The track season was an exciting one. I coach high school track. One of my athletes ran in the OHSAA State Track & Field Championships, which I also covered for RUNOHIO. A number of outstanding performances were recorded. In my opinion two of the top performances of the day were first, Bridget Franek who set a new Division I 1600 meter record with her outstanding run of 4:45.68. Then forty-five minutes later she came back and finished second in the 800 meters. Also, Jeff See won both the 1600 meter and 800 meter titles. http://www.runo hio.com/news/06-06- 05OHSAA_State_Track_and_Field_Championships.html

The second weekend of June, I also covered the Mid-West Meet of Champions. This meet features a number of the top high school seniors from Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. In this meet I witnessed a girl run under 2:08 in the 800 meters and a boy break nine minutes for the 3200 meters. http://www.runohio.com/news/16-13- 05Mid-West_Meet_of_Champions.html

A big congratulation goes to Middletown's and Ohio State University bound, Jeff See who won the mile at the Nike Track Nationals with a remarkable 4:04.83.

http://www.runohio.com/news/06-20- 05nike_track_nats.html

Last weekend the US Outdoor Track & Field Championships were held and a number of Ohio athletes participated. Former Willoughby South High School and University of Michigan standout, Katie McGregor won the 10,000 championships in 31:33.82. &It was a fun race. I had a good time out there. It was a great field. It was hard to know when to take it and when not to take it. Things are coming together for me. I felt in good shape. Having the 'A' standard that helped me tonight. I didn't have any pressure in the race.&

McGregor will be running in the World Championships in Helsinki later this summer.

Rob Myers finished third in the 1500 meters with a 3:42.27. He needs to get the "A" standard of 3:36.20 to go to the World Championships.

A pair of Ohioans finished fourth in the 3000 meter steeple chase, Brian Olinger ran 8:28.44 for fourth. American Record holder Briana Shook was fourth in 9:45.91.

Also, Tina Peters finished third in the 10,000 meters race walk.

Look for US Outdoor Track & Field Championships pictures by Victah/Photrun on RUNOHIO's web site later.

Check out race pictures from the Columbus 10K at: http://www.runseattle.com/runohio/Columbus-05- Pics/index.htm

Columbus 10K article at: http://www.runohio.com/news/06-06- 05Columbus10K.html

Keep up with race results in and around Ohio, check out RUNOHIO's Results section: http://www.r unohio.com/results/searchable.html

Don't forget to check out RUNOHIO's home page every week for race articles under Regional and National News - www.runohio.com Here are a few from last month.

Top Marathoners at Air Force Marathon:

http://www.runohio.com/news/06-15- 05Air_force_marathon.html

Hyde Park Blast adds $10,000 Bonus:

http://www.runohio.com/news/06-13- 05Hyde_park_Blast_Cash.html

A Closer Look at- Sub 4:00: Alan Webb and the Quest for the Fastest Mile

http://www.runohio.com/news/05- 05_book_review.html

USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships

http://www.ru nningnetwork.com/news/index.html

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

Check out the RUNOHIO Running Club of the Month - Southeast Evolution Track Club

http://www.runohio.com/news/06- 05running_club.html

Also, check out a new running club I am helping with in Granville - The Running Club of Granville - RUNGRANVILLE -

http://www.runohio.com/news/02--23- 05running_club.html

To have your running club spotlighted send information to: runohio@ee.net

The July print RUNOHIO should be in your favorite running store in a few days. Here is some of what you will find in the July RUNOHIO. A new series of articles start as I spotlight athletes who have had a major impact on the sport of running. The series is called Running 101 and I hope you enjoy it. A number of other articles of interest are in this issue: Julie Bishop's article Hydrating in the Summer Heat, Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition News article Elaine Binkley's spotlights Paula Ratcliff's book Paula: My Story so Far, Richard Ferguson's article Bouncing Back and Cregg Weinmann's Review of Socks.

I plan to attend a number of road races this month. Plus, my brother, Jeff, and I will be going to a meeting for The Running Network in July. The Running Network is a group of twenty-nine regional running publications. The group works on getting national advertising and providing the best local and national running news. The printed publication is the main focus with a growing emphasis on the web. On the RUNOHIO web site I update the race results and have someone who helps me post articles and pictures on the site. For the past three months RUNOHIO has averaged over 110,000 individuals going to the RUNOHIO web site. The RUNOHIO site has been one of the top five visited Running Network sites. Also, for each the past three months over 2.5 million runners have visited The Running Network national site and the various regional running publication sites.

I will be helping the Worthington Parks & Recreation Department with the Gary Smith Worthington Classic on August 7th. If you would like to register online go to: https://www.signmeup.com/R H2VMK7

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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.runohio.com/news/08 -10-02Should_You_Run_a_Marathon.html

Good luck with your training and racing.

I hope to see you have a happy and safe 4 th of July and summer.

Matt McGowan.