and Female, and trophies awarded to first 7 places in each age group. Awards will not be mailed or delivered.

Information: (734) 878-6640