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run until the day runs out.

i started running in 2026 and quickly found my way into longer distances, trails, and ultramarathons. i'm based in michigan and mostly interested in the experience of running itself: the distance, the terrain, the people, and seeing how far the day can go.

this is the record.

Chaz Johnson running across a bridge at the Mott Lake Trail Run
01 / the running archivemichigan, 2026—
bib 317 · mott lake 12.5k
the record

a few firsts.

a small, growing record of the days that changed what running means to me.

2026first year running
30.02 mifirst marathon / 30-miler
50.36 mifirst ultramarathon
100.45 mifirst 100-mile week
personal archive / updated 2026
race file

on the
calendar.

two races / one direction
upcoming

deadfall
25k

25koctober 17, 2026brighton recreation area, mi

a rolling singletrack loop through brighton's oak groves — the next race on the calendar and a step deeper into trail distance.

race information pending
goal race

huron
100

100 milesjune 2027southeast michigan

the long-range mark: a full hundred-mile effort through southeast michigan's huron trail system.

race information pending
next up

the
ledger.

just enough of the calendar to see where the next long day is waiting.

deadfall 25koct 17, 2026
huron 100jun 2027
thumb coast ultra2027finish strong
crim 10-miler2027redemption
mott lake trail race2027top 10 finish
bear lake ultra 24-hr2027main event of the year
detroit free press marathon2027under 4 hours
completed races

already
run.

official results
Chaz Johnson at the start line of the Crim Festival of Races in Flint
finished

crim
5 mile

5 milesaugust 21, 2026flint, michigan
59:31gun time
43:25chip time
1,240thoverall
male 30–34division

the 10-mile got rerouted to a 5-mile after thunderstorms rolled through saginaw street — the whole field ran the shortened course. first crim finish, with the real 10-miler waiting in 2027.

Chaz Johnson running the Mott Lake Trail Run, bib 317
finished

mott lake
12.5k

12.5kseptember 6, 2026ortonville, michigan
1:04:58gun time
1:04:48chip time
8:21 /mipace
16 of 73overall

a home course trail race at mott lake — bib 317, and a finish to build on before the bear lake and thumb coast starts next year.

personal records

times, so far.

not the point.
still worth keeping.

mile7:16
5k25:03
10k50:42
10 mile1:41:14
half marathon2:14:27
marathon5:19:44
50k7:04:40
50 mile10:39:02
runner's view

things seen
in motion.

not race photography. this is the view from inside it: bibs, medals, shoes, food, and the ordinary evidence of going somewhere under your own power.

Race-day gear flat lay with bib
bib
Mott Lake Trail Run medal
medal
Shoes, looking down mid-run
shoes
Aid station
aid station
Post-run recovery meal
food
the running log

every run lives
on strava.

full distances, splits, conditions, thoughts, and journal entries. this site keeps the curated record; strava keeps the whole day.

read the log
Chaz Johnson
about

still running.

i'm chaz johnson, a runner based in michigan.

i came to running later than a lot of people do. what started as a simple way to move quickly became something much bigger. within a few months, i was running marathons, exploring trails, and eventually finding my way into ultramarathons.

i'm drawn to the parts of running that happen outside the finish line. the long stretches where it's just you and the road. unfamiliar trails. bad weather. empty tracks. aid stations. the people you meet along the way. the strange little rituals that develop when you spend enough time moving through the world on foot.

i don't approach running with a need to have everything figured out. i like seeing what happens when i keep showing up and give myself room to go farther.

this site is a record of that process. the races, the miles, the photographs, the places, the people, and everything that happens between them.

still running. still seeing where it goes.

chaz