Greetings!
For Runner by Runners
February 2012 E-Newsletter
The Arnold Sports Festival will attract 175,000 sports and fitness fans to watch 18,000 athletes compete in more than 45 sports and events, including 12 Olympic events.
http://www.arnoldsportsfestival.com
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jim Lorimer, co-producers since 1989 when the event started as a one-day bodybuilding competition, have grown the Arnold Sports Festival into the largest multi-sport event in the nation.
The Arnold Fitness EXPO will again feature 700 booths of the latest in sports equipment, apparel and nutrition and a stage that hosts unique, non-stop competitions and entertainment that combine to make the Arnold Fitness EXPO a leading highlight of the Arnold Sports Festival. The Arnold Fitness EXPO is open March 2-4 - http://www.arnoldsportsfestival.com/expo
Among the new highlights, the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Weightlifting and the 2012 National Weightlifting Championships will be held in conjunction with the Arnold Weightlifting Championships
You can still register for the March 4th Arnold 5K Run/Walk - https://www.signmeup.com/78949
Interested in volunteering for the Arnold 5K and Arnold 5K Pump and Run
Contact Matt McGowan – runohio@ee.net
The Arnold 5K Pump and Run is closed - http://www.runohio.com/index.php/news/164-arnold-5k-pump-and-run-registration-is-now-closed
Matt McGowan
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U.S. Marathon Olympic Trials
Two of the fastest races in Olympic Marathon Trials history took place on the same day in Houston as the six men and women who will represent Team USA in London earned their way on the squad. Shalane Flanagan set an Olympic Trials record of 2:25:38 in only her second marathon, while Meb Keflezighi earned his third Olympic berth by winning the Trials in a personal best time of 2:09:08. - http://www.runningnetwork.com/RNW/index.php/news/marathons/3518--keflezighi-flanagan-win-us-olympic-team-trials-marathon
Matt McGowan’s and Victor Sailor’s photos - http://www.runohio.com/index.php/images
2012 U.S. Olympic Trials–Marathon program
http://www.runningnetwork.com/RNW/index.php/news/marathons/3517-2012-us-olympic-trialsmarathon-program-
Pre Race Interviews with Ohioans –
http://www.runohio.com/index.php/news/203-us-olympic-trials--marathon
RunGranville Running Club
Join the RunGranville Running Club by February 20th and enter the March 4th Arnold 5K for only $15 ($30 value). http://runohio.com/index.php/news/218-rungranville-running-club
On The Run with Matt McGowan
As another year ends and a New Year begins, one can always look back to numerous positive happenings as well as the sad ones we experienced. I am sure we all know people who had a tough 2011 either with their health or work situation. If you know someone having a tough time, maybe you can do something to make their life better.
http://www.runohio.com/index.php/features/183-on-the-run-with-matt-mcgowan
2011 RUNOHIO Grand Prix Winners Interviews
Congratulations to the winners of the 2011 RUNOHIO Grand Prix –
Men Open - Ridge Robinson, Men Masters - T.J. Lentz, Men Grand Masters -
Joe Brown, Men Senior - Chris Thieke, Women Open - Becki Michaels, Women Masters
Jan Selby, Women Grand Masters - Debra Bird, and Women Senior - Jan Selby.
Latest Results
Vote for the 2011 RUNOHIO Runners of the Year
Send RUNOHIO your votes for the top Ohio runners by January 15th. Your votes will help RUNOHIO pick the 2011 RUNOHIO Runners of the Year so they may be spotlighted in the March/April RUNOHIO.
http://www.runohio.com/index.php/features/197-vote-for-the-2011-runohio-runners-of-the-year-
Hazen to Coach in Olympics
USA Track & Field announced that longtime Malone University men’s and women’s cross country head coach Jack Hazen has been selected to serve as an assistant coach for the men’s squad at the 2012 Olympic Games that are to be held in London, England.
http://www.runohio.com/index.php/news/213-hazen-to-coach-in-olympics
Records Set in Houston
It was an Ethiopian sweep of the medal stands – and the record books – at the Chevron Houston Marathon and the Aramco Houston Half Marathon as all four winners erased the course records. http://www.runningnetwork.com/RNW/index.php/news/roads/3519-ethiopians-break-all-four-course-records-to-wrap-up-marathon-weekend
Photos - http://www.runningnetwork.com/RNW/index.php/media/image-galleries/marathons
Keeping Track by Rod O’Donnell
Dear Jesse –
Thought that I would drop you a line to let you know what is going on down here. Before I fill you in, I wanted to tell you that you have always been my hero. Not just because you set four world records in a span of 45 minutes at the Big Ten Championships. Not just because you stood up to one of the most evil men in history and proved that his absurd Aryan Race Theory was totally false. http://www.runohio.com/index.php/news/215-keeping-track
Updated - Last month the Cleveland school board voted to use savings from a new contract with teachers to head off elimination of preschool, spring sports and busing for high school students. Track will be one of the programs saved.
Rambling Football Bowl Games Costing Olympics Sports?
has the expense of going to a college football bowl game (with 70 of the 120 Division I Football Bowl Subdivision teams going to a bowl game) and the athletic department’s effort to put more money into some programs resulted in Olympic sports to be eliminated at many universities?
” So why do many think the system is broken? The reason is simple: Schools are losing money — a lot of money — by going to these bowl games.”
”The University of Connecticut played in the 2011 Fiesta Bowl had a net loss of approximately $1.7 million”
“Ohio University, 2006 GMAC Bowl: Former Nebraska coach Frank Solich led Ohio to its first bowl appearance since 1968. The celebration in Athens, however, was short-lived. A $277,550 bowl deficit was more than an athletic department already awash in red ink. The university was forced to dip into general reserve funds to pay the bowl tab and just weeks after the game the school dropped men’s track and field, swimming and lacrosse”
http://www.runohio.com/index.php/features/204-ramblingsfootball-bowl-games-costing-olympics-sports
ARNOLD 5K – March 4
Mark your calendar to run/walk the 12th annual Arnold 5K on Sunday, March 4th.
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Race Calendar
Race directors – list your 2012 events on the free RUNOHIO/Running Network Searchable Calendar – http://www.runningnetwork.com/RN_calendar/events/index.php?com=submit
Check out the RUNOHIO print February Calendar - http://runohio.com/index.php/events/calendar/february-2012 and the RUNOHIO/Running Network Searchable Calendar -
UPCOMING RACES
(List your race here for $50)
Sunday, February 12
Winter Run, Granville Intermediate School, 15 mile, 7.5 mile, 3 mile, 1pm, Columbus Running Company, 320 S. State St., Westerville, OH 43081 (614) 523-2377
http://www.columbusroadrunners.org/pages/events/winter-run.php
Saturday, March 3
Arnold Track and Field Championships, Ohio State University, high school events http://www.arnoldsportsfestival.com/home/sports-and-events/arnold-track.html
Sunday, March 4
Arnold 5K, Columbus, 5km, 9:15am, Matt McGowan, PO Box 238, Granville, OH 43023 runohio@ee.net https://www.signmeup.com/78949
Saturday, March 10
St Malachi Run, Cleveland, 5 mile-9:45am, 2 mile-9am, Hermes Sports & Events, 1624 St. Clair, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 (216) 623-9933
http://www.hermescleveland.com/roadracing/calendar/march.asp
Saturday, March 10
Beer Bottle Open, Columbus Grove, 4 mile, 2pm, Terry Schnipke, 2615 Begg Rd, Columbus Grove, OH 45830 (419) 659-5139
http://cg.noacsc.org/forms/34thAnnualBBORaceRegistration.pdf
Sunday, March 18
Heart Mini Marathon, Cincinnati, 15km, 13.1 mile-8am, 5km-10:30am, American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Pl, Cincinnati, OH 45219 (513) 281-4048
http://www.heartmini.org
Sunday, April 15
runcbus 10 miler, Gahanna
http://runcbus.eventbrite.com
Sunday, April 22
Glass City Marathon, Toledo, 26.2 mile, 13.1 mile, 5km
http://www.glasscitymarathon.org
Saturday, May 5
Capital City Half Marathon, Columbus, 13.1 mile, 6.55 mile, 5km
http://www.capitalcityhalfmarathon.com
Sunday, May 6
Flying Pig Marathon, Cincinnati, 26.2 mile, 13.1 mile
http://www.flyingpigmarathon.com
Sunday, May 20
Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon, Cleveland, 26.2 mile, 13.1 mile, 10km
http://www.clevelandmarathon.com
Sunday, June 10
35th annual COLUMBUS 10K - http://www.columbus10k.com http://www.runohio.com/index.php/events/featured-events
List your 2012 events free on the most comprehensive running event calendar in Ohio and the Midwest - http://www.runningnetwork.com/RN_calendar/events/index.php?com=submit