Hopefully, you are doing ok with the weather we have been having the past few weeks. Some areas have been hit hard with rain and most of us have been battling the hot weather. Please remember with the hot and humid weather to reduce your workouts and try for that personal best when the weather cools. Don't forget to drink plenty of water during the day. Here are two heat related articles by Dr. Julie Bishop - Surviving the Summer Heat - http://www.runohio.com/features/07-13- 06Medical.html - Hydrating in the Summer Heat - http://www.runohio.com/features/07-21- 05Medical.html Here is another article - It's Hot and Humid - Can You Beat the Heat?? http://www.runohio.com/features/08- 04August_heat.html Plus the Road Runners Club of America has this article - Hot Weather Running http://www.rrca.org/news/index.php?article=2071

Many runners will start official cross-country practice this month. Good luck with your training and remember to start slow and run cautiously during the hot and humid days. Hopefully, the weather breaks soon and before long we will be able to enjoy the cool fall air.

Looking for a August race check out the RUNOHIO Race Calendar, which is the most complete running calendar in the Midwest - http:// www.runohio.com/calendar/08-06.html If you would like to list your race in RUNOHIO go to - http://www.runohio.com/news/11-14- 05Calendar-Listing.html Or post your race on The Running Network National Calendar - http://www.runohio.com/news/07- 31-06-Race_Calendar.html Don't forget to send RUNOHIO your race results so they can be listed in the Results section - http://www.runohio.com/results/searchable.html

According to Rod O'Donnell - Track and field is facing a crisis today, especially on the collegiate, national, and international levels. Read his first of a series of articles which will look at track and field and distance running in the USA - Keeping Track - http://www.runohio.com/news/07-13- 06Keeping_track.html

Elaine Binkley spotlights Paul Tergat: Running to the Limit - in the RUNOHIO Book Review - http://www.runohio.com/news/07-06Book_review.html

Steve Hixson's Second Sole stores - are celebrating 25 years - check out the article about these stores - http://www.runohio.com/news/07- 13- 06Second_sole.html

Check out the Running Club of the Month - the Ohio River Road Runners Club - http://www.runohio.com/ news/07-06run-club.html Also a new club recently was formed in Ohio - Team Good River - http://www.runohio.com/news/08- 06Run_club.html Check out all of the running clubs listed on the RUNOHIO site - Ohio clubs - http://www.runningnetwork.com/clubs/Ohio.html Other running clubs - http:// www.runningnetwork.com/clubs/index.html

If you missed the July On the Run with Matt McGowan, check it out - http://www.runohio.com/news/07-06on- the- run.html

I will be helping with the final Bryn Du Summer Cross Country 5km on August 10th - http://www.runohio.com/news/05-24-06XC_series.html

Also, I will be helping my brother, Jeff and my mom with the 19th annual Circleville Classic 5 Miler on October 21st. We are working on getting a pumpkin shape medal to help celebrate the Circleville Pumpkin Show 100th anniversary. The Pumpkin Show will be held this year October 18th -21st. Check back on RUNOHIO's web site later for an entry form or register online now - http://www.signmeup.com/54956

Please let your friends know about the RUNOHIO E-newsletter. RUNOHIO's web page will go through some changes in the next few months as The Running Network will be updating and modifying all of the web pages.

Hopefully, if you do not subscribe to the print RUNOHIO you will take a few minutes and sign up to get RUNOHIO mailed to you. RUNOHIO prints 7 times a year and you can take advantage of the 18th annul RUNOHIO subscription price of only $10. This is the same price as the first year of RUNOHIO - http://www.runohio.com/magazine/subcribe_link.html

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 have a great summer of running and racing.

Matt McGowan