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CONTENTS Running Briefs News and notes

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Letters to the Editor

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MDRA Board Election Board candidates and ballot

On The Run

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Running gifts

Running in Minnesota Global perspective on Minnesota running

A runner’s heart

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Race Recap

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Oktoberfest Half Marathon

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Race Calendar

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Race Photos Monster Dash City of Lakes 25K

Running Insights Confessions of an aging runner

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Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Recap Twin Cities Marathon weekend stories and pictures

On the Cover: Stillwater native, Luke Watson, celebrates a stellar debut marathon performance at the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. Photo by Gene Niemi.

Photo by Wayne Kryduba.

Body Talk

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Race Results

Dear RunMinnesota Readers, It was great to see so many familiar faces

from MDRA at this year’s Twin Cities Marathon Expo, and while working at the MDRA booth, as well as at the marathon itself and even at Team Ortho’s Monster Dash just a few weeks later. It is certainly a great time of year to celebrate our friendships, health and running all at the same time. And soon, we will have another chance to celebrate as a club at the Annual Party, January 23, 2010. I look forward to seeing you all there.

In this issue, Chad Austin writes to runners who want to break the cycle of boredom in running and writes on how to increase motivation with aging runners. But even though I am fortunately very young, I still found this article applicable to myself. And I am certain any runner wanting to infuse excitement back into a sport that may have become monotonous will take away something from this article.

Kathryn Benhardus informs us of an interesting 21 year longitudinal study that researched dis-

And soon, we will have another chance to celebrate as a club at the Annual Party, January 23, 2010. I look forward to seeing you all there.

ability and mortality among aging runners. Not surprisingly, by the end of the study, 15 percent of the runners had died, compared to 34 percent of the controls. However, I was amazed to read the stories of several local, as well as well famous, non-local runners, who, although the picture of a healthy lifestyle and healthy appearance, were seemingly one step away from heart failure.

And fittingly, for the upcoming holiday season, Candy Patrin has made a gift list for runners.

Such gifts include endurance nutrition, running related gear, skin products, running clothes and special technical wear washing detergents. This is something you’ll want to read when thinking of gifts for those runners in your life as well as yourself.

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.

I wish everyone a safe, healthy and happy holiday season, and I’ll see you at the Annual Party.

Mark C.Syring Senior Editor

MDRA 2010 Grand Prix Series Form

Grand Prix Form 2010 GRAND PRIX RACES

January: Meet of the Miles (U-M indoors), January 11 February: Valentine’s Day 5K, February 13 NEW! March: Human Race 8K, March 28 April: Get in Gear 10K, April 24 May: New Prague Half Marathon, May 8 June: Grandma’s Marathon, June 19 July: Boston Scientific Heart of Summer 5K, July 24 NEW!

August: Hennepin-Lake 10K, August 1 August: Rochester Half Marathon at the Holiday Inn, August 28 September: Victory 10K, September 6 September: City of Lakes 25K, September 12 October: Twin Cities Marathon, October 3 November: Rocky’s Run 5K, November 7

GRAND PRIX ENTRY DETAILS 1. Cost is $5.00 for the entire series. This is above and beyond the race entry fees, and is a one-time fee paid to the MDRA. GP scoring will include only GP registrants who are registered finishers of a GP race. No retroactive registration; runners registering after Human Race, for example, will not be counted in Human Race ‘s GP results even if they ran it.

2. Runners score according to their finish place out of all GP registered finishers each race.

The first GP runner in each race will score 1,000 points. All others will score based upon the percentile in which the runners finish such that the middle finisher will always score 500 points. Points are awarded without regard to age or sex.

3. There are 13 GP races. A runner may compete in as few or as many of the races as they choose; however, results from only 10 races will count. If a runner runs more than 10 races, only their 10 highest scores will count. Anyone running in 10 or fewer races will have all of their scores included.

4. Scores are tallied within age division for each sex. Runners do not change age divisions during the year. A runner ‘s division is set according to his division on the day of his first GP score. For example, a runner turning 50 on April 1 would be scored all year in the 4549 bracket if she runs Human Race as a GP registrant, but would score all year in the 5054 bracket if her first GP score is after April 1.

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5. Age groups for both male and females are 0-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85+. In order for an age group to exist, it must have at least two participants, and each participant must complete 2 races.

6. Grand Prix standing information will be included in RunMinnesota, and on the MDRA website @ www.runmdra.org and e-mailed to all participants.

7.There will be awards for each age group winner, which will be presented at the MDRA annual party held in January 2011. Also, Strands will present a special award to anyone who participates in all 13 races. In addition, anyone participating in at least 10 of the races will get an nice MDRA technical shirt 8.. The dates listed above are the probable dates, but should be reconfirmed as race day approaches.

QuESTIoNS? Email Hal Gensler at hgensler@lblco.com

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Credits Managing Editor: Heidi Keller Miler

Senior Editor: Mark C. Syring

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

Art Director/Layout Artist: Jason Lehmkuhle

Advertising Coordinator/Sales: Heidi Keller Miler

Photographer: Kathy Benhardus is a veteran Masters runner and has completed six ultra relays with her team, Do Not Go Gentle. She is a level 1 certified USATF coach and is currently gearing up to coach the MDRA Women’s Running Camp this coming spring.

Wayne Kryduba

Results: Jack Moran

MDRA Officers:

Bill Knight is a free lance writer in the Twin City area. He’s a long time fan of Mickey’s Diner plus other restaurants and bars in St. Paul.

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

MDRA Board Members:

Janelle Melgeorge Anderson is a licensed and registered dietitian working in the Twin Cities. She is a USATF Level 1 Coach and has coached the MDRA Women’s Running Camp. She has completed 12 marathons and one ultramarathon. She lives in Eagan with her husband, Mike.

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

Contact RunMinnesota!

Anne O’Connor currently lives and runs in St. Paul, Minnesota. In addition to run-

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

ning, her favorite pastimes include cycling, golfing, reading and enjoying the waning days of autumn at the cabin.

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

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p.m. Enter at gate D. Please refer to www.runmdra.org for more information.

MDRA Grand Prix Registration Now Open with New Sponsor

MDRA Annual Party The Annual Party is set

for Saturday, January 23, 2010. Free pizza and soda start the party off at 11:30 a.m. in the Edina Community Center, second floor café. The awards portion of the program will follow at 1:00 p.m. There will be a slide show from a wide variety of races that RunMinnesota photographer, Wayne Kryduba, attended throughout the year. The MDRA Grand Prix winners, Volunteer of the Year and the Lanin Award for Distinguished Service will also be awarded. As always, there will be great door prizes, but you must be in attendance to win. The party is free for MDRA members and $5.00 for guests.

Polar Bear Club Runs The weekly MDRA Saturday group, known as the Polar Bear Group, has started.

They meet each Saturday from different locations around town. The run information will be listed on www.runmdra.org. Contact Mike

Nawrocki at michael.d.nawrocki@gmail.com or Gary Nathan at gary.nathan@corerecruiting.com to be added to the google group.

MDRA Board Elections Please look for the information and ballot for the MDRA Board elections in this issue. The results will be announced at the MDRA Annual Party in January.

Dome Running Dome running is here. The Dome will be open for running Tuesdays and Thursdays this year starting Tuesday, November 24, and continuing through March 11, 2010. There won’t be any running on Thanksgiving or Christmas Eve, but the Dome will be open New Years Eve for running. The cost to run at the Dome is $1.00.

Parking is free in the upper Metrodome lot.

The Metrodome is open from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00

Twin Cities Marathon, Inc. Now Twin Cities In Motion After 28 years, Twin Cities Marathon, Inc. is now Twin Cities In Motion. The organizational name change is a reflection of its strong fiscal and business standing in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota.

“The running community recognizes the importance of quality running events, and the history of our brand promises to deliver a top notch experience at any distance,” said Twin Cities In Motion executive director, Virginia Brophy Achman.

The name change to Twin Cities In Motion was introduced at the Twin Cities Marathon Weekend Reception Friday, October 2, at the start of the Twin Cities Marathon weekend of events and was met with great welcome by sponsors, the running community and the organization’s year round volunteers.

The tagline for Twin Cities in Motion is, “Plan. Organize. Manage. Run.” The events organized by the former “Twin Cities Marathon, Inc.” remain the same and the name change allows for future growth of other health and fitness events. For more information, visit, www.mtcmarathon.org

The 2010 MDRA Grand Prix is now taking registrations. The new sponsor for the Grand Prix is Strands.com. Strands.com is an online training log and social networking site where athletes share their training, connect with friends and teammates and streamline their online activities.

Strands.com will be providing a high quality prize for everyone who completes all 13 events and also an apparel award for anyone who completes 10 events. The Valentines 5K and the Boston Scientific 5K are new races this year taking the places of the Trail Mix 25K and the Rice Street Mile.

For the complete list of races and race dates, please see the Grand Prix entry form in this magazine, or find it online at www.runmdra.org. The Grand Prix, at only $5.00, is your best bargain in running.

Race Directors Conference MDRA and Mary Anderson will once again be co-hosting a Race Directors conference this January. The date for this event will be Saturday, January 30, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Edina Community Center.

This is a great event for both for veteran and rookie Race Directors to network and learn valuable information on how to put on a new race or better an existing event. Please contact Mary Anderson at mary@andersonraces.com for more information or if you have a request for a particular topic to be covered.

MEADP Solicits Applications for 2010 Grants The Minnesota Elite Athlete Development Program (MEADP) is accepting applications for its 2010 grants. MEADP provides grants to promising Minnesota elite distance runners who have completed their academic running careers to assist them in reaching their full athletic potential. MEADP is funded by a collaboration of Grandma’s Marathon, Twin Cities

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Marathon, Austin-Jarrow Sports in Duluth and MDRA. The grants will be awarded at the MDRA Annual Party in January. In 2010, MEADP will provide grants, in amounts up to $2,000 per recipient, to promising Minnesota elite distance runners to assist them in reaching their full athletic potential. The grants will be awarded equally to men and women.

In selecting grant recipients, the MEADP committee focuses on the following criteria: • The athlete’s current state of athletic accomplishment • The athlete’s potential for further athletic accomplishment • The extent to which a grant will assist the athlete in reaching his or her full athletic potential.

Applications are available by contacting Heidi Miler at heidi@runmdra.org or contacting Neil Franz at neil@nfclaw.com. Completed forms are due on or before November 30, 2009.

Twin Cities In Motion Launches New Half Marathon Set for July 4 Twin Cities In Motion is adding a half marathon to it’s lineup of offerings throughout the year of running events in Minneapolis, Minnesota. “Red, White and Boom” TC Half Marathon is the first half marathon planned by the organization and was created to meet the growing interest in that distance and to offer runners a major event that can be included in holiday weekend plans surrounding July 4.

“Running is showing no signs of slowing as people continue to value health and fitness,” said Twin Cities In Motion executive director, Virginia Brophy Achman. “We’re thrilled to offer the new Red, White and Boom TC Half Marathon on July 4 and have seen interest in this distance supported through research the governing body of running has conducted as well as from our running community here in the Twin Cities.”

A four mile distance, as well as children’s events, will be part of the morning, allowing walkers and runners of all ages and abilities to join in the festivities. The national half marathon is planned for the Minneapolis area surrounding Boom Island during the peak tourism season in the Midwest, giving families more opportunities to “Explore Minnesota.” Visit www.mtcmarathon.org for more information. RM

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Letters to the Editor

The PMD Debate I wish to address several of the assertions

made by Mr. Gary Westlund in his article regarding the use of Personal Music Devices (PMDs) from your September/October issue. Mr. Westlund makes strong generalizations when he states, “[PMD users] are less safe,” “slower” and they “frequently impede the safe progress and performance of others.” I wonder whether Mr. Westlund can provide examples of said compromised safety. And should the reader then assume that people with physical auditory limitations are also “less safe” and “slower”? There is no evidence I’m aware of to suggest that non-PMD users are any more safe, more focused, or faster than PMD users and/or the physically hearing-impaired.

Mr. Westlund further marginalizes PMD users through his speculation about their personal experiences of racing. He says that these athletes are potentially “missing the ever present friendly, helpful, chatter amongst runners,” “missing course marshals’ directions...” and “missing the finish line altogether.” I ask Mr. Westlund whether he considered the population of responsible PMD users who listen at a reasonable volume and remain aware of their surroundings. Some PMD users might wish to avoid the distraction of other runners’ chatter. And could Mr. Westlund please offer an example of when someone missed a finish line?

Outside of racing Mr. Westlund then speculates about general public perception of PMD users. He asserts that PMD users communicate the following messages: 1) I’m a novice runner 2) I’m dependent on distraction from running by hearing music 3) I don’t want anyone to talk to me 4) I’m not interested in anyone else or even others’ safety Can Mr. Westlund offer anything to demonstrate that these statements are more than just his own biased assumptions? I imagine there are irresponsible runners whom choose to run with and without PMDs. I can’t speak for all PMD users, but personally I had an intense negative reaction to Mr. Westlund’s suggestion that I am anything less than a community-oriented, responsible runner whom is always concerned with the safety of others. Thank you for your consideration.

Hayley Cluever, MA Coon Rapids, Minnesota

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The applicants were asked the following questions: 1. Please give a brief description of your running background.

2. Qualifications: What special talents and experience can you contribute to the board?

3. Goals and Plans: There are several committees that oversee the various activities of MDRA: Advocacy, Race, Promotions, Publications and Club Administration. How would you like to devote your time as a board member?

Vice-President (one year term, one person running for one open position) Norm Champ 1. I ran in HS and got back into the sport in my thirties, but really began taking it seriously as a master. I have run 11 marathons (all sub 3) as well as numerous 5K-25K distances. As most runners, I’ve had numerous injuries and finally had to face the fact that cartilage does not regenerate itself (yet - come on science!). I often ask if a runner who doesn’t run can still be considered a runner? MDRA allows me to keep that question open.

2. I’m not sure what special talent I have, but I am committed to giving back to the sport that provided me so much as an active athlete.

(one year term, one person running for one open position)

3. I am currently Chair of the MDRA Race Committee. I would like to encourage all MDRA members to volunteer for at least one race in 2010 (more is better!). Seeing a Race from the “other side” gives a great perspective of what goes into our sport and is really fun too!

Kirk Walztoni

Secretary

1. I’ve been running for over 11 years now and am still excited to get out the door each day for my run. This is especially so when I get to meet my friends out on a run or head to some of the great trails we have here in the Metro. I just ran my 20th marathon and have coached or been an active part of the MDRA marathon class numerous times.

(two year term, one person running for one open position)

President

2. I would like to continue as MDRA President because I want to continue to grow the organization’s focus on community. With the new social mediums available to us, we have to continue to change and be a part of them to remain relevant. At the same time, we have to continue to nurture our relationships with the runners who brought MDRA into existence and keep the races and our events working. I think that we can balance these two groups and become a better, fitter organization.

3. Increasing accessibility and visibility of distance running within the Twin Cities is very important to me and I believe that this organization is in a great position to help foster these two goals.

Kathryn Benhardus 1. I have been running for 30 years. I started running to lose weight, but continued because I got hooked! I ran my first race, a 5K, in Roseburg, Oregon in 1984. I started racing regularly after that, but was destined to be a midpacker. I have run 25 marathons. I gave up them when I turned 60, but I am starting to dream of doing another one. I have enjoyed the last several years as an age grouper, because I literally know the speed of all my competitors, and can predict where I’ll finish based on who shows up. I enjoy doing ultra relays of 200 miles or more with my age group friends, and we have completed several of them. I have coached middle school track, but my greatest joy comes from coaching beginning runners.

2. I am currently the board secretary, and I believe that I do a good job of preparing minutes that are accurate and give the general gist of each

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board meeting without going into boring details.

3. I believe that there are still a lot of runners out there who don’t know the benefits of belonging to MDRA. I like thinking of promotions that will help bring them in. I very much enjoy going to expos to tell the story of MDRA.

Open Board Positions (two year term, six people running for six open positions) Paul Arneberg 1. Longing for a personal challenge despite my husky frame, I ran one season each of track & cross country at Ramsey (Roseville) High School in 1985. That gave me the knowledge and experience to have an on-andoff running career: five marathons, two triathlons, and the 2009 MDRA Grand Prix. While I aspire to qualify for Boston, my more unique claim as a runner is my success in joggling--running and juggling at the same time.

My most dramatic joggling race was a silver medal with a 5:39 mile in ‘96, and I made a comeback in ‘09 with Masters gold medals in the 800m (2:44) and 400m (1:14). Beyond such goals and stats, running truly has been my answer to battle back from near-obesity, having spent much of my 30’s around 210 lbs. Combined with core work, some weights, and better nutritional choices, running has helped me to return to my high school weight of 175.

2. I’ve worked with a myriad of personalities among the children & parents in my career as a youth director since 1992, including leading councils of student leaders, so I’m accustomed to diversity of opinions and diplomatic discussions / decision-making. Directing a large juggling company is my job; running is my avid hobby. Both activities can appear frivolous to non-participants but offer life-changing virtues and rewards for those (of all ability levels!) who truly apply themselves. I love writing and I’ve done professional speaking and voice work, so I’m comfortable on the keyboard, behind the microphone, and working either alone or in groups.

3. My enthusiasm for the sport (and the MDRA) tempts me to at least dabble in every committee: I mentioned my love of writing; I also enjoy proofreading and could help with ideas for new articles and special interest stories for RunMinnesota and the website. I’ve had so much fun participating in this year’s Grand Prix that I would enjoy being involved in future Grand Prix planning. My overall goal as a board member would be to influence both veteran and newbie runners alike to get the most out of their running through MDRA membership, races (aka “milestone goals”), and a consistent commitment to a lifestyle of physical stewardship and well-being-which I’ve found to be directly related to emotional & spiritual stewardship and well-being.

Nathan Campeau 1. I began running my freshman year of college to keep off the beer weight and explore the monuments around DC. 3 years later I ran my first marathon and promised I’d never do another one. One week later I signed up for my second marathon and haven’t looked back! After 7 years of running actively with the DC running community, I moved to Minnesota and within a week had hooked up with MDRA on an Around the Town Run summer fun run. Running with MDRA helped me take 48

minutes off my marathon time, but much more importantly, has provided me the opportunity to meet many wonderful people and make a lot of fantastic friendships! I average about 50-60 miles per week, 10-12 races, and 2 marathons each year.

2. I coached the MDRA fall class in 2008 and have been a team leader on 4 other occasions. I have been active with MDRA for 5 years and have a solid decade of active involvement with running clubs. I am passionate about running, helping others achieve their running goals, and serving as a voice in helping to promote local running resources. I have run marathons from 2:50 to over 4 hours, so I can bring an understanding of the perspectives of a wide range of running abilities to the board.

3. I would like to see the board engage local government trail and public works planners more actively so that we can ensure that the resources being constructed for our use actually serve our needs.

Michael Iserman 1. I have been running and participating in organized road races for the last ten plus years. Each year, I run 10-15 races at distances ranging from 10K up to full marathons. To date I have completed 22 marathons including: Grandma’s Marathon (8), Twin Cities Marathon (7), Big Sur International Marathon, Chicago Marathon, Las Vegas Marathon and others. I have also been a member of the MDRA since 2002.

2. I have over 17 years of experience working in fitness and personal training. Since March 2004, I have been the Director of Personal Training for the YMCA’s of Greater St. Paul & the YMCA’s of Metropolitan Minneapolis - overseeing the personal training programs at the 24 branches of the YMCA throughout the Twin Cities and western Wisconsin. I hold professional certifications from the American College of Sports Medicine, the National Strength & Conditioning Association, the National Academy of Sports Medicine, the American Council on Exercise, and the YMCA of the USA. I am a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology.

3. I would like to share my knowledge and experience as a fitness professional with the running community. I would like to work with the MDRA to promote physical activity for individuals of all ages and abilities - in particular to advocate running as a life-long activity and for the many health and fitness benefits associated with an active lifestyle. I also plan to provide contributions to MDRA publications and programs to help runners optimize their performance and enjoy the benefits of running through safe and effective training strategies.

Bill Knight 1. I quit smoking in the mid-1980s and I’ve been running ever since. That decision changed my life in many ways, or as my friends say, in jest of course, “He just substituted one bad habit for another.”

I’m a middle-of-the-pack runner who enjoys distances from 5K up to a marathon.

I started running marathons several years ago after sitting next to Julie Balamut, who was then a fellow board member, as we returned from the New York City Marathon.

“If I can do it Bill, anyone can,” she said to me. Her encouragement and a natural curiosity (can I really finish 26.2 miles?) have led me to finding great experiences with a great group of friends. I’ve done seven marathons and I’ve finished all of the TC 10 mile races. I look forward to many more.

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2. I see myself as someone who, first, values honesty in a person. I try hard to listen. I’m a team player who will work hard to complete a project.

I may not be the first to start on it, but I do finish my assignments. I’ve been active in MDRA for several years and was honored as the 2002 Volunteer of the Year.

3. Since I’ve been on the board, as a member and as the vice president I’ve seen first hand the hard work by a lot of people. That inspires me.

I’ve also seen the value of an effective magazine, RunMinnesota, and I’d like to continue helping with those efforts. I’ve also been part of several MDRA marathon-training programs and this fall I was one of two coaches for the first TC10 Mile training program. So I’d like to work on helping those efforts to get runners ready for an injury-free and memorable marathon. I plan to continue my work as an MDRA volunteer.

Andrew Plackner 1. Prior to 2004, running was a solo endeavor best enjoyed…occasionally. Then later that year, I ran my first marathon, Twin Cities, and everything changed. Seeking to find a training program with like-minded people, I joined MDRA and have since run 8 more marathons, as well as many other shorter races.

3. I certainly intend to continue coaching. Second, I’d like to serve as an advocate for the MDRA and work to boost participation and increase its visibility in the community. Running is a key component of my life and should be for many others too. As such, I not only look forward to making others aware of the great programs the MDRA already has to offer, but I intend to explore other partnership opportunities, charitable or otherwise, that may exist.

Melissa Wieczorek 1. I started running in middle school track doing the mile and then picked it up again in college. I have been running with MDRA since the fall of 2005. I will be doing my 10th marathon this fall.

2. I was a team lead for the Kiwi’s numerous times and coached the marathon class last fall and this spring. I have been on the board for two years and have been the MDRA representative at the USATF meetings.

3. I would like to continue to sever as the MDRA representative at the USATF meetings.

2. I’ve coached the MDRA Marathon Program twice and the organization, motivation, and attention that requires will certainly contribute. In addition, as a husband and father of two beautiful girls, I’ve learned to balance running and exercise with other life priorities, such as work and business travel, family activities, and more. Exercise is nothing short of a responsibility I believe we all have and I hope to encourage others to make running a harmonious and rewarding ingredient of their lives.

President

Open Board Positions

(one year term, one person running for one open position)

(two year term, six people running for six positions)

Kirk Walztoni

Paul Arneberg Nathan Campeau

Vice-President

Michael Iserman

(one year term, one person running for one open position)

Bill Knight Andrew Plackner

Norm Champ Melissa Wieczorek

Secretary (two year term, one person running for one open position)

Kathryn Benhardus

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Making a List, Checking It Twice Stocking stuffers and more by Candy Patrin The next best thing to shopping for new running gear is having someone ask you for running gift ideas. With the holiday season fast approaching, now is a good time to make a gift list for family and friends just in case you get asked for one. Step one, of course, involves actually doing some homework on the latest and greatest new running stuff.

The number of new products for athletes keeps growing. Kevin O’Connor, owner of the Gear West Bike and Triathlon store in Long Lake, Minnesota, can give you more information than your head can hold about the items found in his store. O’Connor offered some gift suggestions for you and your favorite athlete.

Some of these items are new, others represent a competitive response to a popular product and one suggestion falls in the ecofriendly category. The price of the gifts range roughly from $1.00 to more than $100, so you also may want to take into consideration how “good” you’ve been this year when putting together the list.

Endurance Nutrition Not long ago, sports companies came up with chews as an alternative to gels, which are also a pretty good option for stocking stuffers.

O’Connor says that chews, such as Clif® Shot Blocks, are popular with a high percentage of endurance athletes.

What’s hot: Earlier this year, GU Energy Labs introduced its version of a chewable electrolyte product. The GU Chomps™ package lists “rippin” amino acids and “mighty” antioxidants as ingredients, words that might just catch the eye of an athlete. The flavors of the GU Chomps include Blueberry Pomegranate, Orange, Cran Apple and Strawberry.

Comments: One tester liked the Blueberry Pomegranate flavor, and the GU chews seemed to digest easier for her compared to

the Clif Shot Blocks. For Clif fans, the company has updated the packaging for its chews for easier access.

Because athletes react differently to all products and packaging, and the world of sports nutrition can be overwhelming to the novice shopper, it is best to be very specific about the chews or gels you put on your list.

Other options: Some newer energy and replacement items include: GU Brew, a recovery drink with more simple sugars and easier to mix than its predecessor GU20, Clif Shot Roks™ that provide bite sized servings of protein for post-workout muscle recovery and Saltstick® Caps, reportedly a favorite of MDRA’s, Heidi Keller Miler, that deliver more sodium per capsule than some of the familiar brands.

Body Care When runners begin to add mileage, most will eventually need to deal with some skin issues, whether it is chafing, blisters or other afflictions. As they say in sports, “the best defense is a good offense.”

What’s hot: The story behind TwoToms, the creator of BlisterShield, a moisture repelling powder for use primarily on the feet, makes a compelling case for this product. The anti-friction skin guard was developed by endurance athlete Tom Lewis, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) grad, with a Ph.D. in chemistry, who researched the blister-friction problem experienced by athletes.

Lewis connected with Tom Judd, a successful entrepreneur, to start TwoToms. The company’s products include BlisterShield and SportShield® Liquid Roll-On for application to any potential irritation areas. TwoToms offers a return guarantee if you are not satisfied with the product.

Comments: The powder feels slightly cooling on the feet when sprinkled into your socks. The warning on the package, “Spilled residue should be removed immediately to prevent slips and falls,” is a good reason to be

careful with application. There are also a number of other products on the market to prevent skin issues from BodyGlide® to Chamois Butt’R to that repair-all favorite, duct tape.

Other options: For a fast and easy way to clean up after your workout, try the Fresh Start body cleansing system. Picture “baby wipes” the size of standard sized washcloths, but more durable. The wipes are pre-moistened with a mild scent and biodegradable.

Better yet, the company offers three types of packaging for athletes, campers and outdoorsman for gift giving, to satisfy a variety of sports enthusiasts.

In addition, WIN Sport Detergent has helped many athletes give their favorite running clothes a little extra TLC. The detergent, effective for removing odors and stains, is now available as WIN Green, a dye and fragrance free version.

Running Gear For a sport that primarily requires shoes, socks, shorts and a shirt, there is more than enough new gear in this category to keep those stockings filled indefinitely. However, as a word of caution, it will likely take extra time to do your research on the latest in gear news.

What’s hot: In one word, compression.

From full tights to socks to calf guards, the principle behind the compression gear is that it improves circulation and recovery, while reducing fatigue and muscle damage.

According to O’Connor, some athletes have been known to sleep in these tights to aid in recovery.

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A Global Perspective on Minnesota Running by Anne O’Connor I started running in Minnesota…

I ran my first Twin Cities Marathon eight years ago, and I haven’t stopped running since.

Over the past several years, I have run across the globe.

Cobblestone roads, dirt paths, Thai parks packed with jazzercisers, Caribbean beaches, mountains, medieval cities and back again.

Regardless of the differences in scenery, the familiarity of running has always made me feel at home no matter where I am.

In no place was this more important than as a Peace Corps Volunteer on an island in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean in Samoa. I was living in a country I didn’t know, in a culture I didn’t yet understand and surrounded by people who were strangers.

At the beginning, I forced myself to run at dawn to escape the impending heat wave. The South Pacific humidity would greet me each morning as I ran under the palm trees, the cool mist betraying the scorching heat of the coming day’s afternoon.

While the rest of my Peace Corps cohorts slept, I witnessed the preparation that went into each day as I streaked by along my route.

Children of preschool age picking up large breadfruit leaves that had littered the yard during the windy night. Elementary age girls sweeping the sand yards with brooms made from coconut palms.

Boys of the same age hauling coconuts and spreading the meat for the chickens and pigs. And the older boys starting the cooking fires for breakfast before school and work.

It was exciting to breathe in my new surroundings, to feel the pockets of cool air against my face, smell the fires, gawk at the vibrant colors of sunrise and listen to the rhythmic crashing of the ocean. But in this new strange place, with each step I took, I felt comfort. The running made me feel at home. I could almost see the leaves gently dropping to the sidewalk in preparation of winter.

While there were many benefits from running in the early morning, it also proved to be dangerous. One morning, as I ran from my yard across the Catholic Church compound with my mind focused on the uneven ground underfoot, I glanced quickly through the darkness at the bus stop across the street.

Horror in the eyes of my usually smiling neighbors met my gaze as I continued to run, not breaking stride. What did alter my gait was the priest’s dog latched on to my butt. The memory of the hot, searing pain of the dog bite and the hanging jaws of my neighbors changed my running habits for the remainder of my service.

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After I moved into my village, I began a routine of running in the evenings as the sun set, which proved as much of an adventure as the early morning.

There was an initial lack of societal acceptance of a woman running in a traditional rural village.

There was only a small window of time to accomplish this feat: late enough to capitalize on the mountains concealing the sun and early enough to escape the village’s mandatory prayer time. This time of the day offered the heaviest congestion on the road and the highest visibility for me. Bus after bus spewed exhaust, and each was packed with students and workers headed home to their rural villages.

With this in mind, I was very conscientious about following custom and trying not to attract attention, although my anonymity was uncovered by the specialized horn of each bus.

Per village rules, women were not allowed to wear shorts on the road. Doing so was punishable by five taro plants. Therefore, I ran through the village wearing the obligatory sarong over my running shorts. Keeping the skirt at an acceptable length was difficult both logistically and practically.

Armed physically with stones in my hands to ward off stray dogs and a heavy shield of mental armor as I ran by the stares and shouts, I set off on my run. Along the route were children vying for my attention, as were the elders of the village encouraging me to stop in to rest, drink tea and chat.

What once was a stress reliever had become quite stressful. If I could just make it across the river without stopping for tea, I would run up a deserted mountain road. Then, the sarong would come right off.

My free legs would pound up the switchbacks that wove up the mountainside, with each turn promising a more spectacular view than the last. From above, the rows of coconut palms with snaking smoke plumes provided a sight not accustomed to Minnesotan eyes. And the sweeping panorama of the deep, dark ocean filled me with awe.

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was important for me to remain cognizant of the task at hand. In order to finish my run in a timely fashion, there was little time for lollygagging.

A Samoan tradition that continues today, one half hour prior to sunset, my village observed a mandatory prayer time. The low din of a conch shell blown by the village police signaled the beginning of prayer and warning that all people should be off the road. Cars were expected to stop at the entrance of the village until prayer had ended, and buses never traveled at that time. Offenders of this sacred time of day were punished by monetary fines or foods of value, well over my pay grade.

Luckily, as a village novelty, on the days that my run went long due to tea, conversation or stunning views, I could take refuge on the side of the road with the police, who were interested in speaking with me. Rather than receiving punishment, I learned the village gossip, how to swear and how to make moonshine.

After my 27 months of service, settling back in the Twin Cities, I began preparing for another Twin Cities Marathon. On one of my first runs back in St. Paul, I encountered a familiar situation that swiftly brought me back to Samoa. A black lab charged at me, snarling, barking and bearing his canines. Without an arsenal of rocks, I threw my headset at the offender, my heart racing. The dog screeched to a halt. And not because of my aim, but because of the electronic fencing.

Having been back home for a few years now, running in

Minnesota, I’ve valued every one of my peaceful, beautiful excursions. Minnesota isn’t as “exotic” as the Pacific, and the stories aren’t quite as exciting as my adventures overseas, but I am still overcome with the beauty Minnesota offers.

And while I still have a problem lollygagging while taking in the panorama of the lakes, forests and marathon courses, I have learned that along the route of the “Most Beautiful Urban Marathon in America,” the grass skirts, costumes and conversations along the route from Minneapolis to St. Paul are some of the most exciting and exhilarating running experiences. And I don’t need to carry rocks.

Author’s note: Sadly, on September 29, following a massive 8.3 magnitude earthquake near Samoa, a tsunami hit areas of Samoa, including some the very areas I was fortunate enough to explore on my daily runs. If you are able and willing to donate funds to help with the rebuilding and relief effort, you can go to the website set up through New Zealand’s Red Cross website. I promise you, your contributions will be appreciated. www.givealittle.co.nz/cause/pacifictsunami. RM

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as not smoking, lived longer and had a better quality of life than those who did not.

But there are limits So this is good, right? Yes, it’s good, as long as we understand the difference between decreased risk and no risk. It’s great to know that our sport will help us live longer, healthier lives, but that’s not the same as conferring immortality. In the early days of the running boom, many runners believed that if you trained for and ran a marathon, you would never have a heart attack.

Then on July 20, 1984, Jim Fixx, the apostle of the running boom, collapsed and died on a training run in Vermont. An autopsy showed that How’s Your Ticker?

Fixx’s three main cardiac arteries Your running habit is a healthy one. But it in no way were extensively blocked. Now makes you immune to ravages of heart disease. we know that one in 50,000 marathon participants will die of a cardiac event.

Dr. William O. Roberts, the medical director of the Twin Cities Marathon, is conducting a study of multiple marathoners. He is currently studying 50 men who have run at least one marathon per year for the last 25 years. This summer, a study of female marathoners is also beginning. Controls for these studies come from the database at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. Dr. Roberts emphasized to me that the study is not complete, so that any findings are considered only preliminary at this point.

A key test used in this study is variously referred to as a heart scan or an electron beam computed axial tomography (CAT) scan disability and lower mortality over two (EBCT). This highly sensitive, powerful test decades of follow up.”* determines if there is calcified plaque in the By the end of the study 15 percent of the coronary arteries. The result is a calcium runners had died, compared to 34 percent of score. A high score indicates a high degree of the controls. The runners had a decreased risk atherosclerosis, commonly called “hardening of dying from cardiovascular disease, cancer, of the arteries.” High calcium scores, then, neurological disease and infections. When I indicate coronary artery disease, and are preread a very brief report on this study in dictive of a heart attack.

Runner’s World, I remarked to a friend, ‘The Dr. Roberts was surprised to discover that only thing surprising here is that 15 percent of many of the marathoners had high calcium the runners died. All runners think they will scores, and in some cases, higher than the live forever.’ controls. One marathoner was actually given a Dozens of other smaller, less extensive stent to correct the blockage in one of his studies have come up with the same results. A coronary arteries during the study. It remains notable study in Calgary, Canada, followed to be seen if the large number of marathons the members of its national track and field these men had run contributed to the team as they aged. Those who continued to increased calcium counts in a way that recreexercise five or more days a week and pracational running does not. ticed a healthful lifestyle in other ways, such What’s happening here? Why the seeming

A Runner’s Heart

by Kathyrn Benhardus The running life has many intrinsic rewards. It includes strong friendships, an up close perspective on nature, self-confidence based on self-knowledge and the ability to set goals and dig down deep to achieve those goals. In fact, for the purists among us, running is its own reward. Setting these considerations aside, however, let’s look at the facts about running and cardiovascular health. How does running affect your heart?

Running is good for you In August of 2008, a 21 year longitudinal study of disability and mortality among aging runners was published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. The study followed 538 runners and 423 healthy controls from about age 59 to age 78. It demonstrated that “participation in long-term running and other vigorous exercise among older adults is associated with less

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contradiction? We have to go back to the basic understanding I mentioned. Reducing risk is not the same as eliminating risk. There are many factors at work, only some of which are under our control. Family history plays an enormous role in heart health. High LDL cholesterol levels and hypertension can contribute to heart disease in even the most accomplished runner.

Dr. Kevin Graham, the director of preventative cardiology at the Minneapolis Heart Institute, explained that our risk factors increase with age. There can be structural heart disorders such as arrhythmias or cardiomyopathy that are not related to coronary artery disease. Runners tend to develop large, athletic hearts, but this can work against us during a coronary event, because of the thickened muscle of the wall of the heart.

Cautionary tales I must confess that my interest in this topic is not entirely academic. This summer, I found myself in the emergency room with a blood pressure of 209/104. I was already taking a calcium channel blocker to control my essential familial hypertension. Over the years, I have tried an ACE inhibitor, an ARB and a diuretic.

When the medication is too strong, my running performance tanks. I feel like I am running under water and more than once have collapsed at a finish line with my blood pressure in the 70s or 80s. This comes after 30 years of running with 25 marathons and hundreds of other races under my belt.

Tim Zbikowski was president of MDRA in the early years of the running boom. He started running in junior high and never quit. He ran his first marathon in 1976, and continued to improve, running 2:37 at Grandma’s in 1982. He always paid attention to his diet and his weight and had low cholesterol. After Ron Daws died of a heart attack, Tim had a stress test, which showed that he had no cardiac problems at all.

In February 2003, Tim was at a cross country ski race. It was his fifty-first birthday.

Running around in snow shoes on that bitter cold day, he remembered the uncomfortable feeling of indigestion. Not a big deal, just a little pressure in the middle of his chest. His wife, Carol, sent him to Urgent Care to check it out.

The diagnosis: his left anterior descending (LAD) artery was 95 percent blocked. He had suffered a heart attack when the calcified plaque ruptured and the artery collapsed.

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Heart Healthy Nutrition by Janelle Melgeorge Anderson

Are runners at risk of heart disease? Certainly, no one is immune to heart disease. Running can certainly contribute to increasing your high density lipoprotein (HDL) level by carrying the cholesterol from the arteries back to the liver. But, if you ignore what you’re putting into your body, it can add up over time and affect your total cholesterol levels.

Saturated fats and trans fatty acids are still the most artery clogging fats. Saturated fats raise your bad cholesterol, low density lipoprotein (LDL), and trans fatty acids both raise your bad cholesterol and lower your good cholesterol. Since saturated fats and trans fatty acids impact total cholesterol level, they should be limited to 10 grams per day for women and 12 to 14 grams for men.

Sources of saturated fat are butter, whole milk, cheese, coconut oil and palm oil. Trans fatty acids are found in processed snack foods. And while some food companies are taking trans fatty acids out of the product, they are then adding saturated fat instead.

So the next time you stroll down the chip aisle, see if palm oil has been added to chips.

Much to most people’s dismay, chips will never be a health food no matter how the food companies remanufacture the foods.

Omega 3 fatty acids help slow the build up of plaque in your body. These are considered “good” fats and should be included in a heart healthy diet on a regular basis.

Eating two servings of fish per week can increase your omega 3 fatty acid intake. Good sources include salmon, halibut, sardines and herring. But, what if you don’t like fish?

Well, then try walnuts and ground flaxseed.

Soluble fiber also helps reduce cholesterol levels by binding with the cholesterol you eat and reducing the amount you absorb. Soluble fiber can also be a good source of carbohydrates to keep your legs moving. Options for soluble fiber include oatmeal, oat bran, legumes, oranges, pears, prunes, psyllium and brussels sprouts.

Plant stanols and sterols are found naturally in plants and can help lower your cholesterol. Plant stanols are also in cholesterol lowering medications. Plant stanols and sterols have been added to margarines, orange juice, yogurt and granola bars. Eating two grams of plant stanols and sterols per day may help lower your total cholesterol and LDL levels.

Most recently, the American Heart Association recommended limiting added sugar, which is sugars and syrup added to foods during processing. Sugar has been added to the list, because excess calories from sugar can lead to obesity, which then influences heart disease.

Added sugars do not include the sugar found naturally in fruits, vegetables and other foods. Women should consume no more than 100 calories from added sugar, and men should limit added sugar to 150 calories per day.

Soft drink and sugar containing beverages are the primary source of added sugar in the diet. Sugar from gels and sports drinks can be necessary for training for a marathon and to provide additional calories during training. But, if you’re in the off season, you may want to evaluate what you are eating, and ask yourself if you’re getting any nutritional value from the food.

If you have recently been diagnosed with high cholesterol, have a family history of heart disease or just care about what you’re eating, you will want to limit your fat intake, add omega 3 fatty acids, include soluble fiber and reduce your added sugar intake.

If this all seems overwhelming, go out and enjoy a run to keep your heart pumping strong, and then, rethink your daily nutrition.

These foods are high in omega 3 fatty acids or soluble fiber: Salmon, Albacore tuna, Herring, Sardines, Mackerel, Flaxseed, Walnuts, Oats, Oat bran, Oranges, Pears, Prunes, Legumes, Brussels sprouts RM

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A Beautiful Day for a Run at the

Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon

by Kristine Smith

A cool 48 degrees on Sunday, October 4,

photos by Gene Niemi

made the sounds of the National Anthem as the sun peaked over the horizon, even sweeter for the 11,000 participants ready to run and wheel the twentyeighth annual Twin Cities Marathon.

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Those watching from the finish area, were treated with an emotional display of pride as the Twin Cities Marathon Women’s division winner/USA Women’s marathon winner waved to the crowd in a victory lap draped in the American Flag.

But the road to get to the finish was nothing less than dramatic for the fastest on the course. In the Men’s open race, winner Jason Hartman, of Concord, Massachusetts, made a critical decision to return to pick up his water bottle at mile 23, where it had dropped. He said he knew he’d have to make up the lost meters, but knowing he’d need the fluids to finish strong motivated his decision. And a wise one it was, as he finished nearly a minute ahead of second place finisher, Augustus Kavutu Mbusya, with a time of 2:12:09. In all, 10 men qualified for the “A” standard for the 2012 Olympic Trials.

And mile 24 was the place to switch to “lead” for USA Women’s Marathon Champion Ilsa Paulson (20), of New York, New York, who was trailing Colleen De Reuck (45), of Boulder, Colorado, who at mile 19 had a 40 second lead.

The 25 year age difference took it’s toll, when Paulson pulled ahead and took the finish with a 2:31:49 time, qualifying her for the 2012 Olympic Trials. De Reuck’s 2:32:37 gave her the nod for second, as well as the USA Masters Marathon Championship title in the Women’s Masters race. De Reuck said in a post race interview that at her age, she can recognize the importance of strategically running a race and enjoying it at the same time.

Team USA Minnesota’s, Kristen Nicolini Lehmkuhle, finished in third place with a time of 2:35:06. The race was her debut marathon as well as her highest finish in a U.S. Championship event.

Kristen commented, “I went out a little quicker than I would have liked and found myself alone by mile seven, so I was glad when some others caught up with me…

Another competitor and I were together on Summit Avenue, and I thought if I had anything left, I would pick it up going down the hill to the finish line in order to get third place.”

The Twin Cities Marathon was the first and only time this year that women could qualify for the 2012 Olympic Trials, and the race gave

MDRA Fall Marathon Class Kicks Butt MDRA’s 2009 Fall Marathon Training Program boasted over 80 participants and 20 first time marathoners. For 16 weeks, a wide range of runners, from eager rookies to savvy veterans, enjoyed delicious blue Powerade put out by their coaches for the long runs, the post long run buffet of Nutter Butters and Twizzlers and the camaraderie of their fellow training partners.

Class members also enjoyed training tips and advice from the coaching staff, as well as presentations from experts on nutrition, strength training, injury prevention and an inspirational talk from USATF Team Minnesota athlete, Jason Lehmkuhle.

Three primary goals were set for each runner: have fun for 16 weeks, get to the starting line healthy and then address whatever specific race day goals each runner had. Based on the smiling faces found at mile 25 of TCM, many of the class members met these goals. The coaching staff congratulates each and every class participant for a job well done.

MDRA MARATHON CLASS RESULTS Name Adams, Andrea Albrecht, Mark Albrecht, Tom Angelo, Tracy Becker, Sheila Berger, Andrea Bluem, Erin Blum, Brandy Brumbaugh, Erik Burger, Lisa Campeau, Nathan Carrithers, John Cheney, Ronald Christensen, Rochelle Claussen, Lisa Cross, Nick Daughtery, Julie Deters, Mark Devore, Amy Ermini, Laura Flack, Audrey Flack, Chris Fleischacker, Bruce Fletcher, Carolyn Flynn, Joe Frost, Noelle Gault, Chris Grier, Alissa Gute, Sarah Hansen, Dan Hansen, Mark Hawkins, Emily Henry, Cheryl Horton, Katherine Humphrey, Deb James, Tom

Time 5:27:21 4:11:05 3:07:00 3:55:24 4:11:36 5:22:27 4:19:03 3:53:35 4:20:15 3:51:38 2:50:53 3:12:44 4:30:32 4:30:16 4:18:05 3:56:00 4:27:54 4:00:53 6:05:11 5:02:44 4:44:26 4:44:26 4:31:26 3:42:56 5:11:40 5:12:26 4:36:41 5:30:28 4:17:04 3:56:32 4:04:54 5:17:16 4:12:50 3:28:36 3:56:28 4:32:01

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Jensen, Sarah Johnson, Jennifer Johnson, Brent Johnson, Mary Johnson, Kristin Jud, Carol Kremenak, Michael McGuill, Dylan Mills, Thomas Molnar, John Neurenmerrererer, Martha

Pals, Kathy Parker, Deb Pease, Kim Peterson, Keri Plackner, Andrew Porter, Alton Riebe, Greg Ross, Kevin Schrupp, Anne Scotch, Chris Scudiero, Jenn Seurer, Richard Sevold, Bill Spellmen, Kent Stensrud, Joel Sulistyo, Api Tabara, Kelly Taylor, Chris Taylor, Helen Taylor, Chris Teal, Jennifer Thomson, Ruth Trost, Dee Weilage, Kim Wieczorek, Melissa Williams, Steve

4:18:29 3:45:08 5:28:58 6:32:23 4:53:55 4:09:25 3:31:33 3:59:48 3:33:24 3:08:54 4:58:33 5:27:32 5:24:46 3:59:37 3:48:57 3:29:27 3:56:06 3:08:46 3:34:34 4:23:09 3:19:09 3:51:32 4:15:17 3:06:37 4:32:21 3:34:49 4:53:30 5:03:13 4:52:38 1:55:48 1:28:xx 4:27:47 4:26:10 4:19:54 3:13:19 3:51:31 4:21:23

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that chance to 10 women, who picked up an “A” qualifying time of 2:39:00 or better, and 19 “B” qualifiers who ran in 2:46:00 or better.

In the USA Men’s Masters Marathon Championship, course favorite, Tracy Lokken, finished in 2:22:34 with a grin and a little celebratory dance, as he crossed the line looking like he’d just run three blocks. And in the wheeler competition, course record holder, Saul Mendoza, took the downhill on Summit Avenue, five seconds ahead of Scott Parson, with a finishing time of 1:40:55.

In all, 8,435 runners and 14 wheelers pushed their own pace, surrounded themselves with entertainment and welcomed the final hill down Summit Avenue in Saint Paul to finish what they’d come to do.

In the Corporate Team Challenge, 764 runners were part of the 39 teams who challenged each other. Nine Official Cheer Zones celebrated the day. And nearly 30 entertainment groups lined the course to cheer folks on.

Some of the runners’ comments included first timer, Wendy Haasken, who said, “What an amazing experience. I am so grateful to everyone who volunteered and made this day an awesome one for me. My favorite spectator comment was, ‘Don’t worry about your knees. That’s what knee replacements are for.’ This gave me a good laugh when I really needed it.”

Greg Shives said, “The course and fans were great, but I think I appreciated the other runners most of all. When hurting, I could look at runners next to me and tell that they were pouring their hearts out and going through many of the same thoughts and emotions.

Congratulations to everyone on your own personal triumph.”

Next year’s Twin Cities Marathon race weekend will take place October 1 to 3, 2010.

For a mid-summer long run, Twin Cities In Motion, the organization who hosts the Twin Cities Marathon, launches its inaugural Red, White and Boom TC Half Marathon July 4, 2010. Registration opens December 1, 2009.

For more information, visit www.mtcmarathon.org. RM

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Fuel Up for the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Weekend at Mickey’s

by Bill Knight For most of us, the marathon weekend began early on Sunday morning at the Metrodome in downtown Minneapolis. Heidi Keller Miler, MDRA office manager, and I started our racing weekend on Friday morning, as we have done for a couple of years, setting up the MDRA booth at the Xcel Center in downtown St. Paul.

This year, I suggested we meet at Mickey’s Diner, just a few blocks away from the “X,” for a quick breakfast.

This art deco landmark, at St. Peter and West 7th Streets, is much more than just a place to get something to eat. Walk in, take a quick left and grab a stool, because David “Don’t call me a chef ” Steien is in charge. He’s a cook, amateur psychologist and student of human behavior, who is holding court between his grill and the counter.

There were four of us for breakfast that morning. Heidi, myself, Don McLean singing “American Pie” from the speakers in the ceiling and Steien, who is one of the wonderfully unique people who make Mickey’s a St. Paul institution.

What makes people stop in and then want to come back?

“Perhaps it’s the camaraderie, the nostalgia, the food or the familiarity they have with the place,” he says, leaving himself out of the picture.

Personally, I’m drawn to the diner because Steien, and the others who work there, are simply fun to talk with.

“That’s me, I guess,” Stein shrugged when I say he is easy to talk to. “I mean there is no show, really. It’s just me. Downright dirt real,” he says.

Bye, Bye Miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry And good ol’ boys were drinking whiskey and rye Singing this will be the day that I die This will be the day that I die So how does he know which customer will respond to a welltimed quip and who is just looking for eggs and hash browns?

“I read people,” he says. “I go with my gut feeling and on my experiences working at Mickey’s. There are common cues that you find, that you sense, in everyone. But some will throw you off because that’s the way they are. They’re individuals.”

More than once, Heidi says her pancakes are very good, which leads to questions about what is in them.

“We make our own batter,” he shoots back at me.

Everyone says that, so I come right back at him asking for more details.

“Well, mostly, it’s the good cook,” he says shyly, pausing, to see if I catch his humor. “Some people can really mess things up. But it takes a lot to mess up a good pancake.”

Standing in front of his grill, Steien is a perpetual motion machine. Yet, he is at ease with the pace, typically “juggling” two frying pans each filled with different omelets, pancakes on the right side of the grill, bacon and hash browns in the center and the left. And above the grill on a shelf there are waffles cooking in a two-sided waffle maker. In addition he pours coffee, doles out orange juice, slides silverware to customers and clears plates.

When I throw a slow curve, saying he seems to thrive on lots of action, Steien promptly smacks it out of the park.

“It’s how I deal with stress,” he says, putting a capital “S” in his voice, and pausing again to see if I catch his humor.

He says some people can do only one thing at a time.

“But I’m great at what I do,” he says, with no ego in his voice, “and that seems to make people happy. That’s important in anything you do. To make someone else happy, well, that makes you happy no matter what you do.”

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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

Josh Moen, 27 Justin Grunewald, 23 Eric Hartmark, 31 Michael Henderson, 30 David Thompson, 31 Kevin Groh, 22 Erik Teig, 25 Thomas Tisell, 42 Dimitri Drekonja, 35 Evgeny Beletskiy, 23 Jason Havey, 25 Andy Hall, 18 Christopher Fuller, 50 Dave Duede, 30 Kirt Goetzke, 48 Bobby Paxton, 53 Paul Brown, 52 Dan Morse, 56 Neil Bizily, 34 Randy Wiinanen, 54 Bill Magdalene, 50 Michael New, 32 Jared Olhoft, 27 John Grimes, 24 Will Neilsen, 20 Jim Ramacier, 46 Scott Wilson, 32 Brandon Wold, 17 Adam Ankrum, 37 Daniel Scheff, 28

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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

Jennifer Houck, 25 Amy Lyons, 24 Mary Palmer, 22 Ariella Gottfried, 22 Susanna Emond, 25 Terri Emond, 25 Melissa Gacek, 33 Bonnie Sons, 44 Sonya Decker, 43 Angie Voight, 32 Kelly Keeler Ramacier, 47 Cathy Yndestad, 31 Kate Tavakley, 35 Laura Ankrum, 36 Donna Philippot, 41 Joelle Nelson, 42 Janet Rosen, 55 Emi Yasaka, 32 Laurie Hanscom, 46 Erika Sperl-Imhoff, 19 Renee Saxman, 48 Marnie Witmer-Gautsch, 43 Julie Hull, 36 Sherry Case, 50 Eileen Moran, 44 Amy Clark, 45 Jessica Deegan, 33 Sadie Briggs, 33 Maaike Cronin, 30 Donna Melody, 51

35:41 36:31 36:55 37:07 37:14 37:40 37:54 38:36 38:49 39:04 39:09 39:53 40:05 40:29 40:59 41:07 41:12 41:23 41:33 41:33 41:37 42:43 42:59 43:36 43:46 43:58 44:33 44:45 44:46 44:47

Men 16 - 17 28

16

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Bart Vukich, 16 Alex Woo, 16 Robert Wankel, 17 Andy Hall, 18 Henry Xayamongkhon, 19

51:06 51:06 57:47

174 182 183 184

34:39 54:46

Men 65 - 69

Men 35 - 39 9 29 31 37 40 41 53 57 64 76

Dimitri Drekonja, 35 Adam Ankrum, 37 Troy Anderson, 38 Randy Niemiec, 38 Eric Bottema, 35 Jason Wedel, 37 John Carrithers, 35 Christian Hicks, 35 Todd Jones, 38 Erick Cedeno, 35

33:46 37:35 37:50 38:45 38:57 38:57 40:17 40:36 41:08 41:52

Men 40 - 44 8 38 39 42 47 50 51 60 63 68

Thomas Tisell, 42 John Hopkins, 43 Scott Ramberg, 42 Eric Tuck, 43 Michael Severson, 42 David Nyberg, 41 Kenneth Rosen, 44 Jay Hempe, 42 Tom Ruen, 41 Paul Arneberg, 40

33:29 38:47 38:53 39:08 39:35 39:58 40:04 40:52 41:01 41:22

Men 45 - 49 15 26 36 44 46 52 55 71 80 86

Kirt Goetzke, 48 Jim Ramacier, 46 Rich Butwinick, 45 Rick Larsen, 48 Bill Atkins, 48 Jerry Caruso, 49 Kevin Kaiser, 49 Michael Lawler, 48 Robert Fan, 45 Karl Bradford, 46 Christopher Fuller, 50 Bobby Paxton, 53 Paul Brown, 52 Randy Wiinanen, 54 Bill Magdalene, 50 Robert Jacobson, 50 Tom Woo, 50 Dale Heinen, 53 Rick Jackson, 50 Paul Case, 51

34:43 35:59 36:03 36:13 36:15 38:01 38:05 39:12 39:44 41:10

Men 55 - 59 18 56 61 62 72 78 84 87 95 103

Dan Morse, 56 Douglas Bakkene, 55 Dave Haley, 55 Michael Bjornberg, 55 Denny Jordan, 58 Doug Thomas, 55 Mark Brunsvold, 58 Michael Engelmann, 55 Albert Van Der Schans, 57 John Naslund, 59

36:08 40:20 40:54 40:56 41:39 42:05 42:50 42:54 43:10 43:57

Men 60 - 64 79 113 126 146 161 167

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2009

Jim Graupner, 64 Allen Gibas, 64 John Cretzmeyer, 60 Patrick McDavitt, 63 David Schreiber, 62 Olaf Lukk, 63

42:07 44:52 45:27 47:16 48:09 48:43

49:05 49:58 50:01 50:04

Jared Mondry, 67 Winston Gordon, 65 Herb Byun, 65 Harvey Johnson, 68 Dennis Brewer, 67 Norm Purrington, 66 Roger Carlson, 68 Don Wright, 68 Frank Rhame, 66 Kenneth Holmstrom, 66

40:17 43:39 47:20 48:15 48:34 50:27 51:02 53:57 54:53 55:49

Men 70 - 74 127 145 260 263 283 302 308

Nick Rogers, 71 Thom Weddle, 71 Richard R Burch, 74 Pat Brown, 73 John Adams, 72 Edward Lentz, 73 John Healy, 70

45:29 47:13 57:04 57:59 1:01:42 1:07:18 1:16:23

Men 75 - 79 252

Greg Prom, 78

55:40

Men 80 - 84 303

Rogers Anderson, 80

1:08:28

Women 14 - 15 136

35:36 37:04 38:19 39:12 39:17 40:14 40:19 41:33 42:10 42:51

Men 50 - 54 13 16 17 20 21 33 34 45 49 65

54 100 147 163 164 191 204 241 249 254

Virgil Koski, 60 Steven Yussen, 62 Doug Busch, 61 Gene Geller, 60

Madisen Vukich, 14

55:46

Women 18 - 19 20 186

Erika Sperl-Imhoff, 19 Olivia Brownson, 18

41:33 1:03:57

Women 35 - 39 13 14 23 36 37 42 43 46 47 58

Kate Tavakley, 35 Laura Ankrum, 36 Julie Hull, 36 Jamie Nordstrom, 39 Kristen Gunderson, 36 Michelle Kalenborn, 36 Cindi Spence Matt, 38 Lisa Burger, 38 Patricia Johnson, 38 Kim Pease, 39

40:05 40:29 42:59 45:37 45:37 46:18 46:31 46:52 47:05 48:50

Women 40 - 44 8 9 15 16 22 25 33 44 49 51

38:36 38:49 40:59 41:07 42:43 43:46 45:24 46:36 47:49 48:17

Kelly Keeler Ramacier, 47 Laurie Hanscom, 46 Renee Saxman, 48 Amy Clark, 45 Jackie Dezellar, 46 Tracy Serreyn, 45 Julie Ward, 48 Sally Lederer, 48 Rochelle Christensen, 48 Julie Hjerpe, 49

39:09 41:33 41:37 43:58 46:00 46:45 48:05 48:23 49:53 50:51

Women 50 - 54 24 30

Sherry Case, 50 Donna Melody, 51

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Andriette Wickstrom, 54 Leila McGrath, 52 Kristin Kirk-Healy, 52 Susan Pokorney, 54 Sharon Boys, 51 Suzanne Carson, 54 Gail Berger, 51 Mary Maas, 51

45:05 45:49 50:01 50:38 51:04 53:00 53:09 53:15

Women 55 - 59 17 82 88 94 113 124 159 188

Janet Rosen, 55 Betty Tomerlin, 57 Ann Haugejorde, 55 Patti Vitek, 58 Sandra Yates, 55 Terri Hoy, 56 Patricia Oakes, 56 Cheryle Theisen, 59

41:12 51:23 52:02 53:04 54:30 55:16 59:14 1:04:28

Women 60 - 64 71 84 85 100 102 111 138 142 163 175

Gloria Jansen, 62 Kathleen Shea, 61 Carol Brouillard, 61 Rosemary Harnly, 63 Mary Croft, 63 Candy Patrin, 61 Patricia Goodwin, 63 Rebecca Stone Flory, 61 Kathryn Benhardus, 62 Susan Gebelein, 61

50:50 51:30 51:30 53:25 53:36 54:26 56:06 57:07 59:36 1:01:22

Women 65 - 69 60 110 214

Kathleen Peterson, 66 Judith Cronen, 69 Eleanor Kragseth, 66

49:46 54:17 1:13:50

Women 70 - 74 203 212

Dorothy Marden, 72 Phyllis Kahn, 72

1:08:41 1:12:32

Women 75 - 79 219

Barbara Burhans, 78

1:26:03

MDRA Victory 5K September 7, Minneapolis Open Men

Bonnie Sons, 44 Sonya Decker, 43 Donna Philippot, 41 Joelle Nelson, 42 Marnie Witmer-Gautsch, 43 Eileen Moran, 44 Tracy Thompson, 42 Colleen Jason, 44 Kari Lorch, 44 Jolynn Buck, 44

Women 45 - 49 11 19 21 26 40 45 50 55 62 72

31 38 65 68 77 93 95 97

43:36 44:47

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

David Thompson, 31 Kelly Mortenson, 38 Ed Whetham, 32 Matt Schadow, 30 Michael Nawrocki, 37 Nathan Campeau, 30 Andy Hall, 18 Peter Tollefson, 28 Jay Nelson, 39 John Goetz, 21 Andrew Comstock, 18 Matthew Grams, 34 John Maas, 48 Jesse Longley, 43 David Ortmann, 47 Martin Kline, 42 Adam Ankrum, 37 Tim Noel, 37 Marty Urick, 42 Dan Sparkman, 49 Kirt Goetzke, 48 Michael Anderson, 45 Eric Larson, 39 Omar Palacios, 26

15:43 15:45 15:59 16:18 16:30 16:55 17:02 17:15 17:20 17:32 17:36 17:39 17:58 18:09 18:21 18:29 18:38 18:40 18:42 18:44 18:44 19:13 19:17 19:23

Minnesota Distance Running Association

AT THE RACES: R A C E R E S U L T S 25 26 27 28 29 30

David Kleingarn, 51 Patrick Eastman, 48 Kevin Domeier, 48 Bill Hansen, 62 Tom Ruen, 41 Dale Heinen, 53

19:37 19:43 19:43 19:44 19:46 19:56

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

Maria Michaud, 24 Joyce Bourassa, 41 Kristin Haubrich, 23 Catherine Lee, 35 Angie Voight, 32 Diane Urick, 43 Kate Tavakley, 35 Laura Ankrum, 36 Lisa Hines, 46 Katherine Horton, 32 Renee Saxman, 48 Megan Webster, 54 Marnie Witmer-Gautsch, 43 Tweety Wolf, 53 Danielle Gordanier, 38 Judy Meyer, 49 Elizabeth Smith, 27 Sadie Briggs, 33 Karen Nelson, 30 Pallavi Bhosale, 23 Maria Schilling, 36 Ann Choi-Roloff, 31 Andriette Wickstrom, 54 Anita Baugh, 51 Erika Sperl-Imhoff, 19 Kristen Gunderson, 36 Jackie Dezellar, 46 Christine Tvrdik, 24 Mollie Bousu, 25 Rachel Charpentier, 24

18:30 18:40 19:01 19:10 19:27 19:52 20:08 20:16 20:31 20:47 20:50 20:59 21:05 21:20 21:25 21:35 21:39 21:46 21:56 22:06 22:12 22:42 22:43 22:44 22:46 22:48 23:08 23:23 23:25 23:28

Men 8 - 9 88

Jack Fredrikson, 9

23:56

Wilson Barnett, 10

26:01

Men 12 - 13 32 83

Liam Tyler, 13 Nick Bassett, 13

20:01 23:42

Men 14 - 15 103 128 135 144

Ben Schleck, 14 Reid Pettersen, 14 Andrew Salmela, 15 Shawn Raymo, 14

25:20 27:56 28:19 30:33

Aaron Rawson, 16 Joey Raymo, 17

20:49 22:01

Men 18 - 19 7 11 72

Andy Hall, 18 Andrew Comstock, 18 Andre Sustic, 18

17:02 17:36 22:59

Men 35 - 39 2 5 9 17 18 23 33 37 47 55

Kelly Mortenson, 38 Michael Nawrocki, 37 Jay Nelson, 39 Adam Ankrum, 37 Tim Noel, 37 Eric Larson, 39 Christian Hicks, 35 Chris Hlusak, 36 Matthew Becker, 39 Shane Cheever, 36

15:45 16:30 17:20 18:38 18:40 19:17 20:10 20:26 21:04 21:38

Men 40 - 44 14 16 19 29 34 41 48 79 84

Jesse Longley, 43 Martin Kline, 42 Marty Urick, 42 Tom Ruen, 41 Mike Scriver, 41 Robert McCoy, 44 Brad Anderson, 43 Karl Benson, 44 Eric Iverson, 40

18:09 18:29 18:42 19:46 20:17 20:39 21:05 23:30 23:42

John Maas, 48 David Ortmann, 47 Dan Sparkman, 49 Kirt Goetzke, 48 Michael Anderson, 45

Men 50 - 54 25 30 46 61 64 65 66 80 85 92

David Kleingarn, 51 Dale Heinen, 53 Keith Magnuson, 53 Mark LeDuc, 54 Mike Amundson, 50 Robert Britain, 51 Jerry Heaps, 54 Patrick Bussen, 52 Drew Lamosse, 52 Steven Stormoen, 50

19:37 19:56 21:03 22:02 22:14 22:16 22:18 23:30 23:48 24:25

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Men 55 - 59 31 35 38 42 43 49 51 54 58 63

Chuck Anderson, 59 Duane Millslagle, 58 Douglas Bakkene, 55 Mike Fahey, 56 Doug Thomas, 55 Pete Thomas, 56 Dave Haley, 55 Wayne Olhoft, 58 Michael Bjornberg, 55 John Naslund, 59

20:01 20:24 20:29 20:44 20:46 21:08 21:23 21:31 21:53 22:10

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Men 60 - 64 28 76 95 101 105 106 109 111 133 147

Bill Hansen, 62 Curt Goke, 63 Max Green, 60 Dennis Babcock, 61 Jon Melander, 61 Patrick O’Regan, 62 Dennis Johnson, 60 Gene Geller, 60 Gary Smisek, 62 Mike Theisen, 60

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68 94 98 99 107 110 125 136 145 146

Steve Roy, 65 Jim Mayerle, 69 Harvey Johnson, 68 Rick Recker, 65 Norm Purrington, 66 Al Larson, 66 Gerry Vande Garde, 65 Marv Lindo, 67 Larry Rolf, 65 Jerry Stamm, 65

22:23 24:43 25:06 25:12 25:29 25:43 27:47 28:25 30:38 30:40

138 142 157 166 171

Pat Brown, 73 Richard R Burch, 74 Larry Bradford, 71 Roger Conant, 71 Sy Gross, 74

28:30 29:52 33:32 39:15 40:27

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Men 75 - 79 131 150 155 175

Greg Prom, 78 Bill Peters, 76 Manny Husebo, 76 Duane Peterson, 79

28:06 31:38 33:16 44:42

Men 80 - 84 173

Jim Waterman, 83

43:38

Women Under 8 130 143

Hope Legan, 6 Gracie Legan, 5

35:43 41:29

Women 10 - 11 39 69

Rachel Anderson, 11 Lindsay Rubin, 10

24:04 28:06

Women 12 - 13 70 89 90

Eva Pettersen, 13 Megan Stuart, 12 Michaela Sherbet, 12

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Women 14 - 15 58 59 77

Kristen Parizek, 15 Sana Siddiqui, 15 Krystal Kraemer, 15

26:37 26:37 28:39

Women 16 - 17

Men 45 - 49 13 15 20 21 22

19:43 19:43 20:25 20:35 20:47

Men 70 - 74

Men 16 - 17 45 60

Patrick Eastman, 48 Kevin Domeier, 48 Jerry Caruso, 49 Larry Freund, 49 Robert Fan, 45

Men 65 - 69

Men 10 - 11 112

26 27 36 39 44

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AT THE RACES: R A C E R E S U L T S 87

MDRA Victory 5K continues 104

Allison Juda, 16

32:01

Women 18 - 19 25

Erika Sperl-Imhoff, 19

22:46

Women 35 - 39 4 7 8 15 21 26 38 41 50 52

Catherine Lee, 35 Kate Tavakley, 35 Laura Ankrum, 36 Danielle Gordanier, 38 Maria Schilling, 36 Kristen Gunderson, 36 Patricia Johnson, 38 Christine Lynch, 36 Sarah Johnson, 39 Emily Parker, 36

19:10 20:08 20:16 21:25 22:12 22:48 23:59 24:10 25:11 25:28

Women 40 - 44 2 6 13 34 46 48 71 73 78 127

Joyce Bourassa, 41 Diane Urick, 43 Marnie Witmer-Gautsch, 43 Diane Hopkins, 42 Heidi Rosati, 43 Tammy Domeier, 42 Joanna Ramirez Barrett, 40 Martha Althaus, 42 Eva Ortmann, 44 Bobbi Hoppe, 40

18:40 19:52 21:05 23:45 24:58 25:01 28:21 28:29 28:44 35:29

Women 45 - 49 9 11 16 27 32 57 74 83 84

Lisa Hines, 46 Renee Saxman, 48 Judy Meyer, 49 Jackie Dezellar, 46 Julie Ward, 48 Teresa Foushee, 46 Michelle Shefveland, 48 Lorie Schleck, 47 Monica Paquette, 49

Grace Levoir, 48

29:26

Women 50 - 54 12 14 23 24 36 42 53 113 116 121

Megan Webster, 54 Tweety Wolf, 53 Andriette Wickstrom, 54 Anita Baugh, 51 Yuriko Renardy, 54 Virginia Skruppy, 52 Barbara Sampson, 54 Julie Eichacker, 51 Karin Hansen, 51 Roxann Schmitz, 51

20:59 21:20 22:43 22:44 23:50 24:13 25:30 33:09 33:32 33:54

Women 55 - 59 31 81 93 99 100 101 120 144

Cathy Van Der Schans, 55 Mary Steinbicker, 57 Debra Parker, 56 Rebecca Brown, 56 Sally Weissman, 59 Barbara Hunker, 55 Mary Moses, 56 Susan Scheff, 58

23:38 29:06 29:56 30:31 30:39 30:41 33:50 43:09

Women 60 - 64 37

Francine Lepage, 60

23:52

Women 65 - 69 117 123

Siglinde Moore, 69 Marcia Willett, 65

33:34 34:18

Women 70 - 74 151

Ardis Wright, 70

49:25

Women 75 - 79 20:31 20:50 21:35 23:08 23:41 26:29 28:32 29:11 29:15

148

Jan Lloyd, 77

43:57

City of Lakes 25K September 13, Lake Harriet and Lake Calhoun, 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

Jason Lehmkuhle, 31 Luke Watson, 29 Chris Lundstrom, 33 Josh Metcalf, 34 Pete Gilman, 34 Ben Puhl, 23 Carl Gladitsch, 23 Joey Keillor, 35 Aaron Beaber, 26 Ben Kampf, 23 Thomas Tisell, 42 Michael Henderson, 30 Andy Keenan, 29 Brent Roeger, 37 Ben Schneider, 25 Bryan Donald, 28 Gregg Robertson, 39 Justin Deeg, 28 Ed Whetham, 32 Dimitri Drekonja, 35 Mark Bresnan, 30 Nicolas Reichenbach, 28 Steven Babcock, 23 Erik Solberg, 28 Andrew Petz, 24 Gerad Mead, 30 Kirt Goetzke, 48 Scott Haugh, 40 Pete Miller, 40

1:17:54 1:20:50 1:22:41 1:24:36 1:25:14 1:26:31 1:26:50 1:27:10 1:27:18 1:27:29 1:27:41 1:27:43 1:28:04 1:28:14 1:28:23 1:29:01 1:29:06 1:29:13 1:29:29 1:31:20 1:31:45 1:32:05 1:32:35 1:32:47 1:32:56 1:33:18 1:33:22 1:33:27 1:33:48

Open Women 1

Erin Ward, 34

1:36:20

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

Danie Ashford, 22 Jennifer Hess, 26 Melissa Burkart, 27 Shelly Larson, 39 Willie Tibbetts, 38 Angie Williams, 29 Angie Voight, 32 Sonya Decker, 43 Kimberly Anderson, 44 Zoe Nagell, 27 Kathy Provenzano, 35 Donna Philippot, 41 Rebekah Yetzer, 24 Kate Tavakley, 35 Robert Schuldt, 36 Wanda Gau, 47 Kareen Bacinski, 36 Amy Halseth, 39 Joelle Nelson, 42 Laurie Hanscom, 46 Kristin Zinsmaster, 24 Cindy Lewandowski, 47 Becky Hoover, 26 Christine Barry, 35 Sherry Case, 50 Katherine Horton, 32 Kitty Earl-Tornianen, 42 Rachel Torblaa, 26 Laura Rosenthal, 41

1:38:07 1:38:51 1:41:42 1:42:35 1:43:20 1:43:35 1:43:59 1:44:27 1:44:49 1:45:15 1:46:22 1:46:40 1:47:05 1:47:57 1:48:45 1:49:19 1:50:53 1:52:55 1:53:31 1:53:32 1:53:38 1:54:20 1:54:30 1:55:33 1:55:40 1:55:55 1:56:31 1:57:13 1:57:29

Men 35 - 39 8 14 17 20 43 55 60 80 83 84

Joey Keillor, 35 Brent Roeger, 37 Gregg Robertson, 39 Dimitri Drekonja, 35 Joel Wegener, 35 Tracy Petersohn, 39 Scott Lafrenz, 35 Mike Bateman, 38 Jason Wedel, 37 Robert Srichai, 35

1:27:10 1:28:14 1:29:06 1:31:20 1:37:25 1:41:09 1:42:57 1:46:20 1:46:46 1:47:16

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AT THE RACES: R A C E R E S U L T S Men 40 - 44 11 28 29 31 33 41 47 49 51 59

Thomas Tisell, 42 Scott Haugh, 40 Pete Miller, 40 Ron Giles, 40 Matthew Waite, 41 Hyun Yoon, 44 Marc Nosal, 43 Kirk Paulsen, 40 Daniel De Grace, 41 Jim Bengtson, 42

1:27:41 1:33:27 1:33:48 1:34:28 1:35:37 1:37:10 1:38:53 1:39:22 1:40:33 1:42:22

Men 45 - 49 27 32 46 53 68 74 87 89 104 107

Kirt Goetzke, 48 Chris Toepfer, 46 Todd Blatti, 46 Sean Smith, 47 Todd Stevens, 45 Todd Sperling, 49 Eric Swanson, 47 Robert Economy, 45 Rick Larsen, 48 Kevin Kaiser, 49

1:33:22 1:35:05 1:38:39 1:40:53 1:44:51 1:45:31 1:47:31 1:47:52 1:50:05 1:50:35

Men 50 - 54 35 37 40 50 54 64 65 66 72 79

Bill Magdalene, 51 Paul Brown, 52 Bobby Paxton, 53 Chip Cheney, 50 Mike Evans, 51 David Hartz, 52 Bill Langhout, 51 Robert Jacobson, 50 Dale Heinen, 53 Edward Goetz, 51

1:35:44 1:36:15 1:37:04 1:39:57 1:41:02 1:44:10 1:44:14 1:44:21 1:45:00 1:46:05

Men 55 - 59 48 86 131 133 152 159 174 175 177 184

Dan Morse, 56 Denny Jordan, 58 Steve Maupin, 58 Douglas Bakkene, 55 Michael Connolly, 55 Larry Thompson, 59 Doug Thomas, 55 John Naslund, 59 John Traul, 57 Michael Bjornberg, 55

1:39:18 1:47:30 1:54:49 1:55:05 1:58:04 1:59:19 2:00:55 2:00:57 2:00:59 2:02:26

Men 60 - 64 180 210 222 259 265 305 310 343 349 366

Greg Taylor, 62 Tom Vertin, 62 Val Landwehr, 60 Timothy McCoy, 63 Thomas Moorman, 61 Bob Dahl, 63 Jerry Reger, 61 Gene Geller, 60 Roy Andrews, 62 Virgil Koski, 60 Jared Mondry, 67 Rick Kleyman, 69 Herb Byun, 65 Vincent Rohr, 65 Norm Purrington, 66 Dave Jones, 65 Jim Simons, 68 Antonio Salinas, 66 Ted Braggans, 66 David Erickson, 66

2:01:29 2:06:12 2:07:37 2:11:45 2:12:09 2:18:06 2:18:35 2:23:28 2:24:39 2:27:07 1:47:34 2:06:40 2:08:15 2:25:53 2:26:10 2:26:51 2:33:08 2:51:28 2:51:39

Men 75 - 79 474

Ralph Wilson, 75

2:59:00

Women 14 - 15 154

Hannah Strom, 15

2:24:23

Women 18 - 19 201 202

Anna Resman, 18 Katie Cierzan, 19

2:31:42 2:31:43

Women 35 - 39 5 6 12 15 16 18 19 25

Shelly Larson, 39 Willie Tibbetts, 38 Kathy Provenzano, 35 Kate Tavakley, 35 Robert Schuldt, 36 Kareen Bacinski, 36 Amy Halseth, 39 Christine Barry, 35

Melissa Jansen, 38 Gail Davis, 35

1:58:29 1:59:20

Women 40 - 44 9 10 13 20 28 30 32 37 53 55

Sonya Decker, 43 Kimberly Anderson, 44 Donna Philippot, 41 Joelle Nelson, 42 Kitty Earl-Tornianen, 42 Laura Rosenthal, 41 Eileen Moran, 44 Kelly Doering, 40 Jill Wine, 42 Kim Martin, 44

1:44:27 1:44:49 1:46:40 1:53:31 1:56:31 1:57:29 1:58:04 1:58:44 2:02:22 2:02:38

Women 45 - 49 17 21 23 36 41 67 81 83 85 89

Wanda Gau, 47 Laurie Hanscom, 46 Cindy Lewandowski, 47 Lisa Hines, 47 Eileen Bonnert, 47 Renae Johnson, 45 Tracy Serreyn, 45 Renee Saxman, 48 Julie Ward, 48 Amy Clark, 45

1:49:19 1:53:32 1:54:20 1:58:30 1:59:17 2:06:43 2:09:03 2:09:43 2:10:22 2:10:53

Women 50 - 54 26 43 44 47 54 59 61 65 71 110

Sherry Case, 50 Donna Melody, 51 Katherine Adams, 52 Andriette Wickstrom, 54 Paula Class Winsor, 50 Leila McGrath, 52 Donella Neuhaus, 53 Carolyn Fletcher, 52 Patricia Wong, 50 Anita Baugh, 51

1:55:40 1:59:25 1:59:51 2:00:01 2:02:33 2:03:34 2:04:38 2:05:48 2:07:29 2:16:49

Women 55 - 59 38 131 151 176 224 230 252 264

Julie Virkus, 57 Libby Larsen, 58 Pamela Cutshall, 55 Betty Tomerlin, 57 Mary Beth Polking, 56 Karen Fogolin, 55 Debbie Christenson, 56 Ann Haugejorde, 55

1:58:56 2:19:47 2:23:44 2:27:55 2:35:42 2:36:32 2:41:48 2:45:23

Women 60 - 64

Men 65 - 69 88 216 229 355 357 364 402 458 460 485

35 42

1:42:35 1:43:20 1:46:22 1:47:57 1:48:45 1:50:53 1:52:55 1:55:33

209 247 253 290

Patricia Goodwin, 63 Peggy Trager, 63 Kathryn Benhardus, 62 Jacqueline Long, 62

2:32:59 2:41:16 2:41:53 2:53:28

Women 70 - 74 317

Phyllis Kahn, 72

3:12:10

Grandma’s Minnesota Mile September 13, Duluth Haron Lagat, 26 Moses Waweru, 31 Kyle Perry, 25 Josephat Keino, 28 Codie See, 25 Jeremy Polson, 31 Mike Hanlon, 24 Scott Fiksdal, 26 Justin Grunewald, 23 Sean Brosnan, 32 Chris Erichsen, 23 Matt Kramer, 24 Jason Rengo, 25 Eric Hartmark, 31 Obed Gisemba, 30 Christian Hesch, 30 Abel Ondeyo, 31 Friday Manye, 21 Kennedy Koech, 30 Kelly Mortenson, 38 Erik Kaitala, 37 David Hyopponen, 29 Henry Eichman, 31

Jarrow Wahman, 48 Tim McShane, 33 Dave Schuneman, 32 Dave Antonson, 31 Andrew Broadmoore, 33 Nicholas Provinzino, 33 Jay Austin, 40

4:59.0 4:59.0 5:00.0 5:00.0 5:02.0 5:03.0 5:05.0

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 Vickers, 32 Caroline Rotich, 25 Ladia Albertson-Junkan, 23 Denisa Costescu, 33 Jennifer Houck, 25 Serena Sullivan, 28 Lisa Lewis, 25 Kendall Schoolmeester, 27 Marlo McGaver, 39 Sarah Chasson, 17 Kelly Keeler Ramacier, 47 Janet Ochocki, 38 Amanda Lepisto, 27 Janet Rosen, 55 Tweety Wolf, 53 Kyle Elden, 28 Mary Ross-Mortenson, 42 Gina Slotness, 28 Crystal Gilbertson, 27 Erin Dalpiaz, 21 Tracy Malkovich, 30 Catherine Nachbar, 34 Marie Vanovermeiren, 41 Kirsten Higdem, 24 Janilyn Murtha, 32 Kayla Reiter, 15 Toni Christensen, 32 Dana Guetter, 21 Robyn Danielson, 25 Melissa Huray, 36

4:41.0 4:47.5 4:55.1 4:58.0 5:01.0 5:06.0 5:11.3 5:25.5 5:32.8 5:37.0 5:39.1 5:46.0 5:53.0 5:54.0 6:03.0 6:10.0 6:21.0 6:22.0 6:23.0 6:23.0 6:25.0 6:26.0 6:27.0 6:38.0 6:39.0 6:40.0 6:41.0 6:45.0 6:50.0 6:52.0

Men 10 - 11 124 198

Siji Gonzalez, 11 Eric Bergquist, 11

6:39.0 8:31.0

Men 12 - 13 110

Jacob Ramacier, 13

6:26.0

Men 14 - 15 52 54 63 66 118 152 158

Eric Miklausich, 15 Cedric Heller, 15 Darrin Zwak, 15 Manilan Houle, 15 Tyler Nordwall, 15 Sam Rosenzweig, 15 Cameron Andrews, 15

5:33.0 5:36.0 5:44.0 5:46.0 6:34.0 7:07.0 7:09.0

Men 16 - 17 31 38 76 82 96

Sam Ludwig, 16 Caleb Schuder, 16 Ian Devaney, 17 John Matson, 16 Kyle Thewis, 17

5:06.0 5:13.0 5:53.0 5:57.0 6:13.0

Men 18 - 19 148 149 168

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

3:59.7 4:00.8 4:05.1 4:06.4 4:06.6 4:06.7 4:08.7 4:10.3 4:11.1 4:11.6 4:12.9 4:15.8 4:16.9 4:17.0 4:18.9 4:22.1 4:28.1 4:37.5 4:37.8 4:38.3 4:46.0 4:47.0 4:48.0

Brice Wizner, 18 Evian Rave, 19 Isaac Hall, 18

7:05.0 7:05.0 7:25.0

Men 35 - 39 20 21 37 41 49 57 59 65 68 72

Kelly Mortenson, 38 Erik Kaitala, 37 Luke Peterson, 38 Richard Chambers, 38 Howie Leathers, 39 William Rossing, 38 Ajay Bapat, 37 Bradley Mahnke, 38 Glen Drexler, 35 Troy Erie, 36

4:38.3 4:46.0 5:09.0 5:17.0 5:30.0 5:38.0 5:39.0 5:45.0 5:46.0 5:52.0

Men 40 - 44 30 50 70 84 115 121 122 123 125 127

Jay Austin, 40 Daniel Duff, 44 Brian Ochocki, 41 Todd Vandell, 43 Woody Armitage, 44 Thomas Murtha, 41 Thomas Stanley, 44 Eddie Cich Jr, 41 Michael Hanson, 42 Kane Tewes, 40

5:05.0 5:31.0 5:49.0 6:00.0 6:29.0 6:36.0 6:36.0 6:38.0 6:39.0 6:42.0

Men 45 - 49 24 34 40 56 58 86 93 99 104 108

Jarrow Wahman, 48 Jim Ramacier, 46 Gary Unseth, 48 Mike Hickey, 46 Glenn Misgen, 46 Dudley Edmonson, 47 Ron Guetter, 49 Paul Zwak, 47 John Lindgren, 49 Jeffrey Myers, 46

4:59.0 5:08.0 5:15.0 5:37.0 5:38.0 6:04.0 6:12.0 6:17.0 6:21.0 6:25.0

Men 50 - 54 35 42 43 55 71 106 128 136 142 144

Jerry Farrell, 54 Jess Koski, 54 Jason Lee, 54 Thomas Peterson, 50 Randy Back, 50 Jeff Purcell, 52 Jeff Holmbeck, 52 Jeffery Heller, 50 Keith Hinnenkamp, 50 Robert Ashenmacher, 53

5:08.0 5:18.0 5:19.0 5:37.0 5:50.0 6:24.0 6:43.0 6:54.0 6:59.0 7:00.0

Men 55 - 59 61 62 67 91 92 111 113 135 154 160

Gary Grierson, 59 Chris Hegg, 57 Duane Millslagle, 58 Jim Schoffman, 56 Jim McLean, 56 Chuck Sjodin, 56 Paul Stein, 58 Douglas Bandli, 57 Steve Libby, 55 Ronald Goette, 59

5:42.0 5:43.0 5:46.0 6:11.0 6:12.0 6:27.0 6:27.0 6:52.0 7:07.0 7:11.0

Men 60 - 64 48 69 169 194 196

Bill Hansen, 62 Jim Graupner, 64 Bruce Paulson, 61 Michael Anderson, 60 Harlan Stech, 60

5:29.0 5:47.0 7:26.0 8:24.0 8:29.0

Men 65 - 69 90 100 164 172 178 183 207

Don Dornfeld, 66 Stu Clem, 65 Daniel Sydow, 66 Gil Kjorstad, 65 Thomas Langley, 67 Eugene Curnow, 65 Nels Lawrence, 67

6:11.0 6:18.0 7:18.0 7:42.0 7:49.0 8:05.0 9:03.0

Women 12 - 13 80 144

Ashleigh Arntson, 12 Kaitlin Roper, 13

7:40.0 8:34.0

Women 14 - 15 26 31 114 132

Kayla Reiter, 15 Lexy Vreeland, 15 Alexis Houle, 14 Brittany Bergquist, 14

6:40.0 6:57.0 8:04.0 8:21.0

Women 16 - 17 10 37 44 57 81 95 120 154 219

Sarah Chasson, 17 Marina Marlow, 16 Alysa Cavanaugh, 16 Elizabeth Madole, 16 Lindsey Malec, 17 Emily Seguin, 16 Lexus Eliason, 17 Emily Hall, 16 Caileigh Zylka, 16

5:37.0 7:03.0 7:09.0 7:22.0 7:41.0 7:51.0 8:11.0 8:40.0 10:22.0

Women 18 - 19 236

Samantha Laveau, 18

10:53.0

Women 35 - 39 9 12 30 40 41 53 54 55 60 62

Marlo McGaver, 39 Janet Ochocki, 38 Melissa Huray, 36 Brenda Swanson, 39 Rebecca Krubsack, 36 Tracey Campbell, 36 Kimberly Mahnke, 38 Shelly Frohrip, 38 Lynda Ruud, 39 Connie Haugen, 35

5:32.8 5:46.0 6:52.0 7:05.0 7:05.0 7:18.0 7:19.0 7:19.0 7:25.0 7:25.0

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Women 40 - 44 17 23 59 70 72 75 78 82 86 89

Mary Ross-Mortenson, 42 Marie Vanovermeiren, 41 Maureen Tobin Stanley, 40 Tammy Iverson, 42 Ellen Lindgren, 41 Melinda Van Der Vieren, 44 Julie Knochenmus, 43 Sarah Warwick, 44 Melissa Moriarty, 43 Kristin Rudd, 41

6:21.0 6:27.0 7:25.0 7:36.0 7:37.0 7:38.0 7:39.0 7:42.0 7:45.0 7:47.0

Women 45 - 49 11 51 77 105 134 147 160 163 181 185

Kelly Keeler Ramacier, 47 Lois Robillard, 49 Jennifer Stattelman, 48 Deb Tabor, 48 Deanna Rafn, 49 Jackie Jabs, 49 Anna Fellegy, 48 Mary Guetter, 49 Nimet Aktekin, 46 Melody Saleh, 46

5:39.1 7:18.0 7:39.0 7:56.0 8:24.0 8:36.0 8:43.0 8:45.0 9:04.0 9:12.0

Women 50 - 54 15 36 58 66 71 73 88 90 109 112

Tweety Wolf, 53 Mary Moline, 50 Mary Haworth, 51 Elaine Bradley, 53 Barbara Haugen, 53 Patty Sertich, 51 Jennifer Madole, 52 Leeann Nelsen, 53 Lanette Barnes, 52 Deb Wendling, 54

6:03.0 6:59.0 7:24.0 7:30.0 7:37.0 7:37.0 7:46.0 7:48.0 7:59.0 8:01.0

Women 55 - 59 14 65 138 142 145 148 150 165 215 220

Janet Rosen, 55 Arlene Elden, 57 Sally Anderson, 57 Shelly Russ, 55 Lenora Moe, 59 Mona Linden, 57 Joyce Petsch, 55 Cindi Butcher, 57 Ruth Smith, 56 Lorrie Parmeter, 58

5:54.0 7:30.0 8:27.0 8:32.0 8:36.0 8:37.0 8:38.0 8:49.0 10:13.0 10:23.0

Women 60 - 64 32 61 127 141 242

Gloria Jansen, 62 Rosemary Harnly, 63 Marie Kelsey, 61 Gail Toftey, 62 Wanda Gerard, 63

6:57.0 7:25.0 8:17.0 8:31.0 11:41.0

Medtronic TC 5K October 3, St. Paul Open Men 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

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Mathew Chesang, 28 Andy Richardson, 20 Steve Sulkin, 18 Andrew Larsen, 18 Mike McFarland, 22 Erik Truedson, 18 Jeremy Essler, 30 Drew Paradis, 18 Nick Hutton, 19 Nathan Haggerty, 19 Mark Bolster, 31 Mike Shelendich, 21 Will Nielsen, 20 Christopher Denucci, 29 Scott Wilson, 32 Wade Zwiener, 50 Mark Brose, 41 Scott Mulinix, 27 Gerry Werven, 47 Robert Brown, 34 Kevin Zanker, 44 Robert Economy, 45

15:30 15:32 15:34 15:37 15:44 15:50 16:11 16:17 16:18 16:23 16:39 16:52 16:59 18:01 18:16 18:18 18:53 18:57 18:59 19:05 19:07 19:09

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2009

Oktoberfest Half Marathon by Sonia Jacobsen “So what brought you

to Fargo for these races?” 5K competitor, Ralph Fiskness, asked my husband, Eric. “My crazy wife,” was his reply.

The inaugural running of the Oktoberfest half marathon, 10K and 5K were held October 10, 2009. Just as the weather can be anywhere from hot to cold for the Fargo Marathon events in May of each year, the October weather in FargoMoorhead is also unpredictable. Friday night, October 9, included strong winds and snow, and Eric muttered something about only idiots running in this kind of weather (he ran the 5K anyway).

Saturday morning dawned with overcast skies, temperatures in the 20s and milder winds than predicted. Race director, Mark Knutson, of GoFarEvents, had planned for unpredictable weather, and so the courses for the three events included the trails on both the Minnesota and North Dakota sides of the Red River, where the elevation is low compared to the adjoining floodplain terraces. The trees along the river provide some shelter as well.

Eric and I agreed that the winds were not a big factor in the 5K and 10K race courses. The floodplain for the Red River is quite flat, so the primary grade changes were where the road passed under a bridge and near the finish, where the trail comes up from the river to the city street. The asphalt trails were well-marked. The aid stations had enthusiastic volunteers passing out water and sports drink. Greeters at the Red River crossing in Gooseberry Park were wearing purple tutus over their parkas.

1485 runners finished one of the three inaugural races. The 5K had 473 finishers, of which 356 (75 percent) were women. The 413 finishers of the 10K included 312 women (76 percent) and 53 percent of the half marathon finishers were women (319 of 599 runners). The results did raise an interesting question: where were all the men? Maybe they went straight to Old Broadway to start the Oktoberfest?

Registration was limited to 1000 in the half marathon and 500 in each of the 5K and 10K races.

Registration closed five days before the race when the limits were reached. Those who ran the races were made of tough stuff. Or perhaps, they didn’t believe the meteorologists who said it would be cold and windy Saturday morning.

Runners in all three races were awarded a finisher medal that could be used as a keychain. The Civic Center kept competitors warm before and after the race, where post-race refreshments and the bag drop room were located. The bathrooms in the Civic Center developed long lines before the races, but a peek outside revealed a line of port-a-potties that almost always had one available without waiting. Parking was plentiful in a lot adjacent to the Civic Center.

The post-race Oktoberfest was held at Old Broadway restaurant in Fargo, where the awards for each race were presented. Dick Beardsley Running Company was a sponsor of the event and gift certificates to the store were the age group prizes. Prime Meats provided delicious selections for purchase at Old Broadway along with sauerkraut.

The original plan was for an outdoor festival with hay bales surrounding the party-goers, but the cold weather pushed people indoors to celebrate. Karen’s Kuchens was also at Old Broadway, selling sweets to cleanse the onion and sauerkraut taste. This was another fine event for Fargo-Moorhead, and likely to be bigger next year. Congratulations to GoFarEvents for an event well done. Maybe more men will run next year, not to be bested by the women who proved their indomitable spirit in 2009. RM

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AT THE RACES: R A C E R E S U L T S 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Brady Mueller, 28 Keith Lein, 43 Chad Cronin, 36 Shawn Patterson, 29 David Carothers, 39 Rick Campins, 42 Chris Thueringer, 26 Travis Morehead, 31

19:15 19:19 19:21 19:37 19:39 19:42 19:49 19:53

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

Meghan Armstrong, 23 Georganne Watson, 24 Melissa Armstrong, 31 Dawn Substad, 29 Jen Riewe, 36 Becca Lang, 31 Katherine Himes, 32 Sarah Moon, 22 Annemarie Iddins, 23 Julia Lyng, 43 Sarah Halbach, 22 Kim Krezonoski, 16 Tracy Thompson, 42 Tweety Wolf, 53 Kathy Haubrich, 50 Angie Vasquez, 34 Kristi Schmidt, 33 Kaya Baker, 14 Hannah Oscarson, 11 Hally Bach, 33 Kari Egeberg, 27 Brittany Dusich, 25 Alyssa Delaney, 29 Andrea Wilson, 25 Lisa Pelowski, 38 Caitlin Berry, 23 Emily Healy, 16 Christina Gosack, 27 Abbi Forsman, 14 Molly Hillstrom, 32

16:45 19:13 19:15 19:26 19:37 19:50 20:17 20:41 20:54 21:21 22:16 22:16 22:21 22:23 22:24 22:55 23:13 23:15 23:20 23:25 23:38 23:44 23:47 23:49 23:50 23:52 23:57 23:58 24:00 24:01

Men Under 8 255 531 620 633 683 724 725 778 804 811

William Jensen, 7 Aiden West, 7 William Svenddal, 7 Landon Peterson, 7 Jacob Ledermann, 7 Mark Campbell Ii, 7 Will Bents, 6 Timothy Siems, 6 Muck-Wa Roberts Jr, 2 Joey Dunn, 5

27:10 33:21 36:10 36:42 39:16 42:47 42:51 49:30 51:38 52:29

Men 8 - 9 150 163 175 207 227 235 263 269 282 313

Noah Schultz, 9 Brandon Krikke, 9 Willem Gokemeijer, 9 Drew Engh, 9 Christopher Gargano, 9 Chase Fortman, 9 Jan Bukowski, 9 Michael Sauro, 9 Stuart Fronk, 9 Robbie Wedan, 9

24:55 25:18 25:30 26:17 26:41 26:47 27:19 27:25 27:44 28:20

Men 10 - 11 100 110 118 182 189 205 213 223 237 248

Shane Krikke, 11 Tyler Shilson, 10 Alex Conrad, 10 Parker Phillips, 10 Adam Chiarella, 10 Tony Fedrizzi, 11 Adam Vettel, 11 Ben Vanderbosch, 10 Kyle Steinberg, 11 Owen Stidman, 10

23:25 23:48 23:58 25:46 25:55 26:16 26:21 26:37 26:53 27:01

Men 12 - 13 44 143 149 186 192 212

Liam Tyler, 13 Jacob Schultz, 13 Tom S Guevara-Carlson, 12 Bailey Lachance, 12 Thomas Garbe, 13 Jeremy Nuque, 12

20:43 24:41 24:54 25:52 25:59 26:19

271 303 314 338

David Sinchi, 13 Brandon Haan, 12 Zach Kramka, 12 Tony Yang, 13

27:27 28:09 28:21 28:42

Men 14 - 15 42 48 105 145 146 157 283 322 346 356

Connor Worst, 14 Jordan Daniel, 14 Austin Cummings, 15 Matt Peske, 15 Sam Sherman, 14 Joseph Jeffers, 14 Andres Pinto, 14 Jacob Messing, 14 Darian Marshall, 14 Willy Morrow, 14

20:36 20:51 23:38 24:50 24:51 25:13 27:44 28:28 28:50 29:05

Men 16 - 17 47 76 95 115 130 395 408 723

Nicholas Dimarco, 16 Darrick Drapeau, 16 Joey Raymo, 17 Jon Thierry, 16 Albert Greene, 16 Austin Wright, 16 Jacob Sampson, 17 Jesse Garcia, 17

20:49 22:04 23:00 23:55 24:18 29:55 30:20 42:47

Men 18 - 19 3 4 6 8 9 10 103 158 167 197

Steve Sulkin, 18 Andrew Larsen, 18 Erik Truedson, 18 Drew Paradis, 18 Nick Hutton, 19 Nathan Haggerty, 19 Frank Schmidt, 19 Bradley Sutherland, 19 Sam Swanson, 18 Robert Dixon, 18

15:34 15:37 15:50 16:17 16:18 16:23 23:32 25:13 25:22 26:10

Men 35 - 39 25 27 37

Chad Cronin, 36 David Carothers, 39 Timothy Kohls, 36

19:21 19:39 20:22

46 53 54 61 62 65 99

Christopher Hlusak, 36 Michael Hentges, 37 Roger Reinert, 39 Jason Vanderport, 38 Tim Kreidt, 38 Christopher Gordon, 35 Aaron Ferrie, 38

20:46 21:01 21:02 21:24 21:25 21:36 23:22

Men 40 - 44 17 21 24 28 51 57 63 75 80 89

Mark Brose, 41 Kevin Zanker, 44 Keith Lein, 43 Rick Campins, 42 Ron Hawkins, 42 Andrew Block, 41 Michael Keller, 44 Thomas Michal, 43 Dave Lyons, 43 Marlo Peterson, 43

18:53 19:07 19:19 19:42 21:00 21:15 21:29 21:55 22:20 22:42

Men 45 - 49 19 22 39 50 55 71 84 104 127 131

Gerry Werven, 47 Robert Economy, 45 Robert Fan, 45 Todd Twyman, 48 Tom Books, 49 Ross McLean, 49 Jeff Thompson, 46 Rick Stevens, 47 Steve Massine, 48 Kent Karnick, 47

18:59 19:09 20:31 20:58 21:02 21:44 22:31 23:37 24:12 24:21

Men 50 - 54 16 67 74 81 86 94

Wade Zwiener, 50 Kevin Torgerson, 50 Richard Brauer, 54 Gary Niemeier, 52 James Meehan, 53 Bill Schwantes, 53

18:18 21:40 21:48 22:26 22:33 22:57

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AT THE RACES: R A C E R E S U L T S 690

Medtronic TC 5K results continued 96 97 114 126

Robert Barthel, 51 Michael Perry, 54 John Pitera, 51 Jim Tillemans, 51

23:03 23:17 23:53 24:10

Men 55 - 59 64 68 199 230 270 323 489 493 502 517

Albert Van Der Schans, 57 Mark Libbey, 55 Michael Pysno, 58 Bill Payne, 58 David Mishek, 56 Steve Hiedeman, 57 Anthony Wong, 59 Robert Beck, 58 Greg Miles, 56 Paul Montain, 55

21:34 21:41 26:10 26:44 27:26 28:28 32:08 32:15 32:30 33:06

Men 60 - 64 154 156 178 216 253 293 353 354 471 488

Bob Sturm, 62 Danny Kagol, 61 Denis Johnson, 60 Lynn Gutz, 64 Stuart Pimsler, 60 William Fennert, 64 Edward Sund, 64 Jim Charling, 61 Wayne Magnuson, 61 James Raymo, 62

25:07 25:10 25:42 26:33 27:08 27:55 28:55 29:00 31:41 32:02

Men 65 - 69 202 427 451 548 693 709 744 801

Harryf Farb, 65 Gerry Vande Garde, 65 Robert Schoenknecht, 65 Richard Darst, 65 George Bouer, 66 Rich Benzkofer, 68 John Vermillion, 65 Charles Linderman, 65

26:14 30:40 31:18 34:04 40:12 41:47 44:21 51:22

Men 70 - 74 557 741 837

Joe Claus, 72 Sy Gross, 74 John Riggs, 73

34:29 44:12 58:11

Men 75 - 79 545 654

Raymond Garrity, 75 Bill Bauck, 78

34:02 37:47

Women Under 8 973 976 1114 1117

Sofiya Briguene, 7 Domonique Fitz, 6 Dia Balderramos, 4 Emily Borchardt, 7

50:11 50:16 59:06 59:25

Women 8 - 9 47 95 118 122 130 268 359 498 516 520

Aspen Gregg, 9 Sydney Carlson, 9 Solomon Bach, 8 Emily Shilson, 8 Reese Strand, 8 Claire Larson, 8 Amanda Cassidy, 8 Grace Zilka, 9 Kelsey Tompkins, 9 Lauren Schultz, 9

25:43 27:43 28:25 28:28 28:38 31:32 33:05 35:33 35:47 35:50

Women 10 - 11 19 63 80 91 105 134 168 222 224 250

Hannah Oscarson, 11 Helen Jensen, 11 Ryan Strand, 11 Grace Snyder, 11 Lindsay Rubin, 10 Parker Tope, 11 Cameron Anderson, 11 Alexis Johnson, 11 Ruby Saddoris, 11 Leyla Soykan, 11

23:20 26:35 27:15 27:38 28:00 28:45 29:33 30:35 30:36 31:03

Women 12 - 13 48 114 116 139 205 282 345 551 606

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Jenna Brandel, 13 Cassandra Reed, 13 Allison Kehn, 13 Graydon Tope, 13 Ellen Gutoske, 12 Mimi Mejia, 12 Jeanne Bart, 12 Amanda Cunningham, 12 Isabel Roeske, 12

Chloe Tuma, 12

39:04

Women 14 - 15

25:46 28:21 28:22 28:53 30:20 31:41 32:53 36:21 37:18

18 29 60 98 126 202 214 233 251 372

Kaya Baker, 14 Abbi Forsman, 14 Erica Imhoff, 15 Vanessa Voller, 15 Clara Dockter, 15 Kristin Podratz, 14 Suzanna Bart, 14 Taylor Hosszu, 15 Lillian Newell, 14 Allie Provost, 15

23:15 24:00 26:21 27:47 28:33 30:19 30:26 30:45 31:05 33:16

Women 16 - 17 12 27 72 315 601 823 845 904 934 1089

Kim Krezonoski, 16 Emily Healy, 16 Alanna Rahkola, 16 Rose Kjos, 17 Mary Clare Bart, 17 Jenaya Farkell, 17 Gabriela De Luna, 16 Ana Laur Ruiz Rodrigues, 16

Kym Carlson, 16 Alicia Roberts, 16

22:16 23:57 26:58 32:17 37:14 43:46 44:49 47:10 48:27 57:08

Women 18 - 19 71 110 151 238 292 351 826 859

Kelli Koehnle, 18 Korinne O’Connor, 18 Greta Omann, 19 Samantha Broberg, 18 Jenna Pettis, 19 Lisang Tan, 18 Christiana Kjos, 18 Kelley Caldwell, 18 Jen Riewe, 36 Lisa Pelowski, 38 Lori Most, 35 Sara Noel, 36 Jeri Mommaerts, 39 Anne De Rovere, 37 Lisa Fleck, 37 Nicole Osterhaus, 37 Annie Ideker, 36 Natalie Wall, 35 Julia Lyng, 43 Tracy Thompson, 42 Donna Howlett, 44 Angela McLean, 43 Christine Hortenbach, 43 Kim Anderson, 43 Amee Liabraaton, 42 Anne Podratz, 43 Kara Mencel, 44 Sharna Wahlgren, 41 Kathleen Zimmermann, 47 Julie Dahl, 45 Debra Pflipsen, 48 Dawn Tope, 45 Theresa Larson, 46 Cynthia Hesbjerg, 49 Sue Frank, 49 Virginia Kopydlowski, 49 Edie Stoen, 45 Gina Hall, 49 Tweety Wolf, 53 Kathy Haubrich, 50 Betty Jo Haggerty, 53 Robin Higley, 54 Carla Lavere, 50 Helene Schultz, 50 Terry Fisher, 51 Deborah James, 52 Barbara Quesnel, 50 Susan Fugina, 50

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Babette Apland, 56 Florence Fadell, 55 Vicki Plant, 59 Linda Sweet, 55 Jane Gerber, 58 Cindy Stevens, 55

Karen Dorn, 60 Geri Fisher, 60 Kathy Ceronsky, 60 Rucy Vergidis, 60 Sandra Pietraszewski, 63 Carol Charling, 61 Sherry Armstrong, 61 Paula Hemer, 62 Roberta Anderson, 60 Mary Hischke, 61

31:35 33:35 34:47 40:17 43:25 45:11 45:26 45:26 46:27 49:18

Women 65 - 69 271 846 880 913 1019 1102 1108

Mary Schoenknecht, 65 Margaret Thatcher, 66 Kathleen Davison, 65 Kathy Burger, 65 Shirley McCluhan, 65 Judy Kliese, 68 Peggy Benzkofer, 67

TCM 10K

21:21 22:21 27:01 28:22 28:35 29:44 29:53 30:20 30:22 30:22 25:19 26:42 26:48 27:03 27:49 27:52 28:45 29:05 29:16 29:46 22:23 22:24 26:01 27:20 29:15 29:18 29:33 30:18 30:19 30:21

Women 55 - 59 178 290 299 344 350 364

273 399 466 736 816 853 856 857 883 955

19:37 23:50 25:01 26:14 26:16 26:53 27:26 27:33 27:37 27:44

Women 50 - 54 14 15 53 82 153 157 169 200 203 209

Women 60 - 64

358 787 938 984 1085 1107

Women 45 - 49 41 64 66 74 99 102 135 146 155 180

33:09 33:33 33:42 34:47

31:34 44:50 46:13 47:38 52:40 57:45 58:32

Women 70 - 74

Women 40 - 44 10 13 73 115 127 177 182 206 210 212

Rebecca Hamilton, 58 Jan Nielsen, 59 Diane Sollenberger, 55 Susan Ramsey, 57

26:58 28:16 29:13 30:52 31:53 32:58 43:52 45:32

Women 35 - 39 5 25 37 58 59 70 85 88 90 96

366 396 407 467

29:44 31:51 31:57 32:51 32:57 33:08

33:04 42:25 48:29 50:39 56:35 58:11

Evgeny Beletskiy, 23 John Stanton-Geddes, 27 Dale Weiler, 24 Adam Burrack, 26 Kerry Rauschendorfer, 35 Ryan French, 37 Chad Gohman, 30 Matthew Fjeldsted, 49 David Norton, 35 John McKlveen, 33 Eric Slagle, 33 Zachary Moss, 23 Bruce Dockter, 52 Douglas Wiesner, 52 Andrew Becker, 39 Scott Ross, 50 Luke Brown, 41 Robby Hillman, 31 Loren Hooyman, 49 Joseph Strand, 37 Craig Mueller, 55 Evan Powell, 28 Curtis Gutoske, 46 E-Shawn Goh, 33 Dan Nelson, 25 Kirk Jacobson, 51 Garrett Egeberg, 24 Charlie Plain, 38 Doug Johnson, 52 Steven Davidson, 38

33:50 34:28 37:47 37:53 38:22 38:54 39:14 39:16 39:28 39:50 40:11 40:22 40:35 40:48 41:27 41:36 41:55 42:07 42:11 42:30 42:40 42:48 42:58 43:15 43:36 43:41 43:44 43:56 43:59 44:04

Open Women Ariella Gottfried, 22 Kelly Keeler Ramacier, 47 Meghan Mayer, 24 Erin Williams, 24 Karen Dawson, 48 Jessica Chimerakis, 26 Jorjean Fischer, 47 Anjeanette Levings, 34 Hanni Wenker, 29 Nevenka Allen, 35 Alice Halvorson, 30 Brianna Rohne, 25 Jacenta Spandl, 25 Paula Winsor, 50

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Men 8 - 9 295

Jonah Calvo, 9

59:12

Men 10 - 11 173 299 407 443

Corey Loos, 11 Noah Calvo, 11 Collin Steele, 11 Nathan Mills, 11

53:16 59:18 1:07:00 1:15:08

307 313 323 363

Luke Johnson, 12 Gabe Berg, 12 Evan Kessens, 12 James Jones, 13

59:32 59:41 1:00:39 1:03:58

Men 14 - 15 88 237 277 381 403 414

Dyon Tran, 15 Cole Peterson, 14 Harrison French, 14 David Cook, 15 Carter Lacrosse, 14 Matt Gregoire, 15

48:50 56:24 58:11 1:05:18 1:06:51 1:08:22

Men 16 - 17

Open Men

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Jessie Steiner Steiner, 25 Louise Kjorstad, 26 Anne Thatcher, 48 Shauna Bahr, 34 Stacy Cluff, 36 Sheila Carey, 25 Shelley Fabry, 24 Emma Nelson, 33 Kaila Sawochka, 22 Barb Leininger, 56 Jodie Farmer-West, 37 Jennifer Turner, 28 Nikki Fonseth, 37 Stephanie Callanan, 38 Kate Braun, 34 Mollie Bousu, 25

Men 12 - 13

Jane Thomson, 70 Rosario Maysonet, 73 Carol Hill, 70 Kathryn Guimares, 72 Pat Lenz, 72 Judith Riggs, 74

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

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

36:33 40:49 41:33 43:53 44:26 44:37 45:11 45:14 45:21 45:26 45:30 46:18 46:29 46:39

31 218 242

John Grotenhuis, 16 Tony Lewis, 16 Adam Steeber, 17

44:04 55:28 56:32

Men 18 - 19 193 374

Cameron French, 19 Jordon Harrison, 19

54:17 1:04:35

Men 35 - 39 5 6 9 15 20 28 30 32 53 54

Kerry Rauschendorfer, 35 Ryan French, 37 David Norton, 35 Andrew Becker, 39 Joseph Strand, 37 Charlie Plain, 38 Steven Davidson, 38 Randy Schwarz, 35 Dererk Hansen, 36 Eric Youngdahl, 36

38:22 38:54 39:28 41:27 42:30 43:56 44:04 44:05 45:35 45:50

Men 40 - 44 17 72 77 80 89 98 102 105 114 118

Luke Brown, 41 Edward Kelly, 44 David Stolpman, 41 Mike Schulz, 40 Tom Lawrence, 42 Clement George, 40 Paul Freher, 43 Michael Devoe, 44 Stephen Luckey, 40 Jeff Mayer, 42

41:55 47:38 48:05 48:22 49:01 49:29 49:40 49:47 50:22 50:32

Men 45 - 49 8 19 23 36 129 137 139 140 142 144

Matthew Fjeldsted, 49 Loren Hooyman, 49 Curtis Gutoske, 46 Steve Chichester, 46 Todd Bollig, 49 Ben Barras, 46 Phillip Smith, 48 John Eiden, 45 Corey Haaland, 45 Michael Conley, 47

39:16 42:11 42:58 44:22 51:12 51:35 51:37 51:42 51:52 52:05

Men 50 - 54 13 14 16 26 29 38 44

Bruce Dockter, 52 Douglas Wiesner, 52 Scott Ross, 50 Kirk Jacobson, 51 Doug Johnson, 52 Larry Caldwell, 54 David Jenson, 51

40:35 40:48 41:36 43:41 43:59 44:30 44:40

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AT THE RACES: R A C E R E S U L T S 90 113 116

Kevin Schleicher, 54 James Zurawski, 53 Mike Hecker, 51

49:05 50:20 50:27

Men 55 - 59 21 76 159 161 216 247 294 322 341 343

Craig Mueller, 55 Norman Larson, 57 William Grassl, 55 John Wenker, 57 Ted Davis, 57 Douglas Day, 57 Richard Wallace, 55 Steven Goranson, 56 Daniel Van Vooren, 56 John Wilson, 56

42:40 48:04 52:47 52:49 55:23 56:53 59:12 1:00:38 1:01:45 1:01:55

Men 60 - 64 100 117 288 347 394 404 450

Jerry Voeller, 60 Tom Couillard, 60 John Leitch, 62 Leon Halbur, 62 Mark Kleczewski, 60 Paul Weber, 61 Daniel McCormick, 63

49:36 50:31 58:45 1:02:23 1:05:47 1:06:53 1:18:20

Men 65 - 69 213 269 274 351 420 445 457

John Brennan, 67 Dan Belanger, 65 Frank Rhame, 67 Les Svendsen, 66 Bruce Lunde, 66 Dick Larson, 66 Rodney More, 66

55:17 57:59 58:09 1:02:45 1:08:41 1:15:32 1:22:23

Men 70 - 74 393 461

John Adams, 72 Thomas Helgeson, 70

1:05:40 1:29:11

Women 10 - 11 164 362

Sierra Birkland, 10 Michaela Brands, 11

56:19 1:02:23

Danni Imhoff, 13 Amanda Weller, 13 Claire Baker, 12

54:46 57:02 1:04:47

Ariel O’Neill, 15 Rebecca Bluhm, 15 Karlene Wiebe, 15

1:01:28 1:01:29 1:16:51

Women 16 - 17 272 350

Chelsey Fjeldsted, 16 Courtney Dreyer, 17

59:32 1:01:49

Women 18 - 19 64 167 511

Amy Sandhurst, 19 Allison Seaburg, 18 Amy Hermstad, 19

51:40 56:25 1:05:59

Women 35 - 39 10 19 25 27 28 46 49 56 66 75

Nevenka Allen, 35 Stacy Cluff, 36 Jodie Farmer-West, 37 Nikki Fonseth, 37 Stephanie Callanan, 38 Nikki Newman, 36 Jennifer Szabo, 36 Jill Hughes, 36 Jennifer Adair, 39 Lisa Sweatt, 35

45:26 47:56 48:16 48:33 48:35 50:44 50:48 51:04 51:45 52:24

Women 40 - 44 35 71 74 103 109 123 142 147 161 168

Rhonda Reed Gebel, 40 Julie Soular, 40 Juli Mickelson, 40 Cindy Tietz-Stevens, 42 Paula Caballero, 40 Ruth Olson, 41 Juliana Winter, 44 Carrie Bergstrom, 42 Christy Schulz, 41 Jodi Markuson, 40

49:58 52:11 52:24 53:39 53:53 54:39 55:21 55:32 56:08 56:26

Women 45 - 49 2 5 7 17 32 42 89 94

Kelly Keeler Ramacier, 47 Karen Dawson, 48 Jorjean Fischer, 47 Anne Thatcher, 48 Sally Lederer, 48 Julie Thompson, 47 Kathryn Jensen, 45 Sarra Beckham-Chasno, 45

54:06 55:29

Women 50 - 54 14 34 65 98 102 104 130 145 152 160

Paula Winsor, 50 Mary Boldt, 50 Sandy Thompson, 53 Marcia Lindblad, 50 Lisa Polachek, 51 Maria Berlinerblau, 53 Sharon Peske, 52 Nancy Munoz, 52 Cathy Burrell, 54 Karen Carey, 53

46:39 49:55 51:43 53:36 53:39 53:40 54:56 55:24 55:46 55:56

Women 55 - 59 24 36 43 62 67 95 97 141 183 266

Barb Leininger, 56 Joan Schafer, 55 Jeanne Minder, 57 Corrine Watson, 57 Amy Yanni, 55 Julie Swenson, 55 Laurie Schmid, 56 Diane Goiffon, 59 Roxanne Thomas, 55 Pam Schreurs, 57

48:05 50:02 50:27 51:11 51:48 53:29 53:30 55:20 56:56 59:24

Women 60 - 64 201 522 630 634 753 757 759

Marianne Breitbach, 61 Marsha Seltz, 61 Constance Baillie, 63 June Hancock, 61 Susan Rousseau, 62 Carol Wilser, 61 Susan Gardner, 60

57:32 1:06:16 1:10:27 1:10:30 1:29:10 1:29:32 1:31:48

Women 65 - 69 651 718 737 455 719

Ann Betters, 65 Lynn Glesne, 66 Sharon Pogreba, 66

1:11:16 1:18:39 1:22:12

40:49 44:26 45:11 47:38 49:18 50:25 53:14 53:25

Ruth Schuett, 70 Anne Falvey-Riggs, 70

1:04:57 1:18:39

Women 75 - 79 658

Women 14 - 15 338 339 705

Bonita Damm-Talafous, 45 Lori Helmer, 46

Women 70 - 74

Women 12 - 13 128 186 445

115 146

Lois Degranda, 75

1:11:58

Medtronic TC 10 Mile Open Men Abdi Abdirahman, 32 Joshua Moen, 27 Patrick Smyth, 23 Jason Lehmkuhle, 32 Ian Burrell, 24 Max King, 29 Anthony Famiglietti, 30 Mike Spence, 31 Craig Curley, 21 Joshua Eberly, 29 Mike Sayenko, 25 Chris Rombough, 22 Zachary Hine, 21 Stephan Shay, 23 Michael Reneau, 31 Jordan Horn, 25 Ryan Bolton, 36 Josh Glaab, 26 Crosby Freeman, 25 Justin Grunewald, 23 Josh Ordway, 29 Ryan Blood, 24 Paul Hefferon, 23 James Schanandore, 23 Chris Erichsen, 23 Tyler McCandless, 22 Mark Stenbeck, 31 Dan Sutton, 29 Phil Richert, 22 Jeremy Polson, 31

46:35 46:38 47:09 47:16 47:41 47:58 48:09 48:13 48:15 48:26 48:28 48:41 48:45 48:52 48:53 48:58 49:00 49:20 49:21 49:22 49:29 49:33 49:36 49:42 49:56 50:17 50:37 51:07 51:23 51:43

Open Women 1 2

Rachel Booth, 28 Claudia Becque, 33

Jenna Boren, 32 Erin Moeller, 32 Kim Magee, 26 Ladia Albertson-Junkans, 23

Erin Ward, 34 Nichole Porath, 26 Bree Ray, 30 Laura Edlund, 23 Jessica Scott, 23 Joyce Bourassa, 42 Serena Sladek Sullivan, 28

Marlo McGaver, 39 Sandra McClellan, 31 Emily Bredeson, 27 Angie Williams, 30 Sara Rohde, 38 Emily Burns, 25 Cynthia Blendermann, 27 Rebekah Yetzer, 25 Rhiannon Beckendorf, 28 Nicole Kustok, 28 Jill Kroc, 37 Jan Ochocki, 38 Carrie Schaff, 32 Jessica Berchild, 34 Kadie Hokanson, 28 Julie Nelson, 36 Allison Kosir, 22

58:21 58:55 59:35 1:00:24 1:01:25 1:01:56 1:02:00 1:02:09 1:02:26 1:03:19 1:03:20 1:03:27 1:03:28 1:03:38 1:03:57 1:04:26 1:05:13 1:05:18 1:05:19 1:05:34 1:05:48 1:06:18 1:06:21 1:06:26 1:07:09 1:07:19 1:07:32 1:07:40

Men 10 - 11 2158 Adam Erickson, 11

2:07:31

Men 12 - 13 1696 Josiah Kohlmeyer, 13 2178 Jacob Chenitz, 12

1:46:45 2:09:52

Men 14 - 15 421 445 557 931 1646 1731 1733 1983 2083 2205

Gunnar Vraa, 15 Brady Koetting, 14 Samuel Hosszu, 15 Brandon Sandberg, 14 Mark Erickson, 14 Austin Altenburg, 15 Connor Riley, 15 Nathan Luttenegger, 15 Kenny Stephenson, 15 Zachary Klinner, 15

57:33 58:08

260 329 685 961 964 1579 1932 2183 2187

Nickolas Johnson, 17 Max May, 17 Jacob Brown, 17 Kevin Bren, 16 Mitchell Elofson, 16 Nick Morgan, 16 Dillon Biel, 17 Aaron Johnson, 16 Corey Kibbel, 16 Jacob Pittman, 18 Kayrat Disinbayev, 18 Shane Kosir, 18 Curran Fallon, 19 Matthew Ellenberger, 19 Peter Swietkowski, 19 Paul Suszynski, 19 Ryan Bolton, 36 Jesse Westrup, 35 Brent Roeger, 37 Jason Minnick, 36 Ken Cooper, 37 Michael Nawrocki, 37 Eric Kalmes, 35 Steve Bruner, 39 Chip Tabor, 37 Scott Brown, 37

1:06:56 1:09:06 1:12:20 1:25:49 1:39:26 1:51:14 1:54:00 49:00 55:40 55:49 55:56 57:46 58:55 59:32 59:42 59:46 1:01:53

Brian Vasey, 42 Dave Wik, 42 James Reardon, 40 Nick Pilney, 44 John Munger, 40 Joe Litsey, 40 Dan Moline, 43 Chris King, 43 Tom Ruen, 41

1:05:56

John Vandanacker, 47 Hyun Yoon, 45 Michael Moulsoff, 46 Rich Butwinick, 45 Todd Sheldon, 47 Jay Grandprey, 48 Phil Hoffland, 47 Jimmy Polinsky, 47 Wiseman Sikakane, 48 Mark Weis, 45

56:30 59:01 1:00:09 1:03:10 1:05:59 1:06:57 1:06:59 1:07:12 1:08:14 1:08:34

Men 50 - 54 68 69 89 96 99 105 109 110 112 120

Michael Kennedy, 51 Bobby Paxton, 53 Jim Melnyk, 53 Kraig Lungstrom, 51 Richard Chin, 50 John Hogan, 50 Robert McClement, 50 Mike Setter, 54 Jerry Caruso, 50 Brian Helm, 50

1:00:30 1:00:37 1:03:11 1:04:10 1:04:51 1:05:17 1:05:42 1:05:44 1:05:52 1:06:29

Men 55 - 59 80 141 176 203 234 236 241 269 283 284

Bill Krezonoski, 55 Michael Bjornberg, 55 Thomas Wakeley, 56 Stephen Oesterle, 58 James Doelle, 55 Craig McCoy, 56 Kevin Wentworth, 57 Del Rose, 55 Steven Sondrall, 57 Michael Dahnert, 55

Men 65 - 69

266 311 409 410 558 597 678 737 753 756 182 271 276 437 485 601 667 771 1065 1123

Robert Aby, 64 Jerry House, 62 Rick Johnson, 60 Dean Bluhm, 64 Jim Scheibel, 62 John Cretzmeyer, 60 Roger Anderson, 64 Douglas Busch, 61 Bill Getts, 62 Frank Harris, 61 Dale Summers, 66 John Brown, 66 Winston Gordon, 65 Dennis Brewer, 67 Ron Bickel, 66 Norman Purrington, 66 Donald Welch, 68 Jim Colletti, 66 Robert Schaffer, 66 Patrick Riddell, 69

1:02:18 1:07:47 1:09:25 1:10:35 1:11:47 1:11:51 1:12:10 1:13:32 1:13:53 1:13:55 1:13:22 1:14:51 1:18:03 1:18:03 1:21:40 1:22:17 1:23:59 1:25:15 1:25:47 1:25:49 1:09:33 1:13:34 1:13:37 1:18:53 1:20:00 1:22:27 1:23:43 1:26:09 1:31:59 1:33:24

Men 70 - 74 613 1334 2135 2138 2151 2225 2232

Larry Eaton, 71 Bob Wilson, 70 Joe Claus, 72 Wayne Paschke, 72 Edward Lentz, 73 Ron Niziolek, 71 Carl Koecher, 70

1:22:43 1:38:11 2:04:58 2:05:28 2:06:37 2:17:09 2:19:07

Men 75 - 79 1726 1741 2194 2200 2239

Raymond Garrity, 75 Richard Olson, 77 Orin Scandrett, 79 O T. Lupinski, 75 Claus Plerach, 75

1:47:32 1:47:56 2:11:38 2:12:56 2:20:53

Women 10 - 11 1739 Abby Van Kempen, 11

1:46:51

Women 12 - 13

Men 40 - 44 54 60 73 82 92 93 95 111 113

48 61 66 88 116 124 125 130 153 160

1:13:00 1:15:32 1:24:04 1:30:02 1:30:08 1:44:03 1:53:28 2:10:38 2:11:05

Men 35 - 39 17 41 44 46 52 59 63 64 65 75

David Nyberg, 41

Men 45 - 49

Men 60 - 64

Men 18 - 19 123 169 246 757 1402 1878 1947

114

1:18:29 1:19:06 1:21:39 1:29:31 1:45:20 1:47:38 1:47:40 1:55:50 2:00:45 2:13:38

Men 16 - 17

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

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

57:58 59:00 1:01:31 1:02:32 1:03:47 1:03:54 1:04:01 1:05:47 1:05:56

1483 Sabrina Tattersfield, 12 3440 Hannah Carroll-Kinder, 13 3494 Kailey James, 12

1:44:25 2:21:34 2:28:43

Women 14 - 15 206 673

Sarah Moechnig, 14 Julia Aagesen, 14

1:21:54 1:32:55

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1:43:16 1:53:46 1:56:22

Women 16 - 17 599 806 1045 1329 1400 2006 2030 2546

Julia Hipp, 16 MacKenzie Yurek, 17 Emily Furlong, 16 Hannah Treinen, 17 Gretchen Huber, 16 Elsa Mullins, 17 Liya Sandberg, 16 Chelsea Johnson, 17

1:31:54 1:34:53 1:38:09 1:42:03 1:43:09 1:49:40 1:50:04 1:56:44

Women 18 - 19 235 452 476 552 553 631 869 1357 1415 1733

Jessica Mosier, 18 Elle Riley, 18 Maureen Feyen, 19 Lindsay Hanson, 19 Brooke Hanson, 18 Jane Koivisto, 18 McCall Henkel, 18 Anne Manning, 18 Taylor Bates, 18 Christina Wittnebel, 19

1:23:12 1:28:54 1:29:32 1:31:06 1:31:06 1:32:27 1:35:51 1:42:34 1:43:18 1:46:46

Women 35 - 39 14 18 24 25 29 38 45 53 55 56

Marlo McGaver, 39 Sara Rohde, 38 Jill Kroc, 37 Jan Ochocki, 38 Julie Nelson, 36 Julie Hull, 37 Kara Jeter, 38 Kerry Oliver, 37 Stephanie Boss, 35 Dena Anderson, 35

1:03:27 1:04:26 1:06:18 1:06:21 1:07:32 1:09:42 1:10:49 1:12:17 1:12:27 1:12:27

Women 40 - 44 12 31 32 36 39 42 49 52 69 76

Joyce Bourassa, 42 Ann Snuggerud, 41 Molly Hogan, 40 Julie Musselman, 43 Debra Campbell, 43 Julia Mairs, 43 Angela Longworth, 42 Jill Tsuchitori, 44 Carrie Keller, 41 Julie Reddan, 43

1:03:19 1:08:17 1:08:30 1:09:21 1:09:45 1:09:56 1:10:56 1:12:05 1:14:18 1:14:38

Women 45 - 49 34 41 72 85 90 95 103 105 117 128

Pam Weier, 49 Renee Saxman, 48 Denise Abel, 47 Nannette Sorenson, 47 Lisa Urdahl, 45 Susan Malecha, 47 Janice Watson Ryan, 49 Jacki Devine, 47 Robin Paurus, 45 Lynn Olson, 46

1:08:57 1:09:51 1:14:33 1:15:17 1:15:31 1:15:55 1:16:20 1:16:23 1:17:26 1:18:11

Women 50 - 54 54 184 226 350 393 397 399 451 461 511

Susan Felton, 50 Linda Posey, 52 Patti Sullivan, 51 Julie Peterson, 53 Carolyn Milbrath, 51 Mary Maas, 51 Toni Dauwalter, 54 Dawn Garlough, 50 Catherine Prokopowicz, 52

Catherine Burke, 52

1:12:26 1:20:44 1:22:50 1:26:19 1:27:49 1:27:57 1:27:57 1:28:53 1:29:14 1:30:16

Women 55 - 59 35 141 148 155 190 205 240 246 490 530

Janet Rosen, 55 Kristi Berg, 56 Wendy Anderson, 56 Amy Yanni, 55 Barbara Laughlin, 55 Dena Riddle, 55 Claudia Sherburne, 59 Betty Tomerlin, 57 Elaine Van Dyck, 56 Mary Ann Gallagher, 59

1:09:21 1:18:53 1:19:04 1:19:40 1:21:05 1:21:46 1:23:21 1:23:29 1:29:45 1:30:49

Women 60 - 64 275

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Gloria Jansen, 62

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1:24:20

381 515 541 730 990 1107 1286 1288 1580

Suellyn Tritz, 60 Kathleen Schmitt, 62 Rosemary Harnly, 63 Carol Schmeichel, 61 Diane Demars, 60 Judy Aronson, 64 Kathryn Benhardus, 62 Sherry Hagelstrom, 63 Kathleen Tomasula, 63

1:27:32 1:30:19 1:30:58 1:33:44 1:37:28 1:38:58 1:41:32 1:41:33 1:45:19

Women 65 - 69 216 766 780 1952 2297 3197 3254 3359 3420 3502

Kathleen Peterson, 66 Sandra Dalquist, 69 Georgine Cook, 66 Mary Dose’, 66 Katherine Weisser, 66 Siglinde Moore, 69 Katherine Leighton, 67 Patricia Wolkoff, 69 Audrey Schroeder, 69 Kathy McKay, 65

1:22:19 1:34:19 1:34:29 1:49:11 1:53:29 2:09:55 2:11:39 2:17:28 2:19:40 2:29:51

Women 70 - 74 696 Nancy Schumacher, 72 2867 Dorothy Marden, 72

1:33:12 2:02:03

Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon October 4, Minneapolis to St. Paul 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

Jason Hartmann, 28 Augustus Kavutu Mbusya, 32

John Njoroge, 24 Joseph Mutinda, 35 Grigoriy Andreev, 33 Reuben Chesang, 46 Luke Watson, 29 Antonio Vega, 25 Tyler Sigl, 23 Mario MacIas, 28 Stephen Muturi, 34 Chris Lundstrom, 33 Austin Baillie, 26 Malcolm Richards, 26 Tracy Lokken, 44 Mike Bresson, 38 Kristopher Houghton, 28 Michael Wardian, 35 Kyle King, 28 Jesse Armijo, 26 Josh Metcalf, 34 Carl Rundell, 41 Andy Martin, 34 Robert Weiner, 44 Tony Torres, 40 Carlos Martins, 40 Paul Aufdemberge, 44 Jeffrey Caba, 39 Justin Deeg, 28 Andy Koziatek, 27

2:12:09 2:13:03 2:13:26 2:13:47 2:13:59 2:15:24 2:15:29 2:15:45 2:17:28 2:18:34 2:18:52 2:18:58 2:19:35 2:20:38 2:22:34 2:22:43 2:22:55 2:23:13 2:23:42 2:24:26 2:24:55 2:25:41 2:25:46 2:27:09 2:27:13 2:30:56 2:30:57 2:31:15 2:31:42 2:32:05

Open Women 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Ilsa Paulson, 20 Colleen De Reuck, 45 Kristen Nicolini, 32 Nicole Blaesser, 24 Sally Meyerhoff, 25 Robyn Friedman, 36 Sheri Piers, 38 Camille Herron, 27 Mary Akor, 33 Wendi Ray, 36 Chris Lundy, 39 Brooke Wells, 24 Becki Ordway, 26 Tamara Karrh, 39 Shannon McHale, 38 Kara Storage, 28 Andrea Pomaranski, 27 Melisa Christian, 32 Veena Reddy-Borghuis, 30 Michelle Frey, 27 Susannah Beck, 41

2:31:49 2:32:37 2:35:06 2:35:09 2:35:49 2:36:44 2:37:24 2:38:23 2:38:51 2:38:58 2:40:06 2:40:07 2:40:17 2:40:22 2:40:36 2:41:29 2:41:30 2:41:55 2:42:06 2:42:54 2:43:18

Minnesota Distance Running Association

AT THE RACES: R A C E R E S U L T S 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Heather Cappello, 29 Vanessa Hunter, 34 Anne Bersagel, 26 Mary Coordt, 40 Lisbet Sunshine, 45 Lavenna Mullenbach, 22 Caroline White, 24 Megan Lund, 25 Sarah Flament, 34

2:43:58 2:44:13 2:44:17 2:45:00 2:45:11 2:45:12 2:45:23 2:45:37 2:46:01

Men 14 - 15 2657 Trevor Squire, 15

4:15:02

Men 16 - 17 3150 3643 4016 4457 4719 4884

Brandon Borchardt, 16 Brendan Cole, 16 Zach Meyers, 17 Robert Verhoye, 17 Austin Smith, 17 Jacob Bertram, 16

4:27:22 4:40:10 4:53:15 5:13:18 5:35:11 6:03:14

Men 18 - 19 142 312 568 642 1285 1325 1532 1533 1686 1858

Bradley Lester, 19 Sam Bird, 19 Michael Roherty, 18 Kevin Dammen, 18 Brennan Dyk, 19 Michael Kilgas, 19 Ryan Keehan, 19 Scott Khail, 19 Frank Piner, 19 Benjamin Phaneuf, 19

2:56:10 3:08:04 3:19:42 3:21:57 3:41:04 3:41:54 3:48:02 3:48:02 3:52:11 3:56:17

Men 35 - 39 4 16 18 28 35 43 48 58 81 85

Joseph Mutinda, 35 Mike Bresson, 38 Michael Wardian, 35 Jeffrey Caba, 39 Christopher Grossinger, 35

Matthew Gerard, 37 Mark Evans, 35 Brad Aagaard, 37 Doug Cowles, 35 Mike Buenting, 35

2:13:47 2:22:43 2:23:13 2:31:15 2:34:40 2:37:04 2:38:44 2:41:05 2:46:25 2:46:55

Men 40 - 44 15 22 24 25 26 27 34 41 45 51

Tracy Lokken, 44 Carl Rundell, 41 Robert Weiner, 44 Tony Torres, 40 Carlos Martins, 40 Paul Aufdemberge, 44 Thomas Tisell, 42 Michael Bailey, 40 Ben Sauvage, 40 Matthew Waite, 41

2:22:34 2:25:41 2:27:09 2:27:13 2:30:56 2:30:57 2:34:03 2:35:47 2:37:58 2:40:04

Men 45 - 49 6 40 44 53 83 94 98 104 119 155

Reuben Chesang, 46 Dennis Smithhisler, 45 David Terris, 45 William Moore, 47 Dale Dickey, 48 Kirt Goetzke, 48 Jim Ramacier, 46 Joseph Clark, 48 Wayne Piers, 46 Michael Niziolek, 48

2:15:24 2:35:45 2:37:11 2:40:29 2:46:39 2:48:05 2:49:00 2:50:17 2:53:37 2:57:14

Men 50 - 54 57 60 61 71 75 89 127 140 161 173

Thomas Dever, 52 John Loftus, 51 Clyde Vancaeyzeele, 52 William Enicks Iv, 50 Kris Warszawski, 50 Paul Brown, 52 Robinson Howell, 50 Frank Tai, 54 Dennis Wallach, 52 Jonathan Geller, 51

2:41:04 2:41:20 2:41:42 2:43:08 2:44:24 2:47:18 2:54:40 2:55:59 2:57:43 2:58:21

Men 55 - 59 118 230 307 314 387 390 498 499 521

Dan Morse, 56 Denny Jordan, 58 Bert Moniot, 57 Tom Perona, 55 John Yamagata, 59 Larry Cerling, 59 Stanley Hup, 55 Conrad Woerner, 58 Stephen Maupin, 58

2:53:34 3:02:12 3:07:46 3:08:07 3:11:15 3:11:21 3:17:21 3:17:31 3:18:06

577

George Jones, 59

3:19:58

Men 60 - 64 177 441 759 796 902 924 982 992 1004 1005

Terry McCluskey, 61 Christopher Nemeth, 60 Roger Ericson, 62 Fred Clayton, 60 Gordon Straka, 60 Charles Lo, 61 Dave Trefethen, 62 Larry Kase, 61 Greg Envey, 62 John Downing, 63

2:58:32 3:14:25 3:26:38 3:28:01 3:30:33 3:30:54 3:32:43 3:33:15 3:33:29 3:33:31

Men 65 - 69 225 899 1196 1212 1229 1281 1998 2127 2201 2258

Jared Mondry, 67 Dick Hartshorn, 66 John Nelson, 65 Rick Kleyman, 69 Douglas Brandt, 65 Santiago Gordon, 66 Roger Carlson, 68 David Jones, 65 Herb Byun, 65 Mike Rucker, 69

3:01:56 3:30:31 3:38:55 3:39:08 3:39:38 3:40:55 3:58:47 4:01:21 4:02:55 4:04:08

Men 70 - 74 659 1937 2046 3066 3449 4785 4806 4861

Joseph Burgasser, 71 Ilhan Bilgutay, 72 Edward Rousseau, 70 James Kalas, 70 Pat Brown, 73 David Hoffman, 74 Richard King, 70 Ernesto Lopez Garcia, 70

3:22:47 3:57:35 3:59:42 4:24:39 4:34:16 5:44:36 5:47:36 5:59:23

Men 75 - 79 4810 Roger Aiken, 76 4867 Norbert Kuchenmeister, 78

5:48:20 6:00:32

Men 80 - 84 4580 Jerry Johncock, 81 4907 Burt Carlson, 84

5:22:17 6:09:43

Women 14 - 15 3080 Katie Fay, 14

5:21:08

Women 16 - 17 984 Tess Willson, 16 1663 Tori Farbisz, 17 2846 Kelsey Kimbler, 16

4:06:21 4:28:51 5:08:15

Women 18 - 19 282 308 804 828 1133 1425 1724 2002 2104 2125

Sofiya Hupalo, 19 Brynn Devine, 18 Nicole Olson, 19 Kimberly Holthus, 19 Anne Brinich, 18 Laura Torgerson, 19 Rebecca Hovland, 19 Leigh Hamp, 19 Stefanie Alshare-Soulek, 19

Paige Wilson, 19

3:36:01 3:37:48 3:59:55 4:00:46 4:12:17 4:20:59 4:31:12 4:38:33 4:41:28 4:42:00

Women 35 - 39 6 7 10 11 14 15 41 79 89 105

Robyn Friedman, 36 Sheri Piers, 38 Wendi Ray, 36 Chris Lundy, 39 Tamara Karrh, 39 Shannon McHale, 38 Erica Baron, 38 Wileen Tibbetts, 38 Kate Tavakley, 35 Kari Koski, 36

2:36:44 2:37:24 2:38:58 2:40:06 2:40:22 2:40:36 2:48:49 3:03:51 3:07:58 3:12:31

Women 40 - 44 21 25 32 36 37 43 50 54 62 63

Susannah Beck, 41 Mary Coordt, 40 Jaymee Marty, 42 Kami Semick, 43 Midori Sperandeo, 42 Sheila Casey, 40 Wendy Terris, 40 Lori Kingsley, 43 Suzy Schumacher, 40 Noelle Green, 44

2:43:18 2:45:00 2:46:29 2:47:12 2:47:15 2:49:15 2:50:36 2:51:36 2:58:05 2:58:13

Women 45 - 49 2 26 52 55 56

Colleen De Reuck, 45 Lisbet Sunshine, 45 Meghan Arbogast, 48 Simonetta Piergentili, 45

Jenny Hitchings, 46

2:32:37 2:45:11 2:50:51 2:52:17 2:53:43

59 81 98 104 106

Lisa Goldsmith, 45 Ann Heaslett, 45 Rochelle Wirth, 47 Mary Bolich, 46 Brenda Graham Gray, 47

2:55:01 3:04:12 3:09:33 3:11:25 3:12:44

Women 50 - 54 101 187 192 250 267 294 298 305 367 396

Beth Moras, 50 Kristi Larson, 51 Andriette Wickstrom, 54 Karen Manske, 54 Kathy Wiens, 52 Pamela McWhirter, 51 Donella Neuhaus, 53 Donna Melody, 51 Patricia Wong, 50 Sonya Stylos, 50

3:10:37 3:27:46 3:28:33 3:33:25 3:35:13 3:36:55 3:37:18 3:37:32 3:40:55 3:42:02

Women 55 - 59 92 266 332 370 385 769 880 974 1157 1281

Luisa Rivas, 58 Janet Cain, 58 Grace Wasielewski, 56 Rhonda Brandes, 56 Janet Kasper, 58 Libby Larsen, 58 Linda Gentling, 58 Judy Willoughby, 55 Cindy Campbell, 58 Pamela Cutshall, 55

3:08:44 3:35:10 3:38:48 3:41:00 3:41:34 3:58:38 4:02:22 4:05:58 4:13:14 4:17:04

Women 60 - 64 461 665 782 1107 1168 1493 1791 1830 1951 1973

Faye Berger, 62 Penny Kalar, 62 Carol Brouillard, 62 Carolyn Mather, 60 Mary Croft, 63 Candy Patrin, 61 Cecily Dexter, 60 Charlotte Pladson, 62 Diane Carter, 62 Judi Crawford, 60

3:45:42 3:54:32 3:59:02 4:11:09 4:13:35 4:23:13 4:33:06 4:33:42 4:36:45 4:37:30

Women 65 - 69 920 1544 2759 2876 3112

Karen Bestul, 67 Sarah Beer, 68 Judy Ross, 67 Marylyn Patrick, 65 Janet Littlefield, 68

4:03:59 4:25:04 5:03:39 5:09:52 5:23:03

Women 70 - 74 3367 Patricia Amidon, 74 3390 Phyllis Kahn, 72

5:43:16 5:45:36

Women 75 - 79 3550 Patricia Wahlgren, 75

6:14:07

Run for Oromia 10K October 17, Minneapolis Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 14 15 2 3 16 4 17 18 19 20 21

Matthew Chesang, 28 Bado Worku, 21 Tesfave Girma, 27 Henry Kipsang, 20 Obed Gisemba, 29 John Keane, 28 kassaye gemeda, 31 Brent Roeger, 37 Andy Hall, 18 Peter Tollefsen, 28 Greg Sorensen, 34 Erik Kluznik, 31 Peter Kessler, 48 Melissa Gacek, 33* Colin Gardner Spring, 40 Robert Jacobson, 50 Bonnie Sons, 44* Sarah Keane, 31* Michael Bjornberg, 55 Kristin Moriarty, 23* Scott Granowski, 48 Kurt Kovanen, 48 Edward Obrien, Jr, 18 Abdurahman Hassen, 18 John Brown, 66

30:43 30:44 30:46 30:56 31:37 31:51 32:45 34:05 34:19 35:04 35:34 36:35 37:35 38:13 38:37 39:09 39:12 39:37 40:06 42:43 43:14 43:23 44:32 44:50 45:11

5 Andriette Wickstrom, 54* 22 David Schmidt, 61 23 Ron Dockery, 60 24 Jeff Mayer, 42 6 Stephanie Nitchals, 35* 25 Ed Rousseau, 70 7 Gloria Jansen, 62* 8 Andrea Roeger, 24* 9 Ann Haugejorde, 55* 10 Judy Cronen, 69* Greg Prom, 78 26 11 Kathryn Benhardus, 62* 27 Neil Paulson, 54 28 Nick Hayford, 25 Heidi Dorn, 25* 12 13 Tessa Granowski, 17* 14 Brooke Granowsko, 18* 15 Jan Nordstrom, 53* 29 Pat Brown, 73 16 Michelle Gensinger, 54* 17 Lauren Finzer, 22* 18 Beth Strifler, 45* * indicates females

46:36 48:35 48:53 49:28 49:43 49:51 49:58 50:04 50:14 54:36 55:05 55:11 58:24 58:26 58:41 59:05 59:17 59:39 1:01:05 1:02:30 1:03:24 1:03:34

Run for Oromia 5K October 17, Minneapolis Overall 1 Josh Moen, 27 2 Tesfave Girma, 27 3 Moses Waweru, 30 4 Bado Worke, 21 5 Abel Ondeyo, 31 6 Katama Nigusse, 28 7 Friday Mainye, 21 8 Andy Hall, 18 9 Simon Gudina, 39 10 Andy Tate, 31 11 amir endale, 30 12 Jay Nelson, 39 13 Chris Duffy, 27 14 George Oien, 43 15 Roba Geleta, 20 16 Peter Kessler, 48 17 Marty Urick, 42 18 John Hopkins, 43 19 Israel Yemer, 27 20 Kevin Domeier, 48 1 Bonnie Sons, 44* 2 Diane Urick, 43* 21 Michael Bjornberg, 55 22 Jay Walsh, 54 3 Maria Schilling, 36* 23 Rick Schuldt, 63 24 John Brown, 66 25 Michael Duffy, 58 4 Lorena Byerly, 26* 5 Andriette Wickstrom, 54* 6 Tammy Domeier, 42* 7 Kate Bomsta, 33* 8 Francine LePage, 61* 26 Fred Hall, 54 9 Denae Schuldt, 30* 27 Hailu Idie, 35 28 Zakir Hayani, 29 10 Judy Cronen, 69* 29 Dale Weeks, 62 30 Dick Olson, 77 11 Wendy Bone, 28* 31 Daniel Domagala, 39 32 Waheed Ayinde, 45 33 Andre Weeks, 20 12 Jean Obrien, 48* 13 Barbara Schuldt, 64* 14 Rammy Mohammad, 22* * indicates females

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which might explain why one runner wore them at a race on a hot and humid day, when everyone else was in shorts and singlets. There are, however, thermal versions on the market that can be worn during cooler months.

Other options: Elastic shoelaces are gaining in popularity, and there are several brands available.

O’Connor says that Xtenex makes a relatively new lace system that offers elasticity and durability. The laces do not slip and allow the wearer to customize the way they lace their shoes. While becoming popular with athletes, the elastic laces are also being used by everyone from children to seniors and those who wear special types of shoes.

Arm socks, sometimes referred to as arm warmers, are good for the upper body. First worn by some elite runners, new arm colors are popping up at races everywhere, with some companies offering creative patterns. Arm socks can be worn for warmth or cooling or sun protection. So, once again, it is important to think about when and why you plan to use them.

Now it’s time to get busy with your list. Most of these items make good stocking stuffers and can be purchased for under $20.00 at your favorite sports store. However, if you go for the full compression tights, you will need to work on more than your list. It’s time to be very, very good to the gift givers in your life or start stashing away some of that running allowance.

Hopefully, you will get everything you ask for this holiday season. RM

Aging Runner continued from page 30 racing. Not having to worry about an upcoming race can relieve the pressures that can lead to staleness.

Get out and run for the pure enjoyment of the sport and how it makes you feel.

New aerobic sport One of the great things about running is that it’s terrific at building an aerobic base that can be carried over to other aerobic based sports like biking, swimming, triathlons, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, rollerblading, kayaking and countless other activities.

Sure there can be a lot of technique involved with some of these, but your aerobic conditioning from running will give you a head start. Besides, learning a new sport, especially after running for many years, can be very exciting. The chances are that after cross-training, you’ll be more eager when you do lace up your running shoes.

Maybe you’re not slowing down at all, but you simply find your running lacking motivation from time to time. Try incorporating some of these tips to help keep your running enjoyable. And hopefully fast. RM

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That night, he had emergency surgery to place a stent in the artery.

Tim, like me, is a victim of DNA, a formidable opponent that is tough to outrun.

His brother, stopping by to visit Tim in the hospital, was encouraged to be tested. He ended up having quintuple bypass surgery for his multiple blockages. Today Tim is back to running and off the cocktail of heart medications he was given, except for a daily baby aspirin.

Kathy Peterson currently holds Minnesota single age records at nearly every distance. She has been running well for over 28 years, and is no mid packer, even at age 66. For most of those years, she also suffered from arrhythmias. During an episode, her heart would race as she fought to get a breath. It would be impossible for her to run.

I can remember her lying down at the top of Mount Hood waiting for an arrhythmia to pass so she could run in a 200 mile relay. In May of 2002, she had an ablation performed to destroy the area in her heart wall that caused the arrhythmias. Problem solved.

Dick Plaep has been a runner since he was in college, which is nearly 50 years. After running about 25 marathons he became curious about the condition of his heart. His cholesterol was a little elevated, and he had occasional very mild symptoms such as pain down his left arm or chest pressure.

He had an EBCT performed in March of 2006. It showed 78 percent blockage of the LAD, the same artery that triggered Tim Zbikowski’s heart attack. This particular artery, by the way, is known affectionately as the widow maker.

Dick had a stent placed in the offending artery and has been taking a blood thinner and a statin to further reduce his cholesterol. He skipped the marathon he planned to run in April that year, but did run Grandma’s that June. This was to the consternation of his cardiac rehab providers who wanted him to work up to walking a block. His rehab instead consisted of running 14 marathons in 12 months. Don’t you just love runners?

I bring you these stories as an illustration of our vulnerability, but also to give you hope. All these runners are doing well now, sobered by their experiences, a little more willing to listen to their bodies, a little disillusioned about their own mortality, but deeply grateful for their second chances at life.

So what’s a runner to do?

There are many ways that runners can take responsibility for their own lives and health.

First, of course, is to know your numbers. Every runner should know his or her blood pressure and cholesterol. Ideal blood pressure is 120/80.

According to Dr. Graham, male runners should have an HDL level of 40 or more, and female runners should have 50 or more. LDL cholesterol should be 130 or less. It is best to bring LDL down to 100, or even as low as 70. It is the LDL that creates the inflammation that leads to plaque build up in the arteries. Know your triglyceride level as well.

There are medications and dietary steps that can help both high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

If you are over 60 or have any of the risk factors for heart disease such as family history, you should really consider having a heart scan. It is one of the best ways to find coronary heart disease before there are any symptoms. It is also invaluable to have an ongoing relationship with a primary care doctor who knows you and can spot problems early.

A healthful diet is essential: heavy on whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and light on processed and high sodium foods. Try to stay as close to ideal weight as possible, without yoyo dieting. Obviously, runners should not smoke. No amount of running can prevent the ravages of tobacco use. Caffeine, too, can contribute to hypertension.

Runners are famous for ignoring sore knees or complaining hamstrings. The result can be more pain, more downtime or a poor performance. Dr. Roberts emphasized that the symptoms of heart disease should also not be ignored. The consequences are just too serious.

These symptoms can be very subtle, for example, a mild pain that comes and goes, a feeling of heaviness or pressure in the chest, a decline in running performance, shortness of breath and just generally feeling unwell. Women tend to have gastrointestinal symptoms such as indigestion, nausea and fatigue. They may never experience chest pain, even in the midst of a full blown heart attack.

Knowledge is power. Take charge of your own life and health. Find out what’s going on, get it corrected and continue running on into the sunset. RM *Chakravarty, Hubert, Lingala, and Fries, Archives of Internal Medicine, August 11, 2008.

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AT THE RACES: R A C E C A L E N D A R NOVEMBER November 14 • Chaska Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk Chaska High School Contact: Mary Anderson, 651-688-9143

• 623 Walk Run 6.23 K Williams School, Shoreview Contact: Jan Vanderwall, 651-635-1609

• Dr. Nancy English 5k Memorial run/walk 5k and 1/2 mile kids fun run Duluth Contact: Eve Stein, 218-390-3185

• Jingle Bell Run 5K Marshall, MN Contact: Liz Truax, 651-917-3056

• Minnesota State University Army ROTC Veteran’s Day 5K Minnesota State University Mankato 507-389-6220 CPT Dave Campbell

November 15 • Flippin’ 5K Fun Run Minnetonka Middle School East Contact: Heidi Youngman, 952-933-2452

• Drumstick Dash 10K Minneapolis Contact: Barb Leininger, 612-644-8185

• Gobble Gait 8K Hastings, MN Contact: Jay Kochendorfer, 651-437-3344

• Turkey Leg 5K Willmar Contact: Dan Hubbard, 320-894-5882

• Northfield Rotary 2009 Turkey Trot 5K Run Walk Northfield (MN) Golf Club Contact: Mike Lane, 507-581-0543

• Turkey Run5K 5K run or 1 mile walk Baxter, MN Contact: Henry Praska, 218-330-6151

• Thanksgiving Day Multi-distance walk/run 2-4-6-8-10 mile River Valley Athletic Stillwater Contact: Jen Hansen, 651-275-0185

• Wild Turkey Wattle 5K Woodland Trails, Elk River Contact: Kirstin Anderson, 612-501-1792

• ANML Turkey Trot 5K Annandale Middle School Contact: Curt Nordlie, 320-282-6040

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November 27

• Turkey Trot 5K

• Jingle Bell Run 5K

The Meadows at Mystic Lake Golf Course/Dakotah Sport and Fitness, Contact: Renee Engeman, (952) 496-6875

November 22 • Turkey Run 5K 5K Run/Walk; 1/4, 1/2, 1 Mile Youth Run Como Lake, St. Paul Contact: Chris Fulle, 651-228-1986

Sioux Falls, SD Contact: Liz Truax, 651-917-3056

• Faribault Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot 5K walk/run, 1K kids race Faribault, MN Contact: Angela Petricka, 507-3808965

• ThanksGiving Day GivingThanks 5K 5K & 1.5 Mile Como Lake, St Paul Contact: Gary Westlund, 612-245-9160

• Turkey Day 5K Downtown Minneapolis Contact: Peter Spencer, 952.229.7330

• Fast Before The Feast 10K, 5K and 1/2 mile kid’s run White Bear Lake Contact: Tri Fitness, 651 426 1919

Gobble Gallop 5K 1/4 mile kids’ fun run, 1 mile, 2 mile walk, and 5k Downtown Duluth Contact: Grant Johnson, 218.728.1148

• The Santa Run to Benefit Legal Aid 1 and 1/4 Miles YWCA, Minneapolis Contact: Pam Cunningham, 612-746-3703

• Becker Winter Wonder Run/food shelf fundraiser 5K & 1 mile fun run Becker Contact: Connie Bauman, 763.262.1998

December 6 • Challenge Depression Indoor Track Races 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m & 1500m Judged Race Walk Bethel University Rec Center Contact: Gary Westlund, 612-245-9160

December 8 • MDRA Dome Running Open Running, 600 Meter Loop Metrodome, Minneapolis Contact: Rick Recker, 612 375-0805

December 10 • MDRA Dome Running Open Running, 600 Meter Loop Metrodome, Minneapolis Contact: Rick Recker, 612 375-0805

December 12

• Anoka Jingle Bell Run 5K

• Snowflake Shuffle 5K

Anoka, MN Contact: Pete Tremaine, 763-506-6384

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Panama City Beach, FL Contact: Paul Wohlford, (850)230-1053

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November 24 Open Running, 600 Meter Loop Metrodome, Minneapolis Contact: Rick Recker, 612 375-0805

• Run for the Redfish Halfmarathon, 5k, 1 mile kids fun run

December 1 • MDRA Dome Running Open Running, 600 Meter Loop Metrodome, Minneapolis Contact: Rick Recker, 612 375-0805

December 3 • MDRA Dome Running Open Running, 600 Meter Loop Metrodome, Minneapolis Contact: Rick Recker, 612 375-0805

December 5

College of St. Benedict St. Joseph Contact: Robin Balder-Lanoue, 320-363-5514

• Northfield Jingle Bell Run/Walk 5k & 2k family fun Northfield Contact: Kelly Irvine, 507-645-8887

• Jingle Bell Jam 4 Mile New Ulm Contact: Holly Glaubitz, 507-233-1199

December 13 • St. Paul JCC Dreidel Dash and Maccabee Mini Mile 5K run or walk; 1 K kids’ race St. Paul JCC and Temple of Aaron Contact: Beth Gendler, 651-255-4736

• Jingle Bell Run Walk 2k, 5k Northfield Contact: Tim Jackson, 5076458887

• Reindeer Run 5K and a Kids K (1K) Lake Harriet Contact: Marilyn Franzen, 763.557.9587 or 612.747.5019

• 40th Annual Frigid 8 and Thermal 3 8 mile run and 3 mile run/walk Chippewa Falls, WI Contact: Brian McAlister, 715-720-7597

• Jingle Bell Run 5K Duluth Contact: Liz Truax, 651-917-3056

December 15 • MDRA Dome Running Open Running, 600 Meter Loop Metrodome, Minneapolis Contact: Rick Recker, 612 375-0805

December 17 • MDRA Dome Running Open Running, 600 Meter Loop Metrodome, Minneapolis Contact: Rick Recker, 612 375-0805

December 20 • Challenge Courage - Indoor Track Races 1 Mile, 200m, 800m, 1 Mile Judged RW, 400m Bethel University Rec Cente Contact: Gary Westlund, 612-245-9160

December 22 • MDRA Dome Running Open Running, 600 Meter Loop Metrodome, Minneapolis Contact: Rick Recker, 612 375-0805

December 25 • Christmas Day - Joyful 5k (4th Annual) 5k & 1.5 Mile Como Lake, St Paul Contact: Gary Westlund, 612-245-9160

December 29 • MDRA Dome Running Open Running, 600 Meter Loop Metrodome, Minneapolis Contact: Rick Recker, 612 375-0805

December 31 • MDRA Dome Running Open Running, 600 Meter Loop Metrodome, Minneapolis Contact: Rick Recker, 612 375-0805

January 1, 2010 • Resolution Solution 5K White Bear Lake Contact: Lindsey Altermatt, 651-653-7401

January 9, 2010 • Frosty Frolic- Sponsored by the Centennial High School Student Council 5K Centennial High School, Circle Pine Contact: Melissa Wilhelm, 763-792-5075

January 16, 2010 • Freeze yer Gizzard Blizzard Run 5K & 10K International Falls Contact: Betsy Jensen, 218-283-9400

• 5K Polar Challenge Bemidji Contact: Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce, 800-458-2223

• Northwoods Snowshoe Championship Mar, 1/2Mar, 10K Duluth Contact: Barb Van Skike, 320-838-3383

January 23, 2010 • Securian Frozen 5K and Half Marathon, a Winter Carnival Event St. Paul Contact: Mary Anderson, 651-688-9143

January 30, 2010 • Run - Skate/Ski - Run Duathlon 1 Mile Run- 1 Mile Skate or Ski1 Mile Run White Bear Lake Contact: Tri Fitness, 651 426 1919

• Jingle Bell Run 5K Courts Plus Fitness Center, Fargo, ND Contact: Denise Mathern, 701-388-1988

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Heidi Keller Miler's absence. Membership is up a bit since last month. We will sell our membership list to the American Lung Association for their Fight For Air stair climb event in February.

Committee Reports: Advocacy Committee: No new business

August Board of Directors Meeting August 10, 2009 Members Present: Kathy Benhardus, Debbie Bohmann, Norm Champ, Darrell Christensen, Colin Farbotko, Mike Iserman, Maureen Kennedy, Bob Lindsey, Robert Lundquist, Mike Nawrocki, Kirk Walztoni, Melissa Wieczorek, Kevin Wojchik Guests Present: Heidi Keller Miler, office manager Members Absent: Bill Knight, Lori Anne Peterson, Lisa Radzak Secretary’s Report: Mike Nawrocki moved and Melissa Wieczorek seconded the motion to accept the July minutes.

The motion carried.

Treasurer’s Report: Lori Anne was absent, but Heidi read her report. We currently have $28,892.90 in checking.

July net income was $8,011.32. Both income and expenses are up from last year. A profit and loss comparison with 2008 shows that we are actually doing better this year. Our balance sheet now shows total liabilities and equity of $30,124.90.

Office Manager’s Report: Heidi reported our first monthly rise in membership in quite a long time. She needs volunteers for both Victory on September 7 and City of Lakes on September 13. Bob Lindsey is helping out at the Como Park relays in the absence of Marien Bradsher. The response to our new website has been very positive, including a mention in Down the Backstretch.

Race Committee: Lowell Schow reported that $1500 was made in equipment rental during June and July. Lowell has 6 large Rubbermaid bins. These may be donated to a charitable organization. He also has extra trophies. There were 88 runners at the Minnehaha fun runs.

Norm Champ reported that we need a new race director for the MDRA 15K. This is an opportunity for someone who is interested in learning race directing. The 2010 Grand Prix is under discussion. We continue to have issues with accurate results. Is the Grand Prix calendar too heavy on long distances, with two marathons and two 25K's? Bob Lindsey moved to approve O.C. Williams as race director for the Victory races. Colin seconded, and the motion carried.

USATF Report: Melissa Wieczorek reported three team circuit races were held since the last meeting, Lumberjack Days 10 Mile, Hennepin Lake Classic 5K, and the MDRA 15K. The cross country team circuit races were selected, including Ft. Snelling 5x5 relays on Sept 20, TC Running Classic meet on September 27 or 28, Collegeville Meet on October 17 or 18, Jack's Run (5K) on October 24, and the USATF MN Champs at the Valleywood Golf Course on November 14.

Men run 10K and women run 5K at this event.

Our USATF-MN team did very well at the Bix 7 miler in Iowa. Katie McGregor will be competing in the 10,000 in the IAAF World Champs in Berlin on August 15, and Matt Gabrielson will be running the marathon on August 22.

USATF-MN suggested a special tab on our website for race directors to use to access information. The annual meeting will be held at Broadway Pizza on September 13 at 6:30 p.m.

New Business: No new business.

Committee Reports:

Old Business: The race committee will email race directors around the state with instructions on how to submit results and emphasizing the need to certify courses.

MDRA continues to have a presence on Facebook and is using the site to promote our events.

Advocacy Committee: No new business.

Meeting adjourned.

Club Administration: Next month we will need to get a nominating committee together so we can have the membership vote for new board members. There was some discussion re having the members vote at the annual party since so few votes are cast. This would require a bylaw change which would also have to be voted on by the membership. For now, Kirk will write a president's letter urging the membership to vote for their board when the ballots are printed in RunMinnesota.

Programs Committee: Deb Bohmann has 12-15 runners in her TC10 class. We hope for growth as this program continues. The fall marathon class is going well. There are 10-15 people from the American Cancer Society participating.

Promotions Committee: The board voted on bumper sticker ideas, choosing “Running Spoken Here” with the MDRA logo. We are still looking into a new backdrop for the TCM expo. If we upgrade to a retail booth we could offer items such as t-shirts and hats for sale.

Publications Committee: The next issue of RunMinnesota will be in the mail the first or second week of September.

Race directors around the state received an email today asking them to submit information for the annual calendar online. MDRA is doing this on our own this year. There was some discussion of having the annual online as a PDF on our website. Should it be accessible only by members?

Would it take away one of the incentives for joining MDRA, or enhance it? This discussion was tabled until next month.

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September Board of Directors Meeting September 14, 2009 Members Present: Kathy Benhardus, Debbie Bohmann, Norm Champ, Darrell Christensen, Colin Farbotko, Mike Iserman, Maureen Kennedy, Bill Knight, Robert Lundquist, Mike Nawrocki, Lisa Radzak, Kirk Walztoni, Melissa Wieczorek, Kevin Wojchik Members Absent: Bob Lindsey, Lori Anne Peterson, Rick Recker Secretary’s Report: Melissa Wieczorek made two corrections in the August minutes. Kevin Wojchik then moved and Melissa seconded the motion to accept the amended August minutes.

Treasurer’s Report: Kirk Walztoni summarized the financial reports in Lori Anne's absence. As of August 31, 2009 our account balance was $27, 795.22. Though we experienced a negative cash flow in August, this was due to timing of expenses and income. September will reflect improved income as race receipts come in.

Office Manager’s Report: Kirk summarized the report in

Club Administration: We will create a Nominating Committee at the next board meeting. It must include some MDRA members who are not on the board. Here is the status of various board members at this point: Kathryn Benhardus: will run for secretary. Debbie Bohmann: will be appointed to fill, Kevin's remaining one year term. Mike Iserman: will run for open board., Maureen, Kennedy: term up, may run again., Bill Knight: has had 4 terms as vice president, but may run for the open board. Robert Lundquist: term up, may run again. Rick Recker: needs to take a year off before running again. Kirk Walztoni: term up, may run again.

Melissa Wieczorek: will run for open board. Kevin Wojchik: is leaving the board as a past president Programs Committee: Mike Nawrocki reported that the fall marathon class is going well with 80-85 participants. He would like to see us do a class in the spring for the many half marathons in Minnesota. Perhaps we could become the official training class for one or more of them. Debbie Bohmann and Bill Knight reported that their ten mile class is also going well. Their beginning runners are especially excited about going the distance. Polar Bear Runs start two weeks after Twin Cities. Volunteers are needed to head up these runs, particularly those who are willing to lead slower groups.

Dome running will also begin in November.

Promotions Committee: A volunteer schedule was passed around for the TCM expo. We will not be a retail booth, but will do drawings for apparel and race entries. The board discussed signage and other ways to promote the drawings. We will try to have 2010 entries for Grandma's, Garry Bjorklund, TC Marathon, and TC 10 mile, as well as other MDRA sponsored races.

Publications Committee: RunMinnesota should be in the mail by mid-September. The board discussed the importance of keeping the website updated. If anyone sees a discrepancy, please email Kirk and Heidi so it can be corrected. Part of the problem is the fact that the old website was folded into the new one, and not all the “bugs” are ironed out yet.

Race Committee: Norm Champ reported on the following MDRA sponsored races: MDRA 15k and Heart Institute 5K: 269 participants. Como Relays: 656 participants, as many as 98 teams. Victory 10K and 5K: 855 participants. City of Lakes: 812 participants City of Lakes did not fill, partially due to the date three weeks prior to the TCM marathon. The Victory races were up from previous years. Bill moved, and Darrell Christensen seconded, a motion to provide a gift card to John Kremer for his hard work and dedication as the race director for the Como Relays. We still need a race director for the MDRA 15K. USATF Report: Melissa reported that USATF Minnesota held its annual meeting at Broadway Pizza on September 13. Officers were elected as follows:President: Rick Recker. Treasurer: Chris Kartschoke. Vice President: Ed Whetham. Secretary: Sam Rush The Phidippides Award for masters long distance running is in its second year. The USATF level 1, 2, and 3 coaching classes were changed to standardized times during the year. They will post an article about injury claims for race directors on their website. Team Circuit participation was up this year. Team Circuit Cross Country starts this weekend with the Fort Snelling 5X5 Relays. They also discussed greater outreach to beginning runners at the smaller 5K's.

New Business: The MEAD-P scholarship for up and coming elite runners is in our budget for a donation of $1000.00.

TCM and other organizations contribute to it as well. We usually present it at our annual meeting in January. Norm moved, and Mike seconded, a motion to make this donation again. The board discussed the value of publicizing this donation as well as other donations of MDRA on our website. Kevin moved, and Robert Lundquist seconded, a motion to contribute to medical expenses for Colin Farbotko.

Old Business: No old business Meeting adjourned.

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home is enough to break up the monotony. The same can be true if you fashion yourself “Old School.” Strapping on a GPS and getting instant feedback on something like your pace could help spur you on.

Confessions of an Aging Runner

New comparisons

by Chad Austin Time flies. It seems like just yesterday I was a snot-nose kid idolizing professional athletes that were much older than me. Today they’re all younger than me, even Brett Favre. I recently read an article in the paper that questioned whether or not a particular player was past his prime. He’s 33 years old. Poor guy.

Each of the last 15 years, I’ve entered the season convinced that I could still break PRs that I set in college. It didn’t seem to matter that I had not come within 20 seconds per mile of my best times.

I kept holding out hope that “everything would come together,” whatever that means, and I’d run like never before. As I entered the Master ranks this summer, it finally occurred to me that I will

are everywhere. You get the picture. Well, apparently it’s the same for getting old and slow.

Suddenly, I came across magazine articles, websites and message board threads with information and advice on this topic. If you’re getting old(er) and slow(er) like me, or if you just find yourself lacking motivation at times, here are some ideas to help you break the cycle and increase your motivation.

Mix it up You may be able to break out of your slump by simply mixing up one aspect of your daily training. Do you find yourself running the same two or three routes all the time? Then it’s time to find a new course.

As those times start to deteriorate, it may be helpful to look at new ways to compare your results.

The fact that the stopwatch does not lie can be a double-edged sword in our sport. It’s great that it spells out our performance in black and white, rather than leaving it up to some judge’s interpretation. On the other hand, it’s very easy to get so caught up in race times that sheer enjoyment of the sport depends on those numbers. As those times start to deteriorate, it may be helpful to look at new ways to compare your results.

One way is to look at how you’re doing compared to other runners in your age-group. Granted, we can’t control our competition, but we’re still able to use them as motivation. Scanning the results after a handful of races should give you a pretty good idea of some of the runners near you in your age group. Seeing their name just ahead of yours in the results may be enough get you to train harder.

Another way to compare your results is using an age-grading calculator, like the one created by the World Association of Veteran Athletes (WAVA). To find a calculator online, simply Google, age-grading calculator. Once you find a site, key in your age, sex, race time and distance and hit “calculate.”

The calculator attempts to account for slowing with age by giving a correction factor for race times, dependent upon age, sex and distance.

You’ll also see a percentage that you can use to calculate how a particular performance would correspond across ages and distances.

New challenges never again run those kinds of times. Ever.

Still, I secretly hoped that the sheer act of turning 40 would be magical enough, in and of itself, that it’d lead to a summer of fast times.

While some people can find motivation in joining a new age group, I could not.

The realization that my physical skills were deteriorating lead to a lack of motivation. While I was still able to get out and run, I wasn’t motivated enough to actually train. Training plans that looked great on paper went out the window as I avoided hard workout after hard workout. Of course, this led to even worse race results. I figured I’d better look for ways out of this vicious cycle before thoughts of turning into a couch potato became any more attractive.

Ever notice when you’re at a crossroads in life that it seems like everyone else is in the same boat too? Getting married? Good luck finding a reception hall. Having a baby? All of a sudden, baby strollers

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If you live in the suburbs, venture into the Twin Cities, and see why they are constantly ranked at the top of the best cities for running. If you constantly find yourself running the lakes, check out the Greenway, the Parkway, Pike Island, the River Roads or any number of trails in the area. If you don’t live in the metro area, you might not have as many options, but I’m sure you can find a new route if you look hard enough.

Do you run by yourself all the time? Try finding a group to run with or a new training partner. With the popularity of running and the help of the internet, I’m betting that you won’t have any problems finding someone to join you. Of course, if you always run with a group, it wouldn’t hurt to get out and run by yourself.

Are you a gear junkie? Do you find that you can’t run without your iPod, GPS or heart rate monitor? Try leaving those things at home for a change.

Even something as simply as leaving your watch at

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There are so many different challenges within the running world, and there’s a good chance you haven’t tried them all. If you find yourself running on the roads all the time, it may be time to hit the trails.

Constantly running a couple of marathons every year? Maybe rekindling your speed with a bunch of short races is just what you need. If you’re looking for a new PR, try finding a new distance to race. You may have to look hard, but you can find less common distances like 12K, 20K, or 30K on race calendars.

If you don’t want to race that far, seek out a two, three or four mile race. Perhaps jumping up to an ultra marathon is something that’s crossed your mind. Even something as simple as doing a 5K or 10K that you’ve never done before is enough to get your running juices flowing again.

Another option would be to take a break from

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NEED TO EAT

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NEED TO RACE!

Minnesota Runners, Walkers, Triathletes: Visit NEEDTORACE.com to find a RACE near you.

Race Directors: Promote your race on NEEDTORACE.com. It’s FREE and we specialize in online registration for road races. We will help you bring your race to the next level.

Locally owned and committed to promoting races in Minnesota.

JOIN US Have more fun running in Minnesota.

For $25 you Get...

RunMinnesota, an MDRA produced publication filled with news, results, facts and information. RunMinnesota is the magazine for Minnesota running.

Running Minnesota Annual, a handbook containing the most complete Minnesota race schedule. It doubles as a personal training diary and sells in stores for $14.95. Members get it free.

Free MDRA sponsored races to get you going. These races are quieter, sometimes faster, sometimes slower, but always a lot of fun.

Free Annual Party in January when you need a little extra.

We have an exciting program, decent food and good friendship. We also announce the winners of our Grand Prix series.

Your membership helps us provide the following services...

Our website www.runmdra.org provides up to date race information, programs, clubs and all you need to know about the local running scene.

Dome Running. Turns the Metrodome into the place to be twice a week.

Good race management throughout Minnesota. The MDRA provides many important services to Minnesota racing. We publish a magazine for race directors, sponsor training sessions and provide race equipment. And perhaps the most important benefit to us all, a tradition of well run races.

Training classes for: Marathon, 5K/10K and Women’s Beginning

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

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

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Families can include individual member’s names on the name line. If two names are used, list them in the order you want them to appear in our membership directory.

Make checks payable to MDRA, 5701 Normandale Rd., Edina, MN 55424

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July 4, 2010

f l a h e Mak n o h t a r ma . y r o t s i h Join us for our inaugural half marathon.

Choose Twin Cities for all your favorite distances, including the new TC Half Marathon on Independence Day. Visit us at mtcmarathon.org for more details, then visit Minneapolis and St. Paul for a spectacular race and a great time!

Sunday, July 4 Inaugural TC Half Marathon and TC 4 Mile

May 2010 6th Annual Medtronic TC 1 Mile Wednesday, June 2 National Running Day

Sunday, October 3 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Medtronic TC 10 Mile Saturday, October 2 TC 10K & TC 5K

Twin Cities Marathon, Inc. is now Twin Cities in Motion.

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