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30 years of creative writing 12/28/2006
Bowerman and the Men of Oregon 12/20/2006
Marking your Calendars for 2007 12/11/2006
X- Mas Free Press Column 12/02/2006
Turkey Trot 2006 11/24/2006
The DNF's don't go unnoticed 11/11/2006
Post Race Marathon Comments 11/03/2006
Marathon Tips 10/31/2006
The Greenies 10/18/2006
Medical Advice 10/11/2006
Running for a Reason 10/10/2006
International Team Relays 09/21/2006
Dick Beardsley Half Marathon
09/14/2006
September Races 09/07/2006
Freep Marathon 8 Weeks Away 08/31/2006
Thirty Years of Crim Highlights 08/24/2006
Crim Legends 08/24/2006
Dave McGillivray 08/17/2006
Motivation 08/10/2006
August Races 08/03/2006
Ed Whitlock 07/27/2006
Massage 07/20/2006
Race Entry Fees 07/13/2006
Sign-up now for the Marathon 06/29/2006
2006 Fifth Third Bank Solstice Run 06/22/2006
250th Column 06/15/2006
Weekend Events 06/08/2006
Dexter Ann Arbor Run 06/01/2006
Running Phobias 05/25/2006
Big Ten Track & Field Championships 05/18/2006
Fifth Third River Bank Run Preview 05/11/2006
Country Music Marathon 05/04/2006
April Races 04/27/2006
FREEP 2006 Whats New 04/20/2006
Boston - The Experience 04/13/2006
Half Marathons 04/06/2006
Martian Marathon 03/30/2006
Spring Running Tips 03/23/2006
Great Races 03/16/2006
St. Patricks Day Celebrations and Races 03/09/2006
Marathon winners movie is inspiring 03/02/2006
Running organizations suppport Detroit 02/23/2006
Coach Bill Squires 02/16/2006
Stan Mavis 02/09/2006
Myrtle the Turtle 02/02/2006
Womens Track
Michigan Intercollegiate
01/26/2006
Winter Running 01/19/2006
Kermit Ambrose 01/12/2006
The Best and Worst of 2005 01/05/2006
2005 in Review 12/29/2005
The Island Road Runners 12/22/2005
Shoes 12/14/2005
Holiday Running Tips 12/08/2005
2005 Las Vegas Marathon 12/01/2005
Christmas Shopping for Runners 11/25/2005
Detroit Turkey Trot 11/18/2005
Senior Runners 11/11/2005
2005 New York City Marathon 11/04/2005
2005 Freep Marathon Praising the Volunteers 10/27/2005
2005 Freep Marathon Last minute tips 10/20/2005
2005 Freep Marathon Out of Towners 10/13/2005
2005 Freep Marathon First Timers 10/06/2005
Last Minutes Tips 09/29/2005
Volunteering at the Freep Marathon 09/22/2005
Long Runs 09/15/2005
September Races 09/08/2005
August Odds and Ends 09/01/2005
2005 Crim Festival of Races 08/25/2005
2005 Detroit Free Press
Flagstar Bank Marathon Course
08/18/2005
Community 08/11/2005
August Races 08/04/2005
Dick Beardsley 07/29/2005
Marathon Training Tips 07/22/2005
Beat Beethoven 07/15/2005
Getting Ready for the Marathon 07/07/2005
200th Column 06/29/2005
Solstice Run 06/22/2005
Father's Day 06/16/2005
Race for the Cure 06/09/2005
Prefontaine 06/02/2005
Memorial Day 05/26/2005
Courage 05/19/2005
Fifth Third Bank River Bank Run 05/12/2005
Half Marathons 05/05/2005
Boston Marathon First Timers 04/28/2005
Boston TV Coverage:
Left plenty of room for Improvement
04/21/2005
Trail Running 04/14/2005
Dean Karnazes - Ultra Marathoner 04/07/2005
April Races 03/31/2005
Spring Fling 03/24/2005
Allan Steinfeld steps down as New York City Marathon race director 03/17/2005
St. Patrick's Corktown race gets a facelift 03/10/2005
Date set for Marathon 03/03/2005
Heat the Streets 02/24/2005
Running Safety 02/17/2005
Riverview's Winterfest 02/10/2005
Park's Legacy Lives on:
Ex-coach's impact outdistances career
02/03/2005
Indoor Track 01/27/2005
Houston Marathon 01/20/2005
Runner's World's Honolulu Marathon Contest Winners 01/13/2005
Best and Worst of 2004 01/06/2005
New Year's Eve Run 12/31/2004
Bitter Cold Running 12/27/2004
Honolulu Marathon 12/20/2004
Twelve Months of Marathons 12/16/2004
Mistake waiting to happen 12/09/2004
Christmas Shopping 12/02/2004
Detroit Turkey Trot 11/24/2004
College Cross Country 11/11/2004
New York City Marathon 2004 11/04/2004
The 2004 Marathon was Spectacular 10/28/2004
Marathon Happenings 10/21/2004
Out of State or the U.P. 10/14/2004
Greenies: First time marathoners 10/07/2004
Charities 09/30/2004
Volunteers 09/23/2004
The 2004 Marathon course 09/16/2004
Long Runs 09/09/2004
September Races 09/02/2004
The 2004 Crim Festival of Races 08/25/2004
Motor City Striders 08/18/2004
Hensleys' joy leads to 25 years of Hell 08/11/2004
Training For The Marathon 08/05/2004
Jim Ramsey 1907-2004 07/29/2004
The 2004 Great Lakes Relay 07/22/2004
Risk from summer heat and sun 07/15/2004
The Half-Marathon 07/08/2004
July 4th Races 07/01/2004
Grandma's does it right 06/24/2004
The Solstice Run 06/17/2004
The Zanglin Downriver Run 06/10/2004
Dexter Ann Arbor 06/03/2004
Memorial Stories 05/27/2004
Training for 2004 Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon 05/20/2004
May Races 05/13/2004
Bannister's Mile still one for ages
-- 50 years later
05/06/2004
River Bank Run 05/05/2004
Ann Arbor's Burns Park Run 04/28/2004
2004 Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon 04/23/2004
108th Boston Marathon 04/16/2004
Bill Rodgers 04/09/2004
Women's Olympic Trials Marathon 04/02/2004
March Madness 03/25/2004
Bringing Back Track to the MAC 03/18/2004
St. Patrick's Day 03/11/2004
8 Tuff Miles in
St. John Virgin Islands
03/04/2004
Tony Mifsud 02/26/2004
Tricks to the Treadmill 02/19/2004
Why Runners Love to Run 02/12/2004
US Men's Marathon Olympic Trials 02/05/2004
Running Excellence
- The American Marathon Experience
01/27/2004
Snowshoe Running 01/20/2004
Mike McGuire - U of Michigan Women's
Head Cross Country Coach
01/13/2004
The New Year 01/06/2004
Christmas Shopping
for Runners (Part II)
12/19/2003
Honolulu Marathon 12/12/2003
Bangkok Marathon 12/05/2003
Post Marathon Depression 11/27/2003
Christmas Shopping for Runners 11/12/2003
Jim Forshee 11/05/2003
Big Ten XC Championships 10/30/2003
Coaching kids 10/23/2003
Athletes with Disabilities Hall of Fame 10/16/2003
Marathon Logistics 10/09/2003
Reasons vary for selecting a Marathon 10/02/2003
Many reasons propel
rookie marathoners
09/22/2003
Long Runs 09/11/2003
Freep Marathon Peripheral Events 09/04/2003
Crowd Support 08/28/2003
The Crim 08/21/2003
Training for the Freep Marathon The Last Month 08/14/2003
The Great Lakes Relay 08/07/2003
Jazz Fest 07/17/2003
Common Mistakes 07/10/2003
Heat Training 07/03/2003
Magazine striding along in 25th 06/26/2003
My 100th Column 06/19/2003
Getting Ready for the Marathon 06/12/2003
Solstice Run 06/05/2003
Dexter Ann Arbor turns 30 05/29/2003
Program geared to eating habits 05/15/2003
Fifth Third River Bank Run 05/08/2003
Indy Mini Marathon 05/01/2003
The Boston Marathon 04/24/2003
The Poop on Running 04/17/2003
Hash Primer 04/03/2003
Better Running Mechanics 03/27/2003
The Last Marathon - Antarctica 03/20/2003
Better Running through Yoga 03/13/2003
Windsor's Running Factory 03/06/2003
Running with the Dogs 02/27/2003
The music goes right
to their feet
02/20/2003
Love for Running 02/13/2003
Mall Walking 02/06/2003
Guinness World Records 01/30/2003
Anne and John Gault 01/23/2003
Bigfoot Snowshoe Race in Traverse City 01/16/2003
His Highness Pieter-Christiaan Michiel
runs the Honolulu Marathon
01/02/2003
Ex-Michiganders make
Hawaii marathon go
12/30/2002
Honolulu Marathon 2002 12/19/2002
FANTASY 5KM RUN 12/12/2002
20th Annual Thanksgiving
Turkey Trot 10K Run
11/25/2002
New York Puts on
Quite a Show
11/11/2002
50 Marathons 11/04/2002
Baker and Verran Excel in Chicago 10/29/2002
Post Race Reflections 10/10/2002
All 25 Marathons 10/03/2002
Marathon Race Directors 09/26/2002
Charitable Organizations 09/19/2002
25th Anniversary of
the Freep Marathon Part VII
09/12/2002
Greenie Tales 09/05/2002
25th Anniversary of
the Freep Marathon Part VI
08/29/2002
The Crim 08/22/2002
New route for the 2002
Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon
08/15/2002
A glimpse of marathon operations 08/08/2002
Tips to help you run a successful marathon 08/06/2002
25th Anniversary of
the Freep Marathon Part V
07/26/2002
Avoiding Lions in a Marathon in Kenya 07/22/2002
25th Anniversary of
the Freep Marathon Part IV
07/21/2002
Bridges offer a unique perspective
for runners around the world
07/15/2002
Running events a family affair
for the Pinkstons
07/05/2002
Grandma's Marathon
is a Superior Event
06/27/2002
25th Anniversary of
the Freep Marathon Part III
06/18/2002
The Magic of the Marathon 06/07/2002
Memorial Day 05/29/2002
We are runners. 05/22/2002
In Training Programs 05/15/2002
Fifth Third River Bank Run 25 th Anniversary 05/10/2002
Promoting at Expos 05/06/2002
Women Can Run Safely 04/26/2002
Positive Attitude Keeps her
Racing for the Cure 2002
04/19/2002
Pain, Awe Fill Memories of Boston 04/12/2002
Runners flocked to Detroit
once marathon got started
04/08/2002
Winning Doesn't Always Mean
Finishing First
04/02/2002
The Most Remembered Running Scenes
from the Movies
03/25/2002
Wild Bill Lundberg's Farmhouse 5km 03/18/2002
Detroit Free Press Marathon
25 th Anniversary
03/11/2002
St. Patty's Day Runs 03/07/2002
Running at Olympic Venues 02/25/2002
Valentines 02/18/2002
Winter Run 02/12/2002
Marathoners come from
just about every profession
02/05/2002
Michigan's First Lady Runner 01/24/2002
What to do in 2002? 01/11/2002
New Year's Run 12/31/2001
Cheboiywo: From Kenya to Eastern to champion 12/21/2001
Give a pat on the back
to our race directors
12/15/2001
2001 Michigan Turkey Trots 11/15/2001
2001 New York City Marathon 11/02/2001
Reflections from the 2001
Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank
International Marathon
presented by Casino Windsor
10/29/2001
Last Minute Marathon Preparation Suggestions 10/11/2001
New Course 10/03/2001
Dances with Dirt teams build cohesion,
appeal the thrill seekers
09/17/2001
20 Mile Training Runs 09/06/2001
Relax and Run Better 08/31/2001
Crim 08/23/2001
Girls on the Run 08/16/2001
Email Stories from 2001
Freep Marathon Entries
08/09/2001
Team Relays another Way
to participate in the Marathon
08/02/2001
Running Relationships Enrich Life 07/26/2001
Final Course not yet set for Detroit 07/19/2001
It could be time to run out and get yourself a coach 07/12/2001
Creative runs can appeal to kids 07/05/2001
Adept runners roam Web to find, register for races 06/29/2001
Common sense doesn't hurt in staying healthy 06/22/2001
Many marathon runners inspired
by multiple sclerosis campaign
06/15/2001
Before running: Be sure to get the right shoes 06/07/2001
Support your local Marathon 05/29/2001
Stores' training programs great for novices 05/21/2001
River Bank Run part carnival, park 25k race 05/10/2001
Run with a club and find a friend 05/03/2001
Special stores: Your best bet in the long run 04/26/2001
Area women flock to Race for the Cure 04/19/2001
Runners resume love affair with Boston 04/12/2001
If Marathon beckons, set a routine 04/05/2001

 

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Doug Kurtis the former Race Director for the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank International Marathon is the world record holder for most career sub 2:20 marathons (76) and most marathon victories (40). Doug is a five time Olympic Trial Qualifier 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996. He was voted into the RRCA Hall of Fame in 1998 and Michigan Runner of the Year - 1985 and 1990. Doug coached two 2000 Olympic Trial Marathon Qualifiers

Personal Bests:

26.2m- 2:13:34 | 25km- 1:17:58 | 13.1m- 1:04:5 | 10m- 48:33 | 15km- 46:01 | 10km- 29:44 | 8km- 23:25

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