MICHIGAN RUNNING NEWS - November 13 , 2003 - Vol. 3, no. 2

Sponsored by: Running Fit: http://runningfit.com

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

Thanksgiving Turkey Trot and America's Thanksgiving Day Parade, November 27 http://www.theparade.org/parade/parade_events.shtml

Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon & 10K, April 25, 2004 http://www.clevelandmarathon.com

Editor: Jennie McCafferty

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__/ 25TH ROSEVILLE BIG BIRD SHOWING ON MICHIGAN RUNNER TV

__/ USATF NAMES P. DIDDY "ATHLETE OF THE WEEK" - NOVEMBER 4

__/ QUOTE OF THE WEEK

__/ JEFF HOLLOBAUGH: MICHIGAN AT THE FOOTLOCKER NATIONALS

__/ BRINKER, DOYLE, MENEFEE, VERRAN FINISH IN THE 10K $$

__/ RYAN SHAY WINS TOP HONORS IN USA RUNNING CIRCUIT

__/ ONE TOUGH RUNNER: MATT HOLAPPA

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER TV SCHEDULE OF SHOWS

__/ RACE CALENDAR

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__/ 25TH ROSEVILLE BIG BIRD SHOWING ON MICHIGAN RUNNER TV - ROSEVILLE (11/9/03) - Sunny skies, crisp temperatures and Michigan Runner TV helped the Roseville Big Bird Run celebrated its 25th anniversary in style. 10K, 4K and 1 Mile participants were eligible for the turkey raffles and Race Director Tony Lipinski talks with Russell Labarge and Darrell McKee who have run all 25 Big Bird 10K's. http://michiganrunner.tv/2003bigbird/

__/ USATF NAMES P. DIDDY "ATHLETE OF THE WEEK" - NOVEMBER 4 - It's not a joke, but it is controversial. USATF found a clause in its policy "runners of all levels" when it named Sean (P. Diddy) Combs "Athlete of the Week" on November 4, following P. Diddy's finish in the INC New York City Marathon in 4:14:54. P.Diddy raised money for charity and also brought significant media attention to the venerable New York City race.

__/ QUOTE OF THE WEEK - "If you ain't tough, you ain't made for the marathon." --Sean (P. Diddy) Combs in the November 3, 2003 Sports Illustrated, interview by Yi-Wyn Yen.

__/ JEFF HOLLOBAUGH: MICHIGAN AT THE FOOTLOCKER NATIONALS - Jeff Hollobaugh's amazing contribution to Michigan running history on http://michtrack.org includes this gem: Michigan at the Footlocker Nationals. Jeff lists each Michigan participant since 1979, including Mark Smith (1980) and Mary Peruski (1984). Michigan boys absolutely dominated from 1995-2001: Abdul Alzindani, champion 1995; Dathan Ritzenhien, champion 1999 & 2000, Tim Moore, champion 2001. See http://michtrack.org/past-xc.htm

The Footlocker Midwest Regionals on November 29 in Kenosha, Wisconsin will determine which Michigan high school athletes will go to the Footlocker Nationals in December. Look for Amber Smith, Rachel Wittum, Nicole Bush, Nikki Bohnsack, Duston Voss, Frank Tinney and Josh Perrin to do well in Kenosha.

__/ BRINKER, DOYLE, MENEFEE, VERRAN FINISH IN THE 10K $$ - Richie Brinker (6th: 28:53), Kevin Doyle (11th: 29:03), Mark Menafee (13th: 29:09), and Clint Verran (15th: 29:14) won prize money at the USA Men's 10 km Championship at the Food World Senior Bowl Charity Run, November 8, Mobile, Alabama. All compete for the Hansons-Brooks Olympic Distance Project. Track veteran and Olympian Bob Kennedy took first in 28:35. Former University of Michigan runner Katie McGregor (32:35) took 2nd in the women's race which was not a national championship.

__/ RYAN SHAY WINS TOP HONORS IN USA RUNNING CIRCUIT - 2003 Men's USARC Final Standings after nine races: MEN 1) Ryan Shay, 24, East Jordan, MI 68 $6000 2) Meb Keflezighi, 28, Mammoth Lks, CA 45 $4000 3) Phillimon Hanneck, 32, Portland, OR 34 $2500 4) Chris Graff, 28, Palo Alto, CA 30 5) Kevin Collins, 32, Syracuse, NY 29 6) Scott Strand, 35, Birmingham, AL 28 7) Abdi Abdirahman, 26, Tucson, AZ 22 Chad Johnson, 27, Portland, OR 22 9) Dan Browne, 28, Portland, OR 21 10) Clint Verran, 28, Rochester, MI 20

The 2003 USARC distributed over $400,000 in prize money plus a $25,000 grand prix purse for the top three GP scorers ($6000, $4000 and $2500). At each event, the first ten U.S. runners earned Circuit points (15 for first, 12 for second, 10 for third, 7,6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1). USARC points were doubled at the USA Marathon Championships.

For more information on the USARC including complete standings, schedule, past champions and more, go to: http://www.usatf.org/events/2003/USARunningCircuit/ -- Hank Brown, Running USA Wire.

__/ ONE TOUGH RUNNER: MATT HOLAPPA - We had a chat with Matt Holappa at the Tortoise and Hare store in Ann Arbor last week and realized that we knew only part of Matt's Fall marathon season. At the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon, October 4, Matt took 4th place in his very competitive 35-39 age group and 28th overall with a 2:50:09. Then, one week later Matt took it easy at the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon and finished in 3:17:30.

__/ 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**

25th Annual Big Bird Run-Roseville, MI (Now shoing: 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/

Lake Superior Shore Run Race Against Tobacco, Marquette

Capital City River Run, Lansing

25th Annual Big Bird Run-Roseville, MI

Belle Isle 33rd New Years Eve Run, Belle Isle, Detroit, MI

MHSAA LP X-C Finals, Brooklyn, MI

Big Ten X-C Championships, East Lansing, MI

**Interviews**

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

Amber Smith - Michigan High School Runner of the Year 2002/2003

Greg Meyer - Boston Marathon Winner

Kevin Sullivan - Olympian and Canadian Mile Record Holder

**Training**

Doug Kurtis Marathon Training Series, 12 weeks of marathon tips andadvice 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, November 15, 2003

* NCAA Division I Great Lakes Regional Cross Country, Terre Haute, Indiana.

Sunday, November 16, 2003

* LEAF's 4th Annual 'Burg Run, Laingsburg, 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MW, http://www.playmakers.com or (517) 651.5091, ext. 257.

Sunday, November 23

* Turkey Trot 8K, Dowagiac, 8KR, 5KR, 1MR, 1:00 pm, http://www.smc.cc.mi.us/fireup/

Monday, November 24

* NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, Cedar Falls, Iowa

Thursday, November 27

* Lansing Turkey Trot, Lansing, 5KR, Lansing Community College, 9:00 am, http://www.playmakers.com, (517) 702-0226

* Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot, Detroit, Wayne State University, 10KR, http://motorcitystriders.com

Friday, November 28

* Fantasy 5K, Howell, 6:00 pm, (517) 546-2439 or http://www.howell.org.

Saturday, November 29

* Footlocker Midwest Regional Cross Country Championships, Kenosha, Wisconsin. http://footlockercc.com.

Saturday, December 13

* Run Like the Dickens 5K Run and Walk and Tiny Tim Trot, Holly, 9:00 am, http://www.signmeupsports.com

* Footlocker National Cross Country Championships, Balboa Park, San Diego, http://footlockercc.com.

Wednesday, December 31

* Belle Isle New Years Eve Run, 3:30 pm

Sunday, January 11, 2004

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

Sunday, January 18, 2004

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

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