races
Gazelle Girl Race refreshes for 2015
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 01-12-2015 under LOCAL LIFE
Registration is open and more than 800 women are already planning to run one of the Gazelle Girl races. The popular half marathon and 5k are set for Sunday April 19. The date moved around between the first and second years from a Saturday to a...
Gazelle Girl races into 2014
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 11-30-2013 under LOCAL LIFE
Set for April 13, 2014 the Gazelle Girl Half Marathon and 5k is on its way to becoming a Grand Rapids running tradition. The second year event promises to be a bit bigger and a bit better than the inaugural event. Among the changes for 2014 is the...
For Women Only: Gazelle Girl Races Coming
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 11-29-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
Even though the starting gun won't go off until 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 13, there are female runners that are planning to hit the registration button for the Gazelle Girl Half Marathon or 5k race first thing on December 1. The race, sponsored...
Summer races worth running
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 05-30-2012 under OPINION
Even though a few weeks have passed since the 5/3 River Bank Run, most runners that took on Grand Rapids' big race are still fit and race-ready. That's good because the Grand Rapids area has a few races coming up that should not be missed....
Urban Adventure Race: The real deal
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 10-10-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Saturday, October 8 was a perfect day for running and biking, cool and crisp with the promise of sun. My partner Laura Caprara and I were ready for the Grand Rapids Urban Adventure Race ArtPrize edition. We're fit and ambitious;...
River Bank Run Runner: Joselyn Vaughn
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 04-25-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
The race of choice: 25k Why she runs: "To get in shape after my last pregnancy; to prove to myself that I can do the long distances still and do support my sisters. They’re doing the 10k and are coming through some pretty significant...