Michigan Runner, July / August 2013 by Great Lakes Sports Publications, Inc.

masthead0713_third vertical 6/16/13 5:03 PM Page 1

July / August 2013

Publisher and Chief Executive Officer

Art McCafferty artmccaf@glsp.com Scott Sullivan scott@glsp.com Editor

Jennie McCafferty jennie@glsp.com Associate Publisher

Dave Foley Mike Duff

Charles D. McEwen Gary Morgan Jim Neff Bob Schwartz Bob Seif Nick Stanko Anthony Targan Cregg Weinmann Pamela Zinkosky Michael Zuidema Jamie Fallon Composer

Rose Zylstra

Social Media Editor

Editors Emeritus

Peter Draugalis Pamela Fender Heather Dyc Hanks Don Kern Ryan Litwiller Gary Morgan Davd Parham Greg Sadler Victah Sailer Photo / Video

Carter Sherline

Senior Photographer

Paul Aufdemberge Desiree Davila Ian Forsyth Tom Henderson Scott Hubbard Herb Lindsay Laurel Park Robin Sarris Hallop Rachael Steil Columnists

James Aren Tracey Cohen Jeff Hollobaugh Dean Johnson Bill Kahn William Kalmar Dr. Edward H. Kozloff Doug Kurtis Grant Lofdahl Ron Marinucci Riley McLincha

Cheryl Clark

Chief Financial Officer

Great Lakes Sports

Event Calendar

July / August 2013 Event Calendar Featured Future Events

Features and Departments

Michigan Runners Reflect on Boston Marathon By Anthony Targan Ian Forsyth Sets Canadian Masters Record Dodge Park, SOS Runs Merge By Charles Douglas McEwen

p. 8 p. 10 p. 15 p. 16 p. 17 p. 20 p. 22 p. 23 p. 25 p. 26 p. 26 p. 28

At the Races

Diemer Run Inflicts Dad’s Revenge By Scott Sullivan Heenan Sizzles at Burns Park Run By Charles Douglas McEwen Trafeh Sets New U.S.Record at River Bank Run By Scott Sullivan

Verran Survives Early Snafu to Claim Dexter-Ann Arbor Crown By Charles Douglas McEwen Masters Rule Let’s Move Half Marathon By Charles Douglas McEwen

MHSAA LP Track & Field Finals By Scott Sullivan

Online: Michigan Runner Photo Gallery Inside July / August 2013 online issue: http://issuu.com/michiganrunner/docs/mr0713 Ann Arbor Marathon

a member of

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

Back to the Beach Dexter Ann Arbor Run

Michigan Runner © is published six times yearly for $17.00 per year by Great Lakes Sports Publications, Inc., 4007 Carpenter Rd., #366, Ypsilanti, MI 48197. Third Class Postage paid at Dearborn, MI and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: Send Address changes to Michigan Runner,4007 Carpenter Rd., #366, Ypsilanti, MI 48197. All contents of this publication are copyrighted all rights reserved. Reproduction or use, without written permission, of editorial or graphic content in any manner is prohibited. All unsolicited manuscripts, photographs, and illustrations will not be returned unless accompanied by a properly addressed envelope, bearing sufficient postage; publisher assumes no responsibility for return of unsolicited materials. The views and opinions of the writers are their own and do not necessarily reflect endorsement and/or views of the Michigan Runner. Address all editorial correspondence, subscriptions, and race information to: Michigan Runner, 4007 Carpenter Rd., #366, Ypsilanti, MI 48197, (734) 5070241, FAX (734) 434-4765, info@glsp.com, www.glsp.com. Subscription rates: Continental U.S. $17.00 per year: Payable in U.S. funds. Single issue $3.00, back issues $5.00. Change of address: Send your magazine label and your new address to Michigan Runner, 4007 Carpenter Rd., #366, Ypsilanti, MI 48197.

p. 39

p. 6 p. 7 p. 12 p. 13 p. 14 p. 18 p. 21 p. 24 p. 40 p. 42

MHSAA UP Track & Field Finals, Kingsford Hogg, Weisbrodt Run Away with Trail 50K Again By Charles Douglas McEwen

Publications, Inc. 4007 Carpenter Rd, #366 Ypsilanti, MI 48197 (734)507-0241 (734)434-4765 FAX info@glsp.com

p. 30

Editor’s Notes: Bugs in the System By Scott Sullivan Beyond the Chip: Recovery a Matter of Body and Mind By Desi Davila Running Shorts with Scott Hubbard Welcome to the IAAF News Page Look at Me Now By Bob Schwartz Sammy: Cheering for a Teammate, Rival, Friend By Rachael Steil River Bank Runners Affirm Boston Bombers Failed By Michael Zuidema Playing the Injury Game to Win By Dave Foley Running with Tom Henderson Flagman’s Remembrance Mission Nears End By Ron Marinucci

Gazelle Girls: A Brave New World By Scott Sullivan

Contributors

Vol. 35, No. 3

EMU Twilight Track & Field For Women Only Grand Prix Shakedown Kona Run Martian Marathon Novi Memorial Day Run Oaklawn Hospitality Classic Running Fit Trail Marathon Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon Photography by Pamela Fender, Greg Sadler, and Carter Sherline

Cover: Rockford native Jason Hartmann is the fourth place finisher and top American for the second year in a row at the 2013 Boston Marathon. Photo by Victah Sailer / photorun.net

michiganrunner.tv

Editor’s Notes

Bugs in the System © C. Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

By Scott Sullivan

ichigan Runner publisher Art McCafferty has doctorates out the wazoo. So when he asked if I’d like to visit the home of Bugs Bunny, instead of my usual, “Huh?” I replied to him, “What’s up, Doc?”

The esteemed dean, professor and stand-up comic emeritus wanted me to research the line Bugs used when he found himself in a pickle: “I knew I should have taken a left turn in Albuquerque.” Seems the 23 Running Network magazines were meeting in conjunction with the Road Runner Clubs of America’s 55th annual conference in New Mexico’s largest city May 2-5; Art and his wife, Jennie, couldn’t make it. Could I go in their stead? I weighed it. Tourist season would be underway in Saugatuck, meaning I’d be responsible both for a weekly newspaper there and tourist guide. Filling Art’s shoes would be like trying to imitate Lenny Bruce crossed with a tsunami. Worse, confabs of writers and distance runners — ascetics cut loose — were sure to give rise to bizarre doings and debauchery.

“Sure,” I said. Thesis statement: “Had Bugs really turned left, he would have encountered …” I had to end mine with an ellipsis because, unlike most studies, I hadn’t decided beforehand what I would find; what I did didn’t narrow the possibilities. Good thing Art’s retired or he would have flunked me. First I learned what an isotope looks like. Seems Albuquerque’s minor-league baseball team is nicknamed that because: a) New Mexico is home to the Los Alamos National Laboratory, where the atom bomb was invented, and b) Because of an episode in the TV cartoon “The Simpsons” where Homer tries to stop his hometown Springfield Isotopes from moving to the quirkynamed NM city. When the then-Albuquerque Dukes asked locals, after the episode aired, what they’d like for a new team nickname, they chose “Isotopes” in a landslide. What does one look like? Much like the Phillie Phanatic and other team mascots that bring to mind no real pictures, so we trust marketers to invent them: a large, furry, pear-shaped biped (except orange, the Phanatic’s green) who hugs kids and dances to piped-in music.

Event Directors 0311_Third Square 2/6/11 10:39 PM Page 1

Race Directors: and International - Searchable Online Calendar List your event online with a user-friendly form:

http://tiny.cc/z5giu

runningnetwork.com/RNW/index.php/national-calendar then follow link in the right column: “Click here” Michigan Runner or Running Network staff will upload your listing Calendar links to 27 regional & specialty running publications: michiganrunner.net • runningnetwork.com For print listing only, Email, FAX or mail the following: Event Date:________________________ Contact Name:_____________________ Event Name:_______________________ Phone:__________________________ Event City:________________________ Email:___________________________ Starting Time:______________________ Mailing Address:___________________ Starting Location:___________________ City:____________________________ Distances:________________________ State/Province-Zip:__________________ Website:_________________________ Michigan Runner 4007 Carpenter Road, #366 Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

jennie@glsp.com (734) 507-0251 (734) 434-4765 FAX

michiganrunner.tv

I learned this at the RRCA conference when the Isotope waltzed in to fire up the morning audience. Next came costumed dancers. Then, before speakers could oppress us with real content, pundits split for our separate confab. Here I learned all is relative. As consumers rely less on print, we must peddle our words and pictures on multi-platforms: the Internet, Facebook, Twitter … We must update constantly to be relevant, posting 24/7 or more, though for now there’s scant money in it, losing track of our relatives, friends … The first thing to go is sanity, though in this business you’d not miss it. An analogy: What Bugs would have met had he turned left depends on which way he was going in the first place. If west, left would have led to the White Sands Missile Range; if southwest, he’d have wound up in Roswell, homeport of aliens. Also related to relativity are goals: do magazines want to maximize profits? Be definitive sources? Raise hell? A combination? One more metaphor: Was that wascally wabbit’s priority to escape Elmer Fudd? Thwart Daffy Duck? Sufferin’ succotash. Turning left could be right; turning right you’d be left behind. We must be attuned to the changing times. Now the sun was rising, should we move outside to the patio at that Mexican place? Which Mexican place? Coronas or margaritas? No severe weather warnings resulted from our brainstorming. It was clear that choosing the desert — where sunshine days are followed by moonshine nights —was a stroke of genius. We met again with the RRCA that night at the Natural History Museum for drinks underneath a tyrannosaurus tail, then posed together with a triceratops. Would the dinosaurs’ past be print’s prolog? I thought of the Looney Tunes gang: Bugs, Daffy and Porky Pig—hopping ever since 1937—and the flying saucer that reportedly landed in Roswell 10 years later; the town celebrates to this day with an alien festival and museum. Dinosaurs grow more popular the longer they’re extinct, just as people love best things we’ve made up or never seen. We take things for granted until they’re gone, then we resurrect them. If we turn left at Twitter, will it lead back to print? Mirages abound here, which leads me to end with a double negative: You can’t say, for being mortal, man’s not resilient. “Th-th-th-that’s all folks!” as Porky says. - MR -

Beyond the Chip

Recovery a Matter of Body and Mind By Desi Davila

eing injured sucks, no doubt about it. Putting in work every day to get prepared to race can be a daunting task.

For me, having a big race at the end of the line is the ultimate reward for all the hard work; it is what gets me out the door every morning and keeps me motivated each day. Putting in the work day after day, only to be stopped dead in your tracks and put on the sidelines for the big race, is the ultimate blow. It would be easy to go on and on about how awful working through injuries can be, however, in every setback there is a chance to create an opportunity. It starts with the mindset with which you approach the problem. Injuries are the obvious way for your body to tell you something is wrong, slow down, do not pass go, do not collect $200. Initially these signs can be difficult to detect; in running it is rare that everything feels 100 percent and there isn’t some small ache or pain nagging at you. It is incredibly common for runners to push on through these little aches and pains and hope the body adapts — after all, running hard is about learning to get comfortable being uncomfortable. If you’ve pushed too far and you’re down for the count, take the time to figure out why. While nursing your injury, do your best to get to the root of the problem, not just repair the injured area. You’ll likely be surprised with the number of weaknesses your body has that contributed to your injury. This is a great opportunity to improve yourself without running a single step, and once you’re on the mend and back on the roads you’ll be a better runner for it. While out with my injury, it came to my attention that running can be incredibly time consuming. If your body puts you on a forced timeout, use this as a chance to work on the other parts of your life. I was able to catch up on a slew of books on my “to do” list, spend more time with my friends and family, take some classes that I would have never had time for, and so on.

Photo by Victah Sailer / photorun.net

Hansons Brooks Distance Project runner Desi Davila has enjoyed breakthroughs recently, setting a new American women’s course record while finishing a close second at the 2011 Boston Marathon in 2:22:38, then making the 2012 U.S. Olympic marathon team by placing runner-up at the trials. A femoral stress fracture of the right leg prevented her from finishing the Olympic Marathon in London and she’s been recovering since then. –Ed.

Desi Davila returned to competition at the Oakley/NY Mini Marathon, June 8, 2013, New York City. It’s easy for me to let myself get labeled as “the runner” and simply fill that one role. Use your forced downtime to develop and step outside your comfort zone in other areas of your life. Remember, if you are only somebody when your running is successful, what are you when you are unsuccessful? Finally, the biggest positive I discovered from being out with an injury was that I really do love running. Sure, there are days where it feels like a job and I’ll go out for the daily grind, but it shouldn’t be every day. As I slowly rebuilt my mileage and returned to full health, I found that every day I really looked forward to the time set aside for running. The first week back was a prescribed 10 to 15 minutes each day; I savored every minute on the road. I was reminded that even though it is a lot of hard work for the race day reward, there is a rewarding part each and every day. With big races on the horizon, it is easy to forget that the process of becoming can be better than being, and that there is joy in going out and putting one foot in front of the other for a daily run. Next time you run into an injury and find yourself sidelined, go ahead and wallow for a bit, then figure out the ways you can use your setback to get you back on your feet and better than before. - MR -

michiganrunner.net

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

B.A.A. Boston Marathon

Michigan Runners Reflect on Boston Marathon

Photo by Victah Sailer / photorun.net

By Anthony Targan

BOSTON (4/15/13) — As I write a month after the Boston Marathon, I am still not sure where to begin. My experience seems insignificant compared to those who were injured or worse, or who witnessed the finish-line bombings. Does it trivialize the tragedy if I write about my own race? If I ask other runners about their races, is it akin to saying, “Other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?” The enormity of the events are still overwhelming and beyond my comprehension. My father, Barry Targan, a writer and professor, encouraged me by saying, “Sometimes the best way to deal with trauma is to write about it. It might seem counterintuitive, but the logic is this: By confronting an experience you gain control of it.” And so, write I must. This was my fifth Boston and this time I ran for fun, not time. I sought a “PF” (pain-free) finish, not a “PR” (personal record), to quote Runner’s World editor Jennifer Van Allen, who I met at the race expo.

I came to run the race with Jack Strausman, my best friend from law school, as we had done in 2007 and 2008. But I also came to Boston as a reporter.

B.C. shirt, their deafening roar made the Wellesley girls seem tame by comparison. I slapped hands along a half-mile gauntlet, refueling off the crowd’s energy.

On Sunday I covered the Boston Athletic Association invitational mile with Gary Morgan. We interviewed runners with Michigan ties, including Nick Willis (who won the men’s race) and Geena Gall. It was heady stuff, standing among world-class runners just beyond the finish line. I looked forward to returning the next day to cross that same line myself.

We turned right on Hereford, left on Boylston, to the finish line. It was my slowest Boston (3:51), but the best I’ve ever felt at any marathon finish.

On race day we joined 560 other registered Michigan runners boarding buses to Hopkinton. The race was glorious and we executed our strategy perfectly. By walking briefly at water stops, Jack and I were able to run nearly identical 5K splits and preserve our legs for the hills. At Wellesley College I held up a bumper sticker that read, “Wellesley, Wellesley, Only To Be There,” and the women went from enthusiasm to euphoria to ecstasy as I ran by. We cruised through the Newton Hills with no one passing us. At Boston College, when the spectators saw my

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

michiganrunner.tv

About 20 minutes later, as we were walking back to our hotel, we heard the bombs go off two blocks away. Due to the reverberation off the buildings, it was hard to tell which way the sound was coming from. Seconds later there was no doubt as we saw terrorstricken people running towards us. We didn’t know whether to run too, but after 26.2 miles it seemed prudent just to keep walking and not panic. (Later I was struck by the irony that we marathon runners were now the spectators, watching people run past who had been cheering for us just minutes before.) Back at the hotel, after hearing the first reports of injuries, I posted on Facebook that I was fine, along with the other runners from our West Bloomfield running group. Given my media contacts, I

full page template_Full page 6/13/13 9:35 PM Page 1

While I came away unscathed, I do not envy my friends seated in the front row of the finish-line grandstands. Bloomfield Hills residents Chuck Otis and husband-and-wife Tom and Jan Artushin were anxiously awaiting Jeff Reider, who was seeking to finish his first Boston at age 60. At 2:50 p.m., when the first bomb went off, Tom initially mistook it for a celebratory cannon announcing the race director’s arrival. But then Tom said, “When the second one went off, all you’re thinking is, ‘Where’s the third one. Is it gonna be in the bleachers?’” They made a quick exit down the first side street away from the course, but it was hard to process what was happening all around them. Tom tried to explain the phenomenon: “People could not comprehend what was going on. If you’ve ever been in a situation where something happens that just doesn’t make sense ...”

Reider was about to make the last turn onto Boylston Street when the blasts stopped him in his tracks. “I heard the explosion but I didn’t really know what it was,” he remembered. “Next thing I knew, I was running backwards (reversing direction) on the course.

Reider couldn’t complete the race, but was moved when a BAA official draped a finisher’s medal around his neck the next day when he went to retrieve his gear. Anita Harless of Holly completed her first Boston, but had to endure the terror of being separated from her family in the aftermath of the bombings. (They were soon reunited, then walked three miles to get back to their hotel.) “In the shadow of the bombings are images of not just my pain, but more vividly the pain of others,” she remembered. “The pain of innocence being stripped. Of lives being forever altered and devastated. Of visions and voices that echo in our ears. “My heart goes out to the families engaged in this tragedy. My heart is broken for you,” she said. Associated Press writers Meghan Barr and Adam Geller may have said it best: “To appreciate the totality of what Boston surrendered in those moments of horror requires understanding just how much the city had to lose.

They didn’t see anyone injured, but heard screams and sirens fill the air.

“Other cities have, no doubt, experienced far more horrific tragedies. But few have had their sense of security ripped away at a moment of such singular exultation, on a day that captures an essential part of this city’s soul.”

The police, she said, told everyone to “keep walking. It was like a fast walk, but everyone had a dazed look. We were thinking, ‘Walk where?’ because we didn’t know what was next. “Everyone was in shock. We were looking at each other and the finishers with their Mylar blankets on. Some were crying but not knowing what to do. Everyone was in this cloud where we felt we were looking down like this wasn’t really happening. It was like a movie or a dream because this just couldn’t be.”

While the Boston Marathon, and those who endured it, may never be the same, I take solace in the resilience of the city’s residents and running community. Reider and the Artushins plan to run Boston again and, like most runners, they are determined to preserve their freedom to run wherever they want.

Anthony Targan is a regular contributor to Michigan Runner magazine. The 2013 Boston Marathon was his fifth, and 13th marathon overall. - MR -

Michigan Runner's Television Coverage at the 2013 Boston Marathon Gary Morgan and Joel Dalton - The Boston Marathon Experience http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IroOYy7dArg Starting Line and Finish Line Experiences with Gary Morgan and his friend, Justin Kuo who was also the referee at the finish line during the bombing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htS7Wqhz4VU Maggy Zidar talks about her Boston Marathon experience at the Let's Move Festival of Races. http://www.youtube.com/my_videos?o=U&pi=1

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

Ian Forsyth Sets Canadian Masters Record

“At first I was running into people. Then I saw people piling up as far as I could see.”

“First you heard the sound, you looked, then just smoke,” Jan continued. “A big billowy cloud. The first thing you think is, ‘This can’t be what you think,’ then, ‘My God, there were people in that building and it looks like the whole building blew up.’”

“There was so much smoke,” Jan said. “I remember seeing colors, but you couldn’t make out there were people because of all the smoke.”

Hillsdale College “Gina” Relays, Hillsdale

michiganrunner.tv

was soon asked to give phone interviews by Detroit newspapers, radio and TV stations. (My wife learned I was safe when her friend heard me on the radio.) I was strangely calm as I went into reporter mode; in hindsight, I was numb and the full impact did not sink in until a few days later, when every siren or thunderclap would send chills down my spine.

HILLSDALE (April 26, 2013) – Ian Forsyth ran the 10,000 meter run on the track at the Hillsdale Relays and was surprised to finish 12th place in 30:03, which turns out to be a new Canadian Masters (over 40 years old) record. Conditions were cool and lightly breezy. Paul Aufdemberge set the American Masters record for the 10,000 meter run at the same event, on the same track, in 2005: 30:04.

Running Shorts with Scott Hubbard No trivia this month.

hen I returned home from an early afternoon ride on Boston Marathon Monday, April 15, I turned on my computer to get Scott Hubbard results. The first thing I saw when the screen came up was a news feed with a shot of the horrifying bomb blast. I read the headline and felt a knot in my gut, which set me back about 10 seconds. Then I turned on the TV, something I rarely do before evening, and sat, transfixed, for at least five hours as report after picture after report broadcast the awful news. I thought all the things so many others were thinking and felt consumed, incomplete and overcome by the bombing. I noted the wheelchair combo of Dick and son Rick were just a few yards from the finish when the bomb closest to that spot went off. You could see Dick shudder with the impact and hustle forward. Then Bill Iffrig, 78, of Lake Stevens, Wash., toppled to the pavement, yards from the finish. An iconic picture of him, surrounded by Boston police, was on the front cover of the Apr. 22 issue of Sports Illustrated. He would be OK and said later he looked forward to returning. As the news programs continued their coverage, shots of the second blast down the street appeared. My thoughts swirled; what a terrible thing this was, who did this and why? What became of the marathoners prevented from finishing? Was there anyone near the finish I knew? What became of them? Former Eastern Michigan University teammate Dennis Kurtis had been sitting in the stands across moving0311_Third Square 2/9/11line 1:59 blast, PM Pagebut 1 from the finish was unhurt and hus-

Moving?

The Post Office does not forward your Michigan Runner magazine. Please let us know your new address: Michigan Runner 4007 Carpenter Rd., #366 Ypsilanti, MI 48197 FAX: 734-434-4765 Email: jennie@glsp.com

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

tled to catch up with his girlfriend Maria, who had just finished. By evening’s end, we’d all learned how devastating the blasts had been; loss of lives, limbs, more than 150 people injured and any innocence the sport had once known.

life in fear. It seems the rest of the running community feels the same way.

Over the next week, I blogged on Facebook regarding the staggering turn of events. My thoughts and some responses:

April 18: Still feeling blue about Monday’s misguided act in Boston. Can’t shake the terror of those blasts and havoc they created. So many lives affected, so many united in care, concern and shows of connections and camaraderie. Stories of reaction, adapting and resilience have been revealing, uplifting, affirming.

April 15, 3:30 p.m.: Damn, feel angry, helpless and hopeful for the injured and worried about the future of racing. Absolutely awful news from Boston. My son, Jeff, called to see if I was in Boston. Bless you, son, for checking. Sick, sick, sick ... my stomach is turning with thoughts of what motivates deranged minds to plan and pull off such an attack. Former Ann Arbor Huron High School teammate Karl Tsigdinos replied at 4:17: “This is unbelievable. I lived about 200 meters from the finish line growing up. Spectated many times. Never got to run it (Karl graduated from Harvard), much to my disappointment. It is such a marvelous event and a great tradition. Heartbreaking watching the news tonight here in Dublin (Ireland).” April 16: How I feel today: gutted, vulnerable, upset, aimless and inconsequential. Sports in general, running in particular have been very good for and to me all my life and yesterday’s calamity is an arrow to the heart of that. Steve Evans: “Got to keep on pushing on. Treat it as you would an injury. Let yourself feel bad until you start to feel a little better. A part of you may not heal, but hopefully you’ll be able to overcome this terrible day and run/bike with gusto in memory of those who lost their lives, limbs and psyche.” Helen Johnson Harding: “I agree, Scott. By attacking the marathon, I feel they attacked me and my running family.” Denise Hull Ryan: “I dug out my Boston jacket from ’99 and wore it today. Have had such a heavy burden all day and just felt sick.” April 17: Still in a funk from Monday. Struggling to focus on normal things, filtering stories and reports to avoid that too-much-info feeling. Heartened by unselfish acts of so many to help and others showing solidarity in defiance and memory. I’ve never been to Boston, but understand and empathize with all the BAA Marathon means to so many. I’ve internalized the first-person accounts of affected runners, parents, race officials, spectators, doctors and government personnel. It’s been overwhelming and grounding to absorb. I want to move on and give back in some fashion, but feel hampered by the blasts two days ago and how they’ve ripped apart OUR world. Well, it’s a nice day here. Think I’ll clip in and head out for a ride. Getting hit by a van March 5 hasn’t damaged my joy in sport and I can’t live my |

michiganrunner.tv

Jim Gerweck of Running Times magazine: “Well put.”

My heart aches for the victims lost, maimed and otherwise injured. Heart also goes out to affected families and friends. Recovery will take care of itself, precautions taken, lives moving on but forever altered. A “like” for my post was came from Joe Henderson, whose work as a writer, author, editor, speaker and now coach have amply rewarded the running community as a great source of info and inspiration since the 1960s. April 19: Snow heading our way. Fantastic! Heap abuse upon misery during our extended unspring. But enough about sucky weather: two Boston Marathon bombing suspects have been caught! April 22: Haven’t written about the Boston bombings for a few days as life, as it ofen does, took up my attention over the weekend. But the horrific act and late-week takedown of the two perps was never far from my thoughts. Also, as the week unwound, many reports of “in memory of Boston” runs and fundraising efforts were planned. In a few hours, an organized but informal moment of silence will occur, exactly one week after the blasts. What happened last Monday has touched nearly everybody domestically and many in other lands, including London and West Bank marathoners yesterday. There are lingering questions that beg answers and, in time, hopefully the senseless destruction will be accounted for by the captured bomber. What a horrible, horrible thing this has been. Final thoughts: “CBS Sunday Morning” had a piece about Monday’s blasts. Charles Osgood closed the segment with: “The brilliance of four young smiles, gone.” From columnist Kathleen Parker April 19: “The psychic brutality of such events, whether a school shooting or a bombing at the marathon on a glorious spring day, is singularly too much. Cumulatively, they have a killing effect on the human soul. We can say all the right things and hug our children more tightly. But the deep, mortal wound of man’s inhumanity to man continues to be unfathomable. The challenge isn’t only to prevent the next act of terror. It is to avoid becoming accustomed to the horror.” This wasn’t the first act of terrorism at a sporting venue. Hopefully it’ll be the last. - MR -

Look at Me Now By Bob Schwartz

e’ve all heard that old philosophical question, “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?”

I won’t even try to answer this given the necessity of thereby addressing issues of unperceived existence, the unobserved world and reality. My reality is that’s all well beyond my capabilities for philosophical analysis. I don’t go much deeper than pondering what if there were no hypothetical questions? Or what was the greatest thing before sliced bread? On first hearing the forest question, I didn’t get much past the mystery of how’d the entire tree actually fall over by itself. However, if one were to analogize this query to the sport of running, the question might be, “If a runner sets a personal record in the forest and no one else is there, did it really happen?”

times automatically sent via cell phone texts but also various split times along the racecourse. Perhaps someday they’ll have tracking ability so that someone following my progress might receive a more-descriptive text saying, “Bottomed out at 21.3 miles. Going to be a death march from here on out. Have pity on him. It’s not pretty.” Certainly I shared the result of my first marathon with my immediate family and a few close friends, but I didn’t feel compelled to broadcast it beyond that point because the achievement was personal and internally savored.

That’s because today’s runner is adept, as well as interested, in letting everyone know about his or her wonderful accomplishments. Social media has not only provided terrific new verbs, including tweeting, blogging, texting and podcasting, it’s also given runners the ability to quickly disseminate their results and race photos.

As I see more and more bumper stickers available at race expos, I wonder where we draw the line regarding what types of running achievements should be publicized. How about “Grabbed a Drink at an Aid Station While Opening a Gel Packet with My Teeth and Didn’t Get Anything on My Shirt”? Might not fit on an averagesized bumper.

If I were that runner in the woods, no one would know of the stellar running performance unless I advised a relatively-uninterested chipmunk on the way back to my car.

This was well before today’s ability to track runners by their race chip and have not only finishing

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

I don’t need pats on the back for a good performance as much as I could use words of commiseration for a bad one.

If you want to put on your car a “100K” sticker or a “Twenty-six Point Freaking Two” sticker, it’s all well and good. “Hey, Honk If You Ran a Marathon!”

I may be one of the remaining 14 people in North America without a personal Facebook page, but I do recognize the benefits of certain elements of social media. However, I’m not the type who is compelled to let people know I finally cooked a soufflé without it sinking, let alone communicate my great training run or race result.

The only people aware of my performance were the ones within earshot of the bellowing guy with the megaphone who announced the names and times of runners as they crossed the finish line.

Perhaps a bumper sticker detailing my inconsistent half-marathon splits, saying “1:22+1:43=BONK!” Or perhaps a decal paraphrasing Julius Caesar, “I came. I ran. I bonked.”

I know I’m in the small minority here and that most runners are interested in displaying their accomplishments not only in their family rooms but also on their shirts, car bumpers, tattoos, Facebook and blogs. And I do truly get it. It’s an accomplishment and goal that you achieved and you want others to know about. That’s fine, and it’s a personal choice.

In our present era of ubiquitous social media, the answer is undeniably, “Of course, you Twitterhead. Everyone would know within eight seconds!”

Perhaps this all stems from my first marathon, which occurred when I was 17 years old. That race was much different from today’s mega races. It had fewer than 100 runners, about eight spectators (if you include the two stupefied park maintenance staff wondering what in the name of insanity we were doing), a couple of meager aid stations, and no finisher medals or the other amenities of today.

maybe one displaying the first time I figuratively crashed and burned during a marathon. My goal of negative splits turned out to be more like negative pits. I had the mother of all bonks. Not far into the second half of that marathon, I felt like my legs were laden with lead, and hallucinations entertained me the remainder of the way.

To me, some things happen on a need-to-know basis and not everyone needs to know. I’m the type of person who is as disinclined to put a bumper sticker on my car stating something to the effect that “My 3rd Grader Can Do Long Division” as I am in putting on a “Boston Marathon” sticker. (Of course, if I did put the former on, I’m sure I’d be upstaged by someone with a sticker saying “My 3rd Grader Built the Calculator to Allow Your 3rd Grader to Do Long Division.” I’d actually be more inclined to stick a poor result on my car and maybe get some words of encouragement or sound advice. Maybe I can market humbling bumper stickers,

michiganrunner.tv

Not that it will come to pass, but if the day arrives that I get the Pulitzer for nonfiction literature, well, maybe I’d let my mom get a “Mother of Pulitzer Winner” sticker for her car. For her. But for running and me, maybe someday I’ll get something publicizing that I’m part of this larger group of running nuts. Something only runners would understand. Maybe, “Got Toenails?” Michigan runner Bob Schwartz is the author of the bestselling humor book “I Run, Therefore I Am – NUTS!!” and the newly-released sequel “I Run, Therefore I Am – STILL Nuts!” Check out @RunningLaughs. - MR -

Dodge Park SOS 5K & 1 Mile Run

Dodge Park, SOS Runs Merge By Charles Douglas McEwen STERLING HEIGHTS (6/1/13) — The Dodge Park 5K merged with the Utica Community Schools Save Our Sports 5K to become the 37th annual Dodge Park SOS 5K and 1-Mile Run this year. The event, hosted by Sterling Heights Parks and Recreation and the schools, benefited UCS junior high sports programs. In the past, the Dodge Park Run stayed within the boundaries of 51-acre Dodge Park. This year, due largely to Clinton River flooding, officials started the 5K with a mile on a residential road before finishing on the Dodge Park trail.

“I felt pretty good,” he said. “I’ve been out for a few months with tendonitis, so I did feel a lack of fitness. With about a mile left, I cramped a little.” Paul Garbarino, 16, a Utica High School student, beat his friend and sometimes-rival Zachariah Jean, 16, a Sterling Heights Stevenson High School student, for second place. “I sprinted ahead 100 meters from the finish,” said Garbarino, who timed 17:07 to Jean’s 17:11. “There wasn’t much wind today, which was great,” he continued. “It was a little wet and muddy, but I don’t mind that. It was a very fun course.”

“Overall I liked the course,” said Joey Burelle, 22, of Sterling Heights. “It was a nice mix of pavement, grass and gravel.”

Masters champ Eric Rzeppa, 46, of Sterling Heights placed fourth overall in 17:17.

Burelle, a Saginaw Valley State University senior who won the SOS 5K last year, led most of the way to triumph in 15:47.

Defending Dodge Park women’s champ Sharon Mulligan, 47, of Sterling Heights won this year’s race by a wide margin.

half page horizontal template_half page horizontal 6/13/13 9:58 PM Page 1

michiganrunner.net

“I like to win. I’m very competitive,” she said. “I’ve run this race every year for the last 10 years and there were a lot more competitors this year.” The 5K had 469 finishers, more than double last year’s Dodge Park turnout. Mulligan clocked 21:13. Fellow masters runner Rachael Krupa, 40, of Shelby Township took second in 21:57. “My kids go to Mallow Junior High, so I just came to support the sports there,” Krupa said. Lori Gulecki, 33, of Macomb finished third in 22:54. Stacey Albani, 37, of Sterling Heights followed in 22:59. The race also included a mile fun run. For complete results, go to http://www.RunnersEdgeRaceTiming.org. - MR -

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

Brian Diemer Family of Races, Cutlerville

Diemer Run Inflicts Dad’s Revenge By Scott Sullivan CUTLERVILLE (6/8/13) — The Brian Diemer Family of Races lived up to its new name with its namesake inflicting Father’s Day Eve assignments that were more than kin, less than kind.

seen more east African runners, either training or naturalized in the Midwest, tackling its flat, fast course through this south suburb of Grand Rapids.

Brian Diemer, 1984 Olympic steeplechase bronze medalist and Calvin College running coach extraordinaire, annually has his father, Everett, 80, start this 5K with strange soundings.

Shadrack Kiyai, 29, topped Kenyan countryman Elly Sang, 22, on a sunny, 60-degree morning for the men’s title, 14:17 to 14:29. Rochester-based Hansons-Brooks runner Robert Scribner, 27, took third by the beard on his chinny-chin-chin in 14:34.

This year Diemer, Jr. — not so junior anymore at age 51 — had his dad clang two shovels “appropriated” from Diemer, Sr.’s workshop. “See what I get?” Everett Diemer said. In case those visiting dad’s sins were not enough, Brian pulled a hamstring before the race he’s run since its inception 24 years ago, offering donuts for those who beat him.

Photo by Scott Sullivan

“One year Brian had me play a sheep’s horn,” recalled Diemer, Sr. “Another year I started up our old tractor (a 1948 Farm-All) and blew a can off its smokestack. I never know what he’ll spring on me.”

Brian’s daughter, McKenzie Diemer, 19, running beside an assigned Calvin College balloon bearer, held donut damage to a minimum, placing 15th among women overall in 18:46.

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

For complete results and more information, visit www.diemerrun.com.

Photo by Scott Sullivan

“I thought till this morning I might still be able to run,” he said. “Then I tried a warm-up ...”

Ethiopian Chemtai Rionoukei, 26, winner of the Fifth Third River Bank Run 25K not far Diemer men’s leaders at a half-mile. From left: top Michigan and from here four weeks American runner Robert Scribner, third overall in 14:37; Elly Sang, earlier, romped to the second in 14:29; Robert Wambua, fourth in 14:40; and champion women’s crown in 16:08. Shadrack Kiya, 14:17. Hannah Gatheru, 27, nipped Rachel Patterson, Family to the rescue. Daughter McKenzie, 19, 23, of Grand Rapids by a second for second in was assigned a Calvin College balloon-bearing run16:35. ner to race beside her, as her father has done in past years, to give competitors a target. Taking home masters money were Ian Forsyth, 41, of Ann Arbor in 14:54 and Luibov Denisova, 41, McKenzie held donut damages to a minimum, of Gainesville, Fla., in 17:46. The 5K had 1,520 finishfinishing 15th among the women and 80th overall ers, with free youth events drawing hundreds more. in 18:46, eight seconds faster than Brian, then 50, pulled off last year. The name change had much to do, too, with its longtime title sponsor Amerikam ending that comOh yeah, the race ... The Diemer may be a fammitment. “I’m grateful for their support and we still ily race — with a first-year one-mile run and junior have a strong relationship,” said Diemer. “Now we jog after the Cutlerville Days parade — but it also have new naming opportunities.” pays $7,000-plus in prize money. Recent years have PNCBank and Gazelle Sports were this year’s gold sponsors and K-Data Systems a silver sponsor. Legacy Christian Schools helped underwrite the junior jogs, while Auto-Master’s Inc. did the same for the mile run.

- MR -

Diemer Run namesake Brian Diemer greets runners at the finish.

michiganrunner.tv

Michigan Runner TV http://michiganrunner.tv/2013diemer/

Burns Park Run, Ann Arbor

Heenan Sizzles at Burns Park Run By Charles Douglas McEwen good. That’s the important thing today.”

downhill for every one.”

Maggy Zidar, 63, of Pontiac led the grand masters women in 53:31.

“Seattle is super hilly,” said Heenan, 31. “So I had a an advantage on this course.”

Austin Taylor, 24, an Ann Arbor Pioneer High School graduate, led from start to finish in the men’s 10K, winning in a personal-record 34:33. Last year’s men’s 10K winner Scott Westover, 40, of Ann Arbor, topped the masters in 36:46, while Richard Raux, 57, of East Aurora, N.Y., captured the grand masters title in 40:27.

Paul Mayer, 45, of Ann Arbor (17:59) and Chelsea Dulin, 40, of Ypsilanti (21:52) were the top masters finishers. Don Yeatts, 62 (25:29) and Rebecca Price, 55 (24:24), of Ann Arbor were grand masters champion.

Burns Park challenges runners with a steady diet of hills and sharp turns. Heenan zoomed through them in 36:12. “I had a baby a couple months ago,” she said. “I’m kind of getting back into the swing of things. I don’t have much of a kick, so the finishing downhill helped me. I just let my legs carry me to the end.” Laurel Park, 50, of Ann Arbor finished a distant runner-up and was tops among masters women in 39:28.

Approximately 1,450 runners competed in 10K, 5K and kids fun run. Tops in the 5K were Michigan State University student Jeff Bord, 19, of Plymouth and and University of Michigan graduate Leah Tai, 27. “I wanted to go out hard and see if I could hold it to the finish,” said Bord, who blazed home in 15:39.

Park won the 5K here last year in 18:14 and has won the 10K several times in the past. “Normally I Tai led the women in 20:37. “There are definitely wouldn’t be happy with 39:28,” she said. “But I haven’t some hills on thePM course, ” she1said. “But there’s a been well the lasttemplate_half couple of months. This felt halfrunning page horizontal page horizontal 6/14/13 6:46 Page

michiganrunner.net

Probility Physical Therapy sponsored activities. Proceeds went to Burns Park Elementary PTO programs. For complete results, go to http://burnsparkrun.org. - MR -

ANN ARBOR (5/5/13) — Erin Heenan, who just moved to Ann Arbor from Seattle, introduced herself to Michigan runners by jetting to victory in the Burns Park 10K.

Anisha Fujii was first among 5th grade girls in the 5K in 23:24.

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

Sammy: Cheering for a Teammate, Rival, Friend

By Rachael Steil

MHSAA L.P. Division I Track and Field Finals, 2013, Girls 3200

could only watch from afar as my lion cub began her hunt. I sat at my laptop to watch the live streaming of the high school Division 1 state track meet. My late lunch was left unfinished as I felt the same tension course through my body that must have been tenfold in her. I watched as her bushy blonde mane bounced, her tiny arms moving at the rate of her legs as she dashed from the start as a Grandville senior.

t was my turn to be the leader of the team, my year to shine. I was a senior, after all. And I felt I had worked my butt off. Then she came.

Little Sammy Mondry, the epitome of a freshman, petite with big Bambi eyes. Sammy stood feet below me, with only her hair to put any height on her. She was small, but mighty. Sammy beat me; the battle went back and forth throughout the cross country season, one of us finishing in front of the other every race. We were opposites yet we ran headto-head in nearly every race. I saw limitless energy in the bounce of her step, in the effortless flow as her ponytail chased behind

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

her. It was hard knowing that my senior year might be overshadowed by a freshman, but our relationship was one I will never forget.

I could sense composure in her stride; she was working hard but holding back until the time came to claim her rightful spot.

We were never best friends but I had a connection with her only we could understand. Despite the competitive tension, I couldn’t help but love this girl, with her humble attitude, composure and eyes looking up at my 5’9” frame. My “little lion cub,” I’d call her.

“Y

Cheetah Mama? That was me. I wanted to beat her yet lead her, be the one she looked up to. That’s what I’d wanted during my freshman year and now I could provide it for someone else. The only trouble was, I must have looked intimidating. I was the tallest runner out on the cross country course and track, and she was the smallest. We were perfect.

fter one lap on this June 1 day, Sammy the senior was in 10th place. I couldn’t tell; was she holding back or charging out fast like I remember she’d done as a freshman? Stay relaxed, Sammy. Stay right there for now.

michiganrunner.tv

ou have the most beautiful, fluffy hair!” I’d tell her. I loved it but don’t think she believed me; she’d wrinkle her nose and shake her head. But I admired the golden curls cascading around her small, heart-shaped face, a sprinkle of freckles dotting her cheeks. She was one to remember; everyone knew Sammy. “You mean that really fast girl with big fluffy hair?” they’d ask. Sammy had a great freshman track season, but near the end felt exhaustion hit. I wasn’t surprised, as she gave everything she had in nearly every race. I admired that in her; her constant battle, her strong approach to each meet. We had no reason to race hard at our first meet, since we could take first and second nearly walking each distance race. But Sammy was out for blood. I think she ran 10:52 in the 3200 meters, a new school record by 30 seconds. She had raced with the guys and lapped me as I trudged through, depleted

milford 0513_third vertical 4/11/13 7:00 PM Page 1

from already running a hard 1600. Not that she hadn’t raced the 1600 – and won it – too.

y chance, with perfect timing and four years of work behind me, I achieved all-state that year in track, my first and last individual allstate honors in the blessed 1600 meters. I had dreamed of that ever since missing the state finals during my sophomore year, then running in the slower, second heat the next year. I remember as a sophomore looking longingly at the all-state girls who stumbled, exhausted, across the finish line. I thought I want that so badly. I achieved all-state as a senior with freshman Sammy not far behind. But her performance wasn’t what she had wanted and she left the track quiet and subdued. OK, she was usually quiet, but I could sense disappointment looming. “You’ve got three more years, Sammy,” I said, trying to reassure her. “You’ve had a fantastic year; think of your awesome school record in the 3200!” Easy for me to say, though — I was the one who had taken the eighth and final place for all-state.

mong Michigan’s national-caliber runners, many great but lesser ones go unnoticed. I am proud of this, not complaining. But it shows what we’re up against, as well. Sammy had plenty of untapped potential and three more years to show it after I graduated. Yet I felt it still might go unnoticed because more national-caliber athletes were on the rise.

ne reason it was easy to love Sammy was that she cared so much about her performances; she wasn’t just a stud because she was talented. She worked hard and put in the miles — probably more than I ever did — but never bragged or talked about it. Whenever she was injured she spent hours cross-training at the YMCA, slaving away in the pool or biking on the paths through Millenium Park. (“You need to wear your helmet!” I had told her.) We shared a passion for the sport that kept us hammering away at it, hungry for more. But it made me want to comfort her when I saw fear in her eyes, when she massaged her arms and legs every 10 minutes on the car ride to the state cross country meet. “We’re gonna stick this out together,” I told her at the start line. “You’ll do great.” I didn’t know what else to do to make her feel better. But maybe she heard something in my voice, because stick it out we did. We finished 26th and 27th, running side-byside the entire way. Three years later, Sammy, a senior, found herself racing against a phenomenal freshman just like I had done. There is always someone, somewhere who is faster — and when that person joins the team, all you can do is your best. You fight to hold on and to be the best teammate you can be.

s I watched the final moments of the 3200 unfold, I knew it was Sammy’s dream event. Sure, she’d wanted all-state in the 1600 too, but after racing a fantastic 5:05 and taking 12th it was clear that the competition was no breeze. As the seventh-place girl passed the finish line, I feared that it wouldn’t happen. Ninth at a meet like this would be outstanding, but not all-state.

10K & 30K Saturday, August 31, 2013 Milford, Michigan 13th Annual

Labor Day 30K Race

It made achieving all-state that much harder.

s I watched her final high school track race, I couldn’t help thinking Come on, Sammy. I know how much work and love you put into this. You have wanted this for so long … Erin Finn led the 3200 from the start, racing toward a new personal record and top national time of 10:08. The camera focused on her as soon as she pulled ahead and the stadium erupted in a thunderous roar when she finished. The last I had seen of Sammy, she had been in 10th on a curve of the track. I waited anxiously as the camera kept its focus on the finish line, seemingly oblivious to the online viewers who wanted to see how the race would unfold for the other girls. No. 2 girl crossed the finish, No. 3 close behind. 4 … 5 … 6 … I counted, waiting … 7… My heart sank. Sammy still had a chance to make it, but with only one place left and no sign of her yet, I feared the worst. I knew these big, important meets scared her more than anything.

I watched with a prayer, hope and longing for Sammy to come in strong — my lion cub, freshman standout, teammate and companion. We’re gonna stick this out together. You’ll do great. I watched, 10 miles away on my laptop in the comfort of my home, the only sound my heart thumping as I waited. The camera focused on the last few feet before the finish line as a bushy blonde ponytail entered the screen and finished her last high school race a mere second before ninth place crossed after her. Editor’s Note: Michigan Runner’s photographer, Pete Draugalis was on hand to capture the bushy blonde ponytail on the award stand. In the photo opposite, she’s the one on the left. 3200 METER RUN -- 1. Erin Finn, West Bloomfield, 10:08.23 (New All Division and L.P. Division 1 Final Meet records – Old Record: 10:17.86, Erin Finn, West Bloomfield, 2011); 2. Allison Lunau, Brighton, 10:42.74; 3. Elianna Shwayder, Saline, 10:43.58; 4. Gabrielle Thivierge, Rochester Adams, 10:47.22; 5. Abby Rentschler, Saline, 10:53.53; 6. Audrey Belf, Birmingham Seaholm, 10:56.47; 7. Gillian Walter, Saline, 11:01.02; 8. Sammy Mondry, Grandville, 11:02.61. - MR -

michiganrunner.net

30-30 Challenge 30K Run 30K Bike 10K Run Kids Run Something for Everyone Register Today at LaborDay30K.com (248) 685-7580

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

Fifth Third River Bank Run, Grand Rapids

Trafeh Sets New U.S. Record at River Bank Run By Scott Sullivan

Mo Trafeh, USATF 25K Champion

Photo by Scott Sullivan

McMahan, a Team Hansons-Brooks veteran, won her first-ever USATF title in the women’s competition at age 36, then was asked if her daughter Elizabeth, 4, had seen her finish.

Photo by Scott Sullivan

Trafeh, 27, originally from Morocco, completed the 15.5-mile course in 1:14.18, good for the USATF championship at this distance and three seconds faster than Fernando Cabada’s national record set here seven years ago. He stood to earn $7,000 for his USATF title, $1,500 for overall runner-up and a $5,000 bonus for his new U.S. record when it is ratified.

GRAND RAPIDS (5/11/13) — Rockin’ Moroccanturned-American Mo Trafeh set a new U.S. 25K record at the 36th annual Fifth Third River Bank Run, while Michiganian Dot McMahan celebrated Mother’s Day one day early.

Dot McMahan (right) chases Mattie Suver, bib 44, for the USATF 25K title.

Dot McMahan outkicks Suver.

Boit, 29, a Kenyan turned U.S. citizen, finished USATF runner-up in 1:14:34; while 2012 U.S. Olympian Tegenkamp — one of just four Americans to run a sub-13:00 5000 meters on the track — continued testing his mettle in longer road races, crossing fourth overall in 1:14:43. All averaged sub-4:50 miles on an overcast, 48° morning. Fifth-place Christo Landy, 27, of Ann Arbor paced the Michigan runners in 1:15:00. Chemtai Rionoukei, 26, of Ethiopia sprinted in ahead of McMahon to claim the women’s open title in 1:25:45. Mattie Suver, 25, of Colorado finished a close third in 1:25:54. Rounding out the top five were Tera Moody, 32, of Colorado in 1:26:12 and McMahan’s Hansons-Brooks teammate Melissa White-Johnson, 32, in 1:26:35.

Photo by Scott Sullivan

The nation’s largest 25K road race drew more than 6,600 entrants. All River Bank Run events — which included a 10K, 5K run and walk, junior run, plus wheelchair and handcycle races — attracted more than 21,000 participants. Winners in the 25K wheelchair race were Laurens Molina (59:50) and Megan O’Neil (1:45:58). Handcycle titlists were Tom Davis (41:34) and Tabitha Landon (1:23:42). Claiming $500 payouts as 10K run champions were Zach Ripley (30:50) and Rachel Patterson (34:53). Ian Boyle (14:55) and Denisa Costescu (17:34) won $500 each for their 5K crowns. The combined events offered a $102,600 total purse.

Michigan Runner TV http://youtube.com/watch?v=zW4mwv2bl30

For complete results, visit http://www.53riverbankrun.com. - MR -

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

25K open champion Chemtai Rionoukei, bib 121, leads Katie McGregor.

Julius Keter is the 25K open champion.

michiganrunner.tv

Keter, who won his fifth race in his last six outings plus $5,000 for his open title, became the pre-race favorite after last year’s champ, Robert Letting, was reported missing by his agent. “They think he’s in Kenya, but they don’t know where he is,” said elite athlete coordinator Greg Meyer, who won here seven times in the 1970s and ‘80s.. “It’s a little concerning because sometimes weird things happen there.”

Both U.S. winners were second overall to Africans. Kenyan Julius Keter, 24, outfinished Trafeh after both had broken at 13 miles from a pack that included Joseph Boit and Matt Tegenkamp, crossing as open champion in 1:14:07.

Photo by Scott Sullivan

“She’s still sleeping. I’ll tell her when she wakes up,” said McMahan, who collected $7,000 for her U.S. title and another $1,500 for placing overall runner-up.

Rachel Patterson, 10K champion

25K wheelchair champion, Laurens Molina

River Bank Runners Affirm Boston Bombers Failed By Michael Zuidema GRAND RAPIDS (5/11/13) — After the initial shock, fear and sadness started to wear off following the Boston Marathon bombings, I had a moment where I just shook my head and chuckled. There was nothing comedic about the horrific events that occurred near the finish line of the mostprestigious race in the country. Anyone with an ounce of morals, empathy and dignity knows that.

security for this year’s event to make it the safest ever. If they did, I didn’t notice. What I did notice was the abundance of official Boston Marathon gear, Red Sox t-shirts and signs that read things like “Boston Strong: Love Wins.”

way through the finish line and kept going to hospitals to donate blood.

This was the 10th straight year I took part in the 25K event, and it was easily my favorite. I could have made any number of excuses to say it was the

I’ve played my fair share of team sports over the years, from varsity athletics to various recreational leagues, and I always shake my head at the number

Is there anything tighter than the bonds that form between runners?

Is there anything tighter than the bonds that form between runners? But there did come a time, likely influenced by fear and bemusement, when I wondered if the bombers had any clue they had picked the worst possible target to attempt to intimidate and weaken. You’d be hard pressed to find a stronger and more resilient group than the running community. Remember, these are people who willingly affix spikes to their shoes to run on the ice, don garbage bags to run in the rain and brag when when they lose a toenail. Then you have to factor in the scores of volunteers and spectators who come out in any and all conditions to ring cowbells, hand out water and literally pick up the trash that runners throw over their shoulders mid-stride. This is who those two idiots went after? You really want to frighten a runner? Hide their shoes. And honestly? All that probably would do is prompt them to pick up barefoot running. What does that have to do with the 36th annual Fifth Third River Bank Run? As it turns out, a whole lot. Race officials had said that they would increase

opposite. The gloomy, cold weather may be coveted by some, but not this guy. One of my favorite sweatshirts has made its way to a local Salvation Army after my wife and I miscommunicated near the starting line. And my final time, while a respectable 1:49:34, was one second shy of my PR. (One. Stinking. Second.) But none of that makes a difference when you see so many smiling faces crossing the finish lines and hear words of encouragement fellow runners offer when they pass you or you pass them.

of individuals who would sooner spit in your face than lend a hand or offer a kind word. Some people call them competitors; I call them poseurs. Runners aren’t like that, though. It doesn’t matter how old you are, it doesn’t matter what size or shape you are, we’re all family. When you finish, we all celebrate. When you fall down, we pick you up. When you try to divide us, we only draw closer together. And we never stop running.

- MR -

I don’t know how many of the 20,000-plus runners who made their way to downtown Grand Rapids reflected on the events in Boston, but I know I did. I thought about my friends who were lucky enough to run Boston, like Francine Robinson who finished only minutes before the first explosion. I thought about my sister-in-law, Stephanie, who lives in Southie and works 30-plus stories and less than 100 yards from the finish line. I thought about all my friends, family and acquaintances who had their own loved ones taking part. I also thought about the stories of the first responders who ran toward the blasts instead of away. I thought about the businesses that opened their doors and served as shelters for the displaced. I thought about the people who reportedly ran all the

michiganrunner.net

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

Dexter Ann Arbor Run, Ann Arbor

Verran Survives Early Snafu to Claim Dexter-Ann Arbor Crown Volunteers in tutus help out at an aid station during the 10K.

By Charles Douglas McEwen ANN ARBOR (6/2/13) — Clint Verran almost went off course early, but survived to claim another half-marathon win at the 40th annual Dexter-Ann Arbor Run presented by the Ann Arbor Track Club. “Believe it or not, I almost missed the turn onto Huron River Drive (just before the 3-mile mark),” said Verran, 38, of Lake Orion. “A kindly young gentleman behind me alerted me to the fact I was going the wrong way. Then I was able to catch back up to the leader (Alex Russeau, 24, of Dundee).” Back on track, Verran, a longtime HansonsBrooks Distance Project athlete, went on to claim the half marathon for a second year in a row and third time in the last six years. Russeau, a former Michigan State University star running his first half marathon, made Verran earn the victory. “He was fearless,” Verran said of Russeau. “He took it aggressively. He didn’t care that I was sitting right on his wheel most of the way.” Russeau led going into the 12th mile with Verran right behind him. “I was pushing it, hoping I could break one of the strongest runners in Michigan,” Russeau said. “It didn’t work. He broke me. “He sensed me falling apart just before 12 miles and gapped me with a strong move. I had no chance to catch him going up that last hill. He was just too strong.” Verran timed 1:07:50, slower than his 1:07:17 last year. But he had also won the Back to the Beach

half marathon May 10 at at Stony Creek Metropark and Bayshore half marathon May 25 in Traverse City. So it ended a busy three weeks for him. Russeau, runner-up in 1:08:31, went home content with his first half marathon. The course also impressed him, especially the climb at the end. “It was the worst hill on the course,” he said. “I was tanked and glad no one was close behind me.” Jeffrey Hicks, 28, of Harrison placed a distant third in 1:15:41. Paul Aufdemberge, 48, of Redford (1:18:05) finished 10th overall and beat Eric Green, 44, of Pontiac (1:18:36) for the masters title. Aufdemberge also finished two seconds ahead of women’s overall champ Molly Watcke, 42, of New Bremen, Ohio. “I ran with Paul most of the way,” Watcke said. “I went to school here (at the University of Michigan) and know Paul from way back in the day. He caught up to me at three miles and we ran into the last mile together. He got up that last hill faster than I did. But we were pretty consistent (pace-wise) the whole way.” Watcke’s 1:18:07 was her second-fastest half marathon. Erin Heenan, 31, of Ann Arbor took second in 1:18:20. Two-time champ Rachel Kinsman, 39, of Archibold, Oho, finished third in 1:21:36. With Watcke taking the overall title, Lisa Veneziano, 48, of Fenton (1:27:16) edged Josephine Weeden, 40, of Saline (1:27:27) as top masters woman. Hansons-Brooks stars Brendan Martin and Lavenna Kubatzky ruled the 10K. Michigan Runner TV Martin, 24, who grew http://michiganrunner.tv/2013dexter_annarbor/ up in Smithtown, N.Y.,

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

michiganrunner.tv

battled another former New Yorker and current University of Michigan standout Zachary Ornelus, 21, early. “We stuck together through two miles,” said Martin. “We went out pretty hard, which is why it hurt so bad at the end.” Martin made his move on the third mile. “I hit the gas for a while,” he said. “I knew it would hurt later on. But I wanted to create separation because I knew he had a good finish.” Martin won in 30:54. Next came Ornelus in 31:55 and Kreg Hatfield, 35, of Flint in 33:32. Kubatzky, 25, ran away with the women’s race in 36:40, followed by Elizabeth Feenstra, 24, of Ann Arbor (40:27) and Helen Fuller, 31, of Ann Arbor (43:28). “I was a little conservative,” said Kubatzky. “It’s a downhill start so I tried to stay under control, then pick it up after the first mile. My goal was to run 5:50 miles and I hit that for the most part. But that last mile was slow. That hill gets you pretty good.” Phil Stead, 31, of Ann Arbor had a PR smorgasbord winning the 5K. “I PR’d through the mile, at two miles and at the finish (in 15:33) he said. Next came Josiah Swanson, 20, of Fond Du Lac, Wisc. (15:49) and Brett Burdick, 22, of Lansing (16:03). Erin Webster, 27, of Dearborn won her fourth women’s 5K title in 17:49, ahead of Courtney Clancy, 21, of Ann Arbor (19:25) and Mayce Varacelli, 19, of Linden (20:12). Dexter-Ann Arbor had 6,226 entrants this year. For complete race results, go to http://www.dxa2.com. - MR -

masthead0713_third vertical 6/16/13 5:03 PM Page 1

July / August 2013

Art McCafferty artmccaf@glsp.com Scott Sullivan scott@glsp.com Editor

Jennie McCafferty jennie@glsp.com Associate Publisher

Dave Foley Mike Duff

Charles D. McEwen Gary Morgan Jim Neff Bob Schwartz Bob Seif Nick Stanko Anthony Targan Cregg Weinmann Pamela Zinkosky Michael Zuidema Jamie Fallon Composer

Rose Zylstra

Social Media Editor

Editors Emeritus

Peter Draugalis Pamela Fender Heather Dyc Hanks Don Kern Ryan Litwiller Gary Morgan Davd Parham Greg Sadler Victah Sailer Photo / Video

Carter Sherline

Senior Photographer

Paul Aufdemberge Desiree Davila Ian Forsyth Tom Henderson Scott Hubbard Herb Lindsay Laurel Park Robin Sarris Hallop Rachael Steil Columnists

James Aren Tracey Cohen Jeff Hollobaugh Dean Johnson Bill Kahn William Kalmar Dr. Edward H. Kozloff Doug Kurtis Grant Lofdahl Ron Marinucci Riley McLincha

Cheryl Clark

Chief Financial Officer

Publisher and Chief Executive Officer

Vol. 35, No. 3

London Olympian Nicole Edwards Sifuentes (1500m/Canada), bib 2953, tackles the Dexter Ann Arbor half marathon (1:29:24) with her husband, Anthony Sifuentes (1:29:22), bib 2221.

Great Lakes Sports

Online: Michigan Runner Photo Gallery

Contributors

Publications, Inc. 4007 Carpenter Rd, #366 Ypsilanti, MI 48197 (734)507-0241 (734)434-4765 FAX info@glsp.com

a member of

Chocolate Milk Martian Invasion of Races, Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios - - - - - - - - -p. 3 B.A.A. Boston Marathon Weekend, Photos by Victah Sailer / photorun.net - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -p. 4 Running Fit Trail 50K and Marathon, Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios - - - - - - - - - - - - - -p. 6 Stony Creek “Back to the Beach” Half Marathon & 5K, Photos by Pamela Fender - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -p. 8 Oaklawn Hospitality Classic Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -p. 9 Grand Prix Shakedown, Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -p. 9 For Women Only 5K, Photo by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -p. 10 Dexter Ann Arbor Run, Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -p. 12 adidas Grand Prix, Photos by Victah Sailer / photorun.net - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -p. 13 Kona Run, Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -p. 14 Novi Memorial Day Run, Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -p. 15

Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K, Photos by C. Sherline / Frog Prince Studios - - - - -p. 15 Ann Arbor Marathon, Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -p. 16 Oakley New York Mini 10K, Photos by Victah Sailer / photorun.net - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -p. 17

Cover: Serena Kessley and Erin O’Mara lead the For Women Only 5K in Ann Arbor, Mother’s Day, May 12, 2013. Photo by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios.

Michigan Runner Photo Gallery - July / August 2013

Chocolate Milk Martian Invasion of Races, Dearborn, April 13, 2013 Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

Matthew Hammersmith of Stryker, Ohio, wore a lucky bib number, 10000, on his way to a marathon win, 2:43:51.

Maggie Rettelle of Midland won the marathon in 3:21.05.

This Martian, aka Keith Naughton of Northville, finished the marathon in 3:47.28.

Renee Champagne, bib 6291, leads a pack of half marathoners around a curve. Michigan Runner Photo Gallery - July / August 2013

B.A.A. Boston Marathon Weekend, April 13-15, 2013 Photos by Victor Sailer / photorunlnet

A happy Nick Willis easily wins the B.A.A. Mile in 4:03 on the Sunday before the Boston Marathon.

London Olympian Geena Gall of Grand Blanc was one of the elite athletes recruited to run the B.A.A. Mile. 4

Joan Samuelson and Greg Meyer are honored by the Boston Athletic Association on the 30th anniversary of their wins. Greg ran with his sons Dan and Jacob, finishing in 4:02:43.

Michigan Runner Photo Gallery - July / August 2013

Eastern Michigan Twilight Invitational, Ypsilanti, April 19-10, 2013 Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

Michigan Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s LIana Eckert (bottom right) won the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3000 meter steeplechase, 11:08.11

Men's 100m dash final: From left: Jeff Aririguzo, Oakland, 2nd, 10.90; Justin Clarke, Michigan, 1st, 10.86; Caleb Mims, Concordia, 9th, 11.23; Charles Anthony, Detroit Mercy, 5th, 11.07; Austin Sanders, Michigan State, 8th, 11.14. Michigan Runner Photo Gallery - July / August 2013

Running Fit Trail 50K and Marathon, Pinckney, April 28, 2013 Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

Peter Hogg, Livonia, won the 50K Trail Ultra for the second year in 3:55:11.

Anna Weisbrodt of Detroit repeated as 50K Trail Ultra champion in 4:47:45.

Jennifer Chung of Ann Arbor is the trail marathon champion in 3:50:52.

Royal Oakâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s David Ross (bib 1604) won the marathon with a 3:13:12. With Ross are marathon runner-up Art Remillard (bib 1602) and 50K ultra winner, Peter Hogg.

Michigan Runner Photo Gallery - July / August 2013

Becca Mann, age 23, of Redford, was one of the younger finishers of the 50K Trail Ultra.

Marathon runner Dan Turnas of Rochester Hills smiled for the camera.

Stony Creek “Back to the Beach” Half Marathon & 5K, Shelby Twp, May 19, 2013 Photos by Pamela Fender

Monty Najar didn’t place but came with his own finish line tape. Every one cheered him on and he got a lot of laughs.

Half marathon start.

Half marathoners wear shirts in festive colors to go with the bright sunshine.

A cyclist accompanies half marathon winner, Clint Verran.

Michigan Runner Photo Gallery - July / August 2013

Oaklawn Hospitality Classic, Marshall, May 18, 2013 Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

Jim Robinson of Battle Creek ran his age (46) in the 10K (46:46), but Donna Olson (age 63) of Southgate was right behind. Donna ran all three races.

Marshallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own Amanda Weaver won the 5K in 18:04.

Eventual 5K winner, Derrick Bean, bib 477, leads Matthew Babbitt.

Olivia Hancock (bib 206), age 13, Taylor Horne (bib 214), age 13, Katia Inman (bib 203), age 12, and Mackenzie Horn (bib 215), age 13, all from Marshall, run the mile. They all ran the 5K, too. 8

Michigan Runner Photo Gallery - July / August 2013

Grand Prix Shakedown, Detroit, May 28, 2013 Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

sixth horizontal template_sixth horizontal 6/22/13 11:49 AM Page 1

Chelsie Noble of Saline ran to an easy 5K win, 20:08.

Brendan Blacklaws, Ann Arbor, (bib 747) runs past Nicholas Budzyn of Wyandotte (bib 700) and Alex Rejc of Warren (bib 465) to win the Tuesday night 5K in 16:27.

Presented by the Howell Area Parks & Recreation Authority

Friday, August 16, 2013 36th Annual Race begins and ends on State Street in downtown Howell. Register online at www.howellrecreation.org 517/546-0693

Melon Roll - 6:00 p.m. Tot Trot - 6:15 p.m. Melon Dash - 6:30 p.m. 1 Mile Fun Run - 6:45 pm 5K & 10K - 7 p.m.

Michigan Runner Photo Gallery - July / August 2013

For Women Only 5K, Ypsilanti, May 12, 2013 Photo by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

A Who’s Who of Southeast Michigan Women’s Running–– From left: Maggy Zidar, 3rd 60-64AG, 26:57; Nina Bovio, 3rd 65-69AG, 30:11; Erin O’Mara, 2nd Overall, 19:58; Serena Kessler, 1st Overall, 19:46; Grace Harrison, 1st 6569AG, 26:04; Laurel Park, 3rd Overall, 1st Master, 20:18; Ellen Nitz, 1st 70+AG, 29:31.

Dexter Ann Arbor Run, June 2, 2013

Brendan Martin, Rochester, 1st: 10K, 30:54. 12

Lavenna Kubatzky, Lake Orion, 1st: 10K, 36:38.

Erin Webster, Dearborn, 1st: 5K, 17:49

Michigan Runner Photo Gallery - July / August 2013

Photo by Greg Sadler / Greg Sadler Photography

Molly Watke, New Breman, Ohio, 1st: half marathon, 1:18:06.

Photo by Greg Sadler / Greg Sadler Photography

Clint Verran, Lake Orion, repeated as half marathon winner, 1:07:50.

Photo by Greg Sadler / Greg Sadler Photography

ÂŠ Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

Photo by Greg Sadler / Greg Sadler Photography

Photos by Greg Sadler / Greg Sadler Photography & Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

Phil Stead, (bib 22527) Ann Arbor, 1st: 5K, 15:33.

adidas Grand Prix, Diamond League, New York City, May 25, 2013 Photos by Victah Sailor / photorun.net

Nate Brannen leads Leonel Manzano and Robby Andrews in the 800 meter run. World Record holder David Rudisha was 1st; Brannen 7th in 1:48.61.

Hannah Meier (2nd-4:40.48), Haley Meier (3rd-4:42.11) and Erin Finn (9th-4:46.29) all set personal bests in the adidas HS Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Dream Mile. Wesley Frazier (1st-4:39.17) also set a PB.

Michigan Runner Photo Gallery - July / August 2013

Kona Run, Northville, June 8, 2013 Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

The Kona Runâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s post race party features an Hawaiian theme.

Lisa, Rick, Ji, age 9, and Chan, age 8, Luth all finished the 10K in just over 1:22. 14

Michigan Runner Photo Gallery - July / August 2013

Danielle Miller, 1st, 10 Mile, 1:03:47.

Matt Fecht, Warren, 1st, 10 Mile, 54:08.

Novi Memorial Day Run, May 27, 2013 Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

Sarah Boyle of Brighton won the mile in 5:23.

Runners could enter the mile in addition to the 5K or 10K. This group of mile leaders includes Jordan Desilets, bib 618, 2nd, 4:20; Terefe Ejifu, bib 619, 1st, 10K, 35:07 and 4th, mile, 4:33; Cain Leathers, 7th, 4:47; Ian Boyle, 1st, 4:18; Mike Andersen, 3rd, 4:29 and 7th, 10K, 39:10.

Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K, May 19, 2013 Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a sponsor of the Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon, features special rates for competitors.

Alana Hadley, bib 152, age 16, made her marathon debut in 2:58:23.

Michigan Runner TV http://michiganrunner.tv/2013cleveland

Michigan Runner Photo Gallery - July / August 2013

Ann Arbor Marathon, June 19, 2013 Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

Former University of Michigan student, Neil Rao, bib 227, leads Marco Capelli (3rd, 2:45:23), on the way to his first marathon win in 2:41:06.

Josephine Weeden of Saline, won the marathon with a time of 3:04:26.

Team Jamie honors Jamie Zade; half marathon runners are Eleanor Steward, bib 1610; Nicole Kremer, 13:43; Libby Oldenburg, bib 1847; Lindsay Catanzarite, bib 1098; and Brittany Renken, bib obscured. Team Jamie members all finished under 2:10. 16

Michigan Runner Photo Gallery - July / August 2013

Oakley New York Mini 10K, New York City, June 8, 2013 Photos by Victah Sailer / photorun.net

More than 5,600 women start the Oakley New York Mini 10K.

Desi Davila races for the first time since recovering from last summerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s injury. Desi finished 6th in 33:22.

Katie McGregor ran a 34:26, 15th in this deep elite field.

Michigan Runner Photo Gallery - July / August 2013

Let’s Move Festival of Races, Mt. Clemens

Masters Rule Let’s Move Half Marathon By Charles Douglas McEwen MT. CLEMENS (4/27/13) — Scott Fiske, 49, enjoyed an age-defying half-marathon win at the Let’s Move Festival of Races.

Fiske’s 1:19:42 time “was not a PR, but it’s my first sub-1:20 in more than two years,” he said. The festival, presented by the Macomb Health and Fitness Foundation, was inspired by the national ”Let’s Move” campaign to fight childhood obesity. The half marathon, however, has consistently provided fertile ground for masters runners. In 2011, 43-year-old Deanna Skelcy was the overall women’s winner. Last year Veronica Alatorre, 44, prevailed. Joel Kozlowski, 41, of Macomb finished runner-up in this year’s men’s race. Fiske and Kozlowski, frequent training partners, ran much of the race together. But Kozlowski had run the Boston Marathon April 15 and was still feeling its effects.

“I’ve never won anything longer than a 10K before,” said the St. Clair Shores resident, who teaches health and phys ed at the Marvin L. Winans Academy of Performing Arts in Detroit. “It’s my biggest win ever.”

David Vande Walle, bib 2828, paces the 8:01 minute per mile runners in the half marathon.

“I had no expectations today,” he said. “Scott’s my friend, so I thought I’d run with him as far as I could go. After mile 10 he just slipped away. I had nothing left in the tank.”

Lillian Hergotte, 26, of Harrison Township, who placed third in 1:34:56, called the weather perfect. “There was barely any wind,” she said. “People were out on their porches cheering us on.”

Kozlowski finished in 1:20:12, just a few seconds off his PR. “I’m very happy with that. I was planning to run a 1:25,” he said.

Steve St. James and Jeanne Williams won the two-person relay in 1:45:03. Amy Michelle and Amy Simms (team “Aim to Win”) finished second in 1:46:12.

Edward Kerr III, 36, of Clinton Township placed third overall in 1:21:12. Nicole Monette, 27, of Royal Oak, running with her husband Patrick, 29, buried the women’s half marathon field early and set a course record with her 1:28:30.

again lowering her time from 21:32 in 2011 and 20:22 last year to 19:39. The festival had about 2,700 registrants. Proceeds, said its website, www.letsmovefestival.com, were returned to the Macomb County community through grants to civic and philanthropic organizations in support of healthy living education and physical fitness.

Jimi Minnema, 34, of Jenison repeated as 5K For complete race results, go to champion, dropping his time from 17:15 to 16:32 http://www.raceservices.com. this year. Rachel Walny, 16, a Chippewa Valley High School junior, wontemplate_sixth her third-straight women’s title, - MR sixth horizontal horizontal 6/13/13 8:08 PM Page 1

Monette ran for the Jenna Kaast Believe in Miracles Foundation, which works to enrich the lives of Michigan children suffering from life-threatening medical conditions by buying gifts and bringing joy and hope to their lives according to its website, www.believeinmiracles.org. Laura Shamblin, 45, of Washington Township finished second and the top masters woman in 1:34:37.

Michigan Runner TV http://michiganrunner.tv/2013lets_move/

michiganrunner.net

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

Playing the Injury Game to Win By Dave Foley

Cross Training for Recovery

njuries? A game? You bet, and you are the star player as well as the coach.

Some injuries are unavoidable — a fall, a collision, a biomechanical weakness. Those can happen to even the most alert, careful athlete. Many others could have been prevented if we had heeded that old cliché “Listen to your body.” I’m a poor listener and have paid the price, but I’m getting better. Over the 50 years since I first began running in high school, I have suffered just about every running overuse injury as well as collecting a few from improper cross country skiing and paddling techniques. Many aches, strains and tears could have been avoided, but my ignorance, exuberance and bullheadedness led me to spend too much time in doctor’s offices and having to put zeros in my training logs. Although I have no credentials as a doctor, a lifetime of practicing and competing in silent sports as well as coaching high school track and cross country has taught much about sports’ ailments. I’d like to share some ideas which could help you spend more time in the game and less on the sidelines.

Staying Injury Free Rule No. 1 is, “Never make sudden increases in your workouts and go gently into new activities.” Runners are told never to increase the length of their long run more than 10 percent. That might be a little conservative for most, but the idea is correct. If the best you’ve done is a mile, don’t suddenly run a 3-miler. A mile-and-a-half is probably a wiser move. Whether it’s miles run, kilometers skied or weight lifted, increase by small increments. That goes for pace as well. If you’ve been running 3-milers at 8:00 per mile, a drop to 7:00 is probably going to lead to trouble. Better to try 7:30. For runners, it’s important to make sure your shoes aren’t worn out. Four to five hundred miles is about the life of a midsole; once that’s depleted, the pounding on the roads may start to get through to your legs. Avoid cross trainers, which are ill-suited to those who run regularly, and be careful about shoes selling for $50. It may look the same as the $100 model, but the cushioning is probably much less adequate.

No Pain, No Gain? Well, Maybe “Tear and repair.” I read somewhere that’s how we build our muscles and condition them to take on greater workloads. Hard workouts create micro-tears in the tissue that reknit, strengthening the muscle. That’s the premise of “No pain, no gain.” Yes, some muscle pain is to be expected after strenuous exercise. If the stiffness is balanced, that is evenly spread between both arms or legs, you have probably not injured yourself. However, some rest is needed so these sore points can recover.

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

When an injury takes you out of one sport, find an activity that doesn’t stress the affected tissue. As a runner, I become a paddler when leg problems take me off the roads. Cross country skiing or cycling are two other popular refuges for sidelined runners.

Is that an oar or a crutch? Dave Foley’s injury didn’t keep him from taking a passenger on a kayak ride.

That’s where we get the hard-easy-hard training sequence. After really tough workouts, or for the aging athlete, several days of rest or reduced exercise may be necessary.

Managing the Dull Ache Managing sharp pain is a no-brainer. It’s too intense to do anything other than cease the activity. It’s the dull ache that gets us into trouble. The throbbing knee, a pinching down by your heel or pinprick pain in your shoulder. You have an awareness that something’s not quite right, and if you’re like me — obsessed about working out daily — you continue the workout. The sensible thing might be to take a few days off or switch to an activity that doesn’t aggravate the inflammation. To those addicted to exercise this is hard to do, so they continue their daily workouts. That might be OK if the pain doesn’t increase and gradually decreases. If you are not engaging the injured muscle in your exercise’s range of motion, you are probably not stressing the damaged tissue and healing should continue. If the injury resulted from another sport, you may be able to work through it. Years ago I hurt a groin muscle water skiing. Apparently the affected muscle wasn’t used in the same way when I ran, so I could continue to be out covering the miles on the road while it healed. I have found with running that if I change my training, by eliminating the activity that irritates the swore area, sometimes I can continue. Often that means no sprinting, tempo runs or hill climbs. And definitely no racing until I’m healed. The key point to remember is that if the injury persists or worsens, stop doing activities that irritate it. That might mean no running (or cycling, paddling, skiing ...) until you are pain free.

michiganrunner.tv

While some handle inactivity well, others addicted to daily doses of rapid calorie burning suffer. These folks need to see the layoff as an opportunity to revisit or discover other sports.

Finding the Road to Recovery When I first feel pain during a workout, I take note and ask myself a few questions. Should I stop now? Turn around and head back or slow down? When I get home I note the symptoms in my running log. Using the log and memory of recent activity, I try to pinpoint a cause. The origin of an injury, I’ve learned, didn’t always occur at the time I first noticed it. As soon as possible apply the principles of “r.i.c.e.” — meaning rest, ice, compression and elevation — to reduce inflammation and begin the healing. A bag of frozen peas, an Ace bandage and a footstool is all that is needed to begin this treatment. The next step is to pinpoint the problem. I’ve been getting hurt since before computers existed, so I used to rely on sports medicine books for reference. Now you can Google the information. I will talk to my running buddies, hoping that they, perhaps from their own experiences, can help me diagnose my problem. Understanding the injury may help in my own treatment or help a doctor make a better diagnosis. Personal research also helps in choosing who will be providing the treatment. Depending on the injury, you may be working with an orthopedic doctor, podiatrist, physical therapist or chiropractor. We’re the patients medical professionals love, because we’ll do anything to get better. Stretching, heat, ice, medication, physical therapy, strengthening exercises, massage, yoga — a doctor’s suggestion is our command. In choosing a physician, seek practitioners of sports medicine. These individuals are dedicated to helping you become an athlete again. - MR -

Gazelle Girl Half Marathon, Grand Rapids

Gazelle Girls: A Brave New World By Scott Sullivan

Photo by Scott Sullivan

Jennifer!” they instructed was practically packed and gone by the time Megan GRAND RAPIDS (4/13/13) — “Why are you us where to go. Josey, 25, of Nunica edged Samantha Tran, 12, of shouting at fruit?” Terence asked me before the firstTitle IX changed that. Ada for second place, 23:06 to 23:08. ever Gazelle Girl races. Dina McMullin, 52, of Brighton, was the day’s I was not really shouting, I wanted to tell him. If men now have problems with women seizing senior standout, finishing fifth overall in 23:18. FinMore like dialoging. Bananas and oranges, stacked more opportunities to beishers ranged from 7 to 73 years old. and awaiting consumption by hungry finishers, had come fit and fulfilled, the Grand Valley State University student Paige called visually to my camcorder. As I shot, I exearth turning round and Boldt, 23, spells her last name differently than plained their presence in my planned video. sprinter Usain Bolt, but was best at the 13.1-mile But Terence — not the ancient playwright who spectators reading bib names instead of making distance, completing the long course in 1:24:30. penned “Eunuchus,” but Terence Reuben, a Metro up their own epithets, Next came Jenison residents Karin Vis, 31, in Health physical therapist and race volunteer — was they’re not me. 1:26.59 and Jana Baatenburg, 25, in 1:28.02. moving too fast to hear a long answer or obfuscation. The times always are a-changing. Back in the “Because they shouted first,” I said. Mushing first through the April snow showers day, we never saw pre-race expotiques offering tutuGuys manned the sidelines for these gals-only in the 5K was Erin Clamaking, racers pushing strollers and lugging purses, races, which celebrated the 40th anniversary of Title son, 35, of Grand or competitors politely allowing others to go ahead IX and raised funds for three women’s charities. The half-marathon, capped at 2,000, sold out weeks beRapids, running solo to of them at the finish. triumph in 19:25. She It’s enough to make a guy shout at fruit. - MR forehand; the 5K drew 960 entrants. No one figured on record rains in the days beDawn Kondor, 12, forehand, which forced changes to the Grand Riverof Lowell, runs Michigan Runner TV hugging course when the Grand grew too 8:34 PM Page 1 the 5K.Project1_Cherry Festival template 6/13/13 http://michiganrunner.tv/2013gazelle_girl/ passionate. Or on race-day snow. When I was in high school, back in the days of the Roman Terence, there were no girls’ sports teams. The earth was flat, brontosauri roamed and runners did not wear bibs with their first names on them. Drivers made up their own names for us. Rathervertical than shout, “Go 3:18 PM Page 1 sixth vertical template_sixth 4/11/13

michiganrunner.net

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

Records Set in All Three UP Divisions MHSAA Track & Field Finals, UP, D1, Kingsford, June 1, 2013 Shot Put Boys: Jared Vuksan, Gladstone, 5511.25 (New U.P. D1 Final Meet record – Old Record: 52-0.5, Kent King, Gladstone, 2010) 1600m Run Girls: Lindsey Rudden, Marquette, 5:05.50 (New U.P. D1 Final Meet record – Old Record: 5:19.73, Kelly McClure, Iron Mountain, 2005) 800m Run Girls: Lindsey Rudden, Marquette, 2:16.46 (New U.P. D1 Final Meet record – Old Record: 2:21.3, Mandi Long, Menominee, 2001))

Running Fit Trail Marathon, Pinckney

Hogg, Weisbrodt Run Away with Trail 50K Again By Charles Douglas McEwen PINCKNEY (4/28/13) — Peter Hogg and Anna Weisbrodt repeated as champs in the Running Fit Trail 50K, while David Ross and Jennifer Chung won their first trail marathons. The hilly, challenging Potowatami Trail at Pinckney Recreation Area can pack some punch, especially on a rainy morning. But in the past two years, the Trail 50K hasn’t laid a glove on Hogg. Last year, Hogg, now 30, of Livonia dominated, winning in 3:42:56. This year he timed 3:55:11, but still finished nearly 22 minutes ahead of his closest rival. “I knew I wasn’t in as good shape as I was last year,” said Hogg, whose legs were mud- and bloodfree despite the slippery condition of the dirt trail. “I just wanted to win today.” Rob Roux of Ann Arbor finished second in 4:17:04. Next came Behnam Kamrani, also of Ann Arbor, in 4:18:01. Weisbrodt, 29, of Detroit fell a couple times on the trail. But she still ran the 50K in 4:47:45, which easily eclipsed the 5:00:52 she clocked winning last year.

3,200m Run Girls: Lindsey Rudden, Marequette, 11:26.38 (New U.P. D1 Final Meet record – Old record: 11:38.2, Natalie Cahill, Sault Ste. Marie, 2001)

Next came Laura Waldo of Ludington (5:06:53) and Eketerina Komova of Clawson (5:20:29).

MHSAA Track & Field Finals, UP, D2, Kingsford, June 1, 2013

“I feel sorry for the Running Fit volunteers who had to stand around in the rain,” said Weisbrodt. “But the weather was great to run in.”

High Jump Boys: James Sutton, Newberry, 6-4 (New U.P. D2 Final Meet record – Old record: 6-3.5, James Sutton, Norway, 2012) 300m Hurdles Boys: Kennar Broulire, Manistique, 39.35 (New U.P. D2 Final Meet Record – Old Record: 41.0, Lee Denman, Munising, 2004)

Ross, 32, of Royal Oak won the Trail Marathon in 3:13:12. “That’s faster than I thought I would run,” he said. “I was thinking of doing more like 3:20.” Runner-up Art Remillard of Ebensburg, Pa. (3:19:29) said the toughest challenge came at the end. “The last two miles have a long hill that seems to go on forever,” he said. “That was rough.”

D3, Kingsford, June 1, 2013

P.F. Potvin of Ann Arbor placed third in 3:28:41.

Discus Girls: Sydni Petrie, Bark River-Harris, 116-1 (New U.P. D3 Final Meet record – Old Record: 115-7.75, Karrie Meyers, Bark River-Harris, 2009)

Chung, 27, of Ann Arbor captured the women’s marathon in 3:50:52. Next came Angela Kasten of Davison (4:12:16) and Wendy Jacobson of Coralville (4:33:00).

-MHSAA Track & Field Finals, UP,

Chung, a medical school student, kept a steady pace from start to finish. “Every time you felt tired, there was a little downhill to pick you up,” she said.

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

michiganrunner.tv

MHSAA UP Track & Field Finals, Kingsford

Are we having fun yet? Masahiro Katayama of Ann Arbor indicates “Yes” on his way to a 6:31:01 finish in the 50K Ultra. In the Road Ends 5-Mile, Peter Newton of Ann Arbor (30:46) and Kelly Valente of Dearborn (38:55) were champions. On April 27, the day before this event, Running Fit held its Trail Half Marathon. Winning were Anthony Klingler of Coldwater (1:27:34) and Kate Remillard of Ebensburg, Pa. (1:48:22). For complete race results, go to http://www.trailmarathon.com. - MR -

MHSAA LP Track & Field Finals, Grand Rapids Area

Stars Come Out at State Track Meets By Scott Sullivan

Finn, who’s more built for distance, bounced back to win the 3200 by 34 seconds in a new all-divisions state finals record of 10:08.23.

D2, Boys 100 & 200: Berkely Edwards won both. 28

D2, Girls 3200: sophomore Meg Darmofal won.

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

D1, Girls 1600 & 800: Hannah Meyer, no. 3, set new records in both events. Sister Haley, no.2, also broke the 1600 record.

D1, Boys Discus: Cullen Prena set a new state record.

Photo by Scott Sullivan

D2, Girls 800 & 1600: champion: Megan O’Neal

D1, Girls 3200: Erin Finn reset her own state record.

In Division 3 at Comstock Park, Reed City’s Sami Mitchell claimed her ninth, 10th, 11th and 12th state titles, sweeping 100- and 300-meter hurdles, the 200 dash and long jump to tally all 40 of her team’s points, good for second-place in the meet. Pewamo Westphalia, Division 4 team champ in

Photo by Scott Sullivan

In Division 2 at Forest Hills Eastern, Detroit Country Day’s Kendall Baisden won the 400-meter dash for the fourth time and the 200 for a thirdstraight year. Dearborn Divine Child captured its fourth-straight team title. Remus Chippewa Hills junior Megan O’Neal ruled the middle distances, sweeping the 800 (2:14.88) and 1600 (4:52.21). Mason sophomore Meg Darmofal ran away with the 3200 in 10:49.49.

D1, Girls Long Jump: Cierra Pryor set a meet record.

D1, Boys 1600: Lake Orion’s T.J. Carey beat Grand Blanc’s Grant Fisher by .006. Later, Fisher took the 3200 title. © Pete Dragaulis / dragaulisphotography.com

In Division 1 at East Kentwood, Hannah Meier led Grosse Pointe South to its third-straight team title winning an epic 1600-meter race in a new staterecord time of 4:39.23 — the sixth-fastest ever at that distance by a U.S. high school girl — out-dueling her identical twin sister Haley (4:42.43) and defending Michigan High School Runner of the Year Erin Finn of West Bloomfield (4:45.37).

On a day that saw new stars surface at four division track and field finals held at high schools in and around Grand Rapids, old names — well, prep seniors at least — were especially impressive.

GRAND RAPIDS AREA (6/1/13) — Just when you thought Michigan high school girls running couldn’t get better, it did.

D2, Boys 3200: Tanner Hinkle (left) won over top-seed Connor Mora. Mora earlier won the 1600. |

michiganrunner.tv

D4, Girls 200: Miranda Johnson (right) won the title and set a new meet record in the long jump.

Running Waters 0713 _Running Waters 1-12 6/14/13

In Division 4 at Hudsonville, it was old and new — senior Lauren Buckel and freshman Holly Bullough — pacing Traverse City St. Francis to the team title. Buckel defended her championship in the 400 in 59.54 and was third in the 200, which she won last year. Bullough swept the 800 (2:16.53) and 1600 (5:07.37). Breckenridge junior Kirsten Olling won the 3200 by almost 30 seconds, cruising home in 11:03.75.

- MR -

to support Thunder Over Waters Festival

Running Waters Waters, Michigan September 1, 2013

Sami Michell made four trips to the podium.

Wyoming Kelloggsville won its first-ever track state crown in D3, led by senior T.J. Burnett, who won the 400 in a new D4 record 48.59, then anchored the Rockets’ winning 800 and 1600 relays. Mason County Central junior Chase Barnett swept the 800 (1:57.41) and 1600 (4:15.97). Saugatuck used thick (thrower Bobby Drew) and thin (distance ace Sean Kelly) to claim the first D4 boys track

new zipper vest 100% polyester to first 100 runners/ walkers

$20 by August 12, 2013; $25 after Ann Wagar • 989-732-4038 somerset13_twelfth 6/11/13 10:01 AM Page 1 downingam@yahoo.com

SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2013 take the road less traveled... somerset-run.com

MRSub0311_Sixth Vertical 2/6/11 9:52 PM Page 1

D3, Girls 100m hurdles: Sami Michell won four titles for the second year in a row.

YES I’d like a subscription to

3 2 1

Senior Berkely Edward swept the 100 (10.57) and 200 (21.37), both personal records, to pace Chelsea’s boys to the D2 team title. Distance champions were seniors Connor Mora of Cedar Springs in the 1600 (4:10.38) and Tanner Hinkle of Mason (9:13.41).

8:30 am

5K Run/Walk Prizes

Not that state boys lacked. East Kentwood claimed its fourth D1 title in the last five years by sweeping the two sprint relays and collecting more points from individuals. Leading secondplace Grand Blanc was sophomore Grant Fisher, who who won the 3,200 (9:04.33) and took second in the 1,600 to Lake Orion’s T.J. Carey (4:15.76), missing out on a double win by six-thousandths of a second. Also impressive was Walled Lake Central thrower Cullen Prena, who set a new all-divisions finals record by close to 13 feet in the discus (210’1”) and won the shot put (60’11”).

title in its history. Drew, who got left behind Friday on the team bus and was driven by a rival coach to reemit his squad, won the shot put (52’7.5”) and placed second in discus. Fellow senior Kelly won the 3200 for the secondstraight year (9:35.99), placed second in the 1600 to Fremont Providence Christian’s Nick VanderKooi (4:25.89) and ran a leg on the Indians’ winning 3200 relay (8:11.11).

2010, bagged the D3 team crown. Manistee sophomore Annie Fuller claimed the 800 (in a new D3 record 2:11.77) and 1600 (4:56.11). Another 10thgrader, Charlevoix’s Amber Way, smashed the D3 finals 3200 record, coming home in 10:48.48.

Please check the one you want: ❑ For 3 Years at $35 ❑ In Canada (U.S. Funds) $48 ❑ For 2 Years at $29 ❑ In Canada (U.S. Funds) $35 ❑ For 1 Year at $17 ❑ In Canada (U.S. Funds) $20

❑ Renewal Subscriber Name

❑ New Subscriber

Address

City/State/Zip

E-mail Address ❑ Visa

D4, Girls 300m hurdles: Michelle Davis set a new meet record and anchored the winning 4 x 400 meter relay.

❑ M.C.

❑ Check

Card No.__________________________________ Exp. Date____________ Signature

* Subscription pays for 6 print or online issues.

Michigan Runner TV http://youtube.com/watch?v=zW4mwv2bl30

michiganrunner.net

great lakes sports publications 4007 Carpenter Rd., #366 ypsilanti, mi 48197

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

calendar sponsor template_calendar sponsor 6/13/13 10:00 PM Page 1

July -- August August 2013 2013 Event Event Calendar Calendar July Tue, 7/2/13 Wed, 7/3/13

Hanson Speed Session -Tuesdays Gina Van Laar 5K Cross Country

training 5KR/W, 1/2 MFR

Sterling Heights Allendale

(586) 323-9683 (616) 403-3071

hansons-running.com michianatiming.com

Thu, 7/4/13 Thu, 7/4/13 Thu, 7/4/13

Autocam 5K Race Black Bear Run Boyne City Independence Day Run

5KR/W 12KR, 6KR/W 10KR, 2 MR

Kentwood Engadine Boyne City

(616) 656-5274 (906) 748-1364 (231) 582-9196

signmeup.com black-bear-run.com runboyne@charter.net

Thu, 7/4/13 Thu, 7/4/13 Thu, 7/4/13

Clawson Firecracker Mile Dorks Brothers Independence Day Run Evart Chamber of Commerce Fourth of July 5K

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

Clawson Alpena Evart

Thu, 7/4/13

Ann Arbor Firecracker 5K

5KR/W, kids run

(734) 213-1033 a2firecracker5k.com

(248) 588-0361 clawsonruns.com (989) 354-7314 thunderbaytrails.org (574) 312-0913 evartjuly4th5kwalkrun.weebly.com

Thu, 7/4/13 Thu, 7/4/13

Firecracker 5K

5KR/W, 1MFR

Corunna

(989) 666-3810

Thu, 7/4/13

Firecracker 5K

Firecracker 5K Race

5KR, 1MW

Ishpeming

(906) 486-8080

Thu, 7/4/13 Thu, 7/4/13 Thu, 7/4/13

Greatest 4th in the North Hadley Run Hanover Firecracker Run/Walk

10KR, 5KR/W, FR 5KR/W 5 MR, 5KW, kids run

Lake City Hadley Hanover

Thu, 7/4/13 Thu, 7/4/13 Thu, 7/4/13

Horse Tail Scramble Hungry Duck Run Mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Independence Day 5K Run

10KR, 5KW 13.1MR, 5KR, kids fun run 5KR

Hancock Brighton Oak Park

(906) 482-6827 (810) 844-0180 (248) 691-7555

keweenaw.info hungryduckrun.com www.oakpark-mi.com

Thu, 7/4/13 Thu, 7/4/13 Thu, 7/4/13

Pace for Poverty Run Paul Revere Run Reeds Lake Trail Blazer

10KR, 5KR, Color Dash 10MR, 3MFR 4.5MR/W

Richland Harbor Springs East Grand Rapids

(269) 806-6399 (231) 526-2059 (616) 949-2110

paceforpoverty.org harborspringschamber.com reedslaketrailblazer.com

Thu, 7/4/13 Thu, 7/4/13 Thu, 7/4/13

Ryan Shay Midsummer Night Run Smile Through the Miles Sunday Lake Run

10KR, 5KR, 1MFR 10KR/W, 5KR/W 2.8MR

Central Lake Johannesburg Wakefield

(231) 544-2815 (989) 858-5240 (906) 364-4410

ryanshay.or active.com uprrc.org/Calendar.htm

Thu, 7/4/13 Thu, 7/4/13

T-Rex Trail 10-Miler USA 10K Championships

Volkslaufe

10MR, 8KR 10KR

Lowell Atlanta, GA

20K, 10K, 5K, 2K kids run Frankenmuth

(616) 260-2669

www.trextenmiler.8k.com usatf.org

Fri, 7/5/13 Sat, 7/6/13 Sat, 7/6/13

Forgiveness 5K Cedarville 5 Mile Run/Walk Coach Kelly Races

5KR Norton Shores/ Muskegon friday5k@live.com https://sites.google.com/site/fnfm5k/ 5MR/W Cedarville (906) 484-1003 cedarvillejerseymudrun.com/ 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR St. Louis (989) 330-2430 racingactivities.org

Sat, 7/6/13 Sat, 7/6/13 Sat, 7/6/13

Delta County Heritage Half Marathon Duo at the Ledge Fifth Third Bank Elite Mile

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

Escanaba Grand Ledge Traverse City

(906) 789-1296 (517) 627-2735 (213) 649-0843

deltacountyheritagehalf.com runningfoundation.com cherryfestival.org

Sat, 7/6/13 Sat, 7/6/13 Sat, 7/6/13

Glow in the Park Grand Rapids Grand Haven Kids Triathlon Grandma Kayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Orchard 5K Run/Walk

5KR 100meterS/ 2.5MB/ 1.25MR 5KR/W, 1MW

Grand Rapids Grand Haven Washington Twp.

(313) 304-0903 (616) 566-7870 (586) 752-3123

glowintheparkrun.com grandhaventri.com westvieworchards.com

Sat, 7/6/13 Sat, 7/6/13

Hills & Dales Freedom Festival 5K/8K Kenya Dig It? 5K & 10K and 2 Mile Walk

8KR, 5KR/W 5KR, 2MW

Cass City Tecumseh

(989) 872-2084 (517) 423-3676

hdghrehab.com kenyadigit.org

Thu, 7/4/13

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

5KR

Ann Arbor

michiganrunner.tv

Beulah

(231) 930-4222 clcba.org

corunna4th.org/julyrace.html uprrc.org

(231) 839-2943 rob030@charter.net (248) 622-1738 skinnykenny.hartwig385@gmail.com (517) 563-2125 hh4thofjuly.com

(989) 860-3388 www.volkslaufe.org

July - August 2013 Event Calendar Sat, 7/6/13 Sat, 7/6/13 Sat, 7/6/13

L.A.S.S.I, 5K Run/Walk Lakeshore Miracle Run Manistee Firecracker 5K

(231) 869-4730 (616) 392-2282 (231) 233-1433

anna.mize@charter.net gazellesports.com runmanistee.blogspot.com

Sat, 7/6/13 Sat, 7/6/13

Over the Top Xtreme 5K Pittsford Cross Country 5K Firecracker Road Race

(231) 546-2229 (517) 523-2672

3disciplines.com schmst@frontiernet.net

Sat, 7/6/13 Sat, 7/6/13

Run Posey Lake 4 Mile West Branch 2 Mile Fun Run Walk

4MR/W 2 MR/W

10KR, 5KR, 2 MR/W

Northport

(517) 403-8666 (989) 312-0073

runningwithes.com westbranchrunning.com

Sat, 7/6/13 Sun, 7/7/13 Sun, 7/7/13

Win for Brynn Chesaning Showboat River Run Grand HavenTriathlon & Duathlon

5KR 5KR/W, Kids’ Fun Run triathlons, duathlons

Harrison Chesaning Grand Haven

(614) 604-8154 (800) 255-3055 (616) 843-1808

gp2c.org runningfoundation.com www.grandhaventri.com

Sun, 7/7/13 Sun, 7/7/13

Inter-Rockin Tri, Du,Sprint Tri Island City 5K

Tri: Olympic, Sprint; Duathlon 5KR/W

Interlochen Eaton Rapids

(231) 546-2229 (517) 410-8277

3disciplines.com

Sun, 7/7/13 Sun, 7/7/13 Sun, 7/7/13

Pickerel Run Run Your Bass Off The Sparkler 5K

10KR, 5KR/W 10KR, 3.6MR, 2MW 5KR/W

Algonac Crystal Falls Luna Pier

(248) 840-9711 (906) 367-2800 (734) 770-8951

pickerelrun.com crystalfallsmi.com runningfoundation.com

Tue, 7/9/13 Tue, 7/9/13 Wed, 7/10/13

Hanson Speed Session -Tuesdays Richmond Park Cross Country Doozie’s Ice Cream Fun Run/Walk Series

training 5KR, 1.5MR, kids run 5MR, 3MR, 1MR

Sterling Heights Grand Rapids Mt. Pleasant

(586) 323-9683 (616) 406-7441 (989) 772-0323

hansons-running.com grandrapidsrunningclub.org mtpleasantstriders.com

Wed, 7/10/13 Wed, 7/10/13 Wed, 7/10/13

Grand Ledge Summer Recreation Track and Field Summer Series Open Cross Country Meet Wednesday Races in the Park

track meet-all comers 5KR, 1MR 3MR, 1.5MR, .5MR, kids run

Grand Ledge Brighton Linden

(517) 627-9076 (734) 649-2091 (810) 591-0415

playmakers.com a2racemanagement.com dbrindle@lindenschools.org

Thu, 7/11/13 Thu, 7/11/13 Thu, 7/11/13

Auburn Cornstalk 5K Run/Walk Color Me Davison 5K Fun Run Hansons Beginners Walk/Run & Tempo Run

5KR/W 5KR/W

Auburn Davison Royal Oak

Thu, 7/11/13 Thu, 7/11/13 Thu, 7/11/13

Hansons Tempo Run Huckleberry Hustle 5k Trail Run USA Masters Outdoor T & F Championships

5KR/W, kids run track & field meet

Fri, 7/12/13 Fri, 7/12/13 Sat, 7/13/13

Clear Lake Adventure Weekend Hansons 3 Mile Cross-Country Race Anchor Bay Triathlon

Tri: 3K Kayak/ 10KB/ 5KR; kids Shingleton 3 MR Sterling Heights 1/2MS/ 17.7KB/ 4.8i3K New Baltimore

Sat, 7/13/13 Sat, 7/13/13 Sat, 7/13/13

Bastille Days 5K Run/Walk and 15KR 15KR, 5KR/W Big Brothers Big Sisters Pioneer Days Fun Run/Walk 10KR, 2MR/W Brandon Warrior Warm-up 5KR, 2.5KR obstacle race

Sat, 7/13/13 Sat, 7/13/13

C.a.p.t.u.r.e. 5k & 10k Chase Coach Cole Memorial 5K Run/Walk

Sat, 7/6/13 Sat, 7/6/13

Sun, 7/7/13

National Cherry Festival 15K & 5K Run & Walk for Funds

5KR/W 10KR 5KR/W, 1 KFR

Pentwater Holland Manistee

5KR 5KR/W

Gaylord Pittsford

15KR, 5KR/W

Independence Aquathlon & Open Water Swim

Traverse City

Hudson West Branch

(800) 968-3380 cherryfestival.org

(231) 386-5188 gwanderson@chartermi.net

2KR/ 750m S/ 2KR Howell

Royal Oak Flint Olathe, KS

(517) 546-0693

howellrecreation.org

(989) 686-0246 race-mrm.com/Schedule.html (810) 922-0663 davisonchamberofcommerce.com (248) 616-9665 hansons-running.com 248-616-9665 (810) 736-7100

hansons-running.com geneseecountyparks.org usatf.org

(906) 250-4900 (586) 323-9683 (586) 725-0291

clearlakeinfo.org hansons-running.com groovie56@yahoo.com

Fenton (810) 603-1366 geneseehabitat.org Negaunee Fundraising@bbbsmqt.org bbbsmqt.org Ortonville kthurman@brandontownship.us warriorwarmupinbrandon.com

10KR, 5KR 5KR/W, 400mFR

Port Huron Sanford

50M, 50K, 26.2M, 13.1M, relay

elitefeetrunning.com rccolefoundation.org

Sat, 7/13/13

Dances with Dirt - Devil’s Lake

Sat, 7/13/13 Sat, 7/13/13 Sat, 7/13/13

Families Against Narcotics Run Drugs Out of Town 5KR/W Focus on Fitness 5KR/W Freedom 5K 5KR

Fraser Harbor Beach Pottervillemandi

Sat, 7/13/13 Sat, 7/13/13 Sat, 7/13/13

Kindleberger Summer Festival of the Arts 5K Literacy 5K Run/Walk Manistique Paper Chase 10K & 5K Run/Walk

5KR/W, kids run 5KR/W, 1/2MR 10KR/W, 5KR/W

Parchment South Lyon Manistique

Sat, 7/13/13 Sat, 7/13/13 Sat, 7/13/13

Mastodon Mayhem Challenge Metro Way 5K Muddy Watters, Bump & Run Trail Series

3MR 5KR/W 5.5MR

Saline Wyoming Rochester Hills

(734) 316-2119 (616) 855-1982 (248) 320-5705

salinemainstreet.org metroway5k.com www.jeffwatters.com

Sat, 7/13/13 Sat, 7/13/13 Sat, 7/13/13

Portofino’s Run for Art 5K Race and Remember Rockford Area Kids Triathlon

5KR/W, kids run 5KR, 3KW triathlon: kids 0-17

Wyandotte Detroit Rockford

(734) 282-1101 (313) 578-6268 (616) 866-6665

everalracemgt.com active.com www.rocktri.com

Sat, 7/13/13 Sat, 7/13/13 Sat, 7/13/13

Run the Keweenaw, a Festival of Trails Son of a Sailor Hess Lake 10K Run/Walk Splash and Dash Youth Triathlon

25KR, 12KR, 6KR, kids’ run 10KR/W Triathlon, Duathlon

Copper Harbor Newaygo Adrian

(906) 482-2500 (231) 282-0581 (517) 264-4872

keweenawtrails.com/run sosrace.com dlent@ci.adrian.mi.us

Sat, 7/13/13

Tawas Kiwanis Run by the Bay

5KR/W

East Tawas

(989) 332-6197

tawas.kiwanisone.org

michiganrunner.net

Baraboo, WI

(810) 984-9715 (269) 330-2823

(734) 929-9027 danceswithdirt.com

(586) 483-8500 familiesagainstnarcotrics.org (989) 479-5023 rface-mrm.com/Schedule.html freedom5k@gmail.com runningfoundation.com (269) 342-5996 kindleberger.org/5krunwalk.php (248) 437-8800 yon.lib.mi.us/ (906) 341-2321 manistiquefolkfest.com

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

Sat, 7/13/13 Sat, 7/13/13

The Color Run Ubly Homecoming 5K Run/Walk

5KR/W 5KR/W

Lansing Ubly

Sat, 7/13/13 Sat, 7/13/13 Sun, 7/14/13

Weidman Days 5K Run Wolf Lake 5K Aid Lansing 5K

5KR, 1MFR/W 5KR/W 10KR, 5KR/W

Weidman Muskegon Lansing

(989) 506-8845 weidmandays5krun.com (231) 788-1026 goracego.com atruss@laanonline.org runningfoundation.com

Sun, 7/14/13 Sun, 7/14/13

Clark Lake Triathlon & Duathlon Classic Rock 5K

Triathlon, Duathlopn 5KR/W

Clark Lake Grand Rapids

(419) 829-2398 eliteendeavors.com dbostian@live.com classicrock5k.com

Sat, 7/13/13

Waugoshance Trail Marathon

26.2MR, 13.1MR, 5KR, 2KR

Sun, 7/14/13 Beatles on the Bay

Triathlon, Duathlon

Sun, 7/14/13 Gallup Gallop

5KR/W, 1 MR

Carp Lake

Caseville

Ann Arbor

(855) 662-6567 (989) 658-2249

thecolorrun.com/lansing/ ublyrun.com

(715) 701-0360 greatlakesendurance.com

(877) 300-1392 tritofinish.com

(734) 975-9199 aatrackclub.org

Sun, 7/14/13

Fight Hunger 5K

5KR/W

Okemos

(517) 899-5211

runwalkjog.com/meridian/

Sun, 7/14/13

Jazz/Sauk Valley Jazz Running Camp

camp

Brooklyn

(734) 474-0584

jazzrunning.com

Sun, 7/14/13 Sun, 7/14/13 Sun, 7/14/13

Little Traverse Triathlon Mt. Olivet Cemetery Sunrise Run Pirates on the Run

Tri: 600mS/ 20MB/ 4MR 10KR, 5KR, 1.5MW 5KR/W

Harbor Springs Detroit Bay City

(231) 487-1713 (313) 365-3203 (989) 895-8596

littletraversetri.com mtelliot.com ymcabaycity.org

Sun, 7/14/13 Sun, 7/14/13 Tue, 7/16/13

Tall Ships Festival 5K Tri 4 Life Triathlon Hanson Speed Session -Tuesdays

5KR/W Tri: Olympic, Sprint training

Bay City Otter Lake Sterling Heights

(989) 895-8596 (231) 546-2229 (586) 323-9683

barc-mi.com 3disciplines.com hansons-running.com

Tue, 7/16/13 Wed, 7/17/13 Wed, 7/17/13

Swim Run Series 2 Camp Sunshine’s Run for the Sun 5 Grand Ledge Track and Field Series - Finale

500mS/ 5KR; 1000mS/ 5KR 3MR/W, 1MR/W track meet-all comers

Shelby Twp Holland Grand Ledge

(231) 546-2229 (616) 994-9897 (517) 627-9076

3disciplines.com campsunshine.info playmakers.com

Wed, 7/17/13 Wed, 7/17/13 Wed, 7/17/13

Pterodactyl Triathlon & Kids’ Clinic Summer Series Open Cross Country Meet Wednesday Races in the Park

Tri: 1/2MS/ 12.4 MB/ 5KR 5KR, 1MR 3MR, 1.5MR, .5MR, kids run

Brighton Brighton Linden

(734) 929-9027 (734) 649-2091 (810) 591-041

runtrextri.com a2racemanagement.com dbrindle@lindenschools.org

Thu, 7/18/13 Thu, 7/18/13 Thu, 7/18/13

Hansons Beginners Walk/Run & Tempo Run Hansons Tempo Run M.M.T.C. Distance Event

Royal Oak Royal Oak 10KR, 5KR, 2MR, 1MR, 800mR Bridgeport

(248) 616-9665 (248) 616-9665 (810) 449-5683

hansons-running.com hansons-running.com MMTrackClub@aol.com

Thu, 7/18/13 Fri, 7/19/13 Fri, 7/19/13

PIgeon Sunset Classic Caffeine 5K Great Lakes Relay

5KR/W 5KR 270 M Relay

Sat, 7/20/13 Sat, 7/20/13

Sat, 7/20/13

5K To Give Alpenfest Run

Atwood Stadium Run/Walk

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

East China Township Gaylord (989) 858-3768

Sat, 7/20/13 Sat, 7/20/13 Sat, 7/20/13

Baldwin Troutarama 5K Bear River Crawl Capa Magic Ride and 5K

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

Baldwin Petoskey Hillsdale

Sat, 7/20/13 Sat, 7/20/13 Sat, 7/20/13

Chemical Bank Race for the YMCA 10KR, 5KR/W Christian Adventures Race Escape to Belle Isle The Spirit of Detroit Challenge 10KR, 5KR/W, kids run

St. Joseph Rodney Detroit

(269) 428-9622 (866) 796-4453 (810) 333-1740

bhsjymca.org cranhillranch.com escapetobelleisle.com

Sat, 7/20/13 Sat, 7/20/13 Sat, 7/20/13

Farmington Founders Festival 4 Mile Festival Ironwood Walk, Run & Roll Fish Feast 5K Run/ Walk

4 MR 5MR, 2MFR/W 5KR/W, 1MFR

Farmington Ironwood St. Ignace

(248) 473-1800 (906) 432-0668 (906) 643-8717

runningfoundation.com ironwoodchamber.org saintignace.org

Sat, 7/20/13 Sat, 7/20/13 Sat, 7/20/13

Friends of Fishtown 5K Gopher the Gold IC Perch Run

5KR 10KR, 5KR/W, 1KFR 4 MR, 1MFR/W

Leland Shelby Township Ira Twp.

(231) 256-8878 (586) 677-4190 (586) 405-2282

fheslop11@gmail.com gopherthegoldraces.com www.icperchfestival.com

Sat, 7/20/13 Sat, 7/20/13 Sat, 7/20/13

Indian River Summerfest Kiwanis Run Infiterra Sports Summer Fury Kingsley Heritage Days 5K and Fun Run

10KR, 5KR/W 6 & 10 hour adventure race: 5KR/W, 1MR/W

Indian River Waterford Kingsley

(231) 238-8564 (231) 233-4736 (906) 630-0494

www.irchamber.com www.infiterrasports.com active.com

Sat, 7/20/13 Sat, 7/20/13 Sat, 7/20/13

Lightning Lynx Track Club Coach James Bibbs Track and Field Invitational Midland River Run 5KR/W, 1MFR Orthopaedic Rehab Rose Run 10KR, 5KR, 1/2MFR

Holt Midland Jackson

(517) 371-9763

gjackson@grangernet.com midlandriverrun.com roserun.net

Sat, 7/20/13 Sat, 7/20/13

Port City Run

Republic Bank Canal Run/Walk

5KR/W, 1M

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

Frankfort Hancock

(231) 352-7698 jtousley@netbox.com

Sat, 7/20/13 Sat, 7/20/13 Sat, 7/20/13 Sat, 7/20/13

Run for Hope Run Thru Sparta Shores-Pointes Adventure Triathlon Sister Lakes Triathlons

5KR/W, 1/4MFR 5KR/W, kid’s run Kayak Triathlon, Duathlon Tri: Olympic, Sprint

Linden Sparta Saint Clair Shores Dowagiac

Sat, 7/20/13

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

Port Austin Runs

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

Pigeon (989) 453-4478 www.pigeonchamber.com Norton Shores/ Muskegon friday5k@live.com https://sites.google.com/site/fnfm5k/ Eastpointe (313) 885-3256 greatlakesrelay.com

8KR, 2 MR/W

michiganrunner.tv

Port Austin

5ktogive@gmail.com gaylordalpenfest.com

(810) 238-5981 werunthistown.com

(231) 745-4688 troutarama.com (231) 347-9300 northernmichigansportsmed.com (517) 437-3100 capahillsdale.net

(517) 937-6521 (989) 738-8772

www.parun.org

(906) 483-1153

hancockcanalrun.com

(810) 735-4807 (616) 887-1116 (313) 732-1305 (231) 546-2229

hopelinden.org runthrusparta.com shorespointestri.com 3disciplines.com

July - August 2013 Event Calendar Sat, 7/20/13 Sat, 7/20/13 Sat, 7/20/13

Striders Sunset Series The G-Town Runaround Tri del Sol

4MR 5KR/W Triathlon, Duathlon, Kids

Greenville Gladwin Middleville

(616) 261-9706 stridersrun.com/sunset-series (517) 589-8483 race-mrm.com/Schedule.html (616) 855-1972 tridelsol.com

Sat, 7/20/13 Sat, 7/20/13 Sat, 7/20/13

Tri-City Kids Triathlon Vestaburg 5K Run/Walk West Michigan Mudventure 5K

triathlon: distances vary by age 5KR/W, kids run 5KR

Midland Vestaburg Grandville

(989) 600-9671 trikidstry.com (989) 621-0092 mbreidinger@vcs-k12.net MudVenture5K@gmail.com mudventure5k.com

Sat, 7/20/13 Sat, 7/20/13

Windsor Rodeo Run YMCA Teal Lake Triathlon

10KR, 5KR/W, 2MFR Tri: sprint, kids tri

Iron River Maquette

(906) 367-5218 (906) 227-9622

windsorcenter.org ymcamqt.org

Sun, 7/21/13 Sun, 7/21/13 Sun, 7/21/13

Dirty Herd Summer Classic H2O He Tried / She Tried Triathlon

4MR, 2MR 500mS, 1500mS, 3000mS tri: sprint or du: sprint

Grand Rapids Saginaw County Grass Lake

(616) 940-9888 (231) 546-2229 (734) 678-5045

gazellesports.com 3disciplines.com epicraces.com

Sun, 7/21/13 Sun, 7/21/13 Sun, 7/21/13

Lost Lake Woods Club Trail Run/Walk Mackinaw Multi-Sport Mix Run for Fame

5KR, 3KW Triathlon, Duathlon, Kids 10KR, 5KR/W

Lincoln Mackinaw City Lansing

(989) 736-8197 (231) 546-2229 (517) 483-1624

lostlakewoodsclub.com 3disciplines.com runningfoundation.com

Sun, 7/21/13 Mon, 7/22/13 Mon, 7/22/13

USA Mountain Running Championships 7.6MR Hansons Middle/High School Day Camp 4 days camp USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships

Cranmore, NH Shelby Township Greensboro, NC

(586) 323-9682

usatf.org hansons-running.com usatf.org

Tue, 7/23/13 Tue, 7/23/13 Tue, 7/23/13

Aman Park Trail Run Hanson Speed Session Running Bear Run/Walk

Grand Rapids Sterling Heights Glen Arbor

(616) 742-0384 (586) 323-9683 (231) 334-7363

Wed, 7/24/13 Wed, 7/24/13 Wed, 7/24/13

Grand Ledge Track and Field Series - Championship track meet-all comers Summer Series Open Cross Country Meet 5KR, 1MR Wednesday Races in the Park 3MR, 1.5MR, .5MR, kids run

Grand Ledge Brighton Linden

(517) 627-9076 (734) 649-2091 (810) 591-0415

Sun, 7/21/13 Crosstown Kids Triathlon

kids triathlon

Howell

5.5MR, kids run/bike/run training 5KR/W, kids run

(517) 546-0693 howellrecreation.org

grandrapidsrunningclub.org hansons-running.com runningbearrun.com playmakers.com a2racemanagement.com dbrindle@lindenschools.org

Thu, 7/25/13 Hansons Beginners Walk/Run & Tempo Run Royal Oak (248)1616-9665 vertical hansons-running.com 4/15/13 12:41 PM Page 1 sixthPage vertical 10:09 eastpointe_sixth PM Page sixth vertical template_sixth vertical 4/11/13 12:49 PM 1 template_sixth vertical 6/13/13 Fri, 7/26/13 Hansons 3 Mile Cross-Country Race 3MR Shelby Township (586) 323-9683 hansons-running.com

Eastpointe Lions Club

5K Run / 1 Mile Fun Run

Sunday, August 4, 2013 8:30 am

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

Entrance fee includes: T-shirts â&#x20AC;˘ Age Group Medals Contact: Kim Lubinski (586) 899-4076 schobiek@aol.com

michiganrunner.net

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

Sat, 7/27/13

Alden Run

10KR, 5KR/W

Alden

(231) 377-7319 www.aldenrun.com

Sat, 7/27/13 Sat, 7/27/13 Sat, 7/27/13

Dare Devil Dash Extreme 5K Run Fowler 5K / Jeff Weiber Memorial 5K Free 2 Run 5K

adventure run: 5KR, 1MR 5KR/W/ Rollerblade 5KR/W

Brown City Fowler Spring Arbor

(810) 886-1654 (989) 593-2881 (517) 750-1200

Sat, 7/27/13 Sat, 7/27/13

Sat, 7/27/13

Cardinal Classic 5K Run/Walk Cookie 5K Walk & Run

3MR/W, 1MFR 5KR/W

26.2 MR, 13.1MR

Custer Grand Rapids

Sat, 7/27/13

Gale’s Gym Summer Series Race Two

5KR/W

Edmore

Sat, 7/27/13

Grand Island Trail Marathon & 10K

Munising

Hudson Booster 5k

5KR

Hudson

Sat, 7/27/13 Sat, 7/27/13 Sat, 7/27/13

Jeff Drenth Memorial Foot Race / Ryan Shay Mile Life Walk 5K Run/Walk, 1 Mile Run/Walk Lumberman Triathlon

10KR, 5KR, 1MFR 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MW Triathlon, Duathlon, Kayak

Sat, 7/27/13 Sat, 7/27/13 Sat, 7/27/13

MCYF Fabulous 5K and Fun in the Sun Kids Run Michigan Warrior Dash Munger Spud Run

Sat, 7/27/13 Sat, 7/27/13 Sat, 7/27/13

(231) 613-6523 mceschools.com info@teamorphans.com teamorphans.com

(715) 701-0360

daredevildash.com runfowlerrun.com free2run5k.com

greatlakesendurance.com

(989) 427-4348

galesgym@gmail.com

(517) 286-6931

www.hudson.k12.mi.us

Charlevoix Detroit Cadillac

(231) 675-1746 (313) 393-2446 (231) 546-2229

venetianraces.com www.motteplifewalk.org 3disciplines.com

5KR, kids run 3.25 MR obstacle race 5KR/W

Fruitport Mt. Morris Munger

(616) 899-5482 jimnad@aol.com (773) 687-4595 warriordash.com (989) 615-3793 race-mrm.com/Schedule.html

Olivet Comet Classic 5K Run Promise Race 5K Road Runner Classic

5KR/W 5KR/W, kids run 8KR/W, 1MR/W

Olivet Laingsburg Northville

(269) 749-7631 (517) 582-1112 (734) 748-2555

runningfoundation.com active.com northvilleroadrunners.org

(248) 854-6319 (231) 547-3407

runlikehale.com venetianraces.com

Sat, 7/27/13

Run for Your Heart - 6 Mile Training Run 6MR Run Like Hale 10K Ryan Shay Mile

10KR, 1/2MFR 1MR - invitational

Hale Charlevoix

Sat, 7/27/13 Sat, 7/27/13 Sat, 7/27/13

Steve’s Run Streets of Fire 8K Strut for Strays 5K Fun Run/Walk

10KR, 5KR/W, 1 MFR/W 8KR/W 5KR/W

Dowagiac (269) 782-1000 swmich.edu/fireup/stevesrun/ Grand Rapids (616) 240-6756 grandrapidsrunningclub.org Battle Creek (269) 963-1796 hs-scm.org/strut.htm

Sat, 7/27/13 Sat, 7/27/13 Sat, 7/27/13

The G.R.A. 10K The Great Clipper The Stampede 5K Run/Walk

10KR 3MR/W, 1MFR 5KR/W

Grayling Rochester Ludington

(989) 348-9266 (248) 491-6633 (231) 233-3373

Sat, 7/27/13 Sat, 7/27/13 Sat, 7/27/13

Tigertown 5000 Road Race Tri Cities Family Coast Guard Festival 5K & 10 K Yale Bologna Run

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

Liberty Center, OH Grand Haven Yale

(419) 533-5838 (616) 842-7051 (810) 387-2225

tigertown5000.com www.tcfymca.org yalechamber.com

Sat, 7/27/13 Sun, 7/28/13 Sun, 7/28/13

Wyandotte Clinic Step It Up Dash and Dine Ele’s Place 5K

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

Wyandotte Milford Okemos

(734) 365-3235 (313) 410-1227 (517) 482-1315

wyandotteclinic.com deightonfoundation.org www.elesplace.org

Sun, 7/28/13 Sun, 7/28/13 Sun, 7/28/13

Electric Bolt 5K Hansons Group Run Highland 5K Fun Run/Walk

5KR/W training 5KR/W

Ann Arbor Lake Orion Highland

(734) 945-8132 (248) 693-9900 (248) 887-4556

aatrackclub.org/events/ hansons-running.com nruffer@aol.com

Sun, 7/28/13 Sun, 7/28/13 Sun, 7/28/13

Island Lake of Novi Triathlon & Open Water Swim Portland Relay for Life Half Marathon and 5K Rhonda Walker Foundation Give & Get Fit

tri: .5MS/ 12MB/ 3MR or 1.5MS Novi racedirector@swimfasttrifast.com swimfasttrifast.com 13.1MR, 5KR Portland michellephillipich@hotmail.com runwalkjog.com/portland/ 10KR, 5KR/W Troy (248) 895-7971 rhondawalkerfoundation.org

Sun, 7/28/13 Sun, 7/28/13 Sun, 7/28/13

Rudyard Lions Summerfest Triathlon & 5K Village Tri & Du Women’s Only Triathlon & Dri-Tri

Triathlin, 5KR Triathlon, Duathlon Triathlon, Duathlon

Rudyard Clarkston Sylvania, OH

(906) 478-5244 (231) 546-2229 (419) 829-2398

rudyardlionstriathlon.com 3disciplines.com eliteendeavors.com

Tue, 7/30/13 Wed, 7/31/13 Wed, 7/31/13

Hanson Speed Session -Tuesdays Run the Mountain Summer Series Open Cross Country Meet

training 5KR 5KR, 1MR

Sterling Heights Mt. Pleasant Brighton

(586) 323-9683 (989) 772-0323 (734) 649-2091

hansons-running.com mtpleasantstriders.com a2racemanagement.com

Thu, 8/1/13 Thu, 8/1/13 Thu, 8/1/13

Hansons Beginners Walk/Run & Tempo Run Hansons Tempo Run Jayhawk Team Challenge 5K

5KR

Royal Oak Royal Oak Muskegon

(248) 616-9665 (248) 616-9665 (231) 740-1071

hansons-running.com hansons-running.com dfishel@mpsk12.net

Thu, 8/1/13 Fri, 8/2/13 Fri, 8/2/13

Stony Creek Distance Run Huron Co. Educational Race Indecision 5K

10KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR Shelby Twp (248) 804-5382 toneycreekrunningclub.org 5KR/W, 1MFR Bad Axe (989) 963-0420 race-mrm.com/Schedule.html 5KR Norton Shores/ Muskegon friday5k@live.com https://sites.google.com/site/fnfm5k/

Sat, 8/3/13 Sat, 8/3/13 Sat, 8/3/13

a-Round Green Lake Association Walk/Run AdvoKate Run Allen Park Street Art Fair 5K

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

Caledonia Rochester Allen Park

(616) 891-5835 (248) 709-7673 (313) 550-9336

Sat, 8/3/13 Sat, 8/3/13 Sat, 8/3/13 Sat, 8/3/13

Aspirus Keweenaw Copperman Triathlon Autism Awareness Run/Walk IV Biyakathon Boyne Falls Polish Festival 5K

tri: 0.5MS/ 22MB/ 5MR 5KR/W 5MB/ 2M Kayak/ 5KR 5KR

Copper Harbor Wayland Harbor Beach Boyne Falls

i(906) 337-7000 keweenawcopperman.org (616) 318-4244 thegraycenter.org schock1145@comcast.net (231) 582-9700

Sat, 7/27/13 Sat, 7/27/13

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

michiganrunner.tv

Saginaw

(248) 930- 8373 runforyourheart.org

www.hansonhills.org ssignmeup.com masoncountyfairgrounds.com

greenlake.us www.advokaterun.org downriverrunners.org

July - August 2013 Event Calendar Sat, 8/3/13 Sat, 8/3/13 Sat, 8/3/13

Coloma Glad-Peach Run/ Walk/ Bike Community Day 5K Cran-Hill Triathlon

10KR/B, 5KR/W/B, FR 5KR/W, 1/2 MR/W 1/4MS/ 7MB/ 2.5MR

Coloma Adrian Rodney

(269) 468-6606 (517) 403-7687 (231) 796-7669

Sat, 8/3/13 Sat, 8/3/13 Sat, 8/3/13

Crystal Run the Lake Curtis Triathlon Eagle Lake Triathlon

5MR, 3MR/W Tri, 5KR Triathlons

Crystal Curtis Edwardsburg

(989) 328-1208 (574) 293-1683

sgarrod@hnjh.org eaglelaketri.com

Sat, 8/3/13 Sat, 8/3/13 Sat, 8/3/13

Fort Gratiot Trail Trek Harbor Days Harborun 10K Hubbard Lake 10K Run & Triathlon

10KR, 5KR, 1MW 10KR, 5KR/W, FR 10KR, 40KB/ 1MS/ 10KR

Fort Gratiot Elk Rapids Hubbard Lake

(810) 329-5214 (231) 342-1058 (989) 335-3488

raceservices.com www.elkrapidschamber.org hubbardlaketriathlon.com

Sat, 8/3/13 Sat, 8/3/13 Sat, 8/3/13

Kayla Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Mara Memorial Run Lake Antoine Classic Lifetime Fitness Kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tri

10KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR, handcycle Goodrich 15KR, 2 & 5MR/W, 15KB, Wheelchair Iron Mountain tri Rochester

(810) 429-3991 (906) 776-5918 (248) 601-9400

kaylarun.com ww.lakeantoineclassic.com jbird@lifetimefitness.com

Sat, 8/3/13 Sat, 8/3/13 Sat, 8/3/13

Marion Days 5K Maritime Days 5K River Run Marquette Firefighters 5K Charity Run

5KR/W 5KR/W 5KR

Marion Marine City Marquette

Sat, 8/3/13 Sat, 8/3/13 Sat, 8/3/13

Milan Summer Fest Incredible 5K Millennium Triathlon Mint City 10 Miler, 5K & Family Fun Walk

5KR/W, 1KFR Triathlon, Kids Tri 10MR, 5KR

Milan Grand Rapids St. Johns

Sat, 8/3/13 Sat, 8/3/13 Sat, 8/3/13

Muckfest MS Nautical City Festival Run for Health NorthReach Waterfront Run

5KR 6KR/W, 1MFR/W 10KR, 5KR

Detroit Rogers City Menominee

(231) 429-5758 marionofd5k.com maritimedays@gmail.com marinecitymaritimedays.org (906) 869-1939 kurthillier@ymail.com (734) 301-9719 (616) 540-9071 (989) 224-3316

milansummerfest5k.com millenniumtriathlon.com mintcity10miler.co

info@muckfestms.com main.nationalmssociety.org (989) 734-4691 nauticalfestival.org (715) 735-4200 active.com

Sat, 8/3/13 Pepper Footraces 5KR, 1MFR Mackinaw City (231) 436-5574 Sat, 8/3/13 Port Oneida Barn to Barn Trail Run/Walk 5KR/W, kids run, ?TBD Glen Arbor (231) 334-6103 Sat, 8/3/13 Pride Glide Memorial Race 5KR/W Bay Port (989) 550-2109 Sat, 8/3/13 Race for Home 5K 5KR/W Troy (248) 414-4080 sixth vertical template_sixth vertical 4/11/13 2:00 third PM square Page 1 template_third square 6/13/13 8:12 PM Page 1

michiganrunner.net

ColomaPeachFest.com thecentre.info cranhillranch.com

mackinawhistory.org phsb.org jdeming58@yahoo.com bethany.org/raceforhome

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

Sat, 8/3/13 Sat, 8/3/13 Sat, 8/3/13

Reading PTO / Kerspilo 5K Run/Walk Run Clark Lake Shermanator Triathlon & 5K Run - Tentative Date

5KR/W, 1MFR 12KR, 5KR/W, 3/4K Kids run Triathlon, 5KR, Kids

Reading Clark Lake Augusta

Sat, 8/3/13 Sat, 8/3/13 Sat, 8/3/13

Streets of Fire 8K Summer Fest 5K The Challenge Lapeer County 5K 10K Run/Walk

8KR/W 5KR/W 10KRW, 5KR/W

Grand Rapids Paw Paw Lapeer

Sat, 8/3/13

The Experience

Tri, Olympic, Sprint

USA Masters Throws Championships

13.1MR, 10MR, 5MR

Frankenmuth

Sat, 8/3/13

The Legend 5 & 10 Mile Trail Run

jt, ht, dt, sp

Lisle, IL

(734) 929-9027 www.runlegend.com

Sun, 8/4/13 Sun, 8/4/13 Sun, 8/4/13

Danskin Triathlon Series Eastpointe Lions Club Ox Roast Run - 2012 date FAST-D 5K

Triathlons 5R/1MFR/W 5KR

Howell Eastpointe Troy

(419) 829-2398 eliteendeavors.com (586) 393-6292 www.eplcoxrun.org jtanafranca@fastdetroit.org fastdetroit.org

Sun, 8/4/13 Sun, 8/4/13 Sun, 8/4/13

Maytag Ironman 70.3 Steelhead Triathlon Memphis Duck Dash River Splash Dash

Triathlon 5KR/W 5KR, 1MW

Benton Harbor Memphis Detroit

Sun, 8/4/13 Sun, 8/4/13 Sun, 8/4/13

Spartan Sprint Triathlon Swan For Life Run for Hope USA 100 Mile Trail Championships

Tri: 1/2MS/ 20KB/ 5KR 3MR/W 100MR

Haslett Rochester Hills Burning River, OH

(231) 715-1406 (248) 840-1735

tritofinish.com swanforlife.org usatf.org

Mon, 8/5/13 Tue, 8/6/13 Wed, 8/7/13

KAR Free Member 5K Fun Run Hanson Speed Session -Tuesdays Doozie’s Ice Cream Fun Run/Walk Series

5KR training 5MR, 3MR, 1MR

Kalamazoo Sterling Heights Mt. Pleasant

(269) 760-1700 (586) 323-9683 (989) 772-0323

kalamazooarearunners.org hansons-running.com mtpleasantstriders.com

Shane Griffin Memorial 5K Great Pizza Challenge

5KR 5KR/W, kids run

Shelby Township Flint

(586) 757-2273 (810) 487-0954

dascam@fps.fitz.k12.mi.us riverbendstriders.com

Sat, 8/3/13

(616) 240-6756 grandrapidsrunningclub.org info@methcapital.org active.com (810) 245-5227 challengelc.com

Laingsburg

(231) 546-2229

3disciplines.com

usatf.org

(773) 404-2372 ironmansteelhead.com duckdash@banyanol.com banyanol.net/duckdash.htm hguthard@develctrs.org develctrs.org

Wed, 8/7/13

Red Carpet Run 5K

Thu, 8/8/13 Thu, 8/8/13 Fri, 8/9/13

Hansons Beginners Walk/Run & Tempo Run Hansons Tempo Run Fred Meijer White Pine Trail 200 Relay

200M relay - 36 legs

Royal Oak (248) 616-9665 hansons-running.com Royal Oak (248) 616-9665 hansons-running.com Comstock Park dbostian@live.com fredmeijerwhitepinetrail200.com

Sat, 8/10/13 Sat, 8/10/13 Sat, 8/10/13

Badges Toward a Cause Bear Lake 5K Fun Run/Walk for Special Olympics Bubba’s Dash Bash

5KR/W 5KR/W 5KR/W

Midland Kalkaska Burton

(989) 631-4439 race-mrm.com/Schedule.html (586) 214-1825 active.com (810) 265-4240 scbubbaomalleys.com/dash.htm

Sat, 8/10/13 Sat, 8/10/13

BWL Hometown Power 5K Cheeseburger 5K Run and Walk

5KR/W 5KR/W

Lansing Caseville

(517) 702-6185 (989) 453-4478

Wed, 8/7/13 Thu, 8/8/13

5KR,

(517) 283-2362 pto.president@readingrangers.org (517) 782-6106 sixthdwyer@comcast.net (269) 731-3004 shermanatortri.org

West Bloomfield (734) 929-9027 redcarpetrun.com

runningfoundation.com scheurer.org

Sat, 8/10/13

Crystal Lake Team Marathon

26.2 M Relay Beulah (231) 930-4222

crystallakecommunitybusinessassoc.com

Sat, 8/10/13 Sat, 8/10/13 Sat, 8/10/13

Falcon 5K Hey 5K Run/Walk Hoofing it for AG

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

Dearborn Muskegon Ithaca

(313) 333-9213 divinechildhighschool.org/alumni (231) 563-6280 heyradio.com keisenberger@fbinsmi.com gcffy.org/hoofingit5k.html

Sat, 8/10/13 Sat, 8/10/13 Sat, 8/10/13

Kettunen Center 5K Trail Run/Walk Kids Get Active Triathlon Lexington 5K and Mile Fun Run

5KR/W tri: distances vary with age 5KR, 1MR, kids race

Tustin Portage Lexington

Sat, 8/10/13 Sat, 8/10/13 Sat, 8/10/13

Michigan Marrow 5K Walk & Fun Run Michigan Track Meat 5K National Blueberry Festival 5K

5KR/W 5KR 10KR, 5KR

Shelby Township (313) 833-2665 cleonard@nmdp.org Lake Odessa beastmaster@trackmeat10k.com trackmeat10k.com South Haven (269) 639-2805 blueberryfestival.com

Run Through the Flames

10KR/W, 5KR/W, 1/4MFR

Sat, 8/10/13 Sat, 8/10/13 Sat, 8/10/13

Run for Your Heart - 8 Mile Training Run 8MR Run Thru Hell 10 MR, 4.8 MR

Saginaw Pinckney

Sat, 8/10/13 Sat, 8/10/13

Sanford and Sun Triathlon Steve’s “Raider Stomp”

Saline’s Summerfest 5K Run/Walk

5KR/W

Saline

Sat, 8/10/13 Sat, 8/10/13 Sat, 8/10/13

Storm the Beach Summer in the City 5K Run and 1 Mile Fun Run Sylvania SuperKids Triathlon / Duathlon

Sat, 8/10/13 Sat, 8/10/13

The Zombie Dash West Michigan I Tri 4 Fun Triathlon

Tahqua Trail Run

25KR, 10KR

Sat, 8/10/13 Sun, 8/11/13 Sun, 8/11/13 Sun, 8/11/13

Wood Duck Dash Camino of St. James Ice Cream Mile Lake Lansing Team Marathon

10KR, 5KR/W, kids run 8KR, 5KR 1MR/W 26.2M Relay

Sat, 8/10/13

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

kettunencenter.org spiritracing.us speedyraces.net

(248) 930- 8373 runforyourheart.org (734) 878-6640 gaultracemanagement.com (810) 955-5335

fentonfirecharities.org

Tri: Olympic, Sprint; Du: Sprint Sanford 10KR, 5KR/W Decatur

(231) 546-2229 (269) 423-5081

3disciplines.com www.stevesraiderstomp.org

5KR, 2MW 5KR,1MFR Tri: varies by age, kids run

(810) 300-1283 (269) 788-4498 (419) 829-2398

ccalhadavis@aol.com summerinthecity5k.com eliteendeavors.com

5KR Triathlon, Kids Tri

(231) 829-3421 (269) 978-2437 (810) 359-3379

michiganrunner.tv

Fenton

(724) 429-4494 salinesummerfest.org

Harbor Beach Battle Creek Sylvania, OH

Paradise

(715) 701-0360

greatlakesendurance.com

Kalamazoo mark@miadventureracing.com thezombiedash.com Fremont (231) 924-2100 westmichigantri.com Brownstown Mason Traverse City Haslett

(734) 507-1789 (517) 676-9111 (231) 883-4516 (517) 349-3803

everalracemgt.com caminostjames.com tctrackclub.com runsignup.com

July - August 2013 Event Calendar Sun, 8/11/13 Sun, 8/11/13 Sun, 8/11/13

Milford Memories Fun Run Petoskey Triathlons Run 2 Remember

10KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR Tri: Olympic, Sprint 5KR/W

Milford Petoskey Bloomfield Hills

(248) 685-7129 (231) 546-2229 (248) 538-7829

milfordmemories.com 3disciplines.com digitalsignup.com

Sun, 8/11/13 Sun, 8/11/13 Tue, 8/13/13

Swim to the Moon Sylvania Triathlon/Duathlon Hanson Speed Session -Tuesdays

10KS, 5KS, 1.2MS, 1/2MS Triathlons, Duathlons training

Gregory Sylvania, OH Sterling Heights

(734) 678-5045 (419) 829-2398 (586) 323-9683

epicraces.com www.eliteendeavors.com hansons-running.com

Sun, 8/11/13

Stony Creek Off Road Triathlon

Wed, 8/14/13 T-Rex Tri & Kids’ Tri

Triathlon, Duathlon

Shelby Township (877) 300-1392 tritofinish.com

Tri: 1/2MS/ 12 MB/ 5KR

Brighton

(734) 929-9027 runtrextri.com

Tue, 8/13/13

Medaling Monkey 5K for Special Olympics

5KR/W

East Grand Rapids

(616) 855-1982

sirenchase.com

Wed, 8/14/13

Tarahumara Trail Relay

3 person, 3 loops, 1.5 M

Mt. Pleasant

(989) 772-0323

mtpleasantstriders.com

Mon, 8/12/13

Thu, 8/15/13

UA Plumbers and Pipefitters 5K and Pub Crawl

Thu, 8/15/13

Hansons Beginners Walk/Run & Tempo Run

5KR/W, kids runs

Fri, 8/16/13 Fri, 8/16/13

Howell Melon Run

Marquette Trail 50 Mile /50K & Relay

10K, 5K, 1M, kids’ run

Fri, 8/16/13 Sat, 8/17/13 Sat, 8/17/13 Sat, 8/17/13 Sat, 8/17/13 Sat, 8/17/13

Thu, 8/15/13

Bauman’s Charity 5K

Flint

5KR

(810) 238-5981 riverbendstriders.com

Ann Arbor

megan@champsforcharity.com uap-p5k.com

Royal Oak

(248) 616-9665

hansons-running.com

(517) 546-0693

howellrecreation.org

Royal Oak

(248) 616-9665

50KR relay

Howell

Marquette

(906) 228-9012

Q-Town 5K & 10K Bath City Run CFS 5K for Ways to Care

10KR, 5KR/W, 1MR, kids run 4MR, 2MW, kids run 5KR/W, kids run

Quincy Mount Clemens Stevensville

(517) 283-1726 facebook.com/qtown5k (586) 469-4168 downtownmountclemens.com (269) 925-1725 cfsswmi.org

Churchill Classic Come to the River 5K Cruise in Shoes 5K

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

Cheboygan Lansing Royal Oak

(231) 627-7111 cnbismybank.com (517) 482-1346 runningfoundation.com RunStony@gmail.com cruiseinshoes.com

Hansons Tempo Run

Farmington Run for the Hills Glow in the Park Metro Detroit Lakeport 5K / 10K

5KR 10KR, 5KR

Sat, 8/17/13 Sat, 8/17/13 Sat, 8/17/13

Lauren and Theresa’s 5K Run/Walk and Fun Run Lending Legs 5K Run/Walk Marquette Trail 50 Mile /50K & Relay

5KR/W, 1MFR 5KR/W 50MR, 50KR

Traverse City Sterling Heights Marquette

difrechette7@gmail.com running4babies.com (586) 784-4919 active.com (906) 228-9012 marquettetrail50.com

Sat, 8/17/13 Sat, 8/17/13 Sat, 8/17/13

Mitchell’s Run Through Rockford Moving Towards a Cure® 5K Muddy Watters, Bump & Run Trail Series

5KR/W, kids run 5KR/W, 1MW 4MR

Rockford Grand Rapids Rochester Hills

(616) 863-9168 (727) 781-4673 (248) 320-5705

mitchellsrun.org BrainTumorEvents.org www.jeffwatters.com

Sat, 8/17/13 Sat, 8/17/13 Sat, 8/17/13

Old Farts Marathon, 13.1 and 5K Orthopedic Associates Fun Run Panda Bear Night Run

26.2MR, 13.1MR, 5KR 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR 13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR

Lowell Port Huron Alma

(616) 260-2669 (810) 985-4900 (989) 317-5889

fallsburghalf.8k.com oaph.com/oa-fun-run michiganhalfseries.com

Sat, 8/17/13 Sat, 8/17/13 Sat, 8/17/13

Panther Spirit Race Petoskey Festival on the Bay Wellness Walk & Run Portland Riverfest Run

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

DeWitt Petoskey Portland

(231) 347-4150 (517) 647-7985

runningfoundation.com petoskeyfestival.com Portland-Michigan.org

Sat, 8/17/13 Sat, 8/17/13 Sat, 8/17/13

Run and Play for Ariana Mae Run Through Hell 5K Extreme Challenge Run with the Rise of the Sun

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

Grand Ledge Pinckney Harrisville

(517) 242-1327 arianasrun.com (734) 878-5656 RunThroughHell.com arnoldk@alconaschools.net alconaschools.net

Sat, 8/17/13

Running for a Reason

10KR, 5KR, kids run

Ishpeming

(906) 485-1719

active.com

Sat, 8/17/13

Somerset Stampede

Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital 5K

5KR

Reed City

(231) 832-7149

spectrumhealth.org

Sat, 8/17/13 Sat, 8/17/13 Sat, 8/17/13

Striders Sunset Series Strides for Health The Arc Stroll, Roll & 5K Run/Walk

5MR 5KR/W 5KR/W

Grandville Allegan Midland

(616) 261-9706 stridersrun.com/sunset-series (269) 686-4239 stridesforhealth.com (989) 631-4439 race-mrm.com/Schedule.html

Sat, 8/17/13 Sat, 8/17/13 Sat, 8/17/13

Three Rivers Triathlon & Duathlon Thunder Bay Open Water Swim - Tentative Date Tri at the Tavern

Triathlons, Duathlon 1MS, 1/2MS tri: sprint, mini sprint

Three Rivers Alpena Pinckney

(269) 278-2075 (989) 354-7314 (734) 255-9100

Sat, 8/17/13 Sun, 8/18/13 Sun, 8/18/13

White Run With a Splash of Rainbow Charlevoix Triathlon Feet for Seats

5KR/W Tri: Olympic & Sprint; Du 5KR/W

Douglas Charlevoix Rochester

Sun, 8/18/13 Sun, 8/18/13 Sun, 8/18/13 Sun, 8/18/13

Grand Woods 5K Island Lake Triathlon - Summer Ludington Lighthouse Triathlon & Duathlon Mentor A Youth Circuit Run

5KR/W Tri: sprint or olympic Tri: Olympic, Sprint 5KR/W, 2MR, 1MR

Lansing Brighton Ludington Iron Mountain

Sat, 8/17/13

Farmington Milford Lakeport

13.1MR, 5KR/W

michiganrunner.net

(248) 880-3852

marquettetrail50.com

Sat, 8/17/13 Sat, 8/17/13 Sat, 8/17/13

10KR, 5KR/W, 1KFR

hansons-running.com

farmingtonrunforthehills.com

(313) 304-0903 glowintheparkrun.com (810) 334-5418 facebook.com/pages/Lakeport-5k/

Somerset Center (517) 914-3181 somerset-run.com

aquamantri.com jgentry@first-federal.com www.swimwiththepac.com

(269) 857-5751 facebook.com/events/307629075998417/ (877) 300-1392 tritofinish.com (248) 370-3316 www.mbtheatre.com (517) 702-0226 (734) 845-7559 (810) 714-5768 (906)-789-0060

runningfoundation.com elementevents.com 3disciplines.com bbbsbayarea.org

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

July - August 2013 Event Calendar Sun, 8/18/13 Sun, 8/18/13 Sun, 8/18/13

Montrose Blueberry Festival Run Some Mora Total Health Fitness Challenge 3 Mile

8KR/W, 5KR/W 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MR 3M adventure

Sun, 8/18/13 Tue, 8/20/13

USA Marathon Trail Championships Riverside Park Co-Ed Relay

26.2MR Manitou Springs, CO X-C relay, 5 alternating .5mile laps Grand Rapids (616) 884-0088

Tue, 8/20/13 Fri, 8/23/13

Swim Run Series 3 Fall Preview Open Cross Country Meet

500mS/ 5KR; 1000mS/ 5KR 5KR

Fri, 8/23/13 Fri, 8/23/13 Sat, 8/24/13

Suicide Hill Mud Plunge 5K Adventure Unfinished 5K Allegan Community Run

5KR/W, 1KFR 5KR 5KFR

Sat, 8/24/13 Sat, 8/24/13

HealthPlus Crim Festival of Races Gale’s Gym Summer Racing Series Race #3

10M, 8K, 5K, Kids

Sat, 8/24/13 Sat, 8/24/13 Sat, 8/24/13

Girl’s Best Friend Triathlon Grand Rapids Mud Run Hastings Summerfest Run

Tri: Olympic, Sprint; Du: Sprint Vicksburg 5KR obstacle race, teams, kids run Kentwood 10KR, 5KR/W Hastings

Sat, 8/24/13 Sat, 8/24/13 Sat, 8/24/13

It’s Glow Time 5K Joe’s Long Run - By Invitation Living Color United Color 5K

5KR/W 28.7MR 5KFR

Grand Rapids Hawks Coldwater

(608) 316-5755 itsglowtime5k.com (989) 354-7314 jgentry@first-federal.com (517) 279-7129 branchcountyunitedway.org/color5k

Sat, 8/24/13 Sat, 8/24/13

North Country Trail Run Run for the Rolls

50MR, 26.2MR, 13.1 MR 1MR/W

Wellston Chelsea

info@northcountryrun.com northcountryrun.com (734) 475-0843 runforthe rolls.co

Sun, 8/18/13 Traverse City Triathlon

Sat, 8/24/13

Montrose Ann Arbor Lansing

Triathlons

Traverse City (231) 715-1406

HealthPlus Crim Michigan Mile, Pro Mile 1MR

Brainy Day 5K

(810) 449-8340 blueberryrace.com (734) 223-9162 runsomemora.com (517) 321-8568 totalhealthfitnesschallenge.com

Shelby Twp Brighton

enduranceevolution.com usatf.org grandrapidsrunningclub.org

(231) 546-2229 (734) 649-2091

Flint

3disciplines.com a2racemanagement.com

(810) 235.3396 crim.org

Negaunee incc.org/links-of-interest/suicide-hill-mud-plunge-2013/ Norton Shores/ Muskegon friday5k@live.com https://sites.google.com/site/fnfm5k/ Allegan (800) 644-6464 fox1hm@cmich.edu

5KR/W

5KR/W, kids run

Flint

(810) 235.3396 crim.org

Nunica

(616) 837-6242

brainyday5k.com

Edmore

(989) 427-4348

galesgym@gmail.com

(231) 546-2229 (616) 560-0434 (269) 948-3489

3disciplines.com grandrapidsmudrun.com pennockhealth.com

Sat, 8/24/13

Run for Your Heart - 11 Mile Training Run 11MR

Sat, 8/24/13 Sat, 8/24/13 Sun, 8/25/13

Running with the Angels 5K and 1 Mile Walk 5KR/W, 1MW Traffic Stop 5K 5KR/W Merrell Down & Dirty National Mud & Obstacle Series 10KR/W, 5KR/W

Bad Axe Grand Rapids Milford

davina.maurer@att.net (616) 826-5397 www.traffickstop5k.com (818) 707-8866 downanddirtymudrun.com

Sun, 8/25/13 Sun, 8/25/13

MI IRON MI Titanium

Triathlons, Aquabike Triathlons, Aquabike

Grand Rapids Plainfield Twp.

(616) 437-3199 (616) 437-3199

Sun, 8/25/13 Sun, 8/25/13

Rock & Root Ramble Running for Angels Summer Race (Virtual Race)

5KR/W 26.2 & 13.1MR, 10 & 5KR/W

Goodells Detroit

(810) 364-5477 sccresa.org (586) 741-3080 facebook.com/runningforangels

Sun, 8/25/13 Sun, 8/25/13 Sun, 8/25/13

Tri Goddess Tri Tri-Triathlons Twin Lake 5K

Triathlon, Duathlon, Aquabike Tri: Olympic, Sprint 5KR

Grass Lake Holly Twin Lake

(734) 678-5045 (231) 546-2229 (404) 384-4488

epicraces.com 3disciplines.com runningfoundation.com

Tue, 8/27/13 Tue, 8/27/13 Thu, 8/29/13

Hanson Speed Session -Tuesdays Johnson Park Cross Country 5K End of Summer Classic Open Cross Country Meet

training 5KR 5KR

Sterling Heights Grandville Brighton

(586) 323-9683 (616) 538-2367 (734) 649-2091

hansons-running.com grandrapidsrunningclub.org a2racemanagement.com

Thu, 8/29/13 Sat, 8/31/13 Sat, 8/31/13

Hansons Beginners Walk/Run & Tempo Run Aliferis Memorial Races Big Bad Wolf Adventure Race

Royal Oak Du; 5KR, 2MW, 18MB, kids run Alpena 5KR/ 6MB/ 4M relay Big Rapids

(248) 616-9665 (989) 356-7351 (231) 598-1918

hansons-running.com adiamond@agh.org bigbadwolf.eventbrite.com

Sat, 8/31/13 Sat, 8/31/13 Sat, 8/31/13

Blue Water Triathlon and Duathlon Cadillac Festival of Races Grand Marais 5K & Junior Triathlon

Tri: Olympic, Sprint 10K, 5K, Kid's Run, Triathlon 5KR, kids triathlon

(231) 546-2229 (231) 876-0010 (906) 494-2700

3disciplines.com cadillacfestivalofraces.com grandmaraismichigan.com

(906) 360-4930 (616) 866-6665

marquettemarathon.com marshallrun.com

Sun, 8/25/13 Playmakers Classic Triathlon

tri:S/ 13MB/ 4MB

Sun, 8/25/13 Summer’s End Trail Run

5KR/W, 1M kids’ run

Saginaw

(248) 930- 8373 runforyourheart.org

Holt

(517) 349.3803

Saginaw

Port Huron Cadillac Grand Marais

michiganiron.com mititanium.com

playmakersclassictri.com

(989) 513-5195 dfbernar@stcs.org

Sat, 8/31/13

Labor Day 30K Run & 10K Walk/Run

30KR/B, 10KR/W, kids

Milford

Sat, 8/31/13 Sat, 8/31/13 Sat, 8/31/13

Over the River and Thru the Woods 5K Priority Health Arts in Motion 5K Run for River House

5KR 10KR, 5KR/W 5KR/W, 1MFR

Big Rapids Royal Oak Grayling

(231) 598-1918 overtheriver.eventbrite.com (248) 545-9200 michiganyoutharts.org/news-events/5k (989) 370-3636 riverhouseinc.org

Sat, 8/31/13 Sat, 8/31/13 Sat, 8/31/13 Sat, 8/31/13

Run Like The Wind Swampfoot 4 Mile The Rally Race Touched by Adoption

10KR, 5KR/W 4MR, 1MR 5KR/W, FR 5KR/W, kids run

Westland Saint Clair Hale Portland

(517) 702-0226 runningfoundation.com swampfoot@swampfoot4mile.com swampfoot4mile.com (810) 614-6160 whistler4916@gmail.com (517) 599-1910 runningfoundation.com

Sat, 8/31/13 Sat, 8/31/13

Marquette Marathon Marshall Run

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

26.2MR, 13.1MR, 1/2MFR 5KR/W

michiganrunner.tv

Marquette Newaygo

(248) 685-7580 laborday30k.com

Featured Future Events Sun, 9/1/13 Mon, 9/2/13 Mon, 9/2/13

Running Waters 5K 5KR/W, kids run Run for CHUM Half Marathon and 5K 13.1MR, 5KR, kids run Labor Day Run & Potluck 10KR, 5KR/W, kids run

Gaylord Dansville Midland

Fri, 9/6/13 Sat, 9/7/13 Sat, 9/7/13

Run Woodstock Run for Your Heart Run Woodstock

Sun, 9/8/13 Sat, 9/14/13 Sun, 9/15/13

Hartman Creek Trail Run 25KR, 10KR, kdis run John Rogucki Memorial Kensington Challenge 15KR, 5KR/W Run Wild for the Detroit Zoo 10KR, 5KR, FW

Waupaca, WI Milford Royal Oak

(715) 701-0360 greatlakesendurance.com (248) 685-0043 www.aatrackclub.org (248) 336-5735 detroitzoo.org/runwild/

Sat, 9/21/13 Sat, 9/21/13 Sat, 9/21/13

Albion 5K Dances with Dirt - Hell Fight for Air Run/Walk

Albion Pinckney/Hell Detroit

(517) 914-3181 (734) 929-9027 (248) 784-2000

Sun, 9/22/13 Sat, 9/28/13 Sat, 9/28/13

Birch Run Charity Run 10KR, 5KR/W, 1KFR Birch Run (877) 300-1392 Park 2 Park 1/2 Marathon & 5K 13.1MR, 5KR Holland (616) 399-9190 Sault Area Chamber of Commerce Chase 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 6.6MR, 5KR Sault Ste. Marie, MI (906) 632-3301

Sat, 9/28/13 Sun, 9/29/13 Sun, 9/29/13

Vasa Trail Run 25KR, 10KR, 5KR HealthPlus Brooksie Way Half Marathon 13.1MR, 5KR/W Leaders and Best 10KR, 5KR, 1MFR

Sun, 9/29/13 Sat, 10/5/13 Sat, 10/5/13

Playmakers Autumn Classic 8K 8KR/W, 1MFR, 1/2 M FR Haslett (517) 349.3803 playmakers.com Porcupine Mountains Trail Marathon 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 5KR, kids 2KR Silver City, MI (715) 701-0360 greatlakesendurance.com Red October Run 10KR, 5KR/W, 1M kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s run Wayne (313) 586-5486 oakwood.org/redoctoberrun/

Sat, 10/5/13 Sun, 10/6/13 Sun, 10/6/13

Bruckelaufe - The Bridge Race Betsie Valley Run Great Prostate Cancer Challenge

100MR, 100KR Pinckney 13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR, kids run Saginaw 50MR, 50KR, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 5MR Pinckney

5KR/W 50MR, 50KR, 100 K Relay 5KR/W, 1MW

Williamsburg Rochester Hills Ann Arbor

(989) 732-4038 (517) 589-5252 (989) 274--9495

downingam@yahoo.com runningfoundation.com www.barc-mi.com

(734) 929-9027 (989) 754-7283 (734) 929-9027

runwoodstock.com runforyourheart.org runwoodstock.com

albion5k.com danceswithdirt.com FightForAirDetroit.org tritofinish.com park2parkrace.com saultstemarie.org

(734) 929-9027 runvasa.com thebrooksieway.com (734) 213-1033 leadersandbestrace.com

13.1MR, 5KR Frankenmuth info@bruckelaufe.org bruckelaufe.org 13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR/W, kids run Thompsonville (231) 378-4578 betsievalleyrun.com 5KR/W, kids run Rochester (248) 336-3189 greatprostatecancerchallenge.com/races/detroit/

Sun, 10/6/13 Sleeping Bear Marathon & Half Marathon 26.2MR, 13.1MR Thu, 10/10/13 Run 4 Wine 4MR/W Sat, 10/12/13 Run Scream Run 10KR, 5KR,1MR

Empire Grand Blanc Ypsilanti

(231) 715-1406 (810) 233-8851 (734) 929-9027

enduranceevolution.com run4winerace.com runscreamrun.com

Sun, 10/13/13 Wild Life Marathon 26.2MR, 13.1MR/W, 5KR/W, kids run Concord (517) 392-8250 wildlifemarathon.org un, 10/20/13 Metro Health Grand Rapids Marathon 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR Grand Rapids (616) 293-3145 grandrapidsmarathon.com Sun, 10/20/13 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon 26.2 MR, 13.1MR, 5KR, kids Toronto, ON (416) 944-2765 torontowaterfrontmarathon.com Sat, 10/26/13 Headless Horseman 5K Sun, 10/27/13 Wicked Halloween Run Sat, 11/2/13 SCVMP Veterans Day 5K Run/Walk

10KR, 5KR 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR 5KR/W

Howell Plymouth Saginaw

(517) 546-0693 howellrecreation.org (248) 345-6168 wickedhalloweenrun.com (989) 529-7592 scvmp@yahoo.com

Sat, 11/9/13 Original Ann Arbor Turkey Trot Sun, 11/10/13 Roseville Big Bird Run Sun, 11/17/13 Kona Hot Chocolate Run

10KR/W, 5KR/W, 1MFR 10KR, 1MR/W, 4KR 10KR, 5KR/W

Dexter Roseville Plymouth

(734) 213-1033 a2turkeytrot.com (586) 445-5480 roseville-mi.gov (248) 345-6168 konahotchocolaterun.com

Thu, 11/28/13 Ann Arbor Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot 5KR/W Thu, 11/28/13 5/3 Bank Thanksgiving Turkey Trot 10KR, 5KR/W, kids run Thu, 11/28/13 Gobbler Gallop Trail Run 5KR/W, 1MR

Ann Arbor Detroit Saginaw

(248) 446-1315 (313) 247-4149 (989) 513-5195

goodboyevents.com detroitturkeytrot.org dfbernar@stcs.org

Sat, 12/7/13 Holiday Hustle 5KR, 1MR Sat, 12/14/13 Run Like The Dickens & Tiny Tim Trot 10KR, 5KR/W, Kids Run Tue, 12/31/13 5/3 New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eve Family Fun Run/Walk 5KR/W, 1MR/W

Dexter Holly Detroit

(734) 929-9027 (248) 328-3200 (313) 886-5560

runholiday5k.com runlikethedickens.com belleislefunrun.com

Tue, 12/31/13 Midland Resolution Run

Midland

(989) 205-3813 midlandresolutionrun.com

5KR/W michiganrunner.net

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

By Tom Henderson

was very new to marathon running when I saw my first Boston in April 1982. I’d run my first marathon the previous October, my hometown Detroit Free Press marathon. It was the first time I’d ever run with another person and the first organized race I’d ever done. Naively, months earlier, I’d set a goal of three hours and 30 minutes, and I ended up running 3:28.

Lapointe, who went on to have a distinguished and lengthy career at the New York Times.

I had no intention of becoming a runner as I trained for that first marathon. I just wanted to show people I was back on the straight and narrow after a bit of a detour into too much beer and other consumables, and I figured running a marathon was the best way to do that.

When marathon day came and went, so would my running career. One and done, was the plan. Except the day after I finished, I was laying out a strategy to take 28 minutes off my time. It’s a common theme, as you marathoners out there know. You finish your first one and vow seconds later never to do something so dumb again. And the next morning you wake up, start thinking about what you did wrong in training, what you did wrong on race day and how better to attack both next time.

I’d been a sports writer at the Free Press before quitting in 1979 to get over a divorce and spend all my half of our eight years’ worth of savings. I needed to show the folks at the Freep I was straight and to make some money, so I sold the sports editor on a series of articles on first-time marathoners training for the 1981 race.

A buddy of mine from high school had given me a job in spring 1981 cutting lawns for $5 an hour, money I desperately needed given how successful I’d been at watching my savings dissipate. I cut a training schedule out of the paper on my 33rd birthday that summer and starting training. I’d cut lawns for 10 hours a day, ride my bike home, look at the chart on the fridge, then head out for how every many miles it said to do.

In March 1982, the Free Press ran a piece I wrote about the local cocaine culture as the cover story for its Sunday magazine. A few weeks later, the “David third square square 3:01 PMSusskind Page 1Show,” a public affairs program on PBS, The grouptemplate_third included Free Press sports2/12/13 writer Joe

called and offered me a plane ticket to New York and a weekend in a Manhattan hotel if I’d come on the show and talk about my article. I had no idea it was the same weekend as Boston. Lapointe did, though. He was covering Boston for the Freep and told me if I took the train up from New York, he’d put me up in his hotel and buy me a dinner or two. Deal. He also got me a press pass. His hotel room was just a few blocks from the finish line. I watched the first half of the race on TV, then went out to find a good viewing point to see the rest of it in person. A guy named Doug Kurtis led the first half of the race. The TV announcers didn’t know who he was, seemed perturbed, in fact, that he had the audacity to be up there with the race favorites, Alberto Salazar and Dick Beardsley. I didn’t know who Doug was, either, but I wasn’t perturbed by his being at the lead. I thought it was cool, me and him both being from Michigan. Down on the street, I saw a couple cameramen climbing an extension ladder braced against a theater marquee, and I followed them up for a bird’s eye perch at one of the most historic finishes in Boston history. Kurtis eventually faded a bit, and Salazar and Beardsley duked it out like heavyweight fighters, each throwing in surges the other answered. Coming around the last turn, almost right beneath me, a motorcycle cop cut Beardsley off a tad, threw him off stride and he never recovered. He ran 2:08:54, which broke the Boston course and American records, but Salazar beat him by two seconds. The race came to be known as the Duel in the Sun because of the heat and relentless sunshine along the course. Salazar collapsed at the finish and had to be taken to the ER and given six liters of intravenous fluid. Kurtis wasn’t well known then, but he would become a legend, and in some ways the best marathon runner of all time. He ended up as the world record holder for the most sub-2:20 marathons, 76, and the most marathon wins, 39, and was a five-time U.S. Olympic marathon trials qualifier from 1980 to 1996. Most important, perhaps, was his role as savior of the Free Press marathon, on sad times and rumored to be on the chopping block when Kurtis took over in 1999. It had gone from 4,000 finishers the year I did it to fewer than 2,000 and Freep execs reportedly were close to pulling the plug. And there were some, maybe many, in city hall hoping what they saw as a pain would be excised. A year or two before Doug took over, a very high ranking official in the Dennis Archer administration actu-

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

michiganrunner.tv

ally ordered the race course be changed a few days before the event so she wouldn’t be inconvenienced for a planned Sunday brunch. Race officials said they were changing the course to placate opposition by local churches, but in fact the part of the course that was changed went by no churches, while the new portion went by several. I tipped Detroit News columnist Pete Waldmeir to what was going on and he wrote a scatching piece. Anyway, Kurtis turned the Freep around, primarily by getting the Ambassador Bridge folks, after years of saying NO firmly, to allow the marathon to uses its higharcing roadway to get entrants over to Canada.

the freeway, we were going about 15 mph. Then the incredible rush at the start, the adrenalin of being part of Boston combining with the long, early steep downhills to take me out way too hard. The coeds at Wellesley College, whose screams you could hear two miles away, forming a long single-file funnel and patting the men on the butt as they went by, taking hands-on to a very interesting level. Heartbreak Hill — which I was dismayed after finishing it and finding out it wasn’t so bad, after all — wasn’t just one hill; it was a serious of hills, and they ended up kicking the same butt that had been patted a little earlier.

The rest is history. It is now one of the most popThe finish line that seemed forever away after the ular marathons in the U.S. and a mainstay of fall in last left turn, but who cared in the din of that magic Run Thru Hell 2013_Run Thru Hell 08 2/16/13 11:14 PM Page 1 southeast Michigan. Later, he’d revive the Turkey Trot crowd? 10K in downtown Detroit and the Corktown 5K as well. Kurtis wasn’t at this year’s Boston. He was training for an upcoming marathon in Ontario and stayed home, but his wife, Ann, did run Boston. She finished in 4:02 and was about seven minutes into the post-marathon fugue of fatigue and exhilaration when the first bomb went off, changing her memory of the big day forever. Boston? Boston? Really? That was my reaction, the reaction of anyone who has ever run it. The most iconic of all races, a mythical-yet-real journey due east from quaint village to booming downtown. The Holy Grail for most marathoners, something that has to be earned, not lucked into (like New York). I went back to Boston the second time in 1986, traveling in a van with a couple running buddies to hang around for the long weekend and cheer our lungs out at the finish line.

RUN 4.8

AND

Alas, I remember the post-race food poisoning that followed a night of eating and beer drinking and celebrating with my running buds — I was the only one to get sick — that reduced me to explosive diarrhea and equally explosive and simultaneous vomiting. I thought that was a sad way to end Boston until a far, far sadder way 25 years later. I ran Scotty Hanton in 2:58 that fall but for one reason or another I didn’t go back to Boston. I kept qualifying for Boston for another 10 or 12 years and never made it back, and then one day I was no longer fit enough to worry about what time I needed. One Boston was enough, though. It made me a Boston marathoner for life.

THRU 10 MILE

- MR -

HELL

FOOT RACE

Saturday, August 10, 2013 - 8:00 am Sponsored By: Pinckney Running Club Awards: Trophy to overall Male and Female, overall Master Male and Female, overall Grandmaster Male and Female, overall Senior Male and Female, and first 7 places in each age group. Awards will not be mailed or delivered.

Entry Fee: $20 Pre-Registration - received by August 4, 2013. $30.00 Late Registration. Pre-Registration Fee Waived for all Runners 70 years of age or older - Excludes On Line Sign-up. Location: Hell Creek Ranch on Cedar Lake Road at Patterson Lake Rd. Camping Available (734) 878-3632. (This phone number for camping only.)

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

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

In 1987, I climbed on the metal scaffolding at the finish line — there wasn’t much in the way of security then — and took photos of friends as they hit the 26.2-mile mark.

But I wrote a letter to the Boston race director, begging and pleading and giving a littany of excuses about my 3:01, some real and some fictional, and got a one-line note back: “3:01 fine by us.” I was in! I finished Boston in about 3:20. I don’t remember the exact time, but I remember everything else in detail. The nerve-wracking school bus ride from downtown Boston to Hopkinton that took way longer than expected. The bus began losing compression in its engine about halfway there and by the time we arrived, driving on the shoulder of

Photos: Frog Prince Studios

Finally, I went back to run Boston, in 1988. Boston had eased its standard for my age group from 2:50 to three hours, but the best I could do in 1987 was a 3:01 at the Scotty Hanton Marathon in Port Huron on Labor Day.

Information: (734) 878-6640 Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

Flagman’s Remembrance Mission Nears End By Ron Marinucci

he Flagman’s mission is coming to an end. He’s closing in on 58,272 miles of running with his Prisoners of War/Missing in Action flag.

said he was an emergency room doctor …” Others have asked Bowen during races if they could help carry the flag in memory of someone they knew. Politely, he refuses.

The Flagman is Mike Bowen, 64, of Flushing, whose 58,272 miles represent “one for every American who died or is listed as missing as a POW or MIA in Vietnam,” he said.

There was one run when he didn’t carry his flag: the 2002 Olympic Torch Run through Indiana. “Officials said it would be a fire hazard, so I left it home,” he said.

“I passed 57,385 the first of the year,” said Bowen, who has run with his flag throughout Michigan and the United States.

Bowen has had several knee surgeries and was diagnosed with colon cancer seven years ago. “I’m a survivor and happy to be alive,” he said, adding, “There are a million of us.”

He served three years in the U.S. Army in the late 1960s and early ‘70s. Running these miles with the flag is “a lifelong mission,” Bowen said.

Bowen started running in 1982. “It wasn’t a pretty picture,” he said. “I had stress problems from a new job, was overweight and a heavy smoker with bad genes — cancer, heart disease and diabetes in the family. I was hooked on nicotine and junk food. “Plus I had survivor’s guilt (from the war). Eventually I made it through the pain and got addicted to running.” He was talked by friends at work into running the Crim 10-miler in Flint and has now run 29straight Crims. He’s run hundreds of races with the flag, including several dozen marathons. Among the latter are six Bostons and Pikes Peak. Bowen’s longest run was 52 miles doing a fundraiser for Toys for Tots. His favorites have been two Marine Corps Marathons ,“because of their huge military turnout.” He started carrying the POW/MIA in 1982 too. “I had ridden my Harley (Bowen is a member of the Michigan Patriot Guard, which attends the funerals of fallen U.S. military personnel) to view the Vietnam Veterans War Memorial in Washington, D.C.,” he remembered. He was moved by the sight of his high school friends’ names on the Wall. “While there,” he said, “I met a lady at the panel next to me. She was looking for the name of her son, who she thought he was still alive since he was classified as a POW/MIA. “Since then, I’ve dedicated each mile I run to a name on the Wall,” he said. Bowen also trains with the flag, or, more correctly, flags. He has two. One is attached to a 5pound pole; the other, lighter, usually used for races. After running with the heavier pole, the lighter one 42

Michigan Runner - July / August 2013

His running “slowed down while recovering from surgery and during chemo and radiation. But when I did run, it was always with the flag,” he said. Bowen ran the Marine Corps Marathon shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. “Near the finish line, two Marines lifted me and said they hoped their generation of veterans honor and remember them like I do mine,” he remembered.

Photo by Scott Sullivan

“I was stationed in Germany,” he remembered. “But I had buddies who served and died in Vietnam.” More than half a dozen were high school friends who signed up together.

Michael Bowen finishes on the track at the Pictured Rocks Run in Munising, June, 2005. “feels like a toothpick,” Bowen said. Not that he complains. Running that way “just seems natural,” he said, “except when the wind blows. Then it’s a pain …” Rain can be burdensome too, making the flag “feel like 50 pounds.” Bowen usually runs alone, but singled out his wife, Patti. “She’s been my rock all these years,” he said. Patti, a retired first-grade teacher, is “my coach, my best friend, travels with me and waits all those hours for me to finish. We are enjoying retirement together.” Bowen tries to run during the hottest part of each day. “The prisoners of war who I represent never got hot days off; why should I?” he said. “One summer day I went out for an 8-mile run around the block,” he continued. “A lady with a walker stood by the road with a bottle of water for me and her hand on her heart as I was returning. She thanked me for carrying the flag and said her husband was a Korean War POW. “Gestures like that make it all worthwhile,” Bowen said. “On another hot day a car slowed and its driver said he would see me soon. I asked, ‘Where?’ He |

michiganrunner.tv

During the marathon he passed the Wall. “It’s sacred ground,” Bowen said. “Seeing my reflection in the marble and hearing voices of my brothers, thanking me, brought me to tears. I was a basket case.” After seven hours of the Pikes Peak Marathon, “a guy thanked me for honoring his dad who had recently committed suicide from the mental wounds he received in Vietnam,” Bowen said. “One year at Boston, there were American POWs in Kosovo. People went crazy when I ran by flying the flag,” he continued. Another year, at the Boston Marathon’s start in Hopkinton, “Some students asked if the flag represented a cult of some kind. I gave them a fiveminute speech about what it stands for.” In 2005 Bowen, “had the honor of being part of the opening ceremony at the Moving Wall when it was in Caro.” The Moving Wall is a half-sized replica — there are two of them — of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington. It tours the U.S., often with one-week stops. Bowen ran from Reese to Caro with the flag, about 18 miles, “in memory of the 18 men from that area who died in Vietnam,” he said. With just a few hundred miles remaining in the journey, Bowen’s goal is near an end. He hopes finish Sept. 20, National POW/MIA Recognition Day. “I plan on running my last few miles in D.C.,” said Bowen, “finishing at the Wall. I started and would like to finish the mission there.” - MR -

full page template_Full page 6/13/13 8:52 PM Page 1