Numerous high school and college cross-country runners are starting to get ready for their Championships next month. If you never watched a cross-country meet, take a few minutes to enjoy one in your area this fall. Mark your calendar for the Ohio High School Athletic Association Cross Country on November 3rd at Scioto Downs. There are three girls and three boys races with the Girls Division III starting at 11am and the boys Division I being the final race of the day at 2:50pm. Perhaps you can lace up your shoes and get involved in cross-country and run the open race at the All-Ohio Intercollegiate Cross Country Championships on Friday October 5th. Ohio Wesleyan University will host the All Ohio in Delaware and if you don't want to run yourself, be sure to be there by 2pm to watch over forty Ohio colleges and universities race. Also, Ohio will host the USATF National Club Cross Country Championships on December 8th at the Voice of America Park in West Chester. Top clubs from across the United States will vie for honors and bragging rights as the nation's top cross country team. More than 40 clubs and 1,000 competitors are expected to compete. There will be fives races; a community 6km, men master 10km, women master 10km, men open 10km and a women open 6km. I hope to be at the three above cross-country championships. For more information - http://www.usatf.org/events/2007/USATFClubXCChampionships and http://www.columbusrunnin g.com

The IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships was held August 25-September 2. Larry Eder, The Running Network and the American Track & Field has coverage of the World Championships can be found under the National News on RUNOHIO's web site - http://www.runohio.com/archive

Last month Parkersburg, West Virginia was the site of the Road Runners Club of America Half Marathon Championships.
Article - http://www.runohio.com/archive/news/08-18- 07Parkersburg.html
Photo - http://www.runseattle.com/runohio/parkersburg%2D07
For complete results of Parkersburg and other races last month go to:
http://www.runohio.com/archive/results/searchable.html

Read Elaine Binkley's RUNOHIO Book Review - Running with the Legends - http://www.runohio.com/archive/news/08- 07Book_Review.html

Rod O'Donnell's Keeping Track looks at the USATF Championships - http://www.runohio.com/archive/news/08- 07Keeping_track.html

Eric Fruth's starts a new RUNOHIO feature - A Guide to Beginner's Running...
One Step at a Time, read his first article - http://www.runohio.com/archive/news/08-10- 07One_step.html
Please pass this article on to your friends who would like to start a running program.

If you didn't read last month's On the Run with Matt McGowan it can be found at -http://www.runohio.com/archive/news/08- 07on_the_run.html

The RUNOHIO Running Club of the month is the Toledo Road Runner Club -http://www.runohio.com/archive/news/09-07-Run- club.html

Looking for a race to run go to the September RUNOHIO Race Calendar - http://www.runohio.com/archive/calendar/09-07.html

Check out The Running Network National Race Calendar - http://w ww.runningnetwork.com/eventcalendar.html

List your upcoming race on The Running National Race Calendar http://www.rn calendar.com/creator/login.asp

Take advantage of RUNOHIO's Buddy for a Buck subscription - http://www.runohio.com/archive/media/ads/buddy_for_buck-05- 07.pdf

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UPCOMING RACES . . . .

Sunday, October 7

Oktoberfest 10K, Minster, 10km, 9:30am, Octoeberfest Classic, PO Box 20, Minster, OH 45865 (419) 628- 3507

Sunday, October 7

Towpath Marathon, Peninsula, 26.2 mile, 5 person marathon relay, 13.1 mile - 8am, 5km-9am, Towpath Marathon, PO Box 609420, Cleveland, OH 44109 (216) 520-1825

Sunday, October 14

Peace Race 10K, Youngstown, 10km, 2 mile, Ted Rupe, 2533 David Peck, Cortland, OH 44410 (330) 583-2423

Sunday, October 14

Dayton River Corridor Half Marathon, Dayton, 13.1 mile, 5km, DRRCC, Wright Brothers Station, PO Box 9154, Dayton, OH 45409

Saturday, October 20

Circleville Pumpkin Show Classic 5 Mile, 9am, Circleville H.S., Jean McGowan, 101 Reber Ave, Circleville, OH 43113 (740) 474-0376, Jeff McGowan, runtimesystems@ee.net Register online at: http://www.signmeup.com/578 53

Saturday, October 20

Stomp the Grapes Half Marathon, Navarre, 13.1 mile, 9am, Terry Lewis, RS Racing Systems, 1255 Prospect Ave SW, Canton, Ohio 44706 (330) 437-2622

Saturday, October 27

Great Pumpkin Run, Grandview Heights, 5km, 9am, Marta Durbin, Grandview Heights Parks and Recreation, 1515 W. Goodale, Columbus, OH 43212 (614) 488-3111

Saturday, October 27

Randy's 10 Miler, Monclova, 10 mile, 5km, 10am, Edward O'Reilly, PO Box 1021, Maumee, OH 43537 (419) 360-3709

Saturday, November 3

Mason Mini Marathon, Mason, 15km/5km, 9am, Jeff Vaught, 4107 Woodmont Drive, Batavia, OH 45103 (513) 752-9720, www.masonmini.org

Saturday, December 8

USATF Club Cross Country Championships, West Chester, Men Open and Masters- 10km, Women Open and Masters- 6km, Community 6km, Eric Fruth, The Columbus Running Company, 6465 Perimeter Dr, Dublin, OH 43016 (614) 764-0855

Sunday, March 2, 2008

Arnold 5K and Arnold 5K Pump and Run, Columbus, registration starts November 1, 2007