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MICHIGAN RUNNING NEWS November 1, 2006 - Vol. 6, no. 5

Sponsored by:

12th Annual Fantasy 5K, Howell, 6:00 pm, Friday Evening, November 24

Register online: http://gaultracemanagement.com

Web: http://howell.org

37th New Year's Eve Family Fun Run and Walk, Belle Isle, Detroit, Sun., Dec. 31

Web: http://michiganrunner.com/belleisle/

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2002belleisle/

Mardi Gras Marathon, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 25, 2007 Marathon Run or Walk, Half-Marathon Run or Walk, 5K Run/Walk

Web: http://mardigrasmarathon.com

Editor: Jennie McCafferty

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__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER TV / RUNNING CANADA TV: NIAGARAR FALLSVIEW CASINO RESORT INTERNATIONAL MARATHON

__/ MRN ON THE ROAD - NIAGARA FALLS, OCTOBER 20-22

__/ MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL LOWER PENINSULA CROSS COUNTRY FINALS, BROOKLYN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4

__/ MRN ON THE ROAD - DETROIT AND WINDSOR, OCTOBER 27-29

__/ DATHAN RITZENHEIN AND KATIE MCGREGOR DEBUT AT ING NEW YORK CITY MARATHON ON SUNDAY

__/ ING NEW YORK CITY MARATHON TO BE WEBCAST

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES - GEORGE GAWTHROP

__/ GREAT PERFORMANCES

__/ MRN'S UPCOMING SCHEDULE

__/ RACE CALENDAR NOVEMBER TO DECEMBER

__/ HALF-MARATHON & LONGER CALENDAR THROUGH MAY 2007

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__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER TV / RUNNING CANADA TV: NIAGARAR FALLSVIEW CASINO RESORT INTERNATIONAL MARATHON -- Our videos began last week and continue this week with the 5K, Half- Marathon and Half-Marathon Walk. The Half-Marathon includes an interview with the winner of that race, Josephat Ongeri. Josephat followed that win with his win of the Detroit Free Press / Flagstar Bank Marathon the next week. The marathon will be posted by Friday, November 3.

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2006niagara/

__/ MRN ON THE ROAD - NIAGARA FALLS, OCTOBER 20-22 - What could be a better destination marathon than Niagara Falls? In recent years, Niagara Falls has more attractions-- everything from the Fallsview Casino Resort, an elegant new hotel, casino and shopping complex with spectacular views of the Falls, to various fun-houses that keep kids entertained. The parkway along the Falls and the Niagara river is one of the most scenic places in the world to run. Jim and Ruth Ralston put on a terrific event on a beautiful and historic international course, the site of the 1984 and 1988 US Olympic Marathon trials.

__/ MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL LOWER PENINSULA CROSS COUNTRY FINALS, BROOKLYN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 - Runners representing the best of all four high school divisions gather at the Michigan International Speedway on Saturday for a wonderful cross country festival. The single site is great for the media and for fans and we're always impressed that races begin on time. For schedules, participating teams and individuals and parking information, see http:// mhsaa.com/.

__/ MRN ON THE ROAD - DETROIT AND WINDSOR, OCTOBER 27-29

- Our booth this year featured Running Canada TV and the Canadian miles of the Detroit Free Press / Flagstar Bank Marathon and Half Marathon. We saw many old friends and made some new ones during the Whole Foods Health and Fitness Expo. Some highlights:

-- Coach Bill Squires was with Judy Santoni in the InSport booth and was happy to talk about a couple of the athletes he's currently coaching. He's been working with a guy from Kansas City and a woman from California who have qualified for the U.S. Olympic Team Marathon Trials. Coach is excited to have one of each to follow in 2007 and 2008.

-- Bart Yasso left a windy, rainy Washington, D.C. to come to a rainy, windy Detroit on Saturday. Bart was the featured speaker at Saturday night's pasta dinner.

-- Olympian Gary Morgan put his race-walking and pacing skills to a new use on Sunday; Gary paced half-marathon walkers at a 17 minute per mile pace. Those who stuck with Gary reached the tunnel before the cut-off time.

-- One young woman stopped by our Running Canada booth looking for marathons during hockey season. She chose to run her Fall marathon in Detroit because she could see the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night before Sunday's marathon.

-- The Official Marathon and Half Marathon Technical Merchandise Collection from New Balance was a hit. Curt Munson, Brian Jones, Dave Peterson and folks from New Balance in Farmington Hills and Playmakers in Okemos were busy as gear flew off the hangers. The snazzy black and white Raptor jacket with embroidered color logo is my new favorite jacket. Now I wish I had gotten the matching pants.

-- Lots of folks at the Whole Foods Expo and Sunday during the race were sporting Detroit Tigers gear. Although we were a little disappointed that the baseball party ended before marathon weekend, the Tigers had a great run. We think baseball teams peak just like runners do and the Tigers peaked during their seven-game playoff run with the Yankees and the Athletics.

We'd like to congratulate Pat Ball, Doug Kurtis, Joe Baldwin, Bob Smith, Ann Kelly, the Cities of Detroit and Windsor and scores of marathon staff, volunteers and sponsors who put on this growing international event.

__/ DATHAN RITZENHEIN AND KATIE MCGREGOR DEBUT AT ING NEW YORK CITY MARATHON ON SUNDAY -- The field is loaded with Olympic marathoners and world record holders (Deena Kastor, Meb Keflezghi, Paul Tergat, Catherine Ndereba, Stefano Baldini) but we'll be watching Dathan Ritzenhein and Katie McGregor make their first efforts at the marathon distance. In fact, Ritz made the front page of yesterday's New York Times an article: "In Boulder, Runners Gather in Guarded Isolation"- http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/31/sports/ othersports/31boulder.html?ex=1319950800&en=75f6484aaced8a4e& ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss.

__/ ING NEW YORK CITY MARATHON TO BE WEBCAST - How will we be watching? Online: The ING NYC Marathon will be webcast by NBC Sports and Media Zone, on demand. Sign up, $4.99: http:// www.mediazone.com/channel/marathon/2006/ny/index.jsp.

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES - GEORGE GAWTHROP - We had a nice call from George Gawthrop who ran nine of the eleven possible events in the Michigan Runner Race Series. George competes in one of the toughest age groups in Michigan, 65-69. A resident of Flushing, George has been running for 27 years and says he "really had fun" discovering different races across the state. Among his favorites were the Playmakers Autumn Classic 8K in Haslett. He really enjoyed the wooded course, running by the lake and meeting Bobby Crim. He also liked Steve's Run in Dowagiac where "the whole town seems to be involved."

__/ GREAT PERFORMANCES

Detroit Free Press / Flagstar Bank Marathon, Sunday, October 29 -- Jim Jurcevich (Michigan State, now living in Ohio), 3rd, 2:19:51, Olympic Trials A

-- Nick Cordes (former Hanson Brooks, now living in Ohio), 5th, 2:21:29, Olympic Trials B

-- Leigh Daniels (former Hanson Books, now living in Ohio), 3rd, 2:49:39

-- Sarah Hinkley, Reading, 4th, 2:53:33

-- Rebecca Lovenheim, Canton, 5th, 2:56:08

-- Tracy Lokken, Marquette, 7th, 1st Master, 2:27:58

-- Paul Aufdemberge, Redford, 14th, 2nd Master, 2:36:58

-- Matthew McCarthy, Livonia, 27th, 3rd Master, 2:45:53

-- Krys Brish, Milford, 3rd Master, 3:10:36

Half Marathon

-- Jake Crow, Grand Ledge, 1st, 1:12:25

-- Suzanne Larsen, Fenton, 1st, 1:21:13

-- David Watkins, Birmingham, 1st Master, 1:16:26

-- Julie Winter, Bloomfield, 1st Master, 1:30:30

Grand Rapids Marathon, Sunday, October 29

-- Jimi Minnema, Jenison, 1st, 2:39:34

-- Kristin Walstad, Plainwell, 1st, 2:58:58

-- Kevin Miller, Paw Paw, 1st Master, 2:59:28

-- Janet Casselman, Battle Creek, 2nd Master, 3:19:59

Half Marathon

-- Jordan Lafreniere, Ludington, 2nd, 1:17:22

-- Laurie Decker, Cadillac, 1st, 1:26:26

-- Ronald Scholl, Hillsdale, 1st Master, 1:20:31

-- Robin Sarris-Hallop, Ann Arbor, 1st Master, 1:34:43

Mid American Conference Cross Country Championships, Buffalo, NY, Saturday, October 28.

-- Eastern Michigan Men finished 1,2,3,7,10 to score only 23 points for the win on a rain-soaked, muddy course. 1st: Corey Nowitzke; 2nd: Josh Perrin; 3rd: David Brent; 7th: Josh Karanja; 10th: Neal Naughton. http:// www.emueagles.com/News/mcross/2006/10/28/ MACChampionshipM102806.asp?path=mcross

Big Ten Conference Cross Country Championships, Bloomington, Indiana, Sunday, October 29.

-- Michigan Women went 1,2,9,18,22 to win fifth straight title. 1st: Erin Webster; 2nd: Alyson Kohlmeier; 3rd: Nicole Edwards, 4th: Arianne Field; 5th: Claire Otwell.

http://mgoblue.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=22571

__/ MRN'S UPCOMING SCHEDULE

-- Nov. 4 - MHSAA Lower Peninsula Cross Country Championships, Brooklyn - Jennie McCafferty, Scott Sullivan, Carter Sherline

-- Nov. 11 - NCAA Division I Cross Country Regionals, Bowling Green - Jennie McCafferty

-- Nov. 12 - Roseville Big Bird - Art & Jennie McCafferty, Carter Sherline

-- Nov. 20 - NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, Terre Haute, Indiana - Jennie McCafferty, Tim Broe, Carter Sherline

-- Nov. 24 - Fantasy 5K, Howell - Carter Sherline

-- Dec. 9 - Run Like the Dickens, Holly - Carter Sherline

-- Dec. 31 - New Year's Eve Family Fun Run and Walk, Belle Isle, Detroit, Art & Jennie McCafferty, Carter Sherline

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UPCOMING SHOWS: Michigan Runner TV & Running Canada TV

Detroit Free Press / Flagstar Bank Marathon

Roseville Big Bird Run

NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships

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__/ RACE CALENDAR NOVEMBER TO DECEMBER

Saturday, November 4, 2006 * Michigan High School Cross Country L.P. State Finals, Brooklyn, Michigan International Speedway, 10:00 am

Web: http://mhsaa.com/sports/bxc/

Saturday, November 11, 2006

* NCAA Division I Cross Country Regionals - Great Lakes, Bowling Green State University, Forrrest Creason Golf Course, 11:00 am, http:// ncaasports.com.

Sunday, November 12, 2006

* Avalanche Bay's Turkey Trot Splash & Dash, 5KR/W, kids run, Boyne Falls, 10:00 am, (269) 549-6838

* Roseville Big Bird Run, Roseville, 10KR, 4KR, 1MR/W, 10:00 am, (586) 445-5480

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2005bigbird/

Thursday, November 23, 2006

* Fifth Third Bank Thanksgiving Turkey Trot, Detroit, 10KR, 5KR, 1MR, 7:15 am

Web: http://www.detroitturkeytrot.org

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003turkeytrot/

Friday, November 24, 2006

* Fantasy 5K, Howell, 5KR, 6:00 pm, (517) 546-3020 or (517) 464-7982 Register online: http://gaultracemanagement.com

Web: http://howell.org

Saturday, December 9, 2006

* Run Like the Dickins and Tiny Tim Trot, Holly, 9:00 am

Web: http://www.runlikethedickens.com/

Tuesday, December 26, 2006

* Harold Webster Boxing Day 10 Mile Run, Hamilton, Ontario, 11:00 am,

Web: http://hamiltonharriers.com

Sunday, December 31, 2006

* New Year's Eve Family Fun Run/Walk, Belle Isle, Detroit, 3:30 pm (313) 886.5560

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2002belleisle/

__/ HALF-MARATHON & LONGER CALENDAR THROUGH MAY 2007

Sunday, December 10, 2006

* New Las Vegas Marathon, Las Vegas, Nevada, 6:00 am, 26.2MR, http://www.lvmarathon.com.

Saturday and Sunday, January 6-7, 2007

* Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend, Lake Buena Vista, Florida

Web: http://disneyworldmarathon.com

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2006disney/

Sunday, January 14, 2007

* P.F. Chang's Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Marathon & 1/2 Marathon, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe

Web: http://www.rnraz.com

Sunday, February 25, 2007

* Mardi Gras Marathon, New Orleans, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 5KR.

Web: http://mardigrasmarathon.com

Sunday, March 25, 2007

* Around the Bay Road Races, 30KR/Relay, 5KR/W

Web: http://www.aroundthebayroadrace.com

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2006aroundthebay30k/

Saturday, April 14, 2007

* Martian Marathon, Half Marathon and Meteor 10K, Northville?

Web: http://martianmarathon.com

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2006martian/

Sunday, April 15, 2007

* Spirit of St. Louis Marathon, St. Louis, Missouri, 26.2MR, 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, marathon relay, 5KR/W, fun runs

Web: http://stlouismarathon.com/

Saturday, April 28, 2007 * Meijer Derby Festival Marathon and MiniMarathon, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, relays, Louisville, Kentucky Web: http://derbyfestivalmarathon.com

Sunday, April 29, 2007

* Running Fit Trail Marathon, 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, Pinckney, 7:30 am

Web: http://www.trailmarathon.com

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003trailmarathon/

Sunday, May 6, 2007

* Flying Pig Marathon, Cincinnati, 26.1MR/Wheel/Relay, 13.1MR, (10KR, 5KR/W, kids run on Saturday)

Web: http://flyingpigmarathon.com

Saturday, May 12, 2007

* Fifth Third River Bank Run, 25KR, 5KR/W

Web: http://www.53riverbankrun.com/

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2004riverbankrun/

Sunday, May 13, 2007

* Forest City Road Races, London, Ontario, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR/W, 2.5KFR, 8:00 am

Web: www.forestcityroadraces.com

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2006forestcity/

* Mississauga Marathon, Mississauga, Ontario, 26.2MR/Relay, 13.1MR, 2K FR/W, (10K & 5K on Saturday)

Web: http://mississaugamarathon.com

Friendship Run Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/ 2006mississaugafriendship/

Sunday, May 20, 2007

* Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon & 10K, Cleveland, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 10KR

Web: http://www.clevelandmarathon.com/

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2006riteaid/

Saturday, May 26, 2007

* Bayshore Marathon, Traverse City, 26.2 MR, 13.1MR, 10KR, 7:00 am

Web: http://www.bayshoremarathon.org/

Sunday, May 27, 2007

* ING Ottawa Marathon, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, Ottawa, Ontario. Ottawa Race Weekend includes 10K and 5K on Saturday, May 26, 2007.

Web: http://runottawa.ca

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2006ingottawa/

Monday May 28, 2007

*Chase/The Truth/Gaska Tape Great Race Sports Festival XXVII, Elkhart, Indiana,Amish Country 1/2 Marathon and 1/2 Marathon Inline Skate, 10KR/W, 5KR/W, Jim Ryun Mile, Handcycle

Web: http://www.thegreatrace.net

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2005greatrace/

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