August 14
Warm and humid conditions greeted runners at this morning's Mooreland 5K. Brandon Arnett captured the overall win. Pam Merz led all females. Results to be posted. (Photos)

August 7
Ethan Evans won the Gaston Lions 5K this morning. Lauren Shirey led the female runners. Results.

August 1
Sad news to report - neighbor and Endurathon volunteer, Mike Spurgoen, passed away on Saturday morning. Mike passed away from complications with a brian tumor. We remember Mike starting the swim waves at the Endurathon.

When you run or ride this week - give a thought to Mike... somebody at 57 who was taken way to early.

July 31 (updated 8/3)
Ethan Evans led all runners with a time of 17:02 at the "Will Run for Food" 5K this morning in Cowan. Pam Merz led a tough women's field with a time of 19:26. Amanda Holzhausen followed in 2nd with 20:27. Sherry Robertson rounded out the top 3 women with a time of 20:52.

July 26
Muncie Summer Run 6:30 p.m. at Westside Park. Distance is 2 miles. We will be running from the 45.5 mile rock at Westside Park trailhead east (towards downtown) to the 44.5 mile rock just before the Jackson street bridge and back.

July 24

The storms stay north, but the humidity was still high for the 1st Annual Desoto Dash. Emby Duncan took overall honors for the 5K with a time of 17:15 this morning. Kristina Tabor took top female honors with a time of 19:52. Full Results - Age group results.

Thanks to our Desoto Dash sponsors: Meijer, Dr. John Moore, Cardinal Greenways, Anderson Road Runners and Jerry & Rebecca Pierce . Thanks go to Greg Prince and Family for course setup and to all of our volunteers. Special thanks go to Desoto United Methodist church for use of their facilities. We are already looking forward to the 2nd Annual Desoto Dash next year.

July 22

Today, July 22nd, we had the opportunity to stop by and visit with Jim Leffler. Now about 5 weeks after his surgery in June, Jim looks to be doing well. He reports he is up to 30 minutes walks and doing some "stairs" in the afternoon (indoors). He says is looking forward to the heat and humidity to finally break.

Jim still has a good amount of weight to gain, as you can see in this picture he is even skinnier then "Big Jerry" and that is really saying something.

It was great to see Jim today and more importantly to see that he was doing well. Perhaps on the next visit we will get a picture of him walking or doing the "stairs".

July 19

The third Muncie Summer Run is 6:30 p.m. at Westside Park Distance is 3 miles. We will be running from the 45.5 mile rock at Westside Park trailhead east (towards downtown) to the 44 mile rock under the Washington street bridge and back. We will cross our fingers on the storms staying away.

July 18

1st Annual Desoto Dash 5K Run / Walk - 5K Run/Walk is set for this Saturday, July 24th
Location: Desoto United Methodist Church
Start time: 9:00 a.m.

Directions:
Go North on IN 67 - Just North of Muncie Bypass
To East County Road 350 N - Go Right / East
To North County Road 550 East. Go Left / North
Look for Desoto United Methodist Church on left.

July 12

Muncie Summer Run 6:30 p.m. at Westside Park. Distance is 3 miles. We will be running from the 45.5 mile rock at Westside Park trailhead east (towards downtown) to the 44 mile rock under the Washington street bridge and back.

Triathlete David Poor completing the bike portion of the Muncie Endurathon Sprint Triathlon on 7/10/10 - Slideshow

July 10

Great weather (well a little humid) greeted athletes on today's Muncie Endurathon. We are happy to report that "Brews Crew" won the Long Course Triathlon Team division. Brew's Crew team members were Michael Stocker, Adam Voss and Jeff Frame. Congratulations to all Endurathon participants. See our calendar page for complete listing of results.

Chesterfield Optimist 5K / 10K start on July 3rd.

July 9

With the Muncie Endurathon scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday July 10th, we encourage those not participating to go out and support the athletes. We typically look forward to seeing the locals including the Hitchocks, Ogden and Leffler among many locals who have stepped up to this challenge in the past.

This year will be different. Many of our thoughts will be about the Lefflers and Jim's fight with cancer. Look for the "Brew Crew" Tri team - cheer them on. Jim may not be there to hear the cheers - but somehow I think they will reach him while he is resting and recovering at home. Go "Brew Crew".

July 3

Jim Leffler has moved form ICU at the Simon Cancer Center to back home in Muncie for recovery.
More info.

July 2

Jim Leffler has moved form ICU at the Simon Cancer Center to back home for recovery.
More info.

June 15

Jim Leffler pulled through surgery on Monday, June 14th. The surgeon removed 2/3 of his stomach and 2/3 of his esophagus. The surgeon does think "he got it all". Lets hope he did.
More info.

June 7

1st Annual Desoto Dash 5K Run / Walk - 5K Run/Walk Flyer
Saturday, July 24th
Start time: 9:00 a.m.

Directions:
Go North on IN 67 - Just North of Muncie Bypass
To East County Road 350 N - Go Right / East
To North County Road 550 East. Go Left / North
Look for Desoto United Methodist Church on left.

We have changed the Run / Walk location to Desoto. This allows
us to use a road course that is flat to rolling. This also allowed us to add a walk component for the first time. The 5K Run/Walk is a fundraiser for Delta Cross Country.

Entry Fee: $10

May 16th Announcement

Muncie Summer Runs to be hosted by Cardinal Greenways at Muncie's Westside Park.

The Muncie Summer Runs are designed as training runs for runners of ages and abilities. Great opportunity for middle school / high school cross country runners or soccer players.

Schedule for Muncie Summer Runs - July 2010, Westside Park

July 5th (6:30 p.m.) - 2 miles
July 12th (6:30 p.m.) - 3 miles
July 19th (6:30 p.m.) - 3 miles
July 26th (6:30 p.m.) - 2 miles

No entry fee or awards.

Donations to Cardinal Greenways accepted. Donation support greenways development and maintenance.

Muncie Summer Runs Flyer

May 15th -Congratulations to Muncie Multisport for a successful first weekend of events. Seventy-five combined Duathletes along with 5K and 10K runners. Great way to start the 2010 series.