RUNNING
The Monumental Marathon Step by Step
Have you ever wondered what running a marathon was like? Join Brenda as she takes you step by step through the 2013 Monumental Marathon in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Dances with Dirt 2013 100K Extreme Relay Race
Running Fits Dances with Dirt 2013 100K Extreme Relay Race was a perfect. They delivered with plenty of surprises, mud and great medals.
Tahqua Trail Race 2013
I was so inspired by the location for the 2013 Tahqua Trail Race in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Tahquamenon Falls, that I skipped the step of reading the course description. I recruited Chuck to run with me without too much fuss but my running buddy Jeff, took a bit...
Cheetah Chase 5k at Binder Park Zoo
Running Wild at Binder Park Zoo The kind folks at Binder Park Zoo asked if we would share information about their annual Cheetah Chase 5k on our Facebook page. We were more than happy to help support them and we thought that we should actually go out to Battle Creek,...
No Frills, All Thrills Trail Race
Its Not About the Frills, Its about the Trail! The 2013 racing season kicked off today with the Brighton Area Road Striders (B.A.R.S - how great is that! ) No Frills, All Thrills trail race in the beautiful Huron Meadows Metropark. This race is a fund raiser for...
Snowshoe Fun at the Bigfoot Boogie 2013
Who knew running in snowshoes could be so fun and so damn hard!?! We journeyed up to Traverse City, Michigan on 1/18/2013 for Running Fit's Bigfoot Boogie snowshoe race. The snow conditions were non-existant when we left Ann Arbor on Friday afternoon, which had us...
Michigan Winter Trail Running
Running in the winter takes a special person, however Michigan winter trail running takes a special kind of crazy. YakTrax may be required!
Indianapolis Monumental Marathon
Nov 2012, In a moment of weakness I agreed to run the Monumental Marathon in Indianapolis with Michael Steer and Anne Winters. My original plan was to run the full marathon with Michael but my training was sidetracked by the Dances with Dirt (DWD) race in Hell, Michigan in September.
Dances with Dirt 2012
Dances with Dirt 2012 is an annual event sponsored by Running Fit in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The race is certainly not an event for everyone but definitely on the bucket list for a few. I can check it off my list. On September 22, 2012, along with a few of my best...
Thoughts about Running in Cold Weather in Michigan
Seriously, why run 16 miles when it was only 16 degrees? Well because it was on the training plan. I have a theory that many runners are recovering Catholics. Instead of going to church religiously, we go for a long run and if we don't run we have something to feel...