RunMinnesota May-June 2009 by Running Network LLC

® e Capitol th to t u c rt o Sh The r 4, 2009 Sunday, Octobe

s ’ a t o s e Minn . s e l i m n e t p o t Medtronic TC 10 Mile

Lottery Registration: July 6-15 Some call it The Shortcut to the Capitol, but there’s no shortage of energy and excitement for everyone in this sell-out event. Submit your entry, and link it with up to ten other registrations to run with friends. Lottery opens 8 a.m. Monday, July 6 and ends 10 p.m. Wednesday, July 15. Host of the 2009 USA Men’s 10 Mile Championship.

Introducing miSOUL Tech interchangeable sole system for customized performance. TM

Run One - miSOUL Tech

Select the miSOUL Tech Cushion 1.0 insert with superior EVA chassis for arch support and Si-18 gel in the forefoot and heel for cushioning and shock absorption to get you through another long run.

Or slip in the miSOUL Tech Light 1.0 insert with Superfoam™ cushioning in the forefoot and heel for innovative high-energy return and a spring propulsion plate for extra push off on race day.

See miSOUL Tech in action at KSWISS.COM

3X Ironman Champion CHRIS LIETO

WE TEST THE SHOES. YOU TEST YOURSELF.

PHOTO BY WAYNE KRYDUBA.

Salomon Men’s XT Wings GTX® GORE-TEX® Footwear with XCR® Product Technology

Footwear made with GORE-TEX® fabric is the most tested in the world.

CONTENTS

It’s how we know it will provide predictable comfort every day, in all conditions. Every footwear design that

Editor’s Letter

uses GORE-TEX® fabric must endure

Running Briefs

hours of testing and be ﬂexed up to

News and notes

Movie Review

200,000 times underwater. There can be

Run for your life

no leaks and no excuses. Only then can

Gear Guide Green on the go

it carry the GUARANTEED TO ®

KEEP YOU DRY promise. Shop for great gear at gore-tex.com

On the Run Try a tri

Get to Know Pat and Emily Lanin

EXPERIENCE MORE...

1 2

Race Results Race Recap Ron Daws 25K

Race Calendar 3

Running Insights Once a runner

Race Photos 100% Irish for a Day 10M/5K

Ron Daws 25K

I Wish I Knew Nuggets of wisdom from Minnesotan running veterans

On the Cover: Shannon Braun of Apple Valley finishes the Get in Gear 10K. Photo by Wayne Kryduba.

19 22 30 33 34 35

6 113 1 STAG ES

M I LES

Photo: Kevin Arnold

UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE

CHALLENGE YOURSELF IN SOME OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR SCENERY ANYWHERE. JOIN OTHER TWO-RUNNER TEAMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD IN THIS FULLY-SUPPORTED, MULTI-STAGE ENDURANCE RACE. THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES.

THE 3RD ANNUAL GORE-TEX TRANSROCKIES RUN TM

Teams of 2

6 Stages • 113 miles

Registration

and

AUGUST 23-28, 2009

| BUENA VISTA TO BEAVER CREEK, CO

Four categories: Men, Women, Mixed & Men 80+ (combined ages add to 80+)

details

www.transrockies.com

Gore and Transrockies are proud to sponsor the efforts to complete the Continental Divide Trail. Join us to help make history. © 2009 W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. - GORE®, GORE-TEX ®, GORE-TEX TM TRANSROCKIES RUN, and designs are trademarks of W. L. Gore & Associates 1-800-GORE-TEX SALOMON is a registered trademark of SALOMON SA

Credits Managing Editor: Heidi Keller Miler

Senior Editor: Mark C. Syring

Chad Austin lives in Apple Valley with his wife, Amy, and two daughters. He followed his dad out the door at the age of 10 and has been running ever since. In addition to writing for MDRA, he’s an avid blogger. You can read his daily musings at http://cnaustin.blogspot.com/. Chad can be reached at chadaustin@charter.net.

Art Director/Layout Artist: Jason Lehmkuhle

Advertising Coordinator/Sales: Heidi Keller Miler

Candy Patrin is a writer who can be spotted running in the St. Croix River Valley area with her training partner, Radar, a chocolate Labrador retriever. She never tires of listening to running stories and is always on the lookout for article ideas. This year, Candy plans to get in more trail runs and compete in local races. She can be reached at cpatrin@frontiernet.net.

Patrick Quinn is a runner whose carbon footprint lands mostly in St. Paul.

Photographer: Wayne Kryduba

Results: Jack Moran

MDRA Officers:

When he isn’t biking to the Muddy Pig, he can be found running through St. Paul, trying to get that Boston Marathon qualifier taken care of.

Kirk Walztoni,President Bill Knight, Vice President Kathryn Benhardus, Secretary Lori Anne Peterson, Treasurer Kevin Wojchik, Past President

Pat O’Regan is a runner and freelance business writer. He is a graduate of St.

MDRA Board Members:

Thomas College and the University of Minnesota. Born and raised in Montgomery, Minnesota, Pat currently resides in Inver Grove Heights. He runs eight to 10 races a year, mostly 5Ks and 10Ks, with two marathons to his credit. He has also “competed” in three National Championships.

Debbie Bohmann, Norm Champ, Darrell Christensen, Colin Farbotko, Michael Iserman, Maureen Kennedy, Robert Lindsey, Robert Lundquist, Michael Nawrocki, Lisa Marie Radzak, Rick Recker, Melissa Wieczorek

Phillip Gary Smith is a Twin Cities’ writer and author. He is also involved in venture finance. His website is www.ultrasuperior.com.

Contact RunMinnesota!

Heather Vietz

enjoys running as a way of promoting health and fitness. She completes half marathons during the spring and fall and enjoys running on grass or trails during the summer. In the winter, she loves to run on snowshoes. It is a passion she has begun to recently share with her husband and young son. She is a stayat-home mom and former chaplain, who enjoys writing, reading and playing with her son in the Minnesota snow.

Want to be a contributor to RunMinnesota? Email Us: heidi@runmdra.org

RunMinnesota 5701 Normandale Rd. Edina, MN 55424 heidi@runmdra.org www.runmdra.org

JOIN US Have more fun running in Minnesota. For $25 you Get... RunMinnesota, an MDRA produced publication filled with news, results, facts and information. RunMinnesota is the magazine for Minnesota running. Running Minnesota Annual, a handbook containing the most complete Minnesota race schedule. It doubles as a personal training diary and sells in stores for $14.95. Members get it free. Free MDRA sponsored races to get you going. These races are quieter, sometimes faster, sometimes slower, but always a lot of fun. Free Annual Party in January when you need a little extra. We have an exciting program, decent food and good friendship. We also announce the winners of our Grand Prix series.

Your membership helps us provide the following services... Our website www.runmdra.org provides up to date race information, programs, clubs and all you need to know about the local running scene. Dome Running. Turns the Metrodome into the place to be twice a week. Good race management throughout Minnesota. The MDRA provides many important services to Minnesota racing. We publish a magazine for race directors, sponsor training sessions and provide race equipment. And perhaps the most important benefit to us all, a tradition of well run races. Training classes for: Marathon, 5K/10K and Women’s Beginning

If you add it all up, you’ll discover that you get well more than $40 worth of benefits from a $25 membership fee. A one year sustaining membership includes free entry into all official MDRA sponsored races.

MDRA Membership Application NAME

Renewal

Type of yearly membership

ADDRESS

CITY

New Member

STATE

PHONE

M OR F

ZIP

youth under 18 $15 individual $25 family $40 sustaining (1 year) $100 family sustaining (1 year) $125

BIRTDATE

I’m interested in... FAMILY NAMES

Families can include individual member’s names on the name line. If two names are used, list them in the order you want them to appear in our membership directory. Make checks payable to MDRA, 5701 Normandale Rd., Edina, MN 55424

publications commitee race volunteer work promotions committee race committee program committee

Dear RunMinnesota Readers, Finally, lakes are free of ice, snow has turned to rain, grass is starting to green and branches and flowers are starting to bud. What a liberating, therapeutic time of the year to get your running back on track. In helping people get back on track, and in keeping with MDRA’s mission to be a resource for the running community, MDRA cosponsored and coordinated with Community Education to put on two eight week women’s running programs. One of the programs takes a “camp” approach, as it is for all levels of runners. This one takes place in Edina with Kathryn Benhardus as the head coach. The other MDRA coaches are Janelle Melgeorge Anderson and Julie Berg. There are 55 women in this camp. The other program is the Maple Grove class, held in Maple Grove and partnered by MDRA and Osseo Area Schools Community Education. The MDRA coaches for the Osseo class are Brook

Chad Austin, has asked several of the best area runners questions about when they began running. One question he asks is, “What do you know now that you wish you’d known when you first started running?”

Wheeler, Nobby Hashizume and Robin Leali. This class has approximately 60 participants. Also in keeping with MDRA’s mission to assist runners of all levels and at all distances, and not just elite long distance runners, Chad Austin, has asked several of the best area runners questions about when they began running. One question he asks is, “What do you know now that you wish you’d known when you first started running?” The answers to all his questions are useful for both beginners as well as runners of any level. Heather Vietz writes about eco friendly products and fuels for running, many of which I think will be completely new to runners of all levels. And if you’ve ever thought that running is just not enough, that you’d also like to incorporate cross training or that running is no longer a challenge and you’re looking for a little something extra, you’ll want to read Candy Patrin’s article about the move from runner to triathlete. And in keeping with his love of history, Patrick O’Regan, through research and interviews, tells the story of the Lanins and the founding of MDRA nearly 50 years ago. And what a story it is, from the first club race with four runners to present day races involving thousands of runners. As usual, I hope you enjoy reading this issue, and I look forward to hearing from you. Please let me know what you liked, what you didn’t and what you’d like to see in future issues. Send your comments to me at mark.syring@syringlaw.com.

Let us know what you think! Mail Letters To: RunMinnesota 5701 Normandale Rd. Edina, MN 55424

Or Email To: heidi@runmdra.org

Mark C.Syring Senior Editor

MAY/JUNE 2009

MDRA Fall Marathon Class The 2009 MDRA Fall Marathon Class will begin training Tuesday, June 23, 2009, and will continue until the Twin Cities Marathon on October 4. The program trains and meets on a Tuesday and Saturday schedule. You can find more information on the MDRA website, www.runmdra.org.

New 10 Mile Training Program

PHOTO BY WAYNE KRYDUBA.

Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon

MDRA is starting a 10 mile train-

Increase in Prize Money for Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon

ing program to train runners for the Medtronic TC 10 Mile. The program will begin Wednesday, July 29, and train through October 4. The class will meet on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The 10 mile lottery registration takes place from July 6 through July 15. Please see www.mtcmarathon.org for more TC 10 Mile information and www.runmdra.org for program information.

Grandma’s Marathon has announced an increase to the cash prize purse for the June 20 Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon. A $21,500 purse will be distributed to the top runners for the event’s nineteenth annual running. The open division male and female champion will each receive $2,500; a $1,000 increase from last year, when the total purse was $14,000. Eight of the event’s top times have been posted since cash awards were added in 2007. The 2008 winner, Mathew Chesang, set the second fastest mark in race history with his time of 1:04:48.

2009 Bjorklund Half Marathon Prize Money Open Division (Male and Female) 1st Place $2,500 2nd Place $1,500 3rd Place $1,000 4th Place $800 5th Place $700 6th Place $600 7th Place $500 8th Place $400 9th Place $300 10th Place $200 Total:

Open Division (Male and Female) 1st Place $1,000 2nd Place $750 3rd Place $500 Total:

Date Corrections Lifetime Tri and Dick Beardsley Half Marathon The Lifetime Tri is listed incorrectly in the MDRA annual calendar, Running Minnesota. The date for the 2009 race is July 11. Please see www.lifetimefitness.com for more information. Also, note the Dick Beardsley Half Marathon is September 12. Please see www.dickbeardsleyrun.com for more information.

MDRA Mississippi 10 Miler Sunday, May 24, 8:00 a.m. Summit

$2,250

Avenue and East River Road, St. Paul. The race is $10.00/$15.00 race day. T-shirts cost extra. Please see the MDRA website for more information at www.runmdra.org.

$8,500

> Visit www.runmdra.org for the latest MDRA and local running news

MAY/JUNE 2009

RUNMINNESOTA

Minnesota Distance Running Association

Get Up and Go on National Running Day, June 3 It’s fast, cheap, accessible, healthy and legal. Running, my friends. I’m talking about running. In an effort to let everyone experience the win-win of a healthy, active lifestyle, major running organizations around the country have declared Wednesday, June 3, 2009, the inaugural National Running Day. Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon is spearheading group runs around the Twin Cities to encourage couch potatoes and seasoned runners alike to shake off the economic blues and see how far running can take you. Leading by example, Governor Tim Pawlenty, and Mayors R.T. Rybak and Chris Coleman will officially declare June 3, Minnesota Running Day, in conjunction with National Running Day. In addition, they will demonstrate some simple footwork. Elite runners from the training group Team USA Minnesota will lead fun runs and walks at the following locations: • Marathon Sports on 50th Street/France Avenue in south Minneapolis, 6:00 p.m. •

Running Room on Grand Avenue, St. Paul, 6:00 p.m.

•

Life Time Fitness in St. Louis Park, 6:00 p.m.

•

Life Time Fitness in Highland Park, 6:00 p.m.

“Everyone can run. That’s the message of this day,” said New York Road Runners president and CEO, Mary Wittenberg. “Millions of Americans have discovered that running is an easy way to feel better, look better and live better.” Anyone can join in the National Running Day festivities by simply going for a run on June 3, then logging on to the national website at www.runningday.org to download an “I’m a Runner/I Ran Today” Facebook button, interact with other runners and find information about running. The site will include information on local community events, running clubs and retailers, course mapping tools and training tips. Join other runners on the National Running Day page on Facebook, tweet about your run on Twitter or share a photo or video from your National Running Day romp. “This is a day to celebrate the most universal of all sports,” said USA Track and Field CEO, Doug Logan. “You might be running toward a goal, running for the social aspects or even running away from your problems. Any reason is a good reason to run, especially on National Running Day.” For information and updates on Minnesota Running Day events, visit www.mtcmarathon.org/National RunningDay/index.cfm. RM

Movie Review by Kathryn Benhardus

Run for Your Life Fred Lebow was the creator, director and spiritual essence of the New York City Marathon. He created the five borough marathon when everyone told him it couldn’t be done, and he made it happen by the sheer force of his personality. Just before his death from brain cancer, he finally ran the marathon that had defined his life. Accompanied by Grete Waitz, he slowly and painfully ran that final mile into Central Park. And then he knelt and kissed the finish line. Run For Your Life: the fred lebow story is a movie that is at once a biography of Fred Lebow, a history of the New York City Marathon and a history of running itself. It contains priceless footage of Bill Rodgers, Frank Shorter, Kathrine Switzer and other marathoning greats, but it also details the revolution that running created. Few of us remember the time when runners were considered freaks, completely beyond the pale of normal human beings. There is a moment in the movie when the announcer, Jim McKay, says breathlessly, “There are even studies coming out that say that running may be good for you.” Really? In grainy, black and white home movies, runners are shown climbing stairs and dodging around sauntering pedestrians in Central Park as they attempt to finish the first edition of the marathon. The movie was produced by Screen Media Films and is only available online at www.fredlebowmovie.com. I am warning you, though. If you are disillusioned with the whole running thing, if you would rather not run another marathon, if you’re beginning to see the virtues of a sedentary life, do not watch this movie. You may find yourself, clad only in your pajamas, running around your neighborhood in the middle of the night, inspired beyond all reason to train for and run the New York City Marathon. If you can handle it, however, you will find that this is one of the best running movies you have ever watched: one that can be watched more than once and still give you a thrill. RM

MAY/JUNE 2009

Green on the Go

Looking to fuel

your summer and fall races? Here are a few ecofriendly products that will give you a boost while helping to protect the environment.

Earth friendly energy by Heather Vietz

You Bars

Is your old energy bar “just not you?” Eating mass-produced energy bars can be a hit or miss experience. You Bars allow you to choose what goes in them: from the base ingredients, to the delicious add-ins such as nuts, seeds, dried fruit and berries. All ingredients are free of the chemicals and preservatives found in many mass-produced bars. Started as a home based business by a mother and son, the handmade bars are even specially labeled with a name you that you choose. The company strives to make their production process as environmentally friendly as possible, and they also donate a portion of their profits and products to help others in need. Best of all, You Bars taste great. Online at www.youbars.com.

Personalize “Your Bar”

Nuun Electrolyte Tablets

When it’s “High Nuun” for hydration When you are on the run, you don’t want to carry a saddlebag’s worth of electrolyte powder around. Nuun is portable hydration that comes in the form of a tablet that gives you the electrolytes you need without the sugars, powder packets and wasted plastic bottles of other sports drinks. Drop the Nuun tablet in your water bottle, and you are set to go. The tablets come in tough, water resistant tubes that are easy to carry in your hand, pocket or water pack. The tablets come in a variety of refreshing flavors, including orange ginger, tri berry, lemon + lime and kona cola. Online at www.nuun.com . Nuun electrolyte tablets

Sigg Water Bottles

Sigg and tired of that plastic bottle aftertaste?

Reusable Sigg water bottle

MAY/JUNE 2009

Still busy recycling plastic water or sports drink bottles? Tired of reusable water bottles that still “taste” like the sports drink you had last week? Then maybe it is time to switch to a bottle that is eco-friendly, reusable and durable. Straight from Switzerland, Sigg water bottles are taking this county by storm. The rugged, yet light, stainless steel bottles have an odor proof inner liner and are 100 percent recyclable. Sigg offers over 100 bottles in many great styles and colors that can be paired with many types of interchangeable caps. Not only can you run with your Sigg bottle, but also you can use it for a variety of other purposes, from hiking and camping to an afternoon in the park with the kids. Online at www.sigg.com.

RUNMINNESOTA

Minnesota Distance Running Association

5 4

Sunnyside Water Bottle Carrier

WhOloves ya, baby? Carb boom Energy Gel

A personal “economic stimulus package” that’ll trigger a boom Gel users now have an option other than hauling around little packets of the stuff. Carb Boom! offers their gel in recyclable 24 ounce containers. Used with a gel flask, each serving is half the price of what a single packet giving you more boom for the buck. Best of all, there are no leftover gel packets to litter roads, trails or your pockets. Carb Boom! fruit flavored gels are made with real fruit purees and concentrates, such as banana peach and strawberry kiwi, and contain no artificial colors, flavors or sweeteners. Online at www.carbboom.com.

Need a place to stash that sports bottle and other types of fuel on a long run? The OlovesM Company offers runners a bottle carrier that is perfect for your needs. OlovesM is a company dedicated to helping the Earth and the people who live on it. The Sunnyside Water Bottle Carrier is made in the USA by repurposing materials that might otherwise have ended up in a landfill. Home based workers, who might not otherwise have been able to work, create the product as a way to make a living. The carrier features a generous pouch for carrying essentials, as well as two side zip pockets and an adjustable waist strap that accommodates most sizes. Online at www.olovesm.com or www.tworoadsfitness.com.

Clif Shot Bloks

Avoid going over the energy Clif Clif Shot Bloks Electrolyte Chews are an easily chewable source of carbohydrates and electrolytes. The chews are 95 percent organic and come in eight great tasting flavors. The makers of Clif Shot Bloks recently introduced Fastpak that has resulted in a 33 percent reduction in the amount of packaging material. This makes it easier to carry them with you on the run to avoid your personal energy crunch. Online at www.clifbar.com. RM

MAY/JUNE 2009

PHOTO BY KERRY YNDESTAD - YNDECAM.COM

Try a Tri

Nate Tollefson hammering on the bike

A beginner’s guide to multisport by Candy Patrin It’s so natural to lace up your running shoes and charge out the door, especially on a beautiful spring or summer day. Then one day you talk to someone who has added other cross training activities, such as swimming, to their workouts. Mmmmm…variety you think. Could this be the first sign of “tri” thoughts? The triathlon world of swim, bike and run is within the reach of runners who want to step out of their comfort zone and experience new challenges or mix up their training routine. Some people who run have already taken to riding a bike as part of their overall fitness training. However, the move to swimming requires some different training and preparation. It takes a commitment beyond those swimming lessons you took as kids to please your parents, so you could participate in recreational water activities.

Triathlons 101 Triathlons come in a variety of distances. The most commonly held tri events in the United States are Sprint, Olympic, Half-Ironman and Ironman. However, the mileage at each event can vary slightly.

Triathlon Events Shown in Miles

Source: www.beginnertriathlete.com

Sprint

Olympic

Half-Ironman

Ironman

Swim

.93

1.2

2.4

Bike

24.8

112

Run

3.1

6.2

13.1

26.2

MAY/JUNE 2009

RUNMINNESOTA

As with running, the majority of tri-athletes start with the shorter distances. Runners who may need to perfect their swimming skills before competing in a triathlon can start out with a duathlon (running and biking). With a duathlon, you will get an introduction into what takes place during an event that requires a transition between two sports. There are always benefits and challenges associated with taking up a new sport. Most running books devote a least a chapter to the importance of cross training for improving performance and either helping to avoid or recovering from an injury. Biking and swimming are among the best cross training options for runners. On the downside, these sports require an equipment investment that goes beyond a pair of shoes. Unless you live in or have access to a Trump-like mansion with a lap pool, you will need to find one at a community center or health club or do your swimming workouts in one of Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes. Tracie Kent and Nate Tollefson are but a couple of individuals who made the transition from runner to tri-athlete. Their stories may surprise you. A word of caution before you read further: once you take the triathlon plunge, there may be no turning back.

She says Tracie Kent started out as a runner, participating in track and field as well as cross country in high school. She switched to other fitness options in college and returned to running in 2000 after attending an MDRA sponsored clinic. Before she knew it, Kent was back competing in 5K and 10K events, moving to her first marathon in 2003 and Boston in 2006 for a total of seven 26.2 milers. She watched the Life Time Fitness Triathlon in Minneapolis on television in 2004 and was impressed with the speed of the runners after completing their swimming and biking legs. “I was looking for a way to spice up my training, since I had been sidelined with some nagging running injuries,” says Kent. Kent signed up for the 2005 Life Time tri. While training for that event, she decided to enter a couple of duathlons and another triathlon to test her new skills. Soon she was hooked on triathlons: the challenge, camaraderie and the training benefits. Her running improved too. After minimal training for the Twin Cities Marathon that year, Kent clocked

Minnesota Distance Running Association

her personal best time. Ironically, Kent never participated in the Life Time tri, finding that she enjoyed the small town, lower key tri events. She has several favorites, including the Pigman Half Ironman in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Heart of the Lakes Triathlon in Annandale, Minnesota and MinneMan Triathlon in Oak Grove, Minnesota. She lists the Apple Duathlon in St. Cloud, Minnesota, as her favorite bike and run event. Swimming continues to be Kent’s weakest tri discipline. During her first year competing in triathlons, Kent did the backstroke and sidestroke for the entire swim distance, making up time with the bike and run. She also learned that training in a pool is not the same as swimming in open water at a tri event. With persistence, Kent improved on her swimming and now does the freestyle stroke at tri competitions. “I am learning to love swimming and the challenges that it brings,” says Kent. “There are a lot of good coaches and groups out there that make the learning enjoyable.” Surprised at first by the cost of the triathlon gear, Kent found good alternatives. She looks for deals either online or through the local tri clubs, where there are always people who upgrade their gear and sell their used equipment at reduced prices. “Obviously running is much cheaper, but once you have a bike, bike shoes and helmet, you can do the mid-summer races,” says Kent. “And if you want to try racing in the early season, when the water temperature is cooler, you can always rent a wetsuit, before you decide whether to purchase one.” Local tri shops are also a great resource. Kent learned the hard way about the value of shopping at a tri shop after she bought a road bike online that didn’t work out. She still races with the first entry-level bike that she purchased at a tri shop with the help of an experienced biker. Being able to ask questions of a knowledgeable person who participates in the same sport cannot be matched.

He says Nate Tollefson has been running since his freshman year in high school. He backed off on running during college only to start doing marathons when he turned 30. After several years of marathons, some nagging injuries got him interested in swimming and biking as cross training activities. At

first, Tollefson could barely swim 100 yards. Within a month of getting into the pool, Tollefson thought he could swim well enough to “stay afloat.” He entered the 2001 Lake Waconia triathlon, stopping twice during the swim just to calm down. Tollefson finished in the middle of the pack and continues to participate in the Lake Waconia tri every year. Tollefson says that you will get a wellrounded body with triathlon training. As with running, you need to avoid doing too much biking or swimming too soon to avoid injuries. “If one sport does cause an injury, I will lay off of that for a week or so and the other sports pick up the slack,” says Tollefson. For triathlon training, Tollefson recommends a lot of biking and a balanced amount of swimming and running. The added biking helps maintain leg strength, and some people

have found that it actually improves their turnover rate for running. “The swim will also help the run, even if only because runners are so historically bad at swimming that we actually get a great cardiovascular workout without all of the pounding of running extra miles,” says Tollefson. When Tollefson started doing triathlons, he favored the running leg, where he could chase people down after being far back in the pack from swimming and biking slowly. To his surprise, Tollefson progressed to being more competitive at swimming and biking than running. He admits that it is hard to describe the chaos and thrill at the swim start of a triathlon and the transition to the bike. The bike leg allows you to push hard over a long distance continued on page 28

Tri tips from Tracie and Nate

Training • Learn to swim, not necessarily fast, but so that you can swim the distance without putting yourself or others in danger. • Practice your swim and include “sighting,” which means looking ahead and at landmarks, while you are in a pool. Effective open water swimming requires maintaining a direct course. • Take a couple of private lessons with a swim coach or ask an experienced swimmer to look at your stroke to get constructive feedback to help you improve. • Practice the transition from bike to run at least once a week for a few weeks before your first race. This will help you get used to that feeling of running on rubbery legs. • Use any bike you can find to see if you like doing triathlons before purchasing a new one. • Find a triathlon club or join a group of friends that do triathlons. Train with groups and ask questions. • Join an online triathlon community where you can exchange information. • For your first tri event, choose a local race that doesn’t require much travel. And register early.

Race Day • Arrive at the race site early, about an hour before your event, to ensure that you get a good spot in the transition area. • When you set up in the transition area, remember the spot you racked your bike, and practice running in and out of transition. Be sure you know the location of the entrance and exit. Note: in Kent’s first race, she spent three minutes in transition looking for her bike among the other 400 or so that all looked alike. • Relax and don’t stress about the swim, the transition or anything else. Just enjoy the day. • Keep a positive attitude, even when you don’t see results right away. It can take two or three triathlon seasons to see progress. There is a natural learning progression that happens in training and racing as you gain experience

MAY/JUNE 2009

Pat and Emily Lanin MDRA founders, running pionneers by Patrick O’Regan They started out as high school sweethearts. In 51 years of marriage, the fabric of their lives has had all the golden threads that make life rich and rewarding: work, kids, grandkids, many friends and so on. But the fabric also includes the silver thread of running. Pat was the runner and visionary. Emily gave a lot of time and energy to organizing and managing races. As Pat put it, “I’m the mouth, and she’s the brains.” Between the two of them, they gave a decided boost to the sport of running in the Midwest. Together, they started the Minnesota Distance Running Association. Carter Holmes and I met Pat and Emily at their home southeast of Brainerd in February. Pat’s a cross country skier of the first rank. The previous Saturday, he skied the Birkebeiner race, going 54 kilometers (about 33 miles) in the classical style and won his age group (M70) by some eight minutes. I skied with him after the interview for an hour and a half on the Lanins’ own 6.5 kilometer ski trails. Time and again, he sailed away from me effortlessly, as if being carried away on a strong breeze. For her part, Emily bikes, hikes and cross country skis.

Some History As Pat said, Minnesota had outstanding runners back in the early part of the twentieth century. For instance, the winner of the Boston Marathon in 1914 was Fritz Carlson, of Grand Rapids. But running largely died out through the 40s and 50s. It was resurrected in the 60s, when Pat and Emily came on the scene, and then, of course, blossomed in the 70s. But even in the 60s, running on the streets was an odd thing to be doing. As Carter recalled, when he ran around Lake Harriet, people turned to look at him. He remembered a guy yelling after him, “Who’s that crazy guy running in his underwear?”

MAY/JUNE 2009

“Very few people ran in those days,” Emily said. And, almost all the runners were male. “If we saw a runner from behind,” she said, “we knew who it was.” Furthermore, almost everyone who was running was a good runner.

Minnesota Road Runners Club Running has always been a part of Pat’s life. He attended high school in Virginia, Minnesota, with Emily, where he ran on the track team. Later, at Virginia Junior College (now Mesabi Community College), he ran the mile (5:02) and half mile (2:12). Married right out of high school, Pat and Emily moved to St. Paul, where Pat attended the University of Minnesota part time, while working at 3M to support a growing family. He ran intramural races, winning the cross country race four years in a row. “Looking back at the finish line,” he recalled, “and seeing the long line of runners strung out behind me, it was my biggest athletic accomplishment to that point.” In track, he just missed the intramural record in the mile, running 4:35. Pat had one year on the University cross country team, where, under the great coach, Roy Griak, he placed a highly respectable twelfth place in the Northwest Cross Country Championships. After graduating with a Bachelors degree in education from the University of Minnesota, he completed his Masters at the University of North Dakota, all the while continuing to run. Through the years, Pat would run 10 marathons, eight under three hours, with a personal best of 2:39. That time was at the Boston Marathon and included losing some four minutes at the 10 mile mark, in Natick, where he

RUNMINNESOTA

became stuck in a dilapidated restroom. One of his best races was the White to Brookings, South Dakota 25K run, which he ran at 5:16 pace. A notable accomplishment was winning the AAU National Junior Championship, a race open to any runner who had not won a U.S. Championship. In his last marathon, he won the Montana marathon championship in 2:49 in 92 degree, July 4 heat. As early as 1960, as Pat said, “I wanted to run races, and I wanted people to run with.” He met Bob Harris, who told him of the road running organizations from the East. “So, okay,” he thought, “let’s start a club.” Thus, the Minnesota Road Runners Club was born. He and Emily began scheduling and managing road races. The first newsletter, the Minnesota Distance Runner, was issued August 1, 1960. The masthead motto on every issue read: “Infrequent, but worthwhile.”

The Races The very first race of the Club was run on the streets in northeast Minneapolis in March of 1960. There were four runners in it. The first consequential race was run on the streets around the Columbia Golf Course. A four-anda-half mile run, this race included some 15

Minnesota Distance Running Association

As early as 1960, as Pat said, “I wanted to run races, and I wanted people to run with.” He met Bob Harris, who told him of the road running organizations from the East. “So, okay,” he thought, “let’s start a club.” Thus, the Minnesota Road Runners Club was born. guys, including Ron Daws, Pat Lanin, Rick Kleyman, Lyle Meyers, Paul Noreen and Rod Lazorik (this race would later be renamed the Lake Johanna Race). And the races grew in number from there. “We started to organize races every weekend,” Emily said. That was when the work began. Typically, the races would have 12 to 15 runners, sometimes 20 to 30, and later, many more. Indeed, there were more than 1200 entrants in the Raspberry Race. In some of the earlier races, all the runners would be running under six minute pace. Through the 60s, there were very few women in the races. By the 70s, as Emily recalled, women started to show up. Like the men, they were good runners: Jan Arenz, Toni St. Pierre, Alex Boies and Deb Feyereisen, for example. Pat was the starter. He fired the gun, handed it off, darted behind the starting line and ran the race. Emily managed the timers and recorders at the finish line. Usually, the race was a loop or out-and-back, but sometimes there would be a quick drive to get to the finish line. A timer called out the times, and a recorder wrote down the bib numbers and corresponding times. After several years, they collected cards the runners wore that were color-coded by age group. “We spent a lot of hours sitting on the rug in the living room,” Emily said, “with cards and bib numbers spread out around us,” getting the results tabulated. In 1966, the Lanins moved to Hopkins, where Pat began his teaching and coaching career. The Lanin household became the focus of the local running community. “They would train through the winter for the Boston Marathon,” as Emily recalled, “coming to our house on Saturday or Sunday for three hour runs.” ‘They’ included some of the best runners around: Ron Daws, Alex Ratelle, Larry Boies and Rick Kleyman. “In those days,” Pat said, “running was first through ninth on the list of priorities, being social was tenth.”

In the mid 70s, the Minnesota Road Runners Club became the Minnesota Distance Running Association to make the name more inclusive and to avoid motorcyclists or hot rodders showing up for the races. The major races organized by the club included: • Hopkins Raspberry Run Started in 1965, this was the largest race the Lanins founded. The five mile race began at the athletic field and finished about a mile away in front of the Hopkins Theater on Main Street. The last mile was on the route of the forthcoming parade. In 1977, the finish became somewhat problematic when a train cut off all but the lead runner, Jim Ferstle, with three miles to go. So, it became a three mile race with a crowded finish. • Fred Kurz Handicap Race Pat handicapped the runners by recent performances using the “World Famous Lanin Guessometric” system. The runners then started at intervals corresponding to the handicapped time, giving each runner a fair chance to reach the finish line first. However, as Emily noted, “People would tell us their sob stories. ‘I haven’t been training, or I’ve been injured.’ But for the most part they would finish together, though there would always be a ringer out front who had claimed a disabling injury. That race was a lot of fun.” • Mudball Race Run on trails at Theodore Wirth Park, this race was always a mud fest. Some of the runners would finish the race covered in mud. One year, a few of the runners got electric shocks, because a nearby power line was charging the muddy water. Nobody was seriously hurt. • Last Man Out Race This was a grueling affair run on the Blake High School track. After an initial mile of running, the runner in last place got a warn-

ing. He had one lap to get out of last place, or he would be eliminated from the race. If he managed to pass someone, someone else got the warning. The race continued till there was one runner left. • One Hour Run Run on a track. Counters would keep track of the number of laps each runner completed. On the last lap, the runners were handed a bag of chalk to mark the place they were at when the hour was up. • River Road Marathon This was one of the marathons that preceded the Twin Cities Marathon. The first race had three runners. Pat Lanin and Ron Daws were two of the mainstays. • Steve Smith 10 Mile Race Run on the track. • Victory Memorial Race Still a local favorite put on by MDRA. The race is an out-and-back run on Webber Parkway, going around the WWI Victory Memorial at the halfway point.

Some Fun Facts of the Early Days With its synthetic surface, the Macalester College track became a Mecca for setting records. Van Nelson just missed the American record in the 5K on that track. As Pat recalled, the AAU National 15K Championship was held there. That race included Van Nelson, Ron Daws, Pat Lanin, Doug Brown and NCAA three and six mile champion, Ed Winslow, from the New York Athletic Club. The split at six miles, of approximately nine, was the third fastest six mile time in the U.S. that year. In a 5K race on the same track, running in the wind and rain, Van Nelson ran 14 minutes flat, lapping most of the other runners twice. A total of 11 officially recognized American track records from 8K to 30K were set in different events during the early 1970s on the “Mac Track.” One year, Van Nelson won the Raspberry Run after a hard 10 mile workout the same morning. This was against competition that included Steve Hoag, Greg Nelson, Carter and Tom Holmes and Lanin. The 1978 Raspberry Race included then and later notables and credible runners (St. Paul Mayor) Jim Scheibel, 29:17, (Senator) Paul Wellstone, 30:11, and (Purple People Eater and later Justice) Alan Page, 35:19. RM

MAY/JUNE 2009

Ready? Rochester Half Marathon & 5k Saturday August 22nd, 2009 @ 8am Downtown Rochester, Mn @ The Holiday Inn E xpress

Set. Certified Courses Mdra and Rtc Grand Prix Event

Run! Finishers Medal Homemade Trophies in 5yrs Increments 3 Deep Awards For Male and Female for Both Races

Running Room 2801 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN Running Room Summit Oaks Square Burnsville, MN Running Room The Foutains at Arbor Lakes Maple Grove, MN

Sponsored by

Running Room 711 S. Broadway Rochester, MN

More Information at: www.rochestertrackclub.com rochesterhalfmarathon@rochestertrackclub.com

Running Room Mills Civic Parkway West DesMoines, IA Running Room The Shoppeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of Woodbury Woodbury, MN Running Room 1068 Grand Ave St. Paul, MN

Thoughts on training, racing and life from some of Minnesota’s best runners by Chad Austin

I REMEMBER READING

a Letter to the Editor awhile ago asking MDRA to focus more on beginning running. That’s a great idea. However, I’ve been at this for so long, it feels like I’ve forgotten more than I’ve ever learned. Luckily, I’ve spent the last two and a half years picking the brains of some of the best distance runners around through a series of questions and answers. I try to ask questions unique to each runner, but I also pose a couple of the same questions to everyone. One standard question is, “What do you know now that you wish you’d known when you first started running?” Below are many of their answers. I’ve simply compiled them into general categories, such as philosophical, training, racing, mental aspects and so on. Hopefully, everyone can learn a thing or two, whether you’re a beginner or not.

Shoes The right running shoe is important. I trained for and ran my first marathon in men’s Nike trail shoes that were completely worn down and continually gave me blisters. I just thought that went with the territory. - Helen Lavin I wish I would have known that you need bigger shoes for running than you do for soccer, which would have saved me many toenails through the years. - Joe Ziegenfuss That I wear a size 9.5 running shoe. Not an 8.5. - Dan Conway I wish I would have trained in decent shoes instead of glorified racing flats. - Perry Bach Don’t try to run 1000 miles in your training shoes before replacing them to save money. You will spend all the money you save on physical therapy for your injuries. - Angie Voight

Love of sport I wish I knew how many races I would run and how much I would love the sport. It would have saved me from puking in the woods my whole first cross country season, because I would get so nervous before races. - Katie Koski I wish I’d had more perspective about the importance of running in my life during high school. It was so high pressure for me that it wasn’t much fun sometimes. I started racing to not lose, rather than racing to win or racing for the pure love of racing. I lost so much joy for the sport because of it, and it took me years to find that joy again. Maybe if I’d known that I’d still be racing into my 30s, I wouldn’t have taken every race so seriously. - Erin Ward Have fun. I lost my love of running during my final year of college, and it took a few years to regain that desire to train. I have more fun training now than I ever have before. I enjoy running with groups, with new people. But mostly I love those long runs by myself where I can let my mind wander. - Ed Whetham I wished I knew that it was such a great sport, so I could have started it earlier. - Jeremy Polson Sometimes it’s about running for the love of the sport, and not to see how well you can do at every race. - Tony Kocanda I have always enjoyed running. I love the freedom of movement. I’d run thousands of miles for just one magical day. - Dave Dehart

Philosophical I have a poster that says, “Running is a Celebration of the Heart.” I guess I’ve always known that, but I know it in a more meaningful way now. Once a runner, you’re always a runner at heart, no matter what your training looks like. - Janis Klecker With age comes wisdom and confidence. I wish I had more of both when I was a younger runner. - Laurie Hanscom

MAY/JUNE 2009

Running is not holistic to me. It is not weaved into any of the other things I do. So when I do get around to doing it, that’s when I concentrate on it. I think to myself, ‘Here’s what I have today, so let’s bring it.’ I don’t think about it when I mow the grass. When I mow the grass, that’s what I’m thinking about. - Dave Dehart

years ago would have made me more at ease with my speedy friends. - Laurie Kocanda

I wish I’d known that running would change my life and help define my values and discipline or help me meet all the amazing people I have met in my life, or how good it can feel to “hurt” when your body is performing at its best. How powerful the finish line really is, but also the journey you take to get there. - Melissa Gacek

Days off are a wonderful thing. - Bonnie Sons

If you want to be great, you’ve got to be well-rounded. Just train hard, eat right and stay competitive, but don’t let it be your entire life. - Emily Brown

Ancillary Training and Nutrition Upper body strength is just as important as lower body strength. I ran all of my PRs after including weight training into my regimen. I find that I am much more efficient and get less tired when I’ve done upper body lifting. - Steve Hibbs

Don’t ever be afraid to set high goals for yourself in running. You just might achieve them with a lot of patience and hard work. Angie Voight

I wish I had known how to recover faster after my hard workouts and how to take better care of my body when I was younger. I wish I would have known all nutrition and recovery strategies when I was younger, and I wish I would have known that doing less in your workouts is better than overdoing. I think I could have been a much better runner when I was younger. - Rasa Troup

I’ve come to believe that the majority of your satisfaction should come from your present circumstances, and a lesser amount should be reserved for what you hope to be. - Joey Keillor

I wish I’d have stretched and had a decent diet. Back then, we figured once you hit 30, it was time to hang it up. We didn’t stretch, taper or drink much water. - Perry Bach

When your body talks, listen. - Doug Keller

Training That it takes more than just sitting on a street corner eating ice cream cones and dreaming about being a good runner to actually going out and becoming a good runner. - Kelly Mortenson I wish I would have understood the correlation between high mileage and good results. - Tony Kocanda You can race well at any distance on 10 miles a day. - Dave Dehart The more you put in the more you get out. Julie Nelson Find what works for you and stick with it over a longer period. Too many people, including myself, have found what works, become impatient and tweaked their training to speed up results. We should stick with what has worked over a longer period. - Chris Grossinger

Success in endurance sports is not about hoping, or wondering for a good result. It is about gaining confidence in key workouts, so that you know you are going to race well. - Matt Haugen

I wish I had known a little more about fueling in ultras. I didn’t know anything about electrolytes, salt tablets or gels for my first few ultras. Getting the fueling and nutrition part down in those long races is really important. It’s a lot of suffering, if you don’t do it right. - Jim Ramacier

“With age comes wisdom and confidence. I wish I had more of both when I was a younger runner. ” - Laurie Hanscom

I wish I knew to eat more protein. Runners tend to favor carbs for energy, but protein helps rebuild muscle better. This is especially important for me, since I’m a vegetarian. Amy Lyons Take your iron supplements. Eat a lot of protein. - Melissa Gacek Don’t mix chocolate espresso gel with fruit flavored Gatorade for your marathon water bottles, especially if you’re doing it for the first time. And don’t ever eat a bagel covered in gel between races. - Angie Voight

Patience

Run with faster runners, and copy them. Kirk Goetzke

The importance of patience would be a big one. - Pat Russell

When I first started running, I oftentimes ran with people who were quite a bit faster than me. I spent a lot of time apologizing for my lack of speed. Over 10 years later, I’m now on the other side of that equation, and I don’t like hearing people apologize. Running is about movement and personal challenge and friendships. Every run has a purpose, slow and fast. Knowing that 10

I haven’t really learned it yet, but I’m trying to learn patience, especially in the marathon. Running takes discipline, moderation and consistency. I have not always had those things, which I attribute to my impatience. - Adam Lindahl

MAY/JUNE 2009

I wished I had learned the importance of patience, both in training and racing. I used to get pretty anxious early in races, and go

RUNMINNESOTA

Minnesota Distance Running Association

out way too fast. I have learned a lot about being patient, and it has really paid off. - Pete Gilman

type of training a few years earlier, I think all of my PRs would have been noticeably faster. - Gloria Jansen

You have to be willing to experience discomfort in order to improve. But you also have to be smart and patient and know when to ease back in order to fully recover. A lot of the injuries that occurred when I first started running were the result of over-training and trying to do too much at once. - Tracy Hirigoyen

I think you really need to push yourself beyond your normal comfort zone. When I think back to all of my PRs, I think that if I had the mental outlook that I’ve developed over time, I could have run them all faster. - Norm Purrington

Racing

Don’t wear anything cotton in the winter. - Heather Giesen

How much fun racing is. I wish I had started racing at an earlier age. - Janet Robertz I wish I would have known that I compete much better when I just go out and have fun. History shows that I compete better when I just relax and give it the best I’ve got that day. - Ashley Anklam That you don’t run the same pace for the two mile as you run for the 100 meter dash. - Melissa Gacek When racing, it is best to race even splits, rather than run as hard as you can until you die. - Dave Dehart It would have been nice to have learned to race with a little more zest for pace and triumphant sprinting finishes. - Ryan Meissen I wish I would have appreciated how difficult it is to get back to a respectable level after taking 10 years off from running. Not just losing weight, but the whole gambit of racing and pushing myself and making it hurt. It’s a journey that continues. - Bill Atkins How much more fun you can have when you are in shape. - Julie Nelson So much of racing is learned by racing. You learn so much about your body by pushing it. I think almost anybody who races can run faster than they think they can. - Norm Purrington I often tell my athletes that racing is quite simple: the starting gun fires, you push your mind and muscles as hard as you can and you earn the finish place that you deserve. - Matt Haugen Fully appreciate those PRs and breakthrough performances, rather than too quickly jumping to what needs to happen next. - Sonya Anderson Decker

Mental aspect When I first started running, I never even considered the mental aspect of competing. I always wanted to try to run faster, but my training was limited to physical workouts. After coming back from some setbacks in 1998, I read the book, Running Within. Some of the visualization techniques, affirmations and mantras were extremely helpful. If I had included this

Miscellaneous Even if you want people to cheer for you during a marathon, don’t write your name on your arm if it’s a sunny day; your name will be tanned into your skin for months after you wash it off. - Angie Voight Always bring your own toilet paper to races. - Melissa Gacek

Nothing Nothing. I’m still learning along the way, and that’s the fun of it. Chris Lundstrom Not a thing. Ignorance is bliss, especially when you’re in your early 20s. If I had known then, all the exercises I would need to do just to be able to run pain free 15 years later, I would have been severely depressed. I just ran back then. It was for nothing but joy. No cares as to who would watch the kids when I did or worry about my hips hurting or without fear about running alone in a strange city or secluded and beautiful places. There’s something to be said for safety, yes, but I’m glad my wonderful running experiences were unencumbered by fear, worry or ego. - Kara Douglass Thom I am glad I didn’t know much at first and had to learn along the way. - Joe Ziegenfuss

“Run with faster runners, and copy them.” - Kirk Goetzke

Even the things that are hard to learn are worth the experience of getting it wrong sometimes. - Helen Lavin I am glad I did not know anything. The journey has been the best part. - Kurt Decker I’m really happy with the way things have gone for me. I don’t think I would have wanted to know a lot about running in those early days. It’s nice to think about those times when I was a complete novice. I ran with reckless abandon, and I was fearless. I probably wasted too much time being depressed about bad races and bad results. I like the fact that I figured things out on my own with regard to training and racing strategies. I don’t think I would have wanted it any other way. - Kelly Keeler Ramacier There you have it: lots of great insight from lots of great runners. If you’d like to read more about what they have to say, be sure to check out their complete interviews at http://runningminnesota.blogspot.com/. RM

MAY/JUNE 2009

100% Irish For a Day 10 Mile March 14, Minneapolis Dan Taylor, 25 Ben Garnett, 24 Nic Reichenbach, 27 Wynn Davis, 28 Michael Peterka, 23 Erik Kaitala, 37 Tony Kocanda, 36 Nick Eugster, 33 Peder Nestingen, 33 Joe Ziegenfuss, 34 Neil Bizily, 34 Brian Soller, 37 Arley Anderson, 44 Derek Phillips, 35 Gary Judson, 46 Matthew Patten, 37 Michael Groneberg, 32 Doug Wiesner, 52 Chris Seets, 42 Sam Rush, 29 Andrew Prest, 34 George Fulp, 47 Christian Hicks, 34 Mike Bateman, 37 Steve Mann, 35 Josh Doll, 31 Dan Dosedel, 27 Bruce Dockter, 52 John Fischbach, 26 Michael Mason, 33 Pacharee Chaitongsri, 24 Caroline Cretti, 24 Melissa Gacek, 32 Kim Bishop, 29 Meredith McKean, 23 Willie Tibbetts, 38 Kacie Larson, 29 Sarah Hesser, 26 Kate Tavakley, 34 Katie Thompson, 25 Allison Dirksen, 30 Brenda Huebscher, 23 Angela Berry, 34 Jessica Beckwith, 26 Natalie Depenning, 27 Lynn Keller, 37 Casey Richter, 25 Nancee Meuser, 47 Barb Vogl, 43 Kristen Gunderson, 35 Beth Kessler, 30 Cathryn Grimwood, 56 Pamela Findlay, 23 Katie Berglund, 33 Linda Vinz, 25 Kris Wessinger, 29 Jodie Farmer, 37 Kristi Berg, 55

1:21:34 1:21:36

116

Nate Johnson, 15

1:26:23

Men 16 - 17 Jacob Brown, 17

1:40:46

Men 18 - 19 49 54:50 55:30 56:48 57:13 57:33 58:25 1:00:51 1:01:33 1:01:37 1:01:53 1:02:24 1:02:46 1:03:25 1:03:41 1:05:07 1:05:35 1:05:42 1:06:46 1:06:51 1:07:13 1:07:43 1:09:11 1:09:28 1:09:31 1:09:48 1:10:49 1:10:53 1:11:21 1:11:25 1:11:33

Open Women 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Katie Bjorklund, 25 Carissa Carroll, 28

Men 14 - 15 170

Open Men 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

29 30

1:01:47 1:03:01 1:03:39 1:08:27 1:09:40 1:09:53 1:10:41 1:11:50 1:12:31 1:12:59 1:14:03 1:15:06 1:15:59 1:16:53 1:17:19 1:17:46 1:17:52 1:18:00 1:18:19 1:18:52 1:19:13 1:19:46 1:20:25 1:20:28 1:20:41 1:20:44 1:20:46 1:20:51

Edward O'Brien, 18

1:15:49

Men 35 - 39 6 7 12 14 16 24 25 32 43 44

Erik Kaitala, 37 Tony Kocanda, 36 Brian Soller, 37 Derek Phillips, 35 Matthew Patten, 37 Mike Bateman, 37 Steve Mann, 35 Trevor Windel, 36 Michael Tierney, 35 Shane McFadden, 37

58:25 1:00:51 1:02:46 1:03:41 1:05:35 1:09:31 1:09:48 1:12:26 1:14:48 1:14:50

Men 40 - 44 13 19 38 45 51 56 58 59 67 77

Arley Anderson, 44 Chris Seets, 42 Mark Brose, 40 Daniel Zimmerman, 40 Keith Gorden, 42 Stuart Lyle, 43 Charles Hawkins, 40 Scott Myren, 43 Duane Kroeger, 44 Todd Partington, 41

1:03:25 1:06:51 1:13:23 1:15:08 1:15:56 1:17:13 1:17:34 1:17:49 1:19:09 1:20:21

Men 45 - 49 15 22 35 39 40 105 111 124 126 130

Gary Judson, 46 George Fulp, 47 Dewain Wasson, 46 Karl Bradford, 45 Michael Kraemer, 47 Ben Kruenegel, 49 Thomas Nauha, 45 Jon Olson, 45 Arkadiusz Dudek, 45 James Rugel, 45

1:05:07 1:09:11 1:13:09 1:13:49 1:13:53 1:24:50 1:25:51 1:27:47 1:28:45 1:30:26

Men 50 - 54 18 28 31 36 54 55 65 74 106 113

Doug Wiesner, 52 Bruce Dockter, 52 Jim Enge, 52 Jim Hanson, 52 Mark Orfield, 50 John Devine, 54 Jay Hanson, 52 Bill Grassl, 53 Rick Burnham, 51 Kendall Geis, 54

1:06:46 1:11:21 1:11:42 1:13:13 1:16:49 1:17:09 1:19:01 1:20:00 1:24:53 1:25:59

Men 55 - 59 78 94 95 142 154 187

David Morrill, 59 David Brown, 55 Jeff Pearson, 57 Jeff Paurus, 57 Thomas Lyons, 57 Gary Zierhut, 56

1:20:33 1:23:27 1:23:29 1:32:42 1:35:36 1:51:31

Men 60 - 64 82 136 144 192

Rick Johnson, 60 Steven Yussen, 62 Patrick Ryan, 60 Scott Lee, 61

1:21:30 1:31:09 1:32:56 1:56:23

Men 65 - 69 119

Steve Schroeder, 66

1:26:58

Women 16 - 17 99

Samantha Calvin, 17

1:33:18

Women 18 - 19 37 122

Brooke Dettler, 19 Alison Meyer, 18

1:24:10 1:38:32

Women 35 - 39 6 16 20 27 31 42 43 56 84 86

Willie Tibbetts, 38 Lynn Keller, 37 Kristen Gunderson, 35 Jodie Farmer, 37 Cindi Matt, 37 Heather Gray, 36 Sue Olness, 36 Wendy Neupauer, 37 Rachel Schultz, 36 Dawn Lagergren, 38

1:09:53 1:17:46 1:18:52 1:20:46 1:21:37 1:25:01 1:25:44 1:27:15 1:30:43 1:30:58

Women 40 - 44 19 32 34 36 45 48 59 60 63 73

Barb Vogl, 43 Robin Paurus, 44 Stella Mosley, 44 Jayne Nemeth, 44 Carrielynn Veitch, 41 Janelle Waslaski, 42 Virginia Achman, 44 Dawn Dew, 40 Juli Johnson, 40 Kristin Nagel, 43

1:18:19 1:21:56 1:22:59 1:24:07 1:25:54 1:26:16 1:27:43 1:27:46 1:28:01 1:29:09

Women 45 - 49 18 46 55 71 81 94 130 145 173 181

Nancee Meuser, 47 Joan Donner, 48 Lulu Taragos, 47 Nina Tuardowski, 49 Deb Miller, 45 Jill Plaziak, 47 Susan Horsley, 48 Ruth Roberson, 47 Jeannine Boss, 48 Rocio Griesel, 48

1:18:00 1:26:08 1:27:11 1:28:57 1:30:30 1:32:10 1:41:16 1:42:36 1:49:21 1:51:51

Women 50 - 54 47 51 52 57 138 148 166 185

Marjorie Sandor, 52 Sandy Gerwien, 53 Susy Vezino, 52 Kathi Madden, 52 Sally Yelkin, 51 Linda Henn, 53 Michele Hanson, 50 Lyn Kobilka, 51

1:26:12 1:26:43 1:26:48 1:27:17 1:42:03 1:42:56 1:46:03 1:54:06

Women 55 - 59 22 28 39 54 77 141

Cathryn Grimwood, 56 Kristi Berg, 55 Wendy Anderson, 56 Sara Cardwell, 55 Denise Kinderman, 57 Marcia Hokenson, 56

1:19:46 1:20:51 1:24:24 1:27:09 1:30:02 1:42:12

24:55 25:00 25:05 25:08 25:20 25:20 25:22 25:23 25:25 25:28 25:31 25:32 25:34 25:37 25:43 25:45 25:52 25:54 26:03 26:09 26:14 26:18 26:20 26:23 26:25

Open Women 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 189 556

Jenna Boren, 32 Jennifer Houck, 25 Thea Fleming, 25 Nicole Cueno, 29 Jill Klavenkamp, 30 Koby Jeschkeit-Hagen, 25 Melissa Burkart, 26 Jen Hess, 25 Melissa Gacek, 32 Aimee Nielsen, 25 Erin Ward, 34 Laura Edlund, 23 Kelly Scheller, 33 Bonnie Sons, 43 Jenny Wilcox, 34 Sandra McClellan, 30 Kimberly Anderson, 44 Nancy Buselmeier, 25 Shannon Braun, 25 Sonya Anderson-Decker, 42 Jill Ellenbecker, 36 Sharon Stubler, 44 Kaylee Rasmussen, 22 Robin Balder-Lanoue, 40 Angie Voight, 32 Kristin Miller, 46 Ariel Heitzman, 24 Melissa Jansen, 38 Kalli Christen, 38 Donna Philippot, 40

27:34 28:41 28:51 29:04 29:05 29:09 29:11 29:29 29:39 29:40 29:47 30:11 30:15 30:18 30:29 30:46 30:51 31:11 31:12 31:22 31:45 31:53 31:58 32:11 32:12 32:14 32:37 33:13 33:19 33:23

Evan Haugh, 11 Brian Paulsen, 10

33:26 54:51

Men 14 - 15

March 22, St. Paul

323 369

Open Men Brad Lowery, 26 Matt Hooley, 26 Jeremy Polson, 31 Jason Finch, 31 Christopher Erichsen, 23

Josh Metcalf, 33 Ryan Kleimenhagen, 26 Ben Garnett, 24 Bret Fransen, 27 Marty Dalton, 32 Corey Stelljes, 28 Ben Merchant, 28 Josh Schoen, 28 Patrick Russell, 32 Mike Henderson, 29 Peder Arneson, 27 Pete Gilman, 33 Scott Fiksdal, 26 John Heitzman, 24 Andrew Van Nurden, 24 Timothy Willcox, 30 Kenny Miller, 31 Ed Whetham, 32 Kelly Mortenson, 37 Nicolas Reichenbach, 27 Jeff Metzdorff, 26 Andrew Keenan, 28 Adam Lindhal, 27 Justin Stakston, 30 Paul Kriegler, 26

Men 10 - 11

Human Race 8K 1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

24:19 24:23 24:30 24:33 24:50

David Alexander, 14 Bart Vukich, 15

38:55 40:49

Men 16 - 17 328

George Eichler, 17

39:00

continued on page 20

MAY/JUNE 2009

WILD GOOSE CHASE

RUN

MINNESOTA’S “TALKING LAKE” 30 K/30K Relay (3-person team running a 10 K)

AT THE RACES: R A C E R E S U L T S Human Race 8K results continued 448

Curtis Ghylin, 16

44:44

Men 18 - 19 106 276

Andrew Carlson, 18 Aaron Dommeyer, 19

29:47 36:57

Men 35 - 39 24 51 53 57 60 61 64 72 75 80

Kelly Mortenson, 37 Jason Minnick, 36 Ken Cooper, 37 Tony Kocanda, 36 Paul Danger, 38 Michael Nawrocki, 37 Douglas Cowles, 35 Dan Cohen, 35 David Helm, 37 Joel Wegener, 35

26:03 27:27 27:33 27:45 27:46 27:52 27:56 28:17 28:23 28:34

Men 40 - 44

Lac Qui Parle Lake Lac Qui Parle State Park Headquarters Watson, MN 56295

Saturday, August 8, 2009 7:30 a.m. t cash prizes and medals awarded t USATF certified t Race details at www.talkinglake.com t registration09@talkinglake.com

33 41 43 45 52 74 83 96 103 114

Ditlev Larsen, 43 Rod Dehaven, 42 Matthew Waite, 40 Matthew Reinders, 41 Thomas Tisell, 41 Chris Kartschoke, 40 Joseph Nielsen, 40 Scott Ramberg, 41 Marc Nosal, 43 John Ostergren, 40

26:29 27:00 27:05 27:08 27:31 28:19 28:45 29:28 29:41 30:10

Men 45 - 49 55 65 79 81 93 97 102 109 111 120

Paul Giannobile, 49 Mike Davis, 48 Peter Kessler, 47 Robert Economy, 45 Charlie Lorch, 45 Allan Bohlke, 45 Kirt Goetzke, 48 Montgomery Mouw, 45 Bill Atkins, 47 Kevin Ryks, 45

27:41 27:57 28:31 28:34 29:14 29:28 29:40 29:54 29:59 30:27

Men 50 - 54

o C m e

e R iv h t er Run

Sunday May 24th • 8:00 a.m. Summit & E. Mississippi River Blvd Meet by the fountain on the river Low Key • Scenic • Out & Back $10/$15 Race Day • $10 Shirt Optional Info: barb@runningventures.com Register: www.active.com

47 63 71 78 86 88 95 101 112 113

Doug Keller, 50 Bill Magdalene, 50 Bobby Paxton, 52 Randy Wiinanen, 53 Tony Schiller, 50 Dennis Wallach, 51 Paul Brown, 51 Kraig Lungstrom, 51 Mike Evans, 50 Jess Koski, 54

27:16 27:55 28:15 28:31 28:49 29:00 29:23 29:40 30:05 30:09

Men 55 - 59 104 143 147 156 160 180 182 199 204 211

Dan Morse, 55 Douglas Bakkene, 55 Jerry Beutel, 58 David Jendrzejek, 57 Michael Bjornberg, 55 Denny Jordan, 57 John Naslund, 58 Robert Weber, 55 Jack Ankrum, 56 Albert Van Der Schans, 57

29:43 31:53 31:59 32:18 32:26 33:08 33:11 33:48 34:04 34:17

Men 60 - 64 146 148 157 161 269 279 296 307 349 363

John Roseks, 60 Paul Lamere, 62 Jim Graupner, 64 William Hiding, 60 John Cretzmeyer, 60 Jim Heebink, 62 David Schreiber, 62 Dave Trefethen, 61 Albert Andersen, 61 Charles Russell, 61

31:57 32:02 32:18 32:27 36:43 37:03 37:50 38:13 39:53 40:33

Men 65 - 69

Sponsored by: Minnesota Distance Running Assoc.

MAY/JUNE 2009

184 238 261 303 314 346

Jared Mondry, 66 Rick Kleyman, 69 John Brown, 65 Norm Purrington, 65 Don Dornfeld, 65 Edward Rousseau, 69

RUNMINNESOTA

33:14 35:33 36:26 38:00 38:24 39:41

357 372 412 468

Roger Carlson, 67 Lewis Damer, 69 Don Wright, 68 Dj Carlson, 65

40:22 40:57 42:32 45:52

Men 70 - 74 337 503 506 521

Darrell Christensen, 71 John Adams, 72 Thomas Campbell, 70 Pat Brown, 72

39:17 48:55 49:15 50:51

Men 75 - 79 449 527

Bill Fraser, 79 Francis Januschka, 78

44:47 51:21

Men 80 - 84 548

Burt Carlson, 83

53:39

Men 90 & Up 129

Joe Litsey, 99

30:49

Women 8 - 9 257

Channing Klein, 9

49:02

Women 10 - 11 198

Caitlyn Bandy, 10

45:42

Women 12 - 13 290 291 343

Lulu Conner, 13 Samantha Peterson, 12 Samantha Adkins, 13

50:14 50:14 52:52

Women 14 - 15 182 183 211 294 295 360

Carrie Colling, 15 Alexa Stilp, 14 Madisen Vukich, 14 Christine Olson, 15 Elizabeth Hughes, 14 Amanda Cremers, 15

44:48 44:48 46:18 50:19 50:19 54:16

Women 16 - 17 106

Laura Willson, 17

39:49

Women 18 - 19 79 181

Hadley Anderson, 19 Kasey Willson, 19

37:45 44:45

Women 35 - 39 21 28 29 44 51 52 57 60 61 69

Jill Ellenbecker, 36 Melissa Jansen, 38 Kalli Christen, 38 Angie Schmidt, 38 Rebecca Slisz, 35 Missy Dierks, 35 Janele Melgeorge Anders, 37 35:45 Susan Gibbs, 38 Krista Wieneke, 35 Annia Schwartz, 38

31:45 33:13 33:19 34:47 35:22 35:25

36:13 36:23 37:03

Women 40 - 44 14 17 20 22 24 30 31 43 48 62

Bonnie Sons, 43 Kimberly Anderson, 44 Sonya Anderson-Decker, 42 Sharon Stubler, 44 Robin Balder-Lanoue, 40 Donna Philippot, 40 Kari Lorch, 43 Amy Clark, 44 Eileen Moran, 44 Debra Humphrey, 44

30:18 30:51 31:22 31:53 32:11 33:23 33:24 34:43 35:00 36:23

Women 45 - 49 26 33 37 42 46 47 49 50 66 76

Kristin Miller, 46 Wanda Gau, 46 Pam Weier, 49 Lisa Hines, 46 Renee Saxman, 48 Amy Smith, 45 Cindy Lewandowski, 46 Jacki Devine, 47 Meg Barrett, 47 Kathy Haubrich, 49

32:14 33:29 34:14 34:37 34:56 34:59 35:10 35:17 36:53 37:30

Women 50 - 54 35 39 53 54 63 68 75 77

Janet Rosen, 54 Katherine Adams, 51 Leila McGrath, 51 Kristi Larson, 50 Andriette Wickstrom, 54 Donna Melody, 51 Anita Baugh, 50 Carolyn Fletcher, 51

33:41 34:27 35:35 35:38 36:23 37:00 37:25 37:41

Minnesota Distance Running Association

AT THE RACES: R A C E R E S U L T S 81 85

Mary Johansen, 51 Sonia Jacobsen, 53

38:04 38:23

Women 55 - 59 108 124 134 140 174 215 284 334 335 357

Cathy Van Der Schans, 55 Corrine Watson, 57 Ann Haugejorde, 55 Patti Vitek, 57 Cyndy Simer, 59 Cologne Hartman, 56 Debra Parker, 55 Denise Satrom, 55 Jane Jensen, 57 Mary Hunter, 59

39:52 41:13 41:51 42:10 44:11 46:23 50:00 52:34 52:41 54:08

Women 60 - 64 89 111 120 142 165 169 171 187 202 209

Diane Stoneking, 61 Sara Cherne, 60 Kathleen Shea, 60 Candy Patrin, 60 Marien Bradsher, 63 Becky Flory, 61 Rosemary Harnly, 62 Patricia Goodwin, 62 Kathryn Benhardus, 62 Kathryn Ringham, 61

38:35 40:08 40:48 42:13 43:22 43:48 44:04 44:58 45:50 46:11

Women 65 - 69 126 166 352

Kathleen Peterson, 65 Judy Cronen, 68 Phyllis Freeman, 66

41:24 43:22 53:24

Women 70 - 74 396 414

Phyllis Kahn, 71 Ardis Wright, 70

58:34 1:16:33

Human Race 5K Open Men Jason Quarford, 23 Kirmse Benjamin, 25 Matt Schadow, 30 Joe Ziegenfuss, 34 Arley Anderson, 44 Peter Tollefson, 28 Brandon Heebink, 24 Matt Olson, 25 Jason Chrudimsky, 32 Eric Nordgren, 24 Jeremy Olson, 25 Paul Schroeder, 45 John MacBean, 40 Darin Wieneke, 35 Michael Immer, 33 John Roseks, 60 Gregory Lindusky, 50 Steve Martin, 38 Sam Omann, 25 Loren Hooyman, 49 Mike Jacobs, 40 George Fulp, 47 Kevin McDonough, 25 Jackson Curtiss, 14 Josh Smith, 35 Cameron Economy, 13 Bill Dobbs, 50 Kerry O'Neill, 24 Hans Arnesen, 25 Piet Hansel, 39

16:34 17:14 17:19 17:36 17:36 17:56 18:04 18:07 18:11 18:18 18:24 18:29 18:40 18:48 19:14 19:16 19:24 19:28 19:46 19:48 19:52 19:55 20:11 20:13 20:14 20:19 20:23 20:42 20:51 20:54

Open Women 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Nancy Buselmeier, 25 Collen Mahlkuch, 60 Kristen Gunderson, 35 Sara Rudesill, 26 Amy Schroeder, 45 Danielle Gordanier, 38 Karen Dawson, 48 Stephanie Callanan, 37 Carrie Russell, 32 Sandy Davidson, 40 Theresa Bejblik, 30

Kelly Drobac, 24 Allie Hinman, 19 Brenda Applegate, 38 Elizabeth Lee, 51 Leyna Doheny, 25 Alison Goodwin, 34 Rachel Lee, 16 Jennifer Jacobsen, 46 Mrs Count Choucala, 50 Tracy Berg, 38 Jeannie Martin, 33 Tracy Hausman, 37 Jennifer Kempf, 33 Christa Haeg, 28 Alyssa Hessler, 16 Nikki Green, 26 Lyndsey Hawkins, 18 Rebecca Sorensen, 34 Dana Schlauderaff, 34

23:52 24:00 24:00 24:08 24:49 25:05 25:06 25:13 25:35 25:40 25:51 25:54 25:58 25:59 26:11 26:15 26:17 26:19 26:23

Men Under 8 224 320

Zakariah Lee, 4 Zakary Goodwin, 5

31:49 49:42

Men 8 - 9 220 293 297

Ezra Wells, 8 Jack Bell-Stoterau, 9 Griffin Orr, 9

31:30 40:20 40:44

Men 10 - 11 131 177 265 279 286 287 331

Brady Bell-Stoterau, 11 Joseph Butze, 11 Benjamin Neri, 11 Luke Loperfido, 11 Marty Soderberg, 11 Ben Hedin, 10 Simon John, 11

27:14 29:28 35:59 37:21 38:27 38:42 55:11

Men 12 - 13

March 22, St. Paul 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

18:08 21:33 22:06 22:18 22:19 22:30 22:31 22:42 23:00 23:39 23:51

26 67 99 110 120 140 200 205 211

Cameron Economy, 13 Patrick Hardie, 12 Zachary Lee, 13 Mack Nevells, 13 Kai Davis, 13 Jesse Letendre, 13 Aaron Omernik, 12 Elliot Moormann, 13 Steffan Kippels, 12

20:19 23:56 25:37 26:12 26:44 27:37 30:15 30:31 30:54

Jackson Curtiss, 14 Brady Koetting, 14 Storm Jacko, 14 Coleman Mamer, 14 Louis Hennessy, 15 Deion Wells, 14 Mitchell Kruse, 15

20:13 22:29 26:44 29:48 30:14 31:02 34:44

Men 16 - 17 59 147 163 300

Gerrell Hawthorne, 16 Andre Sustic, 17 Michael Kobylinsji, 17 Erik Kely, 17

23:41 27:59 28:50 41:40

Dylan Thomas, 18

26:17

Darin Wieneke, 35 Steve Martin, 38 Josh Smith, 35 Piet Hansel, 39 Michael Beller, 36 Timothy Toonen, 39 Jamie Vesel, 35 Geoff Goodwin, 35 Scott Mechelke, 39 Mark Tibbetts, 39

18:48 19:28 20:14 20:54 21:58 23:04 23:23 24:04 24:35 24:48

Men 40 - 44 5 13 21 42 43 45 52 55 60 61

Arley Anderson, 44 John MacBean, 40 Mike Jacobs, 40 Jim Pankow, 40 Grant Morrison, 42 Jerry Freund, 40 Dean Curtiss, 41 Paul Finken, 40 Dan Stanek, 40 Matthew Ram, 42

18:29 19:48 19:55 21:06 22:22 22:43 23:03 25:06 25:16 25:58

Men 50 - 54 17 27 38 62 63 65 66 69 76 91

Gregory Lindusky, 50 Bill Dobbs, 50 John Healy, 51 John Pitera, 50 Allen Omernik, 53 Steve Manoleff, 53 Cal Hardie, 51 Charles Brunnette, 52 Mark Wethern, 53 David Ring, 51

19:24 20:23 21:59 23:48 23:49 23:52 23:56 23:59 24:14 25:04

Men 55 - 59 48 56 102 113 123 136 146 149 162 165

Jim Schmidt, 56 Gary Grabko, 57 Rich Perrine, 55 Thomas Drobac, 56 Bill Payne, 57 Larry Chiat, 59 Bob Bejblik, 55 David Welte, 57 Doug Nordang, 55 Mike Borneke, 55

22:52 23:18 25:55 26:29 26:51 27:24 27:52 28:01 28:47 28:54

Men 60 - 64 16 54 77 195 217 246 260 269 311 315

John Roseks, 60 Dave Trefethen, 61 Stuart Schmitz, 63 John Olson, 60 Roger Mahlkuch, 61 Richard Brown, 60 Michael Peterson, 60 Russell Daly, 63 David Weissbrodt, 64 Keith Ford, 64

19:16 23:13 24:16 30:13 31:21 34:10 35:37 36:20 44:30 45:14

142 192 199 247 271 285

Don Benke, 65 Michael Curtiss, 66 Niels Jensen, 66 Dick Ronayne, 67 Maximiliano Centeno, 65 Dale Throndson, 69

27:38 30:05 30:14 34:12 36:39 38:23

Men 70 - 74 210 231 291 310 324

Philip McGuirk, 70 Pat Brown, 72 Paul Taylor, 70 Sy Gross, 73 Richard Johnson, 73

30:48 32:18 40:11 44:30 52:12

251

Girard Schuster, 99

34:40

Women 8 - 9

Men 35 - 39 14 18 25 30 37 51 57 71 80 84

Paul Schroeder, 45 Loren Hooyman, 49 George Fulp, 47 Larry Freund, 49 Todd Thorsgaard, 49 James Palmersheim, 45 Richard Adamski, 48 Jerry Hinman, 47 Joe Kurke, 49 Mike Carey, 49

Men 90 & Up

Men 18 - 19 111

12 20 22 31 41 46 50 93 95 105

Men 65 - 69

Men 14 - 15 24 44 121 183 198 214 253

Men 45 - 49

17:36 18:40 19:52 22:23 22:24 22:33 23:07 23:16 23:41 23:42

189 321 322

Alexandra Lee, 9 Elizabeth Kiresuk, 8 Makayla Goodwin, 9

32:19 39:41 39:42

Women 10 - 11 221 252 355

Ellie Thorsgaard, 11 Tessa Pichotta, 10 Ellie Thorsgaard, 11

33:26 34:43 41:55

Women 12 - 13 233 245 265 336 404

Maddie Loperfido, 12 Katy Koetting, 12 Sophia Wright, 12 Brigid Brew, 13 Lauren Seibert, 12

34:03 34:24 35:15 40:51 49:19

257 406

Jenna Jacobsen, 16 Lizzy Flicek, 16

34:52 49:26

Women 18 - 19 13 28 228 232

Allie Hinman, 19 Lyndsey Hawkins, 18 Elizabeth Young, 19 Caroline Nitz, 19

24:00 26:17 33:46 33:57

Women 35 - 39 3 6 8 14 21 23 33 35 36 37

Kristen Gunderson, 35 Danielle Gordanier, 38 Stephanie Callanan, 37 Brenda Applegate, 38 Tracy Berg, 38 Tracy Hausman, 37 Michelle Vok, 38 Michelle Padua, 35 Sherri Rowland, 36 Gina Viarello, 39

22:06 22:30 22:42 24:00 25:40 25:54 26:35 26:43 26:43 26:47

Women 40 - 44 10 54 75 89 90 91 92 96 102 112

Sandy Davidson, 40 Chris Anderson, 40 Jill Farina, 40 Tracey Kubitz, 43 Lore Baarstad, 41 Marie Hilligoss, 44 Andrea Kline, 43 Kelly Benning, 41 Joellen Miller, 40 Michelle Popham, 44

23:39 27:43 28:56 29:26 29:27 29:27 29:27 29:34 29:42 29:52

Women 45 - 49 5 7 19 32 43 63 72 76 82 95

Amy Schroeder, 45 Karen Dawson, 48 Jennifer Jacobsen, 46 Sally Carey, 49 Carolyn Brill, 46 Mary Hackman, 45 Carol Marston, 49 Ann Anderson, 46 Chris Ossmo, 49 Cindy Hinman, 45

22:19 22:31 25:13 26:31 26:59 28:40 28:54 28:56 29:14 29:33

Women 50 - 54 15 20 55 66 106 118 135 161 184 196

Elizabeth Lee, 51 Mrs Count Choucala, 50 Debra Balazovic, 52 Nicki Crick, 51 Lori O'Donnell, 50 Michelle Gensinger, 54 Linda Nordang, 52 Martha Sewall, 52 Karen Tangen, 51 Mary Bejblik, 54

24:08 25:35 27:51 28:45 29:47 30:02 30:33 31:21 32:05 32:40

Women 55 - 59 144 237 276 298 309 368 377 412 413 422

Pattie Green, 55 Barbara Beltrand, 56 Luanne Van Avery, 56 Colleen Eichenberger, 58 Jackie Nielsen, 57 Constance Russell, 58 Chris Ronayne, 58 Kathy Flicek, 55 Jean Williams, 57 Mary Hyberg, 59

30:45 34:09 35:51 37:16 38:42 43:27 44:02 50:18 50:18 53:55

Women 60 - 64 2 77 226 247 279 325

Collen Mahlkuch, 60 Carol Davis, 63 Geri Fisher, 60 Pauline Benke, 62 Constance Baillie, 63 Bonnie Loperfido, 61

21:33 28:58 33:31 34:32 35:56 40:11

Women 65 - 69 202

Vicky Knudson, 66

32:48

Women 70 - 74 417

Audrey Johnson, 73

52:08

Women 14 - 15 254 349

Christine Gensinger, 15 Rachel Kely, 14

34:43 41:38

Women 16 - 17 18 26 58

Rachel Lee, 16 Alyssa Hessler, 16 Brenna Swanson, 16

25:06 26:11 28:23

continued on page 23

MAY/JUNE 2009

Race Recap Ron Daws 25K: Thirtieth edition of the ‘glorified training run’ by Phillip Gary Smith PHOTO BY WAYNE KRYDUBA.

Some of the best in elite road and trail racing gathered early in the morning of April 4, 2009, at the Cross of Glory Baptist Church gymnasium to honor the memory of this iconic athlete before taking off on the roads and paths that Ron Daws once covered for training. Race Director, Jeff Winter, even has a name for the workout required to finish one of Ron’s jaunts: Daws-ion Training. This means hard work, especially on hills, and harder still the next time around the meandering two loop course in and around the roads and paths of his old stomping grounds. Because of significant growth in the Hopkins area since the1970s, when a group of runners including Ron, Jeff Winter, Steve Hoag, Garrett Tomczak and Bruce Mortenson ran these hills, major road construction on Shady Oak Road detoured the course this year. Surprisingly, an added loop to make up the detoured distance helped make the course more retro and in tune with the locale the runners used to cover in the old training days. “Today’s course was amazing,” said Jeff. “While posting the race route, I saw a covey of wild turkey and herd of deer, just like we would have seen 30 years ago.” To An Athlete Dying Young The time you won your town the race We chaired you through the market-place; Man and boy stood cheering by, And home we brought you shoulder-high. A large display of all things Ron Daws was available for viewing, including copies of the old Playboy Magazine article featuring him. “It gives a great overview of running back in the late 60s and early 70s,” noted Jeff, “when running race fields numbered eight to 20. The original MDRA 25K, since renamed the Ron Daws 25K, was and continues to be conducted the way races were at that time. Running without frills at a minimal cost.” An 30 minute opening ceremony for this year’s event allowed several special guests to give some particularly potent memories of Ron. No sugar coating here as Lorraine Moller, co-founder of the Lydiard foundation and Olympic marathon medalist, and Mary Hanson, television personality with the longest running program in the Twin Cities, both married to Ron in consecutive order, offered some poignant tales. To-day, the road all runners come, Shoulder-high we bring you home, And set you at your threshold down, Townsman of a stiller town. Lorraine said, “Ron pushed me to limits I wasn’t even aware of. His legacy to me was as a catalyst to becoming a world class marathoner.” One racing tip she recalled was his mantra that “seconds saved at the beginning are worth minutes at the end,” meaning not to go out too fast. Smart lad, to slip betimes away From fields where glory does not stay, And early though the laurel grows It withers quicker than the rose. Mary’s interview of Ron, in a much earlier edition of her television program, the country’s longest running cable show, reeled silently on the large screen as she talked about the heart disease that took his life in 1992. “He would have died 15 years earlier if he had not been a runner, an athlete.”

MAY/JUNE 2009

She explained his physical fitness masked the clotting in his arteries, making the stress test faulty in identifying the blockages. Eyes the shady night has shut Cannot see the record cut, And silence sounds no worse than cheers After earth has stopped the ears: Steve Hoag, Marathon Sports founder and decorated runner, explained: “Ron used 100 percent of his capabilities, when even the elite could get only 80 or 90.” Steve brought a knowing grin to the room when he noted the miniscule $4.00 fee for this understated race “would have seemed an outrageous sum to Ron.” Winning the women’s class with a sterling 1:42:37 finish, Melissa Gacek, of White Bear Lake, was here today for the first time in eight or nine years. And what a comeback for Melissa. “It was beautiful . . . I was all by myself at about halfway. I do a lot of treadmill work, so getting outside was particularly fun. I felt like I was just chillin’.” Heidi Keller Miler added, “Melissa Gacek is a very accomplished runner, making the 2008 Olympic Trials for the marathon.” The 2008 winner, Kimberly Anderson, of Chanhassen, took second in 1:47:54. “I liked my pacing today. It was nice to get on the trails.” Pam Nielsen, of Minnetonka, won bronze with a 1:52:02. With a big lead on the entire field, overall winner, Ed Whetham, of St. Paul, was the only finisher under 90 minutes with his 1:29:23 clock, leading the whole way and repeating his win of 2008. There was a small group who early in the race got off course somewhat, trimming the distance. Although Heidi Keller Miler, pacing on her bicycle, guided all to a good finish and “fixed” the problem for the errant strays, Ed still passed them by mile nine. He shared his view of the new route: “I thought the long and gradual paths on the hills around Bryant Lake were worse than Puke’s Peak,” referring to the signature feature of the traditional course, a particularly long climb with a well earned name. That portion was rerouted out of this year’s race due to the road widening project. Asked why he races the Ron Daws 25K, Ed, giving a key to his championship ability, exclaimed, “It’s tough. That’s why I run it.” Heidi had an interesting perspective on his gait from her bike: “It was fun to watch Ed run so smoothly. He really has a quiet footfall. I could barely hear him back there. I did chat with him a bit and inform him of obstacles such as ice, pot holes and so forth. But he was just clicking along.”

RUNMINNESOTA

Minnesota Distance Running Association

Josh Metcalf, of Glencoe, placed second, in 1:32:08, on his first run on this race course. Referring to the calm, 31 degree, mostly light overcast start, Josh said, “It was perfect racing weather.” Jason Minnick, of St. Louis Park, won third about a minute later and indicated the race lived up to its billing, “It was a good training race for me.” This was also his first time back on the race course in eight years or so. Heidi stayed out on the course until all had cleared the last aid station. Her thoughts from the years of helping Jeff with the race: “The field is always pretty strong as many good runners use it is a training run for Boston or some other spring marathon. There were some other interesting angles today. For example, there was a group running the race together to celebrate a bridal shower later in the day.” Now you will not swell the rout Of lads that wore their honours out, Runners whom renown outran And the name died before the man. Finishers wandered back down to the gymnasium as they have since the first affiliation with Cross of Glory in 1980. There was a lot of friendly banter as everyone enjoyed the Great Harvest Company buns and monster sized chocolate chip laced oatmeal cookies. So set, before the echoes fade, The fleet foot on the sill of shade, And hold to the low lintel up The still-defended challenge-cup. Jeff Winter’s labor of love is the Ron Daws 25K, having been the race director since its founding 30 years ago. “This year’s course required a lot of effort on his part,” noted Heidi, “with the new layout and measuring to insure its accuracy.” Many don’t realize the history of the noted City of Lakes 25K is intertwined with this event. The Ron Daws was its precursor. Lorraine Moller talked to me about winning the1992 Barcelona Olympic Marathon bronze medal. In an extraordinary happenstance, she was casually informed the night before that race that Ron had died. Not really having had contact with him in the prior 10 years, the cross current of emotions hours before the biggest athletic event of her life had to be . . . complex. Interestingly, she used one of the traits Ron perfected in races: “He didn’t care what anybody thought. He had such a single-minded focus, which I incorporated for the Olympic marathon, and shut out the shocking news.” And round that early-laurelled head Will flock to gaze the strengthless dead, And find unwithered on its curls The garland briefer than a girl’s. Ron Daws could well be the perfect Minnesota runner, and that’s not taking anything away from notables, like Dick Beardsley, and his and other’s achievements and successes. “He did more with less and accomplished levels that those with talent exceeding his did not,” is Steve Hoag’s view. Ron ran in rain storms, deep snow blizzards, no matter the conditions: the perfect attitude for this state. He had passion about his activities and could bring the same focus Lorraine spoke of to his varied interests. Like all, he had his imperfections. But as Jeff called him, “an icon of Minnesota running,” and Steve recalled that he was, “the only one who could make a 30 mile run fun by telling stories,” one has to relish the life he lived. And the lessons he left behind. Additional information: Lorraine Moller: www.lydiardfoundation.org and lorrainemoller50@msn.com Mary Hanson: www.maryhansonshow.com and mhanson@pro-ns.net A special thanks to Norm Champ who made the extra effort to get me the full copy of the A. D. Housman poem, “To An Athlete Dying Young.” RM

AT THE RACES: R A C E R E S U L T S MDRA 7 Mile March 28, Hopkins Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 1 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 2 34 35 36 37 38 3 39 4 40 41 42 43 44 5 45 46 6 47 48 49 7 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 8 59 60 61 62 63 64 9 65 66 67

Adam Lindahl, 27 Tony Kocanda, 36 Joe Ziegenfuss, 34 Brian Davenport, 34 Chris Simpson, 24 Jim Ramacier, 45 Christopher DeNucci, 29 Rob Economy, 45 Randy Peterson, 43 Kraig Lundgstrom, 51 Jay Nelson, 39 Paul Devine, 43 Brian Soller, 37 David Hartman, 37 Kirt Goetzke, 48 John MacBean, 40 Paul Holovnia, 47 John Higgins, 49 Shawn Scherr, 33 Michael Seaton, 44 Denny Jordan, 57 William Hidding, 60 Chris Olson, 36 Kelly Ramacier, 47* Michael Rassier, 57 Mark LeDuc, 54 Todd Phelps, 39 Steve Maupin, 58 Tim O'Brien, 53 Michael Steilen, 36 Robert Fan, 44 Michael Cooper, 39 Mark Hollen, 40 Paul Bulger, 47 Bridget MacBean, 35* Doug Bertossi, 37 Pat Eastman, 47 Ross McLean, 48 Ron Byland, 51 Ted Hewes, 46 Tracie Kent, 35* Scott Ranscom, 48 Kristi Larson, 50* Bill Reinfeld, 55 Paul Rozycki, 53 Duane Kroger, 44 John Brown, 65 John Arnett, 57 Jennifer Johnson, 26* Jon Erstad, 45 Steve Felton, 57 Lisa Rensenbrink, 36* John Dolan, 43 Tony Boe, 56 Bill Grassl, 53 Lee Eastman, 47* Tom Kamp, 48 Patrick Deignan, 27 Jim Hewitt, 61 Hank Larsen, 68 David Smith, 56 Louis Ahlstrand, 55 John Borgfelt, 56 Chris Halloran, 36 Eric Anderson, 44 Penny Madvig, 52* Scott Slater, 51 Brian Nalezny, 38 Danny Hansen, 54 Ed Rousseau, 69 David Niemoeller, 50 David VanRipen, 32 Colleen Roethke, 48* Lee Stauffacher, 68 Kevin Novotny, 40 David Brown, 55

40:45 41:23 42:01 42:15 42:34 43:30 43:48 43:49 44:03 44:19 44:36 44:50 45:02 45:08 45:32 46:33 46:57 47:10 47:13 47:20 47:45 47:49 47:59 48:35 48:43 48:47 49:05 49:21 49:24 49:35 50:11 50:12 50:17 50:19 50:25 50:30 50:34 50:40 50:41 51:02 51:04 51:32 52:08 52:15 52:34 52:55 53:00 53:36 53:44 54:05 54:09 54:12 54:24 54:57 54:59 55:20 55:29 56:18 56:23 56:37 56:41 56:48 57:04 57:08 57:32 57:53 57:58 58:19 58:21 58:28 58:39 59:08 59:13 59:18 59:24 59:35

10 11 12 68 13 14 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 15 77 16 17 18 19 78 79 20 21 22 80 23 24 81 82 83 25 26 84 27 28 85 86 29 30 87 88 31 89 32 90 91 92 33 34 93 94 35 36 95 96 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46

Stephanie Byland, 36* Danielle Gordanier, 38* Kristine Becker, 34* Dean Lindgren, 40 JoLynn Bucki, 43* Eva-Marie Kremer, 39* Rick Recker, 64 Todd Kalina, 44 Pat Ryan, 61 Ross Hyde, 35 Andrew Pritchard, 46 Jim Meredig, 53 Eric Forseth, 45 Phillip McCullough, 61 Shelly Chamberlain, 37* Kip Reuman, 32 Audrey Peach, 28* Kelly Gaspard, 41* Christie St. Clair, 35* Julie Lindgren, 40* Ted Braggans, 66 Neil Millam, 44 Marien Bradsher, 63* Brandy Scherr, 32* Mary Luoma, 48* Harvey Johnson, 67 Meg O'Brien, 20* Rosemary Harnly, 62* Donald Freeman, 53 Doug Mason, 58 ? Erin O'Brien, 25* Amy Loomis, 28* Justin Hagen, 28 Kathryn Benhardus, 62* Ellen Heine, 35* John Eiden, 45 Daniel Sheridan, 48 Linda McGerr, 47* Christine Wood, 30* Matthew Iverson, 51 Brad Brooksbank, 35 Leesa Brown, 52* Michael McGraw, 36 Martha Hoffman, 51* Jim Meredig, 51 Steve Paladie, 66 Paul Mordorski, 56 Angela McLean, 42* Kellie Hand, 37* John Tarbuck, 61 Lee Dittbenner, 59 Kate Havelin, 48* Julie Koepke, 26* Ray Eck, 51 Roger Anttila, 58 Kim Wolken, 58* Sandra Tremulis, 45* Doreen Tirevold, 38* Heidi Sipe, 36* Cindy Roseland, 29* Kathy Pals, 49* Michelle Shefveland, 47* Jennifer Salland, 37* Carla Stewart, 44* Susan DeGolier, 54*

1:00:02 1:00:03 1:00:04 1:00:18 1:00:29 1:00:30 1:00:35 1:00:37 1:00:43 1:00:46 1:00:46 1:00:50 1:00:52 1:01:24 1:01:43 1:01:54 1:01:55 1:01:59 1:02:05 1:02:22 1:03:08 1:03:14 1:03:39 1:03:46 1:03:54 1:03:59 1:04:26 1:04:34 1:04:44 1:04:49 1:05:07 1:05:19 1:05:26 1:05:27 1:05:32 1:05:49 1:05:56 1:06:40 1:07:30 1:08:50 1:09:05 1:09:12 1:09:26 1:09:31 1:09:47 1:09:56 1:10 1:10:35 1:10:41 1:10:49 1:10:49 1:10:50 1:11:52 1:12:15 1:12:41 1:13:23 1:14:04 1:15:27 1:15:28 1:15:52 1:15:53 1:16:12 1:16:52 1:16:56 1:17:52 1:19:43

Ron Daws 25K April 4, Hopkins Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6

Ed Whetham, 32 Josh Metcalf, 33 Jason Minnick, 36 John Storkamp, 29 Nick Eugster, 33 Jason Bond, 34

1:29:23 1:32:08 1:33:05 1:34:28 1:34:47 1:35:02

continued on page 24

MAY/JUNE 2009

AT THE RACES: R A C E R E S U L T S Ron Daws 25K results continued 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 32 33 34 4 35 36 37 38 39 5 40 41 42 6 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 7 8 9 66 10 11 67 68 69 12 13 70 71 72

MAY/JUNE 2009

Tony Kocanda, 36 Dan Arlandson, 32 Brian Soller, 37 Thomas Sullivan, 33 Joe Ziegenfuss, 34 Paul Brown, 51 Robert Economy, 45 Brian Davenport, 34 Melissa Gacek, 32* Michael Groneberg, 32 Chris Humbert, 45 Michael Nawrocki, 37 Nathan Campeau, 29 Joe Litsey, 39 John Hammond, 29 David Jendrzejek, 57 Jim Strick, 33 Kimberly Anderson, 44* Jared Mondry, 66 Mark Drapac, 47 Jason Exley, 32 Stephen Mann, 35 John Higgins, 49 David Ehasz, 46 Brandon Landin, 30 Nick Grundman, 26 David Hartz, 51 Pam Nielsen, 32* Chad Austin, 39 Nate Bjerke, 38 Dave Brown, 47 Helen Lavin, 31* Mark LeDuc, 54 Shawn Scherr, 33 John Spriggs, 41 Matthew Moosbrugger, 42 Don Sullivan, 35 Willie Tibbetts, 38* Hendrie Grant, 46 Edward White, 44 Paul Case, 51 Kim Bishop, 29* Michael Mason, 34 Matt Evans, 43 Ross Jilk, 44 John Liane, 46 Jerry Volz, 55 Jay Adams, 43 Loren Hooyman, 49 David Tappe, 52 Karl Bradford, 45 Jeff Denney, 50 Jim Enge, 53 Chad Bjugan, 36 Steven Sjolund, 58 David Dornfeld, 49 Ross McLean, 48 Ron Byland, 51 Patrick Eastman, 47 Michael Steilen, 36 Michael Kraemer, 47 David Petrich, 54 James Fulton, 47 Steve Maupin, 58 Jerry Heaps, 53 Katie Thompson, 25* Amy Hruska, 33* Carly Koehler, 30* Joey Zitzman, 29 Heather Malecha, 25* Kristi Larson, 50* John Gerstner, 40 Brian Cruikshank, 40 Michael Tierney, 35 Sherry Case, 50* Katherine Horton, 32* Charles Smith, 54 Shawn Webb, 30 Duane Kroeger, 44

RUNMINNESOTA

1:35:35 1:36:16 1:37:06 1:37:30 1:38:07 1:39:28 1:42:21 1:42:29 1:42:37 1:43:49 1:44:10 1:44:43 1:44:58 1:46:30 1:47:01 1:47:08 1:47:20 1:47:54 1:47:56 1:48:30 1:50:01 1:50:53 1:50:57 1:50:59 1:51:33 1:51:38 1:51:59 1:52:02 1:52:03 1:52:04 1:52:11 1:52:19 1:52:47 1:52:57 1:53:00 1:53:01 1:53:05 1:53:25 1:53:36 1:53:55 1:54:27 1:54:30 1:55:05 1:55:37 1:56:17 1:56:22 1:56:25 1:56:48 1:56:58 1:57:04 1:57:07 1:57:23 1:57:25 1:57:58 1:58:04 1:58:27 1:58:35 1:58:44 1:58:47 1:58:56 1:58:58 1:59:28 2:00:54 2:00:59 2:01:04 2:01:11 2:01:45 2:02:05 2:02:09 2:02:31 2:02:34 2:02:46 2:02:57 2:02:59 2:03:28 2:03:43 2:04:23 2:04:25 2:04:55

73 74 75 14 76 77 15 16 78 79 80 17 81 82 83 18 19 20 21 22 84 85 23 24 86 25 87 26 88 89 90 91 92 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 93 35 94 95 96 36 37 38 97 98 39 40 99 100 101 41 102 103 104 42 105 106 43 107 44 108 45 46 47 48 49 50 109 51 52 53 110

Paul Grosso, 53 Erich Russell, 56 Patrick Kruegel, 41 Jane Volz, 48* David Smith, 56 Tony Boe, 56 Kristen Gerlach, 38* Jill Marble, 37* Steve Quick, 46 Christopher DeNucci, 29 Gordon Peters, 56 Rose Lindberg-Maingi, 37* 2:09:21 Philip Wandrei, 44 Steve Felton, 51 Bill Grassl, 53 Kristen Gunderson, 36* Kelly Kieser, 39* Ann Choi-Roloff, 30* Liza Kapisak, 26* Carrie Heitzler, 32* Patrick Smith, 29 Hank Larsen, 68 Tomme Bjerke, 37* Renee Kallio, 35* Herb Byun, 64 Alicia May, 27* Eric Laska, 31 Lindsey Wild, 26* Tony Klipsic, 39 Nirmali Krishnamoorthy, 27

Jeff Pearson, 57 Danny Hansen, 54 Michael Erdall Johanna Kertesz, 28* Jessie Barghultz, 27* Jenn Ries, 34* Andrea Secora, 27* Heather Gray, 36* Ann Spriggs, 39* Eve Kremer, 39* JoLynn Bucki, 43* James Kittelsen, 63 Carol Brouillard, 61* Phil Nomura, 59 John Hall, 28 Jim Smieja, 58 Dawn Colton, 45* Megan Smith, 29* Megan Thue, 26* Bill Falardeau, 53 Eric Forseth, 45 Christa Haeg, 28* Carla Maas, 28* Miguel Pizano, 46 Imran Yousufzai, 41 Guy Pettis, 45 Jenny Moore, 47* Mark Martinsen, 45 Michael Olsen, 45 Dean Bartosh, 30 Mary Pow, 31* Mark Grina, 44 Vincent Rohr, 65 Brandy Scherr, 32* Steve Stauff, 29 Kelly Stauff, 27* Daniel Sheridan, 48 Wendy Dellis, 40* Mary Luoma, 48* Mylee Bishop, 30* Johanna Hall, 27* Michelle Braun, 41* Theresa Gaffney, 33* Tim Erickson, 51 Beth Koetting, 41* Ann Merfeld, 45* Christina Meier, 31* Gary Boots, 55

2:05:00 2:05:32 2:06:27 2:06:35 2:06:38 2:07:15 2:07:20 2:07:29 2:07:32 2:08:35 2:09:10

2:09:59 2:10:01 2:10:05 2:10:09 2:10:10 2:10:34 2:10:42 2:10:44 2:11:41 2:11:49 2:11:53 2:11:56 2:11:59 2:12:02 2:12:44 2:13:12 2:13:21 2:13:25 2:14:06 2:14:14 2:15:34 2:16:06 2:16:07 2:16:08 2:16:10 2:16:16 2:17:20 2:18:05 2:18:11 2:19:25 2:19:35 2:21:19 2:23:07 2:24:53 2:25:07 2:26:29 2:27:05 2:27:23 2:28:36 2:30:03 2:30:41 2:30:43 2:30:51 2:31:34 2:31:36 2:32:29 2:32:37 2:32:43 2:33:03 2:33:06 2:33:16 2:33:30 2:35:00 2:35:02 2:35:16 2:35:36 2:38:07 2:38:16 2:38:44 2:38:49 2:39:46 2:39:56 2:40:12 2:40:13 2:40:53 2:41:59

continued on page 26

Minnesota Distance Running Association

8BOU UP S VO B 'BMM .BS BUIPO /FFE )FMQ

5XJO $JUJFT BOE 'BMM .BSBUIPO 5SBJOJOH 1SPHSBN Â&#x2026; (SFBU GPS BOZPOF XIP XBOUT UP SVO B GBMM NBSBUIPO PS IBMG NBSBUIPO Â&#x2026; 4VJUBCMF GPS SVOOFST PG BMM MFWFMT BOE BCJMJUJFT Â&#x2026; #BTF NJMFBHF PG NJMFT QFS XFFL JT SFDPNNFOEFE UP TUBSU UIF QSPHSBN Â&#x2026; 5SBJOJOH QSPHSBN NFFUT GPS BO PSJFOUBUJPO TFTTJPO PO 5VFTEBZ +VOF BU Q N 'JSTU SVO JT 4BUVSEBZ +VOF Â&#x2026; (P UP XXX SVONESB PSH GPS NPSF JOGPSNBUJPO +PJO VT GPS BO *OGPSNBUJPOBM 3FHJTUSBUJPO TFTTJPO PO 5VFTEBZ +VOF GSPN Q N BU UIF &EJOB $PNNVOJUZ $FOUFS SPPN 5#% 5IFSF JT OP SVO UIBU OJHIU 'JSTU SVO XJMM CF 4BUVSEBZ +VOF

5FTUJNP OJBMT Â²* DPVMEOÂµU CFMJFWF NJMFT IBE BMSFBEZ QBTTFE Â³ Â²/PU POMZ EJE * BDIJFWF NZ ESFBN PG SVOOJOH B NBSBUIPO CVU * NFU TPNF BXFTPNF GSJFOET BMPOH UIF XBZ Â³ Â²*ÂµMM OFWFS USBJO BMPOF GPS B NBSBUIPO BHBJO Â³

$PTU $PTU PG UIF DMBTT JT GPS OPO .%3" NFNCFST POF ZFBS NFNCFSTIJQ DPNFT XJUI UIF GFF GPS .%3" NFNCFST 5IF DPTU PG UIF QSPHSBN JODMVEFT FYQFSJFODFE DPBDIJOH SBDJOH TJOHMFU MPOH SVO GPPE XBUFS FOFSHZ ESJOLT 5IF FOUSZ GFF PG UIF NBSBUIPO JT TFQBSBUF QMFBTF TFF SBDF XFCTJUFT GPS FOUSZ JOGPSNBUJPO XXX UXJODJUFTNBSBUIPO PSH

4 JHO 6Q 5PEBZ $PNQMFUF TJHO UIF SFHJTUSBUJPO GPSN BOE TFOE B DIFDL UP .%3" .BSBUIPO 5SBJOJOH /PSNBOEBMF 3PBE &EJOB ./ /BNF @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

"EESFTT @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

$JUZ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 4UBUF @@@@@@@ ;JQ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

1IPOF @@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ &NBJM @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 8"*7&3 * VOEFSTUBOE UIBU SVOOJOH B SPBE SBDF JT B QPUFOUJBMMZ EBOHFSPVT BDUJWJUZ * EP IFSFCZ XBJWF BOE SFMFBTF BOZ BOE BMM DMBJNT GPS EBNBHFT UIBU * NBZ JODVS BT B SFTVMU PG NZ QBSUJDJQBUJPO JO UIJT DMBTT BHBJOTU UIF .%3" BMM TQPOTPST FNQMPZFFT WPMVOUFFST PS PGGJDJBMT PG UIJT PSHBOJ[BUJPO * GVSUIFS DFSUJGZ UIBU * IBWF GVMM LOPXMFEHF PG UIF SJTLT JOWPMWFE JO UIJT FWFOU BOE UIBU * BN QIZTJDBMMZ GJU BOE TVGGJDJFOUMZ USBJOFE UP QBSUJDJQBUF *G IPXFWFS BT B SFTVMU PG NZ QBSUJDJQBUJPO JO UIJT DMBTT * SFRVJSF NFEJDBM BUUFOUJPO * IFSFCZ HJWF DPOTFOU UP BVUIPSJ[F NFEJDBM QFSTPOOFM UP QSPWJEF TVDI NFEJDBM DBSF BT EFFNFE OFDFTTBSZ 5IJT 3FMFBTF 8BJWFS FYUFOET UP DMBJNT PG FWFSZ LJOE XIBUTPFWFS GPSTFFO PS VOGPSTFFO "QQMJDBUJPOT GPS NJOPST XJMM CF BDDFQUFE POMZ XJUI B QBSFOUÂµT TJHOBUVSF 5IF VOEFSTJHOFE GVSUIFS HSBOUT GVMM QFSNJTTJPO UP .%3" BOE BMM TQPOTPST UP VTF BOZ QIPUPHSBQIT WJEFPUBQFT NPUJPO QJDUVSFT BOE SFDPSET PG DMBTT FWFOUT GPS BOZ QVSQPTF

4JHOBUVSF @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

1IPUP CZ "OEZ 'SBOLXJDL

$M B TT %F UBJMT

AT THE RACES: R A C E R E S U L T S Men 14 - 15

Ron Daws 25K results continued

Joshua Rackham, 15

1:37:24

2:45:07 2:45:50 2:46:58 2:50:56 2:51:11 2:55:13 3:01:42

Steven Fetzer Memorial 20K April 11, Rochester John Heitzman, 24 Pete Gilman, 34 Digger Carlson, 47 Ron Giles, 40 Peter Kessler, 47 Mark Carey, 37 Randy Wiinanen, 53 Joel Dudgeon, 42 Andrew Carlson, 18 Stephen Weigand, 37 Devin Oglesbee, 33 Patrick Steward, 40 Steven B. Hanke, 28 Bobby Miller, 36 Tom Woo, 50 Ben Leiran, 33 Ryan McCurnin, 22 John Freemore, 33 Tyler Behrends, 29 Andrew Becker, 38 Douglas Bakkene, 55 Michael Haddock, 46 Daniel Roellinger, 29 Joe Moyer, 30 Eric Carlson, 25 Jared Modry, 66 Jack Ankrum, 56 Darin Napton, 38 Steve DeBoer, 54 Patrick Mahoney, 24

1:05:28 1:05:35 1:11:21 1:12:07 1:13:21 1:13:48 1:13:52 1:14:30 1:16:08 1:17:03 1:18:00 1:18:23 1:19:40 1:19:43 1:20:23 1:21:08 1:22:26 1:22:35 1:22:50 1:22:51 1:24:22 1:24:32 1:25:16 1:25:17 1:26:29 1:26:59 1:27:13 1:27:15 1:27:55 1:28:18

Open Women 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Mary Chestolowski, 37 Ariel Heitzman, 24 Lisa Rozman, 30 Leah Polzine-Campbell, 31

Katie Zuehlke, 32 Sarah Poncelet, 24 Andrette Wickstrom, 54 Kristen Gunderson, 36 Ann Moyer, 29 Melanie Crum, 36 Jeanne McCurnin, 53 Kristin Zhao, 40 Angie Haugen, 33 Lin Gentling, 57 Lindsay Snyder, 20 Sonia Jacobsen, 53 Kim Jensen, 37 Twyla Witeli, 30 LaRee Etter, 41 Kristin Saari, 47 Rachel Ohly, 26 Julie Reiland, 33 Mindy Sue Boynton, 30 Kristen Dutton, 42 Margo Fitzgerald, 45 Mary Oliveto, 47 Megan Barrone, 25 Laura Lenz, 39 Genevieve Theobald, 31 Sonja Kranz, 46

MAY/JUNE 2009

Andrew Carlson, 18 Mike Resman, 19 Daniel Testa, 18

1:16:08 1:29:39 1:33:01

Men 35 - 39 6 10 14 20 28 33 41 46 53 57

Mark Carey, 37 Stephen Weigand, 37 Bobby Miller, 36 Andrew Becker, 38 Darin Napton, 38 Dan Strain, 38 Andy Hemenway, 35 Kevin Woestehoff, 35 Greg Couser, 39 Shawn Miller, 37

1:13:48 1:17:03 1:19:43 1:22:51 1:27:15 1:28:59 1:32:10 1:33:35 1:34:56 1:35:39

Men 40 - 44

Open Men 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

9 35 43

1:22:16 1:25:15 1:26:32 1:30:18 1:30:48 1:33:15 1:33:25 1:36:26 1:37:17 1:38:31 1:39:12 1:40:55 1:41:25 1:41:32 1:41:32 1:41:35 1:41:39 1:42:25 1:42:38 1:42:56 1:44:20 1:44:37 1:44:47 1:45:33 1:45:39 1:45:50 1:46:32 1:46:50 1:48:01 1:48:26

4 8 12 34 36 54 59 62 87 95

Ron Giles, 40 Joel Dudgeon, 42 Patrick Steward, 40 Trevor Distad, 41 Mark Willrodt, 41 Kyle Kircher, 44 Matt Butterbaugh, 44 Shaun Stevens, 43 Don Paulson, 43 Dougals Guenther, 42

1:12:07 1:14:30 1:18:23 1:29:26 1:30:55 1:35:07 1:35:55 1:37:23 1:45:17 1:49:15

Men 45 - 49 3 5 22 37 40 52 55 61 66 70

Digger Carlson, 47 Peter Kessler, 47 Michael Haddock, 46 Roger Vos, 46 Tom Hoffman, 49 Shaun Palmer, 49 Aemando Bedoya, 48 Andy Hart, 45 Jeff Van Heuklon, 49 Mark Mueller, 46

1:11:21 1:13:21 1:24:32 1:31:02 1:31:50 1:34:56 1:35:09 1:37:03 1:39:46 1:40:30

Men 50 - 54 7 15 29 38 42 49 74 76 78 92

Randy Wiinanen, 53 Tom Woo, 50 Steve DeBoer, 54 Duane Finn, 51 Hiro Kita, 51 Carlo Biondolillo, 53 Dan Valentine, 50 Kc Reed, 54 David Phillips, 54 Ignacio Escobedo, 52

1:13:52 1:20:23 1:27:55 1:31:19 1:32:24 1:34:12 1:41:28 1:41:37 1:43:02 1:46:39

Douglas Bakkene, 55 Jack Ankrum, 56 David Nagorney, 59 Brian Purrington, 58 David Morrill, 59 Roger Heil, 58 Jack Wera, 58 Peter Martin, 56 Paul Christian, 59

1:24:22 1:27:13 1:28:58 1:35:27 1:39:54 1:43:23 1:51:48 1:55:34 1:59:49

Men 60 - 64 47 65 84 99 107

Stu Clem, 64 Gordy Strickland, 62 Jon Arnold, 62 Randy Kurth, 62 Bob Fox, 60

1:33:40 1:38:31 1:44:19 1:51:23 1:53:49

Men 65 - 69 26 39 48 58 64 111 118

Jared Modry, 66 Bruce Mortenson, 65 John Brown, 65 Rick Kleyman, 69 Norm Purrington, 65 Larry Pederson, 65 Carl Wegner, 68

1:26:59 1:31:33 1:33:50 1:35:51 1:37:38 1:58:37 2:08:47

Men 70 - 74 117 123

Patrick Brown, 72 Justin Murray, 71

2:08:02 2:51:17

Women 14 - 15 47

Maria Hanson, 15

Women 18 - 19

2:03:06 2:06:46

1 8 10 17 28 34 57 65 74 88

Mary Chestolowski, 37 Kristen Gunderson, 36 Melanie Crum, 36 Kim Jensen, 37 Laura Lenz, 39 Shari Hegland, 35 Ann Hanson, 38 Joy Kanne, 35 Leah Douglas, 38 Brenda Fyles, 39

1:22:16 1:36:26 1:38:31 1:41:39 1:46:50 1:49:10 1:57:35 2:01:46 2:08:33 2:22:03

Women 40 - 44 12 19 24 32 41 63 72 80 81 83

Kristin Zhao, 40 LaRee Etter, 41 Kristen Dutton, 42 Julie Schilling, 40 Stacey Gallaugher, 42 Margaret Dougherty, 42 Pam Setera, 42 Joanne Mihm, 40 Jennifer Meyer, 40 Christina Macnamara, 40

1:40:55 1:42:38 1:45:33 1:48:40 1:50:23 2:01:02 2:07:15 2:15:40 2:15:41 2:20:08

Women 45 - 49 20 25 26 30 40 51 60 79 90

Kristin Saari, 47 Margo Fitzgerald, 45 Mary Oliveto, 47 Sonja Kranz, 46 Masami Kita, 49 Amy Donahoe-Anshus, 49 Tish Torchia, 46 Carrie Schiltz, 47 Peggy Morgan, 49

1:42:56 1:45:39 1:45:50 1:48:26 1:49:57 1:55:00 1:59:17 2:12:56 2:31:47

Women 50 - 54 7 11 16 37 38 42 43 44 56 70

Andrette Wickstrom, 54 Jeanne McCurnin, 53 Sonia Jacobsen, 53 Sharon Mulvagh, 52 Jean Murray, 50 Kit Hawkins, 54 Nina Bren, 52 Sabrena Resman, 51 Karla Behringer, 50 Linda Amborn, 52

1:33:25 1:39:12 1:41:35 1:49:32 1:49:33 1:50:33 1:51:16 1:51:18 1:57:24 2:03:48

Women 55 - 59 14 66 67 92

Lin Gentling, 57 Donna Clem, 57 Susan Powers, 57 Julie Maxwell, 58

1:41:32 2:01:52 2:02:11 2:50:32

Women 60 - 64

Men 55 - 59 21 27 32 56 68 79 100 109 114

Kirsten Kranz, 19 Missi Anderson, 18

Women 35 - 39

Men 18 - 19 111 Noel Gulla, 52 54 Dawn Inman, 44* 112 Silas Bell, 61 55 Mimi Pizano, 37* 56 Kimberly Gerten, 35* 57 Marcella Sackett, 40* 58 Melissa Nelson, 32* * indicates females

69 71

1:53:54

Rosemary Harnly, 62

1:59:16

Women 65 - 69 46 55

Judy Cronen, 68 Sandra Dalquist, 68

1:53:50 1:57:05

April 5, Lewiston Open Men Ditley Larsen, 43 Pete brueggen, 29 mahoney patrick, 24 kris thompson, 21 tom woo, 50 Eric Mills, 22 Jacob Johnson, 14 Jerry McMillin, 51 Seb Kingsbury, 19 Andrew Becker, 38 Jed Reisetter, 28 Ian Torchia, 13 Nathan Spangler, 19 Bryan Huhnerkoch, 50 stephen burt, 52 Daniel Roellinger, 29 Jay Richards, 43 Craig Blommer, 49

RUNMINNESOTA

Sean O'Reilly Mark Aase, 43 Jason Abraham, 38 Steve De Boer, 54 Tom Hoffman, 49 Matt Kingsbury, 52 Rick Kukowski, 53 Brian Brown, 20 Troy Stiles, 28 Theodore Mueller, 35 Arthur Clark, 41 Kyle Constalie, 21

34:20 34:28 34:32 34:36 34:44 34:49 34:57 35:06 35:24 35:26 35:39 35:45

Open Women 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Mary Chestolowski, 37 megan ping, 32 Lori Anderson, 47 Renee Saxman, 48 roxanne ready, 46 lezlie johnson, 41 Mary Swiggum, 18 Aurora Osburn, 28 Kayla Woltz, 14 Cindy Leuck, 19 monica nigon, 17 Maren Kryzer, 45 Mindy Boynton, 30 Julie Nelson, 35 Lisa Finstein, 38 nicole skaden, 22 tessa schreiber, 22 Maureen Jones, 43 Anita Meyer, 30 Gretchen Kilbey, 47 Erin Holey, 25 Thanri Jooste, 16 Molly Newbold, 16 Shelly Skaden, 53 Jenny Grebin, 30 Andrea Allred, 27 Jen Douglas, 36 Gretchen Huber, 15 Stacey Boehm, 41 Tami Keenan, 38

31:15 33:54 34:31 35:57 35:59 36:09 36:21 36:39 37:08 37:24 37:58 38:07 39:12 39:26 39:28 39:41 39:44 40:05 40:28 40:42 40:42 40:50 41:02 41:02 41:03 41:14 41:23 41:23 41:43 42:01

Men Under 8 171 275 302 313

Griffan Merchlewitz, 7 Kaleb Stevens, 7 Marshall Simon, 7 Elijah Hoppe, 3

45:57 58:14 1:14:53 1:21:36

Men 8 - 9 258 281 287

Nathan Sikkink, 8 Jc Merchlewitz, 9 Taylor Ward, 9

54:00 59:09 1:01:43

Men 10 - 11 259 283 285 296

Walker Sikkink, 11 Matthew Lacroix, 10 Bradley Karlen, 10 Christian Pelowski, 11

54:01 59:34 1:00:15 1:11:16

Men 12 - 13

Fools Five Mile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

27:26 29:24 30:27 30:42 30:47 31:04 31:36 31:43 32:35 32:48 32:56 32:58 33:23 33:40 33:41 33:59 34:04 34:09

12 33 44 51 101 125 167 246 288

Ian Torchia, 13 Adam Rahn, 13 Justin Friedrich, 13 Brady Burton, 13 Ben Boynton, 13 Jordan Theede, 13 Cody Bly, 13 Jorli Hauge, 13 Logan Sikkink, 12

32:58 36:13 37:00 37:23 40:59 42:22 45:46 51:14 1:01:49

Men 14 - 15 7 52 55 62 126 150 163 225 249 262

Jacob Johnson, 14 Ryan Doblar, 15 Adam Prigge, 15 Evan Albrecht, 14 Austin Fitzgerald, 15 Colin Myro, 14 Brady Meyer, 14 Abe Hauge, 14 Nicholas Tabor, 14 calvin halverson, 15

31:36 37:32 37:47 38:07 42:23 44:18 45:33 48:59 52:02 54:14

Men 16 - 17 37 41

Justin Viss, 17 Zach Curry, 16

36:27 36:39

Minnesota Distance Running Association

AT THE RACES: R A C E R E S U L T S 54 79 92 106 110 130 157 183

robert muschler, 17 Taylor Polodna, 16 Sam Miner, 17 Drew Ferrier, 16 Nick Kryzer, 16 Jordan Romine, 16 Kevin Hermanson, 17 jacob brown, 17

37:42 39:19 40:19 41:22 41:29 42:41 44:57 46:22

Men 18 - 19 9 13 56 59 71 103 173 272 319

Seb Kingsbury, 19 Nathan Spangler, 19 daniel testa, 18 scott dick, 18 Jon-Paul Winters, 18 Ben Colvin, 18 Danniel Thoreson, 19 Andrew Randall, 19 Travis Hahn, 18

32:35 33:23 37:55 38:01 38:42 41:03 45:58 57:26 1:34:30

Men 35 - 39 10 21 28 39 42 47 48 60 67 112

Andrew Becker, 38 Jason Abraham, 38 Theodore Mueller, 35 Brian Briggs, 38 Bruce Meyer, 39 Shawn Polson, 38 Scott Anderson, 36 Brad Boynton, 37 Mike Rahn, 39 Julio Salazar, 39

32:48 34:32 35:26 36:35 36:47 37:05 37:08 38:03 38:19 41:30

Men 40 - 44 1 17 20 29 46 53 58 68

Ditley Larsen, 43 Jay Richards, 43 Mark Aase, 43 Arthur Clark, 41 Kurt Oettel, 44 Scott Fitzgerald, 40 Kevin Meyer, 44 Joel Ellinghuysen, 44

27:26 34:04 34:28 35:39 37:04 37:33 37:55 38:33

72 89

craig asche, 41 david kramer, 44

38:42 40:09

Men 45 - 49 18 23 36 49 63 66 73 85 95 97

Craig Blommer, 49 Tom Hoffman, 49 tedd morgan, 47 jeff vanheuklon, 49 Michael Becher, 47 Andy Hart, 45 Mark Polodna, 46 Mark Mueller, 46 Kevin Jacob, 46 Tim Wadekamper, 46

34:09 34:44 36:27 37:13 38:07 38:14 38:44 39:35 40:23 40:27

tom woo, 50 Jerry McMillin, 51 Bryan Huhnerkoch, 50 stephen burt, 52 Steve De Boer, 54 Matt Kingsbury, 52 Rick Kukowski, 53 Duane Finn, 51 Mark Wylam, 50 Glen Dornfeld, 53

30:47 31:43 33:40 33:41 34:36 34:49 34:57 36:35 39:21 40:04

Men 55 - 59 57 65 69 93 124 128 136 148 165 169

Rick Christianson, 55 John Klug, 58 Jack Wera, 58 David Morrill, 59 Mark Thoreson, 55 Steve Roelofs, 58 Wayne Feyereisn, 56 Gerry Neal, 59 jeff smith, 57 David Schreiber, 57

37:55 38:10 38:37 40:19 42:20 42:25 42:54 44:16 45:43 45:54

Men 60 - 64 64 75

gordy strickland, 62 Jon Arnold, 62

Steve Prosser, 60 Tom Austin, 62 phil schumacher, 60 John Theel, 60 Donald Kukowski, 60 Bill Reinarts, 60 Randy Snell, 60 James Dexter, 62

39:33 42:38 46:16 46:29 47:25 48:42 54:11 59:42

Men 65 - 69 176 235 300 312

Ron Schroeder, 66 Bert Mohs, 67 Jon Freeman, 66 Geogre Burns, 67

46:01 50:05 1:12:18 1:21:35

Men 70 - 74

Men 50 - 54 5 8 14 15 22 24 25 40 80 87

84 129 181 184 196 218 260 284

38:09 38:59

238 Pat Brown, 72 274 Bernhard Pieper, 70 290 East Finden, 70 291 Jerry Reynolds, 74 325 Cleyson Plank, 74 Women 8 - 9 300 danielle schmidt, 9

50:22 57:34 1:02:44 1:05:45 1:36:05 1:16:42

Women 10 - 11 228 238 239 321 322 339 345

Abigail Lacroix, 11 Lauren McCartney, 10 Shandelee Jooste, 10 Abbigail Prigge, 10 Jade Nahrgang, 10 Laura Pelowski, 11 Madeline Rabe, 10

1:01:07 1:02:14 1:02:16 1:20:59 1:21:13 1:25:01 1:27:09

Women 12 - 13 174 175 193 310 340 351 358

Olivia Sobczak, 12 Madeline Huizenga, 12 sydney schmidt, 13 Carmen Smith, 13 Meghan Rabe, 12 alex lau, 13 Jasmine Swanson, 12

53:14 53:17 55:33 1:19:00 1:25:11 1:30:10 1:34:12

Women 14 - 15 9 28 232 237 266 267 286 330 352 353

Kayla Woltz, 14 Gretchen Huber, 15 Ariel Vandezande, 14 Allanel Jooste, 14 Cortni Nahrgang, 15 Brittany Prigge, 14 Laura Welsh, 15 Hanna Watson, 14 Anna Eddy, 14 Shauna Whalen, 14

37:08 41:23 1:01:21 1:02:03 1:10:24 1:10:35 1:14:27 1:23:43 1:30:10 1:30:10

Women 16 - 17 11 22 23 171

monica nigon, 17 Thanri Jooste, 16 Molly Newbold, 16 Sarah Pecinovsky, 17

37:58 40:50 41:02 53:04

Women 18 - 19 7 10 137 176 207 342

Mary Swiggum, 18 Cindy Leuck, 19 janelle filbick, 19 Miriam Reisetter, 18 Melissa Weitert, 18 Chelsi Nahrgang, 19

36:21 37:24 49:33 53:17 57:24 1:25:55

Women 35 - 39 1 14 15 27 30 43 49 72 101 102

Mary Chestolowski, 37 Julie Nelson, 35 Lisa Finstein, 38 Jen Douglas, 36 Tami Keenan, 38 jennifer thorn, 35 Jennifer Davidson, 35 Julie Gloss, 35 Nikki Myhre, 37 Kari Koenigs, 37

31:15 39:26 39:28 41:23 42:01 43:25 44:00 45:45 47:38 47:43

continued on page 28

Now Offering Chip timing! MAY/JUNE 2009

AT THE RACES: R A C E R E S U L T S 190

Fools Five results continued Women 40 - 44 6 18 29 47 59 62 78 81 82 85

lezlie johnson, 41 Maureen Jones, 43 Stacey Boehm, 41 annette fritz, 44 Julie Mackey, 40 Alicia Harrison, 40 Barbara Sims, 43 Karen Johnson, 43 Jyll Buringa, 41 tracy morgan, 43

36:09 40:05 41:43 43:42 44:54 45:01 46:10 46:16 46:18 46:40

Women 45 - 49 3 4 5 12 20 32 42 87 92 93

Lori Anderson, 47 Renee Saxman, 48 roxanne ready, 46 Maren Kryzer, 45 Gretchen Kilbey, 47 Mary Soukup Selness, 45 julie maloney, 45 Julie Colvin, 48 Sally Woxland, 45 Vicki Hanenberger, 46

34:31 35:57 35:59 38:07 40:42 42:04 43:22 46:46 47:04 47:09

Women 50 - 54 24 35 56 95 99 106 125 158 186

Shelly Skaden, 53 Nina Bren, 51 Sarah Melde, 50 Linda Amborn, 53 Cathy Torgerson, 51 Pam Starcher, 52 Brenda Clarey, 50 Veronica Theobald, 54 Tamara Stevens, 53

Kris Slavin, 53

54:43

Women 55 - 59

41:02 42:17 44:40 47:25 47:36 48:03 48:59 51:21 54:29

52 180 204 211 222 259 274 301 306 332

Jean Schreiter, 56 Dawn Thurley, 56 Jane Brinkman, 55 Diane Hammel, 55 Victoria Kukowski, 57 Susan Christian, 59 Beth McFadden, 55 Sharon Schield, 59 Julia Rodgers, 56 Deb Kukowski, 55

44:16 53:33 57:06 57:31 59:43 1:08:13 1:11:50 1:16:42 1:17:56 1:23:48

Women 60 - 64 48 205 261 311 361

Rosemary Harnly, 62 Terry Bauer, 60 Rebecca Splittstoesser, 62

Karen Stimets, 63 Vickie Koehnen, 63

43:45 57:13 1:09:27 1:19:21 1:41:07

Women 65 - 69 77 208 331

sandra dalquist, 68 Phyllis Freeman, 66 Kaye Ellingson, 67

46:08 57:26 1:23:48

MDRA Mud Ball 4 Mile April 19, Wirth Park Overall 1 2 3 4

John Storkamp, 29 Cam Green, 23 Joe Ziegenfuss, 34 Steve Stenzel, 28

23:49 24:04 24:44 24:48

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 12 2 13 14 15 16 3 17 4 18 5 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 6 7 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 8

Jim Ramacier, 45 David Peterson, 48 Tim Leininger, 39 Kirt Goetzke, 48 Bill Baldus, 44 Peter Meinz, 25 Kurt Jewell, 40 Caitlin Compton, 28* Christopher Olson, 37 Keren Gudeman, 33* Matt Himes, 27 John Lynch, 42 David Baldus, 15 Jeff Zimmerman, 40 Katherine Himes, 31* Michael Rassier, 57 Marta Lewinski, 36* Chris Halloran, 36 Sophie St-Jacques, 32* Sam Evans, 15 James Evans, 48 Eric Nystrom, 42 Scott Radke, 33 Bill Grassl, 53 Carleton Perry, 44 Andrew Pritchard, 46 Jill Jewell, 39* Danielle Gordinier, 38* Garrett Tomczak, 61 John Borgfelt, 56 Pete Thomas, 56 Charles Green, 61 Ross Hyde, 35 Andrew Jewell, 12 Steven CdeBaca, 40 Molly Hillstrom, 31*

25:24 26:53 27:24 27:27 27:30 27:49 28:06 28:20 28:24 28:31 28:33 28:46 30:05 30:25 30:33 30:39 31:01 31:19 31:21 31:43 31:44 32:33 32:33 32:43 32:56 33:30 33:34 33:39 33:45 33:48 34:08 34:17 34:21 34:52 34:54 35:02

9 Mari Titcombe, 28* 10 Melanie Siepker, 31* 33 Mitch Vars, 39 34 Mark Lescher, 36 11 Elizabeth Skwiot, 30* 12 Amy Seibert, 41* 35 Mike Deiman, 38 13 Callie Knoblauch, 39* 14 Katie Knoblauch, 30* 15 Katherine Clark, 48* 36 John Eiden, 45 16 Sarah Linder-Stenzel, 28* 17 Ali Boese, 32* 18 Amy Boese, 37* 19 Lindsay VanPatten, 25* 20 Audrey Peach, 29* 21 Pallavi Bhosale, 23* 37 Todd Gerhard, 30 38 Stephen Paladie, 66 22 Stephanie Linder, 26* 39 Robert Johnson, 12 40 Ray Eck, 51 41 William Berneking, 69 23 Amanda Olson, 39* 24 Julie Koepke, 26* 42 Nathan Volz, 40 43 Mike Miler, 47 25 Kris Kohorst, 30* 44 Steve Johnson, 26 * indicates females

35:11 35:13 35:14 35:37 35:43 35:46 35:53 35:59 36:07 36:16 36:33 36:39 36:42 36:43 37:59 38:02 38:24 39:20 40:35 40:47 40:57 41:12 42:06 42:08 42:21 43:32 43:47 44:29 45:25

Try a Tri continued from page 7

on roads that are relatively free of cars. At the end, you get to return to the familiar running discipline and break across the finish line. Tollefson suggested buying a used bike to offset the expense of purchasing a new one for competition. Another cost-saving idea is to bank the money you would normally spend on traveling to out-of-town running races for one year, and use those funds to purchase triathlon gear. Once you decide to enter a tri event, register early for your entire season to ensure that you can get into the races you want. The shorter local races are not too expensive. However, the registration fees for the Ironman distance can be around $500. Tollefson says that most people cannot do more than one Ironman per year. Tollefson recommends a few online resources to stay current with races and other tri information. For race schedules, he likes www.gearwestbike.com and www.midwestevents.us. And one of his friends has started an online tri community focused on fun and providing a forum for novices to ask questions of recreational tri-athletes, like the ones that you had when you first started running. The website, www.tridonkey.com, is a place where you can laugh about the “donkey” (funny, stupid) things you do when transitioning from the swim to the bike and bike to the run. Says Tollefson, “Who else but kids get to do this stuff all day?” RM

MAY/JUNE 2009

RUNMINNESOTA

Minnesota Distance Running Association

AT THE RACES: R A C E C A L E N D A R MAY May 15 • Scotty Roberts 5K SDSU Student Union, Brookings, SD Contact: Matt Bien, 605-697-9500

• Stay Out of the Sun Run 5K & 10K Rochester, MN Contact: Timothy Burriss, 507-282-4576

May 16 • “UFF DA” Run Half Marathon & 5K Woodville, WI Contact: Dennis W Russett, 715-698-2555

• Houston Lion’s 11th Annual Root River Triathlon 6.5 canoe, 8 mile bike, and 3 mile run Trailhead Park, Houston, MN Contact: Jennifer and Matt Evenson, Race Directors, 507-896-4222

• Brookings Marathon & Half Marathon Brookings, SD Contact: Matt Bien, 605-697-9500

• Superior Trail Race 25K/50K Lutsen, MN Contact: Gretchen Perbix, 651-227-6071

• TRF MeritCare Triathlon Triathlon 500 yard swim, 12 mile bike, 3 mile run Thief River Falls, MN Contact: Jim Langland, 218-683-2718

• Hugo Kid’s Triathlon Triathlon 50 yard swim, 2.4 mile bike, 1.2 mile run Thief River Falls, MN Contact: Jim Langland, 218-683-2718

• Maple Grove Half Marathon and 5K Maple Grove, MN Contact: Tom Kilzer, 612-987-4618

• TC Lung Run 5K Minneapolis, MN Contact: Mary Anderson, 651-688-9143

• WaterFest Fun Walk/Run 5K Phalen Lake, St. Paul, MN Contact: Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District, 651-647-6816

• Making Tracks for Celiacs 5K Holy Family Catholic H.S. Victoria, MN Contact: Ann Snuggerud, 952-443-1349

• Spring Run for Fun 5K/10K Eden Prairie, MN Contact: Andrea Ploszay, 952-949-8447

• Lakes to Pines Triathlon 500 Yard Swim, 14.7 mile Bike, 5K Run Park Rapids, MN Contact: lakestopines.com

• The Old Glory Run - A Salute to Those Who Serve 5K Cold Spring, MN Contact: Pam Karls, 320-761-5712

• Keep Moving for John - The John P. Franzoia Memorial 5K Bowlus, MN Contact: Community Education/Tara Prom, 320-584-5531

• Eagan Fun Run 2 mile & 5 mile Eagan, Minnesota Contact: Kerry Phillips, 651-675-5500

• Mama Marla’s Hike it or Bike it 5K, 10K, and 15.5 mile Bike Long Prairie, MN Contact: Marla Schnell, 320-732-6305

• 2nd Annual Hayfield Fire Dept. Fun Run/Walk 8K, 5K Hayfield Fire Hall, Minnesota Contact: Johann Sonnenberg, 507-438-1084

• Follow the Leaders 5K Run/Walk College of St. Catherine, St. Paul Contact: Kate Brady, 651-690-7058

Scandia, MN Contact: Bob or Carol Gemuenden, 651-433-2020

• Ripley River Run 10K, 2 Mile Deparq Woods, Little Falls, MN Contact: Jacki DeVine, 320-632-8993

Rochester, MN Contact: Teresa Byland, Rochester YMCA, 507-269-6591

• Anytime Fitness Stillwater Marathon Marathon, 20 Mile, Half Marathon, 12K Stillwater Contact: St . Croix Events, 651-430-2306

• Med City Marathon , 1/2 Marathon, Relays and 20 mile Rochester, MN Contact: Teresa Byland, Rochester YMCA, 507-269-6591

May 25 • Brian Kraft Memorial 5K Run/Walk Lake Nokomis Minneapolis, MN Contact: Craig Yotter, 651-686-8447

Mankato, MN Contact: Patti Maes, 507 387-3617 NOTE DATE CHANGE Como Lake, St Paul, MN Contact: Gary Westlund, 612-245-9160

• Race for Oromia 5K and 10K

• Heart of the City Half Marathon

• Run for the Ribbon 10K Minnehaha Park Contact: Run for the Ribbon, 612-341-2060

• Apple Blossom Races Halfmarathon, 10K, 5K Hastings, MN Contact: Jim Fitzpatrick, 651-437-4359

• Cellcom Green Bay Marathon Green Bay, WI Contact: Sean Ryan, 800-889-1859

• No Joke Scope it Out John Schreiner/Kevin Nielsen memorial 5K Bunker Hills regional park Contact: Amy Ferguson, 763-639-7359

May 18 • FireFighters 10 Mile Road Race Thunder Bay, Ontario Contact: John Garland, 807-622-5592

May 23 • Stu Nevermann Memorial Run 20th annual 4 miles East Park Mason City , IA Contact: David Nauman, 641-423-7830 Motley, MN Contact: Christy, 218-330-2245

May 24 • MDRA Mississippi 10 Miler St. Paul, Minnesota Contact: Barb Leininger, 612-644-8185

MAY/JUNE 2009

• Monica Jensen Foundation 5K Walk/Run & 10K Hudson, WI Contact: Monica Jensen Foundation, 651-210-1624

May 31 • Minneapolis Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K, 5-K9 Downtown Minneapolis at The Depot Contact: John Larson, 612-746-1364

• Smoke-Free Dakota World No Tobacco Day 5K Big Rivers Regional Trail, Lilydale, MN Contact: Diane Tran, 651-789-0036

• HSCV 5k walk/run Phalen Park, MN Contact: Thao Truong, (952) 681-1310

JUNE

Burnsville, MN Contact: Wendy Brandt, 952-224-7649

• Walk Like MADD 5K Hyland Lake Park Reserve, MN Contact: Brenda Reuter, 651-523-0802

• Northern Lakes Run 30K, 10 Mile, 5K White Bear Lake High School North Contact: Mark Bongers- Final Stretch, 507-664-9438 (local to metro area)

• Helping Paws Wag, Walk and Run 5K and 1K Eden Prairie Contact: Pam Anderson, 952-988-9359 x 12

• Gateway Bank 5K

• Manitou 15K White Bear Lake, MN Contact: Keith Nelson, 651.407.1990

• Chester Woods Trail Run 5k and 10 Mile Chester Woods County Park Contact: Jim Mason, 507-951-2415

• 3rd Annual Celebration of Children 5K and Kids Fun Run Shakopee, MN Contact: Tonsha Hokanson or Teri Roder, 952-496-0105 or 952-402-0372

• Challenge Cancer 5k (5th Annual) Como Lake, St Paul, MN Contact: Gary Westlund, 612-245-9160

• Willie Walleye 5K

• Whitehawk 5K Mound Westonka High School Track Mound, MN Contact: Chris Humbert, 952-491-8219 or 952-472-6620

• Tender Hearts Foundation 5K Burnsville, Minnesota Contact: Wendy Brandt, 952-224-7649

• Peace Foundation GO! 5K North Commons Park-North Minneapolis, MN Contact: Mary Anderson, 651-688-9143

• Carson 10 and Carson 2 Carson Park, Eau Claire, WI Contact: Karen Schoenrock, 715-894-0166

• Kenny 5K Lake Harriet, MN Contact: Mary Anderson, 651 668 9143

• Step Forward for TSC 5K Run/Walk

RUNMINNESOTA

June 6 Highway 110 & Dodd Rd Contact: Neil Garlock, 651-452-1366

Lake Phalen, St. Paul, MN Contact: Mary Anderson, 651 668 9143

Freedom Field,Maple Grove, MN Contact: Hahn Chang, 763-291-2538

• Challenge Hearts & Minds 5K

May 30

Lake Calhoun, Minneapolis, MN Contact: Mary Anderson, 651-688-9143

• Maple Grove 6k Run/Walk for Darfur

• 10 KATO Race for a Cause 10k and 2mile

May 17

• MN Tough 5K • Scandia Fun Run/Walk 1K & 5K

• Med City Marathon , 1/2 Marathon and Relays

Baudette, MN Contact: Sariina Kalli, 218-341-0222

• FANS 24 and 12 Hour Races Lake Nokomis, Mpls, MN Contact: ‘E’ Fischer-Drew, 612-3771682

• Run for Ralph 5K and 1 Mile Family Fun Walk/Run Cheshire Park, Minnetonka, MN Contact: Mary Anderson, 651-688-9143

• Lymphomathon Walk 5K Lake Nokomis, Minneapolis Contact: Mary Anderson, 651-688-9143

• New Bri Tri 1/2 mile swim/ 14 mile bike/ 3 mile run New Brighton, MN Contact: Randy Fulton, 651-653-7401

• Gateway Bank 5K Mendota Heights, MN Contact: Neil Garlock, 651-452-1366

Minnesota Distance Running Association

AT THE RACES: R A C E C A L E N D A R • St Paul Chamber of Commerce 5K and Kids Run Run Harriet Island, St. Paul, MN Contact: Mary Anderson, 651 668 9143

• Finnegans Shamrock Get Lucky 5K Run & Walk South Mpls., Minnesota Contact: Mary Anderson, 651 668 9143

• City of Trails 5K St. Croix Falls, WI Contact: Amy Klein, 715-557-0197

June 7 • Grand Old Day On the Go! 8K Inline Skate; 8K Run; 5K Walk/Jog; 1/4 and 1/2 Mile Youth Run Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN Contact: Chris Fuller, 651-228-1986

• Deadwood Mickelson Trail Marathon, Half Marathon Deadwood, SD Contact: Jerry Dunn, 605-641-3534

• CDI Back In Shape 5k Run and Patrick Holmes Memorial Walk Bloomington, Minnesota Contact: Jenna Seal, (952) 888-4777 ext 331

June 14 • Beyond the Yellow Ribbon 5k/10k Fun Run/Walk South St Paul, MN Contact: Nicholle Corcoran, 651-797-2376

• MacAttack 5K Run and 3K Family Fun Walk Rochester, MN Contact: Lin Gentling, 507-288-2851

• Fairmont Ronald McDonald House Triathlon Mini: 50 meters, 3.1 mi, 1k; Sprint: .25 mi., 9 mi., 3.2 mi.; Olympic: 1.5K, 40K, 10K

Gomsrud Park, Fairmont, MN Contact: Michael O’Rourke, (507) 238-9295

• Swan Lake Marathon Festival • Twin Cities Lung Walk 5K Como Park, St. Paul, MN Contact: Jennifer Schroeder, 651-223-9561

June 13 • Lederhosenlauf 5k (2nd Annual) 5k & 1 Mile St Paul’s Cathedral Hill Area Contact: Gary Westlund, 612-245-9160

• Maryville Chamber Country Classic Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K Maryville, MO Contact: Matt Gaarder, 660-582-8643

• Goodhue Udder Run 5 Mile Run Goodhue High School, Minnesota Contact: Benjamin Raasch, (651) 380-8923

• Hay Daze Fun Run 8K Run Janesville, MN Contact: Traci Schuch, (507)231-5897

• Walker Methodist Run, Roll and Stroll for Seniors 5K Lake Harriet, Minneapolis Contact: Mary Anderson, 651-688-9143

• Sour Grapes Half and Half Half Marathon, 10K NOTE DATE CORRECTION Brainerd, MN Contact: Jeanne Larson, 218-838-2552

• Rum River 5K Princeton, MN Contact: Cheryl Brindle, 763-389-1764

• Grampa stays home! Half Marathon NOTE DATE CHANGE Bald Eagle Park, White Bear Lake Contact: Tri Fitness, 651-426-1919

• Albertville Friendly City Days 5K Run Albertville, MN Contact: Steven Rothweiler, 763-497-7674

• Rack Race and Melon Meander 5K Cannon Falls, MN Contact: Workout 24/7, 507-263-4925

Viborg, SD Contact: Renee Neufeld, 605-326-5690

• Mountain Lake Pow Wow Roadrace 4 mile, 1 mile, & Fitness Walks Mountain Lake, MN Contact: Mike Nelson, 507-427-2918

• Perham Turtlefest Road Race 5K & 10K Paul Miller Park, Perham, MN Contact: Jim Lee, 218-758-2709

• Farmington Dew Run 4 Miles, 1 Mile, 1/2 Mile Farmington City Hall Contact: Kellee Omlid, 651-280-6850

• Spud Run 5K Brooklyn Park, MN Contact: Michelle Margo, 763-493-8333

• St. Clair Fun Run 5K St. Clair, MN

• Sunnybrook Stomp 5K or 5 mile walk/run Wadena, Minnesota Contact: Dana Pavek, (218) 632-2155, ext. 113

• Heritage Days Race 5K, 10K, 1 mile run/walk Rock Rapids, Iowa Contact: Emilly Eben, 605-366-6251

Lake Phalen, St. Paul, MN Contact: Mary Anderson, 651 668 9143

• Arlington Roadstar Classic 2 and 4 mile Arlington, MN Contact: Jeff Pinske, 507-964-5942

June 21

• Rochester Track Club Fall Marathon/Half Marathon Training Class

• Fathers Day 5k - Celebration of Active Generations (3rd Annual) 5k Run & 1.5 Mile

June 17 • Burnsville Wednesday 5K by FCA Burnsville, MN Contact: Chris Anderson, 952-486-8036

June 19 • 28th Annual Longest Day 10K Medary, SD Contact: Rod Dehaven, 605-688-5994

• William A. Irvin 5K Duluth, MN Contact: Scott Keenan, 218-727-0947

• Manitou Days 5K Run/Walk White Bear Lake Contact: Randy Fulton, 651-653-7401

June 20 • Green Mountain Relay 200-mile team distance relay Jeffersonville to Bennington, VT Contact: Paul Vanderheiden, paul@timberlineevents.com

• Grandma’s Marathon Duluth, MN Contact: Scott Keenan, 218-727-0947

• Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon Duluth, MN Contact: Scott Keenan, 218-727-0947

Rhinelander, WI Contact: Terry Goldbach, 715 362 9622

• Run For The Roses 10K & 5K Roseville, MN Contact: Rick Schultz, 651-792-7006

• Rochester Get Your Rear in Gear 5K Rochester Civic Center Contact: Mary Anderson, 651-688-9143

• Tri-Loppet 8K paddle - 5K trail run - 11K mountain bike Lake Calhoun - Theodore Wirth Park Contact: John Munger, 612 604-5331

• Time to Fly Walk 10K, 5K & Kids’ Fun Run Harriet Island Regional Park, St. Paul Contact: Jackie Lee Stone, 952-2248497, www.ccrftimetofly.com

• River Rat 5K • Leukemia Team in Training Canine Canter for Cancer 5K

June 16

Rochester Athletic Club Contact: Lin Gentling, 507-288-2851

• HODAG RUN FOR YOUR LIFE 5K and 10K

Como Lake, St Paul, MN Contact: Gary Westlund, 612-245-9160

• Greenway’s Vikings Gridiron Gallop 5K Fun Run and Walk Lake Nokomis Contact: Mimi Kalb, 612-230-6482

• MN Military Appreciation 5K Run and 2K Walk Metrodome Minneapolis Contact: Mary Anderson, 651-688-9143

Belle Prairie Park, Little Falls, MN Contact: Jacki DeVine, 320-632-8993

• Heartbeat 5000 Stone Arch Bridge, Minneapolis, MN Contact: Mary Anderson, 651 668 9143

• Run for Pride 5K Lake Calhoun, Minneapolis, MN Contact: Jack Thompson, 612-8129166

• St. Joseph Lions 13 Annual 5K Run St. Joseph Community Fire Hall, MN Contact: Scott Bloch, 320-845-7843

June 28 • Big Lake Lakes Run 8K Big Lake, MN Contact: Ken Janda, 763-263-1316

• Notes for Cliff 5K NOTE DATE CHANGE Fort Snelling State Park, St Pau Contact: Mary Anderson, 651-688-9143

June 25

June 30

• Spearfish Canyon Half Marathon & 5K

• Elk River Youth Park Race

Spearfish, SD Contact: Heather Pleinis, 605-722-9199

• Rail Run 4 Miles

1/4 mile up to 1 mile depending on age Woodland Trails, Elk River, MN Contact: Stephanie Albin, 763.635.1150

St. James, MN Contact: Pete Eggen, 507-375-5019

• 2nd Annual Children’s Miracle Network’s “Race 4 Life 2009” 5K and 2Mile Field of Honor, Black River Falls, WI Contact: Jordan Henrickson, 715-533-2260

June 27 • Minnetonka Summer Festival Races 8K, 2 Mile Fun Run, Tot Trot Minnetonka City Hall Contact: Ann Davy, 952-939-8203

• Hutchinson Water Carnival Run By the River 8K, 5K, Kids Race Riverside Park, Hutchinson, MN Contact: Jeff Schmidt, 320-234-7263

MAY/JUNE 2009

Minneapolis Marathon. Kirk approved the request. Starting March 21 there are 5 weekends in a row of MDRA races. All board members were asked to volunteer at one or more of these races: 3/21, Lake Johanna 4 Mile, 3/28, MDRA 7 mile, 4/4, Ron Daws 25K, 4/11, Fred Kurz 10 Mile, 4/19, Mudball Classic, 5/9, Mom's Day, 5/24, Mississippi 10 Miler. Email Heidi at hmiler@comcast.net. We will also have a booth at the Human Race, 3/22. Committee Reports: Advocacy Committee: Bob Lindsey has offered to join this committee if he can find a partner to work with.

February Board of Directors Meeting

We would like to offer a track night at one of the local tracks, but are having difficulty coming up with volunteers who are willing to take on such a commitment.

February 9, 2009

Promotions Committee: We will have a booth at the Grandma's Expo this spring. Colin will run a contest this Spring. Our blog site is http://runminnesota.blogspot.com.

Members Present: Kathryn Benhardus, Darrell Christensen, Colin Farbotko, Mike Iserman, Bill Knight, Bob Lindsey, Robert Lundquist, Mike Nawrocki, Lori Anne Peterson, Lisa Radzak, Kirk Walztoni, Melissa Wieczorek, Kevin Wojchik

Publications Committee: The March issue of RunMinnesota is one of our largest ever, with many local ads, two ads from Running Network, and a slimmed down shoe review. We are always looking for writers and articles that will appeal to our members.

Guests Present: Heidi Keller Miler, Dave Kuehn,

Race Committee: There will be a meeting on February 23 for race directors, runners, and other interested parties.

Members Absent: Norm Champ, Rick Recker Welcome and Introduction of New Board Members: Mike Iserman was appointed to the board for a one year term. Secretary’s Report: Kevin Wojchik made a motion to approve the November 10 minutes. Bill Knight seconded. The motion carried. Mike Nawrocki made a motion to approve the January 17 minutes. Mike Iserman seconded. The motion carried. There are no December minutes since the meeting was cancelled due to weather conditions. Treasurer’s Report: Dave and Lori have experienced some technical difficulties in transitioning the treasurer's duties. Dave Kuehn reported that our total liabilities and equity are now $14,107.79, which is over $4,000.00 down from January. The good news is that we are actually doing better than we were in January of 2008, and much of the shortfall is due to timing. Specifically, we have a significant amount of money coming in for the ads for the annual, and more membership receipts will also be coming in soon.

Club Administration: Maureen Kennedy and Debbie Bohmann were appointed to one year terms. Programs Committee: We have four classes, spring and fall marathon training courses, a beginning women's class in Maple Grove, and the Women's Running Camp at the ECC. We again discussed the feasibility of doing a track workout once a week at a local high school track. There would be a lot of interest in a program like that.

USATF Report: Melissa reported that there will be an awards ceremony on February 21 at Braemar Country Club at 7:00 p.m. Awards will be given for runners of the year in all the various age groups, with a cash bar and hors d'oeuvres.

Promotions Committee: Colin Farbotko has started a Facebook site with 70-80 friends. He was thinking of creating some t-shirts with funny sayings on them. We discussed doing some cross-promotion with some of the local running stores. For example, when a person joins MDRA, he would also receive a coupon for a hat, socks, or whatever at a local running store. Another thought would be to receive a Runner's World subscription with your membership. Norm suggested an “each one reach one” approach where each MDRA runner would try to get one other runner to join MDRA. Kirk suggested that we check out www.cararuns.org, the website of the Chicago Area Running Association, to get new ideas for our promotions. We are looking into improving our website.

New Business: There was some discussion on whether we should give discounts to MDRA members for Victory and City of Lakes, as an incentive for membership.

Publications Committee: The March issue of RunMinnesota, one of our largest issues, is coming out shortly.

Old Business: We have had online membership applications through www.needtorace.com for approximately one year. These online registrations are gaining strength.

Race Committee: The Mississippi 10 miler is not yet approved because we have not received a budget. Lowell Schow reports that we earned a small amount of money for equipment rental over the winter.

Meeting adjourned.

There was a discussion of offering a $2.00 discount for MDRA members for City of Lakes, Victory, and the MDRA 15K. That decision was tabled until the April meeting.

March Board of Directors Meeting

Kevin made a motion to approve these races and directors. Melissa seconded. The motion carried

Office Manager’s Report: Heidi reported that more memberships are coming in February from online renewals which were posted in January. We will have a booth in the St. Thomas field house for the Human Race on March 22. We will partner with the American Cancer Society for our spring marathon training class. It should be about 20-30 people.

March 9, 2009

USATF Report: Melissa reported that the awards event went very well.

Members Present: Kathryn Benhardus, Norm Champ, Darrell Christensen, Colin Farbotko, Michael Iserman, Maureen Kennedy, Bill Knight, Bob Lindsey, Robert Lundquist, Michael Nawrocki, Lori Anne Peterson, Lisa Radzak, Kirk Walztoni, Melissa Wieczorek, Kevin Wojchik

Committee Reports:

Members Absent: Debbie Bohmann, Rick Recker

New Business: We have the opportunity to donate $500.00 to the Hamline elite meet. In response, they will feature the MDRA name and logo on their t-shirts and publications, and we will have a booth there. This will be held April 24 and 25, 6 weeks before the state meet. Norm Champ moved that we approve this gift. Lori seconded. The motion carried.

Advocacy Committee: This committee works with local government and park boards. We are still looking for someone to chair/serve on this committee. It is a very important part of the mission of MDRA.

Secretary’s Report: The minutes from the February meeting were revised slightly. Bob Lindsey made the motion to accept the February 9 minutes with revisions as noted. Bill Knight seconded the motion. The motion carried.

Club Administration: This group meets once a year to fill any positions needed on the board. At this point we have two board positions to fill. NOTE: Following this meeting, Maureen Kennedy volunteered to take one of these board positions.

Treasurer’s Report: Lori Anne reported that we have a positive cash flow for the month of February of $116.55. Income for the month was $13,532.69, up $1,135.06 from last year. Total liabilities and equity for February are $11,246.52. Bill Knight mentioned that a free 990 class is available, which Lori may look into. She may make some recommendations after working further with our budget.

Programs Committee: This committee oversees the various programs and classes that are offered by MDRA. Currently we have spring and fall marathon training classes, a beginning women's class in Maple Grove and a women's running camp in Edina. We also have our Polar Bear Runs and Dome Running on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the winter.

MAY/JUNE 2009

Old Business: No old business Meeting adjourned.

Office Manager’s Report: Heidi was absent, but prepared her report in advance. Membership numbers are up slightly, to 2,363. Team Ortho has requested and received our mailing list to send out a postcard regarding the new

RUNMINNESOTA

Minnesota Distance Running Association

Once a Runner Running wisdom derived from the classic book by Pat Quinn “The new runner would find it more tedious than he could bear. The awful truth would begin to dawn on him: there was no Secret! His days would have to be spent in exactly this manner, give or take a mile or two, for longer than he cared to think about, if he really wanted to see the olive wreath up close. It would simply be the most difficult, heartrending process he would endure in the course of his life.”

scrolls! We can race dark Satan til he wheezes fiery cinders down the back straightaway!” Remember that feeling when you’re on a run and you just start gliding, you feel like your feet aren’t even hitting the ground, you feel like you could run 100 miles at 100 miles per hour. This quote inspires that feeling. “It’s the lean wolf that leads the pack, baby.”

exactly where your limits are. When your mind and body are telling you to quit, what do you do? “If the furnace was hot enough, anything

When a running buddy handed me a copy of Once a Runner and said that I would whole-heartedly identify with it, I was skeptical. I read the book in two days and now use it as an answer for anyone who inquires why I spend so much time out on the road...

Great literature has the ability to inspire a feeling of connection in the reader. To read something and realize that someone else on this planet has experienced something that the reader has can only inspire a feeling of transcendence. When a running buddy handed me a copy of Once a Runner and said that I would wholeheartedly identify with it, I was skeptical. I read the book in two days and now use it as an answer for anyone who inquires why I spend so much time out on the road, doing the same thing over and over and over. Once out of print, 2009 saw the re-release of Once a Runner in hardcover. While it holds its own as a wonderful novel, Once a Runner also provides some valuable insight and advice for runners of every level. I’ve selected a few choice quotes, but please, go buy the book. “Or we can blaze! Become legends in our own time, strike fear in the heart of mediocre talent everywhere! We can scald dogs, put records out of reach! Make the stands gasp as we blow into an unearthly kick from three hundred yards out. We can become God’s own messengers delivering the dreaded

People assume that some runners are skinny by choice. That they have an unnatural obsession with body weight. In fact, it’s our hunger to improve, to push ourselves, to go out there for those extra miles, that make us lean, mean machines. Weight loss is a side effect of our passion. “It is easier to train hard up North,” Denton told them. “Snow is snow. You either run in it or you don’t. It gives you something to go against, an irritant. But also a stimulus, if you know what I mean.” Sure, you can’t do speed workouts outside from December to March, but running lots of aerobic base miles in all that inclement weather toughens you up and prepares you for the track. When it thaws out. “Training was a rite of purification; from it came speed, strength. Racing was a rite of death; from it came knowledge. Such rites demand, if they are to be meaningful at all, a certain amount of time spent precisely on the Red Line, where you can lean over the manicured putting green at the edge of the precipice and see exactly nothing.” Training and racing allow you to gauge

would burn” Not the most appropriate advice in these health-conscious times, but when you start training hard, that bowl of ice cream definitely has a hard time sticking to your ribs. “Cassidy knew very well that he could take men, otherwise strong and brave men, to places they had never been before. Places where life and death overlapped in surreal valleys of muscle gloom and heart despair, where one begins to realize once more that nothing really matters at all and that stopping (death?) is all.” Running is primal. While running used to be used to catch dinner and travel from place to place, it is now used as a way to shed extra pounds and fend off mortality. When a runner pushes beyond his limits, he realizes that a lot of the worries of life are trivial, and that what matters most is whether he is able to take that next step. “Running to him was real; the way he did it the realest thing he knew. It was all joy and woe, hard as diamond; it made him weary beyond comprehension. But it also made him free.” What more can you say?

MAY/JUNE 2009

AT THE RACES: R A C E P H O T O S

100% Irish for a Day 10M/5K March 14> Minneapolis photos by Wayne Kryduba

MAY/JUNE 2009

RUNMINNESOTA

Minnesota Distance Running Association

AT THE RACES: R A C E P H O T O S

Ron Daws 25K April 4 > Hopkins photos by Wayne Kryduba

Bartlings Shoes “NIKE HEADQUARTERS” 410 Fourth St. - Box 207 Brookings, SD 57006 (605) 692-2414

MAY/JUNE 2009

Saturday, July 25, 2009 Boston Scientific Heart of Summer 5K and 10K Kids Fun Run Lake Nokomis, Minneapolis, MN

JOIN US for the 6th Annual Boston Scientific Heart of Summer 5K and 10K This is your chance to make a difference in the fight against heart disease. Join us as we celebrate survivors, honor lives lost, and continue our mission to educate women about the role of health and fitness in the prevention of heart disease. Walkers and runners of all abilities are welcome. For more information and to register visit: www.heartofsummer.org

Beneficiaries: 100% of the race proceeds and pledges support the following local womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health initiatives:

www.foxcitiesmarathon.org

September 19 - 20, 2009 Appleton, WI

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

FAMILY FITNESS DAY! 5K RUN/WALK KIDS FUN RUN

MARATHON HALF MARATHON RELAY MARATHON 13.1 MILE WALK

Save Money Register Now!

E very step has a story... What’s yours?

Started running to meet people

Lost 30 lbs

Heart Attack Survivor

TH EDI

N O TI

SUNDAY â&#x20AC;¢ SEPTEMBER 13, 2009 RACE LIMITED TO 1200 ENTRANTS

PR E SE N T E D B Y :

XXX SVONESB PSH

Finish with more character than when you started. From the moment you cross the start line, you know that crossing the finish line will be one of the best moments of your life. This is the WALT DISNEY WORLD® Marathon Weekend presented by CIGNA – with spectacular races through the most magical setting in the world. It’s an entire weekend filled with competition and fun starting with Disney’s Health & Fitness Expo and ending when you cross the finish line to earn the exclusive Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, or Goofy medals! If that doesn’t motivate you to new levels of character, nothing will. For more information or to register online visit disneyworldmarathon.com.