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MICHIGAN RUNNING NEWS October 26, 2006 - Vol. 6, no. 4

Sponsored by:

Detroit Free Press / Flagstar Bank Marathon, Sunday, October 29, 2006

Web: http://www.detroitfreepressmarathon.com

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2005detroit/

12th Annual Fantasy 5K, Howell, 6:00 pm, Friday Evening, November 24

Register online: http://gaultracemanagement.com

Web: http://howell.org

37th New Year's Eve Family Fun Run and Walk, Belle Isle, Detroit, Sun., Dec. 31

Web: http://michiganrunner.com/belleisle/

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2002belleisle/

Editor: Jennie McCafferty

Michigan Runner Magazine

personal and gift subsciptions are available at:

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IT'S MARATHON WEEKEND IN MICHIGAN; DON'T FORGET TO "FALL BACK" 2AM SUNDAY

__/ GRAND RAPIDS MARATHON, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22

__/ DETROIT FREE PRESS / FLAGSTAR BANK MARATHON SCHEDULE

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER TV - PORTAGE INVITATIONAL

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER TV/RUNNING CANADA TV - NIAGARA FALLSVIEW CASINO RESORT INTERNATIONAL MARATHON

__/ RUNNNING RELATED JOB OPEN - APPLY BY OCTOBER 20

__/ NOVEMBER / DECEMBER MICHIGAN RUNNER AT RUNNING STORES NOW

__/ GREAT PERFORMANCES - LASALLE BANK CHICAGO MARATHON

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES SCHEDULE

__/ MRN'S UPCOMING SCHEDULE

__/ RACE CALENDAR OCTOBER TO DECEMBER

__/ HALF-MARATHON & LONGER CALENDAR THROUGH MAY 2007

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IT'S MARATHON WEEKEND IN MICHIGAN; DON'T FORGET TO "FALL BACK" 2AM SUNDAY

__/ GRAND RAPIDS MARATHON, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22 - In only its third year, the Grand Rapids Marathon has a reputation as a runner- friendly small marathon. You can still register for either the marathon or half-marathon. To date, 738 have registered for the marathon and 534 are registered for the half-marathon.

**Schedule**

Saturday, October 28

-- 9 am to 7 pm - Packet Pickup, David D. Hunting YMCA, 475 Lake Michigan Dr.

-- 5 pm to 7 pm - Pasta Dinner, David D. Hunting YMCA, 475 Lake Michigan Dr.

Sunday, October 29

-- 6 am to 7:45 am - Packet Pickup, David D. Hunting YMCA, 475 Lake Michigan Drive

-- 7 am - Early marathon and half-marathon start for "velocity- challenged", David D. Hunting YMCA, 475 Lake Michigan

-- 8 am - Marathon and Half-marathon start, David D. Hunting YMCA, 475 Lake Michigan

Look for Michigan Runner editor Scott Sullivan at one of the aide stations and don't forget to bring the traditional bottle of beer for the race director.

Web: http://grandrapidsmarathon.com

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2005grandrapidsmarathon/

__/ DETROIT FREE PRESS / FLAGSTAR BANK MARATHON AND NEW BALANCE HALF MARATHON SCHEDULE - Registration for the 29th running of the classic Detroit, Windsor race will be available at the Health and Fitness Expo for the marathon and 5K. Registration for the half-marathon and relay is closed.

**Schedule**

Friday, October 27

-- 3 pm to 8 pm - Whole Foods Market Health and Fitness Expo, Macomb Hall, Cobo Center. Packet pick-up for all events. (No race day packet pick-up for marathon, half-marathon, and relay.)

Saturday, October 28

-- 10 am to 7 pm - Whole Foods Market Health and Fitness Expo, Macomb Hall, Cobo Center. Packet pick-up for all events. (No race day packet pick-up for marathon, half-marathon, and relay.)

-- 5 pm - Pasta Dinner, River Cafe, Detroit Marriott Renaissance Hotel

Sunday, October 29

-- 6-7:15 am - 5K packet pickup (No race day registration.)

-- 6:45 am Opening ceremonies

-- 7:10 am Wheelers and Handcycles Start

-- 7:15 am - Marathon, Half Marathon and Relay Start, Washington Boulevard enar Grand River Avenue.

-- 7:45 am - St. John Health 5K Fun Run and Kids Mini-marathon Start

-- 8:00 am - Ford Field opens for spectators, Gate A

-- 8:00 am through afternoon - Finish Line, all events, Ford Field

On-course entertainment features marching bands, rock, oldies, and, of course, Motown. Look for Michigan Running News at the Running Canada TV booth at the Expo.

Web: http://detroitfreepressmarathon.com

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2005detroit/

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER TV - PORTAGE INVITATIONAL - Watch four races develop from October 7th's Portage Invitational. We begin with Division I and 2 Boys and Girls. Division 3 and 4 Boys and Girls and the Open Race will follow. In addition to the starts and finishes of each race, you can see almost all of the individual runners as they come up a hill just after Mile 1. http://michiganrunner.tv/2006portage/

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER TV AND RUNNING CANADA TV - NIAGARA FALLSVIEW CASINO RESORT INTERNATIONAL MARATHON - Several shows are underway; we begin with the Running Room International Friendship Run and the Marathon's Pre-Race Party where you can catch Scott Sullivan's interview with Norm Frank and Don McNelly. Frank, 75, has run 928 marathons and McNelly, 85, has run 710 marathons. Race director Jim Ralston presented Frank and McNelly the event's Rainbow Award. Later shows will include interviews with several athletes, including Tatyana Pozdnyakova, top master at the Crim this year and Dane Rauschenberg, who completed marathon #42 in 42 weeks. Rauschenberg set a sub 3:00 PR in this 42nd marathon and is attempting to complete 52 marathons in 52 weeks. http://michiganrunner.tv/2006niagara/

__/ RUNNNING RELATED JOB OPEN - APPLY BY OCTOBER 20 Running Fit is currently looking for an energetic and extremely well organized individual to assist in the implementation of our events and retail advertising.

As the full-time Event & Marketing Coordinator, your duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Plan and coordinate special events like the Martian Marathon & Half Marathon, Dances With Dirt, Trail Marathon & Half Marathon and many others.

Implement advertising plan.

Position will work out of the headquarters in Ann Arbor Monday thru Friday.

Local travel, some evenings and weekends are required.

Candidate must have reliable transportation

Minimum Qualifications:

Must be detail oriented and highly organized.

Ability to multitask and flexibility a must.

Previous experience with event planning a plus, but not required.

Design skills a plus, but not required.

Computer skills all Microsoft Office Applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access. Proficiently with Adobe products such as InDesign, and Photoshop a plus.

Interested Candidates please send resume with cover letter to

Andrea Allen: andrea@runningfit.com or

Attn: Andrea Allen

Running Fit

42 Enterprise Dr.

Ann Arbor, MI 48103

Interested candidates should apply by Monday Oct. 30th

__/ NOVEMBER / DECEMBER MICHIGAN RUNNER AT RUNNING STORES NOW - Must-read columnists Scott Hubbard, Tom Henderson, Doug Kurtis, Ann Forshee-Crane and editor, Scott Sullivan are just some of the reasons you'll want to reach the November / December 2006 Michigan Runner magazine. Riley McLincha, Dan Kelsey, Dave Foley, Ron Marinucci contribute to the Michigan Runner's tradition of great writing. Doug McEwen, Grant Lofdahl, Don Kern, Scott Sullivan bring coverage of many recent race. For stores which carry the Michigan Runner see http://www.michiganrunner.net/MR-Archive/features/stores0304.html.

__/ GREAT PERFORMANCES - LASALLE BANK CHICAGO MARATHON - Katherine Gillman wrote us last week about some of the terrific "Michigan" results at LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon last week:

"I am sure you are well aware of all the results from The Chicago Marathon yesterday and the great achievements of all the MI runners who took part; but I just wanted to point out to you that Marybeth Reader took nearly 6 minutes off her time from 2005 over the same course. That I think is pretty amazing!

Todd Synder took 2 minutes off his time also. And Chris Wolfe at age 57 ran a [I think] PR. . . ."

-- Marybeth Reader, 37, 2:52:33

-- Todd Snyder, 29, 2:21:00 - Olympic Trials "B"

-- Chris Wolfe, 57, 3:21:36

And more, including several debut marathons and a bunch of Hansons Brooks under 2:20:

-- Jamie Krzminski (MSU, lives in Chicago), 2:43:34 - debut, Olympic Trials "B"

-- Melissa White, 25, (Hansons-Brooks), 2:39:21 - debut, Olympic Trials "B"

-- Dot McMahan, 29 (Hansons/Brooks) 2:43:27, debut Olympic Trials "B"

-- Yolanda Flamino, 29 (Hansons/Brooks) 2:45:19, debut Olympic Trials "B"

-- Brian Sell, 28, (Hansons/Brooks) 2:10:47, Olympic Trials "A"

-- Clint Verran, 31, (Hansons/Brooks) 2:14:23, Olympic Trials "A"

-- Chad Johnson, 30, (Hansons/Brooks) 2:15:03, Olympic Trials "A"

-- Mike Morgan, 26 (Hansons/Brooks) 2:15:11 Olympic Trials "A"

-- Kyle O'Brien, 26 (Hansons/Brooks) 2:15:13 Olympic Trials "A"

-- Luke Humphrey, 25 (Hansons/Brooks) 2:15:22 Olympic Trials "A"

-- Jason Hartman, 25, 2:15:50, debut, Olympic Trials "A"

-- Marty Rosendahl, 28 (Hansons/Brooks) 2:17:15 Olympic Trials "A"

-- Dave Ernsberger, 24 (Hansons/Brooks) 2:18:56 Olympic Trials "A"

-- Pat Rizzo, 23 (Hansons/Brooks) 2:20:12, debut, Olympic Trials "B"

-- Nick Stanko, 25, 2:20:37 - Olympic Trials "B"

-- Chris Wehrman (MSU, lives in Chicago), 2:20:55 - Olympic Trials "B"

-- Jeff Gaudette, 24 (Hansons/Brooks) 2:22:02, debut

-- Josh Eberly, 23 (Hansons/Brooks) 2:22:33

-- Nathan Usher, 23, 2:22:41

-- Gerard Malaczynski, 64, 3:02:08

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES SCHEDULE -- Last two races are both on Oct. 29.

The top 9 of 11 events count.

-- Detroit Free Press / Flagstar Bank Marathon, October 29

-- Grand Rapids Half Marathon, October 29

__/ MRN'S UPCOMING SCHEDULE

-- Oct. 29 - Detroit Free Press /Flagstar Bank Marathon - Art & Jennie McCafferty, Carter Sherline

-- Oct. 29 - Grand Rapids Marathon - Scott Sullivan

-- Nov. 4 - MHSAA Lower Peninsula Cross Country Championships, Brooklyn - Jennie McCafferty, Scott Sullivan

-- Nov. 11 - NCAA Division I Cross Country Regionals, Bowling Green - Jennie McCafferty

-- Nov. 12 - Roseville Big Bird - Art & Jennie McCafferty

-- Nov. 20 - NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, Terre Haute, Indiana - Jennie McCafferty, Tim Broe

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UPCOMING SHOWS: Michigan Runner TV & Running Canada TV

Portage Invitational

Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort International Marathon

Detroit Free Press / Flagstar Bank Marathon

Roseville Big Bird Run

NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships

http://glsp.com

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__/ RACE CALENDAR OCTOBER TO DECEMBER

Sunday, October 29, 2006

* Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon, 7:30 am, 26.2MR/Wheel, 13.1MR/W, relays, 5KR/W.

Web: http://detroitfreepressmarathon.com

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2005detroit/

* Grand Rapids Marathon, 8:00, Grand Rapids, 26.2MR/W, 13.1MR/W

Web: http://www.grandrapidsmarathon.com

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2005grandrapidsmarathon/

Saturday, November 4, 2006

* Michigan High School Cross Country L.P. State Finals, Brooklyn, Michigan International Speedway, 10:00 am

Web: http://mhsaa.com/sports/bxc/

Saturday, November 11, 2006

* NCAA Division I Cross Country Regionals - Great Lakes, Bowling Green State University, Forrrest Creason Golf Course, 11:00 am, http:// ncaasports.com.

Sunday, November 12, 2006

* Avalanche Bay's Turkey Trot Splash & Dash, 5KR/W, kids run, Boyne Falls, 10:00 am, (269) 549-6838

* Roseville Big Bird Run, Roseville, 10KR, 4KR, 1MR/W, 10:00 am, (586) 445-5480

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2005bigbird/

Thursday, November 23, 2006

* Fifth Third Bank Thanksgiving Turkey Trot, Detroit, 10KR, 5KR, 1MR, 7:15 am

Web: http://www.detroitturkeytrot.org

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003turkeytrot/

Friday, November 24, 2006

* Fantasy 5K, Howell, 5KR, 6:00 pm, (517) 546-3020 or (517) 464-7982

Register online: http://gaultracemanagement.com

Web: http://howell.org

Saturday, December 9, 2006

* Run Like the Dickins and Tiny Tim Trot, Holly, 9:00 am

Web: http://www.runlikethedickens.com/

Tuesday, December 26, 2006

* Harold Webster Boxing Day 10 Mile Run, Hamilton, Ontario, 11:00 am,

Web: http://hamiltonharriers.com

Sunday, December 31, 2006

* New Year's Eve Family Fun Run/Walk, Belle Isle, Detroit, 3:30 pm (313) 886.5560

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2002belleisle/

__/ HALF-MARATHON & LONGER CALENDAR THROUGH MAY 2007

Sunday, October 29, 2006

* Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon, 7:30 am, 26.2MR/Wheel, 13.1MR/W, relays, 5KR/W.

Web: http://detroitfreepressmarathon.com

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2005detroit/

* Grand Rapids Marathon, 8:00, Grand Rapids, 26.2MR/W, 13.1MR/W

Web: http://www.grandrapidsmarathon.com

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2005grandrapidsmarathon/

Sunday, December 10, 2006

* New Las Vegas Marathon, Las Vegas, Nevada, 6:00 am, 26.2MR, http://www.lvmarathon.com.

Saturday and Sunday, January 6-7, 2007

* Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend, Lake Buena Vista, Florida

Web: http://disneyworldmarathon.com

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2006disney/

Sunday, January 14, 2007

* P.F. Chang's Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Marathon & 1/2 Marathon, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe

Web: http://www.rnraz.com

Sunday, February 25, 2007

* Mardi Gras Marathon, New Orleans, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 5KR.

Web: http://mardigrasmarathon.com

Sunday, March 25, 2007

* Around the Bay Road Races, 30KR/Relay, 5KR/W

Web: http://www.aroundthebayroadrace.com

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2006aroundthebay30k/

Saturday, April 14, 2007

* Martian Marathon, Half Marathon and Meteor 10K, Northville?

Web: http://martianmarathon.com

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2006martian/

Sunday, April 15, 2007

* Spirit of St. Louis Marathon, St. Louis, Missouri, 26.2MR, 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, marathon relay, 5KR/W, fun runs

Web: http://stlouismarathon.com/

Saturday, April 28, 2007

* Meijer Derby Festival Marathon and MiniMarathon, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, relays, Louisville, Kentucky

Web: http://derbyfestivalmarathon.com

Sunday, April 29, 2007

* Running Fit Trail Marathon, 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, Pinckney, 7:30 am

Web: http://www.trailmarathon.com

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003trailmarathon/

Sunday, May 6, 2007

* Flying Pig Marathon, Cincinnati, 26.1MR/Wheel/Relay, 13.1MR, (10KR, 5KR/W, kids run on Saturday)

Web: http://flyingpigmarathon.com

Saturday, May 12, 2007

* Fifth Third River Bank Run, 25KR, 5KR/W

Web: http://www.53riverbankrun.com/

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2004riverbankrun/

Sunday, May 13, 2007

* Forest City Road Races, London, Ontario, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR/W, 2.5KFR, 8:00 am

Web: www.forestcityroadraces.com

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2006forestcity/

* Mississauga Marathon, Mississauga, Ontario, 26.2MR/Relay, 13.1MR, 2K FR/W, (10K & 5K on Saturday)

Web: http://mississaugamarathon.com

Friendship Run Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/ 2006mississaugafriendship/

Sunday, May 20, 2007

* Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon & 10K, Cleveland, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 10KR

Web: http://www.clevelandmarathon.com/

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2006riteaid/

Saturday, May 26, 2007

* Bayshore Marathon, Traverse City, 26.2 MR, 13.1MR, 10KR, 7:00 am

Web: http://www.bayshoremarathon.org/

Sunday, May 27, 2007

* ING Ottawa Marathon, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, Ottawa, Ontario. Ottawa Race Weekend includes 10K and 5K on Saturday, May 26, 2007.

Web: http://runottawa.ca

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2006ingottawa/

Monday May 28, 2007

*Chase/The Truth/Gaska Tape Great Race Sports Festival XXVII, Elkhart, Indiana,Amish Country 1/2 Marathon and 1/2 Marathon Inline Skate, 10KR/W, 5KR/W, Jim Ryun Mile, Handcycle

Web: http://www.thegreatrace.net

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2005greatrace/

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