Door County Running » Peninsula State Park 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 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 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 Badgers Train in Peninsula State Park http://doorcountyrunning.com/2009/12/badgers-train-in-peninsula-state-park/ http://doorcountyrunning.com/2009/12/badgers-train-in-peninsula-state-park/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:41:24 +0000 Myles http://doorcountyrunning.com/?p=45 In November the University of Wisconsin Cross Country team finished 7th in the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, IN, completing another stellar season that began on the trails of Peninsula State Park in August.

Second-year Badgers coach Michael “Mick” Byrne brought his team to the Parkwood Lodge in August for a week-long pre-season training and bonding retreat that kicked the team’s 11th consecutive Big Ten Championship season.
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]]> http://doorcountyrunning.com/2009/12/badgers-train-in-peninsula-state-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 Registration For Door County Half Marathon Opens Nov. 1 http://doorcountyrunning.com/2009/10/registration-for-door-county-half-marathon-opens-nov-1/ http://doorcountyrunning.com/2009/10/registration-for-door-county-half-marathon-opens-nov-1/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:45:49 +0000 Myles http://doorcountyrunning.com/?p=31 Registration for the third annual Door County Half Marathon and Nicolet Bay 5k, a run in Door County’s Peninsula State Park, opens Nov. 1. The May 1, 2010 race has been capped at 1,200 participants for the Half Marathon and 400 for the 5k after attracting over 1,000 registrants in 2009.

Jenny Hadfield, coach and co-founder of Chicago Endurance Sports and the author of three books on distance running, brought a squadron of her club’s members to the race last year

“The Door County Half Marathon is a real treasure,” Hadfield said. “The course winds through picturesque Peninsula State Park and is closed to traffic, which makes for a uniquely authentic journey from start to finish.  The Chicago Endurance Sports Team loved it so much, they’re coming back in 2010 to run it again!”

USATF Masters Hall of Famer Roy pirRUNg called the course “one of the best half-marathon courses I have ever run. It was like running on a track through the forest.”

Peninsula State Park is one of the region’s most popular and revered destinations for golfing, boating, camping, and wildlife. The course, certified by the United States Track and Field Federation, 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.

Off the course, the Door County community welcomes runners to charming inns and resorts, warm independent coffee shops, a thriving arts community, and friendly local eateries.

To watch a video of the course and see interviews with 2009 participants, visit www.doorcountyhalfmarathon.com. For registration information contact Assistant Race Director Mary Knutson at 920.421.1519.

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