Happy New Year!

The staff of RUNOHIO would like to wish you and your family a Happy and Safe New Year! Hopefully, you have been able to take advantage of the nice weather we have had recently to get in some good winter training. When you are making your New Year's Resolutions we hope you will consider volunteering at a local road race, if possible helping to sponsor a local race, helping a new runner to understand proper training, and helping your neighbor who might need some assistance. If we all do a few kind acts to help others nearby, I am sure 2008 will be a great year for all of us.

If you are looking for a race to run in January please check out the RUNOHIO Race calendar at: http://www.runohio.com/calendar/01-08.html If you are directing or helping with a race in 2008 please send RUNOHIO your race flyers so we may list your race in the RUNOHIO Calendar, or send - name of race, date, time, distance and contact address and phone number to: RUNOHIO, PO Box 238, Granville, OH 43023. Also, list your race on The Running Network National Calendar - http://www.rncalendar.com/creator/login.asp

Congratulations to the Columbus Running Company's Eric Fruth and Jim Jurcevich for all of their work in making the USATF National Club Cross Country Championships a success.
Special congratulations go out to the RUNOHIO/Second Sole Racing Team, which won the USATF Women's National Club Cross Country Championships. For the Championships recap go to- http://www.runohio.com/news/12-08- 07USATF_Cross.html and - http://www.runohio.com/news/12-12-07E-news.html Check out the race pictures at - http://www.runseattle.com/runohio/usatf-xc-ro-07

Ohio Girls Dominate Foot Locker Midwest Cross Country Championships - http://www.runohio.com/news/11-26- 07Footlocker.html

Read Elaine Binkley's RUNOHIO Book Review - A Closer Look at - American Miler: The Life and Times of Glenn Cunningham - http://www.runohio.com/news/12- 07_book_review.html

Check out this month's RUNOHIO Running Club of the Month - Northeast Running Club - http://www.runohio.com/news/01- 08RunClub.html

A number of Nancy Clark's articles on Sports Nutrition are available under RUNOHIO's Regional Features section - http://www.runohio.com/features/index.html

The 10 Best Moments for U.S. Distance Running in 2007 by Running USA are listed at: http://www.runningnetwork.com/news/tenb estmoments2007.html

To keep informed on other National running happenings check out the National News on RUNOHIO's web site - http://www.runohio.com

Ohio University track and field supporters still fighting - http://www.runohio.com/news/12-17- 07Ohio_Track.html

The Ohio Association Track and Cross Country Coaches Clinic will be held January 31 through February 2. The OATCCC is expected to draw 1,700 college, high school and junior high coaches making it one of the largest track and field/cross country clinics in the country. - http://www.runohio.com/features/12-28- 07Coaches_clinic.html

I will be helping with the Arnold 5K Pump and Run and the Arnold 5K on March 2nd. The Arnold 5K Pump and Run is the largest event of its kind in the country. Registration for the event started November 1st and the limit of 700 athletes was reached on November 12th. Athletes from 26 States, Washington D.C., Canada and England have entered this eighth annual event. The race has a limit of 700 to allow for athletes to weigh in and lift before the race, which starts at 10:30am. If you would like to run the Arnold 5K (run only) registration is still open. All participants get into the Arnold Fitness Expo free after the race (a $10 value). For more information go to www.runohio.com Also, if you would like to volunteer please contact Matt McGowan - runohio@ee.net

I also plan to start working on the 31st anniversary Columbus 10K on June 8th. The race has been supported by the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department since it started as the Citizen Journal 10K 31 years ago. The race is also looking for additional sponsors to help make this event better. If you or your company would like to help sponsor this event please contact me. Matt McGowan - runohio@ee.net

Don't forget to renew your subscription to the print RUNOHIO in 2008. If you are not a subscriber I hope you will subscribe this year. March will start our 20th year of serving the runners in Ohio and neighboring states. To subscribe for the special price of $10: for a mail in form go to - http://www.runohio.com/magazine/subcribe_lin k.html Or to register online for the $10 special go to: https://www.signmeup.com/4B2VNK7

Get a new RUNOHIO t-shirt for yourself and/or your favorite running friends. For more information go to: http://www.runohio.com/news/10-26-06New-T- shirt_for_2007.html

Please let your friends know about the RUNOHIO E- Newsletter. They can sign up for the RUNOHIO E-Newsletter at - http://www.runohio.com/cgi- bin/enewsletter/nllistuser.cgi?listid=20

To keep up with running in Ohio and throughout the country check back everyday and look at the National News section on the RUNOHIO web site - http://www.runohio.com

I hope you had a great 2007 and wish you a super, happy, and safe 2008!!

Matt McGowan
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Upcoming Races

Monday, December 31

New Years Eve Resolution Run, Beavercreek, 5km, 11:45pm, Michael Storage, 2479 Dakem Dr, Beavercreek, OH 45434 (937) 426- 5934

Jingle Bell Run, Canfield, 5km, 1pm, Joe Sliman, Jingle Bell Run, 221 Millcreek Dr, Boardman, OH 44512 (330) 788- 4068

The Great New Years Eve Race, Stow, 4pm, Steve Hailer, Summit Athletic Club, P.O. Box 1015, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, 44223 (330) 252-4500, Ritchies Sporting Goods (330) 633-5667

Midnight Special 5K, Whitehouse, 5km, 11:45pm, Edward O'Reilly, PO Box 1021, Maumee, OH 43537 (419) 360-3709

Sunday, January 27

Columbus Road Runners Winter Run, Pickerington, 15 mile - 1pm, 3 mile - 1:15pm, Columbus Running Company, 6465 Perimeter Dr, Dublin, OH 43016 (614) 764-0855

Saturday, February 2

Fantastic Frigid 5K, Dublin, 5km, 10am, Columbus Running Company, 6465 Perimeter Dr, Dublin, OH 43016 (614) 764-0855

Sunday, March 2

Arnold 5K, Columbus, 5km 9:30am, Matt McGowan, PO Box 238, Granville, OH 43023 http://www.runohio.com

Sunday, March 2

Arnold 5K Pump and Run, Columbus, registration started November 1, 2007 - the limit of 700 athletes was reached on November 12th. Registration is now CLOSED http://www.runohio.com/news/11-13- 07Arnold_closed.html

Saturday, March 8

Beer Bottle Open, Columbus Grove, 4 mile, 2pm, Terry Schnipke, 2615 Begg Rd, Columbus Grove, OH 45830 (419) 659- 5139

Saturday, March 15

St Malachi Runs, Cleveland, 5 mile, 2 mile, 9am, Hermes Sports & Events, 1624 St. Clair Ave, Cleveland, OH 44114 (216) 623-9933

Sunday, April 6

41st annual Athens Marathon & 18th annual Half Marathon, Athens, 26.2 mile, 13.1 mile, 9am, Arnie LaGraff, 7154 Radford, Athens, OH 45701 (740) 594-3825, Register online and Save $3 - http://www.athensmarathon.org

Sunday, April 20

Kevin J. Mullin Memorial 5K Run/Walk, Bishop Hartley H.S., Columbus, 5km, 1pm, Cecelia Mullin, 1370 Hickery Ridge Dr N. W., Lancaster, OH 43130 (740) 756-7987

Sunday, Columbus 8

31st annual Columbus 10K, Columbus, 9am, 10km
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If you are directing a race in 2008 please send RUNOHIO your race information and/or an entry form as soon as you have the information available. Also, please go to the RUNOHIO web site - www.runohio.com - to list your race on The Running Network National Race Calendar. Last month the RUNOHIO web site had over 129,000 visitors while the various Running Network publications web sites had over 2.6 million visitors. To list your event on the RUNOHIO and The Running Network calendars, please click on the link below and fill out your form (you will need to create a user name and login first). Please provide as complete information as possible. RUNOHIO covers primarily Ohio but also covers West Virginia, northern Kentucky, eastern Indiana, southern Michigan, and western Pennsylvania. With this form, you will have control of imputing your race information into the searchable calendar. Once it is imputed, it will take a few days for it to show up on our calendar. RUNOHIO will oversee the Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia races, which are imputed into The Running Network searchable calendar. Once you create a login, then you will be able to access all of your event listings and make necessary changes. CLICK HERE TO ADD YOUR EVENT(S) - http://www.rncalendar.com/creator/login.asp Once you input your race information it will be available on the searchable National Calendar shared by our Running Network partner's web sites.