MICHIGAN RUNNING NEWS - March 19, 2003 - v.2, no.20

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Forest City Road Races, London, Ontario http://www.forestcityroadraces.com

The Great Race, Elkhart, Indiana http://www.thegreatrace.net

The Borgess Run http://borgessrun.com

The Crim Festival of Races http://crim.org

2003 Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon http://www.detroitfreepressmarathon.com

Dundee Internet Services http://dundee.net

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__/ COACH ROY BENSON SPEAKING IN KALAMAZOO, GRAND RAPIDS, UTICA

__/ CANDICE DAVIS WINS NATIONAL INDOOR 60 M HURDLE TITLE

__/ MICHIGAN NO. 1 IN RAILS-TO-TRAILS

__/ BRANNEN WINS NCAA INDOOR 800

__/ CALVIN CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS HONORED FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER TV SCHEDULE OF SHOWS

__/ RACE CALENDAR Jennie McCafferty-Editor

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__/ COACH ROY BENSON SPEAKING IN KALAMAZOO, GRAND RAPIDS, UTICA

Roy Benson has been coaching successful high school, college, military and club runners for 40 years. Nike is sponsoring Coach Benson's speaking tour in Michigan this week. A prolific author, too, coach Benson can answer all your questions about heart rate monitors. You can see him at the following running stores:

Tonight, Wednesday, March 19, 6:30 pm, Gazelle Sports, Kalamazoo

Thursday, March 20, 6:30 pm, Gazelle Sports, Grand Rapids Friday, March 21, 6:30 pm, Hansons Running Shop, Utica

__/ CANDICE DAVIS WINS NATIONAL INDOOR TITLE IN 60 M HURDLES

Ann Arbor Track Club's Candice Davis captured the 60 meter hurdles national title at the Nike Indoor Championships last weekend. The Pioneer High School Senior ran 8.46 at the Prince George's Sportsplex in Landover, Maryland. Maximum Output's Morgan Trent was a surprise third in the 200 meter dash with a 21.90 after failing to qualify in the 60 meter dash.

Niki Bohnsack anchored two winning relay teams for the North Kent Running Club at the Nike meet. Rachel Wittum, Kristi Powers, and Lisa Krueger ran the earlier legs on both the 4 x 800 and the distance medley relays. The distance medley relay is the fourth straight title for the Rockford club. Bohnsack also anchored the 4 x 1 mile relay team (with Linsey Stebbins, Amy Markham and Rachel Wittum) which came in half a second behind the Saratoga Springs team anchored by the Footlocker New England Regional champion Nicole Blood. Dustin Voss of Spirit of Pre/Saline (with Neil Atzinger, Tim Russel) anchored a second place effort in the boys distance medley relay. Vanessa Maher's 5-07 high jump was good for third, well short of the 5-10.5 she jumped at the MITS meet last week.

__/ MICHIGAN NO. 1 IN RAILS-TO-TRAILS

With over 700 miles of trails, Michigan boasts more Rails-to-Trails than any other state. Rails-to-Trails is a nationwide initiative aimed at putting unused rail lines back into productive use as hiking trails. http:// www.railtrails.org/

__/ BRANNEN WINS NCAA INDOOR 800

The University of Michigan sophomore Nate Brannen won the 800 meter title at the Division I NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in 1:47:79 last weekend. Brannen also anchored Michigan's third place in the distance medley relay. Eastern Michigan's Boaz Cheboiywo earned double All-American honors with a second in the 5000 meter run (13:29:26), just a split second behind Alistair Cragg's 13:28:93. Boaz also took fifth in the 3000 meter run. Freshman Ken Ferguson, Detroit Mumford grad, running for South Carolina, was 8th in the 60 meter hurdles and anchored South Carolina's third place 4 x 400 relay team. Ann Somerville, Michigan State, was 14th in the 5000 with 9:43:72 and the University of Michigan Women's distance medley relay team was 10th.

In team standings, University of Michigan men were 16th and Eastern Michigan men placed 17th.

__/ CALVIN CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS HONORED FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

GRAND RAPIDS - The College Cross Country Coaches Association has released its NCAA Division III all-academic teams and for the ninth consecutive year, the Calvin men's and women's cross country teams have both received team all-academic honors. To qualify for the award, a team needed a minimum cumulative team grade point average of 3.10 on a 4.0 scale and also have competed at an NCAA III regional meet.

The Calvin women's cross country team posted a 3.28 cumulative team grade point average to rank 78th among the 110 NCAA III women's teams that qualified for the team award. The Calvin men's cross country team posted a 3.17 cumulative team grade point average to rank 51st among the 65 NCAA III men's teams that qualified for the team award.

Adrian, Alma, Albion and Hope joined Calvin as women's honorees while Alma, Albion and Hope joined Calvin as men's honorees.

--Calvin College Press Release

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER TV SCHEDULE OF SHOWS

The Michigan Runner TV Show (http://michiganrunner.tv) is featuring the following Internet Television shows this season. Some shows will be also be featured on the Running Network (http://runningnetwork.com).

**Interviews**

Dick Beardsley- Staying The Course (Now Showing)

Keith and Kevin Hanson-Olympic Development Program Part I (Now Showing)

Nancy Clark-Food Guide for Marathon Runners (Now Showing)

Frank Shorter-Catching the Cheaters (Now Showing)

John Goodridge-Coaching College Distance Runners

Keith and Kevin Hanson-Olympic Development Program Part II

Allan Steinfeld-Directing the New York Marathon (Begins showing March 21, 2003)

Mark Will-Weber- The Quotable Runner

**Events**

Michigan Indoor Track Series Championship (High School) (Now showing)

Running Fit-Trail Marathon and Half Marathon-Pinckney, MI

Shamrock Shuffle-Chicago, IL

Forest City Marathon and Half Marathon- London, Ontario

The Great Race-Elkart, IN

Heart Run-Washington, DC

Komen Race for the Cure(R), Detroit, MI

Crim Festival of Races, Flint, MI

Celebrate Westlake, Westlake, OH

Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank International Marathon

25th Annual Big Bird Run-Roseville, MI

Belle Isle 33rd New Years Eve Run, Belle Isle, Detroit, MI

__/ RACE CALENDAR

Saturday, March 22

* Shillelagh Four Mile, 4MR/W, Flushing, John Gault, 810.659.6493, http://riverbendstriders.com

* Hanson's 5K R/W, 1MFR, 10:00 am, Start at Flickinger Elementary, 45400 Vanker, (586) 323-9683, sshoudy@hotmail.com, http://hansons- running.com. Proceeds support Hansons Olympic Development Program.

Sunday, March 23

* LaSalle Bank Shamrock Shuffle, 8K, 5KW, Kid's Run, Chicago, http:// shamrockshuffle.com

Saturday, March 29

* Martian Marathon and Half Marathon, 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 20MR, 8:00 am, Northville, 248.347.4568, http://martianmarathon.com

Saturday, April 5

* Flushing Township Run, 1/2 marathon, 5K, 9:30 am, http:// gaultracemanagement.com

Saturday, April 5

* Tax Trot, Flushing, 15KR, 10KR, 5KR/W, 10:00 am, Riverbend Striders, http://gaultracemanagement.com

Monday, April 21

* Boston Marathon, Boston, 26MR, Noon, http:// www.bostonmarathon.org

Saturday, April 26

* Borgess Run for the Health of It, 1/2 marathon, 5KR/W, 5K judged racewalk, 8:40 am, http://www.borgessrun.com

* Road Ends Trail Run, 5MR, 9:00 am, Pinckney, http:// trailmarathon.com

Sunday, April 27

* Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon, 26.2 MR, relays, 10KR, 8:20 am, http:// clevelandmarathon.com

* Running Fit Trail Marathon and Half Marathon, Pinckney, 8:00 am, http://trailmarathon.com

Wednesday, April 30

* The Fit 5K, Novi, 6:30 pm, http://runningfit.com

Sunday, May 4

* Dragon Dash, Orion Township, 8KR, 9:00 am, Jennifer Rowe, (248) 391.0304, x 140, oriontwp@voyager.net, http:// www.township.orion.mi.us

* Flying Pig Marathon, Cincinnati, 26.2 MR, 10KR, Wheelchair, 6:30 am, Rich Williams, (513) 721-7447, http://flyingpigmarathon.com

* Pittsburgh Marathon, Pittsburgh, 7:00 am, 26.2 MR, Team Relay, 5KR/ W, (412) 647-7866, http://pittsburghmarathon.org.

Sunday, May 11

* Forest City Road Races, London, Ontario, 26.2 MR and relay, 13.1 MR, 10KR and Race Walk, 5K, Family 2.5K, 8:00 am, Linda Findley, (519) 264-1705, Linda.findley@sympatico.ca, http:// www.forestcityroadraces.com

Saturday, May 24

* Fruitport Old-Fashioned Days Run, Fruitport, 9:30 am, Fruitport High School, 10KR, 5KR, Donald Wood, (231) 865-6273

Saturday, May 24-Monday, May 26

* The Great Race Sports Festival, Elkhart, IN, (574)-296-5890, http:// www.thegreatrace.net

Saturday, Jim Ryun Mile, 1M swim, 13M canoe/kayak

Sunday, Bike USCF/Criterium, canoe/kayak 10K marathon/sprints

Monday, 13MR, 10KR/W/Wheelchair, 5KR/W, 10K inline skate, 25K & 50K bike

Saturday, May 31 - Sunday, June 1

* Dexter Ann Arbor Run, Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Track Club, 734.528.9485 , director@dexterannarborrun.com, http:// dexterannarborrun.com

Saturday, 8:20 am, Walton & Weeden Kids Run, 50 yds to 1MR

Sunday, 8:20 am, 13.1 MR, 10KR, 5KR

Saturday, June 7

* Brian Diemer Amerikam 5K, Grand Rapids, 9:00 am, 5K, Kids Run, Robert Hyde, (616) 890.1337, http://diemerrun.com

* Sunburst Marathon, South Bend, Indiana, 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 10KR, 5KR/W, (574) 284-3394, http://sunburstraces.org

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