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MICHIGANRUNNINGNEWS November 29, 2006 - Vol. 6, no. 9

Sponsored by:

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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__/ MARISSA TREECE IS FOOTLOCKER FINALIST

__/ TOM HENDERSON IS SIGNING BOOKS AT BORDERS, BIRMINGHAM, TONIGHT

__/ DEXTER CROSS COUNTRY TEAM DECLINES NIKE TEAM NATIONALS

__/ MRN ON THE ROAD, DETROIT

__/ MORE NCAA CROSS COUNTRY

__/ MOEN AND SHEEHAN HELP USA TO BRONZE AT CHIBA EIKEDEN

__/ MRN'S UPCOMING SCHEDULE

__/ RACE CALENDAR DECEMBER TO FEBRUARY

__/ HALF-MARATHON & LONGER CALENDAR THROUGH MAY 2007

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__/ MARISSA TREECE IS FOOTLOCKER FINALIST - Marissa Treece finished 9th (18:03) at the Footlocker Midwest Regionals at the University of Wisconsin Parkside, Saturday November 25. The Maple City-Glen Lake Senior qualified for the Footlocker National Championships, December 9 at Balboa Park in San Diego, California. Dathan Ritzenhein's 14:29, set in 1999 in Orlando, is still the Footlocker Cross Country record.

The Midwest Regionals include individuals from Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. The following athletes finished in the top 25 at Footlocker Midwest Regionals, but failed to qualify for the National race:

Bekah Smeltzer, 11th, Monroe, 18:08

Carly Green, Milford, 17th, 18:27

Meggan Freeland, Albion, 20th, 18:29

Bobby Aprill, Dexter, 13th, 15:30

Maverick Darling, Ovid, 20th, 15:36

__/ TOM HENDERSON IS SIGNING BOOKS AT BORDERS, BIRMINGHAM, TONIGHT - Michigan Runner columnist Tom Henderson writes true crim books about Michigan cases. Tom is signing his latest book this evening at Borders, 34300 Woodward, Birmingham, 7:00 pm. Tom's books include "Darker Than Night" about the case of two deer hunters from metro Detroit who disappeared in 1985; "A Deadly Affair", about a judge, a lawyer and the lawyer's pregnant wife; and "Blood Justice", about the murders of a music professor and an airline flight attendant.

__/ DEXTER CROSS COUNTRY TEAM DECLINES NIKE TEAM NATIONALS - This coming weekend, Saturday, December 2, the Nike Team Nationals will be held for the third year in Portland, Oregon. The concept behind the Nike Team Nationals is that cross country racing is a team sport. Nike uses the rankings created by Mark Bloom, Editor and Publisher of "The Harrier, High School Cross Country Report" to help determine the best cross country teams to invite. Among the twenty teams invited was the Dexter Dreadnaughts. Although MHSAA rules prevent Dexter from accepting the invitation, we'd like to congratulate Bobby Avrill, Dan Jackson, Jason Bishop, Ryan Neely, Ben Steavenson, Andrew Martin, Alex Hess, Coach Jaime Dudash and the rest of the Dreadnaughts on their nationally-ranked season.

__/ MRN ON THE ROAD, DETROIT - We congratulate Doug Kurtis and the rest of the team who put on the Fifth Third Bank Thanksgiving Turkey Trot. It was everything a race should be: well organized, fun, and memorable. We tried the first-ever Stuffing Strut 5K and hope the new distance continues. The 5K distance is another post-season opportunity for high school and college cross country runners to be part of the road-racing scene. The additional 5K distance is also good for families who can choose from the 10K, the 5K or the 1 Mile. One example is Frank Guastella of St. Clair, President of the Michigan Golf Course Owners Association. Frank's 12 year old daughter Kelley ran the 5K while Frank ran the traditional 10K. Kelley runs to stay in shape for her favorite sport, basketball.

__/ MORE NCAA CROSS COUNTRY - We missed an individual qualifier for the NCAA Division I Cross Country Finals earlier this month. We thank Mike Unger for alerting us to this omission. Laura Rolf finished the 6K championship race in 21:32-- a terrific 41st in the field of 253.

"Jennie, In the women's Great Lakes Regional, Laura Rolf from Valparaiso finished 3rd overall. She is a graduate of Rochester Hills, Lutheran Northwest and has qualified for the NCAA DI Nationals also. Thanks, Mike Unger"

__/ MOEN AND SHEEHAN HELP USA TO BRONZE AT CHIBA EIKEDEN "CHIBA, Japan (Nov. 23, 2006) - The Team USA men raced to third place at the Hanji Aoki Cup 2006 International Chiba Ekiden Thursday in Chiba, Japan. Finishing in 2:01:56, the team tied the highest U.S. finish ever at the event. Kenya won the men's title for the second year in a row, finishing in 1:57:58.

The six-person relay team was led off by former William and Mary All- American Ed Moran who ran his 5 km leg in 13:34 to finish fifth on his leg. By the end of the second leg, Kenya was in full control of the race with their sights on the world record for the marathon relay. Andrew Carlson completed the 10 km in 29:02, the sixth fastest time for the leg, moving the U.S into fourth place.

Team USA athletes Fasil Bizuneh and Josh Moen each turned in solid performances, running the second fastest times for their respective 5 km and 10 km legs. Bizuneh's 13:50 moved Team USA from fifth to within striking distance of third. As a sub-par run by Sammy Korir would ultimately lead the Kenyan team to fall 52 seconds short of the record, Moen's 29:23 on the 10 km leg was good to take over third place.

During the fifth leg, Patrick Tarpy managed to maintain the U.S. hold on third place, running his hilly 5 km leg in 14:47 before handing off to Ryan Sheehan, who would run the 7.2 km leg in 21:21 to bring Team USA home with their second consecutive bronze medal. The USA women finished tenth in 2:23:20." -- USA Track and Field

__/ MRN'S UPCOMING SCHEDULE

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

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

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UPCOMING SHOWS: Michigan Runner TV & Running Canada TV

Detroit Free Press / Flagstar Bank Marathon

NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships

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__/ RACE CALENDAR DECEMBER TO FEBRUARY

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/

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/

Saturday, January 13, 2007

* Ann Arbor Healthy Start Festival of Miles, 1 hour R/W, kids' 5, 10 or 15 minute R/W, Ann Arbor, time tba.

Web: http://runningfit.com/events/

Saturday, January 13, 2007

* Running Fit 501 Training Runs, Ann Arbor, out and back marathon and half marathon training runs.

Web: http://runningfit.com/

Sunday, January 14, 2007

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

Web: http://www.rnraz.com

Saturday, January 27, 2007

* Bigfoot Boogie Snowshoe Race, 5K & 10K snowshoe, Traverse City, 9:00 am, Timber Ridge Campground, qualifier for U.S. National Snowshoe Championships.

Web: http://www.runsnow.com

Sunday, February 4, 2007

* Super 5K, 5KR/W, Novi, 9:00 am, Novi Town Center

Web: http://www.runsuperbowl.com/

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

Saturday, February 10, 2007

* Heat the Streets, 10KR, 5KR, Detroit, 8:00 am, Boll Family YMCA

Web: http://www.heatthestreets.org

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

Saturday, February 24, 2007

* Snow Monkey Snowshoe Race, 8K snowshoe, 4K snowshoe, Traverse City 9:00 am, Twin Lakes Park

Web: http://runsnow.com/monkey/

Sunday, February 25, 2007

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

Web: http://mardigrasmarathon.com

__/ 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/

Sunday, April 1, 2007

* Martian Marathon, Half Marathon, Meteor 10K, Dearborn Heights, 8:30 am,

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/

Saturday, May 26 - 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, and ABR Bike Road Racing

Web: http://www.thegreatrace.net

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

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/

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