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April 27, 2011

Volume 10, Number 32

Mississauga Marathon May 15, 2011, Mississauga, Ontario Marathon, Half Marathon, 2, 5 & 10K Web: mississaugamarathon.com Video: http://tiny.cc/3f3m9 Photo by Carter Sherline / Frog Prince Studios

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Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon • • • •

May 15, 2011 Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, Kids' Run Web: http://clevelandmarathon.com Video: http://tiny.cc/9uyfj

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In This Issue:

Mackinaw Memorial Bridge Race • • •

Saturday, May 28, 2011 Registration: http://tiny.cc/5cj52 Videos: http://tiny.cc/a5xcc

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Crim Festival of Races • • •

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

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Metro Health Grand Rapids Marathon • • • •

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Quote of the Week Running Fit Honored as One of the 50 Michigan Companies to Watch, by Art McCafferty Running Network TV: Keith & Kevin Hanson on Desi Davila's Boston Marathon Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon Caps Registrations for Marathon and Half Marathon, May 15 Running Network TV: Gary Morgan Interviews Jean Driscoll, Rob DeCastella, Ron Hill and more Runner's World: A Brief Chat With Keith Hanson (About Desiree Davila) Desi Davila Throws First Pitch at Detroit Tiger's Game Tuesday Derby Day 5K Cancelled NYT: For an Exercise Afterburn, Intensity May Be the Key, by Gina Kolata Running Network's Mr. Ubiquitous - Boston (April 14 - 19) Michigan Runner Race Series 2011 Race Calendar - April - May 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 __/__/__/__/__/__/___/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/ __/__/ Quote of the Week "I was damn near in tears watching her run. It was the most inspiring race I've seen an American run since Joanie (Benoit Samuelson) at the (1984) Olympics."

-- Greg Meyer, quoted by Jo-Ann Barnas, Detroit Free Press, April 27, 2011, p. 3B.

Running Fit Honored as One of the 50 Michigan Companies to Watch, by Art McCafferty Randy Step and Steve Angerman, co-owners of Running Fit, will be feted tonight by the State of Michigan and Governor Snyder.

Running Fit was chosen because they have grown over 33% since 2009 and because of the part they have played in new job creation. All aspects of their company have made this possible including growth in their 7 retail stores, the 23 events they produce (including 3 triathlons and several marathons) and their event timing division.

Their growth can be attributed to the loyal running community they have created in Michigan, runners who choose to buy locally and keep the money in our state. http://companiestowatch.org/index.ctw?page=honorees&honoreeYear=2011&session=ctw:451541920a673284C0TlW3435FCC

Running Network TV: Keith & Kevin Hanson on Desi Davila's Boston Marathon We caught up with Keith and Kevin Hanson in Sterling Heights Saturday evening at a celebration for Desiree Davila. Keith and Kevin talk about Desi's Boston Marathon accomplishment and the Hanson Development Project. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utoxPNEzkAo Victah Sailer's Photographs of Desiree Davila, 2006 - 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwG5G2F1XcU See all Boston Marathon Videos: http://runningnetwork.tv or http://michiganrunner.tv/2011boston

Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon Caps Registrations for Marathon and Half Marathon, May 15 Due to an overwhelming rise in registrations this year in the 34th annual Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K, we are rapidly approaching our cap limits in the full and half P. 2

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marathon. As of April 16, 2011 these slots are left: Full Marathon - 500 Slots Left Half Marathon - 1,000 Slots Left To guarantee your spot, please register today. Other events are filling up quickly, so register soon for the 10K, 5K and Kids' Run. The Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon website and our Facebook page will be frequently updated with the sell out status. http://www.clevelandmarathon.com

Running Network TV: Gary Morgan Interviews Jean Driscoll, Rob DeCastella, Ron Hill & more Jean Driscoll won the wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon eight times: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH2UC10DMkQ Australian Rob DeCastella won the Boston Marathon in 1986: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbN3OwaS34g England's Ron Hill won the 1970 Boston Marathon in a course record 2:10:30: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTh8YYzLE1Q Mr. Ubiquitous was busy interviewing runners in Hopkinton at the start and filming an exciting postrace press converence: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rePEYQ0dQLQ See all Boston Marathon Videos: http://runningnetwork.tv or http://michiganrunner.tv/2011boston

Runner's World: A Brief Chat With Keith Hanson (About Desiree Davila) Peter Gambaccini of Runner's World interviews Keith Hanson about Desi Davila's Boston Marathon last week: http://racingnews.runnersworld.com/2011/04/a-brief-chat-with-keith-hanson-2.html

Desi Davila Throws First Pitch at Detroit Tiger's Game Tuesday Desi Davila gets a little extra attention this week. She threw out the first pitch at Tuesday's Detroit Tigers game at Comerica Park. Jo-Ann Barnas interviews Desi at the game and the story appears with a photo in today's Detroit Free Press: http://www.freep.com/article/20110427/SPORTS02/104270420/1050/Runner-Desiree-Davila-getscelebrity-treatment-after-Boston-Marathon

Derby Day 5K Cancelled We're disappointed; Ron Suffolk had to cancel the Derby Day 5K in Lake Orion on May 7. It sounded like a fun event.

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

Entry Fee: $40 (includes breakfast, official race apparel & transportation to starting area) 3RD ANNUAL FALL COLORS BRIDGE RACE Saturday, October 8, 2011

Contact Mackinaw Area Visitors Bureau for more info, Accommodations & Entertainment Packages, etc.

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NYT: For an Exercise Afterburn, Intensity May Be the Key, by Gina Kolata Interesating article in the New York Times about intense exercise and burning calories: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/19/health/nutrition/19best.html?_r=1&ref=ginakolata

Running Network's Mr. Ubiquitous - Boston (April 14 - 19) Mr. Ubiquitous, aka Gary Morgan, reports:

Photo by Gary Morgan

"Hello Everyone What a week it was at Boston. It truly was an exciting time there as I was there for six days to see all kinds of things going on involved with the marathon. Who knew that it was going to turn into one of the most exciting days in marathon history. I came into Boston on Thursday and picked up my press credentials at the historic Copley hotel. This is really a cool place that has a black lab as their mascot. He's a real hit with the hotel guests and kids. I went to the BAA (Boston Athletic Association) media conference and they discussed the new registration process for next year and other aspects of the race. It can be checked out on their web site http://www.BAA.org. The BAA also has a new woman president, a first for them and a new slogan: “This isn't your fathers BAA.” They also started a new half marathon last year and a new 10k this year. So the BAA is becoming a year round organization with other races. They introduced the marathon’s oldest runner, Clarence Hartley, 81 years old, a Korean War Veteran and Aaron Hummel, the winner of the Iraq military marathon that was run on the same day as Boston last year. Both ran the marathon this year.

Friday morning I arrived late to the elite athlete press conference because the T was running late. I took some pictures and asked a few questions then left for Children's Hospital to visit some children who have been there a while. Kelly Flathers, an Olympic trials qualifier, and Brendan Donavan from the biggest loser were there interacting with the children. The children were coloring books and making plastic medals. It was fun playing with them and they liked my orange Brooks shoes. This was organized by Athletes for Hope, an organization that connects athletes and community events together around the country.

Photo courtesy of Gary Morgan

Gary Morgan at Cheers

Photo courtesy of Gary Morgan

Thursday evening was the kickoff reception for the marathon at the world famous Cheers pub. Race officials and sponsors were there to celebrate another opening round of the Boston Marathon weekend. It was a fun event and many of us had to go to see where Norm sat during the Cheers sitcom. The plaque is still there. I took the T to my friend’s house in Brookline. Riding the T is like riding a trolley subway. It’sl ike going back in time but still here in the present.

Aaron Hummel and Clarence Hartley

Gary Morgan and Kelly Flathers

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I went to the expo after that to volunteer and handed out race shirts to the participants. It was cool watching runners get their packets and try on their shirts. It’s always exciting to go to a race and get your number and packet-- especially at a big race like Boston. The expo was great with lots of free samples, cool products and races to check out. It definitely hypes up the race. All of the volunteers got green nylon jackets; I thought I was at the Masters golf tournament. What’s great about volunteering is you meet lots of fun people having a great time giving back to society in many different organizations.

I went out on Boylston street and did video on the children running the mile relay. I just got the last group of kids and it was exciting.

Then I followed everyone into the big tent as elite Adidas athletes signed photo cards for them. Olympian Todd Williams from Monroe Michigan was there and he handed out the awards to the top teams in the Mile relay. It looked like there were over 300 kids running in the relays. It always fun to watch youngsters run.

Photo courtesy of Gary Morgan

Desi Davila signs autographs at the Expo before her historic race.

Jean Driscoll and Gary Morgan

Photo courtesy of Gary Morgan

Saturday morning I went to one of my favorite media events, the Champions Breakfast. They honor past champions from the marathon and give out the bib numbers to the defending champions.

This year they honored Rob DeCastella (1986) Australia, Ron Hill (1970) England, Alvaro Mejia (1971) Columbia, and Jean Driscoll (eight time wheeler champion in the 1990's) USA. They showed videos and pictures from the days when they won. Then last year’s champions, Robert Cheruiyot, Teyba Erkesso, and wheelers, Ernst Van Dyke, and Wakako Tsuchida were handed their bibs and everyone took lots of photos. I got interviews with some of them and during the program they always introduce other champions in the room such as Bill Rodgers, Joan Benoit Samuelson, and Greg Meyer.

Listening to the champions from years ago to those of today is like the difference between night and day. The world moves on and it was a great event held in the Oval room at the Copley hotel.

I went over to the expo and checked it out a little more today Ron Hill and Rob DeCastella since I had more time since I wasn't volunteering. Met up with some friends from Brighton, Chris and Michelle Ford. Chris has run Boston before but this was Michelle’s first time and she was totally geeked to be here. For you ambitious runners there's the Boston-Big Sur combo: 400 entry's to run Boston and then a week later to run Big Sur. Sounds like fun and a true adventure. Marathon Tours was very crowded because a lot of runners want a destination race, especially in Africa. I've run three races there and it's always been fantastic. While I was there the Ambassador from Kenya was there. The Kenyans love Boston. Not just because they win but because to them the Boston Marathon is the greatest race in the world to them. It was exciting at the expo with lots more to come.

That evening I went to the Mayor’s reception at the Copley. This was a big-time event as sponsors and dignitaries were in attendance. Luckily I brought some dressy clothes. Jeans and tee shirt aren't always appropriate.

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The mayor talked, some awards were given out, and the food, drinks and band topped it off nicely. Met a few of the sponsors and they always have a good story of how they got involved as sponsors. One of them was the owner of the trucking company called Gentle Giant that moves equipment and supplies all over the course. He had some interesting stories to tell me about his involvement in the race. So much goes into a big event that you could write a book about it.

From there I went to the Runners World party a few blocks away. That’s always a fun event to get to also. I saw Bart Yasso and Amby Burfoot along with lots of other notable faces at this event. Midnight came and I called it a night.

Sunday morning came and it was raining. I was planning on jogging in the BAA 5k and doing some video filming of that and the Invitational Mile. I decided I didn’t want to get soaking wet along with my camera, so I just stayed in bed. I went to downtown Boston at around noon and I asked about the morning events and I was told that it quit raining just as the 5k started. The numbers for the 5k were down a little from the rain but the winning times were great. The mile times were slow because the runners were being careful running on slippery pavement around corners. I've run the 5k and it's a fun event that goes through the Back Bay of Boston. It's exciting to watch milers run around a city block at a quick pace. I can't be everywhere plus I knew I had a long day coming on Monday. I bought some body glide at the Adidas store and I waited 30 minutes to pay for it. Runners were in the store buying marathon gear like there was no tomorrow. My back was killing me from walking around the streets of Boston for the last few days, so I went and to a Bikram Yoga class. What a home run; I could move my back around. I'm ready to run the marathon tomorrow.

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Photo courtesy of Gary Morgan

I went to the Pasta dinner at City Hall. Pasta dinners and festivals are always fun the night before a marathon. They had clowns, balloons, and music and there was lots of food, drink, dessert and goodies to take home after eating. I saw my friends from Oregon that I ran the Hood to Coast race with last year along with Chris and Michelle Ford. Plus, I met a runner who had come all the way from Hawaii. That’s what’s really cool about the pasta dinner, you meet runners from all over the planet. Went back to my friend’s place in Brookline and got ready for the big day.

I get my picture taken at the sign that says "It all Starts Here" for the Boston Marathon. Most runners don't get to see this because they are at the High School 3/4 mile away at the Athletes’ Village and when you start the race you don't have time to be sightseeing.

I was starting in the 3rd wave so I had time to do this plus I'm running for fun. I finally make it back to Athlete Village at the High School. This is drop off point and hang out spot until you go to the start. There are big tents, food, drink and music until you leave for the start. It's a circus.

Photo courtesy of Gary Morgan

Photo by Gary Morgan

4:30 am comes early on Monday morning. I get ready, walk 10 Gary Morgan at the start in Hopkinton minutes to the T station, catch the T and arrive in Boston at 6 am.

Hop on the media bus at 6:45 for that hour bus ride to Hopkinton. It helped we had a police escort get us there. I rested on the bus for another hour thinking about taking the bus back to Boston instead of running 26 miles. I was tired running around; doing media work wears you out for running the race. That’s why none of my media friends run races anymore. I come to my senses and realize I don't want to miss all the fun of running to Boston. That's why I can write all these crazy stories because I'm part of the crowd. I hustle up to the start and film all the crazy things going on at the start line. It's a festival there. They play America the Beautiful, I get the mobility impaired athletes start, then the wheelers start. I get an interview with a little girl who told me the Kenyans came to their school in Hopinkton and talked about running in Wheeler winners: Masazumi Africa. She said she wanted to run the marathon someday. That was Soejima and Wakako Tsuchida pretty cool.

Gary Morgan and men’s winner

This is so different than when I ran it in 1981. Somehow, then, we Geoffrey Mutai got ride to the start, found a tree to do our thing, then ran up to the start and took off. There were only 7000 runners back then. Four hours later all the runners were done. Then it was cleaned up and you didn't know there was a race. Now it's a festival for a week. It's all good. I finally get rid of my gear bag and head for the start. I get to my coral 3 minutes before the gun goes off. It takes 4 minutes to hit the start and head for Boston. It truly is exciting to be running it again for the 9th time. It’s a fantastic day to run, sunny and 50 degrees. The crowds are great along the way as they cheer on the runners. I love giving high fives to spectators and it's cool they give us orange slices to keep us going. It's always fun seeing the Wellesley College women at 12.5 mile mark as they want the runners give them a kiss as they go by and I'm always happy to do that. You can hear them a mile away. At 16.5 miles the Newton Hills start; there are five of them and I crest that fifth one at the 21 mile mark where the Boston College students cheer us on and offer the runners a beer. From there P. 10

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Photo by Gary Morgan

you know it’s all down hill to the finish. When I get to Citgo sign I know there’s just one more mile and I'm hurting like every other runner. We can't wait to get on Boylston street and have the crowd cheer us on to the finish. I got my medal and was glad to have finished the race. I didn't know about the world record or the second place finish of Desi Davila. When you're out there running you just want to run well and finish. I went to the Lenox hotel that overlooks the finish line. I see the stragglers coming in and I see the clock is being taken down just after going over 6 hours. A year of planning for this fantastic event and 6 hours later its over and the cleanup begins. As race director Dave McGillivray says "Don't be sad when the race is over, because there's always next year."

Winners Geoffrey Mutai and Caroline Kilel

Three hours later I go to the Awards ceremony and get all the details of what happened while I was out there running. The Kenyans were ecstatic about a double victory and a world best. We Americans were ecstatic about Desiree Davila placing second and coming so close to winning. The age group awards had some fantastic times as the tailwind helped many runners to have PR's. The Japanese crowd was excited to see a double win in the wheeler division—a proud moment for Japan in these tough times. This truly will be remembered as one of the greatest marathoning days in history.

I got a great interview with Desiree right after the awards ceremony and she described the race to a tee.

You can see it on http://www.Runningnetwork.tv.

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I went to the after race party a few hours later and it was awesome. They brought out the top ten finishers for the men and women. A few of them said a few words about their races and the party was on with some high energy music and dancing. Videos showed the race while the party was on full tilt.

What a way to finish off a fantastic day.

Went to the Press conference the next day as they presented the winners their checks and special medals to the men’s winner because of his course record and world best and the women’s wheeler because she set a new course record. The men’s winner got $225,000-- $150,000 for winning, $50,000 for a world best, $25,000 for a new course record. Women’s winner received $150,000. Women’s wheeler received $25,000-- $15,000 for winning, $10,000 for the course record. Men’s wheeler winner received $15,000.

I put this out there because everyone always ask me how much did the winner get? Now you know.

Desiree Davila and Ryan Hall (who had a great race, running 2:04:55) joined the press conference and answered some questions about their race. American distance running is looking pretty awesome after this marathon. With just 16 months before the London Olympics it's getting to be exciting. It was a phenomenal time here in Boston and I'll be on the road as the world adventure series continues.

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Michigan Runner Race Series Results Striders Saturday Classic results will appear 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 3 Mackinac Island 8 Mile Road Race, Mackinac Island - September 10 Detroit Free Press/ Flagstar Marathon, Detroit - October 16

Race Calendar - April - May 2011 Thursday, April 28, 2011 through Saturday, April 30, 2011 * Hillsdale “Gina” 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,

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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 Sunday, May 1, 2011 * 20 Mile Training Run, Traverse City, 9:00 am, Northwest Michigan College behind HS track, training run up to 20MR, http://.runningfit.com * Running Fit Trail Marathon and Half Marathon, Pinckney, 7:30 am, Silver Lake, Pinckney Recreation Area, 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, http://trailmarathon.com Wednesday, May 4, 2011 * Run Fit 5K, Novi, 6:30 pm, Novi Town Center, 5KR, 1MR, kids run, http://runfit5K.com Saturday, May 7, 2011 * Lakes Region Bay Half Marathon, Bay City, 13.1MR, 5K, FR, http://usrahm.com, http://active.com Sunday, May 8, 2011 * Kalamazoo Marathon, Kalamazoo, 8:15 am, 26.2 MR, 13.1MR, 5KR/W, 5K Judged RaceW, 1 MFR, kids run, http://www.borgessrun.com Thursday, May 12, 2011 – Saturday, May 14, 2011 * Mid American Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships - Men & Women, DeKalb, IL, http://mac-sports.com Friday, May 13, 2011 * Sports and Fitness Expo, Grand Rapids , 11:00 am

, DeVos Place Expo, http://53riverbankrun.com

Saturday, May 14, 2011 * Dances with Dirt - Gnaw Bone, Nashville, IN, 6:15 am, Mike’s Music and Dance Barn, 50MR, 50KR, 26.2MR, 13.1MR, 100K relay, Running Fit, http://dwdgnawbone.com * Fifth Third River Bank Run, Grand Rapids, 8:00 am http://www.53riverbankrun.com

25KR, 10KR, 5KR/W, teams,

* Heart of Michigan, Lansing, 8;00 am, State Capitol, 10KR, 5KR/W, http://champsforcharity.com * Marathon 10K, 5K, Mississauga, Ontario (Greater Toronto), 10KR, 5KR, relays, Lakeshore Road at Johnson’s Lane, 6:00 pm, http://www.mississaugamarathon.com

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* USA 15 km Trail Championships, Spokane, WA, Riverside State Park, 15KR, http://usatf.org Sunday, May 15, 2011 * Ferndale Foot Frolic, Ferndale, 9:00 am, Kulick Community Center, 1201 Livernois, 10KR, 5KR, (248) 544-6767, http://ferndalerecreation.org Sunday, May 15, 2011 * Michigan Senior Olympics Summer Games 10K, Rochester, 8:00 am, OPC, 5KFR/W, http://michiganseniorolympics.org * Mississauga Marathon, Mississauga, Ontario (Greater Toronto), 26.2 MR, 13.1MR, relays, 2KFR/W, Mississauga City Hall, 7:30 am, http://www.mississaugamarathon.com * Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon & 10K, Cleveland, OH, 7:00 am, 26.2 MR, 13.1 MR, 10KR, http://www.clevelandmarathon.com Tuesday, May 17, 2011 * Michigan Senior Olympics Summer Games 5K, Rochester, 9:00 am, OPC, 5KR, http://michiganseniorolympics.org Saturday, May 21, 2011 * Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, Detroit, 8:00 am, Comerica Park, 5KR/W1MFR, 1 Mile FR, http://detroitraceforthecure/ * USA Masters 8 km Championship, Williamsburg, VA, Fit to Run, Fit to Dream 8K http://usatf.org

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Sunday, May 22, 2011 * Michigan Senior Olympics Summer Games Triathlon, Rochester, 8:00 am, Oakland University, tri: 400mS/ 20KB/ 5KR, http://michiganseniorolympics.org * XTERRA Last Stand Triathlon / Duathlon, Augusta, 9:00 am, Fort Custer State Park, Tri: 1/2MS/ 12.5MB/ 4MR or Du: 2MR, 12.5MB, 4MR, http://www.eliteendeavors.com Thursday, May 26, 2011 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Saturday, May 28, 2011 * NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field, Round 1, Bloomington, IN, Irwin Bell Track or Mike A. Myers Track and Soccer Stadium, Indiana University, http://ncaasports.com/track-and-field/schedules Saturday, May 28, 2011 * Alma Highland Festival 8 Mile / 5K, Alma, 9:15 am, Alma College campus, 8MR, 5KR/W, kids runs, http://almahighlandfestival.com, http://active.com * Fruitport Old Fashioned Days Run, Fruitport , 9:30 am, 10KR, 5KR, Donald Wood 3551

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* Mackinaw Memorial Bridge Race, Mackinaw City, 6:00 am, Mackinaw City Recreation Complex, 6 MR, Mackinaw Area Visitors Bureau, http://www.mackinawcity.com Monday, May 30, 2011 P. 14

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* Hartland Memorial Day Run/Walk, Hartland , 8:00 am, Hartland High School, 5KR, 3KW, http://www.hartlandschools.us/athletics/Events/Run/ * Memorial Day 5K Run/Walk & 8K Run, Grosse Ile, 8:30 am, Grosse Ile HS, 8KR, 5KR/W, 1MFR, http://everalracemgt.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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