Playmakers Greater Lansing Race Series points had been updated after the first nine events:

female age group

female overall

male age group

male overall

The next Playmakers Greater Lansing Race Series event will be the 100th since its inception in 2002:

KELLIE SEBRELL MEMORIAL DEWITT TRAIL 5K

day and date: Sunday, September 12, 2010
distance: 3.1-mile run/walk

starting time: 10 a.m.
location: DeWitt High School cross country course on trails near the tennis courts (off Herbison Road), DeWitt, MI 48820
fee: $20 prior to race day or $25 on race day

packet pick-up: 3-6 p.m. on Saturday 9/11 at Playmakers

race-day registration and packet pick-up: 8:30-9:45 a.m. on race day near the DeWitt High School tennis courts
event entry form/race flyer

2009 results

race directors: Greg Pratt or Rita Wieber

phone:  (517) 669-3418 or 669-8102
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proceeds: All Kid's Playground at Riverside Park in downtown DeWitt

results: Hickman Race Services

comments: event also includes a children's 1/4-mile around the DeWitt track (age 7-12) and a 100-meter dash (age 2-6) at no charge

Click here and then scroll down for a look back at previous 2010 events

More on the Playmakers Greater Lansing Race Series...

Outside of a 4-color brochure about the race series and the 2010 Playmakers Kids Mile Series

Inside of a 4-color brochure about the race series and the 2010 Playmakers Kids Mile Series

More information on future races series events...

9/19--Playmakers Autumn Classic 8K

9/26--Capital City River Run Half-Marathon (and non-series 5K)

10/3--MSUFCU Dinosaur Dash 5K

(The annual race series awards celebration is scheduled for Sunday night, Oct. 10, at Playmakers)

A story from the Lansing State Journal and pictures taken by Time Frame Photography are now available to view along with Playmakers photos and results from the Ele's Race 5K for Grieving Children on July 25.

The picture of Haslett High School cross country and track coach Nick Stanko setting a course record at the Ele's Race 5K for Grieving Children appears courtesy of Time Frame Photography. The 2009 Detroit Free Press Marathon champion completed the 3.1-mile course which started and finished near the Jackson National Life Insurance Headquarters building in 14 minutes, 53 seconds.

Alicia Patterson of DeWitt (19:10) edged Marcia Backstrom of East Lansing (19:15) and Shannon Audretsch of East Lansing (19:21) for the female overall title among 1,130 finishers.

MAX'S RACE 5K
Click here to see results of Max's Race 5K from June 26, as compiled by Gary Olsen of Gault Race Management. You can now also view pictures taken by Dane Robison of Time Frame Photography (including the one of the start to the right).

Chris Stoddard of Bath pulled away from defending champion Dan Lucas of Grand Ledge in the last half-mile to win.

The first of 380 finishers, Stoddard completed the 3.1-mile course that started and finished near the Michigan State University Auditorium in East Lansing in 16 minutes, 17 seconds. Lucas (16:30) and Stoddard had earlier separated from a pack that included third-place finisher and masters (over age 40) champion Eric Stuber of Lansing (16:46) and Cooley Law School Race for Education 5K champion Michael Stewart of Mason (16:48).

Frequent masters champion Christine Vincent of Jackson (19:42) was the female overall winner, and frequent grandmasters (age 50 and over) champion Sharon Dolan of Westphalia (22:36) then was able to earn the masters trophy and allow Maggy Zidar of Pontiac (23:41) to claim the female grandmasters trophy.

Following Vincent in the female top 10 were Ashley Steers of Stockbridge (20:52), Audrey Tremaine of Jackson (20:57), Sydney Tremaine of Jackson (21:21), Kristina Donley of Potterville (21:33), Jessie Rhodes of Grand Ledge (22:02), Dolan, Brandi Witter of Perrinton (22:50), Catherine Swiderski of Lansing (22:50) and Heidi Frei of Lansing (22:54).

Fifth through 10th overall were Clinton Lawhorne of Morrice (17:32), Tim Becker of Fowler (17:34), Jimmy Hicks of East Lansing (17:48), Christian Ruehmer of Mount Pleasant (18:07), male grandmasters champion Dale Hool of Jackson (18:08) and Jeffrey Jones of Mason (18:31).

Click here to see results from the June 11 Cooley Law School Race for Education 5K. You can also see pictures taken by Dane Robison of Time Frame Photography (including the one to the right of Nick, Claire and Theresa Stanko).

Michael Stewart of Mason passed the mile mark in 5:14 and in seventh place, about nine seconds behind the lead pack. He moved up to fourth at the two-mile mark, and surged from there to win in 16:38. masters (over age 40) champion Eric Stuber (16:45) finished runner-up in front of the State Capitol in downtown Lansing on a warm night.

Leah Scharl of Clarkston (18:44) was the female overall winner among 564 finishers in the sixth event of the 2010 Playmakers Greater Lansing Race Series.