MICHIGAN RUNNING NEWS - September 9, 2004 - Vol. 3, no. 44

Sponsored by:

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/

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

Pumpkin Trot, St. Johns, October 10, 2004, http://www.geocities.com/pumpkinsinpark/

Columbus Marathon - October 17, 2004, More info and registration online at http://www.columbusmarathon.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/

Lansing Turkeyman Trot 5K, Thursday, November 25, 2004, http://www.runningfoundation.com

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Editor: Jennie McCafferty

Past issues are available at http://michiganrunner.net/news/

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__/ QUOTE OF THE WEEK

__/ FIRST GENTLEMAN DAN MULHERN IS TRAINING FOR DETROIT FREE PRESS/FLAGSTAR BANK MARATHON

__/ NUMBERS ARE UP FOR DETROIT FREE PRESS/FLAGSTAR BANK MARATHON

__/ ED WHITLOCK GOES FOR ANOTHER RECORD AT SCOTIABANK TORONTO WATERFRONT MARATHON.

__/ GREAT PERFORMANCES - RYAN SHAY WINS USATF 20K TITLE

__/ MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL RUNNERS OF THE YEAR: 2000/01 - 2003/04

__/ MRN ON THE ROAD - DETROIT

__/ MRN'S UPCOMING FALL SCHEDULE

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES

__/ RACE CALENDAR

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__/ QUOTE OF THE WEEK "I love Governor Milliken, but I did tell him last year his record was going down."

-- Governor Jennifer Granholm, quoted by John Fleisher, Associated Press, in the Detroit Free Press, September 7, 2004.

The record did go down: Governor Granholm ran the Mackinaw Bridge five miles in 43:44 to better Milliken's time of 46:50.

__/ FIRST GENTLEMAN DAN MULHERN IS TRAINING FOR DETROIT FREE PRESS/FLAGSTAR BANK MARATHON

Mary Zatina, Dan Mulhern's chief of staff, called us earlier this week with the news that the First Gentleman is training to run the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon On October 24. This will be Mr. Mulhern's first marathon, although he is not new to the Michigan running scene. He ran the Memorial Day Mackinaw Bridge Run as well as the Labor Day Bridge Run, which his training partner, Governor Jennifer Granholm, ran in the governor's record time of 44:43. Next up for First Gentleman Mulhern is the Capital City River Run on September 26 in Lansing.

__/ NUMBERS ARE UP FOR DETROIT FREE PRESS/FLAGSTAR BANK MARATHON

DETROIT (September 8, 2004) - Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon officials announced Wednesday that over 6,600 runners have entered the 27th annual event, scheduled for Sunday, October 24, making it the largest field of entrants in event history. Last year's event attracted 6,478; in 2002 entries totaled 5,104. With less than seven weeks to go, officials believe total participant numbers may reach as high as 8,000.

The Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon is comprised of four running events including the St. John Health 5K Fun Run and Fitness Walk, the Reebok Five Person Marathon Relays, the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon and, new this year - the International Half Marathon.

"The addition of the international half marathon has really created a lot of excitement and enthusiasm and has boosted our numbers to record levels" said marathon race director Patricia (Ball) Dlugokinski.

Dlugokinski continued, "We expect to reach our capacity of 2,500 in the half marathon and 400 teams for the 5-person Reebok Relays within the next week or two. We encourage all runners interested in these two events to register quickly before it's too late". Registration for all events can be done online at http://www.detroitfreepressmarathon.com or by requesting an entry form by calling 313-222-6676 or email at marathon@freepress.com.

__/ ED WHITLOCK HOPES TO BETTER HIS OWN RECORD AT SCOTIABANK TORONTO WATERFRONT MARATHON.

Milton, Ontario's Ed Whitlock is a regular at the Crim Festival of Races 10 Mile (1:02:28 in 2003) and set one of two world age-group records at the 2003 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon.

(TORONTO [6th September 2004) - Ed Whitlock, the idefatigable Canadian running phenomenon, confirmed today that he is ready to take a run at the remarkable world record he set last Fall on the Toronto Waterfront, when he became the first marathoner on the planet, over 70, to go under 3 hours, with a 2:59:10 clocking. He will attempt to do so again on the same course, Canada's flattest, fastest marathon, the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront, on September 26th.

And this year, the usually overly-modest and soft-spoken septuagenarian from Milton, Ontario, says "watch out", he is in much better shape than last September!

Many will remember the wild scenes of celebration as the 72-year-old Whitlock crossed the line last year-his face cut and bruised from a fall on his way to the grocery store earlier that week; his body completely spent and leaning to the left as he lurched down the home-straight with the crowd on its feet, the seconds ticking away.

When he crossed the line, his feeling was of joy, but also of relief; "I felt great relief at doing it, finally. That time was never in the bag until I crossed the finish line. I think this Fall was my last realistic shot at it."

Whitlock already held the world record as the oldest man to break the 3- hour barrier, which he did at age 69 years, 237 days, at the Columbus Marathon on 29 October 2000. That day, he ran an amazing 2:52:47. After that, Whitlock continued to re-write the record books. He now holds the official world records for 70+ for both 5000m [18 minutes 33.38 seconds] and 10000m [38:04.13]. -- From a Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon Press Release.

__/ GREAT PERFORMANCES - RYAN SHAY WINS USATF 20K TITLE

Joe Shay was the first to let us know that Ryan Shay won the U.S.A Track & Field 20K National Championship in New Haven on Labor Day. Joe is Ryan's father and high school coach at Central Lake. Ryan Lamppa's Running USA Wire says, "He (Shay) motored the last two miles at 4:42 pace to finish in 59:53, holding off the chase by (Chris) Graff, who had bested him at the Olympic Trials 10,000. As a USA Championship, the New Haven 20K is also part of the 2004 USA Running Circuit (USARC), a USA Track & Field road series. With his victory, Shay, the defending men's USARC Grand Prix champion, earned 15 points to move into second place in the standings behind training partner Keflezighi, 54 points to 52. The next men's USARC race is the CVS/pharmacy Downtown 5K on Sept. 12 in Providence, R.I."

__/ MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL RUNNERS OF THE YEAR: 2000/01 - 2003/04

Last week we announced the Michigan High School Runners of the Year 2003-2004: the Saline-Spirit of Pre Relay Team of Dustin Voss, Carter Bishop, Neil Atzinger, Alex Muhs and Paul Dapkus. Jeff Hollobaugh writes about the team's state and national titles in the 4 x 800 and distance medley relays in the September/ October 2004 Michigan Runner.

Dathan Ritzenhein inspired Michigan Runner magazine's first award in 2001. Ritz, of course, won the Footlocker Cross Country Championship in both 1999 and 2000 and dominated national high school track at the 2 mile distance.

2002's choice was an easy one as Tim Moore kept the Footlock Cross Country Championship in Michigan. That year we also recognized other outstanding performers with honorable mentions: Nicki Bonsack, Nicole Bush, Candice Davis, Katie Erdman, Kenneth Ferguson, Krishawna Parker, Tim Ross, and Amber Smith. Michigan Runner Editor Scott Sullivan and I also defined our criteria: "Each of the athletes is a state champion in cross country or outdoore track and field. In addition, each set a state record in at least one event or achieved significant success at a national championship event."

Ishpeming's Amber Smith got the 2003 nod for her 5th place at Footlocker and her sweep of UP Division events in middle and long distance track. Nicki Bohnsack, Nicole Bush and Candice Davis were recognized with honorable mentions for the second year, while Chris Catton, Dustin Voss and Liam Boylan-Pett were also named to the honorable mention list.

2004's honorable mentions are Nicole Bush, Amber Smith, Stephan Shay, Justin Switzer, Neal Naughton, Bekah Smeltzer, Liam Boylan Pett, Geena Gall, Josh Perrin and Dan Roberts.

__/ MRN ON THE ROAD

-- DETROIT - We had a great time at the Run for the Riffs, Ford Detroit Jazz Fest 4 mile Run on Saturday. The scenic course featured the newly rennovated river walk along the Detroit River, the music was wonderful and the goodies were first rate. We hope more runners put this first-class event on their schedules next year. Michigan Runner TV will feature the Run for the Riffs and the Ford Detroit Jazz Festival in the coming weeks.

__/ MRN'S UPCOMING FALL SCHEDULE

September 11-12: Cleveland Sports Health River Run September 18: Harvest Stompede, Leelenaw Peninsula September 26: Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon October 2: Red October Run, Wayne October 10: Lasalle Bank Chicago Marathon October 17: Toronto Marathon, Columbus Marathon October 24: Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon October 30: Great Turtle Half Marathon, Mackinaw Island November 14: Roseville Big Bird November 25: Detroit Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES

Next (& last) race: Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon, October 24

__/ RACE CALENDAR

Saturday, September 11

* Dances with Dirt, Pinckney/Hell, 6:00 am, 100 KR, 50KR, 100K Relay, http://danceswithdirt.com

* Deaf Arts Festival 5K Walk &7 10K Run, Plymouth, 10:00 am http://www.deafartsfestival.org

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

* Reeds Lake Triathlon, Grand Rapids, 7:30 am, 1/2MS, 18MR, 15MR, Susan Perry, (616) 949-1750, http://www.eastgr.org

* River Run, 5K, Cleveland, 7:50 am, (2 days- 1/2 marathon is 9/12) http://www.hermescleveland.com/River_Run/

* Running Fit-Detroit Titan Cross Country Invitational, Northville, 10:00 am, 5KR Cross Country, Guy Murray, (313) 993-1724, http://www.DetroitTitans.com

* Witch's Hat Run, South Lyon, 8:30 am, 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR Sue Massuch, (248) 437-7254

Sunday, September 12

* Hansons 16 Mile Marathon Training Run, Grosse Pointe, 8:00 am, http://hansons-running.com

* River Run Half Marathon, Cleveland, 7:50 am, (2 days- 5K is 9/11) http://www.hermescleveland.com/River_Run/

Tuesday, September 14

* Running Fit 101, Class for the Beginning Runner, Northville, 6:30 pm, Running Fit Shop, http://runningfit.com

Wednesday, September 15

* Hansons Marathon Training Clinic #3, Grosse Pointe & Utica, 7:00 pm, http://hansons-running.com

Thursday, September 16

* Running Fit 101, Class for the Beginning Runner, Ann Arbor and West Bloomfield, 6:30 pm, Running Fit Shop, http://runningfit.com

Saturday, Septembedr 18

* Harvest Stompede, Suttons Bay, 9:30 am, 7KR/W, 5KR/W, Ciccone Vinyards, Rick Coates, (231) 938-3247, http://www.lpwines.com

* John Rogucki Memorial Kensington Challenge, Milford, 8:30 am 15KR, 5KR, 1/2MR, Dave Armstrong, (248) 684.9433, http://aatrackclub.org

* Lake Superior Shore Run Race Against Tobacco, Marquette, 10:30 am, 13.1 MR, 5KR, Kids Run, Jim Harrington, http://superiorlandskiclub.com

* Mt. Baldhead Challenge, Saugatuck, 9:00 am, 15KR, 5KR/W, Scott Kierzek, (616) 857-1389, http://mtbaldhead.com

Sunday, September 19

* Hansons Marathon Training Run, Royal Oak, 8:00 am, Sonja Hanson, (248) 616-9665, http://hansons-running.com

Sunday, September 26

* Capital City River Run, Lansing, 9:30 am, 10MR, 5KR/W, 20MR (training), Dick Miles, (517) 223-2681, http://www.ccriverrun.org

* Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, Toronto, 6:15 am, 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 5KR, http://torontowaterfrontmarathon.com

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