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Submitted by Debbie G. on Tue, 05/31/2011 - 1:19pm

The Dexter-Ann Arbor Run: From 195 to a Cast of Thousands

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They were a hale and hearty group in 1974 despite being temporarily delayed by a passing train at the first Dexter-Ann Arbor Run. We've gathered together a few articles and pictures from the Ann Arbor News Archives about the Dexter-Ann Arbor Run to jog your memory and get you motivated for this year's race on Sunday, June 5th.

Check out a few items from the archives:

-Article about the first race

-Photo of runners pack in the 1979 Dexter-Ann Arbor Run

-Article about friendly rivalry

West Virginian Wins Inaugural 15-Mile Race


1979 Dexter-Ann Arbor Run


A pair of wheelers form friendly rivalry

Comments

Submitted by veroandzach on Wed, 07/06/2011 - 11:33am.

great photos!


Submitted by LuckyDuck on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 10:26am.

i <3 running


Submitted by ilyjtwya on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 11:22am.

I had no idea how long this race has been going on!


Submitted by sandylib123 on Tue, 07/19/2011 - 3:14pm.

nice pictures


Submitted by annlinlover on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 4:13pm.

cool


Submitted by marisal on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 5:11pm.

cool!


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