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Credits Managing Editor: Heidi Keller Miler
Senior Editor: Mark C. Syring
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CONTENTS
MDRA Officers:
Editor’s Letter
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Race Results
Contributors
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Race Recap
Running Briefs
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News and notes
On the Run
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Bus run
Favorite Race Stories A marathon in Naha, Japan
From The Roads Grandma’s Marathon recap
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MDRA Board Members:
Minneapolis Marathon Fargo Marathon
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Race Calendar
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Race Photos Minneapolis Marathon Grandma’s Marathon
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MDRA 50th Anniversary Special
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Minnesota Running in the 80s The races, the athletes and the movement
On the Cover: Runners near the finish at the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon photo courtesy of Grandma’s Marathon
Kirk Walztoni,President Norm Champ, Vice President Kathryn Benhardus, Secretary Lori Anne Peterson, Treasurer Debbie Bohmann, Past President
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Paul Arneberg, Nathan Campeau, Darrell Christensen, Michael Iserman, Bill Knight, Bob Lindsey, Gary Nathan, Michael Nawrocki, Andrew Plackner, Lisa Marie Radzak, Melissa Wieczorek
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Dear RunMinnesota Readers, In this issue, in continuing our celebration of MDRA’s fiftieth year as the largest running club in the state, and even well beyond, we focus on the 80s. This was the decade Mary Decker was the first woman to run a mile in less than four and a half minutes, Chariots of Fire won Best Picture, Jane Fonda’s workout book was released, Greg LeMond became the first American to ever win the Tour de France and Grete Waitz won her ninth New York Marathon in 11 years. A big decade for running and health to be sure. In this decade, I wasn’t even a runner yet. However, I’d bike alongside my father on his long, long, long runs, finishing thoroughly exhausted, while he’d be biting at the chomp to go farther. Running farther. Without the aid of a bicycle. I could tell. But seeing his enthusiasm about running prompted me to join my high school cross country team during my junior year. Unfortunately, that enthusiasm was relatively shackled when I was promptly removed from the team after getting lost during my first ever foot race: the yearly alumni meet. I figured this was probably the pinnacle of importance to the entire high school experience, as well as the cross country team. And to life. The way I see it, there’s two typical ways to get lost during a foot race. You are either way out front with no guide or you are hopelessly pulling up the rear. I was not far out front, guide or no guide. I knew something was amiss, when I found myself climbing a nearly sheer rock face formation in the middle of the woods, sans trail. I watched as my wristwatch ticked away those precious minutes. As I lay on my back in thorough exhaustion after summiting, I thought to myself that cross country running couldn’t really involve climbing. I was never told this one way or the other. It only involved running, I was quite sure. Apparently, it was not my time to be a runner yet. That would come later in life. I’m sure most of us have similar stories. Or, I hope you do. In this celebration of the 80s issue, we’ve got some great articles. Two contributing writers, Kathryn Benhardus and Bill Knight, have together written a series of feature articles about the 80s: interviews with running greats from the time, MDRA’s history during those years, new races that began during that time, what was and what was not available in the 80s versus now and much more. For those of you training for, or thinking about training for, this year’s Twin Cities Marathon, you’ll want to read Kate Horton’s unique way to aid in your training. She describes how she utilizes the extensive metro area public transportation system to assist with her long runs. A great idea. And while Garrett Tomczak’s article may spotlight a time awhile before the 80s, you will not want to miss reading about his experiences running in Asia as a Marine during the time of the Vietnam War. This story is truly remarkable and inspiring. Again, 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. Feel free to email me at mark.syring@syringlaw.com.
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Kathryn Benhardus is a veteran masters runner and has completed six ultra relays with her team, Do Not Go Gentle. She is a level one certified USATF coach and is currently gearing up to coach the MDRA Women’s Running Camp this coming spring.
Cindy Lee Deuser
is a graduate student and teaching assistant in the MFA Creative Writing program at Minnesota State University of Moorhead, where she is working on a memoir about her running life. She lives in Fargo, North Dakota, with her dog, Henry, and enjoys running the Red River Trails, where she usually sees deer and turkeys. This year’s Fargo Marathon was her twenty-first marathon.
Kate Horton is a first grade teacher. Running, gardening, biking and cooking are among her hobbies. Carbo loading has a new meaning now that she makes her own pasta. Kate enjoys the breathlessness of a hard run, a good laugh and dancing to favorite songs. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Bill Knight
is a freelance writer, a runner and a long time MDRA volunteer. He has served on the board of directors and as vice president of MDRA. He quit smoking and started running in the mid 1980s, prompting some non-running friends to say he just substituted one bad habit for another.
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New MDRA/Twin Cities in Motion Partnership to Support Saturday Events Training
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MDRA is now partnering with Twin Cities in Motion to host the Official Training Class for the TC 5K and TC 10K races that take place on the Saturday of marathon weekend. This 5K and 10K training class will meet on Wednesday evenings at the Edina Community Center. The class is coached by USATF certified coaches and is designed to get beginning runners ready for their first 5K or experienced runners ready for their fastest 10K. Please see the flyer in this magazine or check out www.runmdra.org for more info regarding this new training opportunity.
MDRA Grand Prix Race Update Nearing the half way point with six races finished and seven left, the overall leaders of the MDRA Grand Prix are Jarrow Wahman with 5,901 points and Bonnie Sons with 2,473 points. Jarrow has a 1,200 point lead over all the other men which is pretty solid at this stage of the series, but not insurmountable. Chasing Jarrow are Nathan Campeau, Kirt Goetzke, Eric Porte and Rick Larsen, who all have over 4,000 points. The women’s overall chase looks to be a two woman race with Bonnie and Andriette Wickstrom vying for this year’s overall title. The series is seeing a great turnout this year with 113 runners in the Grand Prix. The runners are competing for overall and age group awards and also special participation prizes for any runner who gets to 10 races and then another prize for anyone who completes all 13 races of the series. There are only two runners still in contention to win the 13 race prize: Ed Rousseau and Jarrow Wahman, who are six for six on attending Grand Prix races. For complete results please visit www.runmdra.org. Age group leaders after six races:
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Men Women Nathan Campeau Angie Voight Michael Nawrocki Anne Walztoni Tom Ruen Bonnie Sons Jarrow Wahma Leila McGrath Andriette Wickstrom Mark LeDuc Paul LaMere Gloria Jansen Jim Graupner Edward Rousseau Dorothy Marden Barbara Burhans
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Breaking Stride: A Story of Two Runners Former Osseo Cross Country standout
Running Stores with MDRA Member Discounts MDRA members, please support the following stores that give you a 10 to 20 percent discount when you show them your membership card. These savings will pay for your membership many times over during the course of the year. Austin Jarrow 921 West Central Entrance, Duluth, Minnesota, 218-722-1185, www.austin-jarrow.com Duluth Running Co. 1217 East Superior Street, Duluth, Minnesota, 218-728-1148, www.duluthrunning.com
Stephen Paske is trying a unique strategy to market his novella about two high school runners and their quest to win a state meet. He’s offering the book for free. His website, www.breakingstride.webs.com, offers the full text via PDF download. In addition, signed print copies are available on a name-your-price basis. They range from $1.00 to $9.95 (the cover price), plus the cost of shipping, which starts at $3.00. This is an excellent opportunity to enjoy a good running read for little or no cost.
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who have run 100,000 miles or more during their lifetime. Please contact him at deboer.stephen@mayo.edu if you know of anyone who is a candidate to be included in this elite company. His list so far includes: Bob Wagner Paul Noreen Bruce Mortenson Steve Morrow Kerry Louks Rick Kleyman Steve Gathje Steve DeBoer
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specific weekly information. Kids races at 6:30 p.m. Open at 6:45 p.m. $3.00 for ages 18 and older. $2.00 for ages 15 to 17. Fifty cents for ages under 15. Stay after to enjoy watermelon and cookies. For information, contact John Cramer at 651-489-2252 or breadmanrunner @yahoo.com. No pre-registration necessary. MDRA Minnesota Masters 15K and MHI 5K Sunday, August 15, 2010, 8:00 a.m. This fast three loop 15K course is one of the few 15K courses certified in the state. The Minneapolis Heart Institute 5K is a family friendly race for all ages. Starts and ends at the Abbott Northwestern Center for Outpatient Care in Edina.
Continuing this year, MDRA members receive a two dollar discount on the registration fees for the MDRA 15K, Victory races and the City of Lakes 25K. Race information for all of these races can be found at www.runmdra.org.
Victory Races Finish your holiday weekend with a fun family event at the Victory Labor Day Races, Monday, September 6, 2010. This year is the twentyeighth annual event held on the flat and fast Victory Memorial Drive. There are 10K, 5K, doubleheader and kids races to choose from. The 10K is an MDRA Grand Prix event.
MDRA Como Park Cross Country Relays This weekly event is one of the best values in running and also a challenging and fun workout. The relays are every Wednesday evening in August. Each week the relays are a different distance, so please check your Running Minnesota annual race calendar or www.runmdra.org for
City of Lakes 25K Sunday, September 12, 2010, 8:00 a.m. The twenty-ninth running of the City of Lakes 25K is a once again a USATF Team circuit championship event for 2010 and also part of the MDRA Grand Prix series. New this year is the addition of chip timing and as an added fea-
ture all runners will get a recorded time at the half marathon split. All finishers receive a specially imprinted and embossed commemorative glass stein. The 2010 field will be limited to 1,200 entries. Lake Harriet Bandshell 5K There will be a 5K citizen’s run held in conjunction with the City of Lakes 25K. People for Parks hosts the 5K Run/Walk for the Lake Harriet Bandshell on Sunday, September 12. Run, walk, jog your dog or push a stroller for this family friendly event. Start time is 11:00 a.m. Participants should report to the Bandshell area by 10:30 a.m. Categories include “Individual,” “Grandparent and Child,” “Parent/caregiver and Child” and “Biggest Family Group.” All net proceeds go to the preservation of the Bandshell, refectory and surrounds. Proceeds from previous years purchased much needed upgrades to the Bandshell sound system and a repaint in 2010. Entry fee is $20.00 for adults and $15.00 for ages 18 and under, if payment is received by September 10. This includes a commemorative t-shirt. Day of event fees are $25.00 for adults and $15.00 for ages 18 and under. Advance registration is encouraged at www.active.com, keyword “Bandshell.” For more information go to raceberryjam.com or peopleforparks.net. RM
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Bus Run Running point to point with the aid of the MTA by Kate Horton While training with MDRA’s fall marathon training class a few years ago, I went into a Saturday long run feeling the warning signs of a foot injury. The planned route was a 20 mile out and back run along the Twin Cities Marathon course. Start at the finish, out 10 miles via Summit Avenue and then back the same 10 miles to the finish. With my marathon a few weeks away, I wanted and needed to do this training run, but my foot gave me reason to doubt. I thought I could make it out, but wondered, ‘Could I make it back?’ As one who listens to my body, I wanted to make sure I would have a way to get back if, indeed, I had to stop. Instead of bringing money and the bulk of a mobile phone to call a friend or cab, I decided to bring my Metro Transit bus pass. I knew I’d seen city buses heading east and west on Summit Avenue and the Franklin and Lake Street Bridges. Surely one of those buses could help me return to the start, if necessary. I made it out and back that Saturday. I did not end up needing the services of a Metro Transit “drop out” bus, nor did my warning signs prove to be an injury. But having my bus pass for that long run gave me both peace of mind and a great idea. I could do a point-topoint run, with home being my last point, with the help of the bus. The following week, I put my “bus-andback” idea into action. Metro Transit’s website, www.metrotransit.org, had everything I needed to begin. By simply entering my home address and destination, the website gave me a personalized bus itinerary with information regarding walking (or running) directions from my house to the nearest bus stop, where and when to wait for my bus, where and when to transfer (if I needed to transfer, which I didn’t), where and when to get off, my fare price and much more. With my bus pass and house key secured in my running shorts, I hopped on westbound Metro Transit route three from Como Park in St. Paul and got off at my destination, which was the Metrodome.
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In less familiar territory, I would have planned my running route home with the help of www.mapmyrun.com, but I knew the area and, instead, took a mental inventory of the roads, sidewalks and landmarks as the bus brought me to my destination. My scenic Dome-to-home run wandered through downtown Minneapolis, Nicollet Island, northeast Minneapolis, the University of Minnesota’s Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses and the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. As I ran the more than eight miles of my course, I thought of all the possibilities I had for other point-to-point, bus-and-back runs in the metro. Since then, I pursued bus-and-back runs including Capitol-to-home, friend-to-home, River-to-home and Fort Snelling-to-home. I also tried running out and catching a bus back home, but found that having home as my finish line was more satisfying than waiting for a bus after my run. Some runners are weary of out-and-back runs and prefer loop or point-to-point runs. I am not in that category. I savor races like the Labor Day Victory Races, because they are outand-back and, as a non-elite, I get to run alongside (in the opposite direction) some of the fastest runners in the upper Midwest. Still, runners, including myself, enjoy the change of pace, luxury and scenery offered by a point-to-point run. So, the next time you plan a run, long or short, consider planning your own bus-and-back run, and catch a Metro Transit bus to the start instead of getting in your car. RM
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First time bus-and-back tips: • Though the Metro Transit website is easy to navigate, first time bus riders may want to call 612-373-3333 to talk to a transit expert. • Arrive at your stop five minutes early with exact bus fare (dollar bills and coins are accepted, but change is not available) or Go-To card in hand. • You can get a Go-To card online or at a retailer near you (grocery stores, banks, etc.). • Once you get on the bus, drop your money in the farebox or scan your Go-To card. • If you pay with cash and need a transfer, make sure to get your free transfer (good for two and a half hours of unlimited rides) from the bus driver. • Routes and schedules are more limited on weekends and holidays.
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A Marathon in Naha, Japan by Garrett Tomczak In January 1969, I went to Vietnam as a 22 year old rifleman with the 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade (MAB). The 9th MAB had taken heavy casualties in the Tet Offensive of 1968. I was one of many replacements. They issued me an M-16 rifle, with detailed operating instructions, and I fully expected to be in combat shortly after arriving in country. Instead, orders came down for 9th MAB to withdraw to Okinawa, Japan, where we joined other elements of the 3rd Marine Division. As a Private First Class, a rank I had attained through sheer military ability, I wasn’t consulted about this decision, but I approved nonetheless. In Okinawa, they took some grunts, which is what we were called, and reassigned us to fill gaps in the operational structure. This is how I ended up in a communications outfit consisting of myself and a Master Gunnery Sergeant. Luckily for me, the Gunny was a great guy. An “Old Breed” Marine. Been everywhere, done everything, knew how it all worked. Our job was to decipher the coded messages that came into 9th MAB and to distribute updated codes to other units. They gave me a Jeep for around the island, and occasionally I’d have to chopper out to an LST troop carrier with a briefcase handcuffed to my wrist. And sometimes, too, I’d go back into Vietnam, but only for a day or two. It wasn’t the highest stress duty in the Marine Corps, but it wasn’t exactly Club Med either. Most of the time, though, there wasn’t much to do. By 10:00 a.m., we’d usually squared away the incoming and outgoing message traffic. The Gunny would head off for a long lunch, and I’d go for a run. Running wasn’t something most people, in or out of the military, did in those days. The Marines have always been a supremely fit
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group, but most of the running was double time in combat boots, sometimes with 60 pound packs. Outside of organized physical training, you’d seldom see anyone running on their own initiative. At the time, we were stationed at Camp Schwab in a sparsely populated area. I could run a rugged trail from the Pacific on the east, up over the ridge line and view the China Sea on the west. Running shoes were hard to come by overseas. I had a pair of jungle boots that I tied like a regular pair of shoes, just over the instep, and then didn’t lace the uppermost eyelets, so I had some ankle flexibility. They suited my purposes well enough. It wasn’t like I was setting any land speed records. It just felt good to be out and running at any pace. These runs were low-tech all the way. At a poker game in Da Nang, I had won a self winding Seiko watch that I wore to get an idea of how long I was out. I still have that watch, and it still runs 40 years later. We all have runs that we’d love to do again. This is one of them for me. Partly for the scenery, but mostly because I could do it at all. And it was quiet. I seldom saw a soul. Once in a while, there’d be an Okinawan peasant hauling a load on his back up the mountain trail, but that was about it. One day, as I approached the ridge line, looking down, watching my footing, I heard something heading my way. I looked up to see another runner coming on fast. We startled the hell out of each other. It was a Marine,
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about my age, “high and tight” haircut and a “Death Before Dishonor” tattoo. After introducing ourselves, we ran back to camp together and had a conversation that runners have all over the world. “How many miles are you running a week?” “What are your best times?” “Training for anything?” Dan had come out of Vietnam right after Tet and had been on Okinawa longer than I had. He was training for a marathon here on the island. This was news to me, not that it much mattered. I had little interest in running a marathon. Dan had heard about the race from a Catholic priest, a “Praise the Lord, Pass the Ammunition” chaplain attached to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, and who also planned on running it. Dan and I would run into each other from time to time, and one day he said, “You know, if you’d run the marathon, we could have a team.” I had run track in college, never raced over 10 miles and had never run further than 15 miles in my life. Besides, I didn’t own a pair of running shoes. Dan said, “If you can run 15 miles, you can finish a marathon, and we’ll find you some shoes.”
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I saw this elderly Okinawan gentleman on his hands and knees, pounding the pavement with his fist and screaming something in Japanese... I had a feeling it wasn’t “Go Marines.”
He got me a pair of Tiger (now ASICS) running flats, and also, somehow, scrounged up three running singlets with “MARINES” in big letters across the front. They were really basketball uniforms, but if you learn anything at all in the military, it’s to make do with what you have. Race day, Dan and I took the 9th MAB Jeep down to Naha, the capital city, 50 bone jarring miles away on rough roads. We met up with Father Jim and made our way to the starting line. We were the only non-Asians in a field of several hundred, and fairly conspicuous in our nifty red running jerseys. The course itself went several miles through Naha, wound down about three miles past Shuri Castle, the last redoubt of Japanese resistance in World War II, then another eight miles on the coastal road along the China Sea, made a turnaround and came back the same way. Going out, I realized that coming back would be tough, and so I paced myself accordingly. As we neared the halfway point, I started counting the runners coming my way, just to get a sense of where I was at. I counted 48 runners, before I made the turn myself. Closing in on my 15 mile running warranty, I didn’t feel nearly as bad as I’d feared. I had stopped counting, but I was passing people, and nobody was passing me, and that’s always good. I had not altered my pace much from start to finish, but after 20 miles, when we reached the long grind back up to Naha, I noticed a lot of people really slowing down. At the city limits, I looked back and didn’t see anybody close. I looked ahead, and there was one guy about 200 yards in front. I thought, well, this is probably as good as it’s going to get. Just run it on in. But, I kept gaining on him. And when I got closer, I could see why. He was clutching his side, stopping, walking, running a few steps, doubling over again. I couldn’t see the finish, but I knew there wasn’t much race left. I was within a couple strides of him and about to go by when, out of the corner of my eye, I saw this elderly Okinawan gentleman in a suit and tie down in the street on his hands and knees, pounding the pavement with his fist and screaming
something in Japanese at the top of his lungs. I had a feeling it wasn’t “Go Marines.” It was the only time in the entire race that I quickened the pace, at least until I was clear of whatever was going on back there. I ran another mile, made a turn, and there was the chute. Dan had finished ahead of me, and the priest was somewhere behind, and we all went to the awards ceremony not knowing much more than that. They gave awards for the top 10. Number 10 got up and received his prize. The race director, accompanied by much laughter, made several attempts to pronounce the next name and finally, exasperated, asked in English, “Who number nine?” Dan gave me a poke and said, “I think that’s you.” I stood up. Everybody cheered. It was a great moment. They gave me this piece of calligraphy with my name, place and time in Japanese characters. My name, of course, is rendered phonetically and, for all I know, has a double meaning in Japanese that the audience found hilarious. Whatever the case, and some things are best left unknown, it is among my most prized possessions. I was ninth in 2:53, Dan seventh in 2:51 and, as I recall, Father Jim ran 3:15 for twenty-sixth place. We won the team title. In my racing career, I have run faster and placed higher, but very little in sports has given me more satisfaction. In retrospect, that marathon had far greater meaning than I realized at the time. People talk about their greatest or most significant races, but this was one that, in a very real sense, was a life saving experience. Here is the chain of events that it precipitated. It gave me a base of conditioning to train for something that I was actually good at. I had run track competitively before the military, and now that I had access to real running shoes, I started preparing for an indoor track meet coming up on the island. At Kadena Air Base, in storage, the Air Force had a wooden, banked, 12 lap to the mile track that they dragged out and set up once a year. I had competed on 12 lappers in college, and racing on them had a lot in com-
mon with roller derby. You never see those old wooden tracks anymore, and they’re no longer part of many people’s running experience. It’s another thing, if you’ll pardon the pun, which in my lifetime has gone by the boards. In any event, I won the half and the mile in good times for that era. And, shortly afterwards, I received a letter from the track coach at Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia, inquiring whether I might be available for Temporary Additional Duty (TAD) to run on the track team. At that time, with the war and all, distance runners were apparently hard to come by in the armed forces. Sealing the deal, for me, was that 9th MAB was gearing up to go back into Vietnam. Damn right I was available. In the same letter, he sent along a set of orders authorizing me to take the next available military flight, plus vouchers for commercial airfare once I got Stateside. Trouble was, there weren’t any easily available flights out of Southeast Asia. All the manifests were filled weeks in advance with troops rotating out of Vietnam, and I couldn’t in good conscience bump somebody who had waited 13 months to go home. The Gunny said the best bet was to hitch a ride on any plane heading east, anywhere east, and then island hop back to the States. He advised me to go down to Kadena, find the pilot’s lounge, stride in purposefully, wave the orders in the air and ask in a loud assertive voice, “Anybody going east?” Within 10 minutes, I was on a C-130 Hercules to Guam. Just myself and an M-551 Sheridan tank in an unheated cargo bay. I felt like Jonah in the belly of the whale, had the whale had just swallowed a large armored vehicle. Then a C-123 Provider from Guam to Hickam Field in Hawaii, 30 minutes there for refueling, then on to Oakland, California, and commercial flights, with peanuts, all the way to Washington, D.C. I mostly ran the three mile and the six mile for the Marines. My times were respectable enough that they didn’t ship me back to Vietnam where 9th MAB, which had signed off on the TAD, had already redeployed. As athletic programs went, this one was loaded with performance incentives. I finished off my military career, and did my part to keep the world safe for democracy, running on the U.S. Marine Corps Track and Field Team. RM Garrett Tomczak is 63 years old. He still runs every day, because every run is a blessing.
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Grandma’s Marathon Recap East Africans return to fill the leaderboard by Bob Gustafson The Kenyan dominance has been restored. Philemon Kemboi led a commanding performance by Kenyans while winning the thirtyfourth running of Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota. Making his debut at the event, the 36year-old posted a time of 2 hours, 15 minutes and 44 seconds: enough to outlast countrymen Chris Kipyego, who ran in 2:16:00, and David Rutoh, who ran in 2:16:03. Nine of the top 10 finishers were Kenyans. The only non-Kenyan to crack the top 10 was 2009 Grandma’s Marathon champion Chris Raabe, who finished sixth in 2:17:43. A year ago, Raabe became the first American to win at Grandma’s since 1995. Raabe was among the lead pack of about 15 runners when it reached the halfway mark. But as the miles clicked by, it became clear this day belonged to the east Africans. Once the race reached Lemon Drop Hill at mile 22, Kemboi, Kipyego and Rutoh separated from the field, making it a three man race. Kemboi earned $10,000 for the victory, plus a $900 bonus for finishing in under 2:16:00. Ten of the last 14 men’s champions have been Kenyan. Reuben Chesang, 47, finished tenth over-
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all and claimed the men’s masters title, in 2:19:30, for the second consecutive year. In the process, he broke his own 45 to 49 age group record, which he had set in 2009. The top Minnesotan was Bret Fransen, of Edgerton, who placed twenty-first overall in 2:27:09. Meanwhile, the streak continues for Joe Johnson, John Naslund and Jim Nowak. The “Iron Three” all completed the marathon, and by doing so, continued their phenomenal feat as the only three runners to have finished all 34 Grandma’s Marathons. In the women’s marathon field, Buzunesh Deba dominated her competition with a winning time of 2:31:36, the sixth fastest in race history. Deba, 22, bettered fellow Ethiopian Yeshimebet Bifa (2:35:28) and Kenya’s Everlyne Lagat (2:37:26). Three time defending champion Mary Akor, of Hawthorne, California, failed in her attempt to become the race’s first ever four time champion. She finished fourth in 2:38:02. Deba, also making her Grandma’s Marathon debut, claimed the $10,000 winner’s check, plus a $1,200 bonus for running sub 2:32:00. Ramilia Burangulova, 48, placed fifth in
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2:40:08 to earn the women’s masters crown. St. Louis Park’s Jenelle Deatherage made her debut at the marathon distance and placed sixteenth in 2:49:27, which was the fastest time among Minnesota women. In the wheelchair division, Saul Mendoza won his sixth Grandma’s Marathon title with a time of 1:36:55, while Dawna Callahan claimed the female crown in 2:30:12. The annual Two Harbors-to-Duluth 26.2 mile race had 7,387 entrants, including participants from 41 countries and all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Superb Kenyan efforts were not limited to the marathon, however. In the twentieth anniversary of the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon, Kenya’s Stephen Muange ran the second fastest time in race history. His 1:04:24 was just five seconds shy of Ryan Meissen’s 2002 course record of 1:04:19. Caroline Rotich, also of Kenya, claimed the women’s title in 1:12:40 and tied for sixth fastest race of all time. She finished third in the same event a year ago. Muange and Rotich each took home $2,500 for their victories. Justin Grunewald of Merrifield, Minnesota, was the fastest Minnesotan. His 1:06:34 was
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good for ninth place overall. Duluth’s Jen Houck, the 2009 Minnesota Runner of the Year, ran a personal best of 1:15:49 to finish fourth overall and first for Minnesotans. A record number of 6,876 people registered for the 2010 Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon. Runners and spectators alike were treated to nearly ideal weather conditions in which to enjoy the races, as well as the other festivities surrounding Grandma’s Marathon weekend. The annual event was presented by Target, Toyota and Wells Fargo Bank, Duluth. The thirty-fifth running of Grandma’s Marathon is Saturday, June 18, 2011. Registration for the 2011 marathon opened July 1, 2010, and the entry fee is $80.00 until October 1, 2010. Visit the newly designed Grandma’s Marathon website at www.grandmasmarathon.com for complete registration information. The lottery registration period for the 2011 Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon runs from February 14 to 25, 2011. The William A. Irvin 5K registration begins March 17, 2011. RM
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Top Finishers
Carrie Tollefson and Erin Ward
William Irvin 5K Scott Behling, 20 Benjamin Bayer, 21 Paul Donnelly, 27 Jesse Castro, 23 Sam Anderson, 26
Philemon Kemboi
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16:39 16:46 16:55 17:01 17:27
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Open Women
Open Men 1 2 3 4 5
Jennifer Houck
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Stephen Muange, 28 Bado Worku, 21 Derese Rashaw, 27 Worku Beyi, 23 Stephen Haas, 27
1:04:24 1:04:27 1:04:55 1:05:13 1:05:22
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Carrie Tollefson, 33 Erin Ward, 35 Kathleen Monaghan, 42 Michelle Oman, 36 Laura Hughes, 18
Open Men Philemon Kemboi, 36 Chris Kipyego, 36 David Rutoh, 24 Kipyegon Kirui, 29 Kennedy Kemei, 32
2:15:44 2:16:00 2:16:03 2:16:54 2:16:55
Open Women 1 2 3 4 5
Caroline Rotich, 26 Alemtsehay Misganaw, 29 Wendi Ray, 37 Jennifer Houck, 26 Michelle Frey, 28
1:12:40 1:14:46 1:14:56 1:15:49 1:17:11
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Buzunesh Deba, 22 Yeshimebet Bifa, 21 Everlyne Lagat, 29 Mary Akor, 33 Ramilia Burangulova, 48
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Running in Minnesota during the
“Runners. Take your mark. Get set. Go.” For an increasing number of people throughout the 1980s, that phrase meant a lot more than just the start of a road race. As the decade unfolded, people were happily caught up in an exploding fitness and running boom that, for many, changed their lives. Leaders and members of the Minnesota Distance Running Association played significant roles in many of those running and racing events that today are a fabric of our culture. In fact, it could be argued that, from its start in the 1960s, MDRA created the vibrant running community that exists today in Minnesota. This is the third in a series of special reports celebrating 50 years of MDRA history. The first two focused on the 1960s and the 1970s. Written by Kathy Benhardus and Bill Knight, both long-time MDRA members who experienced the 1980s running boom first hand, this issue looks back on and highlights: The History of MDRA Two Great Races Women in Running Pioneering Minnesota Athletes This look back at the 1980s would not be complete without a few nuggets from a popular game invented at that time: Trivial Pursuit. Kathy and Bill collected a bunch of completely unrelated facts, factoids, events and other oddball fun stuff from the 80s. Keep an eye out for them throughout the article. Now it’s time to get out your Rubik’s cube, cuddle up with your Cabbage Patch Doll, and as the haunting melody of “Do That To Me One More Time,” wafts over you, ramble back to the 1980s.
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MDRA and Minnesota running in the 80s by Kathryn Benhardus
The history of MDRA
during the 1980s is best described as a burst of creativity. There were new computers, new bylaws, new awards, new publications, new offices, new races and new clothing. The fervor of the running boom, begun by Frank Shorter in 1974, began to wane by the mid to late 80s, but MDRA continued to serve its members. MDRA grew into this new era, making the changes necessary for running to evolve from a counterculture movement peopled by a few zealots to a mainstream activity. Leaders like Jack Moran, Jim Ferstle and Tim Zbikowski helped make MDRA what it is today. When membership began to decline, a promotions committee was formed with Tim Jorissen as its chairperson. MDRA set up displays at many running events and actively recruited new members. In three years, membership rose to over 3,000. At this time, new technology was becoming available, and the MDRA Board invested in its first personal computer, with a database created by Moran. There was no internet, email or websites, but MDRA Treasurer Denise Wilkens
was able to create a neatly typed budget on a new program called a “spreadsheet.” As the organization grew, it became necessary to rewrite the bylaws. This took place during Zbikowski’s term as president. One of the changes was a term limit for office holders, so he managed to write himself out of a job. On a positive note, Zbikowski met Carol Klitzke while working at an MDRA sponsored event, and they were married during his term as MDRA president. He remarked, “If a new marriage is strong enough to survive when one spouse is an MDRA President, it’s all easy after that.” In 1982, the Distinguished Service Award was first presented to Pat Lanin, Jeff Winter and Charlie Quimby. Other winners during this era included Rick Kleyman, Roy Griak and Klitzke. In 1983, a Volunteer of the Year Award was instituted, with Tom Breen as the first recipient. Ferstle came up with the idea of the MDRA Annual, which is the race schedule and training log that is perhaps the most popular MDRA publication. Zbikowski presented the concept
to the board in 1985, where it received stiff resistance. But by 1986, the first MDRA Annual, edited by Laurie Boutang, had become a reality. Boutang also created the MDRA logo still in use today. Also around this time, MDRA first moved into an office in the Edina Community Center. A glance at the 1987 MDRA Annual reveals how few races were run each month at that time. Entry fees ranged from $5.00 to $9.00, with the exception of Grandma’s Marathon, which charged the high price of $15.00 that year. Races such as the Kaiser Roll, famous for its many wheelchair athletes, the Edmund Fitzgerald 100K, the Ronald McDonald House 5K, Bonne Belle, Easy Does It and Syttende Mai are now long gone, but others such as Get in Gear, the Hopkins Raspberry Run, and of course, the Twin Cities Marathon, are still alive and well today. During this era, official MDRA clothing was first introduced. Early printed artwork on the clothing included a male and female runner and the Minnesota state tree, bird and flower. I can remember winning one of these early singlets at a race. I still have it, slightly rumpled and worn, tucked in the bottom of a drawer. Zbikowski stated, “Many of the accomplishments during the latter 1980s remain today as basic functions of MDRA.” He is justifiably proud of those achievements. RM
> Minnesota running in the 1980s: What was and wasn’t available Was Available
Wasn’t Available
Sew it yourself running suits from E.A.S.
Online registration
Raceline telephone race schedule
Timing chips
Hand written results sheets
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One company making women’s running shoes
Charity runners
Advice and philosophy of George Sheehan
Marathons with six hour cut off times
Race results printed in the newspaper
Polar heart rate monitors
Arch “cookies” for Nike shoes
Online race results
Hand written entry forms
Power Bars
Gore-Tex
Smart Wool
Radio headphones
iPods
Printed and mailed race results
Garmin Forerunner
Hand timed races
Doctors who understood runners
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Women in Running Events of the 80s paved the road for female runners today by Bill Knight
Listen to the words and experiences of three women, Judy Mahle Lutter, Carol Klitzke and Nicole La Voi, and you’ll get a unique Minnesota made picture of women and running in the 1980s. Lutter founded the Melpomene Institute, a resource center for women and physical activity. She started running before the 1980s, just as Title IX was gaining some traction. During the 1980s, Klitzke was president of the Northern Lights Running Club, a women’s only organization. They, along with others, lobbied to get a women’s marathon event into the 1984 Olympics. And LaVoi, the associate director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sports at the University of Minnesota, speaks of her experiences from the 80s. So, this short story tells how the 1980s became a decade long, near “perfect storm” for women runners. “You had the post-Title IX provisions, the women’s movement pushing women to be active and the fitness boom,” LaVoi said. But, let’s not race ahead of our pace vehicle.
A humble start In the late 1970s, Lutter and her husband Lowell, also known as Hap, ran the first City of Lakes Marathon around Bald Eagle Lake in White Bear Lake. “There were three women in that race,” she said of her first marathon. In total, the marathon had about 150 runners struggling through 87 degree heat in mid October. “Not a wonderful first race,” Lutter said with a laugh. She and her husband ran together, finishing around 3:36. Title IX and the growing interest in running were just warming up. “It made a huge difference,” Lutter said of Title IX, “catching those women who were denied the opportunity, because they were ahead of [the enactment of Title IX] and the fitness boom.” Lutter said there was a lot of resistance to Title IX, but declined to add any specifics about the source of the resistance. Later in the interview she said the “attitudes of men have
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changed dramatically, but it is still harder for women to be physically active on a regular basis.” A Melpomene study of training women and men found that women had less time or they felt guiltier about taking time away from family, particularly if they were training for a marathon, Lutter reported.
The running boom As the 1970s made their way into the history books, relatively few women were running. But, over the next 10 years, the number of women runners at the starting line of a race had increased substantially, Klitzke said. Northern Lights, MDRA and other groups ramped up local interest in running by joining forces with businesses wanting to sponsor races. This was a new way businesses could put their products and services in front of potential customers, which also led to a surge of runners at all distances. “Our push then was to get the women’s marathon and other [running] distances into the Olympics,” Klitzke said, noting that one of the “standards was to demonstrate that there was an interest in certain events and that there were enough people.” Klitzke said companies, like cosmetic makers Avon and Bonne Bell, who were willing to sponsor races, came to Northern Lights asking them to put on races. “I think it would be accurate to say that Northern Lights received requests and input from Bonne Bell to sponsor races to raise the level of visibility and participation of women,” she said. At the same time Avon was also sponsoring international races for women. Klitzke said there were many “factors such as the fitness boom and the women’s movement...coming together to contribute to the increased participation of women in athletics. You can’t say it was just Title IX.” On Saturday, May 12, 1984, in Olympia, Washington, just over 200 women ran the first women’s marathon qualifying race for the Olympics. Twelve of them were from
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Athletes of the 80s Two elite Minnesota runners look back on their running careers by Bill Knight
Think back to the 1980s What was the chance that two of the most dominant U.S. long distance runners in that 10 year span would be Minnesotans? Janis Klecker, who grew up in Bloomington, and Dick Beardsley, from Detroit Lakes, came from humble origins and rose to Olympic level performances. Here are just a few of their first hand memories.
A runner is a runner is a runner “In the 1980s, we were not the norm,” Klecker said, as she looked back to a decade where she earned a reputation as one of the most well known names in distance running in Minnesota. “Now, there is a much bigger population that calls themselves runners, and so there’s a much bigger definition of a runner.” Klecker began her marathon career in 1979 when she won the City of Lakes Marathon, which later evolved into the Twin Cities Marathon. She is a former All American long distance runner, who is also a two time United States national champion in the marathon. In
1983, she set the 50K record for women at 3:13:51. Runners in this decade were more devoted to their training and racing, earning a reputation for being “hard core.” “For myself in the 1980s, I was running 70 to 90 miles a week, doing weight training and cross training, and only people doing marathons then called themselves runners,” she said. But, the running landscape and the terminology have changed greatly in 30 years to include a much broader sense of fitness. “Now, and I think this is a good thing, a person, who runs two miles a day, four or five times a week, can call themselves a runner. Someone running 80 to 100 miles a week also calls themselves a runner. And they both are right,” Klecker said. “For a lot of people now, doing a marathon is something you ‘put in your bucket,’” she added. In the 80s, race times were faster than they
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are now. One reason is that more people are running now, and many simply want to have the experience of training for and running a marathon. “Most of the women I competed against were American women,” Klecker said, adding that many of them were running marathons in the low 2:30s. But that changed in the late 80s with the influx of the international competitors at the end of her career. “There might have been a Russian woman or two, and certainly not any African women,” she said, adding that the addition of non U.S. runners changed the flavor of races. “There’s just something about a U.S. woman winning a U.S. marathon,” she said.
Life long rewards
> Seven days a week In his prime, Dick Beardsley ran twice a day, seven days a week. “I was running anywhere from 120 to 140 miles a week, year around,” he said. “Every Sunday before church was a longer run of 20 to 24 miles, and in the afternoon, I’d go out for an easy shag of three to four miles.” Even an “easy shag” was done at a quick pace. “If I wasn’t running sub sixes, well, why go out?” Beardsley said of his training regimen. “It seemed like a waste of time. But I think now, ‘Richard, could you have done better if you had given your body a day to recover?’” Here’s his schedule from the 1980s.
Dick Beardsley duels Alberto Salazar in the 1982 Boston Marathon
A week of running Monday:
10 miles in the morning and five miles at night
Tuesday:
Speed work and running hills
Wednesday: A long, hard run of 12 to 16 miles in the morning; then an easier run in the afternoon Thursday:
Speed work and running hills
Friday:
A repeat of the Monday workout
Saturday:
Race day
Sunday:
A long run of 20 to 24 miles
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The inspiration for and the rewards a person gets from running has largely remained unchanged. “The people in my life who encouraged me were my mom, May Horns, my dad, Norman, and [husband] Barney,” Klecker said. Klecker said her parents, who were in their 50s then, were running 70 to 90 miles a week. “My dad was running under three hours [for a marathon]. I know he did a bunch around 2:54 and 2:56.” And many people typically maintain lifelong benefits from running. “My running carried over into all aspects of my life. The lessons I learned through training apply to my life today,” said Klecker, a dentist who practices in Minnetonka and is turning 50 this summer. She and her husband have six children, with four of them running track and cross country for their schools.
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Serious competition Like Klecker, Dick Beardsley, who was born in Minneapolis, but grew up in Detroit Lakes, said runners in the 1980s were more competitive. “Running back then was just getting popular,” Beardsley said. “And runners seemed to be more serious about competition. I mean nothing against runners today, but in most races back then, well, it was fierce competition.” A consummate story teller, Beardsley can look back with ease to competitive Minnesota races. “I can remember showing up at races in Minnehaha Park, like the Get in Gear, and if you couldn’t run under 31 minutes for a 10K, you wouldn’t finish in the top 10. And they were all local runners then,” he said with a laugh. “The memories I have say how competitive and how good men and women runners were back then.” A favorite Beardsley race? Gee, let me think. “Without a doubt, both Grandma’s [wins] are favorites of mine, but especially 1981,” Beardsley said of his record setting race. He added to this favorite list the 1982 Boston Marathon, “Duel in the Sun,” with Alberto
Salazar, but came back to Grandma’s as his best race. Even though it happened some 30 years ago, Beardsley bubbles with enthusiasm calling it the, “perfect day to run,” as though it happened just last weekend. “Garry Bjorklund and I broke away from everyone in the first quarter mile,” he begins. “Then he turned to me saying, ‘Beards, it’s your race today. I’m just here to help you as long as I can.’” There’s a short pause in this story tellers voice, as though a listener should get ready for a never before revealed secret conversation between these two fierce competitors. “My first though was, ‘Wait a minute.’” Beardsley exclaims. “‘This guy’s an Olympian, a defending champion and a 2:10 marathoner. He’s setting me up for the kill,’ is what I really thought,” Beardsley’s voice races, ending with a hearty laugh.
But wait, there’s more. “What else was really neat [about that race] was my godfather, Joe Ross. He was at different parts of the course, and he really helped me. I remember seeing him coming over
Lemon Drop Hill when I had the lead,” he said. Runners who recall the Grandma’s Marathon course know at this point that Beardsley had about three miles to go: through downtown Duluth and onto what seems to be the never ending series of turns around the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center, the ore boat William A. Irvin and finally to the finish line. With the end in sight, Beardsley’s excitement builds. “Coming around the last corner and onto the straightaway the crowds were on top of me, and people were screaming ‘You’re gonna break 2:10. You’re gonna break 2:10,’” Beardsley said excitedly. “I didn’t believe them, but I looked up at the clock and knew I would be under 2:10.” He did it. His 1981 finishing time of 2:09:37 is still the course record today. “I remember seeing my mom and dad inside the finishing area. And my sisters were there too,” Beardsley goes on. “My dad, Bill, well you could hit him over the head with a two by four and he wouldn’t cry. But he was, and he
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Finishers medal and results book from the 1986 Twin Cities Marathon
Two Great Races by Kathryn Benhardus
No history of running is complete without the stories of the races created during the 1980s. From the Meet of Miles, started by Roy Griak and Tim Zbikowski, to the Twin Cities Marathon, founded by Jack Moran, there was an explosion of new races during this fertile era. Here is a bit of history on two of those races.
A dream becomes reality A marathon has been held annually in Minneapolis since 1963. Originally called the Land of Lakes Marathon, the race was renamed City of Lakes in 1976 and moved to a four lap course around Lake Calhoun and Lake Harriet. In 1976, St. Paul held the first St. Paul Marathon. Looking through the fall 1981 issue of Minnesota Distance Runner, I was surprised to see that there were ads for both marathons, which were held a week apart, within pages of each other. There was also a letter from Jeff Winter, race director for the City of Lakes Marathon, in that issue. He mentioned that the race was now closed at 1,700 entrants and asked for input on a possible course change.
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Many members of the running community were interested in an intercity marathon, but the technical and legal challenges of dealing with multiple park boards, police forces and politicians were daunting. Remember that society at large still saw running as a screwball activity, not something that contributed to community life or social order. In addition, streets and roads were for cars. Not scantily clad lunatics. Making this marathon a reality would take some doing. By the July 1981 issue, Winter was proposing a route that involved crossing over the Ford Parkway Bridge and following East Mississippi River Boulevard to the Lake Street Bridge to create a loop course beginning and ending at Lake Harriet. Fully aware of the logistical nightmare that could ensue, he asked for help from the MDRA community. Moran saw the vision as well, and left the MDRA Board to advocate for the new Twin Cities Marathon. He gathered a Twin Cities Marathon core organizational group and was able to launch the Twin Cities Marathon in October of 1982. The City of Lakes Marathon
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became the 25K race it remains today, and the St. Paul Marathon was history. The inaugural Twin Cities Marathon has an interesting bit of trivia to its credit. According to an article in the Star Tribune, the Minnesota Science Museum, “swept up in marathon mania and in search of a related promotion, decided to paint dinosaur tracks every half mile along the course.” Phyllis Kahn volunteered to personally scrub the streets if the tracks were still there in the spring. That first year the winners were Alan Zachariasen, of Denmark, in 2:11:49, Sally Brent of Sioux City, Iowa, in 2:43:50, and Dave Eckstrom, first wheelchair athlete, in 2:28:00. Inspired by watching Joan Benoit win the first ever Women’s Olympic Marathon in July of 1984, I entered the 1985 Twin Cities Marathon. It seemed to me that I had set myself an impossible goal. At that time, the marathon began near the Pillsbury Building in downtown Minneapolis. The runners skirted the Minneapolis lakes much as they do today, and then crossed the Mississippi at the Lake Street Bridge. We then ran north on East River Road to the Franklin Avenue Bridge. Just before the bridge, we circled a pylon, made a sharp U-turn and ran back down East River Road to the now familiar left turn to Summit Avenue. I can still remember thousands of runners facing each other as we ran up and down that street. For several years, the marathon also featured a brief stretch along narrow paved trails. These maneuvers are hard to imagine now with the huge size of the present day Twin Cities Marathon field. I finished the marathon, as so many thousands have done, with the run down John Ireland Boulevard to the state capitol building. Through my tears, I saw the golden horses astride the capitol dome. In that moment, I didn’t know that I had been irreversibly changed, but 25 years later, I am still empowered and inspired by that achievement.
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Medtronic TC 1 Mile May 13, Minneapolis 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
David Torrence, 24 Daniel Huling, 26 Jordan Horn, 26 Derek Scott, 24 Lopez Lomong, 25 Garrett Heath, 24 Liam Boylan-Pett, 24 Alex Tatu, 25 Darren Brown, 25 Robert Myers, 29 Michael Hendry, 25 Jonathan Pierce, 26 Sam Dech, 30 Jordan Fife, 26 Aaron Aguayo, 25 Tyler Hinrichs, 23 Jason Phillippi, 23 Shawn Lucas, 26 Scott Fiksdal, 27 Joey Keillor, 35 Colin Zauner, 20 Daniel Hedgecock, 23 Chris Lundstrom, 34 Jeremy Essler, 30 Zach Edmonson, 30 Jeff Burkart, 28 Brooks Grossinger, 33 Stacy Sundet, 31 Patrick Parish, 25 Kevin Groh, 22
4:04 4:06 4:06 4:07 4:07 4:07 4:07 4:08 4:09 4:11 4:12 4:13 4:13 4:16 4:22 4:26 4:26 4:29 4:29 4:31 4:31 4:31 4:33 4:35 4:35 4:36 4:36 4:36 4:37 4:37
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
Anna Pierce, 26 Sarah Bowman, 23 Christin Wurth, 29 Amy Mortimer, 28 Heidi Dahl, 24 Heather Dorniden, 23 Sonja Friend-Uhl, 39 Lauren Hagans, 23 Meghan Armstrong, 24 Laura Januszewski, 24 Lindsay Allen, 23 Marie Schofer, 28 Mason Cathey, 28 Annick Lamar, 24 Susanna Rivard, 23 Katie Theisen, 23 Nicole Cueno, 30 Ashley Puga, 23 Willie Tibbetts, 39 Megan Smith, 21 Erin Ward, 35 Shannon Braun, 26 Molly Borski, 24 Angela Tingey, 28 Amy Halseth, 40 Rebekah Yetzer, 25 Sandra McClellan, 31 Kelsey Barale, 26 Bonnie Sons, 44 Erica Delin, 24
4:35 4:35 4:37 4:39 4:41 4:43 4:45 4:46 4:47 4:47 4:52 4:54 4:57 5:00 5:02 5:11 5:14 5:17 5:20 5:20 5:20 5:28 5:32 5:34 5:36 5:36 5:36 5:37 5:37 5:38
Men Under 8 798
Benjamin Lesage, 7
8:13
861 913 943 1008 1016 1049 1072 1092 1135
Tyler Bjugan, 6 Clayton Horstman Olson, 7 Emerson Winghart, 7 Tyr Christianson, 7 Jordan Betterman, 7 Tyler Beckstrom, 7 Charles Dentz, 6 Henry Kroeker, 7 Blake Steine, 7
8:32 8:47 9:08 9:40 9:45 10:08 10:30 10:40 11:40
Men 8 - 9 484 546 641 642 653 715 794 795 844 946
Zinedine Kroeten, 9 Theodore Keller, 9 Torin Christianson, 9 Nicholas Scheller, 9 Quinn Whitlow, 9 Isaac Brecht, 9 Gavin Ducklow, 8 Isaac Stoltz, 8 Andrew Woods, 8 Owen Cody, 9
6:49 7:04 7:23 7:23 7:27 7:44 8:12 8:12 8:27 9:10
Men 10 - 11 251 402 412 424 482 549 559 571 661 734
Ben Olson, 10 Jacob Zanker, 11 Willem Gokemeijer, 10 Shane Krikke, 11 Theo Luciano, 11 Rob Jewell, 10 Jacob Meier, 11 Tanner Hobbs, 11 Cole Gunderson, 11 Kevin Pilarski Jr., 11
5:59 6:33 6:35 6:37 6:48 7:05 7:07 7:09 7:29 7:50
Men 12 - 13 192 242 453 621 744 749 775 777 789 927
Andrew Jewell, 13 Ethan Stoltz, 13 Tyler Schwab, 13 Ian Watson, 13 Skylar Schuth, 13 Myles Van Den Boom, 13 Andrew Baechle, 12 Thomas Kay, 12 Matthew Bernard, 12 Devin Gregersen, 13
5:45 5:57 6:42 7:17 7:55 7:58 8:06 8:06 8:09 8:57
Men 14 - 15 114 198 245 277 346 373 528 585 693 792
Brendon Weber, 14 Henry Rudolph, 15 Kristoffer Acuna, 15 Steven Olson, 15 Trenton Novalany, 15 Samuel Keller, 14 Harrison French, 15 Brandon Sandberg, 14 Adithya Balaji, 15 Zachariah Litzinger, 14
5:20 5:48 5:58 6:06 6:22 6:26 7:00 7:11 7:38 8:11
Men 16 - 17 125 300 523 582 747
Kevin Coryell, 16 Corey Kibbel, 17 Corey Robertson, 17 Emerson French, 17 Mostafa Hassan, 17
5:24 6:11 6:59 7:10 7:56
Men 18 - 19 144 252 383 408 556 1053
Cole Hendrickson, 18 Steven Leszko, 19 Nicholas Karne, 18 Franco Luciano, 18 Matt Ellenberger, 19 Jesse Hawker, 19
5:32 5:59 6:29 6:34 7:07 10:10
Men 35 - 39 20 38
Joey Keillor, 35 Blake Dronen, 37
4:31 4:42
39 40 41 51 53 59 66 70
Ken Cooper, 38 Brent Jones, 39 Dimitri Drekonja, 36 Brian Davenport, 35 Lance Elliott, 39 Joe Ziegenfuss, 35 Jason Woods, 35 Kirk Walztoni, 38
4:44 4:46 4:47 4:52 4:53 4:55 4:59 5:01
Men 40 - 44 31 44 54 58 69 78 96 102 107 113
Gregg Robertson, 40 Matthew Reinders, 42 Joseph Nielsen, 41 Matthew Waite, 42 Pete Miller, 40 Taggart Downare, 40 Scott Ramberg, 42 John Munger, 41 Tony Meger, 44 Luke Charpentier, 44
4:37 4:48 4:53 4:55 5:01 5:04 5:12 5:13 5:16 5:20
Men 45 - 49 45 62 72 75 87 98 103 109 122 126
Patrick Billig, 47 Peter Kessler, 48 Mike Davis, 49 Rob Class, 49 Jarrow Wahman, 48 Michael Moulsoff, 47 Jim Ramacier, 46 Todd Sheldon, 48 Arley Anderson, 45 Kevin Zanker, 45
4:48 4:57 5:02 5:03 5:09 5:12 5:13 5:17 5:23 5:24
Men 50 - 54 56 93 94 116 131 137 146 153 158 161
Paul Giannobile, 50 Bobby Paxton, 53 Bill Magdalene, 51 Tom Woo, 51 William Langhout, 52 Dennis Coleman, 52 Mark Wirt, 50 Brian Helm, 50 John Larson, 51 Tim Hage, 50
4:54 5:10 5:10 5:21 5:25 5:29 5:33 5:34 5:38 5:39
Men 55 - 59 108 155 181 194 195 202 205 231 240 248
Dan Morse, 57 Gary Olson, 58 Michael Bjornberg, 56 Richard Hlebain, 59 David Dow, 55 Jerry Beutel, 59 Mark Leduc, 55 Jim Schoffman, 56 Denny Jordan, 58 Michael Dahnet, 55
5:17 5:36 5:43 5:46 5:47 5:48 5:51 5:55 5:57 5:58
Men 60 - 64 196 218 285 372 449 483 493 515 516 573
Bill Hansen, 63 Larry Cerling, 60 Ron Trussell, 60 Terrence Hakkola, 60 Ron Kretsch, 62 Frank Harris, 61 Ron Dockery, 60 Shawn Regan, 60 Jerry House, 62 William Getts, 63
5:47 5:53 6:08 6:26 6:42 6:48 6:51 6:56 6:57 7:09
Men 65 - 69 241 340 355 387 490
Jim Graupner, 65 Don Dornfeld, 66 Paul Ford, 67 Nick Vanduzee, 66 Dennis Brewer, 68
5:57 6:21 6:23 6:30 6:50
575 724 778 817 847
Hugh Thompson, 65 Gene Holen, 68 Dj Carlson, 66 Clark Worthington, 68 John Brennan, 67
7:10 7:47 8:06 8:18 8:28
Men 70 - 74 270 278 378 964 986
Thom Weddle, 71 Rick Kleyman, 70 Sherwood Sagedahl, 71 Joe Claus, 73 Robert Norris, 73
6:05 6:06 6:28 9:19 9:31
Men 75 - 79 955 Dick Olson, 77 1083 Robert Andersen, 75
9:13 10:35
Men 80 - 84 858 1147
Bill Fraser, 80 Dick Stromme, 83
8:31 12:31
Women Under 8 369 500 1004 1081 1161 1163 1190 1195
Isabella Buenting, 7 Dare Kroeten, 7 Anastasia Johns, 7 Ava Turino, 5 Natalie Clayburn, 7 Lindsey Clarin, 6 Lauren Woods, 6 Olivia Dascalos, 7
8:16 8:43 10:47 11:17 12:00 12:00 12:42 12:50
Women 8 - 9 134 137 420 448 562 655 754 783 788 844
Jakob Bautrup-Sabo, 8 Sarah Olson, 8 Emma Berge, 8 Ellie Munger, 8 Riley Masica, 9 Ellie Puzak, 9 Samantha Betterman, 9 Abbriella Oneil, 9 Lucia Brooks, 8 Maddie Hawker, 9
6:51 6:55 8:26 8:32 9:00 9:23 9:45 9:51 9:52 10:04
Women 10 - 11 187 525 600 607 618 638 671 747 785 1071
Jena Hauch, 11 Lauren Schultz, 10 Meghan Uldrich, 10 Talia Simonett, 11 Kylie Nevells, 10 Charlotte Kay, 10 Stephanie Makredes, 11 Monica Toussaint, 11 Jacquelyn Snyder, 11 Emma Peterson, 10
7:16 8:52 9:08 9:09 9:11 9:18 9:27 9:44 9:51 11:11
Women 12 - 13 271 272 480 826 932
Hanna Luciano, 12 Katarina Christianson, 12 Kelsi Johnson, 13 Anika Tella, 12 Delaney Chmielewski, 12
7:46 7:47 8:38 10:00 10:29
Women 14 - 15 456 509 549 1031
Allie Simonett, 14 Stacey Rojas, 15 Sienna Schuth, 15 Melanie Donnelly, 14
8:33 8:45 8:57 10:55
Women 16 - 17 239 378 700 867 1149
Monique Holoo, 16 Lydia Luciano, 16 Sara Anderson, 16 Hannah Hawker, 17 Hadley Simonett, 16
7:36 8:17 9:32 10:10 11:48
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Race Recap Minneapolis Marathon, June 6, 2010 by Amy Leger A picture perfect, spring day welcomed the thousands of runners who participated in the Minneapolis Marathon along the Mississippi River, Sunday, June 6. Nearly 5,000 people finished the Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K and 5K-9 races in this event, which is organized by Team Ortho Foundation. This year the Minneapolis Half Marathon became the largest Half Marathon in the Twin Cities. “The runners, volunteers and energetic fans were so awesome. We are very thankful for everyone’s support,” said John Larson, Executive Director of Team Ortho Foundation. One runner said the organization of this race was, “the best [he’s] ever seen.” Another runner said, “I’ll be back next year.” The overall men’s winner of the marathon was Tom Tisell, who finished with a time of 2:37:25. Tisell has now won the Minneapolis Marathon two years in a row. Anja Joela was the top marathon female finisher with a time of 3:13:59. For more highlights of this event, check out the race video and results at www.teamortho.us. RM
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
Kim Scheel, 33 Katie Morrissey, 24 Nicole Degner, 26 Dawn Michaud, 36 Marcy Van Arnam, 23 Lisa Potter, 43 Ann Patten, 37 Melissa Malinowski, 37 Rachel Herrick, 28 Pam Carlson, 37 Angelique Hatch, 38 Julie Allyn, 40 Alyssa Douglas, 31 Leah Pustovar, 26 Jodi Heth, 35 Emily Gerber, 27 Kelly Donahue, 20 Lindsey Sarrack, 34 Anne Difiore, 35 Michelle Hall, 31 Katelyn Ley, 24 Tracy Serreyn, 46 Keri Ciegler, 44 Nycole Gauger, 25 Lera Beauchane, 29 Sarah Iannacone, 30 Chara Klug, 35 Jenny Hess, 47
1:28:14 1:35:55 1:38:52 1:39:18 1:40:31 1:41:47 1:42:04 1:42:34 1:42:37 1:42:58 1:43:08 1:43:58 1:43:59 1:44:07 1:44:19 1:44:41 1:44:58 1:44:58 1:46:56 1:47:14 1:47:30 1:48:24 1:48:49 1:49:04 1:49:20 1:49:25 1:49:27 1:49:54
Men 10 - 11 294 317
Robert Binger, 10 Carl Bliss, 10
2:20:01 2:27:20
Men 12 - 13 61 313
Kyle Martin, 12 Abraham Masters, 13
1:48:06 2:26:25
Men 14 - 15 33
Tayler Aarness, 14
1:39:50
Men 16 - 17 156 248 319
Justin Adamson, 17 Johnathan Finkbeiner, 16 Patrick Madej, 17
1:58:43 2:12:11 2:27:47
Men 18 - 19
TC 1 Mile results continued Women 18 - 19 67 304 449 524
Faith Brisbois, 19 Allison Seaburg, 18 Kelsey Gratz, 18 Amanda Seaburg, 18
6:12 7:56 8:32 8:52
Women 35 - 39 7 19 21 38 42 48 54 59 60 65
Sonja Friend-Uhl, 39 Willie Tibbetts, 39 Erin Ward, 35 Melissa Jansen, 39 Jen Riewe, 37 Anne Walztoni, 37 Sheila Eldred, 36 Juli Bergman, 37 Jody Kleyman, 36 Jody Zeleznikar, 37
4:45 5:20 5:20 5:45 5:47 5:56 5:58 6:02 6:07 6:08
Women 40 - 44 25 29 47 52 57 69 74 79 103 117
Amy Halseth, 40 Bonnie Sons, 44 Sonya Decker, 43 Debra Campbell, 43 Rebeccca Arons, 41 Ann Snuggerud, 42 Laura Swartz, 43 Shelly Larson, 40 Diane Birkeland, 43 Rosemary Stalter, 43 Kimberly Anderson, 45 Kelly Keeler Ramacier, 48 Kristin Miller, 47 Amy Clark, 46 Renee Saxman, 49 Kim Martin, 45 Laurie King, 49 Deb Humphrey, 45 Susan Peterson, 45 Karen Dawson, 49
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37 64 91 112 165 189 264 267 313 418
Kathryn Martin, 58 Janet Rosen, 56 Julie Virkus, 57 Andriette Wickstrom, 55 Cathy Van Der Schans, 56 Dena Riddle, 55 Lynne Blass, 55 Judy Roe, 56 Sara Cardwell, 56 Joyce Petsch, 56
5:44 5:47 5:52 5:57 5:59 6:22 6:29 6:33 6:34 6:45
Women 65 - 69
5:58
6:21 6:26 6:27 6:32 6:58 7:00 7:12 7:13 7:14
1213 Deette Andersen, 75
5:45 6:08 6:24 6:35 7:09 7:17 7:44 7:46 7:59 8:26
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180 259 275 282 305 370 391 469 529 713 277 388 849 1186 1241 1250
Gloria Jansen, 62 Diane Demars, 61 Claudia Sherburne, 60 Candy Patrin, 62 Rosemary Harnly, 63 Kathryn Benhardus, 63 Mary Hiatt, 63 Marianne Breitbach, 61 Marylynn Kretchmar, 62 Glory Kibbel, 61 Kathleen Peterson, 67 Sandra Dalquist, 69 Katherine Weisser, 66 Kathy McKay, 66 Eleanor Fraser-Taylor, 69 Georgiena Norene, 67
7:14 7:43 7:48 7:49 7:56 8:16 8:20 8:36 8:53 9:34 7:49 8:19 10:05 12:30 15:56 16:18
Women 70 - 74 664 Dorothy Marden, 73 1150 Siglinde Moore, 70 1164 Audrey Schroeder, 70
Women 75 - 79
9:24 11:48 12:04
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Chris Boldt, 29 Donny Sazama, 32 Charles Lorch, 47 Jared Olhoft, 28 Gregory Lindusky, 51 Seth Schroeder, 31 Ben Rajkowski, 32 Richard Mather, 27 Curtis Sanford, 46 Thomas Sullivan, 33 Scott Peterman, 35 Cale Konetchy, 36 Walter White, 53 Nicolas Radle, 20 Marc Parson, 20 David Mahmarian, 24 Adam Kells, 23 Christopher Timm, 28 Patrick Amato, 29 Wayne Johnson, 53 Howard Theis, 44 Andrew Janikula, 34 Eric Tebben, 47 Patrick Green, 44 David Faust, 42 Drew Mattison, 34 Brian Ostlie, 43 Randolph Lasota Ii, 31 Tom Hackett, 42 Eric Whiteis, 33
1:16:05 1:22:16 1:22:59 1:24:03 1:24:09 1:26:54 1:27:51 1:28:14 1:29:10 1:29:49 1:32:05 1:32:14 1:32:34 1:33:11 1:33:26 1:34:01 1:34:31 1:35:11 1:35:37 1:35:46 1:35:48 1:36:44 1:37:26 1:37:44 1:37:52 1:38:13 1:38:26 1:38:35 1:38:56 1:39:13
Open Women 1 2
Susanna Emond, 26 Terri Emond, 26
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Keegan Jones, 18 Aaron Schuster, 19
1:50:20 1:57:40
Men 35 - 39
Stillwater Half Marathon
Women 55 - 59
Women 60 - 64
Women 50 - 54 53
Mary Yetzer, 50 Pamela Weier, 50 Kathy Haubrich, 50 Kristi Larson, 51 Anita Baugh, 52 Carolyn Fletcher, 52 Judith Peters, 50 Linda Christen, 53 Stacey Millett, 54
5:36 5:37 5:54 5:57 6:01 6:14 6:17 6:19 6:30 6:40
Women 45 - 49 36 43 45 50 55 88 101 107 109 123
83 94 95 105 147 149 169 177 179
1:22:22 1:23:26
11 12 31 34 35 38 42 48 54 58
Scott Peterman, 35 Cale Konetchy, 36 Mark Carlson, 39 Mike Amundson, 35 Tate Haynes, 35 Christopher Warner, 39 Donald Seiler, 36 Michael McKinney, 35 Matthew W Andres, 35 Jason Vanderport, 39
1:32:05 1:32:14 1:39:39 1:40:06 1:40:26 1:42:51 1:44:03 1:45:04 1:46:21 1:47:53
Men 40 - 44 21 24 25 27 29 39 41 47 81 87
Howard Theis, 44 Patrick Green, 44 David Faust, 42 Brian Ostlie, 43 Tom Hackett, 42 Nolan Barrios, 42 Rod Johanson, 44 Dan Wrobleski, 43 Brian Land, 41 Brian Zumbolo, 41
1:35:48 1:37:44 1:37:52 1:38:26 1:38:56 1:42:53 1:43:53 1:44:25 1:50:14 1:50:46
Men 45 - 49 3 9 23 50 71 83 112 117 124 131
Charles Lorch, 47 Curtis Sanford, 46 Eric Tebben, 47 George Fulp, 48 Whitney Clark, 47 Tom Hess, 46 Hadley Swanson, 47 Ted Hewes, 47 Christopher Kelly, 47 Guy Hummel, 45
1:22:59 1:29:10 1:37:26 1:45:34 1:49:18 1:50:20 1:54:28 1:55:12 1:55:27 1:56:52
Men 50 - 54 5 13 20 63 64 66 72
Gregory Lindusky, 51 Walter White, 53 Wayne Johnson, 53 Jack Shovein, 51 Jeff Melby, 50 Brian Autio, 52 Terry Schluessler, 54
1:24:09 1:32:34 1:35:46 1:48:12 1:48:12 1:48:35 1:49:19
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Mike McCauley, 51 John Redpath, 51 Mark Lysne, 50
1:49:54 1:51:48 1:52:07
Men 55 - 59 37 51 104 142 144 147 148 152 154 179
Jim Behr, 57 Victor Yakhinson, 56 Wayne Olhoft, 58 Jack Volovsek, 59 Bradley Kennedy, 56 Dan Agrimson, 57 Charlie Johnson, 57 Larry Dauffenbach, 58 Bryan Grigg, 56 John Juvette, 57
1:41:29 1:45:51 1:53:21 1:57:53 1:57:55 1:58:15 1:58:17 1:58:27 1:58:37 2:02:07
Men 60 - 64 175 279 310 321 334 335 345 347 351 356
Tom Boardman, 61 Claude Houge, 60 George Realmuto, 63 Terreence Conder, 61 Ted Greshwalk, 60 John Shepard, 61 Bruce Jacobson, 60 Gordon Straka, 60 Robert Bridges, 61 Larry Johnson, 64
2:02:00 2:17:59 2:25:47 2:27:48 2:30:03 2:30:11 2:33:36 2:35:20 2:36:07 2:39:09
Men 65 - 69 52 222 271 331 390
Douglas Brandt, 66 Larry Larson, 65 James Wolf, 65 Fred Bruns, 69 Jim Storm, 69
1:46:00 2:07:50 2:16:55 2:29:27 3:20:11
Women 14 - 15 42 334 450 470 530
Kaylee Ryan, 14 Kailee Carlson, 15 Samantha Jensen, 15 India Costes, 14 Jordan Johnson, 15
1:51:36 2:20:46 2:36:43 2:41:13 3:03:50
Women 16 - 17 31 170 192 517
Wendy White, 16 Mackenzie Kast, 17 Kelsey Ryan, 16 Kara Costes, 16
1:49:55 2:06:38 2:08:00 2:56:15
Women 18 - 19 92 131 185 190 244
Allison Wettstein, 19 Amanda Ulrey, 19 Anna Resman, 19 Alexandra McDowell, 19 Megan McGough, 19
1:58:23 2:02:58 2:07:45 2:07:56 2:12:05
Women 35 - 39 6 9 10 12 13 17 21 29 32 37
Dawn Michaud, 36 Ann Patten, 37 Melissa Malinowski, 37 Pam Carlson, 37 Angelique Hatch, 38 Jodi Heth, 35 Anne Difiore, 35 Chara Klug, 35 Lara Roy, 38 Danette Hellmann, 37
1:39:18 1:42:04 1:42:34 1:42:58 1:43:08 1:44:19 1:46:56 1:49:27 1:50:06 1:50:50
Women 40 - 44 8 14 25 36 41 44 47 55 89 96
Lisa Potter, 43 Julie Allyn, 40 Keri Ciegler, 44 Emmylou Wallace, 41 Sue Koppi, 44 Marianne Abbott, 41 Hillary Hippen, 42 Terri Stuber, 41 Anna Eastlick, 43 Pam Jackels, 42
1:41:47 1:43:58 1:48:49 1:50:34 1:51:24 1:52:00 1:52:37 1:54:03 1:58:10 1:58:43
Women 45 - 49 24 30 34 60 62 86 90 102 128 135
Tracy Serreyn, 46 Jenny Hess, 47 Frances Homans, 47 Mary Ulrey, 48 Sherry Spaeth, 46 Sue Hildebrandt, 45 Deanna Tangwall, 45 Colleen Roethke, 49 Christine Dye, 46 Julie Thompson, 48
1:48:24 1:49:54 1:50:20 1:54:42 1:55:05 1:57:44 1:58:21 1:59:26 2:02:46 2:03:41
Women 50 - 54 84
Beth McElhenny, 52
1:57:42
117 149 208 245 250 251 269 324 329
Amy Wolf, 51 Lisa Rumbaugh, 50 Cindy Machus, 50 Julie Childs, 52 Lori Kelley, 51 Rebecca Delmore, 53 Kathryn Tolo, 50 Stacey Broecker, 51 Betty Quinn, 51
2:01:48 2:05:21 2:08:48 2:12:09 2:12:51 2:12:51 2:14:31 2:19:51 2:20:38
Women 55 - 59 337 341 359 389 414 495 500 512 513 522
Jane Lewis, 55 Bonnie Marcus, 56 Amy Rogge, 56 Diane Grigg, 57 Patricia Oakes, 56 Trish Larson, 56 Mary Johnson, 56 Mary Jacobson, 57 Leslie Kopietz, 57 Denise D''aurora, 58 Deborah Paradise, 60
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Stillwater Marathon May 24, Stillwater Tom Tisell, 42 Joel Reese, 29 Pete Hoyem, 29 Olivier Vrambout, 36 Eric Porte, 45 Jonathon Achey, 32 Jeff Scovill, 36 Tom Moline, 42 Forrest Tracy, 30 Ted Lillie, 25 Jeremy Bonneville, 34 Justin Shobe, 24 Nate Beaudin, 34 William Riggs, 31 Raymond Mitchell, 45 Michael Olson, 39 Dane Rauschenberg, 33 Dan Moline, 44 Ryan Hansen, 27 Ross Jilk, 45 Dan Laplante, 26 Samuel Riter, 34 Nathan Custard, 27 Kyle Donovan, 24 Kyle Snyder, 32 Josh Dietsche, 33 Scott Ross, 51 Brian Helmken, 43 Dane Liebel, 44 Steven Sjolund, 59
2:42:32 2:45:30 2:53:33 3:00:01 3:08:35 3:08:58 3:09:50 3:10:04 3:11:09 3:14:05 3:16:22 3:17:36 3:18:33 3:19:19 3:19:33 3:20:25 3:24:29 3:26:09 3:26:36 3:28:25 3:28:27 3:28:44 3:29:06 3:30:10 3:30:24 3:31:13 3:32:19 3:33:57 3:34:11 3:34:47
Open Women 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Kelly Brinkman, 29 Kara Arzamendia, 32 April Cole, 25 Dani Ashford, 23 Mary Hitzeman, 31 Joan Nyhus, 46 Taren Weyer, 33 Jennifer Lovering, 21 Brigit Kelly Weberg, 47 Amanda Frohling, 22 Mary Bergman, 48 Cali Swager, 23 Pamela Austad, 43 Laura Zwart, 42 Emily Prall, 24 Elizabeth Reese, 24 Pamela Neid, 55 Valerie Svenningsen, 40 Jody Jacoby, 37 Kristine Helget, 32 Bri Ahern, 28 Jackie Hood, 26
4:08:11 4:10:35 4:10:35 4:12:33 4:13:00 4:13:07 4:13:20 4:15:13
Nate Johnson, 15
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Men 16 - 17 170 249 250
Scott Wambold, 17 Phillip Treely, 17 Jack Swenson, 17
4:42:01 5:32:31 5:43:35
Men 18 - 19 115 125 132
Joel Braden, 19 Aaron Hauck, 18 Matt Doneux, 18
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Men 35 - 39 4 7 16 32 37 38 39 47 51 56
Olivier Vrambout, 36 Jeff Scovill, 36 Michael Olson, 39 David Lenahan, 37 Robert Srichai, 36 Don Sullivan, 36 Jeff Carver, 37 Jason Wallace, 36 Michael Vetter, 38 Jon Brennhofer, 38
3:00:01 3:09:50 3:20:25 3:37:29 3:40:02 3:40:03 3:41:46 3:46:48 3:50:23 3:52:34
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
Monica Meier, 42 Jessie Steiner, 26 Kristine Keykal, 36 Mitsi O''neill, 44 Kristen Stevenson, 25 Angela Hill, 33 Julie Hazelrigg, 23 Amy Rahm, 27
Men 14 - 15 164
2:21:14 2:21:28 2:23:43 2:27:48 2:31:29 2:47:16 2:48:53 2:54:38 2:55:23 2:58:17
Women 60 - 64 338
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3:12:01 3:16:10 3:19:55 3:21:09 3:30:22 3:34:12 3:35:06 3:36:06 3:39:32 3:42:47 3:49:56 3:51:19 3:57:32 3:59:16 3:59:59 4:00:10 4:00:40 4:01:48 4:02:44 4:05:56 4:06:31 4:06:49
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Tom Tisell, 42 Tom Moline, 42 Dan Moline, 44 Brian Helmken, 43 Dane Liebel, 44 Jeff Wieland, 43 Tim Podas, 44 Kevin Lentsch, 43 Andrew Powell, 40 Jim Nord, 42
2:42:32 3:10:04 3:26:09 3:33:57 3:34:11 3:42:42 3:50:15 3:50:38 3:52:04 3:52:14
Men 45 - 49 5 15 20 42 45 58 90 94 96 111
Eric Porte, 45 Raymond Mitchell, 45 Ross Jilk, 45 Bob Triplett, 46 Atsushi Udagawa, 48 Glenn Spiczak, 46 Jim Duppong, 47 Paul Keusemann, 49 Pedro Verdeja, 48 Jack Meyer, 47
3:08:35 3:19:33 3:28:25 3:44:25 3:45:44 3:54:47 4:08:17 4:09:48 4:10:28 4:15:31
103
Kristin Cuta, 10
5:25:49
Women 18 - 19 65 81
Jessica Olson, 19 Ashton Pollreisz, 19
4:47:36 5:03:11
Women 35 - 39 19 25 32 34 46 49 51 61 63 69
Jody Jacoby, 37 Kristine Keykal, 36 Kristin Bowe, 38 Laura Lucas, 38 Eve Bjork, 37 Janice Manning, 39 Deanne Newborg, 39 Rebecca Klinkhamer, 36 Amy Westcott, 37 Kelli Kerkhoff, 36
4:02:44 4:10:35 4:18:07 4:19:39 4:30:58 4:33:24 4:34:12 4:42:00 4:44:09 4:49:29
Women 40 - 44 13 14 18 23 26 33 39 45 52 55
Pamela Austad, 43 Laura Zwart, 42 Valerie Svenningsen, 40 Monica Meier, 42 Mitsi O''neill, 44 Molly Miller, 41 Jennifer Ash, 40 Juli Johnson, 40 Wendy Clements, 40 Jen Fejfar, 40
3:57:32 3:59:16 4:01:48 4:08:11 4:12:33 4:18:56 4:23:56 4:29:55 4:34:21 4:36:57
Women 45 - 49 6 9 11 40 70 78 90 119
Joan Nyhus, 46 Brigit Kelly Weberg, 47 Mary Bergman, 48 Anne Johnson, 46 Sheila Brown, 45 Susan Thoresen, 47 Tammy Willis, 46 Clare King, 48
3:34:12 3:39:32 3:49:56 4:24:55 4:49:58 5:02:11 5:12:21 5:55:56
Women 50 - 54 73
Kip Sundgaard, 54
4:55:43
Women 55 - 59 17 42 121
Pamela Neid, 55 Mary Jo Johnson, 56 Ginny Turner, 57
4:00:40 4:27:54 6:35:54
Women 60 - 64 53 83 107
Mary Croft, 64 Bonnie Gibson, 61 Candy Patrin, 62
4:36:33 5:05:37 5:30:55
William Irvin 5K June 18, Duluth
Men 50 - 54 27 65 69 98 99 107 108 110 113 118
Scott Ross, 51 Stephen Lamson, 52 Mike Deblasis, 52 Mark Mastalir, 51 Douglas Carrell, 50 John Morchinek, 50 Carey Manson, 53 Dale Fredrickson, 52 Randy Boler, 54 Mark Zwolenski, 50
3:32:19 3:58:37 4:00:40 4:11:34 4:12:29 4:13:52 4:14:03 4:14:50 4:17:04 4:19:25
Men 55 - 59 30 33 34 73 76 82 88 103 112 124
Steven Sjolund, 59 Larry Thompson, 59 Jose Sanchez, 55 Marcus Eberhardt, 57 Ken Spaeth, 55 Mark Deters, 56 Tom Pedersen, 58 Hyon Kim, 55 Steve Levine, 57 Bob Horrisberger, 59
3:34:47 3:37:57 3:39:21 4:03:52 4:04:35 4:06:58 4:07:55 4:13:13 4:17:04 4:21:39
Men 60 - 64 85 153 160 213 252
Dennis Black, 61 Michael Baker, 63 David Majeski, 62 Jim Hess, 62 John Concannon, 62
4:07:16 4:34:22 4:36:00 5:05:44 5:55:36
Men 65 - 69 188 221
Don Dornfeld, 66 David Jones, 66
Women 10 - 11
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
Scott Behling, 20 Benjamin Bayer, 21 Paul Donnelly, 27 Jesse Castro, 23 Sam Anderson, 26 Jonathan Krupa, 35 Paul Giannobile, 50 Jonathan Klein, 18 Jim Ramacier, 46 Bob Garcia, 55 Kris Jackson, 26 David Smith, 21 Dan Stueve, 39 Lee Wiswell, 26 Andrew Warg, 23 Ethan Richards, 30 Kevin Peterson, 51 Lenny Deshayes, 55 David Broze, 51 Jonathan Nowacki, 35 Zakayo Magomolla, 18 Connor Franta, 17 Jason Stowe, 35 Brandon Franta, 15 Michael Pinocci, 55 Matthew Klein, 15 Austin Knowlton, 14 Kyle Blomgren Jr., 15
16:39 16:46 16:55 17:01 17:27 17:31 17:49 17:59 18:05 18:10 18:22 18:30 18:34 18:35 18:42 18:51 18:56 19:23 19:29 19:41 19:42 19:43 19:46 19:51 19:57 20:02 20:02 20:12
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William Irvin 5K results continued
Ben Wilson, 7 Timothy Siems, 6
43:07 52:11
Men 8 - 9 29 30
William Rossing, 38 Jon Bostrom, 25
250 256 259 267 275 276 343 347 393 394
20:16 20:20
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
Carrie Tollefson, 33 Erin Ward, 35 Kathleen Monaghan, 42 Michelle Oman, 36 Laura Hughes, 18 Michelle Krezonoski, 16 Laura Oliver, 23 Kim Krezonoski, 16 Janet Rosen, 56 Amy Wicker, 26 Unknown Runner, 99 Taylor Gibson, 15 Brenda Trok, 31 Katie Hicks, 18 Amy Hyopponen, 30 Karen McCalla, 33 Carolyn Lucca, 15 Kira Peterson, 20 Jill Niksich, 32 Hope Hieb, 29 Jayne Cole, 18 Katy Torchia, 20 Caitlin Schnettler, 21 Katie Schwarz, 20 Leah Polzine-Campbell, 32 Kelsey Torchia, 19 Molly Noel, 21 Kris Mielke, 29 Kayte Cole, 17 Shelly Marette, 49
18:25 18:25 18:27 18:47 20:08 20:11 20:31 20:40 20:43 20:54 21:04 21:33 21:56 21:59 22:04 22:21 22:23 22:45 22:50 22:57 23:00 23:12 23:12 23:12 23:20 23:30 23:30 23:32 23:35 23:39
102 123 126 128 141 143 150 160 169 184
Michael Dickinson, 7
Mathew Thrun, 10 Matthew Read, 10 Jacob Brown, 11 Van Carlson, 11 Maxton Gudowski, 10 Matthew Paulson, 10 Justin Cameron, 11 Logan Wright, 10 Zac Bringgold, 10 Parker Bjorlin, 11
Men 16 - 17
24:07 24:47 24:53 24:55 25:17 25:18 25:29 25:52 26:10 26:30
Men 18 - 19
Men 12 - 13 60 79 94 107 116 122 125 135 140 144
Jeremy Goude, 13 Adam Hansen, 13 Jordan Bringgold, 13 Adam Stevermer, 13 Caleb Ford, 12 Gunnar Howg, 13 Jesse Milbridge-Scott, 13 Derrek French, 12 Tony Lucca, 13 Adam Latour, 13
22:35 23:20 23:54 24:21 24:41 24:45 24:50 25:09 25:16 25:18
Men 14 - 15 24 26
37:26
Brandon Franta, 15 Matthew Klein, 15
Austin Knowlton, 14 Kyle Blomgren Jr., 15 Adam Blomgren, 15 Brad Thomas, 15 Thomas Gossard, 14 Brett Stevermer, 15 Aaron Glass, 14 Parker Kausch, 15
28:27 28:41 28:54 29:08 29:26 29:33 31:40 31:51 33:33 33:35
Men 10 - 11
Men Under 8 459
Jared Browning, 9 Tommy Gallagher, 8 Canaan Kugler, 8 Zakariah Lee, 8 Benjamin Lesage, 8 Colden Longley, 8 Josh Wilson, 9 Benjamin Siems, 8 James Legarde, 8 Dawson French, 9
27 28 32 35 53 57 58 64
19:51 20:02
22 50 63 84 85 90 119 161 168 175 8 21 34 38 101 180 294
20:02 20:12 20:28 21:11 22:13 22:29 22:29 22:39
Connor Franta, 17 Zach Galo, 16 Sam Ludwig, 17 Jack Litman, 16 Conner Mars, 17 Adam Tuff, 17 Evan Anderson, 16 Luke Maki, 16 Nick Robillard, 16 Dan Lindner, 16
19:43 22:03 22:39 23:30 23:34 23:44 24:43 25:53 26:10 26:17
Jonathan Klein, 18 Zakayo Magomolla, 18 William Gedde, 19 Ronnie Case, 19 Bryan Ebner, 18 Scott Tipping, 19 Adam Tilly, 19
17:59 19:42 20:53 21:23 24:07 26:25 30:04
Men 35 - 39 6 13 20 23 29 37 39 44 47 69
Jonathan Krupa, 35 Dan Stueve, 39 Jonathan Nowacki, 35 Jason Stowe, 35 William Rossing, 38 Jeffrey McCalla, 36 Ryan Inselman, 36 Tom Rippberger, 39 Patrick Hurley, 39 Roger Reinert, 39
17:31 18:34 19:41 19:46 20:16 21:19 21:27 21:54 22:02 22:53
Men 40 - 44 36 56 65 80 83 100 118 148 156 162
Mark Kuhn, 40 Chris Baker, 44 Thomas Ruud, 43 Corey Lebrasseur, 40 Jeffery Frick, 41 David Smisek, 44 Jayson Yapel, 40 Donald Cory, 42 Dale Thrun, 40 David Wagner, 44
21:13 22:27 22:42 23:23 23:29 24:04 24:42 25:24 25:48 25:53
Men 45 - 49 9 42 52 59 72 109 132 133 134 147
Jim Ramacier, 46 John Elliott, 47 Michael Stingle, 46 Mark Weisgerber, 45 Doug Janzig, 47 Joe Litman, 47 Tom Grove, 48 John Linden, 49 Tom Hoder, 47 Charles Sinjem, 47
18:05 21:32 22:12 22:32 22:58 24:25 25:02 25:06 25:08 25:24
Men 50 - 54 7 17 19 54 67 68 71 115 117 121
Paul Giannobile, 50 Kevin Peterson, 51 David Broze, 51 Thomas Downing, 52 Richard Hoska, 53 Joel Arnason, 54 Thomas Bohlinger, 52 Jeffery Purcell, 53 Scott Walker, 51 Jeff Mars, 51
17:49 18:56 19:29 22:13 22:45 22:47 22:57 24:41 24:42 24:45
Men 55 - 59 10 18 25 61
Bob Garcia, 55 Lenny Deshayes, 55 Michael Pinocci, 55 John Guthrie, 58
18:10 19:23 19:57 22:35
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AT THE RACES: R A C E R E S U L T S 66 73 95 99 114 188
Tim Zbikowski, 58 Paul Stein, 59 Rich Knowlton, 56 Robert Mars III, 56 David Loken, 58 Harold Maki, 55
22:44 22:59 23:56 24:03 24:35 26:37
John Magnuson, 61 Ralph Anderson, 63 Donald Weyer, 63 Jamew Mayworm, 62 Ed Marvin, 62 Charlie Gallet, 61 Dick Spehart, 63 Robert Polzine, 64 Clarence Winter, 64 Michael Coughlan, 60
23:23 23:40 25:01 25:41 26:34 27:22 27:28 29:42 29:52 30:32
Dj Carlson, 66 Larry Eggert, 67 Jim Rogers, 66 Rick Recker, 65 David Ball, 68 Allen Jones, 65 Charles Andresen, 69 Michael Sheehan, 66 John Jackson, 67 Thomas Belch, 69
26:31 28:17 28:46 29:10 29:34 30:19 33:49 34:43 36:48 37:31
Thom Weddle, 71 James Conway, 70 Howard Anderson, 70 William Conway, 71 Roy Hobbs, 73 Gary McPherson, 72
21:29 25:52 29:48 37:23 41:26 48:41
Men 75 - 79 426 533 539
Bill Croke, 76 Lyle Baez, 78 Gerald Anderson, 76
35:26 48:23 50:46
John Alexander, 82
31:03
Women Under 8 366 435 800
Jenaya Schmidt, 6 Asher Smith, 7 Payton Morris, 6
33:26 35:05 53:05
Women 8 - 9 226 267 359 368 501 514 573 600 614 704
Mara McCollor, 9 Sydney Carlson, 9 Jacinda Hustoft, 9 Emily Geissler, 9 Megan Smith, 9 Mikala Bringgold, 8 Jenna Beckstrom, 8 Kenna Damitz, 8 Morgan Olson, 9 Lexi Schnaser, 9
30:35 31:23 33:17 33:29 36:37 37:06 38:48 39:46 40:25 44:54
Women 10 - 11 55 151 164 172 178 183 241 263 269 378
Zayna Hustoft, 11 Alexa Seifert, 11 Kaytlin Garrison, 11 Elise Longley, 11 Sydney Ball, 11 Anna Staats, 11 Erika Bussmann, 10 Serena Connelly, 11 Emma Roden, 10 Alyssa Frick, 11
25:31 28:48 29:09 29:25 29:33 29:43 30:57 31:19 31:27 33:36
Women 12 - 13 32 33 37 42 47 78 85 99 105 113
Rachel Dixon, 12 Isabelle Lucking, 13 Johanna Schmidt, 13 Erin Bolger, 13 Annika Peterson, 13 Maleta Moulsoff, 12 Olivia Warpula, 12 Elise Hauer, 13 Kaitlin Sanders, 13 Annie Wagner, 13
23:50 23:50 24:05 24:54 25:01 26:32 26:45 27:14 27:28 27:43
Women 14 - 15 12 17 57 66
Taylor Gibson, 15 Carolyn Lucca, 15 Haley King, 15 Jenna Stevermer, 14
Michelle Krezonoski, 16 Kim Krezonoski, 16 Kayte Cole, 17 Amanda Tveite, 17 Sadie Ellenson, 17 Madeleine Holker, 16 Monique Holod, 16 Michelle Thrun, 16 Taylor Kirkham, 16 Marissa Foley, 17
20:11 20:40 23:35 23:44 24:51 25:27 25:29 26:20 26:27 26:34
5 14 21 26 92 131 144 153 163 249
Laura Hughes, 18 Katie Hicks, 18 Jayne Cole, 18 Kelsey Torchia, 19 Samantha Goude, 19 Mandaline Dunne, 18 Dayna Nielsen, 19 Rachel Gunderson, 19 Rachel Gibbon, 18 Jessica Paul, 18
20:08 21:59 23:00 23:30 26:58 28:16 28:30 28:51 29:07 31:05
2 4 38 41 45 48 50 58 62 63
Erin Ward, 35 Michelle Oman, 36 Jean Bringgold, 38 Jamie Schneeweis, 35 Hilaire Hauer, 38 Ann Yapel, 35 Annie Melek, 38 Debbie Bemboom, 39 Heidi Swanson, 39 Sonia Rarick, 36
18:25 18:47 24:38 24:53 25:00 25:09 25:16 25:36 25:47 25:48
Women 40 - 44
Men 80 - 84 324
6 8 29 31 40 51 52 72 75 80
Women 35 - 39
Men 70 - 74 40 159 283 457 496 534
27:05 27:06 27:53 28:19 28:25 29:03
Women 18 - 19
Men 65 - 69 186 244 257 270 277 300 399 414 449 460
Michelle Stingle, 15 Nicole Peterson, 15 Emily Axford, 14 Lauren Mars, 15 Emily Warpula, 15 Maddie Wagner, 14
Women 16 - 17
Men 60 - 64 81 88 131 155 187 213 216 281 286 305
94 95 116 134 139 161
21:33 22:23 25:32 26:03
3 43 44 127 128 147 180 224 239 250
Kathleen Monaghan, 42 Betsy Longley, 43 Roberta Wood, 44 Kristine Stish, 42 Linda Farrell, 42 Tami Eggert, 43 Kim Blomgren, 42 Barb Olson, 43 Shannon Lindsey, 41 Jennifer Rew, 43
18:27 24:54 24:56 28:13 28:15 28:37 29:40 30:34 30:55 31:06
Women 45 - 49 30 35 39 46 56 65 101 103 109 146
Shelly Marette, 49 Tracy Litman, 45 Mary Nylin, 46 Marie Hoder, 47 Lori Mickelson, 46 Anne Chisholm, 47 Kristine Peterson, 49 Kathy Kooda, 46 Linda Gehrig, 49 Lori Stevermer, 46
23:39 24:02 24:48 25:00 25:31 26:01 27:22 27:26 27:39 28:32
Women 50 - 54 53 93 118 129 133 200 244 271 318 323
Eileenk Uzarek, 54 Sheryl Weber-Paxton, 51 Mary Karst, 54 Jill Anderson, 50 Nancy Monaghan Beery, 53 Laurie Arnason, 54 Tres Kucera, 50 Lois Geyen, 51 Gwen Stephens, 53 Pat Trachte, 54
25:30 27:00 27:57 28:15 28:19 30:07 31:00 31:28 32:20 32:38
Women 55 - 59 9 61 71 333 360 382 484 485 528 533
Janet Rosen, 56 Corinne Krezonoski, 56 Sue Hill, 55 Sharon Ramacher, 59 Tary Johnson, 59 Nancy Bennett, 57 Shelley Bachke, 56 Julie Ehrman, 55 Mary Olson-Reed, 56 Debbie Spencer, 58
20:43 25:44 26:17 32:52 33:21 33:45 36:14 36:15 37:20 37:28
Women 60 - 64 76 228 240 483 487 524 527 547 641 654
Sue Coughlan, 60 Vicki Plant, 60 Barbara Spannaus, 62 Paula Nash, 61 Carol Bundgaard, 60 Carolyn Fiero, 63 Patricia Greshwalk, 60 Laurel Marvin, 61 Cynthia Pierson, 60 Joy Neumann, 64
26:28 30:36 30:56 36:13 36:17 37:12 37:16 37:55 41:38 42:26
Women 65 - 69 236 346 354 530 588 717 749 769 793 803
Janet Ward, 67 Judy Sheridan, 65 Judy Kaltenhauser, 66 Marcia Willett, 65 Cynthia Boock, 68 Maria Reeves, 66 Katherine Fredrickson, 66 Sue Sandberg, 67 Pamela Sevre, 65 Roberta Jones, 65
30:50 33:00 33:14 37:20 39:15 45:26 47:55 49:35 52:06 53:23
Women 70 - 74 597 633 682 715 722 737 740 763 798 812
Janice Roeske, 72 Alice Tomsche, 74 Ada Hobbs, 71 Margaret Cass, 73 Kathleen Osborn, 70 Helena Jackson, 70 Carla Baez, 73 Ione Olson, 73 Laura Grygelko, 71 Mary Noreus, 70
39:43 41:12 43:57 45:24 45:37 46:33 47:06 49:00 53:01 54:57
Women 75 - 79 814
Shirley Batchelder, 76
55:34
Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon June 19, Duluth 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
Stephen Muange, 28 Bado Worku, 21 Derese Rashaw, 27 Worku Beyi, 23 Stephen Haas, 27 Fernando Cabada, 28 Mathew Chesang, 28 Justin Grunewald, 24 Benard Langat, 27 Tyson David, 22 Eric Hartmark, 32 Mark Fruin, 24 Joshua Eberly, 29 Tristan Mannix, 25 Matt Levassiur, 28 Sammy Rotich, 23 Robert Cannon, 27 Kelly Fermoyle, 24 Erik Stanley, 25 Jeremy Polson, 32 Moninda Marube, 31 Joshua Glaab, 27 Jon Stoehr, 25 Gregory Bielecki, 29 Keith Mulhollon, 40 Andy Allstadt, 27 Justin Patananan, 30 Gideon Mutisya, 43 Zach Bruns, 24 Matt Sandercock, 41
1:04:24 1:04:27 1:04:55 1:05:13 1:05:22 1:05:55 1:06:04 1:06:34 1:06:46 1:06:47 1:06:53 1:07:16 1:07:26 1:07:39 1:07:44 1:07:55 1:08:04 1:08:59 1:09:22 1:09:55 1:10:22 1:10:42 1:10:47 1:10:55 1:11:06 1:11:10 1:11:35 1:12:37 1:12:53 1:12:57
Open Women 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Caroline Rotich, 26 Alemtsehay Misganaw, 29 Wendi Ray, 37 Jennifer Houck, 26 Michelle Frey, 28 Jenna Boren, 33 Kim Magee, 27 Grace Kimani, 29 Susanna Emond, 26
1:12:40 1:14:46 1:14:56 1:15:49 1:17:11 1:18:15 1:19:21 1:20:32 1:20:35
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Lindsay Hattendorf, 26 Maren Eberly, 27 Terri Emond, 26 Ilea Eskildsen, 24 Elizabeth Abbey, 29 Marie Sample, 34 Angie Voight, 33 Elaine Nelson, 31 Laura Edlund, 24 Bonnie Sons, 44 Jennifer Hess, 26 Kimberly Anderson, 45 Jenny Hoese, 22 Mary Palmer, 22 Christine Ramsey, 27 Shelly Larson, 40 Beth Hauer, 19 Jessica Rossing, 24 Laurel Johnson, 22 Janet Ochocki, 38 Lisa Johnson, 44
1:21:52 1:22:26 1:23:28 1:23:53 1:24:31 1:24:41 1:24:49 1:24:52 1:25:04 1:25:17 1:26:19 1:26:40 1:26:53 1:27:22 1:27:42 1:28:08 1:28:36 1:28:37 1:29:54 1:30:19 1:30:23
Men 12 - 13 283 292 648 1295 2039 2341
Robert McClarey, 12 Chandler Klawitter, 13 Jeremy Stephan, 13 Tom Ramquist, 13 Liam Martin, 13 Brent Larson, 12
1:37:16 1:37:50 1:49:08 2:02:29 2:23:15 2:38:56
Men 14 - 15 161 253 258 284 300 323 360 508 632 734
Ben Erickson, 15 Ryan Davis, 15 Neal Kucera, 15 Iain McCrory, 14 Seth Loeffler-Kemp, 15 Ryan Kirkland, 15 Sam Johnson, 15 Brandon Channell, 15 Thomas Wentworth, 15 Jesse Howe, 15
1:30:01 1:35:46 1:35:57 1:37:16 1:38:12 1:39:08 1:40:10 1:45:24 1:48:30 1:50:56
Men 16 - 17 93 94 97 103 106 107 108 117 121 144
Ben Kolb, 17 Matthew Kero, 17 Stefan Lemke, 17 Jacob Urban, 17 Jackson Lindquist, 16 Andrew Hansen, 16 Derek Mansur, 16 Gage Sachs, 16 Scott Albares, 17 Calivin Knickerbocker, 16
1:23:54 1:24:07 1:24:28 1:25:10 1:25:44 1:25:48 1:25:51 1:26:23 1:26:36 1:28:54
Men 18 - 19 45 60 73 76 95 102 111 112 114 116
Guthrie Cunningham, 18 Andrew Larsen, 19 Bob Gerten, 19 Jason Coffin, 18 Ross Nelson, 18 Zach Minnich, 18 Tyler Young, 19 Sam Mrozinski, 19 Corey O'Brien, 18 Jesse Fenstermacher, 18
1:16:13 1:18:55 1:21:37 1:21:56 1:24:08 1:24:49 1:26:04 1:26:06 1:26:11 1:26:17
Men 35 - 39 61 67 80 87 101 110 138 140 150 152
Jerimy Hallsten, 35 Neil Bizily, 35 Allen Broderius, 35 Adam Himes, 37 Grant Nelson, 35 Alan Schwartz, 37 Sean Faulk, 37 Jonathan Menzner, 35 Chris Steensland, 39 Chad Bjugan, 37
1:19:16 1:20:49 1:22:22 1:23:01 1:24:48 1:26:02 1:28:20 1:28:34 1:29:29 1:29:45
Men 40 - 44 25 28 30 35 39 43 51 74
Keith Mulhollon, 40 Gideon Mutisya, 43 Matt Sandercock, 41 Matthew Waite, 42 Steve Frericks, 43 W Scott Lindell, 42 Joseph Schneiderhan, 44 Darrin Johnson, 44
1:11:06 1:12:37 1:12:57 1:14:06 1:14:42 1:15:37 1:17:22 1:21:43
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32 96 104 115 129 137 156 157 158 167
Kirk Paulsen, 40 Floyd Zylka, 43 Patrick Billig, 48 Paul Schroeder, 46 David Meixelsperger, 47 Mark Tesija, 49 Perry Dau, 48 Kirk Vesterstein, 48 Dan Bissonnette, 48 Michael Hendrickson, 46 Joe Nicklay, 49 Mike Haag, 46
1:22:36 1:22:59 1:13:29 1:24:22 1:25:26 1:26:14 1:27:33 1:28:15 1:29:53 1:29:56 1:29:59 1:30:17
Men 50 - 54
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70 81 88 122 127 145 151 174 215 230
Bobby Paxton, 53 Scott Hansen, 51 Paul Giannobile, 50 John Hogan, 51 Ronald Johnson, 50 Kevin Peterson, 51 Mike Setter, 54 Tim Sieh, 50 Jim Sylvestre, 52 Mark Herrmann, 51
1:21:11 1:22:29 1:23:04 1:26:42 1:27:20 1:28:54 1:29:42 1:30:44 1:33:22 1:34:39
Men 55 - 59 71 91 162 171 198 213 246 302 331 339
Dan Morse, 57 Bill Raabe, 55 Gary Olson, 58 Steve Kohorst, 59 Michael Bjornberg, 56 Chris Hagberg, 56 Jerry Beutel, 59 Dale Anklam, 55 Chris Hegg, 58 Mike McAvoy, 59
1:21:13 1:23:52 1:30:10 1:30:39 1:31:56 1:33:14 1:35:28 1:38:13 1:39:18 1:39:25
Men 60 - 64 186 251 271 385 388 435 461 537 592 624
Paul Lamere, 63 John Garland, 60 Greg Larson, 63 Jerry Jorgenson, 60 Cary Segall, 60 Thomas Langley, 60 Edward Waldera, 62 Keith Tvedten, 60 Michael Shovein, 60 Greg Envey, 63
1:31:21 1:35:42 1:36:55 1:41:21 1:41:34 1:42:57 1:44:13 1:46:12 1:47:36 1:48:15
Men 65 - 69 188 327 408 472 561 571 736 805 1054 1271
Jim Graupner, 65 Robert Aby, 65 Richard Bleck, 66 Norm Purrington, 66 Dennis Brewer, 68 Scott Danielson, 65 Percy Anderson, 65 Jim Leonard, 67 Daniel Sydow, 66 Dennis Bealka, 66
1:31:32 1:39:11 1:42:08 1:44:34 1:46:56 1:47:10 1:50:57 1:52:35 1:58:16 2:02:00
Men 70 - 74 1440 1801 2116 2300 2435 2443 2458
Robert Owens, 72 2:06:16 George Bassingthwaite, 73 2:15:10 Edward Bruchez, 73 2:26:15 Douglas Dunham, 71 2:35:15 James Ames, 73 2:48:22 Mel Lewis, 73 2:49:26 David Hart, 70 2:53:08
Men 75 - 79 2468 Claus Pierach, 75
2:55:57
Women 12 - 13 237 474 1710 2005 2063 2241 2366 2895 3274
Lilly Johnson, 13 Madison Schafer, 13 Alex McLeod, 12 Reilly Albert, 12 Ashleigh Arntson, 12 Taylor Gangstad, 13 Rachael Collier, 12 Maggie Adams, 13 Shayna Prouty, 13
1:47:57 1:55:29 2:17:53 2:22:32 2:23:55 2:27:26 2:30:19 2:46:19 3:12:10
Women 14 - 15 139 161
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Brooke Rasmussen, 14 Bailey Beckman, 14
1:42:48 1:44:27
173 186 277 372 404 728 739 810
Madi Sachs, 14 Maria Hauer, 15 Abigail Beissler, 14 Kyla Kaspszak, 15 Allison Ternes, 14 Claire Kleinschmidt, 15 Kayla Reiter, 15 Sydnee Vandell, 15
1:45:07 1:45:41 1:49:48 1:52:45 1:53:36 2:00:32 2:00:47 2:02:09
Women 16 - 17 78 185 222 250 265 266 280 282 322 345
Caitlin Fermoyle, 17 Sonja Peterson, 17 Anna Schield, 17 Talia Berndt, 17 Chelsey Youngberg, 16 Alyssa Hess, 16 Kallyn Knutson, 16 Rachel Miesbauer, 17 Jordan Paschke, 16 Emily Usset, 17
1:38:22 1:45:34 1:47:23 1:48:34 1:49:22 1:49:23 1:49:54 1:50:00 1:51:13 1:52:05
Women 18 - 19 26 62 70 71 92 107 109 147 162 187
Beth Hauer, 19 Rita Woitas, 19 Lauren Carlson, 18 Allison Brandt, 19 Sarah Allen, 19 Kristen Jasperson, 19 Andrea Klepper, 19 Marian Lund, 18 Sarah Chasson, 18 Megan Smith, 19
1:28:36 1:36:27 1:37:39 1:37:39 1:39:51 1:40:59 1:41:11 1:43:24 1:44:27 1:45:44
Women 35 - 39 3 29 37 47 50 53 61 83 85 96
Wendi Ray, 37 Janet Ochocki, 38 Joy Keller, 37 Ann Sudoh, 39 Patty Kinsman, 37 Jen Theisen, 37 Jody Kleyman, 36 Jill Peterson, 39 Erika Lohn, 37 Shannon Swanson, 38
1:14:56 1:30:19 1:32:34 1:34:30 1:35:10 1:35:37 1:36:18 1:38:57 1:39:01 1:40:01
Women 40 - 44 19 25 30 35 58 60 67 88 105 108
Bonnie Sons, 44 Shelly Larson, 40 Lisa Johnson, 44 Wendy Bengtson, 44 Kim Levandoski, 42 Angie Schmidt, 40 Reiko Sugisaka, 44 Jamie Schlafke, 41 Kathy Harris, 44 Marie Vanovermeiren, 42
1:25:17 1:28:08 1:30:23 1:32:06 1:35:57 1:36:13 1:37:24 1:39:40 1:40:34 1:41:06
Women 45 - 49 21 46 68 77 84 86 121 133 150 163
Kimberly Anderson, 45 Lisa Davis, 45 S. Amber, 48 Mary Evans, 47 Laura Carlson, 47 Renee Saxman, 49 Kelly Keeler Ramacier, 48 Michelle Flanagan-Haag, 45 Yvette Marthaler, 46 Laurie Knutson, 49
1:26:40 1:34:23 1:37:32 1:38:15 1:39:00 1:39:15 1:41:55 1:42:28 1:43:33 1:44:31
Women 50 - 54 90 97 104 152 170 190 214 230 242 283
Kristi Larson, 52 Susan Felton, 51 Jackie Klein, 52 Cindy Zanni, 50 Donella Neuhaus, 53 Mary Johansen, 52 Donna Ostrom, 50 Mary Moline, 51 Leslie Johnson, 52 Martha Shinar, 51
1:39:43 1:40:04 1:40:31 1:43:44 1:44:56 1:45:49 1:47:01 1:47:39 1:48:10 1:50:03
Women 55 - 59 149 217 352 629 661 675 679 702 795
Christine Depenthal, 57 Janet Cain, 59 Deb Wendling, 55 Lauri Hohman, 55 Rita Lunderville, 56 Annette Adam, 59 Jane Lewis, 55 Lynnea Hultkrantz, 58 Arlene Elden, 58
1:43:29 1:47:05 1:52:11 1:58:51 1:59:23 1:59:32 1:59:36 1:59:58 2:01:50
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Anne Meyer-Ruppel, 55
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Women 60 - 64 397 410 579 835 1164 1167 1548 1674 1734 1776
Diane Stoneking, 62 Linda Bjornberg, 60 Barb Jacobson, 60 Sheila Gaalswyk, 60 Kathryn Benhardus, 63 Lenora Moe, 60 Mary Hiatt, 63 Terri Envey, 62 Marydell Carlson, 64 Diane Johnson, 64
1:53:20 1:53:44 1:57:48 2:02:33 2:08:54 2:08:56 2:15:08 2:17:09 2:18:15 2:18:45
Women 65 - 69 516 538 1961 2818 2915 2945 3022 3259
Marilyn Schnobrich, 68 Kathleen Peterson, 67 Patricia McGee, 65 Catherine Castellano, 68 Joan Belongia, 67 Eleanor Kragseth, 67 Phyllis Freeman, 67 Deanna Beyer, 66
1:56:25 1:57:00 2:21:40 2:43:49 2:47:00 2:48:00 2:50:56 3:08:28
Women 70 - 74 2444 2964 2996 3076 3100 3198
Breta Westlund, 70 Wen-Shi Yu, 73 Catherine Patten, 70 Marie Peterson, 71 Patricia Wolkoff, 70 Jean Kwako, 71
2:32:01 2:48:56 2:49:58 2:54:05 2:55:50 3:02:30
Women 75 - 79 3251 Lorraine Whitesell, 77
3:07:20
Grandma’s Marathon June 19, Duluth 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
Philemon Kemboi, 36 Chris Kipyego, 36 David Rutoh, 24 Kipyegon Kirui, 29 Kennedy Kemei, 32 Christopher Raabe, 31 Joseph Mutinda, 35 Henry Kipsang, 21 Benjamin Metto, 26 Reuben Chesang, 47 Ezkyas Sisay, 21 James Boitt, 30 Michael Spence, 32 Stephen Muturi, 34 John Munene, 27 Tesfaye Sendeku, 26 Edward Kiptum, 31 David Williams, 38 Hillary Cheruiyot, 29 Jynocel Basweti, 23 Bret Fransen, 28 Matthew Dewald, 27 John Heitzman, 25 Sammy Malakwen, 32 Carl Gladitsch, 23 Keith Pierce, 30 Sergey Kostylev, 41 Joe Halin, 28 Jose Chaves, 30 Brent Roeger, 38
2:15:44 2:16:00 2:16:03 2:16:54 2:16:55 2:17:43 2:18:18 2:18:44 2:19:15 2:19:30 2:20:28 2:20:35 2:22:09 2:24:15 2:24:38 2:25:02 2:25:33 2:25:40 2:26:35 2:26:53 2:27:09 2:27:59 2:28:36 2:28:52 2:29:37 2:31:06 2:31:32 2:32:34 2:34:17 2:35:04
Open Women 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Buzunesh Deba, 22 2:31:36 Yeshimebet Bifa, 21 2:35:28 Everlyne Lagat, 29 2:37:26 Mary Akor, 33 2:38:02 Ramilia Burangulova, 48 2:40:08 Frashiah Waithaka, 32 2:41:14 Fira Sultanova-Zhdanova, 49 2:42:37 Jeannette Seckinger, 28 2:42:41 Heidi Westover, 29 2:43:06 Emily Potter, 31 2:45:15 Hirut Mandefro, 24 2:45:24 Chihiro Tanaka, 40 2:47:14 Venera Sarmosova, 31 2:48:21
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Tatiana Titova, 44 Elena Orlova, 40 Jenelle Deatherage, 32 Kim Pawelek, 36 Katherine Koski, 37 Betsy Burke, 25 Emily Chaney, 28 Andrea McLarty, 33 Krista Vrombaut, 28 Jennifer Modliszewski, 30 Clare Kazmierczak, 33 Meghan Roth, 23 Nicole Cueno, 30 Wendy Terris, 40 Leslie Semler, 28 Donna Philippot, 41 Lisa Dyer, 28
2:49:06 2:49:21 2:49:27 2:49:31 2:50:13 2:50:34 2:51:55 2:53:26 2:55:52 2:56:00 2:58:44 2:58:52 3:00:39 3:01:51 3:04:09 3:04:15 3:05:27
Men 12 - 13 2380 Hayden Carver, 13
4:40:00
Men 14 - 15 184 528 621 1396 2480 2501 2949 3166 3168 3299
Joseph Clifton, 14 Jacob Gallagher, 15 Blake Miller, 15 Nate Johnson, 15 Spencer Castillo, 15 Alex Duchon, 15 John Olsen, 14 David Wagner, 15 Curtis (cj) Smerud, 14 Matt Georges, 15
3:08:56 3:30:58 3:35:17 4:02:23 4:44:29 4:45:05 5:10:17 5:32:24 5:32:27 5:49:07
Men 16 - 17 69 121 195 230 292 450 476 556 620 678
Anthony Nikodym, 16 Devin Becraft, 17 Brandon Piekarski, 17 Karl Kabarowski, 17 Kevin Croteau, 17 Brian Best, 17 Daniel Jr. Stueve, 17 Tyler Bischof, 17 Brandon Kern, 17 Austin Jones, 17
2:52:08 3:01:34 3:09:37 3:13:02 3:18:19 3:28:15 3:29:26 3:32:17 3:35:15 3:37:49
Men 18 - 19 136 183 267 303 346 405 407 462 546 639
Bobby Miles, 19 Paul Strike, 18 Marcus Huderle, 18 Scott Urban, 18 Nate Ross, 18 Sam Burt, 18 Joel Anderson, 18 Alex Giinthir, 18 Jim Peterman, 19 Timothy Parochka, 18
3:04:34 3:08:54 3:16:34 3:18:54 3:22:15 3:26:06 3:26:12 3:28:57 3:31:52 3:36:08
Sergey Kostylev, 41 Thomas Tisell, 42 Gregg Robertson, 40 Tim Strand, 42 Stephen Benson, 42 Ron Giles, 41 Andy Holak, 42 Jim Robin, 42 Steve Chin, 41 Charlie Peterson, 40
2:31:32 2:37:56 2:41:14 2:44:19 2:45:35 2:49:18 2:51:37 2:54:39 2:58:49 2:59:12
Men 45 - 49 10 43 54 56 67 68 70 83 94 124
Reuben Chesang, 47 Alan Evans, 47 Mel Hoffman, 46 Chris Toepfer, 47 Jarrow Wahman, 48 Kirt Goetzke, 49 Stuart Kolb, 48 Jonathan Lindberg, 48 Joe Buckentine, 47 Jon Anderson, 46
2:19:30 2:43:41 2:47:35 2:48:38 2:51:40 2:51:51 2:52:26 2:55:15 2:58:40 3:02:32
Men 50 - 54 73 74 77 129 138 180 190 206 208 221
Charlie Hennessey, 50 Brent Smith, 54 Bob Jackson, 51 David Tappe, 53 Dennis Wallach, 52 Monty Steffens, 51 Dale Heinen, 54 Jeff Denney, 52 Mario Battisti, 50 Tom Woo, 51
82 84 105 166 192 329 402 428 469 518
Doug Kurtis, 58 Dave Hill, 59 Timothy Lamartina, 57 Joseph Haynes, 55 Denny Jordan, 58 Edward Fry, 55 Jose Sanchez, 55 Conrad Woerner, 58 Jay Hendrickson, 57 James Kirkham, 58
2:54:48 2:56:25 2:59:31 3:07:55 3:09:27 3:20:46 3:25:55 3:26:58 3:29:07 3:30:19
Men 60 - 64 86 188 498 627 666 670 731 837 898 926
Terry McCluskey, 61 Larry Cerling, 60 John Jenk, 62 Greg Taylor, 63 Gordon Straka, 60 Dean Christensen, 60 Robert Weir, 62 Mark Stodghill, 61 Lawrence Trickey, 62 Rob Johnson, 63
2:56:40 3:09:15 3:29:52 3:35:34 3:37:14 3:37:25 3:39:57 3:44:03 3:46:23 3:47:51
Men 65 - 69 223 539 851 890 1005 1578 1731 1854 1922 2002
Jared Mondry, 68 Pedro Galva, 66 Bud Mixon, 67 Douglas Brandt, 66 John Farah, 67 Jim Baillargeson, 65 Jim Miller, 68 Larry McNichols, 65 Ronald Antos, 66 Gerald Glatzmaier, 66
3:11:53 3:31:27 3:44:26 3:46:00 3:50:28 4:09:29 4:15:16 4:19:07 4:22:10 4:25:07
Men 70 - 74 1444 1812 1832 2146 2250 2462 2563 2676 2927 3145
Darrell Christensen, 72 Jim Mayerle, 70 Edward Rousseau, 70 Dale Channel, 70 Ronald Byrd, 70 Rush Fritz, 70 Pat Brown, 73 Carl Koecher, 71 James Krough, 70 Thomas McGrath, 70
4:04:14 4:17:43 4:18:19 4:31:15 4:34:24 4:43:51 4:48:16 4:53:34 5:08:23 5:29:49
Men 75 - 79 2589 Tom Briggs, 77 3393 Roger Aiken, 77
4:49:31 6:12:02
Men 80 - 84 3423 Burt Carlson, 84
6:27:06
2008 Amy Ahrenholz, 12
2:53:41 2:53:44 2:53:49 3:03:24 3:05:03 3:08:50 3:09:23 3:10:00 3:10:12 3:11:40
1235 Madisen Vukich, 15 1462 Maggie Giberson, 14 1736 Sierra Moen, 15
5:59:49 4:48:09 5:02:09 5:25:24
Women 16 - 17 374 564 590 754 755 760 948 972 1064 1152
Shawna Heilman, 16 Whitney Vacek, 16 Alison Johnson, 17 Sarah Knauber, 16 Samantha Nelson, 17 Katelyn Wolter, 16 Sam Broughten, 16 Lauren Stelflug, 17 Erin Schlegel, 17 Jill Petracek, 17
4:00:00 4:12:34 4:13:41 4:22:59 4:23:00 4:23:19 4:32:18 4:33:11 4:38:44 4:43:48
Women 18 - 19 213 237 502 588 648 663 809 819 876 904
Kelly Djerf, 19 Haley Lund, 18 Jessica Rivard, 18 Margaret Budke, 19 Susan White, 18 Chelse Ludvik, 19 Jamie Nadeau, 19 Bridget Bakko, 18 Stacey Kern, 19 Emily Helwig, 18
37 43 48 64 65
Marlo McGaver, 39 Melissa Jansen, 39 Kathy Provenzano, 35 Kristen Comment, 36 Angela Dampier, 37
3:13:50 3:16:57 3:19:03 3:23:29 3:24:13
Women 40 - 44 12 14 15 27 29 40 42 50 60 67
Chihiro Tanaka, 40 Tatiana Titova, 44 Elena Orlova, 40 Wendy Terris, 40 Donna Philippot, 41 Kalli Christen, 40 Charlotte Reddeman, 40 Terri Hathaway, 42 Connie Lutkevich, 42 Sandy Lynch, 40
2:47:14 2:49:06 2:49:21 3:01:51 3:04:15 3:15:29 3:16:18 3:19:36 3:22:43 3:24:58
Women 45 - 49 5 7 41 46 91 107 108 118 166 168
Ramilia Burangulova, 48 2:40:08 Fira Sultanova-Zhdanova, 49 2:42:37 Rochelle Wirth, 48 3:15:57 Sue Kainulainen, 48 3:17:46 Kathryn Holum, 45 3:32:34 Patty McNamara-Nelson, 45 3:36:27 Patricia Langum, 49 3:36:36 Kim Martin, 45 3:37:36 Jeanine Watts, 49 3:42:14 Anne Thatcher, 48 3:42:19
Women 50 - 54 59 103 119 180 182 195 208 249 255 265
Pamela Weier, 50 Doris Windsand-Dausman, 53
Teresa Perky, 52 Kathy Juaire Daulton, 50 Leila McGrath, 52 Donna Melody, 52 Victoria Cross, 50 Karen Keyes, 51 Joyce McIntosh, 52 Kathy Hammel, 53
3:22:13 3:35:23 3:37:41 3:43:54 3:43:58 3:45:13 3:46:57 3:50:38 3:51:19 3:52:36
Women 55 - 59 45 113 138 262 303 409 424 455 491 497
Merry Dearmon, 55 Andriette Wickstrom, 55 Susan Pettersen, 56 Pamela Neid, 56 Jan Kasper, 59 Jane Thompson, 59 Barbara Franzen, 57 Karen Peters, 59 Barb Leininger, 57 Kathy Henderson, 55
3:17:35 3:37:00 3:39:43 3:52:10 3:56:00 4:01:53 4:03:25 4:05:26 4:07:37 4:07:59
Women 60 - 64
Women 12 - 13 Women 14 - 15
Men 40 - 44 27 35 40 46 50 57 66 81 96 101
Men 55 - 59
3:47:22 3:49:35 4:08:13 4:13:34 4:17:12 4:17:57 4:25:56 4:26:36 4:29:14 4:30:31
540 618 682 718 838 900 997 1187 1195 1230
Janet Bodle, 61 Marjorie Peterson, 61 Gael Jones, 64 Carolyn Mather, 61 Dawn Schroeder, 62 Nancy Rickert, 64 Sara Cherne, 61 Nancy Willemstein, 64 Rene Diebold, 61 Candy Patrin, 62
4:10:46 4:15:31 4:18:52 4:20:49 4:27:33 4:30:26 4:34:32 4:45:42 4:46:10 4:47:56
Women 65 - 69 1528 1531 1631 1669 1926 1929 1991 2017 2083
Kathleen Andrews, 65 Verna Troutman, 66 Sally Sims, 66 Betty Frydrychowicz, 69 Jan Rohde, 69 Kathy Schmidt, 65 Karen Skoog, 65 Cathy De Leeuw, 66 Joyce Wyrostek, 67
5:07:29 5:07:52 5:15:53 5:18:29 5:45:01 5:45:37 5:55:43 6:01:39 6:25:49
Women 70 - 74 736 1504 1900 2084
Bonnie McElwee, 70 Delores Sullivan, 73 Dorothy Marden, 73 Marcella Hsiung, 71
4:22:01 5:04:47 5:41:49 6:26:39
Women 35 - 39 17 18 31 33 36
Kim Pawelek, 36 Katherine Koski, 37 Christy Peterson, 35 Jenny Schulze, 37 Becky Youngberg, 35
2:49:31 2:50:13 3:05:57 3:07:13 3:13:20
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Race Recap
Fargo Marathon, May 22 by Cindy Lee Deuser
Tractors and romance. Not what you find at every marathon. But the Fargo Marathon Race Director, Mark Knutson, managed to bring both to this year’s event. When interviewed after the first Fargo Marathon in 2005, which brought in 2,400 runners, Knutson said, “I want this to grow to about 8,000 to 10,000 runners someday. Who knows, maybe I’ll never hit 5,000, but I’m aiming high.” The theme for the sixth running of the Scheels Fargo Marathon was “20 by 10”: the goal being 20,000 runners by 2010. When all the events wrapped up on Saturday, May 22, 21,000 pairs of running feet had hit the pavement in Fargo. Along with the marathon, runners could choose from 5K, 10K and half marathon distances, including relays. Nearly 2,400 kids kicked off the weekend Thursday night with the Youth Runs. On Friday evening, almost 5,200 runners crossed the 5K finish line. New this year was the Go Far Challenge for those who wanted to run both the 5K and one of Saturday’s events. Nearly 1,300 runners stepped up to the challenge and walked away with three medals: one for each event and one for the Challenge.
Fargo’s Marathon This marathon feels like a citywide event, not just a running event. Knutson starts the buzz with early registration discounts. Several local running groups begin marathon and half marathon training programs in January, when the mornings are still dark, and the snow is still deep. Every Saturday morning through the winter months, you can find runners braving the elements as they criss-cross sections of the marathon course. Race directors need to think fast on their feet, and last year’s record flooding in Fargo brought unique challenges to pulling off another successful marathon. The course that normally included the scenic riverside trails and a jaunt through Moorhead had to be changed drastically. Conditions had worsened in March and April, with some roads blocked by dikes and many roads still underwater. Like everyone in Fargo, Knutson did what he had to do to make it work. In a town weary of sandbagging, but triumphant in its flood fighting efforts, the marathon weekend provided a chance for much needed celebration. In adversity comes blessing. A double loop course, exclusively in Fargo, accommodated the half and whole marathon routes. This concentrated spectators to a smaller area with a lot of overlap. Runners still passed sandbags, but also spectator support that may have been stronger than ever. Knutson recognized the bonding potential of the flood and the marathon and expanded the post-marathon party to a post-flood party, including sandbaggers as well as runners. The original marathon theme of “Mind Over Miles” (MOM, because it was also Mother’s Day weekend) was flipped to “Will Over Water” (WOW). It is this recognition of the area’s unique location and history that Knutson has embraced when planning this marathon. This has created a sense of ownership among residents, runners and non-runners alike. This is how Fargo does a marathon.
You won’t see this at every marathon This year, in the historic residential section of Fargo lined with stately homes and shaded by tall elm trees, runners might have done a doubletake when first seeing the gigantic, shiny, new Case front-end loaders blocking traffic at intersections. How did they get there? “They contacted me,” explained Knutson. The Case Corporation, based in Fargo, originally was going to be a mile sponsor with volunteers for traffic, but
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someone suggested showing up with more than just volunteers. Nine frontend loaders were brought in, each a different color, and parked on consecutive intersections between miles 21 and 22. “They were very cool and a part of the heritage of this area,” said Knutson. Not to mention very effective traffic control. Several UPS trucks also were used in traffic control, with employees dressed in the familiar brown uniforms manning the course. It seemed like everyone who was anyone, such as television and radio personalities and local politicians, was taking part in one of the marathon weekend’s events. Knutson explained, “That was by design. The message was that everyone can do something, and public figures helped get that message across.” This was probably no more evident than in the wildly popular 5K race on Friday night. After another hard winter and yet more flooding, residents of Fargo showed up in record numbers. Runners young and old, newbies and veterans, the fleet and the casual walkers, parents with strollers and siblings with matching t-shirts, came out to celebrate fitness and the beautiful spring evening. Convenience for runners and spectators is an advantage the Fargo Marathon has over many marathons. All the weekend’s events are centered at the FargoDome, including the expo, pasta feed and speakers. And each of the race distances starts and finishes there. Runners can wait inside the FargoDome on race morning. With restrooms inside the Dome, along with the Port-A-Potties a plenty outside, waiting lines are always short.The Hector International Airport is so close that when arriving out-of-town runners ask the volunteer greeters, “Where is the marathon?” the answer is, “Just look over there, and you’ll see it.” Several restaurants and motels are also located within walking distance.
What about the romance? When Susan Carlson crossed the finish line of the half marathon, she was greeted by the race director who presented her medal. Not so unusual. Knutson was at the finish line greeting as many runners as possible. But Carlson’s medal included something extra: an engagement ring. And her finish took on a whole new meaning. The race director was also her boyfriend, and he was proposing. The surprised Carlson said, “Yes.” “People said, ‘Sure, ask her when she’s exhausted and delirious,’” Knutson joked, but it was, “the highlight of the weekend for me.” The proposal became another well coordinated, if more personal, task on the to-do list for this busy race director. He made sure a few of his committee members knew about his plan, alerted local media and had photographers ready as he put the finisher’s medal with the engagement ring attached by a ribbon around Carlson’s neck. That’s not something you’ll see every race director do at a marathon, but this isn’t just any marathon. In more ways than one, Mark Knutson has put his heart into the Fargo Marathon. The 2011 Fargo Marathon is set for Saturday, May 2, with early registration possibly starting in July. RM
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was sobbing like a little baby. It was really emotional.”
Healthy kids become healthy adults
A running inspiration
Although the Federal Education Law, commonly called Title IX, dates back to the
“Without a doubt, number one is Bill Rodgers,” Beardsley said when asked about run-
early 1970s, it had a significant impact on all athletics in the 1980s. The law required
ners who inspired his career. “If I was a baseball player, Bill Rodgers would have been
schools and colleges receiving federal funding to provide the same opportunities for
my Mickey Mantle.” Beardsley, who didn’t start running until he was a junior in high school, graduated
women as they did for men. “I think there was some lag time,” LaVoi said of the early days of the Title IX provisions. “When a piece of federal legislation is passed, it takes some time for policies to
in 1975, the first year Rodgers won the Boston Marathon. He went on to be a marathon runner at a small college near his Detroit Lakes home. “At the University of Minnesota in Waseca, Bill Rodgers handed out the awards for
be changed at the grass roots level.” The 1980s was marked by the fitness and aerobics boom that got a lot of women interested in physical activities. LaVoi said, “And it’s pretty clear, the research says, that if kids are participating in physical activity at younger ages they are more likely to be
the Junior College Marathon Championships. And I got to shake his hand,” Beardsley said. “He was the greatest runner I’ve ever met. He had so much talent.” Surprisingly, Beardsley said he has great admiration for one of his chief racing rivals.
active, healthy adults.” Today women and men train and race together, hardly looking back at everything
“Another I so look up to is Garry Bjorklund. He worked hard and put in the miles. I
that happened in the 1980s. Klitzke relays the story of a friend in her 40s, who recently
admired what he was able to do. Run a 4:05 [mile] on a cinder track in 1969, and he held
said she didn’t understand the need for a women’s running club or an organization, like
the state high school track record until just a couple of years ago,” he said. Beardsley’s dad, who never had a chance to do athletics, “...thought I was crazy.
the Melpomene Institute. “By the 2000s, women are so naturally having everything available to them, in terms of education and athletics that they don’t even see a reason for having had the women’s only activities,” she said of her friend’s comment.
But once he saw my dedication, he became my biggest supporter.”
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Beardsley said MDRA has been a long time grass roots supporter of running, adding that in the 80s, the organization helped him get to some bigger races. “I’ve had my day in the sun, and it was fun, so I want to give back to the running community. I took a lot from running, and it’s time to give back. MDRA has done that also,” he said.
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80s Races continued from page 20 America. First envisioned as an ultramarathon, the race quickly became known for its team relay event, with teams of eight runners competing. There were also two person teams doing 50K apiece. Featuring gravel roads, daunting hills, spectacular views along highway 61, ferocious rivalries and the camaraderie of teammates, the Ed Fitz quickly became very popular. It seemed that the entire running community would pack up and move “up north” for the weekend. At one point, the race had to be capped at 250 teams, because the huge amount of van traffic on the narrow roads was unsustainable. That’s 2,000 runners, folks. Over the years, various methods of conducting the relay were attempted, from passing a literal track baton, to plastic sashes, to a very sophisticated system of vests with timing chips attached. Results books were printed, giving the times of every participant and featuring photos along the way. Teams with exotic names created their own costumes and decorated their vans to match. This crazy carnival of costumed relay runners provided a bit of comic relief for the solo runners toiling through the full 100K on their own, and the sight of the solo runners invigorated the relay crowd. All were honored in the Saturday night awards ceremony, which mixed the solemn honoring of the Edmund Fitzgerald dead and the raucous celebration of the day’s winners. In a nutshell, it was an all day running party. The Edmund Fitzgerald 100K no longer exists, but it is definitely not forgotten. Many of today’s ultra relays such as Hood to Coast and Reach the Beach can trace their evolution to the Ed Fitz, a fact that should make Minnesota runners very proud.
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AT THE RACES: R A C E C A L E N D A R AUGUST
August 10, 2010 • Youth Tuesday Park Race
August 7, 2010 • Derby Days 5K Turf Run Canterbury Park, Shakopee, MN Contact: Shawn Berens, 952-445-9041
• VillageFest 5K St. Anthony, Minnesota Contact: Beth Kanthak, 612-788-1100
• Urban Wildland Half Marathon & 5K Half Marathon & 5K Veterans Park, Richfield, MN Contact: John Evans, 612-861-9395
• Minnesota Half Marathon & 5K St. Paul - Shepard Road, MN Contact: Podium Sports Marketing Marilyn Franzen, 612.747.5019
• Crosslake Dam Run 5K, 10K Crosslake, MN Contact: Mick Justin, 218-568-5242
• Festival of the Lakes 8K Centerville Minnesota Contact: Pat Branch, 703-501-6815
• Hanover Harvest Festival 5K Hanover, MN Contact: Martin Waters, 763-497-0251
• Stockyard Days 5K New Brighton, MN Contact: Randy Fulton, (651)653-7401
• Lakefront Days Triathlon Cleary Lake Regional Park, Prior Lake, Contact: Renee Engeman, (952) 496-6875
• Wildwoods Challenge 10K/25K Trail Itasca State Park, MN Contact: Ryanell Johnson, 218-4356803
• Granite City 5K St. Cloud, Minnesota (Heritage Park) Contact: Tim Miles, 320-363-2787
• Hagen Financial Run for Blood 5K Lake Harriet Bandshell, Minnesota Contact: Mary Anderson, 651-688-9143
• North of Nowhere 5K Fun Run/Walk *AND* 10K & 25K Bike Races Bagley, MN Contact: Nicole Burow, 218-694-6744
• Run For Peace Fun Run/ Walk 5K Baldwin, WI Contact: Abbey Arndt, 715-781-7121
• Run Baby Run 10K West Park/ White Bear lake Contact: Randy Fulton, (651)653-7401
August 8, 2010 • Red Wing River City Ramble 5K, 13.1 Miles Red Wing, MN (Bay Point Park) Contact: Wade Bergner, 715-448-2033
• Pine Tree Classic 5K Benefit for the Children's Foundation White Bear Lake, MN Contact: M. Anderson, 651-688-9143
Trottbrook Park, Elk River, MN Stephanie Albin, 763.635.1150
August 11, 2010 • MDRA 10 X 1 Kilometer Cross Country Relay 10 X 1 Kilometer 2 person cross country relay, Kids 1/4, 1/2 Mile Como Park in St. Paul, Contact: John Cramer, 651-489-2252
August 12, 2010 • Life Time Trail Series #2 5 miles Murphy-Hanrehan Park, Savage, MN Contact: Ricky Baker, 952-229-7437
August 14, 2010 • Yellow Rose 5K Walk/Run 5K Warroad, MN Contact: Karen Hontvet, 218-386-4334
• 5th Annual Lauren Riesgraf Memorial Run/Walk 6k Freedom Field, Maple Grove , Contact: Nancy Riesgraf, 763-670-7144
• Gopher to Badger Run Half Marathon, 5K Lake Front Park, Hudson, WI Contact: Final Stretch, Inc, Mark Bongers, 507-664-9438
• Run with the Celts 5k and Family Fun Run 1k Harriet Island, St. Paul Contact: Brigid Ryan-Ling, 651.269.3059
• Scenic Sinkhole Scramble Koochicning County Fairgrounds Contact: Mike Lorenzen, 218-897-5065
• Dru Sjodin Purple Elephant 10k/5k Trailside Park, Pequot Lakes Contact: M. Janowiec, 952-836-7555
• Lake Elmo Lions Huff N Puff Road Races 1/4 Marathon , 5K , 1K Lake Elmo, MN Contact: Robert Gardner, 651-770-8336 M 651-260-2389
• St. Michael River Run 5K STMA High School Contact: Steven Rothweiler, 763-497-7674
• Deerwood Fire Summerfest 5K Deerwood Fire Station, Deerwood, MN Andy Anderson, (218)208-7136
• Rockford River Run 5K & Kids Fun Run 5K & Kids Fun Run Riverside Park, Rockford, MN J.Van Danacker, 763-477-6647
• American Cancer Society 5K and 1M Kid's Run Normandale Lake, Bloomington, MN Contact: Mary Anderson, 651-688-9143
• Carrie Lorman Memorial Run 6k Rogers, MN Contact: Angie Volk, 612-418-3549
• 2010 Northfield Triathlon
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500 meter swim-9 mi. bike-5K trail run Northfield, MN Contact: Therese Smiens, 507-645-8007
August 15, 2010 • MDRA 15K & 5K Edina Contact: Heidi Miler, 952 927-0983
• USATF 15 K National Championshi USATF Judge Race Walk Greenway, Minneapolis Contact: Bruce Leasure, 651-330-9355
• The Snail Run 10K, 5K and 1K Run/Walk Vadnais Heights, MN Contact: Final Stretch, Inc. Mark Bongers, 507-664-9438
• YWCA of Minneapolis Women's Triathlon 500yd Swim/15mi Bike/5K Run Lake Nokomis-Minneapolis, MN Contact: Paul Johnson, 651-285-2970
• The Polish Festival Na Zdrowie 5K Nicollet Island, Minneapolis, MN Contact: Mary Anderson, 651-688-9143
• Great Prairie Dakota Dash 5k Fun Run Farmington, MN Contact: Great Prairie Sports, 763-744-1111
August 17, 2010 • Festival 5.1k Duluth MN Contact: Keven Johnson, 218-348-5221
• Youth Tuesday Park Race Kliever Lake Fields, Elk River, MN Contact: Stephanie Albin, 763.635.1150
August 18, 2010 • Tartan Terrible 4 Miles 3M Tartan Park, Lake Elmo MN Contact: Paul Gergen, 651-736-3755
• MDRA 6 X 1 Mile Cross Country Relay 6 X 1 mile 2 person cross country relay, Kids 1/4, 1/2 Mile Como Park in St. Paul Contact: John Cramer, 661-489-2252
August 20, 2010 • Ragnar Relay Great River 193 mile relay, Winona to Minneapolis Contact: Ben Eaton, 801.682.9125
August 21, 2010 • Mora Half Marathon Mora Minnesota, MN Contact: Randy Ulseth, 320 679 5091
• Mora Classic 5k Mora Minnesota, MN Contact: Randy Ulseth=, 320 679 5091
• Owatonna Rotary/Steele County Free Fair 4-Mile Run Owatonna, MN Contact: Gary Ridge, 507-451-8480
• Run for the Melon 5/10K Walk/Run Race Vining, Minnesota Contact: Scott Gaustad, 928-221-1316
• Ox Cart Days Run 10K, 2 Mile Run/Walk Crookston High School Contact: Juanita Lopez, 218-281-4320
• Maple Lake Days Of Old Track and Trail 10K Maple Lake, MN Contact: Ben Youngs, 763-295-8961
• The Buttered Corn Day Run and Fitness Walk 5K, 10K, 20K, and 15.5 Bike Race Sleepy Eye, MN Contact: Brent Mielke, 507 794-6197
• Family Pathways 5K & 15K Chisago City, MN Contact: Bonita Carlson, 651-462-4398
• Montrose Park & Rec 8K Fundraiser Run Lion's Park, Montrose, MN Contact: W. Manson, 763-675-3717
• Walk for Wheels 5K Ft. Snelling State Park, MN Contact: Mary Anderson, 651-688-9143
• 5th Annual Lauren Riesgraf Memorial Run/Walk 6k Maple Grove , Minnesot Contact: Nancy Riesgraf, 763-670-7144
• Falcon Heights/Lauderdale Family 5k Fun Run/Walk Falcon Heights, MN Contact: Michelle Tesser, 651-7927600
• "Ava Inspired" Walk-with-avision 5k run and walk Otsego, MN Contact: Blair and Megan Huggins, 763-425-3901
• North Hudson Pepper Fest 5K, 10K and 1 Mile Fun Run North Hudson, W Contact: Scott Sippel, 715.381.5316
• St. Hubert Harvest Festival 5K Chanhassen, MN Contact: Jim Overby, 612-437-7930
August 22, 2010 • 13.1 Minneapolis 5K, 13.1 Miles Downtown Minneapolis to L. Nokomis Contact: Kyle Meyers, 773-457-0653
• St. Paul Triathlon Lake Phalen/St. Paul, MN Contact: Randy Fulton, (651)653-7401
August 25, 2010 • MDRA 8 X 1 Mile Cross Country Relay 8 X 1 mile 2 person cross country relay , kids race 1/4 mile or 1/2 mile Como Park in St. Paul Contact: John Cramer, 651-489-2252
August 26, 2010 • Life Time Trail Series #3: 3.2 miles French Park, Plymouth, MN Contact: Ricky Baker, 952-229-7437
For a full schedule visit www.raceberryjam.com
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