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| Muncie Multisport 5/12/12 Complete Results Lisa's Run 5/12/12 (Waiting on Results) White River Run 5/12/12 10K 5K Greenway 6K 4/24/12 Male * Female Sam Costa 3/24/12 Half Marathon Quarter Marathon Shamrock run 3/17/12 5K 10K Groundhog 7 2/12/12 Results Muncie 10 12/8/11 Complete Results |
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May 10 Two races up for this weekend - this is both bad and good. Same day and time = BAD ...............Good = Muncie running community has two great races to pick from. Ran on the best 5K course in the Muncie Community, The 11th Annual Lisa's Run will be held at Wapahani High School on Saturday morning. Proceeds from race support annual scholarship in the name of Lisa Gibson Schmidt. Lisa lost her battle with cancer in November of 2001. The 2nd great race of the weekend is the kickoff to 2012 Triathlon / Duathlon season for Muncie Multisport at Prarie Creek Reservoir. Featuring races / distances to fit almost anyone, this will be a great start to the season. April 30 Unfortunately our friend, John Vetter, was hit riding his bike to work at Accutech this morning. The driver pulled out and said he just didn't see him. Fortunately John is reported to be OK. As we are all out on the roads this week enjoying the warm weather running and cycling, please be alert to your surroundings. This includes keeping a eye on motorists, dogs and other runners / riders. I am known sometimes for wearing bright yellow jackets or shirts while running/riding. Putting aside the fact that I like yellow (I have owned a bright yellow Jeep in the past), wearing high visibility clothes can help us be seen by motorists. I also try to always wear my road ID bracelet. The truth is no matter what we do or what precautions we take, sometimes things happen. Case in point, as I rode around the the reservoir last week I was hit with what I thought was a piece of hail. It hit my right arm just below my jersey sleeve. I noticed that it looked oblong when it flew off my arm and down to the pavement. Although it did break the skin and bleed, I did not stop...I was after all on a hard lap and was aiming towards a specific average speed for the lap (for those that have known us, this would be me aspiring to be like my father, Big Jerry). In any case I finished the lap in a rain storm. On the way back home, I cruised by the spot where I got hit. To my amazement I found that I did not get him buy a hail stone.....it was a tent stake.
So I see three possibilities here: #1 - I somehow ran over this and flipped it up from my wheel..not likely. The fact that it hit my arm hard enough to break the skin rules this out I believe. #2 - It was thrown from a mower..Once again not likely, I don't remember seeing anyone mowing at the time. #3 - It was fired from a slingshot towards me by a unknown person..I don't remember seeing anyone around at the time.... #4 - It fell from the sky...there was a approaching storm...Maybe this could of happened..it almost sounds a little X File'ish to me (that is OK - we are big XFiles fans). Also running with the XFiles theme, this is the same location that one of our best friends thought he saw a spaceman running......but that is another story. I will probably never know exactly how this tent stake hit me. I am very thankful that it did not hit my face or one of my wheels. So remember to stay visible by wearing bright clothing and watch out for those falling tent stakes.
April 27 The Greenway 6K starts at 8 a.m. tomorrow (4/28). Location: Wysor street depot. This will be the sixth year for Cardinal Greenway hosting races. The 6K length will be a interesting distance, a little longer then they typical 5K, but not quite a 4 or 5 miler...Hopefully the weather will hold off. Also on Saturday we have the first annual CASA 5K in Yorktown's Morrow Meadow. April 20 The 1st Annual Muncie MudMan is starts today thru Sunday. The Benny Bound 5K (on BSU campus) is Saturday 4/21. I am hearing reports of another race on the BSU campus on Sunday 4/22. I will post details if I can locate the info/flyer. April 7 The April calendar is starting to fill up...Another new addition to the racing scene in April. 5K Benny Bound is a race to benefit music programs at Henryville High. Date: April 21, 9 a.m. See calendar for more info. April 6 A new addition to our calendar for April, the 3rd Annual Jeff Clevenger 5K Run/Walk. Saturday, April 14th, 8:30 a.m., BSU Alumni Center. April 2 Thinking about doing a triathlon this year? The Henry County Indoor Tri is a great way to begin your triathlon odyssey. Full info at Muncie Multisport. March 21 With the end of March quickly approaching, we look forward to April. The racing calendar presents 4 running races, a indoor tri and first annual Indiana MudMan. Check the calendar for race dates / times / info. March 11 Did you set you clock forward today or did you get up a hour late? Although we sometimes grumble about the time change, the extra hours of sunlight at night are a great bonus for our running and riding after work. Next Saturday, March 17, brings us the Shamrock run. The run benefits the Delaware County Emergency Management Agency. Feb. 29 Happy Leap year day! Can it ready be 67 degrees today! Too nice to be inside - get out and run and ride! I know we will be this afternoon. As March is just a day away - we are getting closer to the Shamrock 5k on 3/17. Details / Link on the calendar Feb. 3 The racing year starts to kick off with the Groundhog 7 on Feb. 12 at Zionsville High School. Traditionally this race is on Superbowl Sunday, but with the big game in town, it was moved to the Sunday after the Superbowl. Last year's race was cancelled due to snow and ice. Lets hope the nice weather we have been having, holds out for this race. We lost a friend of ours on Wednesday night, Tom Fisk. A avid cyclist, Tom loved riding on the Cardinal Greenway. We are sure he is riding now on the great greenway in the sky with the wind at his back and the temperatures at a perfect 72 degrees. We offer Emily, Wolfie, Scoobie and the entire Fisk family our condolences.
Dec. 29 Local training for the Indy Mini will begin on Saturday, Jan. 7th. This year the training returns to the IU Health / BMH Wellness Center. Kudos go to the Greenway for providing the depot over the last couple of years, however we are happy to see the training runs return to the Wellness center. The number of running routes that are available from the Wellness center (even in bad weather) provides a great variety for all level of runners. See flyer for full info. Dec. 9 The 46th annual running of the Muncie 10 will be a little chilly with weather forecasts calling for a temperature of 17 degrees and light winds of 7 mph WNW. Start time is 8 a.m. at Mitchell school. We hope to post the 2012 calendar over the holiday break. Nov. 15 The Muncie 10 will be Saturday, December 10th at 8 a.m. Same location - Mitchell school. Note this is on a Saturday not Sunday as in some years past. I believe this is the 46th annual (although race flyer says 45th).Race flyer. Local choices for Thanksgiving day runs include the Cardinal Greenway (non competitive), Henry County YMCA (non competitive) and Anderson Road Runners Club. The Cardinal Greenway Turkey Trot is $7 per person / $12 per family if entered by 11/18. On Thanksgiving day the rates go up to $12 per person and $17 per family. They also request a non-perishable food item per person/entry. This is a non competitive event. Turkey trot flyer. The Henry County YMCA Turkey Trot is $8 per person, $15 for Family of 2 or $22 for family of 3 or more. This is a non-timed fun run. No t-shirts or awards. For more info visit Muncie Multisport. The Anderson Road runners will host a Thanksgiving Day run at Shadyside park, Anderson. The 2 lap race is approximately 5.3 miles. Start time is 8 a.m. Entry fee is $3 per person (no pre-registration). Frozen turkeys to overall winners, pies and other holiday food to age group winners. For more info visit ARRC. Oct. 27 The first annual IU Health / BMH Muncie Mini Marathon is this Saturday, Oct. 29th. Complete info at MuncieMultisport.com Oct. 26 Wapahani's Stefan Harry and Winchester's Whitney Wiist advance to State Cross Country meet on Oct. 29. Congratulations to all Semi-State runners. See listing below of local schools / runners. Full Results.
Oct. 17 Local boys teams, Muncie Central & Delta advance to Cross Country Semi-State (10/22 Ft. Wayne). Wapahani's Stefan Harry led all boys with a time of 16:39 on a windy day at the Muncie Sportsplex. In the girls regional race, Yorktown, Delta and Monroe Central girls teams advance. Whitney Wiist ran a time of 19:15 to lead all girls. Both boys and girls teams advance to the New Haven Semi-State meet, Saturday 10/22 on the campus of IPFW.
The local cross country regional will be ran at the Muncie Sportsplex on Saturday, Oct. 15th. We will post start times as soon as we have them confirmed. Two weeks from Saturday (10/29), the first annual BMH Muncie Mini Marathon will be held. With a variety of distances for running / walking, they have a race to fit everyone. Complete info. Oct. 11 The local cross country sectional runs today at the Muncie Sportsplex (not at the Waterbowl as reported in the Star Press). Boys start at 5:00 p.m., Girls start at 5:45. The new course at the Sportsplex follows the natural lines of the property. Come out to cheer on your favorite high school team runners. Oct. 2
Today is Wear Yellow / Livestrong Day. Bring awareness for fighting cancer by wearing yellow. I won't be riding our yellow cannondale bike today (it is now my wife's ride), however I will be wearing yellow to support Livestrong.com and fighting cancer. Cancer touches everyone from ones in our family to our friends. Support Livestrong's efforts to fight cancer by showing your yellow colors today. Sept. 30 Saturday, Oct. 1 is the last Triathlon / Duathlon of the year for Muncie Multisport. The PowerMan Triathlon /Duathlon will be along side the Big Brothers, Big Sisters 5K. All event start times have been moved to 9 a.m. Please see Muncie Multisport website for full info. The Cardinal Greenway will host its final run of 2011 on Oct. 8th. The 15K race starts at the Meford trail head. Please note this is a change from previous years. Tuesday October 11th will be the start of the championship season for high school cross country. The local cross county sectional start time and location will be posted here next week. The local cross country regional will be on Saturday, October 15th at the Muncie Sportsplex. Come out and support your local high school runners. Sept. 12 Saturday the 17th brings us the YOC 5K run/walk. The course is a double loop 1.55 mile layout across the YOC campus. The weekend of Sept. 24 is shaping up to be a busy one for local runners. For high school cross country runners, Delta is hosting the Eagle Invitational at the water bowl. Many area teams look forward to this race each year. If you are looking to see some great high school cross country competition - this is the place. Gate admission / parking is usually $2. Parking is typically north of the waterbowl, look for the signs. Chase Charlie Cardinal will kick off from the Ball State Alumni center at 9 a.m. The 5K tours campus and ends on the field at Scheumann Stadium. Soles to Souls 5K also kicks off at 9 a.m. at Westside Park. The 5K is a non-profit ministry of In Christ Community Church and Muncie Nissan.
July 23, 2011 Despite high temperatures and humidity, the 2nd annual Desoto Dash 5K had a record turnout today. Michael Stocker and Courtney Phillips took top honors for Overall Male and Female winners. Overall results - Age group results. Picture Gallery Thanks to all of our volunteers and sponsors.
After race fruit and snacks sponsored by Meijer.
Race T-shirts sponsored by Cool Cayenne & Awards Plus. Additional sponsors include, Albany Veterinary clinic, Cardinal Greenways, irunmuncie.com, Jerry & Becky Pierce and Anderson Road Runners.
July 6, 2011 The Yorktown 4 for the fourth (results) and Chesterfield Optimist races kicked off a busy racing schedule for the next six weeks. The Muncie Ironman (70.3) is poised to be a huge success as it takes over the reigns from the former Muncie Endurathon. A huge number of volunteer groups will be manning aid stations for the Ironman 70.3 event. We would like to recognize the following running clubs / teams teams supporting this event: Delta High School Swim Club Following the Ironman 70.3 on 7/9, Muncie Multisport will host its first event at Lake Summit on 7/16. Events will include a full slate of Tris and DUs with 5K and 10 K runs. On 7/23 we will host the 2nd Annual Desoto Dash. Garmin 305 GPS watch will be available as door prize. Meijer and Concannons will be providing after race food and donuts. On 7/30 Cowan will be the location of the "Will run for food" 5K race. Supports local food pantries. Bridging into August, 8/6 will be the date for the Gaston Lions 5K. A unique point to point race, it starts in Gaston, runs the Cardinal Greenway and then heads east to finish at the Gaston fairgrounds. Finally on 8/13, Muncie Multisport will host a series of Tris / DUs at the reservoir. The events will also include a 5K run.
After hosting both the June Muncie Multisport TRIs / DUs and a 5K in Losantville this weekend, we are greeted with the 5th annual Greenway 10K this Saturday at 7:30 a.m. Location is the Greenway Depot. This is a great way to support the Greenway. Race Flyer and details. May 23, 2011
With 115 participants and great weather, the 2011 Lisa's Run was a great success. Results May 20, 2011 The 10th running of Lisa's Run will be tomorrow at 9 a.m. This is a great race on a great 5K course. Race Flyer. The 2nd Annual Desoto Dash will be July 23, 8 a.m. at Desoto United Methodist Church. For 2011 we are including a race T-shirt with the $15 entry fee. We are excited to be offering a Garmin GPS running watch as a door prize for the third year in a row. Please note the start time has changed this year to 8 a.m. May 15, 2011 Muncie MultiSport is hosting training runs for the Muncie Mini Marathon. Runs are being held each Saturday morning at 8 a.m., Location - IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital Wellness Center, 2300 W. Gilbert Street. See dates on our calendar. Training Session Flyer May 2, 2011 A sad note today to mark the passing of Bernie Middleton. Bernie passed away on Saturday April 30th. He ran over 60,000 miles in his life. Many of those miles around Prarie Creek reservoir with "Big" Jerry Pierce. I remember Bernie coming over to run many times as I was growing. Always driving his VW Bug. Link to Obituary in Muncie Star Press. May 1, 2011 A busy month of May starts to open up the road racing season and starts to close the high school track season. Delaware County track teams will compete at the Delaware County Track Meet on May 6th (Location: Delta High School). The Indy Mini kicks the month for road racing on Saturday May 7th. May 14th is a busy day for races. Muncie Multisport has its first triathlon / duathlon & 5K / 10K runs. Anderson Road Runners host the White River Run. Westside Park plays host to the Veterans Appreciation 5K. May 17th is the Girls Track Sectional at Muncie Southside. (Check Muncie Star Press to confirm time and location.) May 19th is the Boys Track Sectional at Muncie Southside.(Check Muncie Star Press to confirm time and location.) The 10th anniversary of Lisa's Run is May 21st at Wapahani High School. Lisa's Run is a fundraiser to benefit the Lisa Gibson Schmidt scholarship. April 1, 2011 We have two races on the calendar for April 9th:
February 27, 2011 We are about 3 weeks away from the first Muncie area race for 2011. The 1st Annual Shamrock 5K / 10K will be held at Westside park. The course is held entirely on the White River Greenway. A St. Patrick Day Costume Contest will be held after the race. See our calendar for more details and race flyer link. February 18, 2011 With temperatures in the 50's and 60's and snow gone from the roads, we have seen several runners in shorts and t-shirts. Although the temps will be a little lower on Saturday (2/19) morning, we hope to have a good turnout at the Depot for the Indy Mini training runs. See calendar for info. January 7, 2011 Muncie Multisport officially announced today the return of a 13 mile race back to Muncie. Sponsored by Ball Memorial Hospital and produced by Muncie Multi-Sport, the race will take place on October 29, 2011. Registration is available now. First Saturday for Indy Mini Training runs at Cardinal Greenway depot is tomorrow, Saturday, January 8th. Time is 8 a.m. $2 donation is appreciated. Sunrise is 8:04 a.m. on Saturday with a few snow flurries predicted. Come out and join the group - it doesn't matter if you are training for the Indy Mini or another race this year. We look forward to seeing everyone. January 1, 2011 2011 Calendar is now posted. Working on adding local races once we verify dates / times etc. (2010 Calendar with results is archived here) We will back at the Cardinal Greenway Depot for Indy Mini Training. First meeting date will be Saturday, January 8th at 8 a.m. A $2 donation to the Greenway is appreciated for each training run. Will have flyer posted this week. ------2010 Notes and Results ------------------------------ December 13 Muncie 10 Results November 21 Posted flyer for 45th annual Muncie 10. Race is set for December 12. See calendar page for flyer. Working on 2011 calendar. Planning a race in 2011 for the Muncie area- send us the details. October 23 Official Results for New Haven Semi-State Cross Country Both local Boys and Girls teams and individuals gave great efforts at the New Haven Semi-State Cross Country meet. Unfortunately no teams or individuals advanced to the State Meet. Ethan Evans (Muncie South) was favored to advanced. Ethan suffered a shoe problem early in the race. He was not able to recover and finished 79th. Stefan Harry (Wapahani) ran 16:25 for 25th place. In the girls race it was locals Wiist and Miller battling throughout the race to reach the top 15 advancing spots. Miller led until the final 1/4 mile. Down the final stretch Wiist was able to move ahead of Miller and place 25th. Miller finished five seconds behind with 27th place. Local Boys Teams:
Local Girls Teams
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August 7 August 1 July 31 (updated 8/3) July 26 July 24 Thanks to our Desoto Dash sponsors: Meijer, Dr. John Moore, Cardinal Greenways, Anderson Road Runners and Jerry & Rebecca Pierce . Thanks go to Greg Prince and Family for course setup and to all of our volunteers. Special thanks go to Desoto United Methodist church for use of their facilities. We are already looking forward to the 2nd Annual Desoto Dash next year. July 22 Today, July 22nd, we had the opportunity to stop by and visit with Jim Leffler. Now about 5 weeks after his surgery in June, Jim looks to be doing well. He reports he is up to 30 minutes walks and doing some "stairs" in the afternoon (indoors). He says is looking forward to the heat and humidity to finally break. Jim still has a good amount of weight to gain, as you can see in this picture he is even skinnier then "Big Jerry" and that is really saying something. It was great to see Jim today and more importantly to see that he was doing well. Perhaps on the next visit we will get a picture of him walking or doing the "stairs". July 19 The third Muncie Summer Run is 6:30 p.m. at Westside Park Distance is 3 miles. We will be running from the 45.5 mile rock at Westside Park trailhead east (towards downtown) to the 44 mile rock under the Washington street bridge and back. We will cross our fingers on the storms staying away. July 18 1st Annual Desoto Dash 5K Run / Walk - 5K Run/Walk is set for this Saturday, July 24th Directions:
July 10 July 9 July 3 July 2 June 15 June 7 Directions: We have changed the Run / Walk location to Desoto. This allows Entry Fee: $10 May 16th Announcement The Muncie Summer Runs are designed as training runs for runners of ages and abilities. Great opportunity for middle school / high school cross country runners or soccer players. No entry fee or awards. Donations to Cardinal Greenways accepted. Donation support greenways development and maintenance. May 15th -Congratulations to Muncie Multisport for a successful first weekend of events. Seventy-five combined Duathletes along with 5K and 10K runners. Great way to start the 2010 series. |
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(Early 80's picture along White river west of Tillotson bridge. Pictured Left to Right, Brian Kirk, Jim Leffler, Monte Hitchcock, Big Jerry Pierce, Little Jerry Pierce) Support Jim Leffler - As many of you may know, Jim Leffler is fighting cancer. Our prayers and thoughts go out to Jim and his family. We have many fond memories of running with Jim or "Brew" that you may know him by. To the Pierces - he is always just "Jim". The Lefflers have a website setup to communicate his fight with cancer. We encourage you to visit his site and share your thoughts and support. Got a race to add to our calendar? |
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July 25th - A Thundershower 30 minutes before the race softened up the Waterbowl cross country course. Bill Digman led male runners and Bonnie Kaminsky led all female runners for the Delta Cross Country Fundraiser 5K. Full results Photos Thanks to all of the runners that came out on a rainy morning. We had runners from Muncie Southside, Wapahani, Yorktown, Randolph Southern, New Castle, Anderson and Delta high school runners. This was in addition to local runners from Muncie, Anderson and surrounding communities. Please support the sponsors of our Delta Cross Country Fund Raiser 5K Dr. John Moore A special thanks to Greg Prince and family for their hard work on the 5K race course. 2008 results: July 26th, 2008 - Steve Schilling led all runners at the Delta Cross Country 5K fundraiser race with a time of 17:03 on Saturday, July 26th at Irving's Waterbowl. Male age group winners included Joel Keller, Bill Digman, Schilling, Matt Merkel, David Grasso and Brian Dudley Sherry Robertson led the female runners with a time of 21:22. Female age group winners included Chloe Miller, Natalie Dudley, Robertson and Ann Morris. Thanks to our sponsors who provided food and great giveaways. July 19th, 2008- The Wapahani 5K fundraiser 5K went well. Derek Stinefield and Natalie Dudley took top honors. See full results. |
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Desoto Dash 2011 5K - Top Male / Female winners - Michael Stocker and Courtney Phillips. 
Garmin GPS watch door prize winner - Mitch Shelton. We think Mitch was very happy to win the Garmin 305 watch. Garmin 305 GPS watch generously sponsored by Dr. John Moore - Muncie Spine & Rehab. 
Ann Morris celebrates finishing the race and was looking forward to the after race donuts and wonderful cakes and pies for door prizes sponsored by Concannons. 
Start of Lisa's Run 2011 - 
Triathlete David Poor completing the bike portion of the Muncie Endurathon Sprint Triathlon on 7/10/10 - 
