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- Presenting the Doug Kurtis Marathon Training Series: http:// michiganrunner.tv/2003marathon/

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Editor: Jennie McCafferty

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__/ WHAT ARE YOUR BEST TIMES OF 2003?

__/ JOE HENDERSON LEAVES RUNNER'S WORLD

__/ GARY MORGAN MAKES IT A NEW YEARS EVE DOUBLE

__/ FRONT LINE RACING TEAM MASTERS MARATHON RELAYS LEAD THE WORLD IN 2003

__/ RUNNING USA MEETS IN SCOTTSDALE THIS WEEKEND

__/ RUNNING NETWORK MEETS IN LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND

__/ QUOTE OF THE WEEK

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER TV SCHEDULE OF SHOWS

__/ RACE CALENDAR

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__/ WHAT ARE YOUR BEST TIMES OF 2003? - Michigan Runner will publish its annual "Best of Times" for 2003 in the March/April 2004 issue. Times will be listed for 5K, 8K, 10K, 15K, 10 Mile, 20K, 1/2 marathon, 25K and marathon. If you ran a *certified* race in Michigan or elsewhere, send your times (jennie@glsp.com or FAX 734.434.4765). You can check the Best Times of 2002 at http://www.michiganrunner.net/other/ 0303archive.html.

__/ JOE HENDERSON LEAVES RUNNER'S WORLD - Change is inevitable, but some changes are truly startling. After more 250 columns in Runner's World magazine, Joe Henderson's March 2004 column will be his last. Joe Henderson has made many friends in Michigan during his countless speaking engagements here. He has participated in the Crim telecast, appeared at Michigan Runner Race Director workshops, encouraged runners at the Mackinac Island Eight Mile forum. Michigan Runner publisher, Art McCafferty, knows Joe not only as a prolific and influential writer, but as the original "Good Joe", one of the nicest people you could ever meet. For Joe's view of his leaving Runner's World, see http://www.runnersworld.com/home/0,1300,1-0-0- ZNEWS----01-05-2004,00.html __/ GARY MORGAN MAKES IT A NEW YEARS EVE DOUBLE -Race walker and Olympian Gary Morgan of Clarkston celebrated News Years Eve by winning the race walk in the 34th annual Belle Isle New Years Eve Family Fun Run and Walk and then hopping on a plane to New York for the Midnight Run in New York City's Central Park.

Gary will be competing at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, 50K Race Walk, at Chula Vista, California, February 15, 2004.

__/ FRONT LINE RACING TEAM MASTERS MARATHON RELAYS LEAD THE WORLD IN 2003-Fred Vanhala reports in his Front Line Racing Team Newsletter: "After reviewing the final marathon relay times for the year, the Front Line Racing Team Masters Teams had the 1st, 2nd, and 8th fastest 5 Man Relay times in the world last year." The top team ran a 2:29:11 at the Akron Marathon on October 11 included Don Singleton, Doug Ogden, Eric Stuber, Ron Buchanan, and Michigan Master Runner of the Year, Chris Glowacki.

Fred is recruiting teams for the 2004 USA Country Championships, February 7 & 8, in Indianapolis. For more information see the Front Line Racing Team Website: http://www.frontlineracingteam.com/.

__/ RUNNING USA MEETS IN SCOTTSDALE THIS WEEKEND - Crim Executive Director Sherlynn Everly and more than 150 leaders in the business and sport of road running will gather this weekend for Running USA 2004: the National Conference for the Running Industry. Meetings in Scottsdale will be Friday, January 9 and Saturday, January 10. Among the featured speakers will be Ryan Shay, current USATF Champion in both the marathon and the half-marathon. Shay will appear with his coach, Joe Vigil, and US record-holder in the marathon, Deanna Drossin Kastor in the session: "Developing Champions." Ann Arbor resident, Mike Burns of Champion Chip USA, will be among the speakers on "New Products and Emerging Technology." __/ RUNNING NETWORK MEETS IN LAKE BUENA VISTA THIS WEEKEND- Michigan Runner editor Scott Sullivan, publisher Art McCafferty and I are also headed south to attend the annual meeting of running magazines at the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend. New England Runner, Running Journal, Marathon & Beyond, American Track and Field Athlete, Runner's Gazette, Midwest Runner, RunOhio, and Florida Running and Triathlon are among the publications in the Running Network. http://runningnetwork.com.

__/ QUOTE OF THE WEEK - "Jobs, like races, have finish lines. These seldom come at exactly the time you expect or hope. But whatever the result, you accept it and move on because the only other option is to give up for good." -- Joe Henderson, "Long Run's End", The Bell Lap, Runner's World Online, January 5, 2004, writing about the end of his column in Runner's World.

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER TV SCHEDULE OF SHOWS - The Michigan Runner TV Show (http://michigan runner.tv) is featuring the following Internet Television shows this season.

**Events** Belle Isle 33rd New Years Eve Run, Belle Isle, Detroit, MI (Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2002belleisle/

Lake Superior Shore Run Race Against Tobacco, Marquette (Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003shorerun/

21st Detroit Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot (Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003turkeytrot/)

25th Annual Big Bird Run-Roseville, MI (Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003bigbird/)

Portage Invitational Cross Country Meet, Portage, MI (Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003portage/)

Detroit Free Press / Flagstar Bank Marathon, October 5, 2003 (Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003detroit/)

Silver Valley Trail Run, East Tawas, September 19, 2002 (Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003silvervalley/)

Crim Festival of Races, Flint, MI, August 23 (Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2002crim/)

Steve's Run-Dowagiac, MI, July 26, 2003 (Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/ 2003stevesrun/)

Hannibal Cannibal, MO, July 5, 2003 (Now Showing: http:// michiganrunner.tv/2003hannibal)

The Great Race-Elkart, IN, May 24-26, 2003 (Now Showing: http:// michiganrunner.tv/2003greatrace/)

Michigan Indoor Track Series Championship (Now Showing:High School: http:// michiganrunner.tv/2003mits/)

LaSalle Bank Shamrock Shuffle-Chicago, IL (Now Showing: http:// michiganrunner.tv/2003shamrock/)

Great Wall Marathon (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/ 2003greatwall/)

Running Fit-Trail Marathon and Half Marathon - Pinckney, MI (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003trailmarathon/)

Forest City Road Races, London, Ontario, May 11, 2003 (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003forestcity/

Capital City River Run, Lansing MHSAA LP X-C Finals, Brooklyn, MI

NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, Waterloo, Iowa

**Interviews**

Amber Smith - Michigan High School Runner of the Year 2002/2003 (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003ambersmith/)

Bob Figuli, 100,000 Miles and Counting (Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003figuli/

Keith and Kevin Hanson - Olympic Development Program Parts I & II (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003hansons1/ and http://michiganrunner.tv/2003hansonsII/)

Pat Ball - Preview of 2003 Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon, Relay and Compuware 5K (now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/ 2003detroitpreview.html

Tim Broe - An Interview (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003timbroe/

Boaz Cheboiywo - An Interview (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/ 2003boaz/)

John Goodridge-Coaching High School & College Runners, Part I (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003goodridge1)

Dick Beardsley- Staying The Course (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003beardsley/)

Nancy Clark-Food Guide for Marathon Runners (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003nancyclark/)

Frank Shorter-Catching the Cheaters (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003shorter/)

Mark Will-Weber- The Quotable Runner (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003quotable/)

Allan Steinfeld-Directing the New York Marathon (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003teinfeld/)

Collette Liss - Shamrock Shuffle Champion (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003collette)

Chris Lear-Sub 4:00, Alan Webb and the Quest for the Fastest Mile (Now Showing:http://michiganrunner.tv/2003chrislear/)

Shaun Creighton- LaSalle Bank Shamrock Shuffle Defending Champion

Rod DeHaven- 2000 Olympic Marathoner

Carey Pinkowski- Directing the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon

Jeff Galloway - Leader, Crim Training Program

Greg Meyer - Boston Marathon Winner

Kevin Sullivan - Olympian and Canadian Mile Record Holder

**Video Journal**

Olympic Games Countdown: Tim Broe's Video Journal

**Training**

Doug Kurtis Marathon Training Series, 12 weeks of marathon tips and advice from the man who has won more marathons than anyone. Now showing:

Parts 1-12. "http://michiganrunner.tv/2003marathon/"

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********************************************************* __/ RACE CALENDAR - The following calendar listings are provided as a value added service for our Michigan Runner clients. If you are interested in Sponsorship of the Michigan Runner Newsletter or having your race listed in our calendar, please contact Art McCafferty at artmccaf@glsp.com

Saturday, January 10

* Gourmet Glide, 11K XC Ski, 19K XC Ski,Garland Resort, (989) 786- 2211 http://garlandusa.com

* Snowflake Run, Flushing, 10:00 am, 10KR, 5KR/W, http:// gaultracemanagement.com

Sunday, January 11, 2004

* Walt Disney World Marathon and Half Marathon, http://dwws.disney.go.com/wideworldofsports/index

Saturday, January 17

* Gourmet Glide, 11K XC Ski, 19K XC Ski,Garland Resort, (989) 786- 2211 http://garlandusa.com

Sunday, January 18, 2004

* The HP Houston Marathon and Half Marathon, http://www.hphoustonmarathon.com, (713) 957-3453.

Saturday, January 24, 2004

* Bigfoot Boogie Snowshoe Race, Traverse City, 9:00 am, 10K, 5K snowshow races, (231) 933-9242, http://runshow.com

* Gourmet Glide, 11K XC Ski, 19K XC Ski,Garland Resort, (989) 786- 2211 http://garlandusa.com

Saturday, January 31

* Crystal Highlander Freestyle and Classic Race, 10K XC Ski, 6K XC Ski, Crystal Mountain, (800)968-7686, http:// wwww.crystalmountain.com

* Gourmet Glide, 11K XC Ski, 19K XC Ski,Garland Resort, (989) 786- 2211 http://garlandusa.com

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