July 3rd, 2006

Ex-Shores Coach Runs Away With Top Honors

The inaugural North Muskegon Block 58 Triathlon was a smashing success for former local athletes.

Tom Trout made the biggest splash. The Mona Shores track and cross country coach from 1996-2000 lives in Grandville now, but didn't hesitate to come back to take part of the Block 58 debut.  Read more...

September 7th, 2005

Going the Distance

Greg Bowman won the first YMCA Camp Pendalouan triathlon/duathlon held Aug. 27 in impressive time, swimming, biking and running in 1:40:05.

Bowman, originally of Muskegon, now lives in Holland. It was his first triathlon and he said the event was a great way to use the resources located in Blue Lake Township.  Read more...

June 1st, 2005

The second annual “Run for Fun, Fitness and Foundation"

The Spring Lake Schools Foundation will be hosting its second annual “Run for Fun, Fitness and Foundation” on Saturday, June 18, 2005 at 8:30 am.  The 5K course begins at the Spring Lake Middle-Intermediate School, winds through the streets of the Village of Spring Lake, and ends at Grabinski Football Field. This 5k race is being held during the annual Spring Lake Heritage Festival.  Gold sponsors for this year’s event include David Bos Homes, McKeough Land Company, and Shape Corporation.  Additional support has been received from other community businesses and individuals as well.  Read more...

April 13th, 2005

New Off Road Triathlon/Duathlon Coming this Summer to Muskegon County

(Muskegon, MI)  Endurance Sports partnered with Muskegon Y.M.C.A. and Camp Pendalouan will be hosting an Off Road Triathlon/Duathlon located at Camp Pendalouan. August 27^th at 9:00am swimmers will start swimming a half-mile loop in Blue Lake with the duathletes starting a 5K run. Both triathletes and duathletes will then proceed to the staging area to start the mountain bike portion. Ending with both triathletes and duathletes completing a 5K-trail run.   Read more...

January 19th, 2005

Athlete Changes Course To Run ‘Extreme’ Store

(Muskegon, MI)  About a year ago, Matt Vander Sys came to the realization that life would be a whole lot better if his work world could blend with his play world.

        The result is Endurance Sports Outdoor Athletic Gear, an extreme sports gear and clothing retail store at 1888 Holton in the Ray & Sharon Plaza in Muskegon Township.  Read more...

December 14, 2004

New Resource for Endurance Athletes Opens

 (Muskegon, MI.)  Thinking of participating in your first Ultra Marathon, Ironman, Adventure race, Marathon, 5k, or anything in between? Are you an experienced competitor just looking for an edge? Endurance Sports is a new outdoor specialty retail store aiming to help West Michigan's endurance athletes achieve their goals. Located at the Ray and Sharon Flowers building at 1888 Holton Rd. "Endurance Sports will soon be West Michigan's number one source for athletic gear and service," said Matt Vander Sys.  Read more...