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MICHIGAN RUNNING NEWS - August 4, 2005 - Vol. 4, no. 40

Sponsored by:

Crim Festival of Races, August 27

Web: http://crim.org

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2004crim/

Cadillac Festival of Races, Labor Day, September 5 10K, 5K, Triathlon (canoe, bike, run), kids' races

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2001cadillac/

14th Annual Witch's Hat Run, 10K &5K Run, 5K Walk and One Mile Run, South Lyons, Saturday 3 or 10

Email: gsadler2@hotmail.com

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2001witchshat/

Cleveland Clinic Sports Health River Run Half Marathon, September 11

Web: http://hermescleveland.com/River_Run/

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2004clevelandclinic/

Community First Fox Cities Marathon Festival of Races, Appleton, WI, September 24 & 25 Includes a Marathon, Half Marathon, PowerWalk, Relay, 5K, Kids Fun Run

http://www.foxcitiesmarathon.org

Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, September 25, 2005- Presented by adidas

Web: http://torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2004scotiabank_toronto/

Bell Memorial Lake Superior Shore Run Race Against Tobacco Marquette, October 1

Web: http://www.superiorlandskiclub.com

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003shorerun/

Columbus Marathon, Columbus, Ohio, October 16 Marathon, 2 & 3 person relays, wheelchair marathon

Web: http://columbusmarathon.com

Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon presented by Greektown Casino, Sunday, October 23, 2005

Web: http://detroitfreepressmarathon.com

Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2004detroitmarathon/

Editor: Jennie McCafferty

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__/ QUOTE OF THE WEEK

__/ RUN, DON'T WALK TO SIGN UP FOR WCSN VIDEO

__/ WEEKEND RACING EVERYWHERE THIS WEEKEND

-- ST. JOHN'S FESTIVAL, FRIDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 5, ESSEXVILLE

-- RUN CLARK LAKE, JACKSON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 6

-- THE LEGEND 5 & 10 MILE TRAIL RUN, LAINGSBURG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 6

-- EASTPOINT LIONS CLUB 5K RUN AND 1 MILE FUN RUN, SUNDAY, AUGUST 7

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER TV: STEVE'S RUN 2005

__/ MICHIGAN ATHLETES WELL REPRESENTED AT IAAF WORLD CHAMPS THIS WEEKEND

__/ MANY MEMORABLE GREAT PERFORMANCES: ROADS, TRACK & FIELD

Booth, Broe, Cheboiywo, DuBois, Gallo, Kohlmeier, Moore, Morgan, Naughton, Perrin, Woods

__/ MRN ON THE ROAD: WINDSOR, DOWAGIAC, NIAGARA FALLS

__/ DAN DEYO LEAVING FOR NEW MEXICO

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES 2005 - REVISED*

__/ MRN'S UPCOMING SCHEDULE

__/ RACE CALENDAR - JULY-SEPTEMBER

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

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"Coming down the stretch, all I wanted to do was break the record. When I crossed and saw the time I just wanted to scream."

-- Mike Woods, on breaking the Canadian Junior Record in the Mile at the Pan Am Junior Games non-junior event: the "Miracle Mile". Wood's 3:57.48 broke Mark Olsen's 22 year old 3:58.08.

__/ RUN, DON'T WALK TO SIGN UP FOR WCSN VIDEO

We planned last Friday around getting to an Internet connection or WiFi hot spot by 2:15 pm. The plan was to watch the Webcast of the Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway-- a trial run for the IAAF World Championships in Helsinki next week. The Webcast is a brand new collaboration between USAT&F and MLB.

The site was too busy to handle the traffic, so I didn't get in. On the message boards, I was able to follow the 5000 meter race in which Tim Broe ran with the leaders and dusted Meb Keflezghi, Abdi Abdiriham, Jonathan Riley, and Robert Cheseret (he's the one who beat Ritz for the 2004 NCAA 5000m outdoor title). Tuesday night, the archive was up and the show is absolutely terrific. The show is all action, showing high jump, javelin and triple jump as the 5000 meter race developed. Note to USATF: we loved the International perspective-- keep the British commentators. Add US if you wish, but make that a different feed. For $4.95 (really) you can see the Bislet Games archive and get the IAAF World Championships. Michigan Runner has been doing Internet video of track & field for 4 years; we're thrilled that the technology and the USATF effort will bring us the Worlds. http://www.wcsn.com

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER TV: STEVE'S RUN 2005

Catch the 1,000+ speedsters who take on the terrain of the 10K and 5K 31st annual Steve's Run on Michigan Runner TV. The race is an important community event and raises funds for cancer research in memory of Steve Breigel. http://michiganrunner.tv/2005steve/

__/ WEEKEND RACING EVERYWHERE THIS WEEKEND

-- ST. JOHN'S FESTIVAL, FRIDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 5, ESSEXVILLE

St. John's Festival holds its 18th annual 5K Run/Walk and 1/4 Mile Tot Trot in Essexville. Events begin at 6:30 pm, at the corner of Pine & Hudson.

For more information, contact Wade Schaefer, wadebaha@aol.com or (989) 894-2753. 3

-- RUN CLARK LAKE, JACKSON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 6

Pat Dwyer, Jackson, Michigan's running guru, puts on the storied 12K "Run Clark Lake". A 5K run/walk and kids run are also available. Prize money will attract some of Michigan's elite runner. Events begin at 8:30 am. For more details, ontact Pat Dwyer, (517) 782-6101, patdwyer@prodigy.net.

-- THE LEGEND 5 & 10 MILE TRAIL RUN, LAINGSBURG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 6

The Michigan Runner Race Series features a trail run each year. This year, The Legend's 10 Mile will supply points for the top open, masters, and senior (age-graded) runners. A 5 Mile run is included. Both events begin at 8:00 am in beautiful Sleepy Hollow State Park, a few miles Northeast of Lansing. http://runningfit.com.

-- EASTPOINT LIONS CLUB 5K RUN AND 1 MILE FUN RUN, SUNDAY, AUGUST 7

A post-race pancake breakfast is one of the perks of the Eastpointe Lions Club 5K Run and 1 Mile Fun Run. Eastpoint is just South of Roseville and West of St. Clair Shores. The fun begins at Kennedy Park on Stephens Road in Eastpointe, 8:30 am. For more information, contact Kim Lubinski, schobiek@aol.com, (586) 776-1918.

__/ MICHIGAN ATHLETES WELL REPRESENTED AT IAAF WORLD CHAMPS, THIS WEEKEND

With the addition of Nate Brannen to the Canadian team and Chad Johnson to the American team we have a baker's dozen Michigan athletes to follow at the World Championships. Events begin in Helsinki, Saturday, August 6 and end on Sunday, August 14.

-- Nate Brannen, Cambridge, ON/Michigan/Reebok, 1500, Canada

-- Becky Breisch, Edwardsburg, MI/Nebraska, discus, US

-- Tim Broe, Peoria, IL/Alabama/Adidas, now living in Ann Arbor, 5000m, US

-- Carl Brown, Albion/Siena Heights Univ/Nike, discus, US

-- Chad Johnson, Chetek, WI/Hansons-Brooks, marathon, US

-- Katie McGregor, Willoughby, OH/Michigan/Reebok, now living in St. Louis Park, MN, 10,000m, US

-- Phil McMullen, Cadillac/Western Michigan/Nike, now living in El Sobrante, CA, decathlon, US

-- Brian Sell, Woodbury, PA/St. Francis Univ./Hansons-Brooks, marathon, US

-- Kevin Sullivan, Brantford, ON/Michigan/Reebok, 1500, Canada

-- Paul Terek, Livonia, MI/Michigan State, decathlon, US

-- Clint Verran, Lake Orion/Eastern Michigan/Hansons-Brooks, marathon, US

-- Lauryn Williams, Detroit/Miami/Nike, now living in Miami, FL, 100m, US

-- Nick Willis, Lower Hutt, NZ/Michigan/Reebok, 1500, New Zealand

__/ MANY MEMORABLE GREAT PERFORMANCES: ROADS, TRACK & FIELD

-- Sisters ALYSON and AMY KOHLMEIER each had remarkable performances last weekend. Alyson won the 3,000 meter gold medal at the Pan Am Junior Championships in Windsor, July 30. Alyson will be a sophomore at the University of Michigan. Amy, a Notre Dame junior in September, won the Steve's Run 10K among tough competition. Both Kohylmeiers are from Sarnia, Ontario, and both won titles at the prestigious Portage Invitational Cross Country meet-- Amy in 2002 and Alyson in 2003.

-- Eastern Michigan athletes NEAL NAUGHTON, JOSH PERRIN and JACOB DUBOIS are officially world-class athletes after earning medals at the Pan Am Junior games. Naughton and Perrin made it a 1-2 sweep of the 10,000 meter event Saturday night. Neal is the 10,000 meter champion (30:12.14); Josh is runner-up (30:19.53). Dubois won a bronze medal in the 800m Saturday night. His 1:51.01 was 2.5 seconds better than his previous personal best.

-- TIM BROE, 5000m, 6th, Bislett Games, Oslo, 13:11.77, personal best. Tim tells us he wished he'd gotten under 13:10.

-- BOAZ CHEBOIYWO, 5000m, Bislett Games, Oslo, 13:19.56, personal best.Unfortunately, Boaz tells us he is out for the season with an achilles injury.

-- MIKE WOODS, Ottawa/Michigan, set a new Canadian Junior record in the mile (3:57.48) at the Pan Am Junior Games Miracle Mile Thursday evening. This was also Woods' first sub-4:00 mile and he was absoluted elated. Woods nearly outkicked winner Adam Goucher (3:56.15) in the non-junior event. Woods' mile record broke Mike Olsen's 22 year old 3:58.08. Sunday night, Woods won the 1500m and set a new meet record with his 3:45.72

-- LINDSEY GALLO, Freehold, NY/Michigan/Reebok won the 1500m at the Helsinki Grand Prix, but it was a bittersweet victory. She missed the World Championship "A" standard and a place on the US team by .23 seconds.

-- TIM MOORE, Novi/Notre Dame, successfully defended his Steve's Run 10K title with a 32:33. The 2002 Footlocker champion said the Notre Dame cross country team should be a serious contender in NCAA Division I this Fall.

-- Olympian GARY MORGAN reported in after hauling in two bronze medals at the World Masters Games in Edmonton, Alberta last week. Morgan ran the 10, then went to town in his specialty, the 10K racewalk. His 54:50 won a bronze medal in race-walking's very-competitive 45-49 age group. A few days later, Morgan said his 25:37 in the 5K racewalk was one of his best races in years-- good for another bronze. Next games will be October, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.

-- HOWARD BOOTH, Eastern Michigan professor of biology, recently took home the silver medal in the pole vault at the National Senior Olympics in Pittsburgh, Pa. Booth, 61, cleared 9 feet to capture second place in the 60-64 age group. "After a 39-year hiatus, I thought I would dust off my pole vaulting skills," said Booth, who was a pole vaulter for EMU's track and field team when he was an undergraduate student.

__/ MRN ON THE ROAD

--WINDSOR, ONTARIO (July 28) The University of Windsor's beautiful, brand new stadium had a stunning Grand Opening with the Pan American Junior Games last weekend. Thursday's opening ceremonies featured the parade of athletes from 45 countries, including 3 from Haiti, 25 from Trinidad & Tobago, and16 from Cuba. Opening night also featured a world-class field going after sub-4:00's in the Miracle Mile-- named after the first race in which two runners (John Landy and Roger Bannister) both ran sub-4:00 in the same race. The crowd got what it cheered for: Olympian Adam Goucher's 3:56.15 and University of Michigan sophomore Mike Woods' 3:57.48-- Woods' first sub 4:00 mile. Goucher and Woods were both elated. We had a chance to wish good luck to Eastern Michigan's Josh Perrin and Neal Naughton, who earned both US spots in the 10,000m event.

--DOWAGIAC, MICHIGAN (JULY 30) - The 31st annual Steve's Run attracted more than 1,000 for the 10K, 5K, and 1K events. What's always striking about the Steve's Run field is the large number of really fast runners-- high school and college cross country runners gearing up for the Fall Season. On the10K course which includes trails through a golf course, a cemetery and over obstacles, 48 people ran under 39:00 minutes. You can see how runners take hay bales on the latest Michigan Runner TV:

http://michiganrunner.tv.

--NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO (AUGUST 3 & 4) - Nothing quite like a morning run along Niagara Parkway with views of the Falls, and dams of the Niagara River. The Falls were hopping on a high-season day and the Clifton Hill district was a kid's paradise-- a carnival-like atmosphere somewhere between Disney and Las Vegas. We're looking forward to a return in October for the Casino Niagara International Marathon.

__/ DAN DEYO LEAVING FOR NEW MEXICO Former Eastern Michigan coach Bob Parks reports:

"Dan Deyo, a former distance runner for us, who sometimes doubled as a student-trainer on our XC trips, wrote that he has accepted a teaching job for this fall in Santa Fe, NM." We'll miss the dozens of low-key, affordable races that Dan put on at Belle Isle.

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES 2005 - REVISED*

Nine best finishes count for Michigan Runner of the Year; Fifth Third Riverbank Run, Crim 10 Mile, Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon each award double points.

St. Patrick's Day 8K, Bay City - March 20

Tax Trot 15K, Flushing - April 16

Fifth Third River Bank Run 25K, Grand Rapids - May 14

Ludington Lake Stride Half Marathon, Ludington - June 18

Fifth Third Bank Solstice Run 5K, Northville - June 25

Volkslaufe 20K, Frankenmuth - July 4

The Legend 10 Mile Trail Run, Laingsburg - August 6

The Crim Festival of Races 10 Mile, Flint - August 27

Lake Superior Shore Run Race Against Tobacco Wild Card / Half

Marathon, Marquette - October 1

Detroit Free Press / Flagstar Bank Marathon, Detroit, October 23

Changes: Cadillac Festival of Races 10K - September 5, 2005 Race is being held, but will not be part of the 2005 Michigan Runner Race Series. Michigan Runner magazine can't effectively notifiy subscribers that the race is back on.

New Date: Lake Superior Shore Run

__/ MRN'S UPCOMING SCHEDULE

July 30, Steve's Run, Dowagiac - Scott Sullivan, Jennie McCafferty

July 30, Weyerhauser Ausauble Canoe Marathon, Grayling - Art McCafferfty

August 6, Run Clark Lake, Jackson

August 13, Run Thru Hell, Hell/Pinckney

August 27, Crim Festival of Races, Flint

September 3, Milford Labor Day 30K & 10K, Milford

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

September 17, Harvest Stompede, Leelanaw Peninsula/Traverse City

September 23-25, Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, Toronto

October 1, Red October Run, Wayne

October 23, Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon - Scott Sullivan

October 23, Niagra Fallsview Casino International Marathon

November 13, Big Bird Run, Roseville

_/ RACE CALENDAR - AUGUST-SEPTEMBER

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

Friday, August 5, 2005

* St. John's Festival, Essexville, 5K R/W, kids run, 6:30 pm. Wade Schaefer, wadebaha@aol.com or (989) 894-2753.

Saturday, August 6, 2005

* IAAF World Championships, Helsinki, through August 14,

* Run Clark Lake, 8:30 am, Clark Lake, 12KR, 5KR/W, kids run, Pat Dwyer, (517) 782-6101, patdwyer@prodigy.net.

* The Legend 5 & 10 Mile Trail Run, 8:00 am, Laingsburg, Sleepy Hollow State Park, http://runningfit.com. Michigan Runner Race Series Trail Run.

Sunday, August 7, 2005

* Eastpointe Lions Club 5K Run and 1 Mile Fun Run, 8:30 am, Eastpointe, Kennedy Park on Stephens Road, Kim Lubinski, schobiek@aol.com, (586) 776-1918.

Saturday, August 13, 2005

* Crystal Lake Team Marathon, 8:30 am, Beulah, Paul Szymanski, (231) 882-7212, paul@lakeshoretitle.net.

* Run Thru Hell, 8:00 am, Pinckney, 10MR, 4.8MR, Harrison Hensley, (734_878-67640.

Sunday, August 14, 2005

* Summer Training Run/Walk on the Crim Course, 8:00 am, Flint, no registration, no awards, http://riverbendstriders.com

Saturday, August 20, 2005

* Bill's Run Richmond Run, 8:00 am, Richmond, 8KR, 5KW, 1MFR, Stacey VanKieth, (586) 727.7571, ex. 105.

* Petoskey Festival by the Bayy Wellness Walk & Run, 9:00 am, Petoskey, Bayfront Park, Michele Sturt, mstrurt@chargtermi.net.

Saturday, August 27, 2005

* Crim Festival of Races, 8:00 am, Flint, 10MR, 8MR/W, 5MR/W, 1MR/W, Teddy Bear Trot, http://crim.org. Michigan Runner Race Series 10 M

Saturday, September 3, 2005

* Labor Day 30K, 30KR, 10KR, Milford, 8:00 am http://www.laborday30k.com

Monday, September 5, 2005

* Cadillac Festival of Races, 10R, 5KR, kids run, Triathlon: 5KR, 12MB, 2M Kayak, Cadillac High School, Glenn Bathrick, (231) 775-4402

* Governor's Labor Day Bridge Run, Mackinac City, 5MFR, participants chosen by lottery, http://www.michiganfitness.org/bridgerun.html

* Jazz Fest 4 Mile Run, Hart Plaza, Detroit, 8:30 am http://www.musichall.org

Saturday, September 10, 2005

* Cleveland Clinic Sports Health Rivedr Run 5K, Berea, OH, 5KR, kids run, http://www.hermescleveland.com

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

* Mackinac Island 8 Mile Road Race, 8MR/W, kids runs, 9:30 am Mackinac Island, http://gaultracemanagement.com

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

* Run Drugs Out of Town, 5KR/W, kids run, Howell, 9:00 am, City Park, Alissa Parks, (517) 545-5944

* Running Fit Detroit Titan Invitational, 5K X-C, Northville, 10:00 am Guy Murray, (313) 993-1724, http://runningfit.com

* Trotting Around Town for Beaumont Hospice, 5KR/W, Berkley, 8:30 am Machele Spencer, (248) 551-9298

Sunday, September 11, 2005

* Cleveland Clinic Sports Health River Run Half Marathon 13.1MR, 2 person 13.1MR Relay, http://hermescleveland.com/ River_Run/

* John Rogucki Memorial Kensington Challenge, 15KR, 5KR, 1/2MR, Kensington Metropark, Milford, http://www.aatrackclub.org

* Mt. Baldhead Challenge, 15KR, 5KR/W, kids run, Saugatuck, http://www.mtbaldhead.com

Sunday, September 25, 2005

* Capital City River Run, 10MR, 5KR/W, 20M training run, kids runs, 9:30 am, Lansing, http://www.ccriverrun,.org

* Community First Fox Cities Marathon, Appleton, Wisconsin 26.2MR, 13.1MR/W, 26.2M Relay,5KR/W, Kids Run

* National Kidney Foundation of Michigan 5K Run, 5KR, 3MW, Detroit, Belle Isle Casino, 2:00 pm, http://www.nkfm.org

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

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

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, 30KR, 10KR, 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 11, 2005

* Cleveland Clinic Sports Health River Run Half Marathon 13.1MR, 2 person 13.1MR Relay, http://hermescleveland.com/ River_Run/

Sunday, September 25, 2005

* Community First Fox Cities Marathon, Appleton, Wisconsin 26.2MR, 13.1MR/W, 26.2M Relay,5KR/W, Kids Run

* 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

Sunday, October 16, 2005

* Columbus Marathon, 7:00 am, Columbus, Ohio, 26.2MR, Wheelchair, relay, kids run, http://columbusmarathon.com

* Toronto Marathon, 8:30 am, Toronto, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 5KR, corporate relays, http://torontomarathon.com.

Saturday, October 23, 2005

* Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon, 7:30 am, Detroit, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 5KFR/W, http://detroitfreepressmarathon.com.

* Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort International Marathon, 9:30 am, Niagara Falls, Ontario, 26.2MR / Wheel, 13.1MR /Wheel, 5KR, http://www.niagarafallsmarathon.com/

Sunday, October 30, 2005

* Grand Rapids Marathon, 8:00 am, Grand Rapids, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 2 person relay, http://www.grandrapidsmarathon.com

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