The vote is in. The public has spoken.
After a full month of voting, the results are locked.1,032 unique voters. 24 unique categories.
And now, we can reveal the Top Five finalists in every category.
The colored graphs below indicate the nominees and percentages of votes. The Top 5 finalists in each category are listed in alphabetical order. The Top 3 will be announced live on January 13th.
This is what makes the FLY Awards different. It’s not a panel. It’s not a committee. It’s the Michigan endurance community showing up and weighing in on the races, athletes, shops, volunteers, and moments that made 2025 memorable!
THE FLY AWARDS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ONLINE TUESDAY, JANUARY 13TH.
Top 3 to be announced online and a Celebration at City Built Brewing (Grand Rapids, MI) from 5 pm – 9 pm. Free to attend!
The 2025 FLY AWARD FINALISTS:
AMWAY RIVER BANK RUN 5K
DIRTY DUEL 5K
BRIAN DEIMER FESTIVAL OF RACES
GRAND RAPIDS TURKEY TROT
JUSTIFY THE PIE
AMWAY RIVER BANK RUN 10K
HURT THE DIRT 10K
REEDS LAKE RUN 10K
SHE RUNS 10K
RUN THE RAPIDS 10K
DETROIT FREE PRESS HALF MARATHON
GRAND RAPIDS HALF MARATHON
RIVERTOWN HALF MARATHON
SHE RUNS HALF MARATHON
TCTC BAYSHORE HALF MARATHON
DETROIT FREE PRESS MARATHON
OVERGROUND MARATHON RELAY
GRAND RAPIDS MARATHON
KALAMAZOO MARATHON
TCTC BAYSHORE HALF MARATHON
AMWAY RIVER BANK RUN 25K
LCMU BRIDGE RUN 10 MILE
DIRTY DUEL 3.4K
DIRTY MITTEN TRIATHLON
REEDS LAKE RESOLUTION RUN 4 MILE
ABOMINABLE SNOW TRI
GRAND RAPIDS TRIATHLON
MICHIGAN TITANIUM
REEDS LAKE TRIATHLON
TRI DEL SOL
BARRY ROUBAIX
DIRTY DONUT
ICEMAN
UNCLE JOHN’S
KEYBANK GRAN FONDO
DIRTY DUEL
WTF WINTER TRAIL FEST
MARJI GESICK
NORTH COUNTRY
YANKEE SPRINGS
AMWAY RIVERBANK RUN JUNIOR RACE
GRAND RAPIDS KIDS MARATHON
I LOVE GRAVEL RACE’S UNCLE JOHN’S GRAVEL RACE
MAGIC OF THE MILE
WHOVILLE
AMWAY RIVERBANK 25K
BARRY ROUBAIX PSYCHO KILLER GRAVEL RACE
MARJI GESICK MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE
MICHIGAN TITANIUM ULTRA TRIATHLON
THE DIVIDE GRAVEL RACE
BARRY ROUBAIX GRAVEL RACE
COAST TO COAST GRAVEL RACE
MARJI GESICK MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE
MELTING MAN GRAVEL RACE
TCTC BAYSHORE MARATHON/HALF MARATHON/10K
AMWAY RIVER BANK RUN 25K/10K/5K
BARRY ROUBAIX GRAVEL RACE
DIRTY DONUT GRAVE RACE
LCMU BRIDGE RUN 10 MILE/5K
ICEMAN COMETH MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE
AMWAY RIVER BANK RUN 25K/10K/5K
DIRTY DONUT GRAVEL RACE
MICHIGAN TITANIUM TRIATHLON
NORTH COUNTRY TRAIL RUN
UNCLE JOHN’S GRAVEL RACE
KARI STUART
MIKE WOJCIAKOWSKI
NICHOLAS STANKO
SAM BUTLER
TODD BUCKINGHAM
AMWAY RIVER BANK RUN 25K/10K/5K
BARRY ROUBAIX GRAVEL RACE
ICEMAN COMETH
KEYBANK GRAN FONDO
UNCLE JOHN’S GRAVEL RACE
DONUT DAN FRAZIER
DON KERN
JOHN MOSEY & JON CONKLING (THE JOHN’S)
MATT ACKER
ROB HYDE
ERIC ZANE
JEFF JACOBI
LARRY CRABBE
MATT DEIGHTON
MICAH MEINDERSTMA
BILL NORMAN
JAMIE NYE
JACOB THE SPEEDY SLOTH
JILL BECKWITH
REAL WOMEN TRI
LYON STREET RUN CLUB
PERRIN RUN CLUB
REAL WOMEN TRI
RUN GR
STELLAFLY
CHILI CATS
I LOVE GRAVEL RACING
RACING GREYHOUNDS
STELLAFLY
TURBO
ALYSSA MCELHENY
BILL BIRD
DONNIE HARPER
MATT ACKER
PETER HATHAWAY
MAKE A WISH MICHIGAN CHAPTER
MYTEAM TRIUMPH WEST MICHIGAN CHAPTER
NO SURRENDER RUNNING CLUB
STILL I RUN;
WEST MICHIGAN MOUNTAIN BIKE ALLIANCE
BIKED GRAND RAPIDS
FREEWHEELER GRAND RAPIDS
PEDAL KALAMAZOO
SWITCHBACK GEAR EXCHANGE GRAND RAPIDS
VILLAGE BIKE GRAND RAPIDS
GAZELLE STORES – GRAND RAPIDS/HOLLAND
STRIDERS – GRANDVILLE
THE RUNNERY – COMSTOCK PARK