michigan runner, march/april 2010

4 Michigan Runner - March / April 2010

In This IssueMarch / April 2010 Vol. 32, No. 1

Tracy Lokken nears the finish line at the USATF Club Cross Country NationalChampionships, December 2009. Photo © Sue Pearsall, spear.smugmug.com

At the Races

Features & Departments

CalendarAnnual Event Calendar p. 13

Triathlon and Duathlon Calendar p. 59

Editor’s Notes: Channel to Channel By Scott Sullivan p. 6

Running Shorts with Scott Hubbard p. 10

Introducing the Crim 10Mile Archive Database By Riley McClincha p. 63

Joe Thornburg, Larger Than Life By Marybeth Dillon Butler p. 64

The Heart of a Runner By Steve Hulst p. 69

Michigan Runner Race Series p. 69

Running with Tom Henderson p. 71

Beyond the Chip: ‘Booking It’ Can Boost Knowledge, Speed By Paul Aufdemberge p. 72

Michigan’s LokkenWins National Club Cross Crown By Peter Derby p. 8

Verran Enjoys ‘Dickens’ of Return By Charles Douglas McEwen p. 61

Megan Goethals’ Footlocker Race Photos by Victah Sailer / Photorun.net p. 62

Matthews Three-Peats, Breaks Super 5KMark By Tracey Cohen p. 67

New Year’s Eve RunMarks 40 Years By Charles Douglas McEwen p. 68

Winter Witch’s Hat Throng BravesWind Cold asWitch’s Heart By C.D. McEwen p. 70

Spring Shoe ReviewRunning Network Spring Shoe Review By Cregg Weinmann p. 33

The now-defunctChannel to

Channel 20K Runhad nothing onwhat my TVremote can do.

For the race Iwould wake upearly, drive toWhitehall and payto run 12.4 milesthrough April snow

showers. With the remote I can twiddle mythumb, otherwise staying motionless, and tra-verse “Delta Farce,” Lions vs. Ravens,“Cindy Crawford’s Secret,” “Holiday inHandcuffs,” “Snapped,” “SpongeBobSquarePants,” “Jimmy Swaggart,” “Bindi theJungle Girl” and more.

I can choose the program and let it pro-gram me. Flip from one to the next andimagine segues. View channels I don’t get andgroove on the static, abstract-expressionistdots and flashes.

I can even revert to escapism and hit“off.”

I thought I was smart when I signed withmy cable company to get extra high-defini-tion channels for no more money. Now I’dpay more for less — and a fortune if theywould stop.

To this excess abundance add net surfing,texting, twittering ... and it’s small wonder Iam too busy to do anything.

It’s no wonder the Channel to Channelrace went kaput. Run 20K in the snow,watching only one channel: the one that con-nects White Lake to Lake Michigan? “LOL,”I would text friends today. “What’s the pointin that?”

“Do the thing and you will have thepower,” Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote. Hebelieved that active, direct experiences informus in ways that surpass what we learn beingpassive.

Now we plug in the thing and it has thepower. We risk little and gain even less as weserve the machines that serve us. Objects aresubjects of our lives; what’s remote is us.

The channel nearest me, in Saugatuck,just became public land on its south side. TheKalamazoo River enters Lake Michigan hav-ing drained 2,020 square miles and eightcounties. There is evidence man has used andabused it for more than 10,000 years.

When I run beside it, its stories flow tome: some I’ve read, some that people tell me.There is a story for every creature who feedsand drinks here, in each ripple and shore ittouches.

The small pieces I can document feed andflow to a great imagining. Still the sounds,smells and rhythm of breaths and steps I takefeel authentic.

This channel comes from and goes toplaces and times beyond me. It is alwaysthere, never static. We advance from remoteto engaged as we drink it in. MR

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By Scott Sullivan

Michigan’s Lokken WinsNational Club Cross Crown

By Peter Derby

LEXINGTON, KY. (12/12/09) – Michigan’sTracy Lokken won his second USATF CrossCountry Club Nationals Men’s Masterscrown at Masterson Station Park, leading hisstate-based Front Line Racing Team to third

overall.Lokken, 44, of Marquette, blazed over a

course of perpetually-rolling hills with unevenfooting to finish the 10K course in 32:10.

Atlanta TC won the team honors, withFront Line finishing third out of 16 entries ona day with low- to mid-30s temperatures.Joining Lokken were teammates PaulAufdemberge, 44, fifth in 32:29; MikeScannell, 47, 13th in 33:32; Eric Stuber, 46,37th in 34:48; and Steve Menovcik, 41, 44thin 35:03.

Several were also members of FrontLine’s 2006 masters title team. Lokken wonindividual honors that year too. He finished

second in 2007 and third in 2008.

In other races, David Jankowski of ZapFitness broke away from a highly-competitive

10K Open Men’s field to prevail in 29:18.

Serena Burla of the Riadha team toppedthe 6K Open Women’s field in 20:23.More than 42 men’s and 29 women’steams vied for open titles.

In the Women’s Masters field,Laura Haefeli of FleetFtBlderRwrfastclaimed the 6K in 21:57.

In the team competitions, ZapFitness won the Open Men’s with a low60 points, all five of its athletes finish-ing under 31:07.

Playmakers Racing, the onlyMichigan-based club this division, wasled by 2009 Michigan Runner of theYear Nick Stanko, who placed 27th in30:50. The Lansing -based team placedeighth for the second year in a row.

“Some of the clubs here are essen-tially professional runners,” said JimRobinson, founder of the Playmakers-supported outfit. “Other clubs, such asClub Northwest and New York AC,have been in existence for 30 years.

“To come in eighth is a greataccomplishment,” he continued. “WhatI’m excited about, and what our guyswant, is to do better.”

Other scoring runners on thePlaymakers squad included ToddSnyder, 30:58; Scott Schmick, 31:17;Grant Robison, 31:50; and KristopherKoster,32:11.

For my part — a runner fromCadillac, Mich., who now lives in theNew York area — I finished in 32:06,good for 88th in the Open Men’s racefor Central Park Track Club.

The race was hard-fought and therough terrain made for a true cross-country experience. Afterward, I con-

curred with Robinson’s remark that, “thiswas truly measure of the national competi-tion and gives our runners a chance to gaugewhat’s out there.” MR

Michigan Runner TVhttp://michiganrunner.tv/2009usatf_clubxc/

Nick Stanko (bib no. 883) finished in30:50 to lead Playmakers Racing Teamto an 8th place finish. Grant Robison(bib no. 880) also scored for Playmakerswith a 31:50 finish.

Tracy Lokken leads an AtlantaTrack Club runner. Tracy wonthe individual title while theAtlanta Track Club won theMasters Team title.

USATF Club Cross Country National Championships, Lexington, Kentucky

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Trivia: How many times hasAnn Trason won the

Western States 100-mile racein California?

BE HAPPY 101. This is my latest installmentof “Things to be Happy About.” I try not toduplicate items from previous lists. Enjoy.

1. Breakfast at your favorite diner withfriends following a run.

2. Running Times magazine.

3. You’ve found a place to donate your oldshoes.

4. Fischer’s (Northport) Happy Hour tavernhamburgers, Spanish rice and Big Boychocolate malts.

5. Getting your application in before a bigrace like the Boston Marathon closesentries.

6. The late-October races on MackinacIsland.

7. The bike path connecting Charlevoix-Petoskey-Harbor Springs.

8. A marathon finisher certificate with yourPR on it.

9. Running on vacation.

10. Track meets.

11. Races that have enough food for everybody.

12. The flush of warmth that sets in 8-10minutes into a run.

13. Running unplugged, minus all gadgetsincluding a watch.

14. Compatible running partners.

15. Running books signed by the authors.

16. Girls on the Run programs nationwide.

17. Your first marathon.

18. Articulating an evolving and evasiveanswer to “Why do you run?”

19.The Frazz comic strip featuring a janitor/runner/triathlete.

20. Dogs dashing back and forth behindinvisible electric fences as you run pass.

21. Running at lunch hour.

22. Entering info into your training log.

23. Being eligible for a discount at your localrunning shop.

24. Finishing your run as the world iswaking up.

25. Ken Young, host of the running statsWeb site arrs.net.

26. You know what a “BQ” is.

27. Usain “Lightning” Bolt.

28. The 100 days of summer when there’splenty of sunshine at each end of the day.

29. Winning a stein at the FrankenmuthVolkslaufe.

30. Marathon relay teams.

31. Connecting with running friends onFacebook.

32. Running history buffs will want to checkout www.rrcahistory.org/ longdistancelog.html. The LDL was published byBrowning Ross from 1956-1975 and allissues can be found on the RRCA site.

33. Injured runners can always find a sympathetic ear.

34. “Perfect” runs occur when you leastexpect them.

35. Military personnel finding ways to get intheir miles in the Middle East.

36. Speed skating and cross-country ski racesin the Winter Olympics.

37. Le Tour de France on cable station Vs.,television at its best.

38. Spiked track/cross-country shoes.

39. The USATF Club Cross-CountryChampionships.

40. Getting asked for training advice.

41. The 3000-meter steeplechase track race:the perfect blend of strength, agility andpotential disaster.

42. When weather cooperates for a “target”race.

43. Running in the full moonlight.

44. The Distance Running Hall of Fame inUtica, N.Y.

45. The Special Olympics.

46. The word “run” can be used in about100 different ways and has about 50 synonyms.

47. A line of cyclists that gives ample roomas they pass.

48. A favorite sun/rain hat.

49. Running on wooden bridges across riversand creeks.

50. Encountering wild animals on backwoods roads and trails, from snakes tosandhill cranes.

51. The way your hair looks after a long run.

52. Making sure your running shoes are inyour airline carry-on bag.

53. Going in to pick up a special-order itemat your local running shop.

54. “If” by Rudyard Kipling.

55. Having names for regular running routes.

56. You’re able to give directions to lost drivers.

57. At its roots, running gives us somethingto take pride in.

58. Running in all four seasons. Each has itsown attractions and rewards.

59. Running with your dog.

60. Finishing first overall in a race.

Running Shorts with Scott HubbardPho

61. Folks who shovel their walks within 24hours of a snowfall.

62. Running with a family member.

63. Having a race streak of at least 10 years.64. Your neighbors describe you as “That

healthy guy/woman.”

65. Flying to a race.

66. “Don’t run because it will be good foryou later, but because it feels good to dowhile you’re at it,” from Joe Henderson'sbook “The Long Run Solution.”

67. You don’t need a national associationlicense to race like you do in cycling.

68. Getting something other than a t-shirt asa race souvenir.

69. Running is simple and has a calmingeffect.

70. Finishing your last long run before amarathon.

71. The Denton Road hill on the Bastille Day15K course in Fenton and Stink Hill inthe Pictured Rocks half-marathon inMunising.

72. High school and college summer cross-country camps.

73. Owning any Dolfin, Sub-4, Frank Shorteror Bill Rodgers gear.

74. Considering, in general, how good running has been to you.

75. Chili, pizza and key lime pie.

76. Redford’s Paul Aufdemberge won the2009 USATF Masters Male LongDistance Running Runner of the Yearaward.

77. The Men’s and Women’s Olympic TrialsMarathons.

78. Having an extra pair of your favoriteshoes in the closet.

79 You know to the second digit how manytenths of a mile equals one kilometer.

80. Races that have been around 30 yearsand more.

81. Dolores Hensley.

82. Pulling on dry clothes after a run or race.

83. Spotting a familiar race t-shirt 1,000miles from home.

84. Owning every issue of Marathon &Beyond, dating back to January 1997.

85. The Comrades (Ultra) Marathon in SouthAfrica.

86. Life is Good t-shirts with runningthemes.

87. Resurfacing of the Flint NorthwesternHigh School track, site of numerous statechampionship meets in the past.

88. Dr. Ed Kozloff’s extraordinary collectionof running books and memorabilia.

89. The middle of the pack.

90. National Masters News published issueNo. 375 in January 2010.

91. Getting a mysterious ache accuratelydiagnosed.

92. Discovering and revisiting the books andcolumns written by Dr. George Sheehan.

93. You know what it means to run aerobically and what race “Heartbreak Hill” isassociated with.

94. You’re smart and ease your way backinto shape after a long layoff.

95. Running can be a test and therapy at thesame time.

96. High school and college track recordboards.

97. Looking over new-fangled stuff at raceexpos.

98. Race Results Weekly newsletter.

99. Ultrarunning magazine begins its 30thyear of publication in 2010.

100. Bill Bowerman and Dr. Waldo Harrispublished a 19-page booklet called“Jogging” in 1966 (expanded to a 127-page book the next year) that helpedignite public participation in the sport,and Kenny Moore’s 2006 book“Bowerman and the Men of Oregon,” asweeping portrait of the former U.O.coach and Nike co-founder.

101. Early Nike pioneer, photographer andcoach Jeff Johnson answered “Why doyou run?” eloquently atwww.dyestatnw.com/?pg=reg72008CrossCountrySummer-of-the-Rising-Tidestory. Scroll down to“For full text of Jeff Johnson’s speech,click here.” Happy reading!

ABOUT DAVE. After Dave Hinz died in anauto accident the day after last Thanksgiving,a friend asked me if I knew him. Yes, I did.

We were roommates with two others inAnn Arbor in 1978-79. I didn’t see a lot ofthem because our schedules were different,

but the year didn’t pass without us getting toknow each other fairly well.

All of us loved to run and in later yearsachieved some success. Dave’s fitness curveimproved steadily over a five- to six-yearperiod and he went on to win the 1982Detroit Free Press Marathon, run 2:12 atthe 1983 Boston Marathon and representthe U.S. in the Pan-Am Games Marathonlater that year. He became an exceptionalage-group duathlete in his early 50s.

I attended Dave’s funeral in Jackson. If Iwould have stood to say a few words aboutthe father of three and grandfather, this iswhat I’d have said:

Two days after Dave died, I was on abike ride on a 41-degree day, wind blowingand it started to rain. I was only 20 minutesinto a two-hour ride and hoped the rainwould stop. Instead it started raining harder.I was barely dressed well enough and beganthinking how miserable the conditions wereand how much more miserable I’d becomebefore reaching home.

After about 45 minutes of rain, itoccurred to me that as much as I disliked itand could find little in the way of a silverlining in the either the conditions or exer-cise, Dave would have both loved andhated it.

He would have hated it for all the samereasons I did, but would have loved itbecause, for lack of a better way to put it, heliked to turn lemons into lemonade. He wasadept at finding the good in the bad anddelighted in alternatives to what passes forordinary. All the while he was a conservativeat heart.

While camping in northern Michigan thispast September, I was taking care of businessat around 3 a.m. and looked skyward. WhatI saw took my breath away. There were stars,more stars than I’d seen in too many years.Horizon to horizon, the sky was speckled bydots of white, shimmering in the black.Mesmerized, I stood there for a few minutesbefore the cold sent me back inside.

It’s impossible to look at a sky like thatand not consider our place in the grandscheme. The stars reminded me that every-thing is small stuff and we’re only here for alittle while. In that time we’ll be touched byothers.

Dave touched quite a few and reachedhigher in some ways, pursuing his interests,than many will. He made the most of thesmall stuff in his life.

Answer: Trason won 14times between 1989-2003with a best of 17:37. MR

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14 Michigan Runner - March / April 2010 - Annual Event Calendar

MarchMonday, March 1

Mt. Pleasant StriderBanquet - March DATETBAMt. Pleasant 6:30 pmChippewa Lanes5MR, 1/2MFR(989) 772-0323hplouff@yahoo.comwww.edzone.net/~mphsstr/

Tuesday, March 2

Good FormRunning ClinicFarmington Hills6:00 pmNew BalanceFarmington HillsDaren DeCavitte(248) 324-0506ddecavitte@nbdetroit.comgoodformrunning.com

Thursday, March 4

Hansons Tempo RunRoyal Oak 6:30 pmHansons Royal Oak Store(248)616-9665sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com

Saturday, March 6

�� Black MountainNordic 30K Classic Onaway 10:00 am30K XC Ski, classic, 10KXC Ski tour(888) 854-9700

pictinfo@freeway.netwww.nordicskiracer.com

Black River PublicSchool Rat Race 5KRun/WalkHolland 10:00 amBlack River Public SchoolsHolland5KR/W, kids race(616) 355-0055, x 119donnellyj@brpsk12.org

ChiRunningAuburn Hills 9 am-3 pmclinic(989) 205-6176ken@reallybethere.comreallybethere.com

Hospice Holiday 5KRun/Walk & Kids SprintBrooklyn 10:00 am8500 Jefferson Rd.5KR/W, kids run(517) 592-3030krisbeyer2@yahoo.com

Infiterra Sports MarchMadnessWaterford 10:00 amPontiac Lake Rec. Area6 hour sprint adventurerace, 2 person co-ed (231) 233-4736www.infiterrasports.com

Reese Winter RoadRace SeriesReese 10:00 amReese High School10KR, 5KR/W(989) 529-7904admin@barc-mi.comwww.barc-mi.com

Road Racing at MetroBeachHarrison Twp 11:00 amPointe Road - Metro Beach4M Prediction Run

(248) 627-6619ARPraces@aol.comgeocities.com/arpraces/

Robinette Orchard FunRunGrand Rapids 9:00 amRobinette Orchard8MR, 4MR(616) 791-0558hulstdavid@att.netgrandrapidsrunningclub.org

Run United 5KOkemos 10:00 amDelta Deltal Complex5KR/W(517) 203-5015B.McBride@capitalareaunitedway.orgrunningfoundation.com

Strider Training RunMt. Pleasant 8:00 amMax & Emily’s10MR, 5MR(989) 772-0323hplouff@yahoo.comwww.edzone.net/~mphsstr/

Sunday, March 7

Arnold 5K Pump & RunColumbus, OH 9:30 am5KR, Weight LiftingMatt McGowan(740) 587-0376runohio@ee.netarnoldsportsfestival.com

Spring Thaw 5KWindsor, ON 10:00 am5480 Wyandott St. E5KR/W, kid’s runs(877) 945-3786info@runningfactory.comwww.runningfactory.com

Tortoise and HareMarathon Training RunAnn Arbor 9:00 am

Tortoise and Hare,Plymouth Road10-11 mile loop repeats for20-22 mile run(734) 623-9640events@tortoiseandhare.comwww.tortoiseandhare.com

USATF Michigan Open/Masters Indoor Track &Field ChampionshipsYpsilantiEastern Michigan Univ. Jan Birch(231) 768-4535mitcajan@hotmail.commichigan.usatf.org

�� Wabos WildernessLoppetGoulais River, ONStokely Creek Lodge26K XC ski (866) 786-5359info@stokelycreek.comwww.stokelycreek.com

Tuesday, March 9

Gazoom 5K TrainingProgramHolland 5:30 pmGazelle Sports10KR, 5KR(616) 391-2282gazellesports.com

Thursday, March 11

Hansons Tempo RunRoyal Oak 6:30 pmHansons Royal Oak Store(248) 616-9665sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com

Friday, March 12

�� Junior Bear Chase Houghton 5:00 pm

Michigan Tech Trails2.1K, 1K, 1/2K XC ski kids- classic & freestyle(906) 482-1308www.bearchase.org

NCAA Division I IndoorTrack and FieldChampionshipsFayetteville, AKUniversity of Arkansas(800) 982-4647ncaasports.com/track-and-field/schedules3/12/10 - 3/13/10

NCAA Division II IndoorTrack and FieldChampionshipsAlbuquerque, NMtrack and field ncaasports.com/track-and-field/schedules3/12/10 - 3/13/10

NCAA Division IIIIndoor Track & FieldChampionshipsGreencastle, INDePauw Universitytrack and field (507) 646-3749ncaasports.com/track-and-field/schedules3/12/10 - 3/13/10

St. Patty’s Pacer 5KHolland 5:30 pmCentennial Park5KR/W(616) 392-3203vkavanaugh@gazellesports.com

Saturday, March 13

�� Boyne Highlands10K ClassicHarbor Springs 10:00 amBoyne Highlands

10K, classic XC ski(231) 526-3029www.boynehighlands.comMichigan Cup Race

Fight for AirClimb - GrandRapidsGrand Rapids 9:00 amRiver House atBridgewater Place23 flights, kids raceRob Powell(616) 252-5028Midland@ohiolung.org lungusa.org

�� Great Bear ChaseCalumet 9:00 amSwedetown Ski Trails50K freestyle, 26Kfreestyle/ classic XC Ski (906) 337-4520info@bearchase.orgwww.bearchase.org

NYRR 8000New York City 8:00 amCentral Park 8KRNew York Road Runners (212) 860-4455webmaster@nyrr.orgnyrr.orgUSA Men’s 8KChampionship

Running with theLeprechaunsAlpena 9:00 amThunder Bay Rec Center5KR(989) 414-0912mark.jacobs@novartis.com

Shillelagh FourMileFlushing NoonEarly ChildhoodCenter4 MR/W, kids runJohn Gault(810) 487-0954JohnCGault2@aol.comgaultracemanage-ment.com

Snowman Triathlon -CANCELLED for 2010Munising

St. Patrick’s DayCharity RunClare 9:00 amDoherty Hotel10KR, 5KR, 1/4 M kids run(989) 205-4133northern@glccomputers.com

YMCA LeprechaunLoopPort Huron 9:00 amYMCA10KR, 5KFR, 2KWBlue Water YMCA (810) 987-6400www.bluewaterymca.com

Sunday, March 14

�� Boyne Highlands15K FreestyleHarbor Springs 10:00 amBoyne Highlands15K/5K freestyle XC ski(231) 526-3029nordicskiracer.comMichigan Cup Race

Gazoom 10K & 5KTraining ProgramsGrand Rapids 5:30 pm10KR, 5KR(616) 940-9888mstaal@gazellesports.comgazellesports.comTraining begins 3/15/10 atEast Grand Rapids Library

Shamrocks andShenanigansAnn Arbor 1:00 pmConor O’Neill’s,downtown Ann Arbor5KR/W, kids’ runRunning Fit Events(734) 969-9027events@runningfit.comrunshamrocks.com

St. Patrick’sCorktown RacesDetroit 12:00 pmTrain Station atMichigan Ave. &Vernor 5KRDoug Kurtis(248) 354-1177dkurtis@earthlink.netdownto.hostme.com/corktownraces.htmMichigan Runner RaceSeries

Wearin’ of the Green 4Mile Prediction RunOregon, OH 9:15 amMaumee Bay State park7KR, 1KR, kid’s run(419) 360-3709wearinthegreen17@aol.comtoledoroadrunners.org

Y-TRIFarmington Hills7am to 11 amFarmington YMCATriathlon, duathlon,aquathlon, or kids tri, indi-

vidual or teams(248) 489-8619 or (734)686-7500wpheeney@twmi.rr.com

Tuesday, March 16

Good FormRunning ClinicFarmington Hills6:00 pmNew BalanceFarmington HillsclinicDaren DeCavitte(248) 324-0506ddecavitte@nbdetroit.comgoodformrunning.com

Wed., March 17

St. Patrick’sDay Pot O’ GoldShuffleFlint 5:30 pmMasonic Temple, 755South Saginaw4 MR/W, kids runCurtis Thompson(810) 233-8851shuffle@raceservices.comthecompleterun-ner.com

Thurs., March 18

Saturday, March 20

Bill Roney Memorial 5KUtica 10:00 amFlickinger ES5KR, 1M kids runSonja Hanson(586) 822-8606sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com

�� Boyne HighlandsKrazy DazeHarbor Springs 10:00 amBoyne Highlandsxc, downhill ski races(800) GO-BOYNEboynehighlands.com3/20/10 - 3/21/10

Fitness ExpoBay City 9:00 am

Bay CountyCommunity CenterAnn Gasta(989) 415-5593stpatsinfo@gmail.comwww.active.com

Frozen Watters Bump &Run Trail Series #3Rochester Hills 9:30 amBloomer Park, StoneShelter 3MR(248) 320-5705jeff@jeffwatters.com

Melt the Ice 5KFremont, OH 10:00 amFremont Community Recreation Complex5KR/W(419) 334-5906mdglotz@fremontohio.orgfremontrunningandfit-ness.com

�� Michigan CupRelays at Cross CountrySki HeadquartersRoscommon 10:30 amXC Ski Headquarters 3 x

7K XC Ski, classical/freestyle(800) 832-2663skibones@aol.comwww.skicrosscountry.orgMichigan Cup Relay

No Frills, All Thrills,Trail RunBrighton 10:00 amHuron Meadows MetroPark 5 MR(734) 834-0939nofrillsallthrillsrace.com

The ShamrockKalamazoo 9:00 amHackett Catholic Central HS5KR/WBrian Molony(269) 381-4600brian@runtheshamrock.comwww.runtheshamrock.comShamrock 5K Run,Walk, and RollEast Lansing 11:00 amMSU Campus, Conrad Hall5KR/W(810) 569-3126alextallman@hotmail.comrunningfoundation.com

Spectrum Health IrishJig 5kEast Grand Rapids 9:00 amEast Grand Rapids HS5KRSpectrum Health (616) 291-1514leslie.speyers@spectrum-health.orgclassicrace.com

St. Patrick’s Day BlueLake Fire Department 5KBlue Lake Twp. 10:00 am5KR/W(231) 894-9693debbietherrian@aol.com

St. Patrick’s DayLeprechaunRacesBay City 2:00 pmBay CountyCommunity Centerkids runsAnn Gasta(989) 415-5593stpatsinfo@gmail.comwww.active.com

Sunday, March 21

Ambulance Chase 5KRun/WalkEast Lansing 1:00 pmMSU College of Law5KR/Wmcdon320@@msu.edurunningfoundation.com

ASME/SWE 5K FunRunAnn Arbor 10:30 amGallup Park 3MR/W(734) 763-5027funrunchairs@umich.eduwww.umich.edu/~funrun/registration.html

Churchill’s HalfMarathonMonclova, OH 1:00 pmShops at Fallen Timbers13.1 MR, 6KR(419) 360-3709glassmarathon@aol.comtoledoroadrunners.org

Life Time FitnessIndoor TriathlonRochester Hills varies200 West Avon Rd.tri: 10minuteS/ 30minuteB/20minutesRevents@lifetimefitness.comlifetimefitness.com/events/indoor-tri/

MSU Law 5KEast Lansing 10:00 amMSU Campus5KR/W(218) 590-5915mcdon320@msu.eduplaymakers.com

Sam Costa HalfMarathon & QuarterMarathonCarmel, IN 9:00 am13.1MR, 6.55MR(317) 697-3054racedirector40@yahoo.comsamcosta.com

St. Patrick’sDay RacesBay City 12:00 pmDowntown Bay City8KR, 5KR/WAnn Gasta(989) 415-5593stpatsinfo@gmail.comwww.active.com

Thurs., March 25

Hansons Tempo RunRoyal Oak 6:30 pmHansons Royal Oak Store248-616-9665sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com

Friday, March 26

USA Masters IndoorTrack & FieldChampionshipsBoston, MA(703) 481-3530

www.usatf.org3/26/10 - 3/28/10

Saturday, March 27

Bill AgrestaScholarship HustleHemlock 10:00 amHemlock HS 4MR/W(989) 642-5287www.hemlockbash.com

Bring In SpringHomer 9:00 am5KR/W Coach Willis(517) 206-1459runningwillis@hotmail.com

Eagle 10KHudsonville 9:00 amHudsonville HS 10KR(616) 893-5830dwight.sneden@hudsonvilletrailer.comwww.eagle10k.com

Flushing Township 1/2Marathon & 5kRun/WalkFlushing 9:30 amFlushing HIgh School13.1 MR, 5KR/W(810) 487-0954gaultracemanagement.com

Kal-Haven Trail RunKalamazoo 9:00 am10th Street, Trail Head,Kal-Haven Trailhead33.6 MR , relays(269) 375-5316KalHavenRun@gmail.comkalamazooarearunners.com

Kent City RidgeRunKent City 9:30 amKent City HS15KR, 5KR/WJill Evers(616) 678-4210, x1501eversj@kent-city.k12.mi.usrunnersedgeracetim-ing.comMichigan Runner RaceSeries 15K

Mudmans HalfMarathon / 10KMt. Pleasant 10:00 amRunners Performance Store13.1MR, 10KR(989) 289-2361shepherdboy818@yahoo.cometeamz.com/michiganhalfmarathonraceseries/

Nutri-RunsFort Wayne, IN 11:00 am

The Chapel, 2505 W.Hamilton20KR, 5MR/W(260) 418-9013tursma@hotmail.comwww.fwtc.org

Passion for Life 5KWalled Lake 9:00 amWalled Lake Central HS5KR/W, 1MFR(248) 882-4206NStojkovic@wicsd.orgwww.passion5k.com

Ronald McDonald Runfor the HouseLansing 10:00 amHawk Island County Park5KR/W, kids run(517) 485-9303rmhmm@hotmail.com

Salem Rocks 5K / 10KWomen’s TrackFundraiserCanton 9:00 amSalem Canton High School,46181 Joy Road10KR, 5KR(248) 982-3887info@secondwindrm.comwww.secondwindrm.com

Trailbreaker MarathonWaukesha 8:00 amSchuetze Recreation Center,1120 Baxter St.26.2MR, 13.1MR, 5KR(262) 524-3716pgrulke@ci.waukesha.wi.uswww.runthetrailbreaker.com

Walker Pump & RunWalker 9:00 amWalker Ice & Fitness Center5KR (616) 735-6286mbozek@walkericeandfitness.com

Sunday, March 28

Around the Bay 30KHamilton, ON 9:30 amHamilton, Ontario30KR, 5K, relays(905) 574-8982info@bayrace.comaroundthebayroadrace.com

Hansons 16 MileMarathon Training RunLake Orion 8:00 amHansons Running Shop4-16 MR(248) 616-9665sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com

Mountain Man Trail Runand HikeLake Orion 10:00 amBald Mountain Rec. Area

5.6MR, 2.1MW(248) 320-9102karl.stayintheshade@gmail.com

AprilThursday, April 1

Saturday, April 3

April Fools’ Run/ Walk5K Clarkston 9:00 amClarkston CommunityChurch 5KR/W(248) 891-6571kimcross07@comcast.netwww.clarkstoncchurch.com

Harry’s Spring Run OffToronto, ON 10:00 amHigh Park8KR, 5KR(416) 944-2765run@canadarunningseries.comcanadarunningseries.com

Macomb Orchard TrailApple Blossom RunShelby Township 9:30 amGlacier Club Golf Course9KR, 3KR, kids runBob Busquaret(586) 822-3608fastbob@wowway.commacomborchardtrail.com

Planet AdventureHeritage Trail MarathonCarmel, IN 10:00 amBattleground Indiana26.2MR, 13.1MR, 15KR,5KR(317) 595-6110mjourdan@planetadventurearace.complanetadventurerace.com

Ringing in SpringValparaiso, IN 9:00 amYMCA, 55 Chicago St.5KR/W, Kids Run(219) 462-4189michel.jones16@comcast.netwww.ringinginspring.com

Strider Training RunMt Pleasant 8:00 amMax & Emily’s10MR, 5MR(989) 772-0323hplouff@yahoo.comwww.edzone.net/~mphsstr

Trot for the TroopsEast Lansing 10:00 amMSU Auditorium5KR/W(517) 281-9289mastersz@msu.eduwww.msu.edu/~bek

Victor’s Run forDiabetes AwarenessAnn Arbor11:00 amNichols Arboretum5KR(914) 424-0325sdaboardmembers@umich.edusdaumich.wordpress.com

Sunday, April 4

Tortoise and HareMarathon Training RunAnn Arbor 9:00 amTortoise and Hare,Plymouth Road10-11 mile loop repeats for20-22 mile run(734) 623-9640events@tortoiseandhare.comwww.tortoiseandhare.com

Thursday, April 8

Saturday, April 10

Jefferson InvitationalMonroe 9:00 amSterling State Park9/10 grade track meet(734) 289.5590speare@jhstrack.comwww.jeffinvite.org/

MartianMarathon andHalf MarathonDearborn 7:00 amFord Field26.2MR, 13.1MRRunning Fit Events (734) 929-9027events@runningfit.commartian-marathon.com

Meteor 5 & 10K& Kids MiniMarathonDearborn Heights9 amHenry Ford DearbornHeights Center

10KR, 5KR, kids runRunning Fit Events (734) 929-9027events@runningfit.commartian-marathon.com

Orthopaedic Rehab8K/5K Run and 5KWalkJackson 8:00 am2136 Robinson Road8KR, 5KR/W(517) 782-2071rtgilmore@comcast.net

Out for Blood Duthlonand 5K Run/Walk

Mt. Pleasant 9:00 am5KR/W, 20KB(989) 464-8629outforbloodduathlon5k@gmail.comsites.google.com/site/outforbloodduathlonand5k/our-company

Run for ReadingLansing 9:00 amDelta Township DistrictLibrary, 4538 Elizabeth Rd.5KR/W, kids run(517) 490-2578delta5k@dtldl.org

Sarett Spring StampedeBenton Harbor 8:30 am

5KR/W, 5K bird walk, 1Mkids run (269) 927-4832mikem@sarett.comsarett.com

Spring Into Health 5KLansingHawk Island Park, Red TailPavilion 5KR(517) 664-1414Julie.Graham@cancer.org

Town Crier 5K & 10KSaugatuck 9:00 amCorner of Butler and Main10KR, 5KR/W, kids’ run(616) 848-9313rbauer@saugatuckps.com

saugatuckdouglas.com/towncrier/

Sunday, April 11

Dan LangdonMemorial RunBath 2:00 pm5KR/WAlex Cossalexcoss@aol.comdanlangdonmemorial-run.com

Life Time FitnessIndoor Triathlon

Shelby Canton Twp.14843 Lakeside Boulevardtri: 10minuteS/ 30minuteB/20minutesRevents@lifetimefitness.comlifetimefitness.com/events/indoor-tri/

Miracle RunWindsor, ON 9:00 amMalden Park10MR, 5KR/W, kids run(519) 988-0444drenaudcfp@bellnet.comrunningfactory.com

Ohio River RoadRunners Club Marathonand Half MarathonDayton, OH 8:00 am26.2 MR,13.1 MR, relay(937) 269-1992marathon@orrrc.org

Spirit of St. LouisMarathonSt. Louis, MO 7:00 amDowntown St. Louis26.2 MR, 13.1 MR,marathon relay, 5KR/W,fun runs(314) 727-0800info@gostlouis.orgwww.gostlouis.org

Thursday, April 15

Saturday, April 17

Bangor Schools RaceBay City time tbaBay County CommunityCenter5KR/Wbarc-mi.com

Clarkston RiverdawgsSpring Training 5KClarkston 10:00 amClintonwood Park 5KR/W(248) 625-2258JKuz22@comcast.netwww.RiverdawgRun.orgEdurraceWaterloo, ON 6:00 pmRIM Park 5KR, 3KR(519) 664-1331info@runwaterloo.comwww.runwaterloo.com

Healthy Heights 5KMadison Heights 8:00 amMadison Heights NatureCenter 30300 Hales 5KR/W, 1MFR/WMelissa Marsh

(248) 837-2639johnmelissa@wowway.comactive.com

Lake Michigan CollegeSpring TrainingBenton Harbor 9:00 amLake Michigan CollegeNapier Campus10KR, 5KR/W(269) 927-8100, x5101cowan@lakemichigancollege.edu

Lamont 5K River RunCoopersville 8:00 am5KR/W, kids run(616) 677-6056vanderwalt@yahoo.comlamontcs.org

Navarino TrailRun Shiocton, WI 10 amNavarino NatureCenter26.2MR, 13.1MR,6KR/W, kid’s runJeff Crumbaugh(715) 460-0426info@greatlakesendurance.comgreatlake-sendurance.com

Nellie Reed Elementary5KVernon 9:45 amNellie Reed ElementarySchool5KR/W, 1MRTara Jo Hengesbachhenges14@msu.eduplaymakers.com

Norway Spring Classic Norway 10:30 am 10KR, 2 MR(906) 774-8071saadams@localnet.comuprrc.oreg

Race for a Reason(R4R)Mt. Pleasant 9:00 amCentral Michigan IndoorAthletic Complex25MB, 8MB, 5KR, 1MW,kids run(989) 775-7101, ext. 111webmaster@thenewgrace.orglovemp.org

Riv MX 5K Run for theAbandonedHolt 10:00 amRiverview Church5KR/W(517) 694-3400info@RivChurch.complaymakers.com

Road Racing at MetroBeachHarrison Twp 10:30 amPointe Road - Metro Beach2MR Bob Blunk(248) 627-6619ARPraces@aol.com

Striders SaturdayClassicGrandville 8:00 amCovenant Christian HS10 MR(616) 261-9706s.webster@stridersrun.comwww.stridersrun.com

Tax Trot Flushing 10:00 amFlushing High School15KR, 10KR, 5KR/W(810) 659-6493johncgault2@aol.comriverbendstriders.com

TGIS Spring 5K RunGaylord 11:00 amDowntown Gaylord,Pavilion 5KR(989) 370-0934kalemberj@gaylord.k12.mi.usgaylordxc.blogspot.com/

The Wheel RunAllendale 8:00 amGrand Valley StateUniversity Campus10KR/W/ Wheel, 5KR/W/Wheel, 1MR/W/ Wheel(616) 293-0434hollands@mail.gvsu.edualternativesinmotion.org

Sunday, April 18

5 K-Nine Run / 1 MileWalk & Pledge DriveAdrian 9:00 amRunning with E’s, 146 N.Main St. 5KR, 1MWLenawee Humane Society (517) 263-3463lhswebmanaer@tc3net.comlenhumanesoc.org

Dooby DuDuathlonToledo/ Berkey, OH8:30 amSecor Metropark2MR, 6.5MB,2MR,6.5MR,2MRJim / Joyce Donaldson(419) 829-2398jdjp@sev.orgeliteendeavors.com

Great Lakes Loons

Pennant RaceMidland 11:00 amDow Diamond, DowntownMidland5KR/W, 1MFR, kids run(989) 835-8059dlmadill@chartermi.netgaultracemanagement.com

Life Time FitnessIndoor TriathlonTroy4700 Investment Drivetri: 10minuteS/ 30minuteB/20minutesRevents@lifetimefitness.comlifetimefitness.com/events/indoor-tri/

MSUFCU Race for thePlace 5KEast Lansing 1:00 pmJenison Fieldhouse, MSUCampus 5KR/W(517) 333-2254aclobes@msufcu.orgmsufcu.org/p_safeplace.html

Navarino Trail Run -Date Changed to4/17/10

Scotiabank Montreal21K Montreal, QC 8:30 amParc Jean-Drapeau21KR, 5KR(416) 944-2765run@canadarunningseries.comcanadarunningseries.com

Yellow JacketChallenge 5KGreenville 2:00 pmGreenville HS5KR, 1MR/W, kids runs(616) 754-3686carcook@charter.netyellowjacketchallenge.com

Monday, April 19

B.A.A. BostonMarathonBoston, MA 12:00 pm26.2 MR B.A.A (508) 435-6905www.baa.org

Thursday, April 22

Hillsdale“GINA” RelaysHillsdale 3:00 pmtrack & field meet

Bill Lundberg(517) 607-3134bill.lundberg@hillsdale.eduhillsdale.edu/athletics/mens_track/ginarelays.asp4/22/10 - 4/24/10

Friday, April 23

Hillsdale“GINA” RelaysHillsdale 11:00 amtrack & field meetBill Lundberg(517) 607-3134bill.lundberg@hillsdale.eduhillsdale.edu/athletics/mens_track/ginarelays.asp4/22/10 - 4/24/10

Saturday, April 24

Borgess Run for theHealth of ItKalamazoo 8:15 am13.1MR, 5KR/W, 5KJudged RaceW, 1 MFR,kids run(877) 255-2447blainel@lamcreative.comwww.borgessrun.com

Cabin Fever 5KSault Ste. Marie, MI 9 amLake Superior State Univ.5KR(906) 635.2765track@lssu.edu

Calvin Spring ClassicGrand Rapids 8:30 amCalvin College Field House5KR/W, 1KFR(616) 526-61425K@calvin.edu

EdurraceWaterloo, ON 6:00 pmRIM Park8KR, 3KR(519) 664-1331www.runwaterloo.comFamily Service andChildren’s Aid 5KJackson 8:30 amDowntown Jackson5KR/W, Kid’s Run(517) 796-1444bruce@inosencio.comfitnesscouncil.org/runjackson/

Grand Rapids Undy5000East Grand Rapids 8:00 amEast Grand Rapids MS5KR/W, 1MFR/W

Don Kim(616) 450-3225www.undy5000gr.com

Hillsdale“GINA” RelaysHillsdale 10:00 amtrack & field meetBill Lundberg(517) 607-3134bill.lundberg@hillsdale.eduhillsdale.edu/athletics/mens_track/ginarelays.asp4/22/10 - 4/24/10

Interact 5K Run/WalkHowell 10:00 amHowell HS 5K R/W(517) 230-3172bowen.swann@sbcglobal.netwww.howellrotary.org

Jefferson InvitationalMonroe 9:00 amhs track meet(734) 289.5590speare@jhstrack.comwww.jeffinvite.org

Kentucky DerbyFestival Marathon,MiniMarathon andRelaysLouisville, KY 7:30 am26.2MR, 13.1MR, relays(502) 584-6383minimarathon@kdf.orgderbyfestivalmarathon.com

Oxford Earth DayCelebrationOxford 9:00 amDowntown Oxford10KR, 5KR/WTroy Farwell(248) 969-8660pollyanntrail@gmail.comgetmeregistered.com / www.pollyanntrailway.org

Potential Energy StepsTo Your Health 5KSaginaw 9:00 amPotential Energy AthleticClub5KR/W(989) 799-0550lgrant@clubpe.bizbarc-mi.com

Road Ends 5MilePinckney 9:00 amSilver Lake, PinckneyRecreation Area5 MRRunning Fit (734) 929-9027

events@runningfit.comtrailmarathon.com

Robert S. ShumakeScholarship RelaysDetroit 8:00 amRenaissance HStrack and field meet(248) 443-0939alancelucas@icgreit.comwww.shumakerelays.com

Run With The Cops Not from ThemDetroit 10:00 amBelle Isle5KR/W, 1MR/W(313) 719-6743www.signmeup.com/68285

Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival 5KShepherd 8:00 amShepherd HS5KR/W, 1/2MFR(989) 828-6601shepherdmaplesyrupfesti-val.org

Snowbird SpringScamperGaylord 10:00 amTraditions Golf Course,Treetops10KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR

Deb Riversriversdeb@hotmail.comsnowbirdspringscam-per.com

Steps for CourageOwosso 9:00 amMemorial Hospital5KR/W(969) 725-8465davepams@tir.commemorialhealthcare.org

Tau Kappa Epsilon -Run for ReaganSaginaw NoonSaginaw Valley StateUniversity - Ryder Center5Mile relay(989) 274-9917ndcormie@svsu.eduwww.tke.org/member_resources/service/run_for_reaganUSATF MichiganAssociation 5K RaceWalk ChampionshipKalamazoo 8:40 amBorgess Health Center,3025 Gull Rd.5KW(269) 998-7446info@kvwalkers.orgkvwalkers.org

Wood Memorial TroutRunKalkaska 9: 45 amMill Pond Pavillion, HydeSt.10KR, 5KR, 1MFR(231) 258-1430donald.kessel@huntington.comnationaltroutfestival.com

WYLD Bill 5KHillsdale 9:00 amHillsdale Collegetrack5KR/WBill Lundberg(517) 607-3134bill.lundberg@hillsdale.eduhillsdale.edu/chargers/mens/track

Sunday, April 25

Freeland Walleye RaceFreeland time TBA5KR/W Lori Brownbarc-mi.com

Glass City Marathon &Team RelayToledo, OH 8:00 amPark Inn26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 5 per-son relay, 5KR(419) 360-3709wearinthgreen17@aol.com or glassmarathon@aol.comwww.glasscitymarathon.org

Hansons Group RunLake Orion 8:00 amHansons Running Shoptraining(248) 616-9665sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com

Life Time FitnessIndoor TriathlonCanton Township1700 Haggerty Road N.tri: 10minuteS/ 30minuteB/20minutesRevents@lifetimefitness.comlifetimefitness.com/events/indoor-tri/

Mid-Michigan Race forthe Cure®Lansing 1:00 p.m.Lansing State Capitol5KR/W(517) 886-4901info@KomenGreaterLansing.orgkomengreaterlansing.org

Quest for Breath 5K &10KAnn Arbor 7:30 am

2727 Fuller Road10KR, 5KR/W, kids’ run(866) 860-0026questforbreath@umich.eduquestforbreath.kintera.org

Running FitTrail Marathonand HalfMarathonPinckney 7:30 amSilver Lake, PinckneyRecreation Area26.2 MR, 13.1 MR(734) 929-9027events@runningfit.comtrailmarathon.com

Steelcase GrandDuathlonKentwood10:00 am5KR/ 30 KB/ 5KR(231) 546-2229info@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

Waterloo Marathon &Half MarathonWaterloo, ON 8:00 amRIM Park26.2MR, 13.1MR(519) 579-5451tony@kwsja.comwaterloomarathon.com

Tuesday, April 27

Fallasburg Park Trail 5Mile Fun RunGrand Rapids 7:00 pmFallasburg Park 5MR(616) 987-9097donh@yahoo.comgrandrapidsrunningclub.org

Wed., April 28

Run Fit 5KNovi 6:30 pmNovi Town Center5KR, 1MR, kids run(734) 929-9027events@runningfit.comwww.runfit5K.com

Thursday, April 29

Hansons Tempo RunRoyal Oak 6:30 pmHansons Royal Oak StoreSonja Hanson(248) 616-9665sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com

MaySaturday, May 1

20 MileTraining RunTraverse City 9:00 amNorthwest MichiganCollege behind HStracktraining run up to20MRRunning Fit (231) 932-5401runfittc2@sbcglobal.netwww.runningfit.com

Arunawalkatrot 5KRun/WalkDavison 9:00 amJack Abernathy DavisonRegional Park5KR/W, kids runBob Callisthecallisproject@charter.netactive.com

Berkshire Proud Dad’s5KBeverly Hills 8:00 am21707 West Fourteen MileRoad5KR/W Jeff Sullivan(248) 910-7284jsullivan5414@msn.comberkshiremiddleschool.webs.com/5k.htm

Blossomland Run forthe BudsSt. Joseph 10:30 amdowntown St. Joseph5KR/W, kids run(269) 428-9622jenniferh@bhsjymca.orgblossomtimefestival.org

Carrollton Lions ClubWalk/Run for the Blind5KCarrollton 8:15 amCarrolton High School, 1235 Mapleridge Road5KR/WCraig Douglas(989) 399-8860cdouglas@carrollton.k12.mi.usleaderdog.org

Child Advocacy 5K RunAlma 9:30 am5KR, 1MR/W, kids run(989) 463-1422audra@linkforfamilies.org

Endurance 5K FunRun/Walk

Ann Arbor 9:00 amGallup Park Canoe Livery5KR/W(734) 474-2768jspivey72@gmail.comhuronhills.org

Families of SMA 5KRun, Walk and RollLansing 9:30 amHawk Island County Park5KR/W, kids run(517) 668-1810hollyschafer@comcast.netwww.fsmamichigan.org

HealthTRAC 5K & 10KRunThree Rivers 9:00 am10KR, 5KR, 1 MR/W(269) 273-9697ssziede@threerivedrshealth.orggreatlakeschampi-onship.com

Hudsonville Highlands5KHudsonville 9:00 amPinnacle Center 5KR(616) 669-7685hudsonvilelhighlands@gmail.com

It’s All About theChildrenBattle Creek 8:00 am10KR, 5KR, 1MFR(269) 660-3835markosmi@trinity-health.org

Live Like Andi Run,Walk and Fashion WalkNovi 10:00 amCatholic Central HS,27225 Wixom Rd.10MR, 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR, kids run(248) 613-4868info@secondwindrm.comlivelikeandi.org/run-2010.html

Mind Your HealthRun/WalkPetoskey 10:00 amBayfront Park5KR, 1MW(231) 347-0740jhebel@norcocmh.orgwww.norcocmh.org

MOM Charity 5KRun/WalkRoyal Oak10:00 amStarr Jaycee Park5KR/W(248) 376-4666director@mindovermatterrace.orgmindovermatterrace.org

NW Indiana Race forthe Cure®Mishawaka, IN 9:00 amDowntown Mishawaka5KR/W(574) 289-9828info@komennorthernindiana.orgclassicrace.com

Run for a CauseWalker 9:00 amMillenniumm Park5KR/W(616) 261-9706striders.erin@gmail.comwww.stridersrun.com

Spring AdventureChallenge West Michigan locationTBA 9:00 am4-6 hour sprint race: run-ning, hiking, canoeing, ori-enteering(616) 813-6734michael@graar.orgwww.graar.org

St. GerardRun/Walk/Rock 5KLansing 10:00 amSt. Gerard Church, 4437W. Willow Hwy(517) 668-0488srentz@comcast.net

Striders 5KGrandville5KR Steve Webster(616) 261-9706s.webster@stridersrun.comwww.stridersrun.com

Sylvan Lake ShuffleSylvan Lake 9:00 am5K R/W, 1K FRMichelle Allread(248) 252-0072info@sylvanshuffle.comsylvanshuffle.com

Three Rivers 12K RaceMay Date tbaFort Wayne 8:30 amIndiana Institute ofTechnology 12KR(260) 496-8000info@3riversrunning.comwww.3riversrunning.com

Tom BroughtonMemorial 5K Fun Run /WalkWest Branch 8:30 am1938 Dam Rd. 5KR/W(989) 345-5363westbranchvetti-na@gmail.comwww.westbranchvet.com

Tulip Time Run Holland 8:00 amChrist Memorial Church

8KR, 5KR/W, 1K kids runAlan Martens(616) 850-9300alan@runningcircles.comwww.tuliptime.com

Wellness CentralFitness Rat RaceMt. Pleasant 9:30 am2600 Three Leaves Drive5KR, 1MR/W(989) 772-0323hplouff@yahoo.comwww.cmch.org /edzone.net/~mphsstr

WillowDuathlonNew Boston 9 amWillow Metropark5KR/ 20KB/ 5KR(231) 546-2229info@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

Sunday, May 2

Burns Park RunAnn Arbor 8:30 amBurns Park ElementarySchool, 1414 Wells10KR, 5KR, 1MFRJoel and Jackie Dalton(734) 747-6952 a2burnsparkrun@gmail.comwww.burnsparkrun.org

Dick’s Sporting GoodsPittsburgh MarathonPittsburgh 7:55 am26.2 MR, 13/1MR, relay,kids race(412) 586-7785info@pittsburghmarathon.compittsburghmarathon.org

Flying Pig MarathonCincinnati, OH 6:00 am26.2MR, 13.1MR,26.2Wheelchair, relay,10KR, 5KR, kids runIris Simpson-Bush(513) 721-7447info@flyingpigmarathon.comflyingpigmarathon.com

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) 765-2103ForestCityRoadRaces@tvcc.on.caforestcityroadraces.com

Heart of aSpartanEast Lansing 8:00 amSpartan Stadium

10KR/W, 5KR/W,1MR/WWill Smith(734) 213-1033will@champsforcharity.comheartofaspartan.com

Race JudicataBloomfield Hills 9:30 amAndover High School10KR, 5KR, 1MFW(248) 334-3400membership@ocba.orgwww.ocba.org

Road Racing at MetroBeachHarrison Twp 10:30 amPointe Road - Metro Beach2 person relay, 2M eachBob Blunk(248) 627-6619ARPraces@aol.com

Special Dreams Farm10K Run and 5K WalkShelby Township 9:00 amStoney Creek Metropark,Eastwood Beach10KR, 5KW(586) 381-9863

phbommarito@comcast.netspecialdreamsfarm.org

Sporting Life 10KToronto, ON 8:00 amYonge & Castlefield10KR(416) 944-2765run@canadarunningseries.comcanadarunningseries.com/sportinglife/

SudburyRocks!!! Race,Run, or Walk forDiabetesSudbury, ON 7:00 am

Sudbury YMCA26.2MR/W, 13.1MR/W,10KR/W, 5KR/W, 1KR/Wstevem@ionic-eng.comsudburyrocksmarathon.com

Vancouver InternationalMarathonVancouver, BC 6:30 am.26.2 MR/W/Wheel, 26.2,13.1MR, 8KR, kids run(604) 872-2928info@vanmarathon.bc.cavanmarathon.ca

Friday, May 7

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

Sports and FitnessExpoGrand Rapids 11:00 amDeVos Place(616) 040-9888jtaylor@gazellesports.comgazellesports.com

Mason State Bank 5KMason 7:00 pmDowntown Mason5KR/W,1 MFR, 100 yddashMason State Bank (517) 676-0500, ext. 208robert.warnke@masonstate.commasonstate.com

Saturday, May 8

Brian Nasi MemorialHeart Walk/RunHurley, WI 9:00 amHurley K-12 School5KR/W, 1MR/W, kids run(715) 561-2486gsmiles@gvhs.orgnorthlandrunner.com

Donna & Dr. JerryThacker 5K RunWalkfor EducationMishawaka9:00 amPenn High School5KR/W(574) 254-2893amychrise@phmef.orgwww.phmef.org

Falcon 10 Miler & 5KRun/WalkConstantine 9:00 amConstantine High School10MR, 5KR/W(269) 435-4515Greg@GregHooverAgency.com

Fifth ThirdRiver Bank RunGrand Rapids 8 am25KR, 5KR/W, teamsKristen Aidif(616) 771-1590runinfo@53riverbankrun.com53riverbankrun.comUSA 25K ChampionshipMichigan Runner RaceSeries

Glio-Blastoff 5K FunRun/WalkYpsilanti 9:00 amEastern MichiganUniversity, University Park5KFR/W(586) 468-4814mkimball@emich.edubraincancer5k.com

Ice Age Trail RunWhitewater, WI 6:00 amSouthern Kettel MoraineState Forest, LagrangeNordic Trail50MR, 50KR, 2 person50K relay(262) 495-3131glenn@iceagetrail50.comwww.iceagetrail50.com

Journeys MarathonEagle River, WI 8 am CDTNorthland Pines HS26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 13.1Power Walk, 5KR(800) 359-6315 / (715)479-6400info@eagleriver.orgwww.journeysmarathon.org

Kate’s ChallengeEssexville 8:15 amSt. John’s Church5KR/W, 1MW, kids run(989) 686-3179schockey6212@chartermil.netbarc-mi.com

Laingsburg LionsFestivalLaingsburg 9:00 amMcClintock Skate Park,downtown 5KR/W(989) 862-9700malbalow@msn.comrunningfoundation.com

Mayfest Road & TrailRunShipshewana, IN 8:00 amMain St. & Morton St.4MR, 1MFR(260) 562-9286runshipshewana@gmail.comwww.runshipshewana

Mesick MushroomRiver Run 5KMesick 7:30 amNorthern ExposuresCampground5KR, 2KW(231) 885-1200margosparks47@yahoo.comwww.mesick-mushroom-fest.org/Run.html

Run Like a MotherHarrison Twp 9:00 amMetro Beach10KR, 5KR

(586) 420-7670dlc87@comcast.netactive.com

Run the RougeCanton 8:00 am3MR/W(313) 792-9621repmanager@therouge.orgwww.therouge.org

SCCCMH Run forRecoveryPort Huron 8:30 amSt. Clair CountyCommunity Mental Health5KR, 1MW(810) 966-7809slewis@scccmh.orgwww.scccmh.org

St. Paul Spring Tune-UpFlint 9:00 amSt. Paul Lutheran School5KR/W(810) 239-6200hub.cap@juno.comgaultracemanagement.com

Sue DeYoung / JudyEdger Breast Cancer5K Walk and RunCharlevoix 10:00 amEast Park 5KR/W(231) 675-0591kendallhayes@gmail.comsuedeyoungjudyedger-walk.nexo.com

Vicksburg HeartyHustleVicksburg 9:00 amVicksburg Athletic Stadium5KRW, 1MFR, kids run(269) 321.1022TNash@vicksburg.k12.mi.uswww.vicksburgcommunity-schools.org

Vision Builders 5K Dexter 9:00 amHudson Mills Metropark5KR/W, kids run(734) 926-09765k@visionbuilders.orgwww.visionbuilders5k.org

Sunday, May 9

Berkley 1 Mile and 10KBerkley 9:00 amBerkley Community Center10KR, 1 MR/W(248) 547-1958wmoyer@dmc.orgwww.motorcitystriders.com

Dash for Destiny 5KRun/WalkBirmingham 8:30 amShain Park5KR/W, 1M kids run

Junior League ofBirmingham(248) 203-9841dashfordestiny@gmail.comhansonsracemanage-ment.com

Wednesday, May 12

Doozie’s Ice Cream FunRun/Walk SeriesMt. Pleasant 7:30 pm1310 East Pickard5MR, 3MR, 1MR(989) 772-0323hplouff@yahoo.comwww.edzone.net/~mphsstr/

Thursday, May 13

Kent County Girls onthe Run Celebratory 5KRunKentwood 6:00 pm5KFR/W(616) 916-0384director@kcgotr.orgwww.kcgotr.org

Mid AmericanConference OutdoorTrack & FieldChampionships - Men& WomenBuffalo, NYtrack and fieldState University of NewYork at Buffalo mac-sports.com/5/13/10 - 5/15/10

Friday, May 14

Advance Packaging5000Jackson 7:00 pm5KR/W, Kids RunDave Knickerbocker(517) 788-9800dknick@advancepkg.comfitnesscouncil.org/runjackson/

Big Ten Outdoor Trackand FieldChampionships - Men& WomenBloomington, INtrack and fieldIndiana University bigten.cstv.com/championships/big10-championships.html5/14/10 - 5/16/10

Starker-MannChallengeGaylord 7:00 pmOtsego Club, Sportsplex,Treetops Resort, Pavillion1MB, 5KR(231) 546-2229

kenny@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com5/14/10 through 5/16/10

Saturday, May 15

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

Big Bay RelayMarquette 7:00 am EDTRiver Sports Complex30M relay, 5 memberteams(906) 235-6861sscntnadmin@gmail.comwww.noquetrails.org

Capitol Bancorp 5K for JALansing 9:45 am100 W. Ottawa5KR/W(517) 371-5437richardsonlarry@sbcglobal.netplaymakers.comPlaymakers Race Series

Challenger 5KHowell 9:30 amChallenger Elementary5KR/W, kids run(517) 548-6375devinem@howellschools.comrunningfoundation.com/Challenger.html

Dances withDirt - GnawBoneNashville, IN 6:15 amMike’s Music andDance Barn50MR, 50KR, 26.2MR,13.1MR, 50M relay(734) 929-9027events@runningfit.comdwdgnawbone.comFood Allergy 5KRun/WalkDearborn 9:30 amUniversity of MichiganDearborn, Parking Lot H5KR/W, kids run(313) 703-7754foodallergy5k@gmail.comfoodallergy5k.com

Healing Hands Flint 9:00 amMott Community College,Ballenger Field House5KR/W

(810) 230-6492gaultracemanagement.com

Heart & SoleChelsea 8:30 amChelsea CommunityHospital10KR, 5KR, 2 MR/W(734) 475-4157heartandsole@cch.orgactive.com

Holly Fire DepartmentFive Alarm 5KRun/WalkHolly 9:00 amVillage of Holly FireDepartment 5KR/W(248) 514-7318janie@hollyfiredepartment.comwww.rotpac.com

Howard Hill HustleKalamazoo 8:30 amKalamazoo Christian HS5KR/W(269) 281-2044lmdehaan@ashland.comgazellesports.com

Infiterra Sports SpringFury Beginner & Elitelocation tba 8:00 am8-10 hour sprint race Zac Chisholm(231) 233-4736zac@infiterrasports.comwww.infiterrasports.com

Lory’s Place Run, Walk& RockSt. Joseph 8:30 am445 Upton Drive5KR/W, kids run(269) 983-2707lbartoszek@lorysplace.orgwww.lorysplace.org

MG 5KGrand Rapids 9:00 amRiverside Park, IslandShelter5KR/W(616) 956-0622info@myasthenia-mi.orgsignmeup.com/67959

Mississauga Marathon10K & 5KMississauga, ON 8:00 amMississauga City Hall10KR, 5KR(905) 949-1910info@mississaugamarathon.commississaugamarathon.commarathon, half marathonand 2KFR/W on Sunday

North BrothersFord/City of Westland5K Fun Run/Walk

Westland 9:00 amCentral City Park5KR/W(734) 421-1300 ext 1243jackiemarcaccini@northbros.comwww.northbros.com

Oaklawn HospitalHospitality ClassicMarshall 7:30 amNorth of downtown foun-tain10KR, 5KR/W, 1 MFRTheresa Chaney(269) 789-8134tchaney@oaklawnhospital.comclassicrace.com

Run for RecoveryMarquette, MI 9:00 amMarquette Commons,10KR/W, 5KR/W(906) 228-9699Mdemitchell@glrc.biz

Starker-MannChallengeGaylord 9:00 amOtsego Club,Sportsplex, TreetopsResort, PavillionTri: 4MR/ 30KB/400meterS or 2MR/20KB/ 400meterS and40KB, 20KB andSuperkids TryAquathlon(231) 546-2229kenny@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com5/15/09 - 5/17/09

SuperkidstryAquathonGaylord NoonOtsego CountySportsplexAquathllon: 150mS/800mR or 250mS/1MR(231) 546-2229info@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

Toledo Zoo Dart FrogDashToledo, OH 8:30 amToledo Zoo Nairobi EventsPavilion5KR/W, Kids 1KRRobin Guidera(419) 389-6403, x2091robin.guidera@toledozoo.orgtoledozoo.org

Sunday, May 16

Cellcom Green BayMarathon

Green Bay, WI 7:00 amLambeau Stadium26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 5KR,kids run(920) 432-6272info@cellcomgreenbaymarathhon.comcellcomgreen-baymarathon.com

Dragon DashLake Orion 9:00 amCivic Center Park8KR/W(248) 391.0304jvezina@oriontownship.orgoriontownship.org

Ferndale FootFrolicFerndale 9:00 amKulick CommunityCenter, 1201Livernois10KR, 5KRBarbara Miller(248) 544-6767, x5000bmiller@ferndal-mi.comferndalerecreation.org

For Women Only 5KAnn Arbor 8:30 amEllen Thompson Women’sHealth Center, St. JosephMercy Hospital 5KR/W(734) 995-9541jkslovesbuddy@comcast.netwww.aatrackclub.org

Komen SouthwestMichigan Race for theCure®Kalamazoo 9:15 amArcadia Festival Site,downtown Kalamazoo5KR/W, 1 MFR(877) 566-3679mary.peterson@wmich.edukomenswmichigan.org

Mississauga MarathonMississauga, ON 8:00 amMississauga City Hall26.2 MR/Relay, 13.1 MR,2K FR/W, kids runJoe Hewitt(905) 949-2931info@landmarksport.commississaugamarathon.commarathon, half marathonand 2KFR/W on Saturday

Rite AidClevelandMarathon, HalfMarathon &10KCleveland, OH 7am

26.2 MR, 13.1 MR,10KRRalph Staph(800) 467-3826cmi@clevelandmarathon.comclevelandmarathon.com

Road Racing at MetroBeachHarrison Twp 10:00 amPointe Road - Metro Beach10KRBob Blunk(248) 627-6619ARPraces@aol.com

Rockford MarathonRockford, IL 7:00 amDavid Park, Chestnut &Wyman Streets26.2MR, 13.1MR, 4 per-son marathon relay(773) 584-6638jruston@chicagoevents.comrockford marathon.com

Starker-MannChallengeGaylord 10:00 amOtsego Club,Sportsplex, TreetopsResort, Pavillion5KR/ 30KB/ 5KR or1MR/ 10KB/ 2MR(810) 714-5768kenny@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

Friday, May 21

Moonlit Miles forMarrowGreenville 8:00 pmKlackle’s Orchards15KR, 2MFR(616) 233-8676racedirector@moonlitformarrow.commoonlitformarrow.com

New Balance Girls onthe Run Celebration 5KHolland 4:30 pmHolland MunicipalStadium 5KRashleyr@aplaceforwomen.orgwww.gotrac.org

South Church FamilyFitness 5KLansing 7:00 pmSouth Church, 5250Cornerstone Drive5KR/W, kids run(517) 322-2000tony.olds@gmail.com

Saturday, May 22

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

Book’n 5K Run / Walkand 1 Mile Story TimeStrutSouth Lyon 8:00 amMillennium Middle School5KR, 1MR(248) 437-6431jerridge@ssidl.infowww.Bookn5k.com

Fight for AirClimb - LansingLansing start timevariesSpartan Stadiumstair climbRob Powell(616) 252-5028rpowell@alarm.orglungusa.org/donate/events/fight-for-air-climb/

Genesee County StartHeart Walk & Crim 5KFlint 7:00 am303 E. Kearsley Street5KR/W Jim Moloney(810) 235.3396dkiertzner@flint.org

I Gave My Sole forParkinson’s Walkathon& 5K RunSt. Clair ShoresLakeview HS5KR/W, kids run(248) 433-1011info@parkinsonsmi.orgwww.parkinsonsmi.org

LifeRUNPortage 9:00 amWest MS X-C Course5KR(269) 345-1740, x18kathy@pregnancychoices.compregnancychoices.com

Muddy Watters, Bump& Run Trail Series,Race #1Rochester Hills 9:00 amBloomer Park, MountainAsh Shelter 4MR(248) 320-5705jeff@jeffwatters.comwww.jeffwatters.com

NAS Grosse IleDuathlonGrosse Ile 8:00 amGrosse Ile Airport5KR/ 25KB/ 5KR

(231) 546-2229info@3disciplines.comwww.3disciplines.com

New Balance Girls onthe Run CelebrationGrand Haven 9:30 amLakeshore MS5KR(616) 355-9760ashleyr@aplaceforwomen.orgwww.gotrac.org

Outrun PovertyBay City 10:00 amBay County CommunityCenter 5KR/W(989) 450-8944katielynnlarocke@gmail.combarc-mi.com

Run for HopeNorthville 8:30 amMaybury State Park, OakShelter5KR/W, 1MW, kids run(248) 348-0115john@newhopecenter.netnewhopecenter.net/newevent1.html

Save the Manatee RunHarrison Twp. 8:00 amL’Anse Creuse High School5KR, 2 MW(586) 783-6729Largiri1@hotmail.com

Susan G. Komen Racefor the Cure®Detroit 8:00 amComerica Park5KR/W1MFR, 1 Mile FR(800) 527-6266raceforthecure@karmanos.orgkarmanos.org/detroitraceforthecure/

Sunday, May 23

Granger Paths 5KRun/WalkGranger 9:00 am51446 Elm Road5KR/W(574) 243-1452macruns26@sbcglobal.netgrangerpaths.typepad.com

I Gave My Sole forParkinson’s Walkathon& 5K RunNorthvilleNorthville HS5KR/W(248) 433-1011ahhansen@comcast.netwww.parkinsonsmi.org

Making Tracks forCeliacsGrosse Pointe Shores 9 am

Edsel & Eleanor FordHouse, 1100 Lakeshore Rd.5KR/W(248) 693-6735tccsg.com/contact_jl.htmltccsg.com/events_upcoming2.html

New Balance Girls onthe Run 5KYpsilanti 10:00 amEllen Thompson Women’sHealth Center, St. JosephMercy Hospital5KR, kids run(734) 712-5640beth@girlsontherunsemi.orgwww.girlsontherunsemi.org

Race For YourMemoriesMilford 8:30 amKensington Metro Park,Maple Beach10KR, 5KR/W(248) 351-0280helplinegmc@alz.orgraceforyourmemories.kintera.org

XTERRA LastStand Triathlon/ DuathlonAugusta 9:00 amFort Custer StatePark Tri: 1/2MS/12.5MB/ 4MR or Du:2MR, 12.5MB, 4MRJim / Joyce Donaldson(419) 829-2398jdjp@eliteendeavors.comeliteendeavors.com

Tuesday, May 25

Johnson Park 4 & 6Mile RunGrand Rapids 7:00 pmJohnson Park6MR, 3MR, 3M Race

Walk 1.5MR, Kids FR(616) 987-9097nursemia2000@yahoo.comgrandrapidsrunningclub.org

Thursday, May 27

Greater KalamazooGirls on the RunCelebration 5K RunKalamazoo 6:30 pmWaldo Stadium, WesternMichigan 5KR(269) 491-6885beth@girlsontherunkazoo.orggirlsontherunkazoo.org

NCAA Division I IOutdoor Track andField ChampionshipsCharlotte, NCIrwin Belk ComplexJohnson C. SmithUniversity (507) 646-3749ncaasports.com/track-and-field/schedules5/27/10 - 5/29/10

NCAA Division IIIOutdoor Track & FieldChampionshipsCleveland, OHTressel Field at FinnieStadiumBaldwin-Wallace College /Greater Cleveland SportsCommission (920) 424-1034ncaasports.com/track-and-field/schedules5/27/10 - 5/29/10

Friday, May 28

NCAA Division IOutdoor Track & FieldRound 1Greensboro, NC or Austin,TXIrwin Bell Track or MikeA. Myers StadiumNorth Carolina A&T State

University or University ofTexas at Austin (502) 852-5151ncaasports.com/track-and-field/schedules5/28/10 - 5/29/10

Saturday, May 29

Alma HighlandFestival 5KAlma 9:15 amAlma College campus8MR, 5KR/W, kidsrunsCraig Tubbs(989) 681-5811ctubbs2485@aol.comalmahighlandfesti-val.com

Eastern Ottawa YoungLife 5K and Fun RunHudsonville 8:00 amBaldwin St. Middle School5KR/W, 1MFR, 1/2MFR(616) 745-8500karina.white@gmail.comsites.younglife.org/sites/eo/

Fruitport OldFashioned DaysRunFruitport 9:30 am10KR, 5KRDonald Wood(231) 865-3551

Island Lake TriathlonBrighton 7:30 am Island Lake Recreation Tri: .5MS/ 12.4MR/ 5KRor .09MS/ 24.8MB/ 10KR(734) 845-7559jim@elementevents.comwww.theelementevents.com

John Laurin Memorial5K Run/WalkNadeau 9:00 am CDTFadroski Park5KR/W(906) 639-2512theojj@sbcglobal.netuprrc.org

MackinawMemorialBridge RaceMackinaw City 6:00 amMackinaw CityRecreation Complex

5.4 MRMackinaw Area VisitorsBureau (231) 436-5664info@mackinawcity.comwww.mackinawcity.com

MDS Nordion 10K & 5KOttawa, ON 5:00 pm-5K; 6:30 pm-10KElgin and Laurier Streets10KR/W, 5KR/W(613) 234-2221info@runottawa.carunottawa.ca

New Balance Girls onthe Run 5K Van Buren/Cass CountiesLawton 9:00 amLawton HS 5KR(269) 657-5596jebos@vbcassdhd.orgvbcassdhd.org/vbc/health-girlsontherun.html

Rochester HeritageFestival 5K Fun RunRochester 8:30 amRochester Hills PublicLibrary5KR/W, kids run(248) 656-8308melissa@rararecreation.orgwww.rararecreation.org

Run for the CureCaro 9:00 amChippewa Landing Park5KR/W, 1K kids run(989) 551-2185blessedrunner@yahoo.comwww.5krunforthecure.com

Salvation Army HomeRun 10K Run and 5KRun/WalkEscanaba 9:00 amMunicipal Dock10KR, 5KR/W, kids run(906) 399-3567racedirector@salvationarmyhomerun.orgsalvationarmyhomerun.org

Traverse City StateBank BayshoreMarathon, HalfMarathon and 10KTraverse City 7:00 amNorthwestern MichiganCollege26.2 MR, 13.1MR, 10KR(231) 941-8118bayshoremarathon@charter.netbayshoremarathon.org

Tri_Cities Family YMCAKick Off to Summer 5KRun/WalkGrand Haven 8:30 amTri Cities Family YMCA5KR/W

(616) 842-7051, ext. 20racedirector@tcfymca.orgtcfymca.org Two Rivers MeetElkhart, IN 7:30 amCivic Plaza, Main Street &High15KR, 10KR, 5KR/W, kidsrun(574) 293-1683PaulaTurk@aol.comstonesouppromotions.com

X-Tri Stony CreekShelby Township 8:00 amStony Creek Metropark,Baypoint Beach1000mS/ 20KMB/ 4MR or2MR/ 13MR/ 4MR(231) 546-2229info@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

Sunday, May 30

Lisa’s RunAlpena 2:00 PMAlpena Fairgrounds5MR, KR(989) 414-0912mark.jacobs@novartis.com

Ottawa MarathonOttawa, ON Elgin and Laurier Streets26.2 MR/W, Wheel,13.1MR/W, 2KFr(613) 234-2221info@runottawa.carunottawa.ca5K and 10K on Saturday

Sailing Thru the ShoresSt. Clair Shores 12:00 pm11 Mile Rd & Harper Ave.5KR/W(586) 771-2587scsfunrun@hotmail.comwww.scsfunrun.org

Seahorse ChallengeTriathlon and DuathlonClimax 8:00 amColdbrook County Park1.5KW/ 40KB/ 6.4MR or3.2MR/ 20KB/ 3.2MR, or500meter S/ 20KB/ 5KR(231) 546-2229kenny@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

Stillwater MarathonStillwater, MN 7:00 am26.2MR, 13.1MR, 20MR,12KR(651) 430-2306

dmooney@stcroixevents.comstillwatermarathon.com

Monday, May 31

Big Foot ChallengeDansville 9:00 amDansville High School5MR, 5KR/W, kids’ run(517) 565-3338witchell-crew@juno.comdansvilleathleticboost-ers.com/bigfootchallenge.htm

HartlandMemorial DayRun/WalkHartland 8:00 amHartland High School10KR, 5KR, 3KWRob Buti (734) 451-2444rjb0017@aol.comhartlandschools.us/athletics/Events/Run/

Jenison AmbucsMemorial Day RaceJenison 8:00 amJenison Junior High5KR(616) 451-1168www.classicrace.com

Lest They BeForegotten MemorialDay 5K/10KWebberville 9:00 amWebberville HS10KR, 5KR/W(517) 749-7947tkayhawley@yahoo.comwebbervilleschools.org/funrun/

Memorial Day5K Run/Walk &8K RunGrosse Ile 8:30 amGrosse Ile HS8KR, 5KR/W, 1MFRTotal Runner (734) 282-1101greg@everalracemgt.comeveralracemgt.com

Run to ClimaxClimax 8:00 amE. Maple & Church7KR , 2MW(269) 626-8611spmtn@hotmail.commsu.edu/~weessie2/climax/climax.htm

JuneTuesday, June 1

Beach Wellness - JUNEDATE TBABay City 10:00 amBay City State Rec. Area5KR/W, 1/4M kids run(989) 684-7675kjcwcc@chartermi.netbarc-mi.com

Wednesday, June 2

Hansons MarathonTraining Clinic #1Royal Oak 6:30 pmHansons Running Shop,3407 Rochester(248) 616-9665sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com

Honor Roll Track andField MeetLansing 5:30 pmSexton High School tracktrack & field meetdickh@playmakers.com(517) 349-3803playmakers.com

Tooth, Fang &Claw 10K Runand SwampPartyPinckney 6:30 pm10KRDawn McConnachie(734) 929-9027events@runningfit.comrunningfit.com/swampparty

Wayland Road Runners3 Mile RunWayland 6:30 pmWayland HS Track3 MR, 1.5MW(269) 792-2427coachantel@mac.comwaylandroadrunners.com

Thursday, June 3

Junior Honor RollTrack and Field MeetLansing 4:00 pmOkemos HS trackmiddle school track & fieldmeet(517) 627-9076jeffc@playmakers.complaymakers.com

Swartz Creek ChallengeSwartz Creek 6:30 pm

Swartz Creek HS5KR/WJohn Gault(810) 659-6493GRaceMgt@aol.comriverbendstriders.com

Saturday, June 5

5K4TJOkemos 10:00 amKinawa MS 5KR/WEDEN (Eating DisordersNetwork) (810) 714-1025edenadmin@charter.netwww.edenclub.org

Blue Water Hospice 5K-10K River RunMarysville 8:00 amMarysvillePark10KR, 5KR, 3MW(810) 982.8809tfoster@vnabwh.comwww.vnabwh.com

Curwood Festival RacesOwosso 9:00 am301 S. Washington St. (Chemical Bank Office)10KR, 5KR/W, kids’ run(989) 725-8136shiawasseeymca@michonline.netwww.shiawasseeymca.org

Dexter-AnnArbor Kids RunAnn Arbor/Ypsilanti4:00 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) 487-5616runlikehal@yahoo.comdexterannarbor-run.com

Dodge Park 3.1Mile RunSterling Heights 8:00 amDodge Park3.1MR, 1MR/WMark DiSanto(586) 446-2700mdisanto@sterling-heights.netsterling-heights.net

Fitness Is LifeSault Ste. Marie 9:00 am2 Ice Circle 5KR/W

(906) 635-5055, x 121ljogoin@jklschool.orgwww.jklschool.org/jklschool/site/default.asp

Hanson Hills ChallengeTrail Run - tentativedateGrayling 9:00 amHanson Hills Little SmokeyCross Country Lodge5MR(989) 348-9266hansonshills@hotmail.comwww.hansonhills.org

Michigan Mile for KidsLansing 9:00 amOldsmobile Park1 MR for kids 12 & under(517) 364-8141shawn.rottiers@sparrow.orgsparrowhealth.net/

Michigan Trail StateChampionships Lowell 7:00 amFallasburg Park100KR, 50KR, 25KR, 2 &4 person relay(616) 260-2669coachdroski@aim.comwww.wildwest100k.4t.com

Midland CommunityCenter’s Dow Run/WalkMidland 8:00 amMidland CommunityCenter10KR, 5KR/W, 1MR/W,kids run(989) 832-7937, ext. 2221jadamcik@mymcc.orgdowrunwalk.mymcc.org

NTN Twin Peaks TrailRunMarquette NoonM-553 trailhead10MR, 5KR(920) 475-6643up_mambo@me.comnoquetrails.org/

Oak Apple Run Royal Oak 7:30 amDowntown Royal Oak10KR, 2MROak Apple Run (248) 541-4502info@oakapplerun.orgoakapplerun.org

Panther ProwlHolland 8:00 am5KR/W(616) 786-1119dykstrar@westottawa.netwestottawa.net/resourcees/community/pantherprowl/

St. Patrick ShamrockFestival 5KBrighton 8:00 am

St. Patrick’s CatholicChurch 5KR(810) 229-9863awyncott@gmail.comwww.goracego.com /home.catholicweb.comStPatchurch/

Sunburst RacesSouth Bend, IN 6:00 am26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 10KR, 5KR/W(574) 647-3394msullivan@memorialsb.orgwww.sunburstraces.org

Sunday, June 6

Ann ArborTriathlon /DuathlonPinckney 8:00 amPinckney RecreationArea, Halfmoon LakeBeachTri or Du: 1/2MS/14MB/ 5MR or 2MR,

14MB, 5MRJim / Joyce Donaldson(419) 829-2398jdjp@eliteendeavors.comeliteendeavors.comBass Festival RunMancelona 9:00 amPalmer Park5KR/WMancelona Bass Festival (231) 587-5044mancelonabassfestival@yahoo.com

CHOK YMCAInternational BridgeRaceSarnia, ON 8:00 amCanatara Park, Sarnia; Bring birth certificate &picture id10KR, team 10KR(519) 336-9622, x237gerry_gillis@ymcasar.orgrunningroom.com

Dexter to AnnArbor RunAnn Arbor 8:00 amMain Street & AnnStreet13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR,kids runHal Wolfe(734) 487-5616runlikehal@yahoo.comwww.dxa2.comMichigan Runner RaceSeries - half marathon

Hawk Island TriathlonLansing 8:00 amHawk Island County ParkTri: 400 meter S/ 16KB/5KR(517) 374-5700kathie@southlansing.orgwww.hawk-i-tri.com

Racing for RecoveryHalf & Sprint TriathlonMonroe 8:00 amSterling State Parktri: 1.2MS/ 56MB/ 13.1MRor 500mS/ 12MB/ 3.6MR (231) 546-2229info@3disciplines.comwww.3disciplines.com

We Can Do It Women’s5KOkemos 9:00 amMeridian Township Offices5KR/W(517) 899-5211michelle@meridianplumbing.net

Tuesday, June 8

Catholic Central 10KRelay RunGrand Rapids 7:00 pmCatholic Central10K track relay, 2 personteams(616) 791-0558hulstdavid@att.netgrandrapidsrunningclub.org

Wednesday, June 9

Doozie’s Ice Cream FunRun/Walk SeriesMt. Pleasant 7:30 pm1310 East Pickard5MR, 3MR(989) 772-0323hplouff@yahoo.comwww.edzone.net/~mphsstr/

Flushing Evening 5kRun/WalkFlushing 6:15 pmFlushing High School5KR/W

(810) 487-0954GRaceMgt@aol.comgaultracemanagement.com

Hansons MarathonTraining Clinic #1Utica 6:30 pmHansons Running Shop,8409 Hall Roadtraining(248) 693-4883sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com

NCAA Division IOutdoor Track & FieldChampionshipsEugene, ORHayward Field(541) 346-4461ncaasports.com/track-and-field/schedules6/9/10 - 6/12/10

Wayland Road Runners5K RunWayland 6:30 pmWayland HS Track5KR, 2/5KWRay Antel III(269) 792-2427coachantel@i2k.comwaylandroadrunners.com

Friday, June 11

Cooley Law 5KRace forEducation Lansing 7:30 pmStart and finish at theState Capitol 5KR/W, kids runsTerry Carella(517) 371-5140 X 2916communications@cooley.educooley.edu/race/

Saturday, June 12

Ally Brunk Memorial 5KPotterville 9:00 amPotterville Public Library5KR/W(517) 627-3715brunkdb@pps.k12.mi.usrunningfoundation.com

Beat the Grandma 5KAge/Gender GradedRaceGrand Rapids 9:00 amJohn Ball Park Zoo5KR(616) 260-2669coachdroski@aim.combeatthegrandma.mysite.com

Brian DiemerAmerikam 5KCutlerville/ GrandRapids 9:00 am Legacy ChristianSchool5KR/W, 1MFR, kids’runsRob Hyde(616) 295-1073robhyde@diemerrun.comdiemerrun.com

Double Time TriThree Rivers 8:30 amKline’s Resort, PortageLakeTri: 400yd S/ 11.5MB/5KR, relay(999) 818-9918jim@jimmishler.comdoubletimetri.com

Flirt with DirtNovi 7:30 amLake Shore Park10KR, 5KRRunning Fit (734) 929-9027events@runingfit.comwww.runflirt.com

Healthy Paws HealthyCause Fun Run/WalkGrand Rapids 8:00 am6735 Cascade Rd SE4MR/W, 2MR/W(616) 949-0960racedirector@chfa.net222.chfa.net

Kreger Farm BarnRaising 5KFranklin 8:00 am5KR/W(248) 547-0857elaott@yahoo.comkregerhouse.org

Lake MacatawaTriathlonHolland 7:30 amHoward B. Dunton Park0.5MS/ 22.8 MB/ 4.8 MR,2 or 3 person relay teams(616) 395-0178darrind@hct.holland.mi.usclassicrace.com

Ludington LakestrideHalf Marathon & 5KLudington 8:30 am13.1 MR, 5KRGary Andersen(231) 757-2166gandersen@westshore.edusignmeup.com

M-22 Challenge: Bike,Paddle, RunGlen Arbor 9:00 am25KB/ 2Kpaddle; 2MR(231) 883-5936challenge4@m22online.comm22challenge.com

Mackinac IslandLilac Festival10K Run andWalkMackinac Island9:30 amWindemere Point10KR/W, kids runJohn Gault(810) 487-0954johncgault2@aol.comrunmackinac.com

Michigan SugarFestival Road RaceSebewaing 8:30 amSebewaing Downtown Park5KR/W(989) 977-0737barc-mi.com

Midwest Track & FieldMeet of ChampionsFort Wayne, IN 11:30 pmNorthrop HS, SpullerStadiumtrack & fieldJerry Reis/Michigan contact(517) 750-2836jreis42@comcast.netwww.iatccc.org/mmc/

North Country TrailRelayBaldwin 6:00 amManistee National Forest77.8 M relay, 6 runnerteams, 15 legs 2.3-9.2 miles(616) 786-2945nctrelay@nctrelay.orgwww.nctrelay.org

Race and RememberDetroit 7:00 amRivard Plaza5KR/W(313) 578-5000LKota@hom.orghom.org

Rose Run Jackson 8:00 amPoint to point alongBrown’s Road5MR, 5KR, 5M hybrid R,4M hybrid relay run(517) 796-8455olsenbrian@comcast.netfitnesscouncil.org/runjackson/

St. Joe’s 5K Run, 2 MileWalkPewamo 8:30 amPewamo St. Joseph School5KR, 2MWKen Kramer(989) 981-6656pewamo5K@yahoo.compewamo5k.tripod.com

St. Mark’s 5K Run &Walk for CharityBridgeport 9:00 amSt. Mark’s Church, 3060Williamson Rd.5KR/W(989) 777-0240runwild1128@hotmail.combarc-mi.com

SuperkidstryDetroit 9:00 amBelle IsleTriathlon: 100mS/ 5KB/800mR or 200mS/ 10KB/1MR(231) 546-2229info@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

SuperkidstryMonroe 8:00 amtri: 100meterS/ 5KB/800meterR or200meterS/ 10KB/ 1MR(231) 546-2229info@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

Sunday, June 13

Motor City TriathlonDetroit 8:00 amBelle Isletriathlon: 1.5KS/40KB/6.6MR or 500meterS/ 20KB/ 3.4MR(231) 546-2229info@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

Wed., June 16

Grand Ledge Track andField SeriesGrand Ledge 6:30 pmBeagle Middle Schooltrack meet-all comers(517) 627-9076jeffc@playmakers.complaymakers.com

Hansons MarathonTraining Clinic #1Lake Orion 6:30 pmHansons Running Shoptraining(248) 693-9900sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com

Human RaceMt. Pleasant 6:30 pm

Reservation, East RemusRoad 5KR(989) 772-0323hplouff@yahoo.comwww.edzone.net/~mphsstr/

Road Racing at MetroBeachHarrison Twp 7:00 pmPointe Road - Metro Beach4M prediction runBob Blunk(248) 627-6619ARPraces@aol.com

Wayland Road Runners4 Mile Prediction RunWayland 6:30 pmWayland Union HS Track4 MR prediction run(269) 792-2427coachantel@i2k.comwaylandroadrunners.com

Thursday, June 17

Glen Arbor ClioFirecracker 5KClio 6:15 pmCarter Middle School5KR/W, kids runJohn Gault(810) 487-0954johncgault2@aol.comgaultracemanagement.com

Strides for Life 100 MileRunHolland 8:00 amHope College25MR, 50MR, 75MR,100MR, 25 miles per day(231) 828-5448 savanna.rayner@cancer.orgwww.stridesforlife.com/6/17/10- 6/20/10

Friday, June 18

Kids’ KlassicKalamazoo 6:00 pmYMCA on Maple St.1KFRKim Klein(269) 343-0747mrcpr@mrcindustries.orgkalamazooklassic.com

Pregnancy ServicesRace 4 Life 5KLansing 9:00 amGranger Meadows Park5KR/W Sara Russ(517) 580-8185psglwest@gmail.comrace4life5k.com

Saturday, June 19

Antioch’s Get HealthyNow 5K Run/WalkLansing 8:30 amHawk Island County Park

5KR/W(517) 327-09675K@antiochoflansing.orgrunningfoundation.org

Bay Area Family YRiver Run Classic Bay City 9:00 amBay County CommunityCenter5KR/W, 1/2M Kids R(989) 893-1093ymcabaycity.com/events.htm

Courthouse ClassicLaGrange, IN 8:30 am

5KR/W, 1MFR(260) 463-4962info@courthouseclassic.comcourthouseclassic.com

CROP 10K & 5K RunMacon 9:00 am11964 Macon Hwy10KR, 5KR(517) 423-1980ruffnersp@gmail.comrunningwithes.comRunners can run both racesand get in a 15K

Girls on the RunSummer Solstice 5KSault Ste. Marie, MI5KRStacy Lischka(517) 420-3557

Johan’s TriFest Hopkins 8:00 amSandy Pines ResortTriathlon Olympic: 1.5KS/40KB/ 10KR(616) 261-9706johanstrifest@aol.comwww.johanstrifest.com

Joshua SpalsburyMemorial Comet Chase5KGrand Ledge 8:30 amFirst United MethodistChurch5KR/W(517) 627-5676templaw@corecom.com5kcometchase.com

Kalamazoo KlassicKalamazoo 7:30 amYMCA, 1001 West Maple 10KR, 5KR/W, 5KFW(269) 343-0747

mrcpr@mrcindustries.orgkalamazooklassic.comMichigan Runner RaceSeries - 10K

Michigan BrewingCompany Beer RunWebberville time tbaMichigan BrewingCompany 5KR(517) 775-4366joe@michiganbrewing.comwww.michiganbrewing.com

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

Moon in June Windsor, ON 6:45 pmRiverside Sportsmen Club10KR, 5KR/W, kids run(519) 945.3786info@runningfactory.comwww.runningfactory.com

Out & About AutismShelby Township 9:30 amStony Creek Metro Park,Eastwood Beach PicnicArea 5KR/W(586) 447-2235support@macombasa.orgmacombasa.org

Rhino Romp Children’sMileLansingPotter Park Zookids 1MR (517) 702-4733gbrady@ingham.orgpotterparkzoo.org

Run for FoodHuron TownshipWillow Metro Park5KR/W(734) 558-8293mbjjake@wowway.comeveralracemgt.com/events/

Spring Lake HeritageFestival 5K Run/WalkSpring Lake 8:00 amCentral Park5KR/W(616) 881-2882FETTB@ghsp.comwww.slheritagefestival.com

Tulip City Tiny TikesTriathlonHolland 9:30 amSmallenburg Park Campus& Municipal StadiumTri: S / B /R(616) 355-1136

a.wallace@cityofholland.comwww.cityofholland.com/rec

Sunday, June 20

Big FishTriathlon,Duathlon,SprintHadley Township8:00 amBig Fish Lake StatePark1.5KS/ 40KB/ 10KR;500mS/ 20KB/5KR;5KRDuathlon: 5KR/20KB/ 5KR(231) 546-2229info@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

Cedar Creek Run 4TrailsFort Wayne, IN 8:30 amMetea County Park 5KR(260) 436-8284MitchVHarper@gmail.comrun4Trails.com

Father’s Day Run forRecovery 5KCharlotteBennett Park5KR/W(517) 231-3408recoverynet1@sbcglobal.net

PlymouthYMCA Father’sDay RunPlymouth 7:30 amDowntown Plymouth10KR, 5KR/W, 1MR/W, Triple (all 3races, 10.3 miles),Kid’s trot/jogCindy Morency(734) 453-2904cmorency@ymcametrodetroit.orgwww.ymcadetroit.org

Run for the Ribbon 5Kfor Prostate CareAwarenessHuntington Woods 8 amDetroit Zoo 5KR/W(586) 771-4820racebreak@aol.commiurunfortheribbon.org

XTERRA TornShirt Triathlon/DuathlonBrighton8:00 am

Brighton RecreationArea, Bishop LakeTri: 1/2 MS/ 15MB/6MR; Du: 2MR/15MB/ 6MRJim / Joyce Donaldson(419) 376-9496jdjp@eliteendeavors.comeliteendeavors.com

Tuesday, June 22

Forest Hills EasternHigh School Track MeetGrandville 6:00 pmGrandville High School1MR, 800meter R, 400meter relay, 100 meters,2MW(616) 250-4309bill.grrc@gmail.comgrandrapidsrunningclub.org

Wed., June 23

Grand Ledge Track andField SeriesGrand Ledge 6:30 pmBeagle Middle School trackmeet-all comers(517) 627-9076jeffc@playmakers.complaymakers.com

Hansons MarathonClinic #1Grosse Pointe 6:30 pmHansons Running Shop, 20641 Mack Ave.training(248) 693-4883sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com

TriceratopsTriathlonBrighton 6:30 pmIsland Lake RecreationAreaTri: 1/2MS/ 12.4MB/5KR/Running Fit (734) 929-9027events@runningfit.comwww.runtrextri.com

Twilight RunLansing 7:00 pm200 Museum Drive,Lansing River Trail5KR/W(517) 702-0226cblock@lcc.edurunningfoundation.com

Wayland Road Runners4 Mile Handicap RunWayland 6:30 pmWayland Union HS Track4 MR, 2MW

(269) 792-2427coachantel@i2k.comwaylandroadrunners.com

Thursday, June 24

MCS 1 and 3 MileRun/Racewalk and ClubPicnicHuntington Woods 6:30 pmHuntington WoodsRecreation Center3 MR, 1 MR(248) 544-9099racebreak@aol.commotorcitystriders.com

St. Stan’s PolishFestival Road Race -Tentative DateBay City 6:15 pmSt. Stan’s Athletic Field5KR/WJeff Hahn(989) 450-8973barc-mi.com

YMCA RetreadRun/Shoes for KidsFlint 6:30 pmDowntown Flint YMCA8KR, 5KR/WJohn Gault(810) 659-6493GRaceMgt@aol.comriverbendstriders.comBring old, wearable run-ning/walking shoes

Friday, June 25

Hansons 3 Mile Cross-Country RaceSterling Heights 7:00 pmDodge Park 3 MR(586) 323-9683sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com

Saturday, June 26

Artful DodgerRiverview RunSt. Clair 8:30 amSt. Clair Riverview Plaza5KR(810) 329-2962larrymckay@allstate.comstclairchamber.com

Bank of America ReedsLake RunGrand Rapids 8:00 amReeds Lake10KR, 5KR/WSusan Perry(616) 949-1750sperry@eastgr.orgwww.reedslakerun.com

Binder Park ZooCheetah ChaseBattle Creek 8:00 amBinder Park Zoo5KR/W, 1MFRAmy Riegel(269) 979-1351, ext. 155ariegel@binderparkzoo.orgwww.binderparkzoo.org

CharlevoixMarathonCharlevoix 7:00 amBridge Street26.2MR, 13.1MR,10KR, 5KR/WSharon Suffolk(248) 437-4524sharon@goodboyevents.orggoodboyevents.com

The Chronicle SeawayRunMuskegon 8:00 amMuskegan Family YMCA15KR, 5KR/W, kids run(231) 725-6529lkeech@muskegonchronicle.comrunnersedgeracetiming.com

Concord Classic 5KRun/WalkConcord 8:00 amConcord High School5KR/W, 1/2 M Kid’s RunDavid Jordan(517) 524-6995cclassic@frontiernet.netfitnesscouncil.org/runjackson/

Curt Knierim MemorialRun/WalkNewberry 10:00 amNewberry HS Track5KR/W, 1MFR/WKevin Knierim(248) 259-7898kniermk@hotmail.comcurtknierimmemorial.com

Glenda’s Glide 5K Runand WalkAuburn Hills 7:56 amdowntown Auburn Hills5KR/WCrim Fitness Foundation (810) 235.3396crim@flint.orgcrim.org

Max’s RaceEast Lansing 8:30 amMichigan State Universityauditorium5KR/W, kids run(517) 204-3257jim@maxsrace.comwww.maxsrace.com

Muddy Watters, Bump& Run Trail Series,Race #2Rochester Hills 9:00 amBloomer Park, MountainAsh Shelter4.5MR(248) 320-5705jeff@jeffwatters.comwww.jeffwatters.com

MWCAA Corporate CupRelaysSouthfield 7:30 amSouthfield HS, 10 Mile &Lahser Rd10KR, 5KR/W, trackrelays, shot put, longjump, high jump(313) 598-7235glane@ford.comwww.mwccr.org

Open Door JulieRun/Walk - ten-tative dateCommerce Twp.9:00 amWalled LakeNorthern HighSchool, 6000 BogieLake Road.10KR, 5KR/WJulie Leblanc(248) 363-6128juliejack3@aol.comwww.opendooroutreachcenter.com

Solstice RunNorthville 7:30 amFord Field, GriswoldSt. north of Main,downtown Northville10MR, 10KR, 5KR/W,Kids RunAlan Whitehead(248) 345-6168awhitehead@mi.rr.comwww.solsticerun.orgMichigan Runner RaceSeries - 5K

Sunday, June 27

Bear Lake TriNorth Muskegon 8:00 amNorth Muskegon SportsCenterTri: 750mS / 20KB / 5KR,1.5KS / 35MB / 7.2MR,Du: 5KR / 20KB / 5KRRelay: 1500mS / 35MB /7.1MR(231) 557-6454matt@endurancesports.bizwww.endurancesports.biz

Clawson 5K FreedomRunClawson 7:30 pmClawson City Park5KR, 1MFRTwin Runs (248) 330-2952twinruns@mac.comwww.freedom-run.com

Dogwood 5K Run & 2Mile WalkSaxon, WI 8:30 am CDTIron County Fairgrounds5KR, 2MR/W (715) 893-2269mmassoglia@oneil.comuprrc.orgHansons Group RunLake Orion 8:00 amHansons Running Shoptraining(248) 616-9665hansonsrun@aol.comhansons-running.com

Iron Goddess TriathlonWaterloo 8:00 amPortage Lake, WaterlooRecreation AreaTri: sprint, half sprint; Du:sprint(734) 678-5045eva@epicraces.comepicraces.com

Kensington TriathlonPresented by RudyProjectsMilford 8:00 amKensington Metropark /Maple BeachTri: 1/2MS / 15MB / 4MR(734) 845-7559jim@elementevents.comwww.elementevents.com

Linden SummerHappeningsLinden 8:30 amLinden High School5KR, 1MR(810) 701-8625edwindskinner@hotmail.com

Pictured RocksRoad Race -Run for the RedCrossMunising 8:00 amR.W. Nebel Field13.1MR, 5KR, FW(906) 356-6355annies-tanger@charter.netpicturedrocksroad-race.com

RonaldMcDonaldFoundation Tri-MichiganDetroit Metro Area8:00 amTriathlon3 Disciplines (231) 546-2229info@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

She RocksTriathlon/DuathlonChelsea 8:00 amBig Portage Lake, WaterlooRecreation Areatri: .5MS/ 10.7MB/ 3MR or .25MS/ 10.7MB/ 1.5MRor 1.5MR/ 10.7MB/ 3MREva Solomon(734) 678-5045eva@estevents.comestevents.comwomen only

Stepping Out to CureSclerodermaRoyal Oak 7:00 amDetroit Zoo5KR, 2MW, 1MR kidsrun (248) 865-7259jlandrum@scleroderma.orgwww.scleroderma.org/chapter/michigan

Wed., June 30

Grand Ledge Track andField SeriesGrand Ledge 6:30 pmBeagle Middle Schooltrack meet-all comers(517) 627-9076jeffc@playmakers.complaymakers.com

Wayland Road Runners5 Mile Graveyard RunWayland 6:30 pmWayland HS Track5MR, 2.5MW(269) 792-2427coachantel@i2k.comwaylandroadrunners.com

JulyFriday, July 2

Harbor Shores 5K RunBenton Harbor 7:00 pmJean Klock Park5KR(352) 241-7144, ext 4209tomziebart@aol.comfirecrackertri.com

Saturday, July 3

Bostwick LakeTriathlonRockford 8:00 am6775 Sunset Cove,Bostwick LakeTri: .4MS/ 14MB/ 3MR(616) 821-9862sara@marshillruns.comwww.bostwicklaketri.com

Caledonia Kilt Klassic5KCaledonia 8:00 am9757 Duncan Lake Ave.5KR/W(616) 406-9766zemhilton@yahoo.comkiltklassic.com

Coach Kelly 5KSt. Louis 8:00 amSt. Louis High School5KR/W, 1MFR(989) 330-2430coachk5k@yahoo.comracingactivies.org

Dorks Brothers 4th ofJuly RunAlpena 9:00 amAlpena County Fairgrounds5KR, 1MR(989) 354-7314jgentry@first-federal.comwww.thunderbaytrails.org

Firecracker 5 Mile RunGladstone 9:00 am EDTVanCleve Park Pavilion5MR/WGladstone Kiwanis(906) 399-7044butchandjudy@yahoo.comwww.gladstonemi.org

Firecracker TriathlonBenton Harbor 8:00 amJean Klock Park1/4MS/ 11MB/ 3MR, kidstri(269) 983-2453

info@firecrackertri.comfirecrackertri.com

GHXC Patriots Day 5KRoad and Trail RunGrand Haven 8:30 amGrand Haven High School5KR(616) 846-5513tlaughlin@chartermi.netgreatlakeschampionchp.com

Hills & Dales Races -Tentative DateCass City 8:00 amHills & Dales Gen.Hospital8KR, 5KR/W(989) 872-2084dwohl@hillsanddales.comhdghrehab.com

Pace for Poverty RunRichland 8:00 amGull Lake CommunitySchools10KR, 5KR, FW(269) 207-4988swalbri2000@tds.netactive.com

Schoolcraft Firecracker5 MilerSchoolcraft 8:00 amSchoolcraft HS5MR, 1MFR/W(269) 679-4958brenda@firecracker5.comfirecracker5.com

St. Mary’s FestivalWestphalia 8:00 amSt. Mary’s School5MR, 5KR/W(989) 587-6984wirthj2003@yahoo.complaymakers.com

VolkslaufeFrankenmuth 8 amHeritage Park20KR, 10KR, 5KR/W,2KFR-kids run

(989) 860-3388 or(800) fun-towninfo@volkslaufe.orgwww.volkslaufe.org

YMCA Buck Creek RunGrandville 8:00 amGrandville MS5 KR/W, kids runs(616) 822-1972wayne@vbstriteam.comwww.buckcreekrun.com

Sunday, July 4

Ann Arbor Firecracker5KAnn Arbor 8:00 amDowntown Ann Arbor5KR/W, kids dashChampions for Charity (734) 213-1033events@champsforcharity.comchampsforcharity.com

Boyne CityIndependence Day RunBoyne City 7:30 amDowntown Boyne City,Lake & Water Sts. 10KR, 2 MRBarb Bryant(231) 582-9196runboyne@charter.net

Dorr 5K Run/WalkDorr 7:30 amSt. Peters Lutheran Church5KR/W(616) 366-2472bhalloran3@netzero.net

Firecracker 5K Beulah 8:00 am Beulah Park Pavilion5KR(231) 930-4222kellya@benzieschools.netcrystallakecommunitybusi-nessassoc.com

Firecracker 5KCorunna 8:00 amStu Cotts Pavilion,, FerryStreet5KR/W, 1MFR(989) 743-5874tmsarrazin@gmail.comcorunna4th.org/julyrace.html

Hanover Firecracker Hanover 8:00 amHanover Fire Station5 MR, 5KW, kids runJeff Heath(517) 563-2125jlheath_hft@yahoo.comfitnesscouncil.org/ runjackson/

Horse Tail ScrambleHancock 1:00 PM

Churning Rapids Trails10KR, 5KW(906) 482-6827tkinzel@pasty.comuprrc.org/Calendar.htm

HowellIndependenceAquathlon andOpen WaterSwimHowell 9:00 amHowell City Park2KR/ 1KS/ 2KR or1MSChris Galatis(517) 546-0693, ext.7705parksandrec@howellrecreation.orghowellrecreation.org

Hungry Duck RunBrighton 7:00 amGrand River & Main13.1MR, 5KR, kids funrunJim Lawrence(810) 229-4320hungryduck-run@comcast.nethungryduckrun.com

Pickerel RunAlgonac 8:00 amAlgonac Elementary School10KR, 5KR/W(810) 499-5687jgibson30@sbcglobal.netraceservices.com

Run & Walk forFundsNorthport 9:00 amHistoric NorthportDepot10KR, 5KR, 2 MW(231) 386-5188gwanderson@chartermi.net

Ryan Shay Midsummer Night RunCentral Lake 7:00 pmThurston Park10KR, 5KR, 1MFRJoe Shay(231) 544-2815jshay@ryanshay.orgryanshay.org

Tuesday, July 6

Richmond Park CrossCountryGrand Rapids 7:00 pmRichmond Park5KR, 1.5MR, kids run(616) 785-4943

rssuzannez@aol.comgrandrapidsrunningclub.org

Wednesday, July 7

Doozie’s Ice Cream FunRun/Walk SeriesMt. Pleasant 7:30 pm1310 East Pickard5MR, 3MR, 1MR(989) 772-0323hplouff@yahoo.comedzone.net/~mphsstr/

Hansons MarathonTraining Clinic #2Royal Oak 6:30 pmHansons Running Shop,3407 Rochestertraining(248) 616-9665sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com

Wayland Road Runners7 Mile Handicap RunWayland 6:30 pmWayland HS Track7MR, 3.5MW(269) 792-2427coachantel@i2k.comwaylandroadrunners.com

Thursday, July 8

Auburn Cornstalk 5KRun/WalkAuburn 6:30 pmWestern High School5KR/W(989) 686-0246Runwild1128@hotmail.combarc-mi.com

Huckleberry Hustle 5kTrail Run - TentativedateFlint 7:00 pmCross roads Village & Huckleberry Railroad5KR/W, kids run(810) 249-3855ndunn@gcparks.orgGeneseeCountyParks.org

Saturday, July 10

Anchor Bay TriathlonNew Baltimore 7:30 am1/2MS/ 17.7KB/ 4.8i3K(586) 725-0291groovie56@yahoo.comcityofnewbaltimore.com/recreaqtion.asp

Dances withDirt - Devil’sLakeBaraboo, WIRunning Fit (734) 929-9027

events@runningfit.comdanceswithdirt.com

Elsie Dairy DashElsie 7:30 amVillage Main Street5KR/W(989) 834-5742laurabraun@hughes.netwww.playmakers.com

Kindleberger SummerFestival of the Arts 5KRun/Walk Parchment 8:00 amKindleberger Park5KR/W, kids run(269) (569) 5996ccrowell@gazellesports.comkindleberg-er.org/5krunwalk.php

Lakeshore Miracle RunHolland 8:30 am4686 66th Street10KR(616) 392-2282vkavanaugh@gazellesports.comgazellesports.com

Michigan SeniorOlympics SummerGames 5K Rochester 8:00 amOPC5KFR/W(248) 608-0252stinnion@opcseniorcenter.orgmichiganseniorolympics.org

National CherryFestival 15K &5KTraverse City 7:30 amEastern Elementary,1600 Eastern Ave.15KR, 5KR/WMandy DePuy(800) 968-3380info@cherryfestival.orgcherryfestival.orgMichigan Runner RaceSeries

Port Austin Run forYouth for Christ - tenta-tive datePort Austin 8:30 amGallup Park8KR, 2 MR/WCharlotte Thuemmel(989) 738-8772race@parun.orgwww.parun.org

Razzasque 5K LeRoy 8:15 amLeRoy Elementary

School5KR/W(231) 768-4535mitcajan@hotmail.comwww.leroyrazzdays.org

Rockford Area KidsTriathlonRockford 9:00 amRockford HStriathlon: kids 0-17; dis-tances vary by age(517) 336-6429sweeneyk@michigan.govwww.rocktri.com

Rollie Hopgood’sMidtown Taylor 5K RunTaylor 9:00 amHeritage Park, 12111Pardee5KR/W, 1MFRGreg Everal(734) 507-1789greg@everalracemgt.comdownriverrunners.orgSon of a Sailor HessLake 10K Run/WalkNewaygo 8:30 amHess Lake, River ValleyCommunity Church10KR/W(231) 282-0581amich@newaygo.netrunnersedgeracetiming.com

Sunday, July 11

WaterlooTriathlon /DuathlonGrass Lake 8:00 amBig Portage Lake,Seymour RoadTri: 1/2MS/ 16MB/5MR; Du: 2MR/16MB/ 5MRJim / Joyce Donaldson(419) 829-2398jdjp@eliteendeavors.comeliteendeavors.com

Gallup GallopAnn Arbor 8:30 amGallup Park, Canoe Livery5KR/W, 1 MR(734) 975-9199gallup_gallop@yahoo.comwww.aatrackclub.org

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Grand Haven Triathlon,Sprint Tri, & DuathlonGrand Haven 7:45 amTri-Cities Family YMCA1.5KS/ 40KB/ 10KR or500meterS/ 20KB/ 5KR or5KR/ 20KB/ 5KR, kids tri(616) 566-7870raceinfo@grandhaventri.comwww.grandhaventri.com

Inter-RockinTri, Du,SprintTriInterlochen 8:00 amInterlochen StatePark1.5KS/ 40KB/ 10KRor 500 meter S/20KB, 5KR or 5KR/20KB/ 5KRKenny Krell(231) 546-2229info@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

Muddy Buddy Ride &Run Series Shelby Township 8:00 amStoney Creek Metro Park6-7MR/B team relay(818) 707-8867muddybuddy@competitorgroup.commuddybuddy.com

Run Your Bass OffCrystal Falls9:00 am-CentralRunkle Lake Park10KR, 3.6MR, 2MW(906) 875-6191kolson@up.nethumungusfungus-fest.com/Crystal-Falls-Business-Association-Run-Your-Bass-Off.html

Wednesday, July 14

Grand Ledge Track andField SeriesGrand Ledge 6:30 pmBeagle Middle School trackmeet-all comers(517) 627-9076jeffc@playmakers.complaymakers.com

Hansons MarathonTraining Clinic #2Utica 6:30 pmHansons Running Shoptraining(586) 323-9683sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com

Wayland Road RunnersTrack WorkoutWayland 6:30 pmWayland HS Track3200mR, 400mR, 200mR,100mR(269) 792-2427coachantel@i2k.comwaylandroadrunners.com

Friday, July 16

Great Lakes RelayEastpointe6:00 am Begins nearTawas; finishes in Empire270 M Relay(313) 885-3256 info@greatlakesrelay.comgreatlakesrelay.com7/16/10 - 7/18/10

Hansons 3 Mile Cross-Country RaceRomeo 7:00 pmWolcott Farm3 MR(586) 323-9683sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com

Michigan SeniorOlympics SummerGames Track MeetRochester 4:00 pmAdams High School tracktrack and field: race walk, 1500mR, 5KR(248) 608-0252stinnion@opcseniorcenter.orgmichiganseniorolympics.org

Saturday, July 17

Alpenfest RunGaylord 7:30 amPavilion on CourtStreet10MR/W, 4MR/W, 1MFRMike Tarbutton(989) 732-6333mtarbutton@otsegocountymi.govotsegocountypark-srec.com/AFRace.htm

Bastille Days 5KRun/Walk and 15KRFenton 7:45 am150 S. Leroy15KR, 5KR/WAdam Haffajee(810) 603-1366ahaffajee@geneseehabitat.orggeneseehabitat.org/5k-run/

Bear River CrawlPetoskey 8:00 am

Bay Front Park10KR, 5KR(231) 347-9300mbowers@northernmichigans-portsmed.comnorthernmichigans-portsmed.com

Escape to Belle IsleRaceDetroit 8:30 amBelle Isle10KR/W, 5KR/W, kids run(810) 333-1740belleislerace@kitch.comescapetobelleisle.com

Farmington FoundersFestivalFarmington 9:00 amShaiwassee Park4 MR(248) 473-1800hsmith@fhgov.comrunningfoundation.com

Gazelle Sports Tri delSolMiddleville 8:00 amYMCA Camp Manitou-LinTri 1/2 MS, 18MB, 4.5MR;Du 2MR, 18MB, 4.5MR(616) 855-1972racedirector@tridelsol.comwww.tridelsol.com

Hopkins 5K Run &WalkHopkins 7:30 am5KR/W Kathy Sebright(269) 720-3446ktsebright@yahoo.com

Indian RiverSummerfest Kiwanis10K/ 5K RunIndian River 8:00 amLumber Yard, Straits Hwy10KR, 5KR/W(231) 238-8564rbehm@irchamber.comwww.irchamber.com

Kelly CarterScholarship RunTecumseh 9:00 amCarter Rehab Center, 902Industrial Drive10KR, 5KR, 1MW(517) 423-7722Angie_Birdsall@yahoo.com

Michigan SeniorOlympics SummerGames Track MeetRochester 8:00 amAdams High School tracktrack and field: race walk,1500mR, 5KR(248) 608-0252

stinnion@opcseniorcenter.orgmichiganseniorolympics.org

Our Redeemer CaresHabitat Run - tentativedateMidland 9:00 amOur Redeemer Church5KR, 1.5MR, kids run(989) 835-4188office@ourredeemerchurch.comourredeemerchurch.com

The Rose RunPetersburg 8:30 am10 East Center St.5KR/WJessica Cribbsjessica@theroserun.com

Run Thru SpartaSparta 8:00 amSparta Middle Scfhool5KR/W, kid’s runMarguerite Teliczan(616) 887-1116runthrusparta@sbcglobal.net

Salomon/MooseJawAdventure RageGrayling 6:00 am30 hours, 2-4 personteams: or solo; trekking,biking, canoeing, ropes,navigation, plotting(810) 239-00165zac@infiterrasports.cominfiterrasports.com2 day event: 7/17/10 -7/18/10

Superkidstry Hartland 9:00 amHartland HSTriathlon: 100mS/5KB/ 800mR or200mS/ 10KB/ 1MRKenny Krell(231) 546-2229info@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

Venetian River Run -tentative dateSt Joseph 7:00 amLake Blvd and Ship St.5KR/W(269) 983-7917stevenhilda@qtm.netwww.venetian.org

Sunday, July 18

Clark LakeTriathlon &DuathlonClark Lake 8:30 am

Clark Lake Beach &Boat Club1/2MS, 13 MB, 4 MRor 2.4MR, 13MB,4MRJim / Joyce Donaldson(419) 829-2398jdjp@eliteendeavors.comeliteendeavors.com

Fight Hunger 5KOkemos 9:00 amMeridian Township offices,5151 Marsh Rd.5KR/W(517) 339-6300michelle@themeridianadvantage.netrunwalkjog.com

Friendly MasseyMarathon &Spanish RiverHalf-MarathonMassey, ON 6:00 amMassey District Arena26.2MR,, 13.1MR,10KRElizabeth Gamble(705) 865-2655egamble@primus.cafriendlymassey-marathon.com

Happy Trails TriathlonMilford 8:00 amKensington Metropark,Maple Beach800mS/ 20KB/ 5KR(248) 685-3020jhancook@ymcametrodetroit.orgactive.com

Kiwanis Island RunEaton Rapids 8:00 amG.A.R. Island Park5KRW(517) 230-1161CWATL24055@aol.comrunningfoundation.com

Michigan SeniorOlympics SummerGames TriathlonRochester 8:00 amOakland Universitytriathlon(248) 608-0252stinnion@opcseniorcenter.orgmichiganseniorolympics.org

Republic Bank CanalRun/WalkHancock 7:00 amMcLain State Park10MR/W(906) 482-8562rcooney@republicbk.comkeweenaw.info

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Tri 4 LifeTriathlonOtter Lake 8:00 amKensingtonMetroparkTriathlons: sprint andOlympic3 Disciplines (231) 546-2229info@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

Michigan SeniorOlympics SummerGames 5K Rochester 9:00 amOPC 5KR(248) 608-0252stinnion@opcseniorcenter.orgmichiganseniorolympics.org

Tuesday, July 20

Aman Park Trail RunGrand Rapids 7:00 pm1895 Lake Michigan Dr.5.5MR, 1.5M kidsrun/bike/runGrand Rapids RunningClub (616) 530-2002bill.grrc@gmail.comgrandrapidsrunningclub.org

Wednesday, July 21

Grand Ledge Track andField Series -ChampionshipGrand Ledge 6:30 pmBeagle Middle School trackmeet-all comers(517) 627-9076jeffc@playmakers.complaymakers.com

Hansons MarathonTraining Clinic #2Lake Orion 6:30 pmHansons Running Shop, 3South Broadwaytraining(248) 616-9665sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com

Michigan SeniorOlympics SummerGames 5KRochester 9:00 amOPC 10KR(248) 608-0252stinnion@opcseniorcenter.orgmichiganseniorolympics.org

PterodactylTriathlonBrighton 6:30 pm

Island LakeRecreation AreaTri: 1/2MS/ 5KR/20KBRunning Fit (734) 929-9027events@runningfit.comwww.runtrextri.com

Wayland Road RunnersCross Country RunWayland 6:30 pmEast Kentwood XC Coursealong scenic Falcon Creek5KR, 2.5MW(269) 792-2427coachantel@i2k.comwaylandroadrunners.com

Friday, July 23

YMCA / Wells FargoAdvisors Kids TriathlonPortage 5:00 pmPortage YMCA25ydS/ 1MB/ 1/2MR or75ydS/ 2MB/ 1MR(269) 324-9622jwhows@kzooymca.orgkzooymca.org

Saturday, July 24

Arcadia Daze 5KR,10KRArcadia 9:00 am5KR(231) 889-0265ArcadiaTwpMi.Org

Gopher the GoldShelby Township 9:00 amRiver Bends Park10KR, 5KR, kids run(248) 798-6533MichaelWard@cttsbi.com

Ionia Free Fair 5K RaceIonia 8:00 amIonia Free Fair Grounds3MR(616) 523-1800MPainter@ci.ionia.mi.usioniafreefair.com/ioniafair.htm

Muddy Shoe 5K TrailRunSouth LyonVolunteer Park5KRinfo@secondwindrm.comsecondwindrm.com/races.html

Plainwell Island City 5KPlainwell 8:00 am5KR/W, 1MFR(269) 720-6196beierg@hotmail.complainwelleducationfounda-tion.com

Race to RejoiceTriathlonMattawan 8:30 amCalvary Reformed ChurchSprint Triathlon(269) 375-6240suecalvary@comcast.netcalvaryreformed.org

Road Runner ClassicNorthville 5:00 pmMaybury State Park8KR/W, 1MFR(734) 748-2555bart2233@aol.comnorthvilelroadrunners.org

Run for an InstrumentalLifelong ExperienceColdwater 8:00 am

5KR/W(734) 657-1637a2kjw@comcast.netwww.ilefund.org

Ryan Shay MileCharlevoix10:30 amdowntown Charlevoix1MR - invitational(231) 547-3407mpeterson@ejps.orgvenetianraces.com/

Tigertown 5000 RoadRaceLiberty Center, OH 9 amLibery Center High School5KR/W(419) 533-5838desgrunner@yahoo.com

Tuuri Race Day 5K RunWalk & 10K RunFlint 7:30 amHurley Medical Center10KR, 5KR/W, 1MW, KidsRun(810) 257-9428 gaultracemanagement.com

Venetian Festival JeffDrenth Memorial FootRacesCharlevoix 9:00 amMt. McSauba Ski Lodge10KR, 5KR, 1 MR, 1MFR(231) 547-3407mpeterson@ejps.orgvenetianraces.com

Sunday, July 25

CarrolltonFestival ofRacesCarrollton 6:00 amCarrollton HighSchool, 1235Mapleridge Road26.2 MR, 20KR, 10KR,

5KR/WCraig Douglas(989) 399-8860cdouglas@carrollton.k12.mi.uswww2.carrollton.k12.mi.us5 am early bird start; 5K& 10K start at 8:15 am

Crosstown KidsTriathlonHowell 9:00 amHowell Area AquaticsCentertriathlon distances vary byage(517) 546-0693cgalatis@howellrecreation.orgwww.howellrecreation.org

Ele’s Place 5KOkemos 9:00 amJackson National LifeInsurance Company5KR/W, 1M kids runKatie Cervenak(517) 482-1315kcervenak@elesplace.orgwww.elesplace.org

Iron Goddess 5KAnn Arbor 8:00 amMichigan League, 911, N.University5KR(734) 678-5045eva@epicraces.comepicraces.com

MackinawMulti-Sport MixMackinaw City 8 amWaywatum ParkTri: 800mS/ 30KB/5KR, Du: 2MR/ 30KB/5KR or 5KRKenny Krell(231) 546-2229info@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

Rudyard LionsSummerfest Triathlon &5KRudyard 9:30 amRudyard High SchoolTri: 3.1MR/ 14.9MB/500mS (pool); Run: 5K(906) 478-5244gdavis@sault.comtrifind.com/re_10026/RudyardLionsSummerfest5KTriathlon.html

Run for aRemedyLake Orion 8:00 amGlitz NXT, OrionTownship5KR/WNina Harless(248) 625-1001nitagirl@comcast.netrunforaremedy.net

Running from CancerTecumseh, ON 8:00 amTecumseh Arena13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR/W,kids run(519) 945.3786info@runningfactory.comwww.runningfactory.com

Monday, July 26

Hansons Middle/HighSchool Day CampSterling Heights 9:00 amDelia Park 7-12th gradeHansons Running Shop (586) 323-9682sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com7/26/10 - 7/29/10

Wednesday, July 28

Grand Ledge Track andField Series - FinaleGrand Ledge 6:30 pmBeagle Middle School trackmeet-all comers(517) 627-9076jeffc@playmakers.complaymakers.com

Hansons MarathonTraining Clinic #2Grosse Pointe 6:30 pmHansons Running Shop,20641 Mack Ave.training(313) 882-1325sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com

Road Racing at MetroBeachHarrison Twp 7:00 pmPointe Road - Metro Beach5KRBob Blunk(248) 627-6619ARPraces@aol.comgeocities.com/arpraces/

Run the MountainMt. Pleasant 7:30 pmMountain Town Station5KR(989) 772-0323hplouff@yahoo.com

Wayland Road Runners2 Person/8 Mile RelayWayland 6:30 pmWayland HS Track8 MRelay(269) 792.2427coachantel@i2k.com way-landroadrunners.com

Friday, July 30

Hansons 3 Mile Cross-Country RaceSterling Heights 7:00 pmDelia Park3MR(586) 323-9683sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com

Saturday, July 31

Alden RunAlden 9:00 am10KR, 5KR/WSteve Kershner(231) 377-7319skikersh@aol.comwww.aldenrun.com

Byron Bank 5KByron Center 8:30 amByron Bank, 2445 84th St.5KR/W(616) 588-7454sellison@bankatbyron.comclassicrace.com

The Legend 5 &10 Mile TrailRunLaingsburg 8:00 amLake Ovid, SleepyHollow State Park10MR, 5MRRunning Fit(734) 929-9027events@runningfit.comwww.runlegend.com

LumbermanTriathlonCadillac 8:00 am1.5KS/ 40KB/ 6.4MRor 500meterS/ 20KB/3.2MR or 5KR/ 20KB/5KR(231) 546-2229info@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

Mt Morris PokerChallengeMt. Morris 8:00 amMt. Morris Middle School12KR, 5KR/W, 1MR, LittleJoker Shuffle(810) 659-6493

gracemgt@aol.comwww.riverbendstriders.com

Muddy Watters, Bump& Run Trail Series,Race #3Rochester Hills 9:00 amBloomer Park, MountainAsh Shelter5.5MR(248) 320-5705jeff@jeffwatters.comwww.jeffwatters.com

Steve’s RunDowagiac 9:00 am10KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR/WRon Gunn(269) 782-1210rgunn@swmich.eduswmich.edu/fireup/stevesrun/10K, Michigan RunnerRace Series

Sunfield IGA 5KSunfield 10:00 amVanBuren Park5KR/W, kids race(517) 862-9373chrisw@budlight.com

Tri Cities Family CoastGuard Festival 5K &10KGrand Haven 8:00 amYMCA10KR, 5KR/W(616) 842-7051, x20racedirector@tcfymca.orgwww.tcfymca.org

Whirlpool Steelhead70.3 TriathlonBenton Harbor / St. Joseph7:00 amJean Klock Park1.2 MS, 56 MB, 13.1 MR -half ironman(773) 404-2372info@caprievents.comsteelheadtriathlon.com

AugustSunday, August 1

Bath Trail RunBath 9:00 amBath High School5KR/W, kids runRick Hammond(517) 641-6947runbathrun@hotmail.combathboosters.com

Women’s OnlyTriathlon & Dri-

TriSylvania, OH 7:30 amCentennial Terrace &Quarry400yardS, 13MB,3.1MR or 1MR, 13MB,3.1MRJim / Joyce Donaldson(419) 829-2398jdjp@sev.orgeliteendeavors.com

C-Roy BolognaRun/Walk - tentative Yale 8:00 am200 Main St.5KR, 1MR/W(810) 387-2225 pembertonthomas@hotmail.cometeamz.com/yalecrosscountry/

CraigGreenfieldMemorialTriathlon &DuathlonClarkston 8:00 amDepot Park800 meter S/ 16MB/4.4MR or 1.9MR/16MB/ 4.4MRKenny Krell(231) 546-2229info@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

Downtown YMCA 5KRun/WalkLansing 10:00 amRiverfront Park5KR/W, 1MR/W(517) 484-4000benwheeler@ymcaoflansing.orgymcaoflansing.org

EastpointeLions Club OxRoast Run Eastpointe 8:30 amKennedy Park onStephens Road5R/1MFR/WKim Lubinski(586) 393-6292schobiek@aol.comwww.eplcoxrun.org

Grand IslandTrail Marathon& 10KMunising 7:00 amWilliams Landing,Grand Island, Lake

Superior26.2 MR, 10KRJeff Crumbaugh(715) 460-0426jcrumbaugh@charter.netgreatlake-sendurance.com

“Run Like Mike” Rutka5KAnn Arbor9:00 amGallup Park5KR, 2MW, kids’ dashKathleen Gina(734) 369-2492thebigdog@twodogsrunning.comrunlikemike.org

Wed., August 4

Doozie’s Ice Cream FunRun/Walk SeriesMt. Pleasant 7:30 pm1310 East Pickard5MR, 3MR, 1MR(989) 772-0323hplouff@yahoo.comwww.edzone.net/~mphsstr/

Road Racing at MetroBeachHarrison Twp 7:00 pmPointe Road - Metro Beach5KR(248) 627-6619ARPraces@aol.com

Wayland Road Runners4 Mile Run & BanquetWayland 6:30 pmGun Lake State Park4 MFR, 2MW(269) 792-2427 or (616)291-3903coachantel@i2k.comwaylandroadrunners.com

Thursday, August 5

Great Pizza ChallengeFlint 6:30 pmDowntown Flint YMCA5KR/W, 1/4 MR(810) 487-0954GRaceMgt@aol.comriverbendstriders.com

Stony Creek DistanceRunShelby Twp 6:00 pmStony Creek Metropark,Eastwood Beach5KR, 1MFR(248) 969-1323runyatesrun@sbcglobal.netstoneycreekrunningclub.org

Saturday, August 7

a-Round Green Lake

Association Walk/RunCaledonia 8:30 amGreen Lake5KR/W, 1MFR(616) 536-2124pthopkins01@charter.netgreenlake.us.events

AdvoKate RunRochester 8:30 amRochester Municipal Park10KR, 5KR/W, 1MW(248) 709-7673beck_42000@yahoo.comwww.advokaterun.org

Aspirus KeweenawCopperman TriathlonCopper HarborFort Wilkins State Park0.5MS/ 23MB/ 5MR(906) 482-8201tsmythe@aspiruskeweenaw.orgkeweenawcopperman.org

Sylvania SuperKidsTriathlon /DuathlonSylvania, OH 7:30 amOlander Parkvaries by age groupJim / Joyce Donaldson(419) 829-2398jdjp@sev.orgeliteendeavors.com

Catholic Federal PigGig - tentative dateBay City 10:30 amVet’s Park5KR/W, kids runAnn Gasta(989) 415-5593gastazoo@chartermi.net

Coloma Glad-PeachRun/ Walk/ BikeColoma 8:05 amN. West St.10KR/B, 5KR/W/B, .6KFR(269) 468-6606mjqjrun@aol.comColomaPeachFest.com

Crystal Lake 8K/5KCrystal 8:00 amCrystal Elementary School5MR, 5KRJanet Campbell(989) 328-1208 / (989) 235-5454janetc@montcalm.edu

Imlay City BlueberryStomp 5KImlay City 9:00 amImlay City Town Hall5KR/W(810) 724-2135

aplanck@imlaycity.orgwww.imlaycity.org

Lake Antoine ClassicIron Mountain 9 am CSTLake Antoine County Park15KR, 5MR/W, 2MR/W,15KB(906) 776-5918Katie.Maxon@dchs.org

Logan’s RunSouth Bend, IN 8:30 amNotre Dame campus10KR, 5KR/W, 1MFW(574) 289-4831, Ext. 1027jill@logancenter.orgwww.RunWithLogan.org

Merrill Farm FestMerrill 8:00 amMerrill High School5KR/W(989) 284-1336prattv@sisd.cc

Mint City 10 Miler, 5K &Family Fun WalkSt. Johns 7:30 am900 W. Townsend St.10MR, 5KR(989) 224-3316mint10@mintcity10miler.comwww.mintcity10miler.com

Ready Or Not 5KOtsego 8:00 amMemorial Park5K/WSteve Long(269) 808-0613otsegocoach@yahoo.comrunotsego.com

Saline’s Summerfest5K Run/WalkSaline 8:30 am5KR/WChamber of Commerce (724) 429-4494salinechamber@aol.comsalinesummerfest.com/

Shermanator Triathlon& 5K RunAugusta 8:30 amSherman Lake YMCA5KR, sprint triathlon: 500yd.S/ 10MB/ 5KR, kids run(269) 731-3004jackiem@ymcasl.orgshermanlakeymca.org

Streets of Fire 8KGrand Rapids 6:30 pmKosciuszko Hall, 935 ParkNW 8KR/W(616) 742-0384grrunningclub@sbcglobal.netgrandrapidsrunningclub.org

Sunday, August 8

SylvaniaTriathlon/DuathlonSylvania, OH 7:30 amTam-O-ShanterSportsComplex,Olander ParkOlympic Tri: 1.5MS/40KB/ 10KR; SprintTri: 0.25S/ 13MB/5KR; Du: 3KR/40KB/ 10KRJim / Joyce Donaldson(419) 829-2398jdjp@sev.orgeliteendeavors.com

LansingLegislator Tri,Du, SprintLansing 8:00 amSleepy Hollow StatePark1.5KS/ 40KB/ 10KRor 500meterS/ 20KB/5KR or 5KR/ 20KB/5KRKenny Krell(231) 546-2229info@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

Milford Fun Days 5KMilford 8:00 amCentral Park, DowntownMilford5KR/W(248) 685-7129, ext. 104daveyarm@aol.com5k.milfordmemories.com

Run Through the HillsVassar 9:00 amVassar High School5KR/W(989) 823-7574vassar5k@hotmail.comelitefeetrunning.com/

Tuesday, August 10

Siren Chase 5KEast Grand Rapids 7 pmAquinas College5KR(616) 855-1972radedirector@sirenchase.com

Wed., August 11

Strider Track MeetMt. Pleasant 7:30 pm Mt. Pleasant HS Track, 1155 South Elizabethtrack and field(989) 772-0323hplouff@yahoo.comedzone.net/~mphsstr/

Thurs., August 12

Bauman’s Charity 5KFlint 6:45 pmKettering UniversityRecreation Center5KR/W, kids runsRiverbend Striders(810) 238-5981riverbendstriders.com

Marquette County FairMid-Summer Night FunRunMarquette 5:30 pmMarquette CountyFairgrounds4 MR(906) 226-6924marquettecountyfair.com

Thunder Bolt 5K Run &Cross Country SchoolTeam ChallengeWhitehall 6:30 pmFunnel Field5KR/W(231) 282-1215jdwolters6436@gmail.comRunnersEdgeRaceTiming.com

Friday, August 13

St John’s Festival 5KRun/Walk and 1/4M TotTrot - tentative dateEssexville 6:30 pmCorner of Pine & Hudson5KR/W, 1MR(989) 894-2753wadebaha@aol.combarc-mi.com

Sat, August 14

Almont’s Run forHealth - tentative dateAlmont 9:00 amAlmont High School5KR/W, 1/4MFR(810) 798-7500barc-mi.com

Board of Water and LightHometown Power 5KLansing 9:00 amBWL Customer ServiceCenter , 1232 Halco Drive5KR/W(517) 702-6880jlb3@lbwl.comwww.bwl5k.com

Crystal Lake TeamMarathonBeulah 8:00 amBeulah Park Pavilion26.2 M RelayAsa & Traci Kelly(231) 930-4222kellya@benzieschools.net

crystallakecommunitybusi-nessassoc.com

Fallsburg Festival ofRacesLowell 8:00 amFallsburg Park26.2MR, 13.1MR, 5KR(616) 260-2669CoachDroski@aim.comwww.fallsburghalf.8k.com

Hansinger Mud FestPort Huron 9:30 amJeddo Boy Scout Camp,7140 Jeddo Road.5MR/B team obstacle race Joel Eisinger(517) 706-1011mhanton@comcast.netwww.mudfestrace.com

Origami 5K Mason 9:00 am3181 Sandhill Rd.5KR, 1MW(517) 455-0264jpascoe@origamirehab.orgwww.origamirehab.org

Orthopedic AssociatesFun RunPort Huron 9:00 am940 River Centre Drive10KR, 5KR, 1MFR/W(810) 985-7412mmuzzarelli@oaph.comwww.oaph.com

Paavo Nurmi MarathonHurley, WI 7:30 am CDTUpson to Hurley26.2MR, 2 & 5 personrelays(866) 340-4334hurley@hurleywi.comwww.hurleywi.com or paavonurmimarathon.com/

Petoskey Festival bythe Bay Wellness Walk& Run Petoskey 9:00 amBayfront Park5KR/W, 1MR/W, kids run(231) 347-7874sturt919@aol.comactive.com

Sanford andSun TriathlonSanford 8:00 amSanford LakaeCountry ParkTri: 1.5KS/ 40KB/10KR or 500 meterS/20KB/ 5KR Du: 2MR/ 20KB/ 5KRKenny Krell(231) 546-2229info@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

Spread Eagle BarrensTrail Run/WalkFlorence, WILePage Creek Overlook12KR, 5KR(715) 528-5377info@florencewisconsin.comflorencewisconsin.com

St. Joseph IslandTriathlon, Duathlon andKids of Steel TriathlonSt. Joseph Island, ON 9 amRichards LandingTri: 1500mS/ 40KB/ 10KRor 750mS/ 20KB/ 5KR or400mS/ 10KB/ 2.5KRDu: 10KR/ 40KB/ 5KR or5KR/ 20KB/ 2.5KR, kidstri-distances vary(705) 759-2467sherri@stjosephislandtriathlon.comstjosephislandtriathlon.com

Steve’s “Raider Stomp”Decatur 8:00 amDecatur High School10KR, 5KR/W(269) 423-5081bsmola101@yahoo.comwww.stevesraiderstomp.org

West Michigan I TRI 4FUN Triathlon Fremont 4:00 pmFremont Lake Park200 Meter S / 9 MB/ 5KR(231) 924-2100matt@cityoffremont.netfreewebs.com/westmichigantri/

West Michigan KidsTriathlon Fremont 9:00 amFremont High Schooldistance varies with age(231) 924-2100matt@cityoffremont.netfreewebs.com/westmichigantri/

Wood Duck DashBrownstown 9:00 amLake Erie Metropark10KR, 5KR(734) 379-5020info@woodduckdash.comwww.woodduckdash.com

Sunday, August 15

Battle of WaterlooWaterloo 7:30 amBig Portage Lake, WaterlooRecreation Area10 stage adventure tri: 1.4MS/ 26.5MB/ 13.6MR(734) 678-5045eva@epicraces.comepicraces.com

Island Lake of NoviTriathlon & Open WaterSwimNovi 8:00 am50641 Drakes Baytri: .5MS/ 12MB/ 3MR or1.5MSFord Athletic Seim &Triathlon swimfasttrifast.com/islandlakeofnovi/

Mary Angela Run forAngels’ PlaceFarmington Hills9:00 amOakland CommunityCollege, Orchard RidgeCampus10KR, 5KR, 1MW, 1Mkids’ run(248) 496-8449lnorton@angelahospice.netangelsplace.com

PetoskeyTriathlon &DuathlonPetoskey 8:00 amCity Park Across fromthe Fire Dept.1.5KS/ 40KB/ 5MR or500mS/ 20KB/5MR or2MR/ 20KB/ 5MRKenny Krell(231) 546-2229info@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

Tahqua TrailRunParadise 8:00 amTahquamenon FallsState Park25KR, 10KR, 2KRJeff Crumbaugh(715) 460-0426info@greatlakesendurance.comgreatlake-sendurance.com

Tuesday, August 17

Riverside Park Co-EdRelayGrand Rapids 7:00 pmRiverside Park X-C relay, 4 alternating.5mile lapsGrand Rapids RunningClub (616) 884-0088bill.grrc@gmail.comgrandrapidsrunningclub.org

Wed., August 18

T-Rex Sprint

TriathlonBrighton6:30 pmIsland LakeRecreation AreaTri: 1/2MS/ 5KR/20KBRunning Fit (734) 929-9027events@runningfit.comwww.runtrextri.com

Friday, August 20

Howell MelonRunHowell6:15 pm - 1 Mile FR7:00 pm - 10K & 5KHowell City Park10KR, 5KR, 1MFR,kids’ run, melon rollBeth Schrader(517) 546-0693 parksandrec@howellrecreation.orghowellrecreation.org

Q-Town 5KQuincy 7:00 pmQuincy High School5KR/W, 1MFR, 1/4MFRLoretta Tobolske-Horn(517) 283-1726

lorettahorn@charter.netrunningfoundation.com/

Sat., August 21

Carl Olson MemorialAdventure RunChassell 9:00 amChassel Community Center10KR, 5KR/W, 2KR(906) 482-1308michael.young@thermoanalytics.comkeweenaw.info

Cat Tracks 5K TrailRun/WalkNiles 9:00 amBrandywine High School5KR/W(269) 684-6123cattracks5k@aol.com

Churchill ClassicCheboygan 8:00 amWater Street10KR, 5KR/W, 1MR(231) 627-7111lindsayn@cnbismybank.comwww.cheboygan.org

Danish Festival RoadRaceGreenville 8:15 amBaldwin Heights

Elementary School4MR, 2MR(616) 754-6369danishfestival@charter.netdanishfestival.org

Glen Lake Fun RunGlen Lake 11:00 amGlen Lake School1MFR/W(231) 334-3080getfit@skiwalking.com

Grand Woods Trail 5K Lansing 9:00 amGrand Woods Park onWillow Road5KR - trailChuck Block(517) 702-0226cblock@lcc.edurunningfoundation.com

Hastings SummerfestRunHastings 8:30 amHastings Middle School10KR, 5KR/W, kids run(269) 945-1212, ext. 1475wellness@pennockhealth.comwww.pennockhealth.com

Infiterra SportsSummer QuestShelby Twp. 10:00 am

Stony Creek Metro Park4-6 hour adventure race(231) 233-4736zac@infiterrasports.comwww.infiterrasports.com

International CannedBeer Month Can DoRoad and Trail RunKalamazoo 10:00 amBilbo’s Parking Lot,Stadium Drive4.8MR(269) 365-3850candoactive@hotmail.comwww.candoactive.com

Jacob’s RaceLaingsburg 8:30 amMcClintock Park5KR/W, kids run(517) 599-4693mnthelen38@yahoo.com

Livonia Youth TriathlonLivonia 8:30 am (varies)Clements Circle ParkTri: distance varies with age(734) 466-2411awalker@ci.livonia.mi.uswww.ci.livonia.mi.us

Mark Mellon Triathlon &DuathlonGaylord 8:00 amOtsego County Park

1000mS/ 28MB/ 10KR or500mS/ 14MB/ 5KR or250mS/ 5MB/ 2MR(231) 546-2229dsmithaction@hotmail.comgoracego.com

Mitchell’s Run Through Rockford8:30 amDowntown Rockford5KR/W, kids run(616) 863-9168mitchellsrun@charter.netmitchellsrun.org

Stony Creek RelayShelby Township 8:00 amStony creek Metropark -West Branch Picnic Area40 Mile Relay, 5 personteams, 2 legs eachHansons Running Shops (586) 822-3608sshoudy@hotmail.comwww.hansons-running.com

Strides for HealthAllegan 9:00 amAllegan General Hospital,555 Linn Street5KR/W, kids fun run(269) 673-5431, ext. 3003stridesforhealth@aghosp.comaghosp.org

Three Rivers Triathlon& DuathlonThree Rivers 8:00 amCorey LakeOlympic: 1.5KS/ 40KB/10KR; Sprint: 300mS/18KB/ 5KR; Du: 5KR/40KB/ 10KR(269) 278-2075aquamantriusa@yahoo.comaquamantri.com

Sunday, August 22

Blue Water TriathlonPort Huron 7:45 amLakeside ParkSprint tri: 500mS/ 20KB/5KR(231) 546-2229m.maclean1@amcan.usamcan.us

LudingtonLighthouseTriathlon &DuathlonLudington 8:00 am900 W. Ludingnton 1.5KS/ 40KB/ 10KRor 500meterS/ 20KB/5KR or 5KR,/ 20KB/5KRKenny Krell

(810) 714-5768info@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

Montrose BlueberryFestivalMontrose 8:00 amMontrose CarterElementary School8KR, 5 MR/WSuwienski (810) 449-8340mandy@bluberryrace.comblueberryrace.com

Vietnam VeteransUnited Annual 5K RunAllen Park 9:00 amChampaign Park5KR, 1 MR/W(734) 552-8538rjfordone@comcast.netwww.active.com

Wed., August 25

Road Racing at MetroBeachHarrison Twp 7:00 pmStony Creek Metro Park /Westbranch2MR(248) 627-6619ARPraces@aol.com

Saturday, August 28

The Arc Stroll, Roll & 5K RunMidland 9:00 amNorthwood University &Pere Marquette Rail Trail5KR/W(989) 631-4439admin@thearcofmidland.orgthearcofmidland.org/arcrun.php

Coldwater Mini -TriathlonColdwater 9:00 amColdwlater Lake Marniatri: 300ydS/ 6 MB/ 3 MR(517).279-9038MSUDAD@cbpu.comcoldwater-mini-triathlon.org

Crim Festival ofRacesFlint 8:00 amFirst and SaginawStreets10 MR/W, 8KR/W,5KR/W, 1 MR/W,Teddy Bear TrotDeb Kiertzner(810) 235.3396crim@flint.orgwww.crim.orgMichigan Runner RaceSeries

Ithaca Fun Fest 5K -tentative dateIthaca 9:00 amCorner of Center St. andPine River St.5KR/W, kids run(989) 875-3663toddcrawfordslf@yahoo.comwww.ithacami.com

Lawton Euro-Trail 5KChallengeLawton 8:30 amLawton HS5KR(269) 624-6643kbullock@lawtoncs.orgwww.lawtoncs.org

North Country TrailRunManistee 7:30 amBig M Trails, ManisteeNational Forest50MR, 26.2MR, 13.1 MR(616) 430-2496chris@mirunning.comnorthcountrytrail-run.mirunning.com

Physically StrongTriathlonKalamazoo 9:00 amRota-Kiwan Reservation400ydS/ 6.5MR/ 3.1MRor 100ydS/ 1.2MB/ .3MR(269) 3443-4687rd@physicallystrongtriathlon.orgphysicallystrong-triathlon.org

Run for the RollsChelsea 12:30 pm20700 Old US 121MR/W(734) 475-0843triveline@hotmail.comrunforthe rolls.com

Sandhill Crane Trail 1/2Marathon & 10KVandalia 9:00 amDr. T.K. Lawless Park13.1MR, 10KR(574) 215-4779rongunn3@verizon.netcairnstoneadventure-tours.com

SomersetStampedeSomerset Center7:30 amSomerset Beach13.1MR, 5KR/WDave Parham(517) 780-4216somerset-run@earthlink.netsomerset-run.com

Summer’s End TrailRunSaginaw 9:00 amImerman Memorial Park5KR, 1.5M kids’ run,1.5MW(989) 513-5195dfbernar@stcs.orgbarc-mi.com

Sunday, August 29

Breakwater Triathlon70.3Petoskey 7:00 amtri: 1.2MS/ 56MB, 13.1MRor .6MS / 28MB/ 6.2MRJim Jackson(734) 845-7559jim@elementsevents.comelementevents.com

Girls BestFriendTriathlonVicksburg 8:00 amPrairie View CountryPark1000mS/ 40KB/ 10KRor 500mS/ 20KB/5KR or 2MR/ 20KB/5KR3 Disciplines (231) 546-2229info@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

Hansons 16 MileMarathon Training RunLake Orion 8:00 amHansons Running Shop, 3South Broadway4-16 MR(248) 693-9900sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com

No PR 10KBrighton 8:00 amBrighton Recreation Area,Bishop Lake Complex10KRinfo@secondwindrm.comsecondwindrm.com/races.html

Tuesday, August 31

Johnson Park CrossCountry 5KGrandville 7:00 pmJohnson Park CrossCountry 5KR(616) 257-7818aheathcoterun-ner@yahoo.comgrandrapidsrunningclub.org

September

Wed., September 1

Hansons MarathonTraining Clinic #3Royal Oak 6:30 pmHansons Running ShopTraining Clinic(248) 616-9665sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com

Fri., September 3

Feets of Strength 5KRace / Walk - tentativedateBay City 6:00 pmVet’s Park, ImaginationStation 5KR/W(989) 671-1345nwcac@sbcglobal.netactive.com

Sat., September 4

Aliferis Memorial Run/Walk/Bike RaceAlpena 7:30 amAlpena Regional MedicalCenter13.1MR, 5KR, 2MW,18.5MB(989) 356-7738adiamond@agh.orgalpenaregionalmedicalcen-ter.org

Big Bad WoldAdventure RaceBig Rapids 8:30 amBig Rapid Middle Schooland Northend Park5KR/ 6MB/ 4M canoe,individual, teams, or relay(231) 598-1918jmossel@hotmail.comleadershipmecosta.com

Grand Marais 5KGrand Marais 9:00 amBayshore Park 5KR(906) 494-2700ebowen@jamadots.comgrandmaraismichigan.com

Grand Marais JuniorTriathlonGrand Marais 11:00 amBeach, downtownwade/swim, run, bike/trike(906) 494-2700ebowen@jamadots.comgrandmaraismichigan.com

Labor Day 30KRun & 10KWalk/RunMilford 8:00 amBakers Restaurant,2025 Milford Rd. 30KR, 10KR/W, 1/2

kids run, 30KB, 30KInline skateDoug Klingensmith(248) 685-7580 / (248) 830-2935racedirector@laborday30k.comlaborday30k.com Michigan Runner RaceSeries

Marshall RunNewaygo 9:00 amRiverfront Park5KR/W(517) 336-6429sweeneyk@michigan.govwww.msp.govMichiana Shores 5KMichiana, IN 9:00 amMichiana Shores FireDepartment5KR/W(219) 898-6720msvfd_5k@yahoo.com

Niles Triathlon Niles 8:00 amBarron Lake Rd. &Lakeshore Dr.Tri: .1.5kW/ 40KB/ 10KR;200meterS-20.9 MB/ 10KB/2.5 MR; Du: 5KR,-20.9MB-5MR; 5KR(269) 845-9815tommajerek@aol.comwww.triniles.com

Over the River andThru the Woods 5KBig Rapids10:00 amBig Rapid Middle Schooland Northend Park5KR(231) 598-1918jmossel@hotmail.comleadershipmecosta.com

Owen Scully MemorialBig Star Lake 15K Run& 5K WalkBaldwin 8:30 amLake Township Fire Barn15KR, 5KWbigstar@bestfoot.combigstarlake.org/bslrace.htm

Run BeaverIslandMarathon, HalfMarathon and5KBeaver Island 8:00 amDowntown Beach26.2MR, 13.1MR,5KR/WSharon Suffolk(248) 437-4524sharon@

goodboyevents.orggoodboyevents.com

Run Like The WindWestland 9:30 amHines Park, Nankin MillsPicnic Area10KR, 5KR(517) 702-0226cblock@lcc.edurunningfoundation.com

Shared PregnancyBaby Steps 5KLansing 9:00 amRiverfront Park 5KR/W(517) 484-365sharedpregnancy@msn.comwww.sharedpregnancy.org

SuperKids TryBarefootTriathlonTraverse City 9 amGrand TraverseResort and SpaTriathlon: distancesvary by age3 Disciplines (231) 546-2229info@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

Witchy Wolf 3 Omer 7:30 pmSundaes Afternoon15MR, X-C, 2 person relay(989) 846-6018hilyards@m33access.comwitchywolfrun.com

Sun., September 5

BarefootTriathlonsTraverse City 8 amGrand TraverseResort and SpaTri: 1.5KS/ 26MB/10KR or 500mS/16.4MB/ 5KR3 Disciplines (231) 546-2229info@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

Ed Hansen MemorialRun/WalkOntonagon 10:00 amFire Hall on River Street10KR, 5KR(906) 884-8108jlwaters@chartermi.netnorthlandrunner.com

Grand Marais TriathlonGrand Marais 1:30 pmGrand Marais City ParkTri: 300-yardS/ 14MB/5KR(906) 494-2700

ebowen@jamadots.comgrandmaraismichigan.com

MontrealInternationalMarathonMontreal, QC9:00 am26.2MR, 13.1MR,10KR, 5KR, kids runBernard Arsenault(514) 879-1027info@marathondemontreal.commarathonoasisde-montreal.com

Mon., September 6

Blueberry StompPlymouth, IN 9:00 amCentennial Park15KR, 5KR(574) 952-8443mpglaub@yahoo.comblueberryfestival.org

Governor’s Labor DayBridge RunMackinaw City5MFRMichigan FitnessFoundation (517) 347-7891mlieber@michiganfitness.orgmichiganfitness.org/bridgerun.html

Labor Day Run &PotluckMidland 10:00 amChippewa Nature Center10KR, 5KR/W(989) 662-6802www.barc-mi.com

Labor Day Run forRecoveryCharlotte 8:00 amBennett Park5KR/W, 1MFW, kids run(517) 231-3408recovery2008@sbcglobal.neteatoncounty.org

Mackinac Bridge WalkSt. Ignace 7:00 amSt. Ignace to MackinawCity 5MWMackinac BridgeAuthority(906) 643-7600mackinacbridge.org

Wed., September 8

Hansons Youth TeamRochester 4:45 pmBloomer Park camp(248) 616-9665

sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com

Sat., September 11

Allegiance Health Raceto HealthJackson 8:00 amAllegiance RadiationOncology - Tejada Center5MR, 5KR/W, kids run(517) 788-4970amy.saties@allegiancehealth.comfitnesscouncil.org/runjackson/

First National Bank ofWakefield MarathonWakefield 8:00 am CDTSouthwest Park, 2/10 of amile west of US2 & M2826.2MRJames Engel(906) 224-7011engelj@wmschools.orgnorthlandrunner.com

Kazoo Area Foot ChasePortage 9:00 amCelery Flats Park3.5 MR(269) 321-9264race@kazoofootchase.comwww.kazoofootchase.com

Kirby 5KNew Boston 10:00 amWillow Metro Park5KR/W(734) 231-0397tommy@kirbychurch.comwww.kirbychurch.com

Lake City MarathonWinona Lake, IN 7:00 amWinona Lake Park50KR, 26.2MR, 13.1MR(574) 267-3306www.lakecitymarathon.info

Live Life Nspired 5KCharlotte 9:45 amHayes Green BeachHospital5KR/W, 1MWJake Campbell(517) 543-9575JCampbell@hgbhealth.comwww.hgbhealth.com

Mackinac Island8 Mile RoadRaceMackinac Island9:30 amMission Point Resort8 MR/W, kids runJohn Gault(810) 659-6493GraceMgt@aol.comrunmackinac.com

NSO Riverwalk 5KDetroit 9:00 amDetroit RiverfrontRiverwalk5KR, 1MR(313) 961-4890nso-mi.org

Page BurnerRun and WalkKingsley Village11:00 amCivic Center South10KR, 5KR, kids runDuane Travis(231) 620-5391detravis@centurytel.netwww.villageofkingsley.com/recreation.php

Rhoades McKee ReedsLake Triathlon East Grand Rapids 8 am750 Lakeside Dr. SE1/2MS/ 17.2MB/ 4.9MR(616) 949-1750sperry@eastgr.orgwww.eastgr.org

Run and Walk for theAnimalsGrand Ledge 10:45 amFitzgerald Park5KR/W, 1MW(517) 626-6060, x 11dellis@cahs-lansing.orgwww.cahs-lansing.org

Run for Your HeartSaginaw 8:00 amMichigan CardioVascularInstitute, 1015 S.Washington St.10KR, 5KR/W(989) 754-3222bfelker@mcvi.comwww.mcvifoundation.org

St. Mike’s Race forFaith 5KGrand Ledge 6:00 pmFitzgerald Park5KR/W, kids run(517) 646-9746psbiergans@hotmail.comstmichaelgl.org

Tawas TriathlonFestivalEast Tawas 8:00 amEast Tawas City Park1.2MS/ 56MB/13.1MR or 1.5KS/40KB/ 10KR or500mS/ 20kB/ 5KRKenny Krell(231) 546-2229info@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

Walk the WalkGrand Blanc 9:00 amHealth Park3KR/WAmanda walkthewalk@LUNGevity.orgmichiganlungcancer-walk.org

Witch’s HatRunSouth Lyon8:00 amSouth Lyon HS10KR, 5KR/W, 1 MFRScott Smith(248) 207-5135smiths@slcs.uswww.slxc.com/witch

Sun., September 12

Grand Blanc Walk theWalkGrand Blanc Noon3KR/W(810) 487-0954rymolyneaux@yahoo.commichiganlungcancer-walk.org

Hansons 16 MileMarathon Training RunRoyal Oak 8:00 amHansons Running Shop4-16 MR(248) 616-9665sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com

Hardick ChiropracticCentre SpringbankHalf-Marathon and 5KLondon, ON 8:00 amStone Cottage, SpringbankPark13.1 MR, 5KR/W, kids run(519) 672-5928runners@runnerschoice.on.carunnerschoice.on.ca

Kellie Sebrell DeWitt 5KTrail RunDeWitt 10:00 amDeWitt High School5KRW(517) 669.8102rmwieber@attbi.com

River RunCleveland, OH 8:00 amWallace Lake / Rocky RiverHigh School 13.1MR, Relay, Inline Skate,5KR Hermes RoadRacing(216) 623-9933roadracing@hermescleveland.comwww.hermescleveland.com

Sparrow WomenWorking Wonders 5KLansing 10:30 amHawk Island Park5KR/W(517) 364-5680dana_zecchino@yaoo.comsparrow.org/foundation/runwalk/

Tortoise and HareMarathon Training RunAnn Arbor 9:00 amTortoise and Hare Runningand Fitness Center13.1MR, 20MR, 10MR,5MR(734) 623-9640events@tortoiseandhare.comwww.tortoiseandhare.com

Tower Run forEducationMichigan City, IN 8:30 amWashington Park8KR, 5KW(219) 874-8927towerrun@toweronline.orgwww.toweronline.org/run/

Trish Donnelly-RunnionMemorial Road RacePlymouth 8:00 amPlymouth Cultural Center5KR, 1 MFR/W

(734) 495-9512cbrown57@comcast.netplymouthfallfestival.comCombined with PlymouthFall Festival Race

Mon., Sept. 13

Hansons Youth TeamRoyal Oak 4:45 pmStarr Parkcamp(586) 822-8606sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com

Wed., Sept. 15

Hansons MarathonTraining Clinic #3Utica 6:30 amHansons Running ShopTraining Clinic(586) 323-9683sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com

Fri., September 17

AVSO Forks 5KRun/WalkAlbion 6:00 pmVictory Park5KR/W, 1KFR(517) 629-5574

albionvolun-teers@gmail.comwww.avso.forks.org

SpartanInvitationalEast Lansing 1:00 pmMichigan StateUniversity - ForestAkers Golf Coursecollege and highschool x-cNancy Lumley(517) 353-0816lumleyn@ath.msu.eduplaymakers.com

Sat., September 18

Apple Cider RunFenton 9:00 amSpicer Orchards5KR/W, 1/2MFR(517) 862-9233rick@secondwindrm.comsecondwindrm.com/races.html

Autumn ColorsTriathlon andDuathlon

Holly 9:00 amHolly Recreation Area1000 meterS/ 18MB/5.5MR or 2MR/18MB/ 5.5MRKenny Krell(231) 546-2229info@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

Big Mac ShorelineScenic Bike TourMackinaw City 9:00 amMackinaw City HighSchool Pavillion25MB, 50MB, 75MB,100MB(888) 455-8100info@mackinawchamber.commackinawchamber.com

Chad SchieberMemorial RunMidlandEmerson Park10KR, 5KR, 1MR, kidsrun(231) 546-2229info@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

Chasing the Cure forOvarian Cancer

Sturgis 9:00 amDoyle Community Center5KR/W, 5K pump and run,1MFR(269) 251-8740chasingthecure@yahoo.comchasingthecure.net

Dunes Duathlon Saugatuck 9:30 amSaugatuck Dunes StatePark5MR, 17.8 MB(616) 566-2085racedirector@dunesdu.comwww.dunesdu.com

Grosse PointeRun Grosse Pointe8:30 amGP Farms Pier Park10KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR,kids runsPhil Gaglio(800) 299-5007pgaglio@usa.netwww.active.com

Harvest StompedeSuttons Bay 9:30 amCiccone Vinyards, LeelanauPeninsula7MR, 5KR, 3MW(231) 357-3222nath49684@yahoo.comlpwines.com/harvest/

John RoguckiMemorialKensingtonChallengeMilford 8:30 amKensingtonMetropark, MapleBeach15KR, 5KR/W, 1MR/WDoug Goodhue(248) 685-0043douggoodhue@comcast.netwww.aatrackclub.org

Kid’s Fitness CaperPortage 8:00 amCelery Flats, Garden Lane10KR, 5KR/W, kids run(269) 323-1942dschrock@charter.netportagecommunitycen-ter.org

Nike-Holly CrossCountry InvitationalDavisburg 7:40 amSpringfield Oaks CountyParkX-C meet, 5KR, 2MR

Matt Weisdorfer(248) 328-3242mweisdorfer@holly.k12.mi.ushollyareaschools.com/hhs/activities/site/xxcountry/home.html

Oakland TownshipCuramus Terram 5K &Half MarathonOakland Township 9 amPaint Creek Cider Mill13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR(586) 484-4937dibble@oakland.eduwww.oaklandtownship.org

Peacock Strut Portage 8:00 amCelery Flats10KR, 5KR/W, kid’s run(269) 323-1942dschrock@charter.netwww.iserv.net/~pcoc / classicrace.com

St. John Applefest Fenton 9:00 amSt. John Church10KR, 5KR/W, 1MR(810) 735.9193gaultracemanagement.com

United States Air ForceMarathonDayton, OH 7:15 amNational Museum of theUnited States Air Force26.2 MR/W, 13.1MR/W, (937) 257-4350usaf.marathon@wpafb.af.milusafmarathon.com

Sun., September 19

Big Mac ShorelineScenic Bike TourMackinaw City 7:00 amMackinaw City HS(888) 455-8100info@mackinawchamber.commackinawchamber.comMust ride in September 18Tour to ride the bridge

Charity Challenge Windsor, ON 9:00 am1 Riverside Drive W. 8KR, 3KR/W, kids runs(519) 945.3786info@runningfactory.comwww.runningfactory.com

Gazelle Sports BridgeRunGrand Rapids 8:00 amRosa Parks Circle10MR, 5KR(616) 890-5978thebridgerun@live.comthebridgerun.com

Lung Cancer 5KRun/Walk and LittleLungs Fun RunMilford 8:00 amKensington Park, MapleBeach5KR/W, kids run(313) 532-0983info@gianniscause.comwww.gianniscause.org

Michigan’sTriathlon &DuathlonChampionshipShelby Twp. 8:00 amStony CreekMetropark1.5KS/ 40KB/ 10KRor 500mS/ 20KB/5KR or 5KR/ 40KB/5KRKenny Krell(231) 546-2229info@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

Neal V. SinglesMemorial RunMorenci 8:30 amMorenci HS5KR/W, 1MFR/W(517) 458-6025schaffner@tc3net.commorencieducationfounda-tion.org/index_files/nvsrun.htm

PlaymakersAutumn Classic8KHaslett 9:00 amLake Lansing Park,North8KR/W, 1MFR, 1/2 MFR(517) 349-3803playmakers@playmakers.comwww.playmakers.com

Run Wild forthe Detroit ZooRoyal Oak 8:00 amDetroit Zoo10KR, 5KR, FWChristine Kenny(248) 541-5717, ext.3122ckenny@dzs.orgrunwilddetroitzoo.com

Timber Trail TrotHarrison 10:00 amMid Michigan CommunityCollege, Harrison Campus5KR/W

MMCC Foundation (989) 386-6651timbertrailtrot@midmich.eduwww.midmich.edu

UEA 5K Trail Run & 1Mile Fitness WalkShelby Township 9:30 amStony Creek Metro ParkEastwood Beach5KR, 1MW(586) 850-6611nancy.smith@uticak12.orgwww.ueastaywell.org

Wed., Sept. 22

Hansons MarathonTraining Clinic #3Lake Orion 6:30 pmHansons Running ShopTraining Clinic(248) 616-9665sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com

Fri., September 24

Run WoodstockPinckney 6:00 amSilver Lake Beach5KRRunning Fit (734) 929-9027canadianchick@runningfit.comrunwoodstock.com3 day event; Saturday:100MR, 50MR, 50KR,26.2MR, 13.1MR, 10KR,5MR; Sunday: 5MFR

Sat., September 25

1 Hour MidwestRegional RacewalkingChampionshipRoyal Oak 10:00 amBerkley HS Track1 hour walkMotor City Striders (248) 549-3569racebreak@aol.commotorcitystriders.com

Bangor Cross CountryInvitationalBangor 9:00 amBangor HSHS & MS XCmeet(269) 427-6842mquinn@bangorvikings.orgbangorvikings.org/

CNS Stomp Out Stigma5K Run/WalkClarkston 9:00 amIndependence Oaks CountyPark 5KR/W(248) 871-1403

ayashinsky@cnsmi.orgcnsantistigmaprogram.org

Detroit Catholic CentralCross CountryInvitationalNorthville 10:00 amCass Benton ParkHS X-C, Open races(248) 596-3829amagni@catholiccentral.netwww.cathloiccentral.net

Fort-4-Fitness HalfMarathon / 4 Mile Run /WalkFort Wayne, IN 7:30 amFreimann Square13.1MR, 4MR/W(260) 760-3371race@fort4fitness.orgfort4fitness.org

Gazelle Sports MetroMini Adventure Racefor KidsKalamazoo 2:00 pmDowntown Kalamazoo2MR, 5MB(269) 342-5996chybels@gazellesports.comgazellesports.com

Genesys 5K Run/WalkGrand Blanc 10:00 amGenesys Health ParkNature Trails5KR/W, 1MFR(810) 606-7909GRaceMgt@aol.comwww.genesys.org/

Komen Grand RapidsRace for the CureGrandville 8:30 amRivertown Crossings Mall5KR, 1MW(616) 752-8262contactus@komengr.orgkomengr.org

Metro Trek AdventureRaceKalamazoo 8:00 amVerburg Park10 hour sprint: mtn bike,road bike, run, paddle,ropes, etc.(269) 342-5996chybels@gazellesports.comgazellesports.com

Midnight RunPort Huron 11:50 pmYMCA of the Blue WaterArea 5KR(810) 987-6400jermaine@bluewaterymca.comwww.bluewaterymca.com

Park 2 Park HalfMarathon and 5KHolland 8:30 am

1627 W. Lakewood Blvd.13.1MR, 5KR(616) 399-9190, x 303sherriek@harderwyk.compark2parkrace.com

Road Runner AkronMarathonAkron, OH 8:00 amLockheed Martin Airdock26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 5 or 2person relays, kids run(330) 375-2RUNabitong@akronmarathon.orgakronmarathon.org

Run WoodstockPinckney 6:00 amSilver Lake Beach5KRRunning Fit (734) 929-9027canadianchick@runningfit.comrunwoodstock.com3 day event; Friday: 5KR;Sunday: 5MFR

Running Fit 20Mile TrainingRunWestland 8:00 amNankin Mills on HinesDr.20 MR or training runof any distanceRunning Fit (734) 929-9027events@runningfit.comrunningfit.net

Saginaw SpiritSaginaw 8:00 am5KR, 1MR/WGerber Auto Group nwatson@saginawspirit.combarc-mi.com

Sault Area Chamber ofCommerce ChaseSault Ste. Marie, MI 7 am26.2MR, 13.1MR, 10KRLeisa Mansfield(906) 632-3301director@saultstemarie.orgwww.saultstemarie.org

Save the Wildlife 5KRun/WalkHowell 10:00 amHowell Conference andNature Center5KR/W, 1MW(517) 546-0249hcnc@howellnaturecenter.orghowellnaturecenter.org

Walk of Remembrance Livonia 9:00 am

Felician Groundsdistance varies(734) 953-6045biovan@angelahospice.netaskforangela.com

Sun., Sept. 26

Aspen AttackMTB Duathlonand RaceGaylord 8:00 amAspen ParkDu: 4MR/ 21KB or21KBKenny Krell(810) 714-5768info@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

Birmingham Lions Runfor the BlindBirmingham 9:00 amDowntown Birmingham10KR, 5KR, 1 MW(248) 354-1177ReMaxKeena@aol.comgaultracemanagement.com

Capital CityRiver Run HalfMarathon/ 5KLansing 8:30 amImpression 5 ScienceCenter13.1MR, 5KR, 1MFR,1/4 MFRDan Casey(517) 332-2681danandpeg@aol.comwww.ccriverrun.org

Hansons 16 MileMarathon Training RunGrosse Pointe 8:00 amHansons Running Shop4-16 MR(313) 882-1325sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com

Harvest Dash Race forRecoveryLake Orion 10:00 amWilliam E. Scripps Estate5KR/W(248) 391-4445crichards@guesthouse.orgguesthouseinstitute.org

Komen Northwest OhioRace for the CureToledo, OH 9:00 amDowntown Toledo5KR/W(419) 724-2873raceinfo@komennwohio.orgkomennwohio.org/race_info.htm

Quad Cities MarathonMoline, IL 7:30 am26.2 MR, 13.1MR, relay,5KR/W, 1MW, kids run(309) 751-9800runqcm@yahoo.comwww.qcmarathon.org

Run WoodstockPinckney 6:00 amSilver Lake Beach100MR, 50MR, 50KR,26.2MR, 13.1MR,10KR, 5MR(734) 929-9027canadianchick@runningfit.comrunwoodstock.com3 day event: Friday: 5KR;Saturday: 100MR, 50MR,50KR, 26.2MR, 13.1MR,10KR, 5MR

ScotiabankTorontoWaterfrontMarathonToronto, ON 7 amCity Hall, Bay &Queen Streets26.2 MR, 13.1MR,5KR, kids runKevin Inouye(416) 944-2765, ext.501info@torontowaterfrontmarathon.comtorontowaterfront-marathon.com

Wed., Sept. 29

Hansons MarathonTraining Clinic #3Grosse Pointe 6:30pmHansons Running Shop, Training Clinic(313) 882-1325sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com

OctoberFriday, October 1

Running for the Cure -October date tbaMio 10:00 am5KR/WChris Whetstone(989) 826-3214

Sat., October 2

Fall Frolic

Mishawaka, IN 8:45 amMontessori Academy, 530East Day Road10KR, 5KR/W, 2KFR, KidsRun(574) 256-5313shudak@tma-el.orgwww.tma-el.org

GRAAHI Rhythm RunGrand Rapids 10:00 amMartin Luther King Park5KR/WEmily Smith(616) 915-6895emilys@howm.netrhythmrun.com/graahirhythmrunr.html

Greatest 5K EverGrand Rapids 10:00 amRiverside Park 5KR(312) 208-2213joe.brennan@gmail.comhelpfightscleroderma.com/run

Hansons Cross-Country InvitationalSterling Heights 9:00 amDelia Park XCHansons Running (586) 822-8606sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com

Hartwick PinesChallenge Trail RunGrayling 10:00 amHartwick Pines State Park10KR, 5KR, 1MW(989) 390-5530graylingkiwanis@yahoo.comgrayling-area.com/pinerace/

Island Boodle 5KRun/WalkBeaver Island 10:00 amSt. James, Beaver Island5KR/W(231) 448-2505chamber@beaverisland.orgwww.beaverisland.org

Red OctoberRunWayne 9:00 amOakwood AnnapolisHospital10KR, 5KR/W, 1Mkid’s runCynthia Cook(313) 586-5486cynthia.cook@oakwood.orgoakwood.org/redoctoberrun/

Remembrance RunTraverse City 10:00 amTimber Ridge

5KR/W, 1MR/W(231) 941.8118karenwells@charter.netremembrancerun.com

Rockhead TrailMarathonWaterford 9:00 amPontiac Lake RecreationArea26.2MR, 13.1MRnprestel@hotmail.comrockheadrace.com

Rotary Bay 5/10KRun/Walk for CharityPetoskey 8:00 amBay View AssociationGrounds10KR, 5KR/W(231) 838-4959Andy@northernlakes.netpetoskeyrotarysun-rise.org/bay10k.htm

Run for the ToadCambridge, ON 9:30 amPinehurst Lake50KR, 25KR/W(519) 576-1824sarson@toadpatrol.comrunforthetoad.com

Salmon Run/WalkBaldwin 9:00 amSt. Ann’s Meals Building, 690 E. 9th St.10KR/W, 5KR/W(231) 745-8804salmonrunbaldwin@hotmail.comsalmonrunbaldwin.com

Wild Goose ChaseSaginaw 9:00 amShiawassee NationalWildlife Refuge5KR/W Becky Goche(989) 759-1669Becky_Goche@fws.govbarc-mi.com

Zonta Walks forWomen / Breast CancerAwarenessAlpena 9:30 amGreat Lakes MaritimeHeritage Trail5KR(989) 354-7297boldreyp@alpenacc.edualpenazonta.org

Sunday, October 3

Andrews UniversityHomecoming RunBerrien Springs 9:00 amAndrews University10KR, 5KR, kids run(269) 471-3615crsmith@andrews.eduwww.andrews.edu/alumni

Betsie Valley RunThompsonville 9:00 amCrystal Mountain Resort13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR/W,kids run(231) 378-2000bvdlibrary0012@yahoo.combetsievalleyrun.com

Big House / BigHeart 5KAnn Arbor 9:00 amMichigan Stadium5KR,Champions forCharity (734) 213-1033events@champsforcharity.combighousebigheart.com

Brooksie WayHalf MarathonRochester Hills8:00 amOakland University13.1MR, 5KR/WDeb Kiertzner(810) 235-3397dkiertzner@flint.orgthebrooksieway.com

Community ActionCoalition Fun RunHarrison Township 8 amMetro Beach5KR, 2MR/W(586) 783-5803kkpress@wowway.com

Don Baese CrossCountry InvitationalCarson City 9:00 amFish Creek Sportsmen’sClubschool x-c (989) 584-3175ptabor@carsoncity.k12.mi.us car-soncity.k12.mi.us/ athlet-ics/don-baese-invitational/

Farmington Fall ClassicFarmington 10:00 amHeritage Park 5KR/WFarmington Hills Parks andRec. (248) 473-1800hsmith@fhgov.comrunningfoundation.com

HuronTownshipApplefest New Boston 9:00 amLower HuronMetropark10KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR

Greg Everal(734) 507-1789greg@everalracemgt.comhuronapplefest.com

Medtronic Twin CitiesMarathonMinneapolis, MN 8 am26.2 MR, 10 MR, 5KR(763) 287-3888info@mtcmarathon.orgtwincitiesmarathon.org

MSU Federal CreditUnion Dinosaur DashEast Lansing 10:00 amMSU Museum5KR/W, 1MR(517) 432-4655dinodash@museum.msu.edumuseum.msu.edu/events/dinosaurdash/

Thurs., October 7

White Pumpkin 5KCaro 6:00 pmHighland Pines School5KR/W(989) 673-4241whitechiro@centurytel.net

Sat., October 9

Bee Brave 5K Run/WalkCaledonia 9:00 am6195 Buttrick Ave.5KR/W(616) 698-8054pat@ringalda.netwww.beebrave.com

Cruisin for a Cure 5KGrand Ledge 9:00 amFirst United MethodistChurch5KR, 2MW(517) 622-2741micksloan@comcast.net

Dielh’s OrchardRunMilford 9:00 amDiehls Orchard3 Disciplines Racing (231) 546-2229info@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

Fall ColorBridge RaceMackinaw City7:00 amSt. Anthony’s ParishHall5.4MRMackinaw AreaVisitors Bureau

(231) 436-5664 / (800)666-0160courtney@mackinawcity.commackinawcity.com

Fall Color Tour Run orRelayFalmouth 10:00 am10KR or 2person relay(231) 826-3854dzuiderveen@netonecom.net

Mercantile Bank RunThru the RapidsGrand Rapids 9:00 amDavid D. Hunting YMCA10KR, 5KR/W(888) 909-2267

Portage InvitationalPortage 9:00 amx-c meet, open 5K(269) 323-5233 or cell(269) 806-7001dwytko@portageps.orgwww.portageinvite.com

Rescue RunHolland 9:00 am356 Fairbanks Avenue5KR/W(616) 928-3425racheln@hollandrescue.orghollandrescue.org

Run at theFarmWaterford 9:30 am825 S. Williams LakeRoad5KR, 1MR/WLori Soma(248) 618-7657lsoma@twp.waterford.mi.ustwp.waterford.mi.us/parksandrec/

Run VasaWilliamsburg8:30 amVasa Trail Head, 4450 Bartlett RdWilliamsburg25KR, 10KRDaniel Siderman(231) 932-5401traverse2@runningfit.comwww.runvasa.com

U of M/MSU TailgateChallengeFlint 9:00 amDowntown Flint YMCA5KR/WRiverbend Striders(810) 487-0954GRaceMgt@aol.comgaultracemanagement.com

Wayne County CrossCountryChampionshipsNew Boston / Belleville10:00 amWillow Metropark,Chestnut Picnic AreaHS X-C 5KR(734) 416-7774obsports@comcast.netwww.salemcrosscountry.org

Whistlestop Marathonand Half MarathonAshland, WI 8:00 amBay Area Civic Center26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 10KR,5KR(800) 284-9484ashchamb@centurytel.netwhistlestopmarathon.com

Sunday, October 10

Bank of America ChicagoMarathonChicago 7:40 amGrant Park26.2 MR, 5KRCarey Pinkowski(312) 904-9800www.chicagomarathon.com

Great Pumpkin/ Spooky SprintDuathlons Detroit 8:00 amBelle Isle5KR/ 23MB/ 10KR or5KR/ 20KB/ 5KRKenny Krell(231) 546-2229info@3disciplines.com3disciplines.com

Green Space RaceMason 10:00 am5KR/W(517) 676-2290mcsusan@acd.netinghamconservation.com

Hidden Forest Trail RunClarkston 9:30 amIndependence Oaks Park8.5 MR, 5.5 MR, 2.5MR/WRiverbend Striders (810) 487-0954riverbendstriders.com

Michigan Youth Arts inMotion 5KRoyal Oak10:00 amStarr Jaycee Park5KR/W, 1MR/W(248) 649-8888stacey@michiganyoutharts.orgmichiganyoutharts.org/5k/

Portland St. PatrickFall Festival 5KPortland 9:00 amGrand River Avenue andWest Street5KR/W(517) 647-1709ddswanless@att.netplaymakers.com

Pumpkin Trot 5K R/WSt. Johns 1:30 pmSt. Johns City Park10KR, 5KR/W, kid’s runGeorge Campbell(989) 224-6464geokath@voyager.net

Royal VictoriaMarathonVictoria, BC 7:30 am26.2 MR, 13.1MR, 8KR,kids runVictoria Marathon Society (250) 658-4520info@royalvictoriamarathon.comroyalvictoriamarathon.com

Towpath MarathonCleveland, OH 8:00 amCuyahoga Valley NationalPark26.2MR, 13.1MR, 10KROhio Canal Corridor (216) 520-1825tstella@ohiocanal.orgwww.towpathmarathon.net

USCTRI-MSUEast Lansing 8 amMSU Intramural Pool400mS/ 12MB/ 5KRMichigan StateUniversity Triathlon (231) 546-2229usctri@yahoo.com3disciplines.com

Wild Life MarathonConcord 8:00 amDowntown Concord26.2MR, 13.1MR/W,5KR/W, kids run(517) 392-8205marathondirector@fallingwatertrail.orgfallingwatertrail.org/wlm/wlm_home.htm

Sat., October 16

Fall AdventureChallenge West Michigan TBA 9 amAdventure Race - Running,Mountain Biking, Canoeingand Orienteering(616) 813-6734michael@graar.orggraar.org

Fr. Gabriel Richard HSCross CountryInvitationalDexter 8:45 amHudson Mills Metropark, South X-C coursehs x-c meet(734) 904-6431jspencer_grcci@earthlink.netwww.rc.net/lansing/fgrhs/

Greater Lansing CrossCountryChampionshipsGrand Ledge 10:00 amLedge Meadows GolfCoursecross country meetKim Spalsbury(517) 627-2034spalskrun@yahoo.complaymakers.com

IndianapolisMarathon andHalf MarathonIndianapolis, IN 8:30 amFort Harrison26.2 MR, 13.1 MR,5KR, relay, kids runJoel Sauer(317) 826-1670info@indianapolismarathon.comindianapolis-marathon.com

Second Chance forGreyhounds “Run forthe Hounds”Augusta 10:00 amFort Custer RecreationArea10KR, 5KR/WMelissa DeGayner(269) 249-5104mail@scfg.orgwww.scfg.org

Sweetest 5K Run/Walk -tentative dateFlint 9:00 amYMCA Downtown5KR/W(810) 287-6234leonardbrousseau@yahoo.com

Sunday, October 17

Detroit FreePress/FlagstarMarathonDetroit, MI andWindsor, ON 7:15 am26.2MR, Wheelchair,Handcycle,13.1MR/W, 5 person

relay teams, 5KFR/WBrian Birney(313) 222-6676marathon@freepress.comdetroitmarathon.comMichigan Runner RaceSeries

East Lansing PumpkinTrotEast Lansing 10:00 amAbbot Road north of LakeLansing 5KR/W(517) 319-6897, x 6606ddekort1@ci.east-lansing.mi.usrunningfoundation.com

Metro HealthGrand RapidsMarathonGrand Rapids8:00 amGrand Rapids26.2 MR, 13.1 MRDon Kern(616) 293-3145cooladven-tures@aol.comgrandrapids-marathon.com

Nationwide BetterHealth ColumbusMarathonColumbus, OH 7:00 amBroad and High Streets26.2 MR/W 13.1 MR/W,wheelchair, kids run(614) 421.7866info@columbusmarathon.comcolumbusmarathon.com

Toronto Marathon, HalfMarathon, 5K & RelayToronto, ON 9:00 amMel Lastman Square -Queen’s Park26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 5KR,relay(416) 972-1062torontomarathon@rogers.comwww.torontomarathon.com

Mon., October 18

Greater Lansing JuniorCross CountryChampionshipsDeWitt 3:30 pmmiddle school x-cRon Womboldt(517) 285-6409runrlw@comcast.netdirectathletics.com

Tues., October 19

Hansons YoungstersCross-CountryInvitational (7-10Grade)Sterling Heights 4:00 pmDelia Park X-C Meet(586) 822-8606sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com

Sat., October 23

Bailey’s Doggie DashRockford 9:00 amWabasis Park5KR/W, 1MW(517) 336-6429sweeneyk@michigan.gov

Every Stride5K/10KBelding9:00 amCandle Stone Golf &Resort10KR, 5KR/W, kidsrunChris Nicholas(616) 430-2496chris@mirunning.commirunning.com/

Great TurtleHalf MarathonMackinac Island11:30 amMission Point Resort13.1 MR, 5.7 MR/WJohn Gault(810) 487-0954JohnCGault2@aol.comrunmackinac.com

Halloween 5K forJunior AchievementLansing 10:00 amHawk Island County Park5KR/W(517) 371-5437ckangas@jamidmichigan.orgjamidmichigan.org

Headless Horsemen 5KHowell 8:00 pmDowntown Howell 5KR(517) 546-0693cgalatis@howellrecreation.orghowellrecreation.org/HeadlessHorseman5K.html

KAR Halloween Hash &Kids Trick or Treat MiniHash RunKalamazoo 10:00 amKVCC Texas CornersCampus. Texas Drive

Trailhead.3-7MR, 1/2MFR, kids’ run(269) 276-0431david.walch@pfizer.comkalamazooarearunners.com

Michigan High SchoolCross Country U.P.State Finals Escanaba 10:00 amMichigan Tech UniversityTrails 5KR Michigan High SchoolAthletic Association (517) 332-5046www.mhsaa.com

Race for a Reason(R4R) Mt. Pleasant15KR, 10KR, 5KR, 1MRPhil Coffman(989) 775-7101, ext. 111webmaster@thenewgrace.orglovemp.org

Westside YMCABooathlon DuathlonPotterville 10:00 amPotterville HS3MR/ 10MR/ 3MR, kidsrun(517) 881-2525jsmith262@gmail.com

Sun., October 24

Haunted Graveyard 5KAdrian 6:00 pmOakwood Cemetery5KR/W Dustin Lent(517) 264-4872

Inland TrailMarathon/HalfMarathon & 5KElyria, OH 8:00 amMurray Ridge School,North Coast Island Trail26.2MR, 13.1MR, 5KR(440) 366-0645rick@ncnracing.comncnracing.com

Niagara FallsInternational MarathonNiagara Falls, ON 9:45 amAlbright-Knox Gallery.Buffalo, NY26.2 MR/W/Wheel/ relay; 13.1 MR/W/Wheel, 5KR/WJim Ralston(800) 563-2557nfcvcb@tourismniagara.comniagarafallsmarathon.com

Racing forRecovery Run Sylvania, OH9:00 amLourdes College10KR, 5KR/W, 1/4MFRKenny Krell(231) 546-2229info@3disciplines.com3disciplines.comracingforrecovery.com

Sat., October 30

Alger HeightsHalloween 5KGrand Rapids 9:00 amAlger Heights MS5KR/W(616) 291-7988alger5k@gmail.comwww.alger5k.com

Child Benefit FundHalloween Hustle 5KLansing 6:00 pmAdado Riverfront Park,Westside 5KR/W(517) 483-6341ljrobinson@ingham.orgplaymakers.com

Cross-Country ClassicAnn Arbor 10:00 amBuhr Park5KR, 4KR, 3KR(734) 330-7931youth@aatrackclub.orgwww.aatrackclub.org

d’Ear Lake LansingNorth 10K Trail RaceHaslett 10:00 amLake Lansing Park - North10KR(517) 655-9698chris.holzer@earthlink.netwww.theear.org

Run of the DeadDetroit 9:00 am5KR(3113) 842-0986, ext. 41events@southwestdetroit.comsavorsouthwestdetroit.org

Scary RunnerBay City 4:00 pmWild Woods of Terror5KR/WRunners Store (989) 686-8846barc-mi.com

Sunday, October 31

Margaret PeruskiMemorial 4 Mile RunDearborn 10:00 amFord Field, on Cherry Hillbetween Outer Drive andEvergreen4 MR (248) 544-9099racebreak@aol.comwww.motorcitystriders.com

NovemberSat., November 6

Don DansereauMemorial Scholarship5K Run/WalkBay City 10:00 amBay Arenac Career Center5KR/W(989) 553-6656jmetevia@yahoo.combarc-mi.com

Iceman ComethMountain Bike RaceKalkaska 8:00 am27MB(231) 922-5926race@iceman.comwww.iceman.com

Livonia Turkey TrotLivonia 9:30 amBicentennial Park5KR/W(734) 466-2411awalker@ci.livonia.mi.uswww.ci.livonia.mi.us

Michigan High SchoolCross Country L.P.State FinalsBrooklyn 10:00 amMichigan InternationalSpeedway 5KR Michigan High SchoolAthletic Association (517) 332-5046mhsaa.com/sports/bxc/

Muskegon Turkey Trot5K Trail RunMuskegon 10:00 amOrchard View MS5KR(231) 282-1215jdwolters6436@gmail.comrunnersedgeracetiming.com

St. Clair River TurkeyTrotSt. Clair 9:00 amSt. Clair Riverview Plaza5KR(810) 329-7186hollands@ieee.orgstclairumc.org/node/24

Sun., November 7

Angus Glen HalfMarathonMarkham, ON 8:00 amAngus Glen Golf Club13.1MR/W, 10KR/W, 5KR/W(905) 887-0766sara@raceworks.caangusglenhalfmarathon.com

ING New York CityMarathonNew York City 10:50 am26.2 MR(212) 423.2249www.nyrrc.org

Stay in the Shade’sHighland Trail RunHighland 10:00 amHighland Recreation Area4.8MR, 2MW(248) 320-9102karl.stayintheshade@gmail.comwww.stayintheshade.org

Turkey Trot CrossCountry RunMt. Pleasant 3:00 pmDeerfield County Park 6KR X-CHarry Plouff(989) 772-0323hplouff@yahoo.comwww.edzone.net/~mphsstr/

Sat., November 13

ANG Road HawgClassicBattle Creek 9:00 amBattle Creek Air NationalGuard Base10KR, 5KR/W(269) 969-3441110.road.hawg@ang.af.milgreatlakeschampionchip.com

Glen Lake Turkey TrotMaple City 10:00 amGlen Lake School5KR, 1MFR(231) 334-3080getfit@skiwalking.com

Last Chance CrossCountry RaceBrighton 10:00 amHuron Meadows MetroPark 5KRinfo@secondwindrm.comwww.secondwindrm.com

Middleville Turkey TrailTrotMiddleville 9:00 amRoxanne Potter(269) 795-5535rpotter@tkschools.orgtkschools.org/departments/operations

NIRCAOpen & AlumniXC RaceBloomington, IN 8:30 amIndiana Univ. X-C Course5KRrace.management@clubrunning.orgwww.clubrunning.org

Original Ann ArborTurkey TrotDexter 8:30 amHudson Mills Metro Park10KR/W, 5KR/W, 1MFR,200mFRChampions for Charity(734) 213-1033events@champsforcharity.comchampsforcharity.com

Scarecrow Sprint XCRaceFremont, OH 10:00 amWalsh Park5KR(419) 332-5906mdglotz@fremontohio.org

St. JeromeSchool/PSA’sOhio/Michigan 5KWalbridge, OH 9:00 amSt. Jerome School 5KR(419) 699-3364ttwil@embarqmail.comtoledoroadrunners.org

Woldumar NatureCenter Run-a-MunkLansing 10:00 amWoldumar Nature Center,5739 Old Lansing Road10KR, 5KR/W(517) 627-1251littlepup52@yahoo.com

Sun., November 14

The Burg Trail RunLaingsburg 1:00 pmLaingsburg HS X-C course10KR, 5KR/W, 1MW(517) 285-6487josetbrown@gmail.comwww.leaf4Kids.com

Roseville BigBird RunRoseville 10:00 am10KR, 1MR/W, 4KRTony Lipinski(586) 445-5480alipinski@roseville-mi.com

Tues., Nov. 16

Wayne CountyLightfest 8K FunRun/WalkWestland 7:00 pmMerriman Hollow Park, Hines Drive8KR/W(734) 261-1990khealy@co.wayne.mi.uswaynecountyparks.org

Sat., November 20

WMU Turkey TrotKalamazoo 8:30 am tentative timeStudent Recreation Center5KR(269) 387-4732amy.seth@wmich.eduwmich.edu/rec/

Sun., November 21

One Hill of a RunGrand Rapids 9:00 amUnion High School10KR, 5KRDan Droski(616) 260-2669coachdroski@aim.comonehillofarun.mysite.com

Mon., Nov. 22

NCAA Division I CrossCountry ChampionshipsTerre Haute, IN 11:00 amWabash Family SportsCenter 10KR, 6KRNCAA (812) 237-4040ncaasports.com

Southwestern MichiganCollegeTurkey TrotDowagiac 4:00 pmSouthwestern MichiganCollege8KR, 5KR, 1 MRRon Gunn(269)782-1209rgunn@swmich.eduwww.swmich.edu

Thurs., Nov. 25

Ann ArborThanksgivingDay Turkey TrotAnn Arbor 8:30 amUniversity ofMichigan NorthCampus RecreationalCenter5KR/WSharon Suffolk(248) 437-4524sharon@goodboyevents.orggoodboyevents.com

Dorks Brothers TurkeyTrotAlpena 9:00 amGreat Lakes MaritimeMuseum-Heritage Trail5KR, 1MR(989) 354-5634smischley@charter.netwww.thunderbaytrails.org

Fifth ThirdBankThanksgivingTurkey TrotDetroit 7:15 amCobo Center10KR, 5KR, 1MRThe Parade Company (313) 247-4149detroitturkeytrot.org

Galloping Gobbler 4MilerFort Wayne, IN 8:30 amHutzell Athletic Center,Univ. of St. Francis Campus4MR, 2MW(260) 436-4824MitchVHarper@gmail.comFortWayneGobbler.com

Gazelle Sports GobbleWobbleGrand Rapids 8:00 am3930 28th Street4.1MR, 1MR(616) 940-9888twebster@gazellesports.comgazellesports.com

Gobbler Gallop TrailRunSaginaw 9:00 amImerman Memorial Park5KR, 1.5MR/W(989) 513-5195dfbernar@stcs.org

KAR Thanksgiving DayTurkey Trot PredictionRunKalamazoo 9:00 amKalamazoo ValleyCommunity College,Texas Corners Campus 5KR(269) 679-2351sctaylor75@verizon.netkalamazooarearunners.com

Lansing Turkeyman Trot Lansing 9:00 amLansing CommunityCollege 5KR(517) 702-0226cblock@lcc.edurunningfoundation.com

Smoke theTurkey 5KSylvania, OH 9 amSt. James Club5KR Elite Endeavors (419) 841-5597jdjp@sev.orgeliteendeavors.com

Fri., November 26

Fantasy 5K Howell 6:00 pm5KR(517) 546-3020 or (517)464-7982bpilot@cac.nethowell.org

Sun., November 28

DecemberThurs, December 2

Run Through theLightsKalamazoo 6:30 pmGazelle Sports5KR(269) 342-5996chybels@gazellesports.comgazellesports.com

Sat., December 4

Christmas StockingRunFlushing 10:00 am4 MR/WRiverbend Striders(810) 487-0954GRaceMgt@aol.comriverbendstriders.com

Dashing through theSnowFowlerville 6:00 pmDowntown Fowlerville5KR/W(517) 223-3098Ashley_mrspt@yahoo.comfowlervillesports.com

Dickens of a RunMt Pleasant 8:30 amMax & Emily’s, downtown5KR(989) 772-0323hplouff@yahoo.comedzone.net/~mphsstr/

Holiday Hustle5K / 1 MileDexter 4:00 pmMonument Park5KR, 1MRRunning Fit (734) 929-9027events@runningfit.comrunholiday5k.com

Reese Winter RoadRace SeriesReese 10:00 amReese High School10KR, 5KR/W(989) 529-7904Runwild1128@yahoo.com

Sun., December 5

Sat., December 11

Candy Cane RunGrand Rapids 10:00 amGR Home for Veterans6MR, 3MR, 1.5 MR(616) 459-5085bill.grrc@gmail.comgrandrapidsrunningclub.org

Jingle Belle Women’s5KLansing 10:00 amDelta Township DistrictLibrary5KR/W(517) 490-2578delta5k@dtdl.orgwww.dtdl.org

Run Like TheDickens andTiny Tim Trot Holly 9:00 amKarl Richter Campus10KR, 5KR/W, TinyTim TrotRob Basydlo(248) 328-3200rob.basydlo@has-k12.org run-likethedickens.com

Tues., December 14

Grosse PointeChristmas Light RunGrosse Pointe 6:30 pmGrosse Pointe store6MR(248) 616-9665sshoudy@hotmail.comhansons-running.com

Sat., December 18

Bay Area Runners ClubHoliday 5K Run/WalkBay City 10:00 amBay County CommunityCenter5KR/W John Metevia(989) 832-2267jmetevia@yahoo.combarc-mi.com

HUFF 50K Trail RunHuntington, IN 8:00 amKekionga Trail, J. EdwardRoush Lake, Kil-So-QuahCampground50 KR, 50K Relay, 11MR(260) 436-4824MitchVHarper@gmail.comwww.huff50k.com

Sun., December 26

Harold Webster BoxingDay 10 Mile Run Hamilton, ON 11:00 amYMCA 79 James StreetSouth10MRJames Van Dyke(905) 971-6040james_van_dyke@hotmail.comboxingdayrun.ca

Fri., December 31

Fifth Third NewYear’s EveFamily FunRun/WalkDetroit 3:00 pmBelle Isle Park, 4MR/W, 1MR/WJeanne Bocci(313) 886-5560jeannebocci@excite.combelleislefunrun.com

New Year’s ResolutionRunFlint 2:00 pmDowntown YMCA8KR, 5KR/W(810) 659-6493GRaceMgt@aol.comriverbendstriders.com

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MarchY-TRI, Farmington Hills, March 14Life Time Fitness Indoor Triathlon, Rochester Hills, March 21

AprilDooby Du Bikesport Duathlon, Toledo, OH, April 18Life Time Fitness Indoor Triathlon, Shelby Canton Twp., April 11Life Time Fitness Indoor Triathlon, Troy, April 18Life Time Fitness Indoor Triathlon, Canton Township, April 25Steelcase Grand Duathlon, Kentwood, April 25

MayWillow Duathlon, New Boston, May 1Starker-Mann Challenge, Gaylord, May 15NAS Grosse Ile Duathlon, Grosse Ile, May 22XTERRA Last Stand Triathlon / Duathlon, Augusta, May 23Island Lake Triathlon, Brighton, May 29Seahorse Challenge Triathlon and Duathlon, Climax, May 30

JuneAnn Arbor Triathlon / Duathlon, Pinckney, June 6Hawk Island Triathlon, Lansing, June 6Racing for Recovery Half & Sprint Triathlon, Monroe, June 6Double Time Tri, Three Rivers, June 12Superkidstry, Detroit, June 12Superkidstry, Monroe, June 12, Motor City Triathlon, Detroit, June 13Johan’s TriFest, Hopkins, June 19Tulip City Tiny Tikes Triathlon, Holland, June 19Big Fish Triathlon, Duathlon, Sprint, Hadley Township, June 20XTERRA Torn Shirt Triathlon /Duathlon, Brighton, June 20Triceratops Triathlon, Brighton, June 23Bear Lake Tri, North Muskegon, June 27Iron Goddess Triathlon, Waterloo, June 27,Kensington Triathlon Presented by Rudy Projects, Milford, June 27Ronald McDonald Foundation Tri-Michigan, Detroit Metro Area,

June 27She Rocks Triathlon/Duathlon, Chelsea, June 27

JulyBostwick Lake Triathlon, Rockford, July 3Firecracker Triathlon, Benton Harbor, July 3Howell Independence Aquathlon and Open Water Swim, Howell,

July 4Anchor Bay Triathlon, New Baltimore, July 10Rockford Area Kids Triathlon, Rockford, July 10Waterloo Triathlon / Duathlon, Grass Lake, July 11Grand Haven Triathlon & Duathlon, Grand Haven, July 11Gazelle Sports Tri del Sol, Middleville, July 17Superkidstry, Hartland, July 17Clark Lake Triathlon & Duathlon, Clark Lake, July 18Happy Trails Triathlon, Milford, July 18Michigan Senior Olympics Summer Games Triathlon, Rochester, July 18Tri 4 Life Triathlon, Otter Lake, July 18Pterodactyl Triathlon, Brighton, July 21Race to Rejoice Triathlon, Mattawan, July 24Crosstown Kids Triathlon, Howell, July 25Mackinaw Multi-Sport Mix, Mackinaw City, July 25Rudyard Lions Summerfest Triathlon & 5K, Rudyard, July 25Lumberman Triathlon, Cadillac, July 31

Whirlpool Steelhead 70.3 Triathlon, Benton Harbor, July 31

AugustCraig Greenfield Memorial Triathlon & Duathlon, Clarkston, August 1Women’s Only Triathlon & Dri-Tri, Sylvania, OH, August 1Aspirus Keweenaw Copperman Triathlon, Copper Harbor, August 7Shermanator Triathlon & 5K Run, Augusta, August 7Sylvania Superkids Triathlon / Duathlon, Sylvania, OH, August 7Sylvania Triathlon/Duathlon, Sylvania, OH, August 8Sanford and Sun Triathlon, Sanford, August 14St. Joseph Island Triathlon, Duathlon and Kids of Steel Triathlon, St.

Joseph Island, ON, August 14West Michigan Kids Triathlon, Fremont, August 14West Michigan I TRI 4 FUN Triathlon, Fremont, August 14Battle of Waterloo, Waterloo, August 15Island Lake of Novi Triathlon & Open Water Swim, Novi, August 15Petoskey Triathlon & Duathlon, Petoskey, August 15T-Rex Sprint Triathlon, Brighton, August 18Livonia Youth Triathlon, Livonia, August 21Mark Mellon Triathlon & Duathlon, August 21Three Rivers Triathlon & Duathlon, Three Rivers, August 21Blue Water Triathlon, Port Huron, August 22Ludington Lighthouse Triathlon & Duathlon, Ludington, August 22Coldwater Mini - Triathlon, Coldwater, August 28Breakwater Triathlon 70.3, Petoskey, August 29Girls Best Friend Triathlon, Vicksburg, August 29

SeptemberGrand Marais Junior Triathlon, Grand Marais, September 4Niles Triathlon, Niles, September 4SuperKids Try Barefoot Triathlon, Traverse City, September 4Barefoot Triathlons, Traverse City, September 5Grand Marais Triathlon, Grand Marais, September 5Rhoades McKee Reeds Lake Triathlon, East Grand Rapids, Sept. 11Tawas Triathlon Festival, East Tawas, September 11Autumn Colors Triathlon and Duathlon, Holly, September 18Dunes Duathlon, Saugatuck, September 18Aspen Attack MTB Duathlon and Race, Gaylord, September 26, 2010

OctoberGreat Pumpkin / Spooky Sprint Duathlons, Detroit, October 10USCTRI-MSU, East Lansing, October 10Westside YMCA Booathlon Duathlon, Potterville, October 23

2010 Triathlon & Duathlon Calendar

61Michigan Runner - March / April 2010

Verran Enjoys ‘Dickens’ of ReturnBy Charles Douglas McEwen

HOLLY (12/12/09) — Coming back from hipsurgery, Clint Verran, 34, of Rochester, hopedto get under 33 minutes at the Run Like TheDickens 10K. But he brought serious heat toa frigid morning and blazed a 31:49 courserecord.

“I’ve been riding my bicycle hard everyday since surgery three months ago,” said theveteran Hansons-Brooks Development Projectrunner. “So the aerobic engine was there. ButI had no idea what shape my legs were in.”

Despite a temperature well below freezing,Verran had plenty of company. Some 1,059runners turned out for the 10K and 5K races.

“It’s always cold here. But this is one ofthe greatest races in Michigan,” Verran said.

He had won the Run Like the Dickens8K in 2006 and 2007. Last year, the 8Kbecame a 10K, won by Nick Stanko in 32:06.

Verran led this year’s 10K from the start,although Samuel Parlette, 16, of Milfordstayed on his heels for the first half-mile.

Parlette eventually finished second in 35:40,followed by Mike Messina, 19, of SterlingHeights, third in 37:39.

Fourth overall was masters champ JohnNiven, 45, of Swartz Creek in 38:07.

Rachel Quaintance, 18, of White Lakeentered and won her first women’s 10K in40:35. Next came Karen Meraw, 24, ofWarren in 40:57 and Cadia Humpula, 26, ofSaint Charles in 42:06. Deb Deren, 50, ofWhite Lake was masters queen in 44:34.

Quaintance, an Eastern MichiganUniversity freshman, came from behind to tri-umph. “She (Meraw) was ahead of me and Icaught up to her,” she said. “We ran together,then I took the lead after four-and-a-halfmiles.”

Quaintance’s parents also ran well atRun Like the Dickens. Her father, Tim, wonhis 45-49 age group in the 5K and her moth-er, Ruth, was the 5K women’s masterschamp.

Richie Brinker, 33, of Snover and JackieRzepecki, 31, of Rochester Hills were theoverall 5K winners.

Brinker, who buried the men’s field early,finished in 16:05. Next came Blake Yard, 16,of South Lyon in 17:17 and Stefan Morrell,17, of White Lake in 17:19. David Adkins,42, of Livonia was fifth overall and top mas-ter in 18:00.

Rzepecki had to fight off Eryn Caton, 28,of Rochester over the final couple miles. “Ihad to run like the Dickens to hold her off,”said Rzepecki.

“We were side by side (going into thefinal mile),” said Caton. “On the last 800(meters), she started to pull away.”

Rzepecki finished in 18:36, Caton in18:42. Brooke Kovacic, 14, of Oxford tookthird in 20:18.

Race director Rob Basydlo, 43, ofHighland finished ninth in the 5K in 18:35.Not far behind him, his daughter Cassidy, 12,won her 11-12 age group in 24:34.

Winning the 5K walk were Rick Huber,53, of Montrose (28:55) and Beth Przybylski,46, of Grand Blanc (31:45). The day’s funalso included a Tiny Tim Trot.

Run Like the Dickens raises money forHolly High School track and field teams. Forcomplete results, go towww.runlikethedickens.com. MR

Run Like the Dickens, Holly

Clint Verran’s 31:49 set a10K course record.

Rachel Quaintance (l), 40:35,edged Karen Meraw, 40:57, for the10K win.

5K winner, Jackie Rzepecki (r),runs with John Brabbs.

Richie Brinker won the 5K by overa minute in 16:05.

Megan Goethals’ Footlocker RaceMegan Goethals and Chelsey Sveinsson provided one of the most exciting finishes in the history of the Footlocker Cross Country

Championships. Sveinsson took an aggressive lead with 600m to go, only to have Goethals close the 5 second gap in the final 150m. VictahSailer of Photo Run captured the drama of Megan’s win.

Footlocker Cross Country Championships, San Diego, California

2,000 meters. ChelseySveinsson is (21).

400 metersThree Michigan athletes, Shannon Osika (40) SaraKroll (37) & Megan Goethals (31) start the race.

2500 meters 4000 meters3600 meters3200 meters

4000 meters 4400 meters4200 meters

Chelsey & Megan Champion

Photos by Victah Sailer / photorun.net

Introducing the Crim 10-MileArchives Database

By Riley McClincha

Q — Who has run the most Crim 10 Milersin under 60 minutes? (Answer at end.)

On Dec. 22, 2009 the Crim 10-Miledatabase went online. It is now possiblefor anyone to search and gather their

Crim times from the present back to 1977.

Outside of the Crim and New York CityMarathon, I know of no other U.S. races thatbegan before the age of PCs that have alltheir finishers on one online file.

Nearly 160,000 runners have run down theSaginaw Street bricks and crossed the 10-milefinish line in Crim’s 33 years of existence. Allare in the Crim Archive Database file.

Gathering information to build such adatabase would be relatively easy for the last14 years. All runners can go to Web sites andgather race times for electronically chip-timedraces 1996 to present. At the Crim site,researchers can gather all times before 1996.

Ninety thousand of the database recordswere inputted digitally. So where did theother 70,000 records — the ones from 1977to 1995 — come from? I’m embarrassed yetproud to say I typed them all in by hand. Ittook an estimated 700 hours over 18 monthsto accomplish. A testament to the race I love,or to being crazy? (I’m not answering that.)“Why?” is the big question most folks ask.

The main reason for the database was tofind and honor people who have run 30 ormore Crims, but my hope is that it will beused for more. Many more questions cannow be answered.

The record will also be there for anyresearcher looking at race trends since therunning boom of the 1970s. Here are just afew things I have found through researchingthe database:

A. There has been a dramatic increase inmedian finish times since the 1970s. The mid-dle-of-the-pack finisher in 1979 was 1:16:40.It was 1:38:12 in 2009. That bit of informa-tion might be useful to one wondering, andwriting about, why times have slowed downover 30 years.

B. The database also shows how the race,though deemed an international event fromthe beginning, has grown away from localiza-tion. In 1977, 58 percent of participants werefrom the Flint area. Last year, 58 percent ofthe runners were from outside Flint; local

runners figured 42 percent.

C. Women will outnumber men for the veryfirst time at the 2010 Crim 10-Mile. That is apretty safe bet since last year the men onlyoutnumbered the women by 0.3 percent. Inevery year since 1988 — the year after theCrim became a multiple-event race — womenhave averaged 1.5-percent increase per yearin the 10-mile. At the very first Crim in 1977,less than 10 percent of the field were women.If the rate continues as it has in the last fiveyears, at the 50th Crim men will representless than 10 percent of the field.

I knew if the Crim database was ever tobecome a reality, I had to make it happen, foroutside of the Crim office nobody had asmuch result information as me.

I diligently began gathering results backin 1991. It was 15th Crim and I had been leftoff the list of entrants who had run all ofthem. A little miffed, I gathered the results Ihad, which were from old stashed-awayMichigan Runners and Flint Journals. I wasstill missing a few years, so I went to the FlintPublic Library and found them on microfilm.

I used the information to prove to then-Crim race director Lois Craig that I hadindeed run all 15 Crim 10-milers and shouldbe included with the 33 others being recog-nized. From then on, I continued collectingresults with just the intent of keeping track ofthose who had run every Crim.

The idea of a database first came up inthe late 1990s when Anne Gault was racedirector. After seeing the monumental taskand cost, the idea was dropped. To startwith, the Crim office didn’t even have com-puter printouts of every year’s finishers, letalone on computer.

Fast-forward to August 2006; FlintJournal writer Chris Machniak wrote a storyabout runners who had ran 29 of the 30Crims — runners who had missed only a sin-gle race. This group had been watching fromthe sidelines as we who had never missed aCrim received honors at its 10th, 15th, 20th,25th and 30th runnings.

Feeling that the group who had missedonly one Crim should somehow be recog-nized, I asked present race director DebKiertzner what she thought. She, like herpredecessors, had always endorsed the idea ofhonoring longtime Crim 10-milers, but didnot have the means to find runners who qual-ified. I told her to leave that to me.

The Crim office helped by giving me allthe finish-line computer printouts that theyhad. I scanned those, then the three yearsmissing from personal hard copies ofMichigan Runners and Flint Journals.

Finding 30-year runners by lookingthrough the scanned documents was a hit-and-miss process, but eventually I verifiedeight runners who qualified for the honor. Ilater found out that I had missed two run-ners. From my errors and the work involved,I learned that if I was to continue doing thisyear after year, a database was needed for theresearch. In November 2007, using MSAccess, I began inputting runners’ informa-tion from scanned documents.

Flash forward 18 months. In April 2009 Ifinished typing. It was a big deal to me,inputting that 69,298th record of the data-base. I gave myself the big “Tada!” that Ideserved. Some might say what I did wastedious, trivial work, but I actually enjoyedthe process. (Of course, I once memorized pito 10,000 decimal places. It doesn’t takemuch to entertain me.)

I need to thank a few people for theirhelp over the past few years, starting withDeb Kiertzner: without her support I’d neverhave gotten started. Thanks goes to Crim’sMarti Austin, who helped me find computerprintouts, boxed and stored at an off-premisefacility; and to John Jerome, who converted afew online records to spreadsheet files.

Kudos also to Gault Race Management.Anne and John Gault have given their fullsupport in the project by providing spread-sheet files from their online years.

I hope non-Crim runners, as well as thosemaking up the 160,000 Crim finish times,take advantage of the online database. Someof your questions may not be answerable bythe online version, but many fields and sub-databases are not in the online version, soplease feel free to contact me.

And remember, much of it was typed byhuman fingers, so if you find mistakes oromissions, let me know atmagic11@juno.com. You can also help byreporting name changes or multiple versionsof first names so they can be merged andfound by a single search. Happy searching atwww.Crim.org/raceresults.

A — Michigan runner Terry Elsey ofOakland County has run an amazing 19Crims in under a six-minute pace! MR

Joe Thornburg:Larger Than Life

In Remembrance

“I have fought the good fight. I have fin-ished the race. I have kept the faith.” (2 Tim4:7)

By M.B. Dillon

“Do what you can today. Don’twait for tomorrow.” Thatwas one of Joseph R.

Thornburg’s beliefs, and a key reason hewas still fit and running in his nineties.

A popular resident of Henry FordVillage in Dearborn, Joe died there peace-fully April 28, 2009, after a short illness.

On Sept. 23, 2006, he celebrated his90th birthday at Diehl’s Cider Fest. As heneared the end of the 4-mile run that day, Joewas cheered by dozens of friends and rela-tives who formed a human tunnel. His smilebeamed brighter than the early autumn sun-shine as he crossed the finish line.

Joe would have turned 93 on Sept. 27,so he was especially missed at races this pastfall. Runners keenly felt the absence of theirbeloved local legend.

Longtime friend and fellow runnerMaggy Higgins Zidar often drove Joe toraces (and supplied the birthday cakes.) “Thewhole time he was running he’d be smiling,no matter what the weather,” said Maggy.“I’d be complaining; Joe would be smiling.That was his trademark.”

Maggy met Joe in 1990 on an Aer Lingusflight to Ireland, where both celebrated theirIrish heritage as they ran the DublinMarathon. Joe, then 74, sought out Maggyon the jumbo jet over the Atlantic, havingheard about her and her intention to run themarathon from a mutual friend. He spottedMaggy’s fingernails painted with the Irish tri-colors, and an unbreakable bond of friend-ship was born.

“I remember taking Joe to the Oak AppleRun,” said Maggy. “I would turn my back forone minute, and there would be six peoplearound him. How can someone make friendsthat fast? His enthusiasm was contagious.

“At Caribou Coffee afterwards, people

would come up to Joe and say, ‘Thank youfor helping me through the race.’ They wouldbe so grateful.”

A1938 graduate of the University ofNotre Dame, Joe ranked first in hisCollege of Pharmacy class (something he

never divulged to friends) and lettered in track.

His blood ran blue-and-gold all his life.He often took family and friends to reunionsin South Bend, Ind., never missing the chanceto run the concurrent Sunburst 10K andcharge into the Notre Dame stadium to finishon the 50-yard line. He took the scenic routehome, stopping at his favorite Amish restau-rant and treating his companions to delicioushome-style dinners.

At the expansive Henry Ford Village, Joewas known for visiting with no fewer than50 people at mealtimes. He’d jog or walklaps outside, even in the snow and ice.

“Joe always carried a small leather note-book to record his mileage and other impor-tant information,” said running friend NinaBovio, who first met Joe in the early ‘90s inNotre Dame’s stadium at a Sunburst run.

Joe Thornburg celebrates his 90thbirthday at Diehl’s Cider Fest Run,September 23, 2006.

Michigan Runner TV Interviews Joe Thornburg and Maggy Zidar

http://michiganrunner.tv/2005bigbird/bigbird10k.mov

“It really impressed me to see his dailyentries in that logbook that said ‘no run,’even after he was sidelined by age.

“Joe’s warmth and smile was a magnet,”added Nina, so impressed with his times thatshe still remembers them. “In 1998, Joe ranthe Notre Dame 10K in one hour. In 2003,he ran it in 1:06:17.”

She recalled running an emotional Fourthof July race with Joe in Frankenmuth just sixdays after the death of his wife of 59 years,Mary. Nina had entered the 20K but decidedjust before the gun to accompany Joe in the10K.

“Joe was a steady runner,” she said. “Henever stopped for water, despite the heat. Wepassed several girls, walking, and he teasedthem for being too slow.

“As we entered our fourth mile, I noticeda street named ‘Mary.’ I pointed out the signto Joe and said, ‘Mary is with us.’ Joeresponded, ‘Mary is in heaven.’ His finishingtime was 1:31:11,” Nina said.

Joe counted among his closest friendsrunning stalwarts Dolores and HarrisonHensley, a special couple Joe was assured ofseeing at a race nearly weekend; Dolores vol-unteering at registration and the finish line,and Harrison racing.

“Joe always loved the fact that Doloreswould give him a kiss, even in front ofHarrison,” said Maggy. “The Hensleys wereamong Joe’s dear running friends,” addedMaggy, who cherishes memories of takingJoe to Dolores’ birthday party after she(Maggy) and Joe ran The Big Bird. TheHensleys put on the Run thru Hell eachAugust, and “of course, Joe was one of theirfavorites,” Maggy recalled. “The last fewtimes when I drove him, Joe would quietlytell me that Dolores refused his money at lateregistration. Joe often talked about howsweet she was, and how Harrison was begin-ning to mellow.”

Joe’s funeral mass was celebrated by Fr.Ed Prus at St. Columban CatholicChurch in Berkley.

“When you love, you are always talkingabout the one you love,” said Fr. Prus. “Joehad tremendous love in his heart. Whether itwas Notre Dame, running, Ireland, his chil-dren, grandchildren, great-grandchildren orfriends, these were the things and people heloved and constantly spoke about. Today wecelebrate Joe’s life, his strong Catholic faith,and God’s love for Joe.”

Fr. Prus, one of the leanest, most athletic-looking 80-year-olds you’ll find, befriendedMary and Joe Thornburg at Royal Oak’sShrine of the Little Flower Catholic Church,

where the Thornburgs were raising theiryoung family, and Fr. Prus served as pastor.Joe and Mary’s daughter, Pat Thornburg ofBelleville, said her parents volunteered oftenfor the church.

“Dad did the weekday readings andMom reconciled the collections,” Pat said.“Dad wouldn’t miss a Tuesday supporting thelocal Meals on Wheels, and both were activewith Focus Hope in Detroit.”

Joe Thornburg smiles forhis photo in NotreDame’s Yearbook, TheDome, 1938.

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Joe attended Notre Dame against all odds.Born in 1916 in Union City, Ind., he wasan only child whose parents divorced

early on.

“My Dad really was raised by his grand-mother, Maggie Costello,” said son JohnThornburg of Utah. “His mother, KathleenJones, opened a beauty shop and workedvery hard to save the money so he could goto Notre Dame.”

“It was his mother’s and grandmother’smission to get my Dad to Notre Dame,” Patsaid. “This was the plan before he even wentto high school, and he went along with it.My grandmother even convinced the highschool to offer physics so my father would bebetter prepared.”

As a new pharmacy graduate, Joe “got toknow Charles Walgreen, the drugstore CEO,”John said. “World War II had just started andDad was off to war. Mr. Walgreen providedhim a guarantee that when he came backfrom the service, he’d have a job.”

Joe joined the U.S. Army Medical Corpsattached to the Fighting 69th, rose to firstlieutenant and was awarded the Bronze Starafter tours in Okinawa, Japan and thePhilippines.

“He ran the ambulance unit for theFighting 69th on the front line,” said Pat, an

assistant professor of nursing and a Ph.D. atWayne State University. “He told me, ‘Myjob was to pick up the bodies.’

“Dad helped set up the first medical sta-tion in Tokyo,” she added. “He said it wasdevastating.”

The Army offered the young lieutenant apromotion, but Joe had had his fill of warand was eager to get home to his sweetheart,Mary Kaczanowski of Hamtramck, whom heeventually married Feb. 2, 1946.

Pat said that coincidentally, years later,Joe played golf in Royal Oak with a fellowsoldier he’d rescued during the war. “In time,the man’s health declined, and Dad deliveredMeals on Wheels to the same guy,” she said.

Joe and Mary were close to Sister MaryChoiniere, pastoral associate at St. Alan’sChurch in Troy, where for many years in

retirement they attended mass and receivedcommunion daily.

“Joe was a shining example for us all,”said Sr. Mary. “He never missed mass. Heloved his God, he loved running and he lovedhis family. You never saw a more devotedhusband.”

Sr. Mary introduced John Kearn, a fellowparishioner at St. Alan, to Joe. “Joe was mymentor. He took me to deliver Meals on

Wheels,” said Kearn.

“Joe was older than a lot of the home-bound people he visited. He gave me a goodpiece of advice: ‘Chat with them, but don’task them how they are. You’ll be there allafternoon.’

“Joe and Mary always did the littlethings that make a difference,” Kearn added.“I learned from their example that we needto give what we have to each other.”

“Over the years, Dad worked veryhard as a representative for anumber of pharmaceutical

companies,” his son, John remembered, “andwe moved from Detroit to Royal Oak. Hehad eight years of piano training in gradeschool and I remember him playing Irishsongs at the holidays.

“Dad loved to golf,” John went on. “EverySaturday he’d go out with his buddies and play.After golf, he’d clean his clubs, mow and edgethe lawn, then have a beer with the neighbor.He took a lot of pride in taking care of thehouse and yard. He paid attention to details.One of the key things he taught me was thateverything had to be in its place.”

Joe played high school basketball,pitched with a traveling softball team, bowled300, had a hole-in-one, “and before myMom, could win at craps and was a poolshark,” said Pat. But other sports took aback seat when his late son Jim got him run-ning seriously at age 60. The two ran theNew York Marathon together in 1987.

“Dad won tons of medals and plaques,”John said. “He ran more than 500 races,including the Detroit Free Press Marathon twicein the 1980s. It was an unbelievable accom-plishment to have run six marathons, as well asnumerous half-marathons, in his late 70’s and80’s. He appreciated everything, every day.”

Joe, John and grandson Jeremy, then 12,ran together at the 2005 New Year’s EveRun on Belle Isle. To make a great day

even better, Jeremy and Joe won their agegroups, and three generations of Thornburgmen were interviewed on television.

The Thornburg work ethic lives on in thecouple’s children, four grandchildren and twogreat-grandchildren. “Dad would say, ‘Youare getting your work done, then playing,’”said Pat. “Dad had that ability to work hardand play hard. He embodied that.

“His favorite saying was, ‘I was a luckycuss.’ I’d say, Dad, you worked at beinglucky. It’s there for the taking, but you haveto work for it.”

When life got him down, said Pat,“all my Dad had to do was lookaround his apartment at the pic-

tures from his past: World War II friends, his

Matthews Three-Peats, Breaks Super 5K Mark

By Tracey Cohen

NOVI (2/7/10) — Under mostly cloudy skieswith temperatures in the teens, nearly 1,200runners turned up for hot dogs, chips,muffins, cookies, pint glasses and ... oh yeah— a 5K run. Now in its 11th year, RunningFit’s Super 5K race remained faithful to itspromise of great junk food and pint glassesfor all finishers after they completed the rela-tively-flat 3.1-mile course.

We runners like our free eats, but it wasserious stuff for Angela Matthews. TheWestland resident raced to the finish in17:43, setting a new course record and lead-

ing the women to the finish for the thirdstraight year.

Also keeping with tradition was RunningFit employee Mike Blaszczyk of Novi, whoclaimed overall honors in 16:19. Blaszczyksaid he was happy to uphold the stores’ maleemployee five-year win streak, and thankedIan Forsyth, last year’s champion, “for notattending.”

The course features a long out-and-backstretch on 11-Mile Road. Blaszcyk said it was“cool to see all the people” on his way to thefinish.

“Everyone was really supportive. It wasgreat seeing my friends and co-workers cheer

me on, but all of the other runners did aswell,” he said.

Race director and Running Fit ownerRandy Step concurred with Blaszcyk’s senti-ments. “What struck me the most,” Step said,“was the very fun, low-key and festive mood.The people who show up on a cold winterday for a race are special, fun people.”

Keeping in the spirit, Step asked membersof the “St. Paulie Girls” Dances With DirtTeam to serve the eats since Hooters, lastyear’s finish-line food sponsor, had to pullout, undeniably a sign of the times.

Complete in petticoat, skirt and stock-ings, Kelly Ottaviano, enjoyed “socializingwith the runners” and said she would defi-nitely make a repeat performance next year ifasked.

For complete results visithttp://www.runsuperbowl.com. MR

Super 5K, Novi

Angela Matthews set a 17:43course record.

basketball team in high school, scrapbooks offamily and friends, my mom, his mom, hisgrandmother, his grandchildren, great-grand-children, my brothers and me, his friends,John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara, races andNotre Dame.

“Having all those things around in clearview, talking to people, praying and Guinnesskept him smiling even through the losses offamily members, friends and his own mentaland physical abilities.”

Joe’s prayer life and faith sustained hisfamily, added Pat, who at age 6 gave her par-ents a terrible scare and was not supposed tolive. “Dad said two rosaries every day. Onewas for me and the second for my mom, whosuffered an aneurysm in her 60’s.

“He believed that having a rosary in hispocket saved him too,” Pat added. “Oncewhen delivering Meals on Wheels, Dad wasrobbed at gunpoint. But the robbers left himalone once they saw his beads. All they tookwas his money.”

Favorite spots for Guinness were FourGreen Fields and Kiernan’s pubs, where Joe— with his affable personality, slight build,light hair and Notre Dame apparel — wassometimes mistaken for legendary ND foot-ball coach Lou Holtz and treated to drinks.At a golf course he frequented, employeesmistook Joe for a priest. “He met a lot ofpeople; he’d introduce himself to strangers.He’d ask them how they were and put asmile on their faces,” John said.

Upon Joe’s death, the Monogram Club ofNotre Dame over-nighted a scroll to be readat his funeral, signed by President Fr. JohnJenkins and the athletic director, which read,“This is to attest to Joseph Thornburg, ’38,endowed with the Notre Dame Varsityinsignia as his alma mater’s tribute to his loy-alty in track. Her inspiration, His deeds. Asolemn tradition of Notre Dame.”

In addition to his children Pat and John,Joe is survived by grandchildren ChristineDarling (James Meyers), Kevin Darling,James Thornburg and Jeremy Thornburg;and great-grandchildren Jessica Hackney,Lauren Hackney and Savannah Meyers.

God’s speed, Joe. Thank you for anexemplary life of love, excellence and service.And until we meet again, may God hold youin the palm of His hand.

NOTE: Reporter Marybeth Dillon-Butlerwas en route to the Dublin Marathon on theAer Lingus flight, seated with friend MaggyHiggins Zidar, when Joe Thornburg walked

into their lives, never to leave. Along with hisdaughter Pat, Maggy, and Joe’s close friendNina Bovio, Marybeth delighted in Joe andconsidered herself blessed to be among his

“Lucky Cussettes.” MR

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New Year’s Eve Run Marks 40 YearsBy Charles Douglas McEwen

DETROIT (12/31/09) — When Jeanne Boccistarted the New Year’s Eve Family FunRun/Walk in 1970, Richard Nixon was enter-ing the third year of his presidency, theBeatles had recently broken up and theDetroit Lions had just completed a winning(10-4) season.

Bocci held the race near her house withabout 16 entrants and gave out fruitcake asan award.

This year, more than 1,400 runners andwalkers came out to Belle Isle for the 40thanniversary of the Fifth Third Bank NewYear’s Eve Family Fun Run/Walk. Many ofthose entrants, including four-mile race win-ners Clint Verran, 34, of Lake Orion and DotMcMahan, 33, of Rochester, weren’t evenborn when this event began.

Verran and McMahan, who both run forthe Hansons-Brooks Distance Project,returned from challenges faced months earli-er: hip surgery for Verran, childbirth forMcMahan.

Both looked on top of their games racinginto the cold winds on Belle Isle, finishing more

than a minute ahead of theirclosest rivals.

Verran (19:53) toppedChristopher Lutz of AuburnHills (21:32) and ShaneLogan, 31, of Pontiac (21:47).

Lutz, a triathlete whotrains with Verran, tried tostay on his heels early in therace. “We were out in 4:53,then began to run into a niceheadwind,” Lutz said. “Clintreally took off after the secondmile.”

Verran, who has won thisrace before, knows Belle Islewell. “I used to train here all thetime when I was at Wayne StateUniversity (working on his mas-ters degree in physical therapy)from 1998 to 2001,” he said.

McMahan captured thewomen’s four mile in 21:54.“That’s an unbelievable time!”said Verran after watching hercross the finish line. Onlythree men ran faster.

“It’s a great way to spring-board into the new year,” thewinner said.

The next woman to crosswas Sterling HeightsStevensville High School seniorMelanie Brender, 17, in a per-sonal-record 24:42.

“I went out like an idiot,” Brender said.“My first mile was 5:55, which is ridiculouslyfast.”

Still, she finished strong and looks for-ward to running this race again. “I’ve done itevery year since I was a freshman,” Brendersaid. “I love this race! The people who put iton are so friendly. They had a ton of food atthe finish. They really take care of you.”

Chelsea Earls, 26, of Ann Arbor finishedthird in 24:57. “This was the first time I’verun this race,” she said. “It was a lot biggerthan I thought it would be. I would definitelyrun it again next year.”

The top men’s and women’s masters wereBrian Wilson, 40, of Livonia (23:57) and

Christine Vincent, 46, of Jackson (27:02).

Livonia residents T.J Gurski (40:09) andMisty Hoyer (41:31) paced the four-mile walk.

Joining Fifth Third Bank as sponsorswere Hansons Running Shop, WaligorskiRoofing, Galeana’s Van Dyke Dodge andMichigan Runner.

Bocci gets race volunteers from theDowntown Runners and Walkers, Belle IsleRunners, Lakeshore Striders and employeesof Fifth Third Bank.

“I want to thank Jeanne and her volun-teers for 40 great years,” said Verran.“Anytime I’m in town, I’ll come down andrun her race. Promise!”

For complete results, go towww.everalracemgt.com. MR

Fifth Third Bank New Year’s Eve Family Fun Run and Walk, Detroit

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Jeanne Bocci helps her granddaughter finishthe 1 mile run.

Dot McMahan won her first FifthThird Bank New Year’s Eve FamilyFun Run and Walk 4 Mile Run in21:54.

The Heart of a RunnerBy Steve Hulst

As I write this, I’m in the beginningstages of cardiac rehab, Phase I,kindergarten for those recovering

from a heart attack.

Never in my wildest dreams would I haveseen myself in this situation. I look aroundthe room and see men 10, 20 or 30 yearsolder than me.

How could this have happened to me —a runner for 37 of his 53 years? The answer:genetics. A family heritage that has seenuncles, aunts and a mother have heartissues.

Two weeks earlier I had been out for theusual 6 a.m. run with my buddies. As it start-ed my chest felt tight, and I thought I wascoming down with bronchitis or H1N1.Elementary teachers are susceptible to thesekinds of things.

During the run my chest became tighter.Having the philosophy “no pain, no gain,” I

tried to push through it, but eventually cutthe run short for 3.5 miles. Still thinking Iwas dealing with some kind of flu, I cleanedup and headed off to teach my third-gradeclass.

Not long after, I called my doctor for anappointment later in the day. His nurse askedme questions, then said words that made methink it was more serious: “Steve, you needto go to ER.”

Between calls to my wife, school secre-taries and teaching partner, I knew it wastime to get to the hospital. At this pointeverything became a blur of being admitted,doctors, nurses, nurse techs working allaround me and off to heart cath.

The diagnosis was a small blockage of atiny vein in the septal region of my heart. Theheart itself and arteries were in great shape.

My heart has always beaten as a runner,and now it may hold me back from doingwhat I love. The past few weeks have beenfilled with emotions and given me time to

reflect on why running and my heart are sointertwined.

As long as I can remember, running hasbeen tied to my spirituality and faith. Thequote from the film “Chariots of Fire” (Ihave seen it five times) that I have held on tois, “God created me to run. When I run I feelHis power.”

A long easy run on my own was often atime to meditate. Running has also been atime of connecting and building relationships.Many of my running buddies have been partof my life for 15 to 20 years. Waking upearly, training many miles in preparation forthe racing season and braving all types ofweather have developed lifetime friendships.

Being part of a running community hasallowed me see the best attributes in thehuman race: dedication, perseverance, per-sonal achievement and pride. These experi-ences and many others have kept my heartbeating as a runner, and hopefully soon I willbe back to doing what my heart beats forevery day. MR

Michigan Runner Race Series 2010

St. Patrick's Corktown Races, 5K, Detroit - March 14Kent City Ridge Run, 15K, Kent City - March 27

Fifth Third River Bank Run 25K, Grand Rapids - May 8

Dexter Ann Arbor Half Marathon, Ann Arbor - June 6Kalamazoo Klassic 10K, Kalamazoo - June 19

Solstice Run 5K, Northville- June 26

National Cherry Festival, 15K, Traverse City - July 10Steve’s Run 10K, Dowagiac - July 31

Crim Festival of Races 10 Mile, Flint - August 28

Labor Day 30K, Milford - September 4Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon, Detroit - October 17Great Turtle Half Marathon, Mackinac Island - October 23

Point System, Results & Standings posted online:http://michiganrunner.net/read_new/2010-michigan-runner-race-series

Winter Witch’s Hat Throng Braves Wind Cold as Witch’s Heart

By Charles DouglasMcEwen

SOUTH LYON (2/6/10) — Astrong, biting wind made cheeksred, sent shivers down spines andprevented PR’s. Despite it, a record328 runners bundled up for thefifth annual Winter Witch’s HatRun, sponsored by the South LyonHigh School boys cross countryprogram.

“It was probably the windiestrace I’ve ever run,” said AndrewPorinsky. “It was also a little onthe cool side. But it’s winter inMichigan. You might as well makethe most of it.”

Porinsky did, taking a big leadduring the first half-mile and goingon to win the men’s 5K in 16:45.“I was hoping to do sub-16:50,”he said. “I can’t complain aboutbeing in the 16:40s on a day likethis.”

Matt West, 34, of Ypsilantitook second in 17:29. Thomas Preiss, 40, ofSouth Lyon took third and led masters run-ners in 17:37.

Preiss, who has won this race twice in thepast, runs it every year. “There were yearswhen it was cold and snowy, but it’s neverbeen this windy,” he said. “For people likeme who don’t weigh much, wind like thismakes it hard to stay on your feet.”

Two South Lyon residents battled forthe women’s title. Erica Aittama, 37,passed Maggie Sadler, 16, midway throughthe course and continued to victory.

Aittama, a former Western MichiganUniversity runner, finished second in thesummer Witch’s Hat last September.

“I’ve done the summer Witch severaltimes,” she said. “This was my first timefor the winter version. It was hard tobreath out there. I tried to get behind someguys and let them block the wind for me.”

Aittama finished in 20:51. Sadler, whoruns for South Lyon High School, crossedsecond in 21:22. “It’s not close to my PR,”Sadler said. “But it’s good for February. Iwant to be much faster by April.”

Sadler’s SLHS teammates, Caitlin

Millis and Christina Swain, both 15, tied forthird in 22:53. Mary Thayer, 40, ofNorthville was the women’s masters winnerin 23:10.

Race director Scott Smith, who coachesthe boys cross country teams at South Lyonand South Lyon East high schools, said morethan two dozen area high school students

competed. Race volunteers had to endure thefrigid weather as well, Sadler noted.

“I’m blessed with a great group of volun-teers who do registration and help with thecourse,” Smith said.

For complete results, visitwww.slxc.com/witch. MR

Winter Witch’s Hat, South Lyon

Winter conditions brought out the winter gear for the 5th annual WinterWitch’s Hat Run.

Maggie Sadler took second in21:22.

Erica Aittams won her firstWinter Witch’s Hat run in 20:51.

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By Tom Henderson

Nothing like writing my spring columnas I get ready for another snowshoerace, this one in Alanson in Emmet

County, the last of a three-week stretch ofraces, including a record-setting field at theBig Foot 5K in Traverse City and a tiny fieldat the third annual Frozen Foot 5K alongTorch Lake, which had about the best chiliI’ve ever had to help thaw out the innards.

The column gets me thinking spring whileI’m still able to enjoy what’s left of winter.

And thinking spring gets me thinkingsummer trail races and where I need to makeplans. Alas, I won’t need to worry aboutmaking room reservations in Eagle Harborfor this year’s Keweenaw Trail RunningFestival, Jeff Crumbaugh’s wild, wacky andtorturous three-race trail spectacular in mid-July in the Keweenaw Peninsula.

Jeff has announced he has pulled the plugon the race, citing the travel difficulties ofputting on the races while living inWisconsin. Jeff is too polite a guy to caststones, but I’m not nearly so nice, so let mecast away.

The KTRF drew in big crowds by UpperPeninsula standards, with trail junkies com-ing from around the U.S. They stayed inmotel rooms, ate in restaurants, took minetours and sunset boat rides and pumped a lotof dough into the local, struggling economy.

Six, seven years ago, I ran into AmbyBurfoot, then the editor of Runner’s Worldmagazine, at the Frozen Foot 5-mile roadrace in Traverse City. The Traverse CityTrack Club had him in as their guest speakeron Friday night and he ran the race the nextday. I had sold Amby a bunch of stuff overthe years, including profiles of Michigan’sgreat miler, Paul McMullen, and first-personaccounts of running in cool places such as themountains of southern Guatemala.

I told Amby about Jeff’s KTRF and saidhe should come and run it. Amby had a bet-ter idea: I should run it and write about it forRW and he’d pay me for the story, pay memileage and pick up a couple of nights’ worthof lodging and meals. (Boy, was he in for asurprise when he got the mileage invoice for1,200 miles; I had to explain to him byphone that it was closer to Atlanta, Ga., frommy house than it was to Eagle Harbor.

RW ran a big piece on the race series,with a bunch of cool photos by MichiganRunner Senior Photographer Carter Sherline.

The next year, I rued having sold Ambythe story. I couldn’t get my motel room: ithad long since been reserved, and my wifeand I could hardly find a place to eat, withhundreds of visitors holding their RunningWorlds in their hands and eating at everyplace I recommended.

It was a glorious race weekend, and everyyear it got better. Jeff kept the Saturdayevening hill climb from Eagle Harbor to thetop of Mt. Baldy the same, but greatlyimproved the 10K and 25K by moving themto Copper Harbor.

The Keweenaw Lodge, a county-ownedresort and golf course, served as headquarters,and the place’s lodging sold out every year.

You’d think that would mean open arms.It didn’t. That’s what happens when govern-ments own things. Last year, the lodge wassupposed to provide breakfasts to all finishersof Sunday’s 25K, as it had in the past. Withhalf the runners still on the course, the man-ager, a relative of one of the county officials,told Jeff they were shutting down the kitchen,and to Jeff’s fury, they did just that.

That was just one of many problems Jeffhad last year. Life is too short. Knowing hefaced the same headaches this year, he pulledthe plug.

As for his polite excuse, Jeff comes a greatdeal farther into Michigan from Wisconsin toput on August’s glorious 10K and 25K runs toTahquamenon Falls in the U.P.

It was a grand 10 years, Jeff. Glad I metyou at the Popeye 10K in Eagle Harbor the yearbefore you had the first KTRF so you could tellme all about it and get me so fired up. Glad Imade it to so many of them. Ticked off, now,that I decided to skip last year.

Which reminds me of other greatraces that have come and gone overthe growing number of years I’ve

been at this. In no particular order, I bemoanthe loss of:

• Emily’s massive fun runs in downtown Detroit in the 1980s.

• The Grand Prix 5K on Grand Prix weekend in downtown Detroit.

• The 10K-arrot run on Belle Isle.

• The Scotty Hanton half-marathon and marathon in Port Huron over Labor Day weekend, where many a PR and Boston-qualifying times were set.

• The Trenton Treadmill 8K.

• The Governor’s Cup 5-miler at the State Fair.

• Two of the three races of the Motor City Striders mid-week series, which is down to a one-night-only deal now.

• The Big Boy 10K at the Silverdome.

• The Blue Cross/Blue Shield series in downtown Detroit, scheduled so you could do three races in one morning: a 10K, 5K and one-miler.

• The Ultimate Runner in Jackson, a one-day trial/torture comprised of a 10K, a 100-meter dash, a 400-meter dash, a one-mile on the track and a marathon.

• The Sibley Shoes 10K on Belle Isle.

• A Labor Day three-race series in Battle Creek, name of which escapes this spongy mind.

• The Redford Roadrunner Classic.

Oh, stop, it’s spring; time for happierthoughts.

Happier thoughts such as the racepackages the Hanson brothers haveput together. Why weren’t they doing

this when I was running 80 races a year, mostof them in the Detroit area?

Keith and Kevin offer cut-rate deals onbulk entries to races. You can do the GrandTour, 20 races for $125; the TraditionalCircuit, 13 races for $90; the Mini Circuit,eight races for $55; or the Sample Circuit,five races for $25.

For information, go to www, hansonrace-management.com, or stop by any of theirstores. MR

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By Paul Aufdemberge

Over several years of running, I havebeen positively influenced by manypeople. Coaches, teammates, training

partners and even competitors have taughtme much about running and racing. I couldcredit many of them here but inevitablywould forget to include someone.

A little easier to quantify would be thebooks that have had an effect on my running. Ihave been educated and motivated by the writ-ings of some of the best runners and writers.What follows is a list of my top ten favorite orpersonally most influential books. I’m sure thereare some excellent works out there I’ve neverread, but here are my selections:

1. “The Self-Made Olympian,” by Ron Daws.One of the first running books I ever read, Icouldn’t have done much better than this one.I found it in the Hillsdale College library andas a relatively-new runner I read about thetraining Daws did to progress from an aver-age high school and college runner to a mem-ber of the 1968 U.S. Olympic team in themarathon.

This book ranks high for both informa-tion and motivation. Unfortunately it may bedifficult to find; after reading it as a collegestudent I did not see it again until I spotted itin another library in 2007, where I had thepleasure of re-reading much of it.

2. “Daniels’ Running Formula,” by JackDaniels, Ph.D. No other book has had such adirect affect on my training. I have usedmany of the workouts in it, particularly in hissection on marathon training.

In addition, Daniels provides a table ofwhat he titles “VDOT Values,” which listsequivalent race performances for distancesfrom 1500 meters to the marathon. He thenrecommends appropriate training paces forvarious types of workouts, based on a run-ner’s fitness level as determined by race times.

Daniels’ programs are based on his almostunmatched background in exercise physiology,but also on experience and common sense. Acouple of examples from the text:

“Don’t train harder for the sake of train-ing harder; train harder to achieve better fit-ness and better performance.”

“Another way of looking at a race is tostay with your competitors until you can’tstay with them any longer, then pass them.”

3. “Running and Being,” by Dr. GeorgeSheehan. I have a paperback copy of this onefrom many years ago. It is a collection of essays bythe running philosopher and is different from anyof the other books on my list.

Neither training guide nor bio of a cham-pion athlete, Dr. Sheehan’s work capturesbetter than anyone the essence of runningand why we love to run, with always theright quote from history or literature to helpexpress his thought.

4. “Pre,” by Tom Jordan. A terrific account ofthe life of Steve Prefontaine, the Oregon dis-tance great who died tragically in 1975.Jordan includes numerous stories and quotesfrom those who knew Pre. It is a more intri-cate and realistic portrayal of Pre than eitherof the movies made about his life. Just read-ing over the list of Pre’s races at the end ofthe book is a glance into greatness.

5. “The Miler,” by Steve Scott. As a highschool student, I was once asked by a collegecoach if I’d like to race against Steve Scott.Clueless, I had no idea who Steve Scott was.If you are a student of the sport, don’t makethe same mistake.

This is an entertaining read and givesinsight into the life of a world-class miler. Itmight make you want to go to the track andcrank out some quarter-mile repeats.

By the way, when I finally got my shot atracing Scott some 10 years later — at my dis-tance (10K), in my weather (cold), he at the

end of his career and me in my prime — hedestroyed me and most of the other young-sters in the field.

6. “The Perfect Mile,” by Neal Bascomb. Ariveting account of the race to run the firstsub-4:00 mile, Bascomb expertly weavestogether the stories of three men from differ-ent parts of the globe: England’s RogerBannister, Australia’s John Landy and WesSantee of the USA. Of particular interest tome were the exploits of Landy and Santee,whose accomplishments haven’t been as well-documented as the more-famous Bannister’s.

7. “Staying the Course: A Runner’s ToughestRace,” by Dick Beardsley and MaureenAnderson. Beardsley, who is most famous forhis 2:08 “Duel in the Sun” with AlbertoSalazar at the 1982 Boston Marathon, tellshis story with his characteristic humility andhumor. His road to running success is enjoy-able to read about, and his recovery from aterrible accident and addiction to prescriptionmedication is inspiring.

8. “Running with the Buffaloes,” by ChrisLear. Lear spends a season with the ColoradoUniversity men’s cross country team and docu-ments tragedy and triumph. Learning about thetraining and getting to know the personalitieson the team makes for an exciting book.

9. “The Runner’s World Training Diary,”published by Wiley & Sons, intro by JoeHenderson. This is the running log I haveused most frequently. I enjoy the tips for eachweek and the space to write goals for eachweek. Occasionally I’ll refer to an old log andam usually surprised by something I wrote init, as workouts and races accumulate andmemory fades.

10. “Juggernauts,” by Steve Adkisson. Thisaccount of a runner’s high school days innorthern Kentucky in the ‘70s may not bewell-known, but I had the good fortune todiscover it through MR columnist ScottHubbard. The author includes humorous sto-ries and serious training, and I come awaywith respect for these hard-working runnersand their coach.

I’m certain that others would come upwith lists that differ greatly from mine, buteach of these books is memorable to me.Happy reading!

Three-time Michigan Runner of the Year PaulAufdemberge of Redford was named winner

in December of the 2009 USATF MastersMale Long Distance Running Runner of the

Year award. MR

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