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PARDON THE INTERRUPTION CHAD SCHIEBER OF MIDLAND DIES OF HEART AILMENT DURING CHICAGO MARATHON HAILE GEBRSELASSIE COMING TO DETROT FOR FREE PRESS / FLAGSTAR MARATHON

MRN ON THE ROAD - GRAND HAVEN CALVIN COLLEGE TO HOST GREAT LAKES REGIONAL ON NEW X-C COURSE GREAT PERFORMANCES - ROAD RACING

MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES GLSP TELEVISION NETWORK ON THE ROAD RACE CALENDAR OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER HALF-MARATHON & LONGER CALENDAR THROUGH MAY 2008

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================================================================ ====== CHAD SCHIEBER OF MIDLAND DIES OF HEART AILMENT DURING CHICAGO MARATHON ================================================================ ====== The heat-shortened LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon has overwhelmed all other running news this week. We extend our sympathies to the family, friends, and folks in the Midland community who knew police officer Chad Schieber. We hope the hundreds who required medical attention recover to run another day.

There are lessons for race organizers and each of us who run races. Races are complicated events which balance the services provided by the organizers and the individual fitness, decisions and goals of each participant. Chicago's circumstances of heat, humidity, dew point and huge numbers of participants in the demanding distance upset that balance.

Do we expect water at aid stations? sports drink? ice? gu? petroleum jelly? band-aids? Yes, we do. We also are responsible for our own hydration and fuel. I remember one marathon in which I miscalculated and, about mile 18, stopped in a variety store for an energy bar.

The words and opinions about the events in Chicago Sunday are many. Here are links to two: Eric Zorn's column in the Chicago Tribune and the many comments following: http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2007/10/ma rathon-offici.html

A Scientist looks at "heatstroke" and the Chicago Marathon (from letsrun.com): http://scienceofsport.blogspot.com/2007/10/death-at-chicago- marathon-report-and.html

================================================================ ====== HAILE GEBRSELASSIE COMING TO DETROT FOR FREE PRESS / FLAGSTAR MARATHON ================================================================ ====== "DETROIT - (October 7, 2007) - New marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie will be in Detroit the weekend of October 20- 21 in a visit that coincides with the Detroit Free Press / Flagstar Marathon. The visit is prompted by involvement in Detroit-based Ethiopian aid organization." For details on this exciting news see http://www.michiganrunner.net/news/gebrselassie_detroit1107.html

============================= MRN ON THE ROAD - GRAND HAVEN ============================= We were in Grand Haven for a golf event and took the opportunity to stop by Running Circles' new location at 205 Washington Street. The new location is just a couple of blocks from the original one and easy to find on the main street with many restaurants and shops.

============================================================= CALVIN COLLEGE TO HOST GREAT LAKES REGIONAL ON NEW X-C COURSE ============================================================= Put the date of Saturday, November 10 on your calendar. Calvin College is hosting the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Cross Country meet for both men and women. The Calvin Knights Men are defending national champions.

The brand new course (men's 8K and women's 6K) is located one mile east of the main campus and borders East Paris Road on east side and Calvin's Nature Preserve on the north. The Start and Finish are located on the Gainey Athletic Soccer Fields. The course features 10 meter wide paths cut through the Calvin property north and west of the Gainey Athletic Complex, wide sweeping turns, a long straight away parallel to the service road, beautiful tree-lined trails, a brief segment that runs through the Gainey Baseball fields and a finish just west of the start near the soccer stadium bleachers. The elevation gains are smooth and gradual except for one steep up and down (run twice) on the north side of the course. The course crosses the service road 4 times for the 6K and 6 times in the 8K. Other footing is very good (for two-year growth). All miles and kilometers are marked.

For details see http://www.calvin.edu/sports/xcregionals/

================================ GREAT PERFORMANCES - ROAD RACING ================================ -- Tracy Lokken, 1st Master, Twin Cities Marathon, 2:29:00, Sunday, Oct. 7, USA Masters Championship, $7,500 -- Gerard Malaczynski, 1st in 65-69 age group, LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon, 3:19:58, Sunday, Oct. 7. -- Doug Goodhue, 1st in 65-69 age group, Red October Run 5K, 18:15, Saturday, October 6. We think Doug set a new American Record. The previous record of 18:21 was set by Warren Utes, Sept. 30, 1989, Park Ridge, Illinois. . =========================== MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES =========================== St. Patrick's Day Races 8K, Bay City - complete Road Ends 5 Mile Trail, Pinckney - complete Fifth Third River Bank Run 25K, Grand Rapids - complete Great Race 10K Beyond Michigan, Elkhart, Indiana - complete Plymouth Fathers' Day 10K, Plymouth - complete Pictured Rocks Half Marathon, Munising - complete Volkslaufe 20K, Frankenmuth - July 4 - complete Michigan Apple Run 5K, Sparta - July 14 - complete The Crim Festival of Races 10 Mile, Flint - complete John Rogucki Kensington Challenge 15K, Milford - complete

Detroit Free Press / Flagstar Marathon, Detroit, October 21 Great Turtle Half Marathon Wild Card, Mackinac Island, October 27

=================================== GLSP TELEVISION NETWORK ON THE ROAD =================================== -- October 13, NCAA Cross Country Pre-nationals, Terre Haute, IN - Carter Sherline -- October 19, Eastern Michigan Invitational, Ypsilanti - Carter Sherline -- October 21, Detroit Free Press / Flagstar Marathon, Detroit & Windsor - Carter Sherline -- October 28, Grand Rapids Marathon - Scott Sullivan & Carter Sherline -- October 28, Niagara Falls International Marathon, Niagara Falls, ON - Art & Jennie McCafferty, Scott Sullivan -- November 3, U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Men's Marathon, New York City - Jennie McCafferty & Carter Sherline -- November 4, ING New York City Marathon-Jennie McCafferty, Carter Sherline -- November 9, NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, Terre Haute, IN - Jennie McCafferty, Carter Sherline -- November 11, Big Bird Run Roseville-Art & Jennie McCafferty, Carter Sherline -- November 22, Fifth Third Bank, Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot, Detroit - Art & Jennie McCafferty, Carter Sherline -- November 23, Fantasy 5K, Howell - Carter Sherline -- December 8, Run Like the Dickens, Holly - Carter Sherline -- Belle ISle New Year's Eve Family Fun Run & Walk, Detroit - Carter Sherline

================================== RACE CALENDAR OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER ==================================

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2007 *Run Vasa, Traverse City, 25KR, 10KR, 8:30 am, Vasa Trail Head Web: http://runvasa.com

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2007

* Hidden Forest Trail Run - DATE CHANGE, Clarkston, 8.5 MR, 5.5 MR, 2.5 MR/W, 9:30 am Independence Oaks Park Web: http: www.gaultracemanagement.com

* Pumpkin Trot, St. Johns, 10KR, 5KR/W, Kid's Dash, 1:30 pm St. Johns City Park, George Campbell, (989) 224-6464, geokath@voyager.net

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2007

Michigan High School Cross Country U.P. State Finals, Houghton, 10:00 am Michigan Tech University Trails Web: http://www.mhsaa.com/sports/bxc/

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2007

* Detroit Free Press / Flagstar Marathon, 26.2MR, 13.1MR/W, teams, 5KR/W Web: http://www.detroitmarathon.com

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2007 * Great Turtle Half Marathon, Mackinac Island, 13.1MR, 5.7MR, 11:30 am Web: gaultracemanagement.com

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2007 * Metro Health Grand Rapids Marathon, Grand Rapids, 26.2 MR, 13.1MR, 8:00 am Web: http://www.grandrapidsmarathon.com

* Niagara Falls International Marathon, Niagara Falls, Ontario, 26.2 MR/W/Wheel, 13.1MR/W/Wheel, 5KR/W, 9:45 am Web: http://www.niagarafallsmarathon.com/

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2007 * Michigan High School Cross Country L.P. State Finals, Brooklyn, 10:00 am Web: http://www.mhsaa.com/sports/bxc/

* NCAA Division II Cross Country Regionals - Great Lakes, Edwardsville, Illinois, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 10:30 am Web: http://ncaasports.com

* U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Men's Marthon, New York City, 7:30 am Web: http://usatf.org/events/2008/OlympicTrials-Marathon-Men/

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2007 * NCAA Division I Cross Country Regionals - Great Lakes, Bloomington, Indiana, Indiana University Cross Country Course, 11:00 am Web: http://ncaasports.com

* NCAA Division III Cross Country Regionals - Great Lakes, Grand Rapids, Calvin College Cross Country Course, 11:00 am Web: http://ncaasports.com

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2007 * Roseville Big Bird Run, Roseville, 10KR, 4KR, 1MR/W, 10:00 am, (586) 445-5480, alipinski@roseville-mi.com

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2007 * NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships, Joplin, Missouri, Missouri Southern State University Cross Country Course, 10:30 am Web: http://ncaasports.com

* NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships, Northfield, Minnesota, Skoglund Athletic Fields, St. Olaf College, 10:30 am Web: http://ncaasports.com

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2007 * NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, Terre Haute, Indiana, Wabash Family Sports Center, 11:00 am Web: http://ncaasports.com

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2007 * Fifth Third Bank Thanksgiving Turkey Trot, Detroit, 10KR, 5KR, 1MR, Cobo Center, 7:15 am Web: http://www.detroitturkeytrot.org

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

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2007 *Run Vasa, Traverse City, 25KR, 10KR, 8:30 am, Vasa Trail Head Web: http://runvasa.com

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2007

* Detroit Free Press / Flagstar Marathon, 26.2MR, 13.1MR/W, teams, 5KR/W Web: http://www.detroitmarathon.com

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2007 * Great Turtle Half Marathon, Mackinac Island, 13.1MR, 5.7MR, 11:30 am Web: gaultracemanagement.com

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2007 * Grand Rapids Marathon, Grand Rapids, 26.2 MR, 13.1MR, 8:00 am Web: http://www.grandrapidsmarathon.com

* Niagara Falls International Marathon, Niagara Falls, Ontario, 26.2 MR/W/Wheel, 13.1MR/W/Wheel,10KR/W, 5KR/W, 9:45 am Web: http://www.niagarafallsmarathon.com/

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2007 * U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Men's Marthon, New York City, 7:30 am Web: http://usatf.org/events/2008/OlympicTrials-Marathon-Men/

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 TBD, 2008 * Churchill's Half Marathon, Monclova, OH, 13.1MR http://toledoroadrunners.org

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

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/

SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2008

* Running Fit Trail Marathon and 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/

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