Grant Fisher Wins 2nd Straight Foot Locker National Title

Photo by FLCCC
Photo by FLCCC

Fisher wins his second FLCCC title on December 13.


Grant Fisher of Grand Blanc High School in Michigan defended his Foot Locker Cross Country Championships (FLCCC) national title on Saturday in San Diego, California.

Fisher covered the 5,000-meter course in 15:03. Olin Hacker of Madison West High School in Wisconsin was second in 15:12. Fisher ran four seconds faster than his victory in 2013, and he used his wicked closing speed to gap the field. Continue reading

SoCal Spartan Races + Free-Entry Giveaway

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Your sanity will be questioned, but entering a Reebok Spartan Race could be one of your all-time best decisions.

Spartan Race is an obstacle-racing series that was founded in 2010 and puts on races across the country. Hooray Run was contacted by Dan Krueger, a Spartan Race worker who is promoting upcoming SoCal races set for December and January. Continue reading

Michigan State’s National XC Title Deserves Your Attention


The Michigan State University women’s cross-country team captured the NCAA Division I national title on Saturday in Terre Haute, Indiana, but I have to believe the MSU football team’s 42-point drubbing of Rutgers received more coverage over the weekend.

Regardless, I’m here to celebrate the cross-country title and the sensational 2014 season put together by the Spartans. A team from the Mitten taking home a national championship trophy makes me, a Michigan resident, proud. Continue reading