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The Me-Ran Miles Story: Transforming Discouragement and Doubt Into Positivity and Hope
When the cross country season ends, many athletes feel excitement, pride, satisfaction, confidence, or a sense of accomplishment. For...
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Nov 19, 202419 min read
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"Nothing Short of Extraordinary": Eva Thompson Closes Out Her Historic XC Career
Cros-Lex’s Eva Thompson recently wrapped up her senior cross country season as one of the most successful and accomplished runners from...
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Nov 12, 20245 min read
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MITCA Meet of Champions & NJCAA DII Cross Country Championships Wrap Up XC Season for Local Runners
Michigan Track Coaches Association (MITCA) Meet of Champions 11/9/24 @ Shepherd High School On Saturday, November 9, many local runners...
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Nov 10, 20244 min read
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XC State Finals Recap: Blue Water Area Runners Represent at MIS
With one last official MHSAA event of the season, local athletes who qualified for the state meet capped off their 2024 cross country...
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Nov 3, 20245 min read
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Blue Water Area XC Regionals Recap: Individual/Team Champions and State Qualifications
This weekend, all the minutes, hours, and miles spent running came together as runners made their bid for a chance to compete at the...
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Oct 27, 20246 min read
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Cross Country Regional Previews and Projections
Check out this amazingly detailed and comprehensive Cross Country Regional Preview by Jacob Tanner. He has included a course preview, a...
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Oct 24, 20241 min read
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Last XC Weekend Wrap-Up Before Regionals
It’s the final weekend meet results recap before regional competition, so here is a wrap-up of local cross country results for Blue Water...
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Oct 20, 20244 min read
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BWAC XC Championships: Walker and Thompson Remain Undefeated, Yale and Armada Win Team Titles
Link for the full meet photo gallery The weather shifted significantly for Tuesday’s BWAC Cross Country Championships at Goodells County...
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Oct 16, 20243 min read
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Local Cross Country Teams Head Into Championship Season
It’s officially championship season as local teams are finishing up regular season competition and beginning league, county, and regional...
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Oct 13, 20247 min read
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Race Results Recap Week #7
The temperatures are dropping and so are the times: there was a fall flurry of cross country action this week for Blue Water Area teams. ...
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Oct 6, 20245 min read
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XC Weekend Wrap Up #6
Capping off September, several Blue Water Area cross country teams had a rest weekend while others raced, such as at the local Hanson’s...
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Sep 29, 20246 min read
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League XC Results Roundup 9/24-9/25/24
BWAC Jamboree 2 (titles are links to meet results) 9/24/24 @ Algonac High School FULL PHOTO GALLERY: https://bluewaterrunning.zenfoliosi...
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Sep 26, 20245 min read
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It's Mid-Season and It's Spectacular: Results Recap Week #5
Even with the unseasonably long stretch of hot temperatures, personal bests have still been falling as we reach the mid-season point of...
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Sep 22, 20246 min read
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MSU Spartan Invite, Holly Festival of Races, and Autumn Classic: Weekend Race Recap
September may now be half over, but the summer-like temperatures haven’t relented, and this weekend offered up more lessons in cross...
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Sep 15, 20246 min read
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XC League Results - 9/10-9/11/24
BWAC @ Columbus Park FULL PHOTO GALLERY: https://bluewaterrunning.zenfoliosite.com/bwac-xc-jamboree-1-2024 With hot sun, a bit of sand on...
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Sep 11, 20246 min read
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Meet Results Recap #3: Langolf, Macri, Thompson, Vogt, and Wessel Have Big Week
There were many season and personal bests and several athletes made a significant climb up the area's top-times performance list. Check...
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Sep 8, 20247 min read
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Weather and Times Heat Up: Meet Results Recap Week #2
This week saw cross country action in the Blue Water Area heat up…literally. With temperatures hovering around 90 degrees and humidity...
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Aug 31, 20246 min read
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Blue Water Area Cross Country Season Off and Running
Many Blue Water Area teams opened their cross country campaigns on the grass this past week, with meets around the area beginning...
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Aug 24, 20246 min read
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Remembering Ryan
“Passion is pushing myself when there is no one else around - just me and the road.” Ryan Shay I was 17 years old when I first saw Ryan...
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Aug 21, 20248 min read
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2024 Blue Water Area Cross Country Season Preview
Sponsored by Elite Feet of Port Huron August 12 is the official MHSAA start date for high school sports practices, but cross country...
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Aug 12, 202418 min read
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