As you begin your preparations for the Dexter-Ann Arbor run, here are some miscellaneous contact to other Web sites that you may find interesting and useful.
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 The Ann Arbor Track Club, the host club for the Dexter-Ann Arbor Run, promotes fitness, friendship, and fun for all ages through running, walking, and track & field activities. They host weekly track workouts for both youth an adults that can help you get your speed up before the big event.
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The Road Runners Club of America is the national association of running clubs, running events, and runners dedicated to promoting long distance running as a competitive sport and as healthful exercise. RRCA's mission is to represent and promote the common interest of its member clubs, events, and individual runners through education, leadership, programs and other services. The Dexter-Ann Arbor half marathon is the official Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) Regional Half Marathon Champtionship |
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The USA Track & Field sanctions most major championship events (including the DxA2's 10K Masters National Championship). Among the many services they provide, they provide assistance to races and race directors, they establish guidelines for events and for course certifications, and they promote track and field at al levels. If you are interested in becoming a member of the USATF, you can do so via this link: USATF Membership Registration. They also have a Masters website: USATF Masters. |
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The official training program of the Dexter-Ann Arbor run is Running Fit 501, headed by Coach Gina of Two Dogs Running. As the Two Dogs site says, "The main focus of the program is fun. And nothing but fun you will have when you run on Coach Gina's creative uphill courses that seem to never go downhill! The coach has a reputation for making you work till you are "dog-tired", and getting you "doggedly" tuned to your training program. But in spite of the hard work, the program does see a lot of wagging tails at the end of each season."
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| Metromode published a 2007 article called Running Michigan that features the Dexter-Ann Arbor Run (including several quotes from our race director) and other Michigan races. |
Runmichigan.com is a great source for all sorts of Michigan Running information, including a race calendar, race results, and running news articles and columns. |
| Michigan Runner is our state's own running magazine. |
| Runners World and Running Times are national running magazines that both have a lot of online resources. |
| Coolrunning.com is an online resource for running news and information. It features popular forums. |
Other Local Races |
| The Dexter-Ann Arbor Run is one of the largest multi-race running events in Michigan. Others include: the Fifth Third Riverbank Run, the Crim Festival of Races, and the Detroit Free Press Marathon. |
| The Burns Park Run is a great local race in Ann Arbor with a history dating back to 1979. They offer a neighborhood 5K loop and a 10K double loop. Their race makes a good tune-up for Dexter-Ann Arbor. It's generally held on the first week in May - also on a Sunday starting at 8:30 AM. |
| The Vision Builders 5K is a nice race in early May at Hudson Mills Metro Park near Dexter. It includes a 5K and children's fun runs. All proceeds go to a great cause! |
Northville's Solstice Run in late June includes both 5K and 10K events. |
Other interesting events |
Sometimes it is hot and humid on DxA2 race day. Sometimes it rains. One year a tree fell across the course right before race time. Tough conditions? Not compared to England's Tough Guy Death Race or the Camp Pendleton Mud Run in California! |