Don't park in the nearby church parking lot. This is set up as an add-on to the Terry Fox 5K run. 20-miler organized by the Total Runners stores and the Island Roadrunners of Grosse Ile. This is at 8 a.m. at the Willows Metropark. 20-miler at 8 a.m. in Flint put on by Bauman's Fitness Center.
Shorter options are available.
The long-time run of that name in Ann Arbor, a favorite of the local running community, has been canceled, officials of the sponsoring American Lung Association have announced. The Big Ten run had been scheduled for Sept. 24. It got to the point where we weren't raising any money for our mission. The 10-mile marquee event, full of arduous hills and used by many as a test of fitness heading into their fall marathons, had been held for 20 years. Last year, it and an affiliated 10K drew about 1,000.