RUNOHIO June E-Newsletter

I hope we all take time to remember the brave men and women who gave their life for our freedom and safety on this Memorial Day.

Memorial Day is a United States Federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who perished while in military service to their country. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War, it was expanded after World War I to include casualties of any war or military action.

Hopefully, you are able to spend time with family and friends during this Memorial Day.

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In the next few weeks the new RUNOHIO web site (www.runohio.com) should be up. Check out the new Running Network site at - http://www.runningnetwork.com/homepage

Next month will be a busy month for racing and me. A number of outstanding events will be held in Ohio and surrounding States.

The 101st Boys and 34th annual Ohio High School Track and Field Championships will be held at The Ohio State University Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium – June 6 and June 7th. This event is the largest high school track and field Championship in the country. Hopefully, you can attend this event which always has outstanding competition.

I will be helping to direct the 31st annual Columbus 10K on June 8th. This will be the 20th year that I have helped direct the race. Jim Jurcevich and the Columbus Running Company have agreed to take over the directorship next year. You can go to one of the three Columbus Running Company stores (http://www.columbusrunning.com) now thru June 7th to register and pick up your race packet. If you mailed in your entry form or register online – pack pick up will be available starting May 31st. For more information on the Columbus 10K go to –
http://www.runohio.com/news/04-18-08Columbus_10K.html
To view this year’s race t-shirt design go to –
http://runohio.egencie.com/content/columbus-10k

The USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships will be held at the OSU Jesse Owens Memorial Track June 20 – June 22. I plan to cover these Championships. Mark your calendar to help support these young athletes. For more information (including info on tickets) on the Championships go to – http://www.columbus08.com

At the end of June my brother, Jeff, and I will be covering the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field in Eugene, Oregon. A number of Ohio athletes will be participating. If you ever get a chance to attend the Track and Field Trials I am sure you will enjoy it. It is my hope to do a daily blog with pictures from the Trials. Check back at the end of the month for more on the Trials - www.runohio.com

Four years ago at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field in Sacramento, California, 1964 Olympic 5,000 meter Gold medalist Bob Schul was discussing with me his desire to put together a DVD spotlighting some of the athletes who helped make distance running in the USA what it is today.

Bob's goal of producing a video of the top American distance runners for this era will take place during the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field in Eugene, Oregon this summer. He has created a web site spotlighting the athletes from the 1950's and early 60's - www.distancelegends.com .
More info also on - http://runohio.egencie.com/read_new/distance-legends

On August 16th I will be helping with The CREW 5K Run/Walk. This event runs around the Columbus Crew Stadium, the Ohio State Fairgrounds and the Ohio Historical Society before finishing at the Crew Stadium midfield. All participants will receive a technical shirts and a free ticket ($26 value) to go to the Columbus Crew vs. FC Dallas game that evening. For more information on CREW 5K go to - http://www.runohio.com/features/Crew5K.html

May was a busy month for racing, check out all of the race results on http://www.runohio.com/results/searchable.html

Here a few race articles of interest:
Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon
http://www.runohio.com/news/05-08-08Flying_pigGP.html
Rite Aid Marathon/10K
http://www.runohio.com/news/05-19-08Cleveland.html
adidas Track Classic
http://www.runningnetwork.com/read_new/2008-adidas-track-cla...
Sell Wins Third USA 25K Championship
http://www.american-trackandfield.com/news/25kchamps08final....
Flanagan Breaks American Record in 10,000 Meter
http://www.american-trackandfield.com/news/stanford08flanaga...
OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon
http://www.runningnetwork.com/read_new/oneamerica-500-festiv...

A number of outstanding performances were turned in at the 23rd annual Jesse
Owens Track and Field Classic. In the men’s 3000 meters steeplechase Brian
Olinger won in a stadium record of 8:32.66 just missing the Olympic A
qualifying time by .66 seconds. The time is the second-fastest by an American
this year. Ohio State’s Jeff See brought the crowd to its feet in the men’s
1,500-meter as he darted to a new Jesse Owens Stadium record of 3:40.86 the
second-fastest time in Ohio State history. It also qualifies as an Olympic B
standard and is the sixth-best time in the country and the best in the Big Ten
and the MidEast region. Read more on this meet –
http://runohio.egencie.com/read_new/jesse-owens-track-and-fi...
Results are posted at - http://www.deltatiming.com/events/2008/jesseowens

If you are directing a road race list your events on the RUNOHIO and Running Network searchable calendar - http://www.rncalendar.com/creator/login.asp

Read the latest – On the Run with Matt McGowan
http://www.runohio.com/news/05-08on_the_run.html

Rod O'Donnell looks at the unsung heroes of track and field – Track Officials in his latest Keeping Track series - http://www.runohio.com/news/05-15-08Keeping_track.html

Read Roy Stevenson’s article Periodization for Distance Runners - -How to Structure your Training Schedules For Optimal Performance
http://www.runohio.com/features/05-19-08Optimal_Performance....

Read Nancy Clark’s article The Athlete Kitchen - Alcohol, Athletes & Pressure to Drink
http://www.runohio.com/features/05-19-08AtlhletesKitchen.htm...

The Featured Running Club of the Month is the Lima Run 'N Jog – to find out more about this running club go to - http://www.runohio.com/features/05-08_runclub.html
For a list of Running Clubs or to list your Running Club go to: http://www.runningnetwork.com/read_resource/running-clubs

I am also putting the finishing touches on four summer cross-country fun runs to be held Thursday evenings at 7:15 p.m. at the Bryn Du property in Granville. The dates are July 12th - 3km, July 26th - 5km and August 9th - 5km. There are a number of great summer cross-country series throughout the state but there were none in the Central Ohio area so I started this series last year. I hope you will be able to attend a few of these runs and enjoy the Village of Granville afterwards.

Looking for a new t-shirt to show your pride of Ohio - Check out the RUNOHIO t-shirt - http://www.runohio.com/news/10-26-06New-T-shirt_for_2007.htm...
Looking for a RUNOHIO ball cap - http://www.runohio.com/media/other/T-shirt_1.pdf

Don't forget to renew your subscription to RUNOHIO, the March issue started our 20th year of serving the runners in Ohio and neighboring states. To subscribe for the special price of $10: for a mail in form go to –
http://www.runohio.com/magazine/subcribe_link.html
Or to register online for the $10 special go to: https://www.signmeup.com/4B2VNK7

What to receive the RUNOHIO E-Newsletter every month, register at - http://www.runohio.com/cgi-bin/enewsletter/nllistuser.cgi?li...

Upcoming Races
http://www.runningnetwork.com/national_calendar

June 6th - 7th
Ohio High School Track and Field Championships - Admission $10
For more information - http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/tf/default.asp

Saturday, June 7

Ohio Police and Fire Games 5K, Warren, 5km, 9am, Don Hyde, 454 Laurelwood, Warrren, OH 44484 (330) 240-3750

Sunday, June 8

31st annual Columbus 10K, Columbus, 9am, 10km, Matt McGowan, PO Box 238,Granville, OH 43023, runohio@ee.net http://www.signmeup.com/59627

Friday, June 20

Matchstick 4 Mile, Wadsworth, 4 mile, 7pm, (330) 335-4114, Terry Lewis, RS Racing Systems, 1255 Prospect Ave SW, Canton, Ohio 44706 (330) 437-2622

June 20 - 22

USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Ohio State University Jesse Owens Memorial Track - www.Columbus08.com

Saturday, June 28

Hyde Park Blast, Hyde Park, 4 mile, 8am, Don Connolly, 1445 Sigma Circle, Cincinnati, OH 45255 (513) 474-1399 http://www.hpblast.com

Saturday, June 28

Christine Wilson 5K, Dublin, 5km, 6:15pm, Jeff Glaze, 401 Charmel Pl, Columbus, OH 43235 (614) 431-9134, Tim Wilson (614) 306-9775

Thursday, July 10

Bryn Du Summer Cross Country Series, Granville, 3km, 7:30pm

Saturday, July 12

Columbus Running Company Mile Dash, Dublin, 1 mile, 5pm, Columbus Running Company, 6465 Perimeter Dr. Dublin, OH 43016 (614)764-0855
http://www.columbusrunning.com/mile.htm

Thursday, July 24

Bryn Du Summer Cross Country Series, Granville, 5km, 7:30pm

Thursday, August 7

Bryn Du Summer Cross Country Series, Granville, 5km, 7:15pm

Saturday, August 16

CREW 5K Run/Walk, Crew Stadium, Columbus, 5km, 8am - http://www.runohio.com/features/Crew5K.html

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The Running Network National Race Calendar

RUNOHIO is part of The Running Network, which is a group of thirty-three regional running publications with the goal of providing the most comprehensive source of information for grassroots runners. I try to update race results as often as I get them and I have someone who updates other information on the RUNOHIO site. A person who does it for the National site updates national information and you can access it from the RUNOHIO site. A new feature is The Running Network National Calendar, which allows race directors to easily post upcoming races. For more information on listing races on this web site go to: http://www.runohio.com or go to - http://www.rncalendar.com/creator/login.asp