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__/ DARLING, HAINES, FREELAND ARE FOOTLOCKER FINALISTS

__/ RUN LIKE THE DICKENS AND TINY TIM TROT, HOLLY, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER TV: BOYNE 2 BOYNE

__/ TEAM PLAYMAKERS WOMEN'S ONLY TRAINING PROGRAM KICKS OFF DECEMBER 2

__/ RITZENHEIN NAMED VISA HUMANITARIAN ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

__/ GREAT PERFORMANCES - ROAD RACING

_/ MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES

__/ GLSP TELEVISION NETWORK ON THE ROAD

__/ RACE CALENDAR NOVEMBER - DECEMBER

__/ HALF-MARATHON & LONGER CALENDAR THROUGH MAY 2008

__/__/__/__/__/__/___/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/ __/__/ ====================================================== DARLING, HAINES, FREELAND ARE FOOTLOCKER FINALISTS ====================================================== Maverick Darling continued his remarkable season with a third place finish (15:07) at the Footlocker Cross Country Championships, Midwest Region in Kenosha, Wisconsin, November 24. Darling, an Ovid/Elsie senior, earned a trip to the Footlocker Cross Country Championships national race in San Diego, December 8. Also finishing in the top 10 and earning trips to San Diego are Katie Haines, Rockford, and Meggan Freeland, Parma Western. Haines finished 9th (17:58) and Freeland finished 10th (18:00).

Bobby Aprill of Dexter finished a heartbreaking 11th in 15:22-- the same time as Evan Appel of Littleton, Colorado, who claimed the 10th and final spot for the national race. Rebecca Addison of Spring Lake also finished in 11th place (18:05)

======================================================= ============ RUN LIKE THE DICKENS AND TINY TIM TROT, HOLLY, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 ======================================================= ============ One of the great things about Michigan running is the season is never over. Every month has a highlight or two. Holly's Run Like the Dickens and Tiny Tim Trot are part of Holly's Dickens Olde Fashioned Christmas Festival.

For thousands of Michigan families, it wouldn't be Christmas if they didn't attend the Festival. Visitors to the village come from all over the world to mingle with characters right out of one of Charles Dickens' Victorian tales. The festival runs from November 23 through December 23. December 8, the first day of Tiny Tim Weekend, is also the day for Run Like the Dickens races and-- what else-- the Tiny Tim Trot kids runs. The 8K run, 5K run and 5K walk start and finish at the Karl Ricter Campus and go through scenic downtown Holly. The 8K begins at 9:00 am with the 5K run and walk following at 9:15 am and 9:15 am. Tiny Tim Trot includes 1/4, 1/2 and 1 mile races beginning at 10:00 am. Race Website: http://www.runlikethedickens.com/ Festival Website: http://www.mainstreetholly.com/dickens/

================================= MICHIGAN RUNNER TV: BOYNE 2 BOYNE ================================= The Boyne 2 Boyne Marathon links two of Michigan's most prominent resorts together for a challenging, yet beautiful north country marathon. This year's winners, Rich Power and Cindy Barber, have tasted victory before-- Barber has qualified for several Women's Olympic Trials Marathons-- but both felt that the race course was a demanding one. Web: http://michiganrunner.tv/2007boyne2boyne/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15lg1rHIIcM

======================================================= =========== TEAM PLAYMAKERS WOMEN'S ONLY TRAINING PROGRAM KICKS OFF DECEMBER 2 ======================================================= =========== Team Playmakers will hold its women's only training program kick-off meeting on Sunday, Dec. 2, at Playmakers in Okemos. Registration will take place from 6:30-8:30 p.m. A program overview will be offered from 7-7:45 p.m. At a cost of $80 for new members or $45 for returning members, runners and walkers receive coaching, team comaraderie and training runs as they prepare for events like the MORE Marathon/ Half-Marathon in New York City on April 6 or the Traverse City State Bank Bayshore Marathon/Half-Marathon on May 24. Anyone can also register to join Team Playmakers during store hours at Playmakers. http://playmakers.com/

====================================================== RITZENHEIN NAMED VISA HUMANITARIAN ATHLETE OF THE YEAR ====================================================== "INDIANAPOLIS - Two-time Olympian Dathan Ritzenhein has been named Visa Humanitarian Athlete of the Year by USA Track & Field. Ritzenhein will be honored December 1 at the 2007 Jesse Owens Awards and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony held in conjunction with USA Track & Field's 2007 Annual Meeting, November 28-December 2, in Honolulu, Hawaii.

"Ritzenhein, 24, of Eugene, Oregon, earlier this year won the Healthy Kidney 10K in New York on May 19 in 20 minutes 8 seconds, breaking the Central Park course record of 28:10 set by Kenyan Paul Koech in 1997. Following the race Ritzenhein donated his winner's earnings of $7,500 to the race beneficiary, the National Kidney Foundation. 'I made a pact with myself before the race that if I'm fortunate enough to pick up this course record the least I can do is give back the first place prize money seeing as how this is professional athletics, but it's a race for charity,' said Ritzenhein.

"Ritzenhein entered the race in New York with an understanding of kidney disease and how debilitating it can be. 'My mom (Rae Marie Nessner) has had kidney surgery and kind of has a failing kidney and my grandpa (Marvin Adams) has as well, so that's close to home for me,' he said. 'It kind of helps to be able to give that back and my mom was very, very happy, as was my grandpa. It's a great cause and in the course of three years that race in New York has been built up into a pretty substantial event.'" USATF press release, http://usatf.org

Former Michigander Lauryn Williams received the same award in 2006.

================================ GREAT PERFORMANCES - ROAD RACING ================================ Fifth Third Bank Thanksgiving Turkey Trot 10K, Detroit, November 22: 1st) Kyle O'Brien, 30:57 1st) Dot McMahan, 34:43 2nd overall and 1st master) Monica Joyce, 49, 36:21

Fifth Third Bank Thanksgiving Turkey Trot 5K, Detroit, November 22 1st) Jerome Recker, 16:52 1st) Jami Grant, 18:58

=========================== MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES =========================== 2008 Michigan Runner Race Series will be announced January 1, 2008

=================================== GLSP TELEVISION NETWORK ON THE ROAD =================================== -- December 8, USATF National Club Cross Country Championships, Dayton, OH - Art & Jennie McCafferty, Carter Sherline -- December 31, Belle ISle New Year's Eve Family Fun Run & Walk, Detroit - Carter Sherline

================================= RACE CALENDAR NOVEMBER - DECEMBER =================================

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2007 * Footlocker Cross Country Championships, Balboa Park, San Diego Web: http://footlockercc.com

* Run Like the Dickens and Tiny Tim Trot, Holly, 8KR/W, 5KR/W, Tiny Tim Trot, Karl Richter Campus, 9:00 am Web: http://www.runlikethedickens.com/

* USATF Club Cross Country Championships, Voice of America Park, West Chester, Ohio, 9:30 am - 1:30 pm Web: http://www.usatf.org/events/2007/USATFClubXCChampionships/

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2007 * Harold Webster Boxting Day 10 Mile Run, Hamilton, Ontario, 11:00 am Web: http://hamiltonharriers.com

MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2007 * New Year's Eve Famijly Fun Run/Walk, Belle Isle, Detroit, 3:30 pm, 4K Run / Walk, 1 Mile Run / Walk Web: http://michiganrunner.net/news/belleisle07/

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

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 Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2007aroundthebay/

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 & 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/ Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2007greatrace/

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