Michigan Runner Magazine editor Scott Sullivan announced the events selected to the 2008 Michigan Runner Race Series. The Grand Island 10K is the only race in the Upper Peninsula named to the list of select Michigan running events. Results from the race series determine the Michigan Runners of the Year. Points are awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places in open, masters, and senior divisions. The senior results are age-graded. "... winners of the Michigan Runner of the Year awards are both talented and tenacious. Each year we try to choose competitive events, at various distances and with an eye to the geography of Michigan," noted Sullivan. The events in the Michigan Runner Race Series are as follows:

St. Patrick’s Corktown Races 4 Mile, Detroit - March 16
Striders Saturday Classic 10 Mile, Grandville - April 19
Running Fit Trail Half-Marathon, Pinckney - April 27
Fifth Third River Bank Run 25K, Grand Rapids - May 10
Silver Valley Trail Run 7K, East Tawas, - May 17 (date tentative)
Brian Diemer Amerikam 5K, Cutlerville - June 7 (date tentative)
Volkslaufe 20K, Frankenmuth - July 4
National Cherry Festival 15K, Traverse City - July 12
Grand Island Trail 10K, Munising - July 26
Crim Festival of Races 10 Mile, Flint - August 23
Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon, Detroit - October 19