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Tinkham's 5K
Run/Walk/Breakfast
May 17
8:00 am

Camp Whitley
(Northwest of
Columbia City)
Website
Entry Form

13th Annual
Run for Fun
5K/10K

May 17th
9:00 am
Kosciusko Fairgrounds
Warsaw, IN
AmazinGrace
5K/1M

May 17
10:00 am
Grace Community Church
Goshen, IN

ENTRY FORM
Seventh annual
DeKalb
Relay for Life
5Krun/3Kwalk

May 17
4:00 pm
ENTRY FORM
DeKalb HS
Auburn, IN
Carroll
Campus Life
5K/1M
Run/Walk
May 18

2:00 pm
ENTRY FORM
Maple Creek Middle School
Huntertown, IN

Milford Fest
5K Run/Walk
for
Junior Achievement

May 24
8:00 am

Waubee Lake Park
Milford, IN
ENTRY FORM
Jim Ryun
Mile


May 24
5:00 pm
Elkhart Memorial
High School
Elkhart, IN
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Whitley County
YMCA
"In search of a cure"
5K Run/Walk

May 31
9:00 am
Indian Springs MS
Columbia City
ENTRY FORM
Homestead
Harriers
Girls
CC Camp

June 2 - 5
5-7 pm
Homestead
Harriers
Registration

Health and Wellness
5K

June 7
9:00 am
ENTRY FORM
Health & WellnessCenter
Kosciusko Hospital
Warsaw, IN

New Haven Canal Days
5K


June 7
10:00am
New Haven
High School

New Haven, IN
ENTRY FORM
BeefCake
4K Series

6:00 pm
Mondays
June 9, 19, 23
DeKalb HS
Auburn, IN
ENTRY FORM
Albion Lions Club
5K Run


June 14
9:00 am
Central Noble HS
Albion, IN

Courthouse
Classic
5K


June 21
Lagrange, IN

WEBSITE

Turtle Days
5K
Run/Walk


June 21
8:00 am
Churubusco HS
Churubusco, IN
260-693-2000

Huntington's
Heritage Days
5K


June 21
9:50 am
(Parade start)
Huntington, IN
ENTRY FORM

Old Settler's Day
4-Miler

June 27
6:30 pm
Columbia City
260-894-4638
ENTRY FORM
First annual
Spartan Streak
5K

June 28
8:00 am
Manchester
College

North Manchester, IN
Loon Lake
5.5K
Run/Walk

July 5
8:00 am
Loon Lake
(North of
Columbia City, IN)
ENTRY FORM
Wawasee
Flotilla
Road Race
8M/3.3M


July 5
8:00 am
Lakeside Park
Syracuse, IN
260-894-4638

ENTRY FORM
Lake City
International
Marathon


Sept 13
Warsaw, IN
Northern Indiana's
only fall marathon
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COMING...
---Tinkham's 5K at Camp Whitley, Run for Fun 5K in Warsaw, AmazinGrace 5K in Goshen May 17...
---DeKalb Relay for Life 5K run and 3K walk, May 17 at 4:00 pm at DeKalb High School...
---Carroll Campus Life 5K Run/Walk, May 18, 2:00pm, Maple Creek Middle School...

NORTH SIDE SECTIONAL...
Andy Bayer run 9:11 for new sectional record in 3200...
FORT WAYNE  - Photos and results are posted on the Message Board.
Comments from Andy --- HERE
Bob Bayer, Andy's dad, talks about Andy and his running --- HERE


Carroll's Robbie Kleber wins 1600m in 4:24 at North Side --- AUDIO INTERVIEW
FORT WAYNE  - Carroll junior Robbie Kleber overtook Snider senior Colin Vance down the homestretch to win the 1600m at the North Side sectional Thursday night.
   Kleber's winning time of 4:24 was two seconds off the school record. Vance's time was 4:26 Northrop senior Sam Bird was third in 4:28 and Carroll's Michael Nussa was fourth in 4:32. Snider's Ethan Wappes was fifth in 4:33.
   Kleber placed fourth in 800m.

 
Bishop Luers Spirit run/walk --- RESULTS
Mother's Day 5-mile results on the MESSAGE BOARD...
Michael Gatton wins 1600m at Northeast Hoosier Conference middle school meet...
COMMENTS FROM MICHAEL GATTON --- HERE
Paige Patrick of Maple Creek wins girls race...
COLUMBIA CITY - Michael Gatton of Indian Springs and Evan Boucher of Bellmont broke away from the starting line of the 1600m as if they had only one lap to run at the annual Northeast Hoosier Conference middle school meet.
   Gatton, a 7th-grader, grabbed the early lead and went through the first 200 meters in 30-flat and the first 400 meters in just over 60 seconds with Boucher, an 8th-grader, not far behind.
   Common sense, and maybe a little lactic acid, then settled Gatton down to a 2:25 half-mile split and a 10-meter gap ahead of Boucher.
   On the final lap, Gatton had the race won but pushed the pace again in hopes of breaking the ISMS record of 4:54 set five years ago by David Rex.
   Facing a modest headwind and light raindrops over the final 100 meters, Gatton crossed the line in 4:52.94. Boucher was second in 5:01 and Sean Cole of Norwell was third in 5:03.
   For Gatton, it was only his fourth 1600m run of the season after having competed in hurdles previously.
   In the girls race, Paige Patrick of Maple Creek and Jami Reinhard of Norwell MS also broke away from the field early. With 200 meters to go, Reinhard moved up on Patrick and the two ran stride for stride around the last turn before Patrick pulled ahead down the homestretch. She won in 5:28 and Reinhard finished two seconds later.

  
Blanchard and Morrow win 16 and 32 at Northeast Hoosier Conference meet...
NEW HAVEN - While the likely winner of the girls 3200m at the Northeast Hoosier Conference meet was never in doubt, at least not with Carroll's superstar Chelsea Blanchard running, the boys 32 came down to a race between Carroll's James Martin, his teammate Austin Kilmer, and DeKalb's Nate Morrow.
  
Blanchard, a senior headed to Indiana University, won in 11:23. Her teammate, freshman Brianna Johnson, was second in 11:39. She also won the 1600 in 5:08.
   Morrow, after winning the 1600 earlier in 4:22, said he was "going to be game for anything" in what turned out to be a slow first half in the 3200. He went on to win in 9:35. Martin was second in 9:42 with Kilmer right behind. Morrow is also headed to IU.
   Columbia City's Harrison Fausey was fourth and Homestead's Kodi Mullins was fifth.
   Carroll's girls racked up 182 points for the NHC title, followed by Columbia City (106), New Haven (88), Homestead (71) and Norwell (52.5).  Homestead's guys won the team title with 145.5 points. Carroll was second with 112, followed by Columbia City (78), East Noble (71), DeKalb (67), Norwell (58), Bellmont (48) and New Haven (42).
   Retiring Homestead coach Dick Shenfeld was honored as boys "coach-of the year" and New Haven's Larry Stemmler was the girls honor.
Audio interview with Chelsea Blanchard and Brianna Johnson --- HERE
Audio interview with Nate Morrow --- HERE
Photos from the NHC 3200-meter runs at New Haven.

Indy-mini photos...More on the MESSAGE BOARD
Photos by RunIndiana.com photographer Doug Nusbaum...
Kenyans tie for first: Valentine Orare (left) and Lamech Mokono (right). 
 
MayFest sets records --- RESULTS
SHIPSHEWANA - The annual MayFest 4-mile road and trail race drew a record number of participants Saturday, May 3 and new course records were set for men and women.
   Mike Cole of Corunna was the overall mens winner with a time of 21:13.  Linda Keuneke of Fort Wayne was the overall female winner with a time of 26:48.
   Cole overcame a big early lead from Ryan Greutman of South Bend to win by four seconds. The two were dead even with a quarter mile to go before Cole pulled away for the win and $100 in prize money. 
   The race course travels over road and grass and includes a 3/4 mile stretch on the Pumpkinvine Trail.
AGE-GROUP WINNERS --- A lot more photos can be viewed --- HERE
Front Row:  Linda Keuneke (Womens Overall Winner), Clare Geiger (13 & Under), Chelsea Sommer (14-19), Laura Herr (2nd Overall), Jamie Bradberry (13 & Under), Keri Eby (3rd Overall), Joan Gary (70+), Kelsey Carmack (1 mile Overall)
Middle Row:  Amy Brandt (20-29), Mary Connolly (60-69), Zachariah Johnloz (14-19), Mario Comilo (3rd Overall), John Gary (70+), Matt Jones (30-39)
Back Row:  Linda Patterson (50-59), Ron Yoder (40-49), Ryan Greutman (2nd Overall), Mark Furkis (50-59).
Photo is courtesy of Dean Gillette.
 

CARROLL RELAYS...
 
Carroll girls and guys win Distance Medley Relay at home...
Ciersten Deardorf and Katelyn Moore video --- HERE
Chelsea Blanchard and Kayla Sweet video --- HERE
Boys DMR video --- HERE
HUNTERTOWN - Sophomore Ciersten Deardorf gave the Carroll Lady Chargers the opening lead in the distance medley relay at the Carroll Relays Friday night and, along with Chloe Swedzinski, Audrey Hess and Chelsea Blanchard at anchor, won in 13:06 over Norwell. Leo was third and Columbia City placed fourth.
   In the boys race, Carroll won in 11:16, followed by Bishop Dwenger and Norwell. Columbia City placed fourth after South Side was disqualified. Robbie Kleber ran the anchor mile leg for Carroll.
Ginther and Bayer win 1600m runs...
Samantha Ginther and Autumn Beachy video --- HERE
Guys 1600m first-lap video clip --- HERE
Guys 1600m second-lap video clip --- HERE
Andy Bayer, Nate Morrow, and James Martin in the final backstretch --- HERE
   Carroll's Samantha Ginther and DeKalb's Autumn Beachy turned the girls 1600m run into a two-girl race early at the Carroll Relays by quickly dropping the rest of the field. Ginther gradually widened the gap over Beachy and went to win 5:23. Leo's Chloe Morrical was third.
   Leo's Andy Bayer, DeKalb's Nate Morrow, Carroll's James Martin and Michael Nussa, along with Columbia City's Harrison Fausey made up the lead back through much of the guys 1600m. Bayer pulled away in the final 200 meters to win in 4:26, two seconds ahead of Morrow and three seconds ahead of Martin. Nussa outkicked Fausey for fourth, both finishing in 4:35.


Vance wins SAC 1600 and 3200 --- Summary, photos, more on MESSAGE BOARD...
Photo below:  Start of the Summit Athletic Conference 1600m girls run...Details on the message board...

Mark Furkis wins 5K, Ron Sharp wins 10K at Heart Beats Festival...
COLUMBIA CITY - Mark Furkis of Ligonier posted a 16:46 to easily win the annual Heart Beats Festival 5K . Nearly four minutes back, Davon Geiger of Churubusco placed second in 20:12. Conrad Peterson was third in 20:22. Brooke Werstler, an Indian Springs 6th-grader, was the overall female champion in 23:03.
   Ron Sharp of Fort Wayne won the 10K in 34:27, followed by Rowland Perez of Auburn in 37:08, and Brad Altevogt of Fort Wayne in 37:21. Because the top six finishers were masters runners (age-40 and over), Joe Knowles was awarded the open title in 42:16.
   Vicki Morgan was the female 10K champion in 51:23 and Wendy Fairchild was the women's masters winner in 51:30. Morgan and Fairchild were 17th and 18th overall.
   Forty-one runners competed in the 10K, run twice over the 5K loop. Thirty-two ran the 5K and six walked the 5K distance. The event was sponsored by Parkview Whitley, Fred Toenges Shoes of Fort Wayne, and Dick's Sporting Goods. Proceeds go to fund the Elementary Cross Country Championships for area youngsters in the third, fourth, and fifth grades held each September in Columbia City.
Photos below: Ron Sharp, Mark Furkis, Davon Geiger, and Vicki Morgan.
   

Samantha Ginther and Ciersten Deardorf go 1-2 in 1600m at Lime City...
Austin Kilmer and Sam Bird top two in 1600m at Huntington...
HUNTINGTON - Carroll junior Samantha Ginter and her teammate Ciersten Deardorf, a sophomore, posted unofficial times of 5:16 and 5:32 to finish first and second in 1600m at the annual Lime City Relays. Ginther opened an early lead despite a strong headwind on the backstretch. Northrop freshman Cara Fisher made a strong surge at the end and finishedin 5:33.
   In the guys race, sophomore Ross Ochs of Huntington took the early lead before Northrop senior Sam Bird and Carroll freshman James Martin moved to the front. Using the wind at his back along the stands each lap, Bird tried to pull away from Martin.
   Carroll senior Austin Kilmer moved into second behind Bird on the final lap and then took over down the last homestretch. Kilmer posted an unofficial time of 4:40. Bird was second in 4:43 and Martin third in 4:47. Ochs finished fourth.
 
Mike Cole outruns Eric Ade in Mastodon Stomp --- Comments from Mike
COMPLETE MASTODON STOMP RESULTS --- HERE!!!

 
BOSTON MARATHON COVERAGE --- Brett Hess Marathon Reports:
---Comments from Jim McKinnon (audio)
---Comments from Jim Berry (audio)
---Brett making his way up Heartbreak Hill (audio)
---Brett in Wellesley (audio)
---Brett in the starting corral and ready to go (audio)
---Runners await the start (photos)
---Sunday afternoon in Hopkinton (audio and photos)


Adam Lenz breaks freshman record...
WALNUT GROVE, Calif.  – Mississippi State freshman Adam Lenz broke the MSU freshmen 10,000-meter records at the 50th annual Mt. SAC Relays on Friday, April 18, in Walnut Grove, Calif.
   Lenz ran a personal-best 30:25.91 and posted a top 25-finish in the 10,000-meter run to notch the 10,000-meter freshman record in the event.
   The 28-year old record was formerly held by Mzee Ruto (30:33.7). With his time, Lenz moves into third all-time in the event in the MSU history book.
   Lenz is from Monpelier, IN and ran for Blackford HS.
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