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Vol. 5/No. 1
February - March 2015
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OSMC injury
Q&A
Dr. Will Stevenson
educates readers on
stress fractures and
the importance of
early detection.
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The Athleticism of Love
A Little Valentine’s Day Inspiration
All-American
triathlete Steve
Galat runs in
sub-zero temps,
cycles in the
scorching sun,
swims in lakes
where the weeds
wrap around his
neck like live
tendrils. Like any
goal-seeking
competitive
Triathlete Steve Galat,
athlete, Steve has
more comfortable on the learned to adhere
run than the dance floor. to the requisite: “Be
comfortable with
being uncomfortable.”
This past Christmas season,
however, Steve risked even his own
wide-margined comfort zone and found
himself, well, uncomfortable.
In November, Steve’s wife Colleen
happened to see a date circled in red on
her calendar. It just gave a time. Upon
inquiry, Steve said it was her Christmas
present.
When the date and time came,
still-curious Colleen was ready for
anything. Steve was not.
In the car he was nervous, not
talking, maybe even sweating. Though
Hang Time
February-March 2015
editor’s choice
they live in Mishawaka, the short drive
to Grape Road was one of the more
uncomfortable ones the couple had
endured in 30 years of marriage.
At last, Steve pulled into
DanceSport. Dance lessons! That was
the gift—so they could learn to dance
as a couple for their daughter’s
upcoming spring wedding.
“This was a true act of love,” said
Colleen. “Something 100 percent for
me.” Somehow, Steve made it through,
though he probably would have been
more comfortable taking a mile swim in
Lake Michigan on that December
morning. Ever the goal master, he
added an invitation to spend New Year’s
Eve at the Palais Royale, not just
dancing—dancing in public!
Someday I’ll write a story on an
athletic feat of Steve’s. But for now,
in this month of love, it’s his dancing
feat that serves as a PR worthy of note.
Thanks Colleen and Steve for letting
me share.
I hope you enjoy the debut of the
2015 Race & Event Calendar—sort of
gives you that light-at-the-end-of-thetunnel optimism.
Plan on Michiana!
Jan Spalding, editor
Anna Rohrers Again
Photo from RunnersWorld.com
RPM can’t pass up the chance to say, “Congratulations Anna!” What a hard-working, gracious representative of Michiana sports! Anna Rohrer, a Mishawaka High School senior, was surprised in
late January by local and national media—including ESPN and Runners World—with a ceremony
to honor her as recipient of the 2014-15 Gatorade National Girls Cross Country Runner of the
Year award. Molly Huddle, right, Olympian, American 5,000-meter record holder and University
of Notre Dame graduate, surprised Anna (just as Anna was about to play the flute in band class)
with the announcement and award.
MRA annual Meeting Honors D abler
Group 5K, Distance Training Getting Underway
Left Colleen Dabler was presented Michiana
Runners Association’s Volunteer of the Year
award by Ryan Fenstermaker. The annual
meeting took place in January at Fleet Feet
Sports, Mishawaka, where attending members
also voted in 2015 officers. Above MRA member
Marian Hodges flaunts her door prize—an exclusive RPM high-vis, multi-use climate shield.
Fleet Feet winter No Boundaries 5K training group takes a moment before a Monday night run.
n NO BOUNDARIES (Fleet Feet) 8-week program trains for a first 5K at the May 16 Girls on the Run 5K
Celebration in South Bend. Training begins March 16 with runs Monday evenings and Saturday mornings.
FleetFeetMishawaka.com
n MARATHON AND HALF MARATHON TRAINING (Fleet Feet) begins March 3, running Wednesdays/
Saturdays. Goal is the June 6 Sunburst Races. FleetFeetMishawaka.com
n TIME-TO-TRAIN (Memorial Health & Lifestyle) 10-week beginning running program. Tuesday/
Thursdays runs at 5:30 beginning March 31 with the goal of June 6 Sunburst. [email protected].
n SWMI RACERS DISTANCE TRAINING PROGRAM with May 3 Borgess Half or May 17 Michigan Shores
Mini as goal. This is a free program. SWMIRacers.org
SWMI Runs for the Dogs
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SWMI Racers and the Whirlpool Veterans
Association presented a check for $2,900 to
Stiggy’s Dogs, an organization that trains
shelter dogs to be psychiatric service dogs for
military veterans. Fundraising kicked off with
the RACERS Rescue Run in November, a timed
race for dogs and their owners.
Michiana Bicycle Association’s annual meeting
welcomed National Park Service Outdoor
Recreation Planner Diane Banta, center. Left
Kristin Branden, MBA VP publishing and Greg
Hicks, MBA president.
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Urankar Grabs Miami Honors
Granger gym owner among elite talent worldwide
Congratulations
to Nick Urankar, elite
Men’s winner of the
2015 Wodapalooza
three-day functional
fitness competition in
Miami this January.
From a pool of
nearly 1,000 qualifying athletes, 70 were
invited to compete
for the event’s Elite
Division—and this is
where Nick thrusted,
double-undered, pistoled and chipped his
way to win the top
spot on the podium.
Miami was a
relatively short distance for Nick, owner
of CrossFit 061 in
Granger, compared
to his worldwide
competing schedule.
Nick is in an elite
class of one of the
world’s fastest growing fitness sports.
In 2011 he earned a
coveted spot in the
Nick Urankar, owner of CrossFit 061 in Granger, won the Men’s Elite
CrossFit Games, held
Division of the 2015 Wodapalooza fitness challenge in Miami this
annually in LA. If you
January. Nick will continue to train in hopes of returning to the 2015
have caught it on
CrossFit Games this summer.
television, you know
this is where athletes
compete for three days to be crowned the fittest male and female on earth.
The irony, compared to other sporting competitions, is CrossFit athletes don’t
know exactly what skills they will be asked to perform, how many reps or for how
long. The competitions challenge all fitness levels – endurance, speed, strength.
“We say, ‘you train for the unknown and the unknowable’ so that you can do
anything you are told to do,” Nick said. Interestingly, he says the goal is to not be
the best at anything, but really good at everything.
(Consider, if you are the strongest, you may be too big
“We say, ‘you
to do well at an endurance run.)
“Everyone has weaknesses, but the idea is to
train for the
minimize those things you are not good at.”
unknown and
Nick intends to stay in top form in order to
the unknowable’
advance for a second trip to The CrossFit Games in LA
this summer. This will take some endurance.
so that you can
The season begins with the CrossFit Open, where
do anything you
anyone is invited to qualify for one of 17 worldwide
regional competitions.
are told to do.”
Twenty men and 20 women will qualify to
compete at each regional competition. “Our region is
combined with the North Central Region so the top five will go to the games this
summer, with a total of only 40 men and 40 women given the chance to compete
for the crown of the fittest in the world.”
Nick also plays for the Miami Surge National Pro Grid League. Grid is a new
sport that implements some Cross Fit movements but brings it into a 2-hour,
fast-paced format viewers enjoy watching. Nick was also on the all-Grid team,
similar to being an All-Pro in football.
Grid is similar to CrossFit, but the athletes know what they are going to do.
(Officially Grid is defined as “the world’s first professional spectator sport with
co-ed teams that compete in strategic athletics racing.”) NPGL competitions are
more about how you handle the pressure. With 11 events in two hours, Nick said
Grid matches are very watchable, fun, fast-paced and not quite as tough as the
three-day CrossFit competitions.
FMI Follow Nick Urankar on Twitter and Instagram. (He’s maxed at 5,000 on FB friends.) His studio, CrossFit 061 in
Heritage Square, Granger, will be moving to a facility near the corner of SR 23 and Bittersweet this spring.
February-March 2015
ProForm Mechanic Takes Trip to OTC
Jason Rumfelt is now
on the list. ProForm
Bike’s professional
mechanic of four years
took a trip to Colorado
Spring’s Olympic Training Center in November to earn his license
Jason Rumfelt as a sanctioned USA
Cycling Race Mechanic.
What does that mean? Whenever
Team USA needs mechanics for any
number of events nationwide, they
have Jason’s number. And he has
theirs.
“The more events you do the
more it improves your category ranking,” said Jason, currently a category
4 mechanic. He has served at four
events, including two Steelhead Ironman’s in Benton Harbor.
“You gain experience with smaller races and work your way up the
ranking, eventually to an international category.” Jason also owns Lube-AChain Bicycles, a vintage restoration
and repair business. Clearly Jason had
plenty of experience going in to the
week-long certification but he says,
“It’s less about the actual license
and more about the experience you
gain while getting it. A bike is a bike.”
You fix them the same way, in the
shop or in a race. “But in an event
you have to be ready for the higher
pressure, for quick decisions that at
the time, feel like life or death.”
Jason will keep his eye out for
events and even be ready to jump
in as a personal mechanic for local
professional triathlete Kaleb VanOrt,
should the need arise.
Reach Jason at Jason@ProFormBike.
com. Read more at: http://lubeachainbicycles.blogspot.com/2014/11/
on-road-becoming-usac-race-mechanic.html
One of the most surprisingly
interesting lessons Jason Rumfelt
had at the OTC was para-athlete
support and bike modification, where
he rubbed elbows with paraolympian
Allison Jones. “With so many different disabilities people face, there
is no wrong way to build a machine
that can help them overcome their
challenges,” Jason said.
Bryan A. Boyer, M.D. (left)
Christiaan Mamczak, D.O.
SPORTS INJURY EXPERTS
Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery Team
Helps Athletes Return to Play
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compete. You love to excel.
But being in good physical shape and
competing comes with its risks, including
injury. If you’ve tried physical therapy,
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sports injury without success, it may be
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Whether it’s a broken bone, torn ligament
or stress fracture, the experts of Beacon
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specialize in the treatment and restoration
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Our experienced surgical team of Bryan
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get back to what they love to do. New
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February-March 2015
Q&A
with OSMC
RacePlayMichiana thanks the sports medicine physicians and surgeons at OSMC for offering to answer readers’ injury-related questions. In this
issue Dr. Will Stevenson, an orthopaedic surgeon who also has a certificate in sports medicine, discusses the recognition, care and prevention of
stress fractures. Send your questions to [email protected].
By I was training for my first marathon and began to notice an ache mid-thigh. My answer
“While treatment may be to stop the activity
altogether, if the issue is caught early, it may be a
matter of reducing the repetitive activity or even
changing footwear.”
was to stretch and foam roll more, but I also kept to my running schedule because it
seemed to get better once I had a few miles behind me. Then, after my first 18-mile run,
it continued to hurt long after the run and I limped for two days. I self-diagnosed a stress
fracture and stopped my training cold, with no running for the next eight weeks. It was
such a let down. I’m guessing I could have handled this better?
Janet, Mishawaka
WILL STEVENSON, MD
OSMC orthopaedic surgeon with a certificate
in sports medicine
Stress fractures are one of the
most common sports-related injuries.
Yet, because they progress slowly
over time, it is easy for an athlete to
overlook one, which is likely what
happened to you in your quest to run
a marathon.
Stress fractures are truly a repetitive mover use injury—injury due to
a cyclical stress (vs. trauma) in which
patients have increased their activity
level or changed something about
their regimen or footwear. (Much of
what we know about stress fractures
through research has been done in
military studies, where large populations were forced into a changed
regimen.)
Symptoms
Recognizing stress fracture symptoms early is important. Unaddressed
symptoms can lead to a full fracture
line that may require longer recovery
and slower return to play. Fortunately, most will heal without surgery or
long-term impairment.
The typical symptom is that dull
achy pain you felt during activity. For
runners, that achiness may feel deceivingly better after the first few miles
Dr. Will Stevenson
An MRI or a bone scan
(not X-ray) will give the
only definitive answer
when it comes to
diagnosing a stress
fracture early on. Here,
an MRI shows the
location of a femoral
stress fracture above
the knee joint.
as the tendons and muscles warm up.
However, you find the pain does not
go away and eventually continues on
after exercise. In severe cases the pain
becomes constant.
D iagnoses
For most, diagnosis of a stress
fracture is based on a physical exam
and the athlete’s recent history—did
they increase their intensity or distance? Did they change footwear?
Early on, X-rays will be unremarkable
and only a bone scan or MRI will be
definitive.
Treatment/Recovery
While treatment may be to stop
the activity altogether, if the issue is
caught early, it may be a matter of reducing the repetitive activity or even
changing footwear. We often prescribe
cross-training such as swimming and
cycling so the athlete can maintain
cardio status without impact loading.
Depending on severity, recovery
varies from several weeks to several
months, from monitored weight-bearing to non-weight bearing. Ultimately,
we are waiting for the stress fracture
to heal, but at the same time we want
to help the athlete return to their
sport as soon as possible and keep
training loss at a minimum.
There are a few other factors we
keep in mind when treating stress
fractures:
n Is the patient getting enough dietary building blocks such as calcium
and vitamin D? We check their RDA
and for some who have a propensity
for the condition, we may increase the
amount enough for their bone to heal
and recover.
n Women are 3.5 percent more likely
to get stress fractures. Menstrual cycles are a good indication, as women
with menstrual irregularities tend to
get stress fractures more frequently.
n Gait analysis is important to make
sure there are no abnormalities in the
way a patient walks or runs.
n Bone density testing will come into
play if we see a patient who gets repeated stress fractures or who doesn’t
recover well from one.
Prevention
The most important preventative
measure you may have overlooked
is gradual increase in duration (mileage) and intensity. Abrupt change
will supersede the muscles’ job to
protect and take on a load for which
your bones are not ready. With gradual
increase, your muscles build and bone
density builds to meet the challenge
of the new demands.
Everything must build up in a coordinated progression--muscles, tendons, bones—to avoid over-use injury.
When beginning a training program,
take time to find one that is gradual
relative to your current activity level.
And remember, overuse is relative to
the individual—someone beginning
a 10K training program will have a
different overuse threshold than a
marathoner reaching for a PR.
Dr. Stevenson is an orthopaedic surgeon at OSMC
with a fellowship in sports medicine. He is a
board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and has an
additional certificate in sports medicine.
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February-March 2015
IN-MI River Valley Trail Shaping
T he spine of Michiana ’s urban trail network nears completion
n Early
January
approval for
$141,000
keeps the
MI-IN River
Valley Trail on
the right path
By HARRY THIBAULT, chairman
Niles Charter Township Park Commission
IMRVT Trails Task Force Member
Twenty-five years ago, local trail
planners were ahead of their time
when they helped build a 0.5-mile
segment of downtown South Bend’s
“East Bank Trail” and Roseland’s 0.8mile “LaSalle Bluestem Trail”. It was
another 20 years before the concept
of urban trails as community development catalysts took hold again. In
2008, there were no less than five new
trail projects proposed between Niles
and Mishawaka.
Seeing a need to coordinate this
trail growth, private and municipal trail
advocates formed a regional Trails Task
Force (TTF) in 2009. The TTF’s focus
was finding a way to connect existing/
proposed trails and form a continuous,
21-mile, paved, off-road trail between
Niles and Mishawaka. The task force
believed this “pedestrian interstate
highway” would facilitate the growth of
collateral trail networks throughout the
region.
Six years and more than a dozen
trail projects later the IN-MI River Valley
Trail (IMRVT) stands less than four
miles from completion.
This past August, Niles Charter
Township completed the latest segment, a 3.3-mile trail from the state line
to Brandywine Creek Nature Park north
of Highway 12. This trail runs parallel
and one block west of State Highway
51 (IN 933) with trailheads at either end
and an additional trail station at South
Fireman’s Park on Bell Road.
Niles Charter Township is now
working with the city of Niles to connect to their 2.25-mile downtown trail
via a one-mile paved trail through the
heavily wooded Brandywine Creek
Nature Park. If funds and property are
secured, that segment could be done
by 2016-17 and complete Michigan’s
6.5-mile portion of the IMRVT.
In Indiana, completion of the
unpaved LaSalle Trail in St. Joseph
County will add 2.4 miles to the IMRVT.
The LaSalle Trail will connect at State
Line Road, with the new Niles Charter
Township Trail at Darden Road with the
Darden/Riverside Trails and at Cleveland Road with Roseland’s original
Bluestem LaSalle Trail segment.
INMIRVT Gets OK to Begin
$3.8 Million Stretch
IMRVT, trail planners are seeing their
vision of a trail-integrated community
come to fruition. Connecting off-road
trails have sprung up around the Notre
Dame campus and along South Bend’s
northwest side. Residential housing projects and pedestrian-friendly
street planning are returning to our
downtowns. People are talking about
off-road trails eventually connecting
all of our Michiana schools, parks and
regional attractions. Many have even
started to entertain possibilities for
extending the IMRVT to connecting
trails in Granger, Elkhart, Buchanan and
Six years and more than a dozen trail projects later the IN-MI River
Valley Trail (IMRVT) stands less than four miles from completion.
Good news came in early January with the St. Joseph County Board
of Commissioners’ acceptance for
$141,000 from the Clay Township
Benefit Trust to go toward the county’s
20 percent match with a federal grant.
Three phases of this $3.18 million
project will complete the portion of the
trail from Cleveland road north to the
Indiana-Michigan state line.
Still to Come
Lastly, IMRVT supporters are
hopeful for the development of two
final segments:
n Business 933 from Angela Blvd to
Douglas Road has 1-mile long, 5-footwide sidewalks that connect the East
Bank Trail to the LaSalle Trail. The academic communities along 933 lie at the
heart of the IMRVT and there is strong
support among them to develop a
10-foot wide, paved trail adjacent to
one side of 933.
n The city of South Bend has been
contemplating an off-road trail that
would span the seven city blocks
between the East Bank Trail and the
Riverside Trail in proximity to Angela
Blvd. Completion of one or both of
these two segments would provide the
final piece(s) to this 21-mile puzzle.
D reaming Big
Even before the completion of the
along Lake Michigan.
Michiana is poised for significant
growth in urban pedestrian traffic and
all the benefits it affords: Recreation,
economic development, exercise,
alternative transportation routes,
sustainable growth and a more interpersonal sense of regional community.
FMI To stay up to date and support your local
trail projects, follow the trail-building progress on
Facebook (FriendsoftheIMRVTrail) and join fellow trail
advocates as we grow something special for everyone
in Michiana. Also, visit swmpc.org/inmitrail.asp for
updates and detailed information.
For a larger map view, visit the Friends of the In-Mi
River Valley Trail Facebook Page.
In early January 2015 development of the
Indiana-Michigan River Valley Trail rolled
forward again as the St. Joseph County
Board of Commissioners approved $141,000
from the Clay Township Benefit Trust to go
toward the county’s 20 percent match with
a federal grant. Work on this $3.18 million
stretch of the trail will be completed in
three phases:
Phase I—Cleveland to Darden Road,
Phase II—Darden to Auten Road
Phase III—Auten to the state line.
The first two phases are expected to be
constructed in 2016, with the reach to the
state line expected to be built in late 2017.
OSMC
A 40-year track record
of keeping Michiana athletes
in the race.
OSMC’s team of physicians and
athletic trainers treat sports injuries
every day. So when an athlete is injured
we’re ready.
Our participation in Michiana athletics
started more than forty years ago and
that tradition continues today, driven by
a commitment to delivering the most
advanced sports medicine services
available in the region.
Enjoying the view—Harry Thibault, chairman of the Niles Charter Township Park Commission
and IMRVT Trails Task Force member, snapped this shot during an early morning ride on a
recently finished IMRVT stretch in Niles Township, just north of the Bertrand Road crossing.
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n Runs/Walks
2015 Race & Event Calendar
n Cycling n Triathlon/Swimming n Adventure n Trail Run n Mountain n Kids Event
3/28 Holy Half (sold out), half marathon, 10K
University of Notre Dame Campus
holyhalf.nd.edu
february
2/14 Frosty 5K & Mitten Mile
Downtown Elkhart, IN
stonesouppromotions.com
5/9 Silver Mile Run for Education
5K run/walk, timed mile on track, 1-mile fun walk
Penn High School, Mishawaka, IN
phmef.org
6/13 Randy Miner Memorial Country Run
4- and 1-mile runs
Heritage Park, Etna Green, IN
FB Randy Miner Memorial Country Run
4/4 Sarett Springs Stampede
Sarett Nature Center, Benton Harbor, MI
swmiracers.org
5/9 Spring Fitness Run half marathon, 5K run/walk
(formerly Spring Run for Fun)
Kosciusko County Fairgrounds, Warsaw, IN
runkra.com
4/11 Super Hero 5K Run
Elkhart, IN
stonesouppromotions.com
5/15-17 Fat & Skinny Tire Fest 12
Winona Lake, IN
fatandskinnytirefest.com
6/13 Manitou Monster Sprint/Kids Triathlon
Pee-Wee: 50-meter swim, 2-mile bike, 0.5-mile run
Youth: 100-meter swim, 3-mile bike, 1-mile run
Teen: 200-meter swim, 6-mile bike, 2-mile run
Adult: 400-meter swim, 13-mile bike, 3-mile run
Lake Manitou Moose, Rochester, IN
zebrapriderunningclub.com
4/18 Colors for Kids 5K CC trail course
Brandywine HS, Niles, MI
nilesserviceleague.yolasite.com
(see ad page 7)
5/16 Girls on the Run Michiana 5K Celebration
5K run and .05K Fun Run for ages 5 and under
South Bend, IN
girlsontherunmichiana.org
4/18 Dart for the Arts 5K run/walk
Downtown Elkhart, IN
stonesouppromotions.com
5/17 Granger Paths 10K, 5K
Mary Frank/Northpoint schools, Granger, IN
grangerpaths.org
4/25 3rd Annual RACERS Super Hero 5K
Benton Harbor, MI
racerssuperhero5K.com
5/23 Two Rivers Meet 15K run, 10K run, 5K run/
walk, 1-mi. loop, Kid’s Fun Run
Downtown Elkhart, IN
stonesouppromotinos.com
april
2/21 Warsaw Polar Plunge
Center Lake, Warsaw, IN
soindiana.org
2/21-22 Maple Leaf Indoor Marathon
Goshen College, Goshen, IN
mapleleafmarathon.com
march
3/7 Sarah Strong 5K
Downtown Elkhart, IN
facebook.com/Sarahstrongrun
3/8 Melting Mann Dirt Road Challenge
Jones, MI
meltingmann.com
3/14 2RRC 6th Anniversary Prediction Run
Oxbow Park, Elkhart, IN
2rrc.org
3/14 Pi Day 5K
Race lengths — pi (3.14) and 2pi (2*3.14=6.28) miles.
South Bend, IN
http://awis.nd.edu/piday5k/
3/21 Homeward Bound Elkhart Cty. 5K Walk & Run
Downtown Elkhart, IN
http://bit.ly/hbec2015
4/25 Holy Family Westside 5K
South Bend, IN
holyfamilyschool.catholicweb.com
4/25-26 Indiana Trail 100
Chain O’Lakes State Park, Albion, IN
indianatrail100.com
may
5/2 Run for the Buds
St. Joseph, MI
blossomtimefestival.org
Marathon*, Half Marathon, 5K Run, 10K Run, 5K Fitness Walk & Family Walk
SunburstRaces.org
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june
6/6 Sunburst Races full & half marathon, 10K, 5K runs,
5K walk, Family Fun Walk
South Bend, IN
sunburstraces.org (see ad this page)
6/6 Tri Ancilla (USAT-sanctioned)
500-yard swim, 11-mile bike, 3.1-mile run
Ancilla College campus, Donaldson, IN
ancilla.edu/tri-ancilla/
6/13 Marine Mud Run
5K cross country/obstacles
Marian High School, Mishawaka, IN
eventbrite.com/e/marine-mud-run-registration-15215456841
6/13 Hannah & Friends 5K Run and Fun Walk
5K trail run and 1-mile walk
Hanna & Friends Neighborhood, South Bend, IN
enter2run.com/search/event.aspx?id=31219
6/14 Bike the Bend
Leisurely family 30-plus mile bicycle tour
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN
bikethebend.com
6/18 (6pm Thurs.) Paint the Town Yellow 5K Fun Run
Downtown South Bend, IN
SJCSuicidePrevention.org
6/20 Courthouse Classic
5K, 1-mile competitive run, 1-mile fun run
LaGrange, IN
courthouseclassic.com
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n Runs/Walks
Race & Event Calendar
n Cycling n Triathlon/Swimming n Adventure n Trail Run n Mountain n Kids Event
6/20 16th Annual Pumpkinvine Bike Ride
Recreational trail ride: 23, 27, 33, 45, 61, 101 miles
Goshen, Shipshewana, IN
pumpkinvine.org
6/20 6/20 Pregnancy Care Center SuperHero 5K
Niles, MI
[email protected]
6/20 Warsaw Aqua Mile Open Water Time Trial
Swim 1 mile triangle swim with beach finish
Center Lake, downtown Warsaw, IN
centerlakewarsaw.com
6/22-25 Youth Cross Country Camp Ages 6-13
Jackson Intermediate Center, South Bend, IN
sbpark.org
6/26-28 Lake Max Challenge SUP Race
Sprint racing , short course, round the lake
Lake Maxinkuckee
lakemaxchallenge.com
6/27 22nd Annual Optimist Sprint Triathlon
.25-mile swim, 13.7-mile bike, 3.8-mile run
Winona Lake, IN
warsawoptimist.com/triathlon
july
7/11 South Bend Parks & Recreation Kids Triathlon
Ages 5-12: 25-yard swim, 1.3-mile bike, .5-mile run
Ages 13-14: 50-yard swim, 1.3-mile bike, .5-mile run
Potawatomi Park, South Bend, IN
sbpark.org
7/13-16 Youth Cross Country Camp Ages 6-13
Jackson Intermediate Center, South Bend, IN
sbpark.org
February-March 2015
7/25 Urban Adventure Games
South Bend, IN
urbanadventuregames.com
7/25 Bloom N Zoom Bike Ride
10-, 20-, 40-, 60- and 100-mile ride options
Elkhart, IN
bloomnzoom.org
august
8/15 Running Wild 5K, Wacky Scavenger Hunt
St. Patrick’s County Park, South Bend, IN
sjcparks.org
8/15 Rock the Quarry Triathlon
500-yard swim, 15.8-mile bike, 5K run
Goshen, IN
stonesouppromotions.com
8/1 Freedom Park Color Run
Centennial Park, Plymouth, IN
freedomparkin.com
8/16 3-for-3 Triathlon
200-yard swim, 8-mile bike, 2.5-mile run
South Bend, IN
michianaymca.org/3-for-3-triathlon
8/1 LOGAN’s Run 10K, 5K, 1 Mile Fun Walk
University of Notre Dame campus, IN
runwithlogan.org
8/21-23 Tour de LaPorte Runs, Walks, Rides
LaPorte, IN
tourdelaporte.org (See ad page 6)
8/7-9 Amishland and Lakes
14 - 100-mile bike ride
The Howe School, Howe, IN
amishlandandlakes.com
8/29 Barron Lake Triathlon
Sprint, Super Sprint, 5K run, Relays
Niles, MI
barronlaketri.com
8/8 Lake Max Triathlon
Sprint: 400-meter swim, 12-mile bike, 5k run
Kids 5-7: 50-meter swim, 1-mile bike, .5-mile run
Kids 8-10: 75-meter swim, 2-mile bike, 1-mile run
Kids 11-12: 75-meter swim, 2-mile bike, 1-mile run
Culver Academy, Culver, IN
culver.org/lakemaxtriathlon
8/8-9 Be Healthier Switchback 5K
St. Patrick’s County Park, South Bend, IN
sjcparks.org
8/9 Maytag Ironman 70.3 Steelhead
Benton Harbor, MI
ironman.com/triathlon/events/americas/
ironman-70.3
Colors For Kids 5K
september
9/13 Bike Michiana for Hospice
St. Patrick’s County Park, South Bend, IN
bikemichianaforhospice.org
9/13 TEC Fest 5K run/walk 10-mile bike ride
Riverview Park, St. Joseph, MI
tecfarm.org/TECFest
9/19 Game Day Chase 5K, 10K
Eddy Street Commons, South Bend, IN
gamedaychase.com
9/19 Nappanee Apple Festival half marathon, 5K
Nappanee, IN
nappaneeapplefestival.org
9/20 Tri the Creek
Olympic - 1000m swim, 22mile bike, 10k trial run
Sprint - 500m swim, 11mile bike, 5k trail run
Sprint KayaTri- 2 mile kayak/paddle board, 11mile bike,
5k trail run
Olympic Aquabike - 1000m swim, 22mile bike
Sprint Aquabike- 500m swim, 11mile bike
Potato Creek State Park, North Liberty, IN
3disciplines.com
9/13 Apple Cider Century ride
Three Oaks, MI
applecidercentury.com
OCtober
10/10 Sandhill Crane All-Trail
1/2 marathon, 10K, 5K
Vandalia, MI
cairnstoneadventuretours.com
10/25 Haunted Hilly Half Marathon
Frightening 5K, Monster Mile
Bonneyville County Park, Bristol, IN
stonesouppromotions.com
NOVEMBER
11/7 Race to Save Lives
10K run, 5K walk/run
Downtown Elkhart, IN
stonesouppromotions.com
11/25 Turkey Stampede
10K, 5K run/walk, 1.3-mile run
Downtown Elkhart, IN
stonesouppromotions.com
Race Directing 101
The Question of Course Certification
To spend or not to spend ?
RPM asked regional USATF course certifier Tom Konieczny about the value of certifying a run course. Tom,
who has a background in civil engineering, has been measuring race courses with his friends for 30 years.
He is a runner from the 1970s and, as he adds, “can ride a bike.” Tom is one of the race directors for the
Michigan City Marathon, so under the exacting watch of featured runners such as Frank Shorter, Bill Rogers,
Hal Higdon and Alan Page and as a host of the National 15K Championship, rest assured, Tom knows how
to measure.
What is the value of having your course certified?
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A certified course ensures participants run the advertised distance. It’s probably
more important for serious runners, but even novices who keep track of their times
should be concerned about distances. When we measure courses, just about every
route that the race directors give us as a starting point is short. So if you’re running
a non-certified course, you could be running a tenth of a mile or more short of what
is advertised. I guess that’s good for the ego, but you’re not really getting what you
paid for. And why would you care about a time if you don’t know how far you ran?
What is the cost?
We typically charge between $250 (5K) to $1,200 (marathon) to measure a
course. If there are multiple distances, we prorate those amounts. Since a cert is
good for 10 years, that’s basically $25 per year for a 5K or $120 for a marathon
course. With today’s entry fees, that’s probably about the cost of one runner.
And consider this: When you talk about costs, people today almost demand chip
timing. And when you talk about profits, there they go! Chip timing can be
anywhere from $750 on up. And that’s every year. I’m a firm believer that if you give
me a stop watch and a clipboard with a sheet of paper and a pencil, I can give you
more accurate times than a chip system.
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The Rides of March 2nd Annual Dirt Road Bike Challenge for All Levels
The
March 8
staging of
the second
annual
Melting
Mann Dirt
Road Bike
Dirt Road Bike challenge
has taken
Challenge
on some
M e lt i n g M a n n . c o m new grit,
with
increased participation from
neighboring states, impressive representation from the
Chicago area and new incentives for all.
The 21- and 32-mile open class dirt
road grinder is the inspiration of Jamie
Stafne and Mark Wright. The two were
inspired by the growing sport of dirt
road cycling and recognized the hills
and roads of southwest Michigan’s Cass
County area as a natural for creating
this local event. The company they
formed, Heart Smart Events, strategically stages Melting Mann during the
spring thaw, challenging mountain
and cycle-cross riders of all levels with
a route that travels the unexpectedly hilly terrain of Newberg and Penn
Townships in Cass County Michigan.
“Participants can see why many
serious and successful bikers train on
these roads,” Jamie said. The Melting
Mann event is named after one of the
3/8/15
2nd Annual
Melting
Mann
ABOVE Snowy roads did not deter the 255 Melting Mann participants and 100 volunteers who
joined the inaugural ride in Cass County, MI. RIGHT Event apparel for the 2nd annual event unveiled earlier this fall. The jersies sport the NIMBA (Northern Indiana) and SWMMBA (Southwest
Michigan) mountain biking associations to showcase the support of both communities.
most challenging sections of the route,
Mann Road, which is said to turn bikers
into hikers. (Mann Road is the eventual access to Mount Misery, one of the
highest natural geographical points in
Southwest Michigan.)
Last year’s inaugural event brought
out 255 participants and 100 volunteers, along with tremendous support
from area retailers—from Grand Rapids
to South Bend, Mark said. “This year we
have introduced event apparel options
which will sport both the NIMBA and
SWMMBA logos on the Jerseys, a great
way to showcase the mountain biking
communities of both Northern Indiana
and Southwest Michigan.”
The post-race celebration welcomes back Arcadia Ales as the exclusive beer sponsor and the worthwaiting-around-for Pedal Pushers Prize
Presentation which gives all participants a chance to win a Kona Rove
All-Gravel Road bike, or a set of SportCrafters training rollers and plenty
more great prizes from area bike shops.
The race will start and end in Vandalia, MI with the celebration area just
north of Main Street/M-60.
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mind, body and spirit...
February-March 2015
Sunburst Races to
Finish on Irish Green
The official
finish line for
the 2015
Sunburst Races
will be on the
Irish Green on
the University
of Notre Dame campus. The
Sunburst team has made a special
note of appreciation to the
University for their ongoing
cooperation and for allowing race
participants the privilege of
finishing on the Irish Green.
Notre Dame Stadium, which has
traditionally served as the finish line
for Sunburst Races, is unavailable
this year due to Campus Crossroads
Project construction. But the SB
team looks forward to working with
the University to finish in the
stadium once again when
construction is complete, according
to race director Molly Sullivan.
The 2015 Sunburst Races will
be Saturday, June 6 and will include
a marathon, half-marathon, 10K
run, 5K run and 5K Fitness Walk. An
expo and Friday Night Family Walk
will take place on Friday, June 5.
The race is presented by KeyBank,
with proceeds benefitting Memorial
Children’s Hospital.
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Sarah St rong Run
Saturday, March 7
10K, 5K
Kids f un run
Downtown Elkhart
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ELKHART—The second annual Sarah
Strong Run will be March 7 in downtown Elkhart. In addition to the 5K
run/walk, a
10K run and
a 1-mile kids
fun run has
been added
this year.
Proceeds
from the
event will go
to Passionately Purple,
the Sarah
Crane foundation.
Sarah, a
sophomore at Elkhart Memorial High
School, was diagnosed with stage 4
colon cancer on July 3, 2013. Sarah
was a fighter and continued to battle
until she passed away on Dec. 7, 2013.
Throughout her battle she continued
to inspire others in the community to
remain #SarahStrong no matter what
we face in our daily lives. The founda-
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tion was established shortly after Sarah
passed away and assists families whose
children are battling cancer.
The inaugural Sarah Strong Run
last year had 668 participants. With
the addition of the kids fun run and
10K, race directors Mark Davidhizar
and Brenda Mueller hope to draw even
more interest from local runners and
families. The course starts and finishes
in downtown Elkhart.
All those registered by Feb. 20 will
be guaranteed a race shirt. Packet pickup will be March 6, 5–8pm at Heart City
Nutrition and on race day at City
Center Plaza from 7-8:30am.
Registration ends March 3 and there
will be no race-day registration.
Superhero 5K for CAPS
Saturday, April 11
5K, Sidekick Run
Studebaker Park ,
Elkhart, IN
stone souppromotions.com
ELKHART—Dress up as your favorite
super hero and come out for a fun
spring run in the park. This is a new
event hosted out of Studebaker Park
in downtown Elkhart. With the energy
and expertise of Stone Soup Promotions behind it, event planner Paula
February-March 2015
Turk said they even
have Elkhart’s own super hero hall of fame
collector as the event’s
consultant.
So put on your cape
and mask, dress up as your favorite
super hero and have fun. “Otherwise,
it’s just another day,” Paula said.
A 300-yard sidekick run will be
held for the little kids, along with hot
dogs, fun and raising awareness for
Check out early registration fees prior
to Feb. 28 and register online at
stonesouppromotions.com and keep
an eye on their FB page for updates.
Colors for Kids 5K
April 18
Brandy wine HS cross count r y t rail
nile sser v icele ague.yolasite.com
NILES—This second annual fundraiser
for the Niles Service League is all about
colorful fun
“Walk, hop, skip – this is for all ages
and all levels,” said race director Cindy
Kingerman. There will be four color stations with extra color at the end for the
celebration. The course itself is fun, an
all-trail route held on the cross country
course use by Brandywine High School
runners.
Last year 150 came out to help
the Service League raise money for
scholarships to local graduates. Teams
coordinated with names and costumes
and most participants wore white to
highlight the colors. Warm up with
Zumba and cool down with DJ music
and refreshments post-race.
Check out early registration fees
prior to Feb. 28.
RACE DIRECTING From Page 7
Can I do it myself?
With a little bit of outlay and a
little effort, anyone can measure a
course. It’s a little tricky the first time
you do it, but like anything else, the
more you do it the easier it gets. I
would be very happy to work with
anyone interested in doing this.
What if it is just a small event?
It doesn’t matter if it’s a small or
new event. We helped our local animal
shelter put on a 5K “Howl-o-ween”
race a number of years ago. Since it
was local and more or less a fun run,
we didn’t think it would attract a huge
or talented crowd. But lo and behold,
a very talented elite distance runner
from Notre Dame somehow learned of
the event and entered. I still remember leading the race on my bicycle,
wishing it was a motorcycle so I could
keep ahead of him.
The point is, you never know
when someone may show up. All
certified courses nationwide are
posted on the USATF website. (I’ve
used it as a reference when I’ve gone
on vacation.)
When do I need to decide?
Measuring a course takes a day
or two depending on the complexity
plus a day to complete the paperwork.
We’ve done rush jobs and got the
certs a week before the race, but it is
always nice to have advanced notice.
One consideration is having a
snow-free course to measure. Last
year we were pressed to measure
Notre Dame’s Holy Half and had to
contend with some icy conditions
around the lakes.
The USA Track & Field website —USATF.org—is
a tremendous resource for race directors who want to
learn about course certification.
Tom also welcomes questions. Contact him directly
[email protected] or reach him through
the USATF website under course certification.
FMI and to register online nilesserviceleague.
yolasite.com and keep FB page.
Chip-timed mile
on the Penn High School track
Silver Mile
Run for Education
5K run/walk, timed mile, mile fun walk
May 9
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February-March 2015
Unweighting Can Improve the Wait of Recovery
n Hate to lose a registration fee due to
a blown hammy mid-training? NASA
technology allows you to train while
you heal.
Some say it feels like flying—yet
defying nature even more because you
are injured and still running.
The unweighting technology of
the AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill was
originally a product of NASA
engineers, developed as a way for
astronauts to gradually adapt back to
their body weights. For injured
athletes, unweighting is a way to keep
training at same speeds and intensities
while healing.
It is the latest recovery technology of professional and high division-1
athletes—from the Fighting Irish to the
Seattle Seahawks.
“First, you zip yourself in,” says Fran
McDonald, owner of McDonald Therapy in South Bend. “Then you have the
ability to run suspended, at a reduced
impact by selecting any weight between 20 percent and 100 percent of
your body weight.”
For the past year, local runners and
triathletes have been using the Alter
G at McDonald Therapy, and Fran, a
therapist with 33 years experience, has
had fun watching the results.
“They can continue to run while
we are treating them,” he said. “With
“First, you zip yourself in.
Then you have the ability to
run suspended at a reduced
impact by selecting any
weight between 20 percent
and 100 percent of your
body weight . . . Runners
love it because they see
the percentages of their
body weight increasing, so
they know they are getting
better.”
Fran McDonald PT, DPT
McDonald Therapy, South Bend.
“Runners love it because they
see the percentages of their
body weight increasing so they
know they are getting better.”
When they injury is healed, the
athletes has not lost out on
With less impact comes less pain. The AlterG Anti-Gravity cardio or muscular training.
treadmill reduces the impact of running or walking on an
Running or walking
injury by suspending the patient and allowing them to unweighted can be beneficial
run/walk on as little as 20 percent of their body weight. for anyone with a musculoskeleThus, they can continue to train for speed and endurance tal injury, from a pulled
while they heal.
hamstring, knee pain, IT band
issues, strained calf, even back
less impact comes less pain.” Treatment
issues,
Fran said.
may start a patient running on only 20
Many
people with musculoskeletal
percent of their body weight, but then
injuries
may
turn to pool running/walkthey progress—at increments as small
ing.
While
that
does continue to build
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running muscles and cardio while healing, Fran said, there is no transitioning.
“With Alter G, they are transitioning as
they improve—at increments as small
as 1 percent of their body weight—and
all the time running at their normal
speeds.”
Beyond Athletes
As a therapy tool, the AlterG is an
equally innovative option for people
who are too heavy to exercise with
the impact of their own weight. “For
them, the unweighting provides a safe
way to lose weight and exercise more
intensively.” The unweighting is also an
ideal way to improve mobility, strength
and safety for people with neurological
conditions.
“I love it. People with knee replacements, people who couldn’t exercise to
get weight off, they see progress. I love
anything that gets people interested in
exercise.”
The AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill
at McDonald Physical Therapy is for
physical therapy patients who can
rehab through a treatment program
and be able to continue
on with an independent
workout program.
Fran McDonald PT, DPT is the
president and CEO of McDonald
Physical Therapy in South Bend.
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February-March 2015
Parkview Warsaw YMCA Hits Target Rate
With 27 acres to work with the new Parkview Warsaw YMCA had plenty of space for recreating
the Frigid 5K race route in January.
n Full-scale community effort opens
new Y after a two-year capital
campaign
Congratulations to the greater
Warsaw community, beneficiaries of a
brand new $16 million, 70,000-squarefoot YMCA facility on a 37-acre campus.
(Through a partnership, 10 acres is
reserved for Parkview Health.)
“It’s a chance to have so many
more people engaged and involved,”
said Chad Zaucha, CEO of Kosciusko
Community YMCA and Parkview
Warsaw YMCA .
“This is definitely a 180-degree
turn from our old Smith Street facility.”
Since its Dec. 1 opening the
Parkview Warsaw YMCA has increased
its membership by 1,200, with more
than enough room to accommodate its
10,500 members. The facility itself is 80
percent larger and includes a wellness
center double the size of the former
space, a heated therapy pool and
6-lane lap pool, 50 percent more cardio
equipment and space to accommodate the more than 100 group exercise
classes offered weekly. And the list
goes on.
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“We were landlocked, with a facility that had 50 years of expansions to
meet and address community needs.
We just couldn’t do any more,” Chad
said. While they had hoped to gain
15 acres, the new grounds—visible
from SR 30—gives them 27 acres of
breathing space, with the additional 10
belonging to partner, Parkview Health.
“Now the spaces are bright, open,
welcoming and flexible so the staff
can be innovative with programs as
the community needs change,” Chad
said. There are also bright, open spaces
outside the building, acreage available
to develop sports fields and accommodate on-site summer day camps. A
paved ¼-mile walking path will bring
members outside on the grounds and
through the children’s play area and
even a ga-ga pit. Especially tempting
to runners is the 1/9-mile loop track
that circles the facility.
“It was definitely a full-scale community effort with 300 donors and seven key million-dollar-plus contributors,”
Chad said. $13.2 million was raised in
a capital campaign initiated in 2012,
with the remaining $2.8 million made
“It’s a chance to have so many more
people engaged and involved. This is
definitely a 180-degree turn from
our old Smith Street facility.”
Chad Zaucha
CEO, Kosicusko Community YMCA and
Parkview Warsaw YMCA
The new Parkview Warsaw YMCA has given
members a facility 80 percent larger than the
former space with a 6-lane lap pool, 50 percent more cardio equipment and space to offer
more than 100 group exercise classes.
up through the new market tax credit
program.
“It was a very aggressive campaign.
We were very fortunate and blessed
with folks involved to be able to move
forward so quickly.”
It Only T akes a Toe -Dip
By GRANT CARLILE
Philanthropic entrepreneur
Robotics teacher at Penn High School
Sometimes
“finding ourselves”
takes no more
than a toe-dip in
the world to
spark the journey
in life. For me,
philanthropic
Grant Carlile
running is the
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spark. At 20 years
old the year was 2007, the race was
the Detroit Free Press Flagstar Marathon, the season was fall and the
experience was beyond compare.
Back to the start of my training. I
knew I needed an incentive to ensure
a finish for my first marathon. After
all, marathons come down to will.
How could I reach beyond self-motivated training to finish?
I was a graduate student at
Indiana University in technology
and business and had never gone
more than a 10-mile training run.
My training moved to Mishawaka in
the summer, where the Bloomington
hills and forest trails were replaced
by flat-road neighborhood running.
It was that constant passing of house
after house that became the oxygen
that fueled my spark.
I still wanted to finish for more
than myself. My training runs turned
into clairvoyant brainstorming
sessions of brilliance (sarcasm intended, but I am sure any long
runner can relate.) I would bring
people along for the race and have
them cheer me on so I would not
disappoint. I would tell many people
about my journey and thus have a
social expectation to uphold.
After three months of navigating
my landscape of ideas, two patterns
emerged:
n All of my ideas involved other
people.
n Whatever I chose needed to be
tangible, measurable and scalable.
(I was a technology graduate student
after all.)
My task of choosing a cause
took me to the Center for Disease
Control’s website to research to the
top causes of mortality in our
country—cancer. The regional
chapter of the American Cancer
Society supplied me with a shirt and
brochures. My next move was a
door-to-door pledge drive. Fast
forward to October and I had a
finisher’s medal, $430 worth of
donations and a lot of thank you
letters to write.
The spark that ignited my
journey manifested into mentor,
volunteer, coordinator, coach and
organizer. And now I am working
toward my next dream. My toe-dip
into an expansive world is taking me
deeper into a role of support,
acceptance and understanding.
FMI Pick up the April-May issue where Grant will
tell us about turning his dream of philanthropy
into a business he has named Run for Phil. In the
meantime visit the runforphil.org website and
follow @runforphil on Twitter.
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The season sTill has PlenTY lefT.
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Vol. 3/No. 1
February - March 2013
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Congratulations Anna!
travels to
Wisconsin each
Weekend in pursuit
of the perfect Glide.
SUNBURST READY
Jack McGann shares the MakinG of the
sunburst ‘84 Marathon.
Winona Lake
Winona lake trails
hosts all thinGs
active includinG the
excitinG MetzGer
outdoors
adventure races.
new races
alonG With our favorite early-season
runninG events are the neW indiana trail
100 and leprechaun chase on the race
5k events.
crazy fun
J.v. peacock
reMinisces on 35
years of the
outpost cup ski
race at sWiss
valley, coMinG up sunday, feb. 17.
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In December, Mishawaka High School sophomore Anna Rohrer won the
Foot Locker Cross Country National Championship with a course record time of 17:29.
Inside, Anna and “Coach Kov” share the road . . .
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