__/__/__/ MICHIGAN RUNNING NEWS - February 9, 2005 - Vol. 4, no. 15

Sponsored by:

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

Hermes Cleveland 10 Miler, Fleet Feet 5K & Cleveland Kid's Run, April 24 Web: http://www.hermescleveland.com/

Great Wall Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K, May 21, 2005 Web: http://www.kathyloperevents.com/gwm/ Video 2003: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003greatwall/

Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon & 10K, May 22, 2005 Distances: Marathon, Half-marathon and 10K Web: http://www.clevelandmarathon.com Video 2004: http://michiganrunner.tv/2004clevelandmarathon/index.html

Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, September 25,2005- Presented by Adidas Web: http://torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/ Video 2004: http://michiganrunner.tv/2004scotiabank_toronto/index.html

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Editor: Jennie McCafferty

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__/ OOPS - SWEETHEART 5K, 10K, COUPLE TEAMS IS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19

__/ MICHIGAN WILL BE WELL REPRESENTED AT USATF XC CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS WEEKEND

__/ AUFDEMBERGE, LANDER JOIN VERRAN IN FREESCALE AUSTIN MARATHON ELITE FIELD

__/ EASTERN MICHIGAN'S BOB PARKS TRACK FEATURES NEW SCHOOL RECORD BOARD

__/ LOOKING FOR A NEW WAY TO CROSS TRAIN? TRY SKI- WALKING

__/ TRAVERSE CITY TRACK CLUB'S LEGENDS SERIES

__/ MARY COLBURN ON WINNING CLUB NATIONALS XC TEAM

__/ GREAT PERFORMANCES

__/ PASSION FOR RE-HYDRATION DRINKS?

__/ MRN'S UPCOMING SCHEDULE

__/ RACE CALENDAR - FEBRUARY-MARCH

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

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__/OOPS - SWEETHEART 5K, 10K, COUPLE TEAMS IS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19

John and Anne Gault and the Riverbend Striders host a terrific Valentine event in Flushing called the Sweetheart Run. Couples run the 5K at the same time in the team event and times are combined to figure awards. The date of the race is *****Saturday, February 19 **** -- not an earlier date that we previously published. Register online at https://www.doitsports.com/register.tcl?id=2501

__/ MICHIGAN WILL BE WELL REPRESENTED AT USATF XC CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS WEEKEND I'm predicting that Michigan runners will score three individual and one team title this weekend. The top six finishers in the Open and Junior races are eligible to compete at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Saint Galmier, France. Entered in the Men's 4K are: Tim Broe, adidas; Jorden Desilets, Reebok/Eastern Michigan; Grant Robison, Reebok/Stanford; Nick Cordes, Hansons-Brooks; Josh Eberly, Hansons/Brooks

The Men's 12K is also loaded with talent: Tim Broe, adidas; Dathan Ritzenhein, NIke/Colorado/Rockford; Grant Robison, Reebok/Stanford; Ben Rosario, Derek Tate, Nick Allen, Trent Briney, Nick Cordes, Josh Eberly, and Luke Humphrey-- all from Hansons-Brooks

Men's Junior 8K: Neil Naughton, Eastern Michigan/Walled Lake; Josh Perrin, Eastern Michigan/Hillsdale; Stephan Shay, Michigan State/ Central Lake.

Women's 4K: Mari Chandler, Nike Farm Team/Central Michigan, Katie McGregor, Reebok/Michigan; Sabrina Monroe, Hansons/Brooks.

Women's 8K: Katie McGregor, Reebok/Michigan; Sabrina Monroe, Hansons-Brooks; Melissa White, Hansons-Brooks.

__/ AUFDEMBERGE, LANDER JOIN VERRAN IN FREESCALE AUSTIN MARATHON ELITE FIELD

Following his surprise 2:20:56 for second place at the Columbus Marathon, Paul Aufdemberge will run his first marathon as a master at the Freescale Austin Marathon. Paul joins Hansons-Brooks' Clint Verran and James Lander as members of the marathon elite field in the race to be held Sunday, Feb. 13.

__/ EASTERN MICHIGAN'S BOB PARKS TRACK FEATURES NEW SCHOOL RECORD BOARD

We stopped by Eastern Michigan's Bob Parks Track earlier this week to meet with Chrystal Dooley, Lela Nelson and Bria Woods, members of Eastern Michigan's indoor track team, and coaches Bob Maybouer and Steve Lewis. We're working on a Michigan Runner TV show to air later on this spring. While we were there, we got our first look at the new school record board-- featuring a who's who of track and field: Donna Donakowski, Carrie Gould, Paul McMullen, Jamie Nieto, Boaz Cheboiywo, Jordan Desilets and more. We also had a chance to watch Desilets, Neil Naughton and Josh Perrin get in some workouts before their trip to the XC Nationals in Vancouver this weekend. Eastern women will be competing not only at the EMU Classic this weekend, but also at the Penn State Invitational.

__/ LOOKING FOR A NEW WAY TO CROSS TRAIN? TRY SKI- WALKING

We met Pete Edwards at Bill Rodgers' talk in Traverse City a couple of weeks ago. Pete is promoting an activity that is popular in Europe, is low impact, and has the added benefit of working arms, shoulders and abs. Geer involves modified ski poles. For more information check out Pete's article on ski walking: http://www.nordicskiracer.com/Training/2005/ SkiWalking.asp. __/ TRAVERSE CITY TRACK CLUB'S LEGENDS SERIES

We wondered who among running's legends had preceded Bill Rodgers in theTraverse City Track Club's January series. Dave Taylor obliged us with the list:

Hal Higdon

Greg Meyer

Don Kardong

Gwen & Mark Coogan

Amby Burfoot

Francie Laureau Smith

Dick Beardsley

Bill Rodgers

We're looking forward to the 2006 event already. __/ MARY COLBURN ON WINNING CLUB NATIONALS XC TEAM

Mark Kwiatkowski sent us this item about another successful Michigan runner:

"A couple of weeks ago, you mentioned the winning team at XC nationals for women was See Jane Run. The fourth runner on the team at that meet was Mary Colburn, who graduated from Lakeland High School in 1996, was a junior college nationals qualifier while at Oakland Community College, and then ran for a year at Eastern Michigan. Mary never broke 21 minutes for 5K while in high school, but is now a 16:30 5K runner."

__/ GREAT PERFORMANCES

From Notre Dame's Meyo Invitational, Feb. 4-5, 2005 --Nick Willis, Michigan, 7:48.65, 1st, 3,000m, NCAA automatic qualifying time, fastest collegiate time of 2005.

--Boaz Cheboiywo, Nike/Eastern Michigan, 13:38, 1st, 5,000m, Meet Record

--Thompson, Gavin, Crawley AC/Eastern Michigan, 14:00.24, 2nd, 5000m,

--Moore, Tim, Notre Dame/Novi, 14:12.67, 4th, 5000m, personal best, NCAA provisional qualifying time.

--Michigan Women (Nicole Edwards, Sierra Hauser-Price, Theresa Feldkamp, Lindsey Gallo), 11:05.33, 1st, DMR, Meet Record, NCAA automatic qualifying time.

--Michigan Men (Mike Woods, Stann Waithe, Andrew Ellerton, Nate Brannen), 9:36:03, 1st DMR, Meet Record, NCAA provisional qualifying time.

--Lindsey Gallo, Michigan, 4:37.97, 1st, 1 Mile, NCAA Automatic Qualifying Time.

--Nate Brannen, 1:49.07, 1st, 800m, NCAA Provisional Qualifying Time Many other performances were notable. For complete resulst see http://und.collegesports.com/sports/c-track/stats/020505aaa.html

From Millrose Games, Madison Square Garden, NYC, Feb. 4, 2005

-- Jamie Nieto, Nike/Eastern Michigan, 1st, High Jump, 7 feet, 5.25 inches.

__/ PASSION FOR RE-HYDRATION DRINKS?

Ultima Health Products who manufactures Ultima Replenisher, the re-hydration drink with zero sugar, will add Passiion to the already existing flavors of Ultima Replenisher - Orange, Wild Raspberry, and Light Lemon. Drink up. http://www.ultimareplenisher.com

__/ MRN'S UPCOMING SCHEDULE

February 12, EMU Classic Indoor Track, Ypsilanti

February 13, Riverview Winterfest, Riverview

February 26, Heat the Streets, Detroit

February 26-27, Big Ten Indoor Track Women's Championships, Ann Arbor

March 18-20, Around the Bay 30K, Hamilton, Ontario

_/ RACE CALENDAR - FEBRUARY-MARCH

Wednesday, February 9

* Bumper Run, 6:15 pm, 6KR (approximately), Stony Creek Metropark Boat Launch, free, no registration

Saturday, February 12

* Gourmet Glide, Garland Resort, Lewiston, 9:00 am, 10K XC Ski tour Web: http://garlandusa.com Video: http://michigangolfer.tv/miskier/season_3/garland/index.html

* USATF Cross Country Championships, World Cross Country Team Trials and USA Masters 8 km Cross Country Championships, Vancouver

Sunday, February 13

* * USATF Cross Country Championships and World Cross Country Team Trials, Vancouver

Saturday, February 19

* Gourmet Glide, Garland Resort, Lewiston, 9:00 am, 10K XC Ski tour Web: http://garlandusa.com Video: http://michigangolfer.tv/miskier/season_3/garland/index.html

* Sweetheart Run/Walk & Relay, Flushing, 10:00 am, 10KR, 5KR/W, 10K Relay, http://riverbendstriders.com

Saturday, February 26

* Gourmet Glide, Garland Resort, Lewiston, 9:00 am, 10K XC Ski tour Web: http://garlandusa.com Video: http://michigangolfer.tv/miskier/season_3/garland/index.html

* Heat the Streets Run & Walk for Warmth, Detroit, 8:00 am, 10KR, 5KR/W, http://www.heatthestreets.org

Saturday, March 5

* Gourmet Glide, Garland Resort, Lewiston, 9:00 am, 10K XC Ski tour Web: http://garlandusa.com Video: http://michigangolfer.tv/miskier/season_3/garland/index.html

Sunday, March 13

* St. Patrick's Corktown Races, Detroit, 12:30 pm, 4MR, 1.5MR, kids' run. http://downtownrunners.com/corktownraces.htm

Saturday, March 19

* Martian Marathon and Half-Marathon, Northville, 8:00 am, 26.2 MR, 13.1MR, or training run of any distance http://martianmarathon.com

* Shillelagh Four Mile, Flushing, 10:00 am, 4MR/W, http://riverbendstriders.com

Sunday, March 20

* Around the Bay 30K, Hamilton, Ontario, 30KR, 3 person relay, 5K/WR, 111th Web: http://www.aroundthebayroadrace.com/ Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2004bay-cleveland/

* Churchill's Half Marathon, Monclova Community Center, Monclova, Ohio,1:00 pm, http://toledoroadrunners.org

Saturday, March 26

* Hansons' Runningn Shop 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk, Utica, 10:00 am http://www.hansons-running.com

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

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, http://martianmarathon.com

March 20, 2005

* Around the Bay 30K, Hamilton, Ontario, 30KR, 3 person relay, 5K/WR, 111th Web: http://www.aroundthebayroadrace.com/ Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2004bay-cleveland/

* Churchill's Half Marathon, Monclova Community Center, Monclova, Ohio,1:00 pm, http://toledoroadrunners.org

April 2, 2005

* Flushing Township 1/2 Marathon and 5K, Flushing HS, 9:00 am, http://gaultracemanagement.com

April 24, 2005

* Running Fit Trail Marathon & Half Marathon, Pinckney, Web: http://trailmarathon.com Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003trailmarathon/

April 30, 2005

* Borgess Run for the Health of It, 13.1 MR, 5KR/W, 1MR, Kalamazoo, http://www.borgessrun.com

May 1, 2005

* Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 6:30 am, Cincinnati, http://flyingpigmarathon.com

May 14, 2005

* Fifth Third River Bank Run, Grand Rapids, 25KR, 5KR/W Web: http://53riverbankun.com Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2004riverbankrun/index.html

May 21, 2005

Great Wall Marathon, Half & 10K, Huangyaguan, China (3hrs North of Beijing) Web: http://www.kathyloperevents.com/gwm Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003greatwall/

May 22, 2005

* Rite-Aid Cleveland Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K Web: http://www.clevelandmarathon.com Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2004clevelandmarathon/index.html

May 28, 2005

* Jim Ryun Mile and One Mile Swim, Bank One/The Truth Great Race Sports Festival, Elkhart, Indiana Web: http://www.thegreatrace.net Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2004greatrace/index.html

May 29, 2005

* New: 10K In-Line Skate "Criterium", Bike/USCF Criterium, Canoe, Kayak Marathon & Sprints (new course), Bank One/The Truth Great Race Sports Festival, Elkhart,Indiana Web: http://www.thegreatrace.net Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2004greatrace/index.html

* ING Ottawa Marathon, 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 10KR, 6:30 am, Ottawa, Ontario, http://www.ncm.ca/scenic/

May 30, 2005

* Bank One/The Truth Great Race Sports Festival, Elkhart, Indiana, 13.1 MR (new course), 10KR, 5KR, 13.1 M In-Line Skate and many other events. Web: http://www.thegreatrace.net Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2004greatrace/index.html

June 4, 2005

* Sunburst Marathon, South Bend, Indiana, 6:00 am, 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 10KR, 5KR, http://sunburstraces.org

June 5, 2005

* Dexter to Ann Arbor Run, 8:20 am, Ann Arbor, 13.1 MR, 10KR, 5KR/W, http://www.dexterannarborrun.com

July 30, 2005

* Grand Island Trail Marathon & 10K, 7:00 am, Munising http://www.algercounty.org

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