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__/ DOUG GOODHUE & SHARON DOLAN HAVE A VERY GOOD YEAR

__/ FIFTH THIRD RIVER BANK RUN OFFERS FREE TRAINING RUN/ CLINIC, SAT. FEB. 2

__/ FRIENDLY MASSEY MARATHON TO ADD A 10K TO ITS MIX OF RUNS

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER TV: INTERVIEW WITH GORDON MINTY

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER TV: NCAA DIVISION I CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, 2006

__/ SPIRIT OF THE MARATHON, THE MOVIE, WILL REPEAT FEBRUARY 21

__/ GLSP BEGINS TAPING SHOWS IN HD

__/ HUCKABEE RUNNING BOSTON (HIS FIFTH MARATHON) WITH TEAM HOYT CHARITY

__/ GREAT PERFORMANCES

__/ GLSP TELEVISION NETWORK ON THE ROAD THROUGH AUGUST

__/ RACE CALENDAR - JANUARY - MARCH

__/ HALF-MARATHON & LONGER CALENDAR THROUGH JULY 2008

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================================================= DOUG GOODHUE & SHARON DOLAN HAVE A VERY GOOD YEAR ================================================= We congratulate Doug Goodhue and Sharon Dolan who have been named the top Masters runners in the 65-69 age group for 2007 by Running Times magazine. Mike Tymm writes a nice half-page piece on Doug, which, in an odd bit of positioning is 30 pages removed from the Masters rankings article. Running Times cites Doug's 18:15 at the Red October Run as his best performance of the year.

Ranked and honorably mentioned (HM) Michigan age group runners are 40-44 Men 3) Tracy Lokken (2:29:00 Twin Cities) HM Paul Aufdemberge

40-44 Women 3) Laurel Park (17:02 Brian Diemer)

45-49 Men HM Mike Scannell

50-54 Women HM Sue Parks

55-59 Men HM Doug Kurtis

60-64 Men HM James Carlton

60-64 Women HM Grace Harrison

65-69 Men 1) Doug Goodhue 2) Gerard Malaczynski (18:34 Kensington Challenge) HM Brian Harris

65-69 Women 1) Sharon Dolan (21:34 Ele's Race)

75-79 HM Jerry Johncock

80-84 HM Jim Forshee

90-94 1) Edmond Devine (46:38 Big House, Big Heart)

======================================================= ================= FIFTH THIRD RIVER BANK RUN OFFERS FREE TRAINING RUN/ CLINIC, SAT. FEB. 2 ======================================================= ================= Join area runners and coaches from http://runGazelle.com for a training run on Saturday, February 2 at the David D. Hunting Branch YMCA (475 Lake Michigan Drive). Meet in the Community Room on the ground floor at 8:00 a.m. before heading outside to run with a group (several distances available). Afterward, return to the YMCA for refreshments and networking opportunities with the staff from Metro Health Sports Medicine, Harrison Chiropractic and Blue Care Network (body composition analysis). No pre-registration required! -- Fifth Third River Bank Run news release Web: http://53riverbankrun.com/

======================================================= == FRIENDLY MASSEY MARATHON TO ADD A 10K TO ITS MIX OF RUNS ======================================================= == Elizabeth Gamble, RD of the Friendly Massey Marathon and Spanish River Half Marathon in Massey, Ontario, indicated they will be adding a 10K to the running mix for their 32nd race. A portion of this race's history can be found at http://ouser.org/history/norm_patenaude.htm, a site that speaks to the impact of ultramarathoner and event visionary Norm Patenaude. He was tragically killed in a bike/car accident while in the process of recovering from another injury from an accident the year before. Web: http://www.friendlymasseymarathon.com/

=============================================== MICHIGAN RUNNER TV: INTERVIEW WITH GORDON MINTY =============================================== In November 2006, Michigan Runner TV caught up with Gordon MInty, Detroit Free Press Marathon winner (1979) and many-time All-American for Eastern Michigan. Minty, a professor at Indiana State University now, was busy helping to host the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. Web: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXWE7MeBht8

======================================================= ============== MICHIGAN RUNNER TV: NCAA DIVISION I CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, 2006 ======================================================= ============== The 2006 NCAA Division I Cross Championships at the muddy Laverne Gibson Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Indiana signaled a couple of successful running careers to come. Watch the races, featuring some great videography from Harry Lindback, and catch our interviews with men's winner Josh Rohatinsky, Eastern Michigan's Corey Nowitzke and the 3rd place Michigan Wolverine women. Men: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7c5mQW0--Y Women: http://youtube.com/watch?v=eGO5H1xOFoE

======================================================= === SPIRIT OF THE MARATHON, THE MOVIE, WILL REPEAT FEBRUARY 21 ======================================================= === We give two thumbs-up for the Spirit of the Marathon movie. Not only was it fun to watch a race that somebody else filmed, we thought the overhead shots of the Chicago Marathon start, the score, and the races of both elite and citizen runners made for a good movie. For a guy who got no mention in the credits, Clint Verran got a lot of face time pacing Deena Kastor. Fewer theaters will be showing the encore. Here's the Michigan, northwest Ohio and northeast Indiana list: -Showcase - Ann Arbor -AMC Livonia 10 -Commerce Township 14 - Walled Lake -Flint West Showcase Cinemas -Maumee Showcase Cinemas - Maumee, OH -Movies 14 - Mishiwaka, IN

============================== GLSP BEGINS TAPING SHOWS IN HD ============================== The GLSP Television Network has begun the process of converting its camera equipment and editing programs to accommodate the HD format. Our first such presentation was this week's internet Advisor show. "High-definition television (HDTV) yields a better-quality image than does standard television, because it has a greater number of lines of resolution. Because the signal is a digital signal, it produces neither a snowy nor pale image from a weak signal or signal interference effects, such as herringbone patterns, or vertical rolling. Image colours are more realistic, because of the greater bandwidth. The visual information is some 2-5 times sharper because the gaps between the scan lines are narrower or invisible to the naked eye." 1

The new format will allow the videos we create and put online or covert to DVDs, the ability to be played on the wider screen formats that are becoming the norm in viewer homes.

1 Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High- definition_television#Advantages_of_HDTV_expressed_in_non- technical_terms

======================================================= ============ HUCKABEE RUNNING BOSTON (HIS FIFTH MARATHON) WITH TEAM HOYT CHARITY ======================================================= ============ The "I'm-too-busy" excuse looks a little lame now" "BOSTON, Mass. - Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has officially entered the 2008 Boston Marathon, the Boston Athletic Association announced. Huckabee has been training while on the campaign trail. He will join Team Hoyt, a local charity which strives to integrate the physically challenged into everyday life. Dick and Rick Hoyt are a father and son team that has completed 25 Boston Marathons, with Dick running and Rick in his wheelchair.

In 2003, while serving as Governor of Arkansas, Huckabee was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes. As a result he began running and gradually lost 110 pounds. In 2005 he completed the Little Rock Marathon in 4:38:32, a performance which earned him the honor of USATF Athlete of the Week. Since then Huckabee has completed three additional marathons: the 2005 Marine Corps Marathon, the 2006 Little Rock Marathon, and the 2006 ING New York City Marathon. His personal best, coming in 2006 at Little Rock, is now 4 hours, 26 minutes, 05 seconds.

The 112th Boston Marathon will be held on Monday, April 21, 2008, Patriots' Day in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. -- Boston Athletic Association Press Release

================== GREAT PERFORMANCES ================== 1st) Lela Nelson, Detroit Mumford/ Eastern Michigan/ Nike, long jump, 21-04 or 6.50 meters, Reebok Boston Indoor Games, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008. - Nelson's first place win over world champion heptathlete Carolina Kluft didn't get her the usual winner's interview on ESPN. The ESPN crew gave the airtime to the third-place Kluft instead.

1st) Brian Sell, ING Miami Half Marathon, 1:03:46, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008 3rd) Mike Morgan, ING Miami Half Marathon, 1:05:16, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008 Hanson-Brooks runners Todd Snyder, Mike Reneau, Luke Humphrey and Patrick Moulton took the next 4 places.

================================================== GLSP TELEVISION NETWORK ON THE ROAD THROUGH AUGUST ================================================== -- 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 -- March 22, 2008 - Bill Roney Memorial Hansons 5K - 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 -- May 10, 2008 - Fifth Third River Bank Run, Grand Rapids - Scott Sullivan, Jennie & Art McCafferty -- May 25-26, 2008 - The Great Race, Elkhart, Indiana - Art & Jennie McCafferty -- June 9-11, 2008 - Michigan Open Championship, Traverse City - Art & Jennie McCafferty -- June 27-July 6, 2008 - U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Track & Field - Jennie McCafferty -- July 17-20, 2008 - Association of Running Publications Summer Meeting, Boyne Highlands - Jennie & Art McCafferty, Scott Sullivan -- July 21-23, 2008 - Tournament of Champions, Boyne Mountain - Art & Jennie McCafferty -- July 26, 2008 - Steve's Run, Dowagiac - Art & Jennie McCafferty -- August 1-3, 2008 - Western Amateur, Point O' Woods GC, Benton Harbor - Art & Jennie McCafferty -- August 4-10, 2008 - PGA Championship, Oakland Hills CC, Bloomfield Hills - Art McCafferty -- August 21-23, 2008 - Crim Festival of Races, Flint - Art & Jennie McCafferty

=============================== RACE CALENDAR - JANUARY - MARCH ===============================

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 http://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

SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2008 * Shillelagh Four Mile, , 4MR/W, kids run, Flushing, 12:00 pm, Early Childhood Center, 409 Chamberlain St. http://www.gaultracemanagement.com

SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2008 * St. Patrick's Day Pot O' Gold Shuffle, 4 MR/W, Fun Run, Flint, 9:30 am http://www.raceservices.com

SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 2008 * St. Patrick's Corktown Races, 4MR, 1.5 MR, kids runs, Detroit, 12:00 pm Tiger Stadium, Michigan & Trumbull http://www.downtownrunners.com/corktownraces.htm

SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2008 * Bill Roney Memorial 5K (formerly Hansons 5K), 5KR, 1MFR, Utica, 10:00 am, Flickinger Elementary School Web: http://hansons-running.com Video: coming Spring 2008

FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2008 - SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 2008 * USA Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships, Boston, Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center, track & field meet

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

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, Amish Country Half Marathon, 10K Run, 5K Run/Walk 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, 2008 * Keweenaw Trail Running Festival, 25K, Copper Harbor, 7:00 am Web: http://greatlakesendurance.com

SUNDAY, JULY 15, 2008 * Friendly Massey Marathon & Spanish River Half-Marathon, Massy, Ontario, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 10KR Web: www.friendlymasseymarathon.com

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

SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2008 * Carrollton Charity Road Races, 26.2MR, 20KR, 10KR, 5KR/W, Carrollton High School, 6:00 am / 8:15 am Web: http://www.carrollton.k12.mi.us Video: coming Summer 2008

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