February 2010 Newsletter
The winter cold is here for a little while longer. longer. longer. longer. Spring will be here soon! Hopefully, you are able to get out and do some training. I have had the opportunity to do some running outside, but I have also been trying to run on our school's treadmill to avoid the cold and ice. I also had the opportunity to go to Houston for four days for The Running Network winter meeting and watch the USATF Half Marathon National Championships and the Chevron Houston Marathon.
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Arnold 5K and Arnold Sports Festival
Mark your calendar to run/walk the Arnold 5K on March – 7th in downtown Columbus
For online registration go to – https://www.signmeup.com/67085
For a mail in entry form go to –
2009 RUNOHIO Grand Prix Winners and Interviews
The 2009 RUNOHIO Grand Prix was a series of races chosen by runners and the staff of RUNOHIO to be part of the statewide grand prix. Criteria used in determining the RUNOHIO Grand Prix races were; 1) Runner rankings from RUNOHIO, 2) Race Organization, 3) Quality of the race field, 4) Size of the race, 5) Date of the race, 6) Geographical location of the race.
On The Run with Matt McGowan
Don't forget to renew your subscription to the printed RUNOHIO in 2010. If you are not a subscriber, I hope you will be one in 2010. March will start our twenty-second year of serving the runners in Ohio and neighboring states. Online subscription - https://www.signmeup.com/4B2VNK7 Mail in subscription - http://www.runohio.com/subscribe-run-ohio
Tom Jordan and Pre
By Matt McGowan - Last weekend I attended The Running Network winter meeting - http://runohio.com/read_blog/running-network-houston-meeting and the USATF Half Marathon National Championships - http://runohio.com/read_blog/usa-half-marathon-championships and the Chevron Houston Marathon - http://runohio.com/read_blog/chevron-houston-marathon-ordway...
Gelana, Erkesso Win 2010 Chevron Houston Marathon in Course and State Records
Kettering’s Josh Ordway, who is a fourth year medical student at Wright State University, qualified for the 2012 USA Men Olympic Marathon Trials as the placed 9th in Chevron Houston Marathon with his 2:16:52.
Former Ohio resident Melissa Rittenhouse finished eighth (2:43:46) to qualify for the 2012 Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials.
KEEPING TRACK
The 2009 State Cross-Country Coaches’ Clinic featured two of the greatest coaches in the history of the sport: Joe Vigil and Joe Newton. Once again, Clinic Director Carson Cheek organized the event that also featured Dave Kirk, the outstanding coach from Chagrin Falls High School.
Race Directors List Your Races Free
Directing or Sponsoring a Race in 2010? Please take a few minute and list your events on the new RUNOHIO/The Running Network Searchable Calendar - http://www.runohio.com/content/national-calendar
If you are directing a race in 2010 - Please take a few minutes and list your events on
RUNOHIO E-Newsletter - January 2010
RUNOHIO has numerous ways for you to keep up with all of the running in and around Ohio as well as surrounding States. The print RUNOHIO has been providing you with running coverage for 22 years in Ohio, West Virginia, northern Kentucky, eastern Indiana, western Pennsylvania and southern Michigan. Subscribe to the print RUNOHIO - https://www.signmeup.com/4B2VNK7
February 2010
Saturday, February 6
Frostbite 5k Prediction Run, Cuyahoga Falls, 5km, 9am, Josh Ritchie, 137 South Ave, Tallmadge, OH 44278 (330) 633-5667
Dirty Dog 10K Trail Run, Cortland,10km, 9am, Jim Harris, 4773 Durst Clagg Rd, Cortland, OH 44410 (330) 638-0814
RunGranville
The Running Club of Granville - RunGranville was formed to promote running as a sport and a form of healthy exercise - http://www.rungranville.com The club is one of newest running club in Ohio as it was started February 2005. RunGranville lets you connect with other runners through fun runs, timed events, regular meetings and social events, newsletters and e-forums.
The Athlete’s Kitchen - What’s New in the Healthy Food Scene?
Nancy Clark MS RD CSSD - What’s New in the Healthy Food Scene?
Perfectionism: A Recipe for Disaster
By Richard Ferguson - Society today places many unwritten expectations on people. The necessity of being perfect is one of these subtle expectations. Magazines send the message that females must have the perfect body to be considered attractive and males must be muscular with washboard abs.
