runners
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....
River Bank Run Runner: Katie Woodruff
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 05-11-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
The race of choice: 25k (15.5 miles). This is her first River Bank Run 25k. "I'd thought about it for years, but always, by the time the weather was decent enough to run any serious mileage outside, it was April and really too late to start...
River Bank Runner: Cori Curtis
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 05-05-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Runners in the 5/3 River Bank Run can potentially make money while running. The race offers an impressive purse of prize money for runners and wheelchair racers in all events. Runners and wheelers in the 25k event have the opportunity to compete for...
River Bank Runner: Steve Schoon
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 05-04-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
The Fifth Third River Bank Run is less than a week away and most runners are tapering off their training and planning to "carb up" on Friday. Nervousness kicks in before a race and to that end, race organizers provide 110 porta-potties and 13.6...
River Bank Runner: Al Kaczanowski
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 05-03-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
On May 8 at the Fifth Third River Bank Run there will be more than a few people who have run the race more than one time. According to race organizers, there will be 18 runners who have completed 32 consecutive races and all 18 are planning to run...
Running The River Bank: Amelia Rhodes
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 04-26-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
When some 20,000 runners and walkers depart from Grand Rapids as part of the Fifth Third River Bank Run on Saturday, May 8 the weather is always a source of wonder and concern. Some years it is hot (for Michigan) in the mid 70s. Other years it...
Running The River Bank: Matthew Riegler
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 04-23-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Downtown Grand Rapids will be packed with runners on Saturday, May 8 for the 33rd running of the Fifth Third River Bank Run. Originally a 25k (15.6 mile) road race, the event has now expanded to include 10k (6.2 mile) and 5k (3.1 mile) run and...
Balance Training to Improve Running
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 11-01-2009 under NEWS
Balance. One might think of it as something that older people need to be concerned with or as something those who practice yoga are working to attain. But, balance for runners is important, too. "Balance is basically making sure your body is in...
VIDEO: Reactive Training for Runners
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 10-25-2009 under NEWS
If you were an athlete in high school or college, reactive training might be familiar. But, you came to running later in life, have never done any other sports or are a self-coached runner the idea of reactive training might be a totally new concept...