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The Canadian team of Steve Lajoie and Guillaume Blais took first place in Sunday’s Spike’s Challenge C-2 canoe event – a race from Grayling to McMasters Bridge – on Sunday, edging last year’s AuSable River Canoe Marathon champions, Jorden Wakeley and Matt Meersman, by 50 seconds during a year...
Seventy-nine paddlers – 67 men, 10 women, and two youth – competed in the 2022 Spike’s Challenge C-1 event on Saturday night, setting a new participation record for the Grayling to Burton’s Landing race.
“We had really good numbers,” said Cheryl Lucey, one of the organizers for the event....
The 31st Spike’s Challenge C-2 race and its sprints for starting position will be held this weekend, and organizers are preparing for a large field of competitors while also wondering if low water levels may keep some paddlers from competing in the event.
“I think it will be up,” said Cheryl...
Participation numbers for the Spike’s Challenge C-1 event – a race from Grayling to Burton’s Landing slated for Saturday, July 23 – are usually in the 50s or 60s, but organizers are unsure of what the turnout might be this year due to low water levels on the AuSable River.
“The water is so low...
The Consumers Energy AuSable River Canoe Marathon’s time trials event – a race within a race that determines starting positions for the Marathon’s run to the river start – will be held next week, and with a probable record field competing this year, there will be a lot of sprints for spectators...
The 21st Grayling Rotary Club Black Bear Gran Fondo – held on Saturday, July 9 – featured participation close to pre-pandemic levels as riders attempted one of three different looped courses, including a “century ride.”
The 2020 Black Bear Gran Fondo was cancelled because of the COVID-19...
Online registration is open for the 2022 Grayling Recreation Authority 10K/5K, an event that will start and finish at Hanson Hills Recreation Area during the day of the AuSable River Canoe Marathon, Saturday, July 30.
In 2020, most AuSable River Festival events were cancelled because of the...
Hundreds of runners competed in the Ragnar Trail Michigan relay race on Friday and Saturday at Hanson Hills Recreation Area, and the event included a showcase run for Grayling Recreation Authority’s youth cross country program.
The Ragnar Trail Michigan group started to arrive at Hanson Hills...
It all came down to one final throw.
Grayling High School track and field athlete Rylan Finstrom, a sophomore, was one of 12 Vikings who competed at the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Lower Peninsula Division 3 Finals on Saturday, June 4, at Kent City. Finstrom qualified for the...
Twelve Grayling High School track and field athletes competed at the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Lower Peninsula Division 3 Finals on Saturday, June 4, at Kent City, and one of them – sophomore thrower Rylan Finstrom – earned a state championship.
Finstrom – a regional champion...