May 20, 2022

The Long Road to the North Country Trail Run 50K

By Erica WalshMRG Contributor I became aware of the North Country Trail Run after completing the 2019 Michigan Ragnar Trail […]

February 27, 2022

Why We Love Our Community Races + Tulip Time Run in Holland 

Listen to this episode of the Michigan Runner Girl Show by clicking on the player at the top of this […]

July 12, 2021

Become a trail runner this summer

Following her recent trail race — her first in-person trail race in over a year and a half, Ragnar Trail […]

June 11, 2021

Tri Goddess Tri: a triathlon for all of us

{New Podcast Episode} Five years ago this month—June 2016—Heather did something she’d never done before: she completed a triathlon. After […]

April 22, 2021

3 event directors get honest about pandemic racing + what’s to come

“We just want to put on a safe event and get back to racing.” ~Andrew Buikema, west Michigan race director, […]

February 9, 2021

Podcast: race updates + sweet February deals

Upcoming virtual challenges and race updates, in-person events planned for this summer and fall, and special savings — this short […]

January 20, 2021

Fresh starts with Janice Davidson of the North Mitten

Life during a pandemic can lead us down paths we may not have gone down otherwise — some not so […]

May 6, 2019

First Annual Michigan Runner Girl Trail 10K & 5K on Aug. 4

Nearly a decade ago, while on an everyday run in my neighborhood, the idea of Michigan Runner Girl came to […]

April 15, 2019

10 Reasons to Sign Up for this Summer’s Ragnar Trail Michigan June 15-16

It’s an all new race and an all-new adventure — the inaugural Ragnar Trail Michigan is this June 15-16 at Hanson Hills Recreation Area […]

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