Grayling Visitors Bureau

At Hanson Hills Recreation Area, the Spooky 5K Run is scheduled for October 19, beginning at dusk.

Grayling Recreation Authority sponsors a 10k run and 1 mile walk as part of the AuSable River Festival.

Location:
Start and Finish at the Grayling Middle School near Downtown Grayling
Course:
Flat 6.2 Mile Road course that travels through downtown Grayling streets.
1 mile Fun Walk

Race Start:
9:00am

A new event for Hanson Hills Recreation Area, the Firecracker 1 mile race is a fundraiser for the Grayling Cross Country Team.

Race Location:
Hanson Hills Recreation Area, M-93 Grayling Michigan

Event Decription:
Cross Country MTB race
MMBA CPS Points Series race

Course Description:
Trail is approx. 10.5 miles per lap of Single and Dbl track trails

Time Schedule:
Sunday June 2nd 2013
8:30am – 2pm Registration and Pre-Registration # Pickup
10:00am Cross Country Race #1 Elite & Expert classes 3 laps
12:30pm Cross Country Race #2 Sport classes 2 laps
1:00pm Awards for Race #1
2:15pm Fun Promotions Kids Races – Awards to all
2:45PM Cross Country Race #3 Beginners Classes 1 Lap
4:00pm Awards for Sport & Beginner races

Required Equipment:
No License Required, ANSI Approved Helmet
Bicycle in proper working order
Lap counting ability and a Competitive spirit

General Information:
$1320 in Purses – $300 men’s and women’s elite and $120 Expert classes!
Fun Promotions Kids races with Awards to all young riders!
Over 100 awards, Prize Drawings for all participants!
Ideal Family fun, Spectators welcome free of charge.

Your best 5 races count for the MMBA CPS cross country race series!

Event Sponsors:
Hammer Nutrition, Hanson Hills Rec Area, The Bicycle Shop, Velocity, JDRF, Ramada Inn of Grayling & T-9

Contact & Additional Information:
Fun Promotions LLC 616-453-4245

Lodging:
Please call the Ramada Inn Grayling 989-348-7611 mention bike race for special rate!

Event Fees:
Add $5 for day of race registrations

14 & Under Beg. & Kids races $5.00
Sport & Beginner Classes $30.00
Expert & Elite Classes $35.00

race age as of 12-31-2013

Classes:
Elite & Expert race 10:00am race start

Elite Men – 3 laps $300 to top 5
Elite Women – 3 laps $300 to top 5
Expert 29 & Under – 3 laps $120 to top 3
Expert 30-39 – 3 Laps $120 to top 3
Expert 40-49 – 3 Laps $120 to top 3
Expert 50+ 3 Laps $120 to top 3
Expert Women – 3 laps $120 to top 3
Elite/expert Single Speed – 3 laps $120 to top 3

Sport race 12:30pm race start Awards to top 3 – 2 laps

MiSCA Varsity Women 15 – 18
Women 39 & Under
Women 40 & Over

MiSCA Varsity Men 15-18
14 & Under
19-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-59
60+ Masters
Clydesdale 200+ lbs
Sport/Beg. Single Speed

Kids races 2:15pm
6 & Under and 7-12 Awards to all!

Beginner race 2:45pm race start Awards to top 3 – All classes 1 Lap

MiSCA Jr High/Middle School Women 11 – 14
MiSCA Jr Varsity Women 15-18
Women 19 & Over

Boys & Girls 10 & Under
MiSCA Jr High/Middle School Boys 11-14
MiSCA Jr Varsity Men 15-18
19-29
30-39
40-49
50+ Masters
Clydesdale 200+ lbs
FatBike Open

race age as of 12-31-2013

Fun Promotions LLC PO BOX 1383 Grand Rapids, Mich 49501

The Militants half marathon, 10k, 5k races will be held at Hanson Hills Recreation Area on June 1, 2013.

Race Location:
Hanson Hills Recreation Area, M-93 Grayling Michigan

Event Description:
50 & 100 mile Mountain Bike Race – Michigan Cup Endurance Series race #2

Course Description:
Race will start Downtown Grayling with a controlled start – approx 1.5 mi road to trail – Trail is approx. 24.5 mile laps of Single and Dbl track trails

Time Schedule:
Friday May 24th 2013 4:00pm – 10pm Late Registration & rider check in @ Hanson Hills Rec Area
Saturday May 25th 2013 6:00am – 6:30am Pre-Registration # Pickup @ Downtown Start in K Mart parking lot!
6:45am Mandatory riders meeting @ starting line
7:00am Start of Hanson Hills Hundred & HH50
3:00pm – 4:30pm Racer post race meal & Awards

Required Equipment:
No License Required, ANSI Approved Helmet
Bicycle in proper working order, Lap counting ability and a Competitive spirit

Event Sponsors:
Hammer Nutrition, The Bicycle Shop, Ramada Inn of Grayling

General Information:
Free swag to the first 100 registered riders including event T shirt.
New HH50 2 classes – Open Men & Open Women
Overnight camping – $15 1-night $25 weekend per site donation
Only one rider per team on the course at a time.
Two person teams required to do a minimum of 2 laps per person during the event to qualify for awards & points.
On course repairs may be performed by registered riders/racers only
Food & water support may be provided by anyone to anyone at anytime

Prize Drawings for all participants! Ideal Family fun, Spectators welcome free of charge
Bicycle Sales & Services provided by The Bicycle Shop (Free bike check, repairs & parts are additional).
Your best 5 races count for the 2013 MCES race series!

Contact & Additional Information:
Fun Promotions LLC 616-453-4245
The Bicycle Shop 989-348-6868

Lodging please call Ramada Inn of Grayling 989-348-7611 mention bike race for special rate!

Event Fees:
HH50 – No MCES points, Only two classes Open Men & Open Women – Medals to top 5 in each.
Pre reg $50 untill March 1st Late reg $60
Individuals/Solo riders – Males compete in 4 age groups, Single Speed & Women compete separate.
Awards to top 10 in all classes receive awards
Pre reg $100 untill  April 15th
Late reg $125

2 Person teams – awards to top 3 teams in each class HH100 Only
Pre reg $150 untill April 15th
Late Reg $180

race age as of 12-31-2013

Classes:
New HH50 – Open Men & Open Women

Solo – 29 & under, 30-39, 40-49, 50+, Single Speed, Womens

Two person Teams – Open Sport & Open Advanced

Elite Team – 2 person only 75% payback

Please send registration to: Pre registration deadline May 15th 2013 – Fun Promotions LLC PO BOX 1383 Grand Rapids, Mich 49501

At 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 27,2013, two-person teams will begin North America’s toughest, richest, non-stop canoe race.  At the sound of the gun, the teams, carrying their canoes on their shoulders, race several blocks through the streets of Grayling, Michigan to the AuSable River in front of The Old AuSable Fly Shop.  The fourteen to nineteen hour, 120 mile race, runs throughout the night, finishing in Oscoda at Lake Huron.  Considered to be the world’s toughest spectator sport, approximately 50,000 fans will cheer on the competitors at various points throughout the race.

Race fans are an integral part of the AuSable River Canoe Marathon.  They cheer and motivate their favorite teams throughout the night.  They must find access to the river in total darkness, navigate among thousands of other fans in order to get a glimpse of their favorite team, and then move downstream to another public landing, bridge, or Consumers Energy hydro portage. Fans will drive, wait patiently for their team to appear at each point in the river, and cheer madly for 14 to 19 hours as the contestants move down river.

Racers must portage the six dams and battle darkness, the river’s natural obstructions, weather conditions, and sheer exhaustion brought on by paddling their lightweight canoes at a torrid pace of 50 to 80 strokes per minute, non-stop to finish the race. They receive no aid except food, drink, and perhaps a dry shirt passed to them by their “feeders” at points along the course.  During the eight hours of nighttime paddling, they receive little assistance from the moon in avoiding the river’s natural obstacles and are allowed only a small light on the front of their canoe.  The race committee does encourage all teams to use GPS to assist them with navigating the river during night-time hours. The racers must be in top physical condition and most participants cross train in other sports all year round.

The racing action gets underway at Penrod’s Canoe Livery (Maple Street Bridge in Grayling) with the AuSable Marathon Time Trials for starting position on Wednesday, July 24 through Friday, July 26.  The Time Trials are much like “Indy 500” qualifying: each team paddles a short looped course with their lap time determining their starting row position for the LeMans’ style run to the river on Saturday.

Other events surrounding the Marathon include youth canoe races, a quilt show, a 10k run, concert, antique car show, parade, concessions and an arts & crafts show.  On Sunday, July 28, 2013, is The Black Bear Bicycle Tour.  This is a 100 mile bicycle tour that winds through the beautiful forests of eastern Northern Michigan and follows portions of the AuSable River to finish the tour alongside the AuSable River near the end point of the Canoe Marathon. A complete schedule of events can be obtained by visiting www.grayling-mi.com

 For more information on the AuSable River Canoe Marathon and to see a list of sponsors, visit www.ausablecanoemarathon.org

A new event at Hanson Hills Recreation Area, the Spooky 5K Run is scheduled for October 20. For more information, click on Spooky 5k Flyer

Spooky 5K Run