June 2004 RUNOHIO

OHSAA State Track & Field Championships, Columbus 10K and Columbus Arts Festival this weekend in Columbus

The first week in June is always a busy one for me. I teach high school and we have our finals and graduation activities this week. I also coach the distance runners at Bishop Watterson High School and I have a girl running the 800 meters in the OHSAA State Track & Field Championships on Saturday. Last year, I traveled to Dayton for the State Track & Field Championships as I had two girls in the 3200 meters. This year will be a little easier as the State Track & Field Championships will be in Columbus at the OSU Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium ( http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/tf/default.asp). Plus, on Sunday, June 6th I will be working with the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department directing the 27th annual Columbus 10K.

If you are in town and would like to run a great downtown 10km course I hope you will check out the Columbus 10K. Registration and packet pick up is Wednesday-Saturday at the FrontRunner Running Store on Lane Avenue (the store is less than two miles from the Jesse Owens Track). You can also register at the Columbus City Hall (90 W. Broad St) on Sunday from 7:30-8:30. The race starts at 9:00 a.m. one block up Broad Street at the Ohio State House. If you can't run but would like to volunteer at the Columbus 10K email me at runohio@ee.net

If you are in Columbus this weekend you can also enjoy the Columbus Arts Festival http://www.gcac.org/artsfest June 3rd - 6th along the banks of the Scioto River (one block from registrationand the finish line for the Columbus 10K).

Good luck to all the athletes competing in this weekend's OHSAA State Track & Field Championships!

After a wet and stormy May it looks like the beginning of June will be a great month for training and racing. Keep up with race results in and around Ohio, check out RUNOHIO's Results Section:
ttp://www.runohio.com/results/searchable. html

Don't forget to check RUNOHIO's home page every week for race articles under Regional and National News (www.runohio.com). Here are a few from last month.
Flying Pig Marathon - http://www.runohio.com/news/ 05-03-04Flying_pig.html
Two Top Midwest races - http://www.runohio.com/news/05-09- 04_indy_river_run.html

Half of the twenty-two RUNOHIO Grand Prix races have been contested. Check out the RUNOHIO Grand Prix schedule and current RUNOHIO Grand Prix race results at:
http://www.runohio.com/other/2004_grand_prix_schedule_re sults.html


Looking for a race to run this month...check out the RUNOHIO June Race Calendar: http://www.runohio.com/calendar

If you are directing a race please send RUNOHIO your race information as soon as possible to be listed in our calendar:
http://www.runohio.com/calendar/2001form.html
and don't forget to send RUNOHIO you race results: runohio@ee.net

I will be helping my brother time the Kayla 5km in Granville on June 19th. The race is in memory of Kayla Hurst, an Ohio State University student and Granville High School graduate who died in July 2003. For more information on the race go to RUNOHIO Regional News http://www.runohio.com or go to:
http://www.runohio.com/media/other/RUNOHI O_Kayla-Ad.pdf

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If you haven't read my article "Should you Run a Marathon" check it out and good luck with your training..
http://www.runo hio.com/news/08-10-02Should_You_Run_a_Marathon.html

Good luck with your training and racing.
I hope to see you at a road race or a track meet.
Matt McGowan.