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Editor’s Letter 1

Running BriefsNews and notes 2

TrainingBuilding a bigger base 4

Get to KnowDon Dornfeld 6

On the Run100.000 miles in Minnesota 14

Race Results 16

Race Calendar 22

Race PhotosTurkey Day 5K 24

Polar Dash 5K & 10K 25

C O N T E N T S

9 2010 Year in Review

On the Cover: A runner finishes the Polar Dash 10K. Photo by Wayne Kryduba.

P H O T O B Y K R A I G L U N G S T R O M

Chad Austin lives in Apple Valley with his wife, Amy, and twodaughters. He followed his dad out the door at the age of 10 and hasbeen running ever since. In addition to writing for MDRA, he’s anavid blogger. You can read his daily musings at http://cnaustin.blogspot.com. Chad can be reached at [email protected].

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Steve DeBoermoved to Minnesota at the age of six months andbegan running shortly thereafter. Since July 20, 1970, Steve has runevery day, which gives him the fifth longest running streak in theUnited States and the longest east of the Rockies. He competes in15 to 20 road races per year, usually finishing in the top 1000.However, this streak was broken in October 2010, when Steve cap-tured 1037th place at the Twin Cities Marathon. Steve moved tosouthern Minnesota in 1987, allowing him to get in a few more shirt-less runs each year. In his spare time, he works as a registered die-titian at the Mayo Clinic.

Pat O’Regan is a runner and freelance business writer. He is agraduate of St. Thomas College and the University of Minnesota.Born and raised in Montgomery, Minnesota, Pat currently residesin Inver Grove Heights. He runs eight to 10 races a year, mostly 5Ksand 10Ks, with two marathons to his credit. He has also “competed”in three National Championships.

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Norm Champ, Vice PresidentKathryn Benhardus, SecretaryLori Anne Peterson, Treasurer

Debbie Bohmann, Past President

MDRA Board Members:Paul Arneberg, Nathan Campeau,

Darrell Christensen, Michael Iserman,Mary Johnson, Bill Knight, Bob Lindsey,

Gary Nathan, Michael Nawrocki,Andrew Plackner,Lisa Marie Radzak,

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Grand Prix Form

MDRA 2011 Grand Prix Series Form

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To register for GRAND PRIX, fill out, and mail this portion with $5.00 (Check payable to MDRA) to

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GRAND PRIX ENTRY DETAILS1. Cost is $5.00 for the entire series. This is above and beyond the race entry fees, and is aone-time fee paid to the MDRA. GP scoring will include only GP registrants who are regis-tered finishers of a GP race. No retroactive registration; runners registering after HumanRace, 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 uponthe percentile in which the runners finish such that the middle finisher will always score500 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 theychoose; 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 oftheir scores included.

4. Scores are tallied within age division for each sex. Runners do not change age divisionsduring the year. A runner ‘s division is set according to his division on the day of his firstGP score. For example, a runner turning 50 on April 1 would be scored all year in the 45-49 bracket if she runs Human Race as a GP registrant, but would score all year in the 50-54 bracket if her first GP score is after April 1.

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 haveat least two participants, and each participant must complete 2 races.

6. Grand Prix standing information will be included in RunMinnesota, and on the MDRAwebsite @ 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 MDRAannual party held in January 2012. A special award to anyone who participates inall 13 races. In addition, anyone participating in at least 10 of the races will get a prize.

8. The dates listed above are the probable dates, but should be reconfirmed as race dayapproaches.

QUESTIONS?Email Hal Gensler at [email protected]

January: Meet of the Miles (U-M indoors), January 10March: Human Race 8K, March 20April: Get in Gear 10K, April 30May: New Prague Half Marathon, May 7May: Brian Kraft 5K, May 30June: Grandma’s Marathon, June 18July: Rice Street Mile, July 28

August: Hennepin-Lake 5K, August 7August: Rochester Half Marathon at the Holiday Inn, August 27September: Victory 10K, September 5September: City of Lakes 25K, September 11October: Twin Cities Marathon, October 2November: Rocky’s Run 6K, November 6

2011 GRAND PRIX RACES

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Dear RunMinnesota Readers,

I knew it was too good to be true: Metrodome run-ning. Now the Metrodome has collapsed under the weight of thisunruly Minnesota winter. Now winter runners are coming to therealization of just how much the Metrodome provides such a greatrunning venue. And because there is so much snow, and we seemto keep having more of it, and on a steady basis, even the trails run-ners normally use are just not as well plowed as they are typically.

Speaking of the lack of many viable outdoor running options,why not check out the RunMinnesota blog at runminnesota.blogspot.com. There you will find many good indoor runningoptions and advice on getting ready for the spring race season inan article written by George Fulp. That should give you someoptions for your running inspiration. But if you are looking for even more inspiration for thisyear’s running, look no further than this issue of RunMinnesota.

Regular contributing author, and running blogger extraordinaire, Chad Austin, has written aninteresting piece about base building, which is the approach the great former New Zealand run-ning coach, Arthur Lydiard, advocated back even before the running boom. This approach con-centrates on high mileage first and moves into speedwork at the very latter stages of training foran event. And as Chad cleverly observes, “When I think about setting aside three to five monthsfor base building, I can’t help but think of our Minnesota winters.” Now, there’s one good reasonto take advantage of the winter here.

Steve DeBoer has written an incredible article, focusing mainly on Minnesota runners whohave run more than 100,000 miles to date, which is roughly four times around the Earth’s equa-tor. He is also one of those hallowed 100,000 plus mile runners, who also has run every singleday since July 20, 1970 (see: www.runeveryday.com). Another amazing thing about all theMinnesota 100,000 mile plus runners is that they are all still running and plan to continue on foras long as their legs will carry them.

And RunMinnesota historian, Patrick O’Regan, and Carter Holmes, have written about aunique Minnesota runner, Don Dornfeld. Interestingly, Don recently bested the great “BostonBilly,” Bill Rodgers in a 10K: Bill was 62 and Don was 67.

I hope you enjoyed reading this issue, and I look forward to hearing from you. Please let meknow what you liked, what you didn’t and what you’d like to see in future issues. You can sendyour comments to me at [email protected].

Mark C.SyringSenior Editor

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tration at 8:00 a.m. and a run at 8:30 a.m.. Theclass will have an emphasis on training forGrandma’s Marathon and the Garry BjorklundHalf Marathon. The training will also accom-modate those that are training forMinneapolis, Stillwater and other springmarathons. The first few weeks of the programwill be solely for Saturday runs. There is aSpring Marathon Class informational sessionon Tuesday, Februray 15, 7:00 p.m. at the EdinaCommunity Center. Please see the flyer in thisissue or the MDRA website, www.runmdra.org,for more information.

Polar Bear Club RunsThe weekly MDRA Saturday group,known as the Polar Bear Group, the Polar BearClub, is continuing its runs throughout thewinter months. The group meets eachSaturday from different locations aroundtown. The runs are listed under the programslink at www.runmdra.org.

Dome Running UpdateThe Dome is back up. The roof has beenfixed, and the Metrodome is again open for run-ning Tuesdays and Thursdays through March 31from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The cost is $1.00,and parking is free in the upper Dome lot. Theentrance is at gate D.

The Thirtieth Running ofthe City of Lakes 25KThe thirtieth running of the City ofLakes 25K will be September 11. If you haverun all 30 of the races, please contact HeidiMiler at the MDRA office, 952-927-0983 [email protected] RM

2010 Grand Prix ResultsThe 2010 MDRA Grand Prix was one ofthe most competitive in recent history. JarrowWahman won for the overall men’s title andBonnie Sons won the women’s title. Jarrow nar-rowly defeated Kirt Goetzke 9630 to 9438.Bonnie beat Andriette Wickstrom by a closemargin as well, by 5295 to 4846.

Age Group Winners

Under 34 Omar Palacios Candice Chappell35 to 39 Mike Nawrocki Willie Tibbets40 to 44 Jim Clark Bonnie Sons45 to 49 Jarrow Wahman Kelly Keeler Ramacier

50 to 54 Bruce Dockter Susan Pokorney55 to 59 Michael Bjornberg Andriette Wickstrom

60 to 64 Paul LaMere Gloria Jansen65 to 69 Norm Purrington

70 to 74 Ed Rousseau Dorothy Marden

The runners are scored in their best 10 of 13total races. Runners who complete at least 10races win an additional prizes provided byStrands who sponsored the 2010 Grand Prix.There were a dozen men and two women whogot the bonus award for competing in 10 of 13races. There weren’t any competitors who ranall 13 races this year.

MDRA Grand PrixUpdatesA few updates to the 2011 Grand Prixwere necessary. The most imprtant change isthe Frigid 5 race has been cancelled for thisyear. the Human Race date was listed incor-rectly. The correct date is Sunday, March 20,2011. The Hennepin Lake Classic race will bethe 5K. And Rocky’s Run has now changed toonly one distance: a 6K. That 6K will be theGrand Prix race. Please see the form in thisissue for the correct races and dates of the2011 MDRA Grand Prix, or go to the MDRAwebsite, www.runmdra.org, for more informa-tion or to sign up online. The cost is only$5.00. All registered Grand Prix runners whocomplete 10 of the 13 Grand Prix races will beawarded a special prize at the 2012 MDRAAnnual Party.

MDRA Spring MarathonTraining ProgramThe MDRA Spring Marathon programkicks off spring marathon training February19 at the Edina Community Center with regis-

MDRA set to partylike it is 1961: FiftiethAnniversary PartyMDRA’s fiftieth anniversary party is set for March 19,2011, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The emcee for the event will beDiana Pierce. The guest list will include MDRA members, pastand present running luminaries, MDRA founder Pat Lanin andother local running celebrities. The location will be the KayFredericks room at Hamline University. Ticket information, alongwith other details, can be found at www.runmdra.org.

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


A friend of mine ran a fall marathon with theoutside goal of qualifying for the BostonMarathon. Entering the race, she needed todrop 14 minutes from her PR. That’s a ratherlarge chunk of time to drop in one race, but it’sdoable. She had a very good race and wasable to shave seven minutes from her PR.

Like most runners, she started to thinkabout a spring marathon and the training thatwould finally get her a well earned Bostonqualifier. With winter on the horizon she toldme, “I want to focus on speed.” Her plan wasto cut her mileage and include more speedwork, because that’s what she thought washolding her back from her qualifier.

At first, I just bit my lip and nodded. Thewhole time I was thinking she has it back-wards. Looking at her race splits, she was onpace for her qualifier until mile 23. Then thewheels started to fall off, and she lost roughlytwo minutes per mile the rest of the way.

To me, that means she can handle thepace needed to reach her goal. She just lacksthe strength to carry that speed for 26.2miles. Finally, I spoke up and told her Ithought this winter would be the perfect timeto focus on more miles, not fewer miles. Ithink developing a bigger mileage base willmore likely push her to her goal, than workingon speed.

Of course, this isn’t an original thought.The famous New Zealand coach, ArthurLydiard, deserves much of the credit. Histraining philosophy revolves around the con-cept of stamina and endurance being prereq-uisites, to which speed is later added.

As he put it, “Speed and the ability to runwhile in oxygen debt can be developed in fourto five weeks, so why waste a lot of time run-ning intervals and speed work when perform-ance is governed by the aerobic capacity?”

Instead, Lydiard preached running a lot ofmiles and building a huge base, saying, “Youmust do as much aerobic running as you can.The minimum is three months. Four months isbetter, five is better still, but anything lessthan three months is not enough.”

When I think about setting aside three tofive months for base building, I can’t help butthink of our Minnesota winters. If there’s abetter time for base building in this area, Ihaven’t found it. If you think about it, the localroad racing scene typically lasts from Marchto October. That leaves the other four monthsof the year for building your aerobic capacity.

Sure, winters can be tough around here,but I like to live by the adage, “There isn’t badweather, just bad clothing.” When you com-bine things like high tech clothing, treadmills,indoor tracks, running at the Metrodome, etc.,you’ll find you can indeed thrive during aMinnesota winter, instead of just survive.

If your interest is piqued and you’d like tobuild a bigger base, there’s no better sourcethan Lydiard. While his training philosophymay be misconstrued among the masses, it iswell regarded among coaches. Many peoplethink his entire program simply involves slog-ging through at least 100 miles per week.However, this is not the case at all.

As Olympian Ron Daws, who was a big pro-ponent of Lydiard, puts it in his book, RunningYour Best, “Mileage is important, but it isn’teverything. During your buildup, ideally youshould run the highest mileage you can with-out injury or exhaustion. As you become fitterand have reached a high, but endurable week-ly mileage, you shouldn’t try to run moremiles, but more at or near the fastest pace youcan without becoming anaerobic. Never makeyour target mileage a contest to see howmuch you can run. If you run so far you neverrun fast, you are doing it wrong.”

I used to hate reading any training articlethat included the phrase, “Find what works foryou.” I wondered why I couldn’t just read inblack and white what to do to achieve my bestresults. Finding what works is often a trial anderror approach that can be time consumingand frustrating.

However, now I understand what a friendof mine means when he says, “We’re all anexperiment of one.” Each runner is different inmany ways (see sidebar) and we all have toexperiment to find out what works best for us.

Building a Bigger BaseMore winter miles may be your path to spring PRs by Chad Austin

Ten common factors affectingmileage are:1. Previous running experience

2.Mental tenacity

3. Durability

4. The events that you are training for

5. The speed at which you train

6. Outside activities

7. Amount of sleep

8. Emotional pressures

9. Phase of training (goals in training)

10. One or two-a-day workouts

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This holds true whether we’re adding speedworkouts, incorporating recovery days orbuilding base mileage.

While there are many ways to go aboutincreasing one’s mileage and building a big-ger base, here are a few tactics I’ve used withsuccess. First, the 10 percent rule states thatyou should never increase your previousweek’s mileage by more than 10 percent.

I find this rule is most useful when you arebuilding your mileage to levels you neverreached before. If you ran 40 miles per weekall last year, but now you’re at 20 miles perweek, the 10 percent rule doesn’t really apply.You can ratchet back to 40 miles per weekquicker than the 10 percent rule would allow.However, if you want to take your mileage

from, say 40 to 60 miles per week, thenincreasing by no more than 10 percent eachweek is a wise move.

Second, after building your weekly mileagefor two or three weeks in a row, incorporate acutback week where you reduce your mileagefor the week. This will allow your body torecover and adapt to the increased stressedplaced upon it before beginning another twoto three week building phase.

Third, as poet William Blake said, “Younever know what is enough unless you knowwhat is more than enough.” As you continue tobuild your mileage, be sure to listen to yourbody and be on the look out for signs of injuryand exhaustion. Re-evaluate often, and beflexible with your plan as problems arise.

Finally, as you experiment with what levelof weekly mileage is right for you, be awarethat it will change over time as your seasonand career develop. Just because you gotinjured once at a certain level of training does-n’t mean you’ll never be able to handle thatlevel again.

I understand that this type of program isnot for everyone. It does take commitment,and as Daws puts it, “Making a commitment torun comes down to how badly you want toexplore your limits. It means honestly con-fronting your excuses. It means making time totrain. If you do that, it will be incredible - run-ning and improving from mileage formerlythought beyond your ability.”

So, if you are serious about improving yourrunning and pushing your limits, I encourageyou to take a good hard look at base buildingthis winter. Lay out a plan that is beyond any-thing you’ve done before. Then, once the snowis gone, you can worry about adding speedworkouts on top of your biggest base ever. RM

As you continue to build your mileage, be sure to listen to your body

and be on the look out for signs of injury and exhaustion. Re-evaluate

often, and be flexible with your plan as problems arise.


A Runner for AllDistancesDon Dornfeld by Patrick O’Regan (Carter Holmes contributed to this article)

We knew Don Dornfeld was an ultra runner(which is a runner who runs races of longerthan the marathon distance) when we went tointerview him. So, it was a little surprising atfirst to hear what he had to say about his run-ning: “I love speed…My body is more attunedfor speed…Do the speed work.”

As a matter of fact, Don has qualified forthe 50 meters for the National Senior Gamesthis year. But, it’s not what one would expectfrom a runner who’s run 24 hour races and100K races. Actually, Don has run competitive-ly at all distances. He’s truly a versatile runner.

As a youngster, Don seemed to be headingin the direction of being a sprinter. “I wasalways one of the fastest runners,” herecalled. “When we ran a race to determinepositions on the peewee football team, I’d beat the front.” At Hazel Park Middle School, hewas a member of a 4 x 200 relay team that setthe city record.

But, no matter the distance, runningwould become the focus of his life in athletics.“I’m good at it, and I love it,” Don said.Recalling a line from the movie, City Slickers,he went on, “The thing is to find out what youare good at. To do that, look back at yourchildhood. What were you good at then, andwhat gave you pleasure then? Do that.” Forhim, it was running.

But, interestingly, Don’s story is not pre-dictable, because at Harding High School,Don was a swimmer. And a good one. He qual-ified for the state meet, where he placed sec-ond in the 50 yard freestyle. In addition, sincethe body seems to go where its talents take it,Don was an outstanding powerlifter, trainingand competing in meets through high schoolat the downtown YMCA. All this time, runningwas just occasional.

Swimming and weightlifting continued

during Don’s stint in the Navy. Stationedin Hawaii, he competed as a swimmer ininterservice rivalry meets. He was also alifeguard. “I pulled many people out ofthe ocean,” he recalled.

After the Navy, Don’s running startedup in earnest.

But first, I should mention his power-lifting exploits. Pound for pound, he wasone of the strongest guys around. He wasthe state champion powerlifter at 165pounds and held the state record in thebench press at that weight at 340pounds.

In trying for the national record of 374.5pounds, he tore his right pectoral musclecompletely off the bone, and the atrophyremains to this day. For a time, Don traveledas part of an exhibition powerlifting team thatincluded great lifters Mel Hennessy, DonCundy and Jerry Jones.

Now, about that running. Starting in the1970s, Don would run to work in the summermonths, often for a family business thatinstalled swimming pools. This was a hardday’s work. Yet, then, he would run home inthe evening, about five miles each way.

When working other construction jobs, hewould run home from the work site, whereverthat might be, once running 30 miles homefrom Forest Lake. He also ran with the PhalenPark Running Club, which would gather forruns around Lake Phalen and raced on manyof the weekends. The key, Don said, is toadjust the length of your runs to the race youintend to run. Training strictly for speed, hewould run as little as 16 intense miles a week.

Construction, of course, is seasonal. In thewinter, Don worked as a master barber.

Don’s first race was the Red Cedar Classic10K, in Menominee, Wisconsin, which he ranin about 40 minutes. When a runner can sense

that he has terrific stamina, he will want totest himself, typically in the marathon. Donran his first marathon in Winona, Minnesota,covering the distance in about four hours.

Through the 80s and 90s and after, Donwould run some 108 marathons. He’s run theTwin Cities Marathon some 17 or 18 times (oneloses count). He’s run marathons in 32 states.His best time is a respectable 3:01. Of hisattempt to run marathons in all 50 states, Donsaid, “The races aren’t hard. The hard part isgetting there. The driving and flying. I don’tlike to fly anymore.”

He once ran marathons on consecutivedays in neighboring states. He’s run Bostonfive times, Chicago once and Honolulu once.His toughest marathon was the “Torturous26,” which was run locally in the dead of win-ter. The temperature was -17 F.

Don’s good friend, Allen Holtz, an out-standing ultra runner, convinced him to try theultra distances. Besides running several timesas part of a relay team, Don ran the 100KEdmund Fitzgerald Race solo twice. His besttime is a respectable 12:01. In 2001, and foreight succeeding years, Don ran the localFANS 24 Hour Race around Lake Nokomis.

What’s it like to run that long? “A lot of it ispsychological,” Don said. “The key to making


it is to avoid cramps and nausea. You have tostay fueled and hydrated. It doesn’t happenovernight. You have to acclimate your body tothe distance with 50Ks and 100Ks.”

One key, Don said, is not to go out too fast.That is the biggest mistake people make.Often, he’d walk the first half lap of the lakejust to get warmed up. Still, he recalled, keep-ing running when the 12 hour runners stoprunning at sunset, while you still have anoth-er 12 hours to be running, is not psychologi-cally easy. A runner, or other endurance ath-lete, would understand this.

Don accumulated 498 miles in his nineFANS races. He wanted to be a member of the500 Mile Club. But on the tenth year, he couldnot compete, because he had surgery in May,and FANS is run in June. So, he hauled himselfto the lake. He did have an entry, and hewalked a lap to get the requisite 500 milesand his 500 Mile Club jacket.

In 2002, Don happened to run a 50 miletrail race in Texas, which was won by YianniKouros. Most ultra runners will recognize thename. Kouros is doubtlessly the greatest ultrarunner of all time. His 24 hour record of 188miles (303 kilometers) has not even been

closely approached. Kouros covered the 50miles, at age 46, in 6:09. Don, at age 59, fin-ished in 9:28.

Two years ago, with the help of his coach,Gary Westlund, Don discovered track racing.It’s been a great success. He holds the staterecord for the mile for 66-year-olds in 6:11and for 67-year-olds in 6:10. He’s run anindoor 5K in the outstanding time of 20:49,which equates to a 6:43 mile. A favorite meetis the Charity’s Challenge at the BethelCollege indoor track. In this meet, from 2006to 2010, Don set four all time age grouprecords for the track.

Being sure to get in some speed work, Dontypically runs 40 miles a week. He’ll often puton a 10 to 15 pound pack and walk and jog forup to five hours. A favorite workout is to get ona bus, ride it for some distance and run backhome. Weights are also a part of his routine. Hecan still do 15 pull ups, with perfect form.

Don’s life has been rich in all the usual andmost important ways. He and his wife, Renee,have two daughters, Sandee and Daneen. Hislife has had its share of personal triumph, too.Twice, he’s battled off cancer: prostate andmelanoma.

“It changes your life,” he said. “I try to live

one day at a time and to make every daycount.” There is also some depression in thefamily, which led to the tragic death of hisfather. Modern medication, of course, can dowonders for people. But, Don said, “Running ismy pill.”

Note: Since this article was written in late2010, Don competed in a 10K in Dayton, Ohio.It’s worthy of note. The 10K was part of the AirForce Marathon weekend of racing, consistingof a 5K, 10K and the marathon. The great BillRodgers was in attendance as the featuredspeaker and runner. Rodgers also ran the 10K.At age 62, Rogers ran a 47:32, winning the 60to 64 age group. At age 67, Don ran a 47:02,winning the 65 to 69 age group. “I can nowretire,” Don said. “I beat ‘Boston Billy.’”

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2010YEARINREVIEW

It’s time once again for our annual year in review where we look back at the previous 12 monthsand recognize all the hard work and great efforts that took place, either in Minnesota or by Minnesotans. These arethe performances that stand out most in my mind. Once again, this is a subjective list, and with all the great runnersin the state, I’m sure I’ve missed a few. We'll also look back on other notable news that happened during the year.

Patrick Smyth apparently couldn’t wait to get his 2010 racing seasonunderway. The Team USA Minnesota athlete won the thirty-first EmeraldNuts Midnight Run in New York City January 1. Smyth’s season also includ-ed a spot on the United States team for the IAAF World Cross CountryChampionships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, where he was the first American fin-isher, placing thirty-sixth. He also finished third at the USA OutdoorChampionship 10,000 meters.

All University of Minnesota senior Gabriele Anderson did in 2010 wasset a school record in the 1,500 meters, finish second in that event at theNCAA Division I Indoor Championships, join Team USA Minnesota andshattered her personal best in the 1,500 meters, running 4:12.06. This wasall accomplished within nine months of being diagnosed with cancer.

Speaking of mile specialists, Garrett Heath and Will Leer were busyracing one another throughout the year. Both runners represented theUSA at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha, Qatar. Heath placedseventh in the 1,500 meters final and lowered his PR to 3:39.25 in his pre-liminary heat. While Leer did not advance to the finals, his season includ-ed a new mile PR (3:55.66), second place Indoors and third placeOutdoors at the USA Championships.

Team USA Minnesota’s Emily Brown represented the USA at the NorthAmerica, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC)Cross Country Championships in Tobago and at the IAAF World CrossCountry Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. At the World meet, Brownfinished forty-first, which helped her team bring home the bronze medal.

Gabriele Anderson finshed second in the NCAA 1,500m Garrett finished seventh at the World Indo0r Championships Antonio Vega won the USA Half Marathon Championships

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One week after winning the Big Ten title, Ben Blankenship becamethe first sub four minute miler in University of Minnesota history with a3:57.87. The Stillwater High School alum also set a school record for 1,500meters (3:39.77) and won a silver medal at the NACAC Under 23 Meet. Heclosed out the year with an All-American thirty-ninth place finish at theNCAA Division I Cross Country Championships.

Zach Mellon, the Buffalo High School alum, who runs for theUniversity of Wisconsin, lowered his 800 meter PR to 1:47.45.

Brainerd High School alum, Justin Tyner, who now runs for the AirForce Academy, finished third at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championship5,000 meters in 13:41. Although it was the closest team finish in meet his-tory, the University of St. Thomas men’s track team was able to extendtheir winning streak to 26 straight years at the MIAC Indoor Track andField Championships.

Richville, Minnesota, resident Ralph Maxwell was the star at the USAMaster Indoor Championships, winning seven gold medals and settingtwo world age group records. Maxwell competed in the following events:pentathlon, 60 meter hurdles, 60 meter dash, triple jump, 200 meters,high jump, long jump and shot put. Oh yeah, I almost forgot. Maxwell is90 years old.

Another Masters ace, Thom Weddle, took runner up honors in his agedivision of the 1,500 meters at the World Masters Indoor Track and FieldChampionships in Kamloops, British Columbia. The 71-year-old coveredthe distance in 5:45.57. He also finished third in the 800 meters in2:53.27, fourth in the 3,000 meters in 12:29.89 and fourth in the 8K crosscountry race in 38:02.50.

At the Boston Marathon, Team USA Minnesota teammates, JasonLehmkuhle and Antonio Vega both set PRs. Lehmkuhle finished ninth in2:12:24, and Vega placed twelfth in 2:13:47.

Proctor, Minnesota, native Scott Jurek established a new Americanrecord for the 24 hour run by running 165.705 miles in a single day. Jurekbroke the record when he finished second at the IAU 24 Hour WorldChampionships in France.

Bethel University senior Marie Borner won the NCAA Division IIIindoor mile, defended her outdoor 1,500 meter title and added a recordbreaking 800 meter (2:06.87) victory to her sterling resume. The seniorfrom Cottage Grove has earned six career Division III titles.

Also at the NCAA Division III outdoor meet, Gustavus Adolphus’ MaxHanson won the 800 meters, clocking 1:49.50. Earlier in the season,

Hanson won the rare 800 meter/3,000 meter Steeplechase double at theMinnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships.

Megan Duwell capped her outstanding collegiate career with a twelfthplace finish in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Division I Track and FieldChampionships. Duwell lowered her PR to 33:40.94 in the race, the secondfastest time in Gopher women’s history. After graduating, Duwell joined theMcMillan Elite training group to continue her career as a professional.

Bloomington’s Matthew Rosen won the Youth Boys 800 meter run in2:00.68 and placed fifth in the 1,500 meters in 4:17.53 at the USATF JuniorOlympics.

On July 30, Prior Lake runner Steve Knowlton set out on his trek to run4,000 miles from the northwest corner of Washington state to the southeastcorner of Florida. His goal was to cover 40 miles a day and his mission wasto raise money for Crohn’s disease and colitis. On Saturday, November 6,100 days into his journey, Steve completed his goal as he arrived in KeyLargo, Florida, enjoying a beautiful view of the Atlantic Ocean.

At the AAU JO Championships, J’iana Cager of St. Paul won both the400 meters and 200 meters in 1:06.13 and 28.90, respectively. She closedout the meet with a second place showing in the 100 meter dash in 14.35.Cager now has five AAU national titles in two years.

At the World Mountain Running Championships in Kamnik, Solvenia,Chris Lundstrom placed fifty-ninth, which helped the U.S. team earn a sil-ver medal. Lundstrom also set a course record, winning the Afton 50K in3:48:10 and placed seventh at the North Face 50 Mile Endurance Challengein 7:15:35. In other ultra marathon news, Chris Gardner won the Voyageur50 Mile in 6:55:52, the fourth fastest time ever on the course, and EveRembleski won the Trail Mix 50K in a course record 3:56:13.

Jen Houck, the 2009 Minnesota Runner of the Year, continued to setPRs in 2010. At the Boston Marathon, she lowered her best to 2:39:02before lowering it to 2:37:16 at the Chicago Marathon. As for 2010Minnesota Runners of the Year, recent Bethel graduate, Dan Greeno andTeam USA Minnesota’s Michelle Frey took home those honors.

Former University of Minnesota stars Antonio Vega and AndrewCarlson lead the USA men’s team for the IAAF World Half MarathonChampionships in Nanning, China. Vega finished twenty-third in 1:03:37,while Carlson was thirty-ninth in 1:05:38. Carlson also won his secondUSA crown at the 25K Championships, running 1:14:42.

At the state cross country meet, the following individuals and teamsbrought home titles: Mason Ferlic, Marisa Shady, Adam Zutz, Maria

Dan Greeno tore up the roads in 2010Minnesota World Masters medalists: Kevin Gross,

Thom Weddle and Jim Sheehan Katie McGregor PRed in New York, 2:31:01


2010 YEARINREVIEW

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The Wayzata boys won the Class AA State Title and finished ninth at the Nike National Meet

Hauger, Perham (boys Class A), Adrian (girls Class A), Wayzata (boys Class AA) and Eden Prairie(girls Class AA). Both Class AA team champs, along with the Edina boys, qualified for the NikeCross Nationals based on their performances at the Regional meet.

Team USA Minnesota’s Meghan Armstrong donned a USA jersey for the International ChibaEkiden in Chiba, Japan. The U.S. squad finished fifth in the twelve team, six leg, co-ed relay event,covering the marathon distance in 2:10:54.

University of St. Thomas junior Ben Sathre finished second at the NCAA Division III CrossCountry Championships. Sathre, who clocked 24:22.2 over the 8K course, finished less than twoseconds behind the winner. Hamline University’s Devin Monson, the MIAC champion, earned All-American honors as well with his twenty-third place finish. In the women’s race, St. Olaf sopho-more Emma Lee finished tenth, University of Minnesota-Morris’ Linda Keller finished nineteenthand Alyssa Sybilrud, a Burnsville alumnus who competes for the University of Wisconsin, EauClaire, finished twenty-third, each earning All-American honors.

University of Minnesota-Duluth junior Morgan Place finished fifth in the women’s race of theNCAA Division II Cross Country Championships. That makes Place a three time All-American incross country, as she was seventh in the meet as freshman and sixth last year.

Johnathan Stublaski, a Henry Sibley High School alum, also earned All-American honors. Hiscame when he placed thirty-sixth at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. More impor-tantly, he helped his team, Oklahoma State, win their second straight NCAA crown. Also at that meet,Stephanie Price paced the Gopher women with an All-American thirty-first place finish.

Team USA Minnesota’s Katie McGregor and Antonio Vega each won the 2010 USA RunningCircuit title and were named USATF Long Distance Runner of the Year. McGregor’s outstandingseason included three U.S. titles (15K, 25K and 10 miles) and a PR at the New York City Marathonin 2:31:01. Meanwhile, Vega’s breakout season saw him claim his first U.S. title when he won theHouston Half Marathon with a PR 1:01:54. He also finished third at the USA 15K, fourth at the USA7 Mile and runner up at the USA 10 Mile Championship.

The Minnesota Track and Field Hall of Fame added six new members in 2010: Tom Heinonen,Stephanie Herbst-Lucke, Harry Nash, Merrill Fischbein, Bill Huyck and Larry Russ.

Sadly, long distance running legend Lloyd Young died August 17 at age 87. Lloyd “Forever”Young made his mark on the Minnesota running scene by setting countless age group and singleage masters records.

Finally, Olympians Carrie Tollefson and Kara Goucher both welcomed their first children intothe world. Ruby Anne Peterson was born April 1 and Colton Mirko Goucher was born September 25.

There you have it. The top performances and performers from Minnesota in 2010. When youconsider all the great Minnesota runners competing in high school, college, professionally and atroad races, you can see that it’s very difficult to limit such a list.

Finally, thanks to Charlie Mahler and his “staff” at Down the Backstretch for their unbelievablecoverage of our great sport in Minnesota. This article is basically a recap of their website in 2010.Without it, this article would not be possible. If you’re not familiar with the website, please besure to check it out at www.downthebackstretch.blogspot.com. RM

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In the last issue of RunMinnesota, we askedpeople to go to www.runmdra.org to take a survey abouttheir favorite races. We were curious about everythingfrom one mile to ultramarathons. Nearly 100 peopleresponded, and here are the results.

Perhaps the distance with the least number of race options is the onemile, as only seven different events received a vote. Leading the way by alarge margin is the TC 1 mile with 34 votes. It was followed by the RiceStreet Mile and Grandma's Minnesota Mile with nine and six votes,respectively.

Nearly one third of voters chose the Brian Kraft Memorial as theirfavorite 5K. The flat, fast course around Lake Nokomis occurs everyMemorial Day. In second place was the State Fair Mile Run with six votes.Four other events tied for third with four votes: Run for Blood, TCM 5K,Torchlight and Victory.

For 8K and 10K events, it is a three way race between the SaintPatrick's Day Human Race 8K (22 votes), Get in Gear 10K (14 votes) andVictory 10K (12 votes). These results probably aren't shocking, as theseare very popular races, and they're fast courses.

It's also no surprise that the ever popular TC 10 Mile is the race ofchoice for distances ranging from the 15K to 20 miles. It garnered 17 votes.There was a tight battle for second place between Lumberjack Days 10

Mile, City of Lakes 25K, Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon and the MonsterDash Half Marathon. In the end, Lumberjack Days 10 Mile finished withnine votes, while the others all had eight votes.

Grandma's Marathon and Twin Cities Marathon are constantly recog-nized nationally for their great events and they topped our survey also.Twin Cities Marathon earned 46 votes, more than double Grandma'sMarathon's 21 votes.

It appears that racing on trails is gaining popularity. More than half ofthe respondents listed one of 25 different races as their favorite. BigWoods in Nerstrand led the way with six votes, followed by Mudball, Runfor Apples and Trail Mix.

While trail races are gaining in popularity, it appears most runners aresticking with race distances up to a marathon, as only 18 people voted fortheir top ultramarathon. Locally, Trail Mix is the favorite ultra, along withAfton, FANS and Surph the Murph.

Finally, we asked, regardless of distance, what is your favorite race.Runners seem to be happy with races put on by Twin Cities in Motion (for-merly Twin Cities Marathon, Inc.). They landed three races in the top fivespots. Twin Cities Marathon (18 votes) and TC 10 Mile (eight votes) were,by far, the most popular events.

Thanks again to everyone who took the time to share their favoriteraces with us. Be sure to check out www.runmdra.org for future surveys.You can also find us on Facebook where we'll notify you of surveys, pic-tures and other interesting activities taking place within MDRA. RM

2010 FAVORITERACES

1 Mile RacesTC 1 Mile 34Rice Street Mile 9Grandma's Minnesota Mile 6Meet of Miles 4Others (1 vote) 3Total Votes 56

5K RacesBrian Kraft Memorial 5K 24State Fair Milk Run 6Run for Blood 5K 4TCM 5K 4Torchlight 5K 4Victory 5K 4Rocky's Run 3Others (1 or 2 votes) 28Total Votes 77

8K to 10K RacesHuman Race 8K 22Get in Gear 10K 14Victory 10K 12Turkey Day 10K 4Hennipen Lakes Classic 10K 3Others (1 or 2 votes) 26Total Votes 81

15K to 20 Mile RacesTC 10 Mile 17Lumberjack Days 10 Mile 9City of Lakes 25K 8Garry Bjorklund Half 8Monster Dash Half 8Lake Minnetonka Half 6Others (1 or 2 votes) 38Total Votes 94

MarathonsTwin Cities Marathon 46Grandma's Marathon 21Boston Marathon 2Chicago Marathon 2Moose Mountain Marathon 2Others (1 vote) 8Total Votes 81

UltramarathonsTrail Mix 5Afton Trail Run 3FANS 3Surph the Murph 3Moose Mountain 2Others (1 vote) 2Total Votes 18

Trail RacesBig Woods 6Mudball 5Run for the Apples 4Trail Mix 4Afton 3Moose Mountain 3Others (1 or 2 votes) 27Total Votes 52

Overall Favorite RacesTwin Cities Marathon 18TC 10 Mile 8Grandma's Marathon 5Get Lucky 7K 4Brian Kraft Memorial 5K 3Run for Blood 5K 3TC 1 Mile 3Others (1 or 2 votes) 50Total Votes 94

Results of MDRA Favorite Races Poll


100,000 Miles inMinnesotaby Steve DeBoer

Times have changed. When I finished collegein the mid 1970s, there were few people intheir 40s and 50s doing road races. And BillAndberg, in his 60s, was ancient. Now itseems the majority of road racers are in their40s, 50s and 60s, and plan to run the rest oftheir lives.

For those who have kept running, goingaround the equator once (24,900 miles) was-n’t too difficult. In fact, most of us werefocused more on getting faster at that point inour running careers and did not even recog-nize, much less celebrate, that milestone.

But, after we have run the equivalent ofmore than four times around the equator, weare no longer getting faster, but slower, nomatter how much effort we make to prevent it.Now, just continuing to run on a regular basisis what we celebrate.

I remember reading about the Australiandistance runner, Bill Emmerton, in the late1960s, about the time I began running. At that

point, he was about 50 years old and had runover 100,000 miles. Being fascinated by roundnumbers, I wondered if that was something Imight be able to achieve.

I just learned that Bill died on July 11, 2010,at the age 91, having run over 150,000 miles,and possibly even 200,000, in his lifetime. TedCorbitt, 1952 Olympic marathoner from NewYork, also ran in the 200,000 mile range dur-ing his life.

In the last few years, I have been contact-ing other runners to see how many havereached the 100,000 mile mark. Among thosewho run every day (see: www.runeveryday.com), there are 25 who have surpassed the100,000 mile mark, with 81-year-old HerbFred, of Texas, now over 240,000 miles.

I also got in touch with Amby Burfoot atRunner’s World, who began a blog for thosewho have covered that much terrain on therun (see: www.100klifetimemiles.com). Hislist has 30 additional 100,000 milers, includ-

ing Darryl Beardall, 74, of California, who haspossibly run more than 280,000 miles.

A special thanks to RunMinnesota maga-zine for allowing me to query the membershipas to how many have surpassed 100,000 milesof running. This list is preliminary, and I wouldencourage people to contact me [email protected] if they know ofsomeone else who has reached this milestone.Many have gone 70,000 and 80,000 miles, andDanny Ripka is now at about 90,000.

These numbers are approximate as of theend of November, though the more detail-ori-ented in the group could provide a more spe-cific number with 99.9 percent accuracy. PaulCase is the newest member of the club. Hissister, Sherry, is the only female I have foundwho has reached 100,000. Her lowest mileageyear was 50. Steve Morrow’s highest mileageyear was 6,570. Bob has not given me hisactual mileage yet, but 170,000 miles is a con-servative estimate.

Most of the runners provided additionalinformation about their careers.

How I Got StartedBruce: I started running in the summer of 1959to get ready for cross country. I only went outfor cross country after my gym coach, RoyGriak, suggested it after I almost beat one ofthe cross country runners in a gym class 440.Griak was the assistant basketball coach, so Ithought that might give me an “in” to makethe basketball team. I got cut right away, soI’ve been a full time runner ever since!

Paul N: I started as a sophomore in highschool because my friends were going out.

Steve D: I started in 1968 to get in shape for JVbasketball, knowing the coach made you run alot. After six months preparation, I was defi-nitely in shape, but I still got cut from theteam.

Steve M: High School freshman in 1979. Thesummer before my senior year, I started to runevery day in preparation for cross country andtrack that year.

Jerry: Spring 1977 after right knee surgery forlateral meniscus issue, followed two monthslater by medial side surgery, so I was in a castfor several months. Once the cast wasremoved, I could not straighten the knee sostarted to “jog” as it was called then. Onemile led to another and knee has never both-ered me since.

Name Age City Total Miles Miles in MN Lowest year Highest year

Bob Wagner 63 Bemidji 170,000+

Bruce Mortenson 67 Minnetonka 160,000 127,000 2000 4500+

Paul Noreen 75 Blaine 140,000 139,000 500 4995

Steve DeBoer 56 Rochester 134,000 106,000 330(1st) 3735

Steve Morrow 46 Eagle Lake 127,000 102,000 1750 6570

Jerry Heaps 55 Apple Valley 122,000 110,000 2000** 4500+

Rick Kleyman 71 Plymouth 106,000 101,000 400* 2734

Sherry Case 51 Richfield 102,500 97,000 50(1st) 3720

Kerry Louks 61 Duluth 102,000 100,000 500** 3299

Steve Gathje 55 Minneapolis 101,500 80,000 1619 4077

Paul Case 52 Richfield 100,000*** 99,500 250(1st) 3720

*in high school ** 2010, due to injuries *** surpassed 100,000 on November 13

Minnesotan’s with 100k Lifetime Miles>


Rick: 10th grade at Minneapolis North in crosscountry in 1955 because I was too small forfootball. Since then I have never missed a yearof competing through 2010. Why did I startrunning? Probably because I had some speedand I wanted to letter in high school andimpress the girls. Why else?

Kerry: 1963, because my older brother hadbeen on two State High School cross countrychampionship teams and the local YMCA hada competition to see if you could run 100miles. I kept detailed records and won theFitness Challenge Trophy, which I still have.

Steve G: I first ran track as a freshman in highschool. I would say I became a real “runner”my junior year, when Bruce Mortensonbecame my coach. I caught the running bugfrom him and started running year round.

Sherry: In junior high, mainly because mybrother, Paul, did it and had a lot of fun, so Ifollowed in his footsteps. I thought he was apretty cool brother, so I looked up to andwanted to be like him.

Paul C: I started running in ninth grade,because my uncle was running in high school,and I was always trying to keep up with him.

Favorite RecollectionsBruce: Running the anchor leg on the winningmile relay team at the state meet my senioryear. I enjoyed tying with Mike Slack in boththe six mile (on purpose) and the three mile atthe 1971 Kelly Games in Rochester on thesame night. Overall, I have just enjoyed thegreat friendships and races we have here inMinnesota.

Paul N: Twice making wrong turns when in thelead and meeting runners head-on. Beingstopped by a train when in second place. Onerunner made it through. Winning the Mudballrace, despite an electric shock when I (andothers) stepped on an electrically chargedwater pipe in the last 100 yards.

Steve D: Winning a 5K race while in graduateschool in North Carolina. I found out next daymy interview was the lead sports story, aheadof the Kentucky Derby. Unfortunately, I neversaw it, as I had no television. Defeating mybrother, Dave, in the Langford Park WinterSports Day four mile, on the same course hehad beaten me the previous summer. Beingbit by dogs, especially the one in Ecuador.

Steve M: Running races with my twin girls,

now age 11. We once ran a one mile race, fin-ishing in under six minutes, as I pushed themin a double wide jogging stroller when theywere about two years old.

Jerry: Our age group and peers. What a pleas-ure to see many of us still out there. Alwaysenjoyed the camaraderie and age group “com-petition” at each race but now enjoy the“social” aspect of the runs/races. Love theMDRA series and that “weekend” MDRA eventw/mile on Friday night, 5K on Saturday andhalf marathon on Sunday. Fun to see us all onSunday morning and how we felt.

Rick: You usually remember the races you ranwell in. My favorites were my PRs in the vari-ous distances. 16:05 5K at the universityhomecoming race, 32:50 10K at the Get intoGear and 2:38.47 Twin Cities Marathon. Ineach, I never got tired and negative split eachof them. They were all in the early 80s when Iwas in my 40s. Also my 15K race at the Mastersrace in Edina when I was second overall in52:20 at age 46. On the track, some 800, 1500,5K, one and two mile. Great memories. Feltgood all the way.

Kerry: 1979 Boston. Rain, cold, wind made ittough, but I finished and remember seeingmany runners dropping out because ofhypothermia.

Steve G: I used to love the Hopkins RaspberryFestival Race. Even the year when a trainstopped all but the first two or three runners atthe mile mark. The old City of Lakes Marathonwas a great race. And races in towns all overMinnesota: Elgin Cheese Days, New RichlandFarm and City Days, Austin, Winona,Farmington, Lakeville, Apple Valley,Rosemount, Eagan, Woodbury, Glenwood, St.Cloud, Duluth, Minneapolis, St. Paul,Stillwater, Rochester (of course), Burnsville. Iran a marathon in Whitewater State Park.

Sherry: Running Boston Marathon twice, NewYork Marathon because of the incrediblecrowds, winning Hopkins Raspberry race was ahighlight, because of the status the race held,being able to say I and my brother have fin-ished every City of Lakes 25K. In reality, thedaily runs bring the best recollections: evengetting stuck in the mud, caught in rain andhail storms, going through the snow after theHalloween storm.

Paul C:My favorite race story actually falls intothe humorous. I was just about out of high

school and decided to run the Moms Day fourmile. I was running my heart out, and a specta-tor yelled I needed to move up one place for amedal. I sprinted and beat this guy. Manyyears later, I was talking with some runningbuddies about our most disappointing racefinish. This guy mentions getting aced atMoms Day, and I started laughing. He didn’tthink it was so funny.

Future Running GoalsBruce: I am an assistant coach at Eden Prairie,so I continue to run with the kids and hope tobe a positive influence on them. They do agreat job of helping me feel young. I would liketo keep running indefinitely for the health ben-efits. I am very fortunate as many old team-mates and friends aren’t able to run.

Paul N: Hoping to run again after major spinalsurgery (only ran 500 miles last year beforesurgery). I am now jogging two days, bikingone. I am steadily improving. I feared I wouldnever run again at age 75.

Steve D: Run the distance to the moon, whichvaries from month to month, but if I catch itwhen it gets close, about 220,000 miles. Iwould second Bruce’s comments on the healthbenefits.

Steve M: After missing one day this year, backto daily runs until reaching 200,000 miles inabout 25 years.

Jerry: I had been injury free until this pastChristmas when I fell on ice while running.Compound and spiral fractures of tibia andfibula in left leg. But, through the wonders oftitanium/screws and a great surgeon, I amback on the road again. What a blessing!

Rick: Keep moving and running almost everyday. God willing, continue to race. This fall Ihave entered my last marathon, but will keeprunning half marathons and shorter distances.

Kerry: Running to keep fit, which allows me toenjoy life more, including eating pizza.

Steve G: Just continue to plug along, as I’m notinterested in competing.

Sherry: Run Boston and New York again.Continue streak of running every City of Lakes25K. Run and love the sport for as long as I can

Paul C: If I could stay injury free, that would beawesome! RM


54 Douglas Wiesner, 53 1:29:2689 Kenneth Pratley, 50 1:31:5399 Brian Helm, 51 1:32:27103 Mark Kubes, 50 1:32:37161 Alfred Essa, 50 1:36:43169 Keith Braue, 51 1:37:17

Men 55 - 5945 Mike Setter, 55 1:28:1856 Patrick Huber, 55 1:29:28107 Craig McCoy, 57 1:33:03215 David Newman, 56 1:39:15233 Glen Swanson, 55 1:39:58252 Dan Gjelten, 59 1:40:56284 John Devine, 55 1:42:42292 Eric Swanlund, 55 1:43:11368 Richard Bottorff, 56 1:45:24388 Patrick Hagan, 56 1:45:58

Men 60 - 6490 Ron Trussell, 61 1:31:54

Monster DashHalf MarathonOctober 30, Minneapolis

Open Men1 Matt Wiersum, 22 1:13:052 Gerad Mead, 31 1:13:363 Ben Schneider, 27 1:13:574 Gregg Robertson, 40 1:15:155 Dan Deuhs, 39 1:19:406 Nicholas Hoffmann, 29 1:19:447 Michael Roddy, 33 1:20:308 Kirk Paulsen, 41 1:20:419 Aaron Eicher, 27 1:20:4310 Mike Moore, 40 1:20:4611 Erik Kluznik, 32 1:21:2112 Eric Kaluza, 32 1:21:2113 Scott Wilson, 33 1:21:2214 Patrick Crowe, 32 1:21:4815 Don Sullivan, 36 1:22:0116 Kevin Salkas, 26 1:22:3017 Heriberto Vargas Olalde, 28 1:23:2018 Barry Fischer, 38 1:23:3419 Kelly Ecklund, 46 1:23:4020 Scott Haidet, 17 1:23:4221 Karl Adalbert, 39 1:23:5222 David Tompkins, 39 1:24:0423 Rick Jackson, 51 1:24:1224 Andrew Henderson, 32 1:24:2425 Paul Mix, 42 1:24:4326 Greg Lindusky, 51 1:24:4927 Richard Keston, 42 1:24:5928 Trever Dahnke, 35 1:25:0229 Jim Boatman, 54 1:25:1630 Brian Falcone, 32 1:25:24

Open Women1 Meghan Mason, 23 1:19:472 Jeanine Roddy, 33 1:21:213 Beth Tacl, 22 1:22:484 Willie Tibbetts, 39 1:25:095 Becky Wemer, 30 1:27:246 Nicole Armbrust, 30 1:27:247 Jenny Wilcox, 36 1:27:418 Kathryn Freytag, 42 1:27:439 Regina Horak, 21 1:28:4810 Tammy Gregerson, 30 1:29:1111 Kelly Faris, 31 1:29:2112 Candice Chappell, 26 1:30:5713 Deidre Rehfeld, 37 1:32:1414 Krista Tomford, 18 1:32:2315 Tesha Distad, 35 1:32:3016 Brenda Backes, 41 1:32:5017 Katherine Himes, 33 1:32:5518 Tonya Reed, 38 1:33:0519 Wendy Tseng, 32 1:33:2620 Natalie Timmers, 28 1:33:3421 Nellie Adams, 22 1:33:3622 Toni Kolling, 28 1:33:4023 Erin Warne, 33 1:33:4824 Julie Ofstedal, 29 1:34:0225 Haley McConaghy, 32 1:34:06

26 Shelley Nelson, 31 1:34:0827 Andrea Nelson, 34 1:34:0928 Kari Teigen, 22 1:34:1029 Julie Cousins, 31 1:34:3130 Emma Miller, 22 1:34:47

Men 12 - 131225 Daniel Medin, 13 2:19:431331 Charlie Stejskal, 13 2:29:061415 Dillon Kurila, 13 2:46:35

Men 14 - 15135 Caleb Ayers, 15 1:34:42385 Connor Gabbert, 15 1:45:50393 Brian Hoppe, 15 1:46:14417 Jay Grootwassink, 15 1:47:50491 Sam Renikoff, 15 1:50:46582 David Brown, 15 1:54:31718 Alex Barrette, 14 1:58:33774 Landin Goloja, 14 2:00:20910 Kal Gerber, 14 2:04:44

Men 16 - 1720 Scott Haidet, 17 1:23:4233 Nate Johnson, 16 1:26:02174 Paul Nordquist, 16 1:37:36

Men 18 - 19185 Clay Cooper, 18 1:38:04202 David Scheibelhut, 19 1:38:41224 Edward Obrien, 19 1:39:39465 Alexander Platt-Koch, 18 1:50:09474 Michael Oolman, 19 1:50:26536 Isaac Hall, 19 1:52:481270 Jacob Brown, 19 2:23:051338 Corey Larson, 19 2:29:321358 Josh Gardiner, 19 2:33:03

Men 20 - 341 Matt Wiersum, 22 1:13:052 Gerad Mead, 31 1:13:363 Ben Schneider, 27 1:13:576 Nicholas Hoffmann, 29 1:19:447 Michael Roddy, 33 1:20:309 Aaron Eicher, 27 1:20:4311 Erik Kluznik, 32 1:21:2112 Eric Kaluza, 32 1:21:2113 Scott Wilson, 33 1:21:2214 Patrick Crowe, 32 1:21:48

Men 35 - 395 Dan Deuhs, 39 1:19:4015 Don Sullivan, 36 1:22:0118 Barry Fischer, 38 1:23:3421 Karl Adalbert, 39 1:23:5222 David Tompkins, 39 1:24:0428 Trever Dahnke, 35 1:25:0232 Torrey Bergman, 39 1:25:4434 Dan Worley, 37 1:26:0667 Ted Sampsell-Jones, 35 1:29:4491 Trevor Windel, 38 1:31:56

Men 40 - 444 Gregg Robertson, 40 1:15:158 Kirk Paulsen, 41 1:20:4110 Mike Moore, 40 1:20:4625 Paul Mix, 42 1:24:4327 Richard Keston, 42 1:24:5931 Joe Litsey, 41 1:25:3835 John Ostergren, 42 1:26:38

37 John Hagebock, 41 1:27:0943 Pete Wall, 40 1:28:0844 Brian Schubring, 43 1:28:15

Men 45 - 4919 Kelly Ecklund, 46 1:23:4038 Mark Tesija, 49 1:27:2148 Gregory Palmer, 49 1:29:0251 John Deuhs, 45 1:29:1661 Jayson Drake, 47 1:29:3364 Mark Drapac, 48 1:29:3868 Scot Lacek, 47 1:29:4672 Eric Swanson, 48 1:29:5598 Richard Schunn, 46 1:32:23129 Dave Lundberg, 46 1:34:19

Men 50 - 5423 Rick Jackson, 51 1:24:1226 Greg Lindusky, 51 1:24:4929 Jim Boatman, 54 1:25:1639 Mike Erger, 53 1:27:36


342 Jerry House, 63 1:44:58428 Keith Tvedten, 60 1:48:19620 Robert Pollmann, 63 1:55:44626 Roy Andrews, 63 1:55:51869 William Baldwin, 60 2:03:021027 James Makepeace, 64 2:09:131099 Tommy Russell, 63 2:12:301115 Leroy Leftwich, 60 2:13:351125 Robert Johnson, 61 2:14:10

Men 65 - 69645 Don Snyder, 65 1:56:211116 Clark Worthington, 68 2:13:371253 John Brennan, 68 2:21:081422 Tom Smith, 67 2:50:23

Men 75 - 791348 Rob Anderson, 76 2:31:14

Women 12 - 13204 Mariah Novak, 13 1:48:46

Women 14 - 15337 Jenna Hintz, 15 1:54:281417 Briana Cullimore, 15 2:20:461982 Rachel Matuseski, 14 2:46:101998 Paula Kowitz, 14 2:48:01

Women 16 - 17396 Alyssa Nichols, 16 1:55:50501 Elise Watters, 17 1:58:57508 Megan Johnston, 17 1:59:17563 Jenna Hyde, 17 2:00:42656 Cassie Gerenz, 17 2:03:06862 Leah Anderson, 17 2:07:51875 Sara Lovett, 17 2:08:011371 Shemaina Miller, 16 2:19:341588 Caroline Welch, 17 2:25:311856 Maren Johnson, 17 2:36:23

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

Women 18 - 1914 Krista Tomford, 18 1:32:23212 Bryana Sheehan, 19 1:49:05445 Katie Hayes, 19 1:57:18484 Emilie Marshall, 19 1:58:26632 Rachel Ousdigian, 19 2:02:32774 Emma Donlin, 18 2:05:55775 Hallie Tietz, 19 2:05:55861 Kristin Kuball, 18 2:07:51926 Erica Verdegan, 19 2:08:491218 Chelsey Dorow, 19 2:15:36

Women 20 - 341 Meghan Mason, 23 1:19:472 Jeanine Roddy, 33 1:21:213 Beth Tacl, 22 1:22:485 Becky Wemer, 30 1:27:246 Nicole Armbrust, 30 1:27:249 Regina Horak, 21 1:28:4810 Tammy Gregerson, 30 1:29:1111 Kelly Faris, 31 1:29:2112 Candice Chappell, 26 1:30:5717 Katherine Himes, 33 1:32:55

Women 35 - 394 Willie Tibbetts, 39 1:25:097 Jenny Wilcox, 36 1:27:4113 Deidre Rehfeld, 37 1:32:1415 Tesha Distad, 35 1:32:3018 Tonya Reed, 38 1:33:0531 Lisa Boeser, 35 1:35:0233 Janell Maxa, 39 1:35:2534 Stacy Schmitz, 38 1:35:2536 Juli Bergman, 37 1:35:5338 Brenda Bursch, 38 1:36:01

Women 40 - 448 Kathryn Freytag, 42 1:27:4316 Brenda Backes, 41 1:32:50

40 Carol McKnight, 43 1:36:2144 Shelly Stahlke, 44 1:36:5752 Laura Rosenthal, 42 1:37:5653 Kitty Earl-Torniainen, 43 1:37:5762 Min-Amy Xu, 42 1:39:2268 Reiko Sugisaka, 44 1:39:4785 Shelly Mikel, 44 1:42:0392 Chris Hesse-Withbroe, 40 1:42:46

Women 45 - 4941 Patricia Langum, 49 1:36:4265 Eileen Moran, 45 1:39:39125 Carol Hentges, 49 1:44:28144 Traci Messner, 47 1:45:26154 Heidi Knight, 46 1:45:59174 Laura Clements, 48 1:47:03178 Jayne Nemeth, 45 1:47:22228 Cindy Romanik, 46 1:49:55239 Nannette Sorenson, 48 1:50:16246 Catherine Young, 47 1:50:27

Women 50 - 5435 Laurie King, 50 1:35:2670 Merilee Sander, 50 1:39:56196 Carolyn Fletcher, 53 1:48:28372 Germaine Edinger, 50 1:55:28391 Jan Obrien, 50 1:55:45451 Dawn Garlough, 51 1:57:30476 Mary Holdahl, 52 1:58:18480 Barb Dreyer, 50 1:58:22482 Kristin Kirk-Healy, 53 1:58:23488 Kim Erickson Dancer, 54 1:58:29

Women 55 - 59346 Laurie Rice, 56 1:54:45389 Susan Pokorney, 55 1:55:44469 Karen Handegard, 57 1:58:01552 Sara Cardwell, 57 2:00:23730 Pamela Cutshall, 56 2:05:00

773 Susan Janssen, 55 2:05:53787 Jean Bostrom, 57 2:06:16824 Patti Vitek, 59 2:06:59860 Nancy Wucherpfennig, 57 2:07:50949 Carol Gragert, 58 2:09:16

Women 60 - 641229 Susan Gebelein, 62 2:15:521366 Rene Diebold, 61 2:19:261625 Barbara Walter, 61 2:26:241655 Kathryn Benhardus, 63 2:27:402063 Ann Rhea, 63 2:56:14

Women 65 - 691448 Libby Petit, 67 2:21:482072 Carol Fast, 69 2:57:26

Women 75 - 791743 De Anderson, 75 2:31:14

Monster Dash10 MileOctober 30, Minneapolis

Open Men1 Tj Varecka, 34 59:502 Jared Smith, 27 1:02:123 Mikey Fretland, 35 1:02:434 Andrew Siegel, 38 1:03:035 Chris Duffy, 28 1:03:486 Scott Harma, 37 1:04:357 Christopher Larson, 33 1:05:04

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8 Joseph Midthun, 28 1:05:059 Brett Chmel, 32 1:05:4910 Adam Drahos, 33 1:06:4011 Austin Budlong, 30 1:07:2212 Daniel Tian, 30 1:07:4413 Corey Walther, 39 1:07:4514 Jerry Caruso, 51 1:08:1615 Jason Just, 41 1:08:2716 Peter Jonas, 23 1:09:0117 Dennis Curran, 28 1:09:2518 Andrew Muller, 37 1:09:2619 Tim Johnson, 25 1:09:3320 Craig Rabe, 40 1:09:3721 Kyle Staunton, 15 1:10:0122 Austin Barr, 15 1:10:0123 Peter Knoll, 15 1:10:0224 Michael Svensk, 30 1:10:0925 Scott Bromelkamp, 28 1:10:1426 Robert Wilke, 35 1:10:1927 Pete Hyland, 44 1:11:4928 Kai Sakstrup, 37 1:12:3229 Andy Haversack, 37 1:12:4130 Paul Madden, 25 1:12:45

Open Women1 Joyce Bourassa, 43 1:04:022 Madeline Harms, 24 1:07:313 Stephanie Boss, 36 1:09:394 Jenna Landry, 25 1:10:535 Jamie McIntosh, 35 1:12:296 Nicole Considine, 30 1:12:587 Kerry Oliver, 38 1:13:048 Katie Morgan, 25 1:13:089 Jen Carlson, 34 1:13:5810 Jennifer Scudiero, 28 1:14:4111 Michele Stinson, 37 1:14:5012 Robin Tedlund, 52 1:14:5613 Gwen Thielke, 32 1:15:1314 Alison Fraser, 32 1:16:0315 Allison Axness, 28 1:16:1816 Kristin Terrell, 39 1:16:4417 Brenda Trok, 31 1:16:5018 Sara Hermanson, 33 1:17:0519 Sarah Warren, 31 1:17:1920 Sara Warnke, 26 1:17:2421 Rachel Tressel, 31 1:17:2722 Stacey Morken, 40 1:17:3723 Tina Hjeltman, 40 1:17:5924 Colleen McCormick, 48 1:18:0025 Chrystal Collins, 37 1:18:5526 Rozaane Johnson, 25 1:19:1927 Mollie Juntunen, 21 1:19:2028 Lisa Kent, 44 1:19:2329 Lynn Keller, 38 1:19:2830 Jodi Eschrich, 44 1:19:36

Men 10 - 11405 Robert Dunn, 11 1:48:04

Men 12 - 13326 Joe Stinson, 12 1:40:26392 Matthew Slane, 12 1:46:12463 Marco Van Heteren-Free, 13 2:00:22495 Nick Lemke, 12 2:20:14

Men 14 - 1521 Kyle Staunton, 15 1:10:0122 Austin Barr, 15 1:10:0123 Peter Knoll, 15 1:10:0241 Tom Eichlersmith, 14 1:16:0254 Matthew McGrath, 15 1:18:17367 Jack Johnson, 15 1:43:43368 Jacob Geiger, 15 1:43:43369 Eric Bakken, 14 1:43:43475 Brodie Harrington, 15 2:04:28

Men 16 - 17431 Blake Mintalar, 17 1:51:01


Men 18 - 1938 Abdurahman Hassen, 19 1:15:56170 Tim Larson, 19 1:28:57

Men 20 - 341 Tj Varecka, 34 59:502 Jared Smith, 27 1:02:125 Chris Duffy, 28 1:03:487 Christopher Larson, 33 1:05:048 Joseph Midthun, 28 1:05:059 Brett Chmel, 32 1:05:4910 Adam Drahos, 33 1:06:4011 Austin Budlong, 30 1:07:2212 Daniel Tian, 30 1:07:4416 Peter Jonas, 23 1:09:01

Men 35 - 393 Mikey Fretland, 35 1:02:434 Andrew Siegel, 38 1:03:036 Scott Harma, 37 1:04:3513 Corey Walther, 39 1:07:4518 Andrew Muller, 37 1:09:2626 Robert Wilke, 35 1:10:1928 Kai Sakstrup, 37 1:12:3229 Andy Haversack, 37 1:12:4132 Jeff Phillips, 36 1:13:1044 Ted Roseen, 35 1:16:32

Men 40 - 4415 Jason Just, 41 1:08:2720 Craig Rabe, 40 1:09:3727 Pete Hyland, 44 1:11:4946 Steve Neuharth, 43 1:16:5753 Jeffrey Steinle, 41 1:18:1361 James Vettel, 41 1:18:5362 Mark Hesse, 41 1:18:5863 Wayne Shipman, 43 1:19:0068 John Robnett, 41 1:19:1274 Daniel Conway, 40 1:20:30

Men 45 - 4934 Darren Carroll, 49 1:13:4949 Steve Gilfix, 46 1:17:3551 Jerry Green, 45 1:17:4867 Chuck Praska, 47 1:19:0880 Greg Mortenson, 46 1:21:0792 Ted Hewes, 48 1:22:36101 Matt Schumacher, 46 1:23:23122 Timothy Jung, 48 1:25:24124 Michael Dayton, 49 1:25:45129 Charles Kudrle, 47 1:26:09

Men 50 - 5414 Jerry Caruso, 51 1:08:1659 Jeremy Johnston, 51 1:18:3576 Patrick Lewis, 50 1:20:3477 Rick Burnham, 53 1:20:4582 Mike Brask, 52 1:21:1383 Steve Scheidt, 54 1:21:2186 Larry Gau, 54 1:21:2999 Benjamin Walker III, 52 1:23:19110 Jeff Aufderhar, 51 1:23:50141 Tony Clanton, 50 1:26:53

Men 55 - 5958 Craig Lippert, 55 1:18:3087 Michael Duffy, 59 1:21:31125 John Wilson, 56 1:26:01199 Stephen Bratkovich, 59 1:31:04228 Rick Luther, 56 1:33:36229 Laddy Janovsky, 56 1:33:37240 Matts Moore, 55 1:34:22249 Scott Hedberg, 55 1:34:49257 Gery Haag, 57 1:35:29263 Charles Olufson, 55 1:35:53

Men 60 - 6464 Don Kunz, 60 1:19:0170 David Hope, 60 1:19:41135 William Haapala, 62 1:26:25187 Tom Osborne, 60 1:30:11416 Dennis Sorensen, 62 1:49:31419 Jerry Posey, 62 1:49:36

433 Bob Hartnett, 61 1:51:11458 Bill Newman, 62 1:58:55472 Gary Smisek, 63 2:02:26473 James Isbell, 60 2:03:46

Men 65 - 69347 Leonard Volk, 65 1:42:12

Men 70 - 74111 David Roseen, 70 1:23:55

Women 12 - 131015 Karina Johnson, 13 1:52:171264 Sarah Shapiro, 12 2:08:10

Women 14 - 1556 Madisen Vukich, 15 1:23:43215 Tessa Rykken, 15 1:32:42

Women 16 - 1770 Laura Goedeke, 17 1:25:051008 Chloe Lucy, 17 1:52:00

Women 18 - 19725 Bridgette Springer, 18 1:44:02844 Abby Hansen, 18 1:46:55

Women 20 - 342 Madeline Harms, 24 1:07:314 Jenna Landry, 25 1:10:536 Nicole Considine, 30 1:12:588 Katie Morgan, 25 1:13:089 Jen Carlson, 34 1:13:5810 Jennifer Scudiero, 28 1:14:4113 Gwen Thielke, 32 1:15:1314 Alison Fraser, 32 1:16:0315 Allison Axness, 28 1:16:1817 Brenda Trok, 31 1:16:50

Women 35 - 393 Stephanie Boss, 36 1:09:395 Jamie McIntosh, 35 1:12:297 Kerry Oliver, 38 1:13:0411 Michele Stinson, 37 1:14:5016 Kristin Terrell, 39 1:16:4425 Chrystal Collins, 37 1:18:5529 Lynn Keller, 38 1:19:2833 Karyn Luger, 39 1:19:3836 Amanda Gavin, 35 1:20:2838 Heidi Thell, 37 1:20:47

Women 40 - 441 Joyce Bourassa, 43 1:04:0222 Stacey Morken, 40 1:17:3723 Tina Hjeltman, 40 1:17:5928 Lisa Kent, 44 1:19:2330 Jodi Eschrich, 44 1:19:3643 Krista Clatterbuck, 42 1:22:4150 Pam Holt, 44 1:23:1873 Dawn White, 40 1:25:1975 Lori Stinehelfer, 44 1:25:2177 Sheryl Kitzke, 42 1:25:30

Women 45 - 4924 Colleen McCormick, 48 1:18:0058 Caroline Hale-Coldwell, 47 1:23:5678 Melinda Goedeke, 46 1:25:3486 Esti Ollerman, 48 1:26:3499 Susan Waananen, 47 1:27:13105 Karen Feagler, 45 1:27:31111 Amy Powers, 45 1:27:48113 Katherine Walz, 47 1:27:58123 Elinor Scott-Sutter, 47 1:28:41132 Malia Frey, 45 1:29:00

Women 50 - 5412 Robin Tedlund, 52 1:14:5642 Kathi Madden, 53 1:22:4045 Kate Grinaker, 53 1:22:4849 Julie Peterson, 54 1:23:1165 Linda Boraas, 50 1:24:2182 Lorrie Oistad, 52 1:26:0884 Anita Axt, 50 1:26:22129 Mary English, 51 1:28:55174 Nancy Carlson, 51 1:30:44220 Marcia Malinowski, 52 1:32:53

Women 55 - 59298 Melia Derrick, 55 1:35:07300 Patricia Hauser, 57 1:35:10350 Sandy Oscarson, 57 1:36:28426 Joyce Conley, 56 1:37:46495 Peg Mosier, 55 1:39:11548 Sarah Leer, 56 1:40:18553 Linda Henn, 55 1:40:27579 Diane Wright, 57 1:41:00617 Sheila Johnston, 55 1:41:57653 Debbie Mirabella, 57 1:42:48

Women 60 - 64244 Liz Wahlberg, 61 1:33:32732 Mary Nosek, 63 1:44:11939 Jan Hanson, 62 1:50:071066 Cherie Baker, 63 1:54:321344 Susan Pellow, 62 2:26:201364 Lauretta Cavalli, 62 2:34:49

Women 65 - 691209 Vicky Knudson, 67 2:03:05

Women 70 - 741115 Dorothy Marden, 73 1:57:03

Election Day 5KNovember 2, Como Lake, St. Paul

Overall1 Josh Gerber, 23 18:332 Robert Jacobson, 51 18:503 Brian Sladek, 51 21:224 Chris Lauer, 39 22:145 Hank Govames, 46 23:086 Stan Brouillard, 49 23:087 Rick Recker, 66 24:468 Kevin Hinze, 49 26:469 Steven Nordsven, 41 28:101 Dawn Rust, 50* 29:0310 Tim Driscoll, 59 29:112 Melissa Richard, 41* 29:403 Whitney Kerns, 29* 30:1011 Pat Fremont, 62 30:154 Sheri Aggarwal, 45* 32:045 Joyce Bono, 53* 32:056 Christine Hoehne, 36* 57:04

Drumstick DashNovember 25, Minneapolis

Open Men1 Zane Grabau, 22 35:372 Julien Sein, 29 36:023 Matthew Waite, 42 36:544 Joey Brenner, 17 37:555 Micah Ward, 15 38:246 Mike Shetka, 33 38:317 David Peterson, 40 39:028 Frederick Watson, 22 39:179 Bobby Paxton, 54 39:2110 Patrick Silgen, 40 39:5111 Torrey Bergman, 39 40:2612 Doug Kleemeier, 44 40:4513 Scott Welle, 30 40:4714 Jeff Wieland, 43 40:5515 Rob Wagener, 30 40:5816 Anthony Kaster, 43 41:0417 Mark Brose, 42 41:3218 David Tompkins, 40 41:3819 Sean Murphy, 33 41:5520 Charlie Leighton, 17 42:0521 Chris Duffy, 28 42:11

Monster Dash 10 Mile results continued


22 Dale Shores, 47 42:3023 Mark Tesija, 49 42:3924 Seth Schroeder, 31 42:4225 Blake Bristow, 27 43:0226 Jesse McCaffrey, 23 43:2527 James Kindle, 24 43:3328 Kelcey Knott, 36 43:3729 Paul Serreyn, 47 43:4530 Jonathan Rodengen, 19 43:50

Open Women1 Jennifer Fox, 40 39:332 Leslie Fitzgerald, 42 40:363 Danielle Ashford, 23 40:574 Amy Halseth, 41 41:005 Emi Yasaka, 33 43:176 Heidi Woller, 33 44:237 Kara Arzamenida, 33 44:538 Julie Cousins, 32 44:549 Julie Bergman, 37 44:5910 Sarah Hesser, 27 45:0211 Stephanie Janson, 28 46:0412 Kathryn Keller-Miller, 18 46:5813 Diane Birkeland, 44 47:1314 Maria Theisen, 19 47:2015 Leslie Hofland, 24 47:2416 Mary Sellke, 40 47:2717 Ness Madeiros, 33 47:5718 Hannah Barnstable, 29 48:0219 Leah Holt, 41 48:1020 Kathleen Miller, 50 48:1921 Amy Berglund, 25 48:4222 Courtney Alpeter, 18 49:1523 Erika Randall, 24 49:1924 Laura Wagenman, 36 49:2825 Karyn Luger, 40 49:3726 Lauren Fine, 30 49:3827 Kristy Wynn, 32 50:0828 Tara Liebergen, 34 50:1829 Sarah Berger, 24 50:1830 Kelly Jensen, 36 50:32

Men 12 - 1381 Grant Magnuson, 13 49:01109 Colin Dowda, 13 50:55170 Shane Farreu, 13 54:48

Men 14 - 155 Micah Ward, 15 38:2483 Josh Kirk, 14 49:05122 Joey Ferguson, 14 51:25144 Brian Wandrei, 15 52:47212 Michael Huebsch, 14 57:32316 Patrick Carver, 15 1:08:45

Men 16 - 174 Joey Brenner, 17 37:5520 Charlie Leighton, 17 42:0574 Wade Cofer, 17 48:50143 Joe Wandrei, 17 52:47

Men 18 - 1930 Jonathan Rodengen, 19 43:50100 Lucas Kopnick, 18 50:25178 Richard Konkol, 18 55:20233 Matthew Bonderud, 19 59:08277 Marty Soderbloom, 18 1:02:52

Men 20 - 341 Zane Grabau, 22 35:372 Julien Sein, 29 36:026 Mike Shetka, 33 38:318 Frederick Watson, 22 39:1713 Scott Welle, 30 40:4715 Rob Wagener, 30 40:5819 Sean Murphy, 33 41:5521 Chris Duffy, 28 42:1124 Seth Schroeder, 31 42:4225 Blake Bristow, 27 43:02

Men 35 - 3911 Torrey Bergman, 39 40:2628 Kelcey Knott, 36 43:37


33 Daniel Sacco, 36 44:1239 Chad Benesh, 36 45:2047 Michael Mason, 35 45:4458 Robert Parsons, 37 47:2262 Paul Stomr, 38 47:3763 Adam Estvold, 36 47:4864 David Webber, 38 47:4975 Kevin Brown, 39 48:51

Men 40 - 443 Matthew Waite, 42 36:547 David Peterson, 40 39:0210 Patrick Silgen, 40 39:5112 Doug Kleemeier, 44 40:4514 Jeff Wieland, 43 40:5516 Anthony Kaster, 43 41:0417 Mark Brose, 42 41:3218 David Tompkins, 40 41:3844 Tim Tozer, 41 45:2851 Brian Crotteau, 44 46:44

Men 45 - 4922 Dale Shores, 47 42:3023 Mark Tesija, 49 42:3929 Paul Serreyn, 47 43:4534 Jeff Buck, 45 44:2237 James Chosy, 46 44:5242 Todd Beach, 45 45:2543 Christopher Phelan, 47 45:2848 Joe Madryga, 48 46:1850 Fred Hanson, 46 46:4057 George Fulp, 49 47:19

Men 50 - 549 Bobby Paxton, 54 39:2140 Paul Haik, 52 45:2145 Bruce Dockter, 53 45:4059 Jozef Klobusnik, 51 47:3382 Jim Curme, 50 49:0391 Steve Haugesag, 51 49:42104 Larry Mathias, 53 50:37110 Charles Brunnette, 54 50:56112 Drew Lamosse, 53 51:04148 Steven Kennedy, 50 53:18

Men 55 - 5968 Neil Nelson, 56 48:1794 Albert Van Der Schans, 59 50:0496 Paul Berry, 55 50:13116 Ted Lillehei, 55 51:14129 Steve Maupin, 59 51:49136 Pat Wagener, 58 52:27152 John Wilson, 56 53:47169 Roger Peterson, 55 54:37173 Richard Laffin, 57 54:56194 Mike Duffy, 59 56:19

Men 60 - 6469 Leigh Webber, 61 48:24124 Michael Runyon, 60 51:29211 Mark Cryderman, 64 57:26294 Jim Leatherman, 60 1:04:33319 Thomas Cutshall, 60 1:09:04

Men 65 - 6960 John Brown, 67 47:3386 Robert Aby, 65 49:32

Men 70 - 7495 Rick Kleyman, 70 50:10

Men 75 - 79331 Richard Olson, 78 1:12:21

Women 12 - 13213 Ines Siepmann, 13 1:02:50

Women 14 - 1558 Lucy Leighton, 15 53:41212 Katherine Baumann, 14 1:02:50245 Amber Muetzel, 15 1:04:22273 Lynley Norberg, 14 1:05:33

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369 Alexandra Lothrop, 14 1:15:09

Women 16 - 1767 Leah Anderson, 17 54:22331 Katie Sehloff, 16 1:09:33335 Elle Jackson, 16 1:10:10336 Maureen Flynn, 17 1:10:10

Women 18 - 1912 Kathryn Keller-Miller, 18 46:5814 Maria Theisen, 19 47:2022 Courtney Alpeter, 18 49:1531 Emma Weinberger, 19 50:3932 Kristen Nelson, 19 50:4033 Anne Marshall, 19 50:4035 Haley Lillehei, 18 51:0892 Kelsey Bocklund, 19 56:16137 Jill Kraemer, 19 59:14163 Leslie Norberg, 19 1:00:18

Women 20 - 343 Danielle Ashford, 23 40:575 Emi Yasaka, 33 43:176 Heidi Woller, 33 44:237 Kara Arzamenida, 33 44:538 Julie Cousins, 32 44:5410 Sarah Hesser, 27 45:0211 Stephanie Janson, 28 46:0415 Leslie Hofland, 24 47:2417 Ness Madeiros, 33 47:5718 Hannah Barnstable, 29 48:02

Women 35 - 399 Julie Bergman, 37 44:5924 Laura Wagenman, 36 49:2830 Kelly Jensen, 36 50:3234 Maria Guertin, 38 50:5449 Meg Hoyt-Niemiec, 37 52:3550 Laurie Davis, 38 52:3653 Jennifer Archibald, 35 52:5454 Leslie Smith, 37 52:5456 Jennifer Widdifield, 36 53:3859 Meggan Bowlby, 39 53:45

Women 40 - 441 Jennifer Fox, 40 39:332 Leslie Fitzgerald, 42 40:364 Amy Halseth, 41 41:0013 Diane Birkeland, 44 47:1316 Mary Sellke, 40 47:2719 Leah Holt, 41 48:1025 Karyn Luger, 40 49:3757 Susan Crotteau, 40 53:3861 Anita Brenner, 44 53:54108 Karen Monk, 44 57:25

Women 45 - 4941 Tracy Serreyn, 46 51:4748 Jayne Nemeth, 45 52:3381 Karen Nelson, 48 55:10110 Paula Gulan, 48 57:39114 Jackie Ghylin, 47 57:52129 Mary Thuma, 45 58:16130 Susan Williams, 49 58:16145 Judy Carlson, 48 59:33185 Lynn Flagstad, 46 1:01:08216 Jean Admas, 46 1:03:07

Women 50 - 5420 Kathleen Miller, 50 48:1964 Victoria Leafgren, 51 54:17123 Susan Lewis, 51 58:06147 Carol Erickson, 52 59:35181 Kathleen Austin, 50 1:00:57187 Barbara Trudeau, 52 1:01:15194 Laurie Holmquist, 50 1:01:45198 Jennifer Lindberg, 53 1:02:04262 Lori Finken, 50 1:05:17303 Jeanine Boss, 50 1:07:00

Women 55 - 59


36 Colleen Thompson, 55 51:12179 Karen Vis, 55 1:00:52274 Lori Thonander, 57 1:05:34275 Emy Peasha, 56 1:05:35384 Cathryn Grimwood, 58 1:17:09392 Diane Wright, 57 1:18:52411 Briana Petersen, 59 1:27:22

Women 60 - 64121 Rosanne Higley, 60 58:02252 Denise Kaiser, 63 1:04:53288 Susan Gebelein, 62 1:06:22314 Lynn Schwie, 61 1:08:28

Snowflake ShuffleDecember 11, St. Joseph

Open Men1 Jordan Fladland, 20 19:232 Daniel Bonash, 17 19:533 Scott Birc, 27 19:544 Nicholas Peterson, 21 19:595 Chris Hagen, 34 20:126 Steven Pekarek, 29 20:157 Chris Duffy, 28 21:028 nathan Miller, 17 21:059 Blake anderson, 15 21:4210 Mike Kuhlman, 20 22:0211 Matthew Binsfeld, 35 22:0412 Isaiah Streed, 20 22:0713 Stan Triebenbach, 31 22:3314 Josh Theis, 29 22:4415 David Hartz, 53 23:1316 Rick Hlebain, 60 23:2317 Benedict Zilka, 20 23:3218 Patrick Haegel, 20 23:3319 Grant Swenson, 33 24:0220 mike murray, 51 24:2121 Melvie Arlyn, 51 25:1822 Dan Rassier, 55 25:2423 Douglas Larsen, 34 25:2924 Jeff Michalski, 52 26:0825 Patrick Hayden, 19 26:1426 Steve Kimble, 33 26:2027 Morcelli Kombo, 16 26:3228 Dan Hermes, 20 26:3329 jason kuss, 33 26:3330 Luke Weyrauch, 19 26:34

Open Women1 Caitlin Goodman, 19 22:552 Alexa Wachter, 19 23:563 Kari Teigen, 22 24:104 Sabrina Hoppe, 32 24:165 Lisa Hines, 48 24:336 Abby Gauer, 20 24:347 Marion Gammon-Deerin, 17 24:368 Mary Pieklo, 26 24:449 shannon lindgren, 39 24:5310 Missee Anderson, 38 25:0611 Esther Banaian, 16 25:1112 Jacki Devine, 49 25:3113 Becky Przybilla, 28 25:3614 Karlee Cox, 18 26:0715 Taylor Ellison, 20 26:1716 Matia Hendrickson, 15 26:2717 Camilla Larson, 32 26:5318 Ann Graeve, 31 26:5419 Lindsey Envall, 18 26:5920 Kayla Cox, 20 26:5921 Mollie Graham, 13 27:3122 Lacie Mockros, 32 27:4423 Gina Czech, 34 27:4524 Mandy Witschen, 18 27:4725 Alison Triebenbach, 31 27:5326 Sam Maki, 20 27:5427 Kylie Stanfield, 19 27:55

28 Lisa Timmerman, 31 28:0729 Lindsey Wales, 18 28:1430 Callan Sleper, 19 28:17

Men 14 - 159 Blake anderson, 15 21:42

Men 16 - 172 Daniel Bonash, 17 19:538 nathan Miller, 17 21:0527 Morcelli Kombo, 16 26:3235 Sam Klinker, 17 27:20

Men 18 - 1925 Patrick Hayden, 19 26:1430 Luke Weyrauch, 19 26:3447 Matt Messerschmidt, 18 32:00

Men 20 - 341 Jordan Fladland, 20 19:233 Scott Birc, 27 19:544 Nicholas Peterson, 21 19:595 Chris Hagen, 34 20:126 Steven Pekarek, 29 20:157 Chris Duffy, 28 21:0210 Mike Kuhlman, 20 22:0212 Isaiah Streed, 20 22:0713 Stan Triebenbach, 31 22:3314 Josh Theis, 29 22:44

Men 35 - 3911 Matthew Binsfeld, 35 22:0448 Christopher Ramseyer, 37 32:28

Men 40 - 4433 Chris Theisen, 40 26:4537 Tony Graham, 44 27:3249 John Fuls, 41 33:15

Men 45 - 4944 Ron Klinker, 47 31:04

Men 50 - 5415 David Hartz, 53 23:1320 mike murray, 51 24:2121 Melvie Arlyn, 51 25:1824 Jeff Michalski, 52 26:0836 Mark Helminick, 53 27:2343 Mark Lauer, 54 30:2854 Daniel Cardetti, 54 37:0155 Mike Theisen, 53 45:1156 Dan Holan, 53 46:09

Men 55 - 5922 Dan Rassier, 55 25:2446 Thomas Keene, 57 31:40

Men 60 - 6416 Rick Hlebain, 60 23:23

Men 70 - 7450 Evan Jones, 72 34:20

Men 75 - 7952 Francis Januschka, 79 34:47

Women 12 - 1321 Mollie Graham, 13 27:31162 Elizabeth Theis, 13 48:09

Women 14 - 1516 Matia Hendrickson, 15 26:2745 Vanessa Meschke, 14 29:43136 Laura Moe, 14 39:04

Women 16 - 177 Marion Gammon-Deerin, 17 24:3611 Esther Banaian, 16 25:11103 Megan Zimmerman, 16 34:43

Women 18 - 191 Caitlin Goodman, 19 22:552 Alexa Wachter, 19 23:5614 Karlee Cox, 18 26:0719 Lindsey Envall, 18 26:5924 Mandy Witschen, 18 27:4727 Kylie Stanfield, 19 27:5529 Lindsey Wales, 18 28:1430 Callan Sleper, 19 28:1738 Emily Krulc, 18 28:53

43 Kristina Burk, 19 29:42

Women 20 - 343 Kari Teigen, 22 24:104 Sabrina Hoppe, 32 24:166 Abby Gauer, 20 24:348 Mary Pieklo, 26 24:4413 Becky Przybilla, 28 25:3615 Taylor Ellison, 20 26:1717 Camilla Larson, 32 26:5318 Ann Graeve, 31 26:5420 Kayla Cox, 20 26:5922 Lacie Mockros, 32 27:44

Women 35 - 399 shannon lindgren, 39 24:5310 Missee Anderson, 38 25:0631 Suzanne Kelly, 37 28:2136 Steff Haataja, 38 28:4965 Jill Gowens, 39 31:0768 Sarah Pohlman, 39 31:3469 Debra Yliniemi, 39 31:3584 Beth Larsen, 37 32:05101 Michelle Gapinski, 37 34:41111 Sara Borgen, 38 34:57

Women 40 - 4441 Kathy Swanson, 40 29:1950 Michelle Dahlberg, 40 30:2170 Theresa Beseman, 40 31:3572 Connie Massman, 41 31:4890 Heidi Cox, 42 32:3891 Jennifer Kopff, 43 32:3895 Kristen O'Donnell, 41 33:39104 Lori Zimmerman, 42 34:44115 Alice Middendorf, 42 35:18124 Meredith Boucher, 41 36:26

Women 45 - 495 Lisa Hines, 48 24:3312 Jacki Devine, 49 25:3171 Eddah Mutua, 45 31:47113 Amy Deml, 47 35:16114 Kris Erickson, 47 35:17133 Mary McGillis, 46 38:27145 Brenda Hinkemeyer, 47 41:12152 Roberta Sell, 45 44:50

Women 50 - 5459 Jean Januschk-Ebnet, 52 31:0160 Judy Murray, 51 31:0286 Marcia Teigen, 52 32:21102 Johnson Colleen, 50 34:42129 Bonnie Stock, 50 37:21137 Jeanne Moe, 51 39:04

Women 60 - 64155 Laurie Kundrat, 60 45:49

Women 65 - 69153 Mary Zach, 67 45:13

Meet of MilesJanuary 10, University ofMinnesota Fieldhouse

Overall1 Dan Greeno, 23 4:12.02 Jacob Sandry, 18 4:23.13 Ben Kampf, 24 4:24.64 Shane McCallum, 17 4:31.05 Ben Merchant, 30 4:32.56 Lance Elliot, 40 4:33.47 Ryan Loris, 17 4:40.38 Chandler Dye, 16 4:41.19 John Evenocheik, 18 4:45.610 Calvin Lehn, 17 4:46.011 Brian Davenport, 36 4:48.012 Steve Stenzel, 29 4:49.613 Tyler Henkemeyer, 18 4:50.614 Billy Watson, 22 4:51.0

Drumstick Dash results continued


15 Ken Cooper, 39 4:53.316 Randy Blumm, 17 4:55.417 Zack Edmonson, 30 4:55.718 Abdulfatha Sanieru, 17 4:57.119 Miky Wondimu, 15 4:59.820 Timothy Sumpers, 16 5:00.121 Pete Kessler, 49 5:00.422 Kyle Snyder, 33 5:01.923 Carl Henderson, 25 5:04.424 Jesse Delgad, 12 5:05.125 Trevor Capra, 15 5:05.326 Alex Bye, 17 5:05.627 Jason Chrudimsky, 33 5:07.928 Temesgen Fekado, 17 5:09.029 Micah Ward, 16 5:10.230 Drew Riddles, 27 5:10.631 Jim Clark, 43 5:14.31 Kim Robinson, 27* 5:14.532 Dan Worlet, 38 5:14.833 Nate Johnson, 16 5:16.034 Sam Evans, 16 5:16.635 Bobby Paxton, 54 5:18.136 Bill Langhout, 52 5:20.237 Paul Brown, 53 5:20.238 Austin Knowlton, 15 5:20.839 Kirt Goetzke, 50 5:23.340 Martin Griffin, 17 5:23.541 Jeff Wieland, 43 5:23.942 Peter Metzdorff, 16 5:25.143 Bill Watson, 52 5:25.244 Jim Ramacier, 47 5:26.945 Colin Gardner-Springer, 41 5:27.446 Rick Larsen, 49 5:27.547 Cam Economy, 15 5:27.948 Dave Marek, 46 5:29.1


49 Kraig Langston, 52 5:29.150 Pat Eastman, 49 5:29.751 Kirk Crabb, 28 5:30.852 Michael Bjornberg, 57 5:31.12 Regina Hovak, 21* 5:31.153 Michael Nawrocki, 39 5:32.854 Bill Dobbs, 52 5:32.955 Amin Amin, 16 5:34.556 Raymond Mitchell, 46 5:35.03 Willie Tibbets, 39* 5:35.457 Tyler Leonard, 33 5:35.858 Roger Zakariasen, 45 5:36.159 Todd Phelps, 41 5:36.460 Omar Palcios, 28 5:42.561 Gus Metzdorf, 15 5:42.64 Kelly Olson, 17* 5:43.262 Dale Heinen, 55 5:45.263 Loren Hooyman, 51 5:45.864 Andrew McGillivary, 15 5:46.265 Frank Abrahamson, 52 5:48.166 John Barker, 53 5:50.15 Heidi Miler, 46* 5:51.867 Ben Zhao, 57 5:52.468 Paul LaMere, 64 5:52.969 Daniel Sampers, 13 5:53.270 Dave Petrich, 55 5:55.571 Martin Perkins, 37 5:58.872 Steve Ronobstjedt, 47 6:00.06 Courtney Branch, 16* 6:00.17 Tweety Wolf, 55* 6:01.673 Sean Pease, 35 6:02.574 George Fulp, 49 6:02.875 Paul R. Mollett, 40 6:03.276 Mark LeDuc, 56 6:03.777 Art Rutscher, 50 6:03.9

78 Eric Holm, 15 6:04.279 Reed Monson, 17 6:04.58 Beatrice Gantzer, 17* 6:04.99 Robin Fasset-Carman, 14* 6:05.210 Lisa Burger, 40* 6:05.380 Jim Graupner, 66 6:08.181 Kevin Schooler, 39 6:08.711 Kelly Ramacier, 49* 6:08.982 Steve DeBoer, 56 6:10.083 Scott Olson, 51 6:11.012 Clara Schultz, 15* 6:13.984 Thom Weddle, 72 6:14.285 Larry McDonough, 55 6:15.686 Dan Dornfeld, 62 6:17.487 Jimmy Nyembwe, 31 6:17.713 Kristin Heebner, 34* 6:18.088 David Jendrzejeh, 58 6:18.589 Jim Evans, 50 6:20.790 Ward Lenius, 51 6:22.714 Karen Nelson, 31* 6:24.791 Jake Odom, 14 6:24.915 Lauren Shoup, 28* 6:29.592 Dan Sawatzky, 57 6:31.516 Mary Varney, 35* 6:33.093 Tim Thoma, 47 6:42.794 Mike Nixon, 37 6:49.695 Creighton Long, 41 6:50.917 Ann Wasson, 49* 6:58.496 Rick Recker, 66 7:12.318 Mary Miles, 13* 7:17.197 Patrick Ryan, 62 7:18.219 Gloria Jansen, 63* 7:19.020 Cathy Van Der Schans, 56* 7:20.198 Erin Bluem, 34 7:20.399 Brant Thomas, 11 7:20.6

21 CeCe Metzdorff, 15* 7:22.2100 Austin Miler, 11 7:22.822 Rachel Clepper, 14* 7:32.623 Sue Klappa, 54* 7:48.4101 Jim Chase, 51 7:59.624 Kristen Kinnezr-Ohlman, 35* 8:04.325 Karen Clepper, 42* 8:10.526 Rosemary Harnly, 64* 8:12.027 Laura Rahm, 24* 8:17.228 Betsy Lowe, 47* 8:35.3102 Luke Wasson, 9 8:56.7103 Andrew Robinson, 31 9:05.3104 Lee Dittbenner, 60 9:09.3105 Doug Erbeck, 75 9:09.829 Doroth Marden, 73* 9:34.6106 Jaiden Mollett, 7 9:47.1107 Guy Lesch, 63 11:15.2

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January 27, 2011• Metrodome Running 600 Meter Loop, 2.5 laps equals onemile. Open runningMetrodome, MinneapolisContact: Rick Recker, 612 375-0805

January 29, 2011• Securian Winter RunHalf Marathon, 10K, 5KSecurian-Downtown St. Paul, MNContact: Mary Anderson, 651-688-9143

• Celebration of the Lakes 5K &10K Run/Walk Center City, MinnesotaContact: Randy Fulton, 651-653-7401

February 1, 2011• Metrodome Running 600 Meter Loop, 2.5 laps equals onemile. Open runningMetrodome, MinneapolisContact: Rick Recker, 612 375-0805


February 5, 2011• Medtronic TC Kids Marathon -Indoor Fun Runs1/2 Mile, MileUniversity of Minnesota - Field HouseContact: Sandy Unger, 763-287-3888

• Waconia Winterfest 5KWaconia, MNContact: Sarah Molnau, 952-442-3105

• Yukon days on White Bear1 Mile, 5KWhite Bear lake MarinaContact: Randy Fulton, (651)653-7401

February 5, 2011• Hudson Hot Air Affair - Up, Upand Away 5k RunHudson, WIContact: Katie Jones, 715-222-4281

• Optimist Frozen GooseRun/Walk for ChildhoodCancer10 Timed Run, 5K Fun Run or WalkRochester Atrium, Rochester, MNContact: Jim Nielsen, 507-284-1365

February 6, 2011• Frigid 55K, 10KMinnesota State FairgroundsContact: Chris Fuller, 651-228-1986

• Challenge Hearts - IndoorTrack Races5000m - Mile - 200m - 800m - 3000mJudged Race Walk - 400mBethel University Indoor TrackContact: Gary Westlund, 612-245-9160

• Freeze Your Buns Run 5KHamel, MNContact: Dennis Vee, 612-247-4007



February 12, 2011• Sweetheat Runs 5K, 10 MilesMahtomedi, MinnesotaContact: Randy Fulton, (651)653-7401

• Valentines - Hearts 'r'Running 5k & 1.5 Mile FitnessWalkComo Lake, St Paul, MNContact: Gary Westlund, 612-245-9160

• Valentine's Day TC 5KLake Harriet, MinneapolisContact: Twin Cities In Motion,763-287-3888

February 13, 2011• YMCA Winter IndoorTriathlonYWCA of MinneapolisContact: Ann Haugejorde,612-215-4341

• Lace Up Against BreastCancer Half Marathon 13.1 Miles, 5K Run, 2 Mile WalkRochester, MNContact: John Shonyo, 507.367.2665

Sandbox Indoor Marathon26.2 Miles, 13.1 Miles, 10K, 5K, Kids,Marathon RelayNew Richmond, WIContact: Russell Korpela,715-246-2900


• RTC Spring Marathon/HalfMarathon Training Class Rochester Athletic ClubContact: Lin Gentling, 507-288-2851


February 19, 2011• Half Fast Half13.1 mi., 6.55 mi., 5KVadnais Heights, MNContact: Dave Mooney, 651-426-1919



February 26, 2011• White Bear Winter Frolic 5KRun and WalkWhite Bear Lake MarinaContact: Randy Fulton, (651)653-7401

• Fight For Air Climb30 Floors/660 Steps/60 Flights ofstairs333 South Seventh Street, MNContact: Maura Studer,(651) 223-9561

• 1st Annual Kenyon 5KRun/WalkKenyon, MNContact: Parks and RecreationCommittee, 507-789-6415

March 1, 2011• Metrodome Running 600 Meter Loop, 2.5 laps equals onemile. Open runningMetrodome, MinneapolisContact: Rick Recker, 612 375-080


March 5, 2011• Sombrero Beach Run 5k 10k15kSombrero Beach, Marathon, FLContact: Jane Packard, 305-289-9868

• Polar Bear Plunge Dash &Splash 5KThomas Beach, Lake Calhoun, MNContact: Casey Meyer, 612-604-1284



March 12, 2011• MDRA Lake Johanna 4 mileLake Johanna, Arden HIllsContact: James C. Rath, 763-228-1190

• Irish Scamper 5KMaple Lake, MN--High SchoolContact: Ben Youngs, 763-295-8961

• 100% Irish for a Day TC 5K &TC 10 Mile 5k, 10 mileLake Harriet, MinneapolisContact: Twin Cities In Motion,763-287-3888

January 1, 2011• Resolution Solution 5KWhite Bear Lake, MNContact: Lindsey Altermatt, 651-653-7401


January 10, 2011• Meet of MilesTrack Meet, 1 MileMinneapolis, MNContact: Roy Griak / Tim Zbikowski612-625-2336 / 763-420-4357



January 15, 2011• Kick Your Resolution Run 5KLouisiana Park in St. Louis ParkContact: Mark Bongers, 507-664-9438

• 5K Polar ChallengeBemidji MinnesotaContact: Bemidji Area Chamber ofCommerce, 800-458-2223

• Freeze yer Gizzard BlizzardRun 5K & 10KInternational Falls, MNContact: Betsy Jensen, 218-283-9400

January 16, 2011• Challenge Isolation - IndoorTrack Races200m, 400m, 800m, 1 Mile, 3000mRaces & 3000m Judged Race WalkBethel University Indoor TrackContact: Gary Westlund, 612-245-9160




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March 20, 2011• St Patrick's Day Human Race5K, 8KSummit Avenue, St Paul, MNContact: Chris Fuller, 651-228-1986



March 26, 2011• MDRA 7 MileHopkins, MNContact: Heidi Miler, 952 927-0983



April 2, 2011• Running Opener 10K, 5K, 1KKid's Fun RunSt. Paul, MNContact: Mark Bongers, 507-664-9438

• MDRA/Ron Daws 25KMinnetonka, MN Contact: Jeff Winter, 612 920 6886

• Bunker Hills Run 8KAndover, MNContact: Karen Hillerman,612-558-7433

April 3, 2011• Fools Five RoadRace 1 mile, 8KLewiston, MinnesotaContact: Fools Five (Maryanne),507-523-3484

• Challenge Obesity 5k & 1.5MileComo Lake, St Paul, MNContact: Gary Westlund, 612-245-9160

• YMCA Sprint Indoor TriathlonYWCA of MinneapolisContact: Ann Haugejorde,612-215-4341

April 9, 2011• Fred Kurz Memorial TimeHandicapped 10 MileWayzata, MNContact: Peter Erpenbach,612-922-8656

• MVCA Race for Christ 5K

walk, 5K &10K runYankton, SDContact: Jolynn, 605-664-2266

• Run the Valley 5K, 10KMeadowbrook School, Golden ValleyContact: Jeanne Fackler, 763-512-2340

• Dr. Steven Fetzer Memorial20KRochester, MNContact: Renee Saxman,507.282.5079

• Cardinal Cruise Run 10K, 5K,KidsFaribault, MNContact: Mark Bongers, 507-664-9438

• Campwannarunamileormore13.1 Miles, 10K, 1 MileWhite Bear Lake, MNContact: Tri Fitness, 651-426-1919

April 10, 2011• Mn Freeze Winter Thaw 5KLake Nokomis, MNContact: Mary Anderson,615-688-9143

April 16, 2011• CEMSTONE Run For Others10K and 5K Mahtomedi, MNContact: Tim Torgerson, 612-751-4878

• Fitger's 5K Run & WalkDuluth, MNContact: Scott Keenan, 218-727-0947

• Trail Mix Race MN 50k & 25ksolo - 50k Team EventHyland Lake Park Reserve -Bloomington, MN

• Montgomery-LonsdaleFROZEN 5KMontgomery, MNContact: Brian Fogal, 507-364-8135

March 13, 2011• St Patrick's Irish Traditions5k - Celebrating ActiveFriendship/Love/LoyaltyComo Lake, St Paul, MNContact: Gary Westlund, 612-245-9160



March 19, 2011• Monticello March Madness5KMonticello, MNContact: Dave Wik, 763-295-4053

• Get Lucky 13.1 Miles, 7KMinneapolis, MNContact: John Larson, 612-746-1364

• Lucky 4 Mile Clover KidsCenterville, MNContact: Randy Fulton, (651)653-7401

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

Turkey Day 5KNovember 27 > Minneapolis photos by Wayne Kryduba


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Polar Dash 5K & 10KJanuary 1 > Minneapolis photos by Wayne Kryduba


Advocacy Committee: The Polar Plunge, benefitting the

Special Olympics, has been scheduled for March 5.

Nathan will write a blurb about it. MDRA participated in

this event last year.

Club Administration: Elections will be held before the

Annual Party. We also need to look over the bylaws to see if

there any changes or additions needed. The decision was

made to hold the next MDRA Board of Directors meeting will

be held on Monday, January 3.

Programs Committee: The winter training class for the

Mardi Gras Marathon did not have much interest, so it was

cancelled. We are starting to plan for the spring marathon

training class.

Promotions Committee: Heidi spoke at Target corporate

headquarters to promote MDRA. They have a large run-

ning club there. She signed up 16 new MDRA members.

She will try to do the Best Buy running club as well. They

will be handing out MDRA literature at their upcoming

wellness expo. The annual party will be held on January

15. Pat Lanin will be there, and Gloria Jansen will again

emcee. Board members should be there by 10:30 a.m. to

help with set up, serving pizza, registration, promotions,

and clean up afterward. The race directors' conference

will be held here that same morning, hosted by Mary

Anderson.

Publications Committee: The annual is out. The March

issue of RunMinnesota will be very large. The deadline for

articles is January 20.

Race Committee: Norm reported some changes to the

Grand Prix races. In August, the Hennepin Lake 5K will be

the Grand Prix event. On November 6, Rocky's Run will be a

6K. The Human Race is March 20.

USATF Report: Melissa reported that Antonio Vega, Katie

McGregor, LeeAnn Meyer, Virginia Brophy Achman and

Bruce Leasure won awards at the 2010 USATF annual meet-

ing. They are thinking about meeting quarterly.

New Business: Heidi presented the sponsorship agreement

from Grandma's Marathon. They will place our logo on their

website and on online registration forms. They will also rec-

ognize us as a sponsor in their e-newsletter, Out Front, in

Grandma's Gazette, their newspaper, all media kits, and in

their Race Results Magazine, including a complimentary ad.

They will also place MDRA banners at the expo, finish line,

and spaghetti dinner. They are also providing 4 official spon-

sorship credentials, 4 invitations to the Saturday post race

reception, 10 complimentary refreshment tickets, 20 guaran-

teed entries into the Garry Bjorklund Half, 1 entry to

Grandma's Marathon, Half Marathon, or 5K, and 1 compli-

mentary hotel room for Friday and Saturday nights, June 17

and 18. Our cost for all of the above is $2000.00. Darrell

Christenson made a motion to accept this agreement, and

Nathan seconded it. The motion was approved.

Mike Nawrocki has been working with an elementary

school in St. Paul. He is organizing a 5K for the school

around Lake Phalen sometime in May. He would like

MDRA involvement through volunteers, raffle prizes and

use of our race equipment. . We could co-sponsor this

event. He will also mention it to the participants in the

spring marathon class. Mike is also trying to increase the

participation of MDRA in the USATF Team Circuit races. We

can have several teams in the various divisions.

Old Business: No Old Business.

Meeting adjourned. RM

November Board ofDirectors MeetingNovember 8, 2010Members Present: Paul Arneberg, Norm Champ, Darrell

Christensen, Mike Iserman, Mary Johnson, Bob Lindsey,

Gary Nathan, Andrew Plackner, Melissa Wieczorek

Guests Present: Heidi Keller Miler, office manager

Members Absent: Kathy Benhardus, Debbie Bohmann,

Nathan Campeau, Bill Knight, Mike Nawrocki, Lori Anne

Peterson, Lisa Radzak, Kirk Walztoni

Secretary’s Report: NAmend minutes to read Melissa

Wieczorek was not present at the October 11, 2010 board

meeting. Mike Iserman moved and Andrew Plackner sec-

onded a motion to accept the October minutes.

Treasurer’s Report: Lori was absent, but provided board

with a month end summary, October receipts, the October

balance sheet, a statement of cash flows, and the profit

and loss budget performance for October. As of October

31, 2010, the bank balance was $15,324.93. Year to date

we are ahead of budget $9,195.54. Discussion as to the-

strong budget included steady membership, larger class-

es, additional revenue for annuals and conservative

expenses at races . Heidi feels good about the budget.

Lori will put together a budget for 2011. Heidi and Mike

will meet to discuss putting together a month to month

snap shot of the budget. At this time we have a qualified

candidate to run for treasurer.

Office Manager’s Report: Promotion of MDRA and

renewing membership is the major focus right now. The

2011 annual comes out next week. Members will be able

to pick their annuals up at the drumstick dash. A survey

“Best Races of 2010” has been posted on our website.

RunMinnesota is going to run the survey results in the

January issue. Facebook and the e-letter are being used

for promotions also.

Committee Reports:

Advocacy Committee: No report

Club Administration: Six people are running for six seats.Depending on the outcome of the election a one year term

will be vacant. Kristin Johnson has agreed to fill that term.

Programs Committee: We will have a training class for the

Mardi Gras Marathon if 20 people register. Andrew Placker

will be the coach. In December we will look at coaches for the

spring marathon training class. Details are in place for the

beginning women’s class in Maple Grove and the women’s

training camp in Edina.

Promotions Committee: Before the board meeting we met

to discuss the 50th Anniversaryparty. The date is March

19, 2011 at Hamline University. Heidi passed around menu-

choices and prices. Italian buffet is HeidiÅfs suggestion.

Heidi has been working on speakers. Currently Carrie

Tollefson is a maybe. Other speakers were discussed. A

cash bar with beer and wine has been approved from

Hamline. Other discussion included the invitation list, the

time, cost, having a silent auction, and decorations.

Promotion of this event will start in January. We ended

feeling we had a solid start. The annual pizza party will be

January 15, 2011.

Publications Committee: The November issue of

RunMinnesota will be out before Thanksgiving. The e-news

letter goes out at the end of the month.

Race Committee: The race director appreciation dinner is

Sunday, November 14, 2010 at Buca di Beppo in Eden Prairie.

USATF Report: No report.

New Business: No new business.

Old Business: No old business.

Meeting adjourned.

December Board ofDirectors MeetingDecember 13, 2010Members Present: Paul Arneberg, Kathy Benhardus,

Nathan Campeau, Norm Champ, Darrell Christenson, Mike

Iserman, Mary Johnson, Bill Knight, Bob Lindsey, Gary

Nathan, Mike Nawrocki, Kirk Walztoni, Melissa Wieczorek

Members Absent: Debbie Bohmann, Lori Anne Peterson,

Andrew Plackner, Lisa Radzak

Secretary’s Report: Norm Champ moved, and Melissa

Wieczorek seconded a motion to accept the November min-

utes.

Treasurer’s Report: Lori reported that we had a negativecash flow for the month of November of -$173.35 after all

income and expenses. Our bank balance was $9,894.64 as

of November 30. Year to date we are ahead of budget by

$3765.25. Jody Kobbervig is our incoming treasurer.

Office Manager’s Report: The Lake Wobegon Trail

Marathon wants our mailing list; the board approved it. A

new email will be sent to our members regarding Dome

Running following the collapse of the Metrodome. We are

not allowed in there while they are working on it. Handing

out annuals at the Dome worked fairly well, but not many

were given at the Drumstick Dash. Heidi will continue to

work on this for next year. We may try a running store.

Committee Reports:

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