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MICHIGAN RUNNING NEWS - December 23, 2004 - Vol. 4, no. 8

Sponsored by:

Belle Isle New Year's Eve Family Fun Run/Walk, Dec. 31, 2004 http://michiganrunner.com/belleisle/

Kilimanjaro Marathon, Half & 5K, Tanzania, Africa, Feb. 27, 05 http://www.kathyloperevents.com/kilimanjaro

Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon & 10K, May 22, 2005 Distances: Marathon, Half-marathon and 10K http://www.clevelandmarathon.com

Michigan Runner Online Searchable Results http://www.michiganrunner.net/results/searchable.html

Editor: Jennie McCafferty

Past issues are available at http://michiganrunner.net/news/

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__/ A HOLIDAY TREAT: SCOTT SULLIVAN'S MICHIGAN RUNNER COLUMNS

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER TV: NCAA DIVISION I CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHPS

__/ QUOTE OF THE WEEK

__/ CORRECTIONS

__/ MRN'S UPCOMING SCHEDULE

__/ RACE CALENDAR

__/ PLANNING AHEAD: SPRING HALF-MARATHON, 25K, 30K, MARATHON CALENDAR

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__/ A HOLIDAY TREAT: SCOTT SULLIVAN'S MICHIGAN RUNNER COLUMNS As a special treat for the holiday season, we've collected Michigan Runner editor Scott Sullivan's columns. We hope you discover the insights and turns of phrase that make Scott one of the best writers in the running business. http://michiganrunner.net/features/Sullivanindex.html

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER TV: NCAA DIVISION I CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHPS

Olympian Tim Broe interviews Simon Bairu, Matt Gonzales and Amber Smith about their races at the Laverne Gibson Cross Country Course in Terre Haute Indiana. He also talks with the 2002 individual champion Jorge Torres. Watch the races hosted by Indiana State University. http://michiganrunner.tv/2004ncaa/

__/ QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"We are people first, then runners. But through running, we're better people."

-- Scott Sullivan, in Jan/Feb 2004: http://michiganrunner.com/0202/ editor.html.

__/ CORRECTIONS Last week we reported that Lisa (Weidenbach) Rainsberger was first master at the Honolulu Marathon. The ever-vigilant Ryan Lamppa saw the mistake and sent us this correction:

"Nope, not first master at Honolulu. See the below from RRW.

1. Sayuri Kusutani, 45, Honolulu 2:53:48

2. Jeannie Wokasch, 42, Honolulu 2:55:01

3. Mari Tanagawa, 41, JPN 2:56:18"

Ryan also noted an additional IAAF standard for the 2005 World Track & Field Championships: Marathon - women 2:42:00

__/ MRN'S UPCOMING SCHEDULE

December 26: Detroit

January 7-10: Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend, Lake Buena Vista, Florida

__/ RACE CALENDAR

Friday, December 31

* New Year's Eve Family Fun Run/Walk, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, 4MR, 1MR, 3:30 pm, Jeanne Bocci, (313) 886-5560

Sunday, January 9, 2005

* Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend, 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, Lake Buena Vista, FL, http://dwws.disney.go.com/wideworldofsports/

January 16, 2005

* HP Houston Marathon & Half Marathon, 33rd consecutive, (713) 957- 3453, http://www.hphoustonmarathon.com

January 21, 2005

* Traverse City Track Club hosts Bill Rodgers in Traverse City. Time and place tba. http://bayshoremarathon.org

Saturday, January 29, 2005

* Bigfoot Boogie, Traverse City, 9:00 am, 10K, 5K snowshoe, http://runsnow.com

__/ PLANNING AHEAD: HALF-MARATHON, 25K, 30K, MARATHON CALENDAR

January 9, 2005

* Walt Disney World Marathon and Half Marathon, Lake Buena Vista, FL, http://dwws.disney.go.com

January 16, 2005

* HP Houston Marathon & Half Marathon, 33rd consecutive, (713) 957- 3453 http://www.hphoustonmarathon.com

February 27, 2005

* Kilimanjaro Marathon, Half & 5K, Moshi, Tanzania, Africa http://www.kathyloperevents.com/kilimanjaro

March 19, 2005

* Martian Marathon & Half Marathon & Boston Bound 20 Mile Training Run, Northville, MI, ttp://martianmarathon.com

March 20, 2005

* Around the Bay 30K, Hamilton, Ontario, 30KR, 3 person relay, 5K/WR, 111th, http://www.aroundthebayroadrace.com/

April 24, 2005

* Running Fit Trail Marathon & Half Marathon, Pinckney, http://trailmarathon.com

May 14, 2005

* Fifth Third River Bank Run, Grand Rapids, 25KR, 5KR/W http://53riverbankun.com

May 21, 2005

Great Wall Marathon, Half & 10K, Huangyaguan, China (3hrs North of Beijing) http://www.kathyloperevents.com/gwm

May 22, 2005

* Rite-Aid Cleveland Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K http://www.clevelandmarathon.com

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