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Sally Meyerhoff competes at the U.S. Olympic Team Trails, Women’s Marathon, Boston, 2008.

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Sally Meyerhoff, 25 K Champion, Dies in Accident Two National Titles in a Row for Grand Valley Women NCAA Indoor Championship Results - Divisions I, II, III Michigan Skier TV: Treetops Amazing Race, Gaylord Running Network's Mr. Ubiquitous - GRAND CANYON, LAS VEGAS, PHOENIX (2/27- 3/14) Michigan Runner Race Series 2011 Great Performances - Indoor Track Great Performances - Road Racing Race Calendar - March - April 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 __/__/__/__/__/__/___/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/ __/__/ ======================================= Sally Meyerhoff, 25 K Champion, Dies in accident ======================================= Word spread quickly through the running community when we got the word that Sally Meyerhoff died in a bicycle accident last week. Sally won the 25K National Championship at the Fifth Third River Bank Run in 2009 and loved Michigan so much she ran again at the Crim 10 Mile the same season.

She was 4th that day in a loaded national field including Molly Huddle and Magdalena Lewy Boulet.

We interviewed Sally after that race: 6 minutes into the Crim 10 Mile: Video: http://michiganrunner.tv/2009crim/ The Arizona Republic reports: "Rreigning P.F. Chang's Rock n Roll Arizona Marathon women's champion Sally Meyerhoff died on Tuesday in Maricopa, Ariz., after colliding with a pickup truck as she was riding a bicycle. She was 27.

A former standout at Duke University, Meyerhoff finished 15th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships and 18th at the USA Outdoor Championships in the 10,000 meters during her senior year.

While at Duke, Meyerhoff won several ECAC titles, which included the outdoor 5,000m in 2004, and the indoor 3,000m in 2005. She was an NCAA All-American in cross country in 2004 and in track in 2006. She graduated from Duke with a degree in history in 2007.

Meyerhoff was also a star as a prep athlete at Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix, where she was a seven-time state champion in the 1,600m and 3,200m. In competing against many of the nation’s finest high school runners, Meyerhoff finished in twelfth place at the 2001 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships in Orlando, Fla. In 2009, Meyerhoff won the USA 25 km Women’s Championship in 1:27:28, and most recently finished 13th (1:15:24) at the 2011 USA Half-Marathon Championships in Houston, Texas.

Meyerhoff’s personal best times included 33:03.19 for 10,000m, 1:12:52 for the half-marathon and 2:35:49 for the marathon from her P.F. Chang’s win in her hometown of Phoenix in January. Her performance qualified her for a second appearance at an Olympic Trials marathon." =========================================== Two National Titles in a Row for Grand Valley Women =========================================== The hotbed of college running in Michigan has extended West to Grand Valley State University.

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Congratulations to the Grand Valley Women's Track and Field Team who won their first National Indoor title. Monica Kinney is National Champion in the mile and the 5000 meter run. Lauren Buresh, is shot-put Champion. The distance runners among them are the reigning NCAA Division II Cross Country Champions. See complete results below and "Great Performances" further below: ============================================= NCAA Indoor Championship Results - Divisions I, II, III ============================================= D1 63 Women's Teams Michigan Women T18th, 12 points Michigan State Women T57th, 1 point 2nd, 800meter run, Jillian Smith, Michigan, 2:04.78 8th, 800meter run, Rebecca Addison, Michigan, 2:07.68 6th, Distance Medley Relay, Michigan, 11:07.38 (Danielle Tauro, Rebecca Addison, Alisha Cole, Jillian Smith) 8th, weight throw, Beth Rohl, Michigan State, 64-11 1/2 16th) Danielle Tauro, Michigan, Mile, 4:49.59 65 Men's Teams Michigan State Men T46, 4 points 5th) weight throw, Lonnie Pugh, Michigan State, 69-1 1/4 7th) 5000 meter run, Maverick Darling, Wisconsin, 13:36 Kevin Mays, Central Michigan, weight throw, F 16th) Vanier Joseph, Eastern Michigan, 60 meter hurdles, 7.89 DII Women Teams Champions) Grand Valley, 87 points 34thT) Northwood, 4 points 34thT) Hillsdale, 4 points 43rd) Northern Michigan, 2 points 1st) Monica Kinney, Grand Valley, 1 mile, 4:44.41 1st) Monica Kinney, Grand Valley, 5000 meter run, 16:28.02 (Grand Valley's Mandi Zemba hold the 5000 meet record, 16:16.77) 1st) Lauren Buresh, Grand Valley, shot put, 52-10.25 2nd) Chanelle Caldwell, Grand Valley, 800 meter run, 2:11.3 2nd) Sam Lockhart, Grand Valley, shot put, 51.06.50 3rd) Grand Valley, distance medley relay, 11:47.40 (Julia Nowak, Kayla Vallar, Madie Rodta, Monica Kinney) 3rd) Jocelyn Kuksa, Grand Valley, pole vault, 12-10.75 3rd) Liz Murphy, Grand Valley, weight throw, 63-01.25 4th) Amanda Putt, Hillsdale, 1 mile, 4:59.93 P. 4

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7th Annual Mackinaw Memorial Bridge Race Saturday, May 28, 2011 Official Starting Time: 6:00 - 7:15 a.m.

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4th) Eileen Creutz, Grand Valley, 1 mile, 4:59.38 4th) Kristen Hixson, Grand Valley, pole vault, 12-10.75 4th) Sam Lockart, Grand Valley, weight throw, 63-00.00 6th) Rebecca Winchester, Grand Valley, 1 mile, 5:01.74 7th) Bailey Franklin, triple jump, Northern Michigan, 38-10.25 8th) Jamie Smith, Grand Valley, weight throw, 59-09.75 9th) Samantha Johnson, Ferris State, 1 mile, 5:08.33 9th) Grand Valley, 4 x 400 meter relay, 3:51.93 (Chanelle Caldwell, Adrienne Chandler, Lisa Galasso, Jade Hull) 11th) Julia Nowak, Grand Valley, 5000 meter run, 17:39.76 11th) Bailey Franklin, high jump, Northern Michigan, 5-05.00 12th) Catherine Nass, Hillsdale, weight throw, 55-09.25 13th) Katherine McCarthy, Grand Valley, 5000 meter run, 18:20.96 dnf) Eileen Creutz, Grand Valley, 5000 meter run nh) Jamie Roberts, Northern Michigan, pole vault Men Teams 20th) Grand Valley, 22 points 27th) Lake Superior, 6 points 34thT) Saginaw Valley, 4 points 2nd) Daniel Vanek, Grand Valley, shot put, 60-11.25 3rd) Jonathan Allen, triple jump, Lake Superior State, 51-00.25 3rd) Matt Armstrong, Grand Valley, shot put, 60-07.25 5th) Tyler Grob, Saginaw Valley, pentathlon, 5019 11th) Tyler Emmorey, 5000 meter run, Grand Valley, 15:19.89 Division III Women Teams 8th) Calvin College, 18 points 1st) Rachel Boerner, Calvin, 400 meter dash, 55.75 2nd) Sarah Reasoner, Calvin, shot put, 48-4 1/2 (facility record) Men Teams 12th) Calvin College, 13.0 points 2nd) Greg Whittle, Calvin, mile, 4:15.06 4th) Nick Kramer, Calvin, 5000 meter run, 14:29.59

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========================================== Michigan Skier TV: Treetops Amazing Race, Gaylord ========================================== The winners' secret? Running. It's no coincidence that winning team included some cross country runners. http://michigangolfer.tv/miskier/season_10/amazingrace/ ================================================================================= Running Network's Mr. Ubiquitous - GRAND CANYON, LAS VEGAS, PHOENIX (Feb 27- Mar 14) ================================================================================= Mr. Ubiquitous, aka Gary Morgan, reports: Part I It's been an adventure out here in the beautiful Desert Southwest for the last two weeks. On my way to Las Vegas I drove through the a couple of National Monument parks. They were the Sunset Crater National monument and the Wupatki National Monument. It was cool to see all the black volcanic rock mixed in with the snow at the crater and the Native American Indian ruins at Wupatki Monument.

Then on to the one of the seven natural wonders of the world. The Grand Canyon, as they say about this canyon, it's not the deepest, or the widest, or the longest, but it is the largest and thats why it's called the Grand Canyon. 277 miles long, 18 miles wide and 1 mile deep, it covers a lot of the ground.

John Wesley Powell was the first American to truly explorer and investigate this incredible place back in the 1880's. I drove in the east entrance on the south rim and stopped at the watch tower at desert view.

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I arrive into the town that truly never sleeps and the entertainment capital of the World at about 2 AM. I'm staying at the Stratosphere which is that huge tower you can see from 20 miles away. I get there and call it a night as it was a ong day. Next day I head over to the Bikram yoga studio I went to in December. I walked in and the instructor remembered me. Where ever I travel, I try to find a Bikram yoga studio so I can stretch out from sitting and running. I's nice to find other people who want to live a healthy life style when you travel.

Part II next week. ============================ 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 Mackinac Island 8 Mile Road Race, Mackinac Island - September 10 Detroit Free Press/ Flagstar Marathon, Detroit - October 16 ============================ Great Performances - Indoor Track ============================ Complete results: http://ncaasports.com/track-and-field/schedules -- NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, College Station, TX, Texas A & M, Friday, March 11, 2011 - Saturday, March 12, 2011 2nd) 800meter run, Jillian Smith, Michigan, 2:04.78 -- NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships, Albuquerque, NM, Albuquerque Convention Center, iday, March 11, 2011 - Saturday, March 12, 2011, P. 8

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http://ncaasports.com/track-and-field/schedules Women Champion) Grand Valley Women, 87 points Champion) 1st) Monica Kinney, Grand Valley, 1 mile, 4:44.41 Champion) Monica Kinney, Grand Valley, 5000 meter run, 16:28.02 (Grand Valley's Mandi Zemba holds the 5000 meet record, 16:16.77) Champion) Lauren Buresh, Grand Valley, shot put, 52-10.25 2nd) Chanelle Caldwell, Grand Valley, 800 meter run, 2:11.3 2nd) Sam Lockhart, Grand Valley, shot put, 51.06.50 3rd) Grand Valley, distance medley relay, 11:47.40 (Julia Nowak, Kayla Vallar, Madie Rodta, Monica Kinney) 3rd) Jocelyn Kuksa, Grand Valley, pole vault, 12-10.75 3rd) Liz Murphy, Grand Valley, weight throw, 63-01.25 Men 2nd) Daniel Vanek, Grand Valley, shot put, 60-11.25 3rd) Jonathan Allen, triple jump, Lake Superior State, 51-00.25 3rd) Matt Armstrong, Grand Valley, shot put, 60-07.25 -- NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships, Capital Center Fieldhouse, Columbus, Ohio, iday, March 11, 2011 - Saturday, March 12, 2011, Women 1st) Rachel Boerner, Calvin, 400 meter dash, 55.75 2nd) Sarah Reasoner, Calvin, shot put, 48-4 1/2 (facility record) Men 2nd) Greg Whittle, Calvin, mile, 4:15.06 Complete results: http://ncaasports.com/track-and-field/schedules ============================ Great Performances - Road Racing ============================ -- Gate River Run 15K, Jacksonville, Florida, March 12 1st master) Tracy Lokken, 45, Marrquette, MI, 47:40

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2nd) Jeff Girbach 3rd) Stephen McKenna 1st) Beth Wighgtman, 18:09 2nd) Annie Norah Beveridge, 19:02 3rd) Mollie Pozolo, 19:09 -- St. Patrick's Parade Corktown Race, 5K, Detroit, March 13, 2011 1st) Denisa Costescu 17:51 2nd) Andrea Karl, 18:54 3rd) Serena Kessler, 18:54 1st) Scott Albaugh, Jr., 15:58 2nd) Leo Foley, 15:59 3rd) Nathan Burnand, 16:14 1st age group) Doug Goodhue, age 69, 19:00 ============================= Race Calendar - March - April 2011 ============================= 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 * 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 Saturday, April 2, 2011 * Martian Invasion of Races, Dearborn, 7:30 am, Ford Field, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 10KR, 5KR, kids run, http://martianmarathon.com Saturday, April 9, 2011 * USA 100 km Championships, Madison, WI, Mad City 100K, 100KR http://usatf.org

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Sunday, April 10, 2011 * Dooby Du Bikesport Duathlon, Toledo/ Berkey, OH, 8:30 am, Secor Metropark, 2MR/ 6.5MB/ 2MR/ 6.5MB/ 2MR, http://eliteendeavors.com Sunday, April 17, 2011 * Scotiabank Montreal 21K & 5K, Montreal, QC, 8:30 am, Parc Jean-Drapeau, 21KR, 5KR, http://canadarunningseries.com Thursday, April 28, 2011 through Saturday, April 30, 2011 * Hillsdale â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ginaâ&#x20AC;? Relays, Hillsdale, Hillsdale College track, http://www.hillsdale.edu/athletics/mens_track/ginarelays.asp Saturday, April 30, 2011 * Carrollton Lions Club Walk/Run for the Blind 5K, Carrollton, 8:15 am, Carrolton High School, 1235 Mapleridge Road, 5KR/W, Craig Douglas, (989) 399-8860, cdouglas@carrollton.k12.mi.us, http://leaderdog.org * Let's Move Festival of Races, Mount Clemens, 9:00 am, 13.1MR/ Relay, 5KR/W, 1MR/W, Thomas Gray, (586) 295-1532, letsmoveracedirector@gmail.com, http://www.letsmovefestival.com/ * Road Ends 5 Mile, Pinckney, 9:00 am, Silver Lake, Pinckney Recreation Area, 5 MR, http://trailmarathon.com * WYLD Bill 5K, Hillsdale, 10:00 am, Hillsdale College track, 5KR/W, http://www.hillsdale.edu/chargers/mens/track ******* 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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