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Editor: Jennie McCafferty

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__/ QUOTES FOR A NEW YEAR

__/ 2008 WALT DISNEY WORLD MARATHON-ANOTHER SELLOUT

__/ KRYS BRISH IS 2007 MICHIGAN RUNNER OF THE YEAR

__/ 2008 MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES

__/ FRONT LINE RACING TEAM INCLUDES MANY MICHIGAN RUNNERS OF THE YEAR

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER MAGAZINE JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2008, vol. 29, no. 6

__/ IAAF AWARDS GOLD AND SILVER LABELS FOR ROAD RACES

__/ NEW: HANSONS RUNNING SHOP 2008 RUNNING CIRCUIT

__/ ZANGLIN RUN TO CONTINUE AS REFUGE RIVER RUN

__/ C-VILLE CHILL 5K, COOPERSVILLE, SATURDAY, FEB. 23

__/ GLSP TELEVISION NETWORK ON THE ROAD THROUGH APRIL

__/ RACE CALENDAR - JANUARY - FEBRUARY

__/ HALF-MARATHON & LONGER CALENDAR THROUGH JULY 2008

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===================== QUOTES FOR A NEW YEAR ===================== Yesterday, everybody smoked his last cigar, took his last drink and swore his last oath. Today, we are a pious and exemplary community. Thirty days from now, we shall have cast our reformation to the winds and gone to cutting our ancient shortcomings considerably shorter than ever. ~Mark Twain

People are so worried about what they eat between Christmas and the New Year, but they really should be worried about what they eat between the New Year and Christmas. ~Author Unknown

Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account. ~Oscar Wilde

I do think New Year's resolutions can't technically be expected to begin on New Year's Day, don't you? Since, because it's an extension of New Year's Eve, smokers are already on a smoking roll and cannot be expected to stop abruptly on the stroke of midnight with so much nicotine in the system. Also dieting on New Year's Day isn't a good idea as you can't eat rationally but really need to be free to consume whatever is necessary, moment by moment, in order to ease your hangover. I think it would be much more sensible if resolutions began generally on January the second. ~Helen Fielding, Bridget Jones's Diary

We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives... not looking for flaws, but for potential. ~Ellen Goodman

-- Quotes from The Quote Garden http://www.quotegarden.com/new- year.html

=============================================== 2008 WALT DISNEY WORLD MARATHON-ANOTHER SELLOUT =============================================== Once again, the WDW Marathon Weekend is sold out, as thousands of runners from all over the world ascent on this great travel destination. GLSP cameras were there last year and captured some of the excitement of the various events, including the domination of the half marathon by the Hansons-Brooks team. Enjoy http://youtube.com/ watch?v=7UIqGl1rKmA

2007 Results Women's Half Marathon MELISSA WHITE 1:15:41 DOT MCMAHAN 1:18:22 DESIREE DAVILA 1:18:53

Men's Half Marathon JARROD SHOEMAKER 1:10:28 ROBERT WINN 1:16:48 ROBERT LAPLANTE 1:18:28

Men's Marathon ADRIANO BASTOS 2:19:24 MATTHEW DOBSON 2:32:22 ROY VARGAS 2:33:42

Women's Marathon GABRIELA TRANA 2:57:03 CHRISTA BENTON 2:57:25 ELIZABETE CRUZ 2:59:38

Wheelchair GARY BAKER 1:10:57 http://disneyworldsports.disney.go.com/dwws/en_US/marathon/ listing?name=MarathonEventListingPage2 -- Art McCafferty

============================================== KRYS BRISH IS 2007 MICHIGAN RUNNER OF THE YEAR ============================================== -- Michigan Runner magazine's March/April 2008 issue will profile Krys Brish, the 2007 Michigan Runner of the Year. Krys earned 170 points in seven events from the 5K to the marathon. Additional winners will also be profiled in the March/April 2008 issue: -- Male Runner of the Year: Jerome Recker -- Female Runner of the Year: Marybeth Reader -- Male Master Runner of the Year: Kevin Deyo -- Male Senior Runner of the Year: Doug Goodhue -- Female Senior Runner of the Year: Jacqueline Blair

============================================== 2008 MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES ============================================== Michigan Runner editor Scott Sullivan says that winners of the Michigan Runner of the Year awards are both talented and tenacious. Each year we try to choose competitive events, at various distances and with an eye to the geography of Michigan. Points are awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places in open, masters, and senior divisions. The senior results are age-graded. Extra points are awarded for the Fifth Third River Bank Run 25K, the Crim 10 Mile and the Detroit Free Press Marathon. Only points from only the top 10 races count.

Open 1st - 30 or 50 2nd - 20 or 25 3rd - 10 or 15

Master 1st - 15 or 30 2nd - 10 or 20 3rd - 5 or 10

Senior 1st - 3 or 6 2nd - 2 or 4 3rd - 1 or 2

These are the races which will determine the 2008 Michigan Runner of the Year:

St. Patrick's Corktown Races 4 Mile, Detroit - March 16 Striders Saturday Classic 10 Mile, Grandville - April 19 Running Fit Trail Half-Marathon, Pinckney - April 27 Fifth Third River Bank Run 25K, Grand Rapids - May 10 Silver Valley Trail Run 7K, East Tawas, - May 17 (date tentative) Brian Diemer Amerikam 5K, Cutlerville - June 7 (date tentative) Volkslaufe 20K, Frankenmuth - July 4 National Cherry Festival 15K, Traverse City - July 12 Grand Island Trail 10K, Munising - July 26 Crim Festival of Races 10 Mile, Flint - August 23 Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon, Detroit - October 19

======================================================= ========== FRONT LINE RACING TEAM INCLUDES MANY MICHIGAN RUNNERS OF THE YEAR ======================================================= ========== In a recent email about Front Line Racing Team's Women's Open Team at the December 8, USATF National Club Cross Country Championships, "Relay" Fred Vanhala pointed out "Suzanne Larsen is a former Michigan Runner magazine Runner of the Year and was running in her first cross country meet."

We've been impressed with Fred's recruiting; in fact a number of people competing for Front Line Racing Team at the December meet have been Michigan Runners, Masters Runners and Senior Runners of the Year:

FRONT LINE RACING TEAM - MASTERS WOMEN (2007 CHAMPIONS) -- Krys Brish - Michigan Runner of the Year, 2007 -- Laurie Decker - Michigan Runner of the Year, 2006, 2004, 2004; Master Runner of the Year, 2003, 2001 -- Laura Murphy - Michigan Female Runner of the Year, 1996

FRONT LINE RACING TEAM - MASTERS MEN -- Tracy Lokken - Michigan Male Runner of the Year, 2006 -- Paul Aufdemberge - Michigan Runner of the Year, 2000, 1996, 1996; Master Runner of the Year, 2005 -- Mike Scannell - Michigan Runner of the Year, 2003

FRONT LINE RACING TEAM - MASTERS MEN 60+ (2007 CHAMPIONS) -- Doug Goodhue, Michigan Senior Runner of the Year, 2007, 2004 -- Gerard Malaczynski, Michigan Senior Runner of the Year, 1998 -- Wally Herrala, Michigan Runner of the Year, 1986; Michigan Senior Runner of the Year, 1995

FRONT LINE RACING TEAM - OPEN WOMEN -- Suzanne Larsen - Michigan Female Runner of the Year, 2004 -- Laura Ankrum - Michigan Female Runner of the Year, 2003

We also note two other successful competitors in the USATF National Club Cross Country Championships:

OPEN WOMEN -- Leah Daniel, leader, Run Ohio Racing Team, 2007 Champion team - Michigan Female Runner of the Year, 2005 -- Monica Joyce, age 49, 11th, Michigan Master Runner of the Year, 2000

======================================================= ========= MICHIGAN RUNNER MAGAZINE JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2008, vol. 29, no. 6 ======================================================= ========= Michigan Runner magazine features some of the best writing you'll find anywhere. Find the current issue at one of these running stores: http:// www.michiganrunner.net/features/stores0304.html

Editor's Notes, by Scott Sullivan - "Tuned In" U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Men's Marathon, by Jennie McCafferty How the Michigan Field Fared

The Best Running Stores in America, Michigan Runner's Region Hometown, World Mourn Loss of Ryan Shay, by Chip Corwin Death by Running? by Dave Foley

Detroit Free Press / Flagstar Marathon, by C.D. McEwen Detroit Free Press / Flagstar Marathon Photo Gallery, by Carter Sherline Running Shorts, by Scott Hubbard - "Tiny Tech" and "Ryan Remembered"

Beyond the Chip, by Ann Aorshee Crane - "Coming Full Circle" Friends to the End, by Malcolm D. Gibson Notes on the Run, by Daniel G. Kelsey - "Giving It a Rest"

Prep Cross Finals: InPursuit of Maverick, Dreams, by Scott Sullivan Got 26.2? Marathon Motivation in a High School Classroonm, by Laura McDonell Henry Hofman: Chasing the One-Armed Man, by Daniel G. Kelsey

Thanksgtiving Turkey Trot, Ann Arbor, by Tracey Cohen Metro Health Grand Rapids Marathon Lives Up to Its Name, by Anthony Targan GR Marathon Doubles Last Year's Numbers, Looks Ahead, by Grant Lofdahl

Keweenaw Trail Running Festival Lures Flatlanders, by Richard L. Magin Red October Run, by C.D. McEwen Doug Goodhue: National Masters Champ, by Doug Kurtis

Big Bird on the Rise Again, by Ron Marinucci Niagara Falls International Marathon, by Scott Sullivan Stay in the Shade, by Tracey Cohen

Hills, Rain and Fun at Somerset Stampede, by David Parham Grosse Pointe Runs, by C.D. McEwen Sunshine Prevails on Run Vasa Trail, by Tracey Cohen

Turkey Trot Presented by Fifth Third Bank, Detroit, by C.D. McEwen Running with Tom Henderson - Ryan Shay January - April 2008 Event Calendar

================================================= IAAF AWARDS GOLD AND SILVER LABELS FOR ROAD RACES ================================================= Larry Eder's RunBlog alerted us to these IAAF rankings:

"The Labels are attributed to races that satisfy a number of important criteria concerning the organizational standard of the race, course measurement, safety and medical standards and media services. The deciding factors for the attribution of a Gold or Silver Label are the number of elite athletes engaged and the level of international TV coverage achieved by the participating races."

IAAF GOLD LABEL ROAD RACES 2008 Xiamen International Marathon CHN 05/01/2008 World's Best 10K Race PUR 24/02/2008 EDP Half Marathon of Lisbon POR 16/03/2008 Marathon International de Paris FRA 06/04/2008 Flora London Marathon GBR 13/04/2008 BAA Boston Marathon USA 21/04/2008 real,- Berlin-Marathon GER 08/09/2008 RTP Half Marathon of Portugal POR 28/09/2008 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon USA 12/10/2008 Beijing International Marathon CHN 19/10/2008 Vodafone Delhi Half Marathon IND 19/10/2008 ING New York City Marathon USA 02/11/2008

IAAF SILVER LABEL ROAD RACES 2008 40 races including 1 US & 3 Canada: MDS Nordion 10K CAN 24/05/2008 ING Ottawa Marathon CAN 25/05/2008 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon CAN 28/09/2008 Freihofer's Run for Women USA 01/06/2008

http://www.runblogrun.com/2007/12/ iaaf_ranks_road_races_for_2008.html

=============================================== NEW: HANSONS RUNNING SHOP 2008 RUNNING CIRCUIT =============================================== Hansons Running Shops have been sponsors of local running events for many years. This year, they are "spicing up the competition" with a new running series of 8 road races and 5 cross country races. Among the cool features is a one-time entry form and fee, a Brooks technical shirt and updated scores sent to you after each event. For race dates and details on scoring and awards, see http://hansons-running.com

=========================================== ZANGLIN RUN TO CONTINUE AS REFUGE RIVER RUN =========================================== Last week our reporting that the Zanglin Downriver Run had ended was happily wrong: David Howell of the Total Runner sent us this good news: "I see the end of the Zanglin Downriver Run was listed as one of your top stories of 2007. There have been some new (very recent) developments with that event.

There will be a race in 2008 in downtown Trenton on Friday night, June 13, a continuation of the Zanglin Downriver Run (formerly known as the Downriver Treadmill Run). A partnership of the Friends of the Detroit River (of which I am Chairman) and the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance has agreed to take over the event. The event will be the same, but it will now be called the Refuge River Run. We hope the run will raise money for both organizations, but we also hope to raise awareness of the issues and causes we represent, namely the protection and improvement of the Detroit River and the support of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge. This event is a very appropriate vehicle for such awareness, since the course runs along the Detroit River and within the boundaries of the Wildlife Refuge.

The new race director (taking over for my wife, Eve) will be Roger Sheldon, manager of the Total Runner store in Southgate. Questions may be directed to Roger at (734) 282-1101."

================================================= C-VILLE CHILL 5K, COOPERSVILLE, SATURDAY, FEB. 23 ================================================= We had a nice chat with Don Pratt, the race director for the C-Ville Chill 5K which is held in conjunction with the Coopersville WinterFest the last Saturday of February. The 5K begins at 10:00 am, 247 Church Street. Winterfest activities include the "whacky" Outhouse 500 in which teams parade, then race their decorated outhouses down Main Street. A Rotary Chili Blast, Jaycees Beer Tent, and an evening concert round out the festivities. Contact Don or Nancy Pratt at (616) 889-8626.

================================================= GLSP TELEVISION NETWORK ON THE ROAD THROUGH APRIL ================================================= -- January 10-14, 2008 - Association of Running Publications and Running Network Annual Meetings, Walt Disney World Weekend - Jennie & Art McCafferty -- February 22-24, 2008 - West Michigan Golf Show, Grand Rapids - Jennie & Art McCafferty -- March 7-9, 2008 - Michigan Golf Show, Novi - Art and Jennie McCafferty -- April 20, 2008 - U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Women's Marathon, Boston - Jennie McCafferty -- April 21, 2008 - BAA Boston Marathon - Jennie McCafferty -- April 24-26, 2008 - Hillsdale "Gina" Relays - Art and Jennie McCafferty

=================================== RACE CALENDAR - JANUARY - FEBRUARY ===================================

SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2008 * A2 Healthy Start Festival of Miles, 1 hour R/W, kids 5,10,15 minute R/ W, Ann Arbor, 700 am - 3:00 pm http://www.runhealthystart.com

* Walt Disney World Half Marathon, 13.1MR, 6:00 am. Web: http:/disneyworldspors.disney.go.com

SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 2008 * Walt Disney World Marathon, 26.2MR, 6:00 am. Web: http://disneyworldspors.disney.go.com

SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 2008 * Bigfoot Boogie 5 & 10K Snowshoe Race, 10K & 5K snowshoe, 9:00 am, Traverse City Web: http://runsnow.com

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2008 * Super 5K, 5KR, 9:00 am, Novi, Novi Running Fit Web: http://runsuperbowl.com

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2008 * Bumper Run, 6MR, 6:15 pm, Stony Creek Metro Park, Boat Launch, Shelby Township Email: don.richmond@juno.com

SATURDAY, FEBRAURY 9, 2008 * U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's 50 KM Race Walk, Miami-Dade, Florida http://usatf.org/events/2008/OlympicTrials-RW/

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2008 * USA Cross Country Championships, San Diego, CA, World Cross Country Team Trials usatf.org/events/2008/USAXCChampionships/

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2008 * AT&T USATF Indoor Track & Field Championships, Boston, 3 day meet through February 24, 2008 http://usatf.org

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2008 * Snow Monkey Snowshoe Race, 4M & 2M snowshoe, 9:00 am, Traverse City Web: http://runsnow.com/monkey/

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2008 * New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathon, 26.2 MR, 13.1MR, 5KR, 7:00 am, Web: http://www.mardigrasmarathon.com/

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2008 * Michigan Indoor Track Series Championship, Mt. Pleasant Web: http://mitstrack.org/Schedule.asp

================================================= HALF-MARATHON & LONGER CALENDAR THROUGH JULY 2008 =================================================

SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2008 * Walt Disney World Half Marathon, 13.1MR, 6:00 am. Web: http:/disneyworldspors.disney.go.com

SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 2008 * Walt Disney World Marathon, 26.2MR, 6:00 am. Web: http://disneyworldspors.disney.go.com

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2008 * New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathon, 26.2 MR, 13.1MR, 5KR, 7:00 am, Web: http://www.mardigrasmarathon.com/

SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 2008 * Around the Bay 30K Road Race, Hamilton, Ontario, 30KR, 5KR, 2 & 3 person relays, 9:30 am Web: http://www.aroundthebayroadrace.com Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2007aroundthebay/

SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 2008 * Martian Marathon, Dearborn Heights, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 8:30 am, Henry Ford Dearborn Heights Center. Web: http://martianmarathon.com

SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 2008 * U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Women's Marathon, Boston Web: http://www.usatf.org/events/2008/OlympicTrials-Marathon-Women/

SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2008 * Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon, MiniMarathon and Relays, Louisville, KY Web: http://derbyfestivalmarathon.com

SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2008 * Running Fit Trail Marathon & Half Marathon, Pinckney, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 7:30 am Web: http://www.trailmarathon.com

SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2008 * Flying Pig Marathon, Cincinnati, OH, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 26.2Wheelchair, 10KR, 5KR, kids run, relay, 6:00 am, Web: http://flyingpigmarathon.com

SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2008 * Fifth Third River Bank Run, Grand Rapids, 25KR, 5KR/W, kids run, 8:00 am Web: http://www.53riverbankrun.com

SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2008 * Forest City Road Races, London, Ontario, 26.2MR, relay, 13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR/W, 2K Family Run Web: www.forestcityroadraces.com

* Mississauga Marathon, Mississauga, Ontario, 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 2K FR/W, kids run, 8:00 am, Mississauga City Hall, 10KR and 5KR on Saturday, May 10, 8:00 am. Web: http://www.mississaugamarathon.com

SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2008 * Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 10KR, 7:00 am Web: http://www.clevelandmarathon.com

SUNDAY, MAY 25, 2008 * ING Ottawa Marathon, Ottawa, Ontario, 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR; 10K & 5K on Saturday Web: http://runottawa.ca

MONDAY, MAY 26, 2008 * The Great Race Sports Festival, Elkhart, Indiana, 26.2 MR, 10KR, 5KR/ W Web: http://thegreatrace.net/ Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2007greatrace/

SUNDAY, JUNE 1, 2008 * Dexter to Ann Arbor Run, 13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR, kids run, 8:20 am, Ann Arbor Web: http://wwww.dexterannarborrun.com

SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 2008 * Run Charlevoix, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR, 7:40 am, downtown Charlevoix Web: http://redrockco.com

SUNDAY, JULY 13, 1008 * Keweenaw Trail Running Festival, 25K, Copper Harbor, 7:00 am Web: http://greatlakesendurance.com

SATURDAY, JULY 26, 2008 * Grand Island Trail Marathon & 10K, 26.2 MR, 10KR, 7:00 am, Munising Web: http://greatlakesendurance.com

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