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Grosse Pointe South Girls won the MichiganHS Athletic Association Lower Peninsula Track& Field Finals for the third year in a row.

Ersula Farrow, Haley Meier, and HannahMeier are pictured competing in the 4 x 800meter relay at the 2013 meet; Kelsie Schwartz ispictured competing in the 3200 meter run.

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In This Issue

6 Editor’s Notes: Bedrock Views By Scott Sullivan

8 HS Runners of the Year: Grosse Pointe South Girls By Jeff Hollobaugh

12 Running Shorts with Scott Hubbard 14 Beyond the Chip: Gratitude By Robin Sarris-Hallop

18 The Arms Have It By Bob Schwartz

18 Michigan Runner Race Series 21 Montana Skye’s First Run By Kacey Tully

23 Fall Shoe Review By Cregg Weinmann

29 The Only Thing We Have to Fear By Dave Foley

35 Brighton Olympian Overcomes TSC By Ron Marinucci

42 Running with Tom Henderson

September / October 2013 Vol. 35, No. 4

Event Calendar 36 September / October 2013 Events 41 Featured Future Events

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16 Ann Arbor Marathon Tour is Treat By Charles Douglas McEwen

17 Julie Run Benefits Open Door Center By Charles Douglas McEwen

19 Legend at Sleepy Hollow is Birthday Treat By C.D. McEwen

20 Folk Three-Peats in Run Thru Hell By Charles Douglas McEwen

30 McMahan, Fecht Triumph at Volkslaufe By Charles Douglas McEwen

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How do webreak downthe universe

into sections we canmanage? Conventions,silly.

Take time. Eons, cen-turies, hours and minutesare measures man madeup. Same with space:miles, feet and so on arefabrications.

“How was your 5K marathon?” friends asked be-fore I maimed myself tackling 10K ultras and longer.Now the toughest test is my own two feet.

Once we learn where eternity starts and ends, wecan gauge time with fractions instead of fictions. Sowhat if it takes forever?

How do we measure knowledge? IQ? Haikutests? With computers instead of minds that aremined? How much memory in a byte? How muchbite in memory?

As a measure of value, money is made up too.

Who is worth more: Bill Gates or Jesus? A U.S. Senateor House member? Me or a box of rocks?

Making up stuff is in our makeup. Why can I handyou a green piece of paper, or slide a plastic card througha reader, and buy Nike Shocks, socks or cuckoo clocks?Because we’ve agreed to respect such currency.

Otherwise, I would have to barter stories like thisfor necessities such as food, shelter and a glass of Co-rona with lime on the rim. Good luck.

Imposing arbitrary order over chaos can come inhandy. Take words, for instance. “Love” in French isamour and in German liebe. In Chinese it’s a drawingfor which I lack characters on my keyboard. I lackcharacter for a lot of things, my wife says.

Who I don’t love are the conspirators behindEnglish who made “ravel” and “unravel” mean thesame, “read” and “reed” different, and “affect” and “ef-fect” impossible to keep straight.

Through etymology I have traced words to oneoriginal: when the first TV-savvy caveman shouted,“Yabba dabba doo!”

Although a “convention” can be a set of agreed-on standards, it can also be people convening to hearspeeches, wear funny hats, drink too much and nomi-nate the next president.

The influence of Fred Flintstone — who firstharnessed the power of modern media to reach mil-lions — cannot be underestimated.

Fred’s tragic end — locked out of his house by asaber-tooth tiger, pounding the front door and crying“Wilma!” — is a metaphor for how men have beencast out of Eden by our actions. Every artifice we in-vent — rulers, clocks, words, money — to reconnectwith the source of life separates us further.

Fred bonded with his fellow, fallen men in con-ventions of the Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes. Thattoo boomeranged, I learned watching reruns, whentheir bowling night coincided with his wedding an-niversary.

Fred’s only hope was philosophy. Using Hegel’sdialectic, he wed thesis (loyalty to Wilma) with an-tithesis (to the Buffaloes) by taking her to a drive-inmovie next to the Bedrock Bowl. Saying he was leav-ing to buy a snack, he snuck off, rolled a frame, thendashed back.

Voila, synthesis! Then, with the frequency offrames, things got really stupid.

Wilma found out and forgave Fred in one ofthose troglodyte theology tales taught cartoon viewersof the time, destined not to last.

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“It’s one of those once-in-a-career type of col-lections that a coach really hopes for. I’vebeen very grateful, and very much humbled

by it as well, realizing that these things don’t justhappen. It’s nothing that you can ever plan,” saysSteve Zaranek, the veteran track and cross countrycoach at Grosse Pointe South High.

If you’ve followed high school running at all, it’sbeen hard not to notice the stunning level of racing ex-cellence that has come out of this one school. HannahMeier, who just graduated, snagged many of the head-lines with her national titles and state records, but theensemble cast behind her includes other top talents aswell. It would take a book to tell the whole story, andwe don’t have space here to even recount the many leg-endary races that these young women have put to-gether, but consider these four:

2010 MHSAA Division 1 Champi-onships, Rockford: After a stunning 4:45.0 for1600 meters on the GPS home track to win region-als, freshman Hannah Meier had many wondering ifshe was for real. All eyes focused on her first statetrack meet, and her first race was the 3200-meterrelay. Christina Firl led off, followed by Kelly Lang-

ton. Haley Meier then took over and amazed bypassing 10 teams on her leg. By the time Hannahgot the baton, the team was only five meters downto favored Rochester. Hannah dug deep and ran arip-roaring 800, coming just about even withRochester star Brook Handler in the final stretch.The effort cost Hannah, and she fell to the track fiveyards before the finish. Rochester won, and Hannahgot up and still finished second. Later in the meet,banged up, she destroyed the 800-meter field with aburst from just before the 600 mark, winning in2:08.89.

2011 New Balance Indoor Champi-onships, New York: The fastest girls in the1600 meters were put into the final heat at nation-als, and Hannah didn’t make the cut. After a lap anda half, she moved into the lead of her heat, whereshe ran a fairly steady pace, hitting halfway at 2:28.Fellow Michigander Brook Handler of Rochestermoved up to challenge her. Hannah stayed on therail, and every time Handler tried to pass her andcut in, Hannah would accelerate just enough to holdher off. By the last lap, they had separated from thefield. With 150 left, Hannah exploded, flying to anation-leading time of 4:48.50 (her last half was

2:20). No one in the “fast” heat could top that, andHannah was crowned national champion.

2012 MHSAA Division 1 Champi-onships, Kentwood: Most runners in multi-ple events at a championship will run cautiously inthe early ones, saving energy for their later races.Not so the GPS girls. They went for the big recordin the first final of the day, attacking the NationalFederation mark of 8:49.88 in the 3200 relay. Thegirls would have to average better than 2:12.5 eachto do it. Put that in perspective: at the time, fewerthan 30 girls in state history had ever run that fast.Could four from one school average that on thesame day? Kelsie Schwartz opened up with a lifetimebest of 2:13.1. Then Ersula Farrow followed, theninth-grader clocking 2:13.5. Haley Meier cranked a2:13.4, leaving the foursome 2.5 seconds off recordpace. Then Hannah closed the deal, with a 2:08.3blinder that yielded a final clocking of 8:48.29. Thefireworks didn’t stop there, as the girls piled on morewins to capture their second state title.

2013 World Youth Championships,Donetsk, Ukraine: Ersula Farrow placed sec-ond to Hannah at the state finals in the 800,

High School Runners of the Year: Grosse Pointe South Girls

By Jeff Hollobaugh

Haley Meier, Ersula Farrow, Kelsie Schwartz and Hannah Meier, competing with the Grosse Pointe Track Club, celebrate win-ning the Distance Medley Relay in 11:37:11 at the Michigan Indoor Track Series, Eastern Michigan, February 6, 2013.

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2:07.91 to Hannah’s meet record 2:06.35. But thesophomore came into her own over the summer,qualifying to represent the United States overseasand then blasting to a 2:06.75 in the semis againstthe best 17-and-under runners in the world. Hermark is a state record for sophomores. “It was onereally intense race,” she says. “We got to the 400 in away faster pace than usual. On the last lap I knew ifI was going to make it, I was going to have to have afast kick. And I did.”

The twins — Haley and Hannah Meier —changed everything for the South program. The firstto begin running was Haley, while a fifth grader atSt. Paul School. She started as a sprinter — that’swhat her mother had been in high school, after all.It didn’t go so well. “I was last in every race,” she re-members. “I was really sad. I went to my mom, andI’m like, ‘Mom, I’m so bad at track,’ and she said,‘It’s OK, honey,’ and my coach said, ‘OK, Haley,maybe we should try you in something longer likethe 800,’ and that’s when I beat all the boys.”

The distances liked Haley much better, and shestarted winning regularly. Her twin, Hannah, triedother sports in the meantime, and in seventh gradeshe gave running a shot. Says Haley of Hannah’s be-ginnings, “I was beating her, but then as the timewent on, she started beating me. We like workingtogether. We use each other to be better, to workharder to get better times. We support each other allthe way.”

The two ended up at GPS, where Zaranekpledged to bring them along slowly. “Mr. Z,” as theycall him, is entering his 35th year of coaching, andin that time, he has produced some notable teams.His cross country squads have been perennial com-petitors at the state finals, and before the twins ar-rived they had notched nine top-10 finishes. TheGPS teams have always been huge — usually morethan 100 for both cross country and track. As a re-sult, Zaranek already had a program that trainedathletes in various tiers based on their speed.

With the twins, Zaranek needed another tier.And despite his many years of experience, hereached out to college coaches for their advice. Whatresulted was a very conservative, very gentle trainingprogram. “My approach was slow steady growth,like the rungs of a ladder, not pushing too hard,” hesays. “I’ve never been a big believer in high schoolhigh mileage. At most, the top girls were doing 40miles a week. We kept them injury free.

“I truly believed in trying my best to get thesegirls ready for the college experience. Running 50-60-70 miles a week, in my opinion anyway, that wasnot the answer. I wanted to keep them injury-free,and other than little tweaks here and there, we’vebeen able to do that. The focus has been, in terms ofworkouts, very high quality, but our workouts are al-ways short and sweet. Twenty to 30 minutes on thetrack for speed workouts, and maybe one day a weekthey would get in an eight- or nine-mile run. Butthe bulk of their distance never came up to morethan 40 a week — that would be a high-end week,too. Their speed would just keep improving, theirendurance kept improving.”

Their “slowly” might have looked fast to others

— as ninth graders the twins both placed in the top10 of the state cross country finals (Hannah ran18:17 and Haley 18:35 for 5K). However, themileage stayed low — and remained that waythroughout their high school careers. Hannah saysthat while the quantity was light, the quality waskey: “We knew we had a really good relay team andif we pushed each other during practices we couldlower those times and eventually get a nationalrecord like we did last year.”

Outsiders miss the point when they look at thetwins’ times and assume that Hannah is the betterrunner. The truth is more complex than that. SaysHaley (who is older by a minute, after all), “Hannahcan be competitive in everything we do. If we’rewalking up the stairs to shower, she’ll start goingfaster. And we’ll race to the top. Random stuff likethat, or who can get their homework done first.

“Hannah has just always kind of beaten me andI’ve never really thought about it, because once weentered high school, I just kind of let her take thereins, and she was in the top spot all the time. Icame in second. I never really thought about passingher. Maybe I could have. It’s kind of scary, thethought to pass your sister. She’s been coming infirst for so long.”

Zaranek sees the two as having greatly differenttemperaments: “Hannah definitely was the most fo-cused athlete I’ve ever encountered ... I doubt ifthere was anyone more focused than Hannah. Han-nah would simply refuse to lose.

“Haley, on the other hand, is more just social,in a very good way — much, much more of a freespirit. Her emotions were a little more up and down,but always in a competitive way. She certainly feltfor her sister. Those two respect each other and loveeach other dearly. I do know at times she would pullup next to Hannah and they would just decide,‘we’ll come in together.’ I certainly had no problemwith that. They needed ownership of their races.

“I know Haley would make decisions like that,or maybe Hannah wasn’t at 100 percent. MaybeHaley could have passed her by. We always encour-aged her: ‘Hey, if the opportunity is there, she’s notgoing to be mad at you. She’ll be the first there togive you a hug.’ But Haley just felt that, ‘I’m doinggreat, my sister’s right there with me, we’re bothdoing great, what’s the big deal?’”

Concludes Haley, “I don’t know, for some rea-son, I always felt like second (to Hannah) was likefirst for me.”

In any case, together, they represent two of thefastest milers in the country. Their fastest four laps ac-tually came in New York this year at the adidas DreamMile. After leading most of the way, Hannah ran4:40.48 to take second to future college teammateWesley Frazier, while Haley finished third in 4:42.11.That was for a full mile, 9.35 meters longer than themore commonly run 1600. Hannah passed throughthat point in 4:38.9, finally breaking Laura Matson’sstate record of 4:39.4 that had lasted 28 years.

Ersula Farrow, meanwhile, came to South viaanother route. The child of track stars, she had been

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burning up the age group ranks for years, and as aseventh grader at Power Middle School in Farming-ton Hills, she clocked a 5:08.63 for 1600 meters.Her mother, Tina, ran a 4:59.4 for the full mile forDetroit Mumford in the 1979 state finals, becom-ing, by our count, the sixth girl in state history tobreak the 5-minute barrier (more than 100 havenow). Her father, Erskine, was the PSL mile champfor Detroit Northern in 1980 at 4:13.1, and fol-lowed up with the state crown. Her sister, Christina,ran for Renaissance High, was third at the MidwestMeet 800 (2:13.05) in 2008, and now competes atCentral Michigan University.

Farrow’s family moved to the district to give herthe chance to run for Zaranek. “I’m really happy withmy choice,” she says. “They really have helped me out.Also my teammates have pushed me and helped mealong the way. They helped me become the runner thatI am now. I’m happy that I went to South.”

Other runners have also made their impact.Kelsie Schwartz, the leadoff on that record relay, at-tended St. Paul’s with the Meier twins, then spenther ninth grade year at a parochial school before de-ciding to attend South. With a 4:57.5 for 1600, shewill likely be Farrow’s key training partner now thatthe twins have moved on. Another key member ofthat top tier was Christina Firl, who just graduated.She spent her junior year in New York before return-ing to South to run a 10:56 for 3200 this year.

The team dynamics of having such high-qual-ity, competitive runners can be interesting. Says

Zaranek, “Off the trackthey are kind, sweet,friendly, incredibly greatteammates. With over100 girls, to establish re-lationships with every-body is almostimpossible, but thesegirls went out of theirway. Off the track,they’re having fun,they’re laughing, they’regoofing around, doingjokes — great team at-mosphere stuff. On thetrack, total focus. Youcan hear a pin dropwhen I am talking aboutwhat we want to get outof a workout.”

While it would beeasy to say that the dis-tance runners were thereason for South’s suc-cess, the fact is that theywould not have wontheir first track state titlein 2011 without thecontribution of hurdlerVeronica Schacht. In2012, sprinter CaitlinMoore and high jumperAubryn Samaroo scoredcrucial points. This year,sprinters Jasmine Braith-waite and Lily Pendy,

along with Samaroo, were all indispensable to thetitle.

It’s a tribute to the GPS coaching staff that thelast few years they have seen their greatest successever in all their event areas. Says Zaranek, “I’ve neverseen such an accumulation of distance talent, andyet at the same time we’ve had our best sprinters,our best hurdlers, our best field event girls. So it’sbeen a remarkable experience.” He gives the credit tohis assistant coaches: Leo Lambert (28 years), ShawnMcNamara (15 years), Mike Novak (20 years) andTeresa Schaible (four years).

What is next? For the Meiers, it will be a collegecareer at Duke, where they will be part of a recruit-ing class that will drive conference rivals crazy.Haley, in fact, will be rooming with another blue-chip recruit, multiple national champion WesleyFrazier. For now, the twins are getting workoutsfrom their college coach, Kevin Jermyn, and arepreparing for cross country.

Hannah says the twins weren’t necessarily apackage deal. They visited Stanford, Notre Dameand Michigan as well. “We were OK if we separatedor stayed together, but we ended up staying togetherbecause we both liked the same school.”

Hannah describes her goal as, “to try to lower mytimes as best as I can and maybe make top seven forcross country. If I can make it over 6K (the standardNCAA distance for women). I’m not as strong in crosscountry but I think I can help out the team.”

For the long term, Haley says, “Now that weknow we have talent, we want to keep going and goall the way to the Olympics with this because nowit’s a dream for us. I’m looking forward to seeingwhat will happen in college.”

Farrow, meanwhile, looks to make furtherstrides during her junior year at South. SaysZaranek, “Our thought two years ago was, whenshe’s a junior, she’ll be ready to go. She is reallygoing to be ready to explode out there ... She stillhas a lot to learn, but she will ... She is a super sweetgirl, but like the Meiers, when she steps on thetrack, a switch is thrown, and it’s like there’svengeance in her blood. An incredible transforma-tion takes place. It’s hard holding her back. It’s goingto be fun this year.”

“My dream has always been, like any runner’sdream, to continue on,” says Farrow. “My goal is torun faster.” Of the prospect of training without theMeiers anymore, she says, “I’ve learned from them.I’m going to have to go on from there. I should beOK, I guess.”

Then there’s the South program. It will go on,with its ups and downs. One thing has been clear fromall of our interviews: at South, running is a sport foreverybody. The coaches give the same attention to theback-of-the-pack runners as they give to the stars. SaysFarrow, “Mr. Z is a great coach. There is no type of fa-voritism. We’re all in it together.”

That devotion to the team was instrumental in thetwins’ decision not to compete in any post-seasonchampionships this summer, as they had done in previ-ous years. “We wanted to finish the season off in ourSouth uniforms,” says Haley. “We didn’t want to com-pete after high school. We looked at New Balance andother races, but we felt it was just right to stop there inhigh school, running in the state championship withour team in that uniform of ours.”

Says Mr. Z, “My philosophy has always re-mained the same. I want the kids to have a goodtime. I want them to make a lot of new friends. Iwant them to understand that work is OK. You canhave fun and work hard at the same time. It can allgo together. And that will continue on.

“This program is not just about the stopwatch.It’s about who they are. Their teammates are theirheart and soul. They sacrificed. I could have special-ized with them a little more and gotten them a littlefaster, but they’d be the first to say, ‘We’re there forthat regional, we’re there for that state meet, you putus wherever you need us, we’re going to do our best,we’re not going to let this team down.’ Because ofthat, so many of their teammates rose to that philos-ophy, and it started with them. That’s how I wouldsum it up.”

Jeff Hollobaugh is an author, statistician, teacher andcoach. His website, http://michtrack.org, has been

tracking high school running in Michigan since 1996.His next book is due out in early 2014: “How to Racethe Mile: What Great Runners and Races Teach UsAbout Competing at 1500, 1600 and the Mile.”

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Michigan’s High School BestIn the business of high school running, the term “records” gets thrown

around loosely. You will often hear people say, “State records can only be set atthe state finals.” Not true, at least not anymore. The MHSAA (MichiganHigh School Athletic Association) only keeps track of meet records at theirchampionships. “State records” are the best performances by Michigan highschoolers at any legitimate meet anywhere — basically, the same set of criteriathat are used for world and American records. State records are kept by mich-track.org.

Here are the current Michigan records in key distance races:

Boys800 - 1:49.27 - Tommy Brinn (Otsego) 20091500 - 3:47.61 - Omar Kaddurah (Grand Blanc) 20111600 - 4:05.9 - Dathan Ritzenhein (Rockford) 20003200 - 8:41.10 - Dathan Ritzenhein (Rockford) 20005000 - 13:44.70 - Dathan Ritzenhein (Rockford) 200110,000 - 30:49.27 - Phil Shoensee (Center Line) 19844x800 - 7:36.26 - Milford 20124xMile - 17:20.92 - Novi 2001Distance Medley - 10:03.09 - Rockford 2000

Girls800 - 2:05.05 - Geena Gall (Grand Blanc) 20051500 - 4:18.44 - Hannah Meier (Grosse Pointe South) 20121600 - 4:38.9 - Hannah Meier (Grosse Pointe South) 20133200 - 9:58.1 - Megan Goethals (Rochester) 20105000 - 16:18.02 (indoors) - Erin Finn (West Bloomfield) 20134x800 - 8:48.29 - Grosse Pointe South 20124xMile - 20:02.80 (indoors) - Grosse Pointe South 2013Distance Medley - 11:35.98 (indoors) - Grosse Pointe South 2013

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Trivia: Who said,“To describe theagony of the

marathon to some-one who’s never runit is like trying toexplain color tosomeone who wasborn color blind”?

FACE OFF.The devel-opment was

slow to becomeclear to me, but posts on my Facebook page in re-cent months have taken on column-writing quality.It’s become a place to plumb ideas, some worth shar-ing here. Following are a few in recent weeks.

From mid-June: I’ve been going through aDexter-Ann Arbor Run binder from my days asrace director half a lifetime and more ago. Foundthe 1983 results, my final year. It was a high-water year for fast times for Americans at theBoston Marathon and possibly the D-AA half

marathon. Both the times and depth of fast per-formers has drifted south for American men sincethe late ’80s.

Let’s compare 1983 and 2013 at D-AA, a 30-year gap: 1:15:41 was 3rd place for men in the half-marathon this year. In ‘83, there were 46 men fasterthan that. Yes, 46. And there was no prize moneythen.

A deeper look: six-minute pace or 1:18:38 wasbettered by 79 men in ‘83, with the 79th being oneDoug Kurtis. Doug, as many know, went on to a re-markable marathon career and fell just shy of break-ing 3:00 for the 200th time at Grandma’s Marathonthis June, posting at 3:05 at age 61. Only 14 menran faster than a six-minute pace this year. Women’snumbers, on the other hand, have remained stableover the same 30 years, with about 10 to 15 per yearunder 1:30, a good benchmark of excellence.

Friend and University of Wisconsin Oshkoshcoach Drew Ludtke asked, “Do you think athletesmigrated off the roads to the track or just that depthis lacking now?”

It’s impossible to supply one all-encompassinganswer. But it’s easy to say no, there hasn’t been a bigmigration to the track. Only one race in Michigancontinues to have about the same number of fastrunners since the early ‘80s: the River Bank 25K inGrand Rapids. For men, 50th place has been around1:30 to 1:31 for the past 30 years. Every other racehas seen a gradual to precipitous drop-off in thenumber of fast American men, including the Crim10-mile.

A quick example: in 1979 and ’80, I ran about2:29 at the Free Press Marathon, good for 23rd placeboth years. This was before prize money. In recentyears that same effort would have had me challeng-ing for the win and money!

There’s been thinning in men’s road race fieldsall over the country for quite a while. Simply put,not as many graduated college guys are continuingor others getting turned on by a desire to excel, aswas the case around the start of the first RunningBoom. Times in many of the older age groups fromage 35 up are competitive with the past, but theopen category is wide open.

There’s a gaping hole in fast runners comparedto the past. Groups like the Hansons-Brooks Dis-tance Project and others around the country havehelped return American men to the front of races,but that’s a bare slice of what “used to be.” As men-tioned, women’s depth and times have remainedsteady with a noticeable uptick in the past 30 years.

From July 15: 40 years ago today I ran a 4:16mile. It was between my junior and senior years atEastern Michigan University and I was runningtwice a week with teammate Gordon Minty. He’dbeen picked that summer to represent Wales in thelate-January (summer “Down Under”) 1974 Com-monwealth Games in New Zealand, where he fin-

ished a for-him disappointing eighth in the 10,000meters in 28:44. We ran once a week on the Univer-sity of Michigan’s Ferry Field track.

On this day long ago, he had a 3:12 three-quar-ter mile on tap. We traded leading laps and as Icame around toward the end of lap three, felt sogood I asked former EMU teammate Fred LaPlanteto keep the watch going. I was tempted to pick upthe pace and beat my 4:15.7 mile PR, but resistedsince it was a workout and ran my fourth-straight64-second lap.

When done I was struck by how easy it felt andhow fit I was. I felt a tiny buzz about coming soclose to my personal record but saw it as “anotherbrick in the wall” in prep for cross country in sevenweeks.

Later I asked myself if I would have counted itas a PR had I run faster than 4:15.7 (4:12 was aboutwhat I could have run that day). The answer, afterthinking a few minutes, was no, but I could count itas a personal best. Why the distinction? One is setunder the unique circumstances of a race, while thetrack workout was in a more-relaxed, no-pressure at-mosphere. It remains a cool memory, a special runin mid-summer.

Gordon was a many-time all-American who isin EMU’s Hall of Fame. My brother Don ran a4:12.8 mile as a high school junior at Ann ArborHuron that same spring. I never had to look far tolend perspective to my own running. Don’s time re-mains the AAH record and he owned the 10th- and11th-grade state records until a certain DathanRitzenhein of Rockford came along 25 years later.

From July 17: While pedaling along on mythird-straight day in heat advisory conditions, Ithought about how I’d explain why I felt so good,considering the oppressive weather and way betterthan I would on a run. That led me to thinking howI might answer the dodgy question, “Why do yourun/cycle as much as you do?”

I fished around a bit and settled on, “I’m notsure. I do a lot more than is necessary for my health.Here’s the deal, every day my heart and head get to-gether, say, ‘Do it again,’ and I comply.” Doing somuch has rarely got me into much trouble and hasbeen very good to me in multiple ways, so I’ll keeplistening to what my heart and head say about allthis aerobic exercise.

I wrote this shortly after finishing. Later it oc-curred to me that why I did so much was connectedto the running and cycling being a “positive addic-tion,” a term coined by William Glasser in 1976.

Answer: Longtime Canadian male marathon recordholder and 1977 Boston Marathon winner

Jerome Drayton.

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HOWELL (7/7/13) — Three days after the Fourthof July, Texan Matt Inch provided fireworks at the11th annual Howell Independence Aquathlon,hosted by the Howell Area Parks and Recreation Au-thority at Howell City Park.

Inch, 25, of Dallas dominated both the 1-MileOpen Water Swim and Aquathlon, becoming the firstmale to win both races in recent years. (Heidi Hen-dricks swept the women’s events three years ago.)

Inch, an ex-Clarkston resident who went toMichigan State University, finished 15 secondsahead of defending champ Mike Schuldinger, 52, ofWaterford Lake in the two-lap swim aroundThompson Lake.

“He (Schuldinger) was right on my heels for thefirst lap,” Inch said. “We were battling it out. Then Igradually pulled away.”

Inch timed 25:00 to Schuldinger’s 25:15.Joshua McCallum, 30, of Northville finished thirdin 25:59.

Inch was challenged by his former MSUtriathlon teammate Chris Matulis, 31, of SaintJoseph in the subsequent aquathlon, which consistedof a 2K run, 750-meter swim and follow-up 2K run.

After completing the first two legs together,Matulis took a slight lead going into the final run.Then Inch passed him and jetted away.

“Matt looked good,” said Matulis. “He’s beentraining hard; he’s serious about his racing.”

Inch timed 27:50, Matulis 28:34. Next cameSpensor Swanton, 20, of Saginaw (29:32) and mas-ters champ Eric Fernando, 45, of Franklin (30:49).

Teenagers ruled the women’s races.

Kirsten Anderson, 13, won the aquathlon in32:31. “It wasn’t hot like the other years I’ve doneit,” said the Novi Middle School student, who hasraced here since age 11.

Next came Mindy Fernando, 35, of Franklin

(33:49) and Karin Hanisch, 22, of Lansing (34:06).Amy Skitzki, 40, of Livonia paced the masters in37:03.

Sophie Montesanti, 14, of Howell won theopen-water swim in 26:08. Jennifer Erichsen, 21, ofFarmington (26:32) and Sara Swanton, 27, of Sagi-naw (26:46) were second and third.

“I’m ecstatic,” said Montesanti, who swims forthe nonprofit Howell Sea Serpents club team. “Itwas harder than I thought it would be. I’m used toswimming in pools and there are no lane lines onthe bottom of the lake.”

Stand-up paddle boarders, courtesy of DetroitCity Outfitters, helped guide swimmers. “The eventwas fabulous,” said one of them, Cat Owens.“Peoplecome from all over to do these races.”

For complete results, gohttp://everalracemgt.com.

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Independence Aquathlon, Howell

Inch Does Double Duty at Aquathlon, Open SwimBy Charles Douglas McEwen


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April’s Boston Marathon bombing tragedy mademost of us think about “what ifs,” then givethanks: I am thankful I did (or didn’t) slow

down. I am thankful I was finished. I am thankful Imoved away from the finish line. I am thankful I didn’trun Boston this year. I am thankful this didn’t happenat the Chicago Marathon (or whatever marathon youdid run). I am thankful I am alive.

At Boston, a large proportion of the injuries oc-curred not to those who were nearing or crossing thefinish line, but to those there supporting others. Somewere volunteers working near the finish area. Somewere there to cheer on their friends and family mem-bers. Some were people curious about running themarathon, perhaps dreaming that someday they wouldbe out there running on the course. Some had finishedthe race and come back to encourage slower runnersstill on the course. Some were celebrating Patriot’s Day,an always-epic race day for the city.

This leads me to focus on gratitude and reflecton things runners may not think about on race day.I want to say “thank you” to the unsung supportersof road racing who often are overlooked.

Thank you to the police and firefighters whopatrol courses on race days in cities around thecountry almost every weekend. Thank you for hoursof standing and directing traffic while even the slow-est finishers complete the race. Thank you for re-maining calm and tolerating the angry driver whowants to get through the street while a stream ofrunners stretches as far as the eye can see.

Thank you to the volunteers who rise early, staylate, clean up cups and trash, handle the finish line,support the runner who is throwing up or can’tstand after crossing the line. Thank you especiallyfor tolerating any unfortunate time that an incoher-ent runner has yelled at or been rude to you.

Thank you to every race director who could beusing their organizational skills to do some otherkind of generally higher-paying event planning job,yet chooses to support running and runners, therebyallowing us to continue spending weekends doingwhat we love.

Thank you to the citizens of every city that hastolerated the inconvenience of a large race taking overtheir streets on a Saturday or Sunday. Without a doubtthese races generate lots of revenue, but along with itcomes significant disruption for those not involved.

Thank you to the husbands, wives, children,parents and friends who stand along the course andat the finish line in the dark, cold, rain and wind,often for long stretches of time, while no one is yetcrossing the finish line, in order to cheer for us.

Thank you to those who share the lives of runners

and patiently support thetraining and sacrificedtime required to make itto the starting line of amarathon or half-marathon. Thank you toevery parent who has sup-ported a child’s interest inthe sport.

Thank you to all thetraining partners whocontribute as well —getting up earlier thanthey need to, running inweather worse than nec-essary, and listeningtoworries, aches andpains that generate fearsof not making it to thestart on race day.

Thank you to the char-ity runners who each year not only run for their ownwell-being but contribute generously to causes thatbenefit others — approximately $1.7 billion generatedin 2012 by one account.

Thank you to the fans of road racing and trackand field who stand along the courses of large inter-national marathons, and through their support helpmake it possible for professional runners to earntheir living doing something they love while inspir-ing the rest of us.

I am sure each of us who run can add other“thanks” to this list and I encourage you to thinkabout doing so. Even better, don’t just make it amental exercise — next time you get an opportunity,let them know!

Over the next year, I would like to suggest thateach of us who run consider sitting out of oneplanned race. Instead, spend that race day either vol-unteering or cheering for those who are running,and donate the entry fee you would have paid to runto the fund for those injured at Boston — in grati-tude. For more information about the One FundBoston, visit the website http://onefundboston.org.

Robin Sarris-Hallop has been running for more than 30years without missing a season. She ran the Boston

Marathon 1992, finishing 83rd woman overall in 3:09(before chip times). She was Michigan Runner’s 1999Woman Runner of the Year, 1998 and 2002 MastersRunner and 2006 Senior Runner of the Year. She nowconsiders herself retired from serious competition. When

not running, she is the administrative director in the Liter-ature, Science and the Arts department dean’s office at theUniversity of Michigan and enjoys making art quilts,

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Robin Sarris-Hal-lop competes inthe Red OctoberRun, 2011.

Beyond the Chip

GratitudeBy Robin Sarris-Hallop

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ANN ARBOR (6/9/13) — Ona map, the course for the AnnArbor Marathon resembled atoddler’s scribble on an Etch ASketch.

While many marathonshave a precise single loop, figure-eight or out-and-back courses,this one, presented by Champi-ons for Charity, zigzagged allover.

But it gave entrants a won-derful tour of town.

The race started on MainStreet in front of the Big House(the University of Michiganfootball stadium), whippedthrough campus and toucheddowntown briefly. It followed abike path alongside the HuronRiver and dirt trail in NicholsArboretum. It tackled steep hillsbut also included nice, longstraightaways.

Near the end, it flew southand swooped around BriarwoodMall, then returned to the U-M sport facilities to finishon the 50-yard line of Elbel Field.

“It was challenging but awesome,” saidJosephine Weeden, 44, of Saline, after winning thewomen’s marathon.

Weeden, an adjunct graduate school professorof orthodontics at the university, finished in3:04:26, more than 15 minutes faster than her PR.

Coming off a women’s runner-up finish in mid-May at the Keys 100 in Florida, Weeden said herultra training helped her with this marathon.

Runner-up Kelsey Bragg, 23, of Fenton said shecould see Weeden ahead of her for most of the dis-tance. But the Grand Valley State University gradu-ate, who set a 3:11:36 PR, was more focused onbattling the hills than reeling in the leader.

“I was definitely ‘over the hill’ by the time I wasdone.,” she said.

Like Weeden, Bragg enjoyed the course. “It wasgorgeous,” she said. “I loved the little trail (throughthe arboretum).”

With Weeden the open champion, SusanStafford claimed women’s masters honors by placingthird overall in 3:21:48.

Neil Rao, a Seattle resident and U-M graduate,

sliced through the hills like a machete through papier-mache, claiming the men’s marathon title in 2:41:06.

“He (Rao) was dropping 5:50’s right from thestart,” said Jake Gillette, 26, of Goshen, Ind., run-ner-up in 2:45:07. Next came Marco Capelli in2:45:23.

Rich Power, 49, of Rochester, paced the masters in2:53:27 after hanging with Rao for the first two miles.

Rao said he didn’t plan to blister the early miles.“We had a quick downhill start and I just lost control,”said the winner, who added he paid for it at the finish.

“My legs started to cramp around mile 24. Iwas concerned I’d be caught,” he said.

The event also included half marathon, 5K and1.2-mile races. Greg King, 29, of Ann Arbor andNicole Kowalchick, a 16-year-old at Stony CreekHigh School, captured their first victories in the halfmarathon.

“I felt pretty smooth but I was hurting towardthe end,” said King, who finished in 1:22:06. Nextcame Adrian Ottens ofJenison (1:23:12).

Kowalchick, whowas running her firstrace longer than 5K andhad never run as far as

13 miles in training, said she felt destined to con-tinue running longer races.

“Girls with really long legs seem to be better in the800 and 400 meters,” she said. “Since I’m more on thepetite side, I think I’ll do better in runs longer than 5K.I have a good cadence and can hold it.”

Her time of 1:30:49 showed as much. MarcySacks, 43, of Albion, second in 1:34:38, gave nothought to chasing down Kowalchick. “Last week Iran the Dexter-Ann Arbor half marathon, and, forsome reason, had to stop and walk at 10 miles,” saidSacks. “So I’m just pleased to have not walked on ahard, hard course.”

The 5K went Ann Arbor area runners BenCoffman (16:52) and Kristen Anderson (22:11).

“It was a nice course,” Coffman said. “Well laidout. A little net decrease in elevation never hurts.”

For complete results, go to http://theannarbor-marathon.com.

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Marathoners in the 4:00 pace group run by the University of Michigan campus.

Ann Arbor Marathon

Ann Arbor Marathon Tour is TreatBy Charles Douglas McEwen

More Photos in Photo Gallery:

http://issuu.com/michiganrunner/docs/mr0713, p. 16

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COMMERCE TOWNSHIP (6/22/13) — JenniferSchilling of White Lake celebrated her 25th birth-day by winning the 10K at the Julie Run/Walk, abenefit for the Open Door Outreach Center.

“It’s an awesome birthday present,” saidSchilling, who finished in 47:33. For the icing onthe cake, it was her first overall victory in a race. “Ijust ran a marathon a few weeks ago. I’m still recov-ering from that,” she said.

Masters Cindy Orr, 41, of Bloomfield Hills(49:51) and Jenifer Newman, 44, of White Lake(51:01) finished second and third among womenoverall.

Zacchaeus Widner, 22, of Adrian, who fin-ished third for the men here in 2011, left nodoubts this year. Leading from start to finish, heblazed one the fastest times in the 20-year historyof this race.

Widner crossd in 32:56, far ahead of runner-up Neal Lepsetz, 34, of Ferndale (40:34) andmen’s masters champ Greg Hall, 44, of Waterford(42:50).

Women ruled in the 5K. Andrea Osika, 47,of Waterford (20:08) and Rose Deren, 20, ofWhite Lake (21:07) finished ahead of the top twomale finishers, Tony Villarreal, 51, of Farmington(21:08) and Jean-Phillippe Loew, 45, of WhiteLake (21:38).

“We started out together,” said Deren, “then she(Osika) took off. I tried to keep her in sight, but shepulled away.”

Maylani Siemasz, 21, of Waterford placedthird among the women in 21:43. Joshua Hast-ing, 24, of White Lake took third among men in22:07.

The Open Door center provides emergencyservices such as food, clothing and referral informa-tion to needy families in Commerce Township,Keego Harbor, Waterford, White Lake, WestBloomfield and parts of Wixom. It had 281 finishersthis year.

For complete results, go to http://rotpac.com.

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Andrea Osika finished first over-all in the 5K.

Open Door Julie Run, Commerce Twp.

Julie Run Benefits Open Door CenterBy Charles Douglas McEwen

Zacchaeus Widnerran a fast 32:56for the 10K win.

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Many runners enjoy the purity of our sportand love communing with nature with-out modern technological accoutrements.

Heck, some have further advanced the bare-necessityapproach by removing one-third of the running trin-ity of shorts, shirt and shoes. Thankfully it’s not theshorts, as they’ve instead chosen to relegate runningshoes to superfluous status.

However, when pesky injuries arise and we’researching for greener endorphin pastures, we’repleased with the availability of many technologicalcross-training modalities that significantly elevateour heart rate just thinking about them.

What is universal among almost all cross-train-ing exercise equipment is they mainly require in-volvement of our legs. Let’s be honest, most runnersdon’t devote much attention to the endurance oftheir triceps and it’s relatively clear that even eliterunners aren’t going to win many arm wrestling con-tests. Our arm strength would really only come intoplay in a race if we were crawling to the finishingline after hitting the wall or pushing someone out ofthe way in a mad scramble for the last cinnamonraisin bagel at the post-race refreshments.

The difficulty for me arose when I learned I neededknee surgery and was not going to be able to bear weighton my right leg for a while. I had to uncover new ways ofachieving my daily dose of sweat, stopping short of sittingin a sauna for long stretches wearing two parkas and a skimask or elevating my heart rate by consuming a steadyflow of quintuple espressos.

As runners, we’ve witnessed wheelchair athletesat races and their prodigious talents. They oftentrain with exercise equipment that focuses on theirupper body, including hand ergometers, or Krankcy-cles, but this equipment was not available at mylocal fitness center. I was getting stressed out overhow to stress out my body via exercise (which usedonly my arms) when it suddenly dawned on me: Ineeded to think outside the socks.

I was willing to try my hand (or arms) at any-thing and concluded I needed to see whether exer-cise machines could be used in a different mannerthan they were designed for. I first eliminated theidea of lying face-down on the fitness center floor infront of a stationary bicycle while reaching up tograb the bike’s pedals and creating my own arm er-gometer. I tried it out but garnered too many peoplestepping on my back as I lay across the aisle. Plusmy view from down there wasn’t exactly the greatest,and let’s just say a gym floor isn’t the most sanitaryplace in town.

After circling the row of elliptical machines, theproverbial light bulb finally went off. I realized that if Istood on a short stool at the front of the machine (fac-ing the elliptical and chest against the back of the dis-play monitor), I could reach over to grab the armhandles and use them without involving my legs. Myquest was over! I was no longer empty handed.

My novel elliptical machine approach garneredmore than my fair share of stares, accompanied bythe quintessential “Really now?” expression. Manyonlookers were obviously questioning my sanity asthey politely tried to instruct me I was using the ma-chine the wrong way. They were clearly not experi-enced with injured fanatical runners or they wouldhave immediately understood our determined (albeitpeculiar) mindset. The runners at the fitness centerwould simply give me an approving nod as theystrode by. They understood. Hands down.

My arms-only workout served its cardiac condi-tioning purpose while my knee healed and until Icould get back on the roads. Hopefully I won’t again bein the position of needing non-weight-bearing exercise.

But if that does come to pass, I can rest easyknowing I could return to my novel approach withthe elliptical.

With open arms.

Michigan Runner Bob Schwartz is the author of thebest-selling humor book “I Run, Therefore I Am –NUTS!” and new sequel, “I Run, Therefore I Am

STILL Nuts!” Check out @RunningLaughs.

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The Arms Have ItBy Bob Schwartz

Winter Blast, 5K, Grandville - February 16St. Patrick’s Day Races, 5K, Bay City - March 17Martian Invasion Meteor 10K, Dearborn - April 13

Fifth Third River Bank Run 25K, Grand Rapids - May 12Dexter Ann Arbor Half Marathon, Ann Arbor - June 2Brian Diemer Family of Races 5K, Cutlerville - June 8

Plymouth YMCA Father's Day 10K, Plymouth - June 16Volkslaufe 20K, Frankenmuth - July 4

Crim Festival of Races, 10 Mile, Flint - August 24

Cadillac Festival of Races, 10K, Cadillac - August 31Metro Health Grand Rapids Marathon - October 20

Great Turtle Half Marathon, Mackinac Island - October 26

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LAINGSBURG (8/3/13) — Samuel Darling andJennifer Smith spent their birthdays runningthrough mud, ducking branches and jumping overrocks, roots and logs at Sleepy Hollow State Park.

They wouldn’t have celebrated any other way.

Both Darling, 36, of Muskegon and Smith, 44,of Novi romped to victory in the half marathon atThe Legend, which also included 10-mile and 5-mile runs and was hosted by Running Fit.

Held on a cool, sunny, humidity-free morning,The Legend had a record of 872 registrants. Morethan half did the 13.1-mile race.

Darling and Smith led the half marathon prettymuch from the start and won by substantial margins,with Darling timing 1:23:13 and Smith 1:33:41.

Both had momentum entering this race. Dar-ling had won the Ludington Lakestride HalfMarathon earlier this summer, while Smith recentlycaptured her first overall victory in a road race at theCharlevoix Half Marathon. Both, however, came toSleepy Hollow wanting to enjoy its 2,678-

acre wilderness.

“There are technical spots (like tree roots andsharp turns) that really let you know you’re not on aroad. It’s a great trail!” Darling said.

Smith agreed. “It was very well organized,” shesaid of the race. “I was relieved that I didn’t getlost. Any time I had a question, there was a flag orpeople directing the way. It was beautiful. I feltblessed to be able to get out and run today.”

The trail tried to reach out and grab her,though. “My flower almost came out of my hairwhen I got snagged by a tree,” Smith said, indicatingher barrette.

Benjamin Pankow, 29, of Williamston won themen’s 10-mile race in 1:02:25, while Kris Kotula,42, of Swartz Creek paced the women in 1:23:36.

“It was slick in some spots but not too bad,”Pankow said. “It was manageable. It’s always a well-put-together course.”

Both Pankow and Kotula had run The Legend

several times before. They said the course doesn’t havemonster hills, but does have some ups and downs.

“In a trail run like this, you feel like you’re on aroller coaster,” said Kotula, who was six minutesfaster than her time last year.

“Last year, I fell twice and that slowed medown,” she said.

Jeremy Doody, 30, of Laingsburg (31:01) andKelly Valente, 34, of Dearborn (35:40) won themen’s and women’s 5-mile titles.

“I started in third, then passed a guy and movedinto second place overall,” said Valente. “Then I wasall by myself. That’s tough, because you don’t haveanybody to compete with.”

“I just like to come support a local race,” saidDoody. “It’s cool to have a race here, two and halfmiles from my home.”

For complete race results, go to http://runle-gend.com.

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The Legend, Laingsburg

Legend at Sleepy Hollow is Birthday TreatBy Charles Douglas McEwen


HELL (8/10/13) — Hell almostfelt comfortable this year.

No searing heat. No oppressive humidity.

The Run Thru Hell 4.8- and 10-mile foot races,sponsored by the Pinckney Running Club, did havemany steep hills, as always. But more than a few of the827 entrants made short work of them this year.

Matthew Folk, 37, of Perrysburg, Ohio, set astrong pace in the 10-mile, winning it for the third yearin a row.

“Nice and cool,” he said of the weather. “It got alittle sweaty toward the end, but not bad for an Augustday.”

Folk ran much of the way with Taylor Heath, 21,of Hanover, a Lake Superior State University seniorwho finished finished fifth here last year and third in2011.

“He and I ran together for about the first sevenmiles,” Folk said. “Then he fell off and I kept pushing.”

Folk timed 53:00, two seconds faster than hiswinning time last year. Heath finished runner-upwith a 54:05 PR.

“I’m extremely happy. This is by far my besttime,” Heath said.

Paul Aufdemberge,48, of Redford led themasters runners in58:09. Paul Bapst Jr., 57, of Hanover was the grandmasters champ in 1:08:48. Bruce Seguin, 62, ofHarrison Township topped the senior masters in1:12:17.

Women’s 10-mile winner Kelsie Schwartz, 17,of Grosse Pointe, had never had never raced longerthan 10K before. But she more than held her own atthe distance.

“A bunch of girls went out really fast,” Schwartzsaid. “By the mile I’d passed them.”

From there on, she built a huge lead. But itwasn’t easy. “It was all hills, all the time!” Schwartzsaid. “I’m trying to get better at them.”

Schwartz won in 1:05:31, well ahead of runner-up and top women’s master Marybeth Reader, 44, ofBloomfield Township (1:08:30). Jean Weishaar, 51,of Plymouth won the grand masters title in 1:19:55.Donna Olson, 63, of Southgate topped the seniormasters in 1:18:07.

Teenagers dominated the 4.8-mile run. CalebHess, 17, of Henderson paced the men in 28:04,while Stephanie Sherman, 15, of Sylvania, Ohio, ledthe women in 31:51. Both set PRs on the formida-ble course.

“The hills were really rough, but it was nice tocoast on the long downhills,” Hess said.

Masters winners were Joe Baker, 51, of Mill-bury, Ohio (30:52) and Joan Matthews, 56, ofMaumee, Ohio (36:16). Thomas Keman, 52, ofTemperance (33:32) and Katrina Stewart, 54, ofGregory (43:18) led the grand masters. John Reed,62, of Parma (35:15) and Jude Dokianos, 60, ofUtica (45:48) triumphed in the senior masters.

Many runners come to this race for the t-shirt,which reads “I Ran Thru Hell” on the back. Thisyear, “Dolores P. Hensley, Most Outstanding Volun-teer” was written on the front.

Dolores, the wife of longtime race director Har-rison Hensley, died a couple years ago. For manyyears she worked the finish line at this and otherraces throughout Michigan.

“I miss Dolores a lot,” said Reader. “I alwaysthink of her when I’m on the course. And how niceshe was. I wish she was at the finish line. But some-how you sense her presence.”

For complete results, go www.gaultracemanage-ment.com.

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Caleb Hess won the 4.8 milerace in 28:04.

Run Thru Hell, Pinckney/Hell

Folk Three-Peats in Run Thru HellBy Charles Douglas McEwen

Kelsie Schwartz won her first10 Mile race.

Race Director Harrison Hensley and “The Devil” hold court.

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Iknew the day would come when Montana Skyewould want to lace up and toe the line at a race.At age five, she in many ways has already paid

her dues. She’s been jostled out of warm beds atridiculous hours, had sign-making duties, gone jog-ging strollering and to race destinations disguised asvacations ... the list goes on.

Nevertheless, she secretly worked in her roomtieing her “run fasters” that our Auntie Nettiebought her, so when the moment was right shewouldn’t trip over her laces ... nothing will stand inthis girl’s way.

Already my daughter is a Groovy Girl withsome seriously funky fashion sense. She is often thereason why I can’t run, yet so much of the reasonwhy I must run.

My poor kid was through her first trimester of lifebefore I even knew I was going to have a Montana. Ihad signed up for a marathon, training goal set: I wasgoing to qualify for Boston. I knew the time I hoped tocut from my last, and first, marathon was a bit extreme,but I’ve not done much in life at a small scale. (I movedat age 19 from a small town in eastern Montana to De-troit. Enough said.)

My training was picking up, I was following atraining plan to the split of the second, and wasbound and determined to get fast. This ironically iswhen Katherine came into my life. We were trainingwith a mutual friend for the Climb the Renn Cen inDetroit and would meet to carpool downtown torun up and down stairs. I knew I really liked herwhen we “snuck” in to the Renn Cen to try andclimb those stairs for practice, got one climb done,then were caught by security. The entire journey ofbeing escorted out of the building was spent tryingto negotiate why we should be able to climb, if evenjust one more time. This girl didn’t take “no” for ananswer ... it was friend at first climb!

And so my baby grew, Katherine trained for themarathon that shall not be mentioned, and I ransaid race 5 1/2 months pregnant and have the t-shirtto prove it.

So Montana has been a runner since before shewas a baby. (She’s also been a snob beer drinker, butI’m not supposed to tell about that. I may not haveknown I was pregnant, but I sure knew I was thirsty.If I could have put my head in one of the GreatLakes and not come up until it was dry, I wouldhave. So I do remember drinking, or should I sayguzzling, an Oberon after a run one night while de-vouring a pizza with my neighbor. He just thought Iwas a pig. I thought I was just hungry and thirstyfrom all the hard miles. Montana was just trying togrow. Perspective!)

All of this leads us to her first starting line. I’dbeen asked to pass trophies out to the kids on theNew Year’s Eve run sponsored by the Detroit Run-ners and Walkers, so I said yes ... if Montana canrun the kids race. The director and I shook hands

and New Year’s plans were set. (Once again a racedisguised ... bwahahaha!)

It was going to be a cold, blustery, possibly-not-fun one-mile fun run for the kids, yet I couldn’t talkmy daughter into her awesome purple Nike outfitfrom her Aunt Lelly. She insisted on a tutu-styledress, glittery tights, her sparkly and light-up shoes.I insisted on her coat, hat and gloves (at least theywere all purple). This was our compromise, as wellas Marcus, the friend I’d solicited to follow her alongthe race route.

She was now at the starting line, decked out,looking purplicious and adorable. She also lookedsmall and like she was going to be trampled by themore-seriously-clothed-looking kids lining up be-hind her. I thought to myself, “At least if she getstrampled at the start, I’ll see her and be able tohelp”... always a silver lining.

I did the mommy thing, snapped some pictures,texted friends, smiled and give her the thumbs up. Ididn’t quite think her first race was going to be a mile,but she would get a trophy and I’d secretly put aside apurple one thinking this is what she’d want.

The crowd and excitement mounted, the tem-perature dropped, my nerves heightened and thegun sounded; she was off. I was right and wrong atthe same time: the runners did take off, each kid outfor themselves, however, Montana Skye didn’t fall. Itwouldn’t be until the mile was up I would see heragain.

As much as I’d love to report that she crossed theline first, sweat glistening her cheeks, barely out ofbreath, looking like the next Kara Goucher, that could-n’t be farther from the truth. She did have a look of tri-umph, mixed with exhaustion, as I saw her the last 50yards come running into my arms as she crossed thefinish line to get her ... uh, wait. Marcus rushed past us,swiping what I thought was going to be her covetedpurple trophy, only to crash the awards table desper-ately searching for a blue trophy, trying to get back tome before tears. (Apparently she had told him alongthe race route, while stopping because she was thirstyto take a drink of “snow,” that she wanted a blue tro-phy as in the last 24 hours this had become her new fa-vorite color. Kids!)

So, my little Groovy Girl crossed the finish line,not dehydrated, bow-less at this point but tu-tu stilltootin’, and burst into smile at receiving a blue tro-phy. The news was there and later all the kids wererallied to help tell the story of how they were start-ing off the New Year in a healthy way. She barely letgo of her trophy; since then I’ve even caught hersleeping with it (visions of races dance in her head).It’s hard to know if she really loved the run, but sheloved being on TV and her trophy.

Every runner has a First Run Story ... What’syours?

Michigan runner Kacey Tulley is a classroom teacher who lives in Brighton. - MR -

Montana Skye’s First RunBy Kacey Tully

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In This Issue

3 Meijer Festival of Races, National Cherry Festival, Traverse City Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios 4 Gallup Gallop, Ann Arbor Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios 5 Atwood Stadium Race, Flint Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios 6 Crosstown Kids Triathlon, Howell Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios 7 IAAF Diamond League, London Photos by Victah Sailer / photorun.net 8 AAU Junior Olympics, Ypsilanti Photos by Pete Draugalis & Carter Sherline 12 The Running Institute Mile, Saline Photos by Pete Draugalis & Carter Sherline 13 World Dwarf Games, East Lansing Photos by Martin Wooledge 14 IAAF World Championships, Moscow Photos by Victah Sailer / photorun.net 20 Run for the Hills, Farmington Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios 21 Melon Run, Howell Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

September / October 2013 Vol. 35, No. 4

Online: Photo Gallery

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Eastern Michigan University hosted the annual AAU Junior Olympics Games, Track& Field and Multi-Events at Rynearson Stadium in Ypsilanti.

The Motor City Track Club girls are na-tional champions of the 4 x 400 meter relay,15-16 years old. Relay team members areJayla Fleming , Brianna Holloway, AnnaJefferson, and Johnyce Powell.

Photo by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

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5K winner Jacob Secor of Traverse City(15:09) leads runner-up Derek Henningof Alanson (15:13).

Meijer Festival of Races, National Cherry Festival, Traverse City, July 6, 2013

Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

Mark Smith, a holder of several stateand MAC titles in distance events andhis wife Kris ran the 15K.

3Michigan Runner Photo Gallery - September / October 2013

Dan Kerr of Petoskey, age 23, won the 15K in 49:14.The women’s 15K champion with a time of 1:00:36, is EileenCreutz of Saline, age 25

Therese Warsecke, age 19, of Inter-lochen won the 5K in 17:24.

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Gallup Gallop, Ann Arbor, July 14, 2013


Eventual winner, Jeff Bord, bib no. 338, is in the lead pack near the start of the Gallup Gallop. Masters winner Steve Hart is bib no. 852.

Carmen Green-Lee of Ann Arbor finished in 23:18 for firstMasters honors.Elaine Johnson, age 19, of Gregory, won the 5K in 20:39.

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10K winner and Flint resident Kreg Hatfield (34:06), bib 693, takes an early lead.

Atwood Stadium Race, Flint, July 20, 2013


Angela Kasten of Davison won the 5K in 20:37.


Carrie Gould-Hatfield’s win in the 10K(38:35) makes it a family sweep.

Kenny Wall of Flushing crosses the 5K finish line in 16:52.

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Crosstown Kids Triathlon, Howell, July 21, 2013Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

It’s a race! April Fox of Brighton, bib849, and Londyn Ptaszik of Howell, bib1031, race to the finish line in the Girls9-10 division.

Abbie Coleman of Holland, age 11, competes in the swim leg of the triathlon.

Malik Jordan, age 9, of Howell, finishedthe swim, bike, run in 19:39.

Run, bike and swim distances vary by age group in the Crosstown Kids Triathlon.

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IAAF Diamond League, London, England, July 26-28, 2013Photos by Victah Sailor / photorun.net

Tiffany Ofili Porter (left), competing for Great Britain finished second in the 100meter hurdles in 12.76. Sally Pearson of Australia won with 12.65.

Grand Rapids’s own Tia Brooks com-petes in the shot put in her first seasonas a professional. Brooks places 6thwith a throw of 17.68.

A middle distance specialist, Nate Brannen competed in the3000 meter run, finishing in 7:48.98.

Dathan Ritzenhein leads Mo Farah in the 3000 meter run, fin-ishing in 7:44.68.

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AAU Junior Olympics - Track & Field, Multi-Events, Ypsilanti, July 27 - August 3, 2013

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Kendall Baisden of Beverly Hills, Michigan gets set in the blocks, on her way to win-ning the Girls 17/18, 400 meter dash, 53.50. Baisden holds six national junior recordsin the 200 and 400 meter dashes. Photo by Pete Draugalis / draugalisphotography.net

AAU Junior Olympics - Track & Field, Multi-Events, Ypsilanti, July 27 - August 3, 2013

10 Keenan Rebera of Mason is the nationalchampion in the 3000 meter run, 17-18years old, 8:51.9.

Royal Oak’s Morgan Cochran, bib 4993,was 3rd in the Girls-13 800, 5th in the1500, and on the 3rd place 4 x 800mrelay team.

Christina Micale, Macomb, showed the17-18 year olds how to do the 2,000meter steeplechase. She won in 7:42.54

Zachary Stadnika (left) of Shelby Town-ship placed third in the Decathon, 15-16year olds, with 5291 points.

Anna Jefferson of Detroit was on thewinning 4 x 400 meter relay and alsowas 2nd in the Girls 15-16 400.

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Drelin Mapp of Detroit placed 3rd in theGirls-9 triathlon. She was 1st in the highjump.

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Savannah Roberson of Ypsilanti is thenational champion in the 17-18 year old100 meter dash, 11.86.

Sekayi Bracey of Grand Rapids placed2nd in the Girls-15-16 100m dash, 11.70.She was also 3rd in the long jump.

Lansing’s Taylor Manson placed 2nd inthe Girls-14 400 meter dash in 56:00.

Allyson Goff of White Lake took 2nd inthe 17-18 year old 100 meter hurdles,14.25.

Competition has no chance against American record-holder Kendall Baisden in the17-18 year old 400 meter dash. Baisden ran 53.30 in the final.

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The Running Institute Mile, Saline, August 4, 2013

Sierra Willis and Lachlan, age onemonth, celebrate Nick’s win.

Milers start (from left): Luke Pawlaczyk (pacer), Ian Boyle, Nick Willis, Kenyon Neu-man, Tony Filipk, Miles Batty, Macklin Chaffee, Dan Lowry, Josh McAlary, Dan Clark,Tony Jordanek, Liam Boylan-Pett. Not shown: John Dolsen (pacer).

Bath, Michigan native Liam Boylan-Pettleads on his way to a sub 4:00 mile.

Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios & Pete Draugalis / draugalisphotography.net

Nick Willis wins in 3:56.57. Seven runners ran sub 4:00 miles.

An exhuberant Dan Clark takes 2nd,3:57.4

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World Dwarf Games, East Lansing, August 3-10, 2013Photos by Martin Wooledge

The World Dwarf Games are hosted by the Dwarf Athletic Association of America.

The 2013 World Dwarf Games were the largest sporting event in history exclusively for athletes with dwarfism. Atotal of 395 athletes from 17 countries competed in four divisions: Futures, Juniors, Open, Masters

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IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Moscow, August 10-18, 2013

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Women’s Marathon Start, Luzhniki Stadium. Dot McMahan is in the women’s marathon field. Photo by Victah Sailer / photorun.net


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Dathan Ritzenhein leads the 10,000 meter run.

Nicole Bush competes in the 3000 meter steeplechase.

Dot McMahan and Jeannette Faber competes in themarathon with Red Square in the background.

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Tia Brooks competes in the shot put fina.

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Heptathlete Bettie Wade competes in the 800 meter run.

Nick Willis compete for New Zealand in the 1500 meter run.

Canadian Nate Brannen qualified for the 1500 meter final.

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Tiffany Ofili Porter won the bronze medal in the 100 meter hurdles. Porter, who graduated from Ypsilanti High School andthe University of Michigan, competes for Great Britain because her mother is a citizen of Great Britain.

Australian Sally Pearson, silver, American Brianna Rollins, gold, and Great Britain’sTiffany Porter show off their medals.

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Run for the Hills, Farmington, August 17, 2013Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

Alisia Olteanu, female winner of the 1K,leads Michael Vangilder.


5K winner Ana Corby.10K winner Julius Kiptoo

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10K winner Stephen Marcinkowski10K winner Samantha Hanson

Melon Run, Howell, August 16, 2013Photos by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

5K winner Russell Rogers

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1965 and first road racein 1975, I lost my fear ofracing. The dread I usedto feel of what mighthappen after the startinggun fired in a prep race,was no longer troublingwhen I competed as anadult.

Sure I could be nerv-ous, perhaps even havetrouble sleeping thenight before a big race,

and I might worry about having to make a pit stopmidway through the run, but there was no longerany fear.

Racing was exciting, something to be antici-pated rather than dreaded. As an adult I wouldstand on the starting line like a coiled spring, eagerto race away when the gun sounded.

Such was not the case when I ran for SouthHigh in Grand Rapids. The pre-race nervousnessedged precariously close to fear. Bowel embarrass-ment was more than a minor worry.

There was also the mortifying thought that Imight share the fate of that poor high school kid,who, when the PA said “Milers report to the start-ing line,” pulled off his sweats and sprinted to hislane assignment on the Houseman Field track onlyto discover that he was standing in front of severalthousand spectators wearing only his jock strap.

Most of all, I was afraid I would run poorlyand humiliate myself in front of my fellow runnersand those watching.

High school runners tend to obsess about theirperformance. Everyone, they think, is watchingand judging them. If they run poorly not only willthey disgrace themselves, they will have to facetheir teammates and coach, all of whom will lookdown on them.

In reality this isn’t true. As a former highschool cross country and track coach, I observedthat a less-than-first-rate performance elicited sym-pathy and support from spectators, teammates andcoaches.

The runner who’d had the bad race, however,was sure everyone was focused on him. He wouldthink his poor race reflected on both his athleticability and worth as a human being. This will onlysound over-dramatic to adults who’ve forgotten theprecarious mental state of teens.

As a coach, I took groups of kids through allthe physical preparations needed to enable them torun with the best in the state, only to have a star

runner burst into tears on the starting line crying,“I’m scared.” Or one of my best athletes might startgasping for breath as a rival runner passed.

When this happened I was taken aback. Adultrunners didn’t do this. I had forgotten how muchsignificance teenagers put on their race performance.

To kids, a race represents the great unknown.As they toe the line, teen runners doubt their abili-ties and fear they won’t be strong enough to stayahead of rivals. Nothing can be worse than having toslow down or be passed by others while every specta-tor watches them fail.

When individuals, or teams for that matter, runpoorly, the problem does not lie with the ruggednessof the course, weather or even training; it usuallycomes from their mental state. Specifically, it comesfrom young runners’ fear they will not live up to ex-pectations. They worry that their heart, legs or de-termination will fail them.

Unfortunately this anxiety, rather than galvaniz-ing them into action, causes them to seize up, chok-ing off their airways and deadening their legs. Theirfears become a self-fulfilling prophecy. They end updisheartened or in some cases are unable to finishthe race at all. The competition, instead of becom-

ing a test of their physical talent and will, becomesan emotional battleground.

The best coaches learn to become skilled coun-selors as well as implementers of workout schedules.We design practices to strengthen our athletes’ mus-cles and help their minds understand that racesshould evoke exhilaration, not trepidation.

We try to teach them that the race is a chanceto demonstrate their talents as runners, and thattheir performance will not affect how the world ac-cepts them. More important, we must help them toset their goals in terms of self-improvement ratherthan beating all comers; they need to accept setbackswithout losing their feelings of self-worth.

For those who learn those lessons, running be-comes a stress reliever. When their high school ca-reers end, they feel good about themselves even ifthey have won no medals or scored any points fortheir team.

These are the people who become lifelong run-ners and stand beside us on road race starting linesas adults.

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The Only Thing We Have to FearBy Dave Foley

Dave Foley


FRANKENMUTH (7/4/13) — Hanson-BrooksDistance Project veteran Dot McMahan, runningthe Volkslaufe for the first time, felt right at homeon the 20K course.

“I’m from a small farming community (in Wis-consin),” said McMahan, 36. “Running these backroads and passing the big red barns reminded me ofmy younger days, running in the countryside.

“The course helped me relax and click off themiles,” she said.

McMahan clicked them off so quickly shenearly broke Andrea Pomaranski’s 1:12:12 women’scourse record, as she triumphed in 1:12:17.

“Setting a record (which would have won her a$100 bonus) was out there, but it wasn’t my highestpriority,” said McMahan, who had set her sights onAugust’s world championships marathon inMoscow. She used this 20K as a tune-up.

Runner-up Danielle Miller, 21, of ClintonTownship finished more than six minutes behind in1:18:57. Top master Lisa Veneziano, 48, of Fentonclaimed third overall in 1:24:17.

McMahan beat all but two of the men: winnerMatt Fecht, 29, of Warren (1:06:57) and Ryan Hof-sess, 20, of Milford (1:08:57) as well.

“I took it easy for the first 5K, then tried to seehow fast I could bring it in the last 15K,” said Fecht,whose hopes to beat his 2009 winning time of1:05:40 were ambushed by dense humidity.

“It felt like I was wearing a sweat shirt,” the

winner said.

McMahan passed men’s masters champ andthird-place overall finisher Eric Green, 45, of Pon-tiac at the 15K mark.

“I wasn’t sure whether I was slowing down orshe was speeding up,” said Green, who finished in1:13:24. “But she looked sharp.”

Hansons-Brooks runners Drew Polley, 27, andLavenna Kubatzky, 25, dominated the 5K. Polleywon the men’s race in 15:15. Next came AlexanderTownsend, 23, of Farmington Hills (15:49) andJesse Anderson, 23, of Fenton (15:50).

Polley, who won the 20K last year, recalled pass-ing out during post-race interviews. “I’m happy tobe upright this year,” he said.

Kubatzky clocked 17:25, well ahead of EmilyShort, 19, of Tawas City (18:23) and Kirsten Olling,18, of Breckenridge (18:24).

“There were two girls (Short and Olling) aheadof me early,” Kubatzky said. “I caught one just be-fore and one after the 1-mile mark.”

Another Hansons-Brooks star, Mike Morgan, 33,won the 10K in 31:08, adding to his 20K title last yearand 2010 firsts in both shorter races. “I went out a littlequick and faded at the end,” he said.

Next came David Madrigal, 21, of East Lansing(32:39) and Gareth Gose, 22, of Saginaw (33:50).

Tops in the women’s 10K were Ariana Hilborn,32, of Lake Orion (36:14), Kayla Pfund, 21, of

Shelby Township (37:50) and Jen Rock, 23, of De-troit (38:50).

The Volkslaufe, presented by FrankenmuthJaycees, also included a 2K kids run. Approximately2,800 entrants took part in the various races.

For complete results, go tohttp://volkslaufe.org.

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Kids start the Jaami's Jams & Jellies 2K Fun Run.

Volkslaufe, Frankenmuth

McMahan, Fecht Triumph at VolkslaufeBy Charles Douglas McEwen

Arlen Bates ofLapeer celebratesthe 4th with a Marine Corp flag.

Ariana Hilborn ofLake Orion smileson her way to the10K win.

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WYANDOTTE (7/13/13) — Wyandotte nativeNicholas Budzyn showed he knew his way aroundtown at the Portofino Run for Art, held beside theDetroit River at Portofino Italian Restaurant.

Budzyn, 27, ran away from the record 333 run-ners in the 5K road race.

The flat course circled the Wyandotte Art Fair,traveled through a golf course and finished along theriver.

Budzyn started at a conservative pace, lettingMatt Robin, 30, of Rockwood take a sizable lead.After a mile, Budzyn started to reel him in. He ledafter two miles and finished far ahead in 17:01.

“I’ve put in some decent training this week get-ting ready for the Great Lakes Relay,” Budzyn said.“This was a test race and I felt good.”

The event had enthusiastic volunteers. “Therewere a lot of hockey players out there,” noted Budzyn,

perhaps because some race proceeds went to supportthe Wyandotte Roosevelt Bears hockey team.

Ian Lewis, 20, of Grosse Isle finished second in17:55, followed by Brett Navarre, 16, of Trenton in18:05 and Robin in 18:42. David Wilson, 46, ofGrosse Ile paced the men’s masters in 19:03.

Brieanna Schofield, 17, a Belleville High Schoolgraduate who plans to run for Corcordia Universitythis fall, opened a 15-second lead on the women’sfield early and continued it to the finish.

“It was hard,” said Schofield. “I haven’t run a 5Kin a long time, so I just tried to manage the best Icould.”

She finished in 21:00. Women’s runner-up LauraMaslar, 55, of Grosse Ile paced the masters in 21:09.

“I could see her (Schofied) right in front of methe whole way, but I couldn’t catch her,” Maslar said.

Robyn Loselle, 14, and Magaret Pawelczyk, 13,both of Wyandotte, tied for third among the womenin 21:18.

Race director Greg Everal said the run wentsmoothly, thanks in part to the weather. “It couldn’thave been better,” he said. “Low humidity. A lightbreeze. Just a great morning for a run.”

Everal said Portofino general manager JerryBeasley came up with the idea for this run. “I’m arunner and triathlete,” said Beasley. “Some of myemployees are runners too. So we thought it wouldbe a good thing to do.

“I wanted to give something back to the run-ning community,” Beasley continued, “because run-ning has changed my life.”

Total Runner and Eastown Distributors joinedthe restaurant as race sponsors. For complete results,log onto http://everalracemgt.com.

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Portofino Run for Art, Wyandotte

Portofino Run for Art Enjoys Record TurnoutBy Charles Douglas McEwen


PLYMOUTH (6/16/13) — Many closets wereraided this Father’s Day, as vintage ties came back infashion during the Plymouth YMCA Father’s DayRuns. Men, women and children sported neckties,many even without shirts, on a humid morning.The races included a 1-mile, 5K and 10K, anddozens of runners ran all three consecutively for the“Triple.”

Josh McAlary of East Lansing made a good last-minute decision to sign up on race morning. Moti-vated by the prize money, he swept the mile in 4:36,5K in 15:34 and 10K in 32:54, hence the Triplewith a combined time of 53:04.

Matt Fecht of Warren pushed him, finishingsecond in all three races with a Triple time of 53:49.“Chasing Josh all day was a fun way to spend themorning,” said Fecht. “Hats off to him for winningall three races. That’s quite an accomplishment.”

Other notable men’s finishes were turned in byJeff Wilson, third in the 10K (36:09) and Triple(58:01); Steve Menovcik, 10K masters winner in36:24; Vincent Jesudowich, 5K masters winner in17:36; and John Graham, mile masters winner in5:13.

In the women’s races, Rachel McFarlane, 23, ofEast Lansing matched McAlary’s feat by sweepingthe mile (5:31), 5K (18:01), 10K (37:49) and Triple(1:01:21).

“I wanted to make it feel as easy as possible,”said McFarlane of the 0K. “I felt good up to three

miles, then picked up the pace a bit.” She couldn’t take it easy down the stretch be-

cause Lisa Veneziano, more than twice her age at 48,was on her tail. Like Fecht, Veneziano took secondin all three races with a Triple time of 1:04:29.

“I felt strong, like I could push the whole way,”said the masters champion in all three races. “I had anegative split in the second half of the 10K and re-ally felt good,” she said.

Kylen Cieslak of Chicago, who came home toLivonia for her sister’s graduation, finished third inthe mile, 10K and Triple (combined 1:05:07).

All the dads were the real winners on this day.Anton Botosan of Canton pushed son his Drake, 2,to a “10K P.R. with a stroller” in less than an hour.“I’ve pushed the stroller or run with my kids hereeach year since my daughter Olivia was six monthsold.” Olivia, now 5, was the youngest female finisherin the mile.

Kris Merritt of Westland and his wife, Erin, ranthe 5K while pushing strollers with all three sons,Cooper, Lucas and Noah. “The best thing aboutbeing a dad,” Kris said, “is having three little guyswho want to run just like Mama and Daddy. Todaywas their first official run. They did the quarter-milekids run and each got a medal.”

Anthony Targan, a regular Michigan Runner contributor, ran his first sub-6-mile in the 1-mile race.

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Matt Fecht chases Josh McAlary in the10K.

YMCA Fathers’ Day Runs, Plymouth

McAlary, McFarlane ‘Tie Three On’ at Plymouth Runs

By Anthony Targan

Rachel McFarlane wins the mile-- thefirst of her three wins.

ANN ARBOR (7/4/13) – Race-day registra-tion ran rampant as more than 1,000 men,women and children took part in Champi-ons for Charity’s Firecracker 5K and 100-meter kids dash.

After days of cool, unsettled weather,entrants saw partly-cloudy skies with tem-peratures in the 70s.

“The highlight of this run,” said veteranrunner and race volunteer Larry O’Sullivan,“is running across the Diag (in the heart ofUniversity of Michigan campus). Ann Arborhas a great running community and it’s anawesome way to start the day: seeing all myfriends and handing out medals to kids runentrants.”

Participants Paul Sykula, Nirali Patel,Emily Czinski and Aaron Johnson ravedabout the holiday celebration.

“I liked the vibes,” said Sykula after fin-ishing his first organized race. “Everyone wasencouraging.”

Johnson, also new to the race scene,“liked running through the heart of down-town.” Patel and Czinski echoed theirfriends’ zeal.

Race veteran Zachary Oraelas tore upthe course while winning in 14:45, 1:12ahead of runner-up Andrew Nelson.

In a much closer battle, Ayla Smithedged Kristina Olsen for the women’s title,18:41 to 18:49.

For complete results and informationabout next year’s race, visithttp://rftiming.com and/or http://a2fire-cracker5k.com.

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Firecracker 5K, Ann Arbor

Firecracker 5K:Fast Times, Good Vibes,

Scenic CourseBy Tracey Cohen

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35th Annual

Entry form & information:Recreational Authority of Roseville & Eastpointe18185 SycamoreRoseville, MI 48066(586) 445-5480www.roseville-mi.govRegister online: active.com

Reg. Fees: $25 by 4pm Nov. 6$30 on race day

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NORTHVILLE(6/8/13) — With aname like the KonaRun, steel drum musicand a surfboard medalfor finishers, you mightthink this event was likea day at the beach.

But the hilly raceformerly known as theSolstice Run was noth-ing like that. Instead,after a sandy starting laparound the NorthvilleDowns horse track, itwas “all cement androlling hills” said 10-mile winner DanielleMiller, 21, of ClintonTownship.

The NorthwoodUniversity senior lovedher first 10-mile race. “Ihad great people to runwith,” Miller said. “I ab-solutely loved runningwith every single personout there — walker, run-ner, I don’t care. You canjust feel the energy. Evenif you’re going up atough hill, the people aresaying, ‘You go girl!’

“It’s the funnest thing in the world,” she contin-ued. “You’re only young for so long. You can only dothis until you’re 105!”

Danielle’s father, Dale Miller, cheered her on.“She wasn’t supposed to be a runner,” he said. “Shewas supposed to be a catcher. She snuck onto a run-ning team and beat the boys. Her softball careerended the next day.”

“My father is my mentor, my inspiration, myeverything,” Danielle said. “He just got done withradiation therapy for cancer, so everything I do is allheart for him. I run for him.”

The 10-mile overall winner was Matt Fecht ofWarren, who said he was, “all alone from the begin-ning. It’s hard to go as fast as you want when no-body’s pushing you.”

Fecht breezed to the win in 54:08, more thantwo minutes ahead ofMarc Tyler and ShaneLogan, who all finishedthe hilly course in underan hour.

Veteran Clint Verran continued his recent win-ning streak (Bayshore Marathon and Dexter-AnnArbor half marathon) by taking the 10K in 33:08. Hebested master Eric Green by more two minutes, who inturned edged David De Steiger by one second.

“The only thing I can say is you’re never too oldto run and have a good time,” Green said.

The women’s 10K winners proved you’re nevertoo young to run either. Kaytlyn Pizzo, 13 (42:55)and Cayla Eckenroth, 14, finished first and third, re-spectively.

Youngsters also ruled the day in the Kona 5K,as Northville High School cross-country teammatesDan Sims, 17, Sean McCullough and ConorNaughton, both 16. took the top three spots. Simswas the overall winner in 16:42. Emma Herrmann,14, paced the women in 19:47, followed by TessaFornari, 16, and Rachel Hollinger-Janzen, 22.

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Lisa, Rick, Ji, and Chan Luth compete in the 5K Kona Run.

Kona Run, Northville

Hilly Kona Run is No Day at BeachBy Anthony Targan

More Photos in Photo Gallery:

http://issuu.com/michiganrunner/docs/mr0713, p. 14

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ALDEN (7/27/13) — Cute town. Killer racecourses.

Don’t let the quaint, Norman Rockwell ambi-ence of Alden in July fool you. Picturesque, a coupleblocks of tourist town on the eastern shore of TorchLake in northern Michigan, Alden also offers two ofthe toughest courses on the summer racing circuit.

Both the 5K and 10K start with long uphills onthe main drag out of town, heading away from thelake. After a mile, the 5K turns left and runners areoffered some sandy ups and downs before a longdownhill back into town.

The 10K continues on one long uphill after an-other until a right turn just before the two-milemark, and then comes the fun. First, a half-mile-long steep downhill on a dirt road, then a mile and ahalf of downhill on sandy trails in the forest, thentwo miles of one long, sweeping gradual downhillafter another back into town.

Sub-20s in the 5K and sub-40s in the 10K de-serve special salutes, even on a cool, cloudy daymore characteristic of early November than late July.It was high 90s with humidity to match a week ear-

lier, in the 40s as runners woke up to their alarms onrace day, then in the mid-50s when the siren

sounded to start everyone off.

Daniel Darza, 18, of Dearborn deserved a spe-cial salute, managing a 5:20 pace and 5K time of16:32, good for a runaway win in a field of 315. Therunner-up, Matthew Baun, 14, of Valdosta, Ga., fin-ished in 18:05. Cory Starkey, 21, of Petoskey wasthird in 18:20.

Another downstater, Lauren Kettle, 20, of Mil-ford got a salute for the women, finished first in19:53, with Isabella Tremonti, 17, of Alden runner-up in 20:34. Melanie Wagner, 25, of Atlanta, Ga.,was third in 20:50.

Yensen Schwab, 40, of Williamsburg was sixthoverall and the top male master in 18:34, with HeidiStoudt, 43, of Traverse City the first-place femalemaster in 23:51.

The 10K drew a field of about 100, withAlexander Chappars, 23, of Xenia, Ohio, finishingfirst in a blistering time of 34:11. Trevor Darnel, 39,of Rapid City took second in 36:26 and Brad Aben-droth, 47, of Bath third overall and first master in37:23.

Doug Brown, 41, of Williamsburg was secondmaster and fifth overall in 41:53.

Christina Roberts, 27, of St. Louis Park, Minn.,led the women and was fourth overall in 41:11. JulieSchmidt, 45, of Reno, Nev., was the second womanand first master in 43:58. Noreen Duba, 44, ofGrand Rapids was runner-up master in 45:04.

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Runners, including Tom Henderson and his dog Maddie, gather for the start of theAlden 5 and 10K runs.

Alden Run, Alden

Cute Town, Killer Courses at Alden RunsBy Tom Henderson

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Michigan runner Ryan Groves participatesin track and field, baseball, basketball andsoccer. That’s not unusual for someone

who loves sports and competition.

But Groves’ story is special. He’s a state and na-tional Special Olympics medal winner. In this year’sMichigan Summer Games, he brought home a goldmedal in the softball throw, finished sixth in the 100meters and fourth in the pentathlon, which consistsof the 100 meters, long jump, shot put, high jumpand 400-meter run.

In the 2010 U.S. Games, the now-26-year-oldBrighton resident won silver medals in the 400 me-ters and 4x100 relay.

Groves is afflicted with tuberous sclerosis com-plex, a genetic disorder that affects about one in6,000 people. It is characterized by the growth ofnon-carcinogenic tumors in the brain, kidneys, skinand other organs. Although symptoms and condi-tions vary by individual, TSC causes developmentaland health problems such as in improper kidneyfunction, light-sensitivity, and characteristics ofautism. It is a leading cause of epilepsy.

“Ryan was diagnosed with TSC around his firstbirthday,” said his mother, Kathy. “Mild seizureswere his primary, first symptom. The diagnosis wasconfirmed by pediatricians and a neurologist afterevaluation of his seizures, EEGs, subtle skin lesionsand CT scans of his brain, which showed small be-nign growths (tumors).”

This was 25 years ago. Information on TSC waslimited largely to medical journals and textbooks,

with much of it obsolete and providing worst-casescenarios.

“The neurologist counseled us to take it slowand deal with Ryan’s needs as they arose,” saidKathy. The family sought help and support from theTuberous Sclerosis Alliance.

None of this dampened Ryan’s enthusiasm foractivities, especially basketball. “He was attracted tocourts and gyms wherever we went, and had multi-ple children’s hoops in his play room,” Kathy said.

After moving from Minnesota to Michigan,Kathy and Bob helped their son find adapted ath-letic teams, where he could socialize and competewith other students. This led Ryan to the SpecialOlympics. “It gives me an opportunity to hang outwith friends. It empowers me,” Ryan said.

He prepared, along with about 50 other ath-letes, to represent Michigan in the 2010 nationalSpecial Olympics. Not liking to run alone outdoors,he ran indoors on a treadmill for 60 to 90 minutesthree or four days a week, worked with weights anddid other cardiovascular exercises. Some of his train-ing was with teammate and friend Molly Hincka,who represented the U.S. in the 2011 InternationalSpecial Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.

The 2010 U.S. Games taught Ryan about pac-ing, how to manage his stamina and energy. Hegained satisfaction from winning the 400-meter sil-ver after a rival, who had beaten him in a prelimi-nary, “taunted him a bit,” said Kathy. “It was just thefire Ryan needed.

“He came off the blocks quickly — almost tooquickly, we feared. But he settled into a good pace,battling for third place until after the second turn.From out of nowhere, he ramped up the afterburn-ers and overtook his chief competitor. He ended up3.3 seconds ahead of him,” Kathy said.

Ryan now limits his training to weekly practiceswith his team. He is aiming for the 2014 U.S.Games though, encouraged by Hincka and coach PJSapienza to join them training for the marathon.

“So far Ryan has resisted,” Kathy said. “But ashe turns 27 this year, he is finding the poundsadding up. If the choice becomes eating hearty andrunning or going on a diet, I think he will find theformer a better option.”

Bob and Kathy are Ryan’s biggest fans. “He in-spires us every day with his determination not to letTSC stand in the way of competing and playingsports, the things he loves to do most,” she said.

“I’d like other people with TSC to know they cando whatever they put their minds to do,” Ryan said. “IfI can encourage others to compete in the SpecialOlympics, they might like it as much as I do. Theydon’t know they can do something till they try it.

“I may have TSC, but it doesn’t have me,” hesaid.

You can follow Ryan’s progress, and learn moreabout how to live with TSC, on his Tumblr page atwww.TSCAathletes.com.

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Sat, 9/14/13 John Rogucki Memorial Kensington Challenge 15KR, 5KR/W Milford (248) 685-0043 aatrackclub.orgSat, 9/14/13 Kegs N K’s Port Huron Run for Beer Port Huron (810) 824-3272 .elitefeetrunning.comSat, 9/14/13 Kesler for Kiods at the Shinsky Orphanage 5KR/W Bath (312) 386-7471 friendsoftheorphans.org/shinsky5

Sat, 9/14/13 Kinde Polka Fest Run 5KR/W,1MR Kinde [email protected] kindepolkafest.com/Sat, 9/14/13 Live Centred Half Marathon 13.1MR Adrian (517) 403-7687 [email protected], 9/14/13 Livonia Park Run 5KR Livonia (734) 642-6664 parkrun.us/livonia/

Sat, 9/14/13 Michigan Remembers 9-11 5K - Detroit Area 5KR/W Lake Orion (517) 333-6984 michiganremembers.orgSat, 9/14/13 NSO RiverRun & Walk 5KR/W Detroit (313) 961-4890 www.nso-mi.orgSat, 9/14/13 Oh These Irish Hills 5KR/W Tipton (517) 467-2670 otih.org

Sat, 9/14/13 Peacock Strut 10KR/W, 5KR/W Portage (269) 323-1942 portagecommunitycenter.orgSat, 9/14/13 Riverbend 5K Run / Walk for MS 5KR/W, kids run West Branch (989) 225-9213 runningfoundation.comSat, 9/14/13 Run for Ryan 8KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR Flat Rock (734) 379-9200 ryansfriends.org

Sat, 9/14/13 St. John Applefest 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MR Fenton (810) 735.9193 stjohnapplefest.orgSat, 9/14/13 Urologic Consultants Prostate Cancer 5K 3MR/W Grand Rapids [email protected], 9/15/13 Big Mac Shoreline Scenic Bike Tour Ride across the “Mighty Mac” Mackinaw City (888) 455.8100 mackinawchamber.com

Sun, 9/15/13 Capital City River Run and Cooley Law School 5K 13.1MR, 5KR, 1MFR, 1/4 MFR Lansing (517) 332.2681 www.ccriverrun.orgSun, 9/15/13 Cooley Law 5K Race for Education 5KR/W, kids runs Lansing (517) 371-5140 cooley.edu/race/Sun, 9/15/13 Driathlon 5K canoe/ 15KB/ 5KR Bay City [email protected] baycitymorningrotary.com

Sun, 9/15/13 Lake Michigan Credit Union Bridge Run 10MR, 5KR/W Grand Rapids (616) 262-4124 thebridgerun.comSun, 9/15/13 Michigan’s Triathlon & Duathlon Championship Triathlons, Duathlon Detroit (231) 546-2229 3disciplines.comSun, 9/15/13 Romeo 2 Richmond Half Marathon 13.1MR/W, 5KR/W Richmond (586) 469-5065 romeo2richmondrace.comSun, 9/15/13 Run for the Hills 5KR Ypsilanti (734) 484-9676. parksonline.ewashtenaw.org

Sun, 9/15/13 Run Wild for the Detroit Zoo 10KR, 5KR, FW Royal Oak (248) 336-5735 detroitzoo.org/runwild/Sun, 9/15/13 Timber Trail Races 13.1MR, 8MR, 5KR/W Harrison (989) 386-6651 www.midmich.eduTue, 9/17/13 Hanson Speed Session -Tuesdays training Sterling Heights (586) 323-9683 hansons-running.com

September - October 2013 Event Calendar


Thu, 9/19/13 Hansons Beginners Walk/Run & Tempo Run Royal Oak (248) 616-9665 hansons-running.comSat, 9/21/13 5K Trail Run for 2-1-1 5KR Ionia (616) 794-9840 runningfoundation.comSat, 9/21/13 Albion 5K 5KR/W Albion (517) 914-3181 albion5k.com

Sat, 9/21/13 Baker’s Dozen Beer Run 13.1MR/W, 13.1MB Marshall (877) 228-4881, 3 bakersdozenbeerrun.comSat, 9/21/13 Center of the World 5K Fun Run & Walk 5KR/W New Troy (269) 405-6857 friendsofnewtroy.orgSat, 9/21/13 Chasing the Cure for Ovarian Cancer 5KR/W, 5K pump & run, 1MFR Sturgis (269) 251-8740 chasingthecure.net

Sat, 9/21/13 Dances with Dirt - Hell 50MR, 50KR, 100 K Relay Pickney/Hell (734) 929-9027 danceswithdirt.comSat, 9/21/13 Fight for Air Run/Walk 5KR/W, 1MW Detroit (248) 784-2000 FightForAirDetroit.orgSat, 9/21/13 Grosse Pointe Run 10KR, 5KR/W Grosse Pointe Farms (313) 506-3982 grossepointerun.com

Sat, 9/21/13 I Gave My Sole for Parkinson’s 5KR/W Okemos (800) 852-9781 playmakers.comSat, 9/21/13 Iron Warrior Dash Midwest 15.4 MR obstacle race Walker (773) 687-4595 warriordash.comSat, 9/21/13 Lake Superior Shore Run 13.1 MR, 5KR, Kids Run Marquette superiorlandskiclub.com

Sat, 9/21/13 Livonia Park Run 5KR Livonia (734) 642-6664 parkrun.us/livonia/Sat, 9/21/13 Iron Warrior Dash Midwest 15.4 MR obstacle race Walker (773) 687-4595 warriordash.comSat, 9/21/13 Moving & Thriving 5K 5KR/W, kids run Kalamazoo (269) 343-9675 movingandthriving5k.org

Sat, 9/21/13 Oasis Zoo Run 10KR, 5KR/W, kids run Toronto (416) 944-2765 canadarunningseries.comSat, 9/21/13 Perryfest Rambler 5KR/W, kids run Perry (517) 974-1969 playmakers.com Sat, 9/21/13 Save the Wildlife 5K Run/Walk 5KR/W, 1MFR Howell (734) 474-2176 howellnaturecenter.org

Sat, 9/21/13 South Beach Triathlons Tri: Olympic, Sprint South Haven (231) 546-2229 3disciplines.comSun, 9/22/13 Birch Run Charity Run 10KR, 5KR/W, 1KFR Birch Run (877) 300-1392 tritofinish.comSun, 9/22/13 Chris Voiers Memorial Run/Walk 5KR/W Mount Clemens (586) 615-4103 [email protected]

Sun, 9/22/13 Great Grand River Paddle/ Bike/ Run tri: paddle/ B/ R Grand Ledge (517) 862-2920 grandadventurerace.comSun, 9/22/13 Oakville Half Marathon & 10K 13.1MR/W, 10KR/W, 2KR Oakville, ON (905) 949-1910 oakvillehalfmarathon.comSun, 9/22/13 OCBA Race Judicata 10KR, 5KR, 1MFW Bloomfield Hills (248) 672-7526 ocba.org

Sun, 9/22/13 Touching Souls 5K Walk/ Run and Remember 5KR/W Potterville (517) 881-2658 touchingsoulsfoundation.comSun, 9/22/13 USA 5K Championship 5KR Providence, RI usatf.orgSun, 9/22/13 Zoom Thru the Zoo 10KR, 5KR, kids run Grand Rapids (231) 546-2229 3disciplines.com

Tue, 9/24/13 Hanson Speed Session -Tuesdays training Sterling Heights (586) 323-9683 hansons-running.comWed, 9/25/13 Hunter’s Ale 5K Fun Run 5KR Mt. Pleasant (989) 772-0323 mtpleasantstriders.comThu, 9/26/13 Hansons Beginners Walk/Run & Tempo Run Royal Oak (248) 616-9665 hansons-running.com

Thu, 9/26/13 Run4Reading 5KR/W Grand Rapids [email protected] run4reading.comFri, 9/27/13 Coaching Legends Classic Middle School Cross Country Meet 5KR Brighton (734) 649-2091 a2racemanagement.comFri, 9/27/13 Moonlit Miles for Marrow 15KR, 5KR Greenville (616) 855-1982 moonlitmiles.com

Fri, 9/27/13 Run for Justice 10KR, 5KR, 1MR/W, kids run Howell (517) 546-4700 runningfoundation.comSat, 9/28/13 ABC Challenge Walk up to 10MFR/W Bellaire (231) 264-9843 antrimcountyhightea.orgSat, 9/28/13 All Feet No Hands 5K 5KR, kids run Williamston [email protected] manyhandsmi.org

Sat, 9/28/13 Coaching Legends Classic HIgh School Cross Country Meet 5KR Brighton (734) 649-2091 a2racemanagement.comSat, 9/28/13 Diehl’s Ciderfest Run 4 MR, 1MFR Holly (248) 310-9375 www.diehlsorchard.comSat, 9/28/13 Du North du: 4.25MR/ 16.3MB/ 5.4MR Manistee (616) 261-9706 stridersrun.com

Sat, 9/28/13 Grand River Run 8KR, 2MR/W Ada (616) 975-0945 grandriver-run.comSat, 9/28/13 Helluva Run 5KR/W Pinckney (734) 730-7053 runningfoundation.comSat, 9/28/13 Hungerford Games 50MR, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, Big Rapids (231) 250-9532 hungerfordgames.com

Sat, 9/28/13 Kellogg’s Dig ‘em Dash 5KR/W Battle Creek (269) 961-2411 [email protected], 9/28/13 Komen Grand Rapids Race for the Cure® 5KR/W Grandville (616) 752-8262 komenwestmichigan.orgSat, 9/28/13 Livonia Park Run 5KR Livonia (734) 642-6664 parkrun.us/livonia/

Sat, 9/28/13 Park 2 Park 1/2 Marathon & 5K 13.1MR, 5KR Holland (616) 399-9190 park2parkrace.comSat, 9/28/13 Pumpkinfest Run 5K and 10K 5KR South Lyon (248) 207-5135 slxc.com/pumpkinfestrun2013Sat, 9/28/13 Red Flannel Festival 5K Run/Walk 5KR/W, kids run Cedar Springs (616) 634-0171 redflannelfestival.org

Sat, 9/28/13 Run for the Rouge 5KR Canton (313) 792-9621 www.therouge.orgSat, 9/28/13 Run for the Son 5KR/W Portage (269) 344-7333 s-heights.orgSat, 9/28/13 Run on the Rez 5K 5KR/W, 1MR/W Mt. Pleasant (989) 772-0323 mtpleasantstriders.com

Sat, 9/28/13 Sault Area Chamber of Commerce Chase 26.2, 13.1, 6.6, 5K Sault Ste. Marie, MI (906) 632-3301 saultstemarie.orgSat, 9/28/13 Shoreline Sport & Spine Oktoberfest Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K Spring Lake (616) 844-2734 oktoberfestmarathon.comSat, 9/28/13 Vasa Trail Run 25KR, 10KR, 5KR Williamsburg (231) 932-5401 runvasa.comSat, 9/28/13 West Side 5K Run/Walk & Children’s Fun Run 5KR/W, kids run Traverse City (231) 409-2804 tcwscc.com

Sat, 9/28/13 Bronson Children’s Hospital Walk & Run 5KR/W Kalamazoo (269) 341-8100 bronsonhealth.com

September - October 2013 Event CalendarSun, 9/29/13 Brooksie Way Half Marathon 13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR/W, kids Rochester Hills thebrooksieway.comSun, 9/29/13 Eye Care Do You? 13.1MR, 8KR, 5KR Oscoda [email protected] lmsf.netSun, 9/29/13 Hansons 16 Mile Marathon Training Run 4-16 MR Grosse Pointe (313) 882-1325 hansons-running.com

Sun, 9/29/13 Leaders and Best 10KR, 5KR, 1MFR Ann Arbor (734) 213-1033 leadersandbestrace.comSun, 9/29/13 Live United 5K 5KR Grand Rapids [email protected], 9/29/13 Playmakers Autumn Classic 8K 8KR/W, 1MFR, 1/2 M FR Haslett (517) 349.3803 playmakers.com

Tue, 10/1/13 CMU Homecoming Miles for Medals - TBA Oct. 5KR, 1MW Mt. Pleasant (989) 773-2595 mtpleasantstriders.comTue, 10/1/13 Hansons Group Run - Tuesdays Grosse Pointe (248) 693-9900 hansons-running.comThu, 10/3/13 Hansons Beginners Walk/Run & Tempo Run Royal Oak (248) 616-9665 hansons-running.com

Sat, 10/5/13 Bruckelaufe - The Bridge Race 13.1MR, 5KR Frankenmuth [email protected] bruckelaufe.orgSat, 10/5/13 Depot Days 5KR/W Standish (989) 714-2496 depotdaysrace.comSat, 10/5/13 Earleen Fox/Tanger Style Pink Memorial 5K 5KR/W West Branch (989) 685-2552 earleenfoxmemorial5kwalkrun.com

Sat, 10/5/13 Fuel Your Fire 5K 5KR/W, kids run Belmont (616) 363-1450 grymca.orgSat, 10/5/13 Grand Rapids Urban Adventure Race - ArtPrize Edition 4 hour adventure race Grand Rapids (616) 460-9331 grUrbanAdventureRace.comSat, 10/5/13 Island Boodle 5K Run/Walk 5KR/W Beaver Island (231) 448-2505 www.beaverisland.org

Sat, 10/5/13 Lansing Christian School 5K 5KR/W, kids run Lansing (517) 719-0603 lansingchristianschool.orgSat, 10/5/13 Livonia Park Run 5KR Livonia (734) 642-6664 parkrun.us/livonia/Sat, 10/5/13 Michigan State Police Fall Color 5K 5KR/W Northville Township (810) 664-2906 www.tblofmi.com

Sat, 10/5/13 Nikki’s Shortcut 5K Run/Walk 5KR/W Three Oaks (269) 405-3373 nikkis-shortcut.orgSat, 10/5/13 Porcupine Mountains Trail Marathon 26.2M, 13.1M, 5K, kids Silver City (715) 701-0360 greatlakesendurance.comSat, 10/5/13 Portage Invitational x-c meet, open 5K Portage (269) 323-5233 www.portageinvite.com

Sat, 10/5/13 Pumpkin Fest 5K Walk/Run 5KR/W Iron River (906) 774-2256 dicsami.orgSat, 10/5/13 Red October Run 10KR, 5KR/W, 1M kid’s Wayne (313) 586-5486 oakwood.org/redoctoberrun/Sat, 10/5/13 Remembrance Run 5KR/W, 1MR/W Traverse City (231) 941.8118 remembrancerun.com

Sat, 10/5/13 Salmon Run/Walk 10KR/W, 5KR/W Baldwin (231) 745-8804 salmonrunbaldwin.comSat, 10/5/13 Sandhill Crane Trail 1/2 Marathon & 10K 13.1MR, 10KR Vandalia (574) 215-4779 cairnstoneadventuretours.comSat, 10/5/13 Scary Halloween Hallow 5KR, 1.5MFR Port Huron (810) 984-4847 speedyraces.net

Sat, 10/5/13 SOTL Storm Runners Race 5KR/W, 1MFR Brighton (734) 231-2792 sotlschool.comSat, 10/5/13 The Crabby Apple 5MR, 2.5MR/W,1MFR St. Ignace (906) 430-5666 saintignace.orgSat, 10/5/13 United Way Charities Trail Run 10KR, 5KR Houghton Lake (989) 751-3968 [email protected]

Sat, 10/5/13 Wayne County Cross Country Championships HS X-C 5KR Belleville (734) 416-7774 salemcrosscountry.orgSat, 10/5/13 Zonta Breast Cancer Awareness Run/Walk 5KR/W Alpena (989) 358-7297 alpenazonta.orgSun, 10/6/13 Andy T’s Pumpkin Trot 10KR, 5KR/W, kid’s run St. Johns (989) 224-7674 andyts.com

Sun, 10/6/13 Betsie Valley Run 13.1M, 10K, 5K, kids Thompsonville (231) 378-4578 betsievalleyrun.comSun, 10/6/13 Heritage Run 5K 5KR/W Lansing [email protected] runningfoundation.comSun, 10/6/13 KDB Melanoma 5K Run/Walk 5KR/W MIlford (313) 505-2445 melanomawalk.org

Sun, 10/6/13 MSU Federal Credit Union Dinosaur Dash 5KR/W, 1MR East Lansing (517) 355-2370 museum.msu.edu/events/dinosaurdash/Sun, 10/6/13 Pistons Fit 5K & Fun Run 5KR, Fun Run Clarkston (248) 375-4065 nba.com/pistons/pistons-5kSun, 10/6/13 Race for Healthy Kids 5KR/W, kids run Rockford (616) 632-7296 raceforhealthykids.org

Sun, 10/6/13 Sleeping Bear Marathon & Half Marathon 26.2MR, 13.1MR Empire (231) 715-1406 enduranceevolution.comSun, 10/6/13 Stay Dry Tri 5K canoe/ 10KB/ 5KR Milford (248) 660-4337 sites.google.com/site/staydrytri/Sun, 10/6/13 Trick or Feet 5K Kidney Run 5KR/W, Tot Trot Northville (734) 837-8994 www.athleticventures.com

Sun, 10/6/13 Troy HIgh School 5K and Fun Run 5KR, 1KFR Troy (248) 637-7052 troyhighorchestra.orgSun, 10/6/13 USA Marathon Championships 26.2MR Minneapolis, MN usatf.orgSun, 10/6/13 USA Masters 5 km Championships 5KR Syracuse, NY usatf.org

Sun, 10/6/13 Zero Prostate Cancer Run 5KR/W, kids run Rochester (248) 336-3189 zeroprostatecancerrun.org/detroit/Thu, 10/10/13 Run 4 Wine 4MR/W Grand Blanc (810) 233-8851 run4winerace.comSat, 10/12/13 Autism Society of Michigan 5K 5KR/W, 1/2M kids run Lansing (517) 908-3611 autism-mi.org

Sat, 10/12/13 Bee Brave 5K Run/Walk 5KR/W Caledonia (616) 698-8054 beebrave.comSat, 10/12/13 Danae’s Race 5KR Lansing (517) 896-5257 runningfoundation.comSat, 10/12/13 Fall Colors Bridge Race 5.4MR/W Mackinaw City (231) 436-5664 www.mackinawcity.com

Sat, 10/12/13 Gilda’s Family 5K Walk & Run 5KR/W Royal Oak (248) 577-0800 gildaswalkandrun.orgSat, 10/12/13 Lane Walker Foundation 5K Run 5KR/W St. Louis (989) 621-7332 thelanewalkerfoundation.org



Sat, 10/12/13 Livonia Park Run 5KR Livonia (734) 642-6664 parkrun.us/livonia/Sat, 10/12/13 OktoberFAST 5K Run Run/Walk 5KR/W, kids run Oxford (248) 628-2571 kingsburyschool.orgSat, 10/12/13 Run for Health 10KR/W, 5KR/W Hillsdale (517) 437-5270 runningfoundation.com

Sat, 10/12/13 Run Scream Run 10KR, 5KR,1MR Ypsilanti (734) 929-9027 runscreamrun.comSat, 10/12/13 Run Through the Meadows Middle School Cross Country Meet 5KR Brighton (734) 649-2091 a2racemanagement.comSat, 10/12/13 Sunrise Rotary Great Pumpkin Road Race 10KR, 5KR Benton Harbor (269) 932-5900 [email protected]

Sat, 10/12/13 WMU Homecoming Campus Classic 5KR/W, 1KFR/W Kalamazoo (269) 387-8402 wmich.edu/raceSat, 10/12/13 Whistlestop Marathon and Half Marathon 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 10KR, 5KR Ashland, WI (800) 284-9484 whistlestopmarathon.comSun, 10/13/13 Child Benefit Fund Halloween Hustle 5K 5KR/W Lansing (517) 483-6354 playmakers.com

Sun, 10/13/13 Green Space 5K 5KR/W Mason (517) 589-8159 inghamconservation.comSun, 10/13/13 Hidden Forest Trail Run 8.5 MR, 5.5 MR, 2.5 MR/W Clarkston (810) 487-0954 gaultracemanagement.comSun, 10/13/13 Portland St. Patrick Fall Festival Half Marathon & 5K 13.1MR, 5KR/W Portland (517) 647-1709 runningfoundation.com

Sun, 10/13/13 Race for Ralya 5KR, Kids Run Haslett [email protected] runningfoundation.comSun, 10/13/13 Run2payitforward Half Marathon 13.1MR White Lake Twp. (248) 321-9813 run2payitforward.comSun, 10/13/13 Safe Center 5K 5KR/W Owosso (989) 723-9716 runningfoundation.com

Sun, 10/13/13 TCTC Lighthouse Half Marathon 13.1MR Traverse City [email protected] lighthousehalf.comSun, 10/13/13 Wild Life Marathon 26.2M, 13.1M, 5K, kids run Concord (517) 392-8250 wildlifemarathon.orgTue, 10/15/13 Hanson Speed Session -Tuesdays training Sterling Heights (586) 323-9683 hansons-running.com

Tue, 10/15/13 Hansons Group Run - Tuesdays Grosse Pointe (248) 693-9900 hansons-running.comThu, 10/17/13 Hansons Beginners Walk/Run & Tempo Run Royal Oak (248) 616-9665 hansons-running.comFri, 10/18/13 Westside YMCA Boo Race Trail 10K/ 5K 10KR/ 5KR/W Holt (517) 827-9670 ymcaoflansing.org

Sat, 10/19/13 3 Disciplines Redneck Rush 5KR Alpena (231) 546-2229 3disciplines.comSat, 10/19/13 Aubrey’s Butterfly 5K 5KR/W Dimondale [email protected] aubreys5k.comSat, 10/19/13 Cardinal Family Fun 5K Walk Run 5KR/W Saginaw (989) 964-4215 svsu.edu/svsu5k

Sat, 10/19/13 CASA Superhero Run 5KR/W, kids run Hastings (517) 543-7500 runningfoundation.comSat, 10/19/13 GVSU Homecoming 5K 5KR, kids run Allendale (616) 331-3360 gvsulakers.com/m-xcSat, 10/19/13 Livonia Park Run 5KR Livonia (734) 642-6664 parkrun.us/livonia/

Sat, 10/19/13 Michigan High School Cross Country U.P. State Finals 5KR Munising (517) 332-5046 www.mhsaa.comSat, 10/19/13 Michigan Middle School Mega Jam Cross Country Meet 5KR Brighton (734) 649-2091 a2racemanagement.comSat, 10/19/13 St. Pat’s 24 Hour Trail Race 100KR/ 24, 12, or 6 hour run South Bend, IN (574) 274=-6439 stpats24hour.com

Sat, 10/19/13 SVSU 5K Run and Walk 5KR/W Saginaw (989) 964-4215 race-mrm.com/Schedule.htmlSun, 10/20/13 Detroit Free Press / Talmer Bank Marathon 26.2MR/Wheel, 13.1M, 5K Detroit/Windsor, ON (313) 222-6676 freepmarathon.comSun, 10/20/13 Metro Health Grand Rapids Marathon 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR Grand Rapids (616) 293-3145 grandrapidsmarathon.com

Sun, 10/20/13 Road to the Broad 5K 5KR/W East Lansing (248) 613-3274 runningfoundation.comSun, 10/20/13 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon 26.2 M, 13.1M, 5K, kids Toronto, ON (416) 944-2765 torontowaterfrontmarathon.comSun, 10/20/13 Tullymore Duathlon 5KR/ 12MB/ 5KR Stanwood (866) 972-4837 tullymoregolf.com

Sun, 10/20/13 USA 50 Mile Road Championships 50MR Boalsburg, PA usatf.orgTue, 10/22/13 Hanson Speed Session -Tuesdays training Sterling Heights (586) 323-9683 hansons-running.comTue, 10/22/13 Hansons Group Run - Tuesdays Grosse Pointe (248) 693-9900 hansons-running.com

Thu, 10/24/13 Hansons Beginners Walk/Run & Tempo Run Royal Oak (248) 616-9665 hansons-running.comThu, 10/24/13 Run 4 Your Life 5K 5KR/W, kids run Holland (616) 392-3610 hfhclinic.orgFri, 10/25/13 Frightful Friday Fun 5K Walk/ Run 5KR/W Minden City (989) 864-3123 mclions5k.webs.com

Sat, 10/26/13 Alger Heights Halloween 5K 10KR, 5KR/W, kids run Grand Rapids (616) 929-0190 www.alger5k.comSat, 10/26/13 Bad Apple Ultra 3,6, or 12 hour relay or solo R Greenville (616) 835-4364 badappleultra.comSat, 10/26/13 Clare Pumpkin 5K 5KR/W Clare (989) 386-9190 clarepumpkinrun.com

Sat, 10/26/13 Cross County Classic 8KR, 5KR, 4KR, 3KR Ann Arbor [email protected] aatrackclub.org/events/Sat, 10/26/13 Cross-Country Classic 5KR, 4KR, 3KR Ann Arbor (734) 330-7931 www.aatrackclub.orgSat, 10/26/13 Emily Schmidt Memorial Trunk or Treat Trot 5KR/W, 1MFR Clarkston (248) 625-1611 clarkstonumc.org

Sat, 10/26/13 Escape the Terror Xtreme Run 5KR, kids run Gaylord (231) 546-2229 3disciplines.comSat, 10/26/13 Frightening 5K and Haunted Hilly Half Marathon 13.1MR, 5KR Briston, IN (574) 293-1683 stonesouppromotions.comSat, 10/26/13 Great Turtle Half Marathon 13.1 MR, 5.7 MR/W Mackinac Island (810) 487-0954 runmackinac.com

Sat, 10/26/13 Headless Horseman 5K 10KR, 5KR Howell (517) 546-0693 howellrecreation.orgSat, 10/26/13 KAR Halloween Hash & Kids Trick or Treat Run 5KR/W, kids run Kalamazoo (269) 383-8761 krvtrail.comSat, 10/26/13 Livonia Park Run 5KR Livonia (734) 642-6664 parkrun.us/livonia/

Sat, 10/26/13 Origami Haunted 5K 5KR/W/Wheel, 1MW Mason (517) 455-0264 www.origamirehab.orgSat, 10/26/13 Run Like Hell Halloween 5k 5KR/W Ferndale (248) 269-8759 cff.org/Chapters/detroit/

September - October 2013 Event CalendarSat, 10/26/13 St. Mary 5K 5KR/W, kids run Williamston (517) 803-5420 [email protected], 10/26/13 The Zombie Dash 5KR Grand Rapids [email protected] zombiedash.comSat, 10/26/13 USA 24 Hour Championships 24 hour run Oklahoma City, OK usatf.org

Sat, 10/26/13 Wolf Lake 5K 5KR Brighton (810) 231-4169 hamburgfitness.netSun, 10/27/13 Hansons Group Run training Lake Orion (248) 693-9900 hansons-running.comSun, 10/27/13 Hello, Yeti! 5KR, 1MB Parma (517) 841-8240 run270.blogspot.com

Sun, 10/27/13 Run Thru Hell on Halloween Eve 8KR, 5KR/W Pinckney (517) 702-0226 runningfoundation.comSun, 10/27/13 Tim Gordon - Quad A 10 Miler 10MR Grand Ledge [email protected] runningfoundation.comSun, 10/27/13 Twin Rivers 5K 5KR/W, kids run Muir (989) 855-2646 ioniapublicschools.org

Sun, 10/27/13 Wicked Halloween Run 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR Plymouth (248) 345-6168 wickedhalloweenrun.comMon, 10/28/13 Dirty Herd Fall Classic 4MR, 2MR Grand Rapids (616) 940-9888 gazellesports.comTue, 10/29/13 Hanson Speed Session -Tuesdays training Sterling Heights (586) 323-9683 hansons-running.com

Tue, 10/29/13 Hansons Group Run - Tuesdays Grosse Pointe (248) 693-9900 hansons-running.comWed, 10/30/13 Post a PR - Last Chance Cross Country Meet 5KR Brighton (734) 649-2091 a2racemanagement.comThu, 10/31/13 Hansons Beginners Walk/Run & Tempo Run Royal Oak (248) 616-9665 hansons-running.com

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Sat, 11/2/13 SCVMP Veterans Day 5K Run/Walk 5KR/W Saginaw (989) 529-7592 [email protected], 11/9/13 Original Ann Arbor Turkey Trot 10KR/W, 5KR/W, 1MFR Dexter (734) 213-1033 a2turkeytrot.comSat, 11/9/13 Road Hawg Classic 10KR, 5KR/W Battle Creek (269) 969-3441 greatlakeschampionchip.com

Sun, 11/10/13 Big Bird Run 10KR, 1MR/W, 4KR Roseville (586) 445-5480 roseville-mi.govSun, 11/10/13 Clarkston State Bank Backroads Half Marathon and 10K Clarkston clarkstonbackroadshalf.comSun, 11/17/13 Kona Hot Chocolate Run 10KR, 5KR/W Plymouth (248) 345-6168 konahotchocolaterun.com

Sat, 11/23/13 Grand Blanc Chocolate 5K 5KR/W Grand Blanc (810) 238-5981 werunthistown.comThu, 11/28/13 Ann Arbor Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot 5KR/W Ann Arbor (248) 446-1315 goodboyevents.comThu, 11/28/13 5/3 Bank Thanksgiving Turkey Trot 10KR, 5KR/W, kids run Detroit (313) 247-4149 detroitturkeytrot.org

Thu, 11/28/13 Gobbler Gallop Trail Run 5KR/W, 1MR Saginaw (989) 513-5195 [email protected], 12/7/13 Holiday Hustle 5KR, 1MR Dexter (734) 929-9027 runholiday5k.comSat, 12/7/13 YMCA Santa Run 5KR/W, 1MW Flint (810) 232-9622 flintymca.org

Sat, 12/14/13 Run Like The Dickens & Tiny Tim Trot 10KR, 5KR/W, Kids Run Holly (248) 328-3200 runlikethedickens.comTue, 12/31/13 5/3 New Year’s Eve Family Fun Run/Walk 5KR/W, 1MR/W Detroit (313) 886-5560 belleislefunrun.comTue, 12/31/13 Midland Resolution Run 5KR/W Midland (989) 205-3813 midlandresolutionrun.com

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Ahh, the wondersof small-town,northern Michi-

gan racing!

I’ve run internationalmega-races (London,Rome, New York andBoston marathons, forexample) and big stateraces (17 Detroit FreePress Marathons, a slewof Crims in Flint, abunch of DetroitTurkey Trots, a coupleRiver Bank runs inGrand Rapids), butthere’s nothing as spe-cial as stumbling upon a

wonderful, small-town race in northern Michiganin the summer.

The Butterfly Day 5K near Mancelona July 6 wasa perfect example.

I was looking for a race that weekend on run-michigan.com when the name caught my eye, as didthe location: on a lake I had never heard of nearMancelona. Then there was the cost, $10, and cause, afundraiser for an Au Sable Institute educational pro-gram for school kids.

The race was at 8:30 a.m. We got to registrationat 7:30 and were worried at the lack of cars in theparking lot. None, to be exact. We were the first onesthere, though I wasn’t the first to register. This racewas so laid back they didn’t bother with bib numbers,they just wrote a number with a marker on the back ofyour hand, No. 10 for me.

At race time there were 50 of us or so on a glori-ous day, northern summer perfection. Sunny, not toohot, not too humid. The course was delightful, onelap around Big Twin Lake on a challenging, rollingroad that offered a dirt shoulder the whole way forboth my black lab and aging legs.

The race finished on a little beach on the lake,perfect for a swim. Then we all went across the lakeroad to the Au Sable Institute, a small nonprofittucked in the woods on a hillside, with a cool littlebutterfly house (big tent, actually) you could go inand ogle a bunch of cool butterflies.

There was plenty of post-race food and all en-trants got a small native potted plant.

Then came the post-race treat: a slow, enjoyablekayak around the lake.

I offered the race director one bit of advice afterthe race, despite the perfect morning: “Next year,charge $15.”

If you’re looking for something really special,make a note to contact him, Paul Wiemerslage, toboost attendance at next year’s run:[email protected].

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Jeff Crumbaugh was justly named MichiganRunner magazine’s 2010 Contributor of theYear for the kick-butt series of runs and snow-

shoe races he puts on in Wisconsin and the UpperPeninsula.

I’ve raved about the three-race trail fest heused to put on in the Keweenaw Peninsula, andmore than a few years ago wrote a big spread on itfor Runner’s World, with Carter Sherline shootingphotos. And I’ve raved repeatedly about the glori-ous 10K he puts on each August from the LowerTahquamenon Falls to the upper falls, a must-see-to-believe mix of gruesome toughness and eye-blinding beauty.

His best is likely yet to come. On Oct. 5, justas the colors begin to pop, Crumbaugh is puttingon the first annual Porcupine Mountain TrailMarathon.

I’ve run or hiked most of the trails in Porkies andcan attest: There may be no prettier, or tougher,marathon in the history of state marathoning. ThePotawatomie Trail in the Pinckney State RecreationArea is pretty special — I ran six miles there yesterdaywith the dog as I write this — but the Pot is boringcompared to the Porkies and route Jeff has laid outthere.

Here’s some cut-and-paste from his website,http://greatlakesendurance.com.

“The marathon starts in front of the PorcupineMountains Ski Lodge and ascends the mountain viacross country ski trails to the Union Spring Trail andaid station one (5.5 miles). Runners pass Trap Falls be-fore heading west on the Government Peak Trail.Runners arrive at Mirror Lake for aid station two(13.5 miles).

“The trail doubles back for a mile before join-ing the North Mirror Lake Trail, which takes run-ners on a climb to Lake of the Clouds and aidstation three (17.5 miles). Heading east on the Es-carpment Trail, runners will enjoy wide sweepingpanoramas of the Carp River Valley and Govern-ment Peak to the south.

“The last aid station is reached at CuyahogaCreek (21.6 miles) before runners return to the skilodge via the Overlook Trail and cross-country skitrails. The course is well marked with colored flags,directional arrows and mile markers.”

If you’ve ever been to Lake in the Clouds, youknow how astounding the view is. If you haven’t,

nothing will prepare you. And nothing will prepareyou for the stretch on the Escarpment Trail, whichruns parallel to the north shore of Lake in the Clouds,high above it, with unencumbered views for manymiles.

There is also a half marathon, 5K and kids 2K.Registration is only available online.

The Michigan Department of Natural Re-sources actually approached Jeff and asked him toput on a fall event in the Porkies. Having run inthem, he says there was no better place he’d ratherput on a marathon.

The marathon is limited to 200 and the half to300. As of deadline, both races were still acceptingentries.

Be there or be square.

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It’s nice to know I can still set personal records. Ona steamy day in mid-July, the sun blazing downfollowing two days of torrential rain, the air

smelling like a Hawaiian rain forest, I did four my-god-is-it-hot miles with the dog on the trails at Kens-ington Metropark.

There were clouds of deerflies on both us whenwe started. By the end, the two separate clouds hadgathered on my brand-new deerfly patch. There were35 of the suckers stuck to the strip of tape, surpassingmy previous 4-mile record of 18.

The best 50 cents I ever spent.

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Welcome to the far end of the other slide ofthe slope.

When I first got into running at age 33, mygoal was to eventually beat all the kids, which hap-pened a year or so later. Then to one day beat allthe women in a race, which ended up happeningtoo. Then to win my age group, then to win a raceoverall.

All accomplished.

Now? Kids kick my butt. Old ladies fly by me.In the Alden 10K July 27, an old man wearing cot-ton shorts with a heavy set of keys jangling in oneof his pockets zoomed by me on an early uphill. Icouldn’t catch all the kids or old ladies, but at leastI was able to reel in a senior citizen with a pocketfulof keys.

Thankful, I am, for small victories.

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