May RUNOHIO E-Newsletter

The May RUNOHIO E-Newsletter is coming out a little early because we wanted to remind you of the Kip Keino visit to Ohio.

Kip Keino, four time Olympic medal winner and world- renowned humanitarian will be in Ohio the weekend of April 22 nd -24 th. Keino will be in Bowling Green on Friday April 22 nd and will be signing autographs on campus in Oscamp room 117, during a reception from 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. He will then be on hand for the 3 rd annual Bowling Green State University 5K Race Against AIDS on Saturday April 23 rd at 10:00 a.m.

On Sunday, April 24 th Keino will travel to The Columbus Running Company in Dublin for a 2-mile fun run at 3:30 p.m. After the fun run Kenyan students from Denison University and members of RUNGRANVILLE are providing Kenyan food. Then at 4:15 p.m. Keino will talk about his past, Kenyan culture, the AIDS epidemic in Africa, and distance running today.

For more information on Kip Keino's Bowling Green visit go to: http://www.bgsu.edu/studentlife/organizations/kenya5kr un/index.htm

For more information on Kip Keino's Dublin visit go to: http://www.columbu srunning.com/kip.htm

If you are looking for upcoming races check out the RUNOHIO Race Calendar http://www.run ohio.com/calendar/index.html

Also, check out all of the RUNOHIO Grand Prix races for 2005 and results from earlier RUNOHIO Grand Prix events: http://www.ru nohio.com/other/grandprix.html

I hope you will mark your race calendar to run the Columbus 10K on June 5th. The race is the "Oldest Road Race in Columbus" as it started as the Citizen Journal 10K, 28 years ago. The race is held the same weekend as the Columbus Arts Festival and the Ohio High School State Track & Field Championships. The Columbus Parks & Recreation Department has help sponsor the race every year. If you register online this year, RUNOHIO will give you 4 free issues. For more information go to: http://www.runohio.com/news/02-05Columbus- 10k.html

Recent Race Results are posted at: http://www .runohio.com/results/searchable.html

Nancy Clark's article - The Athletes Kitchen - Eating for Endurance: Strategies for Extraordinary Runners http://www.runohio.com/features/03-05-Athletes_Kitchen- C.html

Looking for running clubs in Ohio go to: http://www. runningnetwork.com/clubs/Ohio.html

Looking for running stores that carry RUNOHIO go to:http:/ /www.runohio.com/magazine/where_to_find.html

Did you read the 2004 RUNOHIO Runners of the Year Interviews from last month? http://www.runohio.com/news/03-21-05- runner_oy-04.html

Flying Pig Marathon set for May 1st - http://www.runohio.com/news/04-15- 05_Flying_pig.html

Bill Rodgers will be in Cleveland on May 22 nd for the Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon/10K - http://www.runohio.com/news/04-15- 05_Cleveland_rodgers.html

The Road Runner Akron Marathon increase prize money - http://www.runohio.com/news/04-15-05_Akron_more- money.html

Check out the March/April - On The Run with Matt McGowan http://www.runohio.com/features/03- 05_on_the_run.html

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Scioto River Race Classic

Looking to run a 5km in downtown Columbus check out this race on Saturday, May 7 th : http://www.scioto5k.com

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Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon/10K

New date and time for the Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon/10K - Sunday May 22 nd http://www.clevelandmar athon.com

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Lou Cox Memorial 5K

Check out the May 30 Lou Cox Memorial 5K in Dayton http://www .orrrc.org/entryforms/loucox2005.pdf

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COLUMBUS 10K - June 5th

Mark your calendar to run the - Oldest Road Race in Columbus -

Mark you calendar to run the June 5th - COLUMBUS 10K. The COLUMBUS 10K is -the Oldest Road Race in Columbus - as it started as the Citizen Journal 10K - 28 years ago. The race starts at the State House, loops around downtown, runs thru historic German Village, runs on the bike trail along the Scioto River, by the Columbus Arts Festival, the Nationwide Arena and finishes in front of City Hall. For more information of the Columbus 10K: http://www.runohio.com/news/02-05Columbus- 10k.html

To register online and to get 4 free issues of RUNOHIO go to: http://www.signmeup.com/507 39

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