Category: Bike, Run, Hike
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The burly hum of the tires on dry pavement is akin to a semi-truck barreling down an empty highway on an otherwise quiet night. The sound is incessant, relentless and transformative. The consuming roar envelops the rider. In turn, the rider becomes emboldened atop the two-wheeled behemoth and once pavement is left behind, the rider […]
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Zach Bitter posted the fastest 50-mile race time in the country when he won the Door County Fall 50 in 2011. But it wasn’t good enough to earn him a spot on the national ultra team. When Fall 50 founder Sean Ryan heard that, he called the national team director to find out why. He […]
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When the Village of Sister Bay demolished the Helm’s Four Seasons Hotel to expand Waterfront Park in 2008, the wheels started turning in Brian Fitzgerald’s head. The event organizer who once spun pots at a small shop across the street from the village beach envisioned a site that outdoors lovers would clamor for. The village […]
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Thoughts on the Boston Marathon
April 15, 2013. The average person may not be able to place what occurred on this date initially, other than noting it was the date federal and state taxes were due.
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Everyone knows about the hiking, skiing and snowshoeing opportunities throughout Door County, but id you know there is more than two miles of trail for fat tire winter biking at Newport State Park? “Right now there’s too much snow,” said Park Manager Michelle Hefty on Jan.
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Fifty Miles on Foot: Getting to know the ‘pain cave’ during a solo Fall 50
I was nervous. I have run a marathon. I’ve biked halfway across the country. But running 50 miles was something that I struggled to wrap my head around.
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25 Years of Running Wild at Potawatomi State Park
For the past 24 years, runners of all ages have gathered at Potawatomi State Park to take part in Run Wild – the annual fundraiser for the Friends of Potawatomi State Park.
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When I started this journey on Nov. 30, 2011, I truly had no idea what I was getting into. I knew that I wanted to lose my baby weight. I knew that I wanted to get back in shape.
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Ride for Nature to Benefit The Ridges Sanctuary
As cyclists cross the finish line of this year’s Ride for Nature, a few numbers might come to mind. The most likely pairing will be one and 100, as the June 16th ride is an early event in the cycling calendar and will probably be the first century ride of the season for many participants. […]
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Under gray skies and through a heavy mist Sunday afternoon, I ran farther than I ever have in my life. I was putting in my first “long run.” Twelve miles around the damp back roads of Baileys Harbor.
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Aaron Schneider Doubles Down in Century Pursuit
The sun was long gone when Aaron Schneider made the turn into Sunset Park toward the finish line of the Fall 50 Saturday night, just as it was when he started his run in the same spot the night before.
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As day breaks on July 18, 2010, Door County Triathlon Race Director Sean Ryan is glued to his radio. A thousand athletes will soon descend on Frank Murphy County Park in Egg Harbor for the Half Iron event, and a bank of heavy clouds hangs ominously over Green Bay.
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The Enduring Value of Peninsula State Park
“I’m going for a run in the park,” I said to Brian Fitzgerald, a friend and the race director for this weekend’s Door County Half Marathon in Peninsula State Park. We occasionally hit the trails there
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When Every Step Is A Challenge
Imagine having to pay attention to every step as you compete in a race. Imagine being at the starting line wondering when your feet will start to burn.
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The Door County Triathlon didn’t produce a dime for the Door County YMCA or Door County Parks System in 2005, its first year. The event was staged at Frank Murphy County Park and used other county park system facilities. The YMCA provided support, promotion, and dozens of volunteers. But after all was said and done, […]
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Getting Started Is the Hard Part at the Door County Half Marathon
It was about 9:45 in the morning on Saturday when most of the thousand runners in the Door County Half Marathon swarmed into place along Shore Road, packed tight and eager for the start of the 3rd running
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Ultra-Running for the Fun of It
In my short career as a runner (18 months after I sputtered through my first two-mile run, it still feels a bit strange to call myself a runner), I have noticed that there are three kinds of people in the world – those who are runners, those who aren’t runners but understand why others like […]
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Silent Revolution: Door County’s silent sports community gaining traction
After the spring thaw, a narrow trail hides beneath the matted bed of leaves on the floor of Peninsula State Park. The air is crisp, the trees are still, and the silence of the forest is disturbed only by the rustle of a breeze through the lightly burdened branches of blossoming sugar maples, basswoods and […]
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A Trail for All Seasons: The Ahnapee State Trail
75 years, beginning in 1894, the sounds of train whistles and steam engines could be heard in Southern Door County, moving freight and commerce back and forth between Green Bay and the Door Peninsula. Since the mid-1970s, however, what was once a railway has been transformed into a year-round recreational pathway utilized by thousands of […]
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On The Road Again: Road biking in Door County
Road biking has enjoyed a major resurgence in recent years with the phenomenal success of American bike racer Lance Armstrong and his unprecedented seven consecutive victories in the Tour de France, the premier road biking event in the world. The secondary and tertiary backcountry roads in Door County offer fantastic opportunities for those who want […]