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Sandhill Crane All Trail Half Marathon/10K/5K

Vandalia, Michigan, United States

calendar_today 10 Oct, 2026

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About the Event

18th ANNUAL!! **A GREAT PURE MICHIGAN ALL TRAIL COURSE!**

RUN OR SPORT WALK A FANTASTIC ALL TRAIL COURSE!

This non-repeat, all trail course located in the 820 acre Dr. T. K. Lawless County Park is a hidden gem in the beautiful southwest Michigan. This natural scenic odyssey of forest and field includes six charming bridge crossings, lots of streams and small lakes, and, of course, some hills. Sandhill Cranes do frequent this bucolic area, adding charm to the course – take it as a good omen if you see one during your race.

~ Dynamite custom design long sleeve performance T-shirts to all finishers. (Register by Sept 29th to guarantee shirt on race day)
~ Laser cut custom wood award for top two finishers and medals for third in each age group.
~ Water and sport drink on the course and a great re-hydration station at the finish featuring fruit, sport drink, popsicles, potato chips, homemade cookies and water.
~ Chip timing for 5k, 10k and ½ Marathon (Chip timing will close at Noon - course open to 2:00PM)
~ Music DJ at start and finish, and two music stations on the course to inspire participants.
~ Finishers in all races from Cass County, Niles and the Granger area will be listed in an HONOR ROLL in the appropriate newspapers.
~ Race benefits the Cass County Parks and the Dowagiac Rotary Club
~ No parking fee!.[Lawless Park, 15122 Monkey Run Street, Vandalia, MI 49095]
3 WAYS TO REGISTER: ONLINE ~ MAIL ~ RACE DAY

$25 Early/$30 after SEPTEMBER 29 REGISTER ONLINE ONLY: RunSignUp.com

Mail In Registration

$25.00 Until Sept. 29th (Postmarked by SEP 24)
Check payable to The Friends Of Cass County Parks
Mail To: The Friends Of Cass County Parks, P.O. Box 131, Cassopolis, MI 49031

Tee Shirts
To guarantee a tee shirt on race day - Registration must be received by Sept 29th. Late entrees will get a shirt later.

Timing and Scoring
Timing and scoring will be done by Mac's Sports Timing. Results will be uploaded LIVE to RunSignup during the event. And also posted during the event for participants to view. Go to www.macssportstiming.com for complete results after the event.

Races Offered

Half Marathon

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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09:00

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$25.00

10K Run/Walk

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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09:30

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$25.00

5K Run/Walk

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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10:00

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$25.00

1K Kids Fun Run

Oct 10, 2026

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Distance — 1K

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11:00

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$0.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Vandalia.

thermostat Temperature

8.0° / 17.2°

wb_sunny Feels like

4.8° / 14.1°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 9m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.2 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

12.8 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

72.3%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:57

nightlight Sunset

19:00

About Vandalia

Learn more about the host city, Vandalia.

Vandalia is a village in Penn Township within Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 318 at the 2020 census. It is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area sometimes referred to as Michiana.

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Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Sandhill Crane All Trail Half Marathon/10K/5K.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Bret Pete	M	51	—	1:26:11
🥈	Randall Wood	M	33	West Olive, MI	1:27:00
🥉	James Kyle	M	51	Valparaiso, IN	1:36:00
4	David Ahner	M	63	Valparaiso, IN	1:37:28
5	Jessica Biek	F	23	Cassopolis, MI	1:38:31
6	Jesse Puck	M	29	Mishawaka, IN	1:38:41
7	Scott Flanagan	M	38	South Bend, IN	1:39:25
8	Steven Gerencser	M	52	St. Joseph, MI	1:40:52
9	Alex Olafsson	M	26	Vandalia, MI	1:41:51
10	Mark Joy	M	30	Kalamazoo, MI	1:42:31
11	Andrea Groote	F	40	Niles, MI	1:43:01
12	Steve Wright	M	45	St. Joseph, MI	1:46:15
13	Jeff Garr	M	56	Niles, MI	1:49:36
14	Erik Wogoman	M	37	Goshen, IN	1:50:43
15	Meghan Reed	F	28	Granger, IN	1:51:02
16	Andy McGrail	M	55	Jones, MI	1:53:05
17	Scott Vandenberg	M	43	Paw Paw, MI	1:53:15
18	Amy Jones	F	19	Grand Rapids, MI	1:54:40
19	Anonymous Anonymous	M	37	—	1:55:06
20	Tony Pedrolini	M	34	Plainwell, MI	1:55:18
21	Kristin Harris	F	35	Wakarusa, IN	1:55:46
22	Rex Scare	M	45	Three Rivers, MI	1:56:27
23	Steven Evenhouse	M	35	Orland Hills, IL	1:56:45
24	Fabian Golota	M	25	Grawn, MI	1:57:12
25	Rose Cory	F	40	Ann Arbor, MI	1:57:40
26	John Zuk	M	46	Columbia City, IN	1:57:54
27	Jim Lister	M	49	Niles, MI	1:58:19
28	Simon Meska	M	24	La Porte, IN	2:00:33
29	Dave Mahar	M	65	—	2:01:28
30	Matt COZIK	M	46	Haslett, MI	2:01:37
31	Deborah Brann	F	49	Valparaiso, IN	2:01:42
32	Matt Vollmar	M	41	Kalamazoo, MI	2:04:00
33	Arya Jayatilaka	M	56	Kalamazoo, MI	2:04:16
34	Amy Bratcher	F	41	Chesterton, IN	2:04:39
35	Amanda Dove	F	27	Ann Arbor, MI	2:05:59
36	Michael Teske	M	50	Niles, MI	2:06:06
37	KIMBERLY VANSCHOICK	F	25	MARCELLUS, MI	2:07:27
38	JENNIFER JONES-MCCLAIN	F	41	MARCELLUS, MI	2:07:27
39	Jackie Sinkeldam	F	45	Guelph, ON	2:08:10
40	Dean MacDonald	M	42	Guelph, ON	2:08:10
41	Shawnna Cody	F	38	Owosso, MI	2:08:39
42	Grant Williams	M	32	Goshen, IN	2:09:06
43	Paula Turk	F	57	Ellkhart, IN	2:11:35
44	Neil Petroff	M	47	South Bend, IN	2:12:17
45	Tonya Metzger	F	34	Battle creek, MI	2:12:43
46	Tom Hutmacher	M	67	Portage, IN	2:14:07
47	Ashlee Mccallie	F	29	Three Rivers, MI	2:14:21
48	Linda Claussen	F	51	Hobart, IN	2:16:41
49	Deanna Albano	F	51	Chesterton, IN	2:16:41
50	Kirsten Bohlen	F	22	Alpena, MI	2:17:35

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	JOE TOTH	M	49	LA PORTE, IN	23:28
🥈	Norman Yoder	M	25	Shipshewana, IN	25:27
🥉	Julie Allen	F	53	Three Rivers, MI	25:52
4	Matt Elliott	M	36	Clawson, MI	25:54
5	Bry Martin	M	35	South Bend, IN	26:12
6	Craig Kinnear	M	31	South Bend, IN	26:13
7	Danny Balos	M	43	Niles, MI	27:15
8	Mercedee Dillard	F	30	Niles, MI	27:36
9	Tim Elkins	M	50	Niles, MI	29:50
10	Joseph Rasmussen	M	36	Mishawaka, IN	30:33
11	Rick Watts	M	55	Union, MI	31:30
12	Christine Ringer	F	61	Saint Joseph, MI	31:47
13	Tamara Watts	F	51	Union, MI	32:57
14	Nancy Leist	F	56	Edwardsburg, MI	33:04
15	Brian VanHusan	M	32	Dowagiac, MI	33:10
16	K. Flanagan	F	12	South Bend, IN	33:29
17	Dawn Ausra	F	41	Dowagiac, MI	33:34
18	Lisa Scheer	F	44	St. Joseph, MI	33:35
19	David Allen	M	53	Three Rivers, MI	33:52
20	Tanya Toth	F	43	LaPorte, IN	34:02
21	Richard Sutherlin	M	34	Three Rivers, MI	34:07
22	Chiloe Truex	F	23	Elkhart, IN	34:49
23	Rodney Segety	M	50	Niles, MI	34:51
24	Cheryl Schaefer	F	59	Watervliet, MI	36:34
25	AJ Brant	M	55	Elkhart, IN	36:42
26	Rachel Lopez	F	23	South Bend, IN	36:50
27	Jeanne Anderson	F	36	Vandalia, MI	36:51
28	Michele Gilpin	F	57	Three Rivers, MI	36:58
29	Glenn Killoren	M	57	Cassopolis, MI	37:05
30	Guadalupe Castaneda	M	47	Dowagiac, MI	37:17
31	Connie Williams	F	56	Topeka, IN	37:24
32	Brandy DeLong-Casey	F	29	Niles, MI	38:18
33	Aaron Moe	M	39	Mishawaka, IN	39:13
34	Rebecca Stull	F	34	Mishawaka, IN	39:14
35	Harold Miller	M	49	Elkhart, IN	39:14
36	Troy Williams	M	60	Topeka, IN	39:41
37	Dick Judd	M	—	Dowagiac, MI	40:41
38	Jodi Magalski	F	46	South Bend, IN	41:02
39	Christina Henry	F	45	Mishawaka, IN	41:24
40	Traci McKinley	F	38	Sturgis, MI	41:41
41	Chet Zawalich	M	61	South Bend, IN	42:27
42	Debra Kline	F	54	Niles, MI	44:57
43	Camille Briegal	F	75	Dowagiac, MI	45:08
44	Patti Badner	F	—	Cassopolis, MI	48:30
45	Jeanann Middlton	F	—	Dowagiac, MI	48:31
46	Kamoka Castaneda	F	46	Dowagiac, MI	52:38
47	Mark Eddy	M	44	South Bend, IN	53:07
48	Sherry Eddy	F	43	South Bend, IN	53:08
49	Eric Moll	M	47	South Bend, IN	53:16
50	Apryll Freeman	F	35	Sawyer, MI	53:16

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	David Borntrager	M	23	South Bend, IN	41:16
🥈	Brad Petty	M	23	Lansing, MI	41:17
🥉	Clinton Dickens	M	45	Mishawaka, IN	41:24
4	Jason Potsander	M	38	Goshen, IN	42:13
5	Jason Forbes	M	43	Niles, MI	44:27
6	Michael Malloy	M	48	Elkhart, IN	44:47
7	Chris Byron	M	46	Urban, IL	46:43
8	Kathy Griffin	F	52	Three Rivers, MI	47:21
9	Derek Jager	M	25	Elkhart, IN	48:40
10	Bob Long	M	46	Sturgis, MI	48:53
11	Amos Yoder	M	35	Goshen, IN	50:00
12	Anonymous Anonymous	F	26	—	50:03
13	Megan Schuetz	F	23	Novi, MI	51:20
14	Matt Spray	M	43	Elkhart, IN	51:51
15	Chris Peak	M	46	Niles, MI	51:51
16	Traci Miller	F	47	Elkhart, IN	53:30
17	Oscar Azevedo	M	27	Dowagiac, MI	53:31
18	Doug Kennedy	M	57	Portage, IN	56:06
19	Ashley Berger	F	27	Elkhart, IN	56:43
20	JoAnn Kennedy	F	49	Portage, IN	57:09
21	Andrew Anderson	M	41	Vandalia, MI	58:29
22	Hilary Flanagan	F	40	South Bend, IN	59:48
23	Andrew Williams	M	57	Bristol, IN	1:00:40
24	KRYSTAL WORTINGER	F	35	Middlebury, IN	1:01:13
25	Amanda Losch	F	31	Granger, IN	1:06:02
26	Elizabeth Drake	F	34	South Bend, IN	1:07:50
27	Rochelle Young	F	58	Kalamazoo, MI	1:13:25
28	Brenda Borntrager	F	55	South Bend, IN	1:14:21
29	Kristyn Binns	F	33	Baroda, MI	1:15:07
30	Tammie Carr	F	49	Elkhart, IN	1:15:29
31	Sherrad Adams	F	48	ElkhartE, IN	1:17:42
32	Mary Kelpinski	F	51	Owosso, MI	1:19:55
33	Janine Andrysiak	F	62	Granger, IN	1:24:32
34	Liesel Wieczorek	F	41	Osceola, IN	1:27:11
35	Karen Mackowiak	F	65	Goshen, IN	1:29:20
36	Elaine Metzger	F	62	Niles, MI	1:36:10
37	Dan Metzger	M	62	Niiles, MI	1:36:17
38	Greg Bennett	M	66	Granger, IN	1:40:53
39	Marlene Kachur	F	68	Niles, MI	1:46:25
40	Mary Adams	F	71	NIles, MI	1:46:25
41	Flo Sasaki	F	59	Niles, MI	1:46:26
42	Mary Pejza	F	66	South Bend, IN	1:47:07
43	Mary Connolly	F	75	South Bend, IN	1:47:26
44	Bonnie Nowaczewski	F	53	South Bend, IN	1:53:10

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About the Event

18th ANNUAL!! **A GREAT PURE MICHIGAN ALL TRAIL COURSE!**