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Shane Lishawa of Mt. Shasta, CA set a new course record in the 50K, covering the 31 mile course in 3:52:22, eclipsing his brother Brian's course record of 3:59:37 set just last year. Krystin Smith of Oscoda, MI captured the women's 50K title in 5:12:02. Jim Seymour of Saint Louis, MO (4:15:28) and Sean Munro of Northville, MI (4:21:08) completed the podium for the men. Chasing Smith for the women’s title was Meredith Garner of Muskegon, MI, only 48 seconds back in 5:12:50. Gail Shurlow, racing to bring awareness and assist in fundraising for the Huntington’s Disease Society of America, was third among the women, crossing the finish in 5:44:06.
In the marathon, Kevin Burke of Athens, GA cruised to an overall victory in 3:28:50. Amellia Vasquez-Collins of Marquette, MI ran a strong race to win the women's marathon title in 4:24:31. Matt Bozung of Okemos, MI was the only other runner to crack 4 hours on the Waugoshance course, finishing 2nd in 3:47:07. The 3rd overall place among the men was captured by Michael Nelson of Grand Rapids, MI (4:18:04). Joining Vasquez-Collins on the women’s marathon podium were Emma Bialik of Manistee, MI (4:28:24) and Serene Griffin of Battle Creek, MI (4:42:43).
In the half marathon Wood Moore of Peachtree Corners, GA threw in several sub 6 minute miles on the rail trail section to achieve an exceptional time of 1:34:45. Lydia Marano of Dearborn, MI won the women's half marathon title in 2:08:52. Both Moore and Marano provide a promising picture of the future of trail racing, being 16 and 19 years old, respectively. Separated by only six seconds, Phillip Harmon of Roanoke, VA and Jackson Etheridge of Manhattan, IL finished 2nd (1:40:13) and 3rd (1:40:19) in the men’s half marathon. Cacia Lesh of Petoskey (2:13:10) and Ellie Bradach of Roswell, GA (2:16:51) joined Marano for the top trio in the women’s half marathon.
Complete results and a photo slideshow are available for viewing. Early morning rain showers transitioned to partly sunny skies by afternoon, with 133 runners from 20 states completing the race.
Many generous people helped to make this event so successful. Parents and students from the Mackinaw City School worked each aid station, the Carp River Fire & Rescue provided medical coverage and radio communications, the Harbor Springs Chapter of the North Country Trail Association cleared and maintained the trail, Jim Engel assisted with course marking and Chris and Ethan Westercamp swept the course, picking up all flags and mile markers.
We were also pleased to have the folks form King Orchards at the finish. King Orchards, located in Central Lake, MI supplies the tart cherry juice that we serve at all of our events.
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Described as both beautiful and brutal, the demanding half marathon course challenged 134 finishers from 16 U.S. states and Ontario, Canada. Complete results are now available. Alex Feravich of Cedar Springs, MI captured the overall title in a blazing fast 1:29:03. Justin Walker of Mecosta, MI was 3 minutes back in 1:32:08 while Nigel Mika, a student at University of St. Andrews in Scotland, completed the men's podium, finishing in 1:36:49.
Abby McIntyre of Grand Rapids won the women's overall title in 1:55:30. Just three minutes back, Bethany Seiter of Gary, SD cruised to a 2nd place overall place in 1:58:35. Completing the women's podium was Laura Piskor, hailing from Blue Island, IL. Piskor covered the half marathon course in 2:00:04.
The Two Hearted witnessed a 59 year age span amongst its participants. Ian Ohm of Ann Arbor at 15 was the youngest while George Aronholt of Akron, OH was the elder of the field at 74.
Many thanks go to our volunteers from the Hiawatha Shore to Shore NCT Chapter, the Luce Amateur Radio Society and Roger & Diane Clark. We also want to thank Gnarly Nutrition and King Orchards for providing world class sports nutrition and regionally grown and produced tart cherry juice.
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Light rain for the first hour followed by partly sunny skies and a cool breeze out of the north allowed nearly ideal conditions for racing on the Rock River Canyon course. Complete results are now available for viewing. Cory Fries of Bluffton, South Carolina (4:31:24) ) and Iris Lenauer of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (5:23:06) captured the overall titles in the 50K. The course featured over 4,300 ft of climbing and descent. Adam Cornette of Marquette, MI was the only other runner to crack the five hour barrier, finishing 2nd overall in 4:57:00. Micah Middaugh of East Jordan, MI completed top trio, crossing the line in 5:14:49. In the women’s race, Katie Daman of Fife Lake, MI was just 12 minutes back from Lenauer, finishing in 5:35:34. Jayme Collier of Petoskey, MI took the podium’s third spot (7:28:47)
The 27K saw Ryan Miller of Houghton, MI (2:55:25) and Catherine Austin of Crystal Falls, MI (3:08:22) as the overall winners. Jake Zaleewski of Tomahawk, WI (3:07:45) and Jeff Kuehn of Wetmore, MI (3:08:26) captured 2nd and 3rd in the men’s race. Erin McGhee (3:18:31) of Menominee, MI and Cicily Fortin (3:32:00) of Marquette, MI took 2nd and 3rd among the women.
Thanks go to the aid station volunteers from Superior Central High School, the North Country Trail Superior Shoreline Chapter for trail maintenance, the Alger Amateur Radio Club for communications and our medical volunteers from Munising Memorial Hospital and Alger County EMS.