The 34th Borgess Run for the Health of It -- the umbrella for the Kalamazoo Marathon, half marathon, 5-k run, 5-k walk and the Kids Fun Run together drew 6,545 participants, reports MLive. That broke down to just shy of 700 runners from all 50 states in the marathon. Almost 2,400 took part in the 5k run and more than 2,600 ran the half marathon. Nearly 850 participated in the 5k walk.
Excerpt: “I think the other big thing, changes we had in the half marathon and marathon course, people liked running on the south side of the lake in Spring Valley and then had a little bit better street to run on,” Race Director Blaine Lam said. Mother Nature played its part on the sunny Sunday as well. When the marathon kicked off the day of running at 8 a.m., temperatures were in the low-60s and a slight breeze made it feel a little cooler. By early afternoon, temps had climbed into the upper-60s. “We were so lucky,” Lam said. “You know, it’s the luck of the draw.”
Source: MLive
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