MICHIGAN RUNNING NEWS - September 17 , 2003 - Vol. 2, no. 46

Sponsored by:

John Rogucki Memorial Kensington Challenge, September 20, 15KR, 5KR, 1/2 MFR http://www.aatrackclub.org/events/

Running Fit: http://runningfit.com - Presenting the Doug Kurtis Marathon Training Series: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003marathon/

Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon, October 5 http:// http://www.detroitfreepressmarathon.com Michigan Runner TV: http://michiganrunner.tv/2002detroit/

Editor: Jennie McCafferty

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__/ JOHN ROGUCKI MEMORIAL KENSINGTON CHALLENGE, MILFORD, SATURDAY, SEPT. 20

__/ MT. BALDHEAD CHALLENGE, SAUGATUCK, SATURDAY, SEPT. 20

__/ RICHIE BRINKER NAMED TO MARATHON RELAY CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM

__/ BRIAN SELL'S BREAKTHROUGH

__/ PART XI: DOUG KURTIS MARATHON TRAINING SERIES: LITTLE TRICKS FOR A BETTER RACE DAY

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES - SCHEDULE

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER TV SCHEDULE OF SHOWS

__/ RACE CALENDAR

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__/ JOHN ROGUCKI MEMORIAL KENSINGTON CHALLENGE, MILFORD, SATURDAY, SEPT. 20 - The John Rogucki Memorial Kensington Challenge is celebrating it's 20th year in the rolling hills of beautiful Kensington Metropark in Milford. The 5K Run, the 9th of 11 events in the 2003 Michigan Runner Race Series, begins with the 5K walk at 9:00 am. The 15K begins at 9:15 am. A 1/2 Mile Fun Run starts at 8:30 am. The challenge is named in honor of the late John Rogucki, who ran many of his miles in the park. All events are sponsored by the Ann Arbor Track Club. http://aatrackclub.org

__/ MT. BALDHEAD CHALLENGE, SAUGATUCK, SATURDAY, SEPT. 20 - The 9:00 am 15K is an experience not to miss, with a course that starts in artistic Saugatuck, winds through Douglas, climbs 282 steps of the Mt. Baldhead sand dune, winds through Lake Michigan dunes and woods before heading home. There's a 9:15 am 5K for runners who don't want to stare at stairs, and an 8:30 am "Little Feet, Big Feet" 1K for kids 12 and under. http://www.mtbaldhead.com. -- Scott Sullivan

__/ RICHIE BRINKER NAMED TO MARATHON RELAY CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM - Akrun, Ohio - (Sept. 11, 2003) - The five-man U.S. team for the inaugural North American Men's Marathon Relay Championship has been selected by USA Track & Field, the governing body for long distance running. The inaugural Road Runner Akron Marathon on Saturday, Oct. 11 hosts the international road relay competition as the U.S., Canada and Mexico will compete for North American bragging rights and $40,000 in prize money with $25,000 to the winning team.

Team USA for the 26.2 mile relay in leg order are Clint Wells (Boulder, Colo.)- 10K, Ryan Kirkpatrick (Boulder, Colo.) - 5K, Richie Brinker (Rochester Hills, Mich.) - 10K, Peter Sherry (Great Falls, Va.) - 5K and Nolan Swanson (Springfield, Ore.) - 12.2K. Henry Dennis (Cincinnati, Ohio) is the alternate and Jim Estes (Louisville, Ky.) is the men's team coach.

As a new official U.S. road record category, the U.S. team will set a national 5-leg marathon relay record with their finish.

Richie Brinker, 27, (Rochester Hills, Mich.), 9th 2002 USA 10K Championship; 2001-02 Chiba Ekiden road relay team; part of the Hansons-Brooks Team USA Michigan development program; graduate of Central Michigan; 10,000m PR (28:36.79). http:// www.akronmarathon.org. --Courtesy of Running USA Wire

__/ BRIAN SELL'S BREAKTHROUGH - Brian Sell, of the Hansons- Brooks Distance project, finished a strong second to winner Meb Keflefighi's record 58:57 at the 20K USA Championships in New Haven, September 1. Sell's 59:18beat previous 20K champions Dan Browne and Phillimon Hanneck. His time was also faster than Browne's winning 59:21 and Kyle Baker's second 59:22 in 2002's race. Sell next will compete in the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Vilamoura. Portugal, October. 4.

__/ PART XI: DOUG KURTIS MARATHON TRAINING SERIES: Little tricks for a better race day - Take advantage of Doug Kurtis's marathon experience. This week Doug shares how little tricks for a better race day The twelve part series is sponsored by Running Fit (http:// runningfit.com). Doug provides different training charts suitable for First Timers, Intermediate, Advanced, and Ace marathoners. http:// michiganrunner.tv/2003marathon/.

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES - SCHEDULE - Race series events are open to Michigan residents; you do not have to register with the Michigan Runner to participate. Each runner's top 10 results will count at the conclusion of the series. Another way to think about this is that each runner's worst results will be thrown out. Missing one race will not hurt anyone's standings. For results and standings see http:// michiganrunner.net/news/raceseries03_standings.html

NEXT UP: 5K - John Rogucki Memorial Kensington Challenge - Sept. 20 - Milford

Wild Card - Capital City River Run 10 Mile - September 28 - Lansing

Marathon - Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon - October 5 - Detroit

Completed:

1/2 Marathon - Borgess Run - April 26 - Kalamazoo

Fifth Third River Bank Run, 25K, May 10

Rose Run, 10K - June 14 - Jackson

Chronicle Seaway, 15K - June 28 n Muskegon

Volkslaufe, 20K - July 4 - Frankenmuth

Allen Park - 8K - August 2 - Allen Park

Crim Festival of Races - 10 Mile - August 23 - Flint

Cadillac Festival of Races - 10K - September 1 - Cadillac

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER TV SCHEDULE OF SHOWS - The Michigan Runner TV Show (http://michigan runner.tv) is featuring the following Internet Television shows this season. Some shows are also featured on the Running Network (http:// runningnetwork.com).

**Events**

Crim Festival of Races, Flint, MI, August 23 (Now showing: http:// michiganrunner.tv/2002crim/)

Steve's Run-Dowagiac, MI, July 26, 2003 (Now showing: http:// michiganrunner.tv/ 2003stevesrun/)

Hannibal Cannibal, MO, July 5, 2003 (Now Showing: http:// michiganrunner.tv/2003hannibal)

The Great Race-Elkart, IN, May 24-26, 2003 (Now Showing: http:// michiganrunner.tv/2003greatrace/)

Michigan Indoor Track Series Championship (High School: http:// michiganrunner.tv/2003mits/) (Now showing)

LaSalle Bank Shamrock Shuffle-Chicago, IL (Now Showing: http:// michiganrunner.tv/2003shamrock/)

Great Wall Marathon (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/ 2003greatwall/)

Running Fit-Trail Marathon and Half Marathon - Pinckney, MI (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003trailmarathon/

Forest City Road Races, London, Ontario, May 11, 2003 (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003forestcity/

Portage Invitational Cross Country Meet, Portage, MI

Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank International Marathon

25th Annual Big Bird Run-Roseville, MI

Belle Isle 33rd New Years Eve Run, Belle Isle, Detroit, MI

**Interviews**

Keith and Kevin Hanson - Olympic Development Program Parts I & II (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003hansons1/ and http:// michiganrunner.tv/2003hansonsII/)

Pat Ball - Preview of 2003 Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon, Relay and Compuware 5K (now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/ 2003detroitpreview.html

Tim Broe - An Interview (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/ 2003timbroe/)

Boaz Cheboiywo - An Interview (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/ 2003boaz/)

John Goodridge-Coaching High School & College Runners, Part I (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003goodridge1)

Dick Beardsley- Staying The Course (Now Showing: http:// michiganrunner.tv/2003beardsley/)

Nancy Clark-Food Guide for Marathon Runners (Now Showing: http:// michiganrunner.tv/2003nancyclark/)

Frank Shorter-Catching the Cheaters (Now Showing: http:// michiganrunner.tv/2003shorter/)

Mark Will-Weber- The Quotable Runner (Now Showing: http:// michiganrunner.tv/2003quotable_runner/)

Allan Steinfeld-Directing the New York Marathon (Now Showing: http:// michiganrunner.tv/2003steinfeld/)

Collette Liss- Training for World Cross Country Championships (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003collette)

Chris Lear-Sub 4:00, Alan Webb and the Quest for the Fastest Mile (Now Showing:http://michiganrunner.tv/2003chrislear/)

Shaun Creighton- LaSalle Bank Shamrock Shuffle Defending Champion

Rod DeHaven- 2000 Olympic Marathoner

Carey Pinkowski- Directing the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon

Jeff Galloway - Leader, Crim Training Program

**Training**

Doug Kurtis Marathon Training Series, 12 weeks of marathon tips and advice from the man who has won more marathons than anyone. Now showing: Parts 1-5. "http://michiganrunner.tv/2003marathon/"

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__/ RACE CALENDAR - The following calendar listings are provided as a value added service for our Michigan Runner clients. If you are interested in Sponsorship of the Michigan Runner Newsletter or having your race listed in our calendar, please contact Art McCafferty at artmccaf@glsp.com

Saturday, September 20

* John Rogucki Memorial Kensington Challenge, 15KR, 5KR/W, 1/2 MFR, Kensington Metropark, Milford, 8:30 am, Dave Armstrong, (888) 237-5998 , http:// HYPERLINK "http://www.aatrackclub.org/events/" www.aatrackclub.org/events/. 5K is part of Michigan Runner Race Series

* Mt. Baldhead Challenge, 15K, Certified 5K, 1K Kids Fun Run, Saugatuck-Douglas, (616) 395-3281, http://www.mtbaldhead.com

Saturday, September 27, 2003

* Silver Valley Trail Run, East Tawas, 7MR, 5KFR/W, 10:00 am, Butch Short, (989)362.5850.

Sunday, September 28, 2003

* Capital City River Run, Lansing, 10MR, 5KR/W, 20MR (training), 10M 3 person team relay, 1MKR, 1/4 MKR, Dick Miles, 517.332.2681, http:// www.ccriverrun.org. 10 Mile is Michigan Runner Race Series Wild Card.

Saturday, October 4

* Portage Invitational, Portage, high school and middle school cross country meet, 9am-4pm, http://www.portageinvite.com

* Red October Run, 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MKF, Wayne, 9:50 am, Cynthia Cook, 313.586.5486, http://gaultracemanagement.com.

Sunday, October 5

* Detroit Free Press / Flagstar Bank Marathon, 26.2MR, relays, 5K, (313) 226.6676, http://www.freep.com/marathon/

Saturday, October 11

* Akron Marathon, 26.2MR, 5 person team relays, Akron, Ohio, (877) 375.2786, http://www.akronmarathon.org

Sunday,October 12

* Akron General Towpath Marathon, Team Relay and CanalWay 5K, 2 or 4 person relays, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, http:// www.towpathmarathon.net

* Hidden Forest Trail Run & Walk, 9:30 am, Independence Oaks County Park, Clarkston, http://gaultracemanagement.com

Sunday, October 19

* Columbus Marathon, 26.2MR, relay and walking divisions, children's run, http://www.columbusmarathon.com, (614)421-runn.

Saturday, October 25

* Great Turtle Half Marathon and 5.7 Mile, Mackinac Island, 9:30 am, Riverbend Striders, (810) 659-6493, http:// www.gaultracemanagement.com

Saturday, November 8, 2003

* Hoffmaster 2003 10K Trail Run, Norton Shores, trails, dunes and beach along Lake Michigan, dpaulsen@novagate.com or (231) 722.6091, x16.

Sunday, November 9, 2003

* Roseville Big Bird Run, 10KR, 4KR, 1MR/W, 10:00 am, Roseville, (586) 445-5480

Sunday, November 16, 2003

* LEAF's 4th Annual 'Burg Run, Laingsburg, 10KR, 5KR/W, 1MW, http:// www.playmakers.com or (517) 651.5091, ext. 257.

Sunday, November 23

* Turkey Trot 8K, Dowagiac, 8KR, 5KR, 1MR, 1:00 pm, http:// www.smc.cc.mi.us/fireup/

Thursday, November 27

* Lansing Turkey Trot, Lansing, 5KR, Lansing Community College, 9:00 am, http://www.playmakers.com, (517) 702-0226

* Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot, Detroit, Wayne State University, 10KR, http://motorcitystriders.com

Wednesday, December 31

* Belle Isle New Years Eve Run, 3:30 pm

Sunday, January 11, 2004

* Walt Disney World Marathon and Half Marathon, http:// dwws.disney.go.com/wideworldofsports/index

Sunday, January 18, 2004

* The HP Houston Marathon and Half Marathon, http:// www.hphoustonmarathon.com, (713) 957-3453.

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