Michael, Author at Run Mi 5k

August 21, 2021September 4, 2023

Huron

Huron County Run

I made this plan while at the hotel in Bad Axe after running Tuscola on my way to Bad Axe – I plan to run Salinac County tomorrow. As you can see above, I didn’t follow it very well. Mainly because my phone was low on a battery charge, and I didn’t want to look at my phone very often.

Huron County

Bad Axe
Bingham
Bloomfield
Brookfield
Caseville
Chandler
Colfax
Dwight
Elkton
Fairhaven
Gore
Grant
Harbor Beach
Hume
Huron
Kinde
Lake
Lincoln
McKinley
Meade
Oliver
Owendale
Paris
Pigeon
Pointe Aux Barques
Port Austin
Port Hope
Rubicon
Sand Beach
Sebewaing
Sheridan
Sherman
Sigel
Ubly
Verona
Winsor

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August 6, 2021September 4, 2023

Van Buren

Van Buren County Run

I stopped at this business to start my run. Nice quiet parking lot on the west side of the loop that I was planning on completing. I was hoping that I could see Lake Michigan as some point during this run.

I started by heading south on this main road. It had just finished raining hard.

I took another shot of flowers but this time tried to get closer to the flowers. There were so many I wanted to get close, but also to show how many there were. There was probably double or triple what is shown.

Found this screwdriver along this road and was happy when I found it.

The sun was going down. I was looking west (towards Lake Michigan). What a great shot.

I took this shot about 3/4 of the way south on the main road.

Here I am close to the turning point where I would head north on another road with homes on Lake Michigan. So I’m running and carrying a screwdriver and my phone.

Toward the south part of this road, there was some building with, I’m assuming, plants.

Here is a shot down the road heading north.

This was a place that looked like it was open to the public. A way of accessing the Lake, I was super tired and decided not to explore it.

This was some type of community with a bunch of upscale housing.

I could see a home on the Lake at the end of this road.

Here is another shot of the road heading north. I noticed a deep hole on the left side of the road. Sure enough, there was a small creek at the bottom.

Then I found this road and thought that I might get a look at the Lake if I ran down to the end of this road.

You could see the Lake but not well, but you could see these upscale homes very well.

All this time, I had been running with the found screwdriver in my hand, and I passed a few locals that probably wondered why I was carrying a screwdriver.

The photo above looks like a hops garden.

Here you could see Lake Michigan, but again not well.

Here is a home close to the road and you could see the Lake behind it. What a great place!

After I turned the corner heading east, I found this place with concrete sculptures all over. It looks like Mike has a business here. The great site was a cool finish to this run.

No plan other than wanting to knock another county off the map. I finished my business in Indianapolis and was on my way home around 3 pm. I was exhausted from the day’s work and my two runs yesterday. I decided I would only knock one run-off on the way home as it was getting dark when I arrived in Michigan. It was raining hard when I arrived at the place I first planned to run. I decided to drive another 15 minutes and see if it would let up.

I stopped at a gas station, and the rain had almost stopped. I filled up my tank and went inside to get something to eat, and it started pouring again. However, when I drove to the place that I found on the map on my iPhone, it had cleared up.

Van Buren County

Almena
Antwerp
Arlington
Bangor
Bloomingdale
Breedsville
Columbia
Covert
Decatur
Geneva
Gobles
Hamilton
Hartford
Keeler
Lawrence
Lawton
Mattawan
Paw Paw
Pine Grove
Porter
South Haven
Waverly

August 5, 2021January 2, 2024

Berrien

Berrien County Run

I stopped at the North part of Berrien County so I would have time to rest up while driving to Cass County after. I got off the expressway and found this little store, and parked my car there.

I was on a very small road that had access to homes on Lake Michigan. It was very exciting to think that I would see the lake soon, and maybe some outstanding homes.

This photo was one of the first homes I saw on the big lake. I didn’t realize that this would be the best look that I would get at the lake. Most homes were way down a long driveway with NO view of the Lake. So disappointing.

Today was a beautiful hot day, and this shot was at the top of the hill with the following spray-painted notes on the side of the road.

At the bottom of this hill was this note (above):

Halfway up:

90% of the way up:

Another home that you could see the lake behind, barely.

I ran south for a long time. I was lost in a book and didn’t realize that I had run most of my 5k without finding the place I should have turned around. When I looked at my phone, it said that I had already run 2.9 miles. So I turned around and finished the 5k, then walked the 2.7 miles back to the car. So bummed, I wish I was paying attention. This pic was on the walk back to my car.

I headed down to Indianapolis for a trade show for work, and I thought it would be great to knock a couple more counties off the list. July was utterly dead, not one county down that month, but June and May were both great. So above was my plan for this county (Berrien), and I was super tired from the drive. This path was well planned, and I don’t know what went wrong, but something did go off. I was lost in a story on my iPhone, and when I finally looked down after, I realized I was off the path I had 2.9 miles complete… I was super surprised and disappointed because that would mean I would need to run or walk back. This would make it a 10k. No problem doing a 10k, but I was already planning to run a second county right after this one. (Cass). So yes, I was super disappointed.

Driving past Grand Rapids this morning, it’s going to be a long drive.

Berrien County

Bainbridge
Baroda
Benton
Benton Harbor
Berrien
Berrien Springs
Bertrand
Bridgman
Buchanan
Chikaming
Coloma
Eau Claire
Galien
Grand Beach
Hagar
Lake
Lake Michigan Beach
Lincoln
Michiana
New Buffalo
Niles
Oronoko
Pipestone
Royalton
Shoreham
Sodus
Stevensville
Three Oaks
Watervliet
Weesaw

Any place in Bold and Red are townships / towns / cities I’ve run a 5k for the county run (or the closest city to my county run)

Any place in Bold and Blue are townships / towns / cities I’ve run anytime in the past.

Any place in Bold and Green are townships / towns / cities I’ve done website / hosting / design work – best website builder for small business – WordPress design hosting and search engine optimization. I’m a small business website builder – contact me to get a website that works! If no Green color is on this page, please talk with me (Click Here). I’ll be encouraged to change one to Green!

June 23, 2021September 4, 2023

Saginaw

Saginaw County Run

Thinking this will be my second run after doing Alma. Tuesday is a work night, so I may or may not complete this tomorrow; we’ll see how I feel. But this is the town of Merrill. I’ve been to Saginaw many times, but I don’t think I’ve ever been here.

5/19: It didn’t happen. I was way too tired after running Alma/St. Louis area. I will have to hit this county another time.

6/23 I decided to hit this after I hit Bay county. I was having difficulty with my phone charger, it became unplugged in the car, and I had to preserve what little charge I had left. Therefore my run was nothing like the plan because I was avoiding using my phone. I had about 36% charge when I started this run. Also, this was the slowest run I’ve done so far because it was such a long day, and my previous 5k two days ago was a faster run.

Saginaw County

Albee
Birch Run
Blumfield
Brady
Brant
Bridgeport
Buena Vista
Carrollton
Chapin
Chesaning
Frankenmuth
Fremont
James
Jonesfield
Kochville
Lakefield
Maple Grove
Marion
Merrill
Oakley
Reese
Richland
Spaulding
St. Charles
Swan Creek
Taymouth
Thomas
Tittabawassee
Zilwaukee

Any place in Bold and Red are townships / towns /cities I’ve run a 5k for the county run (or the closest city to my county run) Any place in Bold and Blue are townships / towns / cities I’ve run anytime in the past. Any place in Bold and Green are townships / towns / cities I’ve done website / hosting / design work – best website builder for small business – WordPress design hosting and search engine optimization. I’m a small business website builder – contact me to get a website that works! If no Green color is on this page, please talk with me (Click Here). I’ll be encouraged to change one to Green!

June 23, 2021September 4, 2023

Bay

Bay County Run

I parked my car on the east side of the loop in the middle. I ran the loop then went west. I turned the corner and realized that my app wasn’t recording this run. What a bummer! So this ended up being a little over a 5k. I have an additional .25-.5 miles that didn’t get recorded.

I decided that I should try to hit a couple of counties on this trip. I was down in Clare signing some papers for my sister Lisa and figured I hit a couple of counties. It all started with this county. After running this route, I’m reasonably sure there are a whole lot of areas in this county that would be better for scenery. But there were a few spots on this run that turned out very cool. But of course, it would have been nice to run near the bay.

Bay County

Auburn
Bangor
Bay City
Beaver
Essexville
Frankenlust
Fraser
Garfield
Gibson
Hampton
Kawkawlin
Merritt
Midland
Monitor
Mount Forest
Pinconning
Portsmouth
Williams

Author: Michael