The Missoula Marathon
Finishing Kick: A Marathon Runs Through It
The last best place for a race
By Rachel Toor
As featured in the May 2008 issue of Running Times Magazine < click
RUN WILD MISSOULA & The Missoula Marathon in the Missoulian
Long time Run Wild Missoula Member Bob Hayes
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Oct. 10, 2006
Wonder runner: 80-year-old prepares for 10th Le Grizz ultramarathon
EVARO Bob Hayes is about to become a Montana legend. This Saturday, Hayes will lace up his running shoes as he does nearly every day and take to the trail to run his 10th Le Grizz ultramarathon a 50-mile journey through the timber along the Hungr... By BETSY COHEN of the Missoulian
Oct. 17, 2006
80-year-old complete 10th Le Grizz Ultramarathon
It took him longer than he wanted, but Saturday was such a glorious bright and clear day to run 50 miles along Hungry Horse Reservoir that Bob Hayes wasn t too disappointed to finish the Le Grizz ultramarathon in 11 hours, 4 minutes. said the 80-year... By BETSY COHEN of the Missoulian
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Nov. 19, 2006
MISSOULA MARATHON
Missoula Marathon scheduled for July If you live in the Ninemile Valley, you ve probably seen Jennifer Boyer running one of the roads there. The 48-year-old mother of two is a main force behind the first Missoula Marathon, scheduled for July 15 from Frenchtown to the 50-yard line of Washington-Grizzly Stadium.... By ROBERT STRUCKMAN of the Missoulian
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Dec. 7, 2006
Keep those running shoes ready to go all winter Winter runs with goofy names like Freezer Burn and the Jingle Bell Trot are making a comeback. The Missoula area has had a pair of new cold-weather runs since Thanksgiving, and more are planned for 2007. Other icy-weather races have sprung up across ... By ROBERT STRUCKMAN of the Missoulian
June 4, 2007
Training days: Marathon runners race toward July finish line Anders Brooker didn't know what to expect when he offered to sponsor an 18-week training class to help local runners prepare for the first-ever Missoula Marathon and Half Marathon in July. By BETSY COHEN of the Missoulian
July 11, 2007
Starting line looms: Organizers tying up loose ends before Sunday's marathon
With just days to go before the inaugural running of the Missoula Marathon, race volunteers and coordinators are huffing and puffing to the finish line. Necessary details still linger, such as assembling the 17 aid stations that will line the event. By BETSY COHEN of the Missoulian
July 14, 2007
Mind your marathon manners Sunday
Tom Alsaker has land bordering the route of the Missoula Marathon, and he's got some big sprinklers, too. Alsaker, who lives on Mullan Road about seven miles from the marathon's starting line, is wondering if he should fire up those sprinkl... By MICHAEL HEINBACH of the Missoulian
July 14, 2007
Runners geared up for inaugural race
As it's sung in the title of the old George Jones country hit, “The Race is On.” After a little more than two years of planning, course modifying and detail hammering, the inaugural Missoula Marathon will get under way Sunday at 6:30 ... By MICHAEL HEINBACH of the Missoulian
July 17, 2007 (day after race day)
Legs kick off Missoula Marathon
The starting gun for the Missoula Marathon won’t fire yet for another couple of days, and already the first leg is done. And the second, and the third. In fact, despite several severe fractures along the way, 26 legs have been completed in a sp... By JOE NICKELL of the Missoulian
Hot to trot: Inaugural Missoula Marathon a success
It wasn't the fierce heat or the beautiful course that made the inaugural running of the Missoula Marathon so memorable, it was the throngs of boisterous bystanders who showed up Sunday to cheer on the hundreds of athletes. Noisemakers blared, c... By BETSY COHEN of the Missoulian
Survival of the fittest: Missoula's Kiefer Hahn, Jenny Newton top placers in Missoula Marathon
For all the planning and coordinating organizers of the Missoula Marathon did over the last two years, they could never have forseen a Garden City sweep. Sunday morning, local Missoula athletes took home overall titles in both men's and women .... By MICHAEL HEINBACH of the Missoulian
July 19, 2007
CHAD DUNDAS: A local idiot's guide to the Missoula Marathon
Let's get one thing straight: I'm not a runner. I don't enjoy jogging and before last Sunday I had never in my life participated in an organized race of any kind. I'm not built for running, nor do I possess the great strength of w... By CHAD DUNDAS of the Missoulian
July 22, 2007
Letters for Sunday, July 22, 2007
Missoula Marathon Race a reminder of how great this town is It's 24 hours after I finished the Missoula Marathon and my knees still don't like the stairs. With each stair step I am reminded of the effort put in Sunday morning and I smile. ...
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The club is redefining its focus to better serve today's runners. We can provide more opportunities for people who perhaps don't consider themselves "runners" even though they run two or three times a week, training groups for people who would like to become runners, promotion of walking/ jogging/running as a healthy lifestyle and other activities aimed toward both competitive and recreation runners.
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