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MICHIGAN RUNNING NEWS--May 15, 2002

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Jennie McCafferty-Editor
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__/ RON WARHURST FEATURED IN MAY/JUNE MICHIGAN RUNNER
__/ RECORD PARTICIPATION IN 25TH ANNUAL FIFTH THIRD RIVER BANK RUN
__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES 25K CHAMPIONSHIP
__/ LASALLE BANK CHICAGO MARATHON BOOSTS ECONOMY BY $90 MILLION
__/ DEXTER ANN ARBOR HALF MARATHON IS RRCA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
__/ MAY/JUNE EVENT CALENDAR

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__/ RON WARHURST FEATURED IN MAY/JUNE MICHIGAN RUNNER
The University of Michigan's Ron Warhurst is coaching the hottest runners in the country. Tom Henderson interviews Coach Warhurst along with Tim Broe, Nate Brannen, Kevin Sullivan and Alan Webb in the May/June Michigan Runner magazine. The Michigan Runner is available at specialty running stores.

__/ RECORD PARTICIPATION IN 25TH ANNUAL FIFTH THIRD RIVER BANK RUN
The Fifth Third River Bank Run celebrated its 25th running in style with record participation in the 25K (4,738), 5K run (3,015), 5K walk (756) and kid's race (1,387). South African Krige Schabort set a new 25K Wheelchair World Record (51:30), earning a $5,000 bonus for shattering the 25K Wheelchair WR that Ernst Van Dyle set at the River Bank Run last year (52:02). Winner Ronald Mogaka's 1:13:56 was one second short of a new World Record. Teresa Wanjiku (1;26:57) of Kenya held off newcomer Jeanne Henessy (1:27:18) of New York for the win. Henessy won the USATF 25K National Championship while David Morris won the men's USATF 25K race.

Bill Rodgers, winner of the first River Bank Run in 1978, returned for the 25th anniversary and ran a respectable 1:35:11 for second place in the 50-54 age group. And who was first in that age group? None other than marathon-man Doug Kurtis, whose 1:27:37 was also good for 3rd place among Michigan master runners. Betsy Frens (17:04) and Matt Kaczor (15:25) won the 5K event. Complete results are available at http://www.classicrace.com

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES 25K CHAMPIONSHIP
Kyle Baker (1:17:57) earned his 2nd Michigan Runner Race Series title and was 4th in the USATF 25K National Championship. Laura Murphy won the Michigan Runner Race Series women's title in 1:37:46. Laurie Decker ((1:41:05) and Phil Bedford (1:20:55) won the masters titles.

__/ LASALLE BANK CHICAGO MARATHON BOOSTS ECONOMY BY $90 MILLION
Chicago was unusually quiet the first weeks after September 11. Hotel staff and taxi drivers told us that they noticed a huge change the first weekend in October--the weekend of the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon. Now, the Regional Economic Application Laboratory (REAL) has released figures on the Marathon's economic impact. From 1996 to 2001, the marathon's impact has grown three-fold from $29.6 million to $90 million. The growth in the number of registered participants is equally impressive, increasing from 10,925 in 1996 to 37,500 in 2001.

__/ DEXTER ANN ARBOR HALF MARATHON IS RRCA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
At stake in the Dexter Ann Arbor half marathon are two state titles and $1,500 in prize money. The $1,500 prize purse for the half-marathon run only will be distributed as follows: $400 each to the 1st overall man and woman, $250 each to the 2nd overall man and woman, and $100 each to the 3rd overall man and woman. The half marathon will be the Road Runners Clubs State Championship as well as the Michigan Runner Race Series half marathon championship.

The Dexter Ann Arbor Run is also offering complementary entries to runners who meet specified standards for both the 5K and half marathon races. See http://www.dexterannarborrun.com for qualifying times.