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30 years of creative writing	12/28/2006
Bowerman and the Men of Oregon	12/20/2006
Marking your Calendars for 2007	12/11/2006
X- Mas Free Press Column	12/02/2006
Turkey Trot 2006	11/24/2006
The DNF's don't go unnoticed	11/11/2006
Post Race Marathon Comments	11/03/2006
Marathon Tips	10/31/2006
The Greenies	10/18/2006
Medical Advice	10/11/2006
Running for a Reason	10/10/2006
International Team Relays	09/21/2006
Dick Beardsley Half Marathon	09/14/2006
September Races	09/07/2006
Freep Marathon 8 Weeks Away	08/31/2006
Thirty Years of Crim Highlights	08/24/2006
Crim Legends	08/24/2006
Dave McGillivray	08/17/2006
Motivation	08/10/2006
August Races	08/03/2006
Ed Whitlock	07/27/2006
Massage	07/20/2006
Race Entry Fees	07/13/2006
Sign-up now for the Marathon	06/29/2006
2006 Fifth Third Bank Solstice Run	06/22/2006
250th Column	06/15/2006
Weekend Events	06/08/2006
Dexter Ann Arbor Run	06/01/2006
Running Phobias	05/25/2006
Big Ten Track & Field Championships	05/18/2006
Fifth Third River Bank Run Preview	05/11/2006
Country Music Marathon	05/04/2006
April Races	04/27/2006
FREEP 2006 Whats New	04/20/2006
Boston - The Experience	04/13/2006
Half Marathons	04/06/2006
Martian Marathon	03/30/2006
Spring Running Tips	03/23/2006
Great Races	03/16/2006
St. Patricks Day Celebrations and Races	03/09/2006
Marathon winners movie is inspiring	03/02/2006
Running organizations suppport Detroit	02/23/2006
Coach Bill Squires	02/16/2006
Stan Mavis	02/09/2006
Myrtle the Turtle	02/02/2006
Womens Track Michigan Intercollegiate	01/26/2006
Winter Running	01/19/2006
Kermit Ambrose	01/12/2006
The Best and Worst of 2005	01/05/2006
2005 in Review	12/29/2005
The Island Road Runners	12/22/2005
Shoes	12/14/2005
Holiday Running Tips	12/08/2005
2005 Las Vegas Marathon	12/01/2005
Christmas Shopping for Runners	11/25/2005
Detroit Turkey Trot	11/18/2005
Senior Runners	11/11/2005
2005 New York City Marathon	11/04/2005
2005 Freep Marathon Praising the Volunteers	10/27/2005
2005 Freep Marathon Last minute tips	10/20/2005
2005 Freep Marathon Out of Towners	10/13/2005
2005 Freep Marathon First Timers	10/06/2005
Last Minutes Tips	09/29/2005
Volunteering at the Freep Marathon	09/22/2005
Long Runs	09/15/2005
September Races	09/08/2005
August Odds and Ends	09/01/2005
2005 Crim Festival of Races	08/25/2005
2005 Detroit Free Press Flagstar Bank Marathon Course	08/18/2005
Community	08/11/2005
August Races	08/04/2005
Dick Beardsley	07/29/2005
Marathon Training Tips	07/22/2005
Beat Beethoven	07/15/2005
Getting Ready for the Marathon	07/07/2005
200th Column	06/29/2005
Solstice Run	06/22/2005
Father's Day	06/16/2005
Race for the Cure	06/09/2005
Prefontaine	06/02/2005
Memorial Day	05/26/2005
Courage	05/19/2005
Fifth Third Bank River Bank Run	05/12/2005
Half Marathons	05/05/2005
Boston Marathon First Timers	04/28/2005
Boston TV Coverage: Left plenty of room for Improvement	04/21/2005
Trail Running	04/14/2005
Dean Karnazes - Ultra Marathoner	04/07/2005
April Races	03/31/2005
Spring Fling	03/24/2005
Allan Steinfeld steps down as New York City Marathon race director	03/17/2005
St. Patrick's Corktown race gets a facelift	03/10/2005
Date set for Marathon	03/03/2005
Heat the Streets	02/24/2005
Running Safety	02/17/2005
Riverview's Winterfest	02/10/2005
Park's Legacy Lives on: Ex-coach's impact outdistances career	02/03/2005
Indoor Track	01/27/2005
Houston Marathon	01/20/2005
Runner's World's Honolulu Marathon Contest Winners	01/13/2005
Best and Worst of 2004	01/06/2005
New Year's Eve Run	12/31/2004
Bitter Cold Running	12/27/2004
Honolulu Marathon	12/20/2004
Twelve Months of Marathons	12/16/2004
Mistake waiting to happen	12/09/2004
Christmas Shopping	12/02/2004
Detroit Turkey Trot	11/24/2004
College Cross Country	11/11/2004
New York City Marathon 2004	11/04/2004
The 2004 Marathon was Spectacular	10/28/2004
Marathon Happenings	10/21/2004
Out of State or the U.P.	10/14/2004
Greenies: First time marathoners	10/07/2004
Charities	09/30/2004
Volunteers	09/23/2004
The 2004 Marathon course	09/16/2004
Long Runs	09/09/2004
September Races	09/02/2004
The 2004 Crim Festival of Races	08/25/2004
Motor City Striders	08/18/2004
Hensleys' joy leads to 25 years of Hell	08/11/2004
Training For The Marathon	08/05/2004
Jim Ramsey 1907-2004	07/29/2004
The 2004 Great Lakes Relay	07/22/2004
Risk from summer heat and sun	07/15/2004
The Half-Marathon	07/08/2004
July 4th Races	07/01/2004
Grandma's does it right	06/24/2004
The Solstice Run	06/17/2004
The Zanglin Downriver Run	06/10/2004
Dexter Ann Arbor	06/03/2004
Memorial Stories	05/27/2004
Training for 2004 Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon	05/20/2004
May Races	05/13/2004
Bannister's Mile still one for ages -- 50 years later	05/06/2004
River Bank Run	05/05/2004
Ann Arbor's Burns Park Run	04/28/2004
2004 Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon	04/23/2004
108th Boston Marathon	04/16/2004
Bill Rodgers	04/09/2004
Women's Olympic Trials Marathon	04/02/2004
March Madness	03/25/2004
Bringing Back Track to the MAC	03/18/2004
St. Patrick's Day	03/11/2004
8 Tuff Miles in St. John Virgin Islands	03/04/2004
Tony Mifsud	02/26/2004
Tricks to the Treadmill	02/19/2004
Why Runners Love to Run	02/12/2004
US Men's Marathon Olympic Trials	02/05/2004
Running Excellence - The American Marathon Experience	01/27/2004
Snowshoe Running	01/20/2004
Mike McGuire - U of Michigan Women's Head Cross Country Coach	01/13/2004
The New Year	01/06/2004
Christmas Shopping for Runners (Part II)	12/19/2003
Honolulu Marathon	12/12/2003
Bangkok Marathon	12/05/2003
Post Marathon Depression	11/27/2003
Christmas Shopping for Runners	11/12/2003
Jim Forshee	11/05/2003
Big Ten XC Championships	10/30/2003
Coaching kids	10/23/2003
Athletes with Disabilities Hall of Fame	10/16/2003
Marathon Logistics	10/09/2003
Reasons vary for selecting a Marathon	10/02/2003
Many reasons propel rookie marathoners	09/22/2003
Long Runs	09/11/2003
Freep Marathon Peripheral Events	09/04/2003
Crowd Support	08/28/2003
The Crim	08/21/2003
Training for the Freep Marathon The Last Month	08/14/2003
The Great Lakes Relay	08/07/2003
Jazz Fest	07/17/2003
Common Mistakes	07/10/2003
Heat Training	07/03/2003
Magazine striding along in 25th	06/26/2003
My 100th Column	06/19/2003
Getting Ready for the Marathon	06/12/2003
Solstice Run	06/05/2003
Dexter Ann Arbor turns 30	05/29/2003
Program geared to eating habits	05/15/2003
Fifth Third River Bank Run	05/08/2003
Indy Mini Marathon	05/01/2003
The Boston Marathon	04/24/2003
The Poop on Running	04/17/2003
Hash Primer	04/03/2003
Better Running Mechanics	03/27/2003
The Last Marathon - Antarctica	03/20/2003
Better Running through Yoga	03/13/2003
Windsor's Running Factory	03/06/2003
Running with the Dogs	02/27/2003
The music goes right to their feet	02/20/2003
Love for Running	02/13/2003
Mall Walking	02/06/2003
Guinness World Records	01/30/2003
Anne and John Gault	01/23/2003
Bigfoot Snowshoe Race in Traverse City	01/16/2003
His Highness Pieter-Christiaan Michiel runs the Honolulu Marathon	01/02/2003
Ex-Michiganders make Hawaii marathon go	12/30/2002
Honolulu Marathon 2002	12/19/2002
FANTASY 5KM RUN	12/12/2002
20th Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Trot 10K Run	11/25/2002
New York Puts on Quite a Show	11/11/2002
50 Marathons	11/04/2002
Baker and Verran Excel in Chicago	10/29/2002
Post Race Reflections	10/10/2002
All 25 Marathons	10/03/2002
Marathon Race Directors	09/26/2002
Charitable Organizations	09/19/2002
25th Anniversary of the Freep Marathon Part VII	09/12/2002
Greenie Tales	09/05/2002
25th Anniversary of the Freep Marathon Part VI	08/29/2002
The Crim	08/22/2002
New route for the 2002 Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon	08/15/2002
A glimpse of marathon operations	08/08/2002
Tips to help you run a successful marathon	08/06/2002
25th Anniversary of the Freep Marathon Part V	07/26/2002
Avoiding Lions in a Marathon in Kenya	07/22/2002
25th Anniversary of the Freep Marathon Part IV	07/21/2002
Bridges offer a unique perspective for runners around the world	07/15/2002
Running events a family affair for the Pinkstons	07/05/2002
Grandma's Marathon is a Superior Event	06/27/2002
25th Anniversary of the Freep Marathon Part III	06/18/2002
The Magic of the Marathon	06/07/2002
Memorial Day	05/29/2002
We are runners.	05/22/2002
In Training Programs	05/15/2002
Fifth Third River Bank Run 25 th Anniversary	05/10/2002
Promoting at Expos	05/06/2002
Women Can Run Safely	04/26/2002
Positive Attitude Keeps her Racing for the Cure 2002	04/19/2002
Pain, Awe Fill Memories of Boston	04/12/2002
Runners flocked to Detroit once marathon got started	04/08/2002
Winning Doesn't Always Mean Finishing First	04/02/2002
The Most Remembered Running Scenes from the Movies	03/25/2002
Wild Bill Lundberg's Farmhouse 5km	03/18/2002
Detroit Free Press Marathon 25 th Anniversary	03/11/2002
St. Patty's Day Runs	03/07/2002
Running at Olympic Venues	02/25/2002
Valentines	02/18/2002
Winter Run	02/12/2002
Marathoners come from just about every profession	02/05/2002
Michigan's First Lady Runner	01/24/2002
What to do in 2002?	01/11/2002
New Year's Run	12/31/2001
Cheboiywo: From Kenya to Eastern to champion	12/21/2001
Give a pat on the back to our race directors	12/15/2001
2001 Michigan Turkey Trots	11/15/2001
2001 New York City Marathon	11/02/2001
Reflections from the 2001 Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank International Marathon presented by Casino Windsor	10/29/2001
Last Minute Marathon Preparation Suggestions	10/11/2001
New Course	10/03/2001
Dances with Dirt teams build cohesion, appeal the thrill seekers	09/17/2001
20 Mile Training Runs	09/06/2001
Relax and Run Better	08/31/2001
Crim	08/23/2001
Girls on the Run	08/16/2001
Email Stories from 2001 Freep Marathon Entries	08/09/2001
Team Relays another Way to participate in the Marathon	08/02/2001
Running Relationships Enrich Life	07/26/2001
Final Course not yet set for Detroit	07/19/2001
It could be time to run out and get yourself a coach	07/12/2001
Creative runs can appeal to kids	07/05/2001
Adept runners roam Web to find, register for races	06/29/2001
Common sense doesn't hurt in staying healthy	06/22/2001
Many marathon runners inspired by multiple sclerosis campaign	06/15/2001
Before running: Be sure to get the right shoes	06/07/2001
Support your local Marathon	05/29/2001
Stores' training programs great for novices	05/21/2001
River Bank Run part carnival, park 25k race	05/10/2001
Run with a club and find a friend	05/03/2001
Special stores: Your best bet in the long run	04/26/2001
Area women flock to Race for the Cure	04/19/2001
Runners resume love affair with Boston	04/12/2001
If Marathon beckons, set a routine	04/05/2001

Doug Kurtis the former Race Director for the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank International Marathon is the world record holder for most career sub 2:20 marathons (76) and most marathon victories (40). Doug is a five time Olympic Trial Qualifier 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996. He was voted into the RRCA Hall of Fame in 1998 and Michigan Runner of the Year - 1985 and 1990. Doug coached two 2000 Olympic Trial Marathon Qualifiers

Personal Bests:

26.2m- 2:13:34 | 25km- 1:17:58 | 13.1m- 1:04:5 | 10m- 48:33 | 15km- 46:01 | 10km- 29:44 | 8km- 23:25

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