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Speaker 1 (00:05):
Live across the Great Lake State. You're connected to Michigan's
most engaging and influential radio and television program, Michigan's Big
Show starring Michael Patrick Shields, presented by Blue Cross, Blue
Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
I'm producer and creative director Tony Cuthberts.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
Now in the shadow of the Capitol Dome and Lansing.
He's heard from the beaches of Lake Michigan, to the
halls of power and behind closed doors. Here's Michigan's Michael
Patrick Shields.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
Michael Patrick Shields.
Speaker 4 (00:37):
I've got it written down right here.
Speaker 5 (00:38):
Michael Patrick shield you are a visionary.
Speaker 4 (00:41):
I just want to say thank you so much as
all his honor approach to bo your show.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
I have finally arrived and made it me.
Speaker 6 (00:48):
It's official.
Speaker 4 (00:48):
Michael Patrick Shields is on the air.
Speaker 2 (00:51):
Good morning world. Wow.
Speaker 5 (00:53):
Those are the names of three very fascinating and historic detroiters.
Dick Perton, the radio host for whom I worked, that
was his voice, and then we heard the voice of
Dennis Archer, the former mayor of Detroit. And then Coleman
Young Junior, who was a state legislator, and of course
his father was the mayor of Detroit for many years.
(01:14):
And we have somebody who is being celebrated right now
in Detroit on our radio stage r AT and T
Line right now. And this is on the same weekend
that sho Hey O'tani and the Dodgers advanced to the
World Series with a performance by sho hey Otani that
was astonishing. Three home runs, six innings pitched, all in
(01:38):
one game. The same guy strikeouts, home runs all of it.
You just can't contain him. And you also can't contain
the man who finished the Detroit Marathon in two hundred
and sixth place. Now you might say, wait a minute,
two hundred and six have you finished a marathon. It's
like climbing Mount Everest. There were two nine hundred and
(01:59):
twenty twenty four runners in the Detroit Marathon, twenty six
point two miles, and he did it in three hours
and twenty three minutes. And he's on our radio stage
or right this very moment, because we celebrate an achievement
like this. Clayton Molinari, thank you for being here on
the morning after a very very long day.
Speaker 4 (02:22):
Thank you for having me. It was a the winds
were a little bit tricky but it was. It was
a beautiful day, and you know, it was great. Thank
you for having it up.
Speaker 5 (02:32):
You understate it when you say the winds were a
little bit tricky, because what I'm reading is this Detroit
Free Press Marathon, which you know, goes through the streets
of Detroit, and windsor had rain and gusty winds challenging
the runners throughout the forty eighth annual running of this race.
And I guess twenty six thousand registered participants were all
(02:54):
involved when you add up everybody, some of them, of
course don't finish. But when that air horn went off
at fort and Third Streets in downtown Detroy in those
soggy conditions, how did you endure that?
Speaker 4 (03:07):
It was? It was very interesting. You know, it rained
its hardest in the beginning. It was definitely the windiest
on that street going up towards the bridge. It was.
I was joking with the guy next to me when
we were running. It was almost like a hat cemetery
because there's probably about six or six to eight hats
just lining the streets by the time we got about
(03:29):
a quarter mile in. So it's pretty funny seeing that.
But the main thing is with the whole the whole
day is the volunteers, like really coming out there and
you know, working through the rough weather. I mean, those
volunteers did a great job and I couldn't be more
thankful to them. None of us could have finished without
them today yesterday.
Speaker 5 (03:50):
Well, now it's funny that you mentioned that because your mother,
Kelly posted what really moved her about you completing that
marathon was that after you went through all that, and
you went through the twenty six miles, you went and
physically thanked the volunteers had been standing in the rain
for hours and hours, And she writes that that small
gesture says everything about the kind of person you are, humble,
(04:14):
kind and full of gratitude. Are you blushing yet?
Speaker 4 (04:18):
Oh? She's my biggest supporter, and you know, on that
day it was amazing seeing her run across the city.
And I don't know, She's just an amazing woman and
I'm so happy to have her as my mother in
my life.
Speaker 5 (04:33):
Your father completed his own sort of marathon recently too.
Was it five k for fifty straight days?
Speaker 4 (04:40):
Five k straight days? That's correct. Yeah, he was going
through he's going through a health hardship and once he
was through that while he was recovering. He took on
that journey, and that has been my main inspiration this summer.
Seeing him anytime I was in a long run, I
(05:01):
thought to myself, it's like my guys out there fighting
for his life and still getting active and still being
the active person he wants to be. What's my excuse?
So that was a It was a great inspiration to me.
Speaker 5 (05:13):
He is, did you practice on the Detroit I mean,
it's kind of hard to run maybe city streets when
they're not closed off for a marathon, but how how
close had you come to running the twenty six point
two before you actually did it in the race?
Speaker 4 (05:29):
I was Since I lived downtown, I was lucky enough
to every single morning be able to wake up and
run the streets. So the the kwinder Cut, I'm always
running down there. But I was able to do twenty
miles back in September, and I basically used all the
American and adjusted American course, so I was pretty familiar
with running through Indian Village and through the through the city.
(05:53):
So I was a little bit more familiar with the
course than some people.
Speaker 5 (05:59):
Young people love living downtown Detroit, don't they.
Speaker 4 (06:02):
Oh, it's amazing. It's a great city and running through it,
honestly was seeing the amount of support, which I was
so surprised. I thought it would be pretty quiet, but
the Detroit faithful, Detroit locals really came out to support,
so I was very thankful for them. It was a
beautiful It was a beautiful day for those running, for sure,
(06:25):
but I mean it was really special.
Speaker 5 (06:30):
Well, I've walked in the Turkey Trot a bunch of times.
That's like, I think six miles by the time you're
done with it. It doesn't really compare. But I get
the idea that it's very festive to go through our
city and have people cheering and people in costumes, and
you know, people go about it in different ways. You,
according to your mother, had a lot of training and perseverance,
(06:52):
and then there are people involved in the marathon who
just are enjoying the scene. Was it like that even
with the weather the way it was, Oh.
Speaker 4 (07:00):
My goodness, the people with the costumes. I saw a
guy with a banana costume on it said just heel out,
and I was like, Oh, that's that's so funny. You know,
everyone with the signs and costumes. It really made it
a you know, going through it, you know you're feeling
really bad and you look up and you see a
funny costume like that. It kind of makes your day
a little bit better, makes the run a little bit
feel a little bit shorter, makes makes you feel like
(07:22):
you're running a little bit quicker. So I definitely appreciate that.
Speaker 5 (07:26):
When you run into Canada, do you have to show
a passport or anything?
Speaker 4 (07:30):
So we actually showed our passports when we got our bid,
but I ran with my passport card. So I guess
if there was a problem where someone would have to
identify you, you would have to present a passport or
some form of enhanced driver's license, so I carried around
my passport card. It's very interesting. My girlfriend is from Windsor,
(07:54):
so I've crossed the tunnel and bridged multiple multiple times
over the last year and a half, and so I
was like, I never thought I would run over it,
So doing that was very interesting.
Speaker 5 (08:06):
Which did you prefer the tunnel or the bridge in
terms of running?
Speaker 4 (08:11):
I think on a normal with normal conditions, I would
have liked the bridge more. But with the wind on
the uphill, I definitely think I would have liked the tunnel.
I think the tunnel was better.
Speaker 5 (08:21):
You knew you were going to finish or is it
something where what mile marker do you get to when
you say, yep, I've got.
Speaker 4 (08:26):
It twenty six?
Speaker 5 (08:30):
Oh really?
Speaker 4 (08:31):
I think at twenty six I was like, I'm going
to finish. But at like twenty four twenty five, with
the wind coming down on Jefferson, I always feel like, uh, oh,
I might have to stop soon, but I would just
pulled through. You know, at mile fifteen I started struggling.
But I think that you know, once you get in
twenty six, it's like, well, there's no there's a doubt
about to finish. So that's when it kind of hits
(08:52):
you that you're gonna finish.
Speaker 5 (08:54):
The Flying Molinari family and this is Clayton Molinari who
finished the Detroit yesterday.
Speaker 3 (09:01):
Are you sick and tired of being tired and sick?
If so, Wycoff Wellness is your medical center for advanced, functional,
and integrated medicine, and we may have a solution. This
is doctor John Wycoff. I'm a board certified family physician,
but early in my career I was frustrated with the
conventional medical approach that seldom found the cause of chronic
health issues. Issues like fatigue, insomnia, hormone imbalance, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, anxiety,
(09:25):
depression add were typically treated with more medications, oftentimes several
medications that seldom resulted in a good outcome. The adage
we have a pill for every ill certainly fits the
typical approach to chronic disease. If you want a different,
unique approach, see me at Wycoff Wellness Center in East Lansing.
I have a larger toolbox. I'll find the solution. Call
(09:48):
me at five one seven three three three seventy two
seventy three three three seven two seven zero or visit
our website at Wycoff Wellness dot com Wycoff Wellness. Our
results can change your life.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
Looking for your next sunny getaway, whether it's to your
favorite theme park, relaxing beach time, a golf trip, or
just feeling the sun on your face. Breeze Airways as
you covered with convenient non stop flights from Lansing's Capital
Region International Airport to sunny Orlando and Fort Myers. Travel
with ease by visiting Flybreeze dot com or by downloading
(10:23):
the Breeze app fly lancing on breeze airways. Seriously nice.
Speaker 5 (10:30):
We're always upgrading phones, cars, tech, but what about the
energy systems we all rely on.
Speaker 6 (10:36):
That's exactly what Enbridge is doing, investing in the energy
systems that help keep energy reliable and affordable for Michigan
families and businesses today and tomorrow.
Speaker 2 (10:46):
So it's about keeping Michigan's energy moving exactly.
Speaker 6 (10:50):
Smart investments help keep energy secure and affordable for everyone.
Learn more at enbridge dot com slash Michigan. Enbridge Tomorrow
is on
Live across the Great Lake State. You're connected to Michigan's
most engaging and influential radio and television program, Michigan's Big
Show starring Michael Patrick Shields, presented by Blue Cross, Blue
Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
I'm producer and creative director Tony Cuthberts.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
Now in the shadow of the Capitol Dome and Lansing.
He's heard from the beaches of Lake Michigan, to the
halls of power and behind closed doors. Here's Michigan's Michael
Patrick Shields.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
Michael Patrick Shields.
Speaker 4 (00:37):
I've got it written down right here.
Speaker 5 (00:38):
Michael Patrick shield you are a visionary.
Speaker 4 (00:41):
I just want to say thank you so much as
all his honor approach to bo your show.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
I have finally arrived and made it me.
Speaker 6 (00:48):
It's official.
Speaker 4 (00:48):
Michael Patrick Shields is on the air.
Speaker 2 (00:51):
Good morning world. Wow.
Speaker 5 (00:53):
Those are the names of three very fascinating and historic detroiters.
Dick Perton, the radio host for whom I worked, that
was his voice, and then we heard the voice of
Dennis Archer, the former mayor of Detroit. And then Coleman
Young Junior, who was a state legislator, and of course
his father was the mayor of Detroit for many years.
(01:14):
And we have somebody who is being celebrated right now
in Detroit on our radio stage r AT and T
Line right now. And this is on the same weekend
that sho Hey O'tani and the Dodgers advanced to the
World Series with a performance by sho hey Otani that
was astonishing. Three home runs, six innings pitched, all in
(01:38):
one game. The same guy strikeouts, home runs all of it.
You just can't contain him. And you also can't contain
the man who finished the Detroit Marathon in two hundred
and sixth place. Now you might say, wait a minute,
two hundred and six have you finished a marathon. It's
like climbing Mount Everest. There were two nine hundred and
(01:59):
twenty twenty four runners in the Detroit Marathon, twenty six
point two miles, and he did it in three hours
and twenty three minutes. And he's on our radio stage
or right this very moment, because we celebrate an achievement
like this. Clayton Molinari, thank you for being here on
the morning after a very very long day.
Speaker 4 (02:22):
Thank you for having me. It was a the winds
were a little bit tricky but it was. It was
a beautiful day, and you know, it was great. Thank
you for having it up.
Speaker 5 (02:32):
You understate it when you say the winds were a
little bit tricky, because what I'm reading is this Detroit
Free Press Marathon, which you know, goes through the streets
of Detroit, and windsor had rain and gusty winds challenging
the runners throughout the forty eighth annual running of this race.
And I guess twenty six thousand registered participants were all
(02:54):
involved when you add up everybody, some of them, of
course don't finish. But when that air horn went off
at fort and Third Streets in downtown Detroy in those
soggy conditions, how did you endure that?
Speaker 4 (03:07):
It was? It was very interesting. You know, it rained
its hardest in the beginning. It was definitely the windiest
on that street going up towards the bridge. It was.
I was joking with the guy next to me when
we were running. It was almost like a hat cemetery
because there's probably about six or six to eight hats
just lining the streets by the time we got about
(03:29):
a quarter mile in. So it's pretty funny seeing that.
But the main thing is with the whole the whole
day is the volunteers, like really coming out there and
you know, working through the rough weather. I mean, those
volunteers did a great job and I couldn't be more
thankful to them. None of us could have finished without
them today yesterday.
Speaker 5 (03:50):
Well, now it's funny that you mentioned that because your mother,
Kelly posted what really moved her about you completing that
marathon was that after you went through all that, and
you went through the twenty six miles, you went and
physically thanked the volunteers had been standing in the rain
for hours and hours, And she writes that that small
gesture says everything about the kind of person you are, humble,
(04:14):
kind and full of gratitude. Are you blushing yet?
Speaker 4 (04:18):
Oh? She's my biggest supporter, and you know, on that
day it was amazing seeing her run across the city.
And I don't know, She's just an amazing woman and
I'm so happy to have her as my mother in
my life.
Speaker 5 (04:33):
Your father completed his own sort of marathon recently too.
Was it five k for fifty straight days?
Speaker 4 (04:40):
Five k straight days? That's correct. Yeah, he was going
through he's going through a health hardship and once he
was through that while he was recovering. He took on
that journey, and that has been my main inspiration this summer.
Seeing him anytime I was in a long run, I
(05:01):
thought to myself, it's like my guys out there fighting
for his life and still getting active and still being
the active person he wants to be. What's my excuse?
So that was a It was a great inspiration to me.
Speaker 5 (05:13):
He is, did you practice on the Detroit I mean,
it's kind of hard to run maybe city streets when
they're not closed off for a marathon, but how how
close had you come to running the twenty six point
two before you actually did it in the race?
Speaker 4 (05:29):
I was Since I lived downtown, I was lucky enough
to every single morning be able to wake up and
run the streets. So the the kwinder Cut, I'm always
running down there. But I was able to do twenty
miles back in September, and I basically used all the
American and adjusted American course, so I was pretty familiar
with running through Indian Village and through the through the city.
(05:53):
So I was a little bit more familiar with the
course than some people.
Speaker 5 (05:59):
Young people love living downtown Detroit, don't they.
Speaker 4 (06:02):
Oh, it's amazing. It's a great city and running through it,
honestly was seeing the amount of support, which I was
so surprised. I thought it would be pretty quiet, but
the Detroit faithful, Detroit locals really came out to support,
so I was very thankful for them. It was a
beautiful It was a beautiful day for those running, for sure,
(06:25):
but I mean it was really special.
Speaker 5 (06:30):
Well, I've walked in the Turkey Trot a bunch of times.
That's like, I think six miles by the time you're
done with it. It doesn't really compare. But I get
the idea that it's very festive to go through our
city and have people cheering and people in costumes, and
you know, people go about it in different ways. You,
according to your mother, had a lot of training and perseverance,
(06:52):
and then there are people involved in the marathon who
just are enjoying the scene. Was it like that even
with the weather the way it was, Oh.
Speaker 4 (07:00):
My goodness, the people with the costumes. I saw a
guy with a banana costume on it said just heel out,
and I was like, Oh, that's that's so funny. You know,
everyone with the signs and costumes. It really made it
a you know, going through it, you know you're feeling
really bad and you look up and you see a
funny costume like that. It kind of makes your day
a little bit better, makes the run a little bit
feel a little bit shorter, makes makes you feel like
(07:22):
you're running a little bit quicker. So I definitely appreciate that.
Speaker 5 (07:26):
When you run into Canada, do you have to show
a passport or anything?
Speaker 4 (07:30):
So we actually showed our passports when we got our bid,
but I ran with my passport card. So I guess
if there was a problem where someone would have to
identify you, you would have to present a passport or
some form of enhanced driver's license, so I carried around
my passport card. It's very interesting. My girlfriend is from Windsor,
(07:54):
so I've crossed the tunnel and bridged multiple multiple times
over the last year and a half, and so I
was like, I never thought I would run over it,
So doing that was very interesting.
Speaker 5 (08:06):
Which did you prefer the tunnel or the bridge in
terms of running?
Speaker 4 (08:11):
I think on a normal with normal conditions, I would
have liked the bridge more. But with the wind on
the uphill, I definitely think I would have liked the tunnel.
I think the tunnel was better.
Speaker 5 (08:21):
You knew you were going to finish or is it
something where what mile marker do you get to when
you say, yep, I've got.
Speaker 4 (08:26):
It twenty six?
Speaker 5 (08:30):
Oh really?
Speaker 4 (08:31):
I think at twenty six I was like, I'm going
to finish. But at like twenty four twenty five, with
the wind coming down on Jefferson, I always feel like, uh, oh,
I might have to stop soon, but I would just
pulled through. You know, at mile fifteen I started struggling.
But I think that you know, once you get in
twenty six, it's like, well, there's no there's a doubt
about to finish. So that's when it kind of hits
(08:52):
you that you're gonna finish.
Speaker 5 (08:54):
The Flying Molinari family and this is Clayton Molinari who
finished the Detroit yesterday.
Speaker 3 (09:01):
Are you sick and tired of being tired and sick?
If so, Wycoff Wellness is your medical center for advanced, functional,
and integrated medicine, and we may have a solution. This
is doctor John Wycoff. I'm a board certified family physician,
but early in my career I was frustrated with the
conventional medical approach that seldom found the cause of chronic
health issues. Issues like fatigue, insomnia, hormone imbalance, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, anxiety,
(09:25):
depression add were typically treated with more medications, oftentimes several
medications that seldom resulted in a good outcome. The adage
we have a pill for every ill certainly fits the
typical approach to chronic disease. If you want a different,
unique approach, see me at Wycoff Wellness Center in East Lansing.
I have a larger toolbox. I'll find the solution. Call
(09:48):
me at five one seven three three three seventy two
seventy three three three seven two seven zero or visit
our website at Wycoff Wellness dot com Wycoff Wellness. Our
results can change your life.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
Looking for your next sunny getaway, whether it's to your
favorite theme park, relaxing beach time, a golf trip, or
just feeling the sun on your face. Breeze Airways as
you covered with convenient non stop flights from Lansing's Capital
Region International Airport to sunny Orlando and Fort Myers. Travel
with ease by visiting Flybreeze dot com or by downloading
(10:23):
the Breeze app fly lancing on breeze airways. Seriously nice.
Speaker 5 (10:30):
We're always upgrading phones, cars, tech, but what about the
energy systems we all rely on.
Speaker 6 (10:36):
That's exactly what Enbridge is doing, investing in the energy
systems that help keep energy reliable and affordable for Michigan
families and businesses today and tomorrow.
Speaker 2 (10:46):
So it's about keeping Michigan's energy moving exactly.
Speaker 6 (10:50):
Smart investments help keep energy secure and affordable for everyone.
Learn more at enbridge dot com slash Michigan. Enbridge Tomorrow
is on
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