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MICHIGAN RUNNING NEWS July 26, 2006 - Vol. 5, no. 43

Sponsored by:

Steve's Run: The Original Road and Trail Race, Dowagiac, Sat, July 29, 2006 Web: http://www.swmich.edu/fireup/stevesrun/ Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2005steve/

Eastpointe Lions Club 5K Run and 1 Mile Fun Run, Sunday, August 6, 2006 Eastpointe, contact Kim Lubinski: schobiek@aol.com or (586) 393-6292.

Second Chance at Life, Hines Park Nankin Mills, Westland, August 12, 2006 5K, 2MW, 4MInline Skate, 10M Bike, Web: http://www.secondchanceatlife.org Register: http://gaultracemanagement.com

Crim Festival of Races, Flint, Saturday, August 26, 2006 Web: http://crim.org Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2005crim

Somerset Stampede, Somerset Center, Half Marathon & 5K, Saturday, August 26, Register: http://www.somerset-run.com

Bell Memorial Lake Superior Shore Run Race Against Tobacco, Sept. 23, 2006 1K Youth Run, 5K and Half Marathon, Little Presque Isle, Marquette Web: http://www.smokefreeup.org Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003shorerun/

Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K, September 24, 2006 Web: http://www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/ Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2005scotiabank/

Detroit Free Press / Flagstar Bank Marathon, Sunday, October 29, 2006 Web: http://www.detroitfreepressmarathon.com Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2005detroit/

Editor: Jennie McCafferty Michigan Runner Magazine personal and gift subscriptions are available at: http://www.michiganrunner.net/magazine/subscribe.html

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__/ WEEKEND RACE AGENDA: TRAILS, MARATHONS, WOMEN'S TRIATHLON

-- STEVE'S RUN, DOWAGIAC, SATURDAY, JULY 29

-- CARROLLTON CHARITY ROAD RACES, SUNDAY, JULY 30

-- GRAND ISLAND TRAIL MARATHON, GRAND ISLAND (NEAR MUNISING), SATURDAY, JULY 29

-- SYLVANIA ALL WOMEN TRIATHLON DUATHLON

__/ USATF JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

__/ RRCA CONNECTION PROVIDES FUEL BELTS FOR DEXTER ANN ARBOR AGE GROUP WINNERS

__/ LELA NELSON TO REPRESENT US IN NIKE COMBINED EVENTS CHALLENGE

__/ ING NEW YORK CITY MARATHON GUARANTEED ENTRY

__/ ROBERT GARY NAMED OSU HEAD MEN'S TRACK COACH

__/ WINDSOR'S CHANNEL 9 CARRIES TRACK ON TV

__/ PLETZKE AND MAGNANT TOP RUNNERS AT INAUGURAL OAK POINTE RALLY FOR THE CURE 5-K

__/ MRN'S UPCOMING SCHEDULE

__/ RACE CALENDAR JULY - AUGUST

__/ HALF-MARATHON & LONGER CALENDAR

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__/ WEEKEND RACE AGENDA: TRAILS, MARATHONS, WOMEN'S TRIATHLON

-- ALDEN RUN, ALDEN, SATURDAY, JULY 29 -- Travel writers regularly proclaim Torch Lake as Michigan's most beautiful lake. You can check it out for yourself at the Alden Run. Both the 5K run and walk and the 10K run begin up hill and return downhillthrough forest trails with views of Torch Lake. Events begin at 9:00 am. Call Jan Cummings, Jalynpineview@yahoo.com for details. Tom Henderson writes about the Alden Run at http://www.michiganrunner.com//0998/~alden.html.

-- STEVE'S RUN, DOWAGIAC, SATURDAY, JULY 29 --This 10K and 5K trail run has everything: serious competition, cemetery, wildlife refuge, cross country trails, golf course, Dowagiac Creek to jump in after the finish and Ron Gunn, the original race director. The 32nd Steve's Run gets underway in downtown Dowagiac at 9:00 am. The 10K earns points for the 2006 Michigan Runner Race Series. C.D. McEwen writes about the 2005 events: http://www.michiganrunner.net/news/steves_run0905.html. Online Registration: http://www.swmich.edu/fireup/stevesrun/registration.html Michigan Runner TV: http://michiganrunner.tv/2005steve/

-- CARROLLTON CHARITY ROAD RACES, SUNDAY, JULY 30 -- Whether you are looking for a 5K, a 10K, a 20K or a marathon, Carrollton Charity Road Races have a distance for you. The marathon and 20K begin at 6:00 am, Carrollton High School. Now in its 7th year, this event attracts folks who run a lot of marathons. Marathon Don Kern writes about the attraction of this unique event: http://www.michiganrunner.net/news/carrollton0905.html. Online Registration and directions: 5KR/W,https://www.signmeup.com/52631.

-- GRAND ISLAND TRAIL MARATHON, GRAND ISLAND (NEAR MUNISING), SATURDAY, JULY 29 -- The Falling Rock Cafe in Munising is race headquarters for the marathon and 10K; an expo hosted by Downwind Sports is in Munising's Bayshore Park Friday from 3:00 to 7:00 pm. Entries for both races are closed, so begin your planning for the 2007 event now. Read Ryan Towles account of the 2005 event at http://www.michiganrunner.net/news/grand_island0905.html. Michigan Runner TV will bring you the action of this Upper Peninsula event in an upcoming show.

-- SYLVANIA ALL WOMEN TRIATHLON DUATHLON -- Jim and Joyce Donaldson of Elite Endeavors are experienced triathlon directors. This Sylvania All Women Triathlon Duathlon is a brand new one for women only. The venue is the Centennial Terrace and Quarry in Sylvania, Ohio and the event will employ a unique time-trial start-- designed to ease start line jitters for first timers. Distances are .4MS-12MB-3MR or 1MR-12MB-3MR and action begins at 8:00 am.

* Sylvania All Women Triathlon Duathlon, Sylvania, Ohio, 8:00 am, Register online: http://eliteendeavors.com Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2006eliteendeavors/

__/ USATF JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS -- Two Michigan athletes are competing at the USATF Junior Championships, which began yesterday in Baltimore. Athletes must meet qualifying standards for each event.

-- Tiffany Ofili - Univ. of Michigan (Ypsilanti, Mich.), 100m hurdles

-- Erin Humphrey - Ypsilanti Lincoln HS (Detroit, Mich.), 400m relay

__/ RRCA CONNECTION PROVIDES FUEL BELTS FOR DEXTER ANN ARBOR AGE GROUP WINNERS - The Road Runners Clubs of America provide important services for events, especially event insurance. Sponsors can come in handy, too. For example, the Fuel Belt company provided fuel belts for all Dexter Ann Arbor age group winners. Michigan RRCA representative Gary Morgan suggests that event directors can take advantage of such services through RRCA. http://www.rrca.org.

__/ LELA NELSON TO REPRESENT US IN NIKE COMBINED EVENTS CHALLENGE - The rosters for the women's heptathlon in the Nike Combined Events Challenge between the United States and Germany have been set. Competition will begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 5 at R.V. Christian Track Complex at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas.

Team USA will be comprised by four-time NCAA All-American Tacita Bass, 2006 AT&T USA Outdoor Championships sixth-place finisher Danielle McNaney, 2005 NCAA Outdoor champion Lela Nelson and Western State (Colo.) standout Reidun Wallin. The squad will be coached by John Turek.

The German delegation will be headlined by Marlen Buder, Annelie Schrader, Maren Schwerdtner and Julia Machtig, who enters the competition as the only German competitor with a career best over 6,000 points from her 6,066-point performance last month in Ratingen, Germany. For details see http://usatf.org.

__/ ING NEW YORK CITY MARATHON GUARANTEED ENTRY - Wondering if you'll ever be able to register for the ING New York City Marathon? If so, Richard Hulnick, Manager, Business Developoment for the New York Road Runners, alerted us to an approach that might work for you: "Hi Jennie -- always enjoy reading the email newsletter. I am not sure if you are interested in posting this, but NEW for the ING New York City Marathon 2006, NYRR is offering guaranteed entry through our official charities. http://www.ingnycmarathon.org/about/charities.php. Regards, Richard Hulnick"

__/ ROBERT GARY NAMED OSU HEAD MEN'S TRACK COACH -- The message board have been speculating for weeks; now it's official:

"Two-time Olympian in the 3,000m steeplechase Robert Gary was named Ohio State University's seventh men's track and field head coach on Monday. The men's cross country head coach at Ohio State since his graduation from OSU in 1996, Gary succeeds Russ Rogers, who retired in June after 19 seasons with the Buckeyes.

'Being named the track and field head coach at my alma mater is almost beyond my dreams," said Gary, who has been named Ohio Cross Country Coach of the Year five of the last six seasons. "Being a part of the outstanding track and field tradition at The Ohio State University is truly an honor.

'I will be committed to building a complete track and field team. We will create a culture for our student-athletes to achieve their academic and athletic goals. I envision a balanced team with all the event areas working toward a common goal of a Big Ten championship.' "

-- USATF

Check out Tim Broe's interview of Robert Gary: http://michiganrunner.tv/2006hillsdale/, then choose "Overview of the Gina Relays".

__/ WINDSOR'S CHANNEL 9 CARRIES TRACK ON TV -- Gregory A. Bishop alerted us to more Track on TV: Windsor, Ontario's CBET-TV, Channel 9 is carrying the European Summer Golden League track meets on Saturday afternoons and again at Midnight on Sundays.

During the Olympics and World Championships in Athletics, we often watch Channel 9's much better coverage. It's good to know that we can watch these summer meets as well. For details of CBET's reach in Michigan see http://www.michiguide.com/dials/tv/cbet.html.

__/ PLETZKE AND MAGNANT TOP RUNNERS AT INAUGURAL OAK POINTE RALLY FOR THE CURE 5-K

By: John Hebert

Brighton, (July 9, 2006): Ryan Pletzke 23, (18:02) from Northville and Newport Beach, California and Christine Magnant 43, (21:53) from Brighton topped all runners and walkers in the inaugural Oak Pointe Rally for the Cure, benefiting Susan B Komen Breast Cancer.

The 5-K race course toured the neighborhoods of Oak Pointe Estates and several cart paths on Oak Pointe Country Club in Brighton, Michigan. The finish was along the lake where runners and walkers could view the homes along the lake as well as watch early morning waterskiers on a clear and windless morning.

An award was given to the first breast cancer survivor, Sue Masterson. Age group winners included: Male 15-19: Ryan Jara, Female 15-19: Katie Levesque, Female 20-29: Laura Rauschot, Male 30-39: Jim Toth, Female 30-39: Amy Steiner, Male 40-49: Matt Bedford, Female 40-49: Elly Truran, Male 50-59: Justin Saine, Female 50-59: Cindi Holman, Male 60-69: Jack Johnson, Female 60-69: Loretta Mackenouth and Male 70- 99: Ken Isherwood.

Following the awards ceremony, a drawing was held for items and gift certificates donated by local businesses. Almost all runners and walkers stayed around for the post race entertainment and bagels, water, fruit and other food items donated to the cause, stated race director Terese Grondin.

For a first time event, many positive comments were overheard about the organization and the beauty of the course and attention and enthusiasm given to all runners and walkers. One of the lighter moments was when Yogi, a golden retriever who finished the race won one of the drawing items. The race will again be held next year on the Sunday following the 4th of July. Plan to put this race on your race calendar as it is truly a beautiful course which benefits a great cause.

__/ MRN'S UPCOMING SCHEDULE

-- July 29, Steves Run, Dowagiac - Jennie & Art McCafferty

-- July 29, Grand Island Trail Marathon and 10K, Grand Island (near Munising) - Scott Sullivan, Carter Sherline

-- July 30, Carrollton Charity Races - Carter Sherline

-- Aug. 11-13 ING Edmonton Marathon, Edmonton, Alberta-Jennie, Art and Heather McCafferty

-- Aug. 25-27 Crim Festival of Races, Flint- Scott Sullivan, Art & Jennie McCafferty, Carter Sherline

-- Sept. 2 - Labor Day 30K, Milford - Art & Jennie McCafferty

-- Sept. 17 - Playmakers Autumn Classic - Art & Jennie McCafferty

-- Sept. 22-24 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, Toronto, Ontario, Art & Jennie McCafferty, Carter Sherline

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Detroit Free Press / Flagstar Bank Marathon Celebrates Volunteers is the latest Internet Television offering from Michigan Runner Television-- http://michiganrunner.tv-- and we hope you enjoy it.

UPCOMING SHOWS

Crim Festival of Races

Detroit Free Press / Flagstar Bank Marathon

Grand Island Marthon

ING Edmonton Marathon

Milford Labor Day 30K and 10K

Playmakers Autumn Classic

Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon

Steve's Run

http://glsp.com

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Saturday, July 29, 2006

* Alden Run, Alden, Torch Lake, 9:00 am, 10KR, 5KR/W, Jan Cummings, jalynpi8neview@yahoo.com

* Grand Island Trail Marathon & 10K, Munising, 7:00 am, 26.2MR, 10KR, http://greatlakesendurance.com.

* Steve's Run, Dowagiac, 9:00 am, 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR/W, http://swmich.edu/fireup/stevesrun/.

Sunday, July 30, 2006

* Carrollton Charity Road Races, Carrollton High School, 6:00 am, 26.2MR, 20KR, 10KR, 5KR/W,https://www.signmeup.com/52631.

* Sylvania All Women Triathlon Duathlon, Sylvania, Ohio, 8:00 am, .4MS-12MB-3MR or 1MR-12MB-3MR Web: http://eliteendeavors.com Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2006eliteendeavors/

Saturday, August 5, 2006

* Kayla O'Mara Memorial Road Race, Goodrich, 9:00 am, 5KR/W, 1MFR, Baumans Running and Walking Shop, (810) 238-5981.

* Mark Mellon Triathlon & Duathlon, Gaylord, Otsego Lake County Park, 9:00 am, Olympic or Sprint Trithlon, Duathlon: 2MR-31MB-3.1MR Web: http://eliteendeavors.com Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2006eliteendeavors/

* Run Clark Lake, Clark Lake, 8:30 am, 12KR, 5KR/W, 3/4K Kids Run, Pat Dwyer, (517)782-6106

* The Legend 5 & 10 Mile Trail Run, Laingsburg, Sleepy Hollow State Park, 8:00 am, http://runlegend.com.

Sunday, August 6, 2006

* Eastpointe Lions Club 5K Run and 1 Mile Fun Run, Eastpointe, Kennedy Park on Stephens Road, 8:30 am, (586) 393-6292

Saturday, August 12, 2006

* Crystal Lake Team Marathon, Beulah, 26.2M relay, (231) 882-7212, paul@lakeshoretitle.net

* Run Thru Hell, Hell/Pinckney, Hell Creek Ranch on Cedar Lake Rd. at Paterson Lake Rd., 8:00 am, Register: http://gaultracemanagement.com

* Second Chance at Life, Hines Park Nankin Mills, Westland, 5K, 2MW, 4MInline Skate, 10M Bike, Web: http://www.secondchanceatlife.org Register: http://gaultracemanagement.com

Sunday, August 13, 2006

* ING Edmonton Marathon, Edmonton, Alberta, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 10KR Web: http://events.runningroom.com Video: Michigan Runner TV will cover the 2006 race

* Sylvania Triathlon / Duathlon, Sylvania, Ohio, Olander Park, 7:30 am, Web: http://eliteendeavors.com Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2006eliteendeavors/

Friday, August 18, 2006

* Howell Melon Run, Howell City Park, 7:00 pm, 10KR, 5KR, http://www.cityofhowell.org.

Saturday, August 19, 2006

* Bill's Run Richmond Run, Richmond, 8:00 am, 8KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR, Richmond Parks and Recreation, (586) 727-3064.

* Petoskey Festival by the Bay Wellness Walk & Run, Petoskey Bayfront Park, 9:00 am, 5KR/W, 1MR/W, (231) 347-4150

Saturday, August 26, 20006

* Crim Festival of Races, Flint, 8:00 am, 10MR, 8KR/W, 5KR/W, 1MR/W, Teddy Bear Trot Web: http://crim.org Register: http://gaultracemanagement.com Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2005crim/

* Somerset Stampede, Somerset Center, 7:30 am, Somerset Beach, Half Marathon & 5K, Register: http://www.somerset-run.com

__/ HALF-MARATHON & LONGER CALENDAR

Saturday, July 29, 2006

* Grand Island Trail Marathon and 10K, near Munising, info@greatlakeseendurance.com. Web: http://greatlakesendurance.com Video: Michigan Runner TV will cover the 2006 race

Sunday, July 30, 2006

* Carrollton Charity Road Races, Carrollton, 6:00 am sharp - Marathon & 20K, 8:15 am (sharp) - 10K & 5K. Call Craig Douglas (989) 399-8860 or sign-up online: http://www.signmeup.com/52631

Saturday, August 12, 2006

* Crystal Lake Team Marathon, Beulah, 26.2M relay, (231) 882-7212, paul@lakeshoretitle.net

Sunday, August 13, 2006

* ING Edmonton Marathon, Edmonton, Alberta, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 10KR Web: http://events.runningroom.com Video: Michigan Runner TV will cover the 2006 race

Saturday, August 26, 20006

* Somerset Stampede, Somerset Center, 7:30 am, Somerset Beach, Half Marathon & 5K, Register: http://www.somerset-run.com

Saturday, September 2, 2006

* Labor Day 30KR and relay, 10KR/W, inline skating and bike tour, Milford, 8:00 am Web: http://www.laborday30k.com Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2005milford/

Saturday, September 9, 2006

* Dances with Dirt Ultra and Relay, Pinckney/Hell, 6:00 am http://danceswithdirt.com

* Mid-Mountain Marathon, Park City, Utah, 26.2MR Web: mountaintrails.org Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2005midmountainmarathon/

Sunday, September 24, 2006

* Fox Cities Marathon, Neenah, Wisconsin, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, relay, http://www.foxcitiesmarathon.org.

* Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, Toronto, Ontario, 26.2MR, 13.1MR/W, 5KR/W, 7:30 am Web: http://www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2005scotiabank/

Sunday, October 15, 2006 - tentative date

* Columbus Marathon, Columbus, Ohio, 7:00 am, 26.2MR/W/Wheel, 26.2M relay, http://columbusmarathon.com

* Toronto Marathon, 8:30 am, Toronto, Ontario, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 5KR, Relay Web: http://torontomarathon.com Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2004torontomarathon/

Saturday, October 21, 2006

* Great Turtle Half Marathon and 5.7 Mile Run/ Walk, Mackinac Island, 11:30 am, http://www.runmackinac.com/.

Sunday, October 22, 2006

* Niagara Fallsview Casino International Marathon, Niagara Falls, Ontario, 26.2MR/W/Wheel, 13.1MR/W/Wheel, 5KR/W, (800) 563-2557, nfcvcb@tourismniagara.com Web: http://www.niagarafallsmarathon.com/ Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2005niagara/

Sunday, October 29, 2006

* Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon, 7:30 am, 26.2MR/Wheel, 13.1MR/W, relays, 5KR/W. Web: http://detroitfreepressmarathon.com Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2005detroit/

* Grand Rapids Marathon, 8:00, Grand Rapids, 26.2MR/W, 13.1MR/W Web: http://www.grandrapidsmarathon.com Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2005grandrapidsmarathon/

Sunday, December 10, 2006

* New Las Vegas Marathon, Las Vegas, Nevada, 6:00 am, 26.2MR, http://www.lvmarathon.com.

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