MICHIGAN RUNNING NEWS - March 10, 2004 - Vol. 3, no. 17

Sponsored by:

West Bloomfield Half Marathon, April 18, 2004

http://www.runmichigan.com/westbloomfield/

Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon & 10K, April 25, 2004

http://www.clevelandmarathon.com

Crim Festival of Races, August 28, 2004

http://crim.org

Detroit Free Press / Flagstar Bank Marathon, October 2004

http://www.detroitfreepressmarathon.com

Editor: Jennie McCafferty

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__/ MARTIAN MARATHON AND HALF MARATHON

__/ RUNNING NETWORK TV: TIM BROE INTERVIEWS RON WARHURST

__/ MARCH/APRIL MICHIGAN RUNNER IS AVAILABLE AT RUNNING STORES NOW

__/ FRUITPORT OLD FASHIONED DAYS RUN IS MAY 29

__/ NOTES FROM MICHIGAN INDOOR TRACK SERIES CHAMPIONSHIPS

__/ MICHIGAN COLLEGIANS WILL BE CONTENDERS AT NCAA INDOORS BEGINNING FRIDAY

__/ 2004 MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES KICKS OFF WITH CORKTOWN RACES SUNDAY

__/ QUOTE OF THE WEEK

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER TV SCHEDULE OF SHOWS

__/ RACE CALENDAR

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__/ MARTIAN MARATHON AND HALF MARATHON, SATURDAY, MARCH 27 - Running 26.2 miles is serious business, but that doesn't mean that it cannot be goofy. Look for green-painted faces, faux-antennae and other nonstandard garb in this marathon, half-marathon and Boston-Bound 20-Mile Training Run. All start at 8:00 am from the Running Fit store on Haggerty, North of Six-Mile. Proceeds go to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Visit http://www.martianmarathon.com for more information.

-- Scott Sullivan

__/ RUNNING NETWORK TV: TIM BROE INTERVIEWS RON WARHURST - Continuing our Olympic Countdown series, Tim Broe interviews his coach, Michigan's Ron Warhurst. Warhurst talks about Olympians Kevin Sullivan and Brian Diemer as well as Olympic hopefuls Nate Brannen, Nick Willis and, of course, Tim Broe.

__/ MARCH-APRIL 2004 MICHIGAN RUNNER IS AVAILABLE AT RUNNING STORES NOW

- The March/April 2004 Michigan Runner magazine is a keeper:

* Michigan Marathon Relays from a Cat Herder's Perspective, by Fred Vanhala

* 'Big 3' Withstand Hansons Challenge at Olympic Marathon Trials, by Bob Richards

* 2004 Event Calendar

* 2003 Best of Times

* Columns by Editor Scott Sullivan, Tom Henderson, Scott Hubbard, Doug Kurtis, and Bob Schwartz

* 2004 Spring Shoe Review

* At the Races

and more

The complete list of stores which carry Michigan Runner is available at

http://michiganrunner.net/features/stores0304.html.

__/ FRUITPORT OLD FASHIONED DAYS RUN IS MAY 29 - The 23rd annual Fruitport Old Fashioned Days Run will be Saturday, May 29, 2004. The 10K and 5K runs begin at 9:30 am at the Fruitport High School, 6th & Beech St. The measured loop course goes through scenic, hilly Fruitport country side. The Fruitport Lions club sponsors the event in conjunction with the Fruitport Old Fashioned Days. Fruitport is in West Michigan, a few miles Southeast of Muskegon and Northeast of Grand Haven. For more information call (231) 865-6273. (The date of May 22 originally reported in the Michigan Runner magazine is incorrect.)

__/ NOTES FROM MICHIGAN INDOOR TRACK SERIES CHAMPIONSHIPS - Last weekend's high school indoor track meet was competition at its purest. No divisions. The indoor series is put on by MITS Girls' Director, Richard Chenault, MITS Boys' Director, Mike Jurasek, sponsor and advertising coordinator and announcer David Mitchell, statistician Jeff Hollobaugh, awards announcer Scott Hubbard, and dozens of volunteers. Their efforts made for an afternoon of exciting racing and record-breaking performances. You'll be able to see highlights of this meet on Michigan Runner TV later on this month.

Maximum Output's Morgan Trent is fast, buff and blessed with movie star good looks. His 21.79 broke a 200 meter Indoor State Record which has held since 1993. He also came from behind in the 4 x 200 meter relay to anchor Maximum Output's winning effort in that event. No surprise that he was named Boy's Track athlete of the meet.

The girls 1600 matched Nikki Bohnsack(North Kent) with Nicole Bush (Wayland Track Club), but relatively unknown Lisa Senakiewich (All World) left them both behind with a scintillating Meet Record: 4:56.91. Lisa defines herself as a middle distance runner, but she has a 1:03:06 finish at the 2003 Crim 10 mile to her credit, too. Look for this Davison athlete to break the tape at local road races this summer.

Novi's coach Robert Smith's talented daughter, Samantha Smith (Jackalopes), took top honors in the triple jump. Samantha also placed in the 60 meter hurdles.

Stephan Shay (Northern Michigan Track Club) took the 3200 meter boys race with brother Ryan Shay and Coach/Dad Joe Shay looking on. Stephan runs for Division 4 Central Lake and is the current cross country champion for Division 4.

Liam Boylan-Pett (Streaking Dweebs) another division 4 runner took the boys 800 meter event in a meet record 1:55:08. For complete results see http://michtrack.org

__/ MICHIGAN COLLEGIANS WILL BE CONTENDERS AT NCAA INDOORS BEGINNING FRIDAY

- Expect Michigan collegians to appear on the NCAA Division 1 award stands several times Friday and Saturday at the University of Arkansas. Among the favorites are - Johnie Drake, Central Michigan, 60 meter dash - Nate Brannen, Michigan, 800 meter run - Gavin Thompson, Eastern Michigan, 1 mile run - Jordan Desilets, Eastern Michigan, 1 mile run - Nick Willis, Michigan, 3000 meter run - Dathan Ritzenhein, Colorado, 5000 meter run - Michigan (Brannen, Ellerton, Waith, Willis), distance medley relay

Additional qualifiers are

- Steve Manz, Michigan State, shot put

- Katie Erdman, Michigan, 800 meter run

- Ashley Patten, Missouri, 800 meter run

- Lindsey Gallo, Michigan, 1 mile run

- Jamie Krzyminski, Michigan State, 5000 meter run

- Kalin Toedebusch, Colorado, 5000 meter run

- Michigan (Erdman, Knazze, Feldkamp, Gallo), distance medley relay

- Jennifer Kulchar, Michigan, high jump

- Becky Breisch, Nebraska, shot put

__/ 2004 MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES KICKS OFF WITH CORKTOWN RACES SUNDAY

The first race of the 2004 Michigan Runner Race Series is this Sunday's St. Patrick's Parade Corktown Races. The 4 miler is the wild card in this year's series of eleven races. The top ten scores in each race will count toward Michigan Runner of the Year honors. For the complete list see http://michiganrunner.net/news/Race_Series_0104.html.

__/ QUOTE OF THE WEEK - "Joggers can't stop jogging anymore than smokers can stop smoking. If joggers were told that jogging is bad for your health, they'd still keep jogging."

-- Andy Rooney, Sixty Minutes, March 7, 2004.

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER TV SCHEDULE OF SHOWS - The Michigan Runner TV Show

(http://michigan runner.tv) is featuring the following Internet Television shows this season.

**Video Journal**

Olympic Games Countdown: Tim Broe's Video Journal

Tim Broe interviews Ron Warhurst (Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2004warhurst/

Trent Briney, Clint Verran and Keith Hanson (Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2004olympictrials/

Tim Broe interviews Alan Culpepper, Meb Keflezighi and Dan Browne(Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2004olympictrials/

**Interviews**

Rod DeHaven- 2000 Olympic Marathoner (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2004roddehaven/)

Amber Smith - Michigan High School Runner of the Year 2002/2003(Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003ambersmith/)

Bob Figuli, 100,000 Miles and Counting (Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003figuli/

Keith and Kevin Hanson - Olympic Development Program Parts I & II(Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003hansons1/ and http://michiganrunner.tv/2003hansonsII/)

Pat Ball - Preview of 2003 Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon, Relay and Compuware 5K (now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/ 2003detroitpreview.html)

Tim Broe - An Interview (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003timbroe/

Boaz Cheboiywo - An Interview (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/ 2003boaz/)

John Goodridge-Coaching High School & College Runners, Part I (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003goodridge1)

Dick Beardsley- Staying The Course (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003beardsley/)

Nancy Clark-Food Guide for Marathon Runners (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003nancyclark/)

Frank Shorter-Catching the Cheaters (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003shorter/)

Mark Will-Weber- The Quotable Runner (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003quotable/)

Allan Steinfeld-Directing the New York Marathon (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003teinfeld/)

Collette Liss - Shamrock Shuffle Champion (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003collette)

Chris Lear-Sub 4:00, Alan Webb and the Quest for the Fastest Mile (Now Showing:http://michiganrunner.tv/2003chrislear/)

Shaun Creighton- LaSalle Bank Shamrock Shuffle Defending Champion

Carey Pinkowski- Directing the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon

Jeff Galloway - Leader, Crim Training Program

Greg Meyer - Boston Marathon Winner

Kevin Sullivan - Olympian and Canadian Mile Record Holder

**Events**

U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Men's Marathon -- The Race (Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2004marathontrials_men/

Cleveland Clinic River Run (Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2004cleveland/)

Belle Isle 33rd New Years Eve Run, Belle Isle, Detroit, MI (Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2002belleisle/

Lake Superior Shore Run Race Against Tobacco, Marquette (Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003shorerun/

21st Detroit Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot (Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003turkeytrot/)

25th Annual Big Bird Run-Roseville, MI (Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003bigbird/)

Portage Invitational Cross Country Meet, Portage, MI (Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003portage/)

Detroit Free Press / Flagstar Bank Marathon, October 5, 2003(Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003detroit/)

Silver Valley Trail Run, East Tawas, September 19, 2002 (Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003silvervalley/)

Crim Festival of Races, Flint, MI, August 23 (Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2002crim/)

Steve's Run-Dowagiac, MI, July 26, 2003 (Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/ 2003stevesrun/)

Hannibal Cannibal, MO, July 5, 2003 (Now Showing: http:// michiganrunner.tv/2003hannibal)

The Great Race-Elkart, IN, May 24-26, 2003 (Now Showing: http:// michiganrunner.tv/2003greatrace/)

Michigan Indoor Track Series Championship (Now Showing:High School: http:// michiganrunner.tv/2003mits/)

LaSalle Bank Shamrock Shuffle-Chicago, IL (Now Showing: http:// michiganrunner.tv/2003shamrock/)

Great Wall Marathon (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/ 2003greatwall/)

Running Fit-Trail Marathon and Half Marathon - Pinckney, MI (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003trailmarathon/)

Forest City Road Races, London, Ontario, May 11, 2003 (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003forestcity/

Capital City River Run, Lansing MHSAA LP X-C Finals, Brooklyn, MI

NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, Waterloo, Iowa

**Training**

Doug Kurtis Marathon Training Series, 12 weeks of marathon tips and advice from the man who has won more marathons than anyone. Now showing:

Parts 1-12. "http://michiganrunner.tv/2003marathon/"

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__/ RACE CALENDAR - The following calendar listings are provided as a value added service for our Michigan Runner clients. If you are interested in Sponsorship of the Michigan Runner Newsletter or having your race listed in our calendar, please contact Art McCafferty at artmccaf@glsp.com

Friday and Saturday, March 12 & 13

* NCAA Division 1 Indoor Track and Field Championships, Fayetteville, Arkansas http://ncaasports.com/

Sunday, March 14

* Churchill's 37th Annual Half-Marathon, 1:00 pm, Monclova Community Center, Monclova, Ohio, Tony Bayford, (419) 472-0077, http://toledoroadrunners.org

* St. Patrick's Corktown Races, 4MR, 1.5 MR/W, Kids Run, Detroit, 12:30 pm, Ed Kozloff, (248) 544-9099, http://motorcitystriders.com.

Sunday, March 20

* Shillelagh Four Mile, Flushing, Noon, John Gault, (810) 659-6493, http://gaultracemanagement.com

Saturday, March 27

* Hansons Running Shop 5K Run & 1 Mile Walk, Utica, 10:00 am, 5KR, 1MW, http://hansons-running.com

* Martian Marathon and Half Marathon, Northville, 8:00 am, or training run of any distance, Randy Step, (248) 347-4568, http://martianmarathon.com

Sunday, March 28

* Around the Bay 30K, Hamilton, Ontario, 9:30 am, includes 5K and relays, Michael Zajczenko, (905) 574-8982, http://www.aroundthebayroadrace.com.

* LaSalle Bank Shamrock Shuffle 8K, Chicago, 9:45 am, (312) 904-9814 http://www.shamrockshuffle.com

Saturday, April 3

* US Olympic Team Trials, Women's Marathon, St. Louis, http://www.stlouismarathon.com/stl%5Fmarathon/ Sunday,

April 18

* West Bloomfield 1/2 Marathon, 13.1 MR, 5KR/W, kids run, 10:00 am, West Bloomfield, balewski@twp.west-bloomfield.mius

Saturday, April 24

* Borgess Run for the Health of It, Kalamazoo, 8:40 am, 13.1MR, 5KR/W, 1MFR, http://www.borgessrun.com

* Road Ends 5 Mile Trail Run, 5 MR, Pinckney, 9:00 am, http://trailmarathon.com

Sunday, April 25

* Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon & 10K, Cleveland, 26.2MR, 10KR, 8:00 am, http://clevelandmarathon.com

* Running FitTrail Marathon & 1/2 Marathon, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, Pinckney, 8:00 am http://trailmarathon.com

Correction: Saturday, May 29

* Fruitport Old Fashioned Days, 10KR, 5KR, Fruitport, 9:30 am, (231) 865-6273.

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