Event Description

ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY WITH A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS AND ALL DONATIONS GOING TO DESERVING STUDENT/ATHLETES FROM SCHOOLS IN THE GREATER LANSING AREA TO BUY RUNNING SHOES FOR THE FALL CROSS- COUNTRY SEASON                                                                     

Test your summer skill level with this early bird 1/2 marathon and 5k & 10k

The 1/2 marathon course is mostly flat with some rolling hills and a mix of surfaces from city streets, country roads and dirt roads. The 5k and 10k routes mostly flat city courses. 

All races will be timed using disposable RFID tags.

In place of a shirt everyone will receive a customized Gym Bag.

Packet pickup Friday June 5, 3-8pm at Playmakers or

Saturday June 6th, at St. Michael School gym starting at 5:30 am

Secure Gear check at start/finish.

The best bib# prize drawing in the area

Small town feel, big city amenities   

Beat the summer heat with our early bird start times                   

The 1/2 marathon and 10k start at 6:30 and the 5k starts at 7:30

You must be able to do the 1/2 marathon with an average pace of 15 minutes per mile because we have to close the course in the city by 10:00 am

Again this year we are part of the No Mercy 13.1 Series with races in Dewitt May 18, Duo at the Ledge June 8, Portland July21, and Capital City River run on Sept. 22. To qualify for a medal and the discount you MUST signup at runsignup.com/Race/MI/Multiple/NoMercy131Series where you will be signing up for all four race at the same time. You can NOT signup through the different races and still qualify for the discount or medal.

.NEW this year we are part of the Greater Lansing Area Race Series. The series is 12 races which go from Run for the House on 3/23/19 to The Autumn Classic on 9/24/19. Our qualifying race  is the 5k

All runners can get FREE facebook size pictures from Time Frame Photography, but there is no guarantee of a picture of every runner.

For the1/2 marathon there will be 6 water stations  1st one is just pass mile 2, the 2nd at about 4.5, 3rd one is at the half way point, the 4th one is just before mile 8, the 5th is just before mile 10, the 6th one is at mile 12. the 2nd, 4th,and 6th will also have Gatorade.  There will be a porta john at the first water station and the 1/2 way water station.

For all runners there will be free massages available  starting around 7am courtesy of the Lansing Community College Massage program