Michigan Running News, October 28, 2010

October 28, 2010

Volume 10, Number 6

The inaugural Manistee National Cross Country Invitational featured a beautiful, fast and scenic, three-leaf clover course.

In This Issue:

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Quote of the Week

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Get Your Costume Ready for Run Thru Hell on Halloween, Sunday, October 31

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Michigan Runner TV: Manistee National Cross Country Invitational

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Save that Costume for Fifth Third Turkey Trot, Detroit, Thanksgiving Day

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Running Network's Mr. Ubiquitous - MACKINAC ISLAND, LAKE MICHIGAN TOUR

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Great Performances - Road Racing

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Great Performances - Cross Country

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Michigan Runner Race Series Results: Great Turtle Half Marathon

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GLSP Television Network 2010 Event Coverage

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Race Calendar - October - November 2010

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 didn't need to pick it up."

-- Doug Kurtis, describing how easy the Detroit Free Press International Marathon felt earlier this month. Kurtis ran his 200th marathon in 2:54:43, easily under 3 hours. ========================================================================= Get Your Costume Ready for Run Thru Hell on Halloween, Sunday, October 31 ========================================================================= It's almost here: the Run Thru Hell on Halloween in Honor of Dolores Hensley. We'll be joining the Michigan Running community with our video cameras for this very special event at Hell Ranch in Pinckney. As Chuck Block writes on the race website: "If you have been a runner in Michigan for the last several years then you undoubtedly know or have seen Dolores and Harrison Hensley. They put on the Run Thru Hell Race for many years which was a quality event that thousand of runners competed in. They would also travel to races every weekend and even go to mid week races. Dolores would help with registration and work the finish chute and Harrison would take with him entry forms from hundreds of races so runners could look through them and take the forms home. They were very active and important people in the Michigan running community. This all came to end in November of 2008 when Dolores suffered a stroke. Now these once active and vibrant people are confined to their house. They miss seeing all the runners every weekend and we miss seeing their smiles and all the help they brought to the race.

"This race is for them. This is a one time race that will not be held again. The entire entry fee will go to the purchase of a wheelchair assessable minivan so Dolores and Harrison can once again go to the races." http://runningfoundation.com/Run_Thru_Hell_Halloween.html =============================================================== Michigan Runner TV: Manistee National Cross Country Invitational =============================================================== Put together a beautiful, fast and scenic, three-leaf clover course, powerhouse Division 3 and 4 teams, and flawless event management and you have a terrific first-time event: The Manistee National Cross Country Invitational. At the pasta dinner Friday evening, speaker Paul McMullen nailed it. Listen to Jaylee Brown in the Varsity Girls interview and you'll hear what I mean. We congratulate the race committee: Eric Ross, Bill Shriver, Doug Bell, Ian Ziske and Amanda Harthun. Aracadia Bluffs head golf professional, Greg Babinec, rode a mean bicycle lead vehicle. http://michiganrunner.tv/2010manistee_xc/

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============================================================================ Save that Costume for the Fifth Third Turkey Trot, Detroit, Thanksgiving Day ============================================================================ Doug Kurtis is planning his costume for the Fifth Third Turkey Trot in Detroit on Thanksgiving Day. He's encouraging runners to plan ahead, get their costumes ready for the Thanksgiving Day races.

Think the parade before the parade. There'll be awards for costumes in several categories, including an award for best float. Not sure what a runner's float is? Neither were we, but you can see some at the end of this Marathon du Medoc video which Doug Kurtis supplied: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=734ihjuMwUg Web: http://www.theparade.org/turkeytrot/index.php ============================================================================ Running Network's Mr. Ubiquitous - MACKINAC ISLAND & LAKE MICHIGAN CIRCLE TOUR (OCT 23, 2010) - Great Turtle Half Marathon, Lambeau Field and more ============================================================================ Mr. Ubiquitous, aka Gary Morgan, reports: "Thursday afternoon I decided I was going to run a Michigan classic, the Great Turtle Trail Half Marathon on Mackinaw Island. I haven't been on that Island in 25-30 years. Time to go back to Michigan's most famous Island.

Got up at 3:30 am Saturday Morning and was on the road by 4 am. I like driving at night and early morning, when there's no traffic-- just gotta stay awake. I hit the Arnold's Ferry lot by 8 am and was on the 8:30 ferry boat ride to the Island. It's a beautiful day as the sun is coming up over Lake Huron. As the ferry boat gets close to the Island you can see the world famous Grand Hotel and Mackinaw Bridge on the back side of the boat-- fantastic scenery to start a Saturday morning. Once the boat docks, everyone heads over to Mission Point Resort for packet pickup. On the way we go by Fort Mackinaw on top of the hill, a major fort during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. All the Victorian-era buildings are fantastic. This Island barely changes over time. Time on islands goes a little slower and life is a little different. I always see and can feel that on any island I visit, and here is no different.

We get to packet pickup before 9:30 and the line gets long. Race Director John Gault barks out, "Be patient, we don't open before 9:30 and all our volunteers aren't here." God bless him; he's Michigan's timing expert and race director. He's done a little bit of everything in Michigan for running.

We got a fleece jacket in our packet to keep us warm after the race. I was amazed looking at the straits with all the runners and walkers coming to this race. There were 2200 of us plus all the friends and family members. As I was videotaping and talking to people, it was interesting to meet how many first time racers were there. People came who had never run a road race or just their 2nd or 3rd race in years. I asked them why they picked this race and they said, "Saw it on line and thought it would be a cool race to do." The runners and walkers were from everywhere-- Green Bay, Chicago, Minneapolis and all over Michigan.

The race started at 11:30 and there were two races, the half Marathon and the 5.7 mile race.

The 5.7 mile race course was the last half of the half marathon route. The race starts and we run the first two miles on the road around the Island then we headed up into the interior and the hills for the next nine miles. It was a combination of dirt trails, paved roads, and bike trails; it had everything. We run by carriage rides with tourists on them, bikers, pedestrians, the fort, airport and a few spectators cheering us on. It was a great tour of the interior of the island. Just before the eleven mile mark we get back on the island circle road and head for the finish. Had to fight a little wind from the east as we

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are finishing up and it was turning a little cloudy after the beautiful sunshine we started with. Everyone who crossed the finish line got a Great Turtle Medal-- a souvenir from the race. The runners and walkers were raving about how beautiful the course was and how much fun they had. My hat is off to Anne (John's better half)and John Gault for putting on such a cool race. Hard to believe this race is 14 years old. The cat is out of the bag; there will be thousands more next year.

Many of the runners and walkers stuck around and went sightseeing, partying, and enjoying a day on the Island. I stayed until 8 pm and watched some of the Halloween festivities go on. This was the last weekend of the season there as everything closes down for winter. There was going to be a huge all night Halloween party, but since I didn't have a place to stay I left. Many of the runners were staying the night on the island. Next year I'll plan accordingly. I'm sure everyone had fun.

On Sunday I got up and decided I would do the Lake Michigan circle drive tour. I headed over the Mighty Mac and headed west on Highway 2 along the lake. Even though it was raining heavily, the scenery was fantastic. The trees, lakes, beaches and tourist attractions keep your eyes busy. At the western edge of the UP you move into Central time and I start going south on Highway 35 through Menominee and cross over into Wisconsin. It's all farm land through Wisconsin. I drive into Green Bay and go to Lambeau Field, the home of the Green Bay Packers. It was 2 pm and the town was getting ready for the big game against the Vikings. I took some pictures of the stadium and the statue of legendary quarterback Bart Starr.

I would have stayed for the game but it was raining by the bucketful and the game didn’t begin until 8 pm. That's a long day to be in the rain. I finally made it to Green Bay itself, the town that Vince Lombardi put on the map. From there I headed up into Door County, the peninsula that sticks out into Lake Michigan and see lot's more farmland. I drive along the lake to Mantiwoc, where the Ludington Lake Michigan ferry.

Head south to Milwaukee then Chicago. Stopped and had dinner with a friend as it was still raining off and on. Rested up and did the Midnight drive back to Michigan. It was a super tour even though it rained. I highly recommend it when the weather is a little nicer and you can stop and go swimming in Lake Michigan. The best thing about this drive: Michigan is the most beautiful part of the drive. I've traveled all over the world and Michigan is one of the most beautiful places there is.

The adventure lives on."

-- Gary Morgan ================================ Great Performances - Road Racing ================================ -- Headless Horseman 10K, Howell, October 23, 2010 1st and 1st master) Andrea Osika, 43:09 1st master) Eric Stuber, 37:40 -- Great Turtle Half Marathon, Mackinac Island, October 23, 2010 See Michigan Runner Race Series Results below -- Great Turtle 5.7 Mile, Mackinac Island, October 23, 2010 1st) Justin Noble, 36:02 1st) Robyn Aro, 38:26 P. 4

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1st master) Shawn Werly, 37:27 1st master) Christine Vincent, 39:21 ================================== Great Performances - Cross Country ================================== -- Eastern Michigan Fall Classic, Hudson Mills Metropark, October 23, 2010 Mens 9000 Meter Run 1st) Corey Nowitzke, Mizuno, 29:29 2nd) Nathan Peters, Michigan, 39:30 3rd) Joe Maki, unattached, 29:37 Womens 5000 Meter Run 1st) Kourtney Moodey, Michigan, 18:14 2nd) Mackanzie Adams, Michigan, 18:16 3rd) Taylor Poque, unattached, 18:19 Mens 5000 Meter Run 1st) Grzegorz Kalinowski, Eastern Michigan, 15:28 2nd) David Madrigal, unattached, 15:31 3rd) Alex Wilson, unattached, 15:35 -- MHSAA Upper Peninsula Cross Country Finals, Escanaba, October 23, 2010 Division 1 Boys 1st) Mickey Sanders, Marquette, 16:26 2nd) Reed Payant, Marquette,. 16:36 3rd) Ausrin Wissler, Marquette, 16:48 Division 1 Boys Team 1st) Marquette, 47 2nd) Houghton, 88 3rd) Excanaba, 94 Division 1 Girls 1st) Tara Kiilunen, Calumet, 18:37 2nd) Rachel Poyhonen, Calumet, 19:21 3rd) Lundsey Lusardi, Gladstone, 19:32 Division 1 Girls Team 1st) Calumet, 51 2nd) Marquette, 95 3rd) Houghton, 103 Division 2 Boys 1st) David Hebert, West Iron City, 16:54 2nd) Trevor Vetort, Stephenson, 16:57 3rd) David Jarvie, Rudyard, 17:16 Division 2 Boys Team 1st) Stephenson, 52 2nd) Rudyard, 78 3rd) L'Anse, 97

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Division 2 Girls 1st) Sarah Cullip, 19:26 2nd) Leah Jarvie, 19:40 3rd) Jessica Gering, 19:47 Division 2 Girls Team 1st) Rudyard, 42 2nd) Ironwood, 46 3rd) L'Anse, 63 Division 3 Boys 1st) Jake Mahoski, Munising, 16:47 2nd) Andrew Kelto, Munising, 17:34 3rd) Maki Lukas, 17:52 Division 3 Boys Team 1st) Superior Central, 41 2nd) Cedarville, 48 3rd) Munising, 75 Division 3 Girls 1st) Erin Holmberg, Big Bay De Noc, 19:50 2nd) Brandi Kopitz, Pickford, 20:25 3rd) Spranger Lauren, Superior Central, 20:35 Division 3 Girls Team 1st) Dollar Bay, 49 2nd) Cedarville, 62 3rd) Superior Central, 90 -- Manistee National Cross Country Invitational, October 23, 2010 Varsity 3 Boys 1st) Luke Johnson, Ludington, 16:29 2nd) William Huddleston, Benzie Central, 16:39 3rd) Stuart Crowell, Parchment, 16:44 Varsity 3 Boys Team 1st) Ludington, 47 Varsity 3 Girls 1st) Kelly Schubert, Manistee, 18:38 2nd) Kayleigh Shillinger, Ludington, 19:35 3rd) Michaela Carnegie, Benzie Central, 19:47 Varsity 3 Girls Team 1st) Benzie Central, 26 Varsity 4 Boys 1st) Alex Houston, Grand Traverse Academy, 17:16 2nd) Tyler Groenwald, Bear Lake, 17:54 3rd) John Girven, Bear Lake, 18:19 Varsity 4 Boys Team 1st) Bear Lake, 24

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Varsity 4 Girls 1st) Jaylee Brown, Bear Lake 2nd) Tobia Schoedel, Bear Lake 3rd) Sophie Schuetze, Grand Traverse Academy Varsity 4 Girls Team 1st) Grand Traverse Academy, 27 Open Race 1st) John Lipa, 17:14 2nd) Brayden Law, 17:18 3rd) Chucky Schofdel, 17:34 Middle School Race 2 mile 1st) Annie Fuller, Manistee, 12:12 - 2nd overall in combined girls/boys race 1st) Jordan Anderson, Bear Lake, 12;08 ==================================================================== Michigan Runner Race Series Results: Great Turtle Half Marathon, Mackinac Island, October 23, 2010 ==================================================================== Open Women Angela Long, 1st, 1:31:14, 30 points, age 32 Peggy Zeeb, 2nd, 1:33:06, 20 points, age 52 (+15 points master +3 points senior) Josephine Weeden, 3rd, 1:35:41, 10 points, age 42 (+10 points master) Open Men Stephen Eles, 1st, 1:13:36, 30 points, age 31 Jay-Michael Yockey, 2nd, 1:15:26, 20 points, age 23 Jake Hoover, 3rd, 1:16:27, 10 points, age 22 Masters Women Peggy Zeeb, 1st, 1:33:06, 15 points, age 52 (+20 points open + 3 points senior) Josephine Weeden, 2nd, 1:35:41, 10 points, age 42 (+10 points open) Christina Burley, 3rd, 1:41:56, 5 points, age 40 Masters Men Brad Abendroth, 1st, 1:16:46, 15 points, age 44 Joe Cantwell, 2nd, 1:24:51, 10 points, age 41 Karl Stuber, 3rd, 1:29:30, 5 points, age 53 (+ 2 points senior) Senior Women Peggy Zeeb, 1st, 1:33:06 (age graded 52: 1:20:58) 3 points (+20 points open + 15 points master) Susan Rook, 2nd, 1:53:45 (age graded 58: 1:33:12), 2 points Susan Sharp, 3rd, 1:54:11 (age graded 53: 1:38:22, 1 point Senior Men Tom Harbaugh, 1st, 1:35:38 (age graded 61: 1:18:39), 3 points Karl Stuber , 2nd, 1:29:30 (age-graded 51: 1:20:21), 2 points (+5 points master) David Luckhardt, 3rd, 1:37:59 (age-graded 59: 1:22:07), 1 point OCTOBE R 28 , 2010 - MICHIGAN RUNNING

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=========================================== GLSP Television Network 2010 Event Coverage =========================================== Art McCafferty - Producer Jennie McCafferty - Associate Producer Peter Allen - Reporter MIke Duff - Reporter Gary Morgan - Reporter Tim Hygh - Reporter Brad and Bill Shelton - Reporters David Manwiller - Videographer Carter Sherline - Videographer Scott Sullivan - Videographer OCTOBER 31

Run Thru Hell on Halloween, Pinckney, MI

NOVEMBER 7 ING New York City Marathon, New York, NY 13 NCAA Division I Cross Country Regionals- Great Lakes, Rochester, MI 25 5/3 Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot. Detroit, MI DECEMBER 31 5/3 New Year's Eve Run, Detroit, MI ======================================= Race Calendar - October - November 2010 ======================================= SATURDAY, October 30, 2010 * Fight for Air Climb - Lansing, Lansing, Spartan Stadium, stair climb, http://www.lungusa.org/associations/states/michigan/ SUNDAY, October 31, 2010 * Hansons Group Run, Lake Orion, 8:00 am, Hansons Running Shop, http://hansons-running.com * Run Thru Hell on Halloween in honor of Dolores Hensley, Pinckney, 9:30 am, Cedar Lake Rd. at Patterson Lake Rd., 10KR, 5KR/W, http://runningfoundation.com/Run_Thru_Hell_Halloween.html SATURDAY, November 6, 2010 * Michigan High School Cross Country L.P. State Finals, Brooklyn, 10:00 am, Michigan International Speedway, http://www.mhsaa.com/sports/bxc/ SATURDAY, November 13, 2010 * NCAA Division I Cross Country Regionals - Great Lakes, Rochester, 11:00 am, Oakland University, http://ncaasports.com * NCAA Division III Cross Country Regionals - Great Lakes, Holland, MI, 11:00 am, West Ottawa Golf Club, hosted by Hope College, http://ncaasports.com

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* NIRCAOpen & Alumni XC Race, Bloomington, IN, 8:30 am, Indiana University Cross Country Course, http://www.clubrunning.org * Original Ann Arbor Turkey Trot, Dexter, 8:30 am, Hudson Mills Metro Park, 10KR/W, 5KR/W, kids 1MFR, http://champsforcharity.com * USATF Michigan Association Open/Masters XC Championships, Northville, 9:00 am, Cass Benton Park, 5KR, http://michigan.usatf.org/ * USATF Michigan Association XC JO Championships, Northville, 9:00 am, Cass Benton Park, 5KR, 4KR, 3KR, http//michigan.usatf.org/ SUNDAY, November 14, 2010 * Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis - Kalamazoo, Portage, 1:00 pm, Celery Flats, 5KR/W, http://arthritis.org * Roseville Big Bird Run, Roseville, 10:00 am, 10KR, 1MR/W, 4KR, http://www.active.com/running/roseville-mi/32nd-annual-roseville-big-bird-run-2010 SATURDAY, November 20, 2010 * Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis, Bloomfield Hills, 9:00 am, Covington School, 5KRW, http://arthritis.org * NCAA Division I I Cross Country Regionals - Midwest, Louisville, KY, 10:30 am, Bellarmine University, E.P. Tom Sawyer Park, 10KR, 6KR, http://ncaasports.com * NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships, Waverly, IA, 10:30 am, H.J. Max Championship Cross Country Course, 8KR, 6KR, Wartburg College, http://ncaasports.com * One Hill of a Run, Grand Rapids, 9:00 am, Union High School, 10KR, 5KR, http://www.onehillofarun.mysite.com SUNDAY, November 21, 2010 * New Balance Girls on the Run 5K, Ypsilanti, 10:00 am, Ellen Thompson Women’s Health Center, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, 5KR, http://www.girlsontherunsemi.org MONDAY, November 22, 2010 * NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, Terre Haute, IN, 11:00 am, Wabash Family Sports Center, 10KR, 6KR, http://ncaasports.com * Southwestern Michigan College Turkey Trot, Dowagiac, 4:00 pm, Southwestern Michigan College, 8KR, 5KR, 1 MR, http://www.swmich.edu THANKSGIVING DAY - THURSDAY, November 25, 2010 * Ann Arbor Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot, Ann Arbor, 8:30 am, University of Michigan North Campus Recreational Center, 5KR/W, http://goodboyevents.com

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* Fifth Third Bank Thanksgiving Turkey Trot, Detroit, 7:15 am, Cobo Center, 10KR, 5KR, 1MR, http://www.detroitturkeytrot.org * Smoke the Turkey 5K, Sylvania, OH, 9:00 am, St. James Club, 5KR, http://eliteendeavors.com SUNDAY, November 28, 2010 * Hansons Group Run, Lake Orion, 8:00 am, Hansons Running Shop, 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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