MICHIGAN RUNNING NEWS October 7, 2004 - Vol. 3, no. 48

Sponsored by:

Pumpkin Trot, St. Johns, October 10, 2004 http://www.geocities.com/pumpkinsinthepark/

Columbus Marathon - October 17, 2004 More info and registration online at http://www.columbusmarathon.com

Toronto Marathon, Sunday, October 17, 2004 10th anniversary - http://www.torontomarathon.com

Detroit Free Press / Flagstar Bank Marathon, October 24, 2004 http://www.detroitfreepressmarathon.com/

Great Turtle Half Marathon, Mackinac Island, Saturday, October 30, 2004 http://gaultracemanagement.com

Lansing Turkeyman Trot 5K, Thursday, November 25, 2004 http://www.runningfoundation.com

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Editor: Jennie McCafferty

Past issues are available at http://michiganrunner.net/news/

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__/ QUOTE OF THE WEEK

__/ RUNNING NETWORK TV: MORE SHOWS: SCOTIABANK TORONTO WATERFRONT MARATHON

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER TV: GREAT TURTLE RUNS ON MACKINAC ISLAND

__/ MRN ON THE ROAD, WAYNE

__/JOHNNY KELLEY DIES AT AGE 97

__/ PUMPKIN TROT, ST. JOHNS, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10

__/ HIDDEN FOREST TRAIL RUN & WALK, CLARKSTON, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10

__/ GREAT PERFORMANCES

__/ MEN'S RACING INTERVIEWS TIM BROE AND MARK MENEFEE

__/ MRN'S UPCOMING FALL SCHEDULE

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES

__/ RACE CALENDAR

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__/ QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"Keith and Kevin Hanson are, bottom line, two of the most knowledgeable and effective coaches out there."

-- Mark Menefee, in an October 6, 2004 interview with Kevin Beck.

http://www.mensracing.com/athletes/interviews/markmenefee.html __/ RUNNING NETWORK TV: MORE SHOWS: SCOTIABANK TORONTO WATERFRONT MARATHON

This week, check out the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Half Marathon, the 5K, John "the Penguin" Bingham's remarks, as well our show on Ed Whitlock, Fauja Singh and Michel Kapral's record-setting runs. http://michiganrunner.tv/2004scotiabank_toronto/ __/ MICHIGAN RUNNER TV: GREAT TURTLE RUNS ON MACKINAC ISLAND

While you are planning your Halloween weekend, take a look at one of Michigan's fun traditions: the Great Turtle Runs (half marathon or 5.7 mile trail runs) on Mackinac Island. The award/pasta party after the races will set you up for the Halloween parties at Horn's Bar, the French Outpost and other spots just before they close for the season. Bring costumes for you and the kids; host hotel Mission Point Resort features a kids parade and room-to-room trick-or-treating.

http:// michiganrunner.tv/2002turtle/

__/ MRN ON THE ROAD, WAYNE

Thank-you, Cynthia Cook and Oakwood Hospital, for a terrific experience at Saturday's Red October Run. We enjoyed the flat, fast course through picturesque neighborhoods. Everyone enjoyed the post-race goodies: bagels, cookies, doughnuts, hot-dogs, apples, cider and lots of really nice door prizes. It was also a treat to line up for the age-group awards: wind-shirts with the "Red October Run" logo. We bet that Dave Furey would win the 10K and, sure enough, he did. We also had the chance to meet 10K winner, Valari Ambrose, who was profiled in the September/October Michigan Runner. Valari claims to be more of a 5K runner, but she's training for the 10K run in an upcoming triathlon. Thank-you, too, Bill Fletcher, for a terrific conversation during the race, and for pulling me along to a 10KPR.

__/JOHNNY KELLEY DIES AT AGE 97

Johnny Kelley, who ran in 61 Boston Marathons and won it twice, died last night in Cape Cod, Massachusetts at the age of 97. Kelley ran the marathon in two Olympic Games and served as the Grand Marshall of the Boston Marathon for the last ten years. For more on Johnny Kelley, see

http://www.boston.com/dailynews/281/region/ Two_time_Boston_Marathon_champ:.shtml.

__/ PUMPKIN TROT, ST. JOHNS, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10

St. Johns Lions and Lioness Clubs have added a 10K Run to their 6th annual Pumpkin Trot. Events include a 5K Run and Walk and races for kids 11 and under. The races are part of St. Johns annual Pumpkin Festival which features a Giant Pumpkin Weigh-In on the Courthouse lawn, a corn-maze, a tractor-pull, and a parade. For more information, call (989) 224-6464.

__/ HIDDEN FOREST TRAIL RUN & WALK, CLARKSTON, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10

This is the third race in the Michigan Runner Trail Run series. (Run this along with Steve's Run and one of the Keeweenaw Festival Trail Runs to be eligible for a $100 prize drawing.)

Be sure to look up from the trails to take in the Fall colors of Independence Oaks County Park in Clarkston. The 8.5MR, 5.5MR and 2.5MR/W begin at 9:30 am.

http://gaultracemanagement.com.

__/ GREAT PERFORMANCES

--EMU Tigers, USATF Marathon Relay National Chammpionships, All Male Team (Josh Ordway, Matt Wehrman, Ryan Desgrange, Kevin Gallagher, Steven Crane), Akaron, Ohio, Oct. 2, 2:15:07, 1st.

--Front Line Racing Team, USATF Marathon Relay National Championships, Male Club Relay (Robert Mitchell, Bill Monnett, Matthew Edwards, Andy Hass, Mike Scannell) Akron, Ohio, Oct. 2, 2:15:59, 2nd place (Fleet Feet Racing, Kentucky was 1st).

--Playmakers, USATF Marathon Relay National Chammpionships, All Male Team (Aaron Usher, Ryan Kelly, James Johnson, Theodore Howse, Nathan Usher), 2:21:14, 4th

--Nick Cordes, World Half-Marathon Championships, New Delhi, India, Oct. 3, 1:08:43, 49th

--Melissa White, World Half-Mararthon Championships, New Delhhi, India, Oct. 3, 1:18:42, 36th

--Michigan Men's Cross Country, Great American Cross Country Festival, Cary, NC, Oct. 1, 1st, Nate Brannen's 24:25 was good for 3rd overall.)

--Michigan Women's Cross Country, Notre Dame Invitational, South Bend, IN, Oct. Oct. 1, 2nd, Stanford was first. __/ MEN'S RACING INTERVIEWS TIM BROE AND MARK MENEFEE The New York Road Runners Website on elite men's racing has published in-depth interviews withTim Broe and Mark Menefee. Scott Douglas interviews Tim Broe. Kevin Beck interviews Mark Menefee.

Broe won the 5K at the USATF Olympic Trials; Menefee ran a PR to finish 5th in the same race. We took special note of Scott Douglas asking Tim Broe about his interviews for Michigan Runner TV. http:// www.mensracing.com/news.html

__/ MRN'S UPCOMING FALL SCHEDULE

October 10: Lasalle Bank Chicago Marathon

October 17: Toronto Marathon, Columbus Marathon

October 24: Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon

October 30: Great Turtle Half Marathon, Mackinaw Island

November 6: MHSAA Cross Country Finals

November 13: NCAA Great Lakes Regional Cross Country, Ypsilanti

November 14: Roseville Big Bird

November 22: NCAA Cross Country Championships, Terre Haute, Indiana

November 25: Detroit Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES

Next (& last) race: Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon, October 24

__/ RACE CALENDAR

Saturday, October 9

* Portage Invitational Cross Country Meet, Portage, 9:00 am, http://www.portageinvite.com

Sunday, October 10

* Hidden Forest Trail Run, Clarkston, 9:30 am, 8.5MR, 5.5 MR, 2.5 MR/W, http://gaultracemanagement.com

* Pumpkin Trot, St. Johns, 1:20 pm, 10KR, 5KR/W, Kids Dash, http://www.geocities.com/pumpkinsinthepark/

Sunday, October 17

* Columbus Marathon, 7:00 am, 26.2 MR/W, wheelchair, relays, http://www.columbusmarathon.com

* Toronto Marathon, 8:30 am, 26.2 MR, 13.1MR, 5KR, corporate relay, http://www.torontomarathon.com

Tuesday, October 19

* Hansons Youngsters Cross Country Invitational (grades 7-10), Sterling Heights, Delia Park, 4:00 pm, http://hansons-running.com.

Sunday, October 24

* Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon, Detroit, 7:30 am, 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR/W, teams, 5 person relay, 5KFR/W, http://detroitfreepressmarathon.com

Monday, October 25

* Running Fit 101 Class for the Beginning Runner, Northville, 6:30 pm, http://runningfit.com

Tuesday, October 26

* Running Fit 101 Class for the Beginning Runner, Ann Arbor, 6:30 pm, http://runningfit.com

Thursday, October 27

* Running Fit 101 Class for the Beginning Runner, West Bloomfield, 6:30 pm, http://runningfit.com

Saturday, October 30

* Mackinaw Island Great Turtle Run, 13.1 MR, 5.7 MR/W, 11:30 am, http://gaultracemanagement.com

* MHSAA Cross Country Regionals, various locations, http://www.mhsaa.com/games/sports/xc/2004reg.html Sunday, October 31

* Grand Rapids Marathon, 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, relay, http://grandrapidsmarathon.com

Saturday, November 6

* MHSAA Cross Country Finals, MIS Speedway, Brooklyn, 10:00 am

Saturday, November 13

* NCAA Great Lakes Regional Cross Country, Division I, Eagle Crest Golf Course, Ypsilanti, Michigan

Sunday, November 14

* Roseville Big Bird Run, Roseville, 10:00 am, 10KR, 4KR, 1MR/W Tony Lipinski, (586) 445-5480, (See http://michiganrunner.tv/2003bigbird/)

* The Burg Run, Laingsburg, 2:00 pm, 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR, http://www.playmakers.com

Monday, November 22

* NCAA Champtionships, Division I, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana

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