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Grand Rapids Community Media Center ringing in 2021 with WYCE countdown, Wealthy Theatre virtual marathon
by (Community Media...)
Submitted 12-26-2020 under NEWS
Services of Grand Rapids Community Media Center (CMC) are helping the community celebrate the new year with a dual set of programs spanning radio, television, and online. WYCE 88.1fm, a service of CMC, is counting down the top 2,020 songs of 2020 on...
Call for nominations: Wheelchair-donating nonprofit seeks inspirational athletes
by (Coleen Davis)
Submitted 08-09-2016 under NONPROFITS
Do you know any endurance community members who strive to accomplish their goals no matter the difficulty or distance? If so, nominate them for the 5th Annual AIM High Endurance Awards. The awards will recognize these awesome locals while raising...
Working mother of three shares her running journey, inspires family
by (Iracema Garcia)
Submitted 05-12-2016 under VOICES
I took up running during in the spring of 2014. As I was never physically active and health issues run in my family (hypertension, diabetes, hyperthyroidism), therefore I decided to do something about it. As a full-time working mother of three...
My health journey: On running and having your s**t together
by (alexfluegel)
Submitted 03-11-2015 under VOICES
You know who has their shit together? Runners. You see them up before the sun, getting their miles in while most of us are still rubbing sleep from our eyes. They measure their alcohol intake, their water intake; they eat nutrient-rich food...
Runners glow in the dark for charity
by (Waltonm)
Submitted 07-03-2013 under LOCAL LIFE
At 9:45 p.m. this Saturday, fluorescent blues, greens and pinks will illuminate Millennium Park. Trivium Racing is bringing their Glow in the Park run to Grand Rapids. Glow in the Park is a 5K where participants decorate themselves in glowing body...
Join the GROW Spirit Station this Saturday for Gazelle Girl
by (growgrandrapids)
Submitted 04-08-2013 under NONPROFITS
Gazelle Girl Half Marathon and 5k is this Saturday, April 13, and the races start at 8 a.m.! In case you haven't heard, this historic race is a women’s run to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Title IX, and the proceeds are...
2nd Annual Team Priority Health / The Motion Initiative Trainer Marathon
by (The Motion Init...)
Submitted 01-13-2011 under NONPROFITS
It was five degrees outside when I woke up this morning. My first thought was “what a great day for a bicycle ride!” And by the time we were set up and ready to ride, it had warmed to a balmy eleven degrees. We can handle it, though. We’re a tough...
Team Priority Health and The Motion Intiative team up for a winter indoor trainer marathon
by (The Motion Init...)
Submitted 12-31-2010 under NONPROFITS
The indoor trainer marathon is turning out to be an annual event! Another winter is here, and Priority Health's cycling team and The Motion Initiative have teamed up again for this tradition on Saturday morning, Jan. 8. During the event, youth...