About 15,000 people will participate in the 35th anniversary of the Crim Festival of Races on August 27th. People from all over the world come to Flint to run or walk in the festival.
Deb Kiertzner is with the Crim Fitness Foundation.
"This year the headline is that we’re bringing in the legends of the Crim. These are four really good solid American long distance runners that have set records at the Crim. We have the last American male and female to have won the Boston marathon. That’s Greg Meyer and Lisa Rainsberger."
The festival has eight different races ranging from the teddy bear trot to the 10 mile run.
Kathy Gomez is a first-time runner in this year’s Crim race. She explains why the race is so important to her.
"My dad had heart disease and he had got me a little red dress, which is for healthy heart. And once he started doing his stuff before he died, once he started doing his exercise, he always encouraged me to get my cardio stuff in. So from a health benefit that’s a really great way to have cardio."
The Crim festival draws about 50,000 people to Flint and generates over $10 million a year for the local economy.
-Traci Currie, Michigan Radio Newsrooom
