The Great Lakes State

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Double duty awaits Willis
Posted by LG
Willis will double up in the mile and 3,000-meter run this weekend at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. If he qualifies in the preliminary mile on Friday, Willis will have approximately one hour between the two events on Saturday
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A Run at History
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Senior Nate Brannen has his eyes on a third consecutive indoor 800-meter national championship. Nice article in the Michigan Daily by James V. Dowd, Ian Robinson and Pete Sneider.
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U-M Assures NCAA Trip with Nation's Fastest DMR Time
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The performance fell just 0.35 seconds shy of the Wolverines' own collegiate record in the event -- set at the 2004 NCAA Championships -- and gives Michigan the two fastest DMR performances in history. Look for this record to fall.
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Detroit's marathon is gaining ground
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The Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon has been working hard to take it's marathon to the next level. This year the race will be on Oct. 23.
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Journals
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Brian Olinger, Nick Willis, and Josh Spiker discuse the build up for big tens.
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Back on Top: Host Wolverines Claim Big Ten Indoor Title
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Fifth-year senior Lindsey Gallo capped a three-title performance at the Big Ten Women's Indoor Championships by winning the mile and 5,000-meter run in day two to help Michigan to its third Big Ten indoor title in four years, at the U-M Indoor Track Building.
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Willis, DMR Team Capture Titles on First Day of Big Tens
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Junior Nick Willis clocked 7:55.94 -- his second NCAA automatic-qualifying time of the season in the event -- to break his own conference indoor meet record and successfully capture his third straight 3,000-meter conference crown. In a fashion similar to last year's performance, Willis waited until the final lap to make his big move, when he moved from the third position to outkick the field in the last 200 meters, beating runner-up Matt Tegenkamp of Wisconsin by 0.68 seconds.
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Runner proves he still has it
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Nice article in the Ann Arbor News about Nate Brannen. Talks about his Boston race and his injury. By Corey Roepken
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Running Safety
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Doug Kurtis sounds off about running safety. He gives 6 easy rules to keeping yourself out of trouble.
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Willis shines for Michigan in return from injury
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Junior Nick Willis guaranteed himself an automatic flight for his time in the 3,000-meter run. The three-time NCAA All-American dominated the elite 28-man field with a blazing time of 7:48.65 - the fastest collegiate 3,000-meter time of the year.
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A Brief Chat with Tim Broe
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Runners World has a good interview with USXC champion Tim Broe.
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First Gentleman completes his first marathon
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Gov. Jennifer Granholm's husband runs Detroit Free Press Marathon
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River Run adds some big names
Posted by Matt
Some of the top names in U.S. distance running again will converge on Grand Rapids for the 25K Fifth Third River Bank Run on May 10. Not all of them will need their running shoes. Defending 25K American champion and Olympic marathoner Brian Sell will be accompanied by four fellow members of the prestigious Hansons-Brooks Distance Project training team from Rochester to bolster the men's field for this year's USA Track and Field 25K championship race.
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Brian Sell and Kristin Price lead fields for this weekend's USA 25k Championships
Posted by Matt
Brian Sell (Rochester Hills, Mich.) will look to defend his men's national title and Kristin Price (Raleigh, N.C.) will lead the women's field Saturday at the 15th running of the USA 25 km Championships in Grand Rapids, Mich. The Championships are held in conjunction with the Fifth Third River Bank Run.
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Some people believe that Ohioans gave Michigan the nickname “The Wolverine State” around 1835 during a dispute over the Toledo strip, a piece of land along the border between Ohio and Michigan. Rumors in Ohio at the time described Michiganians as being as vicious and bloodthirsty as wolverines. This dispute became known as the Toledo War.
Another reason given for the nickname is a story that has Native Americans, during the 1830s, comparing Michigan settlers to wolverines. Some native people, according to this story, disliked the way settlers were taking the land because it made them think of how the gluttonous wolverine went after its food.
Another nickname for Michigan is the “Great Lake State.” Michigan's shores touch four of the five Great Lakes, and Michigan has more than 11,000 inland lakes. In Michigan, you are never more than 6 miles from an inland lake or more than 85 miles from a Great Lake. From 1969 to 1975 and from 1977 to 1983 Michigan's automobile license plates featured the legend, GREAT LAKE STATE.
source: http://www.sos.state.mi.us/history/michinfo/michfaq/michfaq.html