May - June 2005 Event Calendar - Michigan Runner

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In This Issue
May / June 2005 Vol. 27, No. 2
Calendar
May - July 2005 p. 33-45
Features & Departments
E d i t o r ’s Notes: Near Death By Scott Sullivan p. 4
L e t t e r s p. 4
Holmes Runs, Tales of Two Pe n i n s u l a By Scott Sullivan p. 6
Runner # 166 By Tom Cocozzolo p. 10
Running Shorts with Scott Hubbard p. 12
Running Your Guts Out By Becca Putans p. 13
Solstice Run Shines Brighter Ye t By Scott Sullivan p. 14
A Regular Guy Named Fred By Ann Forshee-Crane p. 16
M i c h i g a n ’s Top 100 Marathoners, 200 4 By Jennie McCafferty p. 18
Spinning? Give It a Spin By Dave Foley p. 20
G a ry Morgan, Man on the Go in Africa By Tom Henderson p. 21
Parks’ Impact Outdistances Career By Doug Kurtis p. 22
Michigan Runner TV Schedule p. 24
No Guarantees By Dave Foley p. 24
The New Marathoner: Friend or Foe? By Greg Janicki p. 25
Running Clothes Stink? No Sweat By RonMarinucci p. 26
Running with Tom Henderson p. 46
At the Races
Heat the Streets Leaves Warm Fe e l i n g By Art McCafferty p. 27
Historic ‘Bay’ 30K Marks 111th Anniversary By Jennie McCafferty p. 28
Records Fall at Hansons 5K By C. D. McEwen p. 29
Fast Fliers Win ‘Slush Funds’ at Irish Jig By Scott Sullivan p. 29
S t . Pa t r i c k ’s Parade Corktown Races By C. D. McEwen p. 30
Martian Marathon Shrugs Off Michigan Winter By Greg Janicki p. 30
Al Kayner St. Pa t r i c k ’s Day Runs By C. D. McEwen p. 31
C h u r c h i l l ’s , M I T S , Big 10, R i v e rview Winterfest
Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios p. 32
Michigan Runner Race Series p. 36
Cover: 2004 Fifth Third Bank Solstice Run 5K, Northville.
Photo by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios.
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By Scott Sullivan
Studies show 10 out of every 10 people
who live will die. May as well go run. I
was getting ready — I am always getting
ready to run — when everything went to
hell.
Words I was editing made less sense than
even usual. I fled the newsroom to seek fresh
air, returned with a Coke and started to
shake, ratlle, roll and shout.
I was so embarrassed I couldn’t control
myself I yelled louder. I remember pop fizzling
down my forearm, fluorescent ceiling
lights peering through grids ... then strangers
pressing me to the floor and a face looming
over me, proffering honey on a stick, saying,
“Here, eat this.”
Idisclosed in this space I am diabetic about
two years ago. True Confessions II: I’m a
lousy patient. I disappear eagerly into stories
and pictures I’m working on, then
emerge hours later to realize all I’ve consumed
is coffee, I’m wearing yesterday’s
clothes, my daughter’s been born, it’s a new
millennium.
To manage day-to-day diabetes, you
must be mindful. Most times I don’t have a
mind at all.
My wig-out, due to low blood sugar,
was my third — and most-serious — in a
month. Before that, and an insulin increase,
I’d not had any.
Insulin saves your life and can kill you.
Working out daily to build your strength —
to click a computer mouse, peck at keyboards
and other modern survival rigors —
means more paramedics must restrain you,
you bang and hurt yourself even worse.
Dear Art and Scott,
Editor’s Notes
Near Death
Letters
3-18-05
must
be what
“This
dying is
like,” I thought, coming
to in an ambulance.
Through the rear
window everything
was receding, and,
since I’d broken my
glasses, abstract. The
route I drove to work
daily unrolled in
reverse, sand between
my fingers.
I was strapped to a © Brightroom
g u rn e y, my torso poked and pricked and tethe
red to umpteen tubes spitting jagged heart b e a t
c h a rts and countless numeric readings.
“No run tonight,” I thought miserably.
“What about all those words, unedited?
Anxiety, resurrected, meant my recovery
was near complete.
“You just turned 50?” said an EMT
who’d been fighting me moments earlier.
“Yup,” I said. “Today’s the first day of
the second half-century of my life.”
Isat three hours in an E.R. with nothing to
do but compose the libretto to an opera
based on overheard case studies and staff
gossip: “Code Red ... steak knife ... you
wore WHAT to Jen’s shower? ... Who’s the
guy with the broken glasses?”
My wife and daughter, Flannery, 5, came
to pick me up. Flannery, having witnessed
my past reactions, was scared to greet me.
This hurt worst. I did not want my
daughter to be afraid. MR
3-31-05
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Congratulations on the March / April issue of
Michigan Runner! It is everything a regional
running publication should be-- full of info
on local events and running personalities,
real insights into training, homage paid to
2004’s leading lights, Sherlynn’s upbeat piece
on Running USA, and info that lets your
readers plan for the year ahead. Thanks for
all you do for our sport.
Regards,
Craig Masback
Craig Masback is CEO of USA Track &
Field (USATF), the national governing body
for track and field, long-distance running
and race walking.
Hi Art,
Truly superb coverage of Around the Bay.
You guys do an incredible job. The clip really
captures the essence of this classy event.
Well done and thank you for your outstanding
contribution to running across North
America!
John Stanton
John Stanton is founder and president
of the more than 70 Running Room stores
in Canada and the US, and is the author of
Running Start to Finish.

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Holmes Runs:
Tales of Two Peninsulas
By Scott Sullivan
“We come from the land of the ice and snow,
from the midnight sun where the hot springs
blow.”
–from “The Immigrant Song,” Led Zeppelin
Plastic soles skreek-skreek on the snowy
streets of Iron Mountain. Kevin
Holmes, 5, watches three older siblings,
taking their new boots for a trial run, vanish
ahead of him.
“I ran after them,” recalls Holmes, more
than 43 years and 100,000 miles running
later. “After about 50 yards, I quit.”
It was an inauspicious start for one of
the fastest and most-persistent one-eyed milers
ever to sweep from Michigan’s Upper
Peninsula to its Lower one.
The U.P. breeds legends: Paul Bunyan,
Bigfoot, winter 13 months a year; that
good shippin’ cre w, cast from iron ore of
the hills, entombed under Gitchee Gumee,
p re s e rved in ice — flinty, innocent —
maybe 1,000 years.
Holmes is of that ilk. He has roamed the
peninsulas half a century, almost, vied with
other runners, his own ghosts, demons. If age
or illusion suggest he is slower these days to
rage, quicker to regret, it would make truth
elastic to say he’s mellowed.
He is sweet as sugar, unrefined, with a
tang of vinegar, undistilled; and should you
meet over Blue Moon beer at Kosciuszko
Hall in Grand Rapids, Second City in the
Lower Peninsula, amid walls lined with mirrors
and dart boards, you might see both.
Shawn Sweet (l) congratulates Kevin Holmes on completing 100,000 miles.
Country of the Blind
At age eight Holmes was playing army,
“occupying” a barn in his hometown of
Escanaba, when a rock flew through a window.
“I turned right into it with my left eye,”
he says. “I’m still waiting for my Purple
Heart.”
Today he’s caregiver at the 750-bed
Grand Rapids Home for Veterans. “I like it,”
he says. “I clean shit well. I have endurance.”
At 48, Holmes has never married (“I
came close a couple times, but it didn’t work
out. I got lucky,” he says), devours books (“I
enjoy Sinclair Lewis; he gets to the point and
gets inside people. He’s more funny because
so much of his stuff is sad”).
And he loves to run.
“On Va l e n t i n e ’s eve more than 30 gathere d , amid stinging hail outside Ko s c i u s z ko,
to jog together for two of the slowest miles — Nos. 99,999 and 100,000 — of
Holmes’ care e r.”
Suicide 360 Times
“Mom was married several times; I’m
not sure how many,” says Holmes. “I’m the
ninth out of 18 children. I wanted to be the
first to win a high school letter in football, I
wasted three falls as a 140-pound, one-eyed
end.
“Before practice we warmed up running
a couple laps on the track. I ran way out
ahead of everyone. Upperclassmen told me
my sophomore year I should go out for track
in spring. ‘You’re a miler,’ they said.
“OK, that was what I’d do.”
Holmes won his first race, excluding
excursions in plastic boots, on a five-laps-permile
cinder track in Menominee, in four minutes,
58 seconds.
He learned he more than liked running
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fast. He could not get enough of it. He
adored it.
“That was in 1973, the year I started
keeping track of my miles,” says Holmes,
pulling out a 5”x 8” Spiral notebook containing
results of every race he has run:
1,189 as we speak, and counting.
Of the 1,096 of those races with age
divisions, Holmes had 552 overall wins and
544 losses (“This is the year my losses will
overtake my wins,” he concedes to age), 720
age-group wins to 376 losses.
As we speak in the old Polish hall,
whose name sounds like someone sneezing,
over televised sports and bar chat, Holmes
has trained and raced 100,026 miles in the
32 years since he was a sophomore: more
than four times around the earth, halfway
to the moon, and farther than any car he
has owned.
That’s an average 8.5 miles per day, 59.5
miles a week, 263.3 miles per month, 3,124
miles a year ...
Not that anyone’s keeping count.
“I once wrote, ‘I’ve committed suicide
360 times,’” says Holmes. “That was after I
had run 360 races.
“Before the start, I am hard to talk to.
I’m scared as hell. Once we go, I feel like I’m
being chased.”
Ghosts
Holmes’ fourth-place finish in the U.P.
high school mile during his junior year still
haunts him.
“I didn’t kick and got beat. I should have
won,” he says. “No one beat me my senior
year — because of that, I think.
“It poured rain at the finals. My shoes
filled with water — they felt like bricks; I
could have used plastic boots that day. I
entered the gun lap 10 yards back and took
off. I couldn’t face my coach again if I lost.”
He won in 4:38. College scholarships?
Few scout the U.P. and Holmes, not interested,
worked the next eight years changing
bedpans for the aging in Escanaba.
Then he would clock out and rip up the
local roads.
When Holmes was 27, Northern
Michigan University cross country coach
Chris Danielson, one of the top U.P. runners
ever, offered him a $200 scholarship.
“I’d only run cross for one fall, after giving
up football, at Escanaba,” says Holmes.
“I got hurt early in the season. Now Chris,
one of my toughest rivals, was offering 200
bucks — enough for my books — to make
me a 27-year-old freshman. I said sure.”
Holmes was voted most valuable runner
his freshman season. “But I wasn’t into
school,” he says. He quit NMU and stayed in
a house with five other athletes in Marquette,
taking jobs slinging sausage at Vango’s Pizza,
working in nursing homes, always running.
Holmes turned his best mile ever, 4:10,
at age 36; his best 5K, 15:09; his best
marathon, 2:36:48 ... Nice times? You bet.
Kevin Holmes (center) celebrates running miles number 99,999 and 100,000 with
Scott Sullivan (l) and Dan Ke l s ey.
But don’t quit your day job.
“I was never more than a decent regional
runner,” he says. “But I loved the adrenaline
rush, the racing.
“What’s the satisfaction of running
fast?” Holmes answers one question with
another. “What’s the satisfaction of eating a
good meal, drinking a good beer?
“It is uplifting — not religious, but more
like a quality of experience. It’s a sense you
are making the most of the time you’re here.
“While in Marquette I learned something
college could never teach me,” he continues.
“I’d been angry, taken things personally for
years. In Marquette I met people who forgave
me.
“They taught me how I could be a
friend.”
Fall to Earth
“Winter is not a season, it’s an occupation.”
– Sinclair Lewis
In 1994 Holmes decided he couldn’t live.
Not, at least, working part-time at a nursing
home in the natural-beauty-rich but job-poor
U.P.
He took a test for a veterans-home opening
in Grand Rapids. Sample question:
How often do you change a patient’s
underwear?
a) Once a day
b) Once a month
c) Once a year
“I scored 100 percent,” Holmes says. “I
drove six and a half hours south for a 10-
minute interview, then drove back. I got
home, went to bed and woke up to my exgirlfriend’s
note that the home had called. I
was hired.”
Holmes packed what possessions he had
— running shoes and clothes, trophy plates
(he’d recycled the rest of the bulky hardware),
books and furnishings — in his Ford
Escort “with rust-ic trim” and headed south
the July 4 weekend, this time to stay.
“I saw fireworks over Mackinac, then
things went downhill,” he remembers. “My
car broke down near Cadillac; no place was
open that could fix it. I had 20 bucks in my
pocket.
“I remembered Dave Foley, the editor of
Michigan Runner magazine, had interviewed
me once, and he lived in Cadillac. I looked
up his address in the phone book, got a map,
knocked on his door and said, ‘I’m sorry, but
...’
“Dave took me in and fed me. He took
me fishing. I’d never caught a pike before; I
caught three that day.
“I’ll never forget,” Holmes says.
In the South
Holmes arrived in Grand Rapids 10
years, six months, 19 days, seven hours and
— he glances at his watch — 28 minutes, 13
seconds ago, and counting.
Not that anyone’s keeping track.
The U.P. has about one-third of
Michigan’s land mass and less than one-30th
of its residents, not counting caribou, wolves
or Sasquatch. Holmes fends for himself in the
urban wilds of Grand Rapids, second to
Detroit in population, with defiance that,
shortly, softens.
“More fast people, more competition,”
he says. “I’m a veteran. Try to get in my
head, you can’t; try to pass on my blind side,
I’ll read your shadow. If I get elbowed, I give
it back. I know all the tricks.”
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“Pugnacity is a form of
courage, but a very bad form,”
said Sinclair Lewis. Holmes
knows that too. “My best competitors
are my best friends these
days,” he says.
Time has forced adjustments.
“My string of years running 5Ks
faster than 16 minutes has gone
by the wayside,” he says. “Sub-
17 and -18 too.
“Sub-19 is still alive; that’s
my ‘fast’ these days, and I don’t
consider it any slower. Not as
long as I’ve done my best.”
Holmes has run sub-5-
minute miles for 32 years
straight, with help of late from
L.P. topography. The sixth annual
Kevin Holmes All-Downhill
Mile is slated for May 21 this
year.
The North remembers. In
2001 Holmes was inducted into
the Upper Peninsula Road
Runners Hall of Fame. “That
may be the greatest honor I’ve
had,” he says.
He has friends among
“trolls” — L.P. souls who live
“under” the Mackinac Bridge —
as well.
On Valentine’s eve more than
30 gathered, amid stinging hail
outside Kosciuszko, to jog
together for two of the slowest
miles — Nos. 99,999 and
100,000 — of Holmes’ career.
Sixty-plus running shoes
scrape-scraped over snow-melt
asphalt until midway, when
Holmes popped an “oil can” of
LaBatt’s Blue beer, brewed in
Canada, and passed it around,
sharing germs with his health-nut
friends.
Back at Koscuiszko, two
non-running spouses hoisted a
banner inscribed “Kevin Holmes
100,000” for him to run
through. Hugs were exchanged
and the oil can, discarded, went
spinning off toward the gutter.
A friend retrieved it and gave
it to Holmes after untold stories
had been exchanged, without any
polygraphs, at the hall, toasts
raised and designated drivers
were revving engines in the cold
February night.
“What do I want with an old
LaBatt’s can?” wondered
Holmes, who enshrined it
instantly near his TV as he stayed
up late watching Simon and
Garfunkel’s “Old Friends” DVD,
until realizing he had to rise for
work two hours later, plus run a
4 x 1-mile interval session after.
“There are things you don’t
want to miss,” Holmes says. MR
Runner #166
By Tom Cocozzoli
With a heavy heart she soldiered on
Always thinking of her loss
There must be something I can do
To try and help the cause
She wrestled with the question of
How to honor Mother?
Then it hit her like a bolt —
Become a 5K runner!
Some would scoff, while others laughed
And some just did not get it
Because no one could have really known
The depth of her commitment
And so every day, rain or shine
She went out on the road
And faced a battle with fatigue
Persevering in the cold
As Race Day fast approached
The snow began to fall
Determination still intact —
Aching joints and all
Just one more week of training
Before the big event
Inspiration drove her legs
Every mile that she went
And so finally ...
The runners huddled in a group
Her first race had begun?
The wind cut through her nylon suit
On this frigid morning run
Up and down — it wound around
Would this race never end?
And the only sound that she could hear
Was a pounding in her head
But as she hit that final hill
Panting every stride
I swear I saw a vision of her
Mother by her side
Smiling,
With a Mother’s pride.

Running Shorts with Scott Hubbard
Scott Hubbard
By Scott
Hubbard
TRIVIA: True
or false: an
Eastern
Michigan
University stu -
dent or graduate
has competed in
track at every
Summer
Olympics since
1960?
Great Outdoors. I couldn’t help myself. The
lyrics came to me spontaneously from,
arguably, the most-influential and durable
LP/CD of all time:
It was twenty years ago today
Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play
What happened to me 20 years ago, as I
looked through my 1985 training diary, was
ordinary compared to the splash release of
“Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”
made in summer ’67. (Little did I know my
running career would begin a month after
purchase of the Beatles’ masterpiece.)
My entry for March 4, 1985 reads, “Big
snow and rain storm overnite, rain all day. Run
indoors first time in years. Go 60 minutes.” I
recall being fed up with a long, miserable winter
and ran that eve at the University of Michigan’s
indoor track. I’ve not run indoors since, and the
e n t ry is a footnote to all the days hooked together
since that I’ve coped with winter’s changing
m o o d s .
I’ve run through every winter since ‘69,
and, except for a handful of exceptionallycold
days, the thing I’ve dreaded most, by far,
is bad footing.
Dressing right is key to staying comfortable
at any temperature and I’ve found it easy
enough to layer correctly for winter. Before
decent nylon coats and wicking fibers, my first
dozen winters in cotton apparel left me chilled
at times, but wasn’t a deterrent.
No, from the beginning, footing has made
the biggest difference in my winter running
experiences.
My favorite winter running surfaces are
dry or 1 to 2 inches of snow that compresses
and squeaks with each step. I also enjoy trail
running, but for months at a time stay away
because snow gets packed down by walkers,
turns to misshapen ice and takes forever to
melt in the backwoods.
What I dislike most about winter are
unshoveled sidewalks/bikepaths, the occasional
snowstorm and nasty ice. I’ve fallen badly
on ice a few (too many) times, but regard
uncleared walks as the most annoying and
dangerous of winter hazards.
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I’m sure every community has a law re q u i r-
ing pro p e rty owners to have walks cleared within
24 hours, but it’s rarely enforced. You’d think
mail carriers would have raised a considerable
stink, but obviously the problem isn’t impro v i n g
or going away.
Winter wind is vexing on the run, but nothing
like it is while cycling. If you think winter
wind is painful, miserable and tiring while ru n-
ning, saddle up and face it a few miles. Or don’t
and spare yourself the discomfort .
The general rule is to start a run into the
wind, but I rarely consider its direction.
Unlike bad footing, I’ve made my peace with
wind and view it as an invisible inconvenience.
For something you can’t see, it IS a
ubiquitous and potent force, but bad footing
is more of an overall energy burden.
I laugh at some of the conditions I’ve run
in. I recall too many days when pace became
secondary to safety, and coping skills were
stressed as much as my legs.
The goal of running on poor surfaces is to
seek the path of least resistance. On snow-lumpy
walks I run a bit flat-footed, and on unplowed
roads try to run down the tire track trails. Either
w a y, the going is usually slow, messy, awkward ,
inconsistent, aggravating and draining.
No sense sugar-coating it: sometimes winter
running is less than pleasant. It’s always
pleasing but not always pleasant.
Winter running is an acquired taste.
Against the seasonal odds, a great deal of my
best running occurs between November and
March. I can’t fully account for this. It could
be that life seems to slow down, things seem
quieter, more relaxed with fewer distractions.
Whatever the reasons, winter running satisfies
me more than it appeals, and somehow
that works.
Do You Think? In the February issue of
Northwest Runner magazine, JoAnn
Dahlkoetter, Ph.D., offered “a five-part toolbox
for better running.” Dahlkoetter is a
sports psychologist and regularly provides
good advice in her NR column “Head
Medicine.” Her toolbox is really five simple
techniques to help others perform their best.
“Concious breathing: By changing the
way you breathe, you can change the way you
feel. Breathing abdominally helps you relax
and expand your conciousness.
“Ask empowering questions: Tu rn every -
thing that happens to your advantage. Whatever
happens, turn it around and ask, ‘How can I use
this? What’s the next step? What can I learn fro m
this? How can I move on?’
“Focused attention: Think about the
p rocess, not the final outcome. Look only at
what you need to do right now. The final time
or place will take care of itself. Beware of dis -
tractions. Focus on your immediate target. Bre a k
your target into small, manageable pieces.
“ A ff i rmations: Make positive self-statements
c o n t i n u a l l y. Negative thinking is common; we all
have an inner critic (that says we are n ’t good,
fast, brave or smart enough). Become aware of
these thoughts early. Don’t fight them; acknowl -
edge them and substitute a positive aff i rm a t i o n .
Instead of saying, ‘This hurts too much,’ think,
‘This feeling is connected with going faster and
doing my best.’
“Relax and enjoy: Practice being in the
present. Let past and future events fade into
the background. Let your body do what
you’ve trained it to do. Remember your goals
are realistic and all you need to do is perform
to your capabilities. (There’s no such thing as
giving 110 percent.)”
The goal is to remain positive and not
let negative thoughts or results cloud your
outlook. Dahlkoetter also suggests compiling
a set of phrases or words to repeat to
yourself to prevent negative thoughts fro m
e n t e r i n g .
She concludes by describing a “funneling
technique” to use at the end of a tough race.
“Try imagining you have a funnel
attached to the top of your head that’s gather -
ing energy from all around you. Feel the end -
less reserves of strength and power filling
every cell in your body. You’ll notice a natural
and physical lift.”
Many limiting situations are in our heads.
Negative thinking is an energy drain. Most of us
spend 95 percent of our time getting physically
ready to do our best, and only 5 percent on
mental preparation. That 5 percent can undo the
95 percent if we don’t have our thinking right.
W h a t ’s in your head?
If you’d like to see Dahlkoetter’s new
book, visit: www.yourperformingedge.com.
Other good books are “Sports Psyching” by
Dr Thomas Tutko, and “The Running Mind”
by Jim Lilliefors.
ANSWER: True. 1960: Hayes Jones 110-
meter hurdles, bronze medal; 1964: Jones 110
hurdles, gold; 1968: Dave Ellis, Canada,
5,000 and 10,000 meters; 1972: Hasely
Crawford, Trinidad, 100 meters; 1972: Tony
Nelson, Canada, 110 hurdles; 1976:
Crawford, Trinidad, 100, gold; Deby Lansky
Laplante, 100 hurdles; 1980: Crawford,
Trinidad, 100; 1984: Earl Jones, 800 meters,
bronze; Crawford, 100; 1988: Tommy Asinga,
Suriname, 800; 1992: Asinga, Suriname, 800;
1996: Asinga, Suriname, 800; 1996: Paul
McMullen, 1500 meters; Greg Rhymer, British
Virgin Islands, 800, 4x400; Sevatheda Fynes,
Bahamas, 100, 4x100; Clement Chukwu,
Nigeria, 400 meters, 4x400; 2000: Chukwu,
Nigeria, 4x400, gold; Nduka Awazie, Nigeria,
4x400, gold; Fabian Rollins, Barbados, 400,
4x100; Fynes, Bahamas 4x100; 2004: Jamie
Nieto, high jump. MR

By Becca Putans
Running Your Guts Out
Ihaven’t thrown up due to being sick in a
couple years, yet I puke more than once
— as the result of a healthy activity —
each fall.
Most people wouldn’t take part in a
s p o rt which presents a good chance you’ll
t h row up everything you have eaten. Ye t
t h e re I am, part of my school’s cross count
ry team, doing what most people think is
impossible every day, through the puke
and all.
The first time this happened was in
eighth grade. My excitement about ru n-
ning in my first meet left my system
a round one mile. With it came toaster
s t rudel and enough stomach acid to power
all the car batteries in Luxembourg. It
came up in bucketfuls through my mouth,
and went out my nose. In case you’re curious,
yes, that hurt s .
Poor Coach Stevens. He was standing by
the mile mark getting split times when it all
went down — or up, depending on how you
look at it. “It’s OK, just take it easy and finsih
strong,” he told me while yellow bile
dripped down my face and jersey. All I could
think of was half a mile more, just a halfmile
more.
Fast-forward to the following Monday. I
was in Coach Antel’s class and, as
usual, he was telling us about the last
weekend’s meet. He referred to my digestive
pyrotechnics as a “technicolor yawn.” I
learned quite a few ways to refer to throwing
up that year.
A few weeks later we ran at the Holly
Invitational. This was our school’s first
appearance there, and my body decided to
leave its mark. The other runners may have
felt sorry for me, throwing up and still having
to run; but I felt sorry for them, having
to keep running after watching the insides of
someone’s stomach come up as if it were natural
as lightning. Really, hurling isn’t natural.
The Holly incident pales in comparison
to what happened at Riverside Park. For
some reason unbeknownst to me now, but
hindsight is 20/20, I ate an apple a couple
hours before I ran. Big mistake.
Apples are great going down: juicy,
crunchy, with big, delicious slices. They came
back up that way as well. I crossed the line,
went through the chute, and there it came.
What made this the best incident of my freshman
year is that one chunk took on a life of
its own and choked me. I hope something
rotten happened to that apple.
Apple cinnamon Nutri-Grain granola
bars were the bane of my existence my sophomore
year. They passed through my throat
twice three separate times.
Benzie Central was the first recipient of
this all-natural gift. I had run well until the
finish line. Consider this line: it disguises
itself as something so magnificent you yearn
for it. But actually it’s a devil. If you haven’t
already thrown up somewhere else on the
course, it will happen there. The people who
work the chute do not get paid enough, considering
they don’t get paid.
The finish line again taunted me at Bath.
The chute was once again where I lost it.
During this episode I stepped in puke from
the girl in front of me. Not only did I have
bile, which was cinnamon fresh, on my face
and jersey, I had two people’s puke on my
shoes.
M I C H I G A N R U N N E R
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A cross country runner’s spikes do not
get enough credit for what they are put
through. They trek in the most diverse and
difficult terrains in any weather, then get
shoved in a box until next season. I’d like to
salute my spikes and thank them for all I’ve
put them through; they deserve a hooray.
Hooray!
My body and Carson City must have
been fierce rivals in another life, because
something terrible always happens at that
meet. It was particularly horrific my sophomore
year.
First, ignoring experience, I decided to
eat the granola bar. Then I got cut off by the
girl in front of me, causing me to fall and get
spiked. Finally, at three miles, my stomach
went into that all-contents-must-go wholesale
phase and I knew the race was over. Vomit
spewed from my mouth like a volcano, and
through my nose, which at least cleared my
sinuses. The pain was so hot it almost
dropped me dead in my tracks.
You’re supposed to sprint the last 200
meters of a cross country race. This was my
slowest sprint of the year.
My junior year shed a whole new
light on the art of puking. Now my
body wanted to make this happen
violently. They teach us in school that violence
is wrong. I can attest that hurling violently
is wrong too.
At Brewer Park I came over the hill at
three miles and was practically brought to my
knees in agony. Palms on the ground, head
down, throwing up, getting passed by runners
just wanting to be done. What a great
first race of the season.
It happened again at our second meet,
again near the three-mile mark. This time I
gave my teammates the pleasure of sharing
my experience by having the episode happen
beside our tent. Later I learned someone got
still-frame pictures of the ordeal. That didn’t
seem like a Kodak moment to me, but I’m
sure they are interesting to see.
At Fremont I was already gagging at
the two-mile mark, and I’m sure jumping
hay bales didn’t help. That shook up everything
like a blender, then my stomach had a
trampoline part y. It would seem like I
crashed the part y, but that’s what it gets for
not inviting me.
Running while puking is one of the hardest
things a person can do in life. It takes
skill, dedication and quite a bit of practice to
do it right. Coaches Antel and Stevens, along
with my parents and teammates, will be there
to help me through it, or to laugh at me,
whichever works best.
“The easiest solution would be to stop
running,” said my doctor. That would be the
obvious choice, but apparently my body
doesn’t prefer to do things the easy way.
Why start now?
Becca Putans will enter her senior
year at Wyoming Kelloggsville
High School this fall. MR
Solstice Run to Shine
By Scott Sullivan
The Fifth Third Bank Solstice Run is
held near the longest day of the year
by necessity.
It takes all the daylight you can get to
have this much fun.
The event — set this summer for
Saturday, June 25, in Northville — has
grown in three years to one of Michigan’s
landmark races. Why?
Start with courses through historic
Northville that culminate at Ford Field. Add
top competition — both the 5K and firsttime
10K this year offer prize money — and
children’s fun.
Add an Outdoor Expo that features a
Taste Fest, live entertainment, hot-air balloon
rides, face painting, MoonWalk and more
fun for kiddies, and the fact proceeds go to
charity — and we’re talking family fitness
fun you won’t want to miss.
The new Fifth Third Bank 10K, which
adds parts of Northville Township to the 5K
course through Victorian Northville neighborhoods,
gets festivities underway at 7:30
a.m. Based on time limits for road closures
Brighter Yet
The quarter-mile Kids Fun Run, Presented by Foresters, gives moms and dads
time to finish the 10K, then cheer on the little ones if they choose.
and safety issues, runners must be able to go
the distance at better than a 12-minute-mile
(roughly 1:15) pace.
The quarter-mile Kids Fun Run,
Presented by Foresters, takes place at 8:45
a.m. — giving moms and dads time to finish
the 10K, then cheer on the little ones if they
choose. Foresters will provide medals for all
participants.
The 9 a.m. 5K Run/Walk, Presented by
Michigan Television, is part of the Michigan
Runner Race Series, in which the top-three
open, master and senior runners earn points
toward this magazine’s Runner of the Year
honors. Karen Newman will sing the national
anthem before the start.
Presenting sponsor Comcast will broadcast
events on tape delay via its new local
channel, which reaches more than 1.3 million
Michigan homes.
The race staff, headed by director/
founder Alan Whitehead and course director
Doug Kurtis, has set goals of making the
Solstice Run a world-class event. Three years
and they’re there.
For more information and/or to register
online, visit www.solsticerun.org. MR
14 M A Y / J U N E 2 0 0 5

M I C H I G A N R U N N E R
15

Nine-year Boston Marathon obsession lives on for ...
A Regular Guy Named Fred
By Ann Forshee-Crane
Most adults go through life hoping
to get married, have a couple
kids, find a good job and buy a
house. When they’ve realized these goals,
the focus turns to launching the kids,
trading the house for a condo, and re t i r-
ing from the good job. And it’s a wrap.
T h a t ’s life.
As runners, we add to this plan.
We’ve enriched our lives doing something
that most adults don’t do; we’ve thro w n
in a physical goal — train for and complete
a race.
For many of us the goal is to finish
upright. Others have time goals. Still others
focus their lives on not just a time, but
race. Fred Fry is in the latter gro u p .
In Febru a ry, the Charlotte native ran
the Hops Marathon by the Bay in Ta m p a ,
Fla. Fre d ’s goal wasn’t just to finish, nor
run a PR. The 57-year- o l d ’s goal was to
qualify for the Boston Marathon.
The Boston bug has been a nine-year
obsession for Fred. He first got bitten
while attending a Beantown conference in
1996 .
“ Two ru n n i n g - related things happened
at that conference,” he re m e m b e re d .
“First, my old belt didn’t fit. I was too
fat. I had to buy a new belt at Filene’s
Basement.
“Second, my wife, Beth, took my pict
u re as I pretended to finish the Boston
Marathon. I was actually running the
w rong direction.
“I decided then that I wanted to ru n
Boston. I didn’t waste any time getting
going. My first marathon was Columbus in
November 1996, where I ran 5:13. Both
our kids were flabbergasted that a short ,
fat man made it the whole way. ”
F red has run 11 marathons since then.
He ran three in 2002, with a best of
4:35:28 in Chicago. He had to cut almost
an hour to make the age 50-54 Bostonqualifying
standard of 3:40:59.
Interim goals became important, but
for Fred it always came back to Boston.
Each fall he made hotel re s e rvations for
P a t r i o t ’s weekend, when the marathon is
run. And each spring, he cancelled them.
F red lost 22 pounds. The leaner, meaner
Fred ran a 4:00:47 in the 2003 Detro i t
Marathon. He was coming along. He was
z e roing in on Boston.
He joined the 55-59 age group, easing
his Boston cutoff to 3:45:59. Five more precious
minutes. But he had a persistent ITband
injury in 2004 and couldn’t get in
consistent mileage. No marathons that year.
Ann Forshee Crane and Fred Fry
But Fred kept his eyes on the Boston
p r i z e .
He improved his training. For Detro i t
in 2003 he had run two 20-milers. Prior to
Tampa he did four, with the last being 24
miles.
F red added speed work. He pulled out
all the stops. He had a great race plan,
with a moderate slowdown built in for the
last six miles, which would be paced by his
son, Jeff. He was Ready, with a capital R.
He knew he could do it.
If Fre d ’s story were a made-for- T V
movie, he would have crawled across the
finish line to the “Rocky” theme, and the
camera would have panned up to a clock
showing he had qualified with two seconds
to spare .
But hey, this is real life and Fre d ’s just
a regular guy. He anonymously crossed the
finish line in Tampa in 3:47:26, missing the
Boston cutoff by one minute, 26 seconds.
F red cancelled his hotel re s e rvation this
spring. Again.
F red has a wife, two kids, a house, a
job AND a dream. He’s not Rocky Balboa
or Superman, but he is a hero for the masses.
His nine-year quest for that elusive
Boston qualifier is inspiring because each
of us can identify with his stru g g l e .
Each runner has his or her own battle,
which adds to their “life plan.” Each of us
has a story. Some are too modest to tell it,
while others have yet to find it. But it is
t h e re .
Your “Boston” might be simply sticking
with your training calendar. It might be
reaching the finish line of your first race,
or bettering your time from last year. Or it
might actually be qualifying for THE
Boston Marathon.
F red Fry is going to qualify for Boston.
He’ll be toeing the starting line of his next
marathon with his cutoff time etched in
m i n d .
Come fall, Fred had better get out that
c redit card and make those re s e rv a t i o n s ,
because next year he’s gonna need them.
Ann Forshee-Crane, a freelance writer who
has run Boston three times, is the distance
coach for Team Playmakers, a walking and
running training program based in
Okemos. M R
16 M A Y / J U N E 2 0 0 5

Hansons Running Shops
Present
Michigan’s
Top 100 Marathoners 2004
By Jennie McCafferty
1 Trent Briney 2:12:35 OT-Birmingham
2 Brian Sell 2:13:21 Chicago
3 Ryan Shay 2:14:08 New York
4 Clint Verran 2:14:36 OT-Birmingham
5 Luke Humphrey 2:18:49 Chicago
6 Ben Rosario 2:18:55 California Int’l.
7 Martin Rosendahl 2:19:35 Twin Cities
8 Paul Aufdemberge 2:20:03 Columbus
9 Kyle O’Brien 2:20:21 Detroit
10 Nick Stanko 2:20:29 Detroit
11 Carl Rundell 2:21:08 OT-Birmingham
12 Tracy Lokken 2:23:43 Detroit
13 Mike Franko 2:24:30 OT-Birmingham
14 Terrance Shea 2:24:31 OT-Birmingham
15 Rob Hyde 2:26:50 Chicago
16 Steven Crane 2:26:50 Chicago
17 Ryan Desgrange 2:28:27 Quad Citeis
18 Brian Savoie 2:28:58 Detroit
19 Gordon Fisher 2:30:06 Detroit
20 Kirk Walrath 2:30:22 Chicago
21 Paul Barrons 2:30:25 Chicago
22 Nathan Usher 2:30:30 Detroit
23 Michael Camilleri 2:31:45 Detroit
24 Ryan Linden 2:33:23 Boston
25 Erik Bush 2:34:11 Grand Rapids
26 Matthew Sackrider 2:34:17 Chicago
27 Aaron Usher 2:34:48 Toledo
28 Bob Busquaert 2:35:28 OT-Birmingham
29 Mike Ehrmantraut 2:35:31 Grand Rapids
30 J. Lindsey Dood 2:36:04 Grand Rapids
31 Grant Lofdahl 2:37:00 Detroit
32 Rick Straughen 2:37:15 Chicago
33 Eric Green 2:37:20 Detroit
34 David Vandermeer 2:37:38 Grand Rapids
35 Matt Sicilia 2:37:55 Chicago
36 Andy Haas 2:38:14 Boston
37 Kevin Kaspzyk 2:39:15 Detroit
38 Matthew Kaczor 2:39:17 Bay Shore
39 James Thompson 2:39:38 Tri-State
40 Kris Warszawski 2:39:39 Houston
41 Michael Buslepp 2:40:13 Detroit
42 Brian Jones 2:40:43 Chicago
43 Mark Werner 2:41:28 Running Fit Tr a i l
44 Rob Hruskovich 2:42:09 Chicago
45 Dave Peterson 2:42:10 Columbus
46 David Dhanoa 2:42:44 Chicago
47 James Lobdell, Jr. 2:42:51 Columbus
48 Brian Goodwin 2:42:54 Mad City
49 Kevin Pline 2:43:01 New York
50 Matt Gerard 2:43:24 Boston
51 Jonathan Sieber 2:44:03 Flying Pig
Men
52 Patrick Benedict 2:44:06 Bay Shore
53 Hamshivraj Dhamrat 2:44:09 Detroit
43 Chris Burns 2:45:05 Bay Shore
55 Billy Jack 2:45:19 Detroit
56 Eric Seifert 2:45:46 Detroit
57 Mike Martino 2:46:10 Martian
58 Andrew Muchow 2:46:17 Columbus
59 Timothy Grotelueschen 2:46:40 Detroit
60 Scott Liversedge 2:47:33 Bay Shore
61 Winston Stoody 2:47:34 Chicago
62 Matt Bozung 2:47:39 Bay Shore
63 Steve Cuttitta 2:48:07 Chicago
64 Eric McCumber 2:48:30 Detroit
65 Bryan Alfonso 2:48:31 Philadelphia
66 Neil Peruski 2:48:35 Detroit
67 Daniel Oden 2:48:59 Detroit
68 Kirt Goetzke 2:49:33 Grandma’s
69 Christopher Gregory 2:49:48 Detroit
70 Shane Logan 2:49:56 Detroit
71 David Dimcheff 2:50:07 Detroit
72 Eric Stuber 2:50:11 Tucson
73 David Rubush 2:50:14 Bay Shore
74 Ryan Tracey 2:50:27 Chicago
75 Joseph Verellen 2:51:19 Bay Shore
76 Dennis Malecki 2:51:20 Bay Shore
77 Troy Kinnunen-Skidmore 2:51:33 Grandma’s
78 Eric Rzeppa 2:51:48 Detroit
79 William Pasutti 2:51:51 Chicago
80 Jeffry Rizer 2:51:53 Disney
81 Brian Burnette 2:52:02 Flying Pig
82 Patrick Lencioni 2:52:16 Boston
83 Larry Gutierrez 2:52:21 Martian
84 Kurt Schneider 2:52:22 Bay Shore
85 Todd Losee 2:52:33 Chicago
86 Matt Holappa 2:52:39 Chicago
87 Jimi Minnema 2:52:45 Gr. Rapids
88 Bryan Heid 2:53:09 Detroit
89 Gary Gurgold 2:53:20 Bay Shore
90 Lou Feil 2:53:22 Bay Shore
91 Bent Andersen 2:53:40 Bay Shore
92 Ralph Shelly 2:53:44 Detroit
93 Henry Hofman 2:53:55 Bay Shore
94 Michael Douma 2:54:07 Martian
95 Michael Frank 2:54:22 Columbus
96 Patrick Foley 2:54:25 Chicago
97 James Steffel 2:54:27 Bay Shore
98 Dan Stafford 2:54:30 Chicago
99 Doug Drenth 2:54:42 Chicago
100 Daniel Droski 2:54:48 Detroit
100 Paul Miller 2:54:48 Detroit
Women
1 Monica Hostetler 2:42:20 OT-St. Louis
2 Seana Larson 2:44:02 OT-St. Louis
3 Leah Daniel 2:46:47 Detroit
4 Sarah Plaxton 2:47:19 Quad Cities
5 Jackie Rzepecki 2:48:01 Detroit
6 Laura Ankrum 2:55:34 Las Vegas
7 Ann Boyd Stewart 2:56:19 Quad Cities
8 Kendra Lowe 3:01:11 Akron
9 Janet Becker 3:05:01 Chicago
10 Kristin Walstad 3:05:31 Detroit
11 Monica Joyce 3:06:24 Chicago
12 Laurie Decker 3:08:31 Memphis
13 Tiffany Root 3:11:16 Grand Rapids
14 Nancy Schubring 3:12:01 Detroit
15 Kirsten Post 3:12:28 Grand Rapids
16 Serena Kessler 3:12:29 Grandma’s
17 Krys Brish 3:12:39 Chicago
18 Laura LaRivee 3:12:42 Detroit
19 Marianne Shively 3:12:57 Detroit
20 Kimberly Elenbaum 3:13:06 Chicago
21 Marybeth Reader 3:14:51 New York
22 Nicole Begin 3:15:16 New York
23 Bonnie Sexton 3:16:42 Carrollton
24 Jami Grant 3:16:52 Detroit
25 Mindy Kuehl 3:17:29 Boston
26 Karyn Butler 3:17:30 Chicago
27 Jacqueline Russo 3:18:42 Chicago
28 Katie Pingston 3:18:42 Detroit
29 Melissa Curie 3:18:49 Chicago
30 Joann Berryman 3:18:55 Akron Tpath
31 Kelly Derocher 3:18:58 Chicago
32 Sara Root 3:19:11 Detroit
33 Dorsey Dobry 3:19:50 Detroit
34 Laura Gabrion 3:19:59 Bay Shore
35 Melissa Marks 3:20:38 Flying Pig
36 Laura Nelson 3:20:48 Bay Shore
37 Sarah Kaechele 3:20:56 Detroit
38 Mary Faber 3:21:35 Detroit
39 Julie Van Loo 3:22:07 Grand Rapids
40 Deanna Skelcy 3:22:44 Detroit
41 Peggy Zeeb 3:23:30 Grand Rapids
42 Connie Kramer 3:23:44 Bay Shore
43 Lois Ann Fulton 3:23:52 Flying Pig
44 Meredith Ulmer 3:24 Chicago
45 Lisa Taylor 3:24:03 Detroit
46 Tammy Royston 3:24:21 Chicago
47 Lisa Simms 3:24:23 Bay Shore
48 Kimberly Peterson 3:24:51 Boston
49 Vicki Palis 3:25:04 Boston
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50 Katie McCabe 3:25:16 Detroit
51 Cheryl Klotkowski 3:25:33 Detroit
52 Lulu Byrd 3:25:41 Detroit
53 Jessica Sowles 3:26:33 Chicago
54 Connie Cannon 3:26:51 Bay Shore
55 Heidi Drallos 3:26:54 Cleveland
56 Donna Gering 3:27:09 Green Bay
57 Debbie Vanmeter 3:27:31 Disney
58 Sara Crowe 3:27:38 Boston
59 Gayle Kuipers 3:27:41 Detroit
60 Lisa Oleksak 3:27:47 Boston
61 Anne Baird 3:27:52 Bay Shore
62 Cherie Salmet 3:27:54 Bay Shore
63 Gina Wittenberg 3:27:56 Bay Shore
64 Kathryn Starkweather`3:28:24 Detroit
65 Lanette Finney 3:28:24 Bay Shore
66 Amy Coughlin 3:28:48 Detroit
67 Jeannette Seckinger 3:28:51 Chicago
68 Cortney Kosmala 3:28:53 Detroit
69 Lora Park 3:28:54 Martian
70 Leann Jackson 3:29:04 Chicago
71 Melissa Staley 3:29:04 Detroit
72 Laura Majewski 3:29:24 Detroit
73 Eric Clason 3:29:31 Chicago
74 Catherine Domanico 3:29:35 Detroit
75 M a u reen Ti p p e n 3 : 29 : 54 To ronto WF
76 Angie Schmid 3:30:15 Chicago
77 Nancy Damm 3:30:16 Martian
78 Jackie Blair 3:30:27 Detroit
79 Melissa A. Wing-Ronca3:30:55 New York
80 Kathleen Hubbard 3:31:02 Bay Shore
81 Kathryn Anthes 3:31:02 Chicago
82 Kim Rummler 3:31:06 Detroit
83 Elizabeth Hoefing 3:31:11 Detroit
84 Rachel Knott 3:31:11 Chicago
85 Julie Ledford 3:31:13 Chicago
86 Leslie Marsh 3:31:13 Detroit
87 Lois Ann Fulton 3:31:13 Detroit
88 Jennifer Moore 3:31:23 Detroit
89 Maria Wordelman 3:31:30 Grand Rapids
90 Therese McGratty 3:31:32 Chicago
91 Colleen Deaven 3:31:46 Bay Shore
92 Sydney Leach 3:32:03 Detroit
93 Donna Friedman 3:32:10 New York
94 Erin Bauer 3:32:16 Bay Shore
95 Erin Rogers 3:32:26 Chicago
96 Amy Averill 3:32:30 Bay Shore
97 Kari Cuneo 3:32:40 Boston
98 Maggy Zidar 3:32:44 Columbus
99 Kristina Crossley 3:33:18 Bay Shore
100 Jeanne Arlow 3:33:21 Chicago
Key to Marathons
Akron - Akron Marathon
Akron Tpath - Akron Towpath Marathon
Bayshore Marathon, Traverse City
Boston - Boston Marathon
California International Marathon,
Sacramento, CA
Carrollton Charity Races
Chicago - LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon
Cleveland - Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon
Columbus - Columbus Marathon
Detroit - Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank
Marathon
Grand Rapids Marathon
Grandma’s Marathon, Duluth, MN
Flying Pig Marathon, Cincinnati
Green Bay - Cellcom Green Bay Marathon
Disney - Walt Disney World Marathon
HP Houston Marathon
Las Vegas Marathon
Mad City Marathon, Madison, WI
Martian Marathon, Northville
Memphis Marathon
New York - New York City Marathon
OT-Birmingham - U.S. Olympic Team
Trials, Men’s Marathon
OT-St. Louis - U.S. Olympic Team Trials,
Women’s Marathon
Philadelphia Marathon
Quad Cities Marathon, Moline, IL
Running Fit Trail Marathon, Pinckney
Toledo - Glass Cities Marathon, Toledo
Toronto Waterfront- ScotiabankToronto
Waterfront Marathon
Tri-State Marathon, Utah, Arizona,
Nevada
Tucson Marathon, Arizona
Twin Cities Marathon, Minneapolis
Other marathons checked:
Air Force Marathon, Dayton, OH
Country Music Marathon, Nashville
Forest City Road Races, London, ON
Fox Cities Marathon, Appleton, WI
Marine Corps Marathon, Washington, D.C.
Mercedes Marathon, Birmingham, AL
North Country Trail Marathon
Paavo Nurmi Marathon, Hurley, WI
Running Fit Trail Marathon, Pinckney
Sunburst Marathon, South Bend
Toronto Marathon
To compile this list, we check local and
nearby marathons. For most out-of-state
marathons, we depend on athletes to send
in their times. We also check most of the
Top 100 names in MarathonGuide.com.
John Elliot’s database is a great service for
helping to confirm many of these listings.
M I C H I G A N R U N N E R
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Spinning? Give it a Spin
Although I’ve long been of the opinion that nothing improves
your running like running, spinning may be the exception.
By Dave Foley
ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons is singing the
chorus to “My Head’s in Mississippi”
while the band’s driving boogie
sounds fill the room where 14 of us furiously
pedal our stationary bikes.
As the song winds down, John Hines,
our spin instructor, shouts, “Now we’re coming
to a big hill; it’s gonna take you about
four-and-half minutes to get to the top.
Tighten up the resistance and go until you
reach 85 percent, then hold it there.”
John turns up the volume and the elephantine
beat of Joe Walsh’s “Rocky
Mountain Way” fills our ears as we stand on
our pedals, quadriceps straining to keep a
smooth, quick cadence.
I glance at the heart-rate monitor on my
wrist. Numbers slowly climb: 146-147-149-
150. Sweat drips off my forehead; my legs
feel like I’m pushing through deep snow.
Everyone’s straining. Some are pedaling a
fast cadence, others slower, but no one’s loafing.
The song ends. John tells us to loosen the
resistance, and every hand reaches down to
twist back the tension knob. Another midtempo
rocker, a Bob Dylan tune, comes on as
we try to relax and get our heart rates down
a dozen or 15 beats.
After a few minutes of recovery, John
will call for another hill or maybe tell we’re
going to run a 100 or 110 revolutions-perminute
cadence for five minutes.
An hour after climbing on the bikes,
we’re done. Everybody’s drunk at least a
half-liter of water and sweated off at least
that much.
Puddles of sweat lay at both sides of my
Spinning students at Cadillac’s Pine Grove Athletic Club range from
teens to octogenarians.
bike. My legs are tight, almost wobbly, but
the endorphin rush is as good as any I get
from a hard running workout. And I won’t
have the stiffness tomorrow that would be
inevitable if I ran that hard.
Spinning students at Cadillac’s Pine Gro v e
Athletic Club range from teens to octogenarians.
Regulars include two-time Michigan
Runner of the Year Laurie Decker and her husband,
Kevin, who supplement their ru n n i n g
with twice-a-week sessions on the bike.
Although the instructor dictates the
workout agenda, the spinner, by tightening or
loosening the tension knob, can control how
hard it is to spin the pedals. In effect, everyone
can tailor their own workout to their
own level of fitness or desire.
To simulate a hill workout, tighten the
resistance lever way down, stand over pedals,
then start pedaling. It’s as tough as running
uphill and you avoid the pounding that
comes from downhills. If you feel like taking
it easy, just keep the knob loose. Make a few
dramatic facial expressions and everyone
thinks you are killing yourself while your legs
pedal effortlessly.
Spin classes are available in many health
clubs; often non-members can participate by
paying an extra fee. Heart monitors, which
can be bought quite cheaply, are necessary, as
readings are used to gauge effort expended.
Taking a stress test to determine your heartrate
zones enables those with monitors to
collect more-accurate data to use in workouts.
Although I’ve referred to them as stationary
bikes, we are riding spin bikes, which are
more like high-performance road bikes than
the exercise bikes most people have stashed
in their basement.
When I first heard about spinning classes,
I figured pedaling a stationary bike for an
hour would be monotonous. Each session, I
soon discovered, was different, as John, Gus
Mejyes and Stacey Feister, our instructors, led
us through simulated hill workouts, trackstyle
intervals and sprints, endurance runs
and assorted other drills.
Although I’ve long been of the opinion
that nothing improves your running like running,
spinning may be the exception. A good
instructor will put you through a workout
that tests your cardiovascular conditioning as
well as putting stress on your leg muscles.
Sure, I still run outside almost every day,
but icy or snow-covered roads sometimes
make it impractical to attack hills or do fast
running. A session or two each week on a
spin bike adds the quality I miss on my outside
runs. Last winter when our snow vanished
for a couple weeks, hard workouts on
the indoor bike kept my legs in shape for the
rigors of snowshoe running.
Give it a spin and see. MR
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Gary Morgan:
Man on the Go in Africa
Gary Morgan stands at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro.
By Tom Henderson
The plains of the Serengeti reminded
Gary Morgan, the one-time Olympic
race-walker from Clarkston, of maybe
Kansas in late summer: flat, wide-open terrain,
lots of tans and brown.
But the 45-year-old didn’t need Toto to
tell him they weren’t in Kansas, or Michigan,
or any other place he had ever been.
Morgan has been to Australia, Korea and
lots more places in his two-plus decades of
race-walking on the world circuit. He’s been
to Olympics, Olympic Trials, World Cups
and world masters’ games, but he’d never
seen — outside the pages of a magazine or on
cable TV — a lion taking down a zebra right
there in front of him. Till now.
He had never been up on a hot-air safari,
looking down on the seemingly-tiny and endless
hordes of animals on the move in search
of water during a searing, long drought. He’d
never sat at a resort at the edge of the huge
Ngorongoro Crater, up at 7,500 feet watching
sunset as Masai farmers herded goats up
the slopes inside the rim, not far from a
mother and baby rhino.
No, this wasn’t Kansas, it was Tanzania.
It was also a Kathy Loper Tour.
Back in January, Morgan, who’d had a
really rough 2004 — his dad died in March,
he dropped out of the World Cup 50K with a
bum hip in May, then he’d hurt his Achilles
and had to drop out of the Chicago
Marathon in October, forcing a long rehab —
spotted a magazine ad for a Loper Tours trip
to the Kilimanjaro Marathon in February.
He had no intention of going on such
short notice; he just wanted to talk to organizers
and maybe plant the seed for a future
trip. Give himself something nice to think
about during a stretch of endless winter.
L o p e r, who now lives in California, has
Michigan roots as well. In 1974 she and Jeannie
Bocci became the first Michigan women to ru n
the Boston Marathon, and she founded the
l o n g - running Paul Bunyan run in Oscoda.
After moving to San Diego, Loper put on
and scored races. Then — with partner Kurt
Loder, a veteran of the Asian tour business —
she began offering tours to exotic marathon
locales.
When Morgan called Loper and told her
he lived in Michigan, she asked him if he
knew Bocci or Marty Kraft.
“They got me into race-walking 25 years
ago,” he replied. Small world.
“She started going into her spiel about
Africa,” said Morgan. “She’s quite a salesperson.”
Apparently. Next thing he knew, he
was rattling off his credit-card number and
committed to an 18-day trip to Africa,
including an optional six-day trek to the summit
of Mt. Kilimanjaro and back.
“I had other things planned, but I canceled
them. I said, ‘I’m not getting any
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Gary Morgan gets ready to start the Kilimanjaro
Marathon with Mount Kilimanjaro as the backdrop.
younger. If I’m going to do it, do it!’” remembered
Morgan. “I’ve thought about growing
up, but I’m in no hurry.”
A month later, he and about 35 Loper
Tour members were bound for Amsterdam,
and then on to Tanzania.
“It’s a beautiful place,” said Morgan, not
knowing where to start in describing highlights.
The colorful garb of the local women,
boundless hospitality of the natives ... He
took in all the sights to fry an eye, fill the
memory card and expose film of both his digital
and standard cameras.
Loper Tours are known for their packed
schedule of highlights, series of banquets,
great places to stay and day trips. The first
day in-country, in the city of Arusha, Morgan
encountered his first strange beings: local
Hash House Harriers.
“I’d never done that before, so that was
fun,” said Morgan of hashing. One of the
Harriers owned a local pub, so a fair amount
of beer was quaffed later at his joint.
(Morgan, not one to let the moss grow,
recounted his trip during a hectic weekend in
early April. He had taken a half-day off from
his job as a GM plant electrician to drive to
Chicago for the Shamrock Shuffle expo.
There, as Michigan’s incoming Road Runners
Clubs of America representative, he wanted
to pick brains of others on how to make the
RRCA more relevant to state runners. Then
he was going to drive home for a Saturday
flight to New York for a Long Island 20K
Sunday. Whew!)
In Africa, tour participants had a gettogether
banquet the first night, then flew by
prop plane the next morning to the Serengeti,
landing on a grass runway after flying over
the Great Rift.
“And away we went on safari,” said
M o rgan. Drought had the animals on the
m a rch: hippos, zebras, wildebeests. The second
day, another safari. This time, elephants
and lions, one of them taking down
a zebra, followed by an incongruity you
w o n ’t find in Kansas, sunset at poolside.
The next day, another
safari and nature hike. Yo u
get the picture .
They arrived in Tanzania
Feb. 18. The marathon, halfmarathon
and 5K were Feb.
27, starting and finishing in
the city of Moshi, near the
base of Kilimanjaro.
Participants started on a
dirt track inside a stadium,
went over gently-rolling terrain
for 10 miles, then did a
relentless 1,200-foot climb
over 10 miles as the heat
soared to near 100° F.
Morgan finished in 3:39,
leading the marathoners in
the Loper group. “I was very
happy with that,” he said. “I
hadn’t run a marathon in a
long time and I hadn’t done a
lot of training. It told me I
was in 3:10 shape. It was a
very tough course.”
As if a tough marathon in high heat wasn’t
enough, Morgan and 22 others in the tour then
did the optional six-day trek up Kilimanjaro ,
with porters doing the heavy hauling.
The last day of climbing began at 11 p.m.
and finished with sunrise over the crater rim
and glacier at 7 a.m. The climb was timed
both for the sunrise and because the scree
above tree line freezes into an easier-to-navigate
surface at night.
“It took a lot out of me, but it was worth
it,” said Morgan.
What took five days to go up, took only
a day to come down.
Then it was back to the real world, of
Michigan winter and roadkill in place of a
lion kill. Loper tried to talk Morgan into the
Great Wall of China tour in May, but he says
that will have to wait a year. He has plans he
can’t cancel later this year, and it’s time to get
serious about training.
Morgan will be the celebrity announcer
at the Fifth Third Bank Solstice Run in
Northville June 25, and hopes to walk at
both the U.S. championships and the world
masters’ games in Edmonton.
“Little by little, things are coming back,”
he said. Proof was the 19-minute 5K he ran
at the March 26 Hansons race in Utica.
Overlooked because of his success in
race-walking — Morgan was top U.S. finisher
at 37th overall in the 20K race-walk at the
Seoul Games in ’88 — is his talent as a runner.
He has posted running PRs of 2:35 at the
marathon, 33:30 for 10K and 54:10 for 10
miles, to go with walking PRs of 19:55 for
5K, 41:38 for 10K, 1:26:56 for 20K, and
4:13 for 50K.
Meanwhile, his memories of Africa will
tide him over until he can get to China. “It
was an awesome trip,” said Morgan, talking
by cell phone while closing in on
Chicago. “It was definitely worth the cost. I
saw stuff you only see in National
Geographic or on TV.” M R
Parks’ Impact
Outdistances
Career
By Doug Kurtis
It has been four years since Bob Parks re t i re d
as Eastern Michigan University's track and
c ross country coach. Although he now splits
time between here and Florida, his influence
and impact on Michigan athletes, coaches and
p rograms continues.
Eight of Parks’ athletes have been
Olympians. Hasely Crawford won a gold medal
for Trinidad and Tobago in 1976 in the 100
meters, and Earl Jones a bronze for the U.S. in
1984 in the 800.
Parks’ teams won 44 Mid-American
C o n f e rence titles and nine NAIA or NCAA
Divsion II championships. He was named MAC
coach of the year 29 times and was NCAA
coach of the year in 1990. His daughter, Sue, is
a successful coach at Ball State.
L e t ’s go back to play it forw a rd. Parks was
a middle-distance track star in the 1950s at
Howell High School and Eastern Michigan. His
first coach, Loren Willis, wasn’t a track expert
but a good motivator. At EMU, Parks ran for
G e o rge Marshall, a man he considered a father
f i g u re .
Parks started his coaching career at the
high school level, working at Ferndale and
R e d o rd Thurston before becoming an assistant
to the legendary George Dales at We s t e rn
Michigan University.
Parks, who took over at Eastern in 1967,
found successful coaches to be well-org a n i z e d ,
e a g e r, enthusiastic, knowledgeable, hard w o r k-
ing and smart. From them he learned you have
to cover all the bases and leave nothing to
c h a n c e .
One of Parks’ former assistants is Kelly
Lycan, now head coach at We s t e rn Michigan.
“I wondered if Bob would ever re t i re ,”
Lycan said. “I thought they would just bury
him in the long-jump pit at whatever meet he
died.
“He loved the chase and the challenge of a
new season, the chance to beat back all his pretenders
to the throne. He was fond of saying
the only reason he kept going was to (bleep) off
( f o rmer WMU coach) Jack Shaw.
“They were rivals, but two peas in a pod,”
Lycan continued. “At coaches’ meetings the fur
would fly between them. Since Bob’s depart u re ,
the meetings haven’t been the same. Bob didn’t
like to lose, and he didn’t very often.”
Parks’ dual-meet re c o rd was 162-14-1.
The rivalry with Shaw didn’t stop Parks
f rom sending newsletters to We s t e rn Michigan
track alums trying to help them get their program
back. Parks is also writing a book about
his experiences at Eastern, and he sends out a
newsletter so his alums will be organized to
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p rotect the school’s track and cross country
p ro g r a m s .
“Parks was as much an artist as he was a
coach,” Lycan said. “He was just as artful at
telling a story. The hours would fly by while I
and others listened to his tales.
“Bob Parks loves track and field. In fact, he
loves sports in general. He abides by the qualities
the ancient Greeks held dear about sport s :
the beauty of bodies in motion, the honor in
competing well, whether or not you win, and
the ability to endure, whether pain, adversity,
bad luck, whatever.
“Bob recognized the nobleness in the striving
which takes place in sports and what makes
our human race the amazing thing it is. That’s
why I think he took just as much satisfaction in
t u rning an ord i n a ry Joe into something else as
he did in working with guys blessed with
e x t reme talent.”
F o rmer Free Press Marathon winner
G o rdon Minty was one of those ord i n a ry guys.
When Parks started pursuing him, it took
Minty by surprise. Minty remembers Parks’
blunt honesty.
“He would say the outdoor track wasn’t
really all that good and needed to be re s u r-
faced; they didn’t have the budget to go to all
the meets he would like to go to, stuff like
that,” Minty re c a l l e d .
But Minty, now a professor of manufacturing
and construction technology at Indiana
State, didn’t think his experience could have
been better.
“Coach was flexible, we were flexible,” said
Bob Parks
M i n t y. “It was never his team, it was our team. I
think every team he ever had felt that way. ”
One of Parks’ favorite stories recounts a
mistake he made by not putting Minty in the
middle of EMU’s starting box at the 1973
NCAA cross country championships. Minty
had been unbeaten in every race up to then.
Standing on the outside, he got bumped and
fell, then had to wade through hundreds of ru n-
ners before ultimately finishing third behind
world-class runners Nick Rose (who went on to
be a Crim winner) and defending champ Steve
P refontaine of Ore g o n .
A number of Parks’ athletes have become
successful coaches. Fred Laplante is now assistant
head coach at the University of Michigan.
Laplante loved the way Parks applied his
knowledge of strategy to track.
“ E v e ry meet was important to Bob, and he
passed it on to his athletes,” Laplante said. “He
used to say, ‘Why put on a uniform if you
a re n ’t trying to beat your opponent?’ When he
made out a lineup, he could sense how each
guy in every event would do against his teammates
and the opponents.
“He would give some guys his take on how
the opponent would run, then leave the race plan
up to them. He would tell other guys how to ru n
their race. He was right almost all the time.
“Bob wasn’t overly high on praise. He
expected good results, but if he ever did say you
could do something or you had done something
well, it meant a lot.”
D e rrick Jackson, elections director for
Washtenaw County, has remained close to
Parks because of the way the former coach
changed his life.
“Parks has the rare ability to make people
want to do better at whatever they do,” Jackson
said. “No matter what your background, the
coach had a way of embracing you.”
Minty summed up his feelings for Parks
this way: “He may be a great coach, but
because he cares for people as individuals, he
will always be a better person than he is a
c o a c h . ”
Writer Doug Kurtis holds world re c o rd s
for the most sub-2:20 marathons (76) and
marathon wins (40). He may be contacted at
d k u rt i s @ e a rthlink.com. M R
M I C H I G A N R U N N E R
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No Guarantees
By Dave Foley
At some point in your life, someone —
usually a parent or a social studies
teacher — will tell you anyone can
grow up to be U.S. President, and for a
moment you consider whether you want the
job. Then you dismiss the idea.
However, a few years later, your gym
teacher or coach challenges your class or
team by saying if you want it badly enough,
you can be an Olympic champion or pro athlete.
Many of us take the bait.
Soon after comes the reality check. Seems
the teacher or coach forgot to tell you about
heredity — that in addition to hard work,
you need a little luck in the gene pool to elevate
your eye-hand coordination, sprint
speed, vertical jump and agility beyond that
of your competitors.
After a zillion hours of driveway basketball
shots, catching baseballs caroming off
garage doors, and dribbling soccer balls
around the yard, those of us who still find
ourselves sitting on the bench start looking
for something that will reward us for our
hard work.
Casting about among high-school sports
options, it becomes obvious distance running
requires the least amount of classical athletic
prowess. If you have a physique slighter than
a Clydesdale and are willing to run the miles,
you stand a good chance of becoming a
decent runner.
In the beginning, improvement comes
quickly. Soon you can leave most traditional
athletes gasping for breath as you race ahead
of them in gym-class runs or track practices.
Finally, the skinny kid triumphs over the
muscle-massed jocks.
If you want it badly enough, it seems you
can be state champ. So you dedicate yourself to
running, noting with delight that your times
keep dropping and finishes improving. Buoyed
by success, you eat right, get enough sleep and
follow your coach’s plan to the letter.
Then, after that first year of serious
training, you realize some runners who don’t
work as hard make faster progress. You ran
in the off-season and they didn’t; you never
miss practice, they do; heck, they may even
smoke or drink. Yet for all their transgressions,
they run faster.
It seems unfair. You thought running was
different than the other sports. No one told
you some of a runner’s success is determined
by fast- and slow-twitch fibers, anaerobic
threshold and oxygen transport.
Hard work will get you a long way, but
to reach the top some genetic assistance is
needed too. This realization causes more than
a few folks to quit the sport.
What you need is to reassess your running.
To begin, it’s an individual sport. How
others run should have no bearing on how
you run or feel about running. You control
your destiny. Through time trials and races,
you constantly get feedback. You always
know where you stand.
Instead of worrying about factors you
can’t control, such as teammates’ efforts and
whatever genetic inadequacies you may have,
your first priority should be you. Live and
train to maximize your potential. Race your
hardest and celebrate the results.
If you’ve improved your time or felt you
ran your best, that is reason to rejoice. Too
often, a runner fails to appreciate his best
races because he compares himself to others.
Running and racing can be sources of joy
and fulfillment throughout your life, if you
remember that tons of desire and hard training
miles are no guarantee you’ll win fame
and fortune.
A lifetime of running, however, virtually
guarantees you good health and fitness that
far surpasses that of most former high-school
athletes, who find, as they near middle age,
that their only involvement in football, basketball,
soccer and baseball is as a spectator.
Instead, if you strive to do your best and
accept whatever that yields, you’ll be ru n n i n g
long after your peers have turned in their jerseys.
Dave Foley edited Michigan Runner for 14
years and continues trying to run his best. M R
michiganrunner.tv - Upcoming Schedule
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Detroit
Around the Bay 30K and 111 Years of History-Hamilton, Ontario
Bill Rodgers-The Running Fit Interview-Traverse City
Brian Diemer Amerikam 5K-Cutlerville
Crim Festival of Races-Flint
Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon-Detroit
Doug Kurtis Marathon Training Series-Ann Arbor
Eastern Michigan University's Womens' Track and Field-Ypsilanti
Gary Morgan at Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa-Moshi, Tanzania
Great Race XXV-Elkart, Indiana
Great Wall of China Marathon-Beijing, China
Harvest Stompede-Leelanau Peninsula
Mackinaw Bridge Run-Labor Day 2005-The Upper & Lower
Peninsulas
Michigan's First Family of Runners-Lansing
Park City Trail Marathon-Park City, Utah
Red Simmons-A Great Michigan Coaching Legend-Ann Arbor
Roseville Big Bird Run-Roseville
Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon-Toronto, Ontario
Steve's Run-The Original Road and Trails Rac-Dowagiac
Toronto Marathon-Toronto, Ontario
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M A Y / J U N E 2 0 0 5

The New Marathoner: Friend or Foe?
By Greg Janicki
Idon’t know if you have heard, but running
a marathon has become as easy as
reading the Sunday funnies. Yep, everyone
is doing it: your 65-year-old neighbor, the
manager at the local video store, your kid’s
third-grade teacher and maybe even your
mom.
I have just one thing to say about that.
Thanks. Thanks, you average, never-runbefore-but-it-looks-pretty-easy,
think-I’ll-tryit-because-P-Diddy-did-it
runners.
You’ve ruined it for the rest of us true
marathoners. You’ve changed a once-hallowed
endurance event from a stirring triumph
over agony shared by a select group of
overachievers (some would say manic overachievers)
to a 26.2-mile tailgate party complete
with maraca bands, celebrities and
walkers.
Yes, walkers. My goodness.
Marathon training experts now recommend
walking every so often during the race
as the best way for first-time marathoners to
complete a marathon. Walk? That’s not
marathoning. That’s … that’s walking.
But how can these new runners know
anything about a marathon? After all, these
are the same runners who, when first learning
I ran a marathon, asked the question:
“Really, how far was that marathon? My
cousin just ran in a five-mile marathon last
weekend.” These are the runners who have
only one pair of running shoes. These are the
runners who think “Boston” is just a city.
Now, these same runners are lining up
next to me at the starting line wearing cotton
t-shirts with some sport-team logo. One
quizzically eyes his racing chip; another pins
it to her race number, which is on her back.
These same runners will ask me about those
small silver packets stuffed in my pocketed
shorts, which they think are pretty cool.
“Pockets on shorts?” they’ll ask. “Wow,
what will they think of next?”
I’ll tell them about GU and they’ll give
me a “huh …?” and I’ll know their brain is
spinning with questions. The same ones I had
before my first marathon. I’ll smirk and tell
them good luck.
The next time I see these people will be
mile 11 or maybe 19. I’ll pass them because
they started too fast. I’ll see their faces and
remember seeing them at the start. I’ll know
this runner is a first-timer and that he or she
never really knew what being a marathoner
was about — until that moment.
Then, knowing that yes, this runner is
probably not going to make it, I’ll do what
every veteran marathoner does: I’ll give them
a boost; I’ll pat them on the shoulder; tell
them to keep it up; tell them they look great;
tell them they’re almost home.
They won’t say anything, but they will
have heard me. And maybe, just maybe,
they’ll survive.
After the finish, as I stagger around
wrapped in a silver cape sipping Gatorade
staring at the mass of shaking legs, exhausted
stares and tearful smiles, I’ll realize that no
matter how many I’ve run, or how much I’ve
spent on shoes, a GPS watch and my cool
pocket shorts, the race is still 26 miles, 385
yards — same for veterans and newcomers —
and it doesn’t take a fool to understand that’s
pretty darn far.
So I’m stuck with these thousands of new
runners, walkers, “wunners” … whatever
you want to call them. I’m stuck; stuck with
the 65-year-old neighbor who made it and
the video-store manager who didn’t.
And that’s when I’ll get it. I’m not stuck
with them; we’re stuck together. I now understand,
as do these new marathoners, that
completing a marathon (running, walking,
crawling or any combination) is not as easy
as reading the Sunday funnies.
But I don’t have to tell these new
marathoners. They feel it now. And they will
continue to feel it tomorrow morning, and
the next morning and the next.
But what I will tell them — these new
friends — is congratulations, thanks (really,
thanks) and welcome to the club.
Greg can be reached by e-mail at run -
run262@hotmail.com. MR
Training for a
marathon?
Doug Kurtis
Marathon
Training Series
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M I C H I G A N R U N N E R
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By Ron Marinucci
Running Clothes Stink? No Sweat
ooh, that smell! Can’t you
smell that smell?” Was Lynyrd
“Ooh,
Skynyrd singing about runners
or, rather, their running clothes?
Runners must admit sometimes we don’t
smell good. We get all hot and sweaty
(“schweaty” as my son, Matt, used to say).
After a workout, though, a good cool down,
shower and new clothes, we’re as good as
new — usually.
Now, our running clothes — especially
shirts and tops — are a different story. Try
as we might, sometimes those t-shirts, singlets,
shorts and other sweats are nearly
impossible to deodorize.
Oh, we pop them in the laundry, wash
them up bright and clean, fold and store them
in a dresser or where v e r. Then we pick our
favorites, put them on and head out to town.
After a couple hours of nothing more
strenuous than watching a ballgame, eating a
hot dog or engaging in light conversation,
Test colored fabrics in inconspicuous
places before applying pastes or other
deodorizing solutions. You don’t want to
ruin your pretty shirts.
Running clothes are made of fabrics
ranging from cotton to the latest synthetics.
My experience is that, except for chlorine
bleach and some fabric softeners, detergents
and cleaning solutions might work on any of
the materials. But again to be safe, try a test
run first.
The Stain Detective at
www.clothesline.com recommends that to get
rid of odors in cotton, Lycra, Spandex, nylon
and acrylic wear, “colored items must be
protected by pretesting in a hidden area of
the item.” To make a soaking solution, use
half a scoop of detergent with bleach, and
stir it into a gallon of water in a plastic pail.
Two gallons of water requires a full scoop
and so on.
To keep the t-shirts submerged in the
solution, weigh them down with a white
towel. We wouldn’t want a colored towel to
Stretcher site (www.stretcher.com) also had
uses for vinegar. “Add about a cup to the
wash load.” Another suggestion was “as
close to the time after taking off the garment
as possible, sprinkle or rub white vinegar
into the armpits. You can let it dry and wash
later, or wash immediately. It doesn’t seem to
matter which.” It didn’t seem to matter at
all, for me.
At the same site, one reader claimed that
spraying “the underarm area with a clear
mouthwash before laundering” will do the
trick, “especially for sweat odors.” Other
ideas included using a paste of baking soda
and water, shampoo and dish detergent. In
each case, scrub it into the armpit of the
shirt. A toothbrush does nicely, but remember
not to use that toothbrush later for oral
hygiene. Then launder.
While we’re at it, toothpaste gets a vote
too. “A good healthy squirt of toothpaste
around the tub of the washer” before adding
water, detergent and the clothes “really
works.” OK.
I suppose the only sure solution to the
“schweaty” odors in your favorite running
t-shirts is not to run in them.
others begin to subtly sniff the air. You do
too, looking for the “schweaty” monster
who entered the room.
Then it dawns on you. There is no monster:
it is YOU — or, rather, your t-shirt. You
spend the rest of the night with arms folded
across your body, vowing that this will never
happen again, that you’ll get those odors out
of your shirt once and for all.
Most runners share some degree of this.
In summer, the closest my shoes are allowed
to come to the house is the garage, right
there with the paintbrushes, fertilizers, lawnmower,
rakes and shovels.
Last summer my shoes smelled nastier
than ever. Being in the garage with the three
pairs I rotate and the door closed was a lifethreatening
experience.
So we’ve established that runners have
this “pollution” problem. What to do about
it? Short of buying new running clothes
every week, how can we fix this without
calling in the EPA?
I’ve conducted research (OK, just different
ways of laundering) on the problem.
Here are the results.
First some bad news: You might not be
able to get your running t-shirts smelling like
a spring freshet. I have met with only moderate
success trying to use these tips:
bleed on your clothes that already have odor
problems.
After 30 minutes of soaking, remove the
clothes from the bucket and wash them in
hot water (for cotton, use warm water),
using the permanent-press cycle, with normal
detergent. If necessary, wash again.
Sounds simple enough. The Lever
Brothers hotline, 1-800-598-5005, pretty
much echoed The Stain Detective. The
spokeswoman added that the detergent
should be dissolved in the “hottest water
possible” before soaking.
Dupont makes the wonder fabric
Coolmax, a moisture-wicking material that
keeps sweat away from your body while running.
At Dupont’s hotline, 1-800-342-3774, I
was cautioned, “Always follow the manufacturer’s
instructions.” To avoid odors, “basically
just frequent washing” should do it.
Hmm. For Coolmax, “it’s best to use cold
water.” The help lady also warned, “You
never want to use bleach or fabric softener
to prevent losing the wicking properties.”
For me, products such as Febreeze and
Boraxo weren’t much help. An old “mom”
washing trick, adding vinegar to the wash
water, didn’t work either. Neither did squeezing
in lemon juice (even dish soaps claim it
works).
Reader recommendation on the Dollar
The Fort Valley State University
(Georgia) Web site (www.fvsu.edu) has tips,
too. Wash the garment as soon as possible
after wearing. Use a detergent paste and rub
it in; that toothbrush will come in handy. If
the odor persists after washing, “don’t put
the garment in a dryer and don’t iron it.
Heat will set the odor.” Rather, soak your
shirt in a salt solution, three-quarters of a
tablespoon of salt for every quart of water.
Rinse and rewash.
Of course, we could take the advice of
another reader at The Dollar Stretcher:
change your diet. From personal experience,
when she “switched from a high-carbohydrate
diet to a low-carb, adequate-protein
diet, odor problems disappeared.” Runners,
low-carb? I don’t think that will work, but
nice try.
I suppose the only sure solution to the
“schweaty” odors in your favorite running t-
shirts is not to run in them. If that’s not a
possibility — you just have to show them off
or they are good luck — try one or more of
these remedies.
No guarantees from me, though. Come
to think of it, I just might call the EPA.
Ron Marinucci can be reached by e-mail at
RMarin6424@aol.com MR
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Heat the Streets
Leaves Warm Feelings
By Art McCafferty
DETROIT (2/26/05) — Southeast Michigan
runners have a terrific event to motivate them
during their winter training.
The inaugural Heat the Streets 10K and 5K
runs and 5K Walk for Warmth, offered by DTE
Energy, drew more than 800 participants and
raised funds to help low-income families pay
heating bills.
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick served as
grand marshal and helped start races. Human
services department director Dwayne Haywood
also took part. The mayor, his wife and staff
have been visible supporters of and participants
in many Motor City running events.
While the race should grow in Detroit, it
also offers suburbanites the opportunity to visit
downtown on a wintry Saturday morning and
run its streets.
Participants meet in the atrium of the new
Compuware global headquarters, a beautiful,
sheltered gathering point. The imaginative
course allows runners to pass through
Greektown and the Fox Theatre district, and
around Comerica Park and Ford Field.
After the race, runners can grab coffee and
browse the Borders Book Store within the
building, quaff an adult beverage while listening
to music at the Hard Rock Cafe, or have lunch
at Greektown. If you are up for a duathlon,
bring your skates for action at the Campus
Martius Park skating rink.
Mark your calendars for a memorable event.
For more information, visit
http://www.heatthestreets.org. MR
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Historic ‘Bay’ 30K Marks
111th Anniversary
By Jennie McCafferty
HAMILTON, ONT. (3/20/05) — The Around the
Bay 30K is a rite of passage and part of Hamilton
history. Completing the challenging course and distance
in whatever weather the March lion dishes
out (before giving up the the lamb) is worth serious
bragging rights.
One of the first things Hamiltonians tell you is
how many times they have run “The Bay.” First
held in 1894, it’s the oldest road race in North
Kate McNamara, D u n d a s , O n t a r i o, f i n-
ished first in 1:58:07
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America. Many Bay winners (Jack Caffrey, Tommy
Longboat, Jerome Drayton) have gone on to capture
that relative youngster, the 108-year-old the
Boston Marathon, the next month.
Nina Bovio of Ann Arbor ran The Bay for the
12th time “for the tradition.” Joannie Rogucki of
Pinckney returned to run her eighth Bay this year.
Kenyan Joseph Ndiritu, who now lives in
Hamilton, won the 30K in 1:38:48. The Detroit
Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon champion ran a
course-record 1:32:53 here in 2000, the year after
Michigan’s Paul Aufdemberge was Bay champ.
Kate McNamara of Dundas, Ont., was this
year’s women’s winner in 1:58:07.
Husband and wife Dave and Kimberly
Peterson, of Farmington, were the first Americans.
Dave finished in 1:57:12; Kimberly in 2:03:34.
Close to 4,000 individuals ran the 30K.
Another 1,600 took part in 2- or 3-person relays,
the 30K walk or 5K.
Hamilton is one of our continent’s running
meccas. The Commonwealth Games were first
organized by Hamilton Spectator editor M.M.
“Bobby” Robinson in 1930. The Spectator currently
sponsors the Canadian Indoor Games.
It is easy to see why runners enjoy this city,
which sits on the west tip of Lake Ontario 50 miles
southwest of Toronto. Hamilton boasts diversity
with a small town personality.
Tailgate Charlie’s and Hess Village were great
places to watch March madness and have a beer.
“No hockey? No problem!” read Charlie’s menu;
TV football and basketball more than took up
the slack. Hess Village is “the” place to restaurant
hop.
Our northern neighbors have been aggressive
enticing Americans to come up and have a go at
their races. Canada’s largest city offers two fall
marathons: the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront
Marathon and the Toronto Marathon. The Ottawa
Marathon is becoming hugely popular, and many
are drawn to the Niagara International Marathon,
whose course hosted Canada’s Olympic Trials 20
years ago.
All are great events, but The Bay is where it
started. For a look at this year’s race, visit
http://michiganrunner.tv/2005aroundthebay/. MR
Course re c o rd holder Joseph Ndiritu
won the 200530K in 1:38:48.

By Charles Douglas McEwen
Records Fall at Hansons 5K
UTICA (3/26/05) — Men’s and women’s course
records took a beating at the 14th annual Hansons
5K Run/Walk and 1-Mile Fun Run.
On a brisk but not bitterly cold morning, Clint
Verran, 29, of Rochester Hills, shattered the men’s
standard by nine seconds with a winning time of
14:27. Laurel Park, 42, of Ann Arbor, sheared six
seconds from her own women’s record en route to a
17:11 victory.
Verran, a member of the Hanson-Brooks
Distance Project, finished one minute, 29 seconds
ahead of his closest rival, Nick Krus, 15, of St.
Clair Shores (15:56).
“The course is very flat,” Verran said. “But it
has 17 90-degree turns, so it’s tough to run a lightning-fast
time on it. I wanted to get the course
record and go under 14:30, and I did.”
Verran has run a 13:51 5K on the track, but
has concentrated on longer races in recent years. He
ran a 2:14:17 marathon PR in Chicago in 2002,
and took fifth in the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials
Marathon with a 2:14:36.
“I rarely run 5Ks anymore,” Verran said.
“What helped me in this race was a new pair of
Brooks T3 Racers. They’re so light, they felt like
feathers on my feet.”
Park’s 17:11 broke her 17:17 standard set in
1998. (That year the 5K moved from Macomb
Community College to its current location at
Flickinger Elementary School in Utica.) The master
blaster, who won here last year in 17:23, finished
well ahead of runnerup Danielle Hobbs, 22, of
Shelby Township (19:44).
Fast Fliers Win ‘Slush Funds’ at Irish Jig
In the men’s masters competition, Stan Ford,
50, of Lake Orion (17:57) edged Kurt Schneider,
46, of Harper Woods (18:03) for first place.
Linda Ewing, 46, of Grosse Pointe (19:51) finished
38 seconds ahead of her closest rival, Robin
Sarris-Hallop, 49, of Ann Arbor (20:29), to — in
lieu of Parks’ overall win — claim the women’s
masters crown.
The race drew close to 500 participants, one
of its largest turnouts ever according to Keith
Hanson, who directs the event with his bro t h e r,
Kevin.
“We’re proud to offer a great race for a low
entry fee,” said Hanson.“We gave each entrant a
special technical t-shirt this year.”
Proceeds went to support the Hansons-Brooks
Distance Project. For more information, visit
www.hansons-running.com. MR
By Scott Sullivan
Denisa Costescu (l) beat Betsy
Frens by 13 seconds for the win.
Tomas Ojeda was named
best-dressed leprechaun.
EAST GRAND RAPIDS (3/19/05) — Just because a
Kenyan, Romanian and Hispanic leprechaun toting
the Stars and Stripes won the Spectrum Health Irish
Jig didn’t mean the race was a melting pot.
Not with a blizzard bombarding 1,567 finishers
in the 5K, considered the spring- and race-season
opener in these part s .
M e n ’s and women’s champions Boaz Cheboiywo
and Denisa Costescu have lived in Michigan long
enough to know snow happens, hence running is often
done on surfaces the consistency of a Slurpee.
Cheboiywo, 2002 NCAA cross country titlist for
E a s t e rn Michigan University, broke from the lead pack
on a rare stretch of unslushy pavement and cruised to
triumph in 15:16.
“Boaz can jog a 5K in 15:16,” said men’s masters
champion Mike Scannell, 42, sixth overall in
15:51. “His time shows how slippery it was, especially
on the turn s . ”
Trailing the Kenyan were former EMU teammate
Steven Crane (15:30) and 1998 Michigan Runner of
the Year Ian Forsyth (15:39).
F o u r-time Irish Jig champ Kyle Baker, re t u rn i n g
to racing after more than a year off with injuries, settled
for seventh in 16:04.
Romanian Costescu, winner of 28 races in 2004,
met another woman who rarely loses, seven-time
Calvin College All-American Betsy Frens. They ran
side-by-side early, as if to measure each other up, then
Costescu pulled away to prevail in 17:24.
After Frens (17:37) came women’s masters queen
L a u rel Park (18:43).
The Jig — first in a Standard Federal Bank Tr i p l e
C rown Series that will also include the Brian Diemer
5K in Cutlerville June 11 and Reeds Lake 5K in East
Grand Rapids June 25 — awards $600 to overall winners,
$300 to runners-up, then $150, $75 and $25 for
the next three places.
The first three masters (over age 40) re c e i v e
$150, $100 and $50. Top grand masters (60 and over)
Matt Britton and Sharon Dolan won $100 each.
Also pocketing $100 was best-dressed lepre c h a u n
Tomas Ojeda, 49, a re t i red navy cryptotech who jerry -
rigged a St. Patrick’s Day flag around him, donned a
g reen derby and drove halfway to East Grand Rapids
b e f o re remembering he had forgotten his U.S. flag.
“I’m also an ex-marine,” said Ojeda. “I have to
run with the flag.” So he did a U-turn, retrieved Old
G l o ry, and, car almost out of gas, reached the start in
the nick of time.
I n f o rmed he would have to do a jig to win the
b e s t - l e p rechaun check, Ojeda replied in marine-banzai
fashion, “Hoo-yah!” Then he danced his way to the
p r i z e .
Many survivors of the slop found themselves
p i rouetting to just stay upright. Their enjoyment was
palpable nonetheless.
“I had a blast,” said one of the minions, bru s h i n g
snowflakes and angel-food cake crumbs from her
k e l l y - g reen shirt. “What a great way to start the year. ”
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St. Patrick’s Parade Corktown Races
New Course,
Host Please
Corktown Throngs
Martian Marathon Shrugs
off Michigan W i n t e r
By Charles
Douglas
McEwen
DETROIT (3/13/05)
— After the Motor
City Striders chose to
stop hosting them last
year, it looked like the
St. Patrick’s Parade
Corktown Races
might vanish like a
pot of gold at the
rainbow’s end. But
with the swiftness and
ingenuity of a leprechaun,
the
Downtown Runners
and Walkers stepped
in and rescued the
event.
“We have a new
course,” said new race
director Rebecka
Knox of the 23rdannual
event. “After
starting in front of
Tiger Stadium, it goes
down Michigan
Avenue to Campus
Martius (a skating
rink), then up
Woodward (and
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Brian Goodwin of Allen Park won
the 4 Mile Corktown race in 19:18.
Witherell Street) past the Fox Theatre and Comerica Park, then it comes back.
It’s basically out-and-back.”
On a brisk but not blustery 30-degree afternoon, more than 1,000 runners,
walkers and at least one green dog showed up for the four-mile run, 1.5-
mile walk, and 1/4-mile kids run.
Brian Goodwin of Allen Park and Linda Ewing of Grosse Pointe were
men’s and women’s four-mile champs.
“It was cold out there,” said Goodwin. “But when you’ve been training
every day through January and February, then get a nice, sunny day like
today, you’re ready to go.”
Goodwin motored through four miles in 19:18, well ahead of runnerup
Ryan Molloy of Dearborn Heights (19:51) and Matt O’Wehrman of
Corktown (20:09). Brian Olson of Jackson was the masters champ (20:37).
“ Ryan and I were 1-2 from the start and it stayed that way, ”
Goodwin said.
“I was right behind him for the first two miles,” said Molloy. “Then
Brian dropped the hammer and that was that.”
Ewing didn’t drop any hammers, but she did nail a PR with her 24:34
winning time. (Her previous four-mile best was 27:45.)
“I was hoping to break 28 minutes and maybe win my age group” Ewing
said. “I’ve won only one other race in my life, and it was a lot smaller than
this one.”
Kelly Harris of Detroit (25:00) was the second-place woman. Masters
queen Jackie Blair of Detroit placed third overall in 25:31.
The Striders hosted the Corktown races for more than two decades.
This year, with the Downtown Runners and Walkers taking the reins, the
event picked up Fifth Third Bank as a major sponsor. The United Irish
Societies and the Fraternal Order of United Irishmen also sponsor the
Corktown races.
Gault Race Management timed the four-mile using its ChampionChip.
“Runners were very complimentary about the chip timing,” Knox declared.
Detroit’s St. Patrick’s Parade followed the races, as usual.
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“You gotta love a marathon that doesn’t take itself too
seriously.”
By Greg Janicki
NORTHVILLE (3/19/05) — The Martian Marathon and Half
Marathon were everything you would expect from a March race in
Michigan: cool, overcast and bre e z y, with occasional snow-covered paths.
But these were all overcome with shrugs and good humor common in
Midwest runners. The Mars theme (Latin for “March”) also added levity: Any
marathon that plugs itself as being held when the eart h ’s gravitation pull is at its
lowest is worth a try. You gotta love a marathon that doesn’t take itself too serio
u s l y.
The twisting, rolling out-and-back course offered a marathon, half
marathon and a 20-mile Boston-bound training run. A late-winter snow created
some icy conditions but these were infrequent.
Hamshivraj Dhamrat of Pittsfield Township won the men’s marathon for the
second straight year. His 2:49:53 put him nine minutes ahead of ru n n e rup Craig
R e d f e rn of Granger, Ind. Rich Power was the top masters runner and third overall,
finishing in 3:01:16.
In the women’s event, Peggy Zeeb of Colon took top honors in 3:18:44.
Second-place finisher Abbie Hawkes of Provo, Utah, finished five minutes
later. The top master and third overall was Nancy Schubring of Novi in
3:28:51.
Brian Goodwin of Allen Park claimed the half marathon in 1:12:15. The
first masters finisher was John Springer of South Lyon with a 1:19:04.
Amy Coughlin of Waterford took first in the women’s half, posting a
1:28:40. The top women’s master was Krys Brish of Milford in 1:30:51.
Overall more than 1,200 runners from 30 states completed the three
events: 168 marathoners, 682 half marathoners (including Michigan’s first
gentleman and runner, Dan Mulhern) and 350-or-so training runners. It was
the largest Martian race ever, sponsors said.
In addition, the event raised $1,500 for Schoolcraft College’s women's
cross country program, $2,500 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and
$1,500 for Wayne County Parks.
For complete results see michiganrunner.net/ results/searchable.html.
Writer Greg Janicki can be reached by e-mail at
ru n run262@hotmail.com. M R

Al Kayner St. Patrick’s Day 8K
Forget the Midlife Crisis
BC St. Pat r i c k ’s Day Run, 3 2 , Fast and Furious
By Charles Douglas McEwen
BAY CITY (3/20/05) — With four inches of
snow on the ground and flurries in the air, it looked
more like Christmas than the first day of spring at
the 32nd annual Al Kayner/St. Patrick’s Day 8K
Run and 5K Run/Walk.
But that didn’t impede the quest for speed
among 1,614 who took part in the Bay Area
Runners Club-sponsored races.
James Gale, 19, of Westland, entered the 8K —
kickoff event for this year’s Michigan Runner Race
Series — as defending champion, having coasted to
victory in 25:30 last year. Gale, a sophomore at
Saginaw Valley State University, needed to run a lot
faster this year.
“There was a lot more competition this year,”
he said. "(Mike) Scannell, (Robert) Mitchell and
that guy who came in second (Nick Stanko). He
was awesome!”
Gale won in 24:26. Stanko, 24, of Ann Arbor,
finished in 24:28.
“With about a mile to go, he (Stanko) surged
into the lead by about five meters,” Gale said. “I
caught back up with him, then, with a half-mile to
go, I surged.
“My hamstrings were locking up big time, but
I gave everything I had. And I pulled it out.”
Mitchell, 25, of Jackson, came in third in
24:54. Scannell, 42, of Grand Blanc, was fourth
overall and top master in 25:05.
Morgan Royal, 17, of Hemlock, was the
women’s 8K champ in 33:36. Next came Sarah
Peterson, 24, of Midland (34:00), and masters
champ Wanda Gunderson, 46, of Whitmore Lake
(34:05).
Royal, a Hemlock High School junior, dramatically
improved on the 36:39 she ran last year. “I
loved the temperature,” she said. “I run well in the
cold. But I’m glad it stopped snowing; the flakes
hurt my eyes.”
Gale’s Saginaw Valley teammate, Pedro Ortega,
24, won his third-straight 5K here in 15:53. Next
came SVSU’s Nick Krus, 19, of St. Clair Shores
(16:01).
Krus led briefly during the last mile, but
Ortega passed him. “I tried to stay with Pedro on
the last mile, but it wasn’t happening for me,” Krus
said.
Patrick Grosskopf, 17, of Corunna, took third
(16:05). Bob Niven, 41, of Saginaw, led the masters
(19:01).
In the women's 5K, Jackie Reder, 16, of Bay
City, finished first in 20:03. “I wanted to run under
20 minutes, but couldn’t quite get there,” Reder
said. She did, however, improve on her performance
in 2004, when she finished ninth in 21:49.
Kristen Nickel, 39, of Caro, who wore a long
green ribbon in her hair and green socks, finished
second to Reder (20:49). Mary Przepiora, 30, of
Bay City, came in third (21:05). The masters queen
was Ann Gasta, 40, of Bay City (23:44).
Claiming the 5K walk were Rod Craig, 46, of
Bad Axe (26:16) and Liz Schwedler, 54, of Bay City
(32:30).
Race director Michelle Siniff competed in the St.
P a t r i c k ’s Day Run. “We had a great turnout despite
the weather. It went fantastic today,” she said.
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In the women's 5K, Jackie Reder, 16,
of Bay City, finished first in 20:03.
James Gale, 19, won the 8K for the
second time— this year in 24:26.
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Churchill’s 37th Annual Half Marathon
Monclova, Ohio, March 14
Alisha We s t r i c k , 2 1 , of Holgate, O h i o,
won Churc h i l l ’s Half Marathon in
1 : 3 0 : 2 6 .
Michigan Indoor
Track Series 2005
Andy Haas, 2 6 , of Bellev i l l e,M i c h i g a n , f i n-
ished second in Churc h i l l ’s in 1:11:24.
Big 10 Indoor
Championships
February 25-26
Fred Kieser, 3 3 , C l eve l a n d , O h i o, was the
C h u rc h i l l ’s champion in 1:09:13.
Riverview
Winterfest
February 13
Geena Gall, Infinity T C,won the 800
meter race in 2:08.77.
L i n d s ey Gallo led Michigan women to
the Big 10 title with wins in the mile,
the 3000 meter and 5000 meter runs.
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Sizzling Summer
R u n s
2004 Reeds Lake Run
© Scott Sullivan

May - June 2005 Event Calendar
May
Sunday, May 1
Burlington Tough Ass Half
& Easy 5K
Burlington, ON 9:30 am
Beach Blvd, Beachway Park
13.1 MR, 5KR
Kelly Arnott
(905) 639-8053
vrpro@sympatico.ca
www.vrpro.ca
Burns Park Run
Ann Arbor 8:30 am
Burns Park Elementary
School
10KR, 5KR/W, 1 MFR
Jackie Dalton
(734) 747-6952
jdalton@cch.org
gaultracemanagement.com
Chase for Charity
East Lansing 1:00 pm
Michigan State University,
Auditorium Road & Farm
Lane
5KR/W Kara Myslivec
(517) 281-4180
myslivec@msu.edu
www.chaseforcharity.org
Course of Champions
Milford 9:00 am
5K X-C, 1MW
Kensington Metro Park -
Possum Hollow
Jim VanDerworp
(248) 684-1710
vanscabin@aol.com
Dara Hosta Olmsted Spirit
5K Race / Walk
Olmsted Falls, OH 9:00 am
Olmsted Falls Community
Center
Fonda Hosta
(440) 235-5631
bfhos2001@ameritech.net
www.spectralight.com
Lakewood Hospital
Ambulance Chace
Lakewood, OH 8:00 am
Lakewood Park
5KR, 1MW
(216) 623-9933
info1@hermescleveland.com
www.hermescleveland.com
MS Walk
Jackson 1:00 pm
3 MW Jackson
Community College
Tammy Willis
twillis@juno.com
www.nmssmi.org
MS Walk
Detroit 2:00 pm
6MW, 3 MW Belle Isle
Andrea Jarvis
a n d re a . j a rv i s @ m i g . n m s s . o rg
www.nmssmi.org
MS Walk
Birmingham 8:00 am
12 MW, 6MW, 3 MW
Seaholm High School
Andrea Jarvis
a n d re a . j a rv i s @ m i g . n m s s . o rg
www.nmssmi.org
MS Walk
Grosse Pointe Woods 8 am
12 MW, 6MW, 3 MW
Grosse Pointe North High
School Andrea Jarvis
a n d re a . j a rv i s @ m i g . n m s s . o rg
www.nmssmi.org
MS Walk
Warren 8:00 am
5MW, 3MW, 2MW
Butcher Community Center
Andrea Jarvis
a n d re a . j a rv i s @ m i g . n m s s . o rg
www.nmssmi.org
MS Walk
Frankenmuth 8:00 am
9MW, 6MW, 3 MW
List Elementary School
Tammy Willis
twillis@juno.com
www.nmssmi.org
National Guard Marathon
and Half Marathon
Lincoln, Nebraska
26.1MR, 13.1MR
SFC Jack G. Murphy
(402) 309-7359
lincolnrun.org/marathon.htm
Potomac River Run
Marathon and Half
Alexandria, VA 7:00 am
Belle Haven Park
26.2MR, 13.1MR
Jay Jacob Wind
(703) 218-2726
racedirector@att.net
pvtc.org/marathon.html
Steelcase Grand Duathlon
Grand Rapids 10:00 am
5KR, 30 KB, 5KR
Kenny Krell
(866) 820-6036
kenny3dracing@yahoo.com
www.3disciplines.com
The Capitol Bancorp 5K
for JA
Lansing 10:00 am
Downtown 5KR/W
Larry Richardson
(517) 371-5437
lrichardson@jamichigan.org
capitolbancorp5k.com
Vancouver International
Marathon
Vancouver, BC 6:30 am.
26.2 MR
(604) 872-2928
info@vanmarathon.bc.ca
adidasvanmarathon.ca
Friday, May 6
Schoolhouse Run for Fun
Medina, OH 7:00 pm
Medina High School
5KR/W, 1MR, Kids’ Run
vent Director
(216) 623-9933
info1@hermescleveland.com
www.hermescleveland.com
Saturday, May 7
Arthritis Walk
Ann Arbor 9:00 am
3.1 MW, 1MW
Ann Arbor Senior Center,
Arthritis Foundation,
Michigan Chapter
(800) 968.3030, x 233
www.arthiritis.org
Arthritis Walk
Birmingham 9:00 am
3.1 MW, 1MW
Pierce Elementary School,
Arthritis Foundation,
Michigan Chapter
(800) 968.3030, x 233
www.arthiritis.org
Arthritis Walk
Grosse Pointe 9:00 am
3.1 MW, 1MW
Richard Elem. School
176 McKinley
Arthritis Foundation,
Michigan Chapter
(800) 968.3030, x 233
www.arthiritis.org
Arthritis Walk
East Grand Rapids 9 am
3.1 MW, 1MW
Lakeside Elem. School
Arthritis Foundation,
Michigan Chapter
(800) 968.3030, x 233
www.arthiritis.org
Blossomland Run for the
Buds
St. Joseph 11:30 am
5KR/W Steve Banyon
(269) 428.9622
stevenhilda@qtm.net
ww.blossomtimefestival.org
Cinco de Mayo Hash Run
Kalamazoo 2:00 pm
Al Sabo Preserve
5M Trail R
Charlie Crouch
(269) 345-5223
Bheart17@aol.com
kalamazooarearunners.com
Cleveland Walk for Hunger
Cleveland, OH 9:45 am
Burke Lakefront Airport
5KW
(216) 623-9933
info1@hermescleveland.com
www.hermescleveland.com
Decamp Stampede
Fowlerville 8:00 am
5KR/W, kids run
Fowlervilel High School
Cross Country course
Karen Pawloski
(517) 223-6075
stampede@fvl.k12.mi.us
http://fvl.k12.mi.us/~fhs/sta
mpedeinfo.htm
Fleet of Foot 5K and One
Mile Family Walkabout
West Bloomfield 9:30 am
5KR/W, 1MFR/W
West Bloomfield Family
Aquatic Center
Marylynn Balewski
(248) 738-2500
balewski@twp.west-bloomfield.mi.us
westbloomfieldparks.org
Glio-Blastoff 5K Fun
Run/Walk
Ypsilanti 9:00 am
5KFR/W Eastern
Michigan University
Meghan Kimball
(734) 26-5085
mkimball@emich.edu
http://www.braincancer5k.c
om benefits brain cancer
research
Gopher the Gold
Mt. Clemens 9:30 am
5KR, 2.5KR/W
Metro Beach Metro Park
Chad Lambert
(810) 287-5593
chad@infiterrasports.com
www.infiterrasports.com
36 M A Y / J U N E 2 0 0 5

Heart ‘n’ Sole Race
Northville 9:30 am
5KR, 1MFR/.W, sprints
Hillside Middle School
Virginia Calkins
(248) 348-5881
virginiacalkins@gmail.com
Indy Life 500 Festival
Mini-Marathon
Indianapolis 8:00 am
13.1 MR
(800) 638-4296
raceinfo@500festival.com
www.500festival.com
Race Judicata
Bloomfield Hills 9:30 am
Covington School, Quarton
& Covington
10KR, 5KR/W
Jonathan Frank
(248) 945-9100
jfrankesq@comcast.net
ocba.org
Run for Mental Health
Petoskey 10:00 am
Bayfront Park
5KR, 1MW Joe Hebel
(231) 347-0740
jhebel@norcocmh.org
www.novcocmh.org
St. Mary’s Run, Walk,
Wheel for Life
Saginaw 9:15 am
5KR/W
Bob Williamson
(989) 781.8842
gaultracemanagemen.com
St. Paul Spring Tune-Up
Flint 9:00 am
St. Paul Lutheran School
5KR/W
Roger Kilponen
(810) 239-6200
rkilponen@stpaulflint.com
www.st.paulflint.org
Sylvan Lake Shuffle
Sylvan Lake 9:00 am
5K R/W, 1K FR
Michelle Allread
(248) 683-5738
michlegal@sbcglobal.net
Willow Duathlon
New Boston 8:00 am
5KR, 20KB, 5KR
Kenny Krell
(866) 820-6036
kenny3dracing@yahoo.com
www.3disciplines.com
Sunday, May 8
Berkley 1 mile and 10K
Berkley Community Center
9:30 am 10KR, 1 MR
Bill Moyer
(248) 547-1958
racebreak@aol.com
www.motorcitystriders.com
Forest City Road Races
London, ON 8:00 am
London Life Building,
Downton London
26.2 MR, marathon, relay,
13.1 MR, 10KR, 5KR/W,
2.5K Family Run
Steve Cochrane
i n f o @ f o re s t c i t y ro a d r a c e s . c o m
forestcityroadraces.com
Nokomis Drum Run, Walk,
Wheel
Okemos 9:00 am
Behind Meridian Mall
5KR/W, 1 MR, 1/4 MR
Adriana Greci Green
(517) 349.5777
info@nokomis.org
www.nokomis.org
Spring Bound Marathon
Training
Ann Arbor 8:00 am
Running Fit, 123 E. Liberty
20 -22 M training run
Kathleen Gina
(734) 657-0214
coachgina@twodogsrunning.com
www.twodogsrunning.com
Wednesday, May 11
Swartz Creek Challenge
Swartz Creek 6:30 pm
5KR/W John Gault
(810) 659-6493
GRaceMgt@aol.com
www.riverbendstriders.com
Saturday, May 14
Arthritis Walk
Portage 9:00 am
3.1 MW, 1MW
Portage Senior Center
Arthritis Foundation,
Michigan Chapter
(800) 968.3030, x 233
info.mi@arthritis.org
www.arthiritis.org
Fifth Third River Bank
Run
Grand Rapids 8:00 am
25KR, 5KR/W, teams
Kristen Aidif
(616)771-1590
runinfo@53riverbankrun.com
www.53riverbankrun.com
Michigan Runner Race
Series
Fr. Burke Memorial Fun
Run
Birmingham 8:30 am
5KR/W, 1MR/W
Holy Name Church
Tina Donovan
(248) 398-0427
christinadonovan@comcast.net
Grosse Ile Bikesport
Duathlon
Grosse Ile 8:00 am
5KR, 30KB, 5KR
Jim / Joyce Donaldson
(419) 829-2398
jdjp@sev.org
www.eliteendeavors.com
Healing Hands
Flint 9:00 am
Mott Community College
5KR/W Genesse County
Free Medical Clinic
(810) 659-6492
Ice Age Trail Run
Whitewater, WI 6:00 am
Southern Kettel Moraine
State Forest, Lagrange
Nordic Trail
50MR, 50KR
Holly Zinzow
(262) 495-3131
www.iceagetrail50.com
Johnson Creek Trail
Run/Walk
Northville Twp 9:30 am
Northville Community
Park, 15801 Beck Road
5KR/W Michelle West
(734) 761-1010
mwest@alnm.com
www.jcpg.org
Journeys Marathon
Eagle River, WI
8:00 am Central Time
Northland Pines Middle
School Kim Emerson
26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 13.1
Power Walk, 5KR
(800) 359-6315
journeysmarathon.org
Katie’s Challenge
Essexville 8:30AM
5KR/W, 1 MR
Melissa Sochacki
(989)686-4925
http://www.barc-mi.com
Maumee Valley Tri-
Adventure Race
Defiance, OH 7:30 am
5.5M canoe/kayak, 8MW,
35MB Independence
Dam State Park
(419) 826-5182
lindsayl@amplex.net
www.freewheel.com/hiayh/
NurseWalk
Troy 9:00 am
5KW Somerset Collection
Ann Wilson
(517) 347-8091
wilson@mhc.org
m i c h i g a n c e n t e rf o rn u r s i n g . o rg
North Brothers Ford/City
of Westland 5K Fun
Run/Walk
Westland 9:00 am
Central City Park
Erin Jackson
(734) 524.1232
erin@northbros.com
www.northbros.com
Origami 5K
Run/Walk/Wheel
Mason 10:00 am
3181 Sandhill Rd.
5KR, FR Eric Hannah
(517) 336-6060
ehannah@origamirehab.org
Polar Ice Cap Invitational
Midland 9:00 am
track & field for kids 6-18
Midland High School
Ty Storrs (989) 496-2039
4storrs@concentric.net
http://www.midlandfleetfeet.org
Railroad Trail Run
Durand 9:00 am
Durand Middle School
10KR, 5KR/W, 1MW
Chris Lantis
(989) 288-3435
dogcoach@yahoo.com
River Rats Spring Warm
Up
Grayling 8:00 am
8 hour sprint adventure
race, 35-45 miles
Chad Swander
(989) 348-05401
ausableriverrats@yahoo.com
www.riverratsar.com
Top of the Hill 5K
Grayling 10:00 am
5K Trail Run
Hanson Hills Recreation
Area Justin Andre
(989) 348-9266
hansonshills@hotmail.com
www.hansonhills.org
Triple Creek Dash
Three Rivers 8:30 am
10KR, 5KR, 1 MR/W
Shannon or Kerry
(269) 273.9697
s h a rd y @ t h re e r i v e r s h e a l t h . o rg
http://www.threerivershealth.org
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May - July 2005 Event Calendar
“Run the Pointe” Booster
Club Run
Grosse Pte Farms 8:00 am
Grosse Pointe South High
School 10KR, 5KR, 2MFR
Richard Zaranek
(313) 882-8670
rickjzar@comcast.net
south-gpschools.org
Spring Duathlon
Painesville, OH 8:00 am
Recreation Park
run, bike, run
Painesville Recreation
(440) 392-5912
recreate@Painesville.com
www.painesville.com
Starker-Mann Biathlon
Gaylord 10:00 am
5KR, 30K bike, 5KR or
1.5MR, 10M bike,
1/4MRun
Otsego Club, 696 M32East
Pam Duczkowski
800-345-8621
pam@gaylordmichigan.net
www.gaylordmichigan.net
Townsend Trot
Saline 9:00 am
Heritage School
5KR, 2MFR
In memory of Rachel
Townsend
B re e A rvai (734) 395-6032
bree.arvai@hylant.com
aatrackclub.org/Townsend
Trot/
Utica 5K
Utica 9:00 am
5KR, 1MR/W
Utica City Hall
(586) 739-1600
Vicksburg Hearty Hustle
Vicksburg 9:00 am
Sunset Lake Elementary
School 5KRW, 1MFR/W
Tonya Nash
(269) 321.1022
heartyhustle@yahoo.com
vickburgcommunityschools.org
Walk for Wishes 5KW
Milford 9:00 am
Kensington Metro Park,
Martindale Beach
Make a Wish Foundation
(734) 953-0040, x44
www.wishmich.org
Whitehouse Cherry Fest
Whitehouse, OH 9:00 am
Village Hall
10KR, 3M FR, kids’ 1MR
Randy Bukas
(419) 877-2814
rjbukas@whitehouseoh.com
www.ci.whitehouse.oh.us
Sunday, May 15
Advance Packaging 5000
Jackson 7:00 pm
5KR/W, Kids Run
Dave Knickerbocker
(517) 788.9800
dknick@advancepkg.com
runjackson.com
Dragon Dash
Orion Township 9:00 am
8KR Jennifer Rowe
(248) 391.0304, x143
jrowe@oriontownship.org
oriontownship.org
Ferndale Foot Frolic
Ferndale 9:00 am
10KR, 1 MR
Kulick Community Center,
1201 Livernois
Ferndale Recreation &
Senior Services
(248) 544-6767
k u l i c k c e n t e r @ f e rn d a l e - m i . c o m
ferndale-mi.com
For Women Only 5K
Ann Arbor 8:30 am
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
campus 5KR/W, Kid’s Run
Dawn Lovejoy
(734) 827-2792
fwo@aatrackclub.org,
mlovejoy@glis.net
www.aatrackclub.org/fwo/
Path to a Better Heart
Windsor, ON 9:00 am
Malden Park 5KR/W
(519) 254-5577, x 52500
carwell@wrh.on.ca
runningfactory.com
Sprint Into Spring 5K Run
Rocky River, OH 8:30 am
Rocky River Civic Center,
5KR /W Dave Camerino
(440) 331-3544
davidcamerino@msn.com
www.rrcity.com
Toledo Area Humane
Society 5K
Maumee, OH 10:00 am
UAW Hall, Arrrowhead
Park, Maumee
Mary Helen Darah
(419) 482-7101
toledoroadrunners.org
Michigan Runner Race Series 2005
Ten best finishes count for Michigan Runner of the Year
St. Patrick’s Day 8K, Bay City - March 20
Tax Trot 15K, Flushing - April 16
Fifth Third River Bank Run 25K, Grand Rapids - May 14
Ludington Lake Stride Half Marathon, Ludington - June 18
Fifth Third Bank Solstice Run 5K, Northville - June 25
Volkslaufe 20K, Frankenmuth - July 4
The Legend 10 Mile Trail Run, Laingsburg - August 6
The Crim Festival of Races 10 Mile, Flint - August 27
Cadillac Festival of Races 10K, Cadillac - September 5
Lake Superior Shore Run Race Against Tobacco Wild Card / Half
Marathon, Marquette - Sept. 19
Detroit Free Press / Flagstar Bank Marathon, Detroit, October 23
Friday, May 20
Downtown YMCA
Wellness Center Invest in
Youth 5K Run/Walk
Lansing 7:00 pm
Riverfront Park
5KR/W Georgi Banna
(517) 372-5000
GBanna@bannalaw.com
www.ymcaoflansing.org
YMCA Wyandotte River
Run
Wyandotte 6:00 pm
5KR/W, 1 MFR/W
M a ry Reed (734) 282.9622
downriverymca@ymcametr
odetroit.org
Saturday, May 21
The a-MAYS-ing Race 5k
and 1 Mile Run/Walk
Detroit 8:55 am
5KR/W Belle Isle, Casino
Lynda Berry
(313) 924-0014
m a y s a c a d e m y @ s b c g l o b a l . n e t
Arthritis Walk
Fenton 10:30 am
3.1 MW, 1MW
Joe and Lewis’s Penalty Box
Arthritis Foundation,
Michigan Chapter
(800) 968.3030, x 233
info.mi@arthritis.org
www.arthiritis.org
Arthritis Walk
Traverse City 9:00 am
3.1 MW, 1MW
Traverse City Elks Club
Arthritis Foundation,
Michigan Chapter
(800) 968.3030, x 233
info.mi@arthritis.org
www.arthiritis.org
Bay Harbor 5K Run &
Walk
Bay Harbor 9:00 am
Village at Bay Harbor
5KR/W, kids race
Erin Belleau
(231) 439-2000
ebelleau@bayharbor.com
www.bayharbor.com
Cranbrook Schools Fun
Run
Bloomfield Hills 9:00 am
10KRW, 5KRW, kids run
Tom Mecsey
(248) 645-3078
tmecsey@cranbrook.edu
schools.cranbrook.edu
Gateway City Fitness 5K
Run/Walk
Sturgis 9:00 am
5KR/W Thomas Brenner
(269) 651-6477
tbrenner@wre.com
Heart ‘n’ Sole
Chelsea 8:30 am
10KR, 5KR/W, 2 MR/W
Chelsea Community
Hospital Cindy Cope
(734) 475-4157
CCope@cch.org
http://www.cch.org
Komen Grand Rapids Race
for the Cure
Kalamazoo 8:00 am
Gerald R. Ford Museu
5KR/W, 1 MFR
Southwest Michigan
Affiliate
(877) 566-9080
www.komen.org
L’Anse Creuse High School
Save the Manatee Run
Harrison Township 9 am
Huron-Clinton Metropark
5KR, 1MW Lesley Argiri
(586) 783-6729
Largiri1@hotmail.com
Lake Michigan College
Race
Benton Harbor 9:00 am
10KR, 5KR Doug
Schaffer (269) 927-8165
schaffer@lakemichigancollege.edu
Oaklawn Hospital
Hospitality Classic
Marshall
7:30 am
10KR, 5KR, 1 MFR
Keith Crowell
(616) 789.3911
kcrowell@oaklawnhospital.com
Over the River and
Through the Woods 5K
Clarkston 9:00 am
Independence Oaks County
Park 5KR XC
Camp Fire USA, North
Oakland (248) 618-9050
campfireusano@aol.com
comnet.org/campfirenoc/
Run by the Bay
Bay City 10:00 am
Bay City State Recreation
Area 10KR, 5KR/W
Vicki Willard
(989) 892-4264
iwillrun@sbcglobal.nete
www.barc-mi.com
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Run for Life
Rochester 10:00 am
Bloomer Park 5KR
Marni Barnes
(248) 293-0070
cpcrochester@msn.com
www.crossroadspregnancy.com
Runnin’ With the Law
Grand Rapids 10:00 am
Blandford Nature Center
5KR
Thin Blue Line of Michigan
(616) 456-4217
grfootpursuit@hotmail.com
www.tblofmi.com
Silver Valley Trail Run
East Tawas 10:00 am
Huron National Forest,
Tawas
7KR, 5K Fun Run/Walk
Dan Kammer
(989) 469-3553
k d k a m m e r @ m 3 3 a c c e s s . c o m
www.tawas.com
Toledo Symphony
Stampede
Toledo, OH 9:00 am
Ottawa Park 5KR/W
Tana M. Schiewer
(419) 241-1272
tschiewer@toldeosymphony.com
toledoroadrunners.org
Tromp Thru the Swamp
Archbold, OH 9:00 am
5KR/W, 1MW, kids’ runs
Sauder Village
Dick Lees (419) 822-3981
toledoroadrunners.org
Warbler Wobble
Roscommon 10:00 am
10KR, 5KR, 1MW
Kirtland Community
College
Lisa Hofman
kirtlandxc@yahoo.com
http://www.geocities.com/ki
rtlandxc/warblerfest
Sunday, May 22
Cellcom Green Bay
Marathon
Green Bay, WI 7:05 am
26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 4
MR/W, 1/2MR
(800) 889-1859
i n f o @ g re e n b a y m a r a t h h o n . c o m
c e l l c o m g re e n b a y m a r a t h o n . c o m
Making Tracks for Celiacs
G rosse Pte Shores 9:30 am
Edsel & Eleanor Ford House
5KR/W Mart h a A n d e r s o n
julieg3@comcast.net
www.celiacwalk.org
Nankin Mills Duathlon
Livonia/ Westland 8:00 am
5KR, 50KB, 5KR
Jim / Joyce Donaldson
jdjp@sev.org
www.eliteendeavors.com
Rite Aid Cleveland
Marathon & 10K
Cleveland, OH 8:00 am
26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 10KR
J a c k Staph (800) 467-3826
clevelandmarathon@earthlink.net
w w w. c l e v e l a n d m a r a t h o n . c o m
Rocket Dog Ankle Biter
Brighton 9:00 am
Island Lake State Park -
Meadows Area 10KR
Jim Betz (313) 538.5606
jbetzrd@hotmail.com
Saturday, May 28
Alma Highland Festival 5K
Alma 10:30 am
Alma College campus
Tim & Penny Cook
(989) 463-5219
CookT1@michigan.gov
almahighlandfestival.com
American Memorial 5K
Run & Walk
Cleveland, OH 9:00 am
Downtown Cleveland
5KR/W, 1MW
(216) 623-9933
www.hermescleveland.com
Bank One/The Truth Great
Race Sports Festival XXV
Elkhart, IN 7:30 am
Jim Ryun Mile, 1MS,
Basketball
Ron Schmanske
(574) 296.5890
wow@michiana.org
www.thegreatrace.net
3 day festival: also
13.1MR, 13.1M In-line
Skate,
10KR/W/Wheel/Handcycle,
10K In-line skate, 25KB,
50KB, 10KWh, 9M
canoe/kayak, 5KR/W/FW
Bayshore Marathon
Traverse City 7:00 am
Northwestern Michigan
College 26.2 MR, 10KR
Lou Wojtowicz
(231) 941-8188
tctc@chartermi.net
users.northlink.net/tctc
Eagle Run
Avon, OH 9:00 am
EMH Center for Health &
Fitness
5MR, 3MW, 1M Kids’ Run
(216) 623-9933
www.hermescleveland.com
Fruitport Old Fashioned
Days Run
Fruitport 9:30 am
10KR, 5KR
Donald Wood
(231) 865-6273
Kids Kilometers
Lucas County, OH 9:00 am
Wildwood Metropark
Joan Mathews
(419) 865-8437
toledoroadrunners.org
Looking Glass Triathlon
Grand Ledge 7:30 am
Looking Glass Valley Park
triathlon, 2MR, 2M canoe,
3MB
J e s s i e Gaut (517) 626-6593
j g a u t @ w a t e rt o w n t o w n s h i p . c o m
www.twp.watertown.mi.us
Mackinaw Memorial
Bridge Race
Mackinaw City 6:00 am
Mackinaw City Recreation
Complex 6 MR
Mackinaw Area Visitors
Bureau (800) 750-0169
info@mackinawcity.com
www.mackinawcity.com
Memorial Day Run
Bad Axe 9:00 am
10KR, 5KR/W
Patricia Kellermann
(989) 375-2522
ktrebor@auci.net
Rochester Heritage Festival
5KRW
Rochester 8:30 am
5KR/W, kids run
Melissa (248) 656-8308
melissa@rararecreation.org
www.rararecreation.org
Sunday, May 29
Bank One/The Truth Great
Race Sports Festival XXV
Elkhart, IN 7:30 am
10K In-line Skate
Criterium, Bike criterium,
9M canoe/ kayak
Ron Schmanske
(574) 296.5890
wow@michiana.org
www.thegreatrace.net
3 day festival: also 1MR
(track), 1MS, basketball,
13.1MR, 13.1M In-line
Skate, 10KR/W/Wheel/
Handcycle, 25KB, 50KB,
10KWh, 5KR/W/FW
Blossom Time Run
Chagrin Falls, OH 9:00 am
5.25MR, 1MW, Kids’ races
(216) 623-9933
i n f o 1 @ h e rm e s c l e v e l a n d . c o m
www.hermescleveland.com
Chequamegon Woods to
Water Relay
Ashland, WI 7:00 am
80 miles, 8 person team
relay
Chequamengon National
Forest-Cable End-Shore of
Lake Superior
Mary McPhetridge
(800) 284-9484
ING Ottawa Marathon
Ottawa, ON 6:30 am
26.2 MR, 10KR/W,
5KR/W, 13.1 Wheelchair,
26.2 Inline Skate
Laurie Davison
(613) 227-2980
media@ncm.ca
www.events.runningroom.c
om/site/?raceId=719
Magnificat Run with the
Blue Streaks
Rocky River, OH 8:30 am
Magnificant High School
5KR/W
(216) 623-9933
www.hermescleveland.com
Monday, May 30
Bank One/The Truth Great
Race Sports Festival XXV
Elkhart, IN 7:30 am
13.1MR, 13.1M In-line
Skate, 10KR/W/Wheel/
Handcycle, 25KB, 50KB,
10KWh, 5KR/W/FW
Ron Schmanske
(574) 296.5890
wow@michiana.org
www.thegreatrace.net
3 day festival: also 1MR
(track), 1MS, basketball,
10K In-line Skate
Criterium, Bike criterium,
9M canoe/kayak
Buckley Memorial Day 5-
10K
Buckley 5KR, 1MR
Kevin (231) 499-8853
City of Burton Memorial
Day 5K run/walk
Burton 9:00 am
5KR/W
Atherton High School
Lester Brady
(810) 744-0957
lobwalks@aol.com
www.raceservices.com
G rosse Ile Memorial Day 8K
Grosse Ile 8:30 am
Grosse Ile High School
8KR, 1MFR Greg Everal
(734) 362-2438
cgregrun50@comcast.net
www.islandroadrunners.net
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May - July 2005 Event Calendar
Jenison Ambucs Memorial
Day Race
Jenison 8:00 am
5KR, 1 MR, Wheelchair
Case (616) 224-0550
case@centennialsec.com
www.classicrace.com
Kip Boulkis 5K
Perrysburg, OH 8:00 am
5KR, 1MFR
Kelly Chalfant
(419) 872-8001
toledoroadrunners.org
Lake Superior Trail Run
Ontaganon 8:00 am
18MR
Porcupine Mountain
Widerness State Park
Jim Engel (906) 224-7011
Lakeshore Marthon
Chicago 6:00 am
26.2 MR, 13.1MR, 5KR,
5MW
Mark Cihlar
(773) 765-9030
info@lakeshoremarathon
lakeshoremarathon.com
Memorial Mile
Boardman, OH 9:40 am
1MR
Lenny Krispinsky
(330) 726-8407
phil@jockstop.com
www.jockstop.com
Run to Climax
Climax 8:30 am
United Methodist Church
7KR , 2MW
Richard Williams
(269) 626-8611
spmtn@hotmail.com
www.msu.edu/~weessie2/cli
max/climax.htm
Tuesday, May 31
Johnson Park Fun Run
Grand Rapids 7:00 pm
6MR, 4MR, 4M Race
Walk 2MR, Kids FR
Don Huizinga
(616) 987-9097
donh@yahoo.com
g r a n d r a p i d s ru n n i n g c l u b . o rg
June
Wednesday, June 1
Hansons Marathon
Training Clinic #1
Royal Oak 7:00 pm
Hansons Running Shop,
3407 Rochester
Sonja Hanson
(586) 323.9683
sshoudy@hotmail.com
hansons-running.com
Hansons Marathon
Training Clinic #1
Utica 7:00 pm
Hansons Running Shop,
8409 Hall Road
Sonja Hanson
(586) 323.9683
sshoudy@hotmail.com
hansons-running.com
SMAC Female Only
Adventure Race - cancelled
SMAC Rogaine SE
Michigan - cancelled
Friday, June 3
Cooley Law 5K Race for
Education
Lansing 7:30 pm
Start and finish at the State
Capitol 5KR/W
Terry Carella
(517) 371-5140 X 2916
communications@cooley.edu
www.cooley.edu
Saturday, June 4
100 Grand
Grand Rapids 7:00 am
West Side Christian School
15, 30, 62, 100 MB ride
Caroline Terlecki
(616) 453-7400
rapidwheelmen@lmb.org
www.lmb.org/rapidwheels
Blue Water Hospice 5K-
10K River Run
Marysville 8:00 am
10KR, 5KR, 3MW
Marysville Park
Sharon Somes
(810) 982.8809
bwhnichols@yahoo.com
Carl Olson Memorial
Adventure Run
Chassell 9:00 am
5KR10KR
Jim Tervo (906) 523-4884
Dexter to Ann Arbor Kids’
Run
Ann Arbor 4:00 pm
Pioneer High School Track
50-800 yds, ages 3-12
Lew Kidder 734.662.1000
l e w @ d e x t e r a n n a r b o rru n . c o m
w w w. d e x t e r a n n a r b o rru n . c o m
Faith Community Fun Run
Novi 8:30 am
5KR, 1MFR/W
44400 W. Ten Mile Road
Michael Everett
(248) 478-0982
everett@wwnet.com
faithcommunity-novi.org
KFC/UMDF 8K One Step
Closer to a Cure Run/Walk
Cleveland, OH 9:00 am
Forest Hills Park
5KR, 1MW
(216) 623-9933
www.hermescleveland.com
Michigan Mile for Kids
Lansing 9:00 am
1 MR for kids 12 & under
Kim Christian
(517) 349-3803
playmakers@playmakers.com
www.playmakers.com
Midland Community Dow
Run/Walk
Midland 8:00 am
Midland Community
Center 10KR, 5KR/W,
1 MFR, Tot Trot
Erin Mazurek
(989) 832-7937, x2264
M i d l a n d D o w R u n @ y a h o o . c o m
midlandcommunitycenter.org
Oak Apple Run
Royal Oak 9:00 am
Downtown Royal Oak
10KR, 2 MFR/W
Paul Perkins
(248) 544-9099
paulperkins@oakapplerun.org
www.oakapplerun.org
Shamrock 5K
Brighton 8:30 am
5KR St Patrick
Catholic Church
Chris Price
(810) 227-6943
cvprice@comcast.net
St. Marks Run for the Arts
Cleveland, OH 8:30 am
St. Marks Run for the Arts
5KR, 1MW
(216) 623-9933
info1@hermescleveland.com
www.hermescleveland.com
Sunburst Marathon
South Bend, IN 6:00 am
Hall of Fame to Notre Dame
26.2 MR, 13.1 MR,
10KR, 5KR
Liz Peralta
(574) 284.3394
www.sunburstraces.org
Tulip City 5K
Hollland 9:00 am
5KR, Macatawa Mini MIle
Centennial Park
Lynne LeHocky
(616) 396-2301
llehocky@cfswm.org
www.signmeup.com/reg/reg
ister.aspx?fid=4Z2VNK7
Turtle Lake Resort 5K
Run/Walk
Union City 10:00 am
5KR/W Tu rtle Lake Resort
(517) 741-7004
tlr@turtle-lake.com
turtle-lake.com
Clothing optional
Westwoods 5K Run/Walk
Traverse City 9:00 am
5KR/W, kids fun run
Westwoods Elementary
Mike Lane
(231) 933-7979
w e s t w o o d s 5 K @ h o t m a i l . c o m
http://webpages.charter.net/
keric
Sunday, June 5
Catawba Island Club Run
For Humanity
Port Clinton, OH 9:00 am
5 MR, 3MR/W, 1M KidsR
Toni Garrett
(419) 797-4424
mschenk@cicclub.com
Dexter to Ann Arbor Run
Ann Arbor 8:20 am
13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR
Lew Kidder
(734) 662-1000
lew.kidder@cooltri.com
dexterannarborrun.com
40 M A Y / J U N E 2 0 0 5

Michigan Humane Society
Mutt Marches
Grosse Pointe Shores
8:00 am Edsel &
Eleanor Ford House
Nancy Gunnigle
(866) 648-6263
NGunnigle@michiganhumane.org
michiganhumane.org/
Rock ‘N’ Roll Marathon
San Diego 6:350 am
26.2 MR (858) 450-6510
www.rnrmarathon.com
Seahorse Challenge
Triathlon and Duathlon
Kalamazoo 9:00 am
Coldbrook Park
1.5KW, 40KB, 10KR or
5KR, 20KB, 5KR, or
500meter S, 20KB, 5KR
Kenny Krell
(866) 820-6036
www.3disciplines.com
Yates 5K Run/Walk
Cleveland, OH 8:30 am
Solon High School
5KR/W, Kids’ Races
(216) 623-9933
www.hermescleveland.com
Tuesday, June 7
Grand Rapids Running
Club 10K Track Relay
Grand Rapids 7:00 pm
Comstock Park High
School 10K track relay
Shawn or Joyce Sweet
colorfulkitty@yahoo.com
g r a n d r a p i d s ru n n i n g c l u b . o rg
Wednesday, June 8
Flushing Evening 5k R/W
Flushing 6:15 pm
Flushing High School
J o h n Gault (810) 659-6493
GRaceMgt@aol.comgaultracemanagement.com
Midwest Distance Solution
Hillsdale 7:00 pm
Track Meet
Hillsdale College
Sonja Hanson
(586) 822-8606
sshoudy@hotmail.com
hansons-running.com
Thursday, June 9
STCS School’s Out
Saginaw Township 7:00 pm
Heritage High School
10KR, 5KR/W
Tom Thompson
(989) 797-1814
tathomps@stcs.org
www.barc-mi.com/
Saturday, June 11
Angel House 5K Run/Walk
Lansing 9:00 am
Lansing River Trail
5KR/W, kids run
Mary Reed
(517) 882-4000, x 126
maryr@childandfamily.org
www.childandfamily.org
Apache Run 5K & Alex’s
One Mile Fun Run
Sherwood, OH 8:30 am
Fairview HS
5KR/W, 1MFR
Curt Foust
(419) 630-0694
cdfoust@hotmail.com
defiancecountyrunner.com
Brian Diemer Amerikam 5K
Cutlerville 9:00
68th St. between US-131
and Division Ave.
5KR/W, Jr. Jog
Robert Hyde
(616) 890-1337
robhyde@diemerrun.com
diemerrun.com
Prize $$$
Cereal City Classic
Battle Creek 8:00 am
10KR, 5KR/W
Family Y Center
(616) 962-7551
ymcabattlecreek.org
Cops for Kids 10K Run
and Walk
Farmington Hills 9:00 am
Oakland Community
College, Orchard Ridge
Campus
Maureen Wayman
(248) 871-2707
Dodge Park 3.1 Mile Run
Sterling Heights 8:30 am
Dodge Park
Michael Kostrzeba
(586) 446-2705
mkostrezeba@sterlingheights.net
sterling-heights.net
Flirt with Dirt
Novi 8:00 am
Lakeshore Park
10KR 5KR
Susan Hodgson
susan@runningfit.com
(734) 769-5675
runningfit.com
Hanson Hills Challenge
Trail Run
Grayling 10:00 am
5M Trail R
Hanson Hills Recreation
Area Justin Andre
(989) 348-9266
hansonshills@hotmail.com
www.hansonhills.org
Lake Macatawa Triathlon
Holland 7:30 am
Howard B. Dunton Park
0.5MS, 22.8 MB, 4.8 MR
Darrin Duistermars
(616) 395-0178
darrind@hct.holland.mi.us
www.classicrace.com
Mackinac Island Lilac
Festival 10K Run and Walk
Mackinac Island 9:30 am
Windermere Point
10KR/W 1/4 M Kids run
Riverbend Striders
(810) 659-6493
johncgault2@aol.com
www.runmackinac.com
gaultracemanagement.com
Midland Invite
Midland 9:00 am
track & field for kids 6-18
Midland Community
Stadium
Ty Storrs
(989) 496-2039
4storrs@concentric.net
www.midlandfleetfeet.org
North Country Trail Relay
Mesick 6:00 am
Manistee National Forest,
Mesick to Baldwin
76.8 M relay, 6 runner
teams, 15 legs 2.3-9.4 miles
Brian Buchanan
(616) 786-2945
nctrelay@nctrelay.org
www.nctrelay.org
Rose Run
Jackson 8:00 am
10KR, 5KR, 4 MW, Kid’s
Runs
Point to point along
Brown’s Road
Mike McGlynn
(517)796-8455
Mike_Mcglynn@jccmi.edu
www.roserun.org
Run For Youth
Noquemanon Trail Run
Marquette 9:00 am
bus to start 8:15 am
River Park Sports Complex
25KTrail R, 5K Trail R
Youth for Christ
(906) 228-4932
info@fireup.org
www.upyfc.org
Susan G. Komen Race for
the Cure
Detroit 9:00 am
Comerica Park
5KR/W, 1MW1MFR FR
Maureen Meldrum
(313) 833.0715 x 2245
meldlrumm@karmanos.org
www.karmanos.org/detroitr
aceforthecure/
Tom Madzy Berea 5K Run
Berea, OH 8:30 am
Berea High School
5KR, 1MW
Cindy Terwoord
(440) 234-8029
j149k234@aol.com
www.berea.k12.oh.us
Sunday, June 12
Ann Arbor Bikesport
Triathlon / Duathlon
Pinckney 8:00 am
0.5S, 14MR, 5MR and
2MR, 14MB, 5MR
Jim / Joyce Donaldson
(419) 829-2398
jdjp@sev.org
www.eliteendeavors.com
Kelly’s Island 5K
Kelly’s Island, OH
10:45 am
Chamber of Commerce
(419) 746-2360
toledoroadrunners.org
Mayor DePiero’s 5K Run
Parma, OH 8:30 am
Byer’s Field
Parma Parks & Recreation
(440) 885-8144
recreationdepartment@cityofparma-oh.gov
www.cityofparma-oh.gov
MMRF 5K Run / Walk
Cleveland, OH 9:00 am
Downtown Cleveland
5KR/W
(216) 623-9933
www.hermescleveland.com
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May - July 2005 Event Calendar
MPF Walk-a-thon & 5K
Run
Northville 11:00 am
5KR/W Maybury State
Park
Michigan Parkinson
Foundation
(800) 852-9781
mpfoffice@aol.com
www.parkinsonsmi.org
Scleroderma 5K Fun Run/1
Mile Walk
Birmingham 9:30 am
Shain Park Jennifer Viano
(248) 865.7259
jenniferv@sclerodermamichigan.org
scleroderma.org/chapter/mi
chigan
St. Joe’s 5K Run, 2 Mile
Walk
Pewamo 8:30 am
5KR, 2MW
St. Joe’s Church
Ken Kramer
(989) 981-6656
kramerklan8@hotmail.com
Steamboat Classic
Peoria, IL 7:45 am
15KR, 4MR,
Phil Lockwood
(309) 676-6378
plockwood@mercurysportgroup.com
steamboatclassic.org
Wednesday, June 15
Alpine Striders 3 Mile Run
Gaylord 7:00 pm
3MR Aspen Park
Jeff Kalember
(989) 939-8503
k a l e m b e r j @ g a y l o rd . k 12 . m i . u s
Hansons Marathon
Training Clinic #1
Grosse Pointe 7:00 pm
training
Hansons Running Shop,
20641 Mack Ave.
Sonja Hanson
(313) 882.1325
sshoudy@hotmail.com
hansons-running.com free
Hansons Marathon
Training Clinic #1
Auburn Hills 7:00 pm
training
Hansons Running Shop,
2733 University
Sonja Hanson
(248) 475-9944
sshoudy@hotmail.com
hansons-running.com
Friday, June 17
Kid’s Klassic
Kalamazoo 6:30 pm
YMCA on Maple St.
Kid’s Run
Rob Lillie (269) 342-
5996
slillie@gazellesports.com
kalamazooklassic.com
Relay for Life
Sault Ste. Marie, ON 7 : 0 0
p m John Rhodes Center
(888) 939-3333
www.cancer.ca
Run for the Roof 5K
Monclova, OH 6:00 pm
Ron Brant
(419) 332-6292
toledoroadrunners.org
William A. Irvin 5K
Duluth, MN 6:00 pm
5KR Canal Park
Scott Keenan
(218) 727.0947
grandmas@grandmasmarathon.com
grandmasmarathon.com
Zanglin Downriver Run
Trenton 7:30 pm
8KR, 1 MFR
Eve Howell
(734) 282-1101
emhowell@aaamichigan.com
www.zanglinrun.com
Prize $$$
Saturday, June 18
Adult Try-A-Tri
Leamington, ON, Canada
9:00 am triathlon
Leamington Kinsmen
Recreation Complex
Ben Balkwill
(519) 257-6253
tri_leamington@yahoo.com
www.tomatoman.org
Camel Back 4 Miler
Fremont, OH 8:30 am
4MR, 2MW, 2KFR, 1KFR
Ron Brandt
(419) 332-6292
toledoroadrunners.org
Cheesetown Challenge
Pinconning 6:00 pm
5 MR, 2 MR/W, Kid’s Run
Marty Schultz
(989) 879.5617
capt.marcheese@centurytel.net
www.cheesetownraces.org
Fish Festival 5K
Vermilion, OH 9:00 am
Sailorway Middle School
Karen Vick
(440) 967-1004
toledoroadrunners.org
Grandma’s Marathon &
Gary Bjorklund 1/2
Marathon
Duluth 6:45 am
26.2 MR, Wheel, 13.1 MR
Scott Keenan
(218) 727.0947
grandmas@grandmasmarathon.com
grandmasmarathon.com
The Human Race
Buchanan 8:30 am
10KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR
Fernwood Botanical
Garden and Nature
Preserve
Volunteer Center of
Southwest Michigan
(269) 683-5464
cscctyler@aol.com
www.volunteerswmi.org
Johan’s TriFest
Hopkins 8:00 am
Sandy Pines Resort
Triathlon Olympic distance
1.5KS, 40KB, 10KR
Steve Webster
(616) 261.9706
steve@stridersrun.com
www.johanstrifest.com
Prize $$$
Kalamazoo Klassic
Kalamazoo 7:30 am
YMCA on Maple St.
10KR, 5KR/W
Patricia Pettinga
(269) 343-0747
mrcpr@remc12.k12.mi.us
kalamazooklassic.com
Leamington Kids of Steel
Triathlon
Leamington, ON, Canada
9:00 am triathlon
Leamington Kinsmen
Recreation Complex
Ben Balkwill
(519) 257-6253
tri_leamington@yahoo.com
www.tomatoman.org
Lory’s Place Run, Walk,
and Rock
St. Joseph 9:00 am
5KR/W
Lory’s Place-Edgewater
Center 445 Upton Dr
Lisa Bartoszek
(269)983-2707
http://www.lorysplace.org
Ludington Lakestride Half
Marathon & 5K
Ludington 8:30 am
13.1 MR, 5KR
Ludington Area Chamber
of Commerce
(231) 845-0324
www.ludington.org
Michigan Runner Race Series
Midwest Corporate Cup
Relays
Southfield 7:45 am
Southfield HS
10KR, 5KR/W, track &
field, relays
G e o ff Lane (313) 322-5577
glane@ford.com
www.mwccr.org
National 24 Hour
Challenge
Middleville 8:00 am
MB Thornapple-Kellog
Middle School
bicycle endurance ride:
loops of 126.1 MB, 23.7
MB, 7.5 MB
John Obermeyer
(616) 241-1969
n24hc@aol.com
www.n24hc.org
Olde Riverside Moon in
June
Tecumseh, ON 7:00 pm
10KR, 5KR/W
Gary (519) 945.3786
rfactory@on.aibn.com
www.runningfactory.com
Open Door Julie 5K
Run/Walk
Commerce 9:00 am
Walled Lake Northern
High School
10KR, 5KR/W
Julie Leblanc
(248) 363-6128
juliejack3@aol.com
Run for the Roses
Richmond, IN 8:00 am
5KR, 2 MW
Glen Miller Park
Denise Retz
(765) 983-7274
dretz@ci.richmond.in.us
St. Francis Xavier “Bob
Bridges Memorial 5K Race
With Soul”
Medina, OH 7:00 pm
5KR, 1MFR/W
Karen Soles
(330) 722-8787
kms724@zoominternet.net
Trish Donnelly-Runnion
Memorial Road Race
Canton 8:30 am
5KR, 1 MFR/W
Canton Heritage Park
Pat Donnelly
(734) 716-6424
Patrick@farmingtoninsagency.com
VNA Health Steps 5K Run
& 2 Mile Walk
Cleveland, OH 8:30 am
5KR & 2 MW
(216) 623-9933
info1@hermescleveland.com
www.hermescleveland.com
Sunday, June 19
Big Fish Triathlon,
Duathlon
Hadley Township 8:00 am
Big Fish State Park
1000 meter S, 40KB, 5MR
or 500meterS, 20KB, 5KR
or 2MR, 20KB, 5MR
Kenny Krell
(866) 820-6036
kenny3dracing@yahoo.com
www.3disciplines.com
Clean Air Challenge
Cleveland, OH 8:30 am
4MW
Burke Lakefront Airport
American Lung Association
mljahnke@ohiolung.org
www.cleanairchallenge.com
Cleveland Frontrunners
Run for Pride
Cleveland, OH 9:00 am
Edgewater Park 5KR
(216) 623-9933
www.hermescleveland.com
Mount Sinai Hospital
Run/Walk for The Best
Medicine
Toronto 9:00 am
10KR, 5KR/W
Queens Park
Cindy Berk Goelman
(416) 586-8203
cgoelman@mtsinai.on.ca
https://www.mtsinai.on.ca/f
oundation/forms/Walk_Run
Donation.htm
Open Water Swim
Leamington, ON, Canada
10:30 am
Leamington Municipal
Harbour 3KS
Ben Balkwill
(519) 257-6253
tri_leamington@yahoo.com
www.tomatoman.org
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Plymouth YMCA Father’s
Day Run
Plymouth 7:30 am
Downtown Plymouth
10KR, 5KR/W, 1 MR/W,
Triple (all 3 races, 10.3
miles), Kid’s trot/jog
Cindy Morency
(734) 453-2904
cmorency@ymcametrodetroit.org
gaultracemanagement.com
Sunrise Rotary Mile
Traverse City
1 MR, various
Traverse Bay Sunrise
Rotary, Traverse city Area
Public Schools
Tomatoman Sprint
Duathlon
Leamington, ON, Canada
10:30 am Leamington
Municipal Harbour
duathlon: 2.5KR, 20KB, 5KR
Ben Balkwill
(519) 257-6253
tri_leamington@yahoo.com
www.tomatoman.org
Two for the Road Relay
Lakewood, OH 9:00 am
Lakewood Park 10K relay
(216) 623-9933
info1@hermescleveland.com
www.hermescleveland.com
Tuesday, June 21
Grandville High School
Track Meet
Grandville 6:30 pm
1MR, 800meter R, 400
meter relay, 100 meters,
2MW
Grandville High School
Kevin Holmes
(616) 916-3870
g r a n d r a p i d s ru n n i n g c l u b . o rg
Wednesday, June 22
Thursday, June 23
YMCA Retread Run/Shoes
for Kids
Flint 6:30 pm
8KR, 5KR/W
John Gault
(810) 659-6493
GRaceMgt@aol.com
www.riverbendstriders.com
Saturday, June 25
The Chronicle Seaway Run
Muskegon 8:00 am
5KR, 15KR
Chris Z a rt (231) 725-6333
c z a rt @ m u s k e g o n c h ro n i c l e . c o m
www.chroniclevents.com
Clare Summerfest 5K
Run/Walk
Clare 8:00 am
Clare United Methodist
Church
Melonie Kingsbury
(989) 386-4815
stevenandmelonie@chartermi.net
http://www.c-a-f-e.net
Concord Classic
Concord 8:00 am
Concord High School
5KR/W, Kid’s Run
David Jordan
(517) 524-6995
cclassic@frontiernet.net
runjackson.com
Deaf Arts Festival
Fundraiser
Plymouth 10:00 am
Nankin Mills Park
10KR, 5KW
Pam Groth
(248) 486-9039
pgroth@deafartsfestival.org
www.deafartsfestival.org
Fifth Third Bank Solstice
Run
Northville 7:30 am
10KR, 5KR/W, Kids’ Run
Ford Field, Griswold St.
north of Main, downtown
Northville
Alan Whitehead
(248) 349-0203
awhitehead@aptechnologlass.com
www.solsticerun.org
Michigan Runner Race Series
Race to Make a Difference
Bay Village, OH 9:00 am
Cahoon Park
5KR, 2MW
(216) 623-9933
info1@hermescleveland.com
www.hermescleveland.com
St. Clair Rotary Artful
Dodger 5KR
St. Clair Shores 8:30 am
Downtown St. Clair Shores
St. Clair Chamber of
Commerce
(810) 329-2962
www.stclairchamber.com
St. Mark’s 5K Run & Walk
For Charity
Bridgeport 9:00 am
5KR/W St. Mark’s Churc h
3060 Williamson Rd.
Mike Houle
(989) 777-0240
R u n w i l d 1128 @ h o t m a i l . c o m
http://www.barc-mi.com
Standard Federal Bank
Reeds Lake Run
Grand Rapids 8:00 am
East Grand Rapids High
School
10KR, 5KR/W, Kid’s Run
Susan Perry
(616) 949.1750
sperry@eastgr.org
www.eastgr.org
Sunday, June 26
Bob’s Run for the Listening
Ear
East Lansing 8:00 am
Corner of Albert and
Division 5KR/W
Louise Forsythe
(517) 349-8728
louise625@aol.com
wwww.theear.org/bobsrun/
Grosse Pointe Fireworks
Grosse Pointe 8:00 pm
non-competetive event
Hansons Running Shop,
20641 Mack Ave.
Sonja Hanson
(313) 882-1325
sshoudy@hotmail.com
hansons-running.com
High Cliff Triathlon
Sherwood, WI
High Cliff State Park
start times vary
1.2MW, 56MB, 13.1MR or
1/4 MS, 22 MB, 5KR
Kate Youso
(920) 347-3401
dawnv@new.rr.com
midwestsportsevents.com
Hospice of Lenawee Run,
Walk & Bike Tour
Blissfield 8:30 am
Runs begin at Blissfield
High School, Ride begins
at Siena Heights University,
Adrian
10KR, 5KR, 1 MFR, 50K
Bike Hospice of Lenawee
(517) 263-2323
tmacnaughton@yahoo.com
A Most Excellent Race
Shaker Hts, OH 9:00 am
Beaumont School
10K Wheelchair, 10KR,
5KR/W
(216) 623-9933
info1@hermescleveland.com
www.hermescleveland.com
Pictured Rocks Run for
Shelter
Munising 8:00 am
Alger Arena
11 MR, 5 MR
Lynn Chamberlain
(906) 387-1751
prrfs@hotmail.com
algercounty.com/roadrace/
Sparks in the Park 5K & 1
Mile Fun Run/Walk
Highland Twp 8:30 am
Hickory Pines Park
5KR, 1MFR/W
Dave Armstrong
(248) 320-8167
mail@highlanddda.com
Torn Shirt Trail XTERRA
Bikesport
MTB Tri/Du Triathlon
Brighton 8:00 am
0.5 MS, 15MB, 6MR;
2MR, 15MB, 6MR
Jim / Joyce Donaldson
(419) 829-2398
jdjp@sev.org
www.eliteendeavors.com
Wednesday, June 29
Alpine Striders 3 Mile Run
Gaylord 7:00 pm
3MR Aspen Park
Jeff Kalember
(989) 939-8503
kalemberj@gaylord.k12.mi.us
Thursday, June 30
Motor City Striders 1 & 3
Mile Runs & Club Picnic
Huntington Woods 6:30 pm
3 MR, 1 MR
Huntington Woods
Community Centeer
Edward Kozloff
(248) 544-9099
www.motorcitystriders.com
Alpine Striders 3 Mile Run
Gaylord 7:00 pm
3MR Aspen Park
Jeff Kalember
(989) 939-8503
k a l e m b e r j @ g a y l o rd . k 12 . m i . u s
Twilight 5k
Lansing 7:00 pm
Lansing River Trail, near
Impressions 5 Museum.
5KR/W Chuck Block
(517) 702.0226
cblock@lcc.edu
runningfoundation.com
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July
Friday, July 1
Hansons 3 Mile Cross-
Country Race
Sterling Heights 7:00 pm
3 MR Delia Park
Sonja Hanson
(586) 822-8606
sshoudy@hotmail.com
hansons-running.com
Saturday, July 2
Bessemer Hometown Run
Bessemer
8:30 am Central Time
10KR, 2 MR/W
Bessemer City Hall
Paulette Schwartz
(906) 663-4848
h o m e t o w n ru n 0 4 @ h o t m a i l . c o m
Hannibal Cannibal
Hannibal, MO 7:00 am
10KR, 5KR/W, Kid’s Run
888.426.6425, ext. 112
HRHonline.org
May - July 2005 Event Calendar
Hills & Dales 4th of July
5K/8K
Cass City 8:00 am
8KR, 5KR/W
MARC Medical Arts
Building Dave Wohl
(989) 872-2084
dwohl@hillsanddales.com
www.hdgh5k.ice420.com
Northern Michigan
Endurance Team 5K
St. Ignace 8:30 am
5KR St. Ignace City Park
Aaron Litzner
(906) 440-4230
aaronlitzner@hotmail.com
http://nmetar.tripod.com
Run for Funds
Northport 9:00 am
10KR, 5K R/W, 2 MFR
Historic Northport Depot
George Anderson
(231)386.5188
gwanderson@chartermi.net
Western Reserve Spine &
Pain Run
Kent, OH 9:00 am
10KR, 5KR
(216) 623-9933
info1@hermescleveland.com
www.hermescleveland.com
YMCA Buck Creek Run
Grandville 8:30 am
Grandville Middle School
5 MR/W, kids run
Marcy Ann Yanus
(616) 530-9199
marcy.yanus@grymca.org
Sunday, July 3
Dogwood 5K Run & 2
Mile Walk
Saxon, WI
8:30 am 5KR, 2MR/W
Iron County (WI)
Fairgrounds
Mark Massoglia
(920) 237-2381
Woodville Fire Four Alarm
Run
Woodville, OH 8:30 am
4MR Trailmarker Park
Matt Hasenfratz
(419) 849-2278
toledoroadrunners.org
Monday, July 4
Firecracker 5K
Beulah 8:00 am
5KR Crystal Lake
Paul Szymanski
(231) 882-7212
paul@lakeshoretitle.net
Gladstone Firecracker Five
Mile
Gladsone 8:00 am
5MR Van Cleve Park
Francis Cannon
(906) 428-3401
Greatest 4th in the North
Lake City 8:00 am
Lake City Downtown City
Park 10KR, 5KR/W, 2KR
Linda McGinnes
(231) 839.4969
lakecityschools.net/race/
Hanover Horton
Firecracker
Hanover 8:00 am
5 MR, 5KW, Kid’s Run
Jeff Heath
(517) 563.2125
jlheath_hft@yahoo.com
www.runjackson.com
Marquette Mile Dog Dash
Marquette 1:50 pm
1 MR Jackie Winkowski
(906) 249.1011
www.marquettejuly4th.org/
mile_dog_dash1.htm
Medina Twin Sizzler Race
Medina, OH 7:45 am
Medina Town Square
10KR, 5KR, bike races
Judy Heller
(330) 722-2020
ywcamed@aol.com
Oak Park Mayor’s 4th of
July
Oak Park 9:00 am
Oak Park Recreation
Dept./Community Center
3MR Scott Pratt
(248) 691-7555
spratt@ci.oak-park.mi.us
www.ci.oak-park.mi.us
Patriots Day 5K Road and
Trail Run
Grand Haven 8:30 am
Grand Haven High School
Tom Laughlin
(616) 846-5513
tlaughlin@chartermi.net
signmeup.com/32570
Starr Spangled 5K
Oregon, OH 8:00 am
5KR Starr School
Marc Ensign
(419) 693-8618
toledoroadrunners.org
Tortoise & Hare 5K
Ann Arbor 8:00 am
5KR, kids dash
Larry Bostwick
(734) 623.9640
tortoiseandhareevents@hotmail.com
www.tortoiseandhare.com
Volkslaufe
Frankenmuth 8:00 am
Heritage Park
20KR, 10KR, 5KR/W,
2KFR
Ed Foltz (989) 652-6104
info@volkslaufe.org
www.volkslaufe.org
Michigan Runner Race
Series
Whitmore Lake Spash ‘N’
Dash
Whitmore lake 8:00 am
10KR, 5KR/W
Splash ‘N’ Dash = 1/4 MR-
1/4 MS-1/4 MR; Tin man =
10KR plus Splash ‘N’ Dash
Whitmore Lake High
School Tom Dekeyser
(734) 845-1049
tom.dekeyser@wlps.net
Wednesday, July 6
Alpine Striders 10K Trail
Run
Gaylord 7:00 pm
Aspen Park Jeff Kalember
(989) 939-8503
k a l e m b e r j @ g a y l o rd . k 12 . m i . u s
Thursday, July 7
Summer Road Race Series
1 & 2 Mile Runs
Huntington Woods6:30 pm
Sonja Hanson
(586) 323-9683
sshoudy@hotmail.com
hansons-running.com
Saturday, July 9
Anchor Bay Triathlon
New Baltimore 7:30 am
1/2 MS, 11 MB, 3 MR
Mike Hoffard
(586) 725-0291
groovie56@yahoo.com
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Big Brothers/ Big Sisters
Fun Run/Walk
Negaunee 8:30 am
10K, 2MW
Jayne Letts
(906) 474-7801
Catch Your Breath Run &
Walk
Flint 8:00 am
10KR, 5KR/W, 5K relay,
junior jogs
Mike Woolsey
(810) 766.6275
Elsie Dairy Dash
Elsie 7:30 am
5KR/W Village Main Stre e t
Scott Sheedlo
(989) 834.6182
sheedlos@edzone.net
www.playmakers.com
Health Space Museum of
Cleveland June Jog
Cleveland, OH 9:00 am
5KR
(216) 623-9933
info1@hermescleveland.com
www.hermescleveland.com
Keweenaw Trail Running
Festival (2 day event)
Hancock 8:00 am
25KR, 10KR, 5.8K Hill
Climb, 2K youth run.
Jeff Crumbaugh
(906) 360-2324
runskikayak@hotmail.com
www.keweenawtrails.com
Two day event: July 9-10
Kindleberger Summer
Festival of the Arts 5K
Run/Walk
Parchment 8:00 am
Kindleberger Park 5KR/W
Dale Turton
(269) 385-4154
kindleberger5k@charter.net
g re a t l a k e s c h a m p i o n c h i p . c o m
Making Tracks for a Track
4 mile Relay
Sherwood, OH 8:00 am
4 Mile Relay
Curt Foust
(419) 630-0694
toledoroadrunners.org
Port Austin Run for Youth
for Christ
Port Austin 8:30 am
8KR, 2 MR/W
Julie Pinner (989) 839-0541
bigkidjp2@charter.net
Rockford Area Kids
Triathlon
Rockford 9:00 am
Rockford North Middle
School
Sgt. Kevin Sweeney
(616) 866-4411
sweeneyk@michigan.gov
Rollie Hopgood’s Midtown
Taylor Women’s and Men’s
5K Races
Taylor 9:00 am
Heritage Park, 12111
Pardee Greg Everal
(734) 282-1101
cgregrun50@comcast.net
downriverrunners.org
St Helen Bluegill Festival
5k Fun Run / Walk
St. Helen 8:30 am
Richfield Township Park
Bluegill Festival Office
(989) 389-7080
bluegillfest@intergate.com
www.bluegillfestival.org
Sunday, July 10
Cabela’s International
Barbecue Championship
5K & One Mile
Dundee 6:00 pm
Bob Garypie
(734) 936-3460
rgarypie@umich.edu
gaultracemanagement.com
Calgary Marathon
Calgary, AB, Canada
7:00 am
26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 10KR,
4 x 10K relay, Kids’ run
(403) 264-2996
info@calgarymarathon.com
calgarymarathon.com
Grand Haven Triathlon,
Sprint Tri, & Duathlon
Grand Haven 8:00 am
Tri-Cities YMCA
1000meter S, 40KB, 10KR
or 500meter S, 20KB, 5KR
or 5KR, 20KB, 5KR
Kenny Krell
(866) 820-6036
www.3disciplines.com
Infiterra Sports Adventure
Triathlon
Shelby Twp. 8:00 am
triathlon, 1/2 MS or 3 M
kayak, 12 MB, 6 MR
Stony Creek Metro Park
Zac Chisholm
(810) 569-1026
zac@infiterrasports.com
infiterrasports.com/tri.htm
Keweenaw Trail Running
Festival (2 Day Event)
Hancock 7:00 am
25KR, 10KR, 5.8K Hill
Climb, 2K youth run.
Jeff Crumbaugh
(715) 823-9138
runskikayak@hotmail.com
www.keweenawtrails.com
Two day event: July 9-10
Manistique Paper Chase
10K & 5K Run/Walk
Manistique 9:00 am
Senior Citizens Center
Ron Rubick
(906) 341-4640
Run Your Bass Off
Crystal Falls
9:00 am Central Time
10KR, 3.6MR, 2MW
Runkle Lake Park
Crystal Falls Business
Association
(906) 875.4405
Waterloo Bikesport
Triathlon / Duathlon
Waterloo 8:00 am
0.5MS, 16MR, 5MR;
2MR, 16MB, 5MR
Jim / Joyce Donaldson
(419) 829-2398
jdjp@sev.org
www.eliteendeavors.com
Wednesday, July 13
Alpine Striders 1 Mile Run
Gaylord 7:00 pm
Gaylord High School Track
Jeff Kalember
(989) 939-8503
k a l e m b e r j @ g a y l o rd . k 12 . m i . u s
Thursday, July 14
Clio Homecoming 5K
Clio 6:15 pm
Carter Middle School
5KR/W Riverbend S t r i d e r s
(810) 659-6493
gaultracemanagement.com
Friday, July 15
Great Lakes Relay
Eastpointe 6:00 am
Begins near Tawas; finishes
in Empire
270 M Relay
Lakeshore Striders
(248) 354-1177
www.greatlakesrelay.com
3 day event: 15-17
Hansons 3 Mile Cross-
Country Race
Sterling Heights 7:00 pm
3 MR Delia Park
Sonja Hanson
(586) 822-8607
sshoudy@hotmail.com
hansons-running.com
Saturday, July 16
Alpenfest Run
Gaylord 8:30 am
Pavilion on Court Street
12KR/W, 5KR/W, 1 MR
Mike Tarbutton
(800) 345-8621
tarbutton@icdus.com
otsegocountyparksrec.com
Prize $$$
America’s Physique
Running Festival
Spring Arbor 8:15 am
Spring Arbor University
10KR, 5KR/W, 1/2M kids’
FR Mark Olson
(517) 750-4847
mlnjolson@comcast.net
Archbold 5K Run/2 Mile
Walk for the Lights
Archbold, OH 8:30 am
5KR, 2MW Ruihly Park
Brent Winzeler
(419) 446-2200
toledoroadrunners.org
Bastille Days 5K Run/Walk
and 15KR
Fenton 6:30 am
15KR, 5KR/W
Wade Pyles
(810) 238-1366
office@geneseehabitat.org
gaultracemanagement.com
Dash through the Sand
Dunes
Cross Village 8:30 am
5KR, 1/2 MFR
Sturgeon Bay Shores
Tami Frampus
(231) 347-9262
cottrillrealty.com
Farmington Founders
Festival
Farmington 9:00 am
4 MR Farmington City Park
Farmington Hills Parks and
Recreation
(248) 473-1800
runningfoundation.com
National Cherry Festival
15K & 5K
Traverse City 7:45 am
Traverse City Central High
School on Eastern Ave
15KR, 5KR/W
Mandy Baker
(231)947.4230, x223
mlbnfc@traverse.com
www.cherryfestival.org
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May - July 2005 Event Calendar
Festival Ironwood Walk,
Run & Roll
Ironwood
8:30 am Central time
2MWR, 5MR
Old Depot Park
Chris Bergquist
(906) 932.0668
Glenside Rock and Roll 5K
Run
Muskegon 6:00 pm
McGraft Park
5KR, kids run
Don Correll
(231) 755-7237
Glenside5k@aol.com
Michigan Flavorbest Apple
Run
Sparta 8:00 am
Sparta High School
5KR/W, kid’s fun run
Dawn Geers
(616) 887.8052
dawn@michiganapplerun.com
michiganapplerun.com
Summer Breeze Run
Cancelled - see Farmington
Founders Festival
Venetian River Run
St Joseph 8:45 am
Whitcomb Towers
10KR, 5KR/W
Steve Banyon
(269) 983-7917
stevenhilda@qtm.net
www.venetian.org
Waterville 5K Run/Walk
Waterville, OH 9:00 am
Waterville Primary School
5KR/W Par Ricketts
(419) 878-5815
toledoroadrunners.org
Sunday, July 17
Brookpark Homecoming
Run
Brook Park 8:30 am
Brook Park Recreation
Center 5KR
(216) 623-9933
info1@hermescleveland.com
www.hermescleveland.com
Clark Lake Lions Triathlon
Jackson 8:30 am
.5 MS, 13 MB, 4 MR
Louie Ambs
(517) 529-4266
www.clarklake.org
Friendly Massey Marathon
& Spanish River Half-
Marathon
Massey, ON 6:00 am
26.2MR, 13.1MR
Elizabeth Gamble
(705) 865-2655
egamble@primus.ca
f r i e n d l y m a s s e y m a r a t h o n . c o m
Interlochen Triathlon,
Sprint Tri, & Duathlon
Interlochen 8:00 am
Interlochen State Park
1.5KS, 40KB, 10KR or 500
meter S, 20KB, 5KR or
5KR, 20KB, 5KR
Kenny Krell
(866) 820-6036
kenny3dracing@yahoo.com
www.3disciplines.com
Painesville Party in the
Park 5 Mile Run
Painesville, OH 8:00 am
Painesville Square
5MR, 2MW
Dave Whittaker
(440) 392-5912
recreate@Painesville.com
www.painesville.com
Perch Run
Anchorville 8:00 am
Immaculate Conception
Church
4 MR, 1MFW
Todd Barc
(586)716-9611
Richmond Hts. Family Day
Richmond Hts, OH
8:30 am 5KR/W
Richmond Hts.
Community Park
(216) 623-9933
info1@hermescleveland.com
www.hermescleveland.com
Wednesday, July 20
Alpine Striders 10K Trail
Run
Gaylord 7:00 pm
Aspen Park Jeff K a l e m b e r
(989) 939-8503
k a l e m b e r j @ g a y l o rd . k 12 . m i . u s
Hansons Marathon
Training Clinic #2
Royal Oak 7:00 pm
Hansons Running Shop,
3407 Rochester
Sonja Hanson
(248) 616-9665
sshoudy@hotmail.com
hansons-running.com
Hansons Marathon
Training Clinic #2
Auburn Hills 7:00 pm
Hansons Running Shop,
2733 University
Sonja Hanson
(248) 475-9944
sshoudy@hotmail.com
hansons-running.com
Thursday, July 21
Downtown Dash
Burlington, ON 6:00 pm
Emma’s Backporch, Old
Lakeshore Road
10KR, 5KR Kelly Arnott
(905) 639-8053
vrpro@sympatico.ca
www.vrpro.ca
Summer Road Race Series
1 and 4 mile Runs
Huntington Woods 6:30 pm
Sonja Hanson
(586) 323-9683
sshoudy@hotmail.com
hansons-running.com
Saturday, July 23
Cleveland Browns
Touchdown Run
Cleveland, OH 9:00 am
Cleveland Browns Stadium
5KR, 1MW
(216) 623-9933
info1@hermescleveland.com
www.hermescleveland.com
Great Lakes Triathlon/
Duathlon
Middleville 8:00 am
YMCA Camp Manitou-Lin
1/2 MS, 18MR, 4.5MR or
2MR, 18MB, 4.5MR
Webrascal Tri Management
racedirector@greatlakestri.com
www.greatlakestri.com
Hudson Booster 5k Cross
Country Open
Hudson 8:30 am
Hudson High School
Ron Carpenter
(517) 286-6931
lowgrade@hotmail.com
Petoskey Festival by the
Bay Wellness Walk & Run
Petoskey 9:00 am
5KR/W, 1MR/W
Bayfront Park
Michele Sturt
(231) 347-4150
msturt@chartermi.net
Republic Bank Canal
Run/Walk
Hancock 9:00 am
McLain State Park
10MR/W, 3MFR
Ross Cooney
(906) 487-6211
SMAC 24 Hour Adventure
Race
Howell 5:00 am
canoeing, mountain bike,
trekking, inline or quad
skating, snorkeling, orienteering,
fixed ropes
Brighton Recreation Area
Paul Piorkowski
(734) 699-5182
paul@smacworld.com
www.smacworld.com
Tuuri Race Day 5K Run
Walk & 10K Run
Flint 7:30 am
Hurley Medical Center
Kay Kelly
(810) 257-9428
gaultracemanagement.com
Sunday, July 24
Ele’s Race
East Lansing 8:30 am
5KR/W Lori Bosch
(517) 482-1315, x22
lbosch@elesplace.org
www.elesplace.org
Ohio - Michigan Runs
Toledo, OH 4MR
Ed O’Reilly
(419) 360-3709
wearinthgreen17@aol.com
toledoroadrunners.org
SMAC 8 Hour Sprint
Adventure Race
Howell 5:00 am
kayak, mountain bike,
trekking/trail running/orienteerign,
fixed ropes
Brighton Recreation Area
Paul Piorkowski
(734) 699-5182
paul@smacworld.com
www.smacworld.com
Monday, July 25
Hansons Cross Country
High School Day Camp
Sterling Heights 9-1 pm
7/25-7/28, Dodge Park
Sonja Hanson
(586) 822-8606
hansons@runmichigan.com
hansons-running.com
Friday, July 29
Hansons 3 Mile Cross-
Country Race
Sterling Heights 7:00 pm
Delia Park Sonja Hanson
(586) 822-8606
sshoudy@hotmail.com
hansons-running.com
Saturday, July 30
Alden Run
Alden 9:00 am
Torch Lake
10KR, 5KR/W
Jan Cummings
(231) 331-6620
jalynpineview@yahoo.com
Billy Mills Fun Run/Walk
Sault Ste. Marie, MI
8:00 am
6MR, 3MR/W, 1MR
Chi Mukwa Community
Recreation Center
Andrea Walsh
(906) 635-7465
awalsh@saulttribe.net
www.saulttribe.net
The GRA 10K
Grayling 9:00 am
10KR Grayling High School
Justin Andre
(989) 348-9266
hansonshills@hotmail.com
www.hansonhills.org
Grand Island Trail
Marathon & 10K
Munising 7:00 am
Williams Landing, Grand
Island, Lake Superior
26.2 MR, 10KR
Jeff Crumbaugh
(715) 823-9138
runskikayak@hotmail.com
www.algercounty.org
The Human Race 5K
Muskegon 8:00 am
Martha Bottomley
(231) 722-6600
director@volunteermuskegon.org
volunteermuskegon.org
Lumberjack Festival 5K
Run/Walk
Farwell 8:00 am
5KR/W, 1/2 kids run
Becki Robinson
(989) 588-6493
IamWe@hotmail.com
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Making Tracks for the
Kalamazoo Humane
Society
Plainwell 8:00 am
Plainwell High Schbool
Track 5KR/W, 1MFR
Brian Sibbald
(269) 685-6961
bsybil@aol.com
Steve’s Run
Dowagiac 9:00 am
10KR, 5KR/W, 1 MFR/W
Ron Gunn
(269) 6782-1210
swmich.edu/fireup/stevesrun/
The Human Race 5K
Muskegon 8:00 am
5KR/W trail
Martha Bottomley
(231) 722-6600
director@volunteermuskegon.org
volunteermuskegon.org
Winking Lizard “A Shot in
the Dark”
Cleveland, OH 6:30 pm
Winking Lizard,
Downtown Cleveland
4MR, 2 person relay
(216) 623-9933
www.hermescleveland.com
Woodland Ridge Coast
Guard Festival 5K & 10 K
Grand Haven 8:00 am
10KR, 5KR, 1M FR
YMCA
(616) 842.7051
ymca@tcfymca.org
classicrace.com
Yale Bologna Run/Walk
Yale 8:00 am
Downtown Yale
5KR, 1MFR/W
Tom Pemberton
(810) 387-2225
eteamz.com/yalecrosscountry/
Sunday, July 31
Carrollton Charity Road
Races
Carrollton 6:00 am
Carrollton High School
26.2 MR, 20KR, 10KR,
5KR/W
Craig Douglas
(989) 399-8860
c d o u g l a s @ c a rro l l t o n . k 12 . m i . u s
www.signmeup.com/50207
Dave’s Ohio/Mich 4 Miler
Sylvania, OH 8:30 am
4MR, 1M Kids FR
Pacesetter Park
Jim Donaldson
(419) 829-2398
eliteendeavors.com
Grand Woods 5 K
Lansing 9:00 am
Grand Woods Park
Chuck Block
(517) 702.0226
cblock@lcc.edu
runningfoundation.com
Mackinaw Multi-Sport
Mix
Mackinaw City 8:00 am
800meter S, 18MB, 5KR or
2MR, 18MB, 5KR
Kenny Krell
(866) 820-6036
www.3disciplines.com
Rudyard Summerfest Road
Race
Rudyard 9:30 am
Rudyard High School
5KR, 1 MFR Tom Piippo
(906) 478-5541
tkpiippo@sault.com
www.geocities.com/kpiippo/rudyard_tri.html
Rudyard Summerfest
Triathlon
Rudyard 9:30 am
Rudyard High School
5KR, 25K Bike, 1/2KS
(pool) Tom Piippo
(906) 478-5541
tkpiippo@sault.com
www.geocities.com/kplippo/rudyard_tri.html
Rutka 5K
Ann Arbor 8:00 am
Gallup Park
5KR/W, kids’ dash
Kathleen Gina
(734) 668.4760
rutka@aatrackclub.org
www.aatrackclub.org
M I C H I G A N R U N N E R
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Running with Tom Henderson
By Tom Henderson
Paul McMullen is back. Whether as a
world-class runner remains to be seen,
but back in a big way in the running
community.
Writing about McMullen’s comebacks
has become something of a cottage industry
for me. I wrote my first article — a big feature
back when the Detroit News still ran big
features — in fall 1997, just after he had
resumed his comeback after cutting off his
big toe and parts of two other toes in a lawnmower
accident just before the national
championships,
where he had been
aiming to win his
third-straight outdoor-mile
title.
He was serving
as a volunteer coach
for Bob Parks at his
alma mater, Eastern
Michigan, and
drove with me to a
nearby county park
for a team workout.
Paul was going to
join them, but never
did. He was having
a down day and
decided to sit on a
picnic table with me
and talk.
He was down
because of the pain
he was suffering. He
was down because
the prosthetic he’d
ordered was useless.
He was down
because his balance
was off without a
big toe to push off.
He was down
because his times
weren’t coming
down. He was
down because there
seemed a real
chance that the
injury would defeat
him.
The next time I
wrote about Paul
was for the
February-March
issue of Michigan
Runner. By then the
pain and doubts
were gone. Fast
times had replaced
bad times.
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I was pitching a profile of Paul to
Runner’s World magazine, but editor Amby
Burfoot was reluctant. He didn’t just want a
rehash of “runner loses toes.” Finally I convinced
him there was a good story here.
McMullen was coming back hard and RW
should tell the world. I convinced Amby so
well he told me he was assigning a staff
writer to the story; it was too good for a
free-lancer.
I blew a gasket. Amby — one of the
nicest guys in publishing or running — apologized
and gave the story back to me. It ran
in the March issue, which hit the newsstands
Paul McMullen (Coast Guard singlet) leads his heat in the 1500 meter race
at the USAT&F Olympic Team Trials, Sacramento, 2004.
just days before McMullen shocked observers
by winning the U.S. indoor title.
McMullen’s career never really progressed
from there. It didn’t match
the promise it showed in that magical
summer of 1995, when he burst on the
scene, or in 1996, when he made the
Olympics. In 1995, he finished second in the
NCAA mile to the University of Michigan’s
Kevin Sullivan, then PR’ed at 1,500 meters at
a meet in Norway to nail a qualifying time
for the world championships in Goteberg,
Sweden, where he shocked everyone but himself
by making it
to the finals.
McMullen ran
poorly at the
2000 U.S.
Olympic 1,500
Trials and
retired. He
turned into a
self-proclaimed
couch potato and
put on 40
pounds, paving
the way for me
to write about
yet another
comeback, when
he began training
with Ron
Warhurst at U-M
during the fall of
2001, during
Alan Webb’s only
year at the
school.
That spring I
hung around
Ann Arbor a few
days to profile
Warhurst and his
runners for MR.
To my surprise,
McMullen wasn’t
there. He’d
tweaked something
or other
and was taking
time off. Soon,
word came that
McMullen had
retired, again.
That he had
enlisted in the
Coast Guard,
sold his gorgeous
Victorian house
in Ypsilanti and
moved to Grand
Haven.

Setting the stage for another “he’s-back”
story. In winter 2004 I saw Paul’s name
on an agate list of finishers at the
national cross-country meet in Indianapolis.
He’d finished middle of the pack; not bad for
a retired miler. Something was up.
I tracked him down in Grand Haven and
was told he wanted to keep a low profile and
was avoiding interviews, but had gotten his
superiors to go along with his plan to make
yet another Olympic team. He was being
coached by Warhurst, doing some kick-ass
workouts in the pre-dawn dark before
reporting for duty, and was expecting big
things.
One weekend in May, it looked as if his
expectations would come true. On Friday, at
the Len Paddock Invitational in Ann Arbor,
despite fierce headwinds, he shaved more
than four seconds off his best time of the
season to win the 1,500 in 3:40.47, just .69
seconds off the all-time U-M track record.
That time broke the Olympic Trials’ B
standard of 3:43 and left him just shy of the
3:39 A standard.
Then Saturday morning, across the state
in Grand Rapids, McMullen won the Fifth
Third River Bank Run 5K and $1,000.
Pushing just as hard as he had to, he ran
15:07 to nip Kevin Gallagher of Ann Arbor
by two seconds.
One of the favorites to make the
Olympic team, McMullen ran a poor tactical
race in the first preliminary of the 1,500
Trials, getting boxed in and trapped at the
rear and failing to advance despite a slow
winning time. Time to retire again. Or not.
Just before press time, word came via e-
mail from Tony Mifsud that he had just
watched a Web cast of an interview Paul conducted
with Webb, and the show format even
allowed Tony to ask a few questions live.
What’s up? Something called
www.PaulMcMullen.com. McMullen — erstwhile
bookkeeper, house painter, lawn-cutter,
world-class miler, Coast Guard swabby — is
now an impresario, having launched a Web
site and Web cast devoted to the sport of
running. I sent Paul an e-mail asking for info
and offering some publicity.
He responded, in part:
“It’s been a while since the lawnmower
and the Runner’s World article. I still have
the unedited story and wanted to ask your
permission to publish it and cite you. The
publicity would be an unrepayable gift.
“I think I’m on to something here and
have had positive contact with athletes and
customers. I’m exhausted now but will con -
tact you over the next couple days. We are
going to Chicago tomorrow for Easter and I
will check my e-mail a couple times.
“Paul
“Thanks a million,
“P.S. Do you still drive the Ford Probe with
500,000 miles?”
Actually it was only 300,000 miles when
I drove Paul to practice. His window wouldn’t
roll down and I had to keep the heat on
to keep the engine from overheating, which
is why he probably remembers it. And, alas,
it died at 350,000 miles.
When Paul got back I was out of town.
When I got back, he was gone, so I’ll have to
depend on his Web site for the rest of this.
His home page reads, in part:
“Welcome to PaulMcMullen.com, a Web
site with the mission to entertain, educate
and inspire. It’s Olympian Paul McMullen’s
new method of using the technology of the
Internet to interact with the running public.”
The site offers the Web cast, known as
the “Big Kicker” show, which will offer
weekly live teleconferencing combined with
MP3 file sharing.
It also includes “The Runner’s Institute,”
offering free things such as diet advice,
workouts and tactics, in addition to articles
you can buy, such as Paul’s 101 things athletes
who are being recruited by universities
need to know.
Paul writes on his site:
“Inspiration comes most memorably
from those of us that have suffered a tragedy
and then prevailed. It’s the language of the
spirit in turmoil that gets our attention and
rarely do we hear about the climb back to
the top. PaulMcMullen.com is the source of
this kind of courageous motivation.”
Not content to just put up a Web site,
McMullen also offers his services as a coach
and motivational speaker, saying in the third
person that:
“This classic underdog story of overcom -
ing tragedy, self-doubt and fear sets him
apart as an expert in the area of athletic
achievement. He demonstrates courage by
taking action against the certainty of failure.
His story, and the way he tells it, describes in
no uncertain terms the power of the human
spirit to overcome adversity.
“Paul relates to each member of your
audience as a classic storyteller, providing
them with the details learned from navigat -
ing through life’s hidden pitfalls of over-con -
fidence, self-limiting beliefs and temptation.
He will show you where the drive comes
from to transform competitions into celebra -
tions, quitting into going for the win, and
individualism into team member ...
“Paul’s presentations are more than, ‘If I
can do it, then so can you.‘ These exciting
roller-coaster presentations provide both the
inspiration and the proven tactics to negoti -
ate life’s untimely challenges and create your
own personal legend.”
For more information, check out the
Web site. More to come in a later issue about
his actual running. MR
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