7 Bridges 7 Brews Photos 144 Mile Drive (From Grayling, MI) Registration: The U.P. has been on my running bucket list for a long time.  It costs a lot to drive, stay overnight and eat going up to U.P runs.  My strategy for getting U.P cities will be to try and tie more than one into a racing weekend to maximize cities for each drive.  That will not be easy as there are fewer runs in the U.P.  Finding two running events the same weekend in the U.P is not as common as it is in the lower peninsula.  We may need an RV when I really start hammering down on U.P cities.  An RV is something we’ve always wanted.  You can’t always tent camp with weather and it’s nice to have your own bathroom.  I definitely made my first running trip to the U.P run worth it by pairing Grayling with Sault Saint Marie.  I registered for 7 Bridges, 7 Brews before I found the AuSable River Festival 5K.  I was really exci...

        AuSable River Festival 5K Photos 194 Mile Drive Registration: The Grayling AuSable River Festival G.R.A 5K came about due to a huge goal of mine to get my first Upper Peninsula city in 2021.   It was time I get a city in the U.P, two years into the city challenge.   U.P. cities will be the hardest cities to run in based on distance, cost of hotels etc.   U.P races are some of my most anticipated races because of the scenery beyond the Mackinac Bridge.   When I found the “Seven Bridges Seven Brews 5K” in Sault Saint Marie I started looking for a run that I could do the same weekend. I was hoping for a second run to be on the way up north or within a close distance of Sault Saint Marie.   My original goal was to try and get two U.P cities in one trip.   When that wasn’t possible I found the Grayling AuSable River Festival 5K.   It had a morning start the same day of Seven Bridges and was directly on the way up to the Macki...