MICHIGAN RUNNING NEWS - February 19, 2003 - v.2, no.16

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__/ RUNNING NETWORK TV: KEITH AND KEVIN HANSON

__/ THE VERSATILE BOAZ CHEBOIYWO

__/ MCGREGOR, MOORE, AND WALTER QUALIFY FOR WORLD X-C

__/ DON'T MISS RYAN SHAY AND CLINT VERRAN INTERVIEWS

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER TV SCHEDULE OF SHOWS

__/ RACE CALENDAR Jennie McCafferty-Editor

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__/ RUNNING NETWORK TV: KEITH AND KEVIN HANSON

Keith and Kevin Hanson are making a difference in American distance running with their Hansons' Olympic Development Program . Join us in the studio as Keith and Kevin talk about the beginnings of their program in Part I of a two part interview. Reebok's Terry Tate, Office Linebacker , makes an appearance in the middle of the show. http:// michiganrunner.tv/2003hansons.

__/ THE VERSATILE BOAZ CHEBOIYWO

At an Eastern Michigan basketball game Saturday night, we encountered none other NCAA Division I 10,000 meter champion, Boaz Cheboiywo. Boaz was happy to talk about his part in the incredible "Five Under 4:00 - Meyo Mile" on Feb 8 in which the five best times of the year were run in one race. "I had the lead in the middle," he said. Boaz's first mile on the track, a sub-four, 3:58:07, was good for third. (Alan Webb's 3:59.49 at the New York Road Runners Challenge Cup Mile last Saturday was also good for third.) Boaz was also eager to mention his performance earlier in the day on Saturday (Feb. 15): he ran a school record 7:52:40 for the 3000 meters at the EMU Classic, an automatic qualifying time for NCAA indoors. For more on the Meyo Mile, see http:// www.michiganrunner.net/news/meyemile0203.html.

__/ MCGREGOR, MOORE, AND WALTER QUALIFY FOR WORLD X-C

Under muddy, slippery conditions at the U.S. Cross Country Championships Saturday and Sunday (Feb 15-16), three runners with Michigan ties qualified for the 2003 IAAF World Cross County Championships, March 29-30 in Lausanne Switzerland. The top six runners in each event are eligible to represent the US at the IAAF event. Defending Men's Junior Champion, Tim Moore, placed 5th in the 8K Junior race. (The World Men's Junior race is the event in which Dathan Ritzenhein placed 3rd in 2001.) Katie McGregor, 1998 NCAA cross country champion and University of Michigan graduate placed 4th in the Open Women's 8K. University of Michigan freshman Rebecca Walter placed 4th in the Junior Women's 8K. Michigan* Results at the US Championships:

Junior Men's 8K (Bill Nelson 1st, 27:08)

Tim Moore, 5th, 27:29

Junior Women 6K (Clara Horowitz, 1st, 23:24)

Rebecca Walter, 4th, 24:21, unattached

Senior Women's 8K (Deena Drossin, 1st, 29:06)

Katie McGregor, 4th, 30:27, Adidas

Monica Joyce, 24th, 34:01, unattached

Emily Blakeslee, 35th, 35:59, unattached

Senior Women's 4K (Shayne Culpepper, 1st, 15:10)

Mari Chandler, 20th, 16:36, Farm Team

Nora Colligan, 26th, 17:10, unattached

Senior Men's 12K (Alan Culpepper, 1st, 38:22)

Richie Brinker, 13th, 40:13, Hansons ODP

Mike Wisniewski, 16th, 40:47, unattached

Joe Gibson, 17th, 40:15, Hansons ODP

Brian Sell, 21st, 41:18, Hansons ODP

Trent Briney, 31st, 42:37, Hansons ODP

*No residences listed; if we missed a name, please let us know.

For complete results see http:/www.usatf.org.

__/ DON'T MISS RYAN SHAY AND CLINT VERRAN INTERVIEWS

Don't miss Charlie Mahler of Running USA's interview with Ryan Shay: "Student of the Sport" http://www.michiganrunner.net/features/shaystudent0203.html "He comes to the plan (to start marathoning at age 23) based on the study of some important thinkers in the world of running - Frank Shorter, Joe Vigil, even Jean-Paul Sartre - and with an innate self-confidence that he's doing the right thing," write Mahler. We are also noticing the importance of the "Joes" in Ryan Shay's life: father and high school coach, Joe Shay; Notre Dame coach, Joe Piane and pro coach, Joe Vigil.

Alison Wade of Men's Racing spoke extensively with Clint Verran in January, before the US Men's Marathon championships in which Verran placed third. Verran says"The Hansons training philosophy is that there are no shortcuts in distance running. We are approaching development with a long-term perspective. So, for example, in the 10k, our goal is for our guys to drop 15 seconds per year." For the complete interview see http://mensracing.com/athletes/interviews/clintverran.html.

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER TV SCHEDULE OF SHOWS

The Michigan Runner TV Show (http://michiganrunner.tv) is featuring the following Internet Television shows this season. Some shows will be also be featured on the Running Network (http://runningnetwork.com).

**Interviews**

Dick Beardsley- Staying The Course (now showing)

Keith and Kevin Hanson-Olympic Development Program Part I (now showing)

Nancy Clark-Food Guidefor Marathon Runners

John Goodridge-Coaching College Distance Runners

Keith and Kevin Hanson-Olympic Development Program Part II

Frank Shorter-Catching the Cheaters

Allan Steinfeld-Directing the New York Marathon

Mark Will-Weber- The Quotable Runner

**Events**

Running Fit-Trail Marathon and Half Marathon-Pinchey, MI

Shamrock Shuffle-Chicago, IL

Forest City Marathon and Half Marathon- London, Ontario

The Great Race-Elkart, IN

Heart Run-Washington, DC

Komen Race for the Cure(R), Detroit, MI

Crim Festival of Races, Flint, MI

Celebrate Westlake, Westlake, OH

Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank International Marathon

25th Annual Big Bird Run-Roseville, MI

Belle Isle 33rd New Years Eve Run, Belle Isle

__/ RACE CALENDAR

Thursday, February 20

* Joe Poisson Invitational - Lake Superior State University HS Indoor Track, Sault Ste Marie, MI, 4:00 pm, Drew Ludtke, dludtke@gw.lssu.edu

Saturday, February 22

* American Birkebeiner, Hayward, WI, 50K XC Ski, 8:20 am, http:// www.birkie.com

* Spirit of Winter, Bay City, 5K R/W, 1MR, 10:00, Ted Davenport, 989- 893-1093.

* Winter Wolf Triathlon, Grayling, canoe, snowshoe, XC Ski, Cindy Olson, 517.348.9266, http://hansonhills.org

Sunday, March 2

Arnold 5K Pump and Run, 10:00 am, Columbus, Ohio, Matt McGowan, 740.587.0376, http://www.runohio.com

Sunday, March 9

* Churchill's Half Marathon, 13.1 MR, Monclova, Ohio, 1:00 pm, Tony Bayford, 419.472.09077, http://www.toledoroadrunners.org

Sunday, March 16

* St. Patrick's Corktown Races, 4MR, 1/4M Kids., 1. MR/W, 12:30 pm, Detroit, http://motorcitystriders.com

Saturday, March 22

* Shillelagh Four Mile, 4MR/W, Flushing, John Gault, 810.659.6493, http://riverbendstriders.com

Saturday, March 29

* Martian Marathon and Half Marathon, 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 20MR, 8:00 am, Northville, 248.347.4568, http://martianmarathon.com

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