MICHIGAN RUNNING NEWS - August 4, 2004 - Vol. 3, no. 38

Sponsored by:

The Perfect 10-Miler & SELREC 2 Miler Classic, Aug. 15, 20 04 Lyndhurst, OH, http://www.perfect10miler.com

Crim Festival of Races, August 28, 2004 http://crim.org

Sports Health Cleveland Clinic River Run, September 11-12, 2004 http://www.hermescleveland.com/River_Run/

John Rogucki Memorial Kensington Challenge, September 18, 2004 Kensington Metropark, Martindale Beach http://www.aatrackclub.org

Lake Superior Shore Run Race Against Tobacco, September 18, 2004 http://www.superiorlandskiclub.com Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003shorerun/

Toronto Waterfront Marathon, September 26, 2004 --"a great course to run a PR on..." http://torontowaterfrontmarathon.com

Toronto Marathon, Sunday, October 17, 2004 10th anniversary - http://www.torontomarathon.com

Detroit Free Press / Flagstar Bank Marathon, October 24, 2004 http://www.detroitfreepressmarathon.com/

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Editor: Jennie McCafferty

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__/ RUNNING NETWORK TV: STEVE'S RUN, DOWAGIAC, MICHIGAN, JULY 31

__/ THE LEGEND 5 & 10 MILE TRAIL RUN, LAINGSBURG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 7

__/ EASTPOINTE LIONS CLUB OX ROAST, SUNDAY, AUGUST 8

__/ MICHIGAN STATE NAMES NEW CROSS COUNTRY HEAD COACHES

__/ TIM BROE RUNS OLYMPIC "A" STANDARD TO REALIZE OLYMPIC DREAM

__/ ESPN CLASSIC - ROAD TO ATHENS

__/ BRIANA SHOOK SETS AMERICAN RECORD IN STEEPLECHASE

__/ USATF NATIONAL MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS

__/ QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"This course is the best course I have ever seen as far as a road race goes because of the mix of dirt trails and hills. It is a beautiful, tough course and I like that."

-- Tim Moore, winner of the 30th annual Steve's Run, as quoted in the South Bend Tribune, August 1, 2004

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES - RESULTS - STEVE'S RUN

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES STANDINGS

__/ RACE CALENDAR

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__/ RUNNING NETWORK TV: STEVE'S RUN, DOWAGIAC, MICHIGAN, JULY 31

1234 runners and walkers celebrated the 30th running of Steve's Run on the roads, on the trails, on the fairway, in the Wildlife refuge, on campus, and in the cemetary.

In the first of several video's of the 2004 Steve's Run, watch to see which runners jump over the stone wall and which ones go around. http://michiganrunner.tv/2004stevesrun/.

Additional videos will feature Joe Piane, Notre Dame's cross-country and track and field coach, Ron Gunn, founder and director of Steve's Run, and Hal Higdon, who's family has been participating in Steve's Run since the early years of the race.

__/ THE LEGEND 5 & 10 MILE TRAIL RUN, LAINGSBURG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 7

The Legend is brought to you by Running Fit's Dances with Dirt crew in Sleepy Hollow State Park in Laingsburg, just North of Lansing. Sleepy Hollow State Park has 2,600 acres of hardwood forest, prairie grassland and 41 acre Lake Ovid. The trail is an awesome run. The 10-mile run circles Lake Ovid and several other small lakes and is a beautiful, lightly hiked and biked area of Michigan. The race starts at 8:00 am at the beach parking area. Register online at http://runningfit.com.

__/ EASTPOINTE LIONS CLUB OX ROAST, SUNDAY, AUGUST 8

Kenny Park in Eastpointe is the site of the third annual 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run. Kenny Park is 1/2 mile East of Gratiot between 9 and 10 mile roads. 8:30 am is the start time and a pancake breakfast comes with your entry fee. Following the race is the annual Eastepointe Lions Club Ox Roast festival. For more information, call Kim Lubicki, (586) 776-1918.

__/ MICHIGAN STATE NAMES NEW CROSS COUNTRY HEAD COACHES;

Michigan State added a pair of new head coaches to its staff August 3 when Walt Drenth and Rita Arndt-Molis, both Michigan natives, joined the Spartan program. Drenth will be the head coach of the MSU men's cross country team and will be an assistant coach for the men's track and field squad, while Arndt-Molis will fill the same positions on the women's side.

The hirings fill the void left when Jim Stintzi left Michigan State to accept a position as head women's track and cross country coach at Wisconsin.

Drenth comes to Michigan State after serving the past eight seasons as head men's and women's cross country coach and assistant track coach at Arizona State, while Arndt-Molis has been a cross country and track and field assistant coach the past two seasons at the University of South Florida.

-- From a Michigan State press release. For more information see http://msuspartans.collegesports.com/sports/m-xc/spec-rel/ 080304aaa.html

__/ TIM BROE RUNS OLYMPIC "A" STANDARD TO REALIZE OLYMPIC DREAM

Earlier this year, Running Network TV began a series of interviews with the 2003 USATF 5000 meter champion, Tim Broe. After surgery on his foot in the Fall which delayed training, Tim Broe's Olympic dream was anything but certain. With neither the Olympic "A" or "B" standard going into the Olympic trials, Tim's chances largely depended on his winning the 5000 meter race. He did win, but the time was 13:27.36, short of the "B" standard of 13:25.40 and the "A" standard of 13:21.50.

The plan was to run at the Crystal Palace in London, July 30, at the Norwich Union Classic, in a race which would include Haile Gebresellaise, Alistair Cragg, and Craig Mottram. Gebresellaise won the race which he said would be his last in London, in 12:55.51. As for Tim Broe, he ran 13:18.59, a PB of nearly 6 seconds, 3 seconds better than the "A" standard. This means that Broe is on the Olympic team, and that Jonathan Riley, who already had the "A" standard, is also on the team.

We'll be watching that 5000 meter semi-final on August 25; the final is August 28. For the Running Network series on Tim Broe, see http://michiganrunner.tv/archives.html.

__/ ESPN CLASSIC - ROAD TO ATHENS

We've been enjoying ESPN Classic's Road To Athens, a retrospective series on the events and athletes of the Olympic games. The series is broadcast each weekday evening, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm in these weeks before the Olympic games. Last week, the show featured the first women's Olympic marathon in 1984. It was a thrill to watch Joan Benoit take that race out from the start. A few days later, the show featured Henry Marsh, American record holder in the steepelchase, and we were able to watch Brian Diemer chase down Marsh in the last few meters of the 1984 race to win the bronze medal.

__/ BRIANA SHOOK SETS AMERICAN RECORD IN STEEPLECHASE

At the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Sacramento, Briana Shook led the steeplechase from the beginning, won easily, and broke the American record by 10 seconds.

Then, we were sad, as we heard that Shook had missed the first water jump and was disqualified. No national title; no American record. Fortunately, the steeplechase is not yet an Olympic event for women; Shook did not miss out on the Olympic team.

This week, we are happy to report that Briana Shook set that record Saturday, July 31, at the KBC Night of Athletics meet in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium. She ran 9:39.32 for the new American record, and was named Athlete of the Week by USA Track & Field.

__/ QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"This course is the best course I have ever seen as far as a road race goes because of the mix of dirt trails and hills. It is a beautiful, tough course and I like that."

-- Tim Moore, winner of the 30th annual Steve's Run 10K, as quoted in the South Bend Tribune, August 1, 2004

__/ USA MASTERS OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Doug Goodhue mentioned at Steve's Run that he would be competing in the 10,000 meter race at this weekend's USA Masters Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Doug is seeded third in that event, one of 936 events to be held on the campus of Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. Competition for athletes 30 and up begins Thursday, August 5 and continues through Sunday, August 8. A significant contingent of Michigan athletes are listed to start, among them, Matti Kilpelainen, world age-group record holder in the pole vault, and the indomitable Chuck Suchor, the first seed in the 80 meter hurdles.

Other athletes scheduled to start are Ruth Thelen, St. Johns, W55 400 Meter Dash, Nicole Lycan, Lawton, 1st seed, W30-99 2000 Meter Steeplechase, Monica Thornton, Lansing, W40-49 Long Jump, W40 Shot Put 4K, W30-44 Javelin Throw 600G Lynette Heinlein, Vassar, W30-54 5000 Meter Race Walk Walda Tichy, White Lake, W55-64 5000 Meter Race Walk, W30-99 10000 Meter Race Walk Tecumseh Peete, Macomb, M30 100 Meter Dash Prelims, M30 200 Meter Dash Prelims, David Bowers, Muskegon, M35 100 Meter Dash Prelims, M35 200 Meter Dash Prelims, M35 400 Meter Dash Prelims, M35 Long Jump Rodney Wilson, Lansing, M45 100 Meter Dash Prelims, Bob Knoell, Macomb, M45 100 Meter Dash Prelims, M45 200 Meter Dash Prelims, Larry Steeb, Dexter, M55 100 Meter Dash Prelims Tim Butts, Ferndale, M60 100 Meter Dash Prelims, M60 200 Meter Dash Prelims, M60 400 Meter Dash Prelims Chuck Sochor, Gowen, M75 100 Meter Dash Prelims, M75 200 Meter Dash, M75 300 Meter Hurdles 27", M75 80 Meter Hurdles 30", M75 Long Jump - 2nd seed, M70-99 Outdoor Pentathlon - 2nd seed

Tyrone Williams, Southfield, M45 200 Meter Dash Prelims, M45 400 Meter Dash Prelims Wally Barnowski, Royal Oak, M45 400 Meter Dash Prelims, M45 800 Meter Run Prelims, M45 1500 Meter Run Prelims, M30-49 3000 Meter Steeplechase (Hal Higdon holds American records for both 40 and 45 age groups.) Turran Harper, Southfield, M50 400 Meter Dash Prelims, M50 800 Meter Run Prelims Leon Savenas, St. Joseph, M55 400 Meter Dash Prelims Paul Ward, Muskegan, M30 800 Meter Run, Fritz Yunck, Ann Arbor, M50 800 Meter Run Prelims, M50 1500 Meter Run,

Michael Resterhouse, Muskegon, M30-39 5000 Meter Run

Bruce Watson, Kalamazoo, M50-59 5000 Meter Run, M45-59 10000 Meter Run,

Doug Goodhue, Milford, M60-99 5000 Meter Run, 2nd seed, M60-99 10000 Meter Run, 3rd seed

John Shaw, Davison, M60-99 5000 Meter Run, M60 2000 Meter Steeplechase

Jerry Johncock, Grand Rapids, M60-99 5000 Meter Run

Damon Blakemore, Southfield, M40 Long Jump, M40 Triple Jump, M40 High Jump

Kelly Lycan, Lawton, M45 Triple Jump Guy Stockard, Lansing, M30-39 High Jump

Matti Kilpelainen, Canton, M55 Pole Vault, 1st seed

Rod Craig, Bad Axe, M30-49 5000 Meter Race Walk

Bill Reed, Scotts, M50-59 5000 Meter Race Walk

Max Green, Taylor, MI, M60-104 5000 Meter Race Walk

Marshall Sanders, Flushing, M60-104 5000 Meter Race Walk;

Maurice W. Sanders, Novi, M60-104 5000 Meter Race Walk

Victor Sipes, Detroit, M60-104 5000 Meter Race Walk, M30-99 10000 Meter Race Walk,

Dan Boboltz, Ortonville, M30-39 Shot Put 7.26K, M35 Discus Throw 2K

Karlis Ezerins, Three Rivers, M75 Shot Put 4K, M75 Discus Throw 1K, M75

Javelin Throw 500G

Jim Oneill, Grand Haven, M45 Discus Throw 2K, M40-49 Hammer Throw 7.26K

Rodney Wilson, Lansing, M45 Javelin Throw 800G

John Thomas, Linden, M30-99 10000 Meter Race Walk,

Bill Reed, Scotts, M30-99 10000 Meter Race Walk,

Max Green, Taylor, M30-99 10000 Meter Race Walk,

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES - STEVE'S RUN RESULTS

Open Men

1 Tim Moore - 32:01 30 points

2 Kristopher Koster - 33:24 20 points

3 Kyle Mena - 33:49 10 points

Masters Men

1 Brian Olsen - 35:34 15 points

2 Doug Goodhue- 39:49 10 points

3 Christian Davis - 39:53 5 points

Senior Men

1 Doug Goodhue- 39:49 (age graded: 32:09) 3 points

2 James Carlton - 40:05 (age graded: 32:41) 2 points

3 David Minier- 40:53 (age graded: 35:14) 1 point

Open Women

1 Suzanne Larson - 40:57 30 points

2 Laurie Decker - 41:24 20 points

3 Lisa Oleksak - 42:58 10 points

Masters Women

1 Laurie Decker - 41:24 15 points

2 Peggy Zeeb - 44:07 10 points

3 Michelle Bombe - 52:48 5 points

Senior Women

1 Annette Boyce - 56:50 (age graded: 47:28) 3 points

2 Judy Nelson - 1:00:15 (age graded: 49:28) 2 points

3 Barbara Starke - 57:50 (age graded: 50:22) 1 point

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES - STANDINGS

Standings after nine races:

Open Women

1 Suzanne Larsen - 100 points

2 (tie) Jackie Rzepecki - 50 points

2 (tie) Betsey Frens - 50 points

Masters Women

1 Laurie Decker - 130 points (90 masters, 40 open)

2 Monica Joyce - 35 points (15 masters, 20 open)

3 (tie) Jackie Blair - 25 points

3 (tie) Martha Olsen - 25 points

Senior Women

1 Carol Bender - 11 points

2 Liz Lancaster - 6 points

3 (tie) Karen Benardino - 4 points

3 (tie) Merion Knight - 4 points

Open Men

1 Ryan Shay - 50 points

2 (tie) Bill Monnett - 30 points

2 (tie) Paul Barrons - 30 points

2 (tie) Kyle O'Brien - 30 points

2 (tie) Ian Forsythe - 30 points

2 (tie) John Karuiki - 30 points

2 (tie) Nate Egger - 30 points

2 (tie) James Lander - 30 points

2 (tie) Tim Moore - 30 points

Masters Men

1 Brian Olsen - 85 points

2 Mike Scannell - 65 points (45 masters, 20 open)

3 Fred Bunn - 30 points

Senior Men

1 Doug Goodhue - 47 points (27 senior, 20 masters)

2 Paul Deladurantaye - 21 points (6 senior, 15 masters)

3 James Carlton - 18 points (13 senior, 5 masters) __/ MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES

Crim Festival of Races, Flint, 10 Mile, August 28 Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon, October 24

__/ RACE CALENDAR Saturday, August 7

* The Legend 5 & 10 Mile Trail Run, Laingsburg, 8:00 am, http://runningfit.com

Sunday, August 8

* Eastpointe Lions Club Ox Roast, Eastpointe, 8:30 am, 5KFR/W, 1MFR/ W, Kim Lubinski, (586) 776-1918.

August 13-29

* Olympic Games, Athens, Greece http://www.olympic-usa.org/, Athletics (track & field) begins August 18.

Saturday, August 14

* Run Thru Hell, Pinckney/Hell, 8:00 anm, 10MR, 4.8 MR http://gaultracemanagement.com

* Crystal Lake Team Marathon, Beulah, 8:00 am, 26.2 M Team Relay, Paul Szymanski, (231) 882-7212

Sunday, August 15

* Hansons 16 Mile Marathon Training Run, Auburn Hills & Royal Oak, 8:00 am, 4-16 MR, http://hansons-running.com

* Perfect 10-Miler & SELREC 2 Miler Classic, Lyndhurst, OH, 7:30 am, 10MR, 2MR, Ralph Staph, (216) 378-6854.

Saturday, August 21

* St. Ignace Classic, St. Ignace, 8:30 am, 10KR, 5KR/W, http://www.stignace.com

Sunday, August 22

* Mighty Mac Scenic Bike Tour, St. Ignace, 6:00 am, 5MB, 20MB, 40MB, 50MB, http://www.stignace.com

Saturday, August 28

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

Sunday, August 29

* Hansons Marathon Training Run, Auburn Hills, 8:00 am, 2-16 MR, http://hansons-running.com

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