RUNOHIO September E-Newsletter

The fall is a time for cross country and cooler weather. Numerous high school and college runners are running cross country and getting ready for their Championships next month. If you have never watched a cross-country meet, take a few minutes to enjoy one in your area this fall.

Cross Country

The fall is a time for cross country and cooler weather. Numerous high school and college runners are running cross country and getting ready for their Championships next month. If you have never watched a cross-country meet, take a few minutes to enjoy one in your area this fall. Mark your calendar for the Ohio High School Athletic Association Cross Country Championships on November 1st at Scioto Downs. There are three girls and three boys races with the Boys Division III starting at 11am and the Girls Division I being the final race of the day at 2:50 pm. Perhaps you can lace up your shoes and get involved in cross-country and run the open race at the All-Ohio Intercollegiate Cross Country Championships on Friday October 10th. Ohio Wesleyan University will host the All-Ohio in Delaware and if you don't want to run yourself, be sure to be there by 2pm to watch teams from over forty-five Ohio colleges and universities race.

Olympics

I hope you enjoyed watching the Olympics last month. A number of Ohio athletes participated in the Olympics –

http://www.runohio.com/read_new/ohio-athletes-competing-olym...

Former University of Cincinnati and Walnut Hills High School runner Mary (Danner) Wineberg clocked 51.0 for her opening leg of the 4 x 400 meter, positioning the U.S. just behind Russia, along with Jamaica and Great Britain. The women’s 4 x 400 meter team went on to run the fastest time in fifteen years with their 3:18.54 to win the Gold.

http://www.runohio.com/read_new/wineberg-wins-gold-4-x-400-m...

Ohio’s Hyleas Fountain was awarded the Silver medal in the women's heptathlon. USOC Chief of Sport Performance Steve Roush made the presentation to Fountain, who was moved up from third to second when original silver medalist Lyudmila Blonska tested positive for the substance methyltestosterone.

http://www.runohio.com/read_new/fountain-awarded-silver-meda...

Former University of Cincinnati and Wyoming High School athlete David Payne who placed third in the US Olympic Trials won the Silver in the 110 meter hurdles.

http://runohio.com/merritt-leads-sweep-400-usa-brings-medal-...

Jamaican phenom Usain Bolt set three World records: the 200 meters –

http://www.runohio.com/read_new/bolt-breaks-mjs-wr-team-usa-..., the 100 meters –

http://www.runohio.com/read_new/team-usa-takes-two-bronze-bo...

and Bolt was part of the Jamaican 4 x 100 meter team which set a World record

Jenny Barringer lowered her own American record in the women's 3,000 meter steeplechase (9:22.26), the first time the event has been contested on the Olympic stage.

http://www.runohio.com/read_feature/barringer-sets-american-...

Shalane Flanagan, the American record holder in the 10,000 and 5,000 meter, captured the bronze in the 10,000 meters –

http://www.runohio.com/read_feature/flanagan-scores-unbeliev...

Read Larry Eder’s article - Bryan Clay "The World's Greatest Athlete"

http://www.runohio.com/read_feature/bryan-clay-worlds-greate...

Read more on the Olympic and other National News on The Running Network National News section - http://www.runohio.com/show/news/National

Check out Victor Sailor’s Olympic photos on RUNOHIO Galleries –

http://www.runohio.com/show/galleries

A number of blogs, including Larry Eder’s of The Running Network, on the Olympics are posted at - http://www.runohio.com/aggregator/sources

Upcoming Races

If you are looking for September race check out the RUNOHIO Race Calendar –

http://www.runohio.com/september-2008 more or the Running National Searchable Calendar - http://www.runohio.com/national_calendar

Race directors list your race on The Running Network Searchable Calendar –

http://www.rncalendar.com/creator/login.asp

Race Results

RUNOHIO has the most complete race listing for the Midwest – covering Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, southern Michigan and western Pennsylvania.

Check out the RUNOHIO Results section - http://www.runohio.com/results and The Running Network National Result section - http://www.runohio.com/national_results

Last month I helped with the CREW 5K, which finished in the Columbus Crew Stadium at the midfield. All participants were given a game ticket for that evening’s game which saw the Crew defeat the FC Dallas team. If you missed the race this year, hopefully you can add it to your racing schedule next year. Results are posted in the results section

http://www.runohio.com/results and race photos are posted in the RUNOHIO Galleries

http://www.runohio.com/view_gallery/2008-crew-5k

Race photos from the third Granville Bryn Du Summer Cross Country 5km are also posted in the RUNOHIO Galleries - http://www.runohio.com/view_gallery/granville-bryn-du-summer...

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No Cross Country Coverage on The Big Ten Network??

The battle between Time Warner and the Big Ten Network seems to be over. For more than a year Ohio Time Warner subscribers have had to hear the Big Ten Network tell us to contact our cable provide to request the Big Ten Network. I even received an email from the Big Ten Network suggesting I switch my cable provider. Also, last month The Ohio State University Athletic Director sent out a letter to alumni and season football ticket holders to suggest they switch their cable provider if they had Time Warner.

Since my cable provider now has the Big Ten Network the one thing that bothers me is when I go to the Big Ten Network web site and look at the sports they cover; cross country is not one of the sixteen sports they list. Also, it looks like they do not plan to cover the Men and Women Big Ten Cross Country Championships in Ann Arbor this fall. I have had numerous ads from the Big Ten Network over the year asking me to contact Time Warner and say I want the Big Ten Network. Well, I would like the runners of Ohio and the Midwest to contact the Big Ten Network office and ask why they are not covering cross country.

Last year many runners contacted the Big Ten Network and they did cover the Big Ten Cross Country Championships held in Columbus. Here are some of my correspondents with The Big Ten Network and some facts on the popularity of cross country at the high school and college level. –

http://www.runohio.com/archive/news/10-13-07Big_10_network.h...

Here is the Big Ten Network web page if you would like to voice your support for cross country - http://www.bigtennetwork.com/contact

(Please feel free to forward this to your running friends and club members)

If you would like to email a person here are some Big Ten Network officials

Elizabeth Conlisk, VP/Communications

elizabeth.conlisk@bigtennetwork.com

Mark Silverman, President

mark.silverman@bigtennetwork.com

Leon Schweir, Executive Producer/Vice President, Production

leon.schweir@bigtennetwork.com

Mike Feller, Vice President, Programming

mike.feller@bigtennetwork.com

Erin Harvego, Vice President, Marketing

erin.harvego@bigtennetwork.com

Featured Events

Circleville Classic 5 Mile Run

Saturday, October 18 – 9:00 a.m.

The 21st annual Circleville Classic 5 Mile Run starts at the Circleville High School loops through neighborhoods and returns to finish on the track. The race is held the Saturday of the Circleville Pumpkin Show (Oct 15-18). The Pumpkin Show is only one mile away in downtown Circleville. For more info - http://runohio.com/node/766

Arnold 5K and Arnold 5K Pump and Run

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Registration for the Arnold 5K Pump and Run will start November1st. There is a limit of 750 athletes for the Arnold 5K Pump and Run. There is no limit of athletes in the Arnold 5K. More information will be posted on the RUNOHIO web site in late September.

Upcoming Races….

Friday, September 19

March of Dimes Night Moves, Columbus, 5km-8pm, 5 mile- 8:10pm, Stacy Kyser, March of Dimes, 1070 College Ave, Columbus, OH 43209 (800) 686-2589, (614) 231-7935

Saturday, September 20

US Air Force Marathon, Wright Patterson AFB, 26.2 mile, 13.1 mile, 10km, 7am, Marathon, 88 MSG/SVC, 5215 Thurlow, Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433 (937) 257-4350

Saturday, September 20

Heart of Ohio 5K, Centerburg, 5km, 7:30am, Sandra McCann, 2900 Ball Rd, Centerburg, OH 43011 (740) 625-6799

Saturday, September 27

USATF Women's 8km Championship, Akron, 8km, 7:30am, David Hunter, 58 W Exchange, Suite C, Akron, OH 44308 (877) 375-2786

Sunday, October 5

Okoberfest Classic 10K, Minster, 10km, 9:30am, Oktoberfest Classic 10K, PO Box 20, Minster, OH 45865 (419) 628-3507, http://www.minsteroktoberfest.com/forms.php

Saturday, October 11

Lower Lights Run for Spaghetti, Columbus, 5km, 10am, Columbus Running Company, 6465 Perimeter Dr., Dublin, OH 43016 (614)764-0855 http://www.columbusrunning.com

Sunday, October 12

Dayton River Corridor Classic Half Marathon/5K, Welcome Stadium, Dayton, 13.1 mile, 5km, 9am http://www.keysports.net/rundayton.htm

Sunday, October 12

Peace Race 10K, Youngstown, 10km, - 10:15am, 2 mile – 9:15am, Jennifer Wohlgamuth, Second Sole, 755 Boardman-Canfield Rd, Youngstown, OH 44512 (330) 758-8708, http://www.peacerace.org

Saturday, October 18

Circleville Classic 5 Mile, Circleville H.S., 5 mile, 9am, Jean McGowan, 101 Reber Ave, Circleville, OH 43113 (740) 474-3628, Matt McGowan (740) 587-0376, runohio@ee.net,

http://www.signmeup.com/61554

Saturday, October 18

Stomp the Grapes Half Marathon, Perennial Vineyards, Navarre, 13.1 mile, Terry Lewis, RS Racing Systems, 1255 Prospect Ave SW, Canton, Ohio 44706 (330) 437-2622

Saturday, October 25

Great Pumpkin Run, Grandview Heights, 5km, 9am, Marta Durbin, 1515 W. Goodale Blvd, Grandview Heights, OH 43212 (614) 481-6203

Saturday, October 25

Thomas Frericks Memorial 5K, University of Dayton, 5km, 10am, Peter Titlebaum, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469

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