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TSB- Runnin’ and Ridin’
Kali Bayes of TSB pictured with her friend Dani Saathoff Lincoln, Nebraska – Half Marathon: This annual event attracts 1,000′s of runners from across the country. TSB had one of those runners compete this past weekend. Kali Bayes made the trip from Michigan to compete in The Lincoln Track Club event running the Half Marathon. Congrats on her FINISH! Silver Trails – Run Wild Race: Silver Trails Scout Reservation offers dens, packs, troops and other groups a wide range of year round outdoor opportunities. This past weekend...
read moreAnd Their Off! | PLRA MTB Time Trial
Jackie Malik | 1st Place | PLRA Mtb TT Photo by: Andrea Tucker The Pontiac Lake Recreation Area was hoppin’ this past Sunday. The crowd, the racers, and the good weather all showed up ready to rock and roll. Team Sandbag sent the troops to battle the fast and technical 11 mile loop. The previous few weeks have been dry in Michigan and the trail was in great shape. The Black, Red, and White Jersey’s were swarming the woods all day. TSB had great showings and tackled the early season mtb race with success. Congrats to Jackie Malik for...
read moreDevil’s Soup Bowl – Yankee Springs Mtb Time Trial!
Chris Ambler of TSB blazin’ in the woods! Photo By: Jack Kunnen Photography You know that spring is here when the Robins come back, the flowers start to sprout, the trees begin to bud, and the Yankee Springs TT is here! Located in Middleville, MI, this race is set on one of the most beautiful and fun ribbons of single track in the State. And this year’s race saw a record number of racers and sold out for pre-reg. Historically this race has been the MTB season opener, and has been running for 23 years! So it’s no mistake...
read moreTSB Keeps Busy On The Weekend!
This past weekend many people saw the power of the TSB red, black and white jersey as the team tackled several events. Rounding out the weekend included; The Martian Marathon, The Flying Rhino’s Spring Road Series, The Boston Marathon, The Paris to Ancaster Race, and a quick spring clean up at The Ruby Trail Project. MARTIAN MARATHON: Saturday AM started out with a starting gun and 1,000’s of runners taking the streets of Dearborn for the Martian Marathon. Team Sandbag sent a few to the event with hopes of claiming a great early season...
read moreThe Lowell 50 – The Thriller After the Killer!
This race is for anyone who wants a challenge. From the elite road, cyclocross, mountain bike racer, to those of you just looking for a great ride. The Lowell 50 is a classic old world style gravel road race. You’ll race along the banks of the Flat River and through rural Ionia County on approximately 70% unpaved roads. You may choose from either the 50 or 28 mile race, both routes are single loops. The courses are challenging, scenic, and fun. Included are two historic wooden covered bridges dating back to the mid-1800s’. They are...
read moreTSB at the Rock CF Rivers Half-Marathon and 5K run/walk!
The turnout was great and the weather was perfect for fast running at the 2nd Annual Rock CF Rivers Half-Marathon and 5K run/walk on Grosse lle. TSBers Andrea Karl, Robert Hill, Makenna Hill, and Mary Hill turned out for the event which raised funds for cystic fibrosis research. With a morning temperature about 50 degrees, runners were poised for a fast tour around the island. About 850 runners gathered in the chute for the 7:30 AM start to the half-marathon. A slight mist could not hinder the excitement at the start line. A...
read moreKiller Gravel Road Race!
What was once a simple grassroots dirt road race just a few years ago has now become the roadie and mountain biker’s early season must do event of the year! Barry-Roubaix is one of the most challenging races in Michigan with its mix of gravel roads, paved roads, seasonal super sandy 2 track, off the bike run ups, and did I mention hills? With all this adversity in a bike race, the numbers keep getting bigger and bigger each year. This years race sold out months before with over 1500 racers! TSB was really up to the challenge as 8...
read moreCold Weather Classic at Bloomer Park – MTB!
Photo: Alex Gonzalez – Sporting His New Growler For Taking 1st Place This past Saturday 2 Team Sandbag members, Alex Gonzalez and Chris Ambler, raced the first Annual Cold Weather Classic at Bloomer Park. The race had already been delayed once due to weather and while it was warmer this weekend than the original planned date, it was still dense fog and wet conditions for the race. Much of the course was brand new sections that were just created at Bloomer by the local IMBA Trail Volunteers. Some of the dirt was still lumpy and...
read moreTSB Runners Beat Up The Leprechaun Loop!
Dense fog kept the normally sweltering March temperatures under control St. Patty’s morning. Several TSBers laced them up for what had to be a record turnout for the popular event. An impressive 714 runners and walkers made their way through the eerie haze blanketing the banks of the St. Clair River. Team members Dianne Stevens (56:48, 10K, 2nd in AG), Sarah Grewe (52:32, 10K, 3rd in AG), Brad Hranach (44:54, 10K, 1st in AG), and Bob Hill (19:15, 5K, 1st in AG) smoked the course to medal in their age groups. Brian Seely was 4th in...
read moreCorktown Gets A Taste Of TSB!
This past weekend a few TSBer’s laced up their sneakers and hit the streets of D-Town for one of the largest 5k events known to the area. With 1,000’s of entrants the competition is always top notch. All the players from Metro Detroit show up hoping to see how there winter training program has worked for them. “No one could have imagined that the St. Patrick’s Parade Corktown Races would become one of the largest 5km races in Michigan. Originally a 4 mile race that began in 1989, the race fluctuated between 700 and 1000 runners...
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