Running the Crim: Stories from the Coolest Race in Michigan

By Anthony R. Ellis

Book Overview

Every year since 1977, many people in Flint, Michigan have joined together to celebrate pure human endeavor in the CRIM Festival of Races. This premier international 10-mile road race has grown from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0977050904
• ISBN13: 9780977050901
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Running Brain
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.8" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

run for your life!

Rebeccasreads highly recommends RUNNING THE CRIM as a fascinating & elegant record of the who, what & when of how the folks of Flint, Michigan got on their feet & started pounding the pavement. Along with personal stories of those motivated to start running for their lives there are black & white snapshots, CRIM FACTS dotted along the way, & a color photo spread of the runners at the races. RUNNING THE CRIM will get you off your couch & out of your comfort zone to have fun with your neighbors. The motto of RUNNING THE CRIM could be: the town that runs together, lives happily together!

Couch Potato No More

I found this book to be extremely inspirational and motivating. Being a busy doctor and father of three myself, I have not run in years, but have now decided to give it another try after reading Dr. Ellis's book. That "runner's high" that I had nearly forgotten about and the excitement surrounding the local races that I partook in a decade ago, came rushing back to me. The personal accounts in this book are from people of all ages from varied walks of life. One or two accounts, if not more, are certain to resonate with you. If you are a couch potato looking for inspiration and a way out, this book is for you.

running the crim

I always appreciate any person's "personal story" and make an effort to understand the reasons people do what they do. So from that perspective, I, of course, appreciated reading individuals' stories in "Running the Crim." As I read, I can even say there were moments when I felt a twinge of desire to get off my comfortable duff and get back to running myself. When in my 20's, I used to run 4-mile-runs 2 or 3 times a week just for the excercise. The memories of the rush following a good run came back to me as I read some of the writer's stories. Even if you are not a runner, you will feel the exhilarating rush many of the "Running the Crim" story-tellers experience as they conquer individual goals. Each runner has his or her own personal reason for undertaking the challenge of running/walking the "Coolest Race In Michigan." And each has a unique perspective any reader can learn from.

a good one

All the running books tell you how but not way. I found the storys to be interesting. As well as informative as to way people run. But I do not think I will be running the crim any time soon. I am seventy but I just might do the 8 mile walk I think that is doable Samuel mikesell Fenton Mi.

Chicken Soup for the Running Soul

Have you ever ran the Crim? Then you have to have this book. Would you like to run the Crim? Then you have to have this book.