Michigan Running News, February 23, 2011

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February 23, 2011

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Crim Festival of Races • • •

Flint, Michigan, August 27, 2011 Web: http://crim.org Video: http://glsp.com/crim/

Photo courtesy of Dave Parham

Mackinaw Memorial Bridge Race

Megan Eekhoff (center), her mom, Karen Eekhoff , and Karen's dad, Paul Warmbier (63), all completed the fifth annual Somerset Stampede Half Marathon.

In This Issue:

Metro Health Grand Rapids Marathon • • • •

Sunday, October 16, 2011 http://grandrapidsmarathon.com Videos: http://tiny.cc/o63pj 2011 Preview: http://tiny.cc/qc12v

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Three Generations Complete Somerset Stampede Half Marathon

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Nick Willis Heads Home to New Zealand with Changed Plans

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Playmakers Customer Appreciation Week Continues Through Sunday, Feb. 27

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Michigan Runner Race Series 2011

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Michigan's Masters Runners Top National Rankings

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Great Performances - Cross Country

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Great Performances - Indoor Track

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Race Calendar - February - March 2011

To subscribe, please visit http://lyris.dundee.net/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=michiganrunningnews Michigan Runner magazine Editor: Scott Sullivan Michigan Running News Editor: Jennie McCafferty ==================================================== Three Generations Complete Somerset Stampede Half Marathon ==================================================== As you begin training for the spring and summer running season, be inspired by this family's story, sent to us by Somerset Stampede race director, Dave Parham.

"On Saturday, August 28, 2010 Megan Eekhoff (16), her mom, Karen Eekhoff (39), and Karen's dad, Paul Warmbier (63), all completed the fifth annual Somerset Stampede Half Marathon. What's unique about this family finish is that Megan had never ran the complete distance before, and her mom and grandfather weren't sure she could make it through the challenging 13.1 mile course in rural Hillsdale County, Michigan.

The family are not strangers to the Stampede, with Paul and Karen having run in three of the halfmarathons since the race began in 2006. However, this was the first time for Megan and she was determined to finish with them. To be ready to do their best Megan and Karen, from Dexter, and Paul, from Plymouth trained on similar terrain - hilly, dirt roads with farms scattered along the way. "We practiced and got a good night's rest" said Karen "and it turned out to be a great day for running!"

The Stampede traditionally is held the same day as one of the largest running events in the state, but in 2011 it will be on Saturday, August 20, a week earlier than past years. This race always draws a diverse cross section of runners. Some looking to take the 'road less traveled" and enjoy the varied terrain.

Others looking to enjoy the one-on-one care and compassion a small race can offer. While some just want to see what the legendary "tough" Somerset Stampede courses are all about.

Daughter, mom, and grandfather all finished the half marathon together, with Megan completing her first half at 2:08:32, Karen coming in at 2:08:37, and Paul, a veteran running with the clan finishing at 2:08:38 (yes, they let Megan finish first by design).

To say half-marathoners run in the family is totally correct, and totally awesome, for the Eekhoff/Warmbier family who plan to keep coming back to the Somerset Stampede.

"We love this setting and the course, it is just right for us and we always have a wonderful experience here!"

-- Dave Parham ================================================= Nick Willis Heads Home to New Zealand with Changed Plans ================================================= Track and field fans in Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand were looking forward to a starstudded International Track Meet at QEII Stadium on Saturday, February 26. (http://internationaltrackmeet.co.nz/ITM/) Nick Willis would be presented with the Olympic Silver P. 2

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Medal from the Beijing Olympics, Galen Rupp planned an assault on the American 10,000 meter run, Alan Webb planned to run the 800, and Alberto Salazar had planned to present a clinic.

Instead, the meet has been postponed due to the Christchurch earthquake on Feb. 22 and Nick Willis and the New Zealand Olympic Committee are holding a charity track meet in Wellington, near Willis' childhood home of Lower Hutt. Funds raised will help the people of Christchurch. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/4693798/Nick-Willis-NZOC-plan-charity-athletics-meet On a visit to New Zealand and Christchurch in 2000, we disovered that it's not easy to reach Christchurch and the South Island from New Zealand's North Islande. Christchurch is the South Island's largest city, but it's reachable only by air or by a ferry ride of several hours from Wellington.

The highlights of the trip to Christchurch were the scenic drives along the Kaikoura Coast from the ferry dock and a visit to the International Antarctic Centre. The port of Christchurch is the starting point for most Antarctic expeditions. http://www.iceberg.co.nz/ ============================================================== Playmakers Customer Appreciation Week Continues Through Sunday, Feb. 27 ============================================================== Playmakers' Appreciation Week continues through Sunday with discounts, deals and events: Wed., Feb. 23

Saucony "MBC" Day, free bootcamp, 7:00 am Saucony Beer 4 Mile R/W, 6:00 pm Thurs., Feb. 24 Brooks "Night Life Day" Dan Langdon/ Brooks 5K, Hawk Hollow GC, 6:30 pm Friday, Feb. 25 New Balance Minimalist Day New Balance, Old Town 5K, 6 pm, Old Town Grande Cafe Saturday, Feb. 26 Keen "Children's Day" Impression 5's Grossology display, 11am-2:00pm Potters Park petting zoo, 11am-2pm All week: Additional 20% off all sale apparel, drawings, and deals http://playmakers.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=595 ============================ Michigan Runner Race Series 2011 ============================ St. Patrick's Day Races 8K, Bay City - March 20 Striders Saturday Classic, 10 Mile, Grandville - April 23 Fifth Third River Bank Run 25K, Grand Rapids - May 14 Alma Highland Festival 8 Mile, Alma - May 28 Dexter Ann Arbor Half Marathon, Ann Arbor - June 5 Brian Diemer Amerikam 5K, Cutlerville/Grand Rapids - June 11 National Cherry Festival 15K, Traverse City - July 9 Steve's Run 10K, Dowagiac - July 30 Crim Festival of Races 10 Mile, Flint - August 27 Labor Day 30K, Milford - September 4 F E B R U A R Y 23, 2 0 1 1 - M I C H I G A N R U N N I N G

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Mackinac Island 8 Mile Road Race, Mackinac Island - September 10 Detroit Free Press/ Flagstar Marathon, Detroit - October 16 ========================================== Michigan's Masters Runners Top National Rankings ========================================== Running Times announced the "Masters Road Races of the Year 2010" in the March 2011 issue and several Michigan athletes have national rankings to brag about. Running Times' criteria include agegrade percentage in competitive American road races, number of races run and variety of distances.

Michigan races considered for these national rankings are Dexter Ann Arbor Run 10K, Milford Labor Day 30K, Fifth Third River Bank Run 25K, Crim 10 Mile. Brian Diemer 5K, and Meteor 10K, For top performances of each runner, see http://runningtimes.com/mar11/ Men 40-44 1st) Tracy Lokken Honorable Mention: Carl Rundell Men 45-49 3rd) Paul Aufdemberge Honorable Mention: Eric Stuber, Ron Zywicki Men 50-54

Honorable Mention: Dave Bussard

Men 50-55

Honorable Mention: Doug Kurtis

Men 65-69 1st) Doug Goodhue Honorable Mention: James Carlton Men 80-84 1st) Jerry Johncock Women 40-44: Honorable Mention: Marybeth Reader Women 45-49: Honorable Mention: Laurel Park Women 65-69 1st) Sharon Dolan =============================== Great Performances - Cross Country =============================== -- NACAC Cross Country Championships, Trinidad & Tobago, February 19, 2011 Ann Arbor resident, Katherine Newberry, contributed to a U.S.A. win at the NACAC Cross Country Championships last weekend.

Results - Women 1 22 Harrison, Kathryn Canada 20:18.8 2 92 Duwell, Megan U.S.A. 20:21.2 P. 4

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91 Conley, Kim U.S.A. 93 Kieffer, Allison U.S.A. 95 Newberry, Katherin U.S.A. 94 June, Kara U.S.A.

20:23.9 20:29.6 20:35.0 20:40.9

============================ Great Performances - Indoor Track ============================ -- Aviva Grand Prix, Birmingham, GBR; Saturday, February 19 2nd) Morgan Uceny USA 1:59.97 PB -- Silverston Invitational, Ann Arbor, Feb. 19, 2011 Women's Pole Vault 1st) Jessica Hemingway, 13-07.25, school record, UM facility record Men's 1 Mile 2nd) Jake Crowe, 4:14.63 Men's 800 meter 1st) Curtis Vollmar, 1:53.68 Women's Shot Put Flight 2 1st) Emily Pendleton, Unattached, 15.30m 2nd) Erin, Pendleton, Michigan, 13.44m Women's Mile 1st) Devan John, 5:03.56 -- GVSU Tune Up, Allendale, Feb. 18, 2011 Women's 1 Mile 1st) Rebecca Winchester, Grand Valley, 4:54.32 NCAA Provisional 2nd) Eileen Creutz, Grand Valley, 4:54.72 NCAA Provisional 3rd) Samantha Johnson, Ferris State, 4:55.85P Men's 1 Mile 1st) Sherod Hardt, Unattached, 4:11.14 2nd) Alex Wilson Wilson, Unattached, 4:11.82 3rd) Simon Nyang, Grand Valley, 4:12.65 ================================ Race Calendar - February - March 2011 ================================ Friday, February 18, 2011

* Great Lakes Indoor Series, Mt. Pleasant, 5:00 pm, Central Michigan University, track & field meet, http://freewebs.com/greatlakesindoorseries * Michigan Indoor Track Series, Warren, 4:30 pm, Macomb Community College, hs track & field, http://mitstrack.org/Schedule.asp Saturday, February 19, 2011

* Michigan Indoor Track Series, Allendale, 10:30 am, Grand Valley State University, hs track & field, http://mitstrack.org/Schedule.asp * Michigan Indoor Track Series, Saginaw, Saginaw Valley State University, hs track & field, F E B R U A R Y 23, 2 0 1 1 - M I C H I G A N R U N N I N G

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http://mitstrack.org/Schedule.asp Sunday, February 20, 2011

* Tahquamenon Snowshoe Race, Paradise, Upper Tahquamenon Falls, 20K, 10K, 5K, kids snowshoe, http://greatlakesendurance.com Friday, February 25, 2011

* Mid American Conference Indoor Championships, Bowling Green, OH, Bowling Green University, track & field meet, http://mac-sports.com Saturday, February 26, 2011

* Big Ten Indoor Championships - Men, Champaign, IL, University of Illinois, track & field meet, http://bigten.cstv.com * Big Ten Indoor Championships - Women, West Lafayette, IN, Purdue University, track & field meet, http://bigten.cstv.com * Michigan Indoor Track Series - State Championship, Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan University, hs track & field, http://mitstrack.org/Schedule.asp * USA Indoor Track & Field Championships, Albuquerque, NM, track & field meet http://www.usatf.org/calendars/ Sunday, February 27, 2011

* Disney’s Princess Half Marathon, Lake Buena Vista, FL, 6:00 am, Walt Disney World Epcot Center, 13.1MR, 5KR, kids runs, http://rundisney.com Friday, March 11, 2011 - Saturday, March 12, 2011

* NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, College Station, TX, Texas A & M, http://ncaasports.com/track-and-field/schedules * NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships, Albuquerque, NM, Albuquerque Convention Center, http://ncaasports.com/track-and-field/schedules Saturday, March 12, 2011

* Shillelagh Four Mile, Flushing, Noon, Early Childhood Center, 409 Chamberlain St., 4 MR/W, kids run http://riverbendstriders.com Sunday, March 13, 2011

* Shamrocks and Shenanigans, Ann Arbor, 10:45 am, Conor O'Neill's, downtown Ann Arbor, 5KR/W, kids’ run http://runshamrocks.com * St. Patrick's Parade Corktown Race, Detroit, 12:00 pm, Train Station at Michigan Ave. & Vernor, 5KR/W http://www.corktownrace.com/ Thursday, March 17, 2011

* St. Patrick's Day Pot O'Gold Shuffle, Flint, 5:30 pm, Masonic Temple, 755 South Saginaw, 4 MR/W, kids run, Curtis Thompson, (810) 233-8851, http://thecompleterunner.com Sunday, March 20, 2011

* St. Patrick's Day Races, Bay City, 12:00 pm, Downtown Bay City, 8KR, 5KR/W, Ann Gasta, (989) 415-5593, stpatsinfo@gmail.com, http://barc-mi.com

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* USATF Michigan Open/ Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships, Ypsilanti, 11:00 am tentative, Eastern Michigan University Bowen Fieldhouse, 5000m race walk, 3000m, 60m hurdles, 60m, 800m, 200m, mile run, 400m http://michigan.usatf.org Saturday, March 26, 2011

* Bill Roney Memorial 5K, Utica, 10:00 am, Flickinger Elementary School, 5KR, 1M kids run, http://hansons-running.com ******* Calendar entries are a value-added service for Michigan Runner clients. Please contact Art McCafferty (artmccaf@sbcglobal.net) if you're interested.

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