MICHIGAN RUNNING NEWS

July 17, 2002

STANDARD FEDERAL BANK 10K SERIES ? GRAND RAPIDS, JULY 20
The second 10K in Michigan?s new Standard Federal Bank 10K Series will be held in Grand Rapids, Saturday, July 20. Author Hal Higdon and Michigan?s former speaker of the house Bobby Crim were among the finishers of the first race in Lansing last month. Higdon, well-known for his marathon training programs, is providing a 10K training schedule for the Standard Federal Bank 10K Series. If you are thinking about moving up from the 5K to the 10K, you have time to check out Higdon?s training plan on-line before the Kalamazoo 10K on August 17 or the Auburn Hills 10K on September 14. http://www.standardfederalbank10K.com.

FIRE UP! - STEVE?S RUN, SATURDAY, JULY 27, DOWAGIAC
Ron Gunn is one of those bigger-than-life guys who has inspiried the students of Southwest Michigan College and the community of Dowagiac to lace up their running shoes. Ron and Southwest Michigan College support local races throughout the year, but the marquis race ? Steve?s Run Original Road and Trail Race ? is worthy of the trip to Dowagiac in Southwest Michigan. Steve?s Run had music way before the Rock and Roll Marathon came along. Boom boxes supply the tunes which are guaranteed to speed you up, make you laugh or catch a runner?s high. The play list will be in your race packet. If you run the 10K, the course includes Dowagiac?s main street, Southwest Michigan College?s famous cross-country trails, complete with hay bales to jump over, a golf course (with golfers interrupting their games until the runners pass), and a cemetery. ?Fire-Up? will be one of many Burma-Shave-style signs that will greet you along the course. http://www.smc.cc.mi.us/fireup/stevesrun/

JULY AUGUST MICHIGAN RUNNER
Have you ever known a toddler or been lucky enough to be the parent of one? If so, you?ll enjoy Scott Sullivan?s ?Editor?s Notes? in the July/August 2002 ?Michigan Runner? magazine as Scott takes his toddler to a track meet. In the same issue, Robin Sarris Hallop writes about how she has changed her training to remain competitive at the master?s level. Also in the July/ugust issue, ?Michigan Runner? welcomes Doug Kurtis to our pages in addition to columnists Bob Schwartz, Scott Hubbard and Tom Henderson. Michigan Runner is available at specialty running stores throughout Michigan or by subscription. http://michiganrunner.net.

RUNNING IN TRAVERSE CITY
?Michigan Runner? publisher Art McCafferty and I are on our annual stay at Chateau Chantal Winery/B&B on Old Mission Peninsula near Traverse City. We begin the week with the National Cherry Festival 15K with its steep ascent up McKinley Road?known as Mount McKinley to Michigan runners. Not far from the finish line, we watch the invited sub-4-minute milers in the Meijer Golden Mile (Kyle Baker won again this year) and the National Cherry Festival Parade. The week is part vacation and part college teaching, but we always have extra time to get in several more runs up and down the cherry orchards and vineyards and along both East and West Grand Traverse Bays. Legs accustomed to the not-very-steep hills of Southeast Michigan get plenty of hill workouts on the peninsula. We stop by the Running Fit store in TC to talk to Jeff Gaft and find out what?s happening with the local running scene. Jeff and and assistant Sarah Golden say we should keep an eye on two Traverse City Central High School runners. Cassidy Edwards and Claire Otwell are pushing each other to good times. Cassidy beat Claire by a lean at the high school Golden Mile Saturday. http://www.chateauchantal.com

JAMI GRANT SET TO RUN BOSTON AGAIN
If you like dining with a view, some of Northwest Lower Michigan?s best spots are at golf courses. One of my favorites is A-Ga-Ming Golf Course which has a great deck and view of Torch Lake. A-Ga-Ming is on US 31 north of Elk Rapids. A-Ga-Ming staffer Jami Grant of Kewadin is beginning to have success on the roads. Jami?s first marathon (LaSalle Bank Chicago, 2001) was fast enough to qualify for Boston. She finished Boston 2002 in 3:30 and will run again in 2003. Jami ran for Hope College and has plans to lower her Boston time to 3:10. In the meantime, she?ll be in the front of the pack in local road races. Her 1:02:51 in the National Cherry Festival 15K was good for 5th place overall. Good luck with your Boston training, Jami.

SUMMER EVENT CALENDAR
? Thursday, July 18, 2002, Midland Bullock Creek Jr. High/Age Group Track Midland 989.835.8216
? Friday, July 19-21, 2002, Great Lakes Relay 270 M Relay Eastpointe 6 am Bob Baril 248-354-1177 during the day and 313-885-3256 for Nick Napas in the evening 248-354-117 [email protected]
? Friday, July 19, 2002, Motor City Pal Jr. High/Age Group Track Southfield 313-596-1751 July 19-20
? Saturday, July 20, 2002, America?s Physique Running Festival 10KR, 5KR/W, Kid's Run, Spring Arbor 8:15 am Mark/ Mike Olson/ Woolsey 517.750.4847 / (517) 787-0630 [email protected]
? Saturday, July 20, 2002, Capital City Jr. High/Age Group Track Lansing 517-487-3444
? Saturday, July 20, 2002, Cherry Triathlon 1KS, 40KB, 10KRun Traverse City 8:00 am Kenny 480.836.0432 [email protected] www.3disciplines.com
? Saturday, July 20, 2002, Fenton Habitat for Humanity 5K Fenton John Gault 810-659-6493 [email protected] www.RiverbendStriders.com
? Saturday, July 20, 2002, Frankfort Port City Run 5K, 1M Frankfort 9:00 am Mark Johnson 313.506.2181 231.882.7091 [email protected] New time, new course
? Saturday, July 20, 2002, Michigan Flavorbest Apple Run 5KR, 5K Coorporate team run, 5K open team Run, Kid's Run, 5KW Sparta 8 am Dawn Geers 616.887.8052 [email protected] www.michiganapplerun.com Includes Kid?s Apple Fun Run
? Saturday, July 20, 2002, SMAC Sprint Adventure Race canoeing, Trekking, Mountain Bike, Orienteering, Fixed Ropes Brighton recreation Area Tentative, Paul Piorkowski 734-699-5182 [email protected] www.smacworld.com
? Saturday, July 20, 2002, Standard Federal Bank 10K 10KR Grand Rapids 8:00 am Shawn Platt 877.904.5408 www.standardfederalbank10K.com
? Saturday, July 20, 2002, Venetian River Run 5KR/W, 10KR St Joseph 8:45 am Steve Banyon 616-429-4616 616-429-4616 [email protected] www.venetian.org
? Sunday, July 21, 2002, Perch Run 4 MR Anchorville 8:00 am Jane Petitpren 586-725-1762 313-949-4510
? Tuesday, July 23, 2002 Belle Isle Summer Cross Country Series Jr High/Age Group Cross Country, 2KR youth run, 2 MR, 5KR, Detroit 6 pm Dan Deyo 313-610-1188 [email protected]
? Tuesday, July 23, 2002, Grattan Raceway 2MR, 4MR, 6MR Grand Rapids 7:00 pm Laurie Knott 616.771.0280 www.grandrapidstrackclub.com
? Tuesday, July 23, 2002, USATF Junior Olympic National Championships Omaha, NE [email protected] July 23-28
? Wednesday, July 24, 2002, AAU Summer Series Jr. High/Age Group Track Detroit 313.596.1751 www.aausports.org
? Wednesday, July 24, 2002, Ophelia Bonner Scholarship Run 8KR/W Flint 6:30 pm John Gault 810.659.6493 [email protected] www.gaultracemanagement.com
? Wednesday, July 24, 2002, Speed Golf 18 holes/6MI Sparrow Hawk, Jackson 1:00 pm Fitness Council Region 1 517.788.4376 [email protected] [email protected]
? Saturday, July 27, 2002, Alden Run 10KR, 5KR/W Alden 9:00 am Shirley Williams 231-331.6620 231-331-4179 , [email protected]
? Saturday, July 27, 2002, Coast Guard Festival 5K & 10 K 10KR, 5KR, Grand Haven Kristine Howard 616.842.7051 616.842.7051 [email protected] www.tcfymca.org
? Saturday, July 27, 2002, Heart of the Hills 10KR, 5KR, Bloomfield Hills 8:00 am David Howell 248-354-1177 (248) 544-9099 www.gaultracemanagement.com
? Saturday, July 27, 2002, Hudson Booster 5k Cross Country Open 5KR Hudson 8:30 am Ron Carpenter 517.448.8086 517.448.8086 [email protected]
? Saturday, July 27, 2002, Hudson Cross Country Jr High/Age Group Cross Country Hudson 517.448.8086
? Saturday, July 27, 2002, Speedway 5 K 5KR Brooklyn Ann Stewart 734-482-4388 [email protected] www.AthleticVentures.com
? Saturday, July 27, 2002, Steve?s Run 10KR, 5KR/W, 1 MFR Dowagiac 9:00 am Ron Gunn 616.782.5113 616.782.1210 www.michiganrunner.com/fireup/
? Saturday, July 27, 2002, The GRA 10K 10KR 1 MFR Grayling 9:00 am Cindy Olson 888.876.2196 [email protected] www.hansonhills.org Grayling?s Triple Crown
? Saturday, July 27, 2002, Tuuri 5K & 10K 10KR, 5KR/W, Kid's Run, 1MR Flint 7:30 am Kay Kelly 810-257-9930 810-257-9930
? Saturday, July 27, 2002, Venetian Festival Drenth Memorial Foot race 10KR,5KR, 1 MR Charlevoix 8:00 am Ken and Mary Plude 231.547.4873 [email protected]
? Saturday, July 27, 2002, Walk Michigan Fitness Walk Westland 10:00 am Wayne Co. Parks & Rec. 734.261.1990 www.waynecountyparks.com
? Sunday, July 28, 2002, Carrollton Road Races 26.2 MR, 20KR, 5KR, 10KR Carrollton 6 am 989-754-1475 989-753-7261 [email protected]
? Sunday, July 28, 2002, Clark Lake Lions Triathlon .5 MS, 13 MB, 4 MR Jackson 8:30 Louie Ambs 517.529.4266 517.529.4266 www.clarklake.org
? Sunday, July 28, 2002, Ellen?s Race 5KR/W, 1 MFR East Lansing 9:00 am Rob Thompson 517.337.4461 517.337.4461 [email protected] www.ellensrace.com
? Tuesday, July 30, 2002, Belle Isle Summer Cross Country Series 5KR, 2KR youth run, 2 MR Detroit 6 pm Dan Deyo 313-610-1188 [email protected]

Additional events are online at http://michiganrunner.com/calendar.html

Jennie McCafferty, Editor Michigan Runner, Michigan's statewide road running magazine since 1979 Michigan Running News http://michiganrunner.com http://michiganrunner.tv http://michigangolfer.tv http://michiganskier.tv

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