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On September 8, the FIA experienced a Renaissance when over 70 Shakespearean enthusiasts, some in elaborate Elizabethan costume, gathered to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Shakespeare Club of Flint with period music, a feast and (what else?) a play! The club is the oldest continuously active one of its kind in the United States.

Lying flat on his back, Miguel Ruelan stared at the weight bar above him. On the bar’s ends was enough weight to total 451 pounds, an amount that would set a world bench-pressing record, if he could properly execute the lift. With three international judges scrutinizing his every move, the tension in the room was palpable. Fluorescent lights buzzed overhead and a spectator’s cough broke the silence of the crowd. Taking a long, deep breath, he exhaled as he carefully lifted the bar off the rack. Seconds felt like hours as he held the massive weight above him, waiting for the judges’ command that would allow him to lower it …

What keeps Mark lacing up his shoes and hitting area roads on a regular basis? “I just like feeling healthy,” he says. “I haven’t felt anything but healthy my whole life. Before I started running I felt healthy because I was young, and running has kept me feeling that way.”