I'm in Grand Rapids. The storm is not that wide. It is also heading to the north. I would think around 2pm today the storm will be past us anyway. Here is a local link to weather. Remember 96 is about 20 miles due east of grand rapids
http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=grr
I understand what it feels like to travel a long distance for a race with bad weather. If its 3pm and looks bad I will post something here