_ The 2022 Steve's Run:
July 15, 2022 | 6:00 p.m. | Downtown Dowagiac
Join us in the fight against cancer!
In the last 16 years alone, Steve's Run has raised over $180,000 for cancer research and student scholarships (split evenly).
To continue the tradition, the 48th Steve's Run will once again start and end in Downtown Dowagiac. Named the Original Road and Trail Race, Steve's Run will take participants through the paved roads of Dowagiac, a golf course, a cemetery, and the Southwestern Michigan College wooded trails.
We hope you'll join us to raise money for these important causes.
About Steve's Run
Steve's Run is named in honor of Steven Briegel, the son of former Southwestern Michigan College president David Briegel. Steve died in 1990 at the age of 22 after a five-and-a-half-year battle with cancer. He was a 1986 graduate of Dowagiac Union High School and had played basketball, golf, and in the band for the Chieftains. He graduated with honors from SMC and was a junior in the Ferris at SMC program at the time of his death.
After Steve’s passing, SMC’s annual Road and Trail Race, which began in 1972, was renamed Steve’s Run and was dedicated to honor all who have fought or are still fighting cancer, with proceeds being split evenly between cancer research and the Steven Briegel Scholarship.
SMC continues to host Steve’s Run yearly with the support of the City of Dowagiac and through a generous donation from Fifth Third Bank.
T-shirts
T-shirts are available through race registration or while supplies last. To be guaranteed a t-shirt, please register by June 3, 2022.
Packet Pickup
Late registration and packet pickup will be open from 5-6:30 p.m. on July 14 and from 4-5:30 p.m. on race day in the Dowagiac Train Station at 202 Depot Drive, downtown Dowagiac.
Registration
Early Registration: Now–May 26, 2022
Regular Registration: May 27–July 13, 2022
Late Registration: July 14, 2022, and Race Day
Beer Tent
Come for the race, support the cause, and stay for the beer.
After the race, the celebration continues with the Steve's Run Beer Tent sponsored by Bud Distributing.
Located next to the Snow building, the tent will include cold alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, a taco truck provided by Taqueria Del Rey, and music. Runners will receive one complimentary beverage ticket to use at the tent.
Runners, friends, and family are invited to raise a glass with us to support a great race and cause.
*Don't forget your ID! Wristbands will be distributed to those 21 and over.
Awards
We will be awarding medals to the top three male and top three female runners in each of the following groups:
14 & under
15-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70+
2021 Results at: runsignup.com
2020 Results: not available ???
2019 Results at: runsignup.com
2018 Results at: runsignup.com
2017 Results at: runsignup.com
2016 Results at: runsignup.com
2015 Results at: runsignup.com
2011 Results at: active.com
2010 Results at: active.com