2nd Annual Laker Loop Half Marathon Challenge 2013

The 2013 Laker Loop Challenge is in the books! This year's event was bigger and better with 29 runners taking on the challenge. Runners started in Spring Lake's Central Park ran north into Fruitport, then to Ferrysburg, finally ending back into the park. We doubled the number of runners from last year and all 29 who started the event finished the run! This challenge is open to any Spring Lake student free of charge and is the finale of our winter running club. We even had three Fruitport students join us this year!

Due to bridge reconstruction on West Spring Lake Road, this year's run ended up finishing at a true 13.1 mile half marathon run, as if the original 12 mile run isn't hard enough.We had runners who are veteran distance runners to absolute beginners and all crossed the finish line with smiles and a sense of what they just accomplished. It was amazing and truly inspirational to see.

I would like to thank all the private donors, volunteers, and cheering sections who came out to support this amazing challenge. A big thank you to Officer Curt Theune and Deputy Sara Fillman for providing a safety point for our runners on the route. Our runners were in safe hands at all times because of your help! Also I would like to thank Gazelle Sports, Orchard Market, and Vander Mill for your support.

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