michigan running news, march 9, 2011

March 9, 2011 Volume 10, Number 25

In This Issue:

__/ Running Network TV: USA Track & Field Indoor Championships__/ Bette Wade Wins USA Combined Events Title__/ Manistee National Cross Country Invitational: Oct. 22, 2011

__/ Tiffany Ofili Wins Silver Medal in British Debut__/ Grosse Pointe Run - 32 Years of Sweat and Scenery__/ Michigan Runner Television - The First Decade: By Art McCafferty

__/ Great Performances - Indoor Track__/ Michigan Runner Race Series 2011__/ Race Calendar - March - April 2011

Jenn Suhr set a new American Record in the polevault at USA Indoor Championships.

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====================================================Running Network TV: USA Track & Field Indoor Championships====================================================Mr Ubiquitous, Gary Morgan, outdid himself at the USA Track & Field Indoor Championships inAlbuquerque last month. He and the Running Network's Larry Eder scored terrific interviews with twonew American record-holders, many of America's top athletes and several up-and-comers:

Mike Rodgers, champion, 60 meters, 6.48 - Larry Eder interviewhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn4iMeA3740

Brittany Reese, 2nd, long jump, 22-6 1/4 - Larry Eder interviewhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-e-dsP1rfE

Amber Campbell, champion, weight throw, 79-5 1/4 - Larry Eder interviewhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls8hI1-swAU

Bernard Lagat, champion, 3000m run, 7:57.17 - Larry Eder interviewhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4GJPMaM8f0

Loree Smith, 2nd, weight throw, 72-6 1/2 - Gary Morgan interviewhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6SqtQg7fW8

Jill Camerena Williams, champion, shot put, 65-2 1/4, American record - Gary Morgan interview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FmLBHTiwYw

Bernard Lagat, champion, 3000m run, 7:57.17 - Gary Morgan interviewhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy2aPhsj6UU

Ryan Whiting, champion, shot put, 70-0 3/4 - Gary Morgan interviewhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYTcx3U-OWA

Duane Solomon, champion, 800m run, 1:48.03- Gary Morgan interviewhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMcBFV12f9I

Omo Osaghae, champion, 60m hurdles, 7.52 - Gary Morgan interviewhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPqVDOBqNUk

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Phoebe Wright, champion, 800m run, 2:02.27 - Gary Morgan interviewhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq0is5O-Jgs

Queen Harrison, finalist, 60m hurdles, 8.05 - Gary Morgan interviewhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4i_TqZrRNs

Sara Hall, finalist, mile, 4:38.47 - Gary Morgan interviewhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoQyNHjbPrI

Kellie Wells, champion, 60m hurdles, 7.79 - Gary Morgan interviewhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwcOEdD5LBE

Lesley Higgins, finalist, mile, 4:55.28 - Gary Morgan interviewhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3ayoand6EY

Jenn Suhr, champion, pole vault, 15-11 1/4, American Record - Gary Morgan interviewhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4EN8Xlr8WI

Jenny Barringer Simpson, champion, mile, 4:34.96 - Gary Morgan interviewhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlXb1I6uGQ0

====================================Bette Wade Wins USA Combined Events Title===================================="INDIANAPOLIS – Former University of Missouri standout Nick Adcock became the youngest ever towin the men’s heptathlon, and Bettie Wade won the women’s pentathlon in convincing fashion Sundayat the 2011 USA Indoor Combined Events Championships at the Harry S. Gladstein Fieldhouse on thecampus of Indiana University in Bloomington.

Up-and-coming heptathlete Bettie Wade continued the upward trajectory of her career by winning herfirst USA Indoor Combined Events title with her total of 4,439 points in the women’s pentathlon.

2008 Olympic Games heptathlon silver medalist and 2005 USA Combined Events champion HyleasFountain jumped out to a roaring start by winning the 60m hurdles in 8.15 seconds, and sharing thewin in the high jump with Wade as both cleared 1.82m/5-11.50.

Abbie Stechschulte won the shot put with a toss of 13.64m/44-9, with Cynthia DeLoach capturing thelong jump (6.46m/21-2.50) and Brianne Beemer the 800m in 2:14.47.

At the end of the day, Wade finished first in the competition with 4,439 points, with Stechschulte therunner-up with 4,337 points and DeLoach third with 4,289 points. Fountain did not start the final eventof the competition, the 800m. Her total for four events was 3,796 points.''-- USATF News Release

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================================================Manistee National Cross Country Invitational: Oct. 22, 2011================================================This week, our Michigan Runner Television cameras caught up with two members of the ManisteeNational Cross Country Invitational Race Committee; namely, Race Director, Bill Shriver and raceGM, Doug Bell. They were attending the Michigan Golf Show and representing their resorts, ArcadiaBluffs and Manistee National, to an eager golfing public. The Interview is conducted by JennieMcCafferty. http://michiganrunner.tv/2011manistee_national_xc/

Last year's highlights included Olympian Paul McMullen and his remarks at the Invitational dinner, abeautiful day for cross country racing and, for us, a chance to videotape a race in a lift with a bucketattached that could take you 40 feet in the air. We got some terrific shots of the race athttp://michiganrunner.tv/2010manistee_xc/ .

Frankly, we were a bit amazed at having over 2000 watch the shows. Hopefully, we can capture thatmagic again, as we will be taping the event this year as well.-- Art McCafferty

=======================================Tiffany Ofili Wins Silver Medal in British Debut=======================================It was a surprise to us that local (Ypsilanti, Michigan/ University of Michigan) All-American hurdlerTiffiny Ofili is competing for Great Britain. Photographer Victah Sailer was in Paris for the EuropeanChampionships and alerted us to Ofili's new affiliation. Ofili has dual United Kingdom/ United Statescitizenship because her mother is British. She was cleared to compete for Britain in September, 2010.Ofili won a bronze medal competing for he US at the 2006 World Junior Championships.

"Silver medal for Ofili on British debutBy PHIL CASEYTiffany Ofili broke the British record twice in the space of three hours, but had to settle for a silvermedal after a dramatic finish to the 60 metres hurdles at the European Indoor Championships.Ofili was born and raised in Michigan but holds dual British and American citizenship and officiallyswitched to competing for Britain in September last year.

And the 23-year-old marked her debut in style in Paris, breaking the British record held by Jessica Ennisin the semi-finals and then lowering it further in a thrilling photo-finish to the final.

Ofili hurt her right shoulder as she tumbled to the track after dipping for the line, but was pipped to thegold by Germany's Carolin Nytra.

Both athletes were given the same time of 7.80 seconds, 0.09secs faster than Ofili had run in the semi-finals. Norway's Christina Vukicevic also set a national record of 7.83s in third.

"That was really close, I had no idea if I was first or second," Ofili said. "It's a big deal and gives me alot of momentum for the outdoor season.

"I'm very proud to bring a medal home. I did my best and I'm really excited by the time. It's a bigpersonal best for me."http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Silver-medal-for-Ofili-on.6728757.jp


========================================Grosse Pointe Run - 32 Years of Sweat and Scenery========================================

We spent a nice breakfast with the Grosse Pointe Rotary this week. They asked us in to provide someideas for their race as well as to meet the people they were sending their check to every year. BothJennie and I have run the race a number of times in the past as, like others, we were drawn to thebeautiful course that runs along the coastline of Lake St. Clair. You will get a stiff neck looking at thebeautiful homes, the boats in the marinas, the magnificent lawns and a business district that invites youto still the car engine and hang out for a while after the race.

The race is held the third Saturday in September, this year September 17, and it remains one of thestoried races in Michigan running history. If you have not put this race in your "To Do" you should.-- Art McCafferty

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====================================================In March of 2001, the first Michigan Runner Television Show appeared on our website televisionchannel http://michiganrunner.tv, Since that time our company, GLSP, has created an additional fivechannels and produced over 4,000 videos. Usually, we utilize one or two cameras on our productions,but just lately, we used seven cameras to cover the Chevron Houston Marathon. While our company'scoverage has been primarily in Michigan, we have also covered noteworthy events in other countriesand on other continents. Here are some highlights of the past ten years:

- The Masters- Ryder Cups at the K Club, Ireland; Oakland Hills CC in Michigan & Valhalla GC - 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, Beijing, China- 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, British Columbia, Canada- Antarctica Marathon- IAAF World Championship, Berlin, Germany- PGA Championship at Whistling Straits, WI- U.S. Olympic Trials, Eugene, OR- Comrades Marathon, South Africa- Mt. Kilimanjaro Marathon, Tanzania- European Track Field Championships, Barcelona, Spain

Also, a special shout out for our wonderful reporters;- Jennie McCafferty- Gary Morgan- Paul McMullen- Jack Berry- Scoitt Sullivan- Carter Sherline- Terry Moore- Susan Bairley- Vanessa Bell

==============================Great Performances - Indoor Track==============================-- 31st European Athletics Indoor Championships, Paris, France, March 5, 20111st) Tifany Ofili, 60 meter hurdles, 7.89, British national record

-- USA Combined Events Championships, Bloomington, Indiana, March 6, 20111st) Bette Wade, 4,439 - pentathlon


===========================Michigan Runner Race Series 2011===========================St. Patrick's Day Races 8K, Bay City - March 20Striders Saturday Classic, 10 Mile, Grandville - April 23Fifth Third River Bank Run 25K, Grand Rapids - May 14

Alma Highland Festival 8 Mile, Alma - May 28Dexter Ann Arbor Half Marathon, Ann Arbor - June 5Brian Diemer Amerikam 5K, Cutlerville/Grand Rapids - June 11

National Cherry Festival 15K, Traverse City - July 9Steve's Run 10K, Dowagiac - July 30Crim Festival of Races 10 Mile, Flint - August 27

Labor Day 30K, Milford - September 4Mackinac Island 8 Mile Road Race, Mackinac Island - September 10Detroit Free Press/ Flagstar Marathon, Detroit - October 16

=============================Race Calendar - March - April 2011=============================Friday, March 11, 2011 - Saturday, March 12, 2011* NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, CollegeStation, 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, 409Chamberlain St., 4 MR/W, kids runhttp://riverbendstriders.com

Sunday, March 13, 2011* Shamrocks and Shenanigans, Ann Arbor, 10:45 am, ConorO'Neill's, downtown Ann Arbor, 5KR/W, kids’ runhttp://runshamrocks.com

* St. Patrick's Parade Corktown Race, Detroit, 12:00 pm, TrainStation at Michigan Ave. & Vernor, 5KR/Whttp://www.corktownrace.com/

Thursday, March 17, 2011* St. Patrick's Day Pot O'Gold Shuffle, Flint, 5:30 pm, MasonicTemple, 755 South Saginaw, 4 MR/W, kids run, Curtis Thompson,(810) 233-8851, thecompleterunner.com

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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, [email protected], 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, 400mhttp://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

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* 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, 100KRhttp://usatf.org

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 “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,1235 Mapleridge Road, 5KR/W, Craig Douglas, (989) 399-8860, [email protected],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, [email protected], 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

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