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May / June 2012 Vol. 34, No. 2

Cover: Grand Valley State University women celebrate at the top of the podium at the NCAADivision II Indoor Championships in Mankato, Minnesota, March 9-10, 2012. Photo by Steve Jones, Grand Valley assistant track and field coach.

May - June 2012 p. 36-49Featured Future Events p. 50-51

Editor’s Notes: S.E.X. Games By Scott Sullivan p. 5Simple and Silent By Dave Foley p. 7Beyond the Chip: Balance By Desi Davila p. 9Zombie By Rachael Steil p. 12Road to London Goes Through Ann Arbor p. 13Going the Distance, Now and Then, Required Food By Ron Marinucci p. 14Foundation Runs Toward Awareness, Light By Ron Marinucci p. 17Michigan Runner TV: An Interview with Bob Figuli, 1928 - 2012 p. 18Michigan 60+ Teams Sweep U.S. Crowns By Ron Marinucci p. 21Steve Prefontaine Night Photos by Carter Sherline p. 24Brian Wilson, Gary Morgan and Scott Hubbard Remember Kermit Ambrose p. 25 Eulogy for Kermit Ambrose By Brian Wilson p. 26 Kermit Ambrose: 101 Years of Teaching, Inspiring By Gary Morgan p. 29 Running Shorts with Scott Hubbard p. 30Michigan Runner Race Series p. 34Running with Tom Henderson p. 52

Grand Valley Women Dominate National Indoor Meet p. 8Koster Makes It Trifecta at Winter Blast By Scott Sullivan p. 10Fecht, Park Romp at Roney Run By Charles Douglas McEwen p. 11Corktown Marks 30 Years with 8,000 Irish Friends By Charles Douglas McEwen p. 16Shamrocks and Shenanigans Photos by Carter Sherline p. 19Steuben Doubles Pleasure, Fun at ShamRock ‘n’ Roll Run By Charles Douglas McEwen p. 20Riverview Winterfest Silver Anniversary Photos by Carter Sherline p. 23State Prep Athletes Excel at MITS Meet By Grant Lofdahl p. 33Splash ‘n’ Dash Indoor Triathlon Photos by Carter Sherline p. 54

2012 Event Calendar

Features and Departments

At the Races

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This just in: He-donism II willhostS.E.X.Games in Negril,Jamaica, June 23-30.“Must be bulkemail to the media,” Itold my wife when shespotted it. “Why wasn’tI asked to teach?” Ithought to myself.“They should namethese games after me!”Guys learn in college to hold such attitudes,in between classes that teach us the counter-part to hedonism (believing life’s purpose ispleasure) is eudaimonism (which posits happi-ness is only achieved through virtue).You’ve heard of the former, but not the lat-ter? Eudaimonists have been few since deathput the throttle on Aristotle. Who’s to resurrectwhat has barely lived?I was so appalled at the thought ofS.E.X.Games I had to research them in detail.Only through knowledge can we cure the worldof such blights.Hedonism II, I learned, is a 24-acre, cloth-ing-optional resort “with a reputation,” said thepress release, “as the world (sic) largest AdultPlay-Ground (sic).“The party never stops at Hedo,” the docu-ment continued. “During this week the folks atseXGames (sic) will take the already wild Hedo-nism schedule to another level!“S.E.X.Games hosts Susan & Bobby Lee arenotorious partiers. Bourbon St (sic), SouthBeach, Key West, they have don (sic) it all!”Clearly, the S.E.X.Games needed my expert-ise. Look at the (sic) things in their press re-lease: dropped apostrophes … unneededcapitals and hyphens … inconsistencies(S.E.X.Games or seXGames?) … Susan andBobby have don it all? Like in donning leatherand gear? Good grief.Grammar and spelling are no doubt para-mount to the Games’ target demographic. Thinkof the respect — hence, money — they couldearn with a decent editor. I was faced with an ethical dilemma:Should I offer my services to this multimillion-dollar resort and its sister, Hedonism III, also inJamaica, or open my own resort, Eudaimonism

I, in some dreary spot that is perfect for culti-vating virtue, splurging only on what is trulyimportant, proofreaders?So I’m off for Negril. “Hi Susan, let’s talkconjunctions,” I’ll introduce myself.“Is that a preposition?” she’ll coo. “Look atyour dangling modifier. Let’s see an interjection.”“Are you in a subjunctive or imperativemood?”“Either, as long as it ends in an exclama-tion!”Picture virtue and pleasure wed throughproper English. Dionysus in a pas de deux withyour grammar teacher.Can editors dream? Or are we just goingthrough a phrase?men’s sanity, to learn a litany of woes haveamassed that reduce to just one thing: me.Solving this isn’t easy. Luckily, my wifehelped recently without meaning to by adopt-ing a bounding hound I can take for runs.The incumbent dogs — an Old Boy who’sgame but tires quickly, and a Yapper who’s tooshort-legged to do more than poop, turn andbail for home — weren’t cutting it.The bounding hound does — withvengeance. My wife named him “Lev” (from lyv,or lion, an ancient symbol of Bulgaria) and he ispart Lab, part locomotive. Lev is so full of energy and exuberance — Ohboy! A squirrel! Another dog! — that towing himon a leash is an arm amputation about to happen. He is so fast (or I’m so slow) that he zigzagsin front of me to amuse himself, stopping whenthe mood strikes. Scott, meet asphalt.No runner worth his assault lets a fewabrasions cut short his workout. But try wash-ing bloodstains out of Gore-Tex or explaining,“Your Bulgarian lion tripped me.”“Well, if you weren’t so clumsy …”

The worst problem with Levi’s I can’t get madat him. Pee lakes on the porch? He chewed up myrunning shoes? Won’t let me write because hekeeps plunking a drool-soaked squeak toy on mykeyboard (Let’s play fetch!)? How can I be angry?I played wishbone for Thanksgiving whenthe Old Boy, seeing I was dressing to take Levrunning, made it clear he wanted to go too.Let’s see: two arms, two leashes, one poopscoop and two plastic bags “in case.”The wishbone part came when Lev (on theleash in my right hand) bounded off while theOld Boy (left) stopped to sniff every post, pole,leaf and grass blade.When the Old Boy delivered a solid wasteproduct, I needed both hands to scoop and bagit. Not about to let dogs outsmart me, I stood onboth leashes while … Incoming cat! Off went Lev and out wentmy feet. I would have preferred a less-fragrant land-ing. Any delusions I’d had about coming home ahero for running both dogs vanished quickly.What did I do to myself? And why didn’t Itake the Yapper?Why do guys like sports? Because shutoutsare rarer in them than marriage. With Lev I atleast have a fellow scapegoat. Running removesus both from the house, allowing for domestic-ity that is feminine bliss or at least like an echochamber.The bounding hound, as my cohort in chaos,assures that such situations are short-lived. Heprovides a service there are no words for. Plus, now that I’ve hid his squeak toy, I can… Yuk! He just plunked his slobbered-up leashon my keyboard.Sorry, gotta run …- MR -

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The beauty of running is its simplicity. Noexperience needed. No complex equip-ment either. Just put on the shoes and go. It’s quiet, too. The soft cadence of yourquick footsteps reaches only your ears. Therunner moves through his environment with-out disturbing it. Running serves as a perfect antidote to ourincreasingly complicated and sometimes stress-ful world. Even though I live on the edge of a forest onthe shore of a lake, too often the roar of ma-chinery obliterates the natural serenity of theenvironment. In the winter you realize you’re a long wayfrom Robert Frost’s world of “stopping bywoods on a snowy evening” when the stillnessis crushed by the wail of the snowmobiles echo-ing across the lake and along trails in the deep-est reaches of the forest. With the arrival of spring comes the roar-ing of dirt bikes and screaming of chain saws.Once the lake thaws, the revving of personalwatercraft engines makes the winter seem likethe quiet season. Even your normally sedentary neighbor,who likes to spend summer afternoons readingnovels on his deck, stirs himself every coupleweeks to fire up his lawnmower and weed-whacker to tame his yard. On a summer week-end a runner could be tossing lit firecrackers atevery step and still not be noticed. About 30 years ago I shut off our powerequipment. At first it was not a consciousprotest against noise pollution; it was because Ihave no mechanical aptitude and got tired ofloading the lawnmower into the trunk (theirshapes being incompatible) so the local mowerspecialist could make the necessary adjust-ments. After one particularly excruciating strugglewith the mower and trunk, I decided the nexttime the mower quit, I would revert to our an-cient hand mower. When I hauled out the hand mower andbegan to push it, I recalled hot days of my child-hood when I went back and forth in the yardwith the blades whishing around, spewinggrass fragments into the air. The power mowernever ran again and my children entered their

adult lives never having cut a lawn with any-thing other than a hand-push mower. This simple mower is really a cross-train-ing device. After a good run there is no better toway to warm down than making circuits of theyard walking behind it.When the chainsaw didn’t respond to myearnest pulls on its cord, it too was relegated tothe shelf. Now the ax gets the call for firewoodcutting and brush removal. There was scant chance at this point thatI’d ante up for a snowblower, so I battle snow-fall on the driveway armed only with a shoveland muscles that get strong if the winter is longand snowy. My small, 5.5-horsepower outboard motorwaits for a call that hasn’t come since 1983; itand its partner, the aluminum boat, have beensupplanted by seven canoes and three kayaks— some purchased to take us on our annualwilderness trips, others being race boats usedduring my seven years as a competitor, and acouple for recreational use.Between 1977 and my retirement fromteaching in 2003, I started most school days byrunning the six miles from my home to CadillacJunior High. Putting that mileage on my legsrather than my car’s odometer seemed to bethe best way to begin the day. Running to work, paddling a canoe, push-ing a lawnmower, cutting wood by hand andwielding a snow shovel — it appears as thoughI’m turning back the clock to a simpler era, aquieter time when one relied on muscle ratherthan machinery to meet one’s needs. This has been good for my muscles andmind as well. Whether shoveling snow on annight when the air is filled with falling flakes,paddling a canoe through mist-shrouded wa-ters, mowing a lawn on a sunny day or just run-ning along a road shoulder, my mind seemsmore alive with ideas and thoughts then if Iwere operating a machine whose motor blotsout the sounds of nature.Now that I’m no longer vexed by gasoline-powered machinery and its tendency to be in-operable when needed, I find the simple act ofworking by hand supplies similar satisfactionsto those I get from running. - MR -

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MANKATO, MINN. (3/9-10/12) — The GrandValley State University women’s track & fieldteam led from start to finish en route to claim-ing its second straight NCAA Division II IndoorNational Championship. The Lakers dominated from the openingevent and scored 94 team points, 43 more thansecond-place Adams State (51). Lincoln (Tenn.)finished third (43) and Central Missouri fourth(42). Athletes from the Allendale-based schoolclaimed five event titles and three secondplaces. GVSU’s 94 team points rank as thefourth-best total in NCAA DII Indoor NationalChampionship history.“I am so proud of our team,” said Lakerhead coach Jerry Baltes. “This was a total teameffort as we scored points in so many events.

“With five National Championship event win-ners, three second-place finishes and five addi-tional top-eight placers that earned All-Americanhonors, you see how strong our entire team was.”Senior Lauren Buresh won the shot puttitle on the final throw of her indoor career. TheMorley-Stanwood High School graduate, whohas now won three straight shot put NationalChampionships (2012 Indoor, 2011 Outdoor,2011 Indoor), tallied a throw of 52-10.25. Thatbettered the toss of teammate Sam Lockhart, ajunior from Lansing Sexton High School, wholed prior to Buresh’s toss and eventually fin-ished second (52-04.75). Senior Rachel Patterson of Rochestercrossed the finish line first in the 5000-meterrun, posting a meet-record time of 16:07.28.Former Laker National Champion Mandi Zembaheld the previous record of 16:16.77.

Senior Chanelle Caldwell of Toledo, Ohio,finished second in the 800-meter run (2:10.26),missing out on an individual National Champi-onship by just over one second. Kalena Franklin, of West Branch OgemawHeights High School, earned All-American hon-ors with her seventh-place finish in the 60meter hurdles (8.53). Karie McDonald ofFrankenmuth finished sixth (4:53.88) andBetsy Graney of Harper Woods seventh(4:54.61) in the mile to each earn All-Americanhonors. The Lakers’ 400 meter relay team of Cald-well, Brittney Banister (of Flint Carman-Ainsworth), Franklin and Leiah Hess (of BattleCreek Lakeview) closed out the 2012 Champi-onship with a third-place finish (3:48.46).- MR -

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Beyond the Chip

By Desi Davila

The writer, a member of the Hansons-Brooks Dis-tance Project based in Rochester, placed secondin the Women’s U.S. Olympics Marathon Trials inHouston Jan. 14, earning one of three berths on

the U.S. Olympic team.Having had some time now to look backon the 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials,I’m shocked at how different it was frommy previous marathons. The buildup, while similar, had a differentmentality attached to it. Race day was a qualify-ing process unlike any other marathon whereyou head out to really test yourself. Afterward came a typical post-race let-down, but also one of the biggest rewards I’vereceived from the sport. If there was one thing I really learned fromthe Trials, it was the importance of balance. Sometime in early October I sat down withmy coaches, Kevin and Keith Hanson, to mapout a training plan leading to race day Jan. 14. Improvement was an important part of thethree-month plan, but it was also important notto push the envelope too much and risk injuryor burnout. Every day throughout the segment I wouldhead out the door knowing that in a few months Iwould compete in the biggest race of my life.It became a task each day to find the righteffort to put in; push too hard and break down,don’t work hard enough and get to the start linequestioning your fitness. This became the question with most every-thing in my training. Should I add a new corestrengthening routine? Do I need to wake upearlier before workouts to have a better break-fast? Simple questions became complicated andI found myself over-analyzing everything. As the training segment went along, Imanaged to find a balance somewhere be-tween knowing I was training for the biggestrace of my life and convincing myself it wasjust another race, no different than any pastrace. By the time race day had rolled around, youwould think that this delicate balancing actwould have come to an end. It had not.

A few days before the race, I found myselfworking out a race plan for a marathon prelim,where I would do whatever I needed to makethe final — the Trials being a “prelim,” theOlympics themselves the “final.” I had a hardtime wrapping my mind around this idea and I

sat looking at a blank page wondering how torace “conservatively aggressive.” It was the exact same question I faced withdaily training: How can I race hard enough todwindle down the field but not risk going overthe red line and falling apart late? It was again a matter of balance. Unlike anyother marathon, it wasn’t about getting 110percent out of myself and risking it all; it wasfinding a hard pace that would be “goodenough” to get me to the final. This was a strange thing to do after trainingfor three months to get in the best shape possible,however it was definitely the smart thing to do. Iwas thrilled that with great coaching and a littleluck, I was able to find my perfect balance for theTrials and land myself a spot on the U.S. team. After any marathon there is a bit of a low,but this was especially true after the Trials, arace I had marked in red and circled on my cal-endar for the last four years. For each segment we mapped out a plan forthe following several months, always with thesame question in the back of our minds: howwill this help me prepare for the trials? It seemsonly natural that there is a bigger “down” thannormal now I’ve crossed such a huge accom-plishment off my list. The excitement of the Olympic Games inLondon has not kicked in yet, so in the mean-time I’ll use my new balancing skills to pull my-self out of this low. Then I will start the processall over again, with the biggest race of my lifeon the horizon. - MR -

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Winter Blast 5K, Grandville

GRANDVILLE (2/18/12) — Kris Koster wasmaster blaster again at the Winter Blast 5K.Koster, wearing his Calvin College alumnisinglet on streets behind Calvin Christian HighSchool, made it a hat trick on this 30-degree,brisk morning: he has won the Blast each of itsfirst three years.“It’s great having Kris compete here,” saidrace founder Laurens TenKate, who as CalvinChristian cross country coach knows aboutclaiming titles.After his Squires won their second straightDivision 3 boys state championship last fall, theNational High School Coaches Associationnamed them its U.S. Small School champion andTenKate national coach of the year.Which he is proud of, then dismisses. “It’sabout the kids,” he said. “Are they learning whatteamwork and dedication can bring out inthemselves?“Then they’re winners to me,” he said.

Koster, MichiganRunner magazine’s co-Male Runner of theYear, is a role modelfor said work ethic.His 15:41 winningtime fell shy of his15:30 last year, butstill put him morethan a neighborhoodblock ahead of run-ner-up Andy Yazzie,29, of Kentwood, whofinished in 16:13.The women’s racewas more hotly con-tested on this out-and-back course, whichfeatured north head-winds during much ofthe long stretch home.Nicole Reames,25, of Richland(19:48) held off Jes-sica Disselkoen, 17, ofGrand Rapids (19:51) for the distaff title.Reames impeocws from fifth last year in 21:30,Disselkoen from third in 20:24.Mike Woodbeck, 54, of Grand Rapids(18:53) and Jill Evers-Bowers, 45, of Kent City(22:01) paced the masters runners. Leading theseniors were Dave Minier, 63, of Wyoming(21:18) and Carla Schut, 63, of Jenison (28:32).Harold Plaisier, 78, of Jenison, wearing BibNo. 78, dominated the men’s 75-and-oldergroup with a 27:45. He was also its only en-trant. “Hey, I’ll take it,” Plaisier said. “I’ll takeanything.”Nathan Jenkins, 6, won cheers all around asthe youngest entrant.The Winter Flurry 1K kids run, held afterthe grown-ups’ race, saw a blizzard of wee onesexplode from the starting line and finish, by andlarge, at a chastened tempo. Where most runners, fearing mid-race wewill never get there, finish gladly, KayraVazquez, 4, of Ionia, faced a different challenge.Kayra, wearing a ballerina’s tutu, got there,then was afraid to finish. Crowds of cheeringgrown-ups, beeping chip sensors, mats andclock were too imposing.Her mom, Janie Ybarra, handed Kayra herown rose for 5K line earlier that morning. Thatand hugs did the trick.For more information about the WinterBlast 5K and complete results, visithttp://sites.google.com/site/calvinchris-tianxc/home/winter-blast-5k.

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Koster Makes It Trifecta at Winter BlastBy Scott Sullivan

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UTICA (3/24/2012) — Road racing veteransMatt Fecht, 28, of Warren and Laurel Park, 49,of Ann Arbor dominated the Bill Roney Memo-rial 5K. But runners-up Mickey Davey, 15, ofTroy and Samantha Hanson, 13, of SterlingHeights showed plenty of youthful moxie, asthey both pounded out PRs.They were among 720 entrants in thisyear’s race, presented by Hansons RunningShop. The turnout was one of the largest in theevent’s 21-year history.Fecht won for the third time in the last fiveyears. His 15:46 clocking was a little slowerthan his 15:43 in 2008 and 15:21 last year.

Though Fecht led from the start, he still hadDavey in the back of his mind. “He’s a freshmanat Warren De La Salle (High School),” Fecht said.“And he’s got some wheels. I kept looking overmy shoulder to make sure I was going fastenough to stay in front of him.”Davey timed 16:05, 12 seconds faster thanhis former best 5K time. “I was trying to getunder 16:00, but 16:05 is good,” he said. Fecht “went out way too fast for me,” Daveycontinued. “Then I was by myself in a no man’sland. It’s tough running by yourself.”Ryan Sullivan, 16, of Davisburg finishedthird (16:43). Next came Cory Steuben, 25, ofRoyal Oak (16:55). Joel Kozlowski, 40, of Ma-comb was the first-place master.Park has won the women’s race many timesduring the 21 years that Kevin and Keith Han-son have coordinated it. But she hadn’t runRoney since finishing second overall in 2009.Park ran 18:07 that year and was delighted towin three years later in 17:53.“I’m thrilled with how I felt,” Park said. “Ihad hamstring and glute problems last year anddidn’t run well. I’m thrilled to run this well inmy first race of the year.”

Runner-up Samantha Hanson, an eighth-grader at Heritage Junior High in Utica and thedaughter of Kevin and Nancy Hanson, timed19:13.“She ran very well,” Nancy Hanson said.“That was easily her best time ever.” (Saman-tha’s previous PR was 19:34.)“You can tell she’s going to be a good run-

ner,” added Park.Danielle Savard, 29, of Rochester took thirdin 19:15, followed by Ashlie Bauman, 15, ofSterling Heights in 19:38. The Bill Roney Memorial also included amile fun run.For complete results, go to www.hansons-running.com. - MR -half page vertical template_half page vertical 4/13/12 6:45 PM Page 1

Fecht, Park Romp at Roney RunBy Charles Douglas McEwen

Bill Roney Memorial 5K, Utica

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I am the walking deadA zombie.The physical therapist digs his fingersInto my dysfunctional kneeHe searches for the hidden meaning,The reason for my despairI stare off into spaceUnfeeling, as I dreamOf the chance to feelTo runAlone, I pull off the zombie suitObserve the bodyThat will now only walkFor God knows how long.I stand in the showerFrustrated that it cannot wash away my despairAngry that it instead brings out thehateI now have for my bodyTears converge with hot waterTrail down my cheeksMy neckPast the swollen kneeA bruised, damaged bodyUglyBrokenI want to beat at my body,Tell it to start working rightTell it to LET. ME. RUN.In a final burst of frustration I yankmy hairI want to scream outThe scream cuts loose in my head I mangle the one thing holding meback —The very same body that was running effortlessly weeks earlierThe body that could escape whateverit is That I want to escape nowI am a zombieWalking Through campusAs the brilliant sun mocks My yearning to run beneath itAs the leaves rustle, As they whisper:Cross country

In my headI cry out in griefIn heartacheMy throat tightensBurnsTears race downBehind the dead mask I wearI hold my zombie statureHide the hurt.The frustrationYou’ll get out of shape.You’ll never amount to anything.You’re losing the team.Your dreams are disappearingYou willNeverRunAgain.I drown out these voices with pounding musicI blow out my eardrumsMake them hurt, make them bleedThe bass thumps hard,Beats to the rhythm of my heartA heart pumping blood to a dyingkneePump harder, fix it!FIX. IT.I cry alone in my car at 11 p.m., Sob to her On the phoneThe only person I can vent toI tell her.I tell her that I feel as if someone hasdiedAnd I am ashamed, because no one has passedMy mom responds“But a piece of you has died.”I am a zombieBy day, Until darkness is my disguiseWhere I break downLay downOn a damp pillow for the third timeAfter leaving the bathroom When I thought tears had ceased.But sleep cannot win even the fourthtimeIn the final moment of relaxationNear-sleep,My mindBattles back againVoices erupt in laughter,In mockery As they crawl back into my thoughtsAs I stifle my sobsAnd tears burst forth again.I awaken to a zombie state

I look into the mirrorA torn faceDark shadowsThe voices, the thoughtsCreep from my eyes in heavy bagsThe burden of stress I carry in myheartEvident in my countenanceI want nothing moreThan to tear apart my roomThrow the chairsHear the crash of furnitureThe crack of broken windowsInstead I fall to the floorKick my deskRip off my shoesStare at the ceilingMoan in desperationAs I picture them racing thereI lie hereAlone.I am a zombieAs I face the workoutsSome complain about a tough day.They run it off.That’s when I realize —I can’t.Jealousy … no, envy Boils like murder through my veins.It pulses, it poisons me.I feel hungerA deep, Raging hungerFamished to jump at the interval lineTo take offPush off The groundSpikes would stab the earthBreak into a rhythmic poundingBreak out of the zombie stateBreak the tensionFearI would let go of the hatred I now have for my bodyI would love it again.I am a zombieAs I come down with my second coldIn two weeksAs ice spreads from my heartTo my nose and throatAs I awaken with red eyes,From cryingFrom the disease of hopelessnessFilling my body

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I am sick Because it’s the only way to remem-berthat I’m still aliveam a zombieAngrySickTiredLifelessAs the physical therapistPushes into my legHe hits the pressure pointA scream of pain escapes my mouth —I feel againThoughts of running Race through my mindIt will come back.An awakeningThe sign of a fixA step towards healingI must endure this pain to diminish the evil painI writhe and celebrate in this fix, this keyThis awakeningThere are long weeks aheadI am a zombie for nowBut I slowly awaken.Aquinas College sophomore Rachael Steil continues healing after injuring a knee.

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Road to London GoesThrough Ann Arbor

The Running Institute’s Tim Broe demonstrates active and dynamicstretches at the inaugural Distance Running Clinic. Additional speakers atthe clinic included Nick Stanko, Pete Kitto, Nick Willis and Ron Warhurst. For-mer Hillsdale coach Bill Lundberg emceed. For more information on theRunning Institute, see http://tri.mrspt.com

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By Ron MarinucciThey were marathon paddlers, eventriathletes of their time. Accounts oftheir exploits are so mythic it’s hard toseparate fact from fiction.These were the voyageurs, the fur tradersof the 17th, 18th and early 19th centuries. Theypaddled canoes up and down rivers andstreams and across the Great Lakes, canoesladen with up to 7,000 pounds of supplies,trade goods and fur pelts. Most days meant at least 14 hours of pad-dling, averaging 40 to 60 strokes a minute.When portaging, a frequent necessity, they ran,“dog-trotting” sometimes as long as two orthree miles one way, carrying bundles of furs,before running those same two or three milesback for more. And they lifted weights, in theform of goods and packaged furs. Legend has some voyageurs running whilecarrying four or five 90-pound bundles, one ineach hand and the others by using tumplines(“portage collars”) or slings.

Surely such physical exertion, with only 10-or 15-minute breaks to smoke their ceramicpipes, was exhausting. Massive amounts of foodwere required for energy, strength and stamina. Time was money, then as now. Stopping tohunt, fish or gather for meals usually wasn’t anoption. How, then, did these voyageurs manage? One of their dietary staples was pemmican,a centuries-old ancestor of energy bars. “Pem-mican” comes from an Algonquin word, pim-ihkan, which means “grease,” “fat” or “one whomakes grease.” And that’s just what it was,mostly fat or lard from bear, deer, moose, gooseor other animals. The voyageurs learned how to make andeat pemmican from the Indians. Narrow stripsof venison, elk, moose and, later, buffalo meatwere cut and dried, either slowly over a fire orin the sun. The dried meat was then poundedwith stones or rocks, pulverized to a near-pow-der consistency. Meanwhile, fat,lard or grease was liq-uefied and poured intoa leather pouch ormocuck (basket madeof birch bark). Thepowdered meat wasadded, sometimeswith fruit such ascherries, apples orberries that had beensimilarly prepared. The grease thencongealed, providing alight (but not on thestomach, I’d imagine),easy-to-carry food thatwould last a long time,even several years.If time wasavailable, the pemmi-can would be mixed

with water and flour to cook as a sort of por-ridge or stew. This was called rubbaboo. One historian who studied the voyageurs’eating habits noted, “Pemmican is supposed …to consist only of pounded meat and grease;(that is) an egregious error … Hair, sticks,spruce leaves, stones, sand, etc. enter into itscomposition, often quite largely.”It may not sound yummy, but pemmicanand rubbaboo served the energy and strengthneeds of the voyageurs quite nicely. To compare “energy bars,” past and pres-ent, I consulted Liz Bailey, RD, CDE, a clinical di-etician and diabetes educator at Huron ValleySinai Hospital in Commerce Township. She’salso an accomplished marathoner and triath-lete — of the modern variety, though.“Pemmican is used today,” said Bailey, “bylong-distance hikers, like those doing the Ap-palachian Trail, because it is packed full of somany calories. A pound of pemmican can pro-vide up to 3,600 calories.”“The downfall of pemmican is that it is veryhigh in saturated fat and cholesterol and pro-vides no fiber,” she continued. “It is strictly fatand protein. In the past it’s been mixed withberries, which added small amounts of carbo-hydrate, but in general it is mostly fat and pro-tein.”The fat provided energy and the proteinstrength, both needed by the voyageurs. Run-ners also require both energy and strength, butour tastes are a bit more discriminating. And, asBailey explained, science helps us too.“Carbohydrates and protein,” she said,“have four calories per gram, versus fat, whichhas nine calories per gram. So fat provides oneand a half times more energy per gram thanprotein and carbohydrates. “Fat, however, cannot be used for quick en-ergy like carbohydrates can. The carbohydrate

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in energy bars is available for quick energy,where the fat in pemmican is slow to digest andbe converted into a usable form of energy.”Energy bars, then, are our answer to thevoyageurs’ dietary requirements. “Carbohy-drate,” Bailey summarized, “is arguably themost important source of energy for athletes.No matter what sport, carbohydrates providethe energy that fuels muscle contractions. Theyare the main fuel sources for the muscles andbrain.“Proteins,” she added, “are the buildingblocks of the body. They consist of combina-tions of structures called amino acids that com-bine in various ways to make muscles, bone,tendons, skin, hair and other tissues.” But proteins aren’t stored well by the body,so they must be taken in regularly to help re-build and restore muscle tissue after strenuousexercise.Fat, on the other hand, should be restricted,but not eliminated, kept to “20 to 35 percent oftotal energy intake,” said Bailey. “It does pro-vide fuel for long distances and low- to moder-ate-intensity exercise, such as marathons andultra-marathons. Even during high-intensity ex-ercise, fat is needed to help access stored carbo-hydrate (glycogen).”For more specific information on percent-ages and recommended daily allowances for in-dividual needs, consult a registered dietician.Bailey, in her athletic endeavors, uses en-ergy bars, but issues cautionary notes. “They donot typically work well for pre-run consump-tion,” she said, “due to the fat and fiber in them.Fat and fiber cause food to stay in the stomachlonger and can cause gastro-intestinal issues.”Although energy bars can be advertised asmeal replacements, Bailey said, “I don’t likepeople to use them for that because they canget much better overall nutrition from complexcarbohydrate foods, fruit, etc.“Many people select energy bars by taste,”she went on, “but other aspects of their nutri-tion and purpose affect the decisions of whatbars people choose to use.“I never use energy bars before a run, but Iwill use them when I am doing a long bike ride,kayaking or backpacking. They are small, light-weight and easy-to-pack (like pemmican?). Inthe kayak, they are waterproof and I can putthem on the deck for easy access.”

Bailey urges users to check the labels, not-ing the amounts of carbohydrate, protein, fatand fiber. “Watch calories and fat,” she said. “Upto 300 calories and 10 grams of fat are reason-able for a meal replacement, but cut that in halffor a snack. “Choose a bar with at least 30 grams of car-bohydrates if you plan to engage in long periodsof exercise,” she continued. “The same for pro-tein if you’re working those muscles. Look forvitamins and minerals like calcium and ironthat you wouldn’t get from foods.

“Limit saturated fat to three grams or lessper bar. Go for bars with three grams of fiber,for weight control.“As far as I am concerned, they don’t offeranything great, I use them only for convenience.”The voyageurs played an important, ifrarely recognized, role in state history. Imaginewhat they could have done with energy bars in-stead of pemmican!- MR -

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By Charles Douglas McEwenDETROIT (3/11/12) — A record of more than8,000 runners and walkers turned out for the30th annual Corktown Races, presented by the St.Patrick’s Parade and Fraternal Order of UnitedIrishmen and sponsored by Ambassador Bridge.“That’s a 40-percent jump over last year,” racedirector Doug Kurtis said. “That’s phenomenal.”He attributed the increase to many factors.“I have a great staff doing the packet pickupwhere the stores are promoting,” Kurtis said.“My staff is from all over the area and they’reconstantly helping me promote. “We have a good product; nice shirts, nicemedals,” he continued. “The location is good.The 5K works out well. We have the Irish themegoing for us. Great music. “There are just so many pieces that cometogether to make it a fun event.”Perfect weather helped this year too. “Itwas awesome out there,” said men’s winnerMike Andersen, 25, of Milford. “It was 62 de-grees the week before St. Patty’s Day. “It was a little windy on the way back,” An-dersen added. “But I’m not going to complainabout wind when it’s mid-March in Michiganand there’s no snow on the ground.”Andersen led from the start, although run-ner-up Nathan Burnand, 17, of Waterfordstayed close initially.“He hung in there tight for the first mile,then dropped off,” Andersen said. The winner finished in 15:03 with Burnandclocking 15:19. Next came Adam Izer, 22, ofTaylor in 16:05.

Jay Steele, 40, of Plymouth won the men’smasters title in 17:01. Tom Yates, 50, of NewBoston paced the grand masters in 17:38.Andersen enjoyed running on Michigan Av-enue. “I’m usually not fond of out-and-backcourses,” he said. “But down here, it’s so his-toric and you see Campus Martius almost all theway from the start. “Then (after circling Campus Martius andheading back), it’s a sea of green coming atyou.” (Most entrants wore either the dark greenCorktown t-shirts or a green costume.)Angela Matthews, 27, of Westland won thewomen’s title in 17:30, followed by AndreaKarl, 27, of East China in 18:00 and DenisaCostescu, 36, of Commerce Township in 18:02.“Angela just took off at the start,” saidCostescu, who won here last year. She was insecond for most of this race, but with a half-mile to go Karl went by her.“My 18:00 today was almost a minutefaster than what I ran here last year,” Karl saidThe masters and grand masters winnerswere Kimberly Garbarino, 49, of Plymouth(18:48) and Jane MacLeod, 54, of Windsor(31:44).The event included a children’s fun run andcostume contest. Alicia Moore, 16, of Taylor,who sported a green Mohawk to go along withrest of her green costume, was one of the con-test winners.“I have kind of a punk, Irish look today,” shesaid. “It was rockin’!”The costume winners also included “Sham-rock Sisters” Sarah and Jessica Wallace, 21-year-old twins from Shelby Township.

“It was amazing,” Sarah said. “The energyfrom everybody running and walking was phe-nomenal. The community involvement wasgreat as well.”

The St. Patrick’s Day Parade on MichiganAvenue took place immediately after the Cork-town Races. Complete results can be found at www.run-michigan.com. For more event information, goto www.corktownrace.com. - MR -

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While nursing a broken leg in the sum-mer of 1997, Terry Lynn Lane trippedand fell. Concerned about her leg andits cast, she neglected to protect her head,which took the brunt of the fall. Her head hurt alot but she rested and, later in the day, felt bet-ter. She forgot about the nasty fall and herheadache.That autumn, Lane began having problemswith her vision. Her right eye was nearly sight-less. Doctors, citing elevated blood pressure,said nothing could be done to save the vision.She still didn’t remember her summer tumble.Lane adjusted, learning how to managewith vision in only her left eye and rehabilitat-ing her leg. She learned how to drive and com-plete her responsibilities as a patient careattendant at a local hospital. “I was putting my life back together and ad-justing to this ‘new disability,’” she remem-bered. “Things were different, but I was able todo what I loved. So I was happy.” Then thingsworsened.A year after her right eye went blind, visionin her left eye dimmed. Lane’s doctors, an oph-thalmologist and a neuro-ophthalmologist puther through test after test. Finally they came toa diagnosis: optic neuropathy, a disease of theoptic nerve.Only then did Lane recall her fall of morethan a year ago, which may have helped in thediagnosis and treatment had she rememberedearlier. Now it was too late. “The (optic) nervehad atrophied and much of my remaining sightwas unable to be saved,” she said. “I was neverable to return to work. I had to give up drivingtoo.”Since then, some of her sight has returned,but barely. She can see light, but “objects areshadowy. Sometimes when I go outside, all I seeis brightness.” There is no peripheral vision inher right eye and her left eye picks up “severelydistorted” objects. “I often run into things,” she said. “I have tocount stairs. I am very light-sensitive. While Ican’t read books, I go every week to pick uptalking books to keep my mind active.”His mother’s story led Brian Lane to startFiftyTwo4Mom in 2009. The nonprofit founda-tion works to raise public awareness about vi-sion disorders; raises money for research intoits causes, treatments, and cures; and buildsprograms to help people with vision loss.“After seeing Mom struggle,” he said, “I

wanted to start something to help other peoplewith vision loss. But as a teenager, I wasn’t surehow I could.” After he graduated from college and wentto work, “I decided it was finally time to start afoundation,” Brian Lane said.The name FiftyTwo4Mom stems from

Lane’s original plan to raise awareness andmoney by “doing one race a week for an entireyear, 52 races. But I could only do 22 in 15states because of funding.” It was natural for him to turn to running.“I’ve been a runner since I was 10,” he said. “Iran track and cross country at Waterford Ket-tering High School.” Running has helped him

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with the foundation in several ways.“I love to run because it brings me peace,”Brian Lane confided. “When I run my mind be-comes clear and I can concentrate on thingsbetter. I love to go out on a sunny day, or even acrappy one, and just see how many miles mybody is up for.”Lane has organized fund-raising activities.In September, FiftyTwo4Mom will again spon-sor The Run at the Farm, a 5K cross countryrace at Hess Hathaway Park in Waterford. “We’ve been asked to open a visually-im-paired category this year,” he said. “We haven’tin the past because it’s a cross country run.” Ifthat comes to pass, “we will be the only crosscountry run that has an official visually-im-paired category,” Brian Lane said.FiftyTwo4Mom hosts a volleyballfundraiser each summer. And it participates inthe annual Oakland Community College BookFair, with Terry “talking to students about whatit is like to be blind.”Brian also sets up information booths atrunning events. “Not having the resources of alarge foundation, I have had to be creative toget our name out there,” he said. “I ask existingraces if I can set up a booth and pass out infor-mation. “When I run races, I only ask the race direc-tors if they will allow me to do so. I never di-rectly ask for donations there, but if peoplewant to donate, I don’t turn them away. Mostpeople prefer to check us out online to makesure we are legitimate, then donate. “Trying to organize vision runs across thecountry would be impossible, but by participat-ing in existing races, I can still raise awarenessand network with local running communities.”Lane runs national races as well as localones. “I did my first marathon in 2010 forFiftyTwo4Mom at P.F. Chang’s in Phoenix andhave now done two full and 10 half-marathons,”he said. He’s run more than 40 races in 15 states forFiftyTwo4Mom. He’s hooked up with runningclubs and races in Detroit, Northville and RoyalOak in Michigan, plus New Orleans, Tampa, Fla.,Little Rock, Ark., and Hilton Head, S.C.When others run races with Lane and forthe cause, they identify themselves wearing t-shirts that say “Team 52” on them.In March this year, to raise funds, Lanewore blindfolds “to learn what sight impair-ment is like. For 10 days I had tunnel vision, 10days with no central vision and 10 days totallyblind. I tried sticking to my normal routine asmuch as possible to get a good understandingof some of the daily challenges.”On this schedule was “my first blind 5K,”

the Corktown Run in Detroit. Original planscalled for only walking the course because, “Ihave only been able to run on a track blind sofar and I didn’t want to hurt someone.” Thanksto friends, though, he was actually able to runand jog most of the race. “We didn’t go fast,”Lane said, “but it was still fun to be running in-stead of walking.”FiftyTwo4Mom donors have their namesplaced on a virtual race bib on “The Road,” lo-cated on the foundation’s Web site. “I would liketo see a million names on ‘The Road’ in the fightagainst blindness,” Lane dreamed aloud.He is training to be a guide for blind run-ners and would like to see more visually-im-paired categories in more races.

“We work with the International Founda-tion for Optic Nerve Disorders and Leber’sHereditary Optic Neuropathy,” Lane noted, “andare always looking to network with other visionand running groups.“I would like to see people open up more tothe visually-impaired community. There are alot of limitations when you’re blind, but withthe help and support of people, those limita-tions can be overcome.”For more information, visithttp://www.fiftytwo4mom.org. Persons maycontact Lane directly [email protected] MR -

The Upper Peninsula’s Bob Figuli passed away March 18, 2012. MichiganRunner TV caught up with Figuli at the 2003 Lake Superior Shore Run.He had recently completed running 100,000 miles. Figuli was inductedinto the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.

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PLYMOUTH (3/18/12) — The ShamRock ’n’Roll Run, presented by St. Mary Mercy LivoniaHospital, made a rollicking debut as 3,100 St.Patrick’s Day revelers ran, walked, danced andpranced their way through the 10K, 5K andmile fun run. The huge turnout didn’t surprise race di-rector Alan Whitehead.“We had 3,250 at the Wicked HalloweenRun (which debuted in Plymouth last fall),” hesaid. “So I expected similar numbers today.”Whitehead and the Kona Running Co. alsocoordinate the Solstice Run, which had 3,300registrants last year. At ShamRock, entrants dressed as lep-rechauns, Irish wenches and a variety of Celticfairy creatures. After crossing the finish line,they enjoyed rock ‘n’ roll music courtesy of theRemix Band and a dance performance by PiazzaDance Co. in Kellogg Park. One or two frothy,green beverages were also seen in the crowd.The run had serious entrants too. HeatherHanks, 27, of Plymouth set a personal recordwinning the women’s 10K in 39:46, which shat-tered her past best of 40:20.“I don’t really go into a race with any kindof expectations, other than to run as hard as Ican,” she said.Hanks enjoyed the course. “I live down-town, so it was great to be able to walk out ofmy house and run a race,” she said.Nicole Reames, 25, of Richland finishedsecond among the women in 39:55. Jessica She-hab, 36, of Northville took third in 41:36.In the 5K, a trio of 13-year-olds led the way.Marissa Dobry of Beverly Hills finished first(19:08), Emma Herman of Northville second(21:03) and Natalie Douglas third (21:05).

“It went by really quick,” Douglas said. “Ifelt really good today.”The 10K started at 8:15 a.m. and the 5K at9, giving 10K leaders a chance to run bothraces. Cory Steuben, 25, of Royal Oak did justthat. Steuben won the 10K in 35:27, then rolledto another victory in the 5K with a time of17:45.“I’m happy,” Steuben said. “I was shootingfor a low-35 time in the 10K; in the 5K, I justwanted to see how much I had left.”Steuben won the 10K by more than aminute, finishing ahead of masters runnersChris Woodring, 44, of Canton (36:37) and JoelKozlowski, 40, of Macomb Township (37:37). “It was beautiful weather, perfect tempera-ture, no wind,” said Woodring, who set a PR enroute. “The course was very similar to Ply-mouth YMCA Father’s Day Run.”Trailing Steuben in the 5K were AlexChevoor, 15, of Northville (18:51) and BradleyValentine, 33, of Filion (19:18).Hospital president and CEO Dave Spivey,53, of Northville ran the 10K.“It was great,” he said. “It was a beautifulday. The race was well organized. It couldn’thave gone any better.”Spivey looks forward to future races.“We’re sponsoring this race here, as well as theSolstice Run in Northville June 23 and theWicked Halloween Run back here in Plymouthon Oct. 28,” he said. “My goal at the Solstice Runis to do the 10 mile.”For complete results, go to http://Sham-RocknRollRun.com.- MR -

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Michigan 60+ Teams Sweep U.S. CrownsBy Ron MarinucciLast year saw the inaugural presentationof the USA Track & Field Masters LongDistance Running Championships ClubGrand Prix Award. Michigan teams stakedclaims to two of the eight age-group titles.The Ann Arbor Track Club’s 60-plus men’steam won in dramatic fashion, one that camedown to the final placing runner in the finalevent of the eight-race series. In the same agecategory, the Playmakers’ women’s teamgrabbed its award by a more comfortable mar-gin. The Grand Prix includes eight USA MastersLong Distance Road and Cross Country Champi-onships. Three races are cross country, the oth-ers road races ranging from 5K to the halfmarathon. To qualify, teams must compete in at leastthree events. Points are scored when teamsplace among the top eight finishing clubs intheir age groups. Teams can enter a maximum

of five members in each race, with, in the 60-plus division, the first three scoring points.The AATC finish was dramatic in everysense of the word. The locals edged the RaritanValley Road Runners from New Jersey 52-51.Having run one less event than the GardenStaters, AATC knew what it needed to do to winand did exactly that, no more or less.“We knew going into Seattle (site of theclub cross country championship and the lastevent) that we had to beat Raritan by threepoints to tie and four points to win,” said teamcaptain Doug Goodhue. “Four turned out themagic number. We finished third (to earn sixpoints) and Raritan seventh (two points).”Adding to the story was that Wally Hayesonly ran in Seattle, having just turned 60 in lateOctober. The newest team member “scored bigas our third-place finisher,” providing the mar-gin of victory, Goodhue said.

The Ann Arbor team ran six of the requiredevents, winning the four road race distancesfrom 5K to 15K. They added third places at thelast two cross country races. They ran inWilliamsburg, Va., Ann Arbor, Buffalo, Syracuseand Rochester, N.Y., as well as Seattle.Members included Goodhue, 69, Hayes,Terry McCluskey, 63, Lloyd Hansen, 63, Paul De-ladurantaye, 65, Dave Minier, 62, Mitch Garner,62, and Wally Herrala, 67.McCluskey ran in six team events, Goodhuefive, Garner and Hansen four each and Deladu-rantaye two. Minier, Herrala and Hayes ran inone event apiece. “Each member played a partin our success,” McCluskey said.The team has added three members —Doug Kurtis, Lee Mamola and Jim O’Brien — for2012.“The nucleus of the team started as theMichigan Grand Masters in the 1990s,” Good-half page horizontal template_half page horizontal 4/11/12 10:01 AM Page 1

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hue said. “Then we moved on to run for FredVanhala and the Front Line Racing Team. WhenFred stepped down as Front Line’s coordinator,we decided to go back to our roots and run forthe AATC. “The club and board have been wonderfuland supportive,” Goodhue said, singling outGarner. “Mitch was instrumental in gettingboard funding for our team.”McCluskey and Goodhue dominated theirage divisions in the Grand Prix events, eachpicking up individual awards along the way. Mc-Cluskey was ranked No. 1 nationally in the 60-64 age group, earning the Road Runners Clubsof America Male Masters of the Year recogni-tion. Goodhue, who won the same RRCA awardlast year, was rated the top runner nationally inthe 65-69 age division.“Nothing beats the joy, camaraderie andteam spirit of being a member of a nationalchampionship team,” said Garner. “The winning was a lot of fun,” said Good-hue. “Traveling to events with old friends waseven more fun.”The Playmakers’ 60-plus women’s teamhad an easier time of claiming its Grand Prixtitle, besting runner-up Boulder, Col, 38-20. “We

knew we had won the series before Seattle,”said member Ruth Thelen. “So we didn’t go.None of the other teams could beat our total.”The 11 women who made up the team arescattered widely throughout the Lower Penin-sula. “Since we live so far from each other, wedon’t get a chance to train together,” said The-len. “Most members train with other clubs intheir area.” She, for instance, runs with Play-makers’ other masters teams and the Mid-Michigan Track Club, “whenever time allows.”The team ran four of the eight Grand Prixraces. In Ann Arbor (10K), Buffalo (15K) andSyracuse (5K), they finished first. At the 5Kcross country championship in Fairport, N.Y.,they were runners-up. The only close race wasat Syracuse, where Playmakers had a teamscore of 25:08 and the Syracuse Chargers had26:15.Team members include Grace Harrison andNina Bovia of Ann Arbor, Maggy Zidar of Pon-tiac, Merion Knight of Detroit, Ellen Nitz ofBrighton, Vickie Putnam of Gaylord, Louise Hol-man of Mason, Sarada Sarnaik of Grosse PointeWoods, Chris Swanson of Macomb, Thelen of St.Johns and past Michigan Runner magazine Sen-ior Runner of the Year Sharon Dolan of Fowler.Thelen and Knight competed in all four

events the team entered. Dolan and Nitz ran inthree, while Harrison and Putnam each racedonce. Thelen gave special thanks to “Our HappyDays Team Express Driver,” Chris Swanson, who“drove to all three New York races.”“Our first race was in Buffalo,” Nitz remem-bered. “We drove through Canada both ways. “On our way back, just out of Buffalo, wewent through Canadian customs. In reply to theofficial’s question about our reason for enteringCanada, we mentioned the Buffalo race, thenheld up our award medals. “As they clanged together, the officialsmiled and praised us for our running, said hehoped to get in shape soon and sent us on ourway home,” she said.The men and women ran separate races atSyracuse. “We were unhappy about waiting solong for our race as the men started first,” Nitzremembered. “The clouds opened up and pouredthroughout the men’s race,” she continued. “Justbefore we started, the rain stopped, the suncame out and we had the most glorious raceever.” Thelen organized the team. “I had run on ateam many years ago,” she remembered. “I hap-pened to see on the USA Long Distance Web sitethat they were going to start a Masters GrandPrix Team Race Series for ages 40 and up, so Icontacted some of my friends from years ago,plus new ones I had seen at races in the Lansingarea. Everyone was excited about joining.”“Ruth and I used to run together as MotorCity Striders in Detroit,“ Nitz said. “Now, 20years later, we are back together. Though ourtimes are slower, we are renewing old friend-ships and discovering how much fun it is to be apart of this sport as a team.”Playmakers, an Okemos-based runningstore, made major contributions. “They’ve donea lot for us,” said Thelen. “First of all, in order to run in the series, aclub must have a USATF membership alongwith a club affiliation. When I asked Playmak-ers if our team could be affiliated with them,they were very supportive. They provided uswith singlets and traveling money, plus helpdisbursing our team award winnings to us.”The Playmakers team is also gearing up forthe 2012 Grand Prix. For the three masters age-group teams, “we currently have 35 membersfrom ages 40 to 75,” said Thelen. “This year thefinal race will be in Lexington, Ky. We plan ongoing, since it will be an easy drive for us.” - MR -

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I encourage you to recall when Mr. Ambrose first influenced yourlife, be it in the classroom, on the track, at a MITCA clinic or in con-versation over a bite at one of his favorite eateries. It is my wishthat you will hear his frequently booming, sometimes frighteningbut deep down truly gentle and caring voice as I reference a num-ber of his favorite familiar phrases.“One hundred percent is not enough; give 101 percent.” Is it notfitting that Mr. Ambrose could not be satisfied with living 100years? It seems he had to make it one more year just to hammerhome this point. Only after turning 101 did he close his eyes to rest. -- Brian Wilson

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Brian Wilson delivered this tribute to and re-membrance of Michigan running legend Kermit

Ambrose March 3. It’s an honor to stand before you to say good-bye to our dear friend, Mr. Ambrose. Howwonderful of the Lord to have permitted usthe opportunity to say “thank you” to him at hisbirthday party barely a year ago. Too often wedo not have that opportunity until it is too late.I am grateful this was not the case with Mr. Am-brose. We loved him and he knew it.I knew Mr. Ambrose for just 10 percent ofhis life. He knew me for 25 percent of mine. Forthe past 10 years, I was granted a glimpse ofwhat it was about him that brought you heretoday. In the few moments we have together,my words can touch only the surface of whatyou all cherish in your hearts. Mr. Ambrose was an educator. I suspectseveral in the audience are educators as well.No doubt, you are familiar with the poster andaccompanying list of axioms titled, “All I Needto Know I learned in Kindergarten.” I propose to you that all I need to know Ilearned from Mr. Ambrose. With this theme, Ihope to honor him and remind us of the lastinglessons he strove to teach — not merely by hiswords, but by his actions. I encourage you to recall when Mr. Ambrosefirst influenced your life, be it in the classroom, onthe track, at a MITCA clinic or in conversationover a bite at one of his favorite eateries. It is mywish that you will hear his frequently booming,sometimes frightening but deep down truly gen-tle and caring voice as I reference a number of hisfavorite familiar phrases.“One hundred percent is not enough;

give 101 percent.” Is it not fitting that Mr. Am-brose could not be satisfied with living 100years? It seems he had to make it one moreyear just to hammer home this point. Only afterturning 101 did he close his eyes to rest. “All confidence is acquired. No one was

ever born with it.” Mr. Ambrose began his 101-year journey in the simplest of ways. One yearbefore the Titanic set sail, he was born to im-poverished Swedish immigrant farmers on theNebraska plain. His parents were so poor thatthey had to rent the land they farmed. Theyjoined with neighbors in the same meager cir-cumstances to share the burden of harvestingthe grain. Within that baby boy was born a will,a spirit and a spark that would take him farfrom his humble beginnings. “When you put a limitation on what you

will do, you put a limit on what you can do.”

Mr. Ambrose’s life began hard, like others in theAmerican West characterized in John Stein-beck’s novel “The Grapes of Wrath.” However,somewhere between working the unmecha-nized, horse-powered farm and mastering hisschool lessons, Mr. Ambrose discovered sports.His life would never be the same, and neitherwould ours.“Do not let what you cannot do interfere

with what you can do.” In high school and col-lege, he played football and basketball, and mayhave dabbled in track. Track was not his firstlove; it was football. He engaged a cobbler toaffix cleats to his work boots so he could haveproper footgear for football. Upon graduating from high school inPierce, Neb., Mr. Ambrose attended college atNebraska’s Wayne State Teachers’ College.While there, he assumed a role of player-coachfor many of the school’s athletic teams, earninghonors at the conference level in football. “The most valuable result of all educa-

tion is the ability to make yourself do thethings you have to do, when it ought to bedone, whether you like it or not. It is thefirst lesson that ought to be learned.” —Thomas Huxley. In 1929 Mr. Ambrose took thehelm of his first classroom. While attending col-lege he simultaneously taught in a rural, one-

room schoolhouse. When it was cold, he wouldhaul coal to feed the furnace. Throughout the Depression Mr. Ambrosetaught in and near his hometown. In his files Iuncovered notes of his time at Pierce HighSchool, Wayne Prep and Creston where hetaught and coached football, basketball, base-ball, “kitten ball” and track. “True success is overcoming the fear of

being unsuccessful.” Thanks to his meticulousrecord keeping, I retrieved Mr. Ambrose’s hand-written results from the 1934 Wayne Prep foot-ball team. Under his leadership the team went0-8. They were shut out in all but one game.The team tallied merely six points the wholeseason, while his opponents scored 237 pointsagainst them. “The will to win is not worth a nickel,

unless you have the will to prepare.” Preparehe did. As I scoured Mr. Ambrose’s handwrittenand manually-typed notes from the 1930s, itwas evident that he was pouring himself intogaining the knowledge he needed to succeed. On three-hole punched notebook paper, heretyped long articles, notes and bits of wisdomgleamed from a multitude of sources. Headingssuch as “About a Good Sweat” which states,“Every young and healthy human being shouldhave a good sweat every day; it will make youfeel like a million dollars.” Articles on eatingthat suggest, “Without getting all messed upwith technical details about proteins, caloriesand so on … plan out a well-balanced diet,” and,“Try to learn to like all vegetables … Don’t be acrank about your diet.” “What I am to be, I am now becoming.”Although most of his notes from this period areon blocking, tackling, passing and guarding,buried within these archives was a single para-graph on how to run the mile: “Try to get started fast enough to get a goodposition on the pole just after you come out ofthe first turn. As a general thing, it is good rac-ing tactics to run in third or fourth positionuntil the end of the third lap. Then, if you can,move up to second place on the back stretch ofthe final lap. Start your sprint just before you gointo the last turn. From then on, it’s a case ofrunning as fast as you can right down to the fin-ish of the race.” In this one snippet we catch a glimmer ofwhat would be Mr. Ambrose’s passion andlegacy. But that would have to wait. Americawas at war. Duty called.“There are things bigger and greater

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take up the nation’s call against fascism. Using hisscientific background, he served as a meteorolo-gist for the Army Air Corps in Northern Africa andItaly. He was part of a small team sent to desolateoutposts to record and report weather conditionsto personnel on the air fields below, ensuring safetakeoffs and landings. Ironically, the same corps his skills servedto protect nearly cost him his life. Mr. Ambroserecounted that a transport plane he took was sobeat up that, upon making a harrowing landingin Casablanca, the plan was grounded. Among his favorite wartime memories wasguarding German and Italian prisoners of waraboard a ship from Europe to the United States.He recalled how the Italian soldiers were justhappy that their role in the war was over. Theyplayed checkers with him. Mr. Ambrose decidedthey were no longer his enemies but merelyyoung men similar to himself thrust into arms. Maybe this early experience with ItalianPOWs was the root of his special friendshipswith coaches Lou Miramonti and Tony Magni.“In order to succeed we must first be-

lieve we can.” After the war and an honorabledischarge, Mr. Ambrose found himself inChicago. There he had a relative with an avail-able room. Within two days of his arrival, andwith one suit of clothes and his credentials, hechased a lead and landed a teaching job at sub-urban Maine High School. I can only assume Mr. Ambrose also taughtat the school because during our in-depth inter-view seven years ago, all he talked about washis coaching — football, that is. “Our aspirations are our possibilities.”Football was huge in post-World War II Amer-ica. Schools had multiple teams separated byage and size. As a new teacher in the school, Mr.Ambrose was assigned to head the junior var-sity and freshman-sophomore squads, and toserve as line coach for the lightweight varsitysquad. Although he also coached track at MaineHigh School, he invested his heart and soul intothose football teams. His insight, preparation, and dedicationwere noticed. Before long, the head coach forthe heavyweight varsity team told Mr. Ambrosethat the following fall he would bring him up tobe the line coach for the highest level of varsityfootball. Mr. Ambrose’s dream was becoming reality.He was getting closer to becoming a head foot-ball coach for a high school varsity heavyweightteam. That summer he headed to the Universityof Michigan (“U of M”) in distant Ann Arbor,Mich., to work on his master’s degree, and thenreturn in the fall to pursue his destiny on thesidelines of the gridiron.“No one ever lost their eyesight by look-

ing on the bright side of things.” While at theU of M, Mr. Ambrose received a letter from

Maine High School: the athletic director had re-placed the varsity football coach. The new foot-ball coach advised Mr. Ambrose that he wouldhonor the former coach’s commitment for oneseason, but he had been promised that there-after he would get the best line coach available.Translation: “It ain’t you, Kermit.” “The secret of success in life is for a man

to be ready for his opportunity when itcomes.” The selection of a new head footballcoach in suburban Chicago was quite possiblythe most significant hire in the history of Michi-gan cross country and track and field. Mr. Am-brose was not going to return where he wouldnot be valued. He let it be known among his fel-low U of M master’s candidates that he was inthe market. Someone knew someone who wasaware of an opening at a suburban high schoolwith a funny name in the hamlet of Birming-ham, Mich.: Ernest W. Seaholm High School.

“Mister Meant To had a comrade namedNever Do. Have you ever chanced to meetthem? Did they ever call on you? These twolive together in the House of Never Win. I’mtold it is haunted by the Ghost of Might HaveBeen.” Around 1952, while Mr. Ambrose wassitting in the Seaholm athletic director’s officediscussing his prospects to coach football, bas-ketball, track and baseball, he saw a group ofboys running in sweat clothes. Realizing it wasnot track season, he inquired for what thoseboys were training. The A.D.’s responsesounded like a foreign language to Mr. Ambrose.He had never heard of cross country.

“Never be satisfied with your present ac-complishment. The power to succeed or fail

is yours, and no one can take that away. Thedifference between the impossible and thepossible lies in a man’s determination.” In1954, in his forties, Mr. Ambrose was learning anew sport. He was now the Seaholm crosscountry coach. Living by the same philosophy he would ex-pound to generations of future athletes, Mr.Ambrose threw himself into preparations andbuilding his knowledge base. He borrowed, ac-quired and stole every idea, strategy andnugget of expertise he came across. He becamea sponge soaking up information from publica-tions, college coaches and peers. He refused toallow his ignorance of the sport to keep the stu-dent athletes in his care from reaching their fullpotential. The next dozen years witnessed a new erain Michigan high school cross country andtrack. Mr. Ambrose’s Seaholm teams went on towin 95 of 112 dual cross country meets. He ledhis teams to nine regional titles, two statechampionships and two runner-up finishes. Henever finished below seventh at the state meet.He coached 23 all-state athletes. Pure domi-nance! The reign of terror to teams unfortunateenough to compete in the Ambrose era foundno refuge in springtime either. His SeaholmMaples took 94 of 100 dual track meets be-tween 1952 and 1967. They placed in the topfive three times at the state meet. Some would say he was lucky. Mr. Ambroseused two quotes on the subject of luck. “Suc-cess is simply a matter of luck; ask any fail-ure.” “I am a great believer in luck, and I findthe harder I work, the more of it I have.” The success of Mr. Ambrose’s teams hadnothing to do with luck. They had to do with hisinfectious enthusiasm, positive mental attitude,attention to detail and near-fanatical emphasison preparation. I found a list of 23 separate ex-ercises for his cross country teams to completebefore they started their workouts. His teamswon because they were willing to do what oth-ers would not. “The principal reason that one athletesucceeds and another fails lies in the degreeof personal motivation.” “All things are diffi-cult before they are simple.” As one of his ath-letes stated, “He would give you a vision andconvince you. t sounded so simple!”

“There is always room at the top.”“There are three kinds of people: those whomake things happen, those who watchthings happen and those who wonder whathappened.” Mr. Ambrose was not selfish with theknow-how he acquired in building his teams; hewanted to impart it without restraint. His greatconcern was that other schools with uneducatedcoaches were not affording their cross countryrunners the opportunities to achieve. In 1957 he connected with Jack Boughton,

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Bruce Waha, Norm Badar, Don Sazima and BobParks to launch an association of track coachesto offer educational clinics and share knowl-edge among fellow coaches. (Please forgive meif I missed any names of the organization’sfounders.) From the humble beginning of meeting inclassrooms, the seeds of the Michigan Inter-scholastic Track Coaches Association wereplanted. This organization today has hundredsof state coaches gather to hear Olympians andnationally-recognized coaches and speakerspresent on cross country and track. MITCA was,and is, so grateful for Mr. Ambrose’s leadershipthat its most prestigious annual award bearshis name, the Kermit Ambrose Award.“Of all the words of tongue or pen, the

saddest are these: It might have been.” By1967 Mr. Ambrose was on top of his game. Hewas one graduating class away from his mostrecent state championship cross country team,and one summer away from having a formerathlete of his run in the 1968 Olympic Games.MITCA was firmly established, not only as anassociation for cross country and track coaches,but also as the benchmark for Michigan highschool coaching associations for individualsports. The future was bright for him and theSeaholm Maples. Little did he know, the truetest of his character would be revealed thatspring. Mr. Ambrose wrote in his 1930s notebook,“The coach should at all times have a well es-tablished code of rules which he should thor-oughly explain to the squad. Then he should seethat the code be carried out to the letter. Viola-tions of the training rules should be severelydealt with, and it is often wise to suspend a starperformer from the team, rather than have thearmy-like discipline impaired … Far better andmore lasting results can always be obtained bymaking an example of one of his men whoneeds to be shown.” Thirty years later, Mr. Ambrose cut a hand-ful of disruptive high schoolers from the trackteam for skipping practices. After parental in-volvement, a school administrator told him toreinstate the athletes. Mr. Ambrose refused.There was an ultimatum. By example, Mr. Ambrose gave us anotherlesson. The man we refer to as “The dean ofMichigan high school track and field” voluntar-ily ended the high school coaching career heloved so much rather than compromise hisprincipals. Seaholm never again achieved the prominence that it had.“Don’t measure yourself by what you

have accomplished, but by what you shouldhave accomplished with your ability.” In hismid-fifties it would have been understandableif Mr. Ambrose had simply served his remainingcareer in the classroom, then retired to assumethe role of a spectator. This was not to be.

Though he had accomplished a lot, he had moreto give. Confident that MITCA was on solid ground,Mr. Ambrose turned his concentration to trackand cross country officials. There seemed to bemuch lacking in knowledge base, consistencyand training options for those responsible to of-ficiate cross country and track and field meets. Mr. Ambrose played a key role in joiningforces to form the Association of Track Officialsof Michigan. So distinguished was this organiza-tion that now it is hardly acceptable to host ameet at any level without an ATOM-certified of-ficiating team. He and others from earlier dayssoon were called upon to officiate at NCAA andAAU meets. A number of the procedures and

rules formulated by Mr. Ambrose have becomethe standards in cross county and track andfield officiating at all levels.“You can’t turn the clock back to do the

things you failed to do when you shouldhave done them. Life does not operate that

way.” Mr. Ambrose’s focus on preparation, disci-pline and an eye for detail made him a great or-ganizer and official. His true passion, though, washelping young people achieve their potential. Among them was future world-classrunner Jeff Drenth of Charlevoix. Mr. Ambroseand Jeff enjoyed a unique bond. He celebratedJeff’s successes and never got over Jeff ’s deathfrom heart failure following a training run atthe Athletics West facility in Eugene, Ore. When we cleaned out Mr. Ambrose’s apart-ment, practically every room had a photo of Jeffin it. Mr. Ambrose cared exceedingly about thepeople in his life.“Enthusiasm is the propelling force nec-

essary for climbing the ladder of success.”Well into his nineties and even past the age of100, Mr. Ambrose continued to teach us les-sons. He always took time for young athletes. As his chauffeur to various meets andevents, it was common for me to have to waitwhile the co-founder of MITCA, two-time statechampionship coach and discoverer of anOlympian, spent 20 minutes listening to achubby seventh-grader’s detailed account ofhow he ran an 800 at an intramural track meet.Just when I thought I could bring the cararound, Mr. Ambrose had the poor youngsterdoing side-straddle hops, jumping jacks, highknee lifts and the famous SIM drill. This wascustomarily followed by a reminder that “theonly place success comes before work is inthe dictionary.”I am now ashamed of my impatience dur-ing those times. Perhaps I was the one who hadthe most to learn from Mr. Ambrose in these“coaching sessions.” Lessons that had nothingto do with running. More than his credentials, accomplish-ments and awards, Mr. Ambrose will be remem-bered most for his kindness and character. Here was a man who would recite poetry inlieu of using profanity. Here was a man would al-ways leave room for dessert. Here was a man whodidn’t want to move into an assisted living centerbecause of the “old people” there. Here was a manwho would never let you pick up the bill forbreakfast, and for whom you had to use pay-at-the-pump quickly before he could maneuver hiswalker into the gas station to pay for your fuel.Here was a man who would make sure you leftwith a grapefruit whenever you visited. But most of all, here was a man who gave ofhimself freely and unselfishly. That is perhapsthe greatest lesson he ever taught. Have welearned it?

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Kermit Ambrose lifted Michigan crosscountry, track and field to the best in theU.S.A. He inspired thousands of peoplewith his love of athletics. Not a day went bywhen he wouldn’t help a person who neededsomething. His dedication helped state high school ath-letes become All Americans andOlympians in college and beyond. As one ofthose athletes, the news of his death at age 101brought back memories to me.I first met Kermit when I started runningcross country in ninth grade at Pontiac CentralHigh School. “Get in line, take your sweats offand be ready to go!” he was bellowing into ahorn. Who was this? Kermit had a distinct voice you could heartwo miles away without a horn. I can hear itnow, almost 40 years later.Once you got to know Kermit, you couldnot forget him. I continued to see him startmeets that fall and again during track season inthe spring.I took part in AAU walking races that sum-mer, then went to his famous Wolverine crosscountry camp in northern Michigan. My highschool cross country coach drove the team upthere and introduced me to Kermit. When toldthat I had raced walked at AAU meets, he said,“You gotta have strong legs to be a walker.” Heobviously knew his track and field events, be-cause he was right on the money there.Cross country camp was a riot. There wereabout 60 guys there from different high schoolsand Kermit ran it like it was boot camp. He got us up at the crack of dawn to dostretching exercises with the counselors. Thenwe headed out on 10-mile runs as he drovealong and encouraged us, even though it didn’talways sound like that. We’d have lunch, rest abit and then do a late-afternoon workout. After dinner came campfire time. Kermit’sstories never stopped. “The most important 10two-letter words are, ‘If it is to be, it is up tome,’” he told us. I say that to myself and othersnow all the time. He would tell us about runners who wereon the edge of greatness, partied on the nightbefore a big meet and lost. He told about ath-letes who made it through engineering schoolthanks to the perseverance they had learned

through runningevery day.Kermit had sto-ries to tell every night,some funny and someserious, but all meantto teach us something.Lights wereturned out at 10 p.m.When a couple guysbroke curfew, he hadthem run in the darkwith his headlights be-hind them; it became along night for them.Kermit made it allhappen at thosecamps.Kermit showed upat my high school grad-uation party. He alwaystold stories about howhe went to former run-ners’ graduations, wed-dings, reunions,Christmas parties andanything else — andthey were true. Itshowed how he cared about people, and how peo-ple cared for him.He sent me a Christmas card with a lettereach year telling all the things he had done thatyear. He must have sent at least 100 such cardseach year. I would visit Kermit at his apartmentacross from Royal Oak High School. There werealways pictures of Michigan high school trackevents laying around. He was generous, alwaystaking me out to eat. As I continued my walking career and wentto the U.S. championships, Kermit always wasthere to watch. When I made the Olympic team,he sent me a beautiful card of congratulations. I remember going to the 90th birthdayparty thrown for him by the Michigan Inter-scholastic Track Coaches Association. Someonedrew out a name from the 50/50 raffle and saidit all goes to Kermit, which it did. He was grate-ful and laughed about it. I last saw him six years ago at the USATFMichigan indoor track meet at Eastern Michi-gan University, where they had a 3000-meter

race walk. Kermit called out to me and wetalked about things that had happened throughthe years. I wish now our talk had been longer.Kermit, an overachiever, was a World WarII meteorologist, then a teacher and coach atBirmingham Seaholm High School, where histeams won two state titles and honors too nu-merous to mention. For 21 years he organizedthe Wolverine cross country camps. He helpedstart MITCA and a group that trained people tobecome track meet officials. Kermit was much more than his accom-plishments. He truly loved people, especiallyathletes who wanted to strive for excellence. At the memorial service for him, I spoke tohis great niece from Council Bluffs, Iowa. I al-ways wondered why he talked about goingthere; now I knew: that’s where he had family. “I just knew Kermit as our lovable uncle,”his great niece said. “I had no idea he had doneall this.”There will never be another man like you,Kermit. We will miss you. - MR -

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Trivia: What was themen’s world record forthe mile run in 1911?KERMIT. My firstmeeting withKermit Am-brose was similar tothat of many othersover many years — heyelled at me. The setting wasYost Fieldhouse on theUniversity of Michigancampus in winter 1969— yards from FerryField, where Jesse Owens set four world recordsin 1935. Yost was the first all-purpose sports facil-ity of its kind, built in 1923 at the behest of U-Mfootball coach Fielding Yost. It housed the basket-ball and track and field teams until 1973. For myfirst track meet as an Ann Arbor Huron HighSchool junior, I was entered in the mile run andcame late for check-in. When I arrived, the guy organizing the run-ners’ lineup was already past my projectedtime, so, innocently, I brought that to his atten-tion. He immediately lit into me, with raisedvoice asking, “Where have you been? I’ve beenlining everybody up for five minutes.” I sheepishly apologized, didn’t bother withan excuse and he asked my time. When I toldhim, he instructed me to find the guys aroundmy time and get in line. Then he resumed hisseeding job. I had met Kermit and nothingwould be the same afterward. Wanting to make amends for my transgres-sion and caught up in the excitement of my firsttrack meet, I went out too fast and died to aslow time. Later, chagrined, I talked the race over withmy coach, Kent Overbey, in his first seasonthere (Kent still coaches at Huron, cross coun-try now). Kent told me the guy lining up therunners was a long-time official. As the indoor season wore on, my team-mates were equally struck by this loud, take-charge man. After our cross country team wonthe Class A Lower Peninsula Finals in Novem-ber ‘69, we unanimously voted to ask if Kermitmight be our banquet speaker. He agreed and we were tickled that this en-gaging man spent time with us. We regardedhim as the proverbial busy, intriguing unclewhose bark was well-meaning and sincere, notmeant to belittle or punish. Over the next 40-plus years, I grew to ad-

mire and value the man for all his quirks, quipsand devotion to the sport. I’m one among thou-sands who feel that way. Kermit passed away at age 101 in BloomfieldHills on Feb.24. He never married, yet left anoversized family of friends who held him in thehighest regard.Born Jan. 6, 1911, Kermit grew up in Pierre,Neb., a tiny farming town in the northeast sideof the state. New Mexico and Arizona weren’tstates yet, the Titanic had yet to set sail andAmerican women couldn’t vote back then. Kermit had to leave home and board in aneighboring town to attend high school, wherehe played football and basketball. He liked totell the story that after high school, a friendpassing by his home said he was headed to col-lege and asked Kermit if he would like to joinhim. Minus that, Kermit might not have gone toWayne State Teachers College, 15 miles away,spent a lifetime working with kids and earnedinduction into the WSTC Hall of Fame in 1966.His first teaching job was in 1929, where hemade $2.50 a day instructing youngsters in hishometown’s one-room schoolhouse. During theDepression, he taught and coached football andbasketball. Kermit served during World War II as anArmy Air Corps meteorologist, spending time inScotland, Morocco, Iran and Italy. After the war,he taught in Illinois and Wisconsin before mov-ing to Detroit, where he sold real estate. Heearned his master’s degree from U-M andstarted substitute teaching. Soon he hooked onat Birmingham Seaholm High School in 1952. When a cross country coaching job openedat Seaholm that fall, I don’t know if Kermit wasurged to take it, showed interest on his own ora combination. At any rate, seeds were plantedfor running career that lasted 60 years. Kermit coached cross country and track atSeaholm from 1952 to 1967 and retired fromteaching sciences in 1977. His 1959 and ‘63cross teams won Class A state championships.Well into his 90s, he could recite the names andplaces for all seven runners on both thosesquads.One of his future stars was a 6’6”-plus guywho Kermit didn’t think was serious aboutcoming out for cross country. In short order (nopun meant), Jack Bacheler became the theteam’s No. 1 man, then went on to star at Miamiof Ohio. Still on a rising path, Jack became a 1968 U.S.Olympian in the 5000 meters. Four years later,after moving to Florida and helping establishthe Florida Track Club, he joined Yale Univer-sity graduate Frank Shorter and Kenny Moore

(author of “Bowerman and the Men of Oregon”)as marathon Olympians. Shorter would win inMunich, Moore was fourth and Bacheler fin-ished ninth, still the best U.S. team showingever. Kermit also coached shot putter Jack Harvey,who went on to star at U-M and became men’strack coach for the Wolverines in the mid-1970s.In 1959 Kermit helped form the Michigan In-terscholastic Track Coaches Association, an or-ganization devoted to coaching education andinstruction. It was called the Southeast MITCAthe first year before being renamed MITCA. Itholds a track clinic each January, with a crosscountry clinic added in November 1973. TheKermit Ambrose Award, MITCA’s highest honor,is given each year to a cross country coach whohas made major contributions to the sport. Heserved as MITCA newsletter editor for manyyears.In 1972, Kermit began as director of theWolverine Cross Country Camp, located on Old27 two miles north of tiny Wolverine and 38miles south of Mackinaw City. He remained di-rector for 21 years, until he was 81, watching asthe number of boy and girl campers grew to fillthe old schoolhouse and lodge. He’d arrive early to mow paths and set upcones. Each day was devoted to a particularworkout, with the 5-5-5 being the most de-manding. Campers would run as far as theycould for five minutes, rest and repeat, then

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rest and repeat. They would do that twice dur-ing their week at camp.Also during the early ‘70s, Kermit took overdirecting the Huron Relays, one of the country’soldest indoor high school track meets, held atEastern Michigan University. He directed thehuge, two-day meet into his early 80s. His re-tirement from teaching allowed him greatertime to refine and define his activities. He hadan exterior that could appear gruff but was im-bued with care and detail.I wrote a piece about Kermit in the 1980s forRunner’s World magazine. I went to his Royal Oakapartment to talk with him, and was both un-nerved and delighted to see stacks of old runningprograms, mementos, meet results, newspaperarticles, magazines and other relics. It was over-whelming! The collection was an extension ofwho he was and what brought him joy.He was a regular visitor to the NCAA Divi-sion 1 indoor track and field championships, of-ficiating at many in their original home inDetroit. Later he traveled to them with otherMichigan coaches. He also attended just about every U.S.Olympic track and field trials, beginning in the‘70s. One of his favorite pictures was of him andthen-high school superstar Jordan Hasay at the2008 trials. He was the oldest spectator and shewas the youngest competitor. He remained anofficial, even after his 100th birthday.Kermit put a lot of miles on his car, travelingto so many meets. He was known as a lead foot,scaring more than one passenger. At age 92, hedrove solo to Dayton, Ohio, and the Mideasthigh school cross country meet. There, he in-vited me to dinner (my son, Jeff, was on theteam) and scolded some of the Michigan teammembers for not wearing warmer clothes. Ker-mit, bless his heart, was given to offering point-ers spontaneously — always teaching. I was honored to be invited to his 80th, 90thand 100th birthday parties — along with a cou-ple hundred other fans and friends of his. I havea photo occupying a prominent place in my liv-ing room of us working at an indoor meet at U-M, when he was a mere slip of a lad at 95. From 2005 to 2010, Kermit helped me con-duct the awards ceremonies at the LowerPeninsula Cross Country Finals. He was alwaysfirst to greet and congratulate the top 30 awardwinners in each class. I think I have the coolestjob in the world as the meet’s emcee and it wasgreat fun to think of him as my overqualified“wing man.” It was a relationship I’ll forevertreasure. Members of the audience loved chat-ting him up and he enjoyed the exchanges.Before the 2010 awards ceremonies and twomonths prior to his 100th birthday, I askedMark Uyl from the Michigan High School Ath-letic Association office if I might lead the audi-ence in singing “Happy Birthday” to Kermit. “Byall means,” was Mark’s reply. I thought it would

be fun, timely and infront of “his people”— folks who could ap-preciate the man andhis history. I wasright. Before the after-noon ceremonies,somebody caught thesinging on video andput it up on YouTube.The Huron Relayswere renamed theKermit N. AmbroseHuron Relays follow-ing his retirement asdirector. After the2011 meet, where hehelped pass out hipnumbers to the run-ners, he treated about10 of us to dinner. Re-member now, this is a100-year-old man. Ibelieve he had hiscustomary dish of ice cream for dessert. I last saw Kermit at the Holly Invitationalhigh school cross country meet last September,still giving back to the sport. He appeared frailand was being assisted in his awards-presenta-tion duties. But he recognized me and had, onceagain, shown up to get a job done.The Kermit N. Ambrose Huron Relays wereheld March 24. As announcer, I made sure tosay a few things about the man and his passingbefore action started. I went to the visitation for him in Clawson(where his funeral was attended by an overflowcrowd the next day) and four hours neverpassed so fast. It was wonderful to see and talkwith so many others who thought the world ofKermit. Lots of photo albums, memorabilia andsuch to look through. I was pleased to see avideo playing that included the YouTube“Happy Birthday” serenade from 2010. Next to the Great Man laying in his casketwas a blown-up picture taken in winter in the mid-1980s. It showed six runners on a snowyroad south of Charlevoix. Featured was JeffDrenth, then of Athletics West, who had grownto revere Kermit, mostly via interaction atWolverine Camp. Sadly, Jeff died at age 24 andnow the two are joined in a better place. It could be argued Kermit was Michigan’s“Most Interesting Man” of high school crosscountry and track and field. It’s hard to saywhat you’d recall most after meeting him: hismedium-height, stocky build with a large,round face and glasses, topped by a baldinghead with brown hair brushed back in wings atthe temple; or his voice. Or both. When hespoke, his comments seemed measured, bal-anced, to-the-point and his volume varied fromsoft-spoken repartee to a dull roar used to

make a point. He could be, and usually was,humble. He was a genuine personality andpresence, unique, an ol’ country boy from therural Midwest. I’ll leave with you with a phrase thousandsheard Kermit share over the years: “If it is to be,it is up to me.” This was a MAN. RIP, old friend.Answer: American John Paul Jones ran 4:15.4 in

Cambridge, Mass., in 1911.

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Centenarians Kermit Ambrose (center) and Red Simmons (right) arehonored with a joint birthday celebration, January 2011.

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YPSILANTI (2/25/12) — If anyone attendingthe Michigan Indoor Track Series State Champi-onships had doubts about the health and vital-ity of track and field in Michigan, those doubtswere erased.In a packed-to-the-rafters Bob Parks Field-house at Eastern Michigan University, hundredsof state qualifiers ran, jumped, threw, hurdledand vaulted to meet records and national rank-ings in one of the deepest and most talent-laden MITS state meets ever.Among the brightest stars at the champi-onships was Cindy Ofili, who was named trackathlete of the meet after winning the 60-meterhurdles in a blazing time of 8.43 seconds. Ofili, a senior from Ann Arbor Huron, is theyounger sister of World Indoor silver medalistTiffany Ofili Porter and will follow her sibling tothe University of Michigan. She outraced LaticiaSims, Quenee Dale and Sami Michell in a fieldfull of MHSAA state hurdle champions.“I think I did OK,” said the modest hurdler,who also ran in the 4x200 and 4x400 relays. “Idon’t think I did that great in the (4x400), but Iwas happy with my 4x2 and the hurdles. It feelsreally good, I’m just happy to finally show whatI’ve been waiting to show. I think my mentalpreparation was good and my coaches helpedme a lot.”

Also enjoying outstanding success was De-troit Country Day’s Brittany Mann, who wonthe shot put (40-8.5) and weight throw (54-4.5), both by wide margins. Mann, a Universityof Oregon recruit, was named girls’ field eventathlete of the meet.Back on the track, Ali Wiersma, looking todefend her 3200-meter title from 2011, ranaway from the field to win in 10:40.56 after an-choring the Crystal Lake Track Club to a win inthe distance medley relay.“I did just about as well as I was hoping for,”said Wiersma, a senior from Allendale who isheaded to Michigan State University. “In the dis-tance medley I was pleasantly surprised thatwe won. In the 3200 it would’ve been nice tohave broken 10:34 (the meet record), but I’mreally happy to have a PR already. I was con-cerned by how hard the race went out, but itslowed down and I took the lead. It hurt reallybad toward the end.”Another fine time was turned in by DetroitCass Tech senior Kyra Jefferson in the 200-meter dash. The University of Florida-boundsprinter cruised to victory by more than a sec-ond in 24.31, one of the best times in the coun-try all season. The 60-meter dash was a much closer affair

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State Prep Athletes Excel at MITS Meet

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60 meter hurdles championCindy Ofili (l) & Tiffany Ofili Porter

60 meter hurdles champion Drake Johnson (in white) is pictured at the January 5, 2012 M.I.T.S. meet in Ann Arbor.

Nathan Chapman (bib 41), 1:57.32,barely edged Alex Wesche, 1:57.37,for the 800 meter championship.

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as Sekayi Bracey edged Berrion Berry, 7.71 to7.73 in near photo finish.The middle distances saw dominating winsfrom Anna Jefferson in the 400 (57.02) andLauren Burnett in the 800 (2:14.10). In the1600, Grosse Pointe South freshman Ersula Far-row raced to a big lead, but another talentedfreshman — Kenzie Weiler of Cedar Springs —made things interesting in the final lap as shesprinted the last 200 meters. Farrow held onfor a close 5:06.25 to 5:06.67 win.In the relays, the Spirit of Pre Track Clubdominated the 4x800, while Motor City TCcrushed the 4x400 competition with a quick3:55.64 clocking. New Breed TC easily won the4x200.Aubryn Samaroo out-jumped the rest in thehigh jump as she cleared 5-5, while HannahSailar was the lone pole vaulter over the 12-foot mark with a 12-1 clearance. Sami Michellnearly eclipsed 18 feet in the long jump, whileSherry Wan was victorious in the triple jump.

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800 meter run champion Lauren Burnett, 2:14.10

1600 meter run championConnor Mora, 4:18.70

200 meter dash championKyra Jefferson, 24.31

1600 meter run champion Ersula Farrow, 5:06.25

60 meter dash champion Kyle Redwine, 6.85

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2012 Michigan Runner Race SeriesCorktown Race, 5K, Detroit - March 11Martian Invasion Meteor 10K, Dearborn - April 14Borgess Half Marathon, Kalamazoo - May 6Fifth Third River Bank Run 25K, Grand Rapids - May 12Dexter Ann Arbor 10K, Ann Arbor - June 3Brian Diemer Amerikam 5K, Cutlerville - June 9

Plymouth YMCA Father's Day 1 Mile, Plymouth - June 17National Cherry Festival 15K, Traverse City - July 14Steve's Run 10K, Dowagiac - July 28Crim Festival of Races, 10 Mile, Flint - August 25Ringside Fitness Marquette Marathon - September 1Mackinac Island 8 Mile Road Race - September 8Metro Health Grand Rapids Marathon - October 21

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On the male side of things, Kyle RedwineEdged Berkley Edwards to win the 60-meterdash, 6.85 to 6.88. Redwine, an Auburn HillsAvondale senior, was named boys’ track athleteof the meet as he also competed on the winning4x200 relay and third-place 4x40 relay for Max-imum Output TC.Michigan All-Stars TC was second in bothsprint relays. Dearborn TC won the 4x400 andfinished a close second to Red Tide TC in thedistance medley relay. In the 4x800, Red Tide’s bid for two victo-ries was dashed by the West Michigan Harriers.Led by Cedar Springs junior Connor Mora, theHarriers ran away with the win and just missedbreaking the 8:00 barrier. Mora sped to an indi-vidual win as well when he pulled away fromthe 1600-meter field with a time of 4:20.45.“My (1600) time wasn’t exactly what Iwanted it to be, but going intothe race I just wanted to tryto win it,” said Mora, who alsowon the Gazelle Sports EliteMile the previous weekend atGrand Valley State Universityand led off the 4x8 for histeam at EMU. “It was a funrace. I don’t usually run first(leg), so it was a lot different.It was nice starting out with abig pack and opening it up alittle bit for the rest of theteam.”Other track winners in-cluded Austin Sanders in the200, Jason Ervin in the 400and Nathan Chapman in the800. The 60-meter hurdlessaw Ann Arbor Pioneer’s sub-14-second 110 hurdler DrakeJohnson fly to the win in 7.85,while the 3200 featured animpressive front-runningperformance from Mr. CrossCountry 2011 Evan Chiplockof Saginaw Heritage.Chiplock, bound for the Uni-

versity of Missouri, powered away from the fieldto win by nearly five seconds in 9:21.64.In the field events Cadillac senior RileyNorman just missed the 60-foot mark in theshot put with a winning put of 59-9.75 and alsoplaced seconds in the weight throw.“I picked it up this year and didn’t really getthe hang of it until last week,” said Norman ofthe weight throw, which was won by Tyrus Con-ley. “I was pretty happy with second overall. Inthe shot, I just switched to the spin from theglide. I was just hoping to get around 58 feetand threw a PR of 59-9, so I’m very happy. I didhit 60 (feet) but I scratched.”Other field event winners included StevenBastien in the long jump, Ryan Schroeder in thetriple jump, Dan Emery in the pole vault andHarris Edwards III in the high jump.- MR -

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3200 meter run champion EvanChiplock (bib 42), 9:21.64, leads JeffBajema (bib 7) and Tanner Hinkle.

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Tue, 5/1/12 Hanson Speed Session -Tuesdays training Sterling Heights (586) 323-9683 hansons-running.comTue, 5/1/12 Renegade Run 3MR on obstacle course Shelby (586) 532-1300, shelbyrunclub.weebly.comWed, 5/2/12 Run Fit 5K 5KR, 1MR, kids run Novi (734) 929-9027 www.runfit5K.comThu, 5/3/12 Hansons Group Run - Thursdays Royal Oak (248) 616-9665 hansons-running.comThu, 5/3/12 Kids Run Club Race 5KR, KR, 1KR Shelby (586) 532-1300 shelbyrunclub.weebly.comThu, 5/3/12 Lifetime Fitness Kids Race 5KR, 3KR, 1KR Shelby Twp. (586) 532-1300 shelbyrunclub.weebly.comFri, 5/4/12 Mason State Bank 5K 5KR/W, kids run Mason (517) 676-0500 greatlakeschampionship.comSat, 5/5/12 501 Running Club 20 Miler 20MR, 10MR, 5MR Ann Arbor (734) 657-0214 runningfit501.comSat, 5/5/12 Addison Panther Road Race 5K Run/Walk 5KR/W Addison (517) 917-6205 addisonxc.comSat, 5/5/12 Berkshire Proud Dad’s 5K 5KR/W Beverly Hills (248) 855-9609 berkshiremiddleschool.webs.comSat, 5/5/12 Blossomland Run for the Buds 5KR/W, kids run St. Joseph (269) 982-8016 blossomtimefestival.orgSat, 5/5/12 Child Advocacy 5K Run 5KR, 1MR/W, kids run Alma (989) 463-1422 linkforfamilies.orgSat, 5/5/12 Chuck Keegan “Race for the Kids” 5KR, 3KW Clarkston (248_ 623-5631Sat, 5/5/12 Cinco De Mayo 10KR, 5KR/W Flint tritofinish.com/eventsSat, 5/5/12 Cinco de Mayo Run Walk 5KR/W Saginaw (989) 992-9007 cincokrun.com Sat, 5/5/12 Columbia Community Fitness Center 5K 5KR/W, 1MFR Brooklyn (517) 592-4570 runningfoundation.comSat, 5/5/12 Family Services & Children’s Aid 5K 5KR/W Jackson (517) 787-7920 fscarunforfun.orgSat, 5/5/12 FIDO 5K Fun Run @ Bark for Life Dexter (734) 834-3454 relayforlife.orgSat, 5/5/12 Fly Like An Eagle 5K 5MR/W, 1/2MFR Belmont (616) 887-7203 assumptionbvm.comSat, 5/5/12 Heart & Sole 10KR, 5KR/W, 2 MR/W, 13.8MB Chelsea (734) 475-4157 chelseaheartandsole.comSat, 5/5/12 Huron County Memorial Airport 5K 5KR/W Bad Axe (989) 269-6511Sat, 5/5/12 Kentucky Derby Dash to Benefit Camp Casey 5KR/W, 1MR/W Milford (248) 705-2780 camp-casey.orgSat, 5/5/12 Miles for Mason 5KR, 1MFR Waterford (248) 935-2469 milesformason.weebly.comSat, 5/5/12 Mind Your Health Run/Walk 5KR, 1MW Petoskey (231) 347-0740 www.norcocmh.orgSat, 5/5/12 MOM Charity 5K Run/Walk 5KR/W Royal Oak (248) 376-4666 momrace.orgSat, 5/5/12 MORC’s Miles for Smiles 5K Run/Walk Clarkston (248) 276-8007Sat, 5/5/12 O’Connor’s Nacho Ordinary Run Rally 3MR Rochester (248) 608-2537 yourpaceormine.com

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Sat, 5/5/12 Pigeon River Classic 13.1, 10K, 5K, 1MR, kids run Clintonville, WI (715) 701-0360 greatlakesendurance.comSat, 5/5/12 Silver Trails Run Wild 5K / 10K 10KR, 5KR Jeddo (810) 982-9529 bwcbsa.orgSat, 5/5/12 SMOC Orienteering Meet orienteering Pinckney michigano.orgSat, 5/5/12 St. Gerard 5K 5KR/W Lansing (517) 668-8219Sat, 5/5/12 St. Paul Spring Tune-Up 5KR/W Flint (810) 239-6200 gaultracemanagement.comSat, 5/5/12 Team Playmakers 20 Mile Marathon Training Run 20MR/W Lansing (517) 349-3803

Sat, 5/5/12 TGIS Spring 5K Run 5KR Gaylord (989) 370-0934 gaylordxc.blogspot.comSat, 5/5/12 Tom Broughton Memorial 5K Fun Run / Walk 5KR/W, 1MR West Branch (989) 345-5363 westbranchvet.comSat, 5/5/12 Tulip Time Run 10KR, 5KR/W, 1K kids run Holland (616) 396-4221 www.tuliptime.com Sat, 5/5/12 USA 24 Hour Championships - Day 1 24 hour run Cleveland, OH usatf.orgSat, 5/5/12 Weidenbach Walk/Run Family Event 5KR/W, 1MFR/W Harrison Twp. (586) 755-9100 mgadetroit-easternmi.orgSat, 5/5/12 Wildcat 5K 5KR/W Oxford (810) 955-4630 signmeup.com/76433Sat, 5/5/12 Willow Duathlon 5KR/ 20KB/ 5KR New Boston (231) 546-2229 3disciplines.comSun, 5/6/12 Burns Park Run 10KR, 5KR, 1MFR Ann Arbor (734) 945-8132 burnsparkrun.orgSun, 5/6/12 Cinco De Mayo Run 5KR, 1MR Detroit (313) 570-4803 motorcitystriders.comSun, 5/6/12 Dash for Destiny 5K Run/Walk 5KR/W, 1M kids run Birmingham (248) 203-9841 jlbham.orgSun, 5/6/12 Kalamazoo Marathon / Borgess Run 26.2, 13.1, 5K, 5K Judged RaceW, 1 MFR, kids run Kalamazoo (877) 255-2447 borgessrun.comSun, 5/6/12 Mississauga Marathon 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 5KR, 1MR Mississauga, ON (905) 949-2931 mississaugamarathon.com

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Sun, 5/6/12 Mississauga Marathon 10KR, 5KR Mississauga, ON (905) 949-1910 mississaugamarathon.com

Sun, 5/6/12 Relay for Life 5K 5KR/W Lansing (517) 664-1343 relayforlife.org/lansingmiSun, 5/6/12 SJ5K 3MR/W, 1MR/W Canton tinyurl.com/d6emnxcSun, 5/6/12 Special Dreams Farm 10K Run and 5K Walk 10KR, 5KW Shelby Township (586) 381-9863 specialdreamsfarm.orgSun, 5/6/12 USA 24 Hour Championships - Day 2 24 hour run Cleveland, OH usatf.orgWed, 5/9/12 Doozie’s Ice Cream Fun Run/Walk Series 5MR, 3MR, 1MR Mt. Pleasant (989) 772-0323 edzone.net/~mphsstr/Thu, 5/10/12 MAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships - Men & Women track and field Mt. Pleasant mac-sports.comFri, 5/11/12 Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships - Men & Women track and field Madison, WI bigten.cstv.com/championships/Fri, 5/11/12 Sports and Fitness Expo Expo Grand Rapids (616) 040-9888 53riverbankrun.comFri, 5/11/12 Starker-Mann Epic Weekend 1MR (jr), 5KR Gaylord (231) 546-2229 3disciplines.comSat, 5/12/12 501 Running Club Group Run 10MR, 5MR Ann Arbor (734) 657-0214 runningfit501.comSat, 5/12/12 5K Race for Diabetes 5KR, 1MW Tecumseh (517) 265-0216 promedica.orgSat, 5/12/12 Berkley Run 10KR, 5KR, 1 MR Berkley (248) 506-8194 motorcitystriders.comSat, 5/12/12 Bookin’ It For Your Library 5KR/W, 1MR Ortonville (248) 892-2762 brandonlibrary.orgSat, 5/12/12 CASA Light of Hope 5K 5KR/W Monroe (734) 457-9180Sat, 5/12/12 Dances with Dirt - Gnaw Bone 50MR, 50KR, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 10KR 100K relay Nashville, IN (734) 929-9027 danceswithdirt.com

Sat, 5/12/12 Fifth Third River Bank Run 25KR, 10KR, 5KR/W, teams Grand Rapids (616) 771-1590 53riverbankrun.comSat, 5/12/12 Fitness Is Life Fun Run 5KR/W, 1MR, kids run Sault Ste. Marie, MI (906) 635-5055, www.jklschool.orgSat, 5/12/12 Forsports & Marysville HS Relay for Life 5KR/W Marysville (810) 364-7161Sat, 5/12/12 Glio-Blastoff 5K Fun Run/Walk 5KR/W Ypsilanti (586) 468-4814 braincancer5k.comSat, 5/12/12 Hometown Hustle 5KR/W Rochester (248) 726-3126Sat, 5/12/12 Howard Hill Hustle 5KR/W, kids run Kalamazoo (269) 501-7042 howardhillhustle.kcsa.orgSat, 5/12/12 Mesick Mushroom River Run 5K 5KR, 2KW Mesick (231) 885-1200 mesick-mushroomfest.orgSat, 5/12/12 Michigan Society for Respiratory Care Fun Run 10KR, 5KR Westland (866) 989-6772 michiganrc.org/events/Sat, 5/12/12 Mission 5K / 10K 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MR/W White Lake (248) 431-6516 raceservices.comSat, 5/12/12 Mustang C 1MR, 1/2MR Clio (989) 583-4407 everythingclio.orgSat, 5/12/12 Northbound 5K and Trail 1/2 Marathon 13.1MR, 5KR Grayling (989) 348-8558 xcskishop.comSat, 5/12/12 One World One Future 5KR/W Bay City (989) 450-8944 oneworldonefuture.orgSat, 5/12/12 Parcel for the Park 10KR, 5KR/W, kids run Davison (810) 653-4618 parcelforthepark.comSat, 5/12/12 Path of Life 5K 5KR/W Lansing (517) 482-5856 hannahshouselansing.orgSat, 5/12/12 Road Racing at Lake St. Clair Metro Beach 5KR, 2MW Harrison Twp (248) 627-6619Sat, 5/12/12 Run 4 A Reason 10KR, 5KR/W Ferndale (248) 943-2411 getoutandlive.meSat, 5/12/12 Run for a Cure 5K 5KR/W Lansing (517) 420-3622 playmakers.comSat, 5/12/12 Run for Recovery 5KR, 1MW Port Huron (810) 966-7809 gaultracemanagement.comSat, 5/12/12 Run Like a Mother 10KR, 5KR, 1MW Harrison Township (586) 420-7670 active.comSat, 5/12/12 Spring Snowman 5K Run/Walk 10KR, 5KR/W Brighton (734) 780-5854 erichartwellfoundation.comSat, 5/12/12 Starker-Mann Epic Weekend Triathlons & Duathlons Gaylord (231) 546-2229 3disciplines.comSat, 5/12/12 Sylvan Lake Shuffle 5K R/W, 1K FR Sylvan Lake (248) 343-1774 sylvanshuffle.comSat, 5/12/12 Take a Breath for PH and Get Moving for MS 13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR/W, Kids Dewitt (517) 281-6197 runningfoundation.comSat, 5/12/12 Vicksburg Hearty Hustle 5KRW, 1MFR, kids run Vicksburg (269) 321.1022 vicksburgcommunityschools.orgSun, 5/13/12 BBHCK Bolles Harbor Trot 5K Run/Walk 5KR/W Monroe (734) 735-5493 bbhck.weebly.comSun, 5/13/12 For Women Only 5K 5KR/W Ypsilanti (248) 767-9123 www.aatrackclub.orgSun, 5/13/12 Ready, Set, Fly 5K 5KR/W, 1MR/W Ann Arbor (734) 213-1033 champsforcharity.com

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Sun, 5/13/12 SMOC Orienteering Meet orienteering Chelsea (734) 834-2201 michigano.orgSun, 5/13/12 Starker-Mann Epic Weekend Triathlons & Duathlons Gaylord (231) 546-2229 3disciplines.comFri, 5/18/12 5K Anchor Run & 1 Mile Fun Run 5KR/W, 1MR/W Portage michianatiming.comFri, 5/18/12 Advance Packaging 5000 5KR/W, Kids Run Jackson (517) 788-9800 playmakers.comFri, 5/18/12 YMCA Healthy Kids One Mile Fun Run 1MFR Portage (269) 324-9622 www.kzooymca.orgFri, 5/18/12 YMCA Wyandotte River Run 5KR/W, 1 MR/W, kids run Wyandotte (734) 282.9622 everalracemgt.comSat, 5/19/12 501 Running Club Group Run 12MR, 10MR, 5MR Ann Arbor (734) 657-0214 runningfit501.comSat, 5/19/12 5K Run for Hope 5KR Marysville (810) 364-7084 hopeendeavors.comSat, 5/19/12 AAA Race for Life 10KR, 5KR, 1MFW Westland (734) 335-0338 aaarace4life.com

Sat, 5/19/12 ABC Challenge Walk up to 10MFR/W Bellaire (231) 264-9843 antrimcountyhightea.orgSat, 5/19/12 Angels’ Place Race 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MW Clarkston (248) 625-7859 angelsplacerace.comSat, 5/19/12 Associated Charities of Lenawee County Charity Chase 10KR, 5KR, 1MW Adrian (517) 265-7255 www.thecharities.orgSat, 5/19/12 Autism Society of Michigan 5K 5KR/W, 1/2M kids run Lansing (517) 882-2800 autism-mi.orgSat, 5/19/12 Book’n Trilogy 10KR, 5KR/W, kids run South Lyon (248) 437-6431 bookntrilogy.comSat, 5/19/12 Bruce Clifton 5K Run 10KR, 5KR, 1MFR Clarkston (248) 625-7859 angelsplacerace.orgSat, 5/19/12 Diamonds & Dirt Women’s Adventure Run 4MR, kids run Rochester Hills (248) 320-5705 jeffwatters.comSat, 5/19/12 Fenton Tiger Run 5K Run Walk 5KR/W Fenton (810) 591-2608 fenton.k12.mi.usSat, 5/19/12 Grand Rapids Urban Adventure Race - Spring Edition 5-6MR, 12-16MB, 1-2Mcanoe Belmont (616) 460-9331 grUrbanAdventureRace.com

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Plymouth YMCAFathers Day Run

Sunday June 17, 2012Downtown PlymouthA Michigan Fathers Day Tradition for 33 years!Kids 1/4M Fun Run, 1M Run, 1M Walk 5K Run, 5K Walk, 10KPLUS Cash Prizes!!!MDG Triple 10.3M - start times allow all three races!

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Sat, 5/19/12 Great Michigan Race 4.5MR/W Rochester (248) 924-5995 greatmichiganrace.comSat, 5/19/12 Healing Hands 5KR/W Flint (810) 230-6492 gaultracemanagement.comSat, 5/19/12 Heels for Meals 10KR, 5KR, 1MR Constantine (269) 377-9772 runsignup.comSat, 5/19/12 I Gave My Sole for Parkinson’s Walkathon & 5K 5KR, variable W St. Clair Shores (248) 433-1011 www.parkinsonsmi.orgSat, 5/19/12 Kent County Girls on the Run Celebratory 5K 5KFR/W Kentwood (616) 204-4267 www.kcgotr.orgSat, 5/19/12 Laingsburg Lions Festival 5KR/W Laingsburg (989) 862-9700 runningfoundation.comSat, 5/19/12 Lory’s Place Run, Walk, Rock 5KR/W St. Joseph (800) 717-3812 www.lorysplace.orgSat, 5/19/12 Lumber Baron 5K Run 5KR/W Whitehall lumberbaron5k.blogspot.comSat, 5/19/12 Midland Community Center’s Dow Run/Walk 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MR, kids run Midland (989) 832-7937 ,greatlakesgreatraces.comSat, 5/19/12 Miles for Mia Memorial 5K Run/ Walk 5KR/W Brighton (586) 413-1400 milesformia.comSat, 5/19/12 Musical Miles, Op. 3 10KR/W, 5KR/W, kids run Port Huron (810) 984-2671 musicalmiles.infoSat, 5/19/12 NAS Grosse Ile Duathlon Du: 5KR/ 20KB/ 5KR Grosse Ile (231) 546-2229 www.3disciplines.comSat, 5/19/12 New Balance Girls on the Run 5K 5KR Lawton (269) 621-3143, vbcassdhd.orgSat, 5/19/12 North Brothers Ford/Westland 5K 5KR/W Westland (734) 421-1300 www.northbros.comSat, 5/19/12 Oaklawn Hospital Hospitality Classic 10KR, 5KR/W, 1 MFR Marshall (269) 789-8134 oaklawnhospital.org

Sat, 5/19/12 Redneck Run 5KR/W Levering (231) 537-2832 northernoutfit.comSat, 5/19/12 Runnin’ With the Law 5K 5KR/W Grand Rapids (616) 340-1673 michianatiming.comSat, 5/19/12 Save the Manatee Run 5KR, 2 MW, 1MR Harrison Township (586) 783-6729 everalracemgt.comSat, 5/19/12 SMOC Orienteering Meet orienteering Middleville (231) 796-0737 michigano.orgSat, 5/19/12 SolesforCardio 5KR/W West Branch (989) 343-3694 tollfreefoundation.orgSat, 5/19/12 SPCA Doggie Dash 5KR/W Kalamazoo (269) 344-1474 spcaswmich.orgSat, 5/19/12 The Kite Network 5K Run & Walk 5KR/W, 1MW Dexter (734) 604-1961 thekitenetwork5k.comSat, 5/19/12 TriAncilla Tri: 500ydS/ 11MB/ 5KR Plymouth (574) 936-8898 ancilla.edu/Triancilla/Sat, 5/19/12 USA Masters 8 km Championship 8KR Williamsburg, VA usatf.orgSat, 5/19/12 Viking Shocker 8KR/W, 5KR/W, kids run Fairgrove (989) 23906308 active.comSat, 5/19/12 Wheatlake Caner & Wellness Walk & 5K Run Big Rapids (231) 250-5285 spwcenter.orgSun, 5/20/12 Dan Langdon Memorial Run 5KR/W, kids run Bath danlangdonmemorialrun.comSun, 5/20/12 Dragon Dash 8KR/W Lake Orion (248) 391.0304 oriontownship.orgSun, 5/20/12 I Gave My Sole for Parkinson’s Walkathon & 5K 5KR, variable W Northville (248) 433-1011 www.parkinsonsmi.orgSun, 5/20/12 Komen Southwest Michigan Race for the Cure® 5KR/W, 1 MFR Kalamazoo (877) 566-3679 komenswmichigan.orgSun, 5/20/12 Livonis Stevenson Spartan 5K Fun Run 5KR/W, 1MFR Livonia (734) 748-4909 shsboosterclub.infoSun, 5/20/12 Making Tracks for Celiacs 5KR/W Grosse Pointe Shores(734) 634-5391 www.celiacwalk.orgSun, 5/20/12 New Balance Girls on the Run 5K 10KR, 5KR, kids run Ypsilanti (734) 712-5640 girlsontherunsemi.orgSun, 5/20/12 Race For Your Memories 10KR, 5KR/W Milford (248) 996-1060 raceforyourmemories.kintera.orgSun, 5/20/12 Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon & 10K 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 10KR Cleveland, OH (800) 467-3826 clevelandmarathon.comSun, 5/20/12 Run Penguin Run 5K 5KR/W Harrison Twp. grahampenquins.webs.comSun, 5/20/12 Shiawassee County New Balance Girls on the Run 5K 5KR, kids’ run Owosso (517) 282-0970 gotrshiawassee.orgSun, 5/20/12 Stony Creek “Back to the Beach” Half Marathon & 5K 13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR/W Shelby Twp. backtothebeachraces.comSun, 5/20/12 The Qualifier 26.2MR, 13.1MR Midland (989) 415-3120 greatlakesgreatraces.comSun, 5/20/12 The Run for Windy 5KR/W, kids run Saginaw (989) 921-2563 swanvalley.k12.mi.usSun, 5/20/12 XTERRA Last Stand Triathlon / Duathlon Triathlon or Duathlon Augusta (419) 829-2398 eliteendeavors.comTue, 5/22/12 Millennium Park Run 6MR, 3MR, 3MW 1.5MR, Kids Grand Rapids (616) 406-7441 grandrapidsrunningclub.orgWed, 5/23/12 Challenger 5K 5KR/W, kids run Howell (517) 548-6375 runningfoundation.com

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Thu, 5/24/12 Greater Kalamazoo New Balance Girls on the Run 5K 5KR/W Kalamazoo (269) 491-2663 girlsontherunkazoo.orgThu, 5/24/12 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships Pueblo, CO (507) 646-3749 ncaa.comThu, 5/24/12 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships Claremont, CA (920) 424-1034 ncaa.comFri, 5/25/12 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Preliminary Round Jacksonville, FL (502) 852-5151 ncaasports.comSat, 5/26/12 Alma Highland Festival 8MR, 5KR/W, kids runs Alma (989) 463-4122 almahighlandfestival.comSat, 5/26/12 Ann Arbor Marathon 20 Miler 20MR, 10MR, 5MR Ann Arbor (734) 369-2492 runningfit501.com

Sat, 5/26/12 CHC Foundation 5K & Girls on the Run 5K 5KR/W Coldwater (517) 279-5414 runningfoundation.comSat, 5/26/12 Fruitport Old Fashioned Days Run 10KR, 5KR Fruitport (231) 865-3551 fruitportlions.comSat, 5/26/12 GOTR Trail Run Half Marathon/ 10K/ 5K 13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR Mt. Pleasant (989) 317-5889 michiganhalfseries.comSat, 5/26/12 Island Lake Triathlon - Spring Triathlons Brighton (734) 845-7559 elementevents.comSat, 5/26/12 John Laurin Memorial 5K Run/Walk 5KR/W Carney - Nadeau (906) 639-2512 uprrc.orgSat, 5/26/12 K5K Kalamazoo 5K 5KR/W, kids run Kalamazoo (269) 978-2437 k5k.usSat, 5/26/12 Lisa’s Run 5MR, KR Alpena (989) 354-2378Sat, 5/26/12 Mackinaw Memorial Bridge Race 6 MR Mackinaw City (231) 436-5664 mackinawcity.comSat, 5/26/12 Miles for Missions Run / Walk 4MR, 2MR/W Jackson (517) 914-3181 miles-for-missions.orgSat, 5/26/12 Run for the Harvest 5KR/W East Tawas (989) 362-2300 tawasnewhope.comSat, 5/26/12 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® 5KR/W1MFR1 Mile FR Detroit (248) 304-2080 karmanos.org

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online registration active.com

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Grosse Ile High School

Little Stars 1 Mile Start: 8:30 am5K Start: 9:00 am; 8K Start: 9:05 am

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Sat, 5/26/12 Thumb Run Pat Kellerman Memorial 10KR, 5KR/W Bad Axe (989) 269-8272 barc-mi.comSat, 5/26/12 Traverse City State Bank Bayshore Marathon 26.2 MR, 13.1MR, 10KR Traverse City (231) 941-8118 bayshoremarathon.orgSat, 5/26/12 Tri_Cities Family YMCA Kick Off to Summer 5K 5KR/W, 1MFR/W Grand Haven (616) 842-7051, tcfymca.org Sat, 5/26/12 Two Rivers Meet 15KR, 10KR, 5KR/W Elkhart, IN (574) 293-1683 stonesouppromotions.comSat, 5/26/12 X-Tri Stony Creek Triathlon & Duathlon Shelby Township (231) 546-2229 3disciplines.comSun, 5/27/12 Bill Compton Support Our Troops 5K 5KR/W, 1MW Walled Lake downtownwalledlake.orgSun, 5/27/12 Sailing Thru the Shores 5KR/W St. Clair Shores (586) 771-2587 www.scsfunrun.orgSun, 5/27/12 Seahorse Challenge Triathlon and Duathlon Triathlons, Duathlon, 5K Climax (231) 546-2229 3disciplines.comSun, 5/27/12 Wild West 100K, 50K, and Relay 100KR, 50KR, relay Lowell (616) 260-2669 wildwest100k.4t.comMon, 5/28/12 Big Foot Challenge 8KR, 5KR/W, kids’ run Dansville (517) 889-5182 dansvilleathleticboosters.comMon, 5/28/12 City of Burton Memorial Day 5K 5KR/W Burton (810) 744-1062 runburton.comMon, 5/28/12 Disabled American Veterans (DAV) 5K 5KR/W Petoskey (231) 838-5591 runffordav.orgMon, 5/28/12 Hartland Memorial Day Run/Walk 10KR, 5KR, 3KW Hartland (810) 626-2301 hartlandrun.comMon, 5/28/12 Hubbardston Memorial Day 5K Run/Walk 5KR Hubbardston (269) 929-6434 hubbardston.orgMon, 5/28/12 Jenison Ambucs Memorial Day Race 5KR/W, 1MFR Jenison (616) 457-1168 signmeup.comMon, 5/28/12 Lest They Be Foregotten Memorial Day 10KR, 5KR/W Webberville (517) 749-7947 runningfoundation.comMon, 5/28/12 Memorial Day 5K Run/Walk 5KR/W, 1MFR Pinckney (734) 878-3407 peoplesefc.orgMon, 5/28/12 Memorial Day 5K Run/Walk & 8K Run 8KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR Grosse Ile (734) 282-1101 everalracemgt.com

Mon, 5/28/12 Memorial Day Run 10KR/W, 5KR/W, 1/2MFR Bloomingdale (269) 214-8195 bdalecards.orgMon, 5/28/12 Novi Memorial Day Run 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MR/W Novi novimemorialdayrun.comMon, 5/28/12 Run to Climax 7KR , 2MW Climax (269) 626-8611 msu.edu/~weessie2/climax/Tue, 5/29/12 Grand Prix Shakedown 8KR/W, 1 MFR/W Detroit (313) 965-1110 grandprixshakedown.orgWed, 5/30/12 Greater Lansing Honor Roll Track and Field Meet Lansing (517) 927-2373 playmakers.comWed, 5/30/12 LBW (Lakeside, Breton, Wealthy) 1/2MR,3/4MR, 1MR East Grand Rapids egrtrack.comThu, 5/31/12 Greater Lansing Junior Honor Roll Track and Field Meet Okemos (517) 349-3803 playmakers.comThu, 5/31/12 Swartz Creek Challenge 5KR/W Swartz Creek (810) 659-6493 riverbendstriders.comFri, 6/1/12 AlphARace extreme obstacle race Midland gaultracemanagement.comSat, 6/2/12 4th and 1 5K Run/Walk 5KR/W Lansing (517) 896-9888 www.4thand1.orgSat, 6/2/12 5K4TJ 5KR/W Okemos (517) 381-9051 runningfoundation.comSat, 6/2/12 AlphARace extreme obstacle race Midland gaultracemanagement.comSat, 6/2/12 Beatty-Daly Challenge 5KR/W, 1MR Lapeer (810) 358-2193 active.comSat, 6/2/12 Boy/Girl Quest Run 5KR/W Jackson (517) 315-1367 fitnesscouncil.orgSat, 6/2/12 Cowboy Trail Run 5KR, 1MFR Augusta (269) 731-4471 cheffcenter.orgSat, 6/2/12 Dexter to Ann Arbor Kids Run kids run, distances vary by age Ann Arbor (248) 396-4936 dexterannarborrun.comSat, 6/2/12 Dodge Park 5K Run & 1 Mile Run/Walk 5KR, 1MR/W Sterling Heights (586) 446-2700 sterling-heights.netSat, 6/2/12 Double Time Tri Tri: 400yd S/ 11.5MB/ 5KR Three Rivers (269) 978-2437 www.doubletimetri.comSat, 6/2/12 Feets of Enduraqnce for Hands of Hope 5KR/W Mt. Clemens (734) 255-2786 handsofhopeoutreach.orgSat, 6/2/12 Filthy 5K 5K obstacle R, kids run Delta Township filthy5k.comSat, 6/2/12 Hero Rush Obstacle Race 5K adventure Marshall (410) 872-9303 herorush.com

Sat, 6/2/12 Hilltop Manor’s Fun Walk/Run 10KR/W, 5KR/W Roscommon (989) 701-0071Sat, 6/2/12 Infiterra Sports Spring Fury Beginner 6 hour sprint adventure race Waterford (231) 233-4736 infiterrasports.comSat, 6/2/12 Infiterra Sports Spring Fury Elite 8 -10 hour adventure race Waterford (231) 233-4736 infiterrasports.comSat, 6/2/12 Kalamazoo Mud Run 5K adventure Kalamazoo (269) 343-4522 kalamazoomudrun.com

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Sat, 6/2/12 Kohl’s Michigan Mile and Kids Super Sprint 1 MR for kids 12 and under Lansing (517) 364-8141 sparrowhealth.netSat, 6/2/12 Miles for Meals 5-10K Run and Walk 10KR, 5KR/W Milford (586) 924-4682 milesformealswo.orgSat, 6/2/12 Oak Apple Run 10KR, 2MR, kids run Royal Oak (248) 541-4502 oakapplerun.orgSat, 6/2/12 OLV Victory Race 5KR/W, kids run Northville olv-victoryrun.comSat, 6/2/12 OPC Fun Run / Walk 5KR/W Rochester (248) 608-0247 opcseniorcenter.orgSat, 6/2/12 Run for the Cure 5KR/W, kids run Caro (989) 551-2185 5krunforthecure.comSat, 6/2/12 Shawnee Run for a Wish 5K Fun 5KR, 1MR/W Macomb (586) 723-6831 active.comSat, 6/2/12 SHS 5K 5KR/W, fun run Hudson sacredhearthudson.org/shs-5k.htmlSat, 6/2/12 St. Patrick Shamrock Festival 5K 5KR/W Brighton (810) 229-9863 goracego.comSat, 6/2/12 Ticker Trot for Cardiomyopathy 5KR/W Oakland Twp. (248) 953-2779 tickertrot.comSat, 6/2/12 Visiting Nurse Association & Blue Water Hospice River Run 10KR, 5KR, 3MW Marysville (810) 982.8809 www.vnabwh.comSat, 6/2/12 Yankee Springs Trail Run 52.4MR, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, Middleville (616) 706-6308 yankeespringstrailrun.comSun, 6/3/12 Bass Festival Run 5KR/W Mancelona (231) 587-5044 cismancelona.orgSun, 6/3/12 CHOK YMCA International Bridge Race 10KR Sarnia, ON (519) 336-9622 runningroom.comSun, 6/3/12 Dexter to Ann Arbor Run 13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR, kids run Ann Arbor (248) 396-4936 dexterannarborrun.com

Sun, 6/3/12 Hawk Island Triathlon Tri: 400 meter S/ 16KB/ 5KR Lansing (517) 374-5700 www.hawk-i-tri.comSun, 6/3/12 Pink and Blue United for a Cure 5K 5KR/W Shelby Twp (586) 382-5919 stjohnprovidence.orgSun, 6/3/12 Racing for Recovery Half & Sprint Triathlon Triathlon & Duathlon Monroe (231) 546-2229 www.3disciplines.comsixth vertical template_sixth vertical 4/9/12 4:08 PM Page 1

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Sun, 6/3/12 We Can Do It Women’s 5K 5KR/W Okemos (517) 899-5211 runningfoundation.comSun, 6/3/12 West Branch 2 Mile Fun Run Walk 2 MR/W West Branch (989) 345-1498 westbranchrunning.comTue, 6/5/12 Hanson Speed Session -Tuesdays training Sterling Heights (586) 323-9683 hansons-running.comWed, 6/6/12 Doozie’s Ice Cream Fun Run/Walk Series 5MR, 3MR, 1MR Mt. Pleasant (989) 772-0323 .edzone.net/~mphsstr/Wed, 6/6/12 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships Des Moines, IA (541) 346-4461 ncaa.comThu, 6/7/12 Hansons Group Run - Thursdays Royal Oak (248) 616-9665 hansons-running.comThu, 6/7/12 YMCA Retread Run/Shoes for Kids 8KR, 5KR/W Flint (810) 659-6493 riverbendstriders.comFri, 6/8/12 Denny’s Run 5KR/W Freeland (989) 573-0396 runsignup.comFri, 6/8/12 South Church Family Fitness 5K 5KR/W, kids run Lansing (517) 322-2000 runningfoundation.comSat, 6/9/12 Ally Brunk Memorial 5K 5KR/W Potterville (517) 627-3715 runningfoundation.comSat, 6/9/12 Art & Orchard Festival Fun Run 10KR, 5KR Washington Twp. (586) 752-6543Sat, 6/9/12 Baraga County Lake Trout Festival 13.1MR, 5KR L’Anse (906) 524-4797 laketroutfestival.comSat, 6/9/12 Big Mac Shoreline Scenic Bike Tour 25MB, 50MB, 75MB, 100MB Mackinaw City (231) 436-5574 mackinawchamber.comSat, 6/9/12 Brian Diemer Amerikam 5K 5KR/W, 1MFR, kids’ runs Cutlerville (616) 295-1073 diemerrun.comSat, 6/9/12 Bridgeport Just Run/Walk 5KR/W Bridgeport (989) 624-9149 race-mrm.comSat, 6/9/12 Cereal City Classic 10KR, 5KR/W, kdis run Battle Creek (269) 963-9622 ymcabattlecreek.orgSat, 6/9/12 Dirty Dog Dash 3MR Boyne Falls dirtydogdash.comSat, 6/9/12 Flirt with Dirt 10KR, 5KR Novi (734) 929-9027 runflirt.com

Sat, 6/9/12 Franklin Community Center 5K 5KR/W Franklin (248) 470-7746 kregerhouse.orgSat, 6/9/12 Hartford Strawberry Run 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR Hartford (269) 621-3651 hartfordstrawberryrun.comSat, 6/9/12 KAR Summer Track Series track meet: 100 - 3KR, relay Kalamazoo (269) 369-6957 kalamazooarearunners.orgSat, 6/9/12 LCCA’s Run Against Drugs 10KR, 5KR/W Howell (517) 545-5944 runningfoundation.comSat, 6/9/12 LifeRUN 5KR, 2KW Portage (269) 345-1740, pregnancychoices.comSat, 6/9/12 LifeWalk 2012 9KR, 2MW Greenville (616) 225-2265Sat, 6/9/12 Ludington Lakestride Half Marathon 13.1 MR, 10KR, 5KR, 1MFR Ludington (231) 357-8867 ludingtonlakestride.comSat, 6/9/12 M-22 Challenge 25KB/ 2Kpaddle; 2MR Glen Arbor (231) 883-5936 m22challenge.comSat, 6/9/12 Mackinac Island Lilac Festival 10K 10KR/W, kids run Mackinac Island (810) 487-0954 runmackinac.comSat, 6/9/12 Nora Bradshaw Memorial Grace Race 5KR/W Grand Rapids (616) 233-0441 cradlesofgrace.orgSat, 6/9/12 North Country Trail Relay 75.6M relay, 6 runners, 15 legs Brethren (616) 786-2945 www.nctrelay.orgSat, 6/9/12 Open Door Julie Run 10KR, 5KR/W Commerce Twp. (248) 366-3300 opendooroutreachcenter.com

Sat, 6/9/12 Ortonville Creekfest Run/Walk 10KR, 5KR/W, kids run Ortonville (248) 467-1739 brandonschooldistrict.orgSat, 6/9/12 Run 2 Read 10KR, 5KR/W Shelby Township (586) 286-2750 r2read.comSat, 6/9/12 Run Against Drugs 10KR, 5KR/W Westland (734) 224-2202 justsayrun.comSat, 6/9/12 Sprint & Splash at Lake St. Clair 5KR & kayak, 5KFR/W, paddleboard Harrison Twp (586) 469-1551 sprintandsplash.comSat, 6/9/12 St. Joe’s 5K Run, 2 Mile Walk 5KR, 2MW Pewamo (989) 981-6656 pewamo5k.tripod.comSat, 6/9/12 The Capitol Bancorp 5K for JA 5KR/W, 1MR Lansing (517) 267-4604 capitolbancorp5k.comSat, 6/9/12 Tri-for-Life Race for Chase 10KR, 5KR/W, kids run Millington (989) 213-5714 donatelifetriathlon.comSun, 6/10/12 Big Fish Triathlon, Duathlon, Sprint Triathlons or duathlon Hadley Township (231) 546-2229 3disciplines.comSun, 6/10/12 Big Mac Shoreline Scenic Bike Tour Ride across the “Mighty Mac” Mackinaw City (231) 436-5574 mackinawchamber.comSun, 6/10/12 Grand Rapids Triathlon Tri: sprint, olympic or 1/2 ironAda (616) 805-3059 grandrapidstriathlon.comSun, 6/10/12 Homes for Hope Women’s Only Olympic Tri tri: 1500mS/ 24.9MB/ 6.2MR Holly tritofinish.com/eventsSun, 6/10/12 Run for CHUM Half Marathon and 5K 13.1MR, 5KR, kids run Dansville (517) 589-5252 runningfoundation.comSun, 6/10/12 “Run Like Mike” Rutka 5K 5KR, 2MW, kids’ dash Ann Arbor (734) 369-2492 runlikemike.org

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Sun, 6/10/12 Save Our Sports 5K 5KR/W, 1MFR Sterling Heights uticasos5k.com aSun, 6/10/12 Summer Fun & Run 5KR/W, kids run DeWitt (517) 827-9660 runningfoundation.comSun, 6/10/12 Waterloo Triathlon / Duathlon Triathlon, Duathlon Grass Lake (419) 829-2398 eliteendeavors.com

Tue, 6/12/12 Ann Arbor Track Club Summer Mini Track Meet 100m - 3200m Ann Arbor (734) 769-9105 aatrackclub.org/racesTue, 6/12/12 Catholic Central 10K Relay Run 10K track relay Grand Rapids (616) 204-4504 grandrapidsrunningclub.orgWed, 6/13/12 Grand Ledge Summer Recreation Track & Field track meet-all comers Grand Ledge (517) 627-9076 playmakers.comWed, 6/13/12 Hanson’s Half and Full Marathon Training Program Royal Oak (248) 616-9665 hansons-running.comWed, 6/13/12 Human Race 5KR Mt. Pleasant (989) 772-0323 edzone.net/~mphsstr/Thu, 6/14/12 Strides for Life 100 Mile Run 25MR, 50MR, 75MR, 100MR Holland (616) 396-5576 stridesforlife.comThu, 6/14/12 The Dalmation Run 5KR/W, 1/4MFR Clio (810) 487-0954 gaultracemanagement.comFri, 6/15/12 Kids’ Klassic & Pump ‘n Run Life 1KFR, weight lifting Kalamazoo (269) 343-0747 kalamazooklassic.comFri, 6/15/12 Run for Los Ninos Riverview Church 5KR/W Holt (517) 694-3400 runningfoundation.comFri, 6/15/12 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships - Day 1 Bloomington, IN usatf.orgSat, 6/16/12 A Day in the Village 5K Run/Walk 5KR/W Stockbridge (517) 851-8222 stockbridge.netSat, 6/16/12 Back to School 5K 5KR/W Charlotte (517) 449-4491 playmakers.comSat, 6/16/12 Beat the Grandma 5K Age/Gender Graded Race 5KR Grand Rapids (616) 260-2669 beatthegrandma.mysite.comSat, 6/16/12 Beaumont Health System / Sola Life & Fitness 5K 5KR/W Rochester Hills (248) 841-2460 rochesterhills.org

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8:00 am • Hartland High School• Awards for Runners, Walkers &

Masters• A ChronoTrack timed event• Benefits Hartland High School

Athletic Programs

May 28, 2012

Hartland Memorial Day Run/Walk

Register: active.comWeb: www.hartlandrun.comContact: Hartland Athletics

(810) 626-2300

Presented byHartland Insurance

Agency

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Sat, 6/16/12 Beet Feet Rotary 5K Walk/Run 5KR/W Sebewaing (989) 883-3003 barc-mi.comSat, 6/16/12 Camelback Run 4MR, 2MW, kids runs Fremont, OH (419) 334-5906 fremontrunningandfitness.comSat, 6/16/12 Canton Liberty Run 10KR/W, 5KR/W, 1MR/W Canton (734) 929-9027 cantonlibertyrun.com

Sat, 6/16/12 Charyl’s Run2BFit 5KR/W, 1MR/W Brighton (810) 632-4778 runningfoundation.comSat, 6/16/12 Cheesetown Challenge 5 MR, 2 MR/W, kids run Pinconning (989) 879-5617 cheesetownraces.comSat, 6/16/12 Clothing Optional Run 5KR/W Union City (866) 321-4710 turtle-lake.comSat, 6/16/12 Deighton Foundation Run/Walk 15KR, 5KR/W Milford deightonfoundation.orgSat, 6/16/12 Dirty Feat Adventure Race biking, canoeing, running Lansing (517) 281-9516 dirtyfeat.orgSat, 6/16/12 FCA Big Run for the One 13.1MR, 5KR/W, 1MFR Allegan (231) 357-8867 bigticketfestival.comSat, 6/16/12 FCA Big Ticket Festival of Races 13.1MR, 5KR/W, FR Ionia (231) 357-8867 active.comSat, 6/16/12 Glen Arbor Solstice Half Marathon & 5K 13.1MR, 5KRW Glen Arbor (231) 715-1406 enduranceevolution.comSat, 6/16/12 Higgins Lake Sunrise Run 13.1MR, 10KR, 1MR Roscommon (989) 415-9116 higginslakesunriserun.comSat, 6/16/12 Hurt the Dirt Trail Race 15MR, 10MR, 5MR, kids run Ada hurtthedirt.comSat, 6/16/12 Johan’s TriFest Triathlon:1.5KS/40KB/10KR Hopkins (616) 261-9706 www.johanstrifest.comSat, 6/16/12 Joshua Spalsbury Memorial Comet Chase 5K 5KR/W Grand Ledge (517) 627-2034 5kcometchase.comSat, 6/16/12 Kalamazoo Klassic 10KR, 5KR/W, 5KFW Kalamazoo (269) 343-0747 kalamazooklassic.comSat, 6/16/12 Lakeview Vitality for Life Race 5KR Lakeview (989) 287-1296 lcwellnesscenter.orgSat, 6/16/12 Lech Lecha Triathlon tri: 600ydS/ 10.4MB/ 2.1MR Grandville (616) 893-3701 lechlechatriathlon.weebly.comSat, 6/16/12 Mecosta County Youth & Family Center 5K Run 5KR/W Mecosta (231) 972-7129Sat, 6/16/12 Michigan Brewing Company Beer Run 5KR/W Webberville (517) 521-3600 michiganbrewing.comSat, 6/16/12 MWCAA Corporate Cup Relays 10KR, 5KR/W, field, relays Southfield (586) 731-0153 www.mwccr.orgSat, 6/16/12 Open Water Practice Swim choose distance Grass Lake (734) 678-5045 epicraces.comSat, 6/16/12 Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital Fit for Life 5KR, 1MR/W Pontiac (248) 338-5718Sat, 6/16/12 Potter Park Zoo Wild One Children’s Mile kids 1MR Lansing (517) 702-4733 potterparkzoo.orgSat, 6/16/12 Run 2 Save Our Youth 10KR/W, 5KR/W, 1MR/W Westland (248) 207-0190 saveouryouthtaskforce.comSat, 6/16/12 Run for a Cause 5KR/W, 1.5MR/W Ada (616) 460-9443 run4acauseada.comSat, 6/16/12 Scott Merfeld Memorial March Hillsdale (517) 439-5101Sat, 6/16/12 Spring Lake Heritage Festival 5K Run/Walk 5KR/W Spring Lake (231) 638-0730 slheritagefestival.comSat, 6/16/12 Summer Solstice 5K Fun Run 5KR Sault Ste. Marie, MI (906) 632-8109 summersolstice5k.orgSat, 6/16/12 SuperkidsTry MotorCity Triathlons Detroit (231) 546-222 3disciplines.comSat, 6/16/12 USA Half Marathon Championsips 13.1MR Duluth, MN usatf.orgSat, 6/16/12 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships - Day 2 Bloomington, IN usatf.orgSat, 6/16/12 USA Mountain Running Championships 7.6MR Pinkham Notch, NH usatf.orgSat, 6/16/12 YMCA Sunrise Run 5KR, 2KFFW Port Huron (810) 987-6400, bluewaterymca.comSun, 6/17/12 Ann Arbor Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 5KR Ann Arbor (734) 213-1033 champsforcharity.comSun, 6/17/12 Father’s Day Run 4 Trails 5KR Fort Wayne, IN (260) 436-4824 veepraces.comSun, 6/17/12 Michigan Campmeeting 5K Run/Walk 5KR/W Alma (517) 316-1500 everalracemgt.comSun, 6/17/12 Motor City Triathlon Triathlons Detroit (231) 546-2229 3disciplines.comSun, 6/17/12 Pellston 5K Trail Run @ Nubs Nob 5KR Harbor Springs (231) 333-3707 pellstonschools.org Sun, 6/17/12 Plymouth YMCA Father’s Day Run 10K, 5K, 1 M, Triple, Kid Plymouth (734) 455-2904 ymcadetroit.org/plymouthSun, 6/17/12 Run for the Ribbon 5K for Prostate Care Awareness 5KR/W Huntington Woods (586) 443-4272 miurunfortheribbon.orgSun, 6/17/12 The Rainbow Run 5KR/W, 2KR/W Ferndale (248) 542-2160 rainbow-run.comSun, 6/17/12 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships - Day 3 track and field meet Bloomington, IN usatf.org

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Sun, 6/17/12 XTERRA Torn Shirt Triathlon /Duathlon Triathlon & Duathlon Brighton (419) 376-9496 eliteendeavors.comWed, 6/20/12 Flushing Evening 5k Run/Walk 5KR/W Flushing (810) 487-0954 riverbendstriders.comWed, 6/20/12 Grand Ledge Summer Recreation Track & Field track meet-all comers Grand Ledge (517) 627-9076 playmakers.comWed, 6/20/12 Triceratops Triathlon & Kids’ Clinic Tri: 1/2MS/ 12.4MB/ 5KR Brighton (734) 929-9027 runtrextri.comWed, 6/20/12 Twilight Run 5KR/W Lansing (517) 702-0226 runningfoundation.comThu, 6/21/12 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field - Hammer Time hammer throw Eugene, OR usatf.org/events/2012/OlympicTrials-TFFri, 6/22/12 Hansons 3 Mile Cross-Country Race 3 MR Shelby Township (586) 323-9683 hansons-running.comFri, 6/22/12 Meijer State Games of Michigan- Governor’s Family Fun Run 5KR East Kentwood (616) 233-3564 stategamesofmichigan.comFri, 6/22/12 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track and Field - Day 1 decathlon, 10,000mR Eugene, OR usatf.org/events/2012/OlympicTrials-TFSat, 6/23/12 Antioch’s Get Healthy Now 5K Run/Walk 5KR/W Lansing (517) 327-0967 runningfoundation.orgSat, 6/23/12 Beach Wellness 10KR, 5KR/W, kids run Bay City (989) 684-7675 barc-mi.comSat, 6/23/12 Binder Park Zoo Cheetah Chase 5KR/W, 1MFR Battle Creek (269) 979-1351 binderparkzoo.org

Sat, 6/23/12 Cadillac Team Marathon 4 x 6.98MR laps Cadillac (231) 884-2420 tinyurl.com/7zp5neuSat, 6/23/12 Carls Family YMCA Cheetah Chase Kids Tri Triathlon: S/ 2MB/ 1/2MR Milford (248) 685-3020` ymcadetroit.org/carlsSat, 6/23/12 Cazz Daze 5K 5KR/W Casnovia (616) 520-1081 michianatiming.comSat, 6/23/12 Charlevoix Marathon 26.2M, 13.1M, 10KR, 5KR/W Charlevoix (248) 446-1315 goodboyevents.comSat, 6/23/12 Concord Classic 5K Run/Walk 5KR/W, 1/2 M Kid’s Run Concord (517) 524-6995 playmakers.com

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Sat, 6/23/12 Curt Knierim Memorial Run/Walk 8KR, 5KR/W, 1MW, kids run Newberry (248) 259-7898 curtknierimmemorial.comSat, 6/23/12 First Try Triathlon tri: 300ydS/ 9MB/ Linden (810) 701-8625 active.comSat, 6/23/12 Get Your Bearings 4 Hour Sprint 4 hour sprint adventure Brighton (231) 233-4736 infiterrasports.comSat, 6/23/12 Glenda’s Glide 5K Run and Walk 5KR/W Auburn Hills (248) 370-9353 auburnhills.orgSat, 6/23/12 Keyes Peak Trail Marathon 50KR, 26.2MR, 10KR, 1MR Florence, WI (715) 701-0360 greatlakesendurance.comSat, 6/23/12 Lobster Crawl 5KR/W Monroe lobstercrawl.weebly.comSat, 6/23/12 Max’s Race 5KR/W, kids run East Lansing (517) 204-3257 maxsrace.comSat, 6/23/12 Meijer State Games of Michigan 5K 5KR East Kentwood (616) 233-3564 stategamesofmichigan.comSat, 6/23/12 Muddy Watters, Bump & Run Trail Series 4MR, kids run Rochester Hills (248) 320-5705 www.jeffwatters.comSat, 6/23/12 Portland St. Patrick Parish Festival 5K Run 5KR/W Portland (517) 927-2226 playmakers.comSat, 6/23/12 Red Cedar 5K 5K/W Williamston playmakers.comSat, 6/23/12 Ryan’s 5K Run at Westview Orchard 5KR/W Washington Twp. active.comSat, 6/23/12 Solstice Run 10MR, 10KR, 5KR/W, Kids Northville (248) 345-6168 solsticerun.orgSat, 6/23/12 South Beach Triathlons Triathlons South Haven (231) 546-2229 3disciplines.comSat, 6/23/12 St. Mary’s Run, Walk, for Health 10KR, 5KR/W, kids run Saginaw (989) 907-8000 stmarysofmichigan.orgSat, 6/23/12 The Militants Run 13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR Mt. Pleasant (989) 317-5889 michiganhalfseries.comSat, 6/23/12 Tri Kids Triathlon Triathlons Grass Lake (734) 678-5045 epicraces.com Sat, 6/23/12 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track and Field - Day 2 decathlon, 100mh, 100m Eugene, OR usatf.org/events/2012/OlympicTrials-TFSun, 6/24/12 Anyone Can Tri Triathlon, Duathlon Mount Clemens (231) 546-2229 3disciplines.comSun, 6/24/12 Clawson Freedom Run 5KR Clawson (248) 435-4232 clawsonruns.comSun, 6/24/12 Grand Haven Bone & Joint Bear Lake Tri & Du Triathlons & Duathlon North Muskegon (616) 843-1808 bearlaketrianddu.comSun, 6/24/12 Hansons Group Run training Lake Orion (248) 616-9665 hansons-running.comSun, 6/24/12 Linden Summer Happenings 5KR, 1MR Linden (810) 701-8625 lindensummerhappening.orgSun, 6/24/12 Stepping Out to Cure Scleroderma 5KR, 2MW, 1MR kids run Royal Oak (248) 595-8526 scleroderma-mi.orgSun, 6/24/12 Tri Goddess Tri Women’s Only Triathlon Tri: sprint, mini sprint; Grass Lake (734) 678-5045 epicraces.comSun, 6/24/12 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track and Field - Day 3 pv, dt, lj, sp, 400m, 100m Eugene, OR usatf.org/events/2012/OlympicTrials-TFSun, 6/24/12 Waterfall Trail Runs 5KR Lagro, IN (260) 436-4824 veepraces.comMon, 6/25/12 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track and Field - Day 4 tj, hj, jt, 800mR Eugene, OR usatf.org/events/2012/OlympicTrials-TFTue, 6/26/12 Forest Hills Eastern High School Track Meet 100m - 2MR Grandville (616) 250-4309 grandrapidsrunningclub.orgTue, 6/26/12 USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships - Day 1 Arlington, TX usatf.orgTue, 6/26/12 Zeeland Zoom 5KR/W Zeeland (616) 748-5906 feelthezeel.comWed, 6/27/12 Grand Ledge Summer Recreation Track & Field track meet-all comers Grand Ledge (517) 627-9076 playmakers.comWed, 6/27/12 USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships - Day 2 Arlington, TX usatf.orgThu, 6/28/12 St. Stan’s Polish Festival Road Race 5KR/W Bay City (989) 280-7692 race-mrm.comThu, 6/28/12 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track and Field - Day 7 pv, dt, sc, 5000mR Eugene, OR usatf.org/events/2012/OlympicTrials-TFThu, 6/28/12 USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships - Day 3 Arlington, TX usatf.orgFri, 6/29/12 Hansons 3 Mile Cross-Country Race 3 MR Sterling Heights (586) 323-9683 hansons-running.comFri, 6/29/12 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track and Field - Day 8 heptathlon, sp, sc Eugene, OR usatf.org/events/2012/OlympicTrials-TFFri, 6/29/12 USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships - Day 4 Arlington, TX usatf.orgSat, 6/30/12 Caledonia Kilt Klassic 5K 5KR/W Caledonia (616) 406-9766 kiltklassic.comSat, 6/30/12 Firecracker 5 Mile Run 5MR/W Gladstone (906) 399-7044 gladstonemi.org

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Sat, 6/30/12 Gale’s Gym Summer Series Race One 5KR Edmore (989) 427-4348Sat, 6/30/12 Gene Bednarowski 5K Cherry Run/Walk 5KR/W Watervliet (269) 449-8735 thtiming.comSat, 6/30/12 Haul for Health and the Kardinal Kicker 10KR/W, 5KR/W, kids run Onaway (989) 627-6849 onawayhealth.comSat, 6/30/12 Heart of Michigan 10KR, 5KR, 1MFR Lansing (734) 213-1033 champsforcharity.comSat, 6/30/12 Race and Remember 5KR, 2MW, 1MW Detroit (313) 578-6269 active.comSat, 6/30/12 Reeds Lake Run 10KR, 5KR/W Grand Rapids (616) 949-1750 www.reedslakerun.comSat, 6/30/12 Rock the World 5K Obstacle Race 5K obstacle Grand Ledge rocktheworldrace.comSat, 6/30/12 Run/Walk BOOM!!! 5KR/W, 1MR/W Huntington Woods (248) 541-3030 ci.huntington-woods.mi.usSat, 6/30/12 Third Coast Relay - CANCELLED FOR 2012 ThirdCoastRelay.comSat, 6/30/12 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track and Field - Day 9 heptathlon, 20kRaceW, hj, tj Eugene, OR usatf.org/events/2012/OlympicTrials-TFSat, 6/30/12 USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships - Day 5 Arlington, TX usatf.orgSat, 6/30/12 Visser Family YMCA Buck Creek Run 5 KR/W, kids runs Grandville (616) 890-5978 visserfamilybuckcreekrun.comSat, 6/30/12 Whitmore Lake Races 10K, 5K, Splash ‘n dash, Tin Man Whitmore Lake (734) 449-8655 everalracemgt.comSun, 7/1/12 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field-Day 10 110mh, 200m, 20kRaceW, jt, lj, 400mh, 1500mR, 200m usatf.org/events/2012/OlympicTrials-TF

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The Julie Run/ Walk-5K & 10K19th Annual Benefit for Open Door

Saturday, June 9, 2012 – start at 9 a.m.

Walled Lake Northern High School6000 Bogie Lake Road, Commerce, MICall: (248) 363-6128. E-mail: [email protected]: at www.opendooroutreachcenter.com(Visa or Mastercard required.)

Honorary Co-Chairs: Andrea vonBehren of Body LanguageFitness & Yoga Center and Rod Meloni, Business Editor WDIV-TV4

Corporate Sponsors: Quicken Loans & Fathead.comGordon Chiropractic, P.C.

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Eastpointe Lions Club 5K Run / 1 Mile Fun Run

Sunday, August 5, 20128:30 am

Location: Kennedy Park on Stephens Rd. (9 1/2 Mile Rd.)Entrance fee includes:

T-shirts • Age Group Medals

Contact: Kim Lubinski(586) 899-4076 • [email protected]

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TheALDEN RUNOn beautiful Torch Lake

Saturday, July 28, 201210K & 5K run and 5K walk

on scenic, sanctioned xc courses.

*NEW* Registration & Packet pick-up area!Helena Twp. Community Center located

at the traditional Run start line

Registration and information: Steve KershnerPO Box 444, Alden, MI 49612

(231) 377-7319 • [email protected] aldenrun.com

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Featured Future Events

Sun, 7/1/12 Independence Aquathlon & Open Water Swim 2KR/ 750m S/ 2KR Howell (517) 546-0693 howellrecreation.orgWed, 7/4/12 Ann Arbor Firecracker 5K 5KR/W, kids run Ann Arbor (734) 213-1033 a2firecracker5k.comWed, 7/4/12 Firecracker 5K 5KR Beulah (231) 930-4222 crystallakecommunitybusinessassoc.com

Sat, 7/7/12 Run & Walk for Funds 10KR, 5KR, 2 MR/W Northport (231) 386-5188Sun, 7/8/12 Ann Arbor Triathlon / Duathlon Triathlon, Duathlon Pinckney (419) 829-2398 eliteendeavors.comSat, 7/14/12 Dances with Dirt - Devil’s Lake 50M, 50K, 26.2M, 13.1M, relay Baraboo, WI (734) 929-9027 danceswithdirt.com

Sat, 7/14/12 Port City Run 5KR/W, 1M Frankfort (231) 352-7698 frankfort.k12.mi.us/PortCityRun/Sun, 7/15/12 Clark Lake Triathlon & Duathlon Triathlon, Duathlon Clark Lake (419) 829-2398 eliteendeavors.com Wed, 7/18/12 Pterodactyl Triathlon & Kids’ Clinic Tri: 1/2MS/ 12.4 MB/ 5KR Brighton (734) 929-9027 runtrextri.com

Sat, 7/21/12 501 Running Club Art Fair Run training run up to 16M Ann Arbor (734) 657-0214 runningit501.comSat, 7/21/12 Atwood Stadium Run/Walk 10KR/W 5KR/W, kids run Flint (810) 238-5981 werunthistown.comSun, 7/22/12 Crosstown Kids Triathlon distances vary by age Howell (517) 546-0693 howellrecreation.org

Sat, 7/28/12 Alden Run 10KR, 5KR/W Alden (231) 377-7319 www.aldenrun.comSat, 7/28/12 Grand Island Trail Marathon & 10K 26.2 MR, 13.1MR Munising (715) 701-0360 greatlakesendurance.comSat, 7/28/12 Steve’s Run 10KR, 5KR/W, 1 MFR/W Dowagiac (269) 782-1210 swmich.edu/fireup/stevesrun/

Sun, 7/29/12 Women’s Only Triathlon & Dri-Tri Triathlon, Duathlon Sylvania, OH (419) 829-2398 eliteendeavors.comSat, 8/4/12 The Legend Half Marathon, 5 & 10 Mile Trail Run 13.1MR, 10MR, 5MR Laingsburg (734) 929-9027 www.runlegend.comSun, 8/5/12 Eastpointe Lions Club Ox Roast Run 5R/1MFR/W Eastpointe (586) 393-6292 www.eplcoxrun.org

Wed, 8/8/12 Red Carpet Run 5K 5KR, West Bloomfield (734) 929-9027 redcarpetrun.comSat, 8/11/12 Crystal Lake Team Marathon 26.2 M Relay Beulah (231) 930-4222 crystallakecommunitybusinessassoc.comSat, 8/11/12 Heart of Detroit 10KR, 5KR, 1MFFR Detroit (734) 213-1033 champsforcharity.com

Sat, 8/11/12 Run Thru Hell 10 MR, 4.8 MR Pinckney (517) 702-0226 runningfoundation.comSat, 8/11/12 Sylvania SuperKids Triathlon / Duathlon varies by age group Sylvania, OH (419) 829-2398 eliteendeavors.comSat, 8/11/12 Tahqua Trail Run 25KR, 10KR, 2KR Paradise (715) 701-0360 greatlakesendurance.com

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Fri, 8/17/12 Howell Melon Run 10K, 5K, 1M, kids, melon roll Howell (517) 546-0693 howellrecreation.orgSat, 8/18/12 Farmington Run for the Hills 10KR, 5KR/W, 1KFR, Teams Farmington (248) 880-3852 farmingtonrunforthehills.comSat, 8/18/12 Somerset Stampede 13.1MR, 5KR/W Somerset Center (517) 914-3181 somerset-run.com

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Sat, 9/1/12 Labor Day 30K Run & 10K Walk/Run 30KR, 10KR/W, kids run, 30KB Milford (248) 685-7580 www.laborday30k.com Fri, 9/7/12 Run Woodstock - Day 1 100MR, 100KR Pinckney (734) 929-9027 runwoodstock.comSat, 9/8/12 Run Woodstock - Day 2 50M, 50K, 26.2M, 13.1M, 5M Pinckney (734) 929-9027 runwoodstock.com

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Sun, 9/30/12 Playmakers Autumn Classic 8K 8KR/W, 1MFR, 1/2 M FR Haslett (517) 349.3803 playmakers.comSat, 10/6/12 Fall Colors Bridge Race 5.4MR/W Mackinaw City (231) 436-5664 mackinawcity.comSat, 10/6/12 Red October Run 10KR, 5KR/W, 1M kid’s run Wayne (313) 586-5486 oakwood.org/redoctoberrun/

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Sat, 10/27/12 Headless Horseman 5K 10KR, 5KR Howell (517) 546-0693 howellrecreation.orgSun, 10/28/12 Wicked Halloween Run 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR Plymouth (248) 345-6168 wickedhalloweenrun.comSat, 11/10/12 Original Ann Arbor Turkey Trot 10KR/W, 5KR/W, 1MFR Dexter (734) 213-1033 a2turkeytrot.com

Sat, 11/10/12 Walt Disney World Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend 13.1MR Lake Buena Vista, FL disneywinedinerun.comSun, 11/11/12 Roseville Big Bird Run 10KR, 1MR/W, 4KR Roseville (586) 445-5480 roseville-mi.govSat, 11/17/12 Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis 10KR, 5KR, 1/4M kids run Bloomfield Hills (248) 269-2895 arthritis.org

Thu, 11/22/12 Fifth Third Bank Thanksgiving Turkey Trot 10KR, 5KR/W, kids run Detroit (313) 247-4149 detroitturkeytrot.orgThu, 11/22/12 Smoke the Turkey 5K 5KR Sylvania, OH (419) 841-5597 eliteendeavors.comSat, 12/1/12 Holiday Hustle 5KR, 1MR Dexter (734) 929-9027 www.runholiday5k.com

Sat, 12/1/12 Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis - Northville 5KRW, 1/4M kids run Northville (248) 269-2895 arthritis.orgSat, 12/8/12 Run Like The Dickens and Tiny Tim Trot 10KR, 5KR/W, Tiny Tim Trot Holly (248) 328-3200 runlikethedickens.comMon, 12/31/12 Fifth Third New Year’s Eve Family Fun Run/Walk 5KR/W, 1MR/W Detroit (313) 886-5560 belleislefunrun.com

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Morethings Idon’t get:• Running raceswith cell phones inyour hands. Un-less, that is, youare a transplantsurgeon waiting tohear about thatkidney on iceabout to land atthe local airport. Iknow younger folks are literally addicted towhatever chemical thing goes on in the brainfrom keeping those thumbs working their cellphones, but jeez, can’t you put ’em down for atleast 3.1 miles?I took one of my young colleagues and fel-low runners to a Red Wings game in March, a

game won by the Wings 7-2 in a great display ofpassing. As I watched the game, he watched hiscell phone, posting updates to Facebook and ea-gerly awaiting responses. He’d be posting aboutthe game while not watching the game and hav-ing to catch the goals on replay on the TVscreen in our suite.I know, it’s the modern world. I oughtta getused to it.• Running with earbuds. I’ve been wonderingabout this since the Walkman era, so it’s not new.If you’re in the city, why in the world not be as at-tuned as possible to the sounds of traffic and pos-sible danger, especially with all thosetexting-and-driving folks veering around?If you’re off somewhere nice, on the trails at BaldMountain State Park or in the Sand Lakes QuietArea near Traverse City, why not just run throughthe woods and listen to the sounds of nature? Recently, I was on a forest trail, a March daythat seemed more like June or July, a wide as-sortment of birds near and far going crazy.There was a big woodpecker assaulting a tree,this amazingly loud hammering that seemedimpossible for a bird; something had set an owloff in the distance; I recognized a cardinalnearby and lots of other chirps and whistles.Everybody was excited by the weather. And here comes this guy, listening to hismusic, head down, oblivious. Didn’t hear me orthe dog approaching, didn’t hear the naturalsymphony around him. His loss.• Running with your back to traffic. I’ll neverforget one of the leaders of the Tampa Bay Road-runners dying in the mid-1980s after he was run-ning along the shoulder of a road, with traffic, andwas hit in the head by the extended mirror of atruck. Why trust traffic when you can run at it andjump off the road if you have to?• Or running in dark clothes at dawn or dusk.I was heading to an early morning meeting inFarmington Hills in late winter, a gloomy morn-ing with a light rain falling. As my car went overa short hill, there was a runner in a dark grayoutfit that perfectly matched the morning,nearly invisible, in the street.• Or running the same boring route in yourneighborhood day in and day out. People losetheir interest in running and blame the run-ning. It’s not the running, it’s the running in thesame crappy places all the time. Sure, I spendmore time than I’d like running the same cou-

ple of routes in Grosse Pointe when I’m pressedfor time, but week in and week out I make theeffort and carve out the time to run in coolplaces.Yes, I’m spoiled by not having too many de-mands on my time. But even when pressed, I’dmuch rather spend an extra half hour drivingeach way to a cool destination, like the BridleTrail in Northville or Bald Mountain in AuburnHills, than just driving home, parking the carand running around the neighborhood on thesidewalk.• Or not running on grass and dirt when youcan. One of my routes includes two miles onWindmill Point Drive in Grosse Pointe Park, ona grassy median that is kept mowed and is assmooth a grassy surface as you can find. Thedog and I run on the grass. A few others do too.But 90 percent of the walkers and runnersthere run in the street. There’s one woman I see a lot, with kind ofa gimpy, limpy stride that looks as if she hasknee pain. Every time I see her go by, I wonder:Why wouldn’t you run on a soft surface whenthere’s one just two feet to your left or right?• Never running on trails in the woods. I’m al-ways amazed when I meet runners, we talk aboutplaces to run and they say they never run ontrails. Never thought about it, aren’t interested. One of the pleasures of living in Michigan isno matter where you are, even in the middle ofDetroit, you’re just a short drive away fromsome trail in a beautiful setting. I spend a lot ofmy work time in Ann Arbor, and the city is filledwith runners battling traffic and exhaust whohave no idea that a mile from the heart ofdowntown you can be on trails in Bird HillsPark or the Barton Nature Reserve.I spend a lot of time running in the BridleTrail in western Hines Park, a trail Randy Stepintroduced me to 27 years ago. I’ll run up anddown the hills, over pastures and through thewoods on that four-mile loop and catchglimpses periodically of all the other runnersrunning on the blacktop bike path along theroad that bisects the park. You’d rather run on blacktop along a busyroad than be on a trail in the woods?Fringe benefits to the Bridle Trail: a mon-ster cherry tree at one end that is loaded withcherries in the summer, and mulberry trees at

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the other end whose branches bend low withfruit in June. There is nothing better on a hot,early summer day than cresting the hill underthe biggest mulberry tree on the trail and stop-ping with the dog for a few minutes while wegobble to our hearts’ content.• Running a lot but never racing. Another ofmy colleagues runs a lot but thinks races arestupid, except for the occasional marathon.“Why would you pay money to run?” he asks. Hmmm, let’s see: It’s a chance to run withpeople and be social. It’s a chance to compete.You can assess your fitness. If it’s acharity event, you can run for agood cause. It breaks up the routineof day-to-day training. It’s fun. It’spainful. It’s a great reason to get upearlier than you might otherwise.• Why more people don’t dosnowshoe races. Randy Step andJeff Gaft get a huge turnout for theBigfoot 5K and 10K each January inTraverse City, but other races arelucky to get a few dozen. There’s nomore gut-busting fun than trying toclimb a long incline in fresh snow.Kathleen, Maddie and I do everyone we can.A new one this year that was ablast? The 5K in February at theBrengman Brothers at Crain HillVineyard in the Leelanau Peninsula,a fundraiser for the Traverse CityWest cross-country team. It snowedabout five inches in the days leadingup to the event, but it was crystalclear for the race — a cobalt skyand pure white snow as we ran atwo-loop course up and down hillsthrough rows of vines.The classic course was followedby lots of food and generousawards. Maybe 60 ran or walked itthis year.Another great but under-at-tended snowshoe race? The YMCAKayo-Went-Ha Camp 5K and 10K inFebruary. A lack of snow nearlyturned it into a pair of running-shoeruns, but a few inches fell Fridaynight and things were copacetic onrace day.Too bad only 40 or so came out,the numbers likely down this yeardue to a lack of snow this winter.The first half of the 5K is nearly alluphill through deep forest — tough,tougher and toughest — followedby a great downhill surge to the fin-ish. The 10Kers do the route twice.

Inside the lodge at the finish line, runnersare greeted with fresh-made hot chili and corn-bread. ~~~Athing I do get: How wonderful it wasrunning in 80-degree sunshine in March.Funny spring, eh? On March 10, weawoke to two feet of snow at the old school-house in the woods. A few days later it was 55and pouring rain. A few days later it was 88, anall-time March high in Traverse City.

It was interesting, running five miles oneday through the Sand Lakes Quiet Area. Brightsun, low 80s, shorts and t-shirt, forest trailsclear of snow for the most part, but trails on thesouthern shores of the lakes still hidden underfive to six inches of snow.It was great along the lakes for the dogs,unused to the heat. They’d come to the snowand start rolling and leaping around and eatingtheir fill. And then it was off into more brightsunshine and heat. - MR -

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