Winter is knocking at our doors as the fall racing season comes to an end. Many athletes participated in a race on Thanksgiving Day. Also, a number of athletes finished their racing season on the cross-country course. Congratulations to everyone who ran a personal best this year.

Hopefully, you will be able to keep up some of your training during the winter months. The more easy distance you can do during the winter will help with your spring and summer races next year. May the wind always be at your back this winter.

Registration for the Arnold 5K Pump and Run started November 1 st. The first month 351 athletes registered for the event from 21 States, D.C. and Canada. Last year the Arnold 5K Pump and Run reached the limit of 600 athletes January 20 th. However, Race Director; Matt McGowan said, "I feel the limit could re reached before January 1 st". The Arnold 5K Pump and Run is the largest event of its' kind in the U.S. There is no limit on the Arnold 5K (which is just a run only. For more information on the Arnold 5K Pump and Run and the Arnold 5K go to: http://www.runohio.com/news/09-13-05Pump_and_Run- 06.html

If you are looking for a December race go to: http://www.runohio.com/calendar/12-05.html

Coverage of the OHSSA State Cross Country Championships is listed at: http://www.runohio.com/news/11-07-05Ohio-XC- Champs.html

Pictures from the State Championships are on: http://www.runseattle.com/runohio/ohio-state-xc- 05/index.htm

I was able to go to the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship hosted Ohio Wesleyan University. Check out the article and pictures: http://www.runohio.com/news/11-23- 05NCAA_D_III_XC.html pictures - http://www.runseattle.com/runohio/d-III-xc- 05/index.htm

Locally, Ohio State University men ran well at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships as they finished eleventh - http://www.runohio.com/news/11-22-05-NCAA- xc.html

The Running Network article of the NCAA Division I race is listed at: http://www.americ an-trackandfield.com/news/ncaaxc05div1recap.html

Victor Sailor pictures from the NCAA Division I race: http://www.runseattle.com/runohio/ncaa-x- 05/index.htm

The Running Network article of the Division II and Division III races is listed at: http://www.american- trackandfield.com/news/ncaaxc05div2-3.html

Ohio took home top honors in both the boys and girls races at the Mid-East High School Cross Country Championships. Check out RUNOHIO Results section for these results and other results from November: http://www.runohio.com

Race Calendar Information Requested
If you are directing a race or if your running club is directing races in 2006 please take a few minutes and send RUNOHIO your race information. http://www.runohio.com/news/11-14-05Calendar- Listing.html

The featured Running Club of the month is the Youngstown Road Runners Club, check this club out at: http://www.runohio.com/news/12-05run-club.html

Richard Ferguson, Ph. D., article "Running Needs an Armstrong" is posted: http://www.runohio.com/features/11-25- 05Running_needs.html

Looking for a Holiday gift consider a gift certificate for a year subscription to RUNOHIO or and or a RUNOHIO t-shirt - http://www.runohio.com/news/11-30-04- Xmas_special.html

If you missed the November/December On the Run with Matt McGowan it is listed here: http://www.runohio.com/news/11-050n-the- run.html

I hope you have a great Holiday Season with Family and Friends. Also, have a Happy and Safe New Year!

Matt McGowan

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Upcoming Races

Sunday, March 5

Arnold 5K Pump and Run, Columbus, lift and 5km run, event is limited to 600 athletes Register online at: https://www.signmeup.com /T22VLK7

For more information go to: http://www.runohio.com/news/09-13-05Pump_and_Run- 06.html

Sunday, March 5

Arnold 5K, Greater Columbus Convention Center, 5km (run only), 9:30am, Matt McGowan, PO Box 238, Granville, OH 43023 - Register online at: https://www.signmeup.com /R82VLK7

Sunday, April 2

39th Athens Marathon & 16th Half Marathon, runners & walkers welcome ---- Starts at 9:00 a.m. - course open for 6 hrs---- USATF certified - course is mostly flat & runs through lovely Southeast Ohio country side along the HockHocking bike path--- visit our website: www.athensmarathon.org and learn more . Or e-mail arnie@intelliwave.com Or call 740.594.3825

Sunday, June 4

29 th annual COLUMBUS 10K, City Hall, Columbus, 10km, 9am, Matt McGowan, PO Box 238, Granville, OH 43023 runohio@ee.net