May 30, 2018

Tri Goddess Tri Celebrates 10 years

Ann Arbor-based race management company Epic Races is known for putting on, well, pretty epic races. From its flagship event […]

March 28, 2018

Tackle Your First Triathlon This Summer

Endurance athlete, personal trainer, and triathlon coach Rebecca Venticinique ran her first road race at age 7 and continued running […]

August 15, 2017

Vicki Kavanaugh of Total Trek Quest talks empowering young boys through running

When I met west Michigan runner Vicki Kavanaugh at this summer’s Mercy Health Seaway Run and Lake Michigan Half Marathon—Vicki […]

May 2, 2017

Inside the 44th annual Dexter-Ann Arbor Run this June 3-4

The longstanding south Michigan road race known as DXA2—the Dexter-Ann Arbor Run—is set for Sunday, June 4, 2017. This event, […]

March 3, 2017

Final Winter Fitness Challenge Winners: Cheboygan State Park Skiing + Race Volunteering

No matter the weather, we Michiganders get outdoors and have FUN. This was clear during the first-ever Michigan Runner Girl/Michigan […]

January 10, 2017

Feel-Good Eating + Cooking Ideas for Runners

For this first Michigan Runner Girl episode of 2017 — click on the player above to listen — Heather welcomes […]

January 9, 2017

Midwest (Running) Monday: 2016, Steve Rogers and showing up

It’s funny the things that stick with you from certain movies. By Amy Bailey MRG Contributor When I think about […]

December 23, 2016

Friday Fueling: Mexican Breakfast Casserole for Christmas morning or New Year’s Day brunch

By Ali Lopez MRG Contributor I love the chance to make a big, yummy breakfast on the weekend. But to […]

November 1, 2016

{Giveaway} Two free entries to the Kona Chocolate Run 10K, 5K & Cocoa Mile on Nov. 20

I wish I had a photo from the race. For whatever reason — was technology really so much different back in […]

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