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, […]

April 25, 2017

Joel Gaff talks Ironman + upcoming Endurance Evolution races in northern Michigan

Joel Gaff returns to the show to talk about his most recent athletic adventures, including Ironman Chattanooga and the scenic […]

January 16, 2017

MRG talks with elite runner, book author Luke Humphrey of Hansons-Brooks Distance Project

As spring marathon and half marathon training gets underway for many runners, Heather welcomes elite runner and coach Luke Humphrey to the […]

August 15, 2016

Running Belle Isle: Inside the Detroit Goddess Half Marathon, 10K & 5K on Sept. 18

We stood at the start line together, ready to get moving, me feeling a tad anxious about my first 5K […]

July 1, 2016

Episode #49: Meijer Festival of Races – half marathon, 15K, 10K & 5K – in Traverse City

An annual summer tradition for hundreds of Michigan runners, the Festival of Races held the final Saturday of the weeklong […]

May 24, 2016

Running Bayshore? Insiders share tips about course, sights + post-race eatin’ in Traverse City

With the Bayshore Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K this weekend, I decided to bring out a post from awhile back […]

May 5, 2016

Find Some Run to Love: Inside this summer’s Festival of Races in Traverse City

The memory is a treasured one: standing at the start line of last summer’s Meijer Festival of Races with Andrew, […]

November 2, 2015

Taking the 13.1 Plunge: MRG Contributor Jenna Chapman on her decision to go long

Editor’s note: MRG contributor Jenna Chapman, who is a sophomore at Michigan State University, is running her first half marathon […]

May 18, 2015

Race Insider: the 2015 Bayshore Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K in Traverse City

While I won’t be running one of the Bayshore races this coming Saturday, I will be there — cheering on Joe and Andrew, […]

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