Flint, MI – The 49th Edition of the Health Alliance Plan Crim Festival of Races is excited to welcome back a growing field of elite athletes, domestic and international, for their open 10-mile championship. Set to take place downtown Flint, Michigan August 21-22, the Crim has teamed up with Bishop International Airport to bring back a $15,000 elite athlete prize purse.
The Crim is offering $3,000 to win for both men and women in the open 10-mile race, as well as prize money for elite wheelers and hand cyclists. Second and third place can win $2,000 and $1,000, respectively.
The Health Alliance Plan Crim Festival of Races hosts the historic 10-mile race, but also has a 5-mile, 5K, and one-mile option. Total participation is expected to exceed 11,000 athletes from more than 40 states.
Crim’s Director of External Relations, Brandon Morgan, said, “We are so excited to see athletes from around the world joining us at Crim and we look forward to carrying this momentum into Crim50 in 2027. We are humbled that L.A. Marathon winner, Nathan Martin, and back-to-back Detroit Marathon Champion, Andrew Bowman – both Michigan natives – will join us again this year.”
While the field is growing everyday, as of August 4, the Crim’s elite field contains:
Women
Peris Jepkorir, Kenya
Amanda Krzyzanowski, Plymouth, MI
Sydney Devore, Ferndale, MI
Yumi Yoshikawa, Japan
Ashleigh Simonis, Ann Arbor, MI
Sarah Kasabian-Larson, Alma, MI
LILIAN CHELIMO, Kenya
Kennedy Ronayne, South Lyon, MI
Cynthia Pokriefka, Warren, MI
HILDAH JEPKOGEI CHEBO, Kenya
Joanna Stephens, Dallas, Georgia
Ryen Frazier, Ferndale, MI
Brittney Hall, Macomb, MI
Heidi Gaff, Fort Wayne, IN
Leah Foley, Goodrich, MI
Ashley Heidenrich, Chicago, IL
Katie Swor, Wyandotte, MI
Emily Noone, Chicago, IL
Men
Andrew Bowman, Ferndale, MI
Nathan Martin. Jackson, MI
Noah Verlinde, Saginaw, MI
William Cadwell, South Haven, MI
rop rogers, Kenya
Logan Barrett, Jeffersonville, Indiana
Joe Drabot, Louisville, KY
Kobe Blanco, Spring Arbor, MI
Robert Lohr, Traverse City, MI
Andrew Healey, Ann Arbor, MI
Adam Rzentkowski, Madison, WI
Garrett Eklof, Madison, WI
ELISHA KIPCHIRCHIR ROTICH, Kenya
Zachary Ornelas, Ann Arbor, MI
Austin Liepe, Rome City, IN
Oliver Raimond, Savannah, GA
Gavin Ray, Lansing, MI
Edward Frey, Grand Rapids, MI
Charlie Lawrence, Boulder, CO
Luke Koopman, Hamilton, MI
Nathan Walker, Fremont, MI
STANLEY KIPROTICH BETT, Kenya
Thomas Mueller, Swartz Creek, MI
Sanele Masondo, Dubuque, IA
Cameron Johnson, Madison, WI
John Burchfield, Holland, OH
Gilbert Boit, Colorado Springs, CO
Julian Meyer, Cleveland OH
Jonathan Klaiber, Naperville, IL
More on bios and photos can be accessed HERE.
About the Health Alliance Plan Crim Festival of Races and Summer Event Series
The Health Alliance Plan Crim Festival of Races and related events host upwards of 15,000 participants each year and are followed by tens of thousands more. The HAP Crim Festival of Races is sponsored by more than 50 local, regional, and national corporations which allows for participants to have a world-class race experience at a reasonable cost, furthering the Crim Fitness Foundation’s mission to make health and wellbeing accessible to all.
The Crim Festival of Races supports the work of the Crim Fitness Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, whose goal is to improve the physical, social, and mental wellbeing of 20,000+ Flint and Genesee County residents. The organization provides programs including: Crim Youth Sports and Youth Running Clubs; mental wellbeing, mindfulness and yoga; direct nutrition education and food policy; neighborhood impact, policy advocacy, and built environmental change; and more.
For more information on the Foundation and the Festival please visit crim.org and crimraces.org, respectively.
CRIM FITNESS FOUNDATION
The Crim works to cultivate accessible, vibrant communities in Flint and Genesee County that encourage people to lead a healthy lifestyle by integrating physical activity, healthy eating, and mindfulness into their daily lives. We mentor other communities to do the same. The Crim uses events, programs, policy, systems, and environmental change to transform the culture of health in the communities we serve.