June 25, 2020

Cherries, Apples, Hops + Grapes: Inside the Michigan Harvest Challenge Run Series

We’re all missing our summer races — races that may have become annual traditions for us, with our family and […]

September 20, 2018

Love of running + wine leads lifelong friends to start Grateful Grapes Wine Company

Dawn Piper says she didn’t understand why her lifelong friend Dawn Cornfield liked getting up early on Saturday mornings for […]

December 8, 2015

When did you first call yourself a runner?

Please allow me to introduce you all to my brother-in-law Jason. You can’t miss him because he’s tall — very […]

June 5, 2012

5 ways to get your summer run on

“Just three more days!” I tell my kids this morning when I wake them for breakfast. They’re well aware, of […]

August 24, 2011

Marathoner Mentality

It struck me as I ran watch- and music-free the other day. I was dodging tree roots and sand traps […]

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