FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT: Tami Duquette
248-855-6130 ext 234


Novi - Extreme Off Road Running Event Comes To
Hell, Michigan 5:30 AM, September 9, 2000

Dances With Dirt, 100 km (62 Miles of Extreme Running) Comes to Hell, Michigan

Close to 1,000 extreme trail running athletes from around the world will converge for this romp in the Swamp and test of human endurance.

Dances With Dirt is by far the longest and most grueling running event in the Midwest. Dances with Dirt was chosen by the national publication "Trail Runner Magazine" as one of the "Dirty Dozen", one of the 12 most difficult trail running events in the world.

Go to www.danceswithdirt.com for more information and a list of entered individual ultra-marathon trail runners and team members.

Event Information

The Course: 62 off road, and often, "off trail", miles of swamps, river crossings, hills and ankle twisting footing. Those who enter will be scratched, bruised and at times, lost. Insane terrain.

The 3 Dances With Dirt Events: Individual 50 km (31 miles), 50 mile individual event, and a 100 km (62 mile) 5 person team relay.

History: This is the 5th year of Dances With Dirt and going with tradition, the most difficult one yet. The most popular trail runs, and most trail runners, hail from the Eastern US and the Rocky Mountain States. Dances with Dirt has made its mark by introducing extreme trail runners to lowland swamps and jungle like conditions. Dances With Dirt offers challenge not found in the extreme mountain running events. This has led to the events popularity, exposure and continued growth.

Start & Finish: Half Moon Lake Beach, Pinckney Recreation Area, Pinckney, MI.. Fun spectator viewing of run exchange point in downtown Hell, Michigan!

Sponsors:

Adidas: The premier manufacturer of extreme running footwear
Running Fit: Michigan's premier chain of running specialty stores

Event Publicity Director: Tami Duquette
Email: [email protected]
Or call: 248-855-6130 ext 234

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