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PAIDTwin Cities, MNPermit No. 3792
Contributors 1Board Member Letter 4Letters to the Editor 5RemembrancesToni St. Pierre 8Running BriefsNews and notes 9TrainingEmbrace the Base 11Book Reviews 13Spring Shoe Review 19On the RunFinding the Time 26Race Results 27Race Calendar 32Running InsightsRunning ‘Round the Thunderdome 34Race PhotosTC Kid’s Fieldhouse Run 36Valentine’s Day TC 5K 37
F E A T U R E S
MinnesotaMarathonMedalsHow these cherishedrace mementos came into being
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O N T H E C O V E R :Runners finish the Valentine’s Day TC 5K. Photo by Wayne Kryduba.
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CONTRIBUTORS
Do you have something to contribute?Contact Heidi at [email protected] .
Wayne Gilman is a superintendentfor Crookston Public Schools and a lifelong runner. He was born and raised inthe Mankato area. His wife, Jenny, is also arunner. Besides work and running, theyboth keep busy raising their two daugh-ters. Wayne runs marathons, trail racesand is starting to run ultramarathons.
WAYNE GILMAN
Michael Iserman is the currentPresident of MDRA and works as the Director of Personal Training for the National Exercise Trainers Association.He has earned a collection of 37marathon finisher medals and hopes tosomeday complete a running tour of allMinnesota marathons. He can bereached at [email protected].
MICHAEL ISERMAN
Alex Kurt is a graduate student atthe University of Minnesota and a 2009graduate of St. John’s University, wherehe ran cross-country and track. His workhas appeared online with Trail RunnerMagazine, and he is the ultra-runningcontributor for Down the Backstretch.Despite running multiple ultras, Alex hasnever run a marathon.
ALEX KURT
Nathan Leckband is a LanguageArts teacher at Paideia Academy in AppleValley. He’s raced four marathons and alsoenjoys leading pace groups at severalraces around Minnesota. You can read hisblog at tchuskerrunning.blogspot.com.
NATHAN LECKBAND
Kristy Popp is an endurance coachwho recently returned to the Minneapolisarea. She competed collegiately in crosscountry and track and field at ValparaisoUniversity and the University of Min-nesota. Popp completed her Ph.D. in Kine-siology at Iowa State University in 2009.Popp has since joined activ8, a localhealth company geared towards develop-ing high performing individuals, teamsand cultures. [email protected]
KRISTY POPP
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C R E D I T S
Editor:Heidi Keller Miler
Senior Editor:Mark C. Syring
Art Director:Jason Lehmkuhle
Advertising Coordinator/Sales:
Heidi Keller Miler
Photographer:Wayne Kryduba
Results:Jack Moran
MDRA Officers:Mike Iserman,President
Norm Champ, Vice PresidentNoelle Frost, SecretaryJosh Jacobson, Treasurer
MDRA Board Members:
Paul Arneberg, Kate Bomsta,Nathan Campeau, Darrell Christensen,
Jim Delaplain, Kristin Johnson,Mary Johnson,
Heather Kick-Abrahamson, Bill Knight, Michael Nawrocki,
Kevin Ross, Eve Stein, Melissa Wieczorek
Contact RunMinnesota!
RunMinnesota5701 Normandale Rd.Edina, MN 55424
Dear RunMinnesota Readers,You’ve heard us say many times thatMDRA’s mission is “to promote participation andsafety in running and to serve as an informationresource.” With over 50 years under our belt,we’ve helped build a strong community of run-ners and contributed to the overall fitness of ourstate. Rarely does a run around the chain oflakes go by where I don’t see someone in anMDRA shirt or jacket.
With this commitment to the running commu-nity and overall fitness in mind, a group of your fel-low MDRA members took their dedication to awhole new level. On March 2, as the temperaturestruggled to 20 degrees under a crisp, blue sky,eight hearty runners wearing our signature brightred MDRA singlets, stared into a rather intimidat-ing hole in the ice at Lake Calhoun… and took thePolar Bear Plunge for Special Olympics.
Our team raised an impressive $6,335.00 forthe amazing athletes of Special Olympics. Thefearless eight included Lisa Burger, Kate Bomsta,Anna Aleria, Nathan Campeau, Ryan Albu, AltonPorter, Greg Riebe and myself. It was a great ex-perience and a great way to show our communitywhat the Minnesota Distance Running Associa-tion is all about.
And speaking of strengthening our commit-ment to the running community, MDRA trainingprograms continue to grow in numbers and haveexpanded into all levels of ability and distancesfrom 5K to the full marathon. We continue to trainhundreds of runners to help meet their goals atwhatever distance and pace through the Half andFull Marathon Training Programs facilitated in thespring and fall.
We’ve also initiated two new free programsjust this year: the Track, Trails and Tundra condi-tioning runs which met on Thursdays last summeras well as the all new Sunday Mass Runs thatbegan in March and will continue through thespring/summer. Both provide a fantastic opportu-nity to train for your race or just get out for afriendly group run.
For more information, visit the Minnesota Dis-tance Running Association website and click on“Programs.” Or better yet, friend us on Facebookand also join the Facebook group by searching for“MDRA Sunday Mass Runs.”
Finally, as MDRA continues to build upon itscommitment to our community and furtherstrengthen our resources, I am happy to report thata group of your fellow members recently passedthe Road Runners Club of America Coaching Certifi-cation Course. Congratulations to my fellow class-mates (coaches past, present and future): RochelleChristiansen, Kelly Tabara, Sheila Becker, Jim De-laplain, Denny Jordan and Andrew Plackner.
The coursework focused on all aspects of train-ing, including different types of runners, the physi-ology of running, nutrition, injury prevention andeverything in between. MDRA is now even betterpositioned to train our members for their next goal.
As your board of directors looks to the future andcontinues to improve our service and commitmentto you, I would like to extend a thank you for helpingus achieve our mission and for being a part of ourcommunity. I’ll see you around the lakes…and hope-fully you’ll be wearing your MDRA red.
Kevin RossMDRA Board Member and Coach
KEVIN ROSSFROM THE BOARDM
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Polar Bear Plunge for Special Olympics
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Dear RunMinnesota,I just wanted to follow up with the board and everyone that is involvedwith MDRA. If you could forward my appreciation to everyone on the MDRA Boardand at the party, I would appreciate it. As I said at the ceremony on Saturday, I amhumbled and honored to get such a prestigious award from a group that I have somuch respect for.
The drive and determination and pride that your group shows day in and dayout for years and years and years is truly amazing. You folks are heroes to guyslike me because you walk the walk and talk the talk and inspire so many youngmen and women to continue in a sport that we all love.
Also a huge shout out and thank you to Rick Recker who was my presenter. Itcould not have been a better person to do this since he is a charter member and along time supporter and worker in your organization.
Thank you again to everyone. I am truly humbled and will display my awardwith pride!!!!
All my best,
Gary WilsonHead women’s cross country coach, University of Minnesota
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MDRA Mississippi 10 MilerSunday, May 26, 8 a.m.
New Location:Crosby Regional Park as well as
paths on Sheppard Road
Race Details:$10/15 race day. optional to buy a
t-shirt. Very enjoyable, beautiful out and back run south on the East
River Road
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A MinnesotaWomen’s Sports Pioneer One of the legends of Minnesota sports died in early Febru-ary. Toni St. Pierre was a pioneer of women’s running in thestate and the country. She simply wanted to run cross coun-try and nordic ski.
She had to sue the Minnesota State High School Leagueto be able to compete on the boys’ teams as there weren’tany girls’ teams at the time. Her coach, Pat Lanin, testifiedon her behalf, eventually paving the way for federal Title IXlegislation to allow equal opportunity for girls and women inall sports. We can all appreciate her efforts in opening thedoor for girls to compete in high school sports and how thatled to many of us enjoying running the way we do today.
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Toni St. Pierre, 1954-2013
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RUNNING BRIEFSNews and Notes fromthe Roads, Trails and Track
MDRA Upcoming RacesPlease see www.runmdra.org, and check out the races page for moreinformation on the following races.
MDRA is pleased to have the spring race series sponsored onceagain by the Great Harvest Bread Company located in Linden Hills,Maple Grove and Stillwater.
Lake Johanna 4 Mile Saturday, March 23, 11:00 a.m. FREE race for MDRA members. Thisfour mile run starts and finishes at Schmidt Park in Arden Hills. Greatprize drawing following the race. MDRA members only race, and freeto all MDRA members. You can join or renew your MDRA membershipon race day. No pre-registration.
MDRA 7 MileSaturday, March 30, 9:00 a.m. FREE race for MDRA members. Thisseven mile race provides a very challenging hill test for the secondrace of the MDRA spring race series. Starts and ends at the Cross ofGlory Baptist Church in Hopkins. MDRA members only race, and freeto all MDRA members. You can join or renew your MDRA membershipon race day. No pre-registration. Please bring a $1.00 or $2.00 dona-tion for the use of the church facilities.
MDRA Ron Daws 25KSaturday, April 6, 8:00 a.m. Cross of Glory Baptist Church, Hopkins.Cost is $5.00 or $10.00 race day if space is available. The 25K hasbeen a great race to train for Boston and other spring marathons forthe past 35 years.
Fred Kurz Memorial 10 MileSaturday, April 13, first runner at 8:30 a.m.Wayzata Central MiddleSchool. MDRA members $8.00, $15.00 for non-members and $25.00for all on race day. This unique 10 mile race has been around 50 plusyears and never disappoints for a fun race full of camaraderie. Therace is handicapped by time with slower runners leaving first and thefastest last with the idea that all the runners converge on the finishline at the same time. Pre-registration encouraged. Check out the racewebsite for more information: www.fredkurz10mile.com.
Mom’s Day 5KSunday, April 21, 10:00 a.m. Quaking Bog of Wirth Park. Four mile raceand a quarter and a half mile kid’s race. FREE for MDRA members andMDRA members only. You can sign up for MDRA membership at therace. Bring your kids to run for free. Families are encouraged to sharein the fun. The trail is rarely muddy, but there is always hope.
MDRA Mudball ClassicSaturday, May 11, 9:00 a.m. East River Flats Park near the Universityof Minnesota in Minneapolis. $2.00 for MDRA moms, varied prices forothers up to $8.00. All participants receive a plant for finishing.
MDRA Mississippi 10 MilerSunday, May 26, 8:00 a.m. Ten miles out and back on East River Roadstarting at the monument at Summit. Please see www.runmdra.org forentry information. MDRA members save $2 on the $10 entry fee whenregistering by May 23. (there isn’t a code)
Beginning Running in WhiteBear Lake Wednesdays, April 17 to June 5,6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. $75.00.White Bear Lake North Campus.If you are interested in completinga 5K, but aren’t sure how to getstarted, this running class willhelp you get there. Be ready for awalk/run workout at the first ses-sion. By the final class session,you will be able to run for 30 min-utes continuously. Weekly work-outs, coaching and trainingschedules will be provided.
MDRA Women’sRunning Camp in EdinaWednesdays, April 10 to May 29,6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Eight ses-sions for $89. The women’s run-ning camp is for any walker,beginning runner or experiencedrunner aiming to become fitter,faster and have fun. If you are anexperienced runner of any abilitylevel, we can help you gain speed,strength and endurance.
This class has a wonderfulstaff of coaches. In addition toworkouts, there are speakers on
topics ranging from running shoesto nutrition to core strength train-ing. The camp meets at the EdinaCommunity Center in the secondfloor cafeteria and will run work-outs near the community centerand on the track. Please seewww.runmdra.org for more regis-tration information.
Basic Speedworkfor Faster Running in White Bear LakeTuesdays, April 16 - May 21,$59.00. White Bear Lake South
Campus. If you are already a run-ner, find out what it takes to runfaster. Each 60 to 90 minute sessionwill include a speed workout, drillsand a discussion of various tools fordetermining the appropriate train-ing pace for effective workouts.Registration information is availableon the MDRA website and at the fol-lowing link:www.whitebear.k12.mn.us/CommunityServices/index.asp?ID=3166
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MDRA Election ResultsThe recent MDRA Board of Direc-tor elections had a record turnoutof voting participants. This yearwas the first year that voters wereable to utilize an online ballot.Paper ballots were also availablefor those that preferred that triedand true method. Joining theMDRA board will be Josh Jacobsonas the new MDRA treasurer for2013 to 2014. Kate Bomsta is an-other new comer who will be join-ing the board for a two year term.
Serving on the board for 2013will be returning PresidentMichael Iserman, Vice-PresidentNorm Champ, Secretary NoelleFrost, Treasurer Josh Jacobson.Winning two year terms on theboard were Kate Bomsta, Jim De-laplain, Mary Johnson, HeatherKick-Abrahamson, MichaelNawrocki and Eve Stein.
They will be joined by return-ing board members PaulArneberg, Nathan Campeau,Kristin Johnson, Bill Knight, KevinRoss and Melissa Wieczorek. Inthe absence of a past president,Darrell Christensen will be fillingthat one year term.
MDRA would like to thank Andrew Plackner for his dedicationand service to MDRA during histerm on the board and as an MDRAMarathon Training Coach. Andrewdid not run for re-election so as topursue other endeavors.
Pat Lanin Award for Distinguished Service Gary WilsonThe Lanin Award for Distinguished Service recipient for 2012is Gary Wilson. Coach Gary Wilson retired this fall from theUniversity of Minnesota after a prolific 28 year career as theGopher women’s head cross country coach.
The cross country team had been to the NCAA Champi-onship meet 14 times over those 28 years. The Gophers fin-ished ninth at the 2005 meet and had top 12 NCAA finishesduring the next four consecutive years. They also won Big Tentitles during that run in 2007 and 2008.
Rick Recker, while presenting Wilson’s award, referred tothe coach’s team approach (Wilson’s University of Minnesotateams would carry up to 50 runners when only 15 were neces-sary to fill a team) and having one of the few Division I pro-grams in the country that did not cut runners as part of hisunselfishness and wonderful nature.
MDRA Volunteer of the Year Mike WardenMike Warden, MDRA 7 Mile race director for at least the last20 years is the 2012 MDRA Volunteer of the Year. Mike hasalso been a volunteer at MDRA Dome Running since its incep-tion in 1982. This is Mike’s last year as director of the MDRA 7Mile. A huge thank you goes out to Mike for all of his servicefor the Minnesota Distance Running Association and to run-ners throughout the state.
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T R A I N I NG
A s the waves of the Caribbean sea lapped at my feet, duringmy escape from the Minnesota winter, I couldn’t help butthink of summer races, the first spring runs and, more importantly, the next step in getting there: base building.
When you consider your next training plan, it’s important to under-stand the two energy systems involved in training: aerobic and anaerobic.While both systems are necessary, unfortunately, you can’t maximizethem at the same time.
The aerobic system is almost endlessly adaptable and strong, yet oftennot held in high enough regard. Your anaerobic system is more limited andnot the primary system used during endurance racing. Despite this knowl-edge, many runners have difficulty completing a full aerobic base phase.However, if improving performance is what you’re after, you cannot afford toneglect this phase in your training plan.
Sand castles and your race potentialBecause I’m not quite ready to let go of my Mexican adventure, I’m goingto use a sand castle analogy to talk about the importance of base build-ing; bear with me.
When you build a sand castle, the limiting factor of the size and eventualsplendor is the amount of sand you gather to build with. From there, thestrength and structure of the bottom layer allows you to start to add morelayers. You build the walls, add towers, pyramids and eventually sharpenthe edges and refine the artistic details.
In running, the base phase is your limiting factor. The more focused at-tention you give to your base phase, the bigger the foundation you canbuild from in later phases of training. Threshold runs and fartleks willhelp build upon the base strength you gained, which can then lead tomore race specific workouts to sharpen you for competition.
As with the castle, if you don’t spend enough time on each layer as youbuild towards the end goal, things don’t go well. The base crumbles, wallstopple and potential to get to the point of fine tuning is low.
In the running fine world, the term “base phase” is often used casu-ally. Everyone talks about it, but what does a true base phase entail? Anadequate base phase can last anywhere from four to16 weeks, dependingon your training history and your goals. Within this time period nearly allof your time should be spent running easy, building volume, putting inone long run a week and gradually adding in strides. All of these runsshould be done in your aerobic heart rate zone.
For most adults, this number will fall under 150 beats per minute, but amore accurate estimate can be obtained with a VO2 max test or variousfield tests. The key is to commit to training only your aerobic system dur-ing this time.
Don’t surge on the hills, don’t pick it up the last two miles just becauseyou feel good, don’t add in a fartlek because you’re bored. Run easy. Youshould be able to enter your next phase of training strong, healthy andmore efficiently than if you had spent that time training both systems.
During this four to 16 week phase, your body will make many physio-logical changes, including an increased ability to utilize fat for fuel and an
Embrace the BaseYour best performances built from the ground up
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increase in blood plasma volumeand in stroke volume. You will ex-perience muscle adaptations thatwill increase lactate threshold,peak oxygen uptake and improveoxygen transport.
These changes are partially dueto increased capillary density, al-lowing more blood to get to work-ing muscles, thus delivering moreoxygen. A long, intentional basephase will maximize capillary den-sity to prepare you for hardertraining to come; ultimately mak-ing you more efficient on race day.Conversely, high intensity training,or anaerobic training, leads to abreakdown in capillaries.
For the interval junkieMost elite distance runners tendto spend roughly four months ofthe year in a base training phase.This doesn’t include the two tofour weeks of rest that is also apart of each training year. Manyadults who don’t fall into theelite category, but still commit toyear round endurance trainingand racing, spend a very smallportion of their year in a basephase or taking time off. Instead,some sort of intense workout is apart of most weeks.
If you fall into this category,what does this mean for you? Adwindling ability to reach your po-tential as an endurance athleteand a greater risk of injury. You areselling yourself short. If the bestrunners in the world don’t do it,why do you? The more time youspend in a training phase that in-cludes intense intervals, the morebase you lose and the lower yourcapillary density becomes.
Until you go back and committo a full base phase to regain thephysiological benefits of aerobictraining, you are unlikely to seedrastic improvement. Additionally,chronic intense training injuriesare not given a chance to calmdown and are more likely to occurin the first place: high intensitytraining increases musculoskeletalstrain by two to three times com-pared to low intensity training.
For the six month on, sixmonth off runnerFor single season athletes whotend to train hard for about half ofthe year, a base phase is equallyimportant but for slightly different
reasons. While it can be difficult toimprove performance from year toyear with too much down time be-tween seasons, the more impor-tant issue is injury prevention.
We all know that muscles getstronger after starting a new exer-cise program. Your tendons, liga-ments and bones need time tobuild strength in order to handlehigher levels of training stress.
Unfortunately, bone strengthtakes longer to build than musclestrength. Why does this matter?The most common time for stressfractures to occur is within the firstthree to four weeks of increasingexercise intensity. Bones begin toaccumulate damage if they are notgiven time to adapt. This can leadto a stress fracture if the exercisepattern persists. With a properlystructured plan, you can greatlyreduce this risk.
Get out of your own wayWith all of the benefits of a strongaerobic foundation, it is still themost neglected part of endurancetraining. Why? During the basephase the workouts feel too easy.We’re taught that harder workbrings better results. We feel moreaccomplished after an intense in-terval session. And despite lowerperformance potential, intervaltraining produces quick results.
Although there is a time andplace for interval training in yourseason, I encourage you to shiftyour thinking during the earlystages. Embrace the base phase.This may be the only area in yourlife where not working as hard isactually to your advantage.
Rest assured, you’re building astronger body. You’re improvingyour aerobic efficiency, minimizinginjury risk and ultimately improvingyour potential for a more enjoyableand more successful season. Don’tworry. The suffering will come.
So, as you start training foryour summer races, or transitionbetween one competitive seasonto the next, think about what youwant on race day, and think aboutthat sand castle. Are you satisfiedwith single level castle made withupside down sand pails, or do youwant to build the waist highfortress complete with battle-ments and bell towers?
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Showdown at Shepherd’s BushBy David Davis, 2012
Showdown at Shepherd’s Bush captures theevents and climate of distance running in theearly 1900s. David Davis vividly portrays thethoughts, feelings and habits of topmarathon runners of that time. Notes andbibliography in this book show substantia-tion of the facts he describes wonderfullyduring these critical years.
Details of the Olympics and world events are shown with consis-tency. Each of the runners described in this book are unveiled in termsof income, discrimination and favor through acquired celebrity status.
An interesting picture of running and capitalism are presented tothe reader as well. The content of this book is historically significant.It pulls together diverse cultures and introduces us to events in his-tory in the context of the running world. Numerous famous peoplefrom the U.S. and global history are included as part of this nonfictionaction novel.
It was surprising and delightful to read about this handful of eliterunners and their connection to famous writers, athletes, world lead-ers, royalty, composers and entertainers. The locations for themarathons are amazing and critical to marathon history.
Quotes and philosophy supporting long distance running and lifeadded to the overall quality of this book. This should be on every run-ner’s bookshelf. The content and history provided here requires a sec-ond reading. This is an excellent book.
100 Miles of Thought: FindingSuccess Through FailureBy Ryan M. Chukuske, 2012
For those that have run ultramarathons and for those that aspire to runultras, this book has something for you. While the book has fewer pagesthan a 100 mile ultramarathon has miles, it still packs a punch. Mr.Chukuske doesn’t say much about the actual race or the course; instead,he goes into the thoughts and feelings he experienced a mile at a time.
Each brief chapter is organized by the mile and includes greatquotes. These chapters do a good job of describing the highs and lowsof running long distances. Fatigue, hunger, suffering, sleepiness, bodilyfunctions and mental processes are just some of the topics he takes onin each chapter.
While this book won’t give you a sense of any specific course, it willgive you an idea of what goes on with your mind and body as you at-tempt the 100 mile ultramarathon. I would recommend this book if youwant to vicariously experience the challenge of running a 100 mile race.It inspires, and it will help you prepare for your next ultra.
I Run, Therefore I Am Still NutsBy Bob Schwartz, 2013
Bob Schwartz has compiled another humorous book filled with his per-spective on various aspects of running. Intertwined with his wit is solidadvice and colorful writing. As a life long runner, I could connect withhis insights about the tricks, challenges and other realities of running.
Mr. Schwartz humbly reconciles his struggles with injuries andovertraining. Each chapter considers all variety of topics. One part ofthe book contemplates the running logs of great runners. You willhave to read the book to find out his conclusions from these variousrunners’ notes.
Mr. Schwartz discusses the pros and cons of: running with others,running with a dog, running shoes and cross training. Stretching,yoga, aging and self massage are included in his book. Just aboutevery contemporary running topic is covered. He considers and dis-cusses minimal shoes, for example. Minimal shoes or built up shoesmay be right for you. We are all an experiment of one.
The author presents the artistic side of running. Mr. Schwartz in-cludes a poem called the “The Song of the Ungirt Runners.” This is agreat running poem. Bob includes lyrics set to well known melodiesabout running. This all works well with his keen sense of writinghumor. The advice included in this new book will, if followed, savesmany runners from injuries, problems and heartaches. It is a comicalbook and worth reading for any runner.
Run Great When It CountsBy Joey Keillor, 2012
I watched vicariously all through high school and college as runners ranand trained with dedication for their cross country team. The CC with anarrow running through it was something I coveted. During these forma-tive years, I was a football player and much too big to be a competitiverunner. What I knew about these harriers is that they ran an unbeliev-able amount of miles at a pace I can only imagine.
Thirty years later, with dozens of marathons under my belt, I reflecton this youthful effort and consider this informative book written forthese aspiring cross country runners.
Keillor writes from experience as he was a National Champion in theSteeplechase during his college career at Mankato State University dur-ing the mid 90s.
These 31 tips are sound advice. Each tip is contained in a short chap-ter filled with the rational and thinking of an experienced coach. Thefirst 10 tips relate to running in general. A section is dedicated to build-ing confidence and another just to staying healthy. The last three sec-tions are related to talent, luck and some final comprehensive advice.Every runner should understand these basic concepts.
It seems that all runners struggle with injuries and do not alwaysreach their full potential. Achieving excellence means planning and fol-lowing a training schedule year round. As a school superintendent andrunner, I would recommend this book for every Cross Country coach.
B O O K R E V I E W S BY WAYNE GILMAN
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R A C I N G
For some, having the finishersmedal draped around their neckrepresents much more, such ashonoring a lost loved one, over-coming significant health chal-lenges or perhaps conquering anaddiction. Regardless of the mean-ing it symbolizes, the vast majorityof marathoners would likely attestthat the finisher’s medal is one oftheir most prized possessions.
I earned my first finisher’smedal at Grandma’s Marathon in2002. At that time, I was still naiveto the significance of my accom-plishment and the influence itwould have on my life over the up-coming years.
I wish I could say my firstmarathon was an outstanding ex-perience, but physically, it mostcertainly was not. I wasn’t in-stantly hooked on the marathondistance and, frankly, I had seriousdoubts that I would ever attempt itagain. In fact, immediately follow-ing the race and for the next cou-ple weeks, I was convinced thatrunning 26.2 miles just once wasmore than enough for me.
Of course I was pleased withthe accomplishment and proud ofthe finisher’s medal I had received,but at the time it did not have asmuch significance as these racesouvenirs would gain over the
years. I wrapped the medal in itsred, white, and blue ribbon andplaced it in the back of a drawer.
As the weeks passed and mylegs began to recover, I resumedmy running “routine.” Of the manyaspects of running that I enjoy andlook forward to the most, it is thesolitude and the opportunity toprocess my thoughts that keepsme returning to the trails.
I guess sometime during one ofthose runs following my firstmarathon, I began to think aboutthe possibility of improving uponmy inaugural performance. I can’trecall exactly when I decided totake on the marathon for a secondtime, but I did. In doing so, I beganto learn more about myself, the al-lure of the marathon and the per-sonal significance of my growingcollection of finisher’s medals.
Perhaps to my wife’s chagrin, Inow proudly display all of mymarathon medals. Seeing them ona daily basis provides an impor-tant source of inspiration and mo-tivation, not just for training inpreparation for the next marathon,but also for inevitable challengespresented by life.
I have completed manymarathons since 2002, and I am cer-
tainly not alone. According to Run-ning USA’s Annual Marathon Report(2012), there has been a 47 percentincrease in the number of finishersamong U.S. marathons from theyears 2000 to 2011: an estimated353,000 to 518,000, respectively.
Along with the growing partici-pation has been a steady increasein the number of marathons in theUnited States. Over the last 10years, the U.S. has seen an averageof 26 new marathons each year(USA Running, 2012). Subse-quently, as race organizers attemptto attract participants, one of themany strategies has been a trendtoward larger, more intricate andcreative finisher medal designs.
Each year, Marathon & Beyondmagazine features an article (typ-ically in the May/June issue)highlighting the best marathonmedals for the previous year. I al-ways look forward to seeing theartistic designs. Occasionally, oneof the medals I had earned evenmakes the list (e.g., Grandma’sMarathon, #20 among M&B’s2009 top 25 finisher medals)(Gentry 2010). Inspired by thesearticles, I thought it would be in-teresting to take a look back atthe 2012 finisher medals from allof the Minnesota marathons.
A look back at how these cherished race mementos came into beingBY MICHAEL ISERMAN
2012 MinnesotaMarathon Finisher’sMedals
A marathon finisher’s medal is perhapsone of the most cherished and meaningful race me-
mentos. It represents more than just completing the
26.2 miles and crossing the finish line. The
marathon finisher’s medal symbolizes the countless
hours and miles of training, the commitment, the
sacrifice and the dedication required to make it to
the starting line adequately prepared for this test of
cardiorespiratory endurance and mental toughness.
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Zoom! Yah! Yah! IndoorMarathon, JanuaryMinnesota’s first marathon of the calendar yearis the Zoom! Yah! Yah! Indoor Marathon held atSt. Olaf College in Northfield. The race is run ona 282 meter track which equates to 150 laps forthe participants. The finisher’s medal, designedby Tom Daymont, displays a runner with starscircling around his head representing thisdizzying course. The runner’s arms are alsoraised in triumph, or maybe out of desperation.The Zoom! Yah! Yah! finisher medal is the rarestamong Minnesota marathons with a maximumof just 44 awarded each year.
Brainerd Jaycees Run for the Lakes, AprilThe Run for the Lakes Marathon starts and fin-ishes near Nisswa, Minnesota. The course toursrunners along tree lined country roads throughthe north woods of the Brainerd Lakes Area.Race Director, Tad Johnson indicates, “Since themedal is the one thing a runner receives andkeeps after completing a race, we wanted oursto be impressive enough so a runner sees it andremembers fondly that they finished the Runfor the Lakes.”
The finisher’s medal incorporates the race’slogo including the national historic BrainerdWater Tower, a section of the trail and a lake inthe background representing scenic Clark Lakeand Lake Hubert around which portions of themarathon course circle.
Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon,Holdingford to St. Joseph,Minnesota, MayThe Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon is presentedby the St. Cloud River Runners. The race beginsin Holdingford and ends in St. Joseph, Min-nesota. The mostly rural Lake Wobegon Trail isa former railroad track converted to a pavedbike path.
The finisher’s medal seeks to represent thetrail seen passing by pine trees and its connec-tion to central Minnesota. The Minnesota im-agery is also strongly represented on thebeautiful medal that will be awarded to finish-ers in 2013. A must have for every marathoner’smedal collection.
Med-City Marathon, Byron toRochester, Minnesota, MayThe Med-City Marathon is a point-to-pointmarathon run each May from Byron toRochester. The design for the 2012 finisher’smedal evolved as a byproduct of the race’s shirtdesign. The medal designer, Paul Brandrup, re-calls that he wanted to capture an urban lookusing elements that portrayed Rochester, suchas the downtown Rochester skyline, which out-lines “Marathon 2012.” To further differentiatethe look from previous years, he also decidedto use a distressed font type which furtherdraws upon the urban feel.
Minneapolis Marathon, JuneThe Minneapolis Marathon celebrates its fifthanniversary in 2013. The 2012 finisher’s medal,similar to that of both 2010 and 2011, is shapedlike a quarter circle to fit like a puzzle piece,forming a complete circle or wave design withother Team Ortho finisher medals earnedthroughout the year.
The medal is plated in 24 karat gold andsimilar to the other medals within the TeamOrtho series. It also features a stained glasslike inlay, in a blue wave-like pattern represent-ing the Mississippi River along many sectionsof the course.
Grandma’s Marathon, JuneGrandma’s Marathon is run every June alongthe beautiful north shore of Lake Superior fromTwo Harbors to Duluth. Around mile 14, runnerscatch their first glimpse of the distant aerial liftbridge near the finish line.
Zach Hitchcock, designer of Grandma’s 2012finisher medal states, “This medallion was try-ing to capture that sighting. It representsfruition and accomplishment. The lines stream-ing into the sky represent the energy and thecelebration happening in our finish area. Asthousands of people find their way across theline they take a deep breath and look back onwhat they just achieved. It is very simple im-agery, but for every runner who has crossed theline at Grandma’s Marathon, this first sightingmust build up excitement and anticipation.”
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Moose Mountain Marathon, SeptemberThe Moose Mountain Marathon, run primarily onthe rugged Superior Hiking Trail, is Minnesota’smost challenging marathon, boasting 11,000 feetof elevation change. According to John Storkamp,it seems fitting that Moose Mountain has themost modest finisher’s medal since, “Just finish-ing this race is bragging rights in itself.”
The medal is actually a simple two sided,two inch wooden nickel. On the back, each fin-isher writes in some basic information such asthe year, finish time and place. Storkampstates, “We believe that the race is about theexperience and not the medal, so by design,have kept this aspect pretty modest, and mostpeople think it is pretty cool. After all, when yourun the Moose Mountain Marathon, you are sur-rounded by thousands of acres of forest, so Ithink a wood medallion makes some sense.”
Walker North CountryMarathon, SeptemberLast year marked the thirtieth running of theWalker North Country Marathon, which pro-vided the inspiration for the finisher’s medal. Asstated by designer Melanie Rice, “We wantedto do something really different with our logoand our slogan. Not wanting a shape that wasthe traditional circle, the shape of the state ofMinnesota seemed appropriate.”
Rice explains that the 2012 medal places“more focus on the unique qualities of our race:the quaint town of Walker, the winding trailsthrough the Paul Bunyan and Heartland Trails,and along the shores of Leech Lake, the majes-tic pines along the way, and finally, celebrating
the big finish at the top of the hill where youstand on the finish line and look over the ex-pansive view of Walker Bay on Leech Lake. Ifthat doesn’t spell out ‘North Country,’ we don’tknow what does.”
Medtronic Twin CitiesMarathon, OctoberKnown as “The most beautiful urban marathonin America,” the Medtronic Twin CitiesMarathon has become one of my favorite an-nual marathons. As noted by TCM’s Marketingand Media Director, Teresa Fudenberg, “The de-sign of the 2012 Medtronic Twin CitiesMarathon finisher medal reflects the energyand personality of the marathon’s theme.
“The geometric facets and strong lines haveseveral meanings. The facets are a nod to theurban setting of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Theoverlapping lines represent the personal pathsthat each runner takes on their quest to completethe event. When shown in color [as seen on the2012 finisher’s shirt], the lines and facets layerover each other in rich autumnal hues, creating avibrant color palette inspired by the beauty of themarathon course. Combined, these signature ele-ments tell the bold story about the powerful ex-perience of finishing a marathon.”
Mankato Marathon, OctoberThe Mankato Marathon is one of Minnesota’snewest marathons with the inaugural race held in2010. The Mankato Marathon logo is perfectly fitfor a finisher’s medal. As Event Support Special-ist, Paige Schuette indicates, “Not only does theshape and size lend itself well for this medium,we also felt the logo itself was unique, interest-ing and depicts the features of the MinnesotaRiver Valley in which Mankato is settled.”
In writing this article, I became motivated toadd each of the Minnesota marathon finisher’smedals to my personal collection. I also won-dered, has anyone completed and earned a fin-isher’s medal for each of the Minnesota’smarathons? How about in a single year? If youenjoy the art and inspiration that a marathonmedal provides, you can view additional photosof finisher medals from both U.S. and interna-tional marathons at www.26point2medals.com.
Special thanks to: Dick Daymont (Zoom! Yah! Yah!),Sharon Hobbs (Lake Wobogen Trail Marathon), WallyArnold (Med-City Marathon), Paul Brandrup (Med-CityMarathon), Paige Schuette (Mankato Marathon), JohnStorkamp (Moose Mountain Marathon), Zach Hitchcock(Grandma’s Marathon), Teresa Fudenberg (Twin Cities inMotion), Melanie Rice (Walker North Country Marathon),Tad Johnson (Brainerd Jaycees Run for the Lake) and JohnLarson (Team Ortho’s Minneapolis Marathon) for the sup-port and information each provided for this article regard-ing their respective marathons.
MINNESOTA MARATHON FINISHER’S MEDALS
Zoom! Yah! Yah! Indoor MarathonDesigned by: Tom DaymontProduced by: DynabuckleNext Running: January 5, 2014www.zoomyahyah.com
Brainerd Jaycees Run for the LakesDesigned by: Kim McLellanProduced by: Winner’s Trophy & EngravingNext Running: April 27, 2013www.runforthelakes.com
Lake Wobegon Trail MarathonDesigned by: Christy RamlerProduced by: Always AdvancingNext Running: May 11, 2013www.lakewobegontrailmarathon.org
Med-City MarathonDesigned by: Paul Brandrup, SuperiorScreeners (Rochester)Produced by: Medals and Insignia
Next Running: May 26, 2013www.medcitymarathon.com
Minneapolis MarathonDesigned by: Jason LehmkuhleProduced by: Team OrthoNext Running: June 2, 2013www.minneapolismarathon.com
Grandma’s MarathonDesigned by: Zach HitchcockProduced by: Advantage Emblem Next Running: June 22, 2013www.grandmasmarathon.com
Moose Mountain MarathonDesigned by: John StorkampProduced by: Old Time Wooden Nickel Co.Next Running: September 7, 2013www.fall.superiortrailrace.com
Walker North Country MarathonDesigned by: Melanie Rice, Rice CreativeServices, LLC (Walker)Produced by: American SolutionsNext Running: September 21, 2013www.walkernorthcountrymarathon.com
Medtronic Twin Cities MarathonDesigned by: Elle Conyers, Orangeseed Design (Minneapolis)Produced by: Maxwell Medals & AwardsNext Running: October 6, 2013www.tcmevents.org
Mankato MarathonDesigned by: Taymark, Inc.Produced by: Taymark, Inc.Next Running: October 20, 2013www.mankatomarathon.com
26MARCH/APRIL 2013
O N T H E R U N
“I’m too busy withwork.”
“I’d like to run, but I don’t wantto sacrifice time with my family.”
When I hear people talkingabout how they’d like to run, butcan’t, these are some things Ioften hear. Besides the excuse,“My knees can’t handle it,” nothaving enough time is the excuse Ihear most frequently. I’ll admit,there are some “valid” excuses fornot running, but I was fortunateenough to have a father who didnot allow these kind of excusesget in the way of running.
He certainly could have used,“I’m too busy with work.”
When I was in junior high, dadwas the principal of a Lutheranhigh school in Honolulu. Heworked long hours, had a longcommute and often brought workhome. He still, however, managedto get out several times a week torun on the paved bike path thatparalleled Pearl Harbor.
He also could have said, “Idon’t want to sacrifice time withmy family.” As busy as dad was, Inever felt like he sacrificed timewith our family. Not only did hehave a “date” with each of his chil-dren every month, where he tookus to do something special, healso invited me to run with him.
When I was in junior high, I did-n’t think it was too “cool” to go run-
ning with my dad, but I do remem-ber a day when I acquiesced to hisrequest, putting my junior highcoolness on the line. Risking my al-ready meager reputation in the sev-enth grade, I went running with himon the Pearl Harbor Bike Path.
No one would have accused mydad of being a speed demon, buthe knew how to keep a steadypace. Once we ran down to thetrail together, I wasn’t content toenjoy a leisurely, steady run alongthe not-so-beautiful shoreline ofPearl Harbor.
Instead of keeping pace withdad, I would run ahead, only tostop when I got too tired. Then, I’dstand next to the trail to rest whilelooking at the harbor, a canal run-ning under one of the trail’sbridges or the lone rice patty inthe sprawl of strip malls and smallbusinesses.
Each time I stopped, he caughtback up to me. He didn’t chide mefor not keeping an even pace; hejust kept moving, encouraging meonward. I imagine with his busyschedule, he enjoyed some timemoving at a steady pace, takingthings as the came rather thanhaving things thrown at him.
With his busy schedule, my daddidn’t do much racing when wewere in Hawaii. When he did signup for a race, he didn’t try to dragthe family out to watch him run.Though I never got to see him
race, I enjoy hearing him talkabout them, now that I can appre-ciate what a road race is like.
One of his races was The GreatAloha Run: an eight mile race thatbegan in downtown Honolulu andfinished at Aloha Stadium. I don’tremember him talking much aboutit, other than saying that my momhad registered him and left out hisprojected finish time off the appli-cation. This put him at the back ofthe crush of runners, and at thestart, he had to spend a whileweaving through the walkers andjoggers before he could settle intoa regular pace.
Besides doing The Great AlohaRun a couple of times, he also gotto run as part of a 100K relay. Hesaid he was feeling pretty goodabout his 10K leg until he noticedhimself being passed by somerunners who were doing the entire100K solo.
In Hawaii, there’s no shortage ofmilitary runners looking to pushthe next barrier (see the origins ofthe Ironman Triathlon), but my dadwas content to improve slowly, stayin shape and run at his own pace.
I think back to those times inHawaii when I’m trudging oversome snow packed trail in the win-
ter or suffering through the hills ofEagan on a hot, humid Julyevening. My dad didn’t have todeal with those kinds of condi-tions in Hawaii, but he did dealwith any excuse I can think of tonot go running.
When my alarm goes off twohours before sunrise, it’s prettytempting to sleep for another hourinstead of hitting the roads or thegym. When I get home after a long,stressful workday, there are a hun-dred things I could do besidesgoing for a run.
I don’t have any kids of myown, let alone three. Though Isometimes just want to sit in mychair and read, watch television orsurf the internet, I know I canmake time for a run. While I mightnot feel like running at the time, Iwon’t regret it. My dad showed methat even though that first stepout the door is sometimes thehardest, it’s worth it to spend a lit-tle bit of time at my own pace.
Finding the Time
Nathan Leckband and his father
Author remembers how his busy father blended family time with running
BY NATHAN LECKBAND
27 MARCH/APRIL 2013
AT THE RACES
MDRA Meet of MilesJANUARY 14, UNIVER-SITY OF MINNESOTA
Overall1 Charlie Lawrence, 17 4:262 Ryan Larson, 19 4:283 Nick Golebiowski, 17 4:284 Ben Merchant, 32 4:295 Will Burke, 17 4:316 Colin Zanner, 22 4:337 Isaiah Barlow, 17 4:338 Lance Elliott, 42 4:349 Kyle Severson, 20 4:3410 Trevor Capra, 17 4:3711 Patrick Parish, 27 4:3812 Scott Kuidera, 17 4:4313 Dan Peters, 21 4:4314 Austin Knowlton, 17 4:4515 Patrick Russell, 36 4:4516 Chandler Klawitter, 16 4:4717 Soren Vosbenkowski 4:4818 Joe Manders, 17 4:4919 Ali Ahmed, 17 4:4920 Ken Cooper, 41 4:5021 Brian Davenport, 38 4:5222 Tom Gatyas, 32 4:5323 Brian Petkov, 17 4:5524 Michael Sampers, 16 4:5625 Steve Stenzel, 31 4:5726 Mason Kiffmayer, 14 4:5827 Sam Friesen, 18 5:0028 Gus Metzdorff, 17 5:0529 Pete Kessler, 51 5:0830 Jay Nelson, 43 5:1031 Rob Class, 52 5:1032 Eric Howe, 17 5:1033 Ethan Genteman, 22 5:1234 Mitch Brown, 17 5:1235 Andrew McGillivary, 17 5:1336 Doug Schroeder, 27 5:1737 John Walker, 17 5:1738 Dave Marek, 48 5:1839 Ryan Albu, 34 5:1940 Jason Larson, 29 5:1941 Scott Davis, 42 5:1942 Bob Finke, 50 5:201 Claire Bootsma, 25* 5:2043 Peter Meinz, 28 5:212 Kristen Kinnear-Ohlmann, 37* 5:2144 Jonah Shaw, 16 5:2245 Jeremy Reichenberger, 21 5:2346 Steve English, 46 5:2347 Kirk Crabb, 30 5:243 Mackenzie Schell, 16* 5:2548 George Mutuma, 37 5:2549 Jeffrey Fuller, 39 5:254 Angie Voight, 36* 5:27
50 Jake Odom, 16 5:2751 Bill Langhart, 57 5:2852 Tim Magle, 16 5:2853 Adam Pettipece, 35 5:2854 Yazan Alsharif, 16 5:3055 Matt Orzehowski, 24 5:315 Melissa Gacek, 36* 5:3356 Rick Larsen, 51 5:3457 Dan Cronen, 49 5:3558 Bill Dobbs, 54 5:3659 Gerald Butler, 41 5:3860 Dan Sparkman, 52 5:4061 Kirt Goetzke, 52 5:4062 Bill Atkins, 51 5:4163 George Fulp, 51 5:476 Lydia Novotny, 29* 5:4864 Brendan Byrne, 25 5:4965 Tom Ruen, 44 5:5166 Eugene Samuel, 50 5:517 Lindsey Wild, 30* 5:528 Taylor Rambo, 17* 5:529 Sadie Briggs, 37* 5:5267 Harry Skees, 40 5:5310 Nycole Schneider, 27* 5:5468 Dale Heinen, 57 5:5569 Michael Revering, 17 5:5611 Molly Pennings, 37* 5:5712 Julie Cousins, 34* 6:0170 Sean Pease, 37 6:0113 Kathi Madden, 55* 6:0514 Nordica Stocker, 27* 6:0671 Jim Graupner, 68 6:1072 Ben Zhao, 99 6:1073 John Naslund, 62 6:1315 Meggan Craft, 37* 6:1774 Ron Byland, 54 6:2075 Steve Deboer, 58 6:2176 Jeff Webber, 48 6:2216 Ann Wasson, 51* 6:2477 Bruce Rodich, 54 6:2417 Cece Metzdorff, 17* 6:2878 Quinn Whitton, 11 6:2979 Thom Weddle, 74 6:2918 Greta Simpson, 31* 6:4180 Arland Braaten-Lee, 63 6:4281 Larry Thompson, 62 6:4382 Nathan Mitchell, 38 6:4483 Dan Kimmel, 61 6:4584 James Allen, 35 6:4785 Craig Lippert, 57 6:5186 Robert Britain, 54 6:5287 Norm Purrington, 69 6:5788 Leigh Webber, 63 6:5889 Stephen Anderson, 59 7:0519 Marisa Skees, 37* 7:0590 Will Harder, 8 7:0691 Paul Murray, 67 7:0792 Don Dornfeld, 69 7:1293 Greg Gaffaney, 61 7:1994 Gregory Logajan, 54 7:2095 Stephen Bullard, 55 7:2120 Nissa Larson, 34* 7:2496 Patrick Ryan, 64 7:2697 Rick Recker, 68 7:28
98 Phil Erickson, 72 7:2999 Gabe Novotny, 33 7:32100 Darrell Christensen, 75 7:35101 Don Wright, 72 7:35102 Perry McCahan, 53 7:4021 Anna Giacomini, 47* 7:44103 Sam Edwards, 8 7:5622 Rachel Matusesk, 16* 8:0823 Emily Severson, 17* 8:0924 Sami Skees, 7* 8:2525 Delma Bartelme, 63* 8:2726 Vivian Gacek, 7* 8:32104 James Chase, 53 8:3327 Rosemary Harnly, 66* 8:3928 Skyler Skees, 9* 8:43105 William Rainey, 54 8:45106 Doug Erbeck, 77 9:25* indicates females
Securian WinterCarnival 5KJANUARY 26, ST. PAUL
Open Men1 Aaron Schwietz, 15 20:232 Jacob Nieland, 18 20:363 Tom Woo, 53 21:034 Michael Johnson, 27 21:125 Sammy Nielsen, 17 21:446 Tony Joyer, 17 21:447 Paul Thompson 22:578 Doug Bertossi, 40 23:469 Nicholas Oczak, 14 23:4710 James Olzeske, 49 24:0011 Peter Nelson, 54 24:2712 Jeff Culhane, 33 24:5813 Mark Huus, 53 24:5914 Matt Lysne, 42 24:5915 Tom Hannasch, 53 25:0416 Ryan Erickson, 33 25:1317 Warren Harms, 28 25:1618 Dennis Loperfido, 39 25:1819 Mike Huray, 41 25:2820 David Cullen, 17 25:3021 Richard Bottorff, 58 25:3922 Chad Vossen, 33 25:4223 Jim Murphy, 29 25:5324 Greg Boe, 25 26:0725 Michael Bailey, 27 26:29
Open Women1 Molly Peterson, 25 23:082 Leah Betcher, 26 25:183 Jackie Thelen, 22 25:544 Nicole Kesti, 14 26:325 Sheryl Weber-Paxton, 54 26:406 Angela Schema, 30 26:467 Sarah Johnson, 42 26:468 Margaret Johnson, 27 26:479 Beth Vogl, 47 27:09
10 Margaret Heinz, 66 27:1311 Lynn Sosnowski, 44 27:2812 Jamie Johnson, 33 27:3213 Madeline Shogren, 17 27:3914 Emma Cherney, 16 27:4015 Ann Nepstad, 47 27:4216 Melissa Klauda, 22 27:4317 Irene Ferrari, 44 27:4818 Camille Gosset, 16 27:4919 Melanie Rudolph, 31 27:5820 Camille Verzal, 44 28:1421 Crystal Fenton, 27 28:1422 Jessica Thomas, 15 28:2023 Molly Burke, 24 28:2424 Sharon Bruestle, 64 28:3925 Melissa Strub, 38 28:40
Men Under 8115 Wyatt Zimmer, 1 38:17
Men 8 - 9140 Locke Rowland, 9 46:50
Men 10 - 1183 Cameron Granner, 10 32:33134 Seyi Afinni, 10 45:27
Men 12 - 1345 John Mantor, 12 28:40141 Matt Frater, 12 47:40144 Elliott Hawkins, 13 51:25
Men 14 - 151 Aaron Schwietz, 15 20:239 Nicholas Oczak, 14 23:4773 Jack Peterson, 14 31:21
Men 16 - 175 Sammy Nielsen, 17 21:446 Tony Joyer, 17 21:4420 David Cullen, 17 25:30
Men 18 - 192 Jacob Nieland, 18 20:36
Men 35 - 3918 Dennis Loperfido, 39 25:1828 Greg Berning, 35 26:5554 Michael Wrbsky, 38 29:2857 William Nelson, 35 29:5765 Josh Hisley, 39 30:3090 Brian Vrtis, 38 33:42101 Dave Dutcher, 38 36:20118 John McDevitt, 37 39:37121 Patrick Foley, 36 40:37
Men 40 - 448 Doug Bertossi, 40 23:4614 Matt Lysne, 42 24:5919 Mike Huray, 41 25:2838 Kurt Thompson, 40 28:1339 Scott Svenningsen, 40 28:1544 Derek Hudek, 44 28:4053 Mike Bjorkman, 42 29:1864 Mark Kesti, 44 30:2980 John Kelly, 42 32:1681 Tim Van Slyke, 41 32:22
Men 45 - 4910 James Olzeske, 49 24:00
RESULTS REPORTS CALENDAR PHOTOS
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AT TH E RACE S
31 Luther Hagen, 46 27:0836 Steven Vogl, 47 27:3847 Steve Misgen, 47 28:4256 Chip Tangen, 48 29:5275 Andrei Sivanich, 45 31:3876 Brian Morris, 45 31:3886 Tom Mccarthy, 45 32:5288 Chuck Meyer, 47 33:0397 Louie Vukich, 46 35:28
Men 50 - 543 Tom Woo, 53 21:0311 Peter Nelson, 54 24:2713 Mark Huus, 53 24:5915 Tom Hannasch, 53 25:0430 Michael Reed, 53 27:0734 Jeff Ek, 54 27:2846 Tim Quinn, 53 28:4148 Kirk Hoaglund, 53 28:4949 John Romig, 50 28:5951 Joe Rodriguez, 53 29:00
Men 55 - 5921 Richard Bottorff, 58 25:3935 Larry Shelley, 55 27:2870 Dale Sommers, 57 30:5895 Jeff Faragher, 55 34:51102 Charlie Heille, 58 36:21109 Steven Errante, 55 37:32128 Chris Heiliger, 58 44:20146 Ralph Nyquist, 55 54:04148 James Smith, 56 56:14
Men 60 - 6427 Rick Johnson, 63 26:4933 Geoff Kaufmann, 61 27:1037 Robert Goodloe, 61 27:48
43 Dennis Johnson, 63 28:3850 William Voje, 62 29:0071 Paul Mandell, 60 31:1178 Tom Couillard, 64 32:0882 Donald Nelson, 63 32:2396 Warren Enright, 63 34:59103 Thomas Pokora, 64 36:30
Men 65 - 6967 William Rueber, 66 30:5387 Bob Stewart, 69 32:57105 John Herman, 69 37:19110 Dan Fisher, 65 37:44117 Bob Aby, 68 38:27127 Tom Evans, 68 43:06
Men 70 - 74124 Dollard Carey, 72 42:25
Women 8 - 9146 Sarah McDevitt, 8 39:37
Women 10 - 11139 Ah'janay Yancy, 10 38:52194 Indigo Rowland, 11 46:56211 Sahitya Bondalapati, 10 52:24
Women 12 - 1342 Leona Derango, 13 30:4953 Annika Iverson, 13 31:46149 Lainey Axell, 12 39:53150 Britta Iverson, 12 39:53
Women 14 - 154 Nicole Kesti, 14 26:3222 Jessica Thomas, 15 28:20172 Amy Eldredge, 15 43:41202 Shawnice Price, 14 49:10
Women 16 - 1713 Madeline Shogren, 17 27:3914 Emma Cherney, 16 27:4018 Camille Gosset, 16 27:4932 Natalie Kesti, 16 29:59
Women 18 - 1929 Sophie May, 18 29:48107 Amanda Kirk, 19 35:27203 Lindsey Sullivan, 19 49:23
Women 35 - 3925 Melissa Strub, 38 28:4027 CariJo Kiffmeyer, 37 29:1249 Michele Belgea, 35 31:1462 Jen Granner, 36 32:4263 Jennifer Tandberg, 35 32:4364 Kari Elias, 36 32:5078 Kristi Stryk, 35 33:3989 Andrea Fluegel, 38 34:1394 Elizabeth Lo, 36 34:31108 Jen Garlie, 35 35:34
Women 40 - 447 Sarah Johnson, 42 26:4611 Lynn Sosnowski, 44 27:2817 Irene Ferrari, 44 27:4820 Camille Verzal, 44 28:1433 Gabi May, 44 29:5945 Barb Baumann, 44 30:5548 Melissa Doumbia, 41 30:5860 Kathy Pearson, 44 32:2368 Carrie Eldridge, 41 33:0669 Kelli Lyng, 43 33:10
Women 45 - 499 Beth Vogl, 47 27:0915 Ann Nepstad, 47 27:42
37 Beth Anne Sutcliffe, 47 30:2346 Renee Mccarthy, 45 30:5667 Karin Vukich, 46 33:0372 Nora Vernon, 47 33:2087 Lisa West, 48 34:1190 Laurel Hofeldt, 49 34:1392 Leslie Palmer-Ross, 49 34:25105 Chris Pommerenke, 46 35:15
Women 50 - 545 Sheryl Weber-Paxton, 54 26:4026 Joan Lee, 54 29:0035 Mary Lunzer, 53 30:0738 Debra Stickney, 51 30:3270 Donna Thomas, 51 33:1275 Lori Manteufel, 54 33:2484 Kate Havelin, 52 34:02109 Laurie Kjelden, 50 35:42126 Lesley Mundy, 52 38:06142 Sandra Drenttel, 54 39:30
Women 55 - 5936 Pat Fridell, 56 30:2055 Phillips Vicki, 55 31:5857 Michel Sanders, 59 32:0785 Carly Schroepfer, 58 34:0499 Julie Jensen, 55 34:59123 Brigitte Anderson, 55 37:45124 Melissa Porter, 57 37:46136 Barbara Ashley, 57 38:45137 Rita Mattaini, 59 38:46141 Kathryn Wipperling, 59 39:28
Women 60 - 6424 Sharon Bruestle, 64 28:39
RESULTS
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AT TH E RACE S
106 Cathy Skrip, 64 35:22116 Rebecca Hamilton, 61 36:40196 Carol Barnhart, 61 47:09198 Barb Klaman, 60 47:44204 Nancy Price, 64 49:50207 Geri Fisher, 64 50:21
Women 65 - 6910 Margaret Heinz, 66 27:13100 Linda Letts, 66 34:59
Women 75 - 79179 Alice Tomsche, 77 45:04
Securian WinterCarnival 10KJANUARY 26, ST. PAUL
Open Men1 Wayne Dickie, 48 40:092 Bobby Paxton, 56 40:103 Steve Mann, 38 41:214 John McCarthy, 36 43:015 Thomas Masterman, 41 43:516 Jordan Deckenbach, 31 43:597 Aaron Zellhoefer, 33 44:088 Ryan Diepenbrock, 31 44:199 Carlos Adams, 40 44:4310 John Vinsel, 57 45:1211 Nicholas Bishop, 26 45:2612 Zach Marsh, 30 45:5913 James Robin, 45 46:0214 Aaron Wicks, 33 46:1515 Jesse McCaffrey, 25 46:2316 Mike Engh, 25 46:2817 Callen Weispfennig, 26 46:5518 Mike Shepard, 40 46:5919 Kevin Baltus, 42 47:1120 Mike Evans, 38 47:3821 Nick Feiock, 25 47:5022 Haugen Derek, 28 47:5823 Waqar Ahmad, 43 48:4424 Scott Donaldson, 25 49:2025 Ryan Pekarek, 26 49:27
Open Women1 Emily Mantor, 16 43:342 Morcelli Kombo, 18 44:173 Leah Janus, 35 48:094 Shannon Jones, 43 48:215 Crystal Culhane, 33 48:506 Kara Rodriguez, 24 49:107 Leandra Branch, 22 49:108 Gwen Jacobson, 54 49:119 Meg Becker, 28 49:2310 Greta Schmalle, 25 49:4111 Christine Barry, 38 50:0112 Jill Hotujec, 31 50:0213 Callie Summers, 29 50:4014 Amber Lee, 22 50:5315 Bridget Gormley, 22 51:2516 Patty Akers, 45 51:4217 Britni Blohm, 27 52:2318 Deborah Fideldy, 44 52:5419 Lee Ann Iverson, 47 53:0220 Naomi Alvarez, 15 53:3521 Amanda Klaman, 29 54:0222 Rachel Esbjornsson, 29 54:1123 Kelly Gaspard, 45 54:1824 Carrie Boyer, 40 54:3525 Rachel Nicholas, 34 54:49
Men 12 - 1354 Dylan Sable, 12 52:55
Men 14 - 1526 Alex May, 15 49:4128 Thomas Mantor, 15 49:56
Men 35 - 393 Steve Mann, 38 41:214 John McCarthy, 36 43:0120 Mike Evans, 38 47:3830 Scot Pekarek, 39 50:0932 Eric Gonzaga, 39 50:1833 Ricardo Sandoval, 39 50:3263 Jamie Halverson, 38 54:2971 Jasen Hoglund, 35 55:4882 Mike Sigrist, 36 57:3191 Dave McGarry, 39 58:31
Men 40 - 445 Thomas Masterman, 41 43:519 Carlos Adams, 40 44:4318 Mike Shepard, 40 46:5919 Kevin Baltus, 42 47:1123 Waqar Ahmad, 43 48:4441 Chris Guertin, 41 51:2547 Fred Snyder, 43 51:5649 Keith Lillquist, 43 52:0753 Thomas Brandt, 41 52:4965 Mark Struthers, 44 54:55
Men 45 - 491 Wayne Dickie, 48 40:0913 James Robin, 45 46:0238 Michael Cavanaugh, 45 50:5940 Chris Ramsey, 48 51:1442 Brett Lehman, 49 51:2752 Richard Berg, 46 52:4759 John Hakes, 47 54:1161 Tim Pratt, 48 54:1562 Juma Ikangaa, 49 54:2973 Robert Lundquist, 49 56:17
Men 50 - 5444 Paul Vinsel, 54 51:3557 Melvin Alvarez, 52 53:3469 Kevin Norby, 52 55:3785 David Petersen, 53 57:5594 Michael Miller, 50 58:49107 Theodore Whitehurst, 52 1:00:04110 Keith Maurer, 52 1:00:54113 Jeff Heurung, 50 1:02:28129 Michael Wondra, 54 1:08:17141 Dan Stickler, 54 1:16:18
Men 55 - 592 Bobby Paxton, 56 40:1010 John Vinsel, 57 45:1239 Len Sonterre, 59 51:1156 Louis Ahlstrand, 59 53:2768 Doug Collison, 56 55:3170 Dennis Koutsky, 55 55:4183 John Makowski, 55 57:4992 David Holtorf, 58 58:3299 Paul Montain, 58 59:12111 Butch Kummer, 56 1:01:47
Men 60 - 64101 Bion Beebe, 62 59:30121 Jeffrey Gould, 61 1:04:16124 Rick Christenson, 62 1:07:15135 Garry Zierhut, 60 1:11:56
Men 65 - 69143 Eugene Bourland, 69 1:19:39
Men 70 - 74147 Michael Ojile, 70 1:41:45148 Ron Yezzi, 74 1:47:21
Men 75 - 79142 John Adams, 75 1:18:04146 Claus Pierach, 78 1:35:31
Women 14 - 1520 Naomi Alvarez, 15 53:35
Women 16 - 171 Emily Mantor, 16 43:34141 Miranda Carrillo, 16 1:11:35172 Jessica Eccles, 17 1:31:48
Women 18 - 192 Morcelli Kombo, 18 44:1751 Emily Sylvestre, 18 58:41105 Alissa Fisher, 19 1:05:16
Women 35 - 393 Leah Janus, 35 48:0911 Christine Barry, 38 50:0126 Rachel Hohenstein, 36 54:5031 Aubrey Bork, 35 55:3136 Jessy Perzel, 37 56:4440 Melissa Borths, 36 57:3950 Alia Collins, 39 58:3064 Nicole Landree, 37 59:3676 Jennifer Shindeldecker, 39 1:01:1278 Dana Liddle, 36 1:01:18
Women 40 - 444 Shannon Jones, 43 48:2118 Deborah Fideldy, 44 52:5424 Carrie Boyer, 40 54:3530 Figen Haugen, 40 55:2947 Jean Soehn, 42 58:1348 Amy Larson, 41 58:1659 Callie Chenault, 41 59:2962 Kate Lewis, 44 59:3563 Kari Runyon, 41 59:3569 Angie Olson, 43 1:00:08
Women 45 - 4916 Patty Akers, 45 51:4219 Lee Ann Iverson, 47 53:0223 Kelly Gaspard, 45 54:1832 Lesley Nelson, 47 55:5635 Eve Dieterman, 49 56:1739 Terri Simonelic, 48 57:1960 Kelly Davis, 48 59:3383 Tamera Deno, 47 1:01:5791 Rebecca Pohlman, 46 1:03:1296 Barb Anderson, 47 1:03:40
Women 50 - 548 Gwen Jacobson, 54 49:1127 Carla LaVere, 53 55:0033 Terri Aberg, 54 56:1146 Sonja Kranz, 50 58:0954 Anne Sagstetter, 50 58:5968 Paula Hoover, 53 1:00:0874 Kathy Clements, 53 1:01:0490 Peggy Noid, 54 1:03:0394 Laurie Payton, 54 1:03:18121 Ann Kemble, 51 1:06:46
Women 55 - 5981 Terri Hoy, 59 1:01:3995 Barbara Lawler, 56 1:03:29114 Kelly Hover, 55 1:05:46118 Kate Readio, 59 1:06:32134 Debbie Iverson, 57 1:10:36
Women 60 - 6475 Elizabeth Connelly, 62 1:01:07175 Lindsay Nauen, 62 1:43:26176 Lynn Schwartz, 63 1:59:08
Women 65 - 69125 Rosemary Harnly, 66 1:08:09
Securian WinterCarnival HalfMarathonJANUARY 26, ST. PAUL
Open Men1 Wynn Davis, 31 1:12:402 Matthew Genrich, 33 1:14:493 Zane Grabau, 24 1:15:364 Brian Sames, 26 1:17:545 Tom Gatyas, 32 1:18:096 Heriberto Vargas Olalde, 301:20:077 Gregg Robertson, 42 1:20:268 Stephen Tapajna, 37 1:20:419 Michael Hartnett, 30 1:21:2910 Forrest Tracy, 33 1:21:5111 Tom Datwyler, 25 1:22:1912 David Hyopponen, 32 1:22:3413 Ryan Braun, 29 1:22:4014 Larry Hosch, 35 1:23:4415 Mike Davis, 52 1:23:5116 Mark Weinfurter, 38 1:23:5617 Eric Porte, 48 1:24:1518 Kyle Cannon, 35 1:24:2119 Steve English, 46 1:24:5820 Jeffrey Goertz, 27 1:25:0521 Ethan Genteman, 22 1:25:4622 Devon Palmer, 25 1:25:5023 Andy Tate, 35 1:26:1324 Ryan Albu, 34 1:26:1525 Jason Rezac, 39 1:26:26
Open Women1 Melissa Gacek, 36 1:23:562 Julie Mocadlo, 29 1:27:373 Sonya Decker, 46 1:27:404 Pamela Nielsen, 36 1:31:275 Carrie Hinners, 26 1:32:476 Joy Esboldt, 26 1:33:157 Erin Manlove, 27 1:33:528 Diana Hogan, 29 1:35:279 Matea Wasend, 22 1:35:3310 Maria Goertz, 25 1:36:5111 Annalisa Low, 34 1:37:3212 Angie Schmidt, 42 1:38:4613 Kaitlin Wiedeman, 29 1:38:5314 Lisa Burger, 42 1:39:2115 Rachel Polski, 31 1:39:4316 Tonya Thompson, 27 1:39:4817 Kelsey Dieterman, 23 1:40:0018 Corey McClay, 30 1:40:5619 Ann Wasson, 51 1:41:1020 Heather Lendway, 28 1:41:1821 Sara Anderson, 36 1:41:2822 Jill Marble, 41 1:41:4823 Wanda Lewis, 51 1:41:5224 Kimberlee Nuszkowski, 37 1:42:0825 Emily Elmore, 25 1:43:37
Men 16 - 1766 Caleb Meyer, 17 1:36:0993 Alex Amunrud, 17 1:40:04217 Cole Gewerth, 17 1:54:20218 Ryan Phillips, 16 1:54:20238 Ryan Plath, 17 1:56:50
Men 18 - 1944 Dan Proulx, 18 1:31:47171 Dan Rother, 18 1:49:27192 Joe Hiestand, 18 1:51:37234 Sam Suek, 19 1:56:13
RESULTS
30MARCH/APRIL 2013
AT TH E RACE S
Men 35 - 398 Stephen Tapajna, 37 1:20:4114 Larry Hosch, 35 1:23:4416 Mark Weinfurter, 38 1:23:5618 Kyle Cannon, 35 1:24:2123 Andy Tate, 35 1:26:1325 Jason Rezac, 39 1:26:2629 Eric Kronback, 38 1:27:0130 Robert Raub, 38 1:27:2137 Robert Srichai, 39 1:28:5842 Matthew Wilson, 37 1:31:08
Men 40 - 447 Gregg Robertson, 42 1:20:2626 Ed Muniak, 42 1:26:3427 John Finn, 42 1:26:3731 Jon Webster, 40 1:27:3446 Gerald Butler, 41 1:32:0353 Alton Porter, 42 1:32:5169 Mica Grafenstein-Kinzel, 401:36:2575 Andrew Becker, 42 1:37:3484 Jeff McGrath, 42 1:38:5392 Kevin Sliva, 42 1:40:00
Men 45 - 4917 Eric Porte, 48 1:24:1519 Steve English, 46 1:24:5859 Kirk Scofield, 49 1:34:0162 Joe Sonnek, 48 1:34:5263 David Holleran, 48 1:35:0968 Peter Wentzel, 45 1:36:2070 Mark Jacobson, 48 1:36:3378 Brian Durand, 46 1:37:54
80 Chris Sebald, 47 1:38:2681 Brinton Bromley, 45 1:38:31
Men 50 - 5415 Mike Davis, 52 1:23:5133 Rick Larsen, 51 1:28:1738 Bill Atkins, 51 1:29:1040 Wayne Horsman, 52 1:30:1257 Michael Lawler, 51 1:33:4160 George Fulp, 51 1:34:0782 Mark Kief, 51 1:38:4485 Bob Hoaglin, 53 1:38:5988 Larry Freund, 52 1:39:2691 Rich Graske, 53 1:39:51
Men 55 - 5977 Dale Heinen, 57 1:37:5294 Scott Conley, 55 1:40:12100 Robert Weber, 59 1:41:45108 Mark LeDuc, 58 1:42:41116 Jack Phillips, 55 1:43:45176 Craig Lippert, 57 1:49:54177 David Coyne, 56 1:49:59186 Stephen Lamson, 55 1:51:21198 Mark Deters, 59 1:52:11207 Jack Wussler, 58 1:53:11
Men 60 - 64146 Larry Thompson, 62 1:46:41151 Albert Van Der Schans, 61 1:47:28166 Cliff Reithel, 64 1:49:11179 Gary Porter, 62 1:50:05188 Tom Hiendlmayr, 63 1:51:24206 David Mesner, 61 1:52:56
221 Tom Weigt, 61 1:54:37224 Michael Schmidt, 62 1:54:56247 Steve Maupin, 61 1:57:58
Men 65 - 69102 Jim Graupner, 68 1:41:55131 Jim Heebink, 66 1:44:46
Women 14 - 1599 Catherine Luo, 15 1:55:52
Women 16 - 1769 Heidi Hujik, 17 1:51:27121 Alexis Hasleiet, 17 1:58:23
Women 18 - 1987 Zoe Bowman, 18 1:54:20118 Colleen Evon, 19 1:57:32
Women 35 - 391 Melissa Gacek, 36 1:23:564 Pamela Nielsen, 36 1:31:2721 Sara Anderson, 36 1:41:2824 Kimberlee Nuszkowski, 37 1:42:0830 Ananda Henly, 38 1:44:2232 Tracie Kent, 38 1:44:3033 Angela Martin, 37 1:44:4534 Jessica Deegan, 36 1:44:4848 Chr Engelhardt-Pristash, 351:47:4361 Karis Lysne, 39 1:50:12
Women 40 - 4412 Angie Schmidt, 42 1:38:4614 Lisa Burger, 42 1:39:2122 Jill Marble, 41 1:41:4826 Lisa Himes, 42 1:44:03
47 Sarah Baude, 42 1:47:2551 Kristin Bowe, 41 1:48:3054 Tammy Marie Jacobson, 40 1:48:4764 Caryn Mohr, 40 1:51:0765 Val Svenningsen, 42 1:51:1474 Maggie Tacheny, 41 1:52:19
Women 45 - 493 Sonya Decker, 46 1:27:4035 Katy Dickson, 47 1:44:4838 Kate Davis, 47 1:44:5341 Amy Clark, 48 1:45:5843 Shari Stamps, 48 1:46:3659 Christine Anderson, 46 1:50:0668 Janelle Waslaski, 45 1:51:2679 Lisa Lokke, 46 1:52:5984 Lynnette Faragher, 47 1:53:4696 Eda Mutua, 47 1:55:27
Women 50 - 5419 Ann Wasson, 51 1:41:1023 Wanda Lewis, 51 1:41:5245 Traci Messner, 50 1:47:0560 Frances Homans, 50 1:50:0773 Karen Schlueter, 50 1:52:16114 Diane Stoller, 53 1:57:22
Women 55 - 5939 Leila McGrath, 55 1:45:2890 Donella Neuhaus, 56 1:54:37115 Linda Odden, 55 1:57:24
Women 60 - 64112 Diane Stoneking, 64 1:57:09
RESULTS
2013 MDRA Grand Prix Series Application
32MARCH/APRIL 2013
AT TH E RACE S
MARCH 1 9 , 2 0 1 3• MDRA Metrodome Running636 Meters per lap2 1/2 laps equals one mile. Open RunningMetrodome, Minneapolis, MNRick Recker, 612 375-0805
MARCH 2 1 , 2 0 1 3• MDRA Metrodome Running636 Meters per lap2 1/2 laps equals one mile. Open RunningMetrodome, Minneapolis, MNRick Recker, 612 375-0805
MARCH 2 3 , 2 0 1 3• Monticello March Madness 5KMonticello, MNDave Wik, 763-295-4053
• MDRA 4 Mile Lake JohannaSchmidt Park , Arden HillsJames Rath, 763 228 1190
MARCH 3 0 , 2 0 1 3• MDRA 7 MileHopkins, MNHeidi Miler, 952 927-0983
A P R I L 6 , 2 0 1 3• Chocoholic Frolic 1K, 5K, 10KSt. Paul, MNMark Bongers, 5076649438
A P R I L 7 , 2 0 1 3• Fools Five Road Race 1 Mile and 8KLewiston, MNDianne Rislow, 507.523.3484
A P R I L 8 , 2 0 1 3• University of Minnesota Medical
Devices Center 5KUniversity of Minnesota, MinneapolisLaura Paulsen, 410-925-4665
A P R I L 1 3 , 2 0 1 3• MN Timberwolves Runnin’ With the
Wolves 5K and Kid's RunLake Harriet, MinneapolisMary Anderson, 651-688-9143
• Fred Kurz Memorial Time Handi-capped 10 MileWayzata, MNPeter Erpenbach, 612-558-4295
• Goldy's Run 10 mile, 5K and 1KGoldy's GallopUniversity of Minnesota TCF Bank StadiumMarilyn Franzen, 61.747.5019
• Run the Valley 5K, 10KBrookview Community Cen., Golden ValleyJeanne Fackler, 763-512-2345
Cardinal Cruise 10K, 5K, and 1Rice County Fairgrounds - Faribault, MNMark Bongers, 507-664-9438
A P R I L 1 4 , 2 0 1 3• Race for Justice 5KNicollet Island, MinneapolisMary Anderson, 651-688-9143
A P R I L 2 0 , 2 0 1 3• Earth Day 5K Fun Run/Walk 5KShager Park, Faribault, MNBeth Kallestad, 507-786-3913
• Scheels Earth Day Half MarathonSt. Cloud , MNBrian Sebera, 252-412-4523
• Trail Mix Race Minnesota50K Ultra (solo), 25K (solo), 50K TeamBloomington, MNMegan Kelzenberg, 763.694.7725
• Fitger's 5K Run & Walk 5KDuluth, MNScott Keenan, 218-727-0947
A P R I L 2 1 , 2 0 1 3• Minneapolis Recycle Run
5K & Kid’s RunMinneapolis, MNArik Rudolph, 612-230-6484
• MDRA Mudball Classickids: 1/4 - 1/ 2 mile, adult: 4 mileSouth Wirth Park Forest, Minneapolis, MNHeidi Miler, 952-927-0983
A P R I L 2 7, 2 0 1 3• Get in Gear10K, 13.1 Miles, Kids 2KMinneapolis, MNPaulette Odenthal, 612-722-9004
• Falls Duathlon2 mi Run,14 mi Bike, 3 mi RunHannah's Bend Park - Cannon Falls, MNMark Bongers, 5076649438
• Let the Sun Shine Run/Walk formental health 2.2 mile run .4 mile kids runCold Spring, MNKathryn Robbins, 320-685-7443
• N’ Diva Dash and vendors Market 5KMontrose, MNAlexis Routhier, 763-675-3121
• Mankato Zombie Run 5kMount Kato, Mankato, MinnesotaRandy Knutson, 507 382-0452
• Next Steps 5KSaint Paul, MNJulie Borgerding, 651 227 5911
• To Run For Hope - Raising awareness and funds to help fighthomelessness 5KTiffany McGillis, 651-755-7742
A P R I L 2 8 , 2 0 1 3• Tribute to the Troops 5K Run
& 3K WalkEagan, MinnesotaGwen Olsen, 651 686 6264
• Spring Fling 10K, 5K, and Kids Run(women only)Jefferson Elem. School - Rochester, MNMark Bongers, 507-664-9438
MAY 2 , 2 0 1 3• 5th Annual Healthy Knight Run5k and 1 mileRosemount, MNTom Cross, 651-423-8677
MAY 3 , 2 0 1 3• Twilight Trot 5KLafayette , MNAndrea Harder, 507-228-8943
MAY 4 , 2 0 1 3• Roxbury Rural Run & Kids
Country Mile5K Run/Walk, 10K, Kids 1 MileThe Dorf Haus, Roxbury , WIPatrice Luer, 608-643-7226
• Runnin in the Ruff10K, 2 Mile Walk/RunMilaca MNCindy Biederman, 320-983-1372
• Wright County LETR Half Marathon& 5K for Special OlympicsSturges Park, Buffalo, MNAlyssa Siech, 612-604-1255
• Ron Erno Memorial Lake Minnewaska Warm-UpHalf Marathon/10k/5kGlenwood, MNSteve Hill, 320-239-1331
• Go Green Trail Run 5K, 10KCreek Regional Park, Saint Paul MNBen Popp, 6519648442
• 7 at 77 mile, 5k and 1K kids’ runSeven Mile Creek Park, Mankato, MNChris Crocker, 507-327-7170
• Randy Bauer Memorial 5KCoon Rapids, MNDennis Olson, 612-868-1333
• Cinco de Mayo 8KLake Nokomis, Minneapolis, MNBarb Leininger, 612-644-8185
• Walk For Bladder Cancer 5K WalkEast River Flats, Minneapolis, MNMary Anderson, 651-688-9143
• Chain of Lakes Triathlon600 yard Swim, 13 Mile Bike, 2.8 Mile RunAlexandria, MNDavid Molesworth, (605) 670-0537
• Run the Ridge 5k run/walkPioneer Ridge Middle School, Chaska, MNMegan Williams, 952-261-5769
• Rochester Spring Classic 5K5K & Kids MileRochester, MNMillie Suk, (612) 810-6112
• Above & Beyond 5K, 2K & 1KBecker, MN - MinnesotaJosh Stoll, 612-390-0862
MAY 5 , 2 0 1 3• Arboretum 5K Bud Break
Run/Walk 5KMN Landscape Arboretum, Chaska, MNJanet Sinner, 952/443-1454
• Eau Claire Marathon26.2 ,13.1, Relay, 2 mile fun runEau Claire WisconsinKaren Drechsel, 715-552-7899
• Wells Fargo Lake Minnetonka HalfMarathonHalf Marathon, 2-person half marathonrelay & kids 1/2 milWayzata to Excelsior MNMarilyn Franzen, 612.747.5019
• Gunflint Gunflint Trail’s Ham RunHalf Marathon & 5k Fun RunGunflint Trail - Grand Marais, MNSue Prom, 218-388-2224
• Steps for Hospice 5K Walk/RunSturges Park, Buffalo, MNLaura Jones, 763-684-1477
• Friends of the Orphans Cinco deMayo 5K Run/Walk5K and Kids 1/4 and 1 mile racesSt. Paul, MNMackenzie Anderson, 651.482.1703
• Fish Lake 5K FestivalPrior Lake, MNGayelee LaGrange, 952.447.4837
MAY 9 , 2 0 1 3• Medtronic TC 1 MileMinneapolis, MNTwin Cities In Motion, 651-289-7700
MAY 1 1 , 2 0 1 3• Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon26.2 milesSt. Joseph, MNSharon Hobbs, 320 251-4873
• Maple Grove Half Marathon and 5KMaple Grove High School, MNMary Anderson, 651-688-9143
• Journeys MarathonFull marathon, half marathon, 5KEagle River, WIKim Emerson, 800-359-6315
• Mom’s Day 5KMinneapolis, MNHeidi Miler, 952 927-0983
• Brookings Marathon, Half Marathon& Marathon RelayBrookings, SDMatt Bien, (605) 692-2414
• Heartland Relay200 mile team realyWinterset, IAPaul Vanderheiden, 303.800.5353
• New Prague 10KNew Prague, MNKristy Mach, 952-758-4360
• Team Amy Run10k, 5k, 1mile walk/talk and 1 mile kid’s runEstherville, IAJill Gifford, 712-209-0936
• Darren Dash Half Marathon, 5K, 1Mile Fun RunAustin, MNDana Kvam, 612-481-2820
MAY 1 2 , 2 0 1 3• Susan G. Komen Twin Cities Race
for the Cure 5KMall of America, Bloomington, MNSusan Komen for the Cure, 952-746-1760
• Run With The Housewives 5K & FunRunElm Creek Park, MNMary Anderson, 651-688-9143
CALENDAR
33 MARCH/APRIL 2013
Minutes of the Board of DirectorsMeeting - December 10, 2012Members Present: Paul Arneberg, Norm Champ, Darrell Christensen, Jim Delaplain,Noelle Frost, Mike Iserman, Mary Johnson, Bill Knight
Guest Present: Heidi Miler
Members Absent: Andrea Adams, Nathan Campeau, Kristin Johnson, Heather Kick-Abrahamson, Jody Kobbervig, Mike Nawrocki, Andrew Plackner, Kevin Ross, EveStein, Melissa Wieczorek
Secretary’s Report: The minutes of the November 12 meeting were approved.
Treasurer’s Report: In Jody’s absence, the Treasurer’s report was given by Heidi.Print ad revenue is tracking lower v. last year. MDRA is responding by pursuing newonline ad revenue streams for the 2013 race year. All other revenue buckets are as fullas they should be. The 2013 budget process is in full swing with the expectation of afinal budget ready for board approval January 2013.
Office Manager’s Report:
Membership: 2011 2012
New Members 18 21
Renewals 153 139 (includes 32 two-year renewals)
Membership Total 2,224 2,424 (prior month: 2,454)
Historically MDRA experiences an increase in membership during December andJanuary, and we forecast that trend to continue this year.
COMMITTEE REPORTSClub Administration: Board elections are in process with ballots available via theNovember/December 2012 issue of RunMinnesota or online via invitation email ifMDRA. Heidi will add an option to link to an email ballot from the MDRA website.
Programs: Polar Bear runs continue to see solid attendance despite the absence ofpost-run refreshments. In an unprecedented act of philanthropy Polar Bears/MDRABoard members Kevin Ross and Nathan Campeau coordinated with MarathonSports to host a post-run Shopping Day for MDRA members. MDRA members willreceive discounts of 26.2% off shoes, 30% off apparel, and 20% off accessory pur-chases. Additionally, Marathon Sports will provide Bruegger’s bagels and coffee foreverybody post run. Neither Kevin’s nor Nathan’s board terms are expiring this year.
Promotions: In 2013 MDRA will again sponsor the statewide running series ExploreMinnesota Challenge (presented by Anderson Race Management. Our 2012 sponsorship boosted membership numbers as every participant in the series gets aone year membership to MDRA. There were about 300 participants in the Challengelast year. Other sponsors are Anderson Races and Explore Minnesota Tourism. This series was developed by Anderson Races (title sponsor) and is in its secondyear. The 2013 goal is to 500 runners. More information can be found at www.an-dersonraces.com
The MDRA Annual Party is Saturday, January 19, 2013 at the ECC.
Publications: The 2013 MDRA Annual Calendar will be mailed mid-December, andis rumored to feature unusually photogenic runners from four MDRA 2012 races.
Race: Mike Warden, long-time director of the MDRA 7 Mile race, has been nomi-nated Volunteer of the Year. The motion was passed to rename the City of Lakes25K some iteration of “The Jeff Winter COL, presented by MDRA”.
Budgets were accepted for the 2013 race year for the Fred Kurz 10 Mile, the MDRAMudball and Ron Daws 25K.
New Business: No new business
Old Business: No old business
Minutes of the Board of DirectorsMeeting - January 7, 2013Members Present: Paul Arneberg, Nathan Campeau, Norm Champ, Darrell Chris-tensen, Jim Delaplain, Noelle Frost, Mike Iserman, Kristin Johnson, Mary Johnson,Heather Kick-Abrahamson, Bill Knight, Jody Kobbervig, Mike Nawrocki, AndrewPlackner, Kevin Ross, Eve Stein, Melissa Wieczorek
Guest Present: Heidi Miler, Josh Jacobson
Members Absent: Andrea Adams
Secretary’s Report: The minutes of the December 10 meeting were approved. Thisis the final meeting of the current board of directors. The first meeting of the newboard will take place on February 11.
Treasurer’s Report: The (almost) final draft of the 2013 budget was discussed atlength, resulting in a finalized budget which will be presented for approval by the2013 board of directors on February 11.
Office Manager’s Report:
Membership: 2011 2012
New Members 132 46
Renewals 321 254 (includes 32 two-year renewals)
Membership Total 2,224 2,440 (prior month: 2,424)
December was a strong month for new members, with 143 registering online viarunmdra.org Two year registrations continue to grow as well.
RunMinnesota: The January/February issue is on track for publication mid-January.MDRA Annual Calendars are selling well at the running stores and there is a strongdemand from lapsed members to renew membership to take advantage of receivinga free calendar.
COMMITTEE REPORTSClub Administration: No report
Publications: No report
Promotions: No report
Programs: The MDRA Spring Marathon Training Class kicks off with its first run onSaturday, February 23.
USATF: USATF board of directors appointments include: Lori Anne Schwiesow,Women’s Long Distance Running Chair, and Brian Mastel, Men’s Long Distance Run-ning Chair. The marathon relay event has been dropped from USATF Americanrecords. USATF has planned six mountain ultra races for the 2013 season: Superior50K; USATF River Bottom Run-Sell Naming Rights; Afton 25K; Endless Summer Se-ries; Autumn Trail Series Race #1; and the Muscle Milk Woodsey. For more informa-tion, see usatf.org. Also in 2013 the Afton Trail Run will host the 25 km USATFMinnesota Association Trail Championships on Saturday, July 6 at Afton State Parkin Afton, Minnesota. Race information available at Aftontrailrun.com.
New Business: No new business
Old Business: No old business
MEETINGMINUTES
34MARCH/APRIL 2013
R U N N I N G I N S I G H T S
Dome running turns 30BY ALEX KURT
Running ‘Round theThunderdome
As a first-timer at the Metrodome’s semi-
weekly Dome running program, I knew only one
thing to expect.
“Dome running is great for the winter, especially
if you want to get in some speedwork and need
some intervals that are measured out, but you don’t
have a track,” Kurt Decker, my manager at TC Run-
ning Company, said when I told him I was going.
“But the concrete floor gets hard after a while.”
So, under the refrigerator din and gray empty echo chamber of theMetrodome’s upper concourse, I laced up the heftiest, softest shoes Iown. As one of the first five or six people there on this particular Tuesdaynight, I warily set my bag on the side of the concourse next to a shutteredhot dog stand and set off at a relaxed pace on the outside loop.
After a few laps, I realized it’s the same Metrodome concourse I’vewalked through a few dozen times en route to see the Twins, Vikings orGophers. It’s just emptier and seems a lot smaller when you cover sec-tions 200 to 239 at a running clip.
I walked through this very hallway to watch a Randy Moss-equippedVikings team eviscerate the Cardinals in the 1999 Divisional Round, oneweek before Gary Anderson missed an infamous field goal and the Fal-cons went on to the Super Bowl. I saw what turned out to be Kirby Puck-ett’s last full game in the Major Leagues, September 27, 1995, from thesame stands.
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Now, I imagined I felt like ourbeleaguered placekicker did thatJanuary after the wide-right: trot-ting alone, taking what seemedlike forever to get where I wasgoing, the end of one hallwayleading indefinitely to another.
As I ticked off the reps, mak-ing snap evaluations of my formas I saw my reflection in variousglass doorways, the crowd thick-ened. Many were in groups, so-cializing, others remainedsolitary and focused. Slower run-ners stayed in the outside loop,faster runners moved to the in-side loop, where the loop is pre-cisely 604 meters. It seemed thedemographics were a fair repre-sentation of Twin Cities runningin general; nearly every age,shape and speed had delegates.
Eventually, I moved to the insidelane, designated for “7 minutemiles or faster,” I was told, andwhere runners go in the oppositedirection. After seven miles, withsome direction switching to mix itup, I came to two conclusions: first,while it isn’t too scenic, Dome run-ning beats the tar out of a treadmilland second, based on how I com-pared to the other runners present,my own fitness was a lot betterthan I thought.
Less is moreIt wasn’t, of course.
“Not a lot has changed sinceDome running started,” formerMDRA President and board mem-ber Rick Recker told me afterward.“Except the slow people areslower than they used to be and,mostly, the fast people are slowerthan they used to be too.”
Dome running has seen itsshare of elite athletes passthrough for workouts. “Team USAMinnesota used to come here, butthey left,” Recker says. “Some-times Joe Moore and Mike Reneauand the Twin Cities Track Club willwork out here.”
“There are more places to gofor elite runners now,” he contin-ues. “There’s better access totreadmills and more informationon running outside in the winter.But, I don’t want to run in the darkand the cold, so I understand whya lot of people still run here.”
Recker has not only been pres-ent at Dome running since its in-ception 30 years ago; he foundedit, and still runs the show.
“It started when they built theMetrodome,” Recker says. “MarkKaplan of the Minneapolis CityCouncil [and a consultant to theMetropolitan Sports FacilitiesCommission] approached theMDRA board and told us ‘the facil-ity is public, so it should be usedby the public.’”
From there, MDRA decided toorganize a running program. Theyasked Recker to direct it.
“I lived a block away from theDome, and I was directing racesand measuring courses at thetime, so I knew what I was doing,”Recker says.
His approach was, and remains,simple.
“I figured out the finances andfound we could charge $1.00 andstill make some money,” Reckersays. “I’m a minimalist that way,and runners back then didn’t wantanything fancy.”
Over the course of 30 yearsand several races hosted inside,not much has changed about theTuesday-Thursday night routine.It still costs $1.00 to run from5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The setupis still decidedly un-fancy. Manyof the front table volunteers havebeen around for years. And eachJanuary, the crowds are biggerthan the month before.
“We get maybe a 50 percent in-crease from New Year’s resolu-tions,” Recker said as he counted152 attendees by 6:30 p.m. “We’llbe over 200 tonight, easy. I don’tknow why they wait until NewYears to do it.”
A great runFor the past 30 years, Dome run-ning has been a regular fixture onthe Minnesota running scene fromlate November until early March.Accordingly, it attracts its share ofregulars. John Naslund, of Min-neapolis, claims to have logged9,000 miles in the Dome over time(“I absolutely believe it,” saysRecker).
Before Dome running, AnnetteLeDuc spent winters running in theUniversity of Minnesota FieldHouse before joining the NorthernLights Running Club on Tuesdaysin the Dome. “I found that in theDome I could run free like on asummer day,” LeDuc says. “I didnot have to worry about gettingcold, icicles forming on my eye-lashes and blinding me, nor did Ihave to watch for cars coming inthe dark.”
Larry Ludeman has been a stan-dard fixture in the Dome since itsfirst year. “It has been great to bein the Dome running in a t-shirtand shorts, working up a sweatand not having to worry aboutslipping and breaking an ankle,”he says. “Furthermore, Hubert’sBar is right across the street andthat earned beer or two can bequickly procured. Over the years,I’ve seen many runners come andgo from the Dome, and I have alsoseen many bartenders come andgo from Hubert’s.”
Stories like these beg the ques-tion, though, of where the regularswill turn to run inside, or if they’llsimply brave the winter conditionsmore consistently, when theDome, and with it the venue forDome running, is demolished tomake way for the new Vikings’ sta-dium. Recker says next winter willbe Dome running’s last season.
“They’ll probably accommo-date us,” Recker says of the newstadium. “But people will gosomewhere in the meantime.”
“It’s been a great run the last30 years, and I’m not sure whatI’ll do when the Dome comesdown,” says Ludeman. “AlthoughI’m quite sure that Hubert’s willstill be there!”
For the past 30 years, Dome running hasbeen a regular fixture on the Minnesotarunning scene from late November untilearly March. Accordingly, it attracts itsshare of regulars. John Naslund, of Minneapolis, claims to have logged 9,000miles in the Dome over time (“I absolutelybelieve it,” says Recker).
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