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Of Special Interest
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Sports Shorts
• Great Lakes Endurance debuts new trail running events
• Tour of America’s Dairyland adds racing opportunities for women
• Take Amtrak to the start of SAGBRAW
• Pleasant Prairie to host three triathlons, swim meets
• Door County Half Marathon capped at 1,600
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With our new "Show and Tell" feature we will post your story, photos and videos for other readers to see, comment on and enjoy online.
Tell us about your latest silent sports adventure – where you went, condition of the trails, who you raced, tips for those who might do the same – and show us by sharing the photos and video you took along the way.
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Upcoming Events
03/12
JUNIOR BEAR CHASE
12 JUNIOR BEAR CHASE, 1K to 6K youth races, 5 p.m. EST, Swedetown Trails, Calumet, MI; ages 16 & under, Copper Country Ski Tigers, P.O. Box 512, Hancock, MI 49930; Steve DeLong, 906/296-0094; delong@charter.net; www.keweenawtrails.com; www.bearchase.org
03/13
PORTAGE HEALTH GREAT BEAR CHASE
13 PORTAGE HEALTH GREAT BEAR CHASE, 26K clas- sic, 9 a.m., 50K freestyle, 9:20 a.m., 26K freestyle, 9:30 a.m. EST, Swedetown Trails, Calumet, MI; $45/$50 after 12-30, $55 after 2-13, $65 on 3-12; chip timing, awards, T-shirts, drawings, pasties, baked goods; Great Bear Chase, P.O. Box 214, Calumet, MI 49913; 906/337-1170; 906/281-1259; info@bearchase.org; www.active.com; www.bearchase.org
03/13
EKI LOPPET
13 EKI LOPPET, 12K classic ski race, 9:30 a.m., Valley Spur, Munising, MI; Friends of Valley Spur, info @valleyspur.org
Sounding The Alarm
• Plane’s carbon fiber failure a concern
• Vandals damage Vasa Trail
• Report ranks states by bike/bed criteria
• ATV critic has run-in with ATV'ers on Ice Age Trail