Michigan Running News - January 13, 2010 - Vol. 9, no. 16

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MICHIGAN RUNNING NEWS - JANUARY 13, 2009 - Vol. 9, no. 16

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Michigan Runner magazine
Editor: Scott Sullivan

Michigan Running News
Editor: Jennie McCafferty

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__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES, 2010
__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES POINTS
__/ GRANTS TO CRIM AND HOUGHTON COUNTY TO FIGHT CHILDHOOD OBESITY

__/ E2 EATING & EXERCISE FOR OPTIMAL FITNESS:
__/ DO MICHIGAN RUNNERS BURN MORE CALORIES IN WINTER OR SUMMER?
__/ DESIREE DAVILA INSPIRES MARATHON GUIDE'S SHARON EKSTROM

__/ GREAT PERFORMANCES - ROAD RACING
__/ GREAT PERFORMANCES - TRACK AND FIELD
__/ GLSP TELEVISION NETWORK 2010 EVENT COVERAGE
__/ RACE CALENDAR - JANUARY

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MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES, 2010
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St. Patrick's Corktown Races, 4 Mile, Detroit - March 14
Kent City Ridge Run, 15K, Kent City - March 27
Fifth Third River Bank Run 25K, Grand Rapids - May 8

Dexter Ann Arbor Half Marathon, Ann Arbor - June 6
Kalamazoo Klassic 10K, Kalamazoo - June 19
Solstice Run 5K, Northville- June 26

National Cherry Festival, 15K, Traverse City - July 10
Steve’s Run 10K, Dowagiac - July 31
Crim Festival of Races 10 Mile, Flint - August 28

Labor Day 30K, Milford - September 4
Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon, Detroit - October 17
Great Turtle Half Marathon, Mackinac Island - October 23

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MICHIGAN RUNNER RACE SERIES POINTS
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All races except Fifth Third River Bank Run 25K, Crim 10 Mile and Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon:
Open Men and Women
1st = 30
2nd = 20
3rd = 10

Masters Men and Women
1st = 15
2nd = 10
3rd = 5

Senior Men and Women
1st = 3
2nd = 2
3rd = 1

Fifth Third River Bank Run 25K, Crim 10 Mile and Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon:
Open Men and Women
1st = 50
2nd = 25
3rd = 15

Masters Men and Women
1st = 30
2nd = 15
3rd = 10

Senior Men and Women
1st = 6
2nd = 4
3rd = 2

Open - all age groups
Masters - 40+
Senior - 50+ - age-graded

Ten best finishes count for Michigan Runner of the Year. Points count for the top ten of the twelve events in the series. If someone runs eleven events, the event with the fewest points earned is dropped.

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FOUNDATION AWARDS GRANTS TO CRIM & HOUGHTON COUNTY TO FIGHT CHILDHOOD OBESITY
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced major grants to 41 communities to improve local policies and community environments to make it easier for children and families to eat healthier foods and be more physically active. Each of the 41 new communities will receive a four-year grant of up to $360,000 to craft innovative solutions aimed at helping children and families lead healthier lives. These 41 communities join nine leading Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities which began programs in 2008.

The Crim Fitness Foundation will improve opportunities for physical activity for Flint youth.

The Copper Country Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities project includes plans for increasing the supply of affordable nutritious foods and supporting physical activity. The project focuses on the county’s 7,000 children, particularly those from lower-income families.

For more information, see http://www.healthykidshealthycommunities.org/

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E2 EATING & EXERCISE FOR OPTIMAL FITNESS:
DO MICHIGAN RUNNERS BURN MORE CALORIES IN WINTER OR SUMMER?
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There should be some benefit beyond heart, lungs, and the “feel good” to running outside on a frosty, winter Michigan day! Unfortunately, calorie burn is not one of them. The metabolism of fat or burning fat for energy, actually slows down when the temperature gets colder. While this is a nice preservation feature if you’re a bear hibernating in a den, or stranded in a blizzard, it’s not the pat on the back you might be looking for if you’re trying to lose weight. While you might breathe heavier when initially heading out, respiration returns to normal fairly quickly. Heart rate is often lower, but not always during cold weather exercise. So no, running outside is not an effective strategy for accelerating calorie burn in the winter months. Despite all this I’ll continue to run outside on cold winter days and hope you do too. Conquering the elements is what we Michigan runners do, neither wind, nor rain, nor sleet, nor snow…not quite super hero stuff but still empowering!

Sheryl Lozicki, RD, MBA
E2 Eating & Exercise for Optimal Fitness
http://E2dietitian.com
http://twitter.com/e2dietitian
http://www.linkedin.com/in/sheryllozicki

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DESIREE DAVILA INSPIRES MARATHON GUIDE'S SHARON EKSTROM
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Marathon Guide (http://www.marathonguide.com) posted "The Most Inspirational Marathon Moments of 2009", by Sharon Ekstrom. We enjoyed Sharon's take on 2009, especially this one about Desiree Davila:

"Desiree Davila - Most Improved AND The Next American Medalist?
While Desiree Davila may not be a household name, this Hansons-Brooks teammate had shown improvements especially in 2009 and proved inspirational at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin. In 2007, she debuted in the distance at the Boston Marathon with a 2:44:56 (18th place) and returned the following year to run the US Olympic Trials finishing 13th in a 2:37:50. Davila continued to plug away despite being off-the-radar on international elite rosters; until she earned a respectable 5th place at the 2008 Chicago Marathon (2:31:33).

While all eyes were on American Kara Goucher to medal at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Davila ran her own race and at her own pace without expectations. 22 seconds behind the leaders by 10K, Davila picked off runners falling off the lead pack. Her patience and persistence paid off with an incredible personal best and first sub 2:30 marathon in 2:27:53 (11th place) - a huge improvement on anything she had done before and a time that put her into the top three American women now running the marathon.
http://www.marathonguide.com/features/Articles/2009Inspirati...

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GREAT PERFORMANCES - ROAD RACING
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Thank-you Francing Robinson for alerting us to Cathy Fenton's performance. Francine says, "One of our local runners--Cathy Fenton, of Wayland, Michigan--ran the Disney Marathon on Sunday, January 10, and she took 2nd Female Masters, as well as 1st Place Age Group, with a time of 3:19:47! Cathy was also 21st woman overall!! I think there were over 16,000 runners, with about a 50-50 split for men and women. So obviously, this is quite an accomplishment for Cathy.

"I have run with Cathy for many years (well, watched her run away from me most of the time), and she is one of the most positive, upbeat people I know. She trains very hard--doing much of her training with Alan Martens, of Running Circles in Grand Haven--and I just think she deserves some recognition."

Indeed she does. Congratulations, Cathy.

-- Walt Disney World Marathon, January 10, 2010 - 16,883 finishers
2nd Master) Cathy Fenton, 41, 3:19:47
7th) Rebecca Boggs, 33, 3:06:49

16th straight Walt Disney World Marathon) Deborah Lazaroff, 54, 4:17:58

-- Walt Disney World Marathon, January 9, 2010 - 17,102 finishers
1st) Chad Johnson, 1:07:02
1st) Emily Mortensen, 1:20:58
2nd) Sage Canady, 1:07:20
4th) Erin Richard, 1:21:57

2nd Master) Sonja Hanson, 1:28:45

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GREAT PERFORMANCES - TRACK AND FIELD
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EMU INVITATIONAL, JANUARY 9, 2009
1ST) Gerald Gersham, shot put, 62-01.25, school record, NCAA provisional qualifier

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GLSP TELEVISION NETWORK 2010 EVENT COVERAGE
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Art McCafferty - Producer
Jennie McCafferty - Associate Producer
Gary Morgan - Reporter
Tim Hygh - Reporter
David Manwiller - Videographer
Carter Sherline - Videographer
Scott Sullivan - Videographer

JANUARY
14-17 Chevron Houston Marathon & Aramco Half Marathon, Running Network
Annual Meeting - Art, Jennie
22-24 Fabulous Fifties, Gaylord - Art, Jennie

FEBRUARY
6 White Pine Stampede, Mancelona, MI - Jennie, Art, Tim
12 Vancouver Winter Olympics, Vancouver, BC - Gary
12-14 West Michigan Golf Show-Grand Rapids, MI - Art, Jennie
28 Closing Ceremonies Vancouver Winter Olympics, Vancouver, BC - Gary

MARCH
5-7 Michigan Golf Show-Novi, MI - Art, Jennie
8-14 CA World Championship, Miami, FL - Art, Jennie
12-14 Amazing Race, Treetops Resort, Gaylord, MI (Tentative)
15-16 Tiger Spring Training, Lakeland, FL - Art, Jennie
17-19 Transitions Championship, Innisbrook Resort, Palm Harbor, FL - Art,
Jennie

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RACE CALENDAR - JANUARY
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****Calendar entries are a value-added service for Michigan Runner clients. Please contact Art McCafferty (artmccaf@glsp.com) if you're interested.*******

SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 2010
* Snowflake Run and Walk, Flushing, 10:00 am, Flushing Central Elementary School, 5K R/W, 10KR
http://www.RiverbendStriders.com

SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2010
* Chevron Houston Marathon, Houston, Texas, 26.2MR, 13.1MR
http://www.chevronhoustonmarathon.com/

SATURDAY, JANAURY 23, 2010
* Bigfoot Boogie 5 & 10K Snowshoe Race, Traverse City, 9:00 am, Timber Ridge Campground, qualifier for U.S. National Snowshoe Championships
http://runsnow.com

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