__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/ __/__/__/ MICHIGAN RUNNING NEWS - May 25, 2005 - Vol. 4, no. 30 Sponsored by:

Mackinac Memorial Bridge Race, May 28, 2005 Web: http://mackinawcity.com Video 2004: http://michiganrunner.tv/2004MackinacBridge/

5/3 Fifth Third Bank Solstice Run presented by Comcast, Northville, June 25. http://solsticerun.org

Keweenaw Trail Run Festival, 8K, 25K, Hill Climb, Eagle Harbor, July 9-10 http://www.keweenawtrails.com

Grand Island Trail Marthon and 10K, Munising, July 30 Web: http://www.algercounty.org Video 2006: Coming in August 2006

Steve's Run: The Original Road and Trail Race, Dowagiac, July 30 Web: http://www.swmich.edu/fireup/stevesrun/ Video: 2004 http://michiganrunner.tv/2004stevesrun/ 2003 http://michiganrunner.tv/2003stevesrun/

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

Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon presented by Greektown Casino, Sunday, October 23, 2005 Web: http://detroitfreepressmarathon.com Video: 2004 http://michiganrunner.tv/2004detroitmarathon/ 2003 http://michiganrunner.tv/2003detroit/ 2002 http://michiganrunner.tv/2002detroit/ 2001 http://michiganrunner.tv/2001detroit/

Editor: Jennie McCafferty

__/__/__/__/__/__/___/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/ __/__/__ __/ IT'S A GREAT WEEKEND OF RACING AHEAD

--FRUITPORT OLD RASHIONED DAYS RUN

--ELKHART, INDIANA'S BANK ONE/ THE TRUTH GREAT RACE SPORTS FESTIVAL

--MACKINAC MEMORIAL BRIDGE RACE

--ING OTTAWA MARATHON

--GROSSE ILE MEMORIAL DAY 8K

__/ MRN ON THE ROAD: BEIJING, XI'AN & TIANJIN, CHINA

__/ CITY OF BURTON MEMORIAL DAY 5K/10K CANCELLED

__/ RUN FOR YOUR HEALTH 5K ENDS AFTER 20 YEARS

__/ RUNNING FIT VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

__/ OOPS: ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND FORGOT NICK WILLIS

__/ MRN'S UPCOMING SCHEDULE

__/ RACE CALENDAR - MAY - JUNE

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

__/__/__/__/__/__/___/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/ __/__/__ __/ IT'S A GREAT WEEKEND OF RACING AHEAD The summer racing season kicks off in earnest this weekend with a great variety of races from which to choose:

--FRUITPORT OLD RASHIONED DAYS RUN For those in the Western Michigan area, check out the scenery of this classic small town festival race. Fruitport celebrates it's Old Fashioned Days on Saturday (May 28) with both 10K and 5K runs. The action starts at 9:30 am. Call Donald Wood (231) 865-6273 for more information.

--ELKHART, INDIANA'S BANK ONE/ THE TRUTH GREAT RACE SPORTS FESTIVAL This Sports Festival is a dizzying collection of road races, track, swimming, in-line skating, cycling, basketball, canoe and kayak racing, tennis and more. The very competitive Jim Ryun Mile is Saturday evening (May 28) at the High School Track. A new in-line skate "criterium", cycling, canoe and kayack are featured on Sunday (May 29). Prize money guarantees that the road racing which takes over on Monday (May 30) will be competitive. Choose among the half marathon, 10K, 5K, and in-line skating. Check out Michigan Runner TV's video online: http:// michiganrunner.tv/2004greatrace/. For details see http:// www.thegreatrace.net.

--MACKINAC MEMORIAL BRIDGE RACE You can register through Thursday, May 26 for the second annual Mackinac Memorial Bridge Race. You'll never forget the thrill of running over the Mighty Mac at sunrise. For details and registration see http://www.mackinawcity.com.

--ING OTTAWA MARATHON The long weekend is a great time to visit Ontario's capital city and run a 10K, a half-marathon, or the full marathon. Details are at http://www.ncm.ca/scenic/.

--GROSSE ILE MEMORIAL DAY 8K

If you like a scenic course with significant competition, the Island Road Runners put on this 8K. The action begins at 8:30 am. See http://www.ncm.ca/scenic/.

__/ MRN ON THE ROAD: BEIJING, XI'AN & TIANJIN, CHINA If you are looking for a destination race, you'll have a wonderful time visiting China and running the 10K, half marathon or marathon of the Great Wall. The Great Wall Marathon offers spectacular scenery, uneven steps designed to impede the progress of invading armies, friendly villagers and an international field. I particicpated in the tour organized by Kathy Loper and Kurt Bodmer of Kathy Loper Events. Kathy and Kurt's attention to detail, flawless arrangements, their personal touch and a terrific group on the "Loper 2" tour all contributed to a wonderful trip.Tough? You bet, but the wall itself and the rest of the course through the surrounding countryside were worth the effort.

Entries to the Great Wall Marathon can only be bought as part of a tour package. http://kathyloperevents.com

Ann Arbor resident Gregory Feucht smashed the course record by 13 minutes to win in 3:25:13. Feucht runs for the Front Line Racing Team and is on a temporary assignment to Shanghai.

__/ CITY OF BURTON MEMORIAL DAY 5K/10K CANCELLED We received word that the City of Burton Memorial Day 5K and 10K has been cancelled. The event was originally scheduled for Monday, May 30.

__/ RUN FOR YOUR HEALTH 5K ENDS AFTER 20 YEARS Folks at Mercy General Health Partners in Muskegon have decided to end Labor Day Run for Your Health 5K after 20 years of sponsoring the event.

__/ RUNNING FIT VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

Running Fit is looking for volunteers for their various events and is offering all volunteers FREE ENTRY into one of the following Running Fit events: --Embrace the Dirt 5 Mile Trail Run, 7/23/05 --The Legend 5 & 10 Mile Trail Run, 8/6/05 --*Dances With Dirt Ultra, 9/10/05 --Big Foot Snowshoe 5 & 10k 1/28/06 --Martian Marathon & Half Marathon, 3/25/06 --Road Ends 5 Mile Trail Run, 4/29/06 --Trail Marathon & Half Marathon, 4/30/06 --The Run Fit 5k, 5/3/06

Volunteering at the 2005 Dances with Dirt is especially attractive: You're guaranteed 2006 DWD TEAM ENTRY! Interested teams must have at least 3 team members volunteer. DWD always fills up early, so this is a terrific opportunity. E-mail susan@runningfit.com if you are interested or call 734.769.5675.

__/ OOPS: ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND FORGOT NICK WILLIS

Carter Sherline alerted us to this news: The New Zealand Herald reports that Olympic 1500m runner Nick Willis has been added to the New Zealand world championships team after an "embarrassing" oversight by the national track and field selectors.

Athletics New Zealand general manager Jeremy Kennerley confirmed that United States-based Willis would be added to the team of 10 named last week for the August championships in Helsinki.

Kennerley said there was confusion among the selectors over whether Willis was targeting the 1500m or 800m in Helsinki, and whether he had run a sufficient qualifying time. Willis reached the 1500m semifinals at the Athens Olympics last year, but missed the final by two placings. Athletics NZ's recently-resigned performance manager Tony Rogers, the athletics coach at last year's Olympics, was staggered at Willis' omission from the initial squad. "He's run 3min 41sec outdoors this season ... I don't think form is an issue for Nick, I think communication has been. "He's met all the criteria." __/ MRN'S UPCOMING SCHEDULE

May 28-30, Great Race, Elkhart, Indiana

June 18, Ludington Lakestride, Ludington - Art

June 18-19, Grandma's Marathon, Duluth, MN - Jennie

June 26, Pictured Rocks Run for Shelter, Munising

July 8-12, Utica Boilermaker, Distance Running Hall of Fame

July 30, Steve's Run, Dowagiac

August 7, Run Clark Lake, Jackson

August 13, Run Thru Hell, Hell/Pinckney

August 27, Crim Festival of Races, Flint

September 9-11, Mid Mountain Marathon, Park City, Utah

September 17, Harvest Stompede, Leelanaw Peninsula/Traverse City

September 23-25, Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, Toronto

October 23, Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon

November 13, Big Bird Run, Roseville

_/ RACE CALENDAR - MAY - JUNE

The following calendar listings are provided as a value added service for our Michigan Runner clients. If you are interested in sponsoring Michigan Running News or having your race listed in our calendar, please contact Art McCafferty at artmccaf@glsp.com

Saturday, May 28, 2005

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

* 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/

* Mackinac Memorial Bridge Race, 6MR, Mackinac City, 6:00 am http://www.mackinawcity.com

Sunday, 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/

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

Monday, 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/

* Grosse Ile Memorial Day 8K, Grosse Ile, 8:30 am http://www.islandroadrunners.net

Wednesday, June 1, 2005

* Hansons Marathon Training Clinic #1, Royal Oak, 7:00 pm http://hansons-running.com

* Hansons Marathon Training Clinic #1, Utica, 7:00 pm http://hansons-runnin.com

Wednesday, June 8, 2005

* Midwest Distance Solution, Hillsdale, track meet, 7:00 pm, Hillsdale College, http://hansons-running.com

Saturday, June 11

* Brian Diemer Amerikam 5K, Cutlerville, 9:00 am, Robert Hyde, (616) 890-1337, http://diemerrun.com

* Dodge Park 3.1 Mile Run, Sterling Heights, 8:30 am, Michael Kostrzeba, (586) 446-2705, http://sterling-heights.net

* Flirt with Dirt, Novi, Lakeshore Park, 8:00 am, 10KR, 5KR, Susan Hodgson, http://runningfit.com

* Mackinac Island Lilac Festival 10K Run and Walk, Mackinac Island, 9:30 am, Windermere Point, 10KR/W, 1/4 M Kids run, http://gaultracemanagement.com

Wednesday, June 15

* Hansons Marathon Training Clinic #1, Grosse Pointe, 7:00 pm http://hansons-running.com

* Hansons Marathon Training Clinic #1, Auburn Hills, 7:00 pm http://hansons-running.com

Friday, June 17

* Zanglin Downriver Run, Trenton, 7:30 pm, 8KR, 1MR, Eve Howell, (734) 282-1101, http://www.zanglinrun.com

Sunday, June 19

* Plymouth YMCA Father's Day Run, Plymouth, 7:30 am, 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MR/W,Triple (all three races, 10.3 miles), kid's run, Cindy Morency (734) 453-2904, http://gaultracemanagement.com

Saturday, June 25

* Fifth Third Bank Solstice Run, Northville, 7:30 am, 10KR, 5KR/W, Kids Run, Alan Whitehead, (248) 349-0203, http://www.solsticerun.org

* Standard Federal Bank Reeds Lake Run, Grand Rapids, 8:00 am, 10KR,5KR/W, Kid's Run, Susan Perry, (616) 949-1750, http:// www.eastgr.org

Sunday, June 26

* Pictured Rocks Run for Shelter, Munising, 8:00 am, 11MR, 5MR, Lynne Chamberlain, http://algercounty.com/roadrace/

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

Sunday, May 22, 2005

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

Saturday, May 28, 2005

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

Monday, 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

July 9-10, 2005

Keweenaw Trail Run Festival, 8K, 25K, Hill Climb, Eagle Harbor http://www.keweenawtrails.com

Saturday, July 30, 2005

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

Sunday, July 31, 2005

* Carrollton Charity Road Races, marathon, 20K, 10K, 5K, Carrollton, 6:00 am or 8:15 am. http://signmeup.com/50207

Saturday, August 13, 2005

* Crystal Lake Team Marathon, Beulah, 26.2 M Relay, Paul Szymanski, paul@lakeshoretitle.net.

Monday, September 3, 2005

* Labor Day 30K, Milford, 8:00 am http://www.laborday30k.com

Saturday, September 10, 2005

* Dances with Dirt, 100 KR, 50 KR, 100 K Relay, Pinckney, 6:30 am http://runningfit.com

* Mid-Mountain Marathon, 26MR, Park City, Utah, 8:00 am, Mountain Trails Foundation, mountaintrails.org

Sunday, September 25, 2005

* Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, Toronto, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 5KR, http://www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com.

Saturday, October 1, 2005

* Lake Superior Shore Run Race Against Tobacco, Marquette, 13.1MR, 5KR, kids run, 10:10 am, Jim Harrington, jharrington@hline.org, www.superiorlandskiclub.com

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