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MICHIGAN RUNNING NEWS - November 3, 2005 - Vol. 5, no. 5

Sponsored by:

Belle Isle New Year's Eve Family Fun Run and Walk, Saturday, December 31

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

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

Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon & 10K, May 21, 2006, Distances: Marathon, Half-marathon and 10K

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

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

Editor: Jennie McCafferty

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-- NIAGARA FALLSVIEW CASINO RESORT INTERNATIONAL MARATHON

-- DETROIT FREE PRESS / FLAGSTAR BANK MARATHON

-- SCOTIABANK TORONTO WATERFRONT

-- GRAND RAPIDS MARATHON

__/ HURRICANE EVACUEES THANK YOU

__/ WOMEN WILL RUN STEEPLECHASE IN BEIJING

__/ MRN ON THE ROAD - GRAND RAPIDS & DETROIT

__/ COACH BOB PARKS ON ROSA PARKS

__/ LAST PLACE WINNER

__/ ATTENTION RACE DIRECTORS: EXTENDING AGE GROUP AWARDS

__/ GREAT PERFORMANCES

__/ MRN'S UPCOMING SCHEDULE

__/ RACE CALENDAR - NOVEMBER-DECEMBER

__/ HALF-MARATHON & LONGER CALENDAR

__/__/__/__/__/__/___/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/ __/__/__ __/ MICHIGAN RUNNER TV: -- NIAGARA FALLSVIEW CASINO RESORT INTERNATIONAl MARATHON - Check out new shows of the colorful and scenic Marathon and Half-Marathon, including interviews with marathon and half-marathon winners and international participants.

http://michiganrunner.tv/2005niagara/

-- DETROIT FREE PRESS / FLAGSTAR BANK MARATHON

Michigan Runner TV's team in Detroit (Scott Sullivan, Tim Broe, Joe Yunkman and Doug McEwen) delivered terrific videography and interviews. We especially enjoyed host Tim Broe's insightful interviews in the "Marathon" and "Wheeler and Handcyclist" shows.

http://michiganrunner.tv/2005detroit/. -- SCOTIABANK TORONTO WATERFRONT MARATHON - The Half Marathon, the 5K, and the Awards Ceremony, we complete our 2005 shows on the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. Enjoy Race Director Alan Brookes' spirited presentations at the award ceremony and marathon winner Anastasia Ndereba's appearance in a beautiful blue African dress.

http://michiganrunner.tv/2005scotiabank/

-- GRAND RAPIDS MARATHON - In only its second running, the Grand Rapids Marathon drew rave reviews from marathoners and half marathoners. Join Michigan Runner as we showcase parts of the scenic course and interview founder Don Kern, winners Eric Bush and Heather Baas, pacer Matt Smith, and first time marathoners Stewart Healey and Paul McMullen.

http://michiganrunner.tv/2005grandrapidsmarathon/

__/ HURRICANE EVACUEES THANK YOU - When Running Network colleagues from Texas asked the running community to come to the aid of the thousands of people displaced after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita events, clubs, stores, universities and individuals responded. Lance Phegley, Loren Sheffer and others at Inside Texas Running and Runner, Triathlete News delivered more than 50,000 items of clothing to those most in need. We in Michigan did our part: Bay Area Running Club, Cornerstone University, Detroit Newspapers, Huron Valley YMCA, Monroe (MI) Milers, Northwood University and this Newsletter were among those cited by Inside Texas Running for supporting the drive.

__/ WOMEN WILL RUN STEEPLECHASE IN BEIJING - We're excited about this news: "The International Olympic Committee accepted an IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) request to include the women's 3,000m steeplechase at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

The inaugural Olympic women's steeplechase will occur during the 20th year of women's international steeplechase competition. The women's steeplechase was included at a World Outdoor Championships for the first time earlier this summer in Helsinki, Finland, where Docus Inzikuru of Uganda won the gold medal in 9 minutes, 18.24 seconds. Four-time U.S. champion Elizabeth Jackson was the fastest American in the final, placing ninth in 9:46.72.

For more information on the women's steeplechase being added to the Olympic program, visit http://www.iaaf.org."

-- USATF News & Notes

__/ MRN ON THE ROAD

- GRAND RAPIDS - Our hearty congratulations go to Don Kern, Running Circles, and the volunteers for the amazing second running of the Grand Rapids Marathon. Packet pick-up, pasta dinner, start and finish were all located at the spiffy new YMCA downtown near the museums, hotels and the Grand River. The course along the Kent Trails, Millenium Park and streets closed to traffic was glowing with Fall colors. More than 1400 ran, walked or wheeled the marathon or half marathon course.

-- DETROIT - We visited Detroit to honor Rosa Parks twice this week: once to the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. (By the way, do make time to visit this wonderful museum; it's a beautiful space with interesting and compelling exhibits.) We returned Wednesday to the Greater Grace Temple and Woodlawn Cemetery where Detroit turned out in force for "Mother Parks" homecoming. We'll have a Michigan Travel TV show about this event later on this month. In the meantime, we're pleased to pass on Coach Bob Park's story inspired by Rosa Parks.

__/ COACH BOB PARKS ON ROSA PARKS

"Rosa Parks (no relation, but I would like to claim her) died this week. She was a great person who wouldn't give up her seat in a segregated Alabama in 1955 and brought about the elimination of segragation in the south. She was a Detroit resident.

Former Pres. Bill Clinton, at her funeral, said that he and his white friends could then sit in the back of the bus if they so desired.

This brought back memories of 1952 when five of us on the EMU (then MSNC) team, Bill Perry, Glenn Davis, Bruce Jacobs, Marv Staplin and I decided to go south for spring vacation and run in the Southern Relays in Birmingham, Ala. We drove cars from the auto plants at Willow Run for some Alabama dealers and headed south in a caravan. It was quite an experience. We drove Kaisers, Fraziers, and Henry J's, three long- obsolete models (if I had a lot of money, I would now buy one for an antique car collection in commemoration of our historic trip). When we got to Alabama, we piled into a bus and sat in the rear seat. The bus didn't move and everyone was looking at five white boys sitting in the back end.

Finally the driver came back and told us to move or he would call the police. I guess we could have been like Rosa Parks and stay put, but we had no desire to be thrown in a southern jail in those days, so we moved up toward the front after daring the driver to eject us. The blacks then moved to the back of the bus and smiled at us for our affrontary actions toward the driver."

__/ LAST PLACE WINNER - At the Grand Rapids Marathon we met Marcia Crosby of Hesperia. At the age of 61, not an athlete, Marcia read about a training program to walk the Marine Corps marathon and decided she could do it. Alas, the Marine Corps's 15 pace limit was not for her. Then she found the GR marathon close to home and on the same day. She followed the training program which combined speedwork (walk as fast as you possibly can for 20 minutes), cross- training (aerobics), and weekly long walks, including 2 20 milers). Marcia lowered her pace from 23 minutes per mile to 16:30. Just from the walking, Marcia lost 50 pounds and found energy she'd never had before. Marcia's husband joined her for the long walks and benefited from her training, too. I didn't see Marcia after about mile 3, but she'd put in the training and was absolutely determined to finish. She did: 8:41:07.

__/ ATTENTION RACE DIRECTORS: EXTENDING AGE GROUP AWARDS - Doug Kurtis sent us this note which will be of interest to all race directors:

"Last month I had a pleasant conversation with James Lovat, who won our 75 and over age group in the 2004 Turkey Trot. He was eighty years old then. While talking to him I realized how simple it is to have five year age groups for everyone that enters a race. An event scoring team can easily add categories at no extra cost. There is no need to buy extra awards for every possible age group. About twenty percent of most races awards go unclaimed. If engraving is required, organizers can order a percentage without an inscription and let the winner add it later."

__/ GREAT PERFORMANCES

-- Michigan women won Big 10 fourth straight year and Coach Karen Harvey's Illinois team placed second. Michigan's top runner, Alyson Kohlmeier was named to the Big Ten First Team.

-- Eastern Michigan Men won the Mid-American Conference Cross Country Championships. Corey Nowitzke led the Eagles and was named to the All MAC First Team along with Miami's Chris Swisher, Central Michigan's Matt Loiselle, Eastern Michigan's Neal Naughton, Eastern Michigan's Josh Karanja, and Buffalo's Dan McKenna.

-Marine Corps Marathon, October 30, 2005 - After placing fifth last year, Carl Rundell (2:22:26) was second, just six seconds behind winner Ruben Garcia (2:22:18).

__/ MRN'S UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Nov. 5, MHSAA X-C Finals, Brooklyn, J. McCafferty, Scott Sullivan, Carter Sherline

Nov. 10, MICTA Cross Country Clinic, Kalamazoo - Jennie McCafferty

Nov. 13, Big Bird Run, Roseville - Art and Jennie McCafferty

Nov. 21, NCAA DI X-C Finals, Terre Haute - Jennie McCafferty, Carter Sherline

Dec. 10, Run Like the Dickens, Holly - Jennie McCafferty

__/ RACE CALENDAR - NOVEMBER-DECEMBER

Presented by Running Fit - http://runningfit.com

Note* Our online calendar listings are provided as a value added service to our Michigan Runner clients. If you are interested in becoming a client please contact Art McCafferty at artmccaf@glsp.com.

Saturday, November 5, 2005

* MHSAA, Lower Peninsula Cross Country Finals, Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn

* NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional Cross Country, Ferris State, Big Rapids, MI, 11 am

Saturday, November 12, 2005

* NCAA Division I, Great Lakes Regional Cross Country, Bloomington, Indiana, 11 am

* NCAA Division III, Regional Cross Country, Cincinnati, OH, 11 am

Sunday, November 13, 2005

* Roseville Big Bird, 10K, 4K, 1Mile, 10:00 am, Tony Lipinski, (586) 445-5480

Saturday, November 19, 2005

* NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships, Ohio Wesleyan, Delaware, OH, 11 am

* NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships, Prado Park, Chino, CA, 3:15 pm

Monday, November 21, 2005

* NCAA Division I, Cross Country Championships, Terre Haute, Indiana, Noon.

Thursday, November 24, 2005

* Fifth Third Bank presents the Turkey Trot and Mashed Potato Mile, Detroit, 10KR, 1MR, 7:30 am, http://detroitturkeytrot.org/

Friday, November 25, 2005

* Fantasy 5K, Howell, 6:00 pm. Contact Sarah Johnson: (517) 546-7982 http://gaultracemanagement.com

Saturday, December 10, 2005

* Run Like the Dickens, 9:00 am, Holly, 8KR, 5KR/W, Tiny Tim Trot, http://runlikethedickens.com

Saturday, December 31, 2005

* Belle Isle New Year's Eve Family Fun Run / Walk, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, 3:00 pm, http://michiganrunner.com/belleisle/

__/ HALF-MARATHON & LONGER CALENDAR

Saturday, January 7, 2006

* Walt Disney World Half Marathon. Half marathon has moved to Saturday: http://disneyworldsports.disney.go.com/dwws/en_US/ marathon/listing?name=Marathon2005EventListingPage

Sunday, January 8, 2006

* Walt Disney World Marathon, http://disneyworldsports.disney.go.com/ dwws/en_US/marathon/listing?name=Marathon2005EventListingPage

Sunday, February 5, 2006

* Mardi Gras Marathon, 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 5 KR, 41st running will donate all net proceeds to hurricane relief. http:// mardigrasmarathon.com

Saturday, April 1, 2006

* Martian Marathon and Half Marathon, 26.2, Miles, 13.1 Miles, 20 Mile Training Run, 10K, Dearborn Heights, http://www.martianmarathon.com

Sunday, April 9, 2006

* Spirit of St. Louis Marathon, half marathon, marathon relay, 5K and fun runs, http://stlouismarathon.com

Saturday, April 29, 2006

* Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon, Mini Marathon & Relays, Louisville, Kentucky, http://www.derbyfestival.com

Sunday, April 30, 2006

* Running Fit Trail Marathon and Half Marathon, 26.2 Miles, 13.1 Miles, Pinckney, http://www.trailmarathon.com/

Sunday, May 21, 2006

* Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K, Cleveland, 7:00 am http://www.clevelandmarathon.com/

Saturday, May 27, 2006

* Bayshore Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K, Traverse City, 7:00 am, http://bayshoremarathon.org

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