GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (via WOOD TV) — Every year, a team of Road Warriors are selected from the community to train together, raise money for charity partners and represent the Amway River Bank Run.
The group is made up of all women this year. This week, 24 Hour News 8 will introduce a few of them.
Paige Boldt has trained with some of West Michigan's best runners and has been among the greatest runners in the area.
She had high hopes for herself for this year's run, but injuries will keep her sidelined.
"Each day, I see progress with my injury," Boldt said.
During her sophomore year of high school, she wanted to take some extra math classes to prepare for a physician's assistant career. She took up running thinking it would be less of a time commitment.
"I was pretty athletic when I was younger. I played softball, volleyball, swimming, diving. I ended up running cross-country and went to states," Boldt said. “(I thought) I should stick with this running thing and ended up just loving it."
Join WOOD Radio’s Steve Kelly and Bret Bakita, Lauren Smith, and Rick Berkey this Saturday for EXCLUSIVE live coverage of the 42nd annual Amway River Bank Run presented by FIFTH THIRD BANK with Spectrum Health, Official Health Partner! LIVE pre-race and start to finish coverage begins at 6am with LIVE raceday traffic & Storm Team 8 Weather updates every 10 minutes.
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