August 8, 2013

Guest Runner Race Recap: 2013 Grand Island Trail Marathon

Traverse City runner Eric Houghton snagged his second Grand Island Trail Marathon win—in rainy, cool conditions, and after taking a […]

August 2, 2013

My Michigan Running Story: Maggie Rettelle, winner of the Martian Marathon in Dearborn

Maggie Rettelle, a registered dietician who lives in Midland, is one speedy Michigan runner—she won the Martian Marathon this past […]

July 23, 2013

Dune Four-Wheelin’ + Lighthouse Running: Silver Lake State Park Campground

This is the latest post about running + camping in our beautiful state. I’ve also posted about running and camping […]

June 27, 2013

Sunrise Side Camping + Running: Harrisville State Park & Heritage Route Trail

This is the latest installment of Michigan Camping + Running posts appearing throughout summer. Earlier this month I wrote about […]

June 25, 2013

Winner of the National Cherry Festival Race Entry Giveaway

What fun it was to read the comments to my last post announcing I had a race entry to the […]

June 20, 2013

Race Entry Giveaway: National Cherry Festival’s 5K & 15K in Traverse City

One of my most favorite days of summer in my hometown of Traverse City is the final day of the […]

June 18, 2013

Race (Volunteer) Report + Empire Camping: Glen Arbor Solstice Half Marathon & 5K

When I mentioned to Joe that I wanted to volunteer at this year’s Glen Arbor Solstice Half Marathon & 5K, […]

June 10, 2013

Race Report: 2013 M-22 Challenge

I just want to have fun. These are the words I repeated to myself, and shared with friends, in the […]

June 3, 2013

My Michigan Running Story: Bari Fitzpatrick, racing toward good health, PRs & ‘good, local beers’

Bari Fitzpatrick, 42, lives and runs in Grandville, Mich. I “met” her virtually after learning she was running this year’s […]

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