Race Guide Update

3/8/10 Posted in Race Guide  |  0 Comments

Start your week out strong with Healthy & Fit Magazine’s local race update. Races include 5Ks, 10Ks, half-marathons, marathons, cycling races, triathlons and dualthlons. The weekly race update lists upcoming races and even features longer articles about individual races. Whether you are an avid runner, or aspire to begin, the weekly race update will give you the tools you need to find the best races in 2010.

Saturday March 20

Tower Guard Shamrock 5K– East Lansing – Conrad Hall, Michigan State University – 11:00 a.m.

Run, walk or roll your way across the finish line at the Tower Guard Shamrock 5K. All proceeds for the event go toward the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities (RCPD). The race is open to runners, walkers and persons with disabilities of all ages. Free parking is available in lot 91, on the corner of Service and Hagadorn, just a minute’s walk from the starting area.

Register at www.msu.edu/~towergrd.

Sunday March 21

Ambulance Chase 5K– East Lansing – MSU College of Law – 1:00 p.m

The Ambulance Chase 5K is sponsored by the MSU Student Bar Association and Business Law Society. Proceeds will support the Michigan Protection & Advocacy Service, whose mission is to advocate and protect the legal rights of people with disabilities. The cost is $20 with a t-shirt and $15 without a t-shirt.

Register online at http://runningfoundation.com/MSU_LAW_5K.html.

Sunday March 21

Fisk Knob Time Trial– Cedar Springs

Set a goal–start training–then test your early season fitness at the 30th annual Fisk Knob Time Trial. The course consists of approximately 28 km (17.3 miles) of rolling terrain that includes scenic Red Pine Drive and finishes at the top of Fisk Knob, the highest evelevation in Kent Count.

Visit www.rcvcyclingteam.org for more information.

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