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*You have a charge account with us. Classified ads-- Running Journal & the Internet. Our website is visited by thousands weekly. You pay only 60 cents per word, an average of only $3 per line. Minimum charge is $5 per month. We appreciate payment with ad, but we're happy to bill you. Mail to Running Journal, POB 157, Greeneville, TN 37744, or call: 423-638-4177, Fax 423-638- 3328, e-mail: rj@running.net, www.running.net. Counting words -- Use logic. Phone number is one word, "P.O. Box XXX" is 3 words.

GIFTS

LICENSE PLATE FRAMES FOR RUNNERS! Choose "Marathoner - I DO 26.2", "Runner," "Triathlete," & more $9.95 EA or 2 for $15.00 + $5.00 S/H; Sport Frames, POB 112522-RJ, Tacoma, WA 98411. (253) 588-3049 or order online on secure server: www.sportframesonline.com.

Publications

THE COMPLETE IDIOTS GUIDE TO RUNNING. By Bill Rodgers with Scott Douglas. A must for all runners. $21.00 (includes S&H). BRRC, 353-T. North Market Place, Boston, MA 02109-6114, 617-723-5612, Fax 617-723-0154, brrc@earthlink.net, www.BillRodgers.com.

26 MILES TO BOSTON. By Michael Connelly. The Boston Marathon experience from Hopkinton to Copley Square. $19.00 (includes S&H). BRRC, 353-T. North Market Place, Boston, MA 02109-6114, 617-723-5612, Fax 617-723-0154, brrc@earthlink.net, www.BillRodgers.com.

1979 BOSTON MARATHON VICTORY. Color print, 24x30 inches, suitable for framing. Titled: RELENTLESS. “To be a consistent winner means preparing not just one day, one month or even one year - but for a lifetime.” -BILL RODGERS. Autographed upon request. $25.00 (includes S&H). BRRC, 353-T. North Market Place, Boston, MA 02109-6114, 617-723-5612, Fax 617-723-0154, brrc@earthlink.net, www.BillRodgers.com.

THE OTHER KINGDOM, by Victor Price. "An intriguing novel concerning the metaphysics of sport, and of excellence in general," says The New York Times Book Review. $14.95 paperback, 220 pages. To order, send $14.95 (includes S/H) to Running Journal, POB 157, Greeneville, TN 37744 or fax credit card orders to (423) 638-3328, email rj@running.net.

THE QUOTABLE RUNNER -- Great moments of Wisdom, Inspiration, Wrong-headedness, and Humor. Edited by Mark Will-Weber. Full of memorable insights, sayings, curses, pronouncements, and jokes to provide hours of reading pleasure and endless inspiration. To order, send $20 (includes S/H) to Running Journal, POB 157, Greeneville, TN 37744 or fax credit card orders to (423) 638- 3328, email rj@running.net.

BEYOND THE MARATHON: The Grand Slam of Trail Ultrarunning, by Robert B. Boeder. Read how Bob Boeder of Fayetteville, NC, accomplished the ultimate in trailrunning. 140 pages, 12 photos, 4 course elevation profiles. To order your copy, send $10.95 plus $1.50 s& to Running Journal, POB 157, Greeneville, TN 37744.

Road Race Management Directory: Over 500 pages of contacts for elite athletes, prize money races, race expos, suppliers, publications, retailers, event management companies and more - anyone who participates in or services the running industry is listed in this indispensable book. $139.00 includes postage and handling. Special elite athlete price is $89. Order from RRM, 4904-RJ Glen Cove Pkwy., Bethesda, MD 20816 or at www.rrm.com.

Quilts

T-QUILTS: Make your own T-Quilt from your race T-shirts with this easy-to-follow pattern and detailed instructions. Just $7.95 plus $2.50 S/H to T-Quilts, c/o Running Journal, POB 157, Greeneville, TN 37744.

 Race Services

RACE TIMING SERVICE from A to Z computerized results in minutes. Call 828-389-6982, 828-226-1610(cell), tri20001@msn.com.

TIMING BY TOBY - Race consulting and timing for 5 & 10K road races. Serving South Georgia & the Low Country of South Carolina. For more info and pricing contact Coach Toby by phone: 912-481-4050 or email: timingbytoby@ gmail.com.

TRIATHLONS, MUD RUNS, TRADITIONAL RUNS. Quality Jaguar chip timing for less. sdracetimingservices.com, 770-432-8265.

MISCELLANEOUS

SMOKY MTNS -- Best info on Sevier County tourism and the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee and Western North Carolina is in Best Read Guide. This little glossy publication is a free powerhouse of information. See our brochures and publications in racks at Interstate rest areas and in Sevier County.

TN/NC MOTELS/HOTELS. Best prices for hotels and motels in Tennessee and North Carolina can be found in The Official Interstate Guide (OIG). This glossy publication is distributed in rest areas and other locations across Tennessee and North Carolina. Pick up your free copy.

E. TENN BEST KEPT SECRET! Award-winning Monroe Co. Advocate & Democrat. Local News, Sports, Photos. Sweetwater, Madisonville, Vonore, Tellico Plains, TN. Published Sun., Wed., Fri. Get 4 mos. subscription for just $19.95. Email name, postal address, phone nr. to monroe@xtn.net. HIGH COUNTRY info on Avery County, NC, area including Banner Elk, Newland, Elk Park and other towns. Subscribe to The Avery Journal-Times weekly newspaper. Email name, postal address, phone nr. to ajnews@xtn.net.

BOONE-BLOWING ROCK and complete Watauga County information. Subscribe to the tri-weekly Watauga Democrat and/or weekly Blowing Rocket. Email name, postal address, phone nr. to newspaper@wataugademocrat. com, specifying newspaper of interest.

HAWKINS COUNTY, TN. Subscribe to The Rogersville Review. For over 120 years, we have been the number one source for news and sports in Hawkins County. Subscribe today for only $40.00 a year, twice- weekly. Send name, postal address and phone number to rrcirc@xtn.net.

VISIT SMOKIES. Visiting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park? Pick up the free magazine, Visiting the Smokies. You can find it in Cocke County, TN, along I-40 and at Newport businesses. Visiting the Smokies offers information about things to do and places to visit that are off the beaten path in and around Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. Visiting the Smokies is a publication of the Newport Plain Talk. Call to subscribe. 423 623-6171.

WEB PRINTING available at the following Tennessee newspapers: The Daily Post-Athenian in Athens (423-745-5664), The Newport Plain Talk (423-623-6171) in Newport, The Greeneville Sun (423-638-4181) in Greeneville. Also available in Boone, N.C. at The Watauga Democrat (828-264-3612).