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biking MICHIANA FOR HOSPICEOne of many great rides coming up this August and September. Read on!
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Congratulations! to The Northern Indiana Mountain Bike Association, recipients of the 2015 Oak Tree Award from the St. Joseph County Parks Foundation in June. Right, NIMBA President John Marquardt shows off the plaque, awarded to individuals or orga-nizations that give time, treasure and talent to enhance the visitor experience at St. Joseph County Parks. NIMBA re-ceived the award for its installation and on-going maintenance of a six-mile mountain bike trail at Bendix Woods County Park in New Carlisle, IN.
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MICHIANA—The carrot has come a long way! Of course we like to say fitness is not about the food we can eat, but there is something awfully motivat-ing about a 25-mile stretch of pedaling when this is dangling before you. Many of the upcoming Michiana rides have made quite the name for themselves when it comes to the SAG tables they set. How could you resist Tour de Laporte’s 66-mile SAG offering of homemade bread and strawberry
shortcake? Or the mouth-watering Amish-baked goods and homemade ice cream found at Amishland & Lakes Ride. Bike Michiana is known for it’s restaurant-hosted SAGS. So . . . it’s a good thing the average 150-pound man or woman pedaling 12 to 14 mph can burn nearly 700 calories in that hour.Learn more about these rides and the many others hosted through August and September on the Race & Event Preview pages. Ride on!
it’S a Run, a paRty, and a game!
Local music favorites Jesse Ryan Project above and Blammo will perform a Football Friday Concert at Eddy Street Commons on Sept. 18.
SOUTH BEND—Eddy Street Commons is brining back
Football Friday Concerts, hosting local music group favorites Jesse Ryan Project and Blammo on Sept. 18. For our purposes, it’s a great kick off to Game Day Chase 5K & 10K Saturday morning at 7am. And oh yes, football to follow, the Fighting Irish vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. There will also be a guest in between the groups, said Michiana Runner’s Association’s Ann Moran. “The guest will be a surprise and let’s just say a celebrity or two who everyone will know—think Game Day...”
michiaina RideS (and Eat WEll along thE Way)On the COver
Cover Bike Michiana for Hospice riders enjoy shade above and smooth riding below. Above The event has become known for the gourmet power food its restaurant-hosted SAGS create for hungry riders. This year, Kate O’Connor’s Pub joins in as the newest restaurant to host one of the SAGs.
Succombing this summer to the encouragement of my teenage children, I have committedRPM to Twitter—and finding I actually enjoy the “news” of it. (It is certainly a concise way to communicate. I thought I was an efficient writer until I realized what those faint descending numbers were at the top!) To keep my interest when the kids head back to school, how about a game of Truth or Dare? Truth—send RPM your best or worst race anecdote of the season to post. Dare—send me your worst race/event photo. I’m searching to find mine from Sunburst 2008—my total bonk half marathon. Double-Dare: Send both, they may well be a box set! And while you are at it, I always welcome your best race-day pics!
RPM distRibution From what I hear, RPM readers enjoy a steady diet of fitness and events news. But I have been asked: Where do I get RPM if I don’t make it to an event or find it in my race packet? Stay tuned! With so many September-August events I didn’t have a square to spare as far as extra space in this issue, but I’ll have distribution locations posted on the website soon. If you have a place you’d like to pick up RPM—your office breakroom, favorite coffee stop—let me know, I am always
looking for new drop locations, events and businesses willing to share the paper with their customers, patients, employees and participants.
thE Cool iMPossiblE RPM contributor Ann Moran suggested The Cool Impossible to me several years ago—barefoot runner Eric Orton’s Born to Run sequel for rebuilding your mind and body to run on. Cautiously inspired by the original
movement, I took care of my debilitating heel-strike stride a while ago. And even though I run belly-button in, gently “holding butterflies” in my hands and trying to maintain
a think-up-not-down stride, I was missing a spring in my step. The motivation and foot-strength exercises Orton teaches have been immensely helpful and I am feeling the love again. Thanks Ann for the good summer read! I leave you with an issue full of fantastic events to top off your summer. And this gizmo,just ‘cause. It is summer afterall.
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It has been a growing, exciting and successful year for the foundation formed by family and friends of Steve Smith, Michiana’s own world champion triathlete, be-loved father, husband, friend and mentor. It was a year of experimenting with
different fundraising models and of teaching the community it serves how Racing for Steve-O wants to serve them. “The first year we sold t-shirts, wrist bands and collaborated on what to do with the money,” said Sarah (Smith) Cira, Steve’s daughter and Racing for Steve-O chair. This past year—the Foundation’s first full year in operation—the group began online fundraising and hosted its largest fundraiser, Barron Lake Triathlon. “People knew Steve, but the commu-nity we serve is just learning,” Sarah said. His vision for Racing for Steve-O is to help Michiana children of all abilities have op-portunities to be involved in recreational activities and camps. Steve taught special education classes at Riley High School in South Bend. He encouraged students with Down Syndrome to join the high school swim team he coached. Of his many, many
honors, Sarah tells, her dad kept a shadow box filled with his Ironman medals. Hanging prominently on that, he kept a Special Olympics medal one of his stu-dents gave him during his fight with brain cancer. “Because that is who inspired him —because they overcome so many obstacles,” Sarah said. This Spring, Racing for Steve-O launched its applications for scholarships for children with disabilities. They received 28 applications and were thrilled to be able to fully award each of them. The scholarships are for Michiana
residents with special needs. While not all are based on financial need, they do need to be for another non-profit charity. Scholarships were granted to children for attending Reins of Life, Camp Riley, Michiana YMCA, Camp Millhouse, Loveway and LOGAN Center Adventure Camp programs. Along with contributions to Freedom Park in Plymouth, SOLO and Challenger Little League, Racing for Steve-O proudly distributed $15,000 in funds. “We want to help this smaller community stay active. It does take a village,” Sarah said. Through the applica-tions, the Racing for Steve-O committee realized how much single parents and families take on in caring for their children with special needs. “It’s really a struggle and we can help by providing the fund-ing, or giving a family a break from their care-giving with a great opportunity for their child,” Sarah said.
toRtoisE and thE haRE tEaM ChallEngE The latest fundraising fun by the Racing for Steve-O committee is the Tortoise and the Hare Team Challenge at the Barron Lake Triathlon on Aug. 29. It is a way for friends, family, schools, clubs and local organizations to participate as a team and raise funds to help special needs children in Michiana. Visit the racingforsteveo.com website for registration and details. The
team that raises the most funds and the team with the most race day participants and/or volunteers, will each receive a Tortoise and the Hare Team Champion plaque and have their team photo posted on the Racing For Steve-O website and Facebook page.
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With more than 250 completed triathlons, World-Champion Steve Smith is known as one of the most decorated amateur triathletes of all time. After 28 months battling a deadly brain tumor, Steve died last Sept. 4, just four days after the Barron Lake Triathlon that was held in his honor by family and friends.
Racing For Steve-O Foundation recently awarded $15,000 in donations and scholarships to Michiana residents with special needs, so they could attend area activity programs. Donations were made to local non-profit charities that serve the special needs population such as Freedom Park, SOLO winter sports and Challeng-er Little League, above.
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This is the first in a series on Wellness Coaching By BRIDGET HARDYFitness Specialist and certified Wellness Coach at Memorial Health & Lifestyle Center, South Bend
Last year I took part in an extensive course to become a Wellness Coach, a vague title that brings to mind everything from drill sergeants to flowing robes. Turns out, of course, that wellness coaches are regular folks, trained to draw on their strengths to help people draw on theirs. Using mindful listening, open-ended inquiry, perceptive reflections and more, they’re frequently able to assist people in making healthy sustainable life changes now and even more importantly, indefinitely. Wellness itself is sometimes a problematically general term. It means “the quality or state of being healthy in body and mind, especially as the result deliberate effort,” and these days it justifies everything from yoga in employee break rooms to increasing insurance premiums for smokers or the obese, to bike lanes. In an age where wellness is in the best interests of individ-uals, communities, and corporations alike, the hardest step is figuring out how to get there among a dizzying array of options.
What doEs a WEllnEss CoaCh do? What wellness coaching can do is help someone step back from the options and think about what they really want first, so the options then become clear. Through
an initial visioning process, participants design a personal Wellness Vision that serves as a guiding concept for behavioral goals and a reminder when motivation runs low. This Wellness Vision comes from a person’s values and priorities and not about answering the question How will I be more well? but something much deep-er, What’s most important to me and how
will I find and secure that happiness?
With this perspective, the term wellness arguably isn’t vague at all; it may even be limiting, when we say wellness and mean the quality that lets us be the people we want. Energy, strength and endurance—to feel so good that we are amazingly productive in our work, passions, and relationships—that’s what it’s all about. Wherever we find ourselves, we want to find our best selves. And knowing what that is, personally, is a very powerful thing. It’s the thing that suddenly makes exercise seem worthwhile, or eating differently realistic. This is the gift of coaching.
“EvERyonE’s Path is diffEREnt...” Wellness coaches recognize that everyone’s path is different, which is why it can be difficult to motivate any large group to do one thing. Offering yoga in the break room sounds great, but when one person shows up and everyone else has a good excuse, it’s not necessarily because no one wants to get healthier. It’s more likely that the personal goals and strategies of the group don’t line up with
a yoga class or simply, no one’s taken time to identify any personal goals or strate-gies yet and so they won’t jump into most pre-arranged options. A wellness coach can also help someone consider pre-exercise goals that might include getting over negative associations with working out, examining body image issues with a counselor, or talking to a trusted friend about how she was able to start exercising when it seemed impossible. Achieving wellness is sometimes just as much about finding new ways to be and think, as it is finding things to do. When people ask if I’ll be yelling at them to do a certain number of push-ups or making them sit and breathe deeply to “be well,” I usually shrug. If push-ups or meditation turn out to be one of their goals, then we’ll talk about it. But the best part about wellness coaching is the discovery people often come to at the end: no one tells them what to do except themselves. They are the teller and the listener with someone like myself sometimes holding the line that connects the two for a time and then stepping away to watch all the wellness grow.
Bridget Hardy, certified wellness coach at Memo-rial Health & Lifestyle, admits the hardest step to achieving “wellness” is figuring out how to get there among a dizzying array of options. The best part, however, is the discovery people often come to at the end: no one tells them what to do except themselves.
“Energy, strength and endurance—to feel so good that we are amazingly productive in our work, passions and relationships—that’s what it’s all about.
Bridget HardyWellness Coach at Memorial Health & Lifestyle Center
Using mindful listening, open-ended inquiry, perceptive reflections and more, wellness coaches are frequently able to assist people in making healthy sustainable life changes now and even more importantly, indefinitely.
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By COLE SHEARERSpin Zone Cycling
July’s Tour de France brings out the inner biker in many. Then there are those who live their own tour in their own way. John Boughton, of South Bend, keeps a yearly goal of logging at least 10,000 miles—yes, an average of 27.4 miles a day! Some might call that kind of mileage crazy, but for John, it’s just a lifestyle. At 7, John remembers his first bike as frustrating—because he didn’t know how to repair the flat tire. At 12, he discovered the joys and freedom of riding eight miles to the next town. By adulthood, he was a bike-to-work commuter and took care of as many errands on his bike as he could. In 2004, John started feeling the stresses of work and began searching for a way to combat that stress. Instead of working through his lunch break as he of-ten did, he made lunchtime ride time. And that’s when the miles started adding up. At first, John’s lunchtime outings had no particular destination, “Other than exploring the countryside not far from us,” said John, inventory manager at LaSalle Company in South Bend. “Then I started setting mileage goals. Initially I wondered if I could average 15 miles a day for a year.” He took care of that goal in 2005 and raised the ante to
average 18 miles a day for 2006. “Then, I wondered if weather needed to be a lim-iting factor, so I made it my goal for 2007 to ride outdoors every day of the year. It was a bit of a challenge when I had two outpatient surgeries, but I did it.” John pushed himself to beat each
year’s previous mileage, until reaching 13,000 miles in 2012. “It had become a good habit, so I was able to ride every day for 57 months,” John explained about some of his riding accomplishments. Today, John has “scaled down” his cycling to 10,000 miles a year and is
content with that goal. Most cyclists won’t near logging this many miles—which takes a commitment to commuting and even family biking vacations such as the week-long Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure —but they can still reap the benefits of commuting and riding. John Boughton’s advice: “Just do it . . . . Once you see how much fun and destressing it is, you can push your personal limits on temperature or rain.” And remember, he adds, “The ‘fun’ of the toughest rides comes more when they are accomplished.” He goes on to say, “Pick a pleasant day, look for a route without a lot of traffic and allow enough time to enjoy the ride.” Wear comfortable, colorful clothes, he said, and on the practical side, “Keep a set of work clothes at work so you can change into them in case you get wet or sweaty.” “I believe that if more Americans rode bikes instead of cars, we all would be healthier, our money could go into better things, we would have more happiness and social connectedness and our col-lective carbon footprint would be signifi-cantly reduced.” Coming from the guy who puts more mileage on his bikes than he does his car in a year, how can it hurt to “Just do it.”
Ride On!
logging 10,000 mileS/yeaR “Just a lifEstylE”
John Boughton has logged about 72,500 miles on the Kona Africa bike he purchased used from Spin Zone in 2007 for $325. Logging 10,000 miles a year, John has had a few close encounters with cars so is dedicated to wearing a helmet and respecting the rules of the road. He even makes it a point to pick up debris off the road if he sees it could be a hazard for cars. Along the way he has found wallets, credit cards and even a bank envelope with more than $1,000 in it—all returned to the bank, police or owner.
“It had become a good habit, so I was able to ride every day for 57 months.”
John Boughton, South Bend
what’S youR pack mentality?By BRUCE GORDON We looked at the basics of the bicycle pace line and riding in a pack in the June-July RPM, so now you are ready for the finer points of this Zen Art. How do you keep safe and have fun while riding with a bunch of people in a pack? Really it comes down to basic logic and communication between riders. Basic Logic: If you have 10 riders on a hilly stretch of road and two weigh more than 190 pounds and three are under 125 pounds, who should be pulling in front on the downhills? The heavier riders should.
on thE doWnhill . . . The heavier riders will be coasting much faster so lighter riders do not want to be in front, for fear of being run over. Let the larger, heavier cyclists lead on downhill sections. They will be coasting and lighter riders will need to peddle to keep up. This will reduce braking and yo-yoing (sitting up to catch the wind in order to slow down) of the heavier riders in the pack. It is safer and much more fun and faster for all riders.
on thE uPhill . . . As your pack gets to the half-way point of an uphill section, smaller and lighter riders who can climb should move to the front of the pace line. This should be an effort that has every one staying together and not resulting in huge gaps between cyclists. King-of-the-mountain sprints to the top of a big climb have no place in a productive pack. Yes, it is a great part of The Tour De France, but best left to professional racers.
CRoss-Wind stRatEgy Knowing what to do while riding in a cross wind is another pack-mentality essential. Riding in what is called a double pace line in a cross wind will provide the rest you need. Imagine riding north on a road with the wind out of the west. A single pace line with 12 cyclists provides little to no draft for any of the cyclists. Now imagine those same conditions but you have six riders next to each other in two pace lines. The six cyclists on the west side are now providing a wind break and draft for the riders on the east
side. To rotate, riders on the west pace line go forward to the front then swing to the east side, rotating clock wise. With the double pace line, it is important to remember that the west line should be working harder than the east line (because the west side is blocking the wind.) If you are just finishing your turn at the front of the west pace line and maintain your pace as you move over to the east line, the pack will fall apart. Another point to remember when riding a double pace line is to keep about 12 to 18 inches between the two lines. Also do not ride double pace lines on high traffic roads. Yes, cyclists have the right to ride two abreast, but they should always be aware that just because the law allows it does not mean it is a good idea.
Bruce Gordon is a regular contributor
to RPM, avid and accomplished cyclist
and coach.
“King-of-the-mountain sprints to the top of a big climb have no place in a productive pack.“
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SOUTH BEND—From checkers to a 5K run, South Bend Parks & Recreation’s annual Community Olympics are hosted to promote healthy lifestyles for adults 50 years and older. Choose your activity and go for the gold—or just go to have fun and get some fitness on. Seven years ago the games began as a one-day event at Howard Park with portable horseshoe pits and basketball hoops set up on the ice rink. “And now, in 2014, we had 64 athletes between the ages of 52 and 87 who participated in 21 events,” said South Bend Parks & Recreation coordinator Rose Kaufman. Those events include run, walk, basketball 3-point and free throws, foot-ball and softball throws, golf, corn hole, checkers, chess, Wii bowling, biathlon, tennis, horshoes, billiards and bowling. Originally named the Northern Indiana Senior Olympics, South Bend Parks changed the name in 2011 to Community Olympics. “Many of our participants did not feel—even at the age
of 84—that they are seniors,” Rose said. “I have some great athletes you would not believe are the ages they claim on their registration form.” The events are for any activity level and participants often bring children and grandchildren out to walk or run with them and to cheer them on. “I so enjoy having this event for our community to get our adult population out to have fun and competition with others that they don’t have on a regular basis,” Roase said. Some bring their children and grandchildren out to the events to cheer them on, or walk with them. Events are for any activity level, with something for everyone. For details, visit the sbpark.org website or contact Rose Kaufman at the Howard Park Recreation Center, 574.235.9428.
Community Olympics Aug. 22 - 27Howard Park & Various venuesRegistration form available at
SBPARK.org website.
Heavy-medalled Community Olympic champions from left Lawrence Scholl age 81, Jared Smith age 76 and Arden Stickle age 76.
community olympicS gRowS to 115 eventS ChildREn, gRandChildREn Join in thE fun
MISHAWAKA—Fleet Feet Sports welcomes Jason Fransted as trainer for the specialty running shoe store’s group training programs, including distance running and
the No Boundaries Couch to 5K. Jason and Fleet Feet owner Brett Albers plan to add goal-focused group training for half and full marathons in the upcoming months. “With the Couch to 5K we are seeing people just getting back into running or who have never run at all,” Jason said. “We even have some who have completed the program earlier and come back because they enjoy the group atmosphere.” The current No Boundaries Couch to 5K group trains Tuesday evenings and Saturday mornings, preparing to run or walk the new 5K at Barron Lake Triathlon on Aug. 29. While Tuesday night runs typically leave from the store, Jason likes to intro-duce the group to favorite running treks in the area for their Saturday runs. These
may include the Notre Dame campus area, Mishawaka Riverwalk or East Race. Jason is a former high school cross country runner with an exercise science degree from IUPUI and has coached cross country and track teams at Marian High School and Holy Cross College. Now training adults, he has enjoyed working with new runners, learning their stories and seeing their renewed motivation for fitness. “Some simply want to be able to walk a few miles, others improve so much they come back for the next program as one of our mentors.” And yes, you heard right, those interested in building their walking miles are equally welcome—and never left behind.
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doc walkS CoMMunity WElCoME to aftER-WoRk Walks on thuRsdays
SOUTH BEND—It’s not what you would expect most doctors to do in their off hours, but Rob Riley, MD, of E. Blair Warner Family Medicine is committed to the steps his community takes toward healthy living. So each week he grabs his bag of chalk and marks a three-mile loop course in downtown South Bend from his office
across from Memorial Hospital. Hoping against rain, the course is ready for the Doc Walk, every Thursday at 5:30pm. Dr. Riley and St. Joseph County Health Department Director of Health Education Robin Vida developed the pro-gram with the guide of successful efforts in other cities throughout the country. “Dr. Riley is very involved with obesity issues and has been so commit-ted to building this program,” Robin said. Physicians, patients, staff and community members have all been joining in this inaugural summer, sharing an after-work walk with up to 25 others. “The three-mile course highlights our downtown and is mostly along the East Race,” said Dr. Riley, who marks every quarter-mile, so if people need to turn back, they can still know their progress. “It’s really one of the most beautiful parts of our city. We have found if we can get people to come out once, they come back.” The program is geared toward making
positive changes in lifestyles with doctors joining in the trek as models and champions of those choices. “When you look at health in America, the majority of medical problems has to do more with people’s lifestyle choices than the technology of medical care,” Dr. Riley said. While E. Blair Warner Family Medicine patients, staff and doctors are encouraged to participate, Dr. Riley and Robin invite all to join in the mid-week walk, because it is for the community. “My hope is to continue weekly until the weather chases us off the course—probably around late October, then, if we have had good participation, we’ll pick back up in the spring,” Dr. Riley said. As the participation builds, Robin she has hopes for adding educational snippets on hydration, diet, diabetes management and possibly even screenings from the doctors who join in on the walks. In her position as watchdog and inspiration for community health, Robin
sees the Doc Walk not only as a clever way to serve up activity, but also as a comfort-able way to connect with a physician and help give people a medical home, rather than using the ER or urgent care.
Doc Walk Thursdays at 5:30pm E. Blair Warner Family Medicine
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“When you look at health in America, the majority of medical problems has to do more with people’s lifestyle choices than the technology of medical care.” Dr. Rob Riley, E. Blair Warner Family Medicine
A collaboration of the St. Joseph County Health Department and E. Blair Warner Family Medicine in downtown South Bend, Doc Walk has been attracting up to 20 doctors, staff, downtown workers and community members on the up-to 3-mile walks primarily along the East Race and St. Joseph River.
n Goshen’s mixed-use trail systems is the highlight of the Maple City Walk but encourages healthy living year-round.
GOSHEN—The focus on a distance walk is what makes outgoing Goshen Mayor Allen Kauffman a cheerleader, and oft-times participant, of the Maple City Walk —a 10K, ½ or full marathon distance walk along the impressive greenways, downtown sidewalks and rural Pumpkinvine Nature Trail. “There’s a lot to be done when it comes to healthy communities,” said the mayor of 18 years. “We have plenty of 5Ks, 10Ks and marathons, but few focus on distance walk-ing.” And what better place to create that opportunity than in Goshen, with its impres-sive 27-mile pedestrian/bike trail system that now connects Goshen to Elkhart 11 miles to the northwest and to Shipshewana, 17 miles to the northeast. “Maple City Walk started as a way to showcase our trail system and use the paths for getting healthy,” Mayor Kauffman said. The mayor himself is a walk-to-work commuter, with the Mill Race trail portion backing up to his house.
“When it all started, people thought no one would use the trails. A ‘waste’ critics called it,” Mayor Kauffman said. But now he sees the parade of people daily. “People commute to downtown, the Amish commu-nity uses it. People love the trail. Sometimes it gets so crowded we joke they should have made it a four-lane.” Mayor Kauffman credits former Mayor Mike Puro for getting it all going. “He had a vision of a pedestrian system with no idea of how it would get funded.” With a local busi-ness grant of $25,000, the city was able to
develop a plan for a connected walk system. “About the time the plan was finished the T21 government program opened for grants. Goshen was about the only commu-nity with a plan in place, so they earned the grant and built the Mill Race., the Mayor said. Consecutive grants followed because “they could show the good things the city was doing.” “Mayor Kauffman’s leadership has been
instrumental in making Goshen a walk-able city,” said Julie Gautsche, chair of the Maple City Walk planning committee. “Sidewalks and trails make cities more livable, more healthy, more economically vibrant. Increas-ingly, walk-able cities are where people are choosing to live,” Gautsche said. As Mayor Kauffman steps down, he is happy to see the next generation stepping up and taking ownership.
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GOSHEN—The course for the 7th annual Maple City Walk, hosted by Down-town Goshen, Inc., will again include the Maple City Greenway and feature the
Pumpkinvine Nature Trail as the core of its 10K, half and full marathons. MCW began in 2008 as an “an attempt to provide Goshen with a unique wellness event,” said Julie Gautsche, chair of the planning committee. It is one of only two long-distance walking events in Indiana.
“The walk is a challenging non-competitive athletic event, encouraging walking for health,” Gautsche said. Each participant who completes the walk will receive a Maple City Walk medal and be entered into a drawing for a free pair of walking shoes. Free training walks are being offered throughout the summer every Thursday at 6pm starting at the Abshire Park Cabin on Lincoln Avenue in Goshen. “Goshen is recognized as a walk-able city,” said Julia. “We encourage participants to experience the beauty and vitality of downtown Goshen, the scenic countryside of the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail and to enjoy walking for health.”
Sept. 1910K l half & full marathons
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The 7th annual Maple City Walk
September 19, 2015Marathon, Half-marathon, 10kFor information and registration, go to cityonthego.org
Hosted by Downtown Goshen, Inc.
“We have plenty of 5Ks, 10Ks and marathons, but few focus on distance walking.” Goshen, IN Mayor Allen Kauffman
Friends pause for a relaxing snack during the Maple City Walk marathon.
The all-trail Sandhill Crane is a Ron Gunn original, featuring a rolling to hilly non-repeat course incorporating wooden bridge crossings, small lakes, meandering streams and scenic sights and—if you are lucky—sandhill cranes.
NEW for 2015—Chip Timing!Walkers & hikers encouraged.
Long-sleeve T-shirts awarded to finishers.
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n Runs/Walks n Cycling n Triathlon/Swimming n Adventure n Trail Run n Mountain Bike n Kids Event
august8/1 Eagle Lake Triathlon /Kids TriathlonLong Sprint: 800-meter swim, 17.2-mi. bike, 5.5-mi. runShort Sprint: 200-meter swim, 6.9-mi. bike, 1.4-mi. runKids 5-7: 25-yard swim, .75-mil. bike, .5-mil. runEagle Lake, Edwardsburg, MIeaglelaketri.com
8/1 Freedom Park Color RunCentennial Park, Plymouth, INfreedomparkin.com
8/1 LOGAN’s Run 10K, 5K, 1 Mile Fun WalkUniversity of Notre Dame campus, South Bend, INrunwithlogan.org
8/7-9 Amishland and Lakes 14 - 100-mile bike rideThe Howe School, Howe, INamishlandandlakes.com
8/8 Lake Max Triathlon/Kids TriathlonSprint: 400-meter swim, 12-mile bike, 5k runKids 5-7: 50-meter swim, 1-mile bike, .5-mile runKids 8-10, 11-12: 75-meter swim, 2-mile bike, 1-mile runCulver Academy, Culver, INculver.org/lakemaxtriathlon
8/8 Cat Tracks Trail Run/WalkBrandywine HS, Niles, MIrunsignup.com/race/michigan/nilescattrack5K
8/9 Maytag Ironman 70.3 SteelheadBenton Harbor, MIironman.com
8/15 Running Wild 5K, Wacky Scavenger HuntSt. Patrick’s County Park, South Bend, INsjcparks.org (See ad page 10)
8/15 Rock the Quarry Triathlon500-yard swim, 15.8-mile bike, 5K runGoshen, INstonesouppromotions.com
8/16 Michigan Wine Trail Half Marathon, 5kBaroda, MImichiganwinetrailhalf.com
8/16 3-for-3 Triathlon200-yard swim, 8-mile bike, 2.5-mile run South Bend, INmichianaymca.org/3-for-3-triathlon
8/16 NIMBA Cross CountryBoys Club Park, Winona Lake, INNIMBA-bike.org
8/21-23 Tour de LaPorte Runs, Walks, Rides trail /roadLaPorte, INtourdelaporte.org (See ad page 12)
8/22 Ride + Walk 5K, 10K trail run 6/12-hour MTB raceWinona Lake trails, INkcvcycling.org
8/29 Barron Lake Triathlon, Kids Tri, 5K run/walkSprint: 200-meter swim, 8.2-mi. bike, 1.6-mi. runOlympic: 1500-meter swim, 40K bike, 10K runKids: 25-meter swim, 1.6-mi. bike. .5-mi. runNiles, MIbarronlaketri.com (See ad this page)
8/29 Ranger Run 5K run/walkSam Adams Elementary School, Cassopolis, MIimathlete.com/rangerrun
september9/5 Kokomo Sprint Triathlon, Kids TriathlonAdult Sprint: 500-yard swim, 10.5-mile bike, 5K runKids age 5-8: 50-yard swim, 1-mi. bike, .5-mi. runKids age 8-12: 100-yard swim, 1.5-mi. bike, 1-mi. runKokomo, INkokomotri.com (see ad page 13)
9/6 NIMBA Cross CountryImagination Glen Park, Portage, INNIMBA-bike.org
9/7 (Labor Day) Mishawaka Promise 5K run/walkCentral Park, Mishawaka, INscmef.me
9/9 Walk for HospiceRiverwalk, Mishawaka, INwalkmichianaforhospice.org
9/13 Bike Michiana for HospiceSt. Patrick’s County Park, South Bend, INbikemichianaforhospice.org (see ad page 16)
9/13 TEC Fest 5K run/walk 10-mile bike ride Riverview Park, St. Joseph, MItecfarm.org/TECFest
9/19 Game Day Chase 5K, 10KEddy Street Commons, South Bend, INgamedaychase.com
9/19 Maple City Walk Marathon, 1/2 marathon, 10KGoshen, INcityonthego.org (see ad page 12)
9/19 Nappanee Apple Festival 10K, 5KNappanee, INnappaneeapplefestival.org
9/20 Tri the Creek, KayaTri, Aqua-Bike events alsoOlympic - 1000m swim, 22mile bike, 10K trail runSprint - 500m swim, 11 mile bike, 5K trail runPotato Creek State Park, North Liberty, IN3disciplines.com
9/20 Harvest Ride15, 25, 40, 62, 100 milesRolling Prairie, INrollingprairielions.org
9/25-26 Fort 4 FitnessHalf marathon, 10K, 4-Mile Race, Kids, Seniors marathonsFort Wayne, INfort4fitness.org
9/26 AMAZINGRACE 5K run/walk, 1-mile run for kidsGrace Community Church, Goshen, INamazingracerun.com
9/27 Hero Half 1/2 marathon, 10KIndiana Dunes State Park, Chesterton, INherohalf.com (See ad page 6) 9/27 Apple Cider Century rideThree Oaks, MIapplecidercentury.com
OCtober10/3 Tour de NIMBA Trail Tour eventPotato Creek, Bendix Woods, Rum VillageNIMBA-bike.org
10/10 Sandhill Crane All-Trail1/2 marathon, 10K, 5KVandalia, MIcairnstoneadventuretours.com (See ad page 7)
10/10 Fit4Fall5K run/walkSt. Joseph, MIfit4fall5k.com
10/11 Culver Kiwanis CycloCrossCulver Town Park, Culver, INculverfallfest.com
10/24 Haunted Hilly Half, Frightening 5K, Monster MileBonneyville County Park, Bristol, INstonesouppromotions.com
10/31 Fall Frolic 10K, 5K, 2K, Children’s Obstacle CourseMishawaka, INathletepath.com/fall-frolic-2015 (See ad this page)
NOVEMBER/ december11/7 Race to Save Lives 10K run, 5K walk/runDowntown Elkhart, INstonesouppromotions.com
11/26 Turkey Stampede 10K, 5K run/walk, 1.3-mile runDowntown Elkhart, INstonesouppromotions.com
11/26 Niles-Buchanan YMCA Thanksgiving Day Run 10K, 5K run/walkDowntown NIles, IN nb-ymca.org
11/26 South Bend Turkey Trot10K, 5K run/walkDowntown South Bend, INpositiveteenhealth.org
12/5 St. Nick 6, 6K run/walkDowntown South Bend, INstjoeparish.com
August 29th, 2015Barron Lake • Niles, MichiganSprint: 200 meter Swim, 8.2 mi. Bike, 1.6 mi. Run Olympic: 1500 meter Swim, 40K Bike, 10K Run(Individual, 2 Person and 3 Person Team Relay options available) Kids Tri: 25 meter Swim, 1.6 mi. Bike, 1/2 mi. Run 5K Run/Walk
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Weekend Fun!
Sure, load up on the R&R, but build in a bit of active fun with a tri, run or mountain bike adventure.
MISHAWAKA—The Mishawaka Education Founda-tion and Mishawaka PTA are kicking off the Labor Day Heritage Festival with a new 5K run/walk event, the Mishawaka Promise 5K. Leading the way as honorary chair will be Anna Rohrer, Mishawaka High School 2015 graduate and 2014-15 National
Gatorade Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year. The course, planned by Mishawaka High School Cross Country Coach Chris Kowalewski, is a fast, flat route primarily on the Mishawaka Riverwalk and incorpo-rating Beutter and Battell parks. Organiz-ers are proud to host the Promise 5K from the new Central Park. Here, splash pads will be in full spray for pre- and post-race “misting.” “Central Park is an amazing facility
and we’ll be the first event hosted since it’s opening on July 4,” said Jane Wright Mishawaka Education Foundation Executive Director. “We’ll use all five pavilions and are excited to have our Mishawaka football moms using one to host a pancake breakfast for the event.” “Having Anna here and a course on the Riverwalk is a real plus,” Jane said. Furthermore, it fits well for the Mishawka Heritage Festival which begins at 10am, one hour after the race start. The festival celebrates the heritage of Mishawaka through the ethnic churches and history of the city with food, music and educa-tional booths. Mishawaka Mayor Dave Wood welcomes the festivity of the race as a continued effort to the Let’s Move Mishawaka initiative. The Mishawaka Business Association is also on board,
with give-away and prize donations. St. Joseph Regional Medical Center will be out to provide free health screenings as well as education on health and wellness for both adults and children. “With this event we want to help the community focus on family health and wellness and raise awareness of the Mishawaka Promise,” Jane said. This inaugural run event benefits the Mishawka Promise, an initiative by the Mishawaka Education Foundation to raise awareness and funding for Mishawaka public schools.
KOKOMO, IN—The gem of the Kokomo Triathlon is Emerald Lake, an old stone quarry that is clean, clear and yes, emerald green. “It’s just a clean swim,” says triathlete and co-race director Chris Frazier. “With about 12 feet of visibility, it’s the best swim venue I have ever competed in.” Chris, wife Nikki and fellow triathlete Tony White have recently taken over the nine-year-running triathlon from the Kokomo Parks Department. When they learned the Parks Department was ready to pass it on, the three took it over to be a fund-raiser for several local charities, including Dad Camps and Oakbrook Ministries. Staged at Oakbrook Church, the 500-yard swim on Emerald Lake begins right on the property. The 10.5-mile bike leg is on rolling country hills. “No real big hills, but offering enough of a variation that
you get a good bike workout,” said Chris. The 5K run leg is a good challenge as well, also including about three rolling hills. A youth race begins at 8am and will be finished by the 9am adult sprint start. The competitive kids race is an open water 100-yard swim but there is also a 50-yard swim option along the edge of a shallow part of the lake for those who want to try a swim leg without the depth. About 100 come out each year for
the event. Awards will be given to the 1st place overall male, female and team finishers with age-groups awarded in five-year increments, pending pre-registered entrants. Post-race meal and snacks cap off the day.
kokomo SpRint toutS gem of a Swim
Adult Sprint 9am (Ages 13 and over, teams)500-yard swim, 10.5-mile bike, 3.1-mile run
Kids Tri 8am (Ages 5-8, 8-12) Beginner, 50-yard swim, 1-mile bike, .5-mile run
Competitive,100-yard swim, 1.5-mile bike, 1-mile run
A clean swim with visibility of about 12 feet is a main attraction for the nine-year running annual Kokomo Sprint Triathlon.nimBa
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PORTAGE—Join fellow mountain bike enthusiasts—or become one!—on Labor Day weekend Sunday, at Imagination Glen Park. The cross country events begin at 9am with riders divided by classes: Junior boys and girls, Kids race, Women beginner, sport and expert/elite, Men beginner, sport, expert/elite, open—with classes divided by age group. New this year Men’s and Women’s Fat Bike division.
anna RohReR to lead pRomiSe Run nEW Run, nEW PaRk!
Sept. 7 l Central Park l scmef.me
Anna Rohrer, 2014-15 National Gatorade Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year will lead the way for the Mishawaka Promise 5K at Central Park on Labor day.
Mishawaka’s new Central Park will host the Mishawaka Promise 5K run/walk—complete with pre- and post-run splash-pad misting.
GOFITNESS!
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FORT WAYNE—Determination (and outrage) is likely what led a group of Fort Wayne natives to initiate the Fort4Fitness run eight years ago after a men’s health magazine ranked their city the most obese in the nation. “They had over 2,000 participants that first year—something they didn’t expect at all,” said Carrie Reeb, Fort4Fit-ness director of marketing and
community relations. The event, which now includes a ½ marathon, 10K and 4mile run/walk, along with a senior and kids marathon, has grown to 10,000 participants. The USAT-certified courses are fairly flat, starting just outside Parkview Field (home of the Class A Fort Wayne TinCaps,) with routes through the downtown area and nearby neighborhoods and motivat-
ing volunteer-organized cheer blocks — “who really get into it”—on many of the corners. A stadium finish on home-plate (sliding not recommended) is the high-light finale of each event. The Parkview Field venue gives the Fort4Fitness events a unique and spirited character, earning Stadium Journey’s “Best Overall Minor League Ballpark Experience,” and the “No. 10 Sports Venue Experience in the U.S. and Canada,” for 2014. “We strive to make it a really family friendly event, with something for all,” Carrie said, adding this year they will be allowing strollers in the 10K. Fort4Fitness—and the Fall Festival as the entire weekend is called—is anchored by three main run/walk events on Satur-day. The ½, 10K, and 4-mile events can be run individually, but are also spaced so participants can register for one, two (Double Play) or all three (Triple Crown.) “It is set up to make it all work. We’ll pick up participants at one finish line
and take them over to the next start line,” Carrie said. Already more than 50 have signed up for the Double Play, with an early response of 37 for those challenged to complete all three. Individual event medals are awarded along with special Triple Crown medal. On Friday evening kids (ages 4-14) and seniors run their “final mile” of a marathon distance they have been building throughout the summer. “These groups are logging miles all summer, at-tending intermittent events and activities we host and coming as close as they can to their half or full marathon goal before the event,” Carrie said. “The Friday night final mile is really fun watching parents and younger siblings join in,” Carrie said.
aRe you fit foR a douBle play oR tRiple cRown? takE on tWo oR EvEn thREE of thE Run EvEnts at foRt4fitnEss
S E P T E M B E R 2 5 - 2 6½ marathon, 10K, 4 mile,
senior and kids marathon eventsParkview Field,
Downtown Fort Wayne, INF O R T 4 F I T N E S S . O R G
Fort4Fitness treats its 10,000 participants to a home-plate finish on the acclaimed Parkview Field in downtown Fort Wayne (home of the Class A Fort Wayne TinCaps.) The two-day Fall Festival of events includes runs, senior and kids 1/2 and marathon “final miles” and fitness and health expo.
Home-plate finish and festivities at downtown Fort Wayne’s Parkview Field. The venue was honored as Stadium Journey’s “Best Overall Minor League Ballpark Experience” for 2015.
sjcparks.orgRegistration:
5K Chip-timed Trail Run3K Wacky Nature Scavenger Hunt
WalkDon’t miss the Post-Race Music,
Breakfast and More!
9 AM Start
Age division awards. Door prizes &participation medals !
More TRAIL this year!
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Supporting theSt. JosephCounty Parks
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michigan 13.WINEhalf, 5k & SampleS
AUG. 16 BARODA, MI—The Michigan Wine Trail Half Marathon is a chal-lenging USATF-certified course that starts in the Baroda and leads runners past vineyards, fruit orchards and six wineries along a keyhole-shaped loop. After finishing, runners are welcome to sample the local wines and mi-crobrews—all in the name of raising support for local charities and school orginazations. This year organizers expect up to a 2,000-participant turnout.
Half Marathon & 5KMichiganWineTrailHalf.com
wild weSt fun at tec feSt
SEPT. 13 ST. JOSEPH, MI— TEC Fest 2015 touts a Wild West adventure across Berrien County that concludes with a family-fun festival at Riverview Park of St. Joseph, MI. Participate in the chip-timed 5K run/walk through the park trails or ride the 10-mile bicycle route to Silver Beach, led by the St. Joseph Police Dept. (And if motor cycling is more your speed, visit the techfarm.org website for ride details! Proceeds benefit the Therpeutic Equestrian Center whose mission is to enhance the lives of people with special needs through horse-related activities.
tecfarm.org
cat tRackS featuReS “the Swamp”
AUG. 8 NILES, MI— The 9th annual Cat Tracks 5K trail run/walk is a chip-timed 5K event that follows the Brandywine High School cross country course featuring “The Swamp” and adjoining property owned by the Low Family Farm with a finish on the high school track. Cat Tracks is a fundraising event sponsored by the Brandywine Foundation in partnership with the Niles-Buchanan YMCA and Low Family. Proceeds will support SummerMy-Way® summer camp at Brandywine. Race will be held rain or shine!
5K trail run/walkrunsignup.com
RangeR RunRaiSeS foR StudentS
AUG. 29 CASSOPOLIS, MI— The inaugural Ranger Run 5K has been planned as a fundraiser for the Cassopolis High School track and cross country teams. Race start is at 8:30am at Sam Adams Elementary School, with participants receiving a race shirt and awards for the top three runners in each age group. Prizes for the top overall male and female will also be awarded. Day-of registration will be open at 7:30.
5K Runimathlete.com/rangerrun
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SEPT. 26 GOSHEN, IN—Run for a cause. This year the AMAZINGRACE is raising money for the cause of the homeless, orphaned, widowed and hurting in Iraq. Proceeds will be donated to Grace4Iraq, a ministry of Grace Community Church in Goshen. Enjoy the flat course with views of the Goshen Dam and receive a race shirt and goody bag. Age-group and overall winners for the 5K will be awarded. The races begin at Grace Community Church at 8am.
5K run/walk1-Mile Fun Run for Kids
AmazingRacerun.com
fit 4 fall BenefitS community pRoJectS
OCT. 10 ST. JOSEPH, MI— What started as a fitness challenge for LECO employees has turned into one of the most popular fall races in Berrien County. The 4th annual Fit 4 Fall 5K Run/Walk will take place at Riverview Park in St. Joseph. The chip-timed course takes run-ners and walkers through the park’s scenic trails and wooded terrain.Participants receive race shirt and goody bag and all may take part in the silent auction with item donations for local businesses. Proceeds support Hospice at Home, the Wounded Warrior Project, and the Sonya Ansari Center for Autism in Southwest Michigan.
Fit4Fall5K.com
eaRly StaRt foR chaSe
SOUTH BEND—The third annual Game Day Chase 5k & 10K is waking runners up with a 7am start, due to an early ND game. Last year’s acclaimed downtown and East Race loop courses will be the same with the same route as last year A concert will be held to kick off the festivities on Friday night . Jessie Ryan Project opens the show from 6-8 pm followed by Blammo. In between, there will be a special guest, says race director Ann Moran. “The guest will be a surprise and let’s just say a celebrity or two that
everyone will know. . . think Game Day!” Game Day Chase is the Michiana Run-ners Association Race benefiting the Kelly Cares Foundation. Under Armor tech shirts! There is a Dorm Challenge with the winning dorm receiving a large flat screen TV and a visit from Brian and Pacqui Kelly for a pizza party—quite the hit last year!
SEPT. 19 5K, 10KEddy Street Commons
South Bend, INgamedaychase.com
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5,000-pluS Rideapple cideR centuRy
SEPT 27 THREE OAKS, MI—The Apple Cider Century ride in Three Oaks, Michigan is a bicycle tour of more than 5,000 cyclists riding through the countryside and towns of Southwest Michigan for the past 42 years. Set your own pace and enjoy SAGs every 15 to 20 miles. Start Sunday morning with the all-you-can-eat sausage, egg and pancake breakfast then peruse the Dewy Cannon Trading Co. & Bicycle Museum—a must for any aficionado—next to the start/finish at Three Oaks Elementary.
Choose the flat 15-, 25-, 37-mile routes or the rolling hills of the 50-, 62-, 75-mile routes, if you’re not ready for a Century.
applecidercentury.com
haRveSt Bicycle centuRy touR
SEPT. 20 ROLLING PRAIRIE—Start any time between 7am and noon on Sept. 20 from Rolling Prairie Elementary School to ride the 10th annual Lion’s Club Ride with routes through northwest Indiana and southwest Michigan. The Rolling Prairie Lions Club Harvest Ride proceeds benefits research for pediatric brain tumors and the Alpha 1 Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Other projects are eyeglass program, dictionaries for students, scholarships and food baskets
Routes are 15, 25, 40, 62 (100K), and 100 miles, winding past scenic orchards, woods,
and lakes. rollingprairielions.org
amiShland & lakeS quite the weekend
AUG. 7-9 HOWE, IN— Amishland and Lakes, based in Howe, IN is a three-day bike tour of Amish countryside and Michigan lakes. The Howe Military Academy serves as the ride headquar-ters and offers first-rate accommoda-tions for cyclists who make a weekend of it.FRIDAY Two warm-up routes (14 and 32 miles) with the longer riding into Shipshewana.SATURDAY Routes range from 25 - 100 miles, on quiet roads. Explore Amish sights and delicious SAGs of fresh fruit and Amish baking.SUNDAY Head north into Lake Country. Choose a nearly hill-free 21-mile route or three more routes ranging from 33 to 61 miles.
amishlandandlakes.com
Bike foR hoSpice RideS again
SEPT. 13 SOUTH BEND—The 7th Annual Bike Michiana for Hospice will ride again on Sunday, Sept. 13 at St. Patrick’s County Park. There’s a course for every rider, from families out for a Sunday ride to the seasoned cyclist looking for a challenge. The ride features scenic, rural routes in Indiana and Southwest Mich-igan, award-winning SAG stops with food from the area’s best restaurants, entertainment at each SAG, a post-ride party and beer tent as well as fundrais-ing incentives like an Electra Indy Bike.
Family ride 3.5- to 11.5-mile options25-, 46-, 66- (100K,) 102-(Century,) and
125- (200K) mile rides. bikemichianaforhospice.org
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BRing it on!SEPT 22 WARSAW—Join KCV Cycling on Aug. 22 at the Winona Lake trails for a day of trail running and mountain bike racing—all for a great cause. Choose from the 5K or 10K trail run in the morning and/or the 6- or 12-hour mountain bike endurance race in the afternoon. Gather your team, or ride solo while enjoying some great food, music, a day with friends (old and new) and cold beer.
Proceeds benefit local trails, including the Ride+Walk Warsaw+Winona Lake initiative. Random prizes for best costume, youngest participant, oldest participant and more throughout the day.
KCVCYCLING.org
Page 13 august-sePtember 2015Summer Race & Event Previews CHESTERTON, IN—Experience the Indiana Dunes like few have. The Hero Half takes participants through the Midwest’s finest— beaches, dunes, wetlands and impressive landscape. The journey begins on the Lake Michigan shoreline and ends with a grand tour of the serene Calumet Trail. “It is truly a one-of-a-kind route,” said Crystal Sands who created the event three years ago as the only long run to use the State Park. Her inspiration came from her own love of the beach and abundant varying scenery of the area. But even beauty needs a schtick when it comes to keeping distance runners mo-tivated, so Crystal added the hero theme,
giving the race its rev. All are encouraged to dress to theme, creating quite the festive pop against nature’s demure backdrop. “The great thing this year is the proceeds are going to benefit the state police K-9 unit to purchase vests for new canines that just passed their exam and now have a partner,” Crystal said. “These dogs are the unsung hero’s working with our police force daily to keep us safe.”
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The benefits of trail running span the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual areas of your life, reports Runners World author Lisa Jhung. The give in the trail takes away impact; the varying terrain strengthens muscles used for control and balance; and a little time in nature—away from the cars and city noises—connects you to something bigger. (Read on: http://www.runnersworld.com/trail-running-training/why-trail-running-is-good-for-you)
10/10 SANDHILL CRANE adds 5K, Chip-Timing
JONES, MI—The beautiful and challenging Sandhill Crane half marathon, 10K & 5K all-trail run/walk meets all the benefits of trail running and walking. A Coach Ron Gunn original, the non-repeat route winds its way through the forested 820-acre Dr. T.K. Lawless Park outside Van-dalia, MI. The course is rolling and hilly, incorporating wooden bridge crossings, small lakes, meandering streams and scenic sights. And if you are lucky, Ron says, you’ll see and hear a sandhill crane. Chip-timing has been added this year, but the nostaligic and easy charm of a Ron Gun race will be ever-present. Of course walkers and hikers are encour-aged to join in the trek. “If you like the nostaligia of a smaller
field and a true non-repeat trail course, this race is for you,” Ron said. Colorful long-sleeve tech shirts sporting the redesigned Sandhill Crane logo will be awarded to all finishers, along with awards to the top three finishers in 15 age groups.
9/12 MASH the Creek 5.5K and 10K Trail RaceNORTH LIBERTY, IN—The 4th Annual Mash The Creek is a 5.5K and 10K chip-timed trail race on the trails at Potato Creek State Park. The courses are challenging and offer beautiful scenery, including great views of Worster Lake. Proceeds will go to help feed children suffering from hunger in Northern Indiana including “Funpacks 4 Kids” program, said race director Dan Wort. This year, to encourage families and kids to come out to the park, explore and run, students 15 and under can register at a discounted rate of $15. Awards, tech shirt and post-race refreshments make it a good day. to run outside.
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Check out all upcoming trail runs noted in brown type on the RPM Race & Event Calendar.
SEPT 19 NAPANNEE, IN—The home-of-the-7-foot-apple-pie race has dropped its half marathon, but added a 10K to the 5K run/walk event. The chip-timed races start and finish at Amish Acres where 150 participants are expected to run/walk and enjoy a day of all-things-apple.
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Right Living their mission statement to empower struggling students, members of The Crossings Alternative School used teamwork to go the 5K distance carrying a log at Napannee Apple Festival.
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SOUTH BEND—Research shows that movement doesn’t just keep your body healthy, it also works the brain. And not all movement is created equal. A repetitive motion like jogging, for instance, isn’t as much of a brain boost as a circuit, where you might alternate between side shuffles and jacks, sprints or step-ups. And one of the biggest brain boosts of all—dancing.
That’s right. Learning new steps, making body and mind establish different path-ways to try and master the motion, works your brain much harder than simply putting one foot in front of the other. And constantly integrating new steps keeps the brain levels turned up. There have always been great local options for dancing, but over the past several years South Bend has seen a par-ticular rise in Latin dancing, spurred from more venues for Latin dance, the growing popularity of Latin music and a critical mass of talented dancers, organizers and teachers. David Seymour and Bridget
Hardy are a couple of the dancers/organizers involved in DANCE4LIFE, a Michiana group working to promote dance in the area. They have seen tremendous growth in the Latin dance community. “It’s mind-blowing to me,” Bridget said. “We regularly get 80 people at our Wednesday social and as many as 160 at our Friday event. People respond to the
chance to be active, and to come together with a wonderful, friendly group. They become regulars and they bring their friends. We have all ages and all levels, and we have all kinds of fun. I love it more every day.” Dancing is a skill-based activity with music and interaction. For many, that trans-lates into one of those rare finds—a thing that is exercise, but doesn’t feel like it. “I’m not an extremely physically active person,” said Roberto De La Noval, a PhD student in Theology at Notre Dame who’s been dancing for three years now. “Without dancing, I don’t think I’d get in much exercise throughout the week. But when I’m dancing, I experience none of the drudgery I regularly associate with exercise—instead, only delight.” Jessi Camacho said, “I’m a registered nurse and on my feet all day . . . nevertheless, whether I work or not, I go salsa dancing because it fills me with an exhilarating joy that’s incomparable to my regular exercise routines . . . I’ve been dancing regularly since 2012, and I love this type of exercise!” Many dancers also point to the therapeutic release that comes from a good night dancing. Robbie Lovan says that as she makes her way through a tough divorce, “Dance has been the most wonderful reprieve at the end of a day battling lawyers and calming family members. David, who teaches dance at IUSB in addition to leading DANCE4LIFE says, “Even when I can’t do some other form of exercise, a few good moves on the floor can be just the right type of medicine.”
dance foR BRain, Body and Soul
The fact you can salsa dance off 300 to 400 calories in an hour seems almost an afterthought next to the incredible benefits of healing and happiness.
Want to Dance?
n Latin Wednesdays—1302 High St., South Bend, INJoin dancers at Langlab for a 30-minute lesson at 7pm followed by open Latin dancing until 9:30pm. All ages, $5.
n Latin Dance at Ciao’s—119 N. Michigan St., South Bend, IN Every Friday, join dancers at Ciao’s Lounge for a 30-minute lesson at 9 pm followed by open Latin dancing until 1am. Only dancers 21 and over, $5.
n Salsa Shot Mondays—111 W. Jefferson St., South Bend, IN The first Monday of every month, head to the Memorial Health & Lifestyle Center for a Latin dance lesson at 6:30pm, followed by open dancing until 8pm. Five dollar admission includes the option to use the health club to workout anytime between 5 and 9pm.www.healthandlifestylecenter.org
FMI, check out the FB page: youcandance4life
walk foR hoSpice @miShawaka RiveRwalk
MISHAWAKA, IN—The annual Walk for Hospice event is planned for Sunday, Aug. 9 along the walkways, bridges and parks of the Mishawaka Riverwalk. Check-in at the Center for Hospice Care in downtown Misha-waka begins at noon with the walk beginning at 1pm. The Celebration of Rememberance at Battell Bandshell will be from 1:15-2:25pm. The Walk registration is free but participants are encouraged to fund-raise. For information on volunteering and sponsoring opportunities contact Red Fisher at [email protected]. or 574.243.3119.
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By RYAN PARMATER As I walked out to my first fall practice as a member of the Wittenberg Tigers Lacrosse Team, one of my best friends and roommate uttered a line that would become something of a mantra for our class: “So this is D3, huh?” The field we were practicing on was more dirt than grass, the nets were tattered and the pipes rusted. Even our cones were a mixed and matched bunch, as if somebody had knocked over the cone rack at Dunham’s and tried to put them back before anyone noticed. Such is the struggle of a Division III athlete, but there is something about playing a sport at a D3 school that you just have to experience to truly appreciate. That experience cultivates valuable skills rarely found anywhere else—skills you can sell when applying for jobs right out of school.
Skill #1: Appeasing Your Boss Your coach is likely to be the toughest boss you’ll ever have. They work just as hard and even longer hours year-round than we do trying to recruit, prepare for competition and advance our respective sports. Show up late to practice and it won’t be pretty. At a D3 school your team is going to be small, probably as small as or smaller than your high school team and it’s next to impossible to sneak anything by your coach. Wear the wrong color shirt under your gear and you’ll find yourself running until your legs feel like popsicles melting off their sticks (maybe that one is just me.) Likewise, when you enter the real world, your boss will expect the same attention to detail: show up on time, be in the meeting on time, be prepared for the meeting, dress for success every day. The devil is in the details. Your coach is an extreme version of a boss—his/her job depends heavily on how you do your job, so take pride in it and do it right. Hope-fully your boss doesn’t make you run when you don’t have that memo in on time.
Skill #2: Diversity in the Workplace A Division III athletic team is one of the most diverse environments you can encounter. Your teammates will come
from working-class families and then from parents who have retired already at 50. You will also have diverse skill sets—no two players on your team are exactly the same and you have to learn each other’s strengths, weaknesses and tendencies, and fast-paced, quick-thinking environ-ment. You may even have to change your game a little bit for the sake of the team. Working with a team of individuals from different backgrounds is something that will always be prevalent in the workforce. Having to mesh every day at practice with your teammates, who may will be from a different background, hones that skill as well as anything. Additionally, this forges friendships that are deeper and more lasting than those found at bigger schools.
Skill #3: Self-Motivation on the Job Imagine your coach has set up a cir-cuit workout and the team is split up into small groups on the field. But it’s a D3 program and your two or three coaches can’t micromanage everyone at the same time. Thus, it’s on you and your teammates to push each other to your limits. Self-motivation is critical, not only as a small-school athlete, but on the job as well. Your supervisor won’t always be right there to check your work, so it’s on you to do your job to the best of your ability. So this is D3 sports. It’s a close-knit,
intimate world where you’ll learn and practice life skills that employers value and look for in their prospective employees. Balancing school, your sport, your social life and your sanity is no easy task, but it’s among the most rewarding experiences you can undertake and will undoubtedly pay off in the long haul.
n Ryan Parmater is a senior at Wittenberg College in Wittenberg, Ohio. A 2012 graduate of Penn HS, Mishawaka, Ryan headed to Wittenberg as a member of the lacrosse team and majoring in political science and history—with a penchant for writing.
“So thiS iS d3, huh?” EMPloyERs sEEk thE skills of division-3 athlEtEs
Ryan Parmater left of Granger, plays defense for the Wittenberg Tigers, Wittenberg, OH. The 2012 Penn HS (Mishawaka) graduate never looked backed after joining the school’s lacrosse team. Now a senior, Ryan appreciates not only the comeraderie of team friendships, but also the long-term benefits of skills that transfer to job seeking and keeping.
There is something
about playing a sport at a D3
school that you just have to
experience to truly appreciate. That experience
cultivates valuable skills
rarely found anywhere else—skills you can sell
when applying for jobs right out
of school.
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LA PORTE,IN—There’s only so much PB&J a guy can take. Not to knock the trusty sandwich, but it’s such a common staple at cycling SAG stops that Larry Noel knew he just had to do something different. Larry, 67, is a former cyclist who’s been dubbed the “Father of Tour de La Porte.” While he no longer rides, he knows what it feels like to fizzle out on a century ride and has made it his personal mission to ensure the 100-miler cyclists in this particular event will be supported well until the end. Now in its 14th year, Tour de La Porte is Northwest Indiana’s most comprehen-sive athletic event, comprising road cy-cling events (5, 15, 25, 40, 60 and 100 mile rides), mountain biking time trials, 5K and 10K chip-timed runs, a 5K non-competi-tive run/walk, a 5k trail run, and a mini fun run for children. All proceeds go toward supporting local families battling cancer. The event takes place Aug. 21-23. Larry manages the SAG stop at mile marker 66— one of the last official stops
before the century riders make the trek back to Cummings Lodge in La Porte. “When I would ride, my breaking point was usually about 82 miles. That’s when I wanted to take the short cut and head back. So I want to let the century riders know that at mile 66 you’re going to get a real treat to keep you going the rest
of the way.” And boy is he serious. The Noel SAG has become sort of famous at the Tour for deliciousness and comradery. Last year cyclists raved about the fresh homemade strawberry short cake, pasta salad and home-made bread. Noel’s friends and family pitch in to make the eats. “I want to create something really special, and let the riders know how much I appreciate what they are doing for this cause,” Larry said. “Here, they’re not going to find the usual PB&J, cookies and Gatorade. I always like to greet them with nice cold bottles of water and sometime different to eat.” Larry has some friendly competition in the SAG arena. All the stops along Tour de La Porte are well-stocked with fresh fruits and vegetables, sandwiches, snacks, drinks and sometimes even gourmet appetizers from local restaurants. “I’m competing against La Porte’s finest, so I have to keep up my game,” Noel said with a chuckle. Larry received his founding father title after fanning a spark to start a cycling event in his hometown. He would ride his bike to the home of Greg Fruth—his good friend since 1959— and once there, he’d contemplate with his buddy, “Why am I traveling all over the country to bike for places that do research? Why don’t we try to do something here that helps our local patients?”
Fruth’s wife just happens to be Maria Fruth—vice president and chief executive officer of the La Porte Hospital Founda-tion. Give Maria an idea and it will grow; the Tour is no exception. But as big as the event is, there’s still plenty of room for a hometown SAG at the personal home of a man who just cares too much to serve PB&J yet again.
king of the Sag “touR” founding fathER snubs thE PbJ “Why am I traveling all over the country to bike for places that do research? Why don’t we try to do something here that helps our local patients?” Larry Noel
Tour de LaPorte “Founding Father”
Participate for an event each of the three days of Tour de Laporte and earn your Three-Day award. Plenty to choose from—run, ride, mountain bike, walk,—all distances, all levels.
Tour de LaPorte “founding father” Larry Noel left with long-time buddy Greg Fruth serve up home-made strawberry short cake and bread, pasta salad and refreshments to help TDL Century cyclists beat the 66-mile blues.
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