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In This IssueMay / June 2009 Vol. 31, No. 2

Cover: The Plymouth YMCA’s Father’s Day Run celebrates its 30th anniversary on June21. In 2008, Paul Hoke, a Father’s Day Run regular, finishes the 10K. He is joined byMadeline Hoke, bib number 333, age 10, and Isabelle Hoke, bib number 334, age 6.Photo by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios.

At the Races

Features & Departments

CalendarMay - August 2009 p. 40

Editor’s Notes: MarathonMan By Scott Sullivan p. 4

Running Revelations By Dave Foley p. 12

My Favorite (Running) Things By Bill Kalmar p. 16

Running Shorts with Scott Hubbard p. 18

Beyond the Chip: Forever Young? By Desiree Davila p. 19

Bill Benton: 32 Years and Running . . . By Ron Marinucci p. 20

Michiganians Represent U.S. in Jewish Olympic Games By Tracey Cohen p. 28

Michigan Runner Race Series 2009 p. 28

Running Off Key: The iPod Assault By Greg Janicki p. 30

Echoes at Sunrise By Malcolm D. Gibson p. 33

Notes on the Run: Hero By Daniel G. Kelsey p. 34

Strides is MuchMore than ‘Just’ a Run By Gale Fisher p. 34

Sidelined with Hip Bursitis By Michael Heberling p. 36

GLSP Television Network 2009 Events p. 37

Best Shoes for $80 or less By Cregg Weinmann p. 38

Running with Tom Henderson p. 61

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Shamrocks and Shenanigans 5KCapped at 1,5000 By Tracey Cohen p. 6

Irish Run Streets in Kayner’s/ St. Patrick’s Races By Katie Kelly-Noble p. 10

Corktown Uncorks Record Crowds By Charles Douglas McEwen p. 11

Antarctica: A Special Marathon By Gary Morgan p. 22

Korir, Joyce Sparkle in Meteor 10K By Charles Douglas McEwen p. 24

Martian Runs Draw from Hong Kong, Alberta and Beyond By Charles Douglas McEwen p. 25

Town Crier Sunshine Brings Laughter, Joy By Scott Sullivan p. 26

MichigandersWin Arnold Pump &Run Photos by Fairfield Photography p. 32

Bill RoneyMemorial Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios p. 32

Katie McGregor, Carlsbad 5000 Photo by Victah Sailer / photorun.net p. 32

Ariel Roberts, Nike Indoor Nationals Photo by Victah Sailer / photorun.net p. 35

Detroit Track & Field Classic Photo by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios p. 35

Simmons / Harvey Invitational Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios p. 35

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By Scott Sullivan

Legend holds that Phidippides, armedwith news of Athenian victory over thePersians, ran 26 miles from the battle-

field of Marathon to Athens, cried, “Rejoice,we conquer!” and on cue died.

Who can be surprised that “doing”marathons would become a fad two-plus mil-lennia later? I say “doing” instead of “run-ning” because marathoners’ ranks areswollen by those who walk parts or all oftoday’s 26.2-mile distance.

Purists -- including me in my youngeryears, when racing did not mean strollingwhile talking on cell phones and eatingdonuts -- complain going less than all-outcheapens the accomplishment. Others believethat, in the Greek spirit of democracy, itopens doors to a milestone achievement andfitness benefits for everyone.

The fact is, entrance fees from the multi-tudes who “do” marathons make it possibleto pay winners -- who train and sacrifice farmore to run them fast -- handsome prizes.Getting people off couches to walk or jogtowards a goal makes the sum of us healthierand more appreciative of elites.

I spoke years ago with a friend who,

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“The only thing dumber than running amarathon is running two of them” was myopinion, based on experience, for years. As ahardcore runner in my mid-40s, I ran my first26.2-miler in a fast enough time to qualifyfor Boston.

Boston was the experience of a lifetime. Ialso bungled it, training the winter before onmild hills around my neighborhood. TheBeantown course, with its hard streets andsteep early downhills, trashed my quadriceps.By the time I reached “Heartbreak Hill” ataround 20 miles, my legs had no shockabsorption left. I was forced to walk/jog infront of thousands of cheering spectators, farfrom the finish that I had fantasized. Onlymy legs screamed louder.

“If I talk about running anothermarathon, remind me of this,” I told my wifeafterward. Not to worry.

I have since covered many marathons asa journalist, re-experiencing through thou-sands of friends its pain, strain and revela-tion. I’m still content to run shorter distances.

I still go hard these days, just not fast. Atage 54 it’s not in my mind or legs any longer.Other follies, such as parenthood and writ-ing, are as maddening and rewarding.

Running teaches me that striving meansyou never lack opportunities to be humbled.What we conquer is something imaginary:limits.

In that, our rejoicing goes on and on. MR


Shamrocks and Shenanigans 5K Capped at 1,500

By Tracey Cohen

ANN ARBOR (3/16/09) — Two is betterthan four. Such was runners’ consensusregarding loops on a new course at the 10thannual Shamrocks and Shenanigans 5K, afundraiser for Save A Heart.

Last year’s four-loop course, flooded withmore than 1,100 participants, was a test inpersistence and performance. This year’sentries appreciated the much-improved fieldspread and traffic flow over the double-looproute.

University of Michigan seniors LauraNewcomb and Caitlin Brody enjoyed the mixof hills and flats as well as the scenery foundon Main Street. They also loved the free Irishpint glasses handed out to the first 1,000 fin-ishers.

With spring-like temperatures makingtheir already-quality race even more attrac-tive, organizers were obligated to limit thefield to 1,500 due to road constraints ofdowntown Ann Arbor.

The fun and good cheer were uncapped,however. A sea of green streamed through thestreets as many competitors donned theirbrightest and silliest garb in the spirit of St.Patrick’s Day.

Rache Ingle of Northville, flamboyant inbright-green knee socks and tutu, explainedthat on spotting the items in a store, sheknew that she must buy them for this race.

Ian Forsyth, more serious, was all busi-ness from start to end as he dominated thefield in the winning time of 15:22. JenniferGunderson led the women in 18:32.

Dave Furey and Rebecca Price paced themasters in 16:55 and 20:00 respectively.

At the opposite end of the age spectrumwere wee ones’ races. Peyton McCaslin, 4, ranthe Kid’s Dash and “loved it … especially theice-cream at the end!” Big sister Jordyn ran theKids Kilometer and tired a bit on the last hill,but still plans to run it next year. In addition toyummy treats, every child received a medalupon completion of their chase.

Organizers, delighted with the continualgrowth of the race and dollars earned to ben-efit the U-M Congenital Heart Center at C.S.Mott Children’s Hospital, say wheels arealready in motion to accommodate more par-ticipants and further improve the course.

For complete results and to learn moreabout Save A Heart at C.S. Mott Children’sHospital, visit www.umsaveaheart.org. MR

1,500 runners took advantage of spring-like temperatures for the 10th annual Shamrocks and Shenanigansrace in Ann Arbor.

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Irish Run Streets in Kayner’s/St. Patrick’s Races

By Katie Kelly-Noble

BAY CITY (3/22/09) – The road, as the Irishblessing says, rose up to meet more than3,000 runners and walkers at the 36th annu-al Al Kayner’s/St. Patrick’s Day Road Races.The wind, however, was definitely not attheir backs.

Although breezes blasted in all direc-tions, participants didn’t let it dampen theirfestive spirits. From full green outfits to sillyhats to all-over body paint, they celebratedthe Irish way.

Top finishers rose from the green sea toclaim fast times in the frosty weather.Former Saginaw Valley State University run-ner Nick Krus, 23, of Memphis won theoverall men’s 5K with a time of 15:23. It

was Krus’ fourth-straight Kayner title, a firstin race history.

“I was concerned with my fitness, but Iam happy with my time,” Krus said. Quickon his heels was Patrick Hogan, 21, ofHolland, placing second in 15:30.

The women’s 5K race was dominated byAbigail Nelkie, 26, of West Branch. Nelkiefinished in 18:29, ahead of RachelTrombley, 21, of Reese, second in 19:55.

Not rattled by the wind, Nelkie exceed-ed her goal of running sub-19 minutes towin here for the second-straight year.

Nick Stanko, 28, of Ann Arbor won themen’s 8K in 24:41. The race was his firstthis season.

“It’s nice to finally be able to run fastafter that long winter,” Stanko said. “I knew

it was part of the Michigan Runner RaceSeries and I was hoping there would besome good competition.

“It was really windy, so the grouptucked in and it was slow in the beginning,”he went on. “At about three miles, the pacestarted picking up.”

Katie Singer, 28, of Detroit won thewomen’s 8K in 32:05.

It wasn’t long before the top walkersfinished the 5K course. Corey Peyerk, 25, ofMarysville (26:50) edged masters winnerJohnny Olsey, second overall in 27:01.Debbie Topham, 56, of Mayville won firstplace in the women’s walk with a 29:57.

Masters runners Greg Thomas, 40, ofClio and Bridget Scileppi, 41, of Freelandtook top spots in their division of the 5K

Al Kayner’s St. Patrick’s Day Road Races, Bay City

3,000 runners and walkers start the 36th annual Al Kayner’s St. Patrick’s Day Road Races in Bay City.

Abigail Nelkie won for the second-straight year in 18:29.

Nick Krus won the overallmen’s 5K with a time of 15:23for his fourth straight win.

Nick Stanko, 28, of AnnArbor won the men’s 8Kin 24:41.

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8K winner Katie Singer, bib num-ber 7704, sports attire to cele-brate the day.

race in 18:27 and 21:57, respectively.Steve Menovcik, 40, of Grand Ledge

and Kelly Harris, 42, of Detroit were 8Kmasters champions in 26:57 and 35:21.

Along with Olsey, Lynette Heinlein, 52,of Vassar claimed the women’s masters 5Kwalk in 30:28.

Hefty medals with a raised clover weregiven to all participants. As if to completethe Irish blessing, the sun finally made itsdebut as the final racers crossed the finishline and shined a little warmth on theirfaces.

The race was hosted by the Bay AreaRunners Club. Complete results can befound at www.barc-mi.com. MR

Corktown Uncorks Record Crowds

By Charles Douglas McEwen

DETROIT (3/15/09) — Recession? Whatrecession?

Attendance boomed at this year’s St.Patrick’s Corktown Races, where a sea ofhumanity clad in Irish green floodedMichigan Avenue. A record 3,338 runnersand walkers competed, by far the largestturnout in the race’s 27-year history.

Many dressed as leprechauns, elves andother magic creatures. Others fashioned out-fits resembling traditional Irish garb.

Detroiter Katie Singer fifth overall in thewomen’s four-mile with a time of 25:42, fullyembraced Irish heritage, wearing a kilt, greenstockings with shamrocks on them,and ablack t-shirt.

“Nothing matches, but everything workswith a kilt,” the auburn-haired Singer said.

Everything worked pretty well for PaulAufdemberge, 44, of Redford and JackieRzepecki, 30, of Rochester. Both went homechamps in the four-mile competition.

Aufdemberge, second behind Matt Fechtlast year, ran away this time. His 20:33 wasthree seconds faster than last year.

“One guy stayed with me for the firstmile and a half,” said Aufdemberge. “We rantogether down Michigan Avenue, then I got agap on him going around Campus Martius. Iwas able to enjoy it coming back onMichigan Avenue.”

Following him were Anthony Pavicic, 26,of Sterling Heights (21:11), Chris O’Keefe,46, of Belleville (21:13), Saeed Saleh, 18, ofDetroit (21:22) and David Homann, 41, ofSouth Lyon (21:35).

Rzepecki, running Corktown for the firsttime, won the women’s race in 24:18.

“I had knee surgery last June and this ismy first race back,” she said. “This indicatedwhere I’m at fitness-wise.”

Rzepecki jumped to a big early leadwhich she never surrendered. “I went out toohard,” she said. “I was thinking if someonetried to catch me, I’d be in trouble.” Nowoman did.

Julie Kado, 25, of Detroit finished sec-ond, 35 seconds back, in 24:53. Next cameMindy Houser, 30, of Franklin (25:15), andRegina Petit, 24, of Farmington Hills (25:23).

Rzepecki enjoyed the race overall. “Iloved running on the parade route,” she said.

The St. Patrick’s Day Parade downMichigan Avenue took place immediatelyafter the races.

Corktown events are presented by TheUnited Irish Societies and produced by theFraternal Order of United Irishmen. TheDowntown Runners and Walkers and MotorCity Striders host the event. Fun included analmost two-mile walk and kids’ quarter-mile.

Event proceeds help St. Patrick’s FoodPrograms. MR

St. Patrick’s Parade Corktown Races, Detroit

A record 3,338 runners and walkerscompeted in the St. Patrick’s ParadeCorktown Races.

Jackie Rzepecki, runningCorktown for the first time,won the women’s race in 24:18.

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Running’s RevelationsBy Dave Foley

Things you never thought about when youbegan to run:

That running would become a habit andyou’d actually want to run every day.

That one day you would be able to run ahalf-hour and never get out of breath.

That you would actually run a marathon.

That you would not use bad weather asan excuse not to run.

That you would wake up early just torun.

That you might become a better athleteas an adult than you were as a kid.

That if you stretched regularly, youwould soon be able to touch your toes.

That you could actually lose weight with-

out going on a diet.

That you would feel better the last halfof a 30-minute run than you did at the begin-ning.

That you would have a drawer full ofrace t-shirts and more running shoes thandress shoes.

Things you never thought about when youwere 39:

That you might feel like you ran the bestrace of your life and yet your times splitswere slower than the year before.

That the only way you could post a per-sonal best was to run a distance you’d neverrun before.

That stiff muscles would force you taketo two easy days after a hard workout ratherthan one recovery day.

That a 20-mile training run was a reallylong run.

That subbing a cross-training activitymight be a good idea.

That you would buy ibuprofen in thelarge economy size.

That you could identify age-group com-petitors by their hair color.

That you would wear a half-size largershoe size than 10 years ago.

That your son would beat you in a race.


That unless you brought your readingglasses, you would have to guess at what thesmall print on the entry blank said.

That stiff muscles would force you tohave three easy training days after a hardworkout.

That knees and ankles actually can makecreaking noises.

That you would read the medical columnin a running magazine with more interestthan the “How to run better” feature.

That you would have bottles of ibupro-fen in your desk at work, glove compartmentand bathroom.

That it would hurt more to run downhillthan uphill.

That a 5K race would be as tiring as a10K used to be.

That marathons might better be left toyounger runners.

That your overall place meant nothing;your age-group place meant everything.

That your daughter would beat you in arace.


That if there were less than 100 people inthe race, you had a chance of winning theoldest-finisher award.

That you might enjoy doing yoga.

That the only time your legs weren’t stiffwas when you took a few days off.

That you would need to put sunscreen onthe back of your head.

That you were now running with a shortchoppy stride just like the old guys you usedto watch.

That fear of straining your hamstringwould keep you from making an all-outsprint to the finish.

That your grandson would beat you in arace.

That after a race, you did a warm-downwalk instead of run.

That your running role models are octo-genarians rather than Olympians.

That just being able to run is moreimportant than being able to race.

And a final thing you never thought aboutwhen you began running:

That many years later, despite the achesand pains that come with growing older, run-ning still is fun and a daily part of your life.

MR editor emeritus Dave Foley, who origi-nally published this in 1998, has revised it toreflect his perspective from 62 years -- going

strong, if more creaky -- now. MR


My Favorite (Running) ThingsBy Bill Kalmar

The opening lyrics from “The Sound ofMusic” are melodic and memorable:

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens,Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens,Brown paper packages tied up with strings;These are a few of my favorite things.

Newspapers often ask readers to list theirfavorite restaurants, hotels, hair stylists andpet groomers, to name a few. I have favoriterunning-related things which do not includewoolen mittens or copper kettles. How manyof these do you recognize?

Marathon: The Detroit Free Press Marathonhas become one of the premier runningevents in the country. Participation has grownsubstantially, which I attribute to it havingthe only “underwater mile” run in the nation.The recent addition of a half-marathon hasswelled ranks of runners too. Traversing theroute in Canada while viewing the Detroitskyline is a scenic marvel. My Motor CityMarathon 25th Anniversary pin from the1987 event is still one of my favorite items.

10K: There are hundreds of 6.2-mile runningevents in Michigan. Space does not allow allof my favorites to be listed, but here aresome:

The Roseville Big Bird Run, held eachNovember, just celebrated its 30th year and Ihave only missed a few. It started as a three-mile loop and has since elevated itself, literal-ly, to a crossing of the I-696 pedestrian walk-way. In previous, now-discontinued routes,runners were treated to the early-morningaroma of a White Castle restaurant, whichwas better than a shot of Gatorade.

The Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival10K is more than just a run; it brings peoplefrom all over the nation to this idyllic, rusticbeach town. After the run, a stop at thePronto Pup stand, which has been serving hotdogs for more than 60 years.

The Grosse Pointe 10K just marked its29th year, so I am looking forward to its 30-year celebration. Currently it is a three-mileloop on Lake Shore Drive. The inaugural racestarted in Grosse Pointe Park, then proceededon Lake Shore through all the Pointes, endingat the Assumption Cultural Center in St.Clair Shores. It was limited to Grosse Pointeresidents only, which didn’t endear me to myHarper Woods running buddies.

Shoes: I have run in the Asics brand for more

than 25 years. I thoroughly enjoy the GT-2130 series and the new 2140 will be mynext pair. My first running shoes were NikeDaybreaks, but I am an ardent Asics fan now.

Watch: After my 1987 Free Press Marathon, Itreated myself to a Casio timepiece. It hasbeen with me ever since and the battery getschanged every couple years. Maybe it’s timefor a new watch, but this one certainly hasstood the test of time, so to speak.

Duathlon/Triathlon: Any event sponsored by3 Disciplines Racing, headed by Kenny Krell,Ann Marie Kern and their talented supportteam, is on my to-do list.

I participate in three duathlons each year:Hadley Township’s Big Fish event in June, theCraig Greenfield Memorial in Clarkston inAugust, and the Autumn Colors in Holly inSeptember. The series also includes a triathlonfor those who can swim — not me!

I have had the thrill of winning several ofthese events in my age group, since thereseem to be few senior citizens who can runand bike. And I turned 66 this March, enter-ing the “66-to-death” age group, whichmeans there should be even fewer partici-pants. Medal presentations, here I come!

Festival of Races: Hands down it’s The Crimin Flint, the granddaddy of all races. This willbe my 22nd year in this gem of an event andthere is none better. The variety of races,expo, flawless registration and pickup, routesand entertainment, including Cashew Corner,finishing medals and more make this an eventothers try to emulate. I have let the Kenyansbeat me each year because they are our visi-tors and I want them to feel welcome. Thewheelchair start at 7:30 a.m., prior to the 10-mile marquee race, is awe-inspiring.

Shirt: My collection of running shirts fills acloset in our home. The shirt that garners themost comments reads “I have a fever and theonly prescription is more cowbell,” gleanedfrom a “Saturday Night Live” TV skit involv-ing Will Ferrell, Christopher Walken and therock band Blue Oyster Cult. Google “cow-bell” and watch the video. Wearing this shirtduring the Crim 10-mile race is a hoot, sincemany among the crowd lining the streetshave cowbells. Running through theircacophony is quite an experience!

Indoor Workout: When the weather is nasty, Irun inside — and yes, that makes me a wuss!The Great Lakes Athletic Club in Lake Orionhas an indoor track: 50 times around is fivemiles, which I complete in 50 minutes.

Presidential Run: I traveled to Washington,D.C., years ago for my job. Knowing then-President Clinton was an avid runner, I wroteand asked if I could join him on a morningjog.

After clearance from the Secret Serviceand directions to the appropriate WhiteHouse gate, I arrived at my hotel only to dis-cover that my historic run had been canceled.Seems the President had other pressing busi-ness; wonder what that could have been!

The look on the desk clerk’s face whenhe informed me of my call from the WhiteHouse about running with the President waspriceless. I told him my next run would bewith Gandhi.

Running Store: Hansons is my choice andfavorite for running gear. The staff knows myspecifics and always call when a sale is com-ing up.

Running Magazine: None better thanMichigan Runner. The complete listing ofupcoming runs, race results and great storiesmakes this publication a must for every run-ner.

Running has been a part of my life formore than 35 years. Everyone in my family— from my wife, Mary, to our childrenCathy, MaryJo and Bill, Jr. — have at onetime or another joined me in an organizedrun. Those are some of my favorite memo-ries.

Mary and I ran in Emily’s Run in down-town Detroit, where she won a muffler tro-phy since the event was sponsored by MidasMuffler. Some of you might remember Emily:She owned an office-supply store where themotto was “Say nice things about Detroit.”We sure could use that phrase today!

MaryJo joined me often in Detroit’sThanksgiving Day Turkey Trot, where ourruns were often interrupted by friends wesaw lining the route waiting for the start ofthe parade.

Well, time to lace up my shoes. The sunis out, the snow has melted (at least for now)and it’s time for another run, hopefully with-out my favorite “warm woolen mittens.”

As I run along the Polly Ann Trail nearour home in Lake Orion, I just hope PepeLePew is still hibernating!

Bill Kalmar is retired director of theMichigan Quality Council. MR


Trivia: What run-ning film won theAcademy Award

for Best Picture in1981?

FURTHERADVENTURES(DEER ME).

Winter ‘08-‘09mirrored last yearwith too muchsnow plus longperiods of numbingtemps and wind.

On four particularly-bad days I led dif-ferent Riverbend Striders races on my moun-tain bike. If I wasn’t taking extra care to stayupright in the snow while fending off traffic,I was dealing with cold and wind that weredownright miserable and halved the normalsize of the fields.

Between the conditions and task at hand,yes, things were difficult and borderline fool-hardy, but somebody had to do it.

Like the weather, my exercise routine hasbeen similar the past two winters with morecycling than I cared for.

A plantar faciitis problem lingered foreight months in ‘08, nixing running. Anattempt to run again in October was abortedwhen the heel ache returned. This wasn’t agood development because I’d prefer to scaleback cycling and ramp up running whenweather goes bad in winter.

The simple explanation: I can and willrun outside in any conditions while cyclingmagnifies winter’s various moods, compro-mising any “fun” in the experience.

Imagine yourself cycling for 90 minutes ona gloomy 25-degree day with 15-20 mph winds.Probably not your idea of a good time. Thenthere’s the matter of a filthy bike with a streakof water and mud up your backside on dayswith wet pavement. And, no, I don’t ride onsnowy roads -- except that one time.

Winter cycling is tolerable, better thannothing, a satisfactory alternative to running,worth doing and all that -- but I don’t haveto like it. On the worst days I’ll cycle 30 min-utes on a bike stand, watching music DVDs.I’m not a fan of the bike stand either.

What I do like, whether cycling inside orout in the cold, is the activity, the pedaling,the movement, the engagement of my lungs,legs, eyes and the environment. I like being fitand able to hang with the boys on the

Tuesday and Wednesday eve training ridesfrom April through October. And the older Iget, the more I appreciate how running andcycling have positively enhanced my life.

This, my friends, provides primal motiva-tion to saddle up on winter days; the benefitsoutweigh the temporary discomfort.

With arthritis in my left foot and plantarfaciitis in my right at bay, I began trottingand walking a mile in early January. Madesteady progress, not in adding distance butbeing able to get out every other day trouble-free. I was very cautious, gradually increasingthe time run with one-minute walk intervalsaround the mile loop until I felt brave enoughto run the entire way in mid-February.

As of this writing in mid-March, I’m up to20-minute runs, which is a significant bench-mark: 20 minutes is my minimum to extend astreak and skip a day of cycling, if I want.

By the time you read this, I hope I’veextended the runs some and my streak of notmissing a day of either running or cyclingsince December 31, 2003, is intact. If I reachJuly 1 without missing a day, I’ll exceed myprevious streak PR of 2,009 days.

Streaks require no special skills. They areabout luck, pluck, a slice of time each dayand good health.

I hinted at an adventure in the subjecttitle and, if you’ve followed this space inrecent years, you’ve been treated to thingsthat happen to me, unexpected stuff.Welcome to my world!

The January thaw arrived Feb. 6 thisyear: over six days, most of the deep layer ofsnow in southeast Michigan melted. On theseventh, I had a 20-mph wind at my backcycling north on a road west of Linden, whenmovement and noise caught my attention.

Turning my head right, I found a deerupside down in the snow, its right rear legcaught in a fence. My approach had agitatedit, causing it to thrash about. It took threeseconds to take that all in. A hundred feetlater, I stopped, waited for traffic to pass andslowly made my way back toward the deer.

Scooting closer, it became plain to methat the deer had failed to jump all the wayover the fence. The melting snow must havegiven way when it jumped and its rear leg gotsnagged in a loop at the top of the fence.

There it lay, wide-eyed and vulnerable,looking skyward. I figured maybe I couldyank the leg out, however, looking at its

thrashing hooves as I got within 15 yardsgave me pause.

While thinking of a plan, I wondered ifthe deer could wiggle around enough to workitself free. So, I watched. My presence got thepoor thing working hard and, little by little,it s leg came loose and finally it slid clear.

I kept my eyes on it as it scrambled in thesnow, watching to see if it was disabled. Ididn’t know what I’d do if it was badly hurt,but it seemed like the right thing to do.

It got to its feet, staggered in the snowand jumped sideways into the fence. It lay inthe snow a moment, got up, staggered a fewsteps and jumped sideways into the fenceagain. I’d seen enough to leave it to fend foritself and turned to go.

A truck that had passed me when I firststopped was down the road and I rode up toit. The guy inside said he was watching to seewhat I’d do.

I told him my plan and added the thrash-ing hooves gave me second thoughts. Herelated a deer story with similar circum-stances where he got kicked ... in the groin. Ileft after telling him I was glad the waythings had turned out -- in this case. The deerhad disappeared by then.

Pedaling down the road, I wondered howlong the deer had been in its predicament andhow much longer it might have remainedupside down if I hadn’t come along. Furtheralong I wondered what might have happenedif it had gotten hung up deep in the woods,far from itinerant biker intervention.

It was a strange couple of minutes I’mnot likely to repeat.

25 THINGS YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUTME:

1. My first name is Stevan.2. Every MR column is written longhandbefore getting typed and sent.3. Before running, I played baseball in 10thgrade.4. Given one choice, I’d pick the dirt andsand roads, two-tracks and trails branchingfrom the Weber Lake State Forest camp-ground, seven miles west of Wolverine, asmy favorite running area.5. I grew up in San Diego.6. Favorite song growing up was “Kind ofa Drag” by The Buckinghams.7. I own 45 t-shirts with running themes.8. Last time I ran indoors was on March 4,1985.

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9. I own 115 books on running.10. My resting pulse has been 52for the last 20 years. Whenever itgoes up 10 percent, I back off untilit’s 52 again. If I don’t, bad thingsusually happen.11. During my last two years atEastern Michigan University, I ranwell over 10,000 miles. It’s takenme the past 13 years to run thesame number of miles I ran in twoback in the day.12. Although I’ve run 4:09 for amile, under 9:00 for two miles anda 2:28 marathon, my ex-wife KarenBlackford’s career was better thanmine ever was.13. My brother Don was twice therunner I was.14. I own more than 400 countrymusic CDs and DVDs.15. There wasn’t a better childhoodmeal than my mother’s Spanishrice!16. I’ve run a race that circledDiamond Head in Honolulu.17. Of the hundreds of courses I’vemeasured for certification, thetoughest was the first one in ’81:the Dexter-Ann Arbor halfmarathon. All the twists, blindturns and traffic put safety at a pre-mium.18. Other than a stress test, I’venever run on a treadmill.19. I recall sitting alone at home,watching Frank Shorter draw awayto win the 1972 Munich Olympicmarathon. An inspirational win,sure, but I couldn’t begin to guesshow influential it would be.20. My favorite winter runningpants are old Sporthills with stir-rups.21. When I started running, therewas no Nike, adidas made kanga-roo-leather shoes and Asics wasTiger, available only via mail order.22. I’ve run in 50 of Michigan’s 83counties. There may be others butmy memory fails.23. I’ve coached in junior high,high school and college.24. My first road race was theManchester, Conn., ThanksgivingDay 4.7-plus mile in 1971. AmbyBurfoot won for the third time (andwould go on to win six moretimes). Amby, who later was editorof Runner’s World, ran his 46thconsecutive ManchesterThanksgiving Day race last year.25. I’ve never gotten lost on a run.Hey, why’s my nose growinglonger?

Answer: “Chariots of Fire” won forBest Picture. The film won three

other awards and was nominated forthree more. MR

By Desiree Davila

Each morning whenI wake up and headout the door, it

takes a little longer to getthe kinks out of my legsand that extra pop backin my step. These daysit’s always a little longerto recover from the lasthard effort and get mylegs back under me after-ward.

Slowly, against mywill and even with all myclawing and scratchingefforts to stop it, it turnsout I’m getting older.

Yes, it’s true, eachyear another number getstacked on to my age,even with my best effortsto fight it and deny thatthis could ever happen tome. There is no fightingit any more; I can feel itin my muscles and bonesbefore, during and afterevery run.

Running is funny thatway. It seems to be agreat paradox for age. Ican physically feel old beyond my years as Icreak and ache through another morning run.Yet, when I think about putting on my shoes andheading out the door to run around for a while, Ican’t help but feel young.

There is something about the process andfreeness of running that will forever remind meof my youth, and I become nostalgic for mychildhood sum Like many kids, for me sum-mertime meant one thing: summer camps. Thesewere naturally running camps, spent in themountains and woods of California; Mammoth,Sequoias and a little town called Dinky Creek.

We were doing something that seemed likethe most important thing in the world: gettingready for the fall cross country season, PRs,maybe even that state championship title. Welogged more miles than we could imagine, guttedthrough tempo runs, and hammered out longruns on outrageous courses with names like “TheGranite Face” and “The Wall.”

Sandwiched between every run or workoutwas the best childish horseplay you could imag-ine.

The second runs took place daily, but theonly thing we really cared about was the placeswe were running to.

Every day at the Dinky Creek running campthe 20-plus high school kids would take off onour second run to the towns’ local waterfalls,

where we would waste the restof the day’s sun cliff -jumpingto our hearts’ content.

When we conquered runs like“The Granite Face,” everyonewould regroup at what seemed likethe top of the world and lookaround in awe to admire the view:trees and trees as far as you couldsee in any direction. Then someonewould wonder out loud, “If a treefell in the woods and no one wasaround to hear it, would it stillmake a sound?”

Over the years the work-outs got tougher, thecompetition stiffer and

the races more important.Running continues to be an

important part of my life, somuch that these days my life ismade up of numbers; times,splits and the place I am on thislist or that list. Daily runs andworkouts have become asimportant as getting the reportto the boss on time.

Again, the paradox: howmany people are so lucky as tohave a business trip where thestreets of a major city, sayChicago, are shut down sothey can strap on their shoesand run down the streets as

fast as they can?The childish horseplay? Still there, only these

days on a rare occasion they are enhanced withan adult beverage or two.

When I hammer through the last miles of a solid20-mile run, I’ll crest the hill on Ridge Road and headdirectly towards Lake Charlevoix. Coming over thecrest I’ll again get that feeling of being on top of theworld and take notice of all the beauty surroundingme.

It’s a view you have to work for to see, but in thatmoment all the aches and pains fade and it’s more thana fair reward for the miles logged to get there.

As I think about the transition betweenchildhood and adulthood, I realize it’s somethingthat is forever taking place and may never befully realized.

As much as the daily morning run and all thelittle aches and pains make me realize my age,the memories running has brought me and thecontinual journey it brings will forever keep me

feeling young.

Desiree Davila, a California native and ArizonaState University track and cross country All-

American, lives and trains in Rochester Hills as aHansons Brooks Distance Project member. She

will turn 26 on July 26 this year. MR

Forever Young?Beyond the Chip

Desiree Davila at the 2008Aramco Houston HalfMarathon.

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Bill Benton:32 Years and Running …

By Ron Marinucci

Michigan runner Bill Benton has runevery day since Jimmy Carter wasPresident. Those were the days of 75-

cent gasoline, leisure suits, disco, 20-percent inter-est rates and the Iranian hostage crisis.

By the time you read this, Benton willhave logged more than 11,680 consecutivedays of running.

“So,” I asked him, “you’re a streaker.”

“No, I always wear clothes when I run,”he said.

“There are two streaks to this story,”Benton continued. “While at the University ofDetroit, a cross-country team member saw abook I was reading about Joe DiMaggio andhis 56-game hitting streak in 1941. He toldme he was going to run 56 days in a row” inhonor of the Yankee Clipper’s feat.

“I told him it wasn’t the same and thewhole thing was crazy. He agreed but wantedto see how far he could go. A few weekslater, on a lark, I started a streak as well.

“This was on March 3, 1970,” saidBenton. “It ended Sept. 3, 1975, 2,005 dayslater. I developed plantar fasciitis in my leftheel and had to stop.

“I’d run the Boston Marathon that April,thinking I might never get back to run anoth-er.” Benton did, eight more in fact.

“I called Boston ’75 my ‘Apollo 13’because of all that went wrong — a painfulheel, diarrhea and a broken shoelace sawedoff by my hotel key. I got in with a 2:50:35,but this is one mission that should have beenscrubbed,” he said.

Benton was an off-again, on-again runnerfor 18 months, seeing doctors and testing hisfoot. When the doctor said he could start upagain, he did — and has not stopped since.His current streak started April 23, 1977,and will hit 32 years this spring.

Benton continued his high school runningat U of D. After graduation he hit the roads,racing fairly well.

Of his nine Bostons, he broke 2:30 fourtimes, with a 1981 PR of 2:27:06. From1979 to ’81, Benton ran seven marathons, allbetween 2:30:52 and 2:27:06.

There were quirks in there, too. InDecember 1979, “I ran the Fiesta BowlMarathon in Arizona with the goal of break-ing 2:30. The result was 2:30 flat! What arethe odds?” he asked.

Benton struggled with injuries off and onafter that. “I returned to racing in 1990 andended in ’93 as more injuries prevented anyreal (quality) training. I knew my racing dayswere over.”

The streak wasn’t. “I just run for fitnessnow,” Benton said. He’ll often run throughhis neighborhood, in nearby parks and onnature trails.

His mileage varies, but he does “a mini-mum of a mile or two every day.”

The retired Farmington Hills accountantloves numbers too. He compiled a table that

chronicles his streak.

His lowest daily average was in 2005: 3.25miles a day, almost 23 miles a week and 99miles a month. Peak years saw averages of 10to 12 miles a day, well over 300 miles a month.

“Running in Michigan means going out inany kind of weather,” Benton said. He remem-bered, “a -21° recorded at Pontiac Jan.19,1994. For five days, from Jan. 16 to 20, thelocal lows were subzero. “Snowstorms bring achallenge too,” he said.

Weather rarely chases him inside. “Thereare some indoor runs,” Benton noted, “but thenI do (shorter) outdoor runs, too. I wouldn’t feelas happy with (just) a treadmill.”

He likes to see what it’s like running inextremes. “I might never get a chance toexperience that again,” he said.It’s not only the cold and snow he’s chal-lenged and overcome. “I ran in Phoenix once,in 110° in the sun, just to see what it waslike. I took water with me and everythingwas fine. I ran at altitude — 12,000 feet inColorado — to see what it was like too.”

Benton realizes streaking isn’t for everyone,but it is for him. “It’s not something I think aboutevery day,” he said. “It’s in the back of my mind,though. I just don’t feel right if I don’t start (myday) with a run.”

A couple of close calls almost ended thestreak. “I’ve had the flu and some abscesses,”Benton said. One abscessed tooth actually feltbetter when he ran out in frosty air.

“Once I had compound stress fractures ofboth knees, but kept running,” he went on. Hewas unaware of them at the time; they onlyshowed up later, after they had healed. Had heknown about them at the time, Benton said, hemight have stopped the streak.

Benton has worked at the Total Runnerstore in Southfield for 25 years.

Obsessive? Some might think so, but hestill finds his streak enjoyable, not a chore.He’s not a slave to it and leaves time forother challenges.

Benton’s tables show 90,150 miles ofrunning through 2008, with 2009 “inprogress.” Chances are he and his streak havea way left to run.

Ron Marinucci can be reached [email protected]. MR

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Antarctica: A Special Marathon

By Gary Morgan

ANTARCTICA (3/10/09) — Running theAntarctica Marathon was an adventurebeyond my dreams.

Entrants first gathered for an eveningreception in Buenos Aires. We got to knoweach other and hear Marathon ToursPresident Thom Gilligan tell us what awaited.

We were all excited. Let the games begin!We flew from there to Ushuia, Argentina,

the southernmost city in the world, thenboarded the Ioffe, a former Russian spy shipmade into an expedition ship. Its crew wasRussian, so I didn’t know if they were spyingor just wanting to make money from ustourists. The expedition crew was Australianand Canadian. They’re the ones who took usaround on Zodiac boats and told us all aboutAntarctica.

The Ioffe set off across the DrakePassage, where the Pacific and Atlanticoceans meet; rough water to navigate. It was800 miles to King George Island just off thetip of the Antarctica Peninsula. Penguins andseals were there to greet us.

There were four scientific bases —Russian, Chinese, Chilian and Uruguayan —

on the island. We would run through each ofthem and twice up a glacier for ourmarathon.

We got details about the race route thenight before it. It would be a 13.1-mile loopthat we would do twice.

We took the Zodiac boats to the islandthe next morning. It was 37 degrees, balmyweather by local standards.

Then gun fired and off we went on ahilly, muddy, rocky course with a glacier. Itwas a special feeling being there with the shipin the bay, penguins clapping for us and basestaffs cheering us on.

The first loop on the course wasn’t bad,but the second one wore me out. It reallyhurt going up that glacier a second time.

The wind picked up as I hit 20 miles andI was bonking. The Chinese gave me a Cokeat mile 23 and it helped me finish.

When I crossed the line I thought I wasgoing to die, but I recovered 15 minutes later.My time was 4:03, good for 10th overall andthird in my age group. It was a thrill to dosomething like that in such a place.

The male and female winners hadMichigan connections. Gert Brienne from theNetherlands used to fly cargo planes out of

Willow Run Airport. Michigan StateUniversity graduate Lisa Deyoung is original-ly from Holland.

Everyone finished and reboarded theship. We saw whales, seals and lots of pen-guins, along with magnificent blue icebergs.

We rode on Zodiacs through the icefloats. Humpback whales appeared and sealsrested on small icebergs. The mountains wereso white from ice and snow that it was blind-ing when the sun came out.

We enjoyed five days of awe-inspiringbeauty cruising up and down the peninsula. Iwill never forget that scenery.

Two days after the marathon we had abarbecue on the back of our ship. Runnersfrom the other ship came and joined us. Itwas a great party with 189 marathoners, 49half-marathoners, glacier mountains as abackdrop and a whale circling the ship. Notyour typical post-race barbecue.

On the last day of our cruise, we stoppedat an Argentinian base near a huge hill,which we all climbed and sledded down onour back sides. There’s a kid in all of us, nomatter what age we are.

It was a rougher trip through the DrakePassage coming back. We knew we were get-ting near port when we passed Cape Horn,the southern tip of South America.

When the ship docked, all of us wereready to get on land after 10 days at sea. Wewent to the airport and headed home.

It was a trip I will not forget. MR

Gary Morgan saw whales, seals and lots of penguins, along with magnificent blue icebergs during his visit toAntarctica for the Antarctica Marathon.

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Korir, Joyce Sparkle in Meteor 10KBy Charles Douglas McEwen

DEARBORN (4/04/09) — The cold, gustywind made Emmanuel Korir shiver in the fin-ish chute, but posed little trouble for himduring the Meteor 10K, Event No. 2 in theMichigan Runner Race Series.

“It was a good race, but cold,” saidKorir, 28, a Kenya native who lives inLansing. “Very cold!”

The event offered purses of $500 foroverall men’s and women’s winners, plus$100 premiums for halfway leaders.Additional payouts were $300 for men’s andwomen’s runners-up, $200 for third, $150 forfourth and $100 for fifth. The firs three mas-ters were awarded $200, $100 and $50respectively.

Korir led from the start, then kept burn-ing up miles to finish in 29:30, second onlyto the 28:55 Boaz Cheboiywo ran here in2006. (Both the Meteor 10K and 5K had newcourses this year, so all winners set courserecords.)

Nick Stanko, 28, of Haslett was runner-up in 30:25. He said he enjoyed the new 10Kcourse, which started at Ford Field Park,passed through residential areas to HinesPark Drive, then traveled through theUniversity of Michigan-Dearborn campus(mostly on bike paths) before returning to thepark.

“This is the third time I’ve run this raceand each year the course has been different,”Stanko said. “I hope for the sake of the racethey can keep this one. It was nice.”

Jordan Desilets, 28, of Pinckney, tookthird in 30:46. Eric Green, 40, of Pontiac ledthe masters in 33:56.

Monica Joyce, 50, of Ann Arbor was thewomen’s overall and masters champion forthe second year in a row. Her 34:51 was 19seconds slower than last year’s effort, butplenty fast.

“It was cold and windy, but I had agood, steady effort,” the 1984 IrishOlympian said.

Former University of Michigan steeple-chase runner Andrea Parker, 26, of Northvillestayed with Joyce until midway through the

second mile, then settled for second in35:55.

“She (Joyce) surged just a little at thatpoint, but it was enough to drop me,”Parker said. “She’s amazing!”

Parker had never before raced as far as10K and said she felt it. “I hit the 5K anddecided not to look at my watch anylonger. The pain was new to me. I justwanted to get done,” she said.Angela Matthews, 24, of Westland placed

third in 36:53.Teens ruled the Meteor 5K. Mitchelblake

Sly, 19, of Port Huron led the men in 16:54,while Promise Vos, 14, of Dearborn, pacedthe women in 19:59.

Seconds went to Jayson Doggett, 30, ofFenton (17:43) and Meredith Harris, 20, ofHolland (20:13). Claiming thirds were MoLove, 28 (18:25) and Christine Vincent, 45,of Jackson, also women’s masters champ(20:50). David Adkins, 41, was the men’smasters winner (19:00).

For complete race results, go towww.martianmarathon.com. MR

Meteor 10K, Dearborn

Emmanuel Korir led from thestart to win the Meteor 10K in29:30.

Monica Joyce, left, age 50, won theMeteor 10K for the second straightyear with a time of 34:51..

Promise Vos, age 14, won theMeteor 5K.

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Martian Runs Draw from Hong Kong, Alberta and BeyondBy Charles Douglas McEwen

DEARBORN (4/05/09) — Kris James feltstrong from start to finish. For MichelleDidion, “every mile hurt.” But both got thejob done at the Martian Marathon, presentedby Running Fit.

James, 26, of Wheeler won the men’srace with a PR time of 2:43:30, while Didion,40, of Laporte, Ind., claimed the women’stitle in 3:07:08.

James had the companionship of RichPower of Rochester Hills for much of theearly going.

“We worked together for the first half of therace,” James said. “At around 12 miles, I put twomiles in at a 5:55 pace and opened a gap. I justtried to hold 6:15’s the rest of the way.”

“He had a really strong race,” saidPower of James. “Especially the second half.He can be proud of himself.”

Power, 45, the top masters finisher, tooksecond overall in 2:47:00. P.F. Potvin, 33, ofAnn Arbor came in third (2:50:17).

Didion ran by herself during much of themarathon. “The second half was really hardbecause I went out too fast,” she said. “Andit seemed like we had a headwind for all 26.2miles.”

A crowd greeted her at finish line, how-ever. “I have quite an entourage today: allfour kids plus a husband,” Didion explained.

Margaret Moore, 26, of Chicago, tooksecond in 3:08:36. Claudette Augert, 45, ofEdmonton, Alberta, was third overall and thetop masters woman in 3:10:11.

James said he learned about themarathon from its Web site,www.martianmarathon.com. “It’s a first-classsite,” he said. “It gave me everything I neededto know about the race and informationabout Mars too.”

Suet-fei Li, 33, a Hong Kong native livingin Chicago, discovered the Martian HalfMarathon online.

“I was searching for a certified race andfound this one on the Internet,” she said.“My goal was to run a fast half marathon.”

Li ran her fastest half by more than fourminutes, finishing first woman overall in1:20:12. Next came Leah Scharl, 32, ofClarkston (1:24:41) and Mindy Houser, 30,of Franklin (1:26:39). Michelle Sica, 40, ofBrighton led the masters in 1:31:47.

Former Eastern Michigan Universitystandout Corey Nowitzke, 24, demolishedthe men’s field in his debut half marathon.His 1:06:58 placed him far ahead of runner-up Leo Foley, 27, of Howell (1:15:00) andJason Mahakian, 20, of Farmington Hills(1:15:36). Scott Fiske, 45, of St. Clair Shoreswas top master in 1:17:57.

“This was the longest I’ve ever raced, so Ididn’t know what I was going to do time-wise,” Nowitzke said. “I wanted to make

sure I was comfortable at the beginning ofthe race. But my calves were still pretty tightat the end.”

For complete race results, go towww.martianmarathon.com. MR

Martian Marathon and Half Marathon, Dearborn

Kris James, Wheeler, won theMartian Marathon with a PR of2:43:30

In his debut half marathon, CoreyNowitzke demolished the field in1:06:58.

Michelle Didion, LaPorte, Indiana,won the women’s title of theMartian Marathon in 3:07:08

Suet-fei Li of Chicago ran herfastest half marathon by more thanfour minutes to win in 1:20:12.

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Town Crier Sunshine Brings Laughter, JoyBy Scott Sullivan

SAUGATUCK (4/11/09) — José Santoslooked like the town laugher after his TownCrier road races drowned in an element aliento them: sunshine.

“No rain — and I got to run at last!”Santos said.

“José has complained for six years thathe can’t run the race he founded,” saidspouse Sherrie Santos. “This year I said,‘Volunteers can manage this. Run or else!’”

Nothing like the threat of domestic dis-cord to set a man’s feet awing. Santos, aDominican Republic native who owns aCaribbean Colors and Nostalgia store, wonhis men’s 55-60 age group in a personal-record 41 minutes, 19 seconds.

“It was colder than the Caribbean,” heconceded of the morning’s high-30s tempera-tures. “But it was perfect for running: sunny,the way I like!”

April showers that would make NormanBates jealous dampened turnouts at recentTown Criers. Not this year. Santos’ exuber-ance at finally running helped part the rainclouds -- sort of like Moses and the Red Sea,turned topsy-turvy — and numbers soared.

In a tourist town brimming with bed andbreakfasts, it was fitting that B&B —Saugatuck High School track coach RickBauer and his star runner, Christian Birky —were men’s race winners.

Bauer, 29, of Holland, claimed the 10Kin 33:34. Birky, 18, an all-stater bound forPrinceton next fall, was 5K king in 15:52.Bauer won $100 and Birky $75 worth of

Saugatuck-Douglas Area Business Associationbucks, good in member stores.

There were 160 finishers in the 10K and232 in the 5K, several of whom doubled (i.e.ran both).

Two times two equaled two Town Crier bellsfor Matt Smith, 35, of Holland, second in both the10K (34:14) and 5K (16:53). Smith, a Zeeland ele-mentary teacher, is well-known in Saugatuck aseight-time winner of the Mt. Baldhead 15KChallenge held each fall.

Former Grand Valley State runner KristaO’Dell, 27, of Caledonia, dominated thewomen’s races, sweeping the 10K in 40:58and 5K in 19:35.

Jill Evers, 42, of Kent City, doubled aswomen’s masters (over age 40) champ in the10K (42:35) and 5K (20:38), placing secondand third overall, respectively. SaugatuckSpanish teacher and girls running coachAngelina Bauer was second overall in the 5Kwith a 20:07 time.

Hank Risley, 41, of Cedar Springs, 2008Michigan Runner magazine Runner of theYear, was masters king in the 10K (35:12)and runner-up to Rico Despeendstra, 43, ofGrand Haven (16:55) in the 5K (17:41).

There were age-group elites such asSantos, and all-out aces like Jerry Johncock.

Johncock, who last year set U.S. 80-and-over records at 30K, 50K and the marathon,showed at 81 he’s still going strong, compet-ing against “the young guys” and still sweep-ing 65-and-over titles in the 10K (55:07) and5K (29:41).

A noncompetitive kids dash featuredthrongs of children — sent off, as weregrown ups, by Town Crier Art Talsma clang-

ing his handbell — romping around a blockto receive ribbons at the finish.

“Future marathoners of America, are youready for a good time?” asked the 6’6” Talsma,towering, in full regalia, above the youngsters.There was little doubt wee ones were.

The race in past years has raised more than$7,000 for Saugatuck Public Schools, Tri-Community Recreation and Saugatuck YouthCenter programs. Santos, still catching his breath,was tallying 2009 totals at press time.

“Everything looks sunny right now,” hesaid.

For complete results and more informa-tion about the Town Crier races, visitwww.towncrierrun.com. MR

Darla Brown (bib 14) of Allegan, Courtney King (bib 43) ofSaugatuck, and Jerry Johncock (bib 304) near the 5K finish.

José Santos ran the race hefounded for the first time.

Krista O’Dell of Caledoniawon both the 10K and the 5K.

Town Crier, Saugatuck

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By Tracey Cohen

Several Michiganians will join morethan 7,000 select athletes represent-ing 60-plus nations during the 18th

Maccabiah Games in Israel July 12-23.The Games, also known as the Jewish

Olympics, are the third-largest sportingevent in the world.

Maccabiah symbolizes the communalvalues, caring and sharing of the Jewish peo-ple and their communities. The principlemission of the Games, held every four years,is to generate a gathering of Jewish athletesto compete in high-level sports competitionswhile strengthening their bonds to the stateof Israel and its people.

Participants are provided with “anawareness of their heritage — who they are,where they came from and where they aregoing,” USA Maccabiah team general chair-man Ron Carner said.

Team USA is sponsored by MaccabiUSA/Sports for Israel, which represents theU.S. as a territorial organization of the inter-national Maccabi World Union. It will con-sist of nearly 1,000 athletes from 41 states,competing in 26 events.

Seven top athletes will representMichigan in the half marathon, triathlonand track and field events.

Nicole Meisner, finishing her junior yearat Berkley High School, will participate inthe juniors track and field competition. Herfather, Mort Meisner, says Nicole will likelyrace in the 200-, 400-, 4x100- and 4x400-meter dashes.

She shares her school’s 4x100 recordand held its 200 standard before it was bro-ken recently.

Meisner said his daughter loves competi-tion and finds its intensity “relaxing.” It’salso an opportunity to establish and main-tain friendships across the globe.

Nicole is an active member of TempleShir Shalom, the B’nai B’rith YouthOrganization, and regards her heritage as isan important aspect of her life.

University of Michigan sophomoreJason Mahakian, 20, said he isthrilled to have the opportunity to

combine two large parts of his life: reli-gion and running. He applied to run thehalf marathon because he finds it “theperfect distance to use my speed andendurance to reach goals and continue toimprove.”

Mahakian, who ran four years of trackand cross country at Walled Lake WesternHigh School, now competes for the U-MRunning Club team in a variety of races. Herelishes sharing his interests with like-mind-ed people, and has worked for Running Fitstores for the past four years.

Mahakian, who explored Israel last yearon the Taglit Birthright with U-M Hillel,said of this summer’s Games, “I am excitedto learn even more about the land of mypeople and its heritage. This will be a greatopportunity to meet Jewish people from allaround the world.”

Jason’s older brother, Chad Mahakian,23, also started running while in high

school. The Western Michigan Universitygraduate was president of Western’s run cluband has extended his training to triathlonsthe last three years. He will compete forTeam USA in the Olympic-distanceTriathlon at the Games.

“Being Jewish and an athlete havealways been my passions,” said ChadMahakian. “Being able to do special thingsbecause of the two combined, means a lot tome.“

The elder Mahakian, who lives inFarmington Hills, is an active member of histemple and also works for Running Fit,where he helps coach triathletes.

Eva Solomon, 41, is a second-gradeHebrew schoolteacher, mother ofthree, recent co-founder/director of

EST Events and Team USA member inthe triathlon and half marathon. Sheenjoys racing any distance from a 5K toa marathon.

Solomon is very involved in the AnnArbor Jewish community. This will be herthird trip to Israel.

Cardiologist Herb Aronow, 41, willcompete as a masters athlete in thetriathlon. The U-M graduate lives in AnnArbor with his wife and two children.

“It will be my honor and privilege torepresent the United States while competingalongside other Jewish athletes from aroundthe world,” Aronow said.

Carolyn Gersh, a U-M Ph.D. student,will compete in the half marathon. She saidlong-distance running is her strength andshe’s always wanted to visit Israel. Shecouldn’t pass up the Games.

U-M junior and track team memberJeffrey Merrill will be making his secondtrip to the Games, in which he competed asa junior athlete in 2005. He looks forwardto sharing the experience with his family inJerusalem, whom he rarely sees.

Although athletes are subsidized byMaccabi USA/Sports for Israel, they mustparticipate in a Yachad, or “shared commit-ment” program, in upholding the spirit ofthe Maccabiah. Fundraising is encouraged toensure that all qualified athletes have theopportunity to participate in the Games.

Athletes sell raffle tickets, host bakesales, create personal Web sites and useother creative means to raise funds to meettheir goals.

To learn more about the Games and/orto support an athlete, visitwww.maccabiusa.com orwww.mahakianrunning.com. MR


Michiganians Represent U.S.in Jewish Olympic Games

Michigan Runner Race Series 2009

Al Kayner’s St. Patrick’s Day Races 8K, Bay City - March 22

Meteor 10 K, Dearborn Heights - April 4

Fifth Third River Bank Run 25K, Grand Rapids - May 9

Mackinaw Memorial Bridge Run 6 Mile, Mackinaw City - May 23

Brian Diemer Amerikam 5K, Cutlerville - June 13

Alpenfest Run 10 Mile, Gaylord, - July 18

Steve’s Run 10K, Dowagiac - July 25

Run Thru Hell 10 Mile, Hell/Pinckney - August tbd

Crim Festival of Races 10 Mile, Flint - August 22

Kensington Challenge 15K, Milford - September 19Detroit Free Press/FlagstarMarathon, Detroit - October 18Grand Rapids Half Marathon, Grand Rapids - October 18


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Running Off Key: The iPod Assault

By Greg Janicki

The iPod may be ruining the communityof running. I do not mean the “run-ning community.” I’m talking about

the communion we runners enjoy with oneanother.

Why is it destroying this communion?There are two universal criticisms of iPodsand one not-so-obvious observation.

One criticism is they’re not safe. Haveyou ever tried to say “excuse me” to a racerwhose ears are too busy digesting the BlackEyed Peas, or watched a music-absorbed run-ner almost get buried by a lumbering Buickdistractedly floating through an intersection?Not so safe.

The second criticism is they’re for wimps.OK, this is a bit harsh. But it’s a genuine(albeit, sometimes unspoken) opinion held bysome (non-wimp) runners.

Running with music means you need dis-traction, which means you cannot tolerate thephysical and mental pain that running cre-ates. Fair? Maybe not. Silly, especially intoday’s world where everyone’s a runner?Maybe. But “no pain no gain” has long beenthe running mantra.

But the other observation — that theiPod is ruining the community of running —is more significant: the iPod is creating soli-tude in an activity that, while an individualpursuit, is only fully experienced when sharedamong the community of runners.

How so? It is best described with a real-lifeexample; one that illustrates the loss iPods cre-ate, but also hits to the hope they invite.

During a recent 30K race I found theneed to pass the time with my fellow racers;forget the fact that I just ran eight miles andstill had 10 to go.

So, as most runners do in these mid-race

moments, I sought comfort by striking up aconversation. Often a brief exchange withanother runner provides a mental boost andleads to a life-long running friend — if not arecommendation for a good podiatrist orgreat sushi restaurant.

As I pressed on, up a slight hill, I foundmy connection: the red shorts, white tank-topahead of me. As I approached, I began torehearse the line I would offer as I closed upbeside him. Probably something about thesunny morning and ideal temperature, ormaybe a sarcastic comment about my pace —some would call it sand bagging.

It was about two strides from him that Inoticed it. The it? The swaying white cordsnaking from his ears to a small white rectan-gle wrapped snuggly to his arm: An iPod. A“don’t bother me” tattoo could not have senta clearer message.

So I pressed on. The black shorts and redtop 20 yards ahead were next. I needed a few

more minutes to come up with a witty lineanyway, I thought.

A moment or two later, as I gained onthe next runner, I noticed she too displayedthe ostensible do-not-disturb sign: white cordagain leading to some mind-droning rhythmthat I best not disturb. I strode by.

The next opportunity was the blackshorts and yellow short-sleeve. Two minuteslater, same result. Apple had struck again.

On to the next runner: A women whoseone memorable clothing article was a brightorange hat. It was a strikingly-cool hat and Iwanted her to know that.

A minute later I rethought my plan whenI spotted the dancing white cord bounce offher arm. Four in a row. Pathetic, I thought tomyself. I was ready to ignore her just as shewas ignoring the rest of the world, when Idecided that her hat was too cool not to sayanything, so I said it.

“Awesome hat,” I said in the runner-

friendly, I’m-looking-for-conversation, tone.

“Thanks,” she said, tugging the cord on myside. The ear bud popped from her ear anddangled off her shoulder.

We talked for about half mile. She led theconversation, telling me about the new musicgenre she was enjoying that was accompaniedby some great lyrics. I don’t remember themnow, but she recited them a few times, thefinal time as we slowly parted. She clearlyfound those lyrics and beat exhilarating.

I gave the obligatory hand wave as ourdistance apart grew. She returned the gesture,then tucked the bud back in her ear and van-ished from the race.

I was glad I talked to her.

As I reflect on that race, I’m certain thatany one of the other runners plugged intosome vibe would have welcomed a quickrespite from their solitude. However, I didn’t

know that. Instead, stubbornly, I thoughtthey were wimps or worse … didn’t want tobe part of the community of running.

Hard to know for sure, but it’s probablyneither. In truth running, no matter whatyour reasons or motivation requirements, isstill running and sometimes tough — even forus non-wimps.

So, here’s a suggestion. If you’re one ofthe iPoders, leave the unit home for one race.I understand using music as motivation (ordistraction) for your long, lonely runs. Butraces are not nearly as lonely and we non-iPoders would love to hear from you again.

And if you’re one of the non-iPoders,don’t let a little cord get in the way of apotential friendship …or podiatrist recom-mendation, sushi locale or even a newgroove.

Reach out and connect — don’t let ourdifferent needs interfere with our commondesire to run. After all, we need each other.It’s a long way to the finish line alone. MR

. . .I’m certain that any one of the other runners plugged into some vibe would have welcomed

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32California Governor Arnold Schwartzenager congratulationsLisa Veneziano of Fenton. Veneziano (44) had the fastesttime of the day for the women as she covered the downtown5km in 18:17 to five peat with her overall time of 3:17. RaceDirector Matt McGowan is behind Lisa.

Shane Logan (30) has been a top ten fin-isher three times. Logan ran away withthe overall crown with a 16:34 5km and afinish time of 1:34 after the fifteenminute reduction with his thirty lifts.

Katie McGregorCarlsbad 5000

Katie McGregor placed 4th inthe “World’s Fastest 5K” witha 15:57, Carlsbad, CA, April 15.

Yacho Morgan (bib 174) of Rochester(18:07) and Laurel Park of Ann Arbor(18:09) battle for the lead in the BillRoney Memorial 5K.

Michiganders Win Arnold Pump and RunColumbus, Ohio, March 8, 2009

Bill Roney Memorial Utica, March 21, 2009

Anthony Pavicic of SterlingHeights won the Bill RoneyMemorial 5K in 15:35.

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Echoes at Sunrise:How a Midnight Marathon CastMy Father in a New Light

By Malcolm D. Gibson

Ididn’t cry when my father died. A kindman but a mean drunk, I judged him onlyby his limitations. That is, until my limita-

tions as a distance runner cast him in a newlight.

It happened at 5 a.m. on a two-laneblacktop during the Texas IndependenceRelay. Eight runners ... 200 miles ... 33 hoursstraight, retracing the 1836 route of theMexican army between victory at the Alamoand defeat at the Battle of San Jacinto. FromGonzales, population 350, to Houston, popu-lation 3.5 million, the race is a running tourof rural Texas, through farming towns likethose where my dad grew up.

After three daylight 10Ks with no sleep, Inavigated my fourth rotation by the light of aheadlamp. Farm houses with sleeping familiesfloated by like ghosts in the pre-dawn chill.As boundaries of time and space merged inthe darkness, I felt closer to my father’s worldthan ever before. I imagined him as a boy onone of those farms, before life took its toll.

He had simple values forged by the GreatDepression and World War II ... work hard,play fair, look for the best in people. Theyendeared him to everyone but protected himfrom no one. A trusting soul, he was nomatch for the brave new world of the ‘60’s.

Dad was a college football player andbetter athlete than me. If running had been invogue, he’d at least have had a choice ofaddictions. But athletics were for kids. Realmen didn’t run, they drank. So he did.

By age 35 running had supplanted boozeas my drug of choice ... just in time to saveme from my father’s fate. I wasn’t a betterperson, I just had better options.

As my father’s generation morphed fromthe New Deal to the New Age, moneybecame the benchmark for success. He lostthis contest and, along the way, his selfesteem. We boomers tried to dodge that bul-let by advocating insight over income. Wethought we had the answers ... that who wewere would be revealed by the questions weasked ourselves.

We were only half right. It took morethan musing to learn the truth; it took painful

introspection. For me, the questions couldonly be asked by pushing beyond my physicallimits ... looking into the abyss.

I thought the answers would materializewhen I achieved my goals. Personal recordswere the Holy Grail so I ignored my failuresand soldered on in quest of ever more medals... and enlightenment.

Blinded by my own ambition, I judgedothers by their missteps. Someone else’sdefeat made me feel superior by comparison.No one paid a higher price than my father.When he lost his battle against alcoholism, Ihated him as a man.

But on that cold Texas night, the pace Ipromised my team in shambles along withmy pride, I finally felt my father’s pain. As Ihobbled through the darkness I saw us stand-ing together in a gas station 40 years ago, hishead bowed, too drunk to drive, waiting forme to take him home ... crying.

I didn’t encourage him, only judged him.When he needed love the most, I answeredwith disdain. We never spoke about thatnight, and within a month he was dead.

Now it was my turn, an old runnerwhose journey had taken me to a place wherethe trails followed by others died away ... leftto find my own way home. For the first timein 40 years I needed my father.

When I saw the lights of the transitionarea in the distance, I felt a sense of sadness.Although physically exhausted, my mind wasclear and focused. I knew my teammateswere straining to see my headlamp bobbingin the distance, a tiny point of light like aship on the horizon. Although the glare fromthe gasoline-powered generators bathed thehand-off area, it would be impossible forthem to distinguish me from any other run-ners until we had approached to within 20yards.

It was then that I heard the footsteps ofanother runner behind me. He maintained mypace, never drawing too close. Strugglingwith me through the final mile, his presencehelped push me along ... an exchange of spe-cial energy ... a bond only athletes know.

As we neared the finish a burnt-orangesunrise crested the final hill. My companion

had drawn close enough to speak, andthrough our shared fatigue I heard himchuckle and say in a west-Texas twang,“Well, thank you sun.” But when I lookedaround, there was no one there.

I didn’t report this mystery to my friends.Nor did I check for my comrade’s name onthe finishers list. Because, you see, as I stoodalone looking down the highway, the truemeaning of his words came to me: “Thankyou son.”

Malcom � Mack� Gibson is a lawyer wholives, runs and writes in Houston. He can be

reached at [email protected].

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By Daniel G. Kelsey

“Society everywhere is in conspiracyagainst the manhood of every one of its

members.”— Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Self-Reliance”

One evening last fall, with leavesstarting to drop and the temper-ature perfect for running, with

Halloween lurking at week’s end, Ipassed a house at my village’s edge. Mytraining routes from home take me pastthe place on most of my tours.

The house draws my notice morethan others along the way because mygrandparents lived in it until their deathsa month apart more than four decadesago when I was 12.

Not that it’s spooky. It’s full ofmemory. The family living there now hasa son who played baseball on a LittleLeague team I coached more than adecade ago.

Forty years or 10 are too wide a gapto place a voice as harsh as gravel thatrang out with one word on this particu-lar evening.

If it came from my grandfather’sghost, it said, “Hero.” If it came fromthe Little Leaguer, it said, “Zero.” Eitherway, its tone carried a note, to my ear,of irony, satire or downright resentment,a comment on the foolishness or offen-siveness of a runner.

My observation is that a few peoplelook in on our world from outside, fromporches or lawns or vehicles, withfrowns and disgusted gestures, as ifwe’re getting in their way, stepping outof bounds or flaunting our health intheir faces.

Maybe it’s lifestyle envy. Maybe it’sa feeling of superiority over anyone whowastes his time on exercise.

On this particular evening, under thestoplight at the start of the run, myroute had taken me past two girls, about13 or 14, both a bit chunky, who closedranks as they walked toward me, watch-ing me with faces about to break out inhilarity. I swear I could put words totheir giggles as I strode away.

Look at that silly old guy.You don’t have to be a runner, or

even a silly old guy, to recognize thesour grapes behind a word, scowl or gig-gle meant to put an upstart in his place.

Anybody who appreciates languagelearns quickly that he’d better have a

sense of who he’s writing for or talkingto before he trots out words with morethan two syllables from a dictionary inhis head.

If he writes for a newspaper, he’sbound to get a letter from an Englishteacher when he forgets a rule, or he’sliable to get lashes from the tongues ofcolleagues who believe their grasp oflanguage exceeds his, when he crosses aline.

If he talks to friends, he’s in dangerof ruffling feathers, assuming he hasn’tfirst tested their tolerance for thesesquipedalian — er, for big words —when he gets precise or literal.

Mark Twain favored choosing theright word, not its first cousin, by whichhe may have meant choosing the wordmost familiar to everyone withinearshot. Dumb it down. Newspapers,whether following his advice or not,haven’t once challenged a reader toexpand his vocabulary in at least a cen-tury.

Twain, we might assume, wouldhave advised running, but only at a trot,pleasing everybody who happens to belooking on.

A former co-worker of mine hadinstructive ideas on both language andrunning. Set in his ways, settled in hisdiction, confirmed in his convictions, hespiced his news with editorializing andhis opinions with sermonizing, but in thehomiest of terms. Dumpy, long in thetooth, creaky in the joints, spent after aday at the office, he expounded a viewthat the only reason for running was tomake up for lack of a sex life.

My word, see Dick run. Run Janerun.

No wonder the Little Leaguer shout-ed “Zero” from the house, understand-ing why I was hoofing. No wonder theghost of my grandfather shouted “Hero”from the great beyond, understandingthe irony in a word. No wonder the girlsgiggled under the stoplight, understand-ing the excesses of a silly old guy.

Let them, the jealous world andTwain have their say. My pursuit of fit-ness and language, with a nod toEmerson, springs from within. Now it’sbolstered as well by an image, emblem-atic of self-reliance, presented to mewhile driving out of Plainwell a few daysafter Halloween.

A woman, cute and fashionable,held a phone to her ear as she ran alonga street, talking and exercising. MR

HeroNotes on the Run

Strides isMuch More than

‘Just’ a RunBy Gale Fisher

Battle Creek runner/writer Gale Fisher is a regu-lar participant in Strides for Life, a four-day, 100-mile run through west Michigan that raises fundsfor the American Cancer Society. This year’s event

will be June 18-21.

Running is one of those activities thatreturns the energy it requires, plus a boostbeyond. For all the miles I’ve logged past

exhaustion, I have reaped benefits that more thanreplenished my body, mind and soul.

Our running community is a diverse groupwhose positive energy shines back and lifts us all.

I completed my ninth Strides for Life lastyear. Thirty of us raised a record of more than$40,000 for the American Cancer Society in the30th running of the event.

Many Strides entrants run each year; it’s afour-day reunion we hold each June. We have hadrunners range from age 9 into their 70s. Our sup-port crew is crucial — and many are veterans too.

Each of us has our own reasons for beingthere. Cancer has no boundaries and many havefelt its impact. It hit us especially hard when oneof our own, Marcelo Van Drie, was diagnosedwith cancer in spring 2008.

Although Marcelo had not been with us theprior two years, he remained a huge part of ourStrides family. His energy, enthusiasm and smilekept us all running mile after mile.

Marcelo’s initial outlook was not good, butthings progressed and his chemo began towork. He was there to cheer us on in the last twodays, and although he had lost much weight, hissmile was radiant.

He is facing a bigger fight now than running100 miles. We all hope he wins and is runningwith us again next year.

Although we’re a tight-knit group, our goal isto make Strides bigger. If you are curious, checkus out at www.stridesforlife.com.

Words cannot begin to describe it. You mustexperience this event. MR


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Ariel RobertsNike Indoor Nationals

Ariel Roberts, Ann Arbor, finshedsecond in the pentathlon at theNike Indoor Nationals, Boston,March 13-15, 2009, with 3617points.

Red Simmons / Jack Harvey InvitationalAnn Arbor, January 24, 2009

Adam Harris (center) took first in the 60 meter dash in 6.71, edgingout one-time world record holder Johnny Drake, 6.77 (left) and ClintAllen, 6.79 at the Simmons / Harvey Invitational.

Red Simmons, 99 & Kermit Ambrose, 98Celebrate Birthdays

Michigan track and field coaches James Henry (l) and Ron Warhurst (r)present birthday cakes to Red Simmons (center left), age 99 andKermit Ambrose (center right), age 98 at the Red Simmons/ JackHarvey Invitational, January 24.

Detroit Track & FieldClassic

Nate Brannen (l) and PatrickLiederbach each set meet recordsin the Mile at the Detroit Track &Field Classic, on a chilly April 3.

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By Michael Heberling

Becoming a serious runner at thegrand master stage of my l i ferequired a thorough understand-

ing of my l imitations. Being “50something” meant that I was muchmore prone to injury than myyounger running col leagues. To com-plicate things further, when and if Ibecame injured it would take longerfor me to heal .

As a result, my training regimen includ-ed only three running days per week, eachfollowed by a cross-training or a rest day. Iwould never run two days in a row.

This training program proved success-ful. I new 5K PRs every year from 2003through 2007. My pace went from 7:54 permile to 6:56.

In fact, 2007 was a banner year. I ranin 14 races and placed in my age group inall but two of them. There were two espe-

cially memorable events that year: placingthird in my age group in the Crim 5K andwinning the Detroit Marathon Relay aspart of the Baker College team.

My new goal was to have 2008 be evenbetter. Unfortunately, I immediately violat-ed my successful five-year training plan. Icranked up the mileage and speed tooquickly and ran on consecutive days.

I ended up getting a horrible pain inmy left hip in February. Matters steadilygot worse. I could not sit down or risefrom a chair without a jolt in my hip. Ithink I know now what “tasered” feelslike. It hurt getting in and out of a car,even putting on and taking off pants.

I no longer cared about running; I justwanted to be able to walk again pain-free.I was certain my ball joint was shot and ahip-replacement operation was in myfuture.

My physician, Kavitha Baddam, had

me do motion tests to help in her diagno-sis. She determined that I had trochanteric(or hip) bursitis. Repetitive motions such asrunning, riding a bicycle or climbing stairscan cause irritation or inflammation of thetrochanteric bursa, which serves as a cush-ion between the hip bone and mus-cles/tendons.

There were two parts to Dr. Baddam’streatment. The first involved reducing theinflammation. She injected a cortisone-based shot into my hip, which providedrelief almost immediately. She then gave mea prescription for anti-inflammatory pills.

The second part of the treatmentinvolved rest (not running for a month)and stretching. Since I could barely walk atthis point, “not running” was easy. I wasalso given hip-stretching exercises to dotwice daily. These helped loosen thigh mus-cles, which, in turn, reduced the stress onmy hips.

After a month I was fully recovered. Itfelt wonderful. Sadly, most of us don’t fully

appreciate being healthy until:

1) We’re not healthy, or

2) We have just recovered after beinginjured.

I have drastically changed mytraining regimen since then. I havegone back to running just three timesa week on alternate days, with crosstraining in between. Serious stretchinghas been added as a key part of myroutine. Baker fitness directorMaureen Parmann even convinced meto start taking yoga classes. Hey, I’lldo whatever it takes to stay pain free!

I was finally able to run again(albeit slowly and for just short dis-tances). I then gradually increased myspeed and distance. I was surprisedthat I actually bounced back fairlyquickly.

My first 5K race afterward cameat Alma’s Highland Festival onMemorial Day weekend. I placed sec-ond out of 18 in my age group with atime of 21:54 (7:04 pace). Given that Idid not think I would ever run again,this finish was very close to being amiracle.

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MayFriday, May 1

Mason State Bank 5K Mason 7:00 pm5KR/W,1 MFR, 100 yddash(517) 676-1046masonstate.comPlaymakers Race Series

Saturday, May 2

20 MileTraining RunTraverse City 9 amNorthwest MichiganCollegetraining run up to20MRRunning Fit (231) [email protected]

Berkshire Proud Dad’s5KBeverly Hills 7:30 am5KR/W21707 West 14 Mile Road(248) [email protected]

Blossomland Run forthe BudsSt. Joseph 10:30 amdowntown St. Joseph5KR/W, kids run(269) [email protected]

Child Advocacy 5K RunAlma 9:30 am5KR, 1MR/W, kids run(989) [email protected]

Families of SMA 5KRun, Walk and RollLansing 9:30 amHawk Island County Park5KR/W, kids run(517) [email protected]

Flying Pig 10K,5K & Kids RunsCincinnati, OH8:00 am10KR, 5KR, kids runsIris Simpson-Bush(513) [email protected], half marathonand relay on 5/3/09

Joan C. Banfield 5KRun/WalkDexter 8:30 am5KR/W, kids runsHudson Mills Metro Park(734) [email protected]

Mayfest Road & TrailRunShipshewana, IN 8 am4MR, 1MFR(260) [email protected]

MGA 5K Run/WalkSterling Heights 9:00 am5KR/W Dodge Park(248) 423-9700everalracemgt.com

Mind Over MatterCharity 5K Run/WalkRoyal Oak 10:00 amStarr Jaycee Park 5KR/W(248) 376-4MOMmindovermatterrace.org

Mind Your HealthRun/WalkPetoskey 10:00 amBayfront Park5KR, 1MW(231) 347-9605, ext. [email protected]

A Parcel for the Park 5KDavison 9:00 amJack Abernathy DavisonRegional [email protected]

Run Like a MotherHarrison Twp. 10:00 amMetro Beach10KR, 5KR(586) [email protected]

Salomon/MoosejawSpring AdventureChallenge Newaygo 9:30 am4-6 hour sprint race:trekkiing, canoe, bike,ropes(616) [email protected]

Spring Stampede onBelle IsleDetroit 10:00 am5KR/WBelle Isle Nature Zoo(313) [email protected]

St. GerardRun/Walk/Rock 5KLansing 10:00 amSt. Gerard Church, 4437W. Willow Hwy(517) [email protected]

Triple Creek DashThree Rivers 9:00 amHealthTrac10KR, 5KR, 1 MR/W(269) [email protected]

Tulip Time Run Holland 8:15 amChrist Memorial Church8KR, 5KR/W, 1K kids run(616) [email protected]

Wellness CentralFitness Rat RaceMt. Pleasant 9:30 am5KR, 1MR/W(989) [email protected]/~mphsstr/

Willow DuathlonNew Boston 9:00 amWillow Metropark5KR, 20KB, 5KR(231) 546-2229

[email protected]

Sunday, May 3

Burns Park RunAnn Arbor 8:30 amBurns Park ES, 1414 Wells5KR, 1MFR(734) 747-6952 [email protected]

Cinco De Mayo FunRunDetroit 11:30 amMexican Town Clark Park8KR, 1MR/W(313) [email protected]

Flying PigMarathonCincinnati, OH6:00 am26.2MR, 13.1MR,26.2Wheelchair, relay,Iris Simpson-Bush(513) [email protected], 5KR, kids run on5/2/09

Pursue Your PassionMt. Pleasant 10:00 am5KR/W, 1MR/W, kids runCMU Athletic Complex(989) [email protected]

May - August 2009 Event Calendar

Race JudicataBloomfield Hills 9:30 amAndover High School10KR, 5KR, 1MFW(248) [email protected]

Special Dreams Farm10K Run and 5K WalkShelby Township 9:00 amStoney Creek, EastwoodBeach 10KR, 5KW(586) [email protected]

Sporting Life 10KToronto, ON 8:00 am10KR Sporting Life,2665 Yonge Street(416) 944-2765canadarunningseries.com

SudburyRocks!!! Race,Run, or Walk forDiabetes Sudbury, ON7:00 amSudbury YMCA26.2MR/W, 13.1MR/W,10KR/W, 5KR/W, 1KR/[email protected]

Vancouver International MarathonVancouver, BC 6:30 am26.2 MR/W/Wheel, 26.2,13.1MR, 8KR, kids run(604) [email protected]

Walk & Roll for SCAMPClarkston 11:45 amDepot Park in DowntownClarkston5MR/W/B, 2MR/W/B,1MR/W/B(248) 620-1882www.clarkstonscamp.com

Wednesday, May 6

Fifth ThirdJuniorWyoming 5:30 pmRogert High School5KFR, 1MFR, 1/2MFRJenn Taylor(616) [email protected] kids 5-13

Friday, May 8

Path to a Better HeartWindsor, ON 7:00 pmMalden Park5KR/W, kids run(519) 254-5577, ext. 72500

[email protected]

Sports and FitnessExpo and FashionShowGrand Rapids 11am - 8pmDeVos Place(616) [email protected] 8:00 pm

Saturday, May 9

Alma College HSScottie ClassicAlma 10:00 amtrack meet(969) [email protected]/teamsitepro/alma_college_running/

Autism Society ofMichigan 5K Lansing 10:00 amHawk Island Park5KR/W, 1/2M kids run(517) 882-2800autism-mi.org

Brian Nasi MemorialHeart Walk/RunHurley, WI 9:00 am5KR/W, 1MR/W, kids runHurley K-12 School(715) [email protected]

Dances withDirt - GnawBoneGnaw Bone, IN6:30 amMike’s Musiic andDance Barn50MR, 50KR, 100KrelayRunning Fit (734) [email protected]

Dearborn Hills 5K FunRun / WalkDearborn 8:30 amDearborn Hills Golf Course5KR/W(313) [email protected]

Donna & Dr. JerryThacker 5K RunWalk forEducationMishawaka, IN5KR/W

(574) 254-3893amychrise”@phmef.orgphmef.org/events/fundraisers.html#Run_for_Education

Fifth ThirdRiver Bank RunGrand Rapids 8:00 am25KR, 10KR, 5KR/W,teamsKristen Aidif(616) [email protected] 25K ChampionshipMichigan Runner RaceSeries - 25K

Glio-Blastoff 5K FunRun/WalkYpsilanti 9:00 amEastern MichiganUniversity, University Park5KFR/W(586) [email protected]

Great Lakes RecoveryCenters Run forRecoveryMarquette 9:00 am EDT5KR, 2MWPesque Isle Pavillion(906) 289-9699, x [email protected]

Healthy Minds, HealthyBodies: Run forRecoveryPort Huron 8:30 am5KR, 1MW (810) [email protected]

Ice Age Trail RunWhitewater, WI 6:00 amSouthern Kettel MoraineState Forest, LagrangeNordic Trail50MR, 50KR, 2 person50K relay(262) [email protected]

Journeys MarathonEagle River, WI8:00 am CentralNorthland Pines MS26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 13.1Power Walk, 5KR(800) 359-6315 / (715)[email protected]

Kate’s ChallengeEssexville 8:15 amSt. John’s Church5KR/W, 1MW, kids run

(989) [email protected]

Laingsburg LionsFestivalLaingsburg 9:00 amMcClliontock Skate Park5KR/W(989) [email protected]

Little Bear 5KChallenge and MotherDaughter 5K RelaySt. Ignace 9:00 am3MR, 6M relayLittle Bear East Arena(906) [email protected]

Mesick MushroomRiver Run 5KMesick 7:00 amNorthern ExposuresCampground 5KR, 2KW(231) 885-1200mesick-mushroomfest.org/Run.html

Mississauga Marathon10K & 5KMississauga, ON 8:00 am

Mississauga City Hall10KR, 5KR(905) 949-1910mississaugamarathon.commarathon, half marathonand 2KFR/W on 5/10/09

Run Like a MotherHarrison Twp.10:00 am10KR, 5KR, 1MWMetro Beach(586) [email protected]

Spring Snowman 5KRun/WalkBrighton 9:00 amLiving Stone Church, PineCreek Ridge Subdivision10KR, 5KR/W(810) 227-1015erichartwellfoundation65@msn.comerichartwellfoundation.com

St. Paul Spring Tune-UpFlint 9:00 amSt. Paul Lutheran School5KR/W(810) [email protected]


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Sue DeYoung / JudyEdger Breast Cancer 5KCharlevoix 10:00 am5KR/WEast Park(231) [email protected]

Vicksburg HeartyHustleVicksburg 9:00 amSunset Lake ES5KRW, 1MFR, kids run(269) [email protected]

Vision Builders5K Run/WalkDexter 9:00 amHudson MillsMetropark5KR/W, kids run(734) [email protected]

Sunday, May 10

Berkley 1 Mile and 10KBerkley 9:00 amHurley Field at AndersonMiddle School10KR, 1 MR(248) [email protected]

Forest City Road RacesLondon, ON 8:00 amLondon Life Building,Downton London26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 10KR,5KR/W/Wheel, 2.5K FR(519) [email protected]

Mississauga MarathonMississauga, ON 8:00 am(next to Toronto)Mississauga City Hall26.2 MR/Relay, 13.1 MR,2K FR/W, kids run(905) 949-2931mississaugamarathon.com10K, 5K on 5/9/09

Tuesday, May 12

Michigan ExpeditionAdventure RaceSt. Ignace 7:00 amEastern Upper Peninsula4 day adventure race(231) [email protected]/12/09 through 5/16/09

Wednesday, May 13

Doozie’s Ice Cream FunRun/Walk SeriesMt. Pleasant 7:30 pm1310 East Pickard5MR, 3MR, 1(989) [email protected]/~mphsstr

Thursday, May 14

Kent County Girls onthe Run Celebratory 5KRunKentwood 6:30 pm5KR(616) [email protected]

Mid AmericanConference OutdoorTrack & FieldChampionshipsAkron, OHtrack and fieldBowling Green University mac-sports.com/5/14/09 - 5/16/09

Friday, May 15

Advance Packaging5000Jackson 7:00 pm5KR/W, Kids Run(517) [email protected]/ runjackson/

Big Ten Outdoor Track& Field ChampionshipsColumbus, OHtrack and fieldbigten.cstv.com/championships/big10-champi-onships.html5/15/09 - 5/17/09

Starker-MannChallengeGaylord 7:00 pmOtsego Club, Sportsplex,Treetops Resort, Pavillion1MB, 5KR(231) 546-22293disciplines.com5/15/09 - 5/17/09

YMCA Wyandotte RiverRunWyandotte 6:00 pmWyandotte Golf Course5KR/W, 1 MFR/W, kids run(734) [email protected]

Saturday, May 16

The A-Mays-ing Race(Benjamin MaysAcademy)Detroit 9:00 am5KR/W, 1MR/WBelle Isle(313) 924-0014maysacademy@ sbcglobal.net

Bay Harbor 5K Run &WalkBay Harbor 9:00 amVillage at Bay Harbor5KR/W, kids raceBay Harbor Foundation (231) 439-2700bayharborfoundation.com

Beach WellnessBay City 10:00 amBay City State Rec Area5KR/W, 1/4M kids run(989) [email protected]

Big Bay RelayMarquette 8:00 am EDT26M relay, 5 memberteamsRiver Sports Complex(906) [email protected]

The Capitol Bancorp5K for JALansing 2:00 pm100 W. Ottawa, Downtown5KR/W, kids run(517) 371-5437richardsonlarry@ sbcglobal.netPlaymakers Race Series

Challenger 5KHowell 9:30 am5KR/W, kids runChallenger Elementary(517) [email protected]/Challenger.html

Chilly Chase for ReliefEscanaba 10:00 am CDT5KR/W Ludington Park(906) [email protected]

Claws & Paws Fun Run& Dog JogClawson 10:00 amClawson Park2MFR/W(248) [email protected]

Cranbrook Fun RunBloomfield Hills 9:00 am

10KRW, 5KRW, kids runCranbrook Schools(248) [email protected]

Crim KidsClassicFlint 11:00 amdiaper dash, toddlertrot, 1/4 MR, 1/2MR,1MRFlint Cultural Center,Whiting AuditoriumCourtyard, KearsleyStreetDeb Kiertzner(810) [email protected]

Healing HandsFlint 9:00 am5KR/WMott Community College,Ballenger Field House(810) 230-6492gaultracemanagement.com

Heart & SoleChelsea 8:30 amChelsea CommunityHospital10KR, 5KR/W, 2 MR/W(734) [email protected]

I Gave My Sole forParkinson’s Walkathon& 5K RunSt. Clair Shores 11:00 amSouth Lake SchoolsAthletic Field5KR/W, kids run (248) 433-1011www.parkinsonsmi.org

Komen SouthwestMichigan Race for theCure®Kalamazoo 9:15 amArcadia Festival Site5KR/W, 1 MFR(877) [email protected]

Lory’s Place Run, Walk& RockSt. Joseph 8:30 am445 Upton Drive5KR/W, kids run(269) [email protected]

MG 5KGrand Rapids 9:00 amRiverside Park, IslandShelter5KR, 2MW


Oaklawn HospitalHospitality ClassicMarshall 7:30 am10KR, 5KR/W, 1 MFR,kids’ run(269) [email protected]

Race for the BadgeTroy 8:30 am10KR, 5KR/W, 1.5MWTroy Police Department(248) [email protected]

Runnin’ With the LawGrand Rapids 5KGrand Rapids 10:00 amGriffs Icehouse, N. DivisionAve/Coldbrook St. NE5KR/W(616) [email protected]

Save the Manatee RunHarrison Twp. 9:00 amL’Anse Creuse High School5KR, 2 MW(586) [email protected]

Starker-MannChallengeGaylord 9:00 amOtsego Club, Sportsplex,Treetops Resort, PavillionTri: 4MR/ 30KB/400meterS or2MR/ 20KB/ 400meterSor 40KB/ 20KB andSuperkids Try Aquathlon(231) 546-22293disciplines.com5/15/09 - 5/17/09

SuperkidsTryGaylord 4:00 pmOtsego County SportsplexAquathlon: 150mS/ 800mRor 250mS/ 1MR(231) 546-22293disciplines.com

Toledo Zoo Dart FrogDashToledo, OH 8:30 am5KR/W, Kids 1KRToledo Zoo Nairobi EventsPavilion(419) 389-6403, [email protected]

Utica 5KUtica 9:00 am5KR, 1MR/W

Utica City Hall(586) 739-1600 [email protected]

Warbird BrewingCompany 10K RunFort Wayne, IN 10:00 amWarbird Brewing Company,10515 Majic Port Lane10KR, 5KR/W(260) [email protected]

Sunday, May 17

Dragon DashLake Orion 9:00 amCivic Center Park8KR/W(248) [email protected]

Ferndale FootFrolic Ferndale 9:00 amKulick CommunityCenter, 1201Livernois10KR, 1 MR, kids runBarbara Miller(248) 544-6767, ext . [email protected]

For Women Only 5KAnn Arbor 8:30 amEllen Thompson Women’sHealth Center, St. JosephMercy Hospital 5KR/W(734) [email protected]

Henry FordRock and Road5 / 10KWest Bloomfield8:30 amCivic CenterComplex, 4640 Walnut LakeRoad 10KR, 5KR,kids runLaurie Stasiak(248) 451-1900l_stasiak@westbloomfield-parks.orgwestbloomfield-parks.org

Race Four YourMemoriesMilford 8:30 amKensington Metro Park10KR, 5KR/W(248) [email protected]. kintera.org

Rite AidClevelandMarathon HalfMarathon &10KCleveland, OH 7 am

26.2 MR, 13.1 MR,10KRRalph Staph(800) [email protected]

Run for AutismRochester Hills 9:15 amOakland University,Oakland Center10KR/W, 5KFR(586) [email protected]


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Starker-MannChallengeGaylord 10:00 amOtsego Club, Sportsplex,Treetops Resort, Pavillion5KR/ 30KB/ 5KR or 1MR/10KB/ 2MR(810) [email protected]

XTERRA LastStand Triathlon/ DuathlonBattle Creek 9:00 amFort Custer StateParkTri: 1/2MS/ 12.5MB/4MR or Du: 2MR/12.5MB/ 4MRJim / Joyce Donaldson(419) [email protected]

XTERRA MidwestChampionshipsBattle Creek 9:00 amFort Custer StateParkTri: 1/2MS/ 12.5MB/4MR or Du: 2MR/12.5MB/ 4MRJim / Joyce Donaldson(419) [email protected]

Thursday, May 21

Greater KalamazooGirls on the RunCelebration 5K RunKalamazoo 6:00 pmWaldo Stadium, WesternMichigan 5KR(269) [email protected]

NCAA Division I IOutdoor Track andField ChampionshipsSan Angelo, TXtrack and field LeGrand Sports Complex,Angelo State (507) 646-3749ncaasports.com/track-and-field/schedules5/21/09 - 5/23/09

NCAA Division IIIOutdoor Track & FieldChampionshipsMarietta, OHtrack and field Don Drumm Stadium,Marietta College (920) 424-1034

ncaasports.com/track-and-field/schedules5/21/09 - 5/23/09

Friday, May 22

Miles for MiraclesMt. Pleasant 9:00 amWest Intermediate MS5KR, 1MFR/W(989) [email protected]/~mphsstr/

Saturday, May 23

Alma HighlandFestival 5KAlma 8:30 amAlma College campus8MR, 5KR/W, kidsrunsCraig Tubbs(989) 681-5811high-land@almahighlandfestival.comalmahighlandfesti-val.com

Eastern Ottawa YoungLife 5K and Fun RunHudsonville 9:15 amBaldwin St. Middle School,3835 Baldwin 5KR/W, 1MFR, 1/2MFR(616) [email protected]

Fruitport OldFashioned DaysRun Fruitport 9:30 am10KR, 5KRDonald Wood(231) 865-3551Sponsored byFruitport Lions

John H. Jarvi, Jr.Memorial RunIronwood 8:30 am CDTMain Street Fitness Center10KR, 5KR, kids run(906) [email protected]

John Laurin Memorial5KNadeau 9:00 am CDTFadroski Park5KR/W, kids run(906) [email protected]

MackinawMemorialBridge RaceMackinaw City6:00 amMackinaw CityRecreation Complex 5.4 MRCourtney Kolatski(800) 750-0160, (231) [email protected]

MDS Nordion 10K & 5KOttawa, ON5:00 pm (5K) / 6:30 pm(10K)Intersection of Elgin andLaurier Streets10KR/W, 5KR/W(613) 234-2221runottawa.caMarathon, Half marathon,2K Fun Run on 5/24/09

Muddy Watters, Bump& Run Trail Series,Race #1Rochester Hills 9:00 amBloomer Park, MountainAsh Shelter 3.5MR(248) 320-5705www.jeffwatters.com

Rochester HeritageFestival 5K Fun RunRochester 8:30 amRochester Hills PublicLibrary5KR/W, kids run(248) [email protected]

Salvation Army HomeRun 10K Run & 5KRun/WalkEscanaba 9:00 amMunicipal Dock, 200Ludington St.10KR, 5KR/W, kids run(906) 399-3567salvationarmyhomerun.org

Three Rivers 12K RaceFort Wayne 8:30 amIndiana Tech, 1600 E.Washington Blvd.12KR(260) 496-8000www.3riversrunning.com

Thumb Run PatKellerman Memorial Bad Axe 9:00 amBad Axe Middle School10KR, 5KR/W(989) [email protected]

Tri_Cities Family YMCAKick Off to Summer 5KRun/WalkGrand Haven 8:30 amTri Cities Family YMCA5KR/W, 1FR, kids run(616) 842-7051, ext. [email protected]

Two Rivers MeetElkhart, IN 7:30 am15KR, 10KR, 5KR/W, kidsrunCivic Plaza, Main & High(574) [email protected]

Sunday, May 24

Detroit Jets InvitationalDetroit 9:30 amtrack and field - youth2425 Tuxedo(248) [email protected]

Ottawa MarathonOttawa, ON6:45 am (wheel); 7:00 am(26.2MR); 9:00 am(13.1MR); 11:00 am (2K)Intersection of Elgin andLaurier Streets(613) 234-2221runottawa.ca5K & 10K on 5/23/09

Lisa BochertScholarship RunAlpena 1:00 PMAlpena Fairgrounds5KRMark Jacobs(989) 354-2378

Sailing Thru the ShoresSt. Clair Shores Noon5KR/W Jefferson Ave,between 9-11 Mile Rd.(586) [email protected]

Stillwater MarathonStillwater, MN 7:00 am26.2MR, 13.1MR, 20MR,12KR(651) [email protected]

Monday, May 25

Big Foot ChallengeDansville 9:00 amDansville High School5MR, 5KR/W, kids’ run(517) [email protected]

Great Race SportsFestival XXVIIIElkhart, IN CAN-CELLED

HartlandMemorial DayRun/WalkHartland 8:00 amHartland High School5KR, 3KWRob Buti (734) [email protected]/athletics/Events/Run/

Lake Superior Trail RunSilver City 7:00 am CDTPorcupine MountainWiderness State Park18.1 MR(906) [email protected]/calendar.htm

Lest They BeForegotten MemorialDay 5K/10KWebberville 9:00 amWebberville HS10KR, 5KR/W(517) [email protected]/funrun/

Memorial Day5K Run/Walk &8K RunGrosse Ile 8:30 amGrosse Ile HighSchool8KR, 5KR/W, 1MFRTotal Runner (734) [email protected]

Run for JoeRapid River9:00 am EDTRapid River Lions Club5KR(906) [email protected]

Run to ClimaxClimax 8:15 amE. Maple & Church7KR , 2MW(269) [email protected]/~weessie2/climax/climax.htm


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May - August 2009 Event CalendarTraverse City StateBank BayshoreMarathon, HalfMarathon and 10KTraverse City 7:00 amNorthwestern MichiganCollege26.2 MR, 13.1MR, 10KR(231) [email protected]

Tuesday, May 26

Johnson Park 4 & 6Mile RunGrand Rapids 6:30 pmJohnson Park6MR, 3MR, 3M RaceWalk 1.5MR, Kids FR(616) [email protected]

Wed., May 27

Honor Roll Track andField MeetLansing 5:30 pmSexton High School tracktrack & field meet

[email protected](517) 349-3803playmakers.com

Thursday, May 28

Junior Honor RollTrack and Field MeetLansing 4:00 pmOkemos HS trackmiddle school track & field(517) [email protected]

Swartz Creek ChallengeSwartz Creek 6:30 pmSwartz Creek HS5KR/W(810) [email protected]

Friday, May 29

NCAA Division IOutdoor Track & FieldMid East RegionalLouisville, KYtrack and field Cardinal Park Track &Field Stadium, University of

Louisville (502) 852-5151ncaasports.com/track-and-field/schedules5/29/09 - 5/30/09

Rural Rush for a CureHamilton 6:30 pm5KR/W, 1 MFROverisel Reformed Church(269) [email protected]/64605

South Church FamilyFitness 5KLansing 7:00 pmSouth Church, 5250Cornerstone Drive5KR/W, kids run(517) [email protected]

Westover Shore toShore Relay - CAN-CELLED

YMCA Healthy KidsOne Mile Fun RunPortage 6:00 pmKalamazoo Country FamilyYMCA 1MFR(269) 345-9622

[email protected]

Saturday, May 30

Blue CareNetwork Kids’RunAnn Arbor 4:00 pmYpsilanti HS SoccerFieldsunder 3= 50 yds, 4-5years=100 yds, 6-7years 200 yds, 7-8years=300 yds, 9-10=400 yds, 11-12years=800 ydsHal Wolfe(734) [email protected]

Book’n 5K Run / Walkand 1 Mile Story TimeStrutSouth Lyon 8:00 amMillennium Middle School

5KR, 1MR(248) [email protected]

Child Advocacy Center5KOwosso 9:00 am5KR, kids’ run(989) 627-1004owosso.k12.mi.us/road_runners/wb/

Martin Firefighters 5KRun/Walk - DATECHANGED TO AUGUST15, 2009

Michigan Mile for KidsLansing 9:00 amOldsmobile Park1 MR, kids 12 and under(517) [email protected]/Playmakers Kids MileSeries

National Trails Day TrailRunMarquette Noon10MR, 5KR, 1KFR


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M-553 & Mt. MarquetteRd.(920) [email protected]

New BalanceShiawassee Girls onthe Run & ChildAdvocacy Center 5KRaceOwosso 9:00 am5KR, kids’ runDeVries NatureConservancy Trail(989) [email protected]

Oak Apple RunRoyal Oak 7:30 amDowntown Royal Oak10KR, 2MFR/W, kids runOak Apple Inc. (248) [email protected]

Run a Lap for Respite5K/8KLansing 9:00 amHawk Island County Park8KR, 5KR/W(517) [email protected]

Run for the CureCaro 9:00 am5KR/W(989) [email protected]

Run for WingsMuskegon 8:00 am5KR/WMuskegon Airport(231) 557-5997www.runforwings.com

Susan G. Komen Racefor the Cure® Detroit 8:00 amComerica Park 5KR/W(800) 527-6266karmanos.org/detroitraceforthecure/

Van Buren/Cass Girlson the Run CelebrationEventSouth Haven 8:30 am5KR(269) [email protected]

X-Tri Stony CreekShelby Township 8:00 amStony Creek Metropark,Baypoint Beach1000mS/ 20KMB/ 4MR or2MR/ 13MR/ 4MR(231) 546-2229

[email protected]

Sunday, May 31

Community Dream 5KLansing 9:00 amLansing Eastern HS5KR/W(517) [email protected]

Dexter to AnnArbor RunAnn Arbor 8:20 amMain Street & AnnStreet13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR,kids runHal Wolfe(734) [email protected]

Hansons Group RunLake Orion 8:00 amHansons Running Shoptraining(248) [email protected]

Hawk Island TriathlonLansing 8:00 amHawk Island County ParkTri: 400 meter S/ 16KB/5KR(517) [email protected]

Making Tracks forCeliacsGrosse Pointe Shores9:00 amEdsel & Eleanor FordHouse 5KR/W(248) [email protected]

Seahorse ChallengeTriathlon and DuathlonKalamazoo 8:30 amColdbrook County Park1.5KW/ 40KB/ 10KR or5KR/ 20KB/ 5KR, or500meterS/ 20KB/ 5KR(231) [email protected]

Spartan 5K Fun RunLivonia 9:00 am3MR/W, 1MWLivonia Stevenson HighSchool(248) 442-9234www.livonia.k12.mi.us/sch

ools/high/stevenson/info/booster/booster.html#FunRun

JuneWednesday, June 3

Hansons MarathonTraining Clinic #1Royal Oak 6:30 pmHansons Running Shop(248) [email protected]

Tooth, Fang &Claw 10K Runand SwampPartyPinckney 6:30 pm10KRRunning Fit (734) [email protected]/swampparty

Wayland Road Runners3 Mile RunWayland 6:30 pm3 MR/WWayland HS TrackRay Antel (269) [email protected]

Friday, June 5

Cooley Law 5KRace forEducationLansing 7:30 pm5KR/W, kids runsTerry Carella(517) 371-5140 [email protected]/race/Playmakers Race Series

Saturday, June 6

5K4TJOkemos 10:00 amOkemos HS5KR/W(810) [email protected]

Beat the Grandma 5KGrand Rapids 9:00 amGrand Rapids Zoo 5KR

(616) [email protected] and gender-graded

Blue Water Hospice 5K-10K River RunMarysville 8:00 am10KR, 5KR, 3MWMarysville Park(810) [email protected]

Cops for Kids 10K and5K Run/Walk for MDAFarmington 9:00 amOakland CommunityCollege, Orchard RidgeCampus10KR, 5KR/W, kids run(248) [email protected]

Curwood FestivalRacesOwosso 9:00 am301 S. Washington St. (Chemical Bank Office)10KR, 5KR/W, kids’ run(989) [email protected]

Dodge Park 3.1Mile RunSterling Heights 8:00 amDodge Park3.1MR, 1MR/WMark DiSanto(586) [email protected]

Hanson Hills ChallengeTrail RunGrayling 9:00 am5MRHanson Hills Little SmokeyCross Country Lodge(989) [email protected]

Hike for HopeNorthville 10:00 am8KR/W, 1MWMaybury State Park(248) [email protected]

Little People’sOlympicsHolland 9:00 amMatt Urban SportsComplexmultisport: run, jump,throw, kick(616) 355-1136

[email protected] 2-7

Mackinac IslandLilac Festival10K Run andWalkMackinac Island9:30 amWindemere Point10KR/W, kids run(810) [email protected]

Midland CommunityCenter’s Dow Run/WalkMidland 8:00 amMidland CommunityCenter10KR, 5KR/W, 1MR/W,kids run(989) 832-7937, ext. [email protected]

New Balance Girls onthe Run 5KYpsilanti 10:00 am5KR Ellen ThompsonWomen’s Health Center, St.Joseph Mercy Hospital(734) 712-5640www.girlsontherunsemi.org

OPC Fun Run / WalkRochester 8:00 am650 Letica Dr.5KR/W(248) 656-1403www.opcseniorcenter.org

Ortonville10K / 5KRun/Walk and MinnowMileOrtonville 8:30 am10KR, 5KR/W, kids runBrandon Middle School(248) [email protected]

Shamrock Festival 5KBrighton 8:30 amSt. Patrick’s CatholicChurch 5KR(810) [email protected]

Steve’s “Raider Stomp”Decatur 8:00 amDecatur High School10KR, 5KR/W(269) [email protected]

Sunburst RacesSouth Bend, IN 6:00 am26.2 MR, 13.1 MR,


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May - August 2009 Event Calendar10KR, 5KR/W(574) [email protected]

SuperkidstryMonroe 8:00 amtri: 100meterS/ 5KB/800meterR or200meterS/ 10KB/ 1MR(231) [email protected]

Team Winter ChallengeGrand Rapids 8:00 am5KR, kids run(231) [email protected]

Sunday, June 7

Bass Festival RunMancelona 9:00 am5KR/WPalmer Park(231) [email protected]

Bikesport AnnArbor Triathlon/ DuathlonPinckney 8:00 amPinckney RecreationArea, Halfmoon LakeBeachTri or Du: 1/2MS/14MB/ 5MR or 2MR,14MB, 5MRJim / Joyce Donaldson(419) [email protected]

CHOK YMCAInternational BridgeRaceSarnia, ON 8:00 am10KR, team 10KRCanatara Park, Sarnia; Bring birth certificate &picture idGerry Gillis(519) [email protected]

Michigan HumaneSociety Mutt MarchesGrosse Pointe Shores 8 amup to 5MWEdsel & Eleanor FordHouseMichigan Humane Society (248) 799-7400michiganhumane.org

Racing for RecoveryHalf & Sprint TriathlonMonroe 10:00 amWillow MetroparkTri: 1.2MS/ 56MB/13.1MR or 1000mS/14MR/ 4MR (231) 546-22293disciplines.com

Stepping Out to CureSclerodermaRoyal Oak 7:00 amDetroit Zoo5KR, 2MW, 1MR kids run(248) [email protected] [email protected]

Team PlaymakersKickoffOkemos 7:00 pm

2299 W. Grand RiverPlaymakers (517) [email protected]

USATF Michigan Open& Masters OutdoorTrack & FieldChampionshipsHillsdale Noontrack meetHillsdale CollegeJan Burch(231) [email protected]

We Can Do It Women’s5KOkemos 9:00 amMeridian Township Offices5KR/W(517) [email protected]

Tuesday, June 9

Catholic Central 10K

Relay RunGrand Rapids 7:00 pmCatholic Central10K track relay, 2 personteams(616) [email protected]

Wed., June 10

Doozie’s Ice Cream FunRun/Walk SeriesMt. Pleasant 7:30 pm1310 East Pickard5MR, 3MR, 1(989) [email protected]/~mphsstr/

Flushing Evening 5kRun/WalkFlushing 6:15 pmFlushing High School5KR/W(810) [email protected]

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Beagle Middle Schooltrack meet-all comers(517) [email protected]

Hansons MarathonTraining Clinic #1Lake Orion 6:30 pmHansons Running Shop(248) [email protected]

NCAA Division IOutdoor Track & FieldChampionshipsFayetteville, AKtrack and field John McDonnell Field,University of Arkansas(800) 982-4647ncaasports.com/track-and-field/schedules6/10/09 - 6/13/09

Road Racing at MetroBeachHarrison Twp 7:00 pmPointe Road - Metro Beach2MR(248) [email protected]/arpraces/

Wayland Road Runners5K RunWayland 6:30 pm5KR, 2MWWayland HS TrackRay Antel III(269) [email protected]

Friday, June 12

GCBA 5K Run for theBARFlint 6:00 pm5KR/W, kids raceMemorial Park(810) 232-6012gaultracemanagement.com

Refuge River RunTrenton 7:30 pmWest Jefferson & St. Joseph10KR, 5KR/W, 1 MFR(734) [email protected]

Saturday, June 13

Ally Brunk Memorial 5KPotterville 9:00 amPotterville Public Library5KR/W(517) [email protected]

Ashley Trading DaysTrot 5KAshley 8:00 amAshley HS 5KR/W(989) [email protected]

Baraga County LakeTrout FestivalL’Anse to Pequaming9am EDT13.1MR, 8MR, 4MW,2MW startinglocations vary with distance(906) [email protected]

Big Mac ShorelineScenic Bike TourMackinaw City 7:00 am25MB, 50MB, 75MB,100MB Mackinaw CityHigh School(231) 436-5574mackinawchamber.com

Brian DiemerAmerikam 5KCutlerville/ GrandRapids 9:00 am Legacy ChristianSchool5KR/W, kids runsRob Hyde(616) [email protected] Runner RaceSeries

Cereal City ClassicBattle Creek 8:00 amFamily Y Center, 182Capital Ave NE10KR, 5KR/W(269) 963-9622 [email protected]

Crossroads ChurchRun for a CauseIonia 9:00 am5KR/WMill Street Parking Lot(616) [email protected]

Dash for Destiny 5KRun/WalkBirmingham 8:30 am5KR/W, 1M kids runShain Park(248) [email protected]

Flirt with DirtNovi 7:30 amLake Shore Park10KR, 5KRAndrea Allen(734) [email protected]

Hartford StrawberryRunHartford 8:30 am10KR, 5KR/W, 1MFRHartford HS(269) 621-3651hartfordstrawberryrun.com

Lake MacatawaTriathlonHolland 7:30 am0.5MS/ 24.8 MB/ 4.8 MR, 2 or 3 person relay teamsHoward B. Dunton Park(616) [email protected]/hollandtownship

Ludington LakestrideHalf Marathon & 5KLudington 8:30 am13.1 MR, 5KR(231) [email protected]

Michigan BrewingCompany Beer RunWebberville5KR(517) [email protected]

Midwest Track & FieldMeet of ChampionsJackson 11:30 pmJackson HS WithingtonStadiumJerry Reis(517) [email protected]

MWCAA Corporate CupRelaysSouthfield 7:45 amSouthfield HS, 10 Mile &Lahser Rd10KR, 5KR/W, trackrelays, shot put, longjump, high jump(586) [email protected]

North Country TrailRelayBaldwin 6:00 amBowman BridgeCampground77.8 M relay, 6 runner teams, 15 legs 2.3-9.2 miles(616) 786-2945

[email protected]

Potter Park Zoo RhinoRun MileLansingPotter Park Zookids 1MR (517) [email protected] Kids MileSeries

Rose Run Jackson 8:00 amPoint to point alongBrown’s Road10KR, 5KR, 4 MWKid’s Runs(517) [email protected]/runjackson/

Run Drugs Out of TownWestland 9:00 amHines Park - Nankin Mills10KR/W, 5KR/W, 1MR/W(734) [email protected]

Run For YouthNoquemanon Trail RunMarquette 9:00 am25KR, 10KR, 5KRRiver Park Sports ComplexFire Up Network (906) [email protected]

St. Mark’s 5K Run &Walk for CharityBridgeport 9:00 amSt. Mark’s Church, 3060Williamson Rd.5KR/W(989) [email protected]

Stark Raving 6 HourAdventure RaceMuskegon 10:00 amMuskegon Winter SportsComplex6 hour sprint adventure:canoeing, mountain biking,orienteering, trekking(231) [email protected]

SuperkidstryDetroit 9:00 amBelle IsleTri: 100mS/ 5KB/ 800mRor 200mS/ 10KB/ 1MR(231) [email protected]

That Dam Trail RunWoodstock, ON 8:30 amPittock Conservation Area13.1MR, 5KR, 1MR(519) [email protected]

Sunday, June 14

Big Mac ShorelineScenic Bike TourMackinaw City 7:00 amRide across the “MightyMac”(231) [email protected]

Motor City TriathlonDetroit 8:00 amBelle IsleTri: 1.5KS/ 40KB/6.6MR or500meter S/ 20KB/ 3.4MR(231) [email protected]

Quest for Breath 5K -DATE CHANGED TOAPRIL 26, 2009

St. Joe’s 5K Run, 2 MileWalkPewamo 8:30 amPewamo St. Joseph School5KR, 2MW(989) [email protected]

Wed., June 17

Grand Ledge Track andField SeriesGrand Ledge 6:30 pmBeagle Middle Schooltrack meet-all comers(517) [email protected]

Hansons MarathonTraining Clinic #1Utica 6:30 pmHansons Running Shop(248) [email protected]

Human RaceMt. Pleasant 6:30 pmReservation, East RemusRoad 5KR(989) [email protected]/~mphsstr/

Run Fit KidsFitness CampAnn ArborGallup Park

campRunning Fit (734) [email protected]

Twilight RunLansing 7:00 pm200 Museum Drive,Lansing River Trail, 5KR/W(517) [email protected]

Wayland Road Runners4 Mile Prediction RunWayland 6:30 pm4 MR -no watchesWayland Union HS TrackRay Antel III(269) [email protected]

Thursday, June 18

Strides for Life 100Mile RunHolland 8:00 amHope College25MR, 50MR, 75MR,100MR(231) 828-5448 [email protected]/25Mday; 6/18/09- 6/21/09

YMCA RetreadRun/Shoes for KidsFlint 6:30 pmDowntown Flint YMCA5KR/W(810) [email protected]

Friday, June 19

Kids’ KlassicKalamazoo 6:00 pmYMCA on Maple St.1KFR(269) [email protected]

Saturday, June 20

Antioch’s Get HealthyNow 5K Run/WalkLansing 8:30 amHawk Island County Park5KR/W(517) [email protected]

Beaverton 4 MileBeaverton 9:00 amBeaverton HS4 MR, 2MW(989) 435-4111barc-mi.com

Camel Back 4 MilerFremont, OH 8:30 amFremont Community

Recreation Complex4MR, 2MW, 2KFR, 1KFR(419) [email protected]

CheesetownChallengePinconning 6:00 pm

Doc Letchfield Park5 MR, 2 MR/W, kidsrunMarty Schultz(989) [email protected]

Johan’s TriFest Hopkins 8:00 amSandy Pines ResortTri: 1.5KS/ 40KB/ 10KR(616) [email protected]


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Joshua SpalsburyMemorial Comet Chase5KGrand Ledge 8:30 amFirst United MethodistChurch 5KR/W(517) [email protected]

Kalamazoo KlassicKalamazoo 7:30 amYMCA, 1001 West MapleSt.10KR, 5KR/W, 5KFW(269) [email protected]

Little Bear 5K andFather Son 10K RelaySt. Ignace 9:00 am3MR, team relayLittle Bear East ArenaSt. Ignace Rec. Department (906) [email protected]

Metroparks HappyTrails 5KToledo, OH 9:00 amWildwood PreserveMetropark 5KR/W(419) 407-9727marge.dembowski@metroparkstoledo.comreservations.metroparkstoledo.com

Michigan SugarFestival Road RaceSebewaing 8:30 amSebewaing Downtown Park5KR/W(989) 710-0648barc-mi.com

Moon in June Windsor, ON 7:00 pmRiverside Sportsmen Club10KR, 5KR/W, kids run(519) [email protected]

Open Door JulieRun/WalkCommerce Twp. 9:00 amWalled LakeNorthern HS10KR, 5KR/WJulie LeBlanc(248) [email protected] Lake Heritage Festival 5K Run/WalkSpring Lake 8:00 am5KR/WCentral Park(616) [email protected]

Tulip City Tiny TikesTriathlonHolland 9:30 amSmallenburg Park, BouwsPool, Holland MunicipalStadiumTri: S / B /R(616) [email protected]

Sunday, June 21

Asha Detroit 5K Run /WalkMilford 8:00 am5KR/WKensington Metropark,West Boat Launch Trail(248) [email protected]

BD’s Mongolian GrillKids TriathlonBrighton 11:30 amIsland Lake RecreationAreaTri: 150ydS / 2MB / 1MR(734) [email protected] 6-9, 10+

Big Fish Triathlon,Duathlon, SprintHadley Twp. 8:00 amBig Fish State ParkTri: 1.5KS/ 40KB/ 10KR;500mS/ 20KB/5KR; 5KRDu: 5KR/ 20KB/ 5KR(231) [email protected]

Cedar Creek Run 4TrailsFort Wayne, IN 8:00 amMetea County Park 5KR(260) [email protected]

Father’s Day Run for Recovery 5KCharlotteBennett Park5KR/W(517) [email protected]

Island Lake TriathlonPresented by CadenceCycleBrighton 7:30 am Island Lake RecreationAreaTri: 800mS/ 12.5MB/3.1MR(734) [email protected]

www.theelementevents.comKensington ValleyTriathlon Series #1

PlymouthYMCA Father’sDay RunPlymouth 7:30 amDowntown Plymouth10KR, 5KR/W, 1MR/W, Triple (all 3races, 10.3 miles),kids runCindy Morency(734) [email protected]

Run for the Ribbon -Prostate CareAwarenessHuntington Woods 8 amDetroit Zoo 5KR/W(586) [email protected]

XTERRABikesport TornShirt Triathlon/DuathlonBrighton8:00 amBrighton RecreationArea, Bishop LakeTri: 1/2 MS/ 15MB/6MR; Du: 2MR/ 15MB/ 6MRJim / Joyce Donaldson(419) [email protected]

YMCA Saturn 5K RunDetroit 9:00 am5KR/W Riverwalk(313) [email protected]/funrun.html

Monday, June 22

Young Life GreaterLansing 5K Walk/RunEast Lansing 9:00 amForest Akers Golf Course,5KR/W(517) [email protected]

Tuesday, June 23

Grandville High SchoolTrack MeetGrandville 7:00 pm

Grandville High School1MR, 800meter R, 400meter relay, 100 meters,2MW(616) [email protected]

Wed., June 24

Grand Ledge Track andField SeriesGrand Ledge 6:30 pmBeagle Middle Schooltrack meet-all comersJeff Crowe(517) [email protected]

Hansons MarathonClinic #1Grosse Pointe 6:30 pmHansons Running Shop(248) [email protected]

Road Racing at MetroBeachHarrison Twp 7:00 pmPointe Road - Metro Beach2 person relay(248) [email protected]/arpraces/

TriceratopsTriathlonBrighton 6:30 pmIsland LakeRecreation AreaTri: 1/2MS/ 5KR/20KBAndrea Allen(734) [email protected] Road Runners4 Mile Fox & Hound RunWayland 6:30 pm4 MRWayland Union HS TrackRay Antel III(269) [email protected]

Thursday, June 25

Glen Arbor ClioFirecracker 5KClio 6:00 pmCarter Middle School5KR/W, kids run(810) [email protected]

Motor City StridersSummer Road RunHuntington Woods

6:30 pmHuntington WoodsRecreation Center3 MR, 1 MR(248) [email protected]

St. Stan’s PolishFestival Road RaceBay City 6:15 pmSt. Stan’s Athletic Field5KR/W(989) 450-8973barc-mi.com

Friday, June 26

Hansons 3 Mile Cross-Country RaceSterling Heights 7:00 pmDodge Park 3 MR(586) [email protected]

Track and Field OldTimers Reunion andDinnerDetroit 6:00 pmCathedral Church of St.Paul - Barth Hall(248) [email protected]

Saturday, June 27

Bank of America ReedsLake RunGrand Rapids 8:00 am750 Lakeside Dr. SE10KR, 5KR/W(616) [email protected]

Bessemer HometownRun Bessemer 8:30 am CDTBessemer City Hall10KR, 2 MR/W(906) [email protected]

Binder Park ZooCheetah ChaseBattle Creek 8:00 amBinder Park Zoo5KR/W, 1MFR(269) [email protected]

Caledonia Kilt Klassic5KCaledonia 8:00 am9757 Duncan Lake Ave.5KR/W(616) [email protected]

Concord Classic 5KRun/WalkConcord 8:00 amConcord High School5KR/W, 1/2 M Kid’s Run(517) [email protected]/runjackson/

Curt Knierim MemorialRun/WalkNewberry 10:00 am5KR/W, 1MFR/WNewberry HS Track(248) [email protected]

Log Cabin Days 5KWaterford 8:30 am5KR, 1MWDrayton Plains NatureCenter(248) [email protected]

Max’s RaceEast Lansing 8:30 amMSU auditorium5KR/W, kids run(517) [email protected] Race Series

Muddy Watters, Bump& Run Trail Series,Race #2Rochester Hills 9:00 amBloomer Park, MountainAsh Shelter 4.5MR(248) [email protected]

Portland St. PatrickParish Festival 5K RunPortland 8:30 am

5KR/W/WheelPortland River Trail(517) [email protected]

River Run Classic Bay City 9:00 amBay County Cty Center5KR/W, 1/2M Kids Run(989) 893-1093ymcabayci-ty.com/events.htm

Road Racing at MetroBeachHarrison Twp 9:00 amPointe Road - Metro Beach5KR(248) [email protected]

Run CharlevoixCharlevoix 7:00 amBridge Street26.2MR, 13.1MR,10KR, 5KR/WSharon Suffolk(248) [email protected]

Solstice RunNorthville 7:30 amFord Field, GriswoldSt. north of Main,downtown Northville10KR, 5KR/W, KidsRunAlan Whitehead(248) [email protected]

St. Mary’s Run, Walk,Wheel for LifeSaginaw 9:00 amSt. Mary’s Hospital8MR, 5KR/W, kids run(989) 781-8842barc-mi.com

The Chronicle SeawayRunMuskegon 8:00 amMuskegan Family YMCA15KR, 5KR/W, kids run(231) [email protected]

Sunday, June 28

Block 58 Triathlon /DuathlonNorth Muskegon 8:00 amNorth Muskegon SportsCenterTri: 750mS / 20KB / 5KR,1.5KS / 35MB / 7.2MR,Du: 5KR / 20KB / 5KRRelay: 1500mS / 35MB /7.1MR(231) [email protected]

Covered Bridge RunCentreville 9:00 amCovered Bridge Park10KR, 5KR/W, 1MR(269) [email protected]

DAM 5K RunEaton Rapids 8:00 amHistorical SocietyHeadquarters(517) [email protected]

Dogwood 5K Run & 2Mile WalkSaxon, WI 8:30 am CDT5KR, 2MR/W (715) [email protected]

Foundation 5KClarkston 5KR/WOakland CountySportsmens Club onWaterford Hills RacetrackPaul Coughlin(248) 623-7296

Hansons Group RunLake Orion 8:00 amHansons Running Shop(248) [email protected]

Hospice of LenaweeRun, Walk & Bike TourBlissfield 8:30 amBlissfield HS, Ride beginsat Siena Heights University,Adrian10KR, 5KR, 1 MFR, 50KBike, kids run(517) [email protected]


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Kensington TriathlonPresented by RudyProjectsMilford 8:15 amKensington Metropark /Maple BeachTri: 800mS / 15MB / 4MR(734) [email protected] Vally TriathlonSeries #2

Linden SummerHappeningsLinden 8:30 am5KR, 1MRLinden High School(810) [email protected]

Livonia Spree FreedomRunLivonia 8:00 am10KR, 5KR/W, 1MR/WLivonia Family Y(734) [email protected]

Lumberman TriathlonCadillac 8:00 am1.5KS/ 40KB/ 6.4MR or500meterS/ 20KB/ 3.2MR (231) [email protected]

Michigan Challenge 5KChaseHowell 8:30 amHowell HS, 1200 W. GrandRiver5KR, 1 MFR(517) [email protected]

Pictured RocksRoad Race -Run for the RedCrossMunising 8:00 amR.W. Nebel Field13.1MR, 5KR, FWAnnie Sanger(906) [email protected]

She RocksTriathlon/DuathlonChelsea 8:00 amBig Portage Lake, WaterlooRecreation AreaTri: .5MS/ 10.7MB/ 3MRor .25MS/ 10.7MB/ 1.5MRor 1.5MR/ 10.7MB/ 3MR

Eva Solomon(734) [email protected] only

SuperkidstrySouthfield 9:00 amSouthfield Civic CenterTri: 100mS/ 5KB/ 800mRor 200mS/ 10KB/ 1MR(231) [email protected]

JulyWednesday, July 1

Wayland Road Runners5 Mile Graveyard RunWayland 6:30 pm5MR, 2.5MWWayland HS TrackRay Antel III(269) [email protected]

Friday, July 3

Mayor’s IndependenceDay 3 Mile RunOak Park 8:00 amOak Park CommunityCenter 3MR(248) [email protected]

YMCA Buck Creek RunGrandville 8:30 amGrandville Middle School5 KR/W, kids runs(616) [email protected]

Saturday, July 4

Black Bear RunEngadine 9:00 am EDTEngadine High School12KR, 6KR/W(906) [email protected]

Boyne CityIndependence Day RunBoyne City 7:30 amDowntown Boyne City10KR, 2 MR(231) [email protected]

Clawson FirecrackerMileClawson 9:00 am14 Mile at Crooks & Main1 MR


Coach K 5KSt. Louis 8:00 amSt. Louis HS5KR/W(989) [email protected]/coachk5k

Dorks Brothers 4th ofJuly RunAlpena 8:45 amNational Marine Sanctuary5KRStan Mischley(989) 354-5634

Firecracker 5K Beulah 8:00 am Crystal Lake Pavilion 5KR(231) [email protected]

GHXC Patriots Day 5KRoad and Trail RunGrand Haven 8:00 amGrand Haven High School5KR, kids race(616) [email protected]

Gladstone KiwanisFirecracker Five MileGladstone 8:00 am ESTacross from GladstoneState Police 5MR/W(906) [email protected]

Greatest 4th in theNorthLake City 8:30 amDowntown City Park10KR/W, 5KR/W, 2KFR(231) 839-4163lakecityschools.net/race/

Hanover FirecrackerHanover 8:00 amHanover Fire Station5 MR, 5KW, kids run(517) [email protected]/runjackson/

Hills & Dales RacesCass City 8:00 amHills & Dales Gen.Hospital8KR, 5KR/W(989) [email protected]

Horse Tail ScrambleHancock 1:00 pm EDTChurning Rapids Trails

10KR, 5KR/W(906) [email protected]

Hungry Duck RunBrighton 7:00 am13.1MR, 5KR, kids run(517) [email protected]

Independence Day 5KRunHarbor Springs 8:00 amZoll Street Park5KR(231) 526-7999harborspringschamber.com

Larry Steeb MemorialIndependence Day RunWhitmore Lake 8:00 am10KR, 5KR, Splash ‘ndash, Tin Man 800meterFR, 200meter FRWhitmore Lake MS(734) [email protected]/58800

Pizza Hut KidsTriathlonBenton Harbor 8:00 amJean Klock ParkTri: 100meterS/ 3MB/1/2MR or 200meterS/6MB/ 1MR(407) [email protected] 7-14

Run & Walk forFundsNorthport 9:00 am10KR, 5KR, 2 MWHistoric NorthportDepotGeorge W. Anderson(231) [email protected]

Run Thru PurgatoryConstantine 9:00 am10100 Preston Rd.10KR, 5KR(269) [email protected]

Schoolcraft Firecracker5 MilerSchoolcraft 8:00 amSchoolcraft Middle School5MR, 1MFR/W(269) [email protected]

St. Mary’s FestivalWestphalia 8:00 amSt. Mary’s School5MR, 5KR/W(989) [email protected]

Sunday Lake RunWakefield 8:00 am CDT2.8MR Pavillion by thedam on Sunday Lake(906) [email protected]/Calendar.htm

T-Rex Trail 10-MilerLowell 9:00 amFallasburg Park10MR, 8KR(616) [email protected]

Tortoise & Hare 5KAnn Arbor 8:00 amTortoise and Hare 5KR/W, kids dash(734) [email protected]

VolkslaufeFrankenmuth 8:00 amHeritage Park20KR, 10KR, 5KR/W,2KFR-kids run(989) 860-3388 or(800) [email protected]

Sunday, July 5

Firecracker TriathlonBenton Harbor 8:00 amJean Klock Park1/4MS, 11MB, 3MR, kidstri(269) [email protected]

HowellIndependenceAquathlon andOpen WaterSwimHowell 8:00 amHowell City Park2KR/ 1KS/ 2KR or1MSChris Galatis(517) 546-0693, x [email protected]

Manistee Firecracker 5KManistee 8:15 amManistee High School5KR/W, 1 KFREric Thuemmel(231) [email protected]/mhs

Pickerel RunAlgonac 8:00 amAlgonac Elementary School10KR, 5KR/W(810) [email protected]

Tuesday, July 7

Richmond Park CrossCountryGrand Rapids 7:00 pmRichmond Park5KR, 1.5MR, kids run(616) [email protected]

Wednesday, July 8

Doozie’s Ice Cream FunRun/Walk SeriesMt. Pleasant 7:30 pm1310 East Pickard5MR, 3MR, 1(989) [email protected]/~mphsstr/

Grand Ledge Track andField SeriesGrand Ledge 6:30 pmBeagle Middle Schooltrack meet-all comers(517) [email protected]

Hansons MarathonTraining Clinic #2Royal Oak 6:30 pmHansons Running Shop(248) [email protected]

Thursday, July 9

Auburn Cornstalk 5KRun/WalkAuburn 6:30 pmWestern High School5KR/W(989) [email protected]

Huckleberry Hustle 5kTrail Run Flint 7:00 pmCross roads Village &Huckleberry Railroad5KR/W, kids run(810) [email protected]

Saturday, July 11

Anchor Bay TriathlonNew Baltimore 7:30 am1/2MS, 11MR, 3MR(586) [email protected]

Big Brothers/ BigSisters Fun Run/WalkNegaunee 8:30 am EDT10K, 2MR/WIron & Silver Streets(906) 475-7801 [email protected]

Catch Your Breath Run& WalkFlint 8:00 am

Flint Journal Building10KR/W, 5KR/W(810) 766-6134tcurry@ flintjournal.comflintjournal.com/race/

Dances withDirt - Devil’sLakeBaraboo, WIRunning Fit (734) [email protected]

Elsie Dairy DashElsie 7:30 amVillage Main Street5KR/W(989) [email protected]

Keweenaw TrailRunningFestival(2 Day Event)Copper Harbor

8:00 amKeweenaw MountainLodge10KR, 5.8K Hill Climb,2K youth run.Jeff Crumbaugh(715) [email protected] is Sunday, July 12

Kindleberger SummerFestival of the Arts 5KRun/Walk Parchment 8:00 amKindleberger Park5KR/W(269) [email protected]

Lakeshore MiracleRunHolland 8:30 am10KR(616) [email protected]

National CherryFestival 15K &5KTraverse City 7:30 amEastern Elementary,1600 Eastern Ave.15KR, 5KR/W(800) [email protected]

Port Austin Run forYouth for ChristPort Austin 8:30 amGallup Park8KR, 2 MR/W(989) [email protected]

Rockford Area KidsTriathlonRockford 9:00 amRockford North MSTri: kids 0-17; distancesvary by age(517) [email protected]


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Rollie Hopgood’sMidtown Taylor 5K RunTaylor 9:00 amHeritage Park5KR/W, 1MFRGreg Everal(734) [email protected]

Run by the Bay East Tawas 9:00 amEast Tawas HarborsidePark 5KR/W,1MR/W(989) [email protected]

Son of a Sailor HessLake 10K Run/WalkNewaygo 9:00 amHess Lake, River ValleyCommunity Church10KR/W(231) [email protected]

Spread the Music 8Hour Adventure RaceGrand Haven 10:00 amHarbor Island(231) [email protected]

Ubly Homecoming 5KRun/WalkUbly 8:00 amVillage Park5KR/W(989) [email protected]

Sunday, July 12

Betsie Bay 10 Mile -DATE CHANGED TOAUGUST 1

BikesportWaterlooTriathlon /DuathlonGrass Lake 8:00 amBig Portage Lake,Seymour RoadTri: 1/2MS/ 16MB/5MR; Du: 2MR/ 16MB/ 5MRJim / Joyce Donaldson(419) [email protected]

Course of ChampionsMilford 9:00 amKensington Metro Park,Possum Hollow

5KR, 1MFR(248) [email protected]

Gallup GallopAnn Arbor 8:30 amGallup Park5KR, 3MW, 1 MRJo Darlington(734) [email protected]

Grand Haven Triathlon,Sprint Tri, & DuathlonGrand Haven 7:45 amTri-Cities Family YMCATri: 1.5KS/ 40KB/ 10KR or500meterS/ 20KB/ 5KR orDu: 5KR/ 20KB/ 5KR, kidstri(616) [email protected]

Grandma Kay’sOrchard 5K Run/WalkWashington Twp. Noon5KR/WWestview Orchards(248) [email protected]

Inter-Rockin Tri,Du,Sprint TriInterlochen 8:00 amInterlochen State ParkTri: 1.5KS/ 40KB/ 6.4MRor 500 meterS/ 20KB,3.2MR or Du: 3.2MR/20KB/ 3.2MR(231) [email protected]

Keweenaw TrailRunningFestival (2 Day Event)Copper Harbor 7:00 am25KREagle Harbor, CopperHarborJeff Crumbaugh(715) [email protected], 5.8K Hill Climb, 2K youth run areSaturday, July 11

Muddy Buddy Run &Ride Series Shelby Township 8:00 amStoney Creek Metro Park

6-7MR/B team relay(818) [email protected]

Mt. Olivet Cemetery 4-Mile Sunrise RunDetroit 8:00 amMt. Olivet Cemetery10KR, 5KR/W, 1MW(734) [email protected]

Run Your Bass OffCrystal Falls 9:00 am CDT10KR, 3.6MR, 2MWRunkle Lake ParkKim Olson(906) [email protected]/bass.htm

Monday, July 13

Nike-Sauk Valley CrossCountry CampBrooklyn 2:00 pm10750 Prospect Hill(734) [email protected]

Tuff Cross CountryCampHolland 12:00 pmHope College(937) [email protected]/track/youthcamps.aspx7/13/09 - 7/18/09

Wednesday, July 15

Grand Ledge Track andField Series -ChampionshipGrand Ledge 6:30 pmBeagle Middle Schooltrack meet-all comers(517) [email protected]

Hansons MarathonTraining Clinic #2Lake Orion 6:30 pmHansons Running (248) [email protected]

Wayland Road RunnersTrack WorkoutWayland 6:30 pm2MR, 400, 200, 100 meterrunsWayland HS TrackRay Antel III(269) [email protected]

Run Fit KidsFitness CampAnn ArborGallup ParkRunning Fit (734) [email protected]

Thursday, July 16

Ophelia BonnerScholarship RunFlint 6:30 pmU of M Pavilion, Saganaw& Kearsley Streets8KR/W, 1MR(810) [email protected]

Friday, July 17

Great Lakes RelayEastpointe 6:00 amBegins near Tawas; finishesin Empire 270 M Relay(313) 885-3256 [email protected] 17-19, 2009

Hansons 3 Mile Cross-Country RaceRomeo 7:00 pmWolcott Farm 3 MR(586) [email protected]

Leslie 5KLeslie 6:45 pmLeslie HS, 4141 Hull Rd.5KR/W, 1MFR, kids run(517) [email protected]

Red Carpet Run5KNovi 10:30 am5KR, kids’ runRunning Fit (734) [email protected] 13-23

Saturday, July 18

Alpenfest RunGaylord 8:00 amPavilion on CourtStreet10MR/W, 4MR/W, 1MFRMike Tarbutton(989) 732-6521mtarbutton@

otsegocountymi.govotsegocountypark-srec.com/AFRace.htmMichigan Runner RaceSeries - 12K

Bastille Days 5KRun/Walk and 15KRFenton 7:45 am150 S. Leroy15KR, 5KR/W(810) [email protected] gene-seehabitat.org/5k-run/

Bear River CrawlPetoskey 9:00 amBay Front Park5KR, 1MFR(231) 347-9300mboers@northernmichigansportsmed.comnorthernmichigans-portsmed.com

Farmington FoundersFestivalFarmington 9:00 amShaiwassee Park 4 MR (248) [email protected]

Festival IronwoodWalk, Run & RollIronwood 8:30 am CDT5MR, 2MFR/WOld Depot Park(906) [email protected]

Gazelle Sports Tri delSolMiddleville 8:00 amYMCA Camp Manitou-LinTri: 1/2 MS/ 18MB/ 4.5MR;Du: 2MR/ 18MB/ 4.5MR(269) [email protected]

Indian River SummerfestKiwanis 5K Run/Walk &10K RunIndian River 8:00 am10KR, 5KR/WLumber Yard, Straits Hwy,Indiana RiverGreg Rotter(231) [email protected]

Kelly CarterScholarship RunTecumseh 9:00 amCarter Rehab Center, 902Industrial Drive10KR, 5KR, 1MW(517) 423-7722Angie_Birdsall&yahoo.com


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May - August 2009 Event CalendarKaleva Finnish Line 5KRun WalkKaleva 9:00 amKaleva Elementary School, 5KR/W(231) [email protected]

Lightning Lynx TrackClub Coach JamesBibbs Track and FieldInvitationalHolt 9:00 amHolt HStrack & field meet(517) [email protected]

Our Redeemer CaresHabitat RunMidland 9:00 amOur Redeemer Church5KR, 1.5MR, kids run(989) [email protected]

Plainwell EducationFoundation Island CityRun/ WalkPlainwell 9:00 am10KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR(269) [email protected]

Planet Fitness RunningFestivalSpring Arbor 8:15 amSpring Arbor University10KR, 5KR/W, 1/2M kids’FR(517) [email protected]

Republic Bank CanalRun/WalkHancock 7:00 amMcLain State Park to

Hancock 10MR/W(906) [email protected]/events_35_canalrun.aspx

Run Thru SpartaSparta 8:00 am480 S. State St., behindSparta Middle School5KR/W, kid’s run(616) [email protected]

SMAC SprintAdventure RaceWhite Lake 8:00 am10-13 hour Mountain Bike,Paddle, Trek, Fixed Ropes Paul Piorkowski(734) [email protected]

SuperkidstryHartland 9:00 amHartland HSTri: 100mS/ 5KB/ 800mRor 200mS/ 10KB/ 1MR(231) [email protected]

Venetian River RunSt Joseph 7:00 amLake Blvd and Ship St.5KR/W(269) [email protected]

Sunday, July 19

Bikesport ClarkLake Triathlon& DuathlonClark Lake 8:30 amClark Lake Beach &

Boat ClubTri: 1/2MS/ 13 MB/ 4MR or Du: 2.4MR/13MB/ 4MRJim / Joyce Donaldson(419) [email protected] eliteendeavors.com

Carl’s Family YMCAHappy Trails TriathlonMilford 8:00 amKensington MetroparkTri: 800mS/ 20KB/ 5KR orDu: 1.5MR/ 20KB/ 5KR,kids run(231) [email protected]

Friendly MasseyMarathon &Spanish RiverHalf-MarathonMassey, ON6:00 amMassey District Arena26.2MR,, 13.1MR,10KRElizabeth Gamble(705) [email protected]

Kiwanis Island RunEaton Rapids 8:00 amG.A.R. Island Park5KRW(517) [email protected]

Meridian Plumbing’sFight Hunger 5KOkemos 9:00 amMeridian Township offices,5151 Marsh Rd.

5KR/W(517) [email protected]

Ohio/Michigan 4 MileRunSylvania, OH 10:00 am4MR/W, kids runPacesetter Park(419) 360-3709toledoroadrunners.org

Perch RunFairhaven 8:00 amImmaculate ConceptionChurch4 MR, 2MFW, kids run(586) [email protected]

Tuesday, July 21

Aman Park Trail RunGrand Rapids 7:00 pm1895 Lake Michigan Dr.5.5MR, 1.5M kidsrun/bike/run(616) [email protected]

Wednesday, July 22

Grand Ledge Track andField Series - FinaleGrand Ledge 6:30 pmBeagle Middle Schooltrack meet-all comers(517) [email protected]

Hansons MarathonTraining Clinic #2Utica 6:30 pmHansons Running Shop(586) 323-9683

[email protected]

PterodactylTriathlonBrighton6:30 pmIsland LakeRecreation AreaTri: 1/2MS/ 5KR/20KBAndrea Allen(734) [email protected]

Road Racing at MetroBeachHarrison Twp 7:00 pmPointe Road - Metro Beach 4MR(248) [email protected]/arpraces/

Wayland Road RunnersCross Country RunWayland 6:30 pm5KR, 2MWEast Kentwood XC Coursealong scenic Falcon CreekRay Antel III(269) [email protected]

Saturday, July 25

Alden RunAlden 9:00 am10KR, 5KR/WSteve Kershner(231) [email protected]


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Best SourceCredit UnionHeart of theHillsWest Bloomfield8:00 amAndover HS -Andover Road10KR, 5KRJohn Normandeau(800) 666-4500, x [email protected]

Byron Bank 5KByron Center 8:30 am5KR/WByron Bank, 2445 84th St.(616) [email protected]/64209

Chris Cook MemorialRunFremont 8:30 am204 E. Main Street10KR, 5KR(231) [email protected]

C-Roy BolognaRun/WalkYale 8:00 am5KR, 1MR/W200 Main St.(810) 387-2225 [email protected]/yalecrosscountry/

Escanaba Lighthouse5K Run/WalkEscanaba 9:00 am EDT5KR/W, kids runLudington Park Bandshell(906) [email protected]

Go for SLO 5KFowler 8:30 amWaldron Elementary/Missle School5KR/W(989) [email protected]

Gopher the GoldShelby Township 9:00 amRiver Bends Park10KR, 5KR, kids run(248) [email protected]

The G.R.A. 10KGrayling 9:00 am10KR Grayling HS(989) 348-9266

[email protected]

Grand IslandTrail Marathon& 10KMunising 7:00 amWilliams Landing,Grand Island, LakeSuperior26.2 MR, 10KRJeff Crumbaugh(715) [email protected]

Hudson Booster 5kCross Country OpenHudson 8:30 amHudson H X-C Course5KR(517) [email protected]

Ionia Free Fair 5K RaceIonia 8:00 amIonia Free Fair Grounds3MR(616) [email protected]

Life Walk 5K Run/Walk,1 Mile Run/WalkBelle Isle-Detroit 9:00 am5KFR/W, 1MFR/WBelle Isle Casino(313) [email protected]

Lumberjack Festival 5KRun/Walk - TENTATIVEDATEFarwell 8:00 amDowntown Farwell5KR/W, 1MR, 1/2M kidsrun(989) [email protected]

Lyn Yarrow MemorialRun/Walk 5KDexter 9:00 am5KR/W, 1MRHudson Mills MetroparkBob & Katie Jazwinski(734) [email protected]

Muddy Watters, Bump& Run Trail Series,Race #3Rochester Hills 9:00 amBloomer Park, MountainAsh Shelter 5.5MR(248) 320-5705

[email protected]

Plainwell Island City 5KPlainwell 9:00 am5KR/W, 1MFR(269) [email protected]

Road Runner ClassicNorthville 5:00 pmMaybury State Park8KR/W, 1MFR(248) 231-6114run [email protected]

Ryan Shay MileCharlevoix 10:30 am1MR - invitationaldowntown CharlevoixMatt Peterson(231) [email protected]

Salomon/ EnduranceSports Summer Groove15 Hour AdventureRacePentwater 3:00 amadventure race(231) [email protected]

Steve’s RunDowagiac 9:00 am10KR, 5KR/W, 1 MFR/WRon Gunn(269) [email protected]/fireup/stevesrun

Summer Groove 15Hour Adventure RaceNewyago 3:00 amadventure raceMatt Vander Sys(231) [email protected]

Tigertown 5000 RoadRaceLiberty Center 9:00 amLibery Center High School5KR/WDoug Desgrange(419) [email protected]

Tri Cities Family CoastGuard Festival 5K &10KGrand Haven 8:00 am10KR, 5KR/WYMCA(616) 842-7051, [email protected]

Tuuri Race Day 5K RunWalk & 10K RunFlint 7:30 amHurley Medical Center10KR, 5KR/W, 1MW, KidsRun(810) 257-9428 gaultracemanagement.com

Sunday, July 26

BikesportWomen’s OnlyTriathlon & Dri-TriSylvania, OH 7:30 amCentennial Terrace &QuarryTri: 400yardS/ 13MB/3.1MR or Du: 1MR/13MB/ 3.1MRJim / Joyce Donaldson(419) [email protected]

CarrolltonCharity RoadRaces Carrollton 6:00 amCarrollton HighSchool, 1235Mapleridge Road26.2 MR, 20KR, 10KR,5KR/WCraig Douglas(989) [email protected]

Ele’s Place 5K & MileOkemos 9:00 amJackson National LifeInsurance Company5KR/W, 1M kids run(517) [email protected] Race Series

Hansons Group RunLake Orion 8:00 amHansons Running Shop (248) [email protected]

Level Pebble 4 Mile &10K Run Flat Rock 8:10 am10KR, 4MR/WRecreation Center(734) [email protected]

Mackinaw Multi-SportMix

Mackinaw City 8:00 amWaywatum ParkTri: 800mS/ 30KB/ 5KRDu: 2MR/ 30KB/ 5KR(231) [email protected]

Rudyard LionsSummerfest Triathlon &5KRudyard 9:30 amRudyard High SchoolTri: 5KR/ v24KB/ 1/2MS(pool), Run: 5K(906) [email protected]

Run for aRemedyLake Orion 8:00 amGlitz NXT, Orion Twp5KR/WNina Harless(248) [email protected]

“Run Like Mike” Rutka5KAnn Arbor 9:00 amGallup Park5KR, 2MW, kids’ dash(734) [email protected]

Running from CancerTecumseh, ON 7:00 pmTecumseh Arena13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR/W,kids run(519) [email protected]

Monday, July 27

Hansons Middle/HighSchool Day CampSterling Heights 9:00 amDelia Park 7-12th gradeHansons Running Shop (586) [email protected]/27/09 to 7/30/09

Wednesday, July 29

Hansons MarathonTraining Clinic #2Grosse Pointe 6:30 pmHansons Running (313) [email protected]

Road Racing at MetroBeachHarrison Twp 7:00 pmPointe Road - Metro Beach

5KR248) [email protected]/arpraces/

Run the MountainMt. Pleasant 7:30 pmMountain Town Station5KR(989) [email protected]

Wayland Road Runners8 Mile Tag Team RelayWayland 6:30 pm8 MRelay, Tot TrotWayland HS trackRay Antel III(269) [email protected]

Friday, July 31

Hansons 3 Mile Cross-Country RaceSterling Heights 7:00 pmDelia Park 3MRHansons Running (586) [email protected]

AugustSaturday, August 1

Allen Park Street Fair 8K- DATE IS AUGUST 8

Aspirus KeweenawCopperman TriathlonCopper HarborFort Wilkins State ParkTri: 0.5MS/ 19MB/ 5MR(906) [email protected]

Betsie Bay 10 Mile Frankfort 10MRTad Peacock(231) [email protected]

Crystal Lake 8K/5KCrystal 8:00 amCrystal Elementary School5MR, 5KR(989) 328-1208 [email protected]

Fort Gratiot Trail Trek Fort Gratiot 8:00 amFort Gratiot Trail, Fort

Gratiot Middle School10KR, 5KR, 1MW(810) 329-5214raceservices.com

Go Green! 5KCaledonia 8:30 am5KR/W, 1MFRGreen Lake(616) [email protected]

Harbor Days Harborun10KElk Rapids 8:30 am10KR, 5KR, FR(800) [email protected]

Kayla O’Mara MemorialRunGoodrich 9:00 amGoodrich High School10KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR/W(231) [email protected]

Lake Antoine ClassicIron Mountain 9am CSTLake Antoine County Park15KR, 5MR, 2M kids run(906) [email protected]

Lake Shore Miles forMealsMuskegon 8:00 amPere Marquette Beach5KR/W(231) 755-0434, ext. [email protected]

The Legend 5 &10 Mile TrailRunLaingsburg 8:00 amLake Ovid, Sleepy

Hollow State Park10MR, 5MRAndrea Allen(734) [email protected]

Logan’s RunSouth Bend, IN 8:30 amNotre Dame campus10KR, 5KR/W, 1MFW(574) 289-4831, Ext. [email protected]

Mt Morris PokerChallengeMt. Morris 8:00 amMt. Morris Middle School12KR, 5KR/W, 1MR, kidsrun(810) [email protected]

Pickford Hay Days 10KPickford 9:00 am EDT10KR, 5KR, 2KFR/W205 E. Main Street(906) [email protected]

Ready Or Not 5KOtsego 8:00 amMemorial Park5K/W, 1KFR(269) [email protected]

Run Clark LakeClark Lake 8:25 amBeach Bar12KR, 5KR/W, kids run (517) [email protected]/runjackson/

Run Manchester

Manchester 8:30 am10KR, 5KR, 1MFRDowntown Manchester(734) [email protected]

Shermanator Triathlon& 5K RunAugusta 8:30 amSherman Lake YMCA5KR, Tri: 500 yd.S/ 10MB/5KR, kids run(269) [email protected]

Streets of Fire 8KGrand Rapids 6:30 pmKosciuszko Hall8KR/W(616) [email protected]

Sunfield IGA 5KSunfield 10:00 amVanBuren Park5KR/W, kids race(517) [email protected]

Upper Peninsula Eco-Mileany track in UP, anytimeduring August 091600 meter run(906) [email protected] must be timedby another person who ispositioned at the start-finish.One entry per person; asmany attempts as desired.Limited to Upper PeninsulaRoad Runners Club mem-bers and Upper Peninsularesidents

Whirlpool Steelhead

70.3 TriathlonBenton Harbor / St. Joseph7:00 amJean Klock ParkTri: 1.2 MS/ 56 MB/ 13.1MR(773) [email protected]

Sunday, August 2

Bath Trail RunBath 9:00 amBath High School5KR/W, kids run(517) [email protected]

Camp Whitcomb MasonTriathlonHartland, WI 8:00 amCamp Whitcomb MasonTri: 1/3MS/ 22MB/ 3.1MR(262) [email protected]

Craig GreenfieldMemorial Triathlon &DuathlonClarkston 7:45 amDepot ParkTri: 800 meterS/ 16MB/4.4MR or Du: 1.9MR/16MB/ 4.4MR(231) [email protected]

On Track to Copemish5K Run & WalkCopemish 9:00 am16505 Imhoff Drive5KR/W(231) [email protected]

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Doozie’s Ice Cream FunRun/Walk SeriesMt. Pleasant 7:30 pm1310 East Pickard5MR, 3MR(989) [email protected]/~mphsstr/

Wayland Road Runners4 Mile Run & AwardBanquetMiddleville 6:30 pm4 MFR, 2MWYankee Springs Rec AreaRay Antel III(269) [email protected]

Thursday, August 6

Great Pizza ChallengeFlint 6:30 pmDowntown Flint YMCA5KR/W, 1/4 MR(810) [email protected]

Stony Creek DistanceRunShelby Twp 6:00 pm5KR, 1MFRStony Creek Metropark,Eastwood Beach(248) [email protected]

Saturday, August 8

Allen Park Street Fair 8KAllen Park 9:00 amAllen Park PresbyterianChurch, 7101 Park Ave.8KR(734) [email protected]

BikesportSylvaniaSuperKidsTriathlon /DuathlonSylvania, OH7:30 amOlander Parkdistances variy by agegroupJim / Joyce Donaldson(419) [email protected]

Crystal Lake TeamMarathonBeulah 8:00 amBeulah pavilion26.2 M Relay(231) [email protected]

Dow Corning Pig Gig Bay City 10:30 amVet’s Park 5KR/W, kids runAnn Gasta(989) [email protected]

Glad-Peach RunColoma 8:00 am10KR, 5KR/WWest & Washington Streets(269) [email protected]/64546

Hansinger Mud FestPort Huron 9:30 am7MR/B team obstacle race Jeddo Boy Scout Camp,7140 Jeddo Road(517) [email protected]

Home Run 5KComstock Park 8:30 amFifth-Third Ballpark5KR/W(616) [email protected]

Joggin’ or Runnin’AroundCaseville 8:00 amCaseville Amphitheatre5KR/W(989) 453-3709, x 4765barc-mi.com

Millennium TriathlonGrand Rapids 8:00 amSprint Tri, Kids triMillennium ParkJim Conner(616) 540-9071millenniumtriathlon.com

Mint City 10 Miler, 5K &Family Fun WalkSt. Johns 7:30 am900 W. Townsend St.10MR, 5KR(989) [email protected]

Onekama Days 5K Run,5K Walk, 5K Screamer,& 1 Mile Fun RunOnekama 9:15 amVillage Park5KR/W, kids run(231) [email protected]

Run Thru HellPinckney 8:00 amHell Creek Ranch onCedar Lake Rd. atPaterson Lake Rd.10 MR, 4.8 MRHarrison Hensley(734) 878-6640 active.com

South Haven BlueberryFestival 5KSouth Haven 8:00 am5KR/W, kids runSouthshore MunicipalMarina(269) [email protected]/64556

St. Joseph IslandTriathlon, Duathlon andKids of Steel TriathlonSt. Joseph Island, ON 9:00 amRichards LandingTri: 1500mS/ 40KB/ 10KRor 750mS/ 20KB/ 5KR or400mS/ 10KB/ 2.5KRDu: 10KR/ 40KB/ 5KR or5KR/ 20KB/ 2.5KR, kidstri-distances vary(705) 759-2467race@stjosephislandtriathlon.comstjosephislandtriathlon.com

Traverse Bay OpenWater ChallengeTraverse City 8:00 am2MS, 1MS, 1/2MSBryant Park(231) [email protected]

Tri Lakes TriathlonCurtis 10:00 am EDTCurtis ParkTri: .25MS / 15MB / 5KR,5KW(906) [email protected]

West Michigan I TRI 4FUN TriathlonFremont 4:00 pmFremont Lake ParkTri: 200meterS / 9MB/3MR(231) [email protected]/westmichigantri/

West Michigan KidsTriathlonFremont 9:00 amFremont High SchoolTri: - distances vary by age(231) [email protected]

www.freewebs.com/westmichigantri/

Sunday, August 9

BikesportSylvaniaTriathlon/DuathlonSylvania, OH7:30 amTam-O-ShanterSportsComplex,Olander ParkOlympic Tri: 1.5MS/40KB/ 10KR; SprintTri: 0.25S/ 13MB/5KR; Du: 3KR/40KB/ 10KRJim / Joyce Donaldson(419) [email protected]

Dwayne Rau MemorialRoad RaceWest Branch 8:30 amSurline Middle School5KR, 2.5KW(989) [email protected]

Lansing Legislator Tri,Du, SprintLansing 8:00 amSleepy Hollow State ParkTri: 1.5KS/ 40KB/ 10KR or500meterS/ 20KB/ 5KR orDu: 5KR/ 20KB/ 5KR(231) [email protected]

Leg It for Life 5KR/WEast Lansing 9:00 amEast Lansing SoccerComplex5KR/[email protected] Race Series

Milford Fun Days 5KMilford 8:00 am5KR/W Central Park,Downtown Milford(248) 685-7129, ext. [email protected]

Paavo Nurmi MarathonHurley, WI 7:30 am CDTUpson to Hurley26.2MR, 2 & 5 personrelays(866) [email protected]

Wed., August 12

Run Fit KidsFitness CampAnn ArborGallup ParkRunning Fit (734) [email protected]

Strider Track MeetMt. Pleasant 7:30 pm Mt. Pleasant HS Track5MR, 3MR(989) [email protected]/~mphsstr/

Thurs., August 13

Bauman’sCharity 5KFlint 6:45 pmKettering UniversityRecreation Center5KR/W, kids runsRiverbend Striders(810) 238-5981riverbendstriders.comBauman’s Summer Series

Marquette County FairMid-Summer Night FunRunMarquette 6:30 pm EDT4 MRMarquette CountyFairgrounds(906) 226-6924marquettecountyfair.com

Thunder Bolt 5K Run &Cross Country SchoolTeam ChallengeWhitehall 6:30 pmFunnel Field 5KR/W(231) [email protected]

Friday, August 14

Howell MelonRunHowell6:45 pm - 1 Mile FunRun7:00 pm - 10K & 5KHowell City Park10KR, 5KR, kids’ run,melon rollBeth Schrader(517) 546-0693 [email protected]

St John’s Festival 5KRun/Walk and 1/4M TotTrot Essexville 6:30 pm5KR/W, 1MRCorner of Pine & HudsonWade Schaefer (989) [email protected]

Sat., August 15

Almont’s Run forHealthAlmont 9:00 amAlmont High School5KR/W, 1/4MFRGreg Kemego(810) 798-7500barc-mi.com

Bath City Run WalkMount Clemens 8:00 amRec. Bowl4MR, 2MW, kids run(586) [email protected]

Board of Water andLight Hometown Power5KLansing 9:00 amBWL Customer ServiceCenter , 1230 Halco Drive5KR/W(517) [email protected]

Churchill ClassicCheboygan 8:00 am10KR, 5KR/WCitizens National Bank,303 North Main(231) [email protected]

Falcon 5KDearborn 8:45 amDivine Child HS5KR,1 MFR(313) [email protected]/alumni

Fallsburg Festival ofRacesLowell 8:00 amFallsburg Park26.2MR, 13.1MR, 5KR(616) [email protected] Firefighters 5KRun/Walk Martin 8:00 am131 Knoll Gas MotorsportsPark5KR/W, kids run(269) [email protected]

Mitchell’s Run ThroughRockfordRockford 8:30 amDowntown Rockford5KR/W, kids run(616) [email protected]

Origami 5KMason 9:00 am3181 Sandhill Rd.5KR, 1MW(517) [email protected]

Petoskey Festival bythe Bay Wellness Walk& Run Petoskey 9:00 amBayfront Park

5KR/W, 1MR/W, kids run(231) [email protected]

Sanford and SunTriathlonSanford 8:00 amSanford Lake Country ParkTri: 1.5KS/ 40KB/ 10KR or500 meterS/ 20KB/ 5KR,Du: 2MR/ 20KB/ 5KR(231) [email protected]

Spread Eagle BarrensTrail Run/WalkFlorence, WI12KR, 5KRLePage Creek Overlook(715) 528-5377info@ florencewisconsin.comflorencewisconsin.com

Tahqua TrailRunParadise8:00 amTahquamenon FallsState Park25KR, 10KR, 2KRJeff Crumbaugh(715) [email protected]

Wood Duck DashBrownstown 9:00 amLake Erie Metropark10KR, 5KR(734) [email protected]

Sunday, August 16Battle of WaterlooWaterloo 8:00 amBig Portage Lake, WaterlooRecreation Area10 leg tri: 1.5MS/ 27MB/14MREva Solomon(734) [email protected]

Island Lake of NoviTriathlon & Open WaterSwimNovi 8:00 am.5MS/ 12MB/ 3MR or1.5MS50641 Drakes Baywww.swimfasttrifast.com/islandlakeofnovi/

Lapeer Days RaceLapeer 8:00 am4MR/W, 1/4 MFRCorner of Nepessing andCourt Streets(810) [email protected]

Mary Angela Run forAngels’ PlaceFarmington Hills 9:00 amOakland CommunityCollege, Orchard RidgeCampus10KR, 5KR, 1MW, 1Mkids’ run(248) [email protected]

Montrose BlueberryFestivalMontrose 8:00 amMontrose Carter ES5 MR/W(810) [email protected]

Petoskey Triathlon &DuathlonPetoskey 8:00 amCity Park Across from theFire Dept.Tri: 1000meterS/ 25MB/5MR or Du: 2MR/ 20KB/5MR or Du: 2MR/ 20KB/5KR(231) 546-22293disciplines.com

Vietnam VeteransUnited Annual 5K RunAllen Park 9:00 amChampaign Park5KR, 1 MR/W(734) [email protected]

Tuesday, August 18

Riverside Park Co-EdRelayGrand Rapids 6:30 pmRiverside Park X-C relay, 4 alternating.5mile laps(616) [email protected]

Wed., August 19

Road Racing at MetroBeachHarrison Twp 7:00 pm2MR(248) [email protected]/arpraces/

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Tri: 1/2MS/ 5KR/20KBAndrea Allen(734) [email protected]

Friday, August 21

Child Benefit Fund 5KLansing 6:00 pm.Adado Riverfront Park5KR/W(517) [email protected]

Q-Town 5KQuincy 7:00 pmQuincy High School5KR/W, 1MFR, 1/4MFR(517) [email protected]

Sat., August 22

Crim Festival ofRacesFlint 8:00 amFirst and SaginawStreets10 MR/W, 8KR/W,5KR/W, 1 MR/W,Teddy Bear TrotDeb Kiertzner(810) [email protected] Runner RaceSeries - 10 Mile

Danish Festival RoadRaceGreenville 8:15 amBaldwin Heights ES4MR, 2MR(616) 754-6369danishfestival.org

Endurance Trail RunGrayling 9:00 am7MR Hanson HillsRecreation Area(989) 348-9266www.hansonhills.org

Hastings SummerfestRunHastings 8:30 am10KR, 5KR/W, kids runHastings Middle School(269) 948-3139www.pennockhealth.com

International CannedBeer Month Can DoRoad and Trail RunKalamazoo 10:00 amBilbo’s Parking [email protected]

Ithaca Fun Fest 5KIthaca 9:00 amCorner of Center St. andPine River St.(989) [email protected]

Muddy Watters,Bump & Run TrailRelayRochester Hills 9:30 am6MRBloomer Park(248) 320-5705www.jeffwatters.com

SomersetStampedeSomerset Center7:30 amSomerset Beach13.1MR, 5KR/WDave Parham(517) [email protected]

Strides for HealthAllegan 9:00 am5KR/W, kids fun runAllegan General Hospital,555 Linn Street(269) 673-5431signmeup.com/64579

Three Rivers Triathlon& DuathlonThree Rivers 8:00 amCorey LakeOlympic Tri: 1.5KS/ 40KB/10KR; Sprint: 300mS/18KB/ 5KR; Du: 5KR/40KB/ 10KR(269) [email protected]

Sunday, August 23

Blue Water TriathlonPort Huron 8:00 amLakeside ParkOlympic tri: 1000mS/40KB/ 10KR; Sprint tri:500mS/ 20KB/ 5KR(231) 546-22293disciplines.com

Great Train RaceYpsilanti 8:10 amCorner Brewery, DepotTown10KR, 5KR/W(517) [email protected]/TheGreatTrainRace/

Island Lake TriathlonPresented byO’CallaghansBrighton 7:30 amIsland Lake Recreation AreaTri: 800meterS / 12MB /5KR(734) [email protected]

Ludington Light HouseTriathlon & DuathlonLudington 8:00 am900 W. Ludingnton Tri:1000meter S/ 40KB/ 10KRor 500meterS/ 20KB/ 5KRor Du: 5KR,/ 20KB/ 5KR(810) [email protected]

XTERRA BlackHawkOff-RoadTriathlon/DuathlonMontague 9:00 amYMCA Camp Pendalouan,1243 East Fruitvale Rd.Tri: 1K S/ 14.5MB/ 10KRDu: 5KR/ 14.5MB/ 10KRRelay: 1200 meter S/14.5MB/ 10KR(231) [email protected]

Tuesday, August 25

Grand PrixShakedownDetroit5:45 pm8KR/W, 1 MFR/WBelle Isle Shelter #2Strategic StaffingSolutions (313) [email protected]

Two-Headed MonsterCross CountryChallenge 5KLansing 5:30 pmGrand Woods Park5KR/W(517) [email protected]

Thurs., August 27

Bay County CrossCountry InvitationalPinconning 4:00 pmCamp Fish Talescross country open 5K(989) 893-1093

[email protected]

Tom Rushford Open 5KPinconning 6:30 pmCamp Fish Tales 5KR(989) [email protected]

Sat., August 29

BikesportN.A.S. GrosseIle DuathlonGrosse Ile8:00 amGrosse Ile IslandMunicipal Airport4MR/ 15MB/ 4MRJim / Joyce Donaldson(419) [email protected]

Carl Olson MemorialAdventure RunChassell 9:00 amChassel Community Center10KR, 5KR/W, 2KR(906) [email protected]

Coldwater Mini -TriathlonColdwater 9:00 amColdwlater Lake MarniaTri: 300ydS/ 6MB/ 3 MR(517)[email protected]

Grand Woods Trail 5KLansing 9:00 amGrand Woods Park onWillow Road5KR - trail(517) [email protected]

Jacob’s RaceLaingsburg 8:30 amMcClintock Park5KR/W, kids run(517) [email protected]

Merrell-Gazelle SportsChameleon AdventureRaceSW Michigan 8:00 am6 hour sprint adventuerace: 5MR/ 15MB/ 5Mother(269) [email protected]

Run for the RollsChelsea 12:30 pmDowntown Chelsea1MR/W(734) [email protected]

Sunday, August 30

Breakwater Triathlon70.3Petoskey 6:45amTri: 1.2MS/ 56MB,13.1MR or .6MS / 28MB/6.2MR(734) [email protected]

Girls Best FriendTriathlonVicksburg 8:00 amPrairie View Country ParkTri: 1000mS/ 40KB/ 10KRor 500mS/ 20KB/ 5KR orDu: 2MR/ 20KB/ 5KR(231) [email protected]

Hansons 16 MileMarathon Training RunLake Orion 8:00 amHansons Running Shop,(248) [email protected]

He Tried / She TriedMilford 7:00 amKensington Metro Park -Maple BeachTri: .05MS/ 12.8MB/3.1MR or Du: 1.6MR/12.8MB/ 3.1MREva Solomon(734) [email protected]

Mark Mellon Triathlon &DuathlonBoyne Falls 8:00 amDeer Lake, BoyneMountain ResortTri: 1000mS/ 28MB/ 10KRor 500mS/ 14MB/ 5KR or250mS/ 5MB/ 2MR(231) [email protected]

SuperkidstryBoyne Mountain 8:00 amTri: 100meterS/ 5KB/800meterR or 200meterS/10KB/ 1MR(231) [email protected]

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By Tom Henderson

As I write this, it’s been spring for aweek, the sun is out, it’s closing in on60° and me and the dog are coming

off her 5K PR, 24:10 at the Bill RoneyMemorial Run the Hanson brothers sosuperbly put on in Utica.

She’s fired up, I’m fired up and I’m thinkingsummer. I’ve run more than 1,100 races in allparts of the state, from Dowagiac toWyandotte, from Hillsdale to Mackinaw City,from Port Huron to Cadillac, from MackinacIsland to Wakefield and here’s a can’t-miss listof highlight races if you’re looking for guidanceabout where to go lace ’em up this summer.

May 25, Memorial Day, Grosse Ile – There’sa 5K on offer but it’s the 8K that offers allthe cool views of the Detroit River. And, yes,for those of you who have never seen theriver and get snarky about what a cesspool itmust be, it is beautiful. Blue and clear and apleasure to look at. Call Total Runner at(734) 282-1101 or go to www.active.com toregister online.

May 31, Ann Arbor – There’s a 5K and a10K if you’re not up to the marquee event,the glorious half-marathon along the HuronRiver from Dexter to downtown Ann Arbor.I had one of those perfect races that so rarelycome along once long ago, nearly hitting my10K PR in about 37:10 en route to my 10-mile PR of just under 61 minutes and almosthitting my half-marathon PR despite a hot

day and that kick-butt long grueling uphill tothe finish line. Just a classic. Send an e-mailto [email protected] or register online atwww.dexterannarborrun.com.

June 6, Mackinac Island – Is there a tougherfirst mile in state racing than this one, in theLilac Festival 10K? But you make up for it witha long, wonderful descent down the spine of theisland. A wonderful small-race alternative to thebig and crowded run around the island in thefall. The crowds have yet to arrive, you can geta deal on a room, there aren’t any lines to eat,and if you get lucky the lilacs, blooming here onhuge trees, will be in bloom. Call John Gault at(810) 659-6493 or register [email protected].

June 13, Pinconning – Marty Schultz hadbeen putting on the Cheesetown Challengesince I was young, and that’s a long time. Justa perfect small-town event put on perfectlyyear in and year out. A flat and fast 5-miler,this is a PR course, and Schultz always putson a great finish line feed. A 2-miler forspouses not up for five, and a kids’ quarter-mile trot to boot. Call Marty at (989) 879-5617 or go to www.cheesetownraces.org.

June 27, Muskegon – There’s reason to cele-brate the Muskegon Chronicle runs, both forthe fact that they are going on into their 28thyear, and for the fact there’s a newspaper stillhealthy enough to sponsor something. There’sa 5K, but the 15K is the one to put in the

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memory banks, with plenty of good viewsalong Lake Michigan and Muskegon Lake.Register at www.goracego.com.

July 11, 12, Eagle Harbor and CopperHarbor – HEY, BIG CAPS TO CALL YOURATTENTION TO THE FREAKINGCOOLEST SET OF RACES IN THENORTHERN HEMISPHERE. Got yourattention? Then plan on the long drive to thetip of the Keweenaw. You can do all threeraces and be scored for the series, or any ofthem. All are ridiculous tough and ridiculous-ly beautiful. The Saturday morning 10Kstarts in Copper Harbor at the end of LakeFanny Hooe, and ends after a tour throughflowering meadows and along ponds andcreeks up, up and UP a mountainside throughnear-dark deep forest to the KeweenawMountain Lodge.

Then, that night, is the even tougher5.8K hill climb from the beach at EagleHarbor to the top of Mt. Baldy, with a netvertical ascent of more than 800 feet. AndSunday is the toughest 25K, by far, in thestate, with a first five miles of intense tech-nical climbing and a finishing three miles ofa lung- and thigh-busting climb on switch-backs up the same ridge traverse asSaturday morning.

Call Jeff Crumbaugh at (715) 460-0426or go to http://run.greatlakesendurance.comto learn more about these races or the othersin crazy Jeff’s summer series.

July 25, Dowagiac – Steve’s Run is anotherof those wonderful community events, puton by the legendary Ron Gunn, a true pio-neer in racing, marathoning and road run-ning. The race starts and finishes down-town, with a zany tour across a golf course,with players pausing in mid-stroke to watchyou go by, and on trails through woods withEuropean twists like bales of hay to tra-

Cheesetown Challenge, 2008

Muskegon Chronicle Seaway Runs, 2003

Keweenaw Trail Running Festival, 2002

Steve’s Run, 2005

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verse. It’s usually hot and humid and thatcreek makes for a wonderful place to end upafter. And the town’s annual summer festoffers a weekend of family fun. Call Gunnat (269) 782-1209.

Sept. 12, Mackinac Island – A great time,again, to be on the island, with the crowds ofsummer long gone. It’s a flat, fast 8-mile tourof the island, but that usually means a strongheadwind at one point. Don’t go for the day.Make a weekend of it and have a quiet,peaceful island almost to yourself on Sunday.

Call John Gault at (810) 659-6493 or registerat [email protected].

Sept. 19, Leelanau Peninsula – The HarvestStompede is sooo cool. What could be finerthan a hilly 7-mile run through three vine-yards laden with grapes just ahead of picking,including one grueling, sandy, can’t-get-your-footing climb that goes on for a mile?Nothing, unless it’s followed by a wine tast-ing and food sampling at each of the 14 or so participating vineyards over that day andthe next. A tip? Get a buzz on Saturday, go

to the beach in Sutton’s Harbor and take anap, then go for a kayak in the deep-waterbay. Then finish the tour copping anotherbuzz Sunday. Go towww.lpwines.com/harvest/.

I’ve left off a lot of good races. I onlyincluded ones I’ve done. All are guaranteedgreat. They’re scattered around the state andinclude fast and flat, small and large. Keep aneye out for the old guy with the black lab.He’ll be at a bunch of them. MR


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Mackinac Island Eight Mile, 2005 with announcer Scott Hubbard

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