GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Max Polakovich didn’t grow up running.
In fact, he only picked it up a year ago. But this week, the 23-year-old from Grand Rapids is lacing up for the biggest run of his life: 400 miles from the Indiana border to the tip of the mitten.
He’s calling it “Split the Mitten,” an eight-day journey across the state that will push him physically while also raising money for AYA Youth Collective, a Grand Rapids-based nonprofit that supports youth experiencing homelessness and housing instability…