Door County Running » Door County http://doorcountyrunning.com Setting the course for the races and runs on the Peninsula Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:07:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Door County Triathlon Results http://doorcountyrunning.com/2010/08/door-county-triathlon-results/ http://doorcountyrunning.com/2010/08/door-county-triathlon-results/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:07:16 +0000 Myles http://doorcountyrunning.com/?p=74 Jeff Tarkowski survived a hard-fought half marathon leg to win the  Door County Triathlon Half Ironman event held Sunday at Frank Murphy County Park in Egg Harbor. Find out more about the growing event on the shores of Lake Michigan in the Peninsula Pulse.

]]> Jeff Tarkowski survived a hard-fought half marathon leg to win the  Door County Triathlon Half Ironman event held Sunday at Frank Murphy County Park in Egg Harbor.
Find out more about the growing event on the shores of Lake Michigan in the Peninsula Pulse.

]]> http://doorcountyrunning.com/2010/08/door-county-triathlon-results/feed/ 0 317 Miles Later, Family Pulls Into Door County http://doorcountyrunning.com/2010/08/doorcountybikefamily/ http://doorcountyrunning.com/2010/08/doorcountybikefamily/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:59:35 +0000 Myles http://doorcountyrunning.com/?p=70 “Can I take off my helmet now,” six-year-old Kristofer Lecy pleads with his dad in the driveway of his grandparent’s Fish Creek home. He’s obviously excited to get out from beneath the shell that had sat on his head for most of the past six days.

“I forgot I even had it on sometimes,” he explains. [...]]]> “Can I take off my helmet now,” six-year-old Kristofer Lecy pleads with his dad in the driveway of his grandparent’s Fish Creek home. He’s obviously excited to get out from beneath the shell that had sat on his head for most of the past six days.

“I forgot I even had it on sometimes,” he explains. “I kept wearing it into restaurants.”
Kristofer could be forgiven if he was whining, but he wasn’t. He had just completed a 317-mile bike ride with his sisters Lauren, 13, Julia, 10, and parents Mark and Deana Lecy. Most families try to do something special with their kids over summer vacation, but few would embark on a six-day, five-night trek on two tandem bicycles from Indiana to Door County.
Read the rest of this Door County biking story from the Peninsula Pulse’s Daily Dose of Door blog that comes in their daily email service, Pulse Picks.

]]> http://doorcountyrunning.com/2010/08/doorcountybikefamily/feed/ 1 Door County Half Marathon Results http://doorcountyrunning.com/2010/08/door-county-half-marathon-results/ http://doorcountyrunning.com/2010/08/door-county-half-marathon-results/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:53:09 +0000 Myles http://doorcountyrunning.com/?p=67 Top finishers from the May 1 Door County Half Marathon are now available. The race in Peninsula State Park drew almost 1,500 runners to Fish Creek.

]]> Top finishers from the May 1 Door County Half Marathon are now available. The race in Peninsula State Park drew almost 1,500 runners to Fish Creek.

]]> http://doorcountyrunning.com/2010/08/door-county-half-marathon-results/feed/ 0 Jason Ryf Wins 3rd Door County Half Marathon in Fish Creek http://doorcountyrunning.com/2010/08/jason-ryf-wins-3rd-door-county-half-marathon-in-fish-creek/ http://doorcountyrunning.com/2010/08/jason-ryf-wins-3rd-door-county-half-marathon-in-fish-creek/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:49:43 +0000 Myles http://doorcountyrunning.com/?p=65 Jason Ryf of Oshkosh took first place in the 3rd Door County Half Marathon May 1 at Peninsula State Park in Fish Creek. Ryf finished in 1:09:51, besting second-place finisher Francis Flanagan by more than three minutes. Ryf also won the race in its first two years.

Check out more about race day at ppulse.com

]]> Jason Ryf of Oshkosh took first place in the 3rd Door County Half Marathon May 1 at Peninsula State Park in Fish Creek.
Ryf finished in 1:09:51, besting second-place finisher Francis Flanagan by more than three minutes. Ryf also won the race in its first two years.

Check out more about race day at ppulse.com

]]> http://doorcountyrunning.com/2010/08/jason-ryf-wins-3rd-door-county-half-marathon-in-fish-creek/feed/ 0 Ride for Nature to Benefit the Ridges Sanctuary Registration is Open http://doorcountyrunning.com/2010/04/ride-for-nature-to-benefit-the-ridges-sanctuary-registration-is-open/ http://doorcountyrunning.com/2010/04/ride-for-nature-to-benefit-the-ridges-sanctuary-registration-is-open/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:27:22 +0000 Myles http://doorcountyrunning.com/?p=54 Registration is open for one of Door County’s favorite bike rides, The Ride for Nature to benefit The Ridges Sanctuary. The 22nd annual event will take place Saturday, June 19. The Peninsula Pacers, LLC – the group responsible for the success of the Door County Half Marathon – has partnered with The Ridges Sanctuary to enhance [...]]]> Registration is open for one of Door County’s favorite bike rides, The Ride for Nature to benefit The Ridges Sanctuary. The 22nd annual event will take place Saturday, June 19.
The Peninsula Pacers, LLC – the group responsible for the success of the Door County Half Marathon – has partnered with The Ridges Sanctuary to enhance the event, adding a century ride, 50- and 25-mile routes, as well as a 15-mile family ride.
This year’s Ride for Nature is presented by Door County Living magazine, and other sponsorship opportunities are still available. For more information visit www.ridefornature.com or call 920.421.1509.

]]> http://doorcountyrunning.com/2010/04/ride-for-nature-to-benefit-the-ridges-sanctuary-registration-is-open/feed/ 1 Five Running Half Marathon to Raise Funds for Scandia Village http://doorcountyrunning.com/2010/04/five-running-half-marathon-to-raise-funds-for-scandia-village/ http://doorcountyrunning.com/2010/04/five-running-half-marathon-to-raise-funds-for-scandia-village/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 15:53:02 +0000 Myles http://doorcountyrunning.com/?p=51 Fundraising is going “really well” for five employees who are running the Door County Half Marathon on behalf of Scandia Village Good Samaritan in Sister Bay. Nicki Scharrig, Rich Demeuse, Michele Notz, Michelle Stoeckel and Joy Zakrzewski are working to raise $1,500 between them for the retirement home. “We’re going to do an April Fools breakfast [...]]]> Fundraising is going “really well” for five employees who are running the Door County Half Marathon on behalf of Scandia Village Good Samaritan in Sister Bay. Nicki Scharrig, Rich Demeuse, Michele Notz, Michelle Stoeckel and Joy Zakrzewski are working to raise $1,500 between them for the retirement home.
“We’re going to do an April Fools breakfast brunch with smoothies and breakfast bars, and each of us will take turns running on the treadmill for donations,” Scharrig said.
This will be each of the runner’s first Door County Half Marathon, though not their first race. Between them they’ve run the Nicolet Bay 5k, Bellin Run, Door County Triathlon and the Fall 50. They’ve earmarked their donation to purchase new drapes for the assisted living center, a new TV for the center’s exercise room, and aroma therapy units for the care center.

]]> http://doorcountyrunning.com/2010/04/five-running-half-marathon-to-raise-funds-for-scandia-village/feed/ 5 A Life in the Park http://doorcountyrunning.com/2010/01/a-life-in-the-park/ http://doorcountyrunning.com/2010/01/a-life-in-the-park/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:56:37 +0000 Myles http://doorcountyrunning.com/?p=48 At the end of 2009, Tom Blackwood retired after 30 years of service supervising what many consider the crown jewel of the state’s 63 park, forest, and recreation areas system. Blackwood oversaw Peninsula State Park through an era that saw Door County boom as a vacation destination and condos proliferate, but the pristinely preserved park remains the first and deepest connection many have to Door County.

Gary Jones profiled Blackwood in the Peninsula Pulse.

]]> http://doorcountyrunning.com/2010/01/a-life-in-the-park/feed/ 2 Half Marathon Registration Opens Sunday http://doorcountyrunning.com/2009/10/half-marathon-registration-opens-sunday/ http://doorcountyrunning.com/2009/10/half-marathon-registration-opens-sunday/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:49:12 +0000 Myles http://doorcountyrunning.com/?p=43 Yes, they’re talking about it all over ESPN and throughout the state – the big day is finally here. Sunday, Nov. 1… when registration for the third annual Door County Half Marathon and Nicolet Bay 5k finally opens!

Well, maybe they’re talking about something else going on Sunday, but it is a big day for the Half Marathon. For the first time, the 2010 race is capped, with a limit of 1,200 participants for the Half Marathon and 400 for the 5k. The cap will ensure that the race grows at a pace that is sustainable for Peninsula State Park, but also the great experience runners have raved about in the first two years.

Jenny Hadfield of Chicago Endurance Sports and Roy pirRUNg, a USA Track and Field Masters Hall of Famer, have hailed the course as one of the best half marathon courses in the country.

The road course, certified by the USATF, is closed to traffic for the race and provides runners and fans with panoramic bluff-top vistas of the peninsula shoreline.

The closed course is a welcome relief to those weary of overcrowded courses on busy city streets, and the scenery can’t be beat.

To register for the race and get all the information you need, visit www.doorcountyhalfmarathon.com. If you still have questions, call Assistant Race Director Mary Knutson at 920.421.1519.

]]> http://doorcountyrunning.com/2009/10/half-marathon-registration-opens-sunday/feed/ 0 Carolyn Smith Wins Fall 50 http://doorcountyrunning.com/2009/10/carolyn-smith-wins-fall-50/ http://doorcountyrunning.com/2009/10/carolyn-smith-wins-fall-50/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:06:46 +0000 Myles http://doorcountyrunning.com/2009/10/carolyn-smith-wins-fall-50/ Carolyn Smith won Door County’s Fall 50 on Oct. 24 with a time of 6:19:59. Second-place finisher John Storkamp finished a little under 10 minutes behind her with a time of 6:29:08. Kurt Rompot was third, and Shawn Callahan fourth.

“Team West Bend” took first in the relay, finishing in 4:58:48, far ahead of second place [...]]]> Carolyn Smith won Door County’s Fall 50 on Oct. 24 with a time of 6:19:59. Second-place finisher John Storkamp finished a little under 10 minutes behind her with a time of 6:29:08. Kurt Rompot was third, and Shawn Callahan fourth.

“Team West Bend” took first in the relay, finishing in 4:58:48, far ahead of second place “Team 12 1″ (5:25:53). Team “It’s Okay” finished third at 5:37:54.

In the pairs division, the team named “Running 50 Miles = Honeymoon” took first in 5:25:30, “Slow Moving Vehicles” was second in 5:50:04, and “Falling Forward” was third in a time of 6:06:31.

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