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Michigan Radio's Christina Shockley running the Boston Marathon today

Michigan Radio's Morning Edition host Christina Shockley will be running in the the 2011 Boston Marathon today! Her start time is 10:20 a.m. where she'll run with the "second wave." You can track her...

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2012 Olympics: Running down a dream

Nick Stanko is a small guy with a shaved head. He’s an art teacher at Haslett High School, east of Lansing, and he also coaches the track team. Stanko is hard-core about running. He’s tried out for the...

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"So much more work to do," says Mayor Bing

It appears that Detroit Mayor Dave Bing will run for office again. As The Associated Press reports:The former NBA great tells the Detroit Free Press... that he "can't fix the problems that the city has...

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Kalamazoo runners plan 'solidarity run' to remember Boston

A group of runners in Kalamazoo will honor victims of the Boston marathon bombing by running together tonight.“Runners who were nowhere near Boston just feel like a piece of their heart has been ripped...

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Police beefing up security for 36th annual 5th/3rd River Bank Run in Grand...

“This year, by far, will be the largest security force that we’ve had for a 5th/3rd River Bank run to date,” Grand Rapids Police Chief Kevin Belk told city commissioners Tuesday.21,000 runners are...

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Tough Mudder races are filthy, and we're not talking about mud

The norovirus is the latest obstacle that participants in Tough Mudder races have to fight.In June, participants in Brooklyn, Michigan's Tough Mudder race got more than a mouthful of mud. 22,000...

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Crim Festival of Races begins this evening in Flint

Thousands of runners will take to the streets of Flint tonight and tomorrow. Started in the late 1970’s, the Crim has grown into the fifth largest 10-mile road race in the country.Andrew Younger is the...

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A runner's long journey to Boston

In 1896, the first modern Olympics in Athens staged a marathon. The next year the Boston Athletic Association followed suit. Just 18 men ran that day, with the winner finishing in about three hours –...

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Veterans and civilians bond as they run together

The model for Team Red, White, and Blue is simple. Give veterans and civilians the chance to run together in a relaxed environment and let conversations and friendships happen naturally.There are no...

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Michigan runner trying to cross America in 100 days

It's a key scene in one of the most beloved American films –the moment when Forrest Gump starts running.Barclay Oudersluys, 23, of Birmingham, has decided to do for real what Tom Hanks pretended to do...

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U of M-Flint partnering with Crim Fitness Foundation

As many as 20,000 runners and walkers will take part in the Crim Festival of Races this weekend in Flint.This week, the Crim Fitness Foundation announced a partnership with the University of...

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