RunMinnesota Magazine Spring 2018

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April 20-22, 2018

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MDRA FALL PROGRAM

MARATHON

 information session

June 19, 2018

• 15 week program geared for Twin Cities Marathon • 12 week program geared for City of Lakes Half Marathon Training: Certified coaches collaborate on a training plan with four distinct training groups so you can train at the level right for your fitness and lifestyle. It is recommended that marathon runners have a base of at least 20-25 and half marathon runners have 10-15 miles a week before entering the class. Group runs are Saturday mornings and Tuesday evenings. Half and Full Training Programs run in conjunction with each other.

Location: Group runs meet at a variety of locations across the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, primarily focused on the TCM course.

First Run: June 23 Education: Guest speakers and coaches cover training topics such as injury prevention, mental preparation, nutrition and different training methods.

Hydration Support: Hydration stops serving Powerade and water along your group runs.

Midweek runs: Tuesday runs begin at 6:00pm and help you remain consistent in your training by offering a group setting to push you through speed or hillwork..

SWAG: Choose from an MDRA tech tank or hat.

The group training dynamic: Gain confidence, security and camaraderie with the support of a training group.

Team leads: Run with friendly, knowledgeable and experienced MDRA member pace group leaders.

Special shopping days: Deep discounts scheduled twice a session to get you set up with everything you’ll need for training.

online registration and details at

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Cost: MDRA members $125, Non-members $150 (includes a 1 year MDRA membership).

Does not include race registration.

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THIS ISSUE President’s Letter

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Running Briefs News and Notes

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Profile

Get to know Steve Plasencia

Fuel

Read up on the keto diet

Streaking runners

An updates on running streaks

Minutes Results

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A runner at this year’s polar dash is all smiles despite the cold temperatures.

Photo by Wayne Kryduba

HISTORY

The rich history of the MDRA

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This year’s Polar Dash lived up to its name with a high temperature of 1 degree. That left many runners coated in ice as they finished. Photo by Wayne Kryduba

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See your story here RunMinnesota is looking for writers.

If you have a story idea you’d like to pursue, or if you are a writer in need of an idea, please let us know. Email MDRA operations manager Sarah Ahlers McInerney at runminnesota@ gmail.com to learn more about this fun opportunity.

FROM THE PRESIDENT DAVE MAREK

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ello runners,

Spring is in the air! I can tell because as I write this the sun has actually been out for two straight days and I’m having to be extra cautious with my runs as the melting and refreezing season is upon us.

This time of the year always reminds me of new beginnings whether it’s the greening grass, budding trees, or being able to start running without a headlamp again!

With all that spring brings MDRA also has our spring marathon training program that recently started and our MDRA races have begun to pop up. If you haven’t tried one of our races or are looking for a marathon training class I encourage you to check it out.

I’ve always encouraged my kids to try new things and don’t be afraid to do something you wouldn’t normally do from time to time.

I’m looking forward to seeing many of you at these events.

I’m also looking forward to our second Community Giving Grant this year. We are very pleased that we can now call this an annual event and we are looking forward to finding another worthy recipient. The application process started on March 15 and will be reviewing submissions and announcing the winner in May. As many of you may know by now we have also recently created the MDRA Foundation. This is a 501(c)(3) organization and the goal is to provide an avenue for our members who wish to make tax-deductible donations and support initiatives like the Community Grant, training and education, and programs for kids. This is something all of us can be proud of and we are excited to be in a position to give back to this great running community we have in Minnesota.

If you are reading this right now you are holding what I believe is another outstanding magazine we have put together for you this spring and I hope you enjoy it. In this issue we have a great article from Sarah Barker detailing some of the interesting stories of the early days of the MDRA, and what preceded it, and the people who had the vision to put it all together. As our Operations Manager Sarah McInerney wrote me in an email, “this feels like its MDRA’s DNA analysis”.

We also have an article on Steve Plasencia who is the current coach of cross country and track and field at the University of Minnesota. Steve is also a former Olympian and one of Minnesota’s all-time great distance runners. And a “Streaker Report & the 100,000 Mile Club” which is an interesting story about daily running on the Minnesota tundra.

Please enjoy these great stories and share them with friends. If any of you are so inclined to write an article, or have a good idea for one, please let us know as we welcome submissions and new contributors.

I did want to take a moment in my letter this month to extend my deepest sympathies to MDRA member Howard Ojalvo and his family. His son, Stephen Ojalvo, passed away unexpectedly in January. Stephen was an avid runner with the MDRA and will be greatly missed by our community and the members whose lives he touched. He was a part of every marathon training class I can remember in my time here including a couple I coached. I will never forget Stephen’s smile and personality. He was truly a gentle, kind, and caring person that was taken from us far too soon.

In honor of his memory, the Ojalvo Family and MDRA founded the “Stephen Ojalvo Outreach Fund”. The fund has been established to benefit those who would not otherwise be able to par-

Ted Jackson races in the MDRA 7-miler earlier this year.

Photo courtesy of Wayne Kryduba

ticipate in running due to financial constraints or disability and encourage those who would otherwise face obstacles to join our community of runners. Donations can be made to the fund at any Wells Fargo Bank or mailed to “Stephen Ojalvo Outreach Fund” care of MDRA, P.O. Box 6419 Minneapolis, MN 55406.”

In closing please continue to be the good in this world and thank you all for choosing to be a member of the MDRA. This is an organization I am proud to be a little part of as there are many truly wonderful people I have met.

I wish all of you good running.

Dave Marek President, MDRA Board of Directors

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CONTRIBUTORS TIM CHRISTMAN

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IM Christman is a chef by trade and an active runner, who

has 15 completed marathons. He currently sells butter and dairy products for a small local creamery in central Minnesota, and caters on the side, specializing in weddings, funerals and other special events. “Feed you, marry you, and bury you” would be on the side of his bucket-list food truck.

CREDITS Editor: Sarah Ahlers McInerney

Senior Editor: Gloria Jansen

Art Director: Chad Richardson

Advertising Coordinator/Sales: Sarah Ahlers McInerney

Photographer:

PATRICK O’REGAN

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atrick O’Regan is a runner and freelance business writer.

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

RENEE KORCZAK

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enee Korczak is a consultant dietitian with Premier

Nutrition, LLC. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in nutrition from the University of Connecticut, a Master’s in medical nutrition from Boston University School of Medicine and a PhD in human nutrition from the University of Minnesota.

STEPHEN DEBOER

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Wayne Kryduba

Results: Jack Moran

MDRA Officers: Dave Marek, President Randy Fulton, Vice President Jenny Harrington, Secretary Nathan Klema, Treasurer

MDRA Board Members: Lisa Richardson, Nathan Campeau, Rick Recker, Sarah Stangl, Kathy Larsen, Dennis Barker, Kelly May and Wendy Jones

Contact RunMinnesota!

RunMinnesota P.O. Box 6419 Minneapolis, MN 55406-0419 runminnesota@gmail.com

teve DeBoer moved to Minnesota at the age of six months

and began running shortly thereafter. Since July 20, 1970, Steve has run every day, which gives him the third longest running streak in the United States and the longest east of the Rockies. He has now run over 155,000 miles, only 60,000 more to reach the moon! Steve moved to southern Minnesota in 1987, allowing him to get in a few more shirtless runs each year.

SARAH BARKER

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arah Barker runs and writes from her dining room in St.

Paul. She really enjoys the Como Park Relays, and really doesn’t enjoy being photographed.

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FUEL

ZERO COMPLICATIONS

Try this healthy, easy and good recipe for runners

BY TIM CHRISTMAN

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call this dish: Tim’s Stir Fry, and I know what you’re thinking, “Wow, a recipe never sounded more complicated, with a name like that”. I know, and I assure you, it’s not.

This recipe is found under the second definition of easy. The ingredients are fresh, and the protein is vegetable based, but meat can be substituted in per your carnivore wishes. Let’s take a look at the recipe and you’ll see what I mean.

Tim’s Stir Fry

3 oz Beyond Meat Grilled Chicken Strips (about 6 strips) 1 cup fresh broccoli cut into buds 1 cup fresh cauliflower cut into buds ½ cup fresh carrots, diced or sliced ½ cup julienne sliced onions 2 garlic cloves, chopped 2 T. canola oil* Sriracha Chili Sauce to taste Salt and pepper to taste In your wok or deeper fry pan, heat up canola oil on medium heat and add the garlic and onion. Let sizzle for a couple minutes and then add your fresh vegetables. Stir fry ingredients for about 7 minutes, more or less, and then add your Beyond Meat Chick Strips. Stir all that around until the vegetables become tender and the strips are hot. Add salt and pepper. Add your Sriracha at the end. Serve with brown rice.

Easy, right? Right! To me, this is a template of cooking that can help you create a dish of your own. You want to use chicken breasts instead of Beyond Meat? Great, do it. Be creative and fearless as you enter in your kitchen and remember that healthy eating can be tasty and fun.

Tim CHRISTMAN IS PICTURED HERE IN CHINA DURING A RECENT TRIP. IN THIS ISSUE HE SHARES A SIMPLE STIR FRY RECIPE WITH READERS. Submitted photo *Some might say I can’t use canola oil. My daughter informed me this morning that it’s

2018 and coconut oil is in, canola is out, so use the (healthier) oil of your choice, fine.

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RUNNING BRIEFS

News and Notes from the Roads, Trails and Track

Annual Party Report A full house of around 200 members were on hand for the 2017 MDRA Annual party. There was pizza, an abundance of free ice cream provided

by Performance Running Gym and a large prize giveaway with items donated by favorite local running stores and races. MDRA had some business items on the agenda as well. There was a vote to adopt a new mission statement: “The Minnesota Distance Running Association connects the Minnesota running community and supports runners of all ages and abilities through education, programs and advocacy. Whether you run socially, recreationally or competitively, MDRA can help you achieve your running goals”. Perhaps the biggest news was the announcement of the MDRA Foundation, MDRA’s philanthropic arm. This newly formed 501c3 focus is on promoting participation and safety in running. Initiatives include the Community Giving Grant, the Stephen Ojalvo Fund and the Minnesota Elite Athlete Development Program.

The MDRA elections were held and the results were announced. We’d like to welcome Steve Hyland and David Daubert to the board as well as congratulate president, Dave Marek, and vice president, Randy Fulton, on their re-election for one year terms, and Secretary, Jenny Scobie, and board members Sarah Stangl, Rick Recker and Kathy Larsen for two terms. Thank you to outgoing board members, Lisa Richardson and Nathan Campeau, and to our dedicated board members and officers, past and present, for their commitment of service to the MDRA. The day was capped off with the awards presentation for the MDRA Grand Prix as well as presentations for the 2017 Volunteer of the Year award to Mark LeDuc and the 2017 Pat Lanin Distinguished Service Award to Gabriele Grunewald. Gabriele’s award was presented by Pat Lanin himself and she was introduced by her coach, Dennis Barker. His introduction is printed here: Sometimes, especially when things are going well in our running, it’s easy to think of it as “just running.” But when it becomes more challenging, when we have an injury or illness to overcome, when the goals we set that seemed so attainable even a month earlier now seem insurmountable, when it’s hard to get out the door and when we do, we struggle just to put one foot in front of the other, that’s when it becomes more than “just running.” To rise above the physical, psychological or emotional challenges with which we’re faced, to gather strength when the future is uncertain, we reach down inside for the reason we began to run in the first place - to that place where it’s more than “just running,” where the act of running first gave us self-confidence, a feeling of ac-

Attendees at the annual mdra party get caught up while eating pizza in january. Photo by Wayne Kryduba

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The 2017 pat lanin distinguished service award was presented to gabriele grunewald. Photo by Wayne Kryduba complishment, a sense of self and self-esteem, a feeling of belonging, or during our difficult times, helps us feel in control even if other things are beyond it.

Sometimes when I’m running along the river road as the sun begins to set, I see through the silhouette of the tree branches the form of a runner moving across the river on the next bridge, and I wonder what the day has been like for that runner. I see their posture, their stride length, arm movements, the angle of their head, and try to judge the effort, to understand the object of the run, and to observe from their aspect to what degree they’re achieving their goal. Because I, like all runners, have been in their place, and no matter if the goal was achieved or not, we understand what went into it, forgive each other’s failures and celebrate each other’s successes.

Most of the time, like that runner on the bridge, our struggles remain private or are known to just a small circle of friends. But sometimes a person’s struggle becomes more public, not so much of their own accord, but because they already have a public persona. They begin their struggle within our view because they have inspired us with their successes and we root for them to inspire us with their struggle, even when all they may really want is to just be whole again. But they have seen us on the bridge, too, and are bound to us, and to all runners, by common experience, and know that it’s now them on the bridge at which we’re looking, and by meeting their struggle head on with the same courage and strength they displayed in their success, they will inspire, not only their fellow runners, but all those who are enduring the same struggle, which is fought in that place where it is more than “just running.”

That’s what this year’s award recipient, Gabriele Grunewald, has been doing, and the number of runners and cancer patients and survivors that have been inspired in their own lives as Gabriele has let them into hers, is significant. Hers has been a running journey, but it has been more than “just running.” It has been elevated by running through her success, and now through the courage and strength we see in her struggle.

RUNNING BRIEFS

News and Notes from the Roads, Trails and Track

MDRA Welcomes Heidi Miler back as Race Upcoming MDRA Races Ron Daws 25K - April 7 Director You’ll see a familiar face as the racing season gets underway, former operations manager and past race director of many MDRA races, Heidi Miler returns to MDRA in the position of Race Director. Heidi’s depth of experience and familiarity with the organization will help MDRA continue its tradition of quality, well organized events.

Upcoming MDRA Programs MDRA Community Giving Grant

MDRA is pleased to announce the launch of the second annual Community Giving grant cycle, open now through April 30, 2018. The Community Giving grant program is managed by the MDRA Foundation and accepts proposals focused on promoting participation and safety in running. There is currently one grant available in the amount of up to $500 which will be given to the organization which demonstrates the highest need. The organization chosen to receive the grant will be notified by May 15, 2018, via email. For all questions please email mdragrant@ gmail.com.

Women’s Running Camp

April 4 – May 23 Whether you are at the beginning of your running journey or an experienced traveler, join us for eight weeks of learning, inspiration and camaraderie with other women. Your participation will benefit both you and the women attending with you! For those just starting out, we will guide you through a program designed to help you complete 30 minutes of running – yes, you can do it! For those that are seeking the next level in your running, we will learn and practice foundational running concepts, warmup and cooldown routines, and training and racing strategies. See what working with a coach is all about! The coaches are passionate about helping women runners achieve their goals and set new ones. We look forward to working with you and expanding our Minnesota running community with strong women runners! Group runs on Tuesdays in South Minneapolis.

Trail Running Class

August 1 - September 19 Interested in trail running but don’t know where to start? Featuring weekly guest trail leaders and speakers. This class is targeting the In Yan Teopa 10 Mile Trail Run in Frontenac State Park on September 22 but is suitable for any fall trail race. No experience necessary for participants to join the class. Come learn about Trail Running – shoes, gear, races and trail locations. Group runs on Wednesdays 3-7 miles. First group run at Lebanon Hills – Lake Jensen Trail Head.

Fall Marathon Training

It is not too early to start thinking about your fall marathon plan!

MDRA’s 15 week class is geared for the Twin Cities Marathon and includes twice weekly supported group runs, informational speakers, special discount shopping days, MDRA gear and the best running buddies around! The information/orientation is June 19 and the first run is on June 23.

For details on these programs and more visit, runmdra.org.

Hopkins Pavilion, Hopkins Minnesota

Fred Kurz Handicapped 10 Mile - April 14 Wayzata West Middle School **location change* MDRA Mudball Classic - April 23 Quaking Bog, Theo Wirth Park, Minneapolis Mississippi 10 Mile - May 28 Crosby Farm Park, St. Paul, Minnesota

Minnesota Results from the 2018 USATF National Masters Indoor Championship Chad Blank M30 Shot Put (1st), Weight Throw (2nd), Super Weight Throw (2nd) Kara Parker W45 800m (3rd), 1500m (3rd), 3000m (1st) Troy Bellrichard M50 Shot Put (5th), Super Weight Throw (6th) Patrick Billig M55 1500m (2nd), 3000m (2nd) Kathy Haubrich W55 200m (8th), 400m (7th) Jim Schoffman M60 60m, 200m (10th), 400m (6th) Susan Loyd W60 60m (5th), 200m (7th), 400m (3rd) Rick Allen M60 High Jump (5th), Long Jump (11th), Pentathlon (2nd) David Black M65 High Jump (7th), Long Jump (6th), Triple Jump (6th), Pentathlon (6th), 60m Hurdles (12) Will Loew-Blosser M65 1500m Race Walk (1st) Alan Phillips M80 60m (8th), 200m (6th), 400m (3rd)

Minnesota High School Summer Camps Carrie Tollefson Training Camp July 12-15, 2018 St Catherine’s University, St Paul, Minnesota Grades 7-12, overnight camp Carrietollefson.com Augsburg Elite Distance Academy June 24-28, 2018 Augsburg University, Minneapolis Minnesota Grades 7-12, overnight and commuter camp www.augsburg.universitytickets.com Gustavus Running Camp Session 1: June 17-21, 2018 Session 2: June 24-28, 2018 Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter Minnesota Grades 7-12, overnight camp GustavusRunningCamp.com University of Minnesota Track and Field & Cross County Camps Future Stars Dates: July 16-19, 2018 Grades: 2nd-6th Day Camp Dates: July 15-19, 2018, Grades: 7-12th Resident Camp Dates: July 15-19, 2018, Grades: 7-12th www.minnesotatrackcamp.com SPRING 2018

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PROFILE

GET TO KNOW

Steve Plasencia

Steve Plasencia is the head track and field and cross country coach at the university of minnesota.

Photo courtesy of the University of Minnesota

BY PATRICK O’REGAN

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ot to put too strong a point on it,

but interviewing Steve Plasencia, the head track and field and cross country coach at the University of Minnesota, was almost a life altering experience for someone interested in running. First of all, he’s a gentleman, very articulate and pleasant. He’s also very encouraging of others. His low-key, self-effacing modesty makes his impact all the stronger. All this surely has some importance here. He is a coach, after all. As for running, throwing a light on the proceeding, a kind of spiritual glow, is the notion that he was one of the best runners in the world in his day.

It is glaringly obvious when people love what they do. Coach Plasencia loves the great sport of running and loves coaching young runners.

To start at the beginning…

Beginnings

Steve grew up in Crystal, Minnesota, the second youngest of five siblings. No one else

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in the family was athletic, at least at the level of college sports, but, “our block,” Steve recalled, “was a place of non-stop activity. No doubt about it – I was active… In third and fourth grade, we’d run the 600… Another kid and I would run across a field at school to a fence and back, back and forth… But I had no aspirations to be a distance runner.” (I bet that other kid was a good runner.)

Cooper High School

After junior high, Steve attended Cooper High School, where he came under the influence of Coach Milan Mader, an immigrant from Czechoslovakia (escaped, actually), who had been an outstanding runner himself, and Coach Jim Fisher who specialized in distance running. With this coaching, running on the track and cross country teams, Steve found his talent, blossoming quickly as a runner.

That first year (as a sophomore in senior high), under the influence of very intensive spring workouts, he ran the mile in 4:19. One can readily imagine Coaches Mader and Fisher

waking in the night and muttering to themselves, “My God, how that kid can run!” As a senior, Steve would win the mile in the State meet in 4:12, running on an asphalt track.

Steve also played hockey but had to quit that sport as a senior because of injuries. All his career, he would be plagued with injuries.

He was second in the State cross country meet as a junior but had to bow out as a senior because of an injury. “At the top level,” Steve said, “athletes are mechanically sound. But most of us have something that keeps us from running perfectly.” (Usain Bolt’s left leg, for instance, is 13 percent weaker than his right leg.) Part of the problem for Steve was a serious case of flat feet. This made shin splints a particularly troubling affliction. “I had to work through and overcome the injuries,” he said.

“There was in me a kind of super motivation.

I wanted to do well. In fact, I wanted to get everything out of myself that I could.”

He’d run through the summer in high school, soaking in along the way all the running knowledge that came his way. Run to the Top, the

PROFILE book by the great New Zealand coach Arthur Lydiard, became a kind of bible. Rick Kleyman, the fine local runner and running guru, who advocated the long slow distance training philosophy of Lydiard was a key influence.

University of Minnesota

Of course, Steve was recruited by colleges and universities far and wide: Bowling Green, Miami of Ohio and Columbia (his grades were very good), as well as by Roy Griak, the great coach at the University of Minnesota. He chose the U. As a freshman, Steve already ran with considerable success. He was one of the best runners on the cross country team and, in track, won the mile in the prestigious Texas Relays.

The mile was his primary race that year. “But then Coach put me in the six mile at the Drake Relays,” Steve recalled, “and I went downhill from there.” Injury. As his college running career developed, he settled into the 5000. He would win the Drake Relays at that distance and post a personal best at the University of 13:49. As a sophomore, he was fifth in the NCAA 5000 Championship.

“I worked on speed at the U,” Steve said, “that comes over time and takes a determined state of mind.” He would run the 1500 as a Gopher in 3:41, the equivalent of a sub-four minute mile, a University record that stood for many years. His best mile time would be 3:58.6, set in London in 1982. On that occasion, he recalled, “I ran almost as fast as I could from the start and held on. I couldn’t kick 52 seconds in the last lap, so I got to the back end of the mile and hung on for dear life.”

Steve would win the Fred Watson Award as the best runner on the cross country team his sophomore, junior and senior years, making the NCAA Championships each of those years.

There were lots of good times. Steve trained with Mike Slack, the outstanding miler, who was a few years older and an established runner. For a time, Garry Bjorklund, the great Minnesota runner, still in training at the time, came to live with Steve and other runners in the same household. “Garry was doing the struggling runner thing,” Steve said. “For us, having him around was like having a god-ofrunning living with us. He was a great role model. That was how a guy got better.”

Running as a professional

Straightaway, after graduating from the University in 1979, Steve was on the road to Boulder, Colorado, the mecca for altitude running in the US. He had only the promise of a friend – Guy Arbogast (a terrific runner and a great friend, who recently passed away) – to provide

Steve Plasencia is the head track and field and cross country coach at the university of minnesota.

Photo courtesy of the University of Minnesota

a place to stay, but that was enough. Sleeping for a time on Guy’s couch, Steve started altitude training, growing apace as a runner.

After some 10 months of altitude training, Nike asked Steve to be part of their team, Athletics West, in Oregon. Now in the big time world of running, he was off to Eugene, the running capital of the US, where he would live and train for the next 16 years, to the end of his professional running career.

Steve started in Eugene under the coaching of New Zealander Dick Quax, an Olympic Silver medalist in 1976 and world record holder at the time in the 5000. The relationship lasted three years, then Coach Quax returned to his home country. It was a fateful turn of events.

Steve began self-coaching. “Not the right thing for me to do,” he said. A series of injuries befell him. For a top flight runner, with muscles almost tireless, the frustration must have been exquisite. But he is possessed of a strength of mind and calmness of temperament, which always got him through. He pushed on with his training.

During his time in Oregon, of course, Steve would come to know many of the best US distance runners of his time (of all time) – Shorter, Rodgers, Salazar, Virgin, Porter and so forth.

Starting in 1985, when he began competing in the 10000, up to 1990, Steve would have the

most decorated period of his running career.

In 1985 he would run 27:59 for the 10000; and 13:19, a career best, for the 5000 (Prefontaine’s best is 13:21). In 1987 at the World Championships, Steve would finish eighth, his best finish in four World Championships, running 28:11. In 1990, at the Goodwill Games, he was the top American finisher, sixth overall, in 27:45, a lifetime best. The winner, Moroccan Hammou Boutayeb, ran 27:29, the best 10000 ever on American soil. Steve was being competitive at the highest level. His eighth place at the 1987 Worlds augured well for a shot at a medal in the 1988 Olympic Games of Seoul.

Steve would run the 10000 in three World Championships, 1987, 1991 and 1993. In 1992, he turned his attention to the marathon. He won the first marathon he entered, the California International. He also ran the New York City and Chicago marathons. Coming into his own at this distance, he placed tenth in the World Championships in 1995 and fourth in the Marathon Trials for the Games of Atlanta in 1996.

His best time was a 2:12 at the Twin Cities Marathon in 1994, when he placed fourth overall.

The Olympics

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PROFILE and ’88 Games.” He would run second at the Trials in the 10000, making the team. “I was super-elated after the Trials,” Steve recalled.

But things took a hard turn. “The Trials are such a competitive meet,” he said, “and to come back in time for the Games is tough…

The stress fracture (that had troubled him in the past) cropped up again… I was tearing my hair out trying to get in top shape – running in water, doing all sorts of (non-stressful) things… because I was ready…” This was his time.

Steve’s mentality at this time shows top flight running at its toughest. As he recalled, “In ’87, I just snuck on the team for the Worlds” (at the US Championships). “Then in the summer (not needing to recover from a hard competition), I was able to get in great shape” (before the Worlds, where he was eighth). “But in ’88, trying to get through the Trials without having to take the gloves off is very tough.” The competitive Trials led to the stress fracture. He was not able to finish his heat in the 10000 at the Games of Seoul. (A marathoner, who made the Olympic Trials five times, once said to me, “You have to red-line it.” Now I understand what she meant.)

Steve had the Olympic standard in both the 5000 and 10000 for the Barcelona Games (1992). But he finished fourth (just off the team) in both events at the Trials. As it happened, however, two guys, one in each race, didn’t make the Olympic standard. So, Steve was on the team in both races. Thus, began the jockeying – calls from agents and team officials. He had to make a tough decision. “I had been an Olympic semi-finalist four times,” he said. “I would have loved to make the Olympic finals.” He elected to run just the 10000. At the Games, he missed the finals by just two places…

(It might be noted that this was the finals in which Hammou Boutayeb of Morocco – the same runner who had won the Goodwill Games when Steve placed sixth, the first American – allowed himself to be lapped to provide moral support for his countryman, Khalid Skah.

Boutayeb was disqualified; Skah was finally given the Gold medal, though booed by the fans when he got it. Steve, who watched the race in the stands, said of the experience, “I was thinking as I watched that my time was past. The race was hard from start to finish” (the winning time was 27:46). Whether the race was entirely clean or not is another matter.

Steve would only say, “It wasn’t worth cheating.”)

A few points on Steve’s training might be interesting: • “Do the workout,” Steve said, “that is best for the event, and always be very, very

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motivated to run hard.” A good 10000 workout was five repeat miles in the low 4:30’s with a 400m jog between each.

• A terrific speed workout was 12 x 400m at 61 seconds with a 100m jog between each.

• In training for the marathon, he would run 110 miles per week. “I didn’t have the marathon mentality,” he said. “I wouldn’t slow down as much as I should have with distance.”

• He’d often run alone, many times (while in Oregon) driving to the ocean to run in the sand on the beach. “I loved to run,” he said, “and I loved the long runs.” His track workouts were always with others on the perpetually occupied Hayward Field at the University of Oregon.

• “You have good days and bad days,” Steve said. “Sometimes it comes together right. You try to replicate this. You try to control the many variables of training and mental preparation. Then, after the race, win or lose, let it go and get ready again.”

• “The key for me,” Steve said, “was to be as good as I could be. That was the goal I pursued, and I was super motivated to get there… In the end, I got everything out of myself. I don’t think there was much more upside for me.”

Coaching

Steve signed on as the cross country coach at the University in 1996. He continues in that capacity to the present day. In 22 seasons, his teams have made the NCAA Championships 15 times. The 2007 team placed eighth, the third highest finish in school history. In 2008, Steve became head coach for track as well as cross country. His first year as track coach, the team won both the Big Ten Indoor and Outdoor Championships. Steve was named Big Ten Coach of the Year. The team and coach repeated the sweep in 2010.

Steve’s running career has had a powerful influence on his coaching (not to mention recruiting). “When I first came (to the U), I ran with the team a lot. I tried to transfer my competitiveness to the athletes. I now get my fix seeing the athletes run good races.

“I teach the athletes that you have to love the journey, because success doesn’t come over night. Coming here, it’s like going back to being a freshman in high school again. It’s a hard transition. I understand, because it was hard for me. They have to learn to be patient, confident that the hard work will pay off…

“We set goals for the athletes and work together on them…believing in the goal and the training that will get them there.

“But I really believe in having a healthy balance of athletics and academics. I tell the athletes to keep the running in perspective. Few of them will make a living with their legs.”

It should be noted that Steve’s track and cross country teams were likely the only collegiate teams in the country to have two athletes who would go on to be on the track team for the Olympic Games of Rio (2016) – Hassan Mead and Ben Blankenship. A few words about these terrific runners might be of interest: Blankenship – Ben is a 2010 NCAA All American in cross country and three time competitor in the NCAA cross country and NCAA track championships. He became the first Gopher to break the four minute barrier in the mile, setting school records in the mile (3:57) and 1500 (3:39). Injury forced him out of running as a junior, but he came back after graduating to run a personal record in the mile on the track of 3:53 and on the road an astounding 3:52, the fastest time in State history. Ben was third in the 1500 at the Trials for Rio and eighth in the finals at the Games.

Mead – Hassan is a nine time All American – four times in cross country and five times in track. He is also a nine time Big Ten conference champion – two times in cross country and seven times in track. He won all the distance events in the 2009 Indoor and Outdoor seasons. Going on after the University to be one of the best distance runners in the world, Hassan’s personal record in the 5000 is 13:02 and his personal record in the 10000 is 27:32. Hassan was second in the 5000 at the Trials for Rio and 11th in the finals (13:09) at the Games.

Steve is joined on the track and cross country coaching staff by Paul Thornton, the assistant coach, and Matt Conly, the throws coach.

A number of volunteers also help out.

Off the track

Steve runs 25 to 30 miles per week, always outdoors. He never races – understandably.

Steve is married to Theresa, a physical therapist. They have two sons, Ryan and Alex. Ryan is completing a degree at the Carlson School of Management and heading for law school. Alex is a second year walk-on on the track and cross country teams. He runs the mile and steeplechase. Steve and Theresa met at a rehab center, where he was doing an internship for a master’s degree at the University of Oregon.

Suitably, the meeting happened in the treadmill room.

Carter Holmes contributed to this article.

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Nirvana or quackery?

A dietitian’s perspective on the ketogenic diet: Athletic nirvana or nutrition quackery?

BY RENEE KORCZAK

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he ketogenic diet has emerged into

the athletic world as the new way to increase your body’s fat burning capabilities, along with the claims that it increases performance among endurance athletes (1). While the ketogenic diet (and other forms of prolonged fasting) were historically used to treat epilepsy (2), today, this diet has gained popularity in competitive sports and for everyday active people. What is a ketogenic diet? A ketogenic diet is essentially a diet that is high in fat (50 percent or more of your total daily calories), and very low in carbohydrates, (less than 20 percent of your total daily calories), and variable amounts of protein (1).

While various foods can be consumed when following a ketogenic diet, items such as full fat dairy products, eggs, meats, oils and butter are common due to their high fat content (2).

With the low amount of carbohydrates available for energy, the body switches over from its normal metabolism of using glucose for fuel, to the state of ketosis, which is where the liver incompletely oxidizes fat into substances known as ketone bodies, (including three - hydroxybutyrate, acetoacetate and acetone). These ketone bodies are then used as a fuel source for your body instead of glucose (1).

To better understand if there is credible scientific research to support the benefits of the ketogenic diet for athletes, I searched the scientific literature to determine what we currently know about the benefits of this diet. Here is what I found: • One study showed that male endurance athletes who followed a ketogenic diet decreased body mass and percentage body fat, when compared to another group of endurance athletes who consumed a high carbohydrate diet for 12 weeks. Although differences in body mass and body fat were observed between the groups, the ketogenic diet group did not show improvements in athletic performance in all events tested (3).

• A recent review paper of low-carbohydrate and high-fat diets published by Chang, Borer, and Lin described that low carbohydrate

and high fat diets may help to control body weight and fat mass while maintaining lean body mass in some athletes who participate in weight-sensitive sports (1).

• In a 10-week pilot study in endurance athletes from New Zealand, those who followed the ketogenic diet reduced body weight and decreased time to exhaustion in endurance events (4).

At this time, it seems that the research is limited to short term studies, some of which do show a benefit of following a ketogenic diet for weight loss and body composition, but not consistently for improved athletic performance.

Ultimately, many questions about the benefits of the ketogenic diet for athletes remain. For example, what are the health effects of following a ketogenic diet in the long term? Is it sustainable for endurance athletes beyond a trial period? If you are an athlete who has another health condition, is following the ketogenic diet right for you? What nutrient deficiencies will athletes experience by restricting all carbohydrates from their diet?

My hope is that research continues to build in this area so that we can answer these remaining questions for athletes. If you are already following a ketogenic diet or considering it, my recommendation is to talk to your healthcare provider before trying it out on your own.

Working with a registered dietitian (RD) alongside your medical doctor or healthcare prac-

titioner will ensure that you are planning and following a balanced diet to help you achieve your goals. *Thank you to dietetic intern Morgan Entinger for helping with the content for this article.

References 1.

Chang, C.-K., Borer, K., & Lin, P.-J. (2017). Low-Carbohydrate-High-Fat Diet: Can it Help Exercise Performance? Journal of Human Kinetics, 2017; 56: 81–92. http://doi. org/10.1515/hukin-2017-0025.

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Roehl, K., Sewak, S. (2017) Practice Paper of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Classic and Modified Ketogenic Diets for Treatment of Epilepsy. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Volume 117, Issue 8, 1279 – 1292.

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McSwiney, F.T., Wardrop, B., Hyde, P.N., Lafountain, R.A., Volek J.S., Doyle, L. (2017) Keto-adaptation enhances exercise performance and body composition responses to training in endurance athletes.

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Zinn C et al. Ketogenic diet benefits body composition and well-being, but not performance in a pilot case study of New Zealand endurance athletes. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2017 Jul 12;14:22. doi: 10.1186/s12970-017-0180-0. eCollection 2017.

Renee Korczak PhD, RD, LD of Premier Nutrition, LLC can be reached by mail at renee@ premierdietitian.com.

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RETRACING THE MDRA’S HISTORY

Runners line up at the start of a mixed doubles race in 1973.

Submitted photo

Looking back on how Minnesota’s first running organization got its start

BY SARAH BARKER Nine guys met at Columbia Golf Course to run twice around it—4.8 miles, as measured by car. They’d made arrangements for this time trial, as they’d done many times before, by phone tree. Someone—maybe Bob Harris because he was the idea guy, or maybe Pat Lanin because he was the sort who actually kept track of people’s phone numbers—called a couple runners who called their friends, and so on. It was not onerous since there were only a dozen or so guys in the Twin Cities interested in pelting around city streets on a Sunday in March of 1961.

But this gathering ended differently. Instead of dispersing, the nine sweatsuited runners huddled around Lanin’s car and formalized

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their group, establishing a Minnesota branch of the national Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) that had formed in 1958. It was the eighth regional club in the country. Instead of an isolated bunch of weirdos randomly thrashing the pavement, the Minnesota Road Runners Club (MRRC), later the Minnesota Distance Running Association (MDRA), sought to become part of the small but serious national running community, to learn from others, to promote and to standardize the nascent sport of long distance running.

“The whole idea [of forming the MDRA] was the work of Bob Harris,” Lanin said recently from his home in the Brainerd area. “It was his call, his ideas. Running was Bob’s passion. He grew up in New Jersey, and at that time, the few races that were held and most of the activity around distance running was happening on the East coast. He talked about all the great things

happening in New York and Philadelphia. He thought we should have a road runners club and took it upon himself to make it happen.

Now, Bob was not the most organized guy in the world, but he had charisma, and he cleverly said, ‘Pat, you’re going to be the secretary.’ By joining the RRCA, we were part of a national thing, we were on the map and we were in communication with people who knew a hell of a lot more about running than we did—gods of distance running like Ted Corbitt.”

Distance running in the 1950s and 1960s was seen as an oddball pursuit, a rebellion against mainstream sports—no team, no stadium, no bench, little equipment, few rules.

Outside of the Olympics and the collegiate system, long distance races were rare. Average citizens did not run on the road or sidewalk. A big road race attracted 50 people.

HISTORY “I’d run in high school and my boss at 3M encouraged me,” Lanin recalled. “I used to run around Lake Phalen; I’d go months at a time without seeing another person running, or walking for that matter. That was in 1960.”

In the mid-1950s, even before the RRCA was formed, the few far-flung runners like Lanin and Harris, et al were tenuously connected by a 12-page mimeographed pamphlet called the Long Distance Log (LDL).

“Everybody here read LDL,” Lanin said.

“You saw what others were doing. It had race results, sometimes training, course measurement. That was the internet of the day.”

Started in 1953 by a member of the New York Pioneers Club, which was one of the first interracial athletic clubs in the country, the Long Distance Log was taken over in 1954 by former Olympic steeplechaser Browning Ross. National circulation for LDL was 126 enthusiasts.

Track and field and cross country—putting on competitions, making rules, standardizing distances—came under the auspices of the Amateur Athletic Union. But as much as defining what the sport was, the AAU was also serious about what the sport was not, and who could and could not participate. It was an elitist, wealthy white man organization and they aimed to keep it that way. The “amateur” part of the name was used to block out anyone so course and common as to want to earn money from their sport, effectively filtering out working class athletes, non-whites and women.

When it became apparent that the AAU was not interested in organizing events as plebian as road races, where all manner of average people might step to the line, Ross editorialized in the LDL for a national organization that would put on these sorts of races. With encouragement from LDL readers, Ross established the RRC in 1958. The AAU took offense.

Ted Corbitt, a black distance running legend and member of the New York Pioneers Club, became president of the RRCA in 1960. He wrote of the tension between the AAU and the grassroots RRCA. “Some AAU officials took the RRCA as a threat. Instead of recognizing the good work the RRCA was doing to promote distance running, the AAU refused to admit the RRCA as a member and took the position that the RRCA was illegal. In other areas, however, most RRCs had no problem with the local AAU. On the national level the AAU – strongly influenced by its New York association–disapproved of the RRCA. Attempts by the RRCA to affiliate with the AAU at the national level were rebuffed by the AAU and it advised the RRCA to function solely as a social or fraternal group instead of conducting races.”

this photo shows john cramer during the 1971 mudball. Submitted photo Unfazed, the RRCA continued to make running inclusive, opening races to runners under age 18 in 1963, establishing noncompetitive fun runs in 1964, holding the first national women’s cross country championship in 1965 over a distance, 2.5 miles, the AAU thought women could not handle, and in 1970, the first women’s marathon championship long before the AAU sanctioned it.

The Minnesota RRC followed this model of inclusiveness. “You could stretch the rules a little bit but I had to kowtow, if you will, to the AAU because if you wanted to compete in a legitimate national event, it had to be sanctioned by the AAU,” Lanin said of the AAUMRRC relationship.

The newly formed Minnesota Road Runners Club leapt into action. Bob Harris was elected president, Dick Flipp was vice president and Pat Lanin was the very competent secretary treasurer. Meticulous bookkeeping by Lanin indicate that the club’s first credit came on March 26, 1961—one dollar by Paul Noreen to subsidize Bob Harris’ two dollar dues contribution. Records show that on the same day, one dollar was spent on a steam bath, bringing the club balance back down to two dollars.

The three dollar annual dues covered AAU reg-

istration (competitions had to be sanctioned by the Minnesota AAU), the MRRC yearbook, a subscription to the national Long Distance Log and entry fees for all races the MRRC put on throughout the year. The club put on 14 races in 1961, mostly the same routes on which they had been time trialing before becoming an official club, charging a 50 cent entry fee for those runners who weren’t MRRC members.

In 1961, there were eight members—Bob Harris, Chuck Bartholomew, Pat Lanin, Glen Gustafson, Jerry Smith, Ron Daws, Everett Luoma and Dick Flipp. The annual budget was $28.50. In 1962, membership rose to 13, adding John McCaffery, Fred Purcell, George Linde, Kermit Beske, Ed Hendrickson, Eben Howe and Rod Lazorik. Though he doesn’t appear as a dues-paying member in those early days, Rick Kleyman showed up at nearly all the races, and over the years, has been both a notable runner and strong supporter of what was to become the Minnesota Distance Running Association.

Other MRRC pioneers were Rick Recker, Garrett Tomczak, Steve Hoag, Jeff Reneau, John Cramer, Van Nelson and no doubt others who don’t appear on the books. Though Pat Lanin credits Bob Harris with the impetus for MinneContinued on page 18 SPRING 2018

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HISTORY sota’s first running organization, that it thrived and still exists today is the work of Lanin.

His detailed race reports for 1961 show odd distances—4.8 miles, 7.8 miles, 6.4 miles, 3.3 miles—and a variety of formats including handicap races, cross country and roads.

“That was the thing about distance running at that time—there were no standard distances, and no way to accurately measure those distances,” Lanin said. “We measured everything by car or bike, but of course, no one else in the country was running 7.8 miles. That was one of the benefits of joining the RRCA. They were developing standard distances and course certification, and postal races. Postal races allowed us to compete nationally without traveling. That was a big thing; otherwise you’re just isolated. It legitimized the sport, gave it substance.”

Postal championships, most held on tracks since they were uniform and accurately measured, were held on a given day around the country. One-hour runs, and distances of 10 miles, 12 miles, 15K, 20K and 30K were contested in this way, and the regional results sent by mail (thus, postal) to the national RRCA, who compiled the results and announced national champions.

The MRRC took a leadership role in improving the level of competition in the US. In 1966, when distance championships were still held on tracks, the group decided to take advantage of what was then the first and only Tartan track in the country at Macalester College. [See Pat Lanin’s article about this 15K Championship on page 21. The MRRC’s willingness to put on events like this increased the level of competition here in Minnesota and established Minnesota as the non-coastal hub of distance running.

The sport, in Minnesota as elsewhere in the country, was first populated by serious, competitive practitioners—hardcores. The trouble was, MRRC was not a competitive organization per se. Its mission was to promote distance running by putting on races and informing members of local and national news. One still needed to be a card-carrying AAU member to, say, run the Boston Marathon or compete in a postal championship. So, in 1968, they formed the Twin Cities Track Club (TCTC) as the competitive arm of the MRRC, but since all of the MRRC members were serious competitors, they were also all members of TCTC. “It became obvious we were going to have to have an AAU club, and if I didn’t do it, nobody would,” Lanin laughed. “These guys, all they wanted to do was run. They weren’t into paperwork and details.”

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Garry bjorklund is pictured in this photo from 1968. Submitted photo But filling out the forms and sending in the paperwork paid off.

“Founded in 1961 and seven years later you had a guy on the Olympic team—Ron Daws [Daws ran the marathon in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics]. Our TCTC [Ron Daws, Tom Heinonen and Jerry Smith] won the National Championship Marathon in 1968. There’s no question, being part of a national organization, seeing what others were doing around the country, raised our level of competition.”

Just a junior in high school when he met Lanin, Daws and Bob Harris (running on the dirt track in the U of M Fieldhouse), Garrett Tomczak concurred, the 1960s was no time for joggers.

“Races were races, not events, and if you were there only for fun, you were better off birdwatching,” Tomczak recalled. “Everyone I knew at the time was training for a national championship or the Olympic Trials because this was an era when dreams like that were possible. When Ron Daws made the Olympic Team, it was proof positive that anybody, through hard work and perseverance, could do the same. If you’d said to those guys that running was fun, they’d have scoffed at you.

Running wasn’t fun; it wasn’t meant to be fun.

If you were having fun, you weren’t running hard enough. Running was difficult, painful, serious business. But maybe if you trained hard and had a little luck, one day you too could

HISTORY stand on the Olympic podium. My point is, the MDRA had its genesis in a group of oddballs driven to excellence.”

This band of hardcore brothers put Minnesota on the distance running map, such greats as Van Nelson, Mike Slack, Garry Bjorklund, Steve Hoag and Ron Daws making their marks nationally and internationally well ahead of the running boom of the late 1970s.

While this passionate, hardcore attitude was essential in getting the sport off the ground, and those pioneers’ passion as much as their talent made Minnesota the running hotbed that it remains today, it may have discouraged less competitive people, and women at first. It was not the norm, in the 1960s, to see men running around the lakes, and that much more unusual, unacceptable even, to see women running.

AAU swimming and gymnastics existed for girls at the high school level, but not running. It would take an exceptionally bold woman to show up to a race for which she had not trained when most of the participants, who knew each other, would be miles ahead.

As Garrett Tomczak noted, “Women were always welcome, but they didn’t show up until later, and the ones who did were real outliers.”

“We were trying to get girls and women involved by holding a 1-mile race along with a longer distance,” Lanin said, “but there was not much interest. Sometimes a dad would bring his daughter, and some guys brought their wives. But still, a big women’s field was five or six runners.

It was not just running—there were very few sports of any kind for girls at the time, so I think it just didn’t occur to women that this was something they could do.”

Lanin’s carefully kept reports show a “Run for fun 1-mile cross country race” held at Lake Calhoun in the spring of 1966. Of the 17 finishers, five were female, either wives or daughters of some of the other entrants, including one Emily Lanin. Though her name does not appear as a member of MRRC in those early days, Emily Lanin was involved in all aspects of the organization, from helping to publish the newsletter (starting in 1968, a hand-illustrated, typed and stapled affair) to course marshalling and timing to race directing and actually running.

Sometimes athletics organizations tasked with governing the sport instead prevented girls from participating but, true to their mission of providing opportunities for all, MRRC races were open to girls before any Minnesota high schools offered girls’ track or cross country. As the boys’ cross country and assistant track coach at Hopkins High School, Pat Lanin encouraged Toni St. Pierre, who had already competed in some MRRC races. He was berated for doing so by members of the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL). St. Pierre eventually sued the MSHSL, and won, with supporting testimony given by Lanin. Under duress and new leadership, the MSHSL established girls’ cross country and track at the high school level.

“We [MRRC] were organized as a group, and were able to show [in court] that girls and women had already competed successfully in distance running,” Lanin said. “You had to have men who were willing to get involved, to advocate for women’s sports.”

Once Title IX passed later in 1972, and high schools established girls’ track and cross country programs, numbers of women in distance running, and in the MRRC, skyrocketed.

In early 1972, the Minnesota Road Runners Club changed their name to the Minnesota Distance Running Association, still affiliated with the AAU and the national RRCA. The reason for the change was to reflect the fact that they put on all sorts of races—road, track, trail, relays, cross country and postal competitions. And by removing the word “club” from their name, they hoped to clarify that the MDRA was not a competitive organization, that its members could be, and were, members of a variety of different competitive clubs, TCTC among them.

this scan shows withdrawals and deposits into the mdra account in 1961.

The registration form from that year indicates the MDRA had about 300 members of both sexes, in ages ranging from 8 to 62, encompassing all abilities from jogger to national class athlete. The roughly ninemonth schedule included 24 races. Membership fees were $3 for high school or younger, $5 for individuals, $8 for a family and $20 for a sustaining membership that included free entry into all MDRA races for the year. Membership afforded the runner free entry in three members-only races and a subscription to the monthly newsletter (news, race results, entry forms).

While President John F. Kennedy’s challenge to the Marines to be fit enough to hike fifty miles in 20 hours, and his 1962 U.S. Physical Fitness Program raised awareness of the importance of health and fitness, it was Frank Shorter’s dramatic, and televised, gold medal in the 1972 Olympic marathon that really captured the public’s attention. Shorter’s subsequent 1976 silver medal, and a raft of other inspiring runners—Jim Ryun, Steve Prefontaine, Kathrine Switzer, Jacqueline Hansen—running-specific shoes and attire, books about running and the launch of Runner’s World magazine (supplanting the Long Distance Log) all helped fuel the running boom of the 1970s.

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HISTORY The MDRA reflected the national running boom: Membership increased to nearly 2000 by the early 1980s, Lanin’s typed-and-mimeographed newsletter morphed into the quarterly Minnesota Distance Runner magazine and MDRA sponsored races filled the twelve month calendar. The MDRA magazine has shifted from quarterly to monthly and back again, and has changed names from Minnesota Distance Runner to Minnesota Running and Track to the current Run Minnesota.

Some of the races founded in the 1960s are still around today—the Meet of Miles in January, the MDRA 7-mile in March, the Ron Daws 25K a week later, Fred Kurz 10-Mile Handicap, the Mudball Trail Run in April, Get in Gear, Mississippi 10-Mile (formerly part of the Multi-Distance Classic), Hopkins Raspberry Race, the Como Relays, MDRA 15K and City of Lakes Marathon (now half-marathon).

In 1985, past MDRA president Jim Ferstle submitted an annual race calendar and log book he’d picked up from a west coast running organization as an example of what the MDRA might provide its members. With about 2000 members, the board thought it was a good idea, but expensive. President Tim Zbikowski created a membership promotions committee and launched a labor-intensive (read: show up at every race in Minnesota and talk up the MDRA) membership campaign. It worked. By 1986, membership was up to about 3000, enough to cover the cost of a spiral bound

Ron Daws in his USA singlet.

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Mark Kittleson congratulates John Cramer and Nancy Ivarinen after the 1973 MDRA mixed doubles race at como park. Submitted photo calendar of all races in the upper Midwest, not just MDRA races, with space to log personal running data. The annual calendar log remains one of the perks of MDRA membership.

In keeping with the MDRA’s original mission to promote distance running, the organization’s races focus on providing accurately measured and timed courses over a variety of surfaces and distances, organized progressively such that they can be used in training for a spring and fall marathon. Entry fees have remained low and accessible partly because fluff has been left out—souvenirs, photo booths, a buffet of post-race food, live bands along the course, hurlable powdered paint.

In the 1970s, local runners regularly ran 29-minute 10ks, 2:13 marathons—times that would warrant a lot of attention today—and earned a pat on the back for their efforts. In 1980, the MDRA, along with national running organizations, faced the fact that those running professional level times needed to be able to earn prize money. Trust-based awards from 1981 to 1983 gave way to direct awards of cash prizes. MDRA’s Victory races and the Jeff Winter City of Lakes Half Marathon offer prize money in open and master’s divisions.

The vast majority of races that sprang up since the 1970s have been fundraisers, with proceeds supporting a cause or organization.

The ten races the MDRA holds per year, true to their original mission, simply promote distance running and provide Minnesotans opportu-

nities to do so. Races put on by runners, for runners—the MDRA is a community of runners doing what they do.

Now in its 44th year, the Como Park Relays exemplifies the spirit of the MDRA. It had its roots in an early 1970s MRRC invention, mixed doubles cross country relays—a fun way to involve women and young runners while at the same time providing competitive runners a challenging workout. Now 44 years later, the recipe for success is still working. Families come and spread blankets on the grass, the young ones enjoying their watermelon and cookies while mom and dad take turns over the rolling course. High schoolers, lean as flagpoles, gather in groups, reconnecting after the summer’s adventures. Competitive athletes are working just as hard as the veterans they pass.

It’s at once fiercely competitive and low key, lung-searingly difficult and fun. Men, women, old, young, those who just love running and those who love competing coming together to do that, for the cost of a latte.

As Minnesota’s first running organization, the MDRA has encouraged millions of runners over the years, and was the foundation for hundreds of races, running clubs, retail stores, homegrown Olympians and full-time race organizations. Like the veteran runner, the MDRA continues apace, not flashy but focused, putting one foot in front of the other and inspiring others to come along.

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1966

Remembering the 1966 National AAU 15K championships

BY PAT LANIN

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his is an article retrieved from my MRRC

files of a race sponsored by the Minnesota Road Runners Club (now MDRA) over half a century ago. It is a faded mimeograph copy that is barely readable. (Hmm, who knows what a mimeograph is?) The MRRC was founded just five years prior to this event. I think it is, undoubtedly, one of the premium distance running events ever run in the state of Minnesota. The individuals in these results now vary in age from their late 60’s to their mid-80’s. As you can see, the times would still be very competitive in nearly any race run in the US today.

Had we elected to run everyone together, the elite runners would have to wind their way through the mob of slower runners and timing would have been a nightmare. The fastest runner in the second heat would have been lapped three times!

Brown and Nelson put on an impressive duel for 6 miles. Their time for 6 miles was the 3rd fastest 6-mile run in the US that year. Shortly after 6 miles, Nelson picked up a painful abdominal cramp and was forced to walk or jog for nearly a lap. By the 8-mile mark, he was able to resume his pace, but by this time Brown had lapped him and the rest of the field as well.

New York Athletic Club’s Ed Winrow ran a very savvy race trailing the field for nearly 4 miles then gradually picked up the pace to capture the bronze medal. Merle McGee the AAU 15 Kilometer defending Champion from Santa Monica, CA, was able to hang with Brown and Nelson for about 2 miles, but their pace was simply too much for him.

I doubt if anyone reading this today has ever heard of Doug Brown of Red Lodge, MT, but Doug, University of Montana, was the NCAA 6-mile champion in 1966. I’m fairly certain that anyone who has been around the running scene in Minnesota since the 1970’s would likely recognize Van Nelson. Van was a graduate of Minneapolis Washburn High School and St. Cloud State University. He represented the US in the 1968 Olympics in the 10,000 meters.

Track nerd trivia: One of Van’s most impressive achievements was his victories in the 3-mile and 6-mile at the Drake Relays Three Years In A Row, where he set records in each event in each of the three years! That is a most impressive triple double. No disputing, a 3-mile and 6-mile double at record pace, in less than 24 hours, has

Looking back at the complete results

EVENT: NATIONAL AAU 15,000 METER CHAMPIONSHIPS / LOCATION: MACALESTER COLLEGE TRACK, ST. PAUL, MN / DATE; SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 1966 / CONDITIONS: 76 F, sunny, light winds, low humidity.

RESULTS: 1-mile 2-mile 3-mile 4-mile 5-mile 6-mile 7-mile 8-mile 9-mile 15-km 1. Doug Brown, Red Lodge, MT

4:41 9:29 14:15 19:08 23:57 28:52 33:45 38:42 43:42 45:11.0* 2. Van Nelson, St. Cloud State U

4:41 9:28 14:15 19:08 24:00 28:52 34:40 39:56 44:50 46:14.8 3. Ed Winrow, New York A.C. 4:59 9:57 14:58 20:01 25:12 30:06 35:08 40:13 45:22 46:47 4. Merle McGee, Santa Monica AC 4:45 9:31 14:32 19:47 24:59 30:10 35:24 40:50 46:03 47:32 5. Ron Daws, TCTC 4:51 9:52 14:57 20:03 25:12 30:29 35:50 41:17 46:15 48:25 The race was run in two heats. The first heat had the five elite runners above; the second heat had the 14 runners listed below: 6. Karl Weiser, Mercers Island, Washington, 50:02 7. Phil Weiser, TCTC, 50:50 8. Greg Nelson, Washburn HS (Van’s brother) 50:57 9. Bruce Johnson, St. Cloud State, 51:58 10. Pat Lanin, TCTC, 53:23 11. Jim Vedder, Madison, WI, 54:15 12. Tom Griffin, TCTC, 55:02 to be the toughest event in track and field. Van also ran 5K/10K doubles in the 1967 World Student Games and the 1967 Pan American Games.

Earlier in the summer of 1966 Van won the first Hopkins Raspberry Festival 5 mile, and a week later ran a 3-mile track race in Toronto in a dead heat finish against Australia’s Ron Clarke with a world best time of 13:10.

In those days, believe it or not, there were no computers or electronic timing available anywhere, so we recruited the Minnesota AAU swimming officials to do the timing. We had nearly as many timers as competitors. They were equipped with then state of the art, mechanical stopwatches with multiple split timing capability. With a well-rehearsed and coordinated timing scenario we were able to get splits for everyone and get the required three times for all of the intermediate records that we were out to capture. The reason this race was run on the track was that official national running records could only be done on a track. 3M had installed the first all-weather in the United States, a synthetic Tartan track at Macalester College, a year

13. Joe Henderson*, Des Moines, Iowa, 56:32 14. Julian Scott. Canberra, Australia (TCTC), 57:13 15. Warren Slocum, White Bear Lake HS, 59:22 16. Dana Curtis, Simley HS, 59:23 17. Butch Hammer, Des Moines, 60:28 18. George Rounds, TCTC, 62:29 19. Bob Nepple, TCTC, 63:41 *Joe was the original editor of Runner’s World earlier. It was truly an amazing experience to run on this track after running on some really deplorable cinder tracks all of the years prior to this. I can imagine the groans from runners imagining running this distance on the track. Well, some things to consider: a perfect running surface, water/feed “stops” every 440 yards, you get four splits per mile. Plus, with the intensity of the competition in both heats, I doubt if any of the competitors were a bit concerned about running on the track. I know I wasn’t.

Our precision crew of timers from Minnesota AAU Swimming positioned themselves at precise points on the track at the exact number of laps to record times for intermediate distances, and as a result the following American records were established in route to the record for 15K - 6000 meters: Nelson, 8000 meters: Brown, 7-miles: Brown, 8-miles: Brown, 9-miles: Brown. I really doubt if all of these intermediate distances are still recorded, but they were in the record books at the time, so what the heck we decided to go for it.

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STREAKS

DAILY RUNNING ON THE MINNESOTA TUNDRA An update on athletes maintaining daily running streaks

BY STEPHEN DEBOER

T

he daily running thing continues to

grow in popularity. If you check out the new, improved Running Streak Association web site,www.runeveryday. com/, there are now over 1,000 Americans and individuals from other countries, who have run at least one mile daily for 365 days or more.

Over 700 more retired running streaks have been registered, with some individuals claiming five separate ones or more!

So where does that put Minnesota? NUMBER ONE! In the past year we have added 25 more individuals giving us a total of 136, 12 more than California (Texas is third with 108).

Minnesota women are exceptionally well represented, as we have 46 on our list, 13 more than California (Texas is third with 30). And the last week in December, Minnesota became the first state to have 70 persons with active streaks (now at 75). California again is second with 68 with Texas third, having 60 active, as of Jan 27, 2018. Of course, what is more impressive is, on a population basis, we have a much higher percentage of streak runners than any other state.

There are 24.8 streak runners for every one million Minnesotans (Wyoming is second with 15.9 per million; Oregon third with 9.2 per million). There are 8.4 female streakers in Minnesota for every million persons. I did not break down the state by gender, but if 50 percent are female, that would be about 17 per million women residents. In this category, Wyoming is actually first at 8.5 per million with Washington, DC third at 4.5. Because of Wyoming’s very low population, five women and three men are all it takes to claim the top female and second overall spots. DC, for the same reason, has only three women to rate third highest.

Sadly, we have lost another streak runner (the first was Wendell DeBoer in April 2014).

Roger Carlson, of Stillwater, died in May 2015 while running home after dropping his car off at a service station. This is the first documented death of a daily runner while running.

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THE NEWEST STREAKERS

RANK NAME CITY STREAK 112.

Annalisa Buerke (F) Fridley Jan 1, 2016 - now 113.

James Thomson Golden Valley Jan 8, 2016 - now 114.

Ann V Vail * (F) Rochester Jan 1, 2016 - now 115.

Jack Ankrum

Vadnais Heights Jan 1, 2016 - now 116.

Beth Thorson (F)

Fergus Falls Jan 1, 2016 - now 117.

Oliver Thorson

Fergus Falls Jan 1, 2016 - now 118.

Natalie Thorson (F) Fergus Falls Jan 1, 2016 - now 119.

Jenna Thorson (F) Fergus Falls Jan 1, 2016 - now 120.

Lauren Thorson (F) Fergus Falls Jan 1, 2016 - now 121.

Jennifer Mathiesen (F) Fergus Falls Mar 14, 2016 - now 122.

Tim Mathiesen

Fergus Falls Jun 27, 2016 - now 123.

Max Parney

Rochester Jun 28, 2016 - now 124.

Scott Tonneson

St. Paul Mar 5, 2015 - now 125.

Kyle Sather Savage, Duluth Sep 13, 2016 - now 126.

David Theisen

Brooklyn Park Oct 4, 2015 - now 127.

Dale Mattson

Bloomington Nov 28, 2016 - now 128.

Britny Aklik (F)

Edina Dec 28, 2016 - Jan 3, 2018 129.

Jess Knutson (F)

Fergus Falls Dec 26, 2015 - now 130.

Melissa Jacobson (F) Montrose Sep 13, 2016 - now 131.

Carissa Christenson (F) North Mankato

Jan 1, 2017 - now 132.

Sheila Augustine (F) Chanhassen Jan 1, 2017 - now 133.

Miranda Beck (F) Minneapolis Dec 31, 2016 - now 134.

Joseph Kraft

Monticello Dec 5, 2016 - now 135.

Elaina Wild (F)

St. Louis Park July 7, 2013 - now 136.

John Ambrose

New Brighton Nov 24, 2016 - now * not registered Roger had two running streaks, the first from January 1988 until May 2009. He took a few weeks off after heart surgery but then resumed running daily in June 2009.

Rochester, Minnesota, has the highest number (17) and rate (151 per million residents) of any city with a population of 100,000 or more in the United States, while Fergus Falls, in the past year, became the town with a population of 10,000 or more with the largest number (11) and rate (826 per million) in the country.

Something also unique about Fergus Falls is that Mike Thorson got his wife and all four children to start daily runs January 1, 2016, the most in any family in the country. Daughters,

Lauren and Jenna, were only 5 and 7 years old when they began doing their 1-mile minimum runs, the only two people in the world who began daily running before their 8th birthday.

Since metropolitan areas are often a mix of cities/towns all “running” (pardon the pun) together, I also looked at rankings of metro areas. The Twin Cities combined statistical area (CSA), which includes two Wisconsin counties, contains 101 who have run daily (94 of whom live in the traditional seven county area), compared to the New York City CSA, which has 97, though their population is six times as large (24 million vs. 4 million). The

STREAKS only other CSAs with more than 50 are Boston (78), DC-Baltimore (67), and Los Angeles (53).

On the next page is a list of the first ten Minnesotans to do it daily; two of whom, Steve DeBoer of Rochester and Steve Gathje of Minneapolis, have the third and fifth longest active running streaks in the United States and world (since Ron Hill of England had to end his 52-years streak in January 2017 due to heart problems).

Two of the ten (John Magnuson, Julie Maxwell) are running daily for the second time.

Bruce Mortenson has had five different time periods running daily; his current streak of six and a half years being his longest. John King and Craig Davidson have moved out of state, continuing their daily runs in Florida and Arizona.

Since I am writing this for a biased audience, I think most of you will agree it is a good thing to keep running no matter what the weather, and Minnesotans have a strong reputation of (and maybe a genetic tendency or mental instability that contributes to) doing it daily.

The Updated 100,000 Mile Club in Minnesota

There are more identified individuals from Minnesota than any other state (27 if we count Brad Kautz, who will achieve that number sometime this summer) that have run over 100,000 miles in their lifetime, though a few have moved to other states. This is the current list, though I was not able to get complete information from everyone. (See the table to the lower right) Two of these folks have raced more than 2,000 times – Rick Recker (over 2,700) and Tom Perri (over 2,020), Tom ran 429 races at marathon distance or longer, having run at least three in all 50 states and a sub-4 hour finish in all 50.

Dick Beardsley has the fastest marathon finish – 2:08:53 at Boston in 1982. Bruce Mortenson has the next fastest marathon finish – 2:19:59 at 1972 Boston. He also ran several other sub-2:30 times while in his 40s. Others with sub-2:30 times include Randy Wiinanan (2:23), Brad Kautz (2:25), Doug Suker (2:26), Steve Gathje (2:27), Craig Davidson (2:28), John Naslund (2:28), Jack Ankrum (2:28) and Al Gilman (2:29). Of course, John Naslund has run at least two marathons per year for the last 44 years, including all Grandma’s and Twin Cities.

MINNESOTA’S TOP 10 RANK NAME CITY STREAK 1.

Bruce Mortenson Rochester, Owatonna, Minnetonka J an 1970-Jun 1972; Nov 1976-Apr 1979; Nov 1984-Oct 1985; Feb 1988-Mar 1989; Aug 2011-now 2.

Steve DeBoer St. Paul, Ecuador, Owatonna, Long Prairie, SD, NC, Rochester

Jul 1970-now 3.

Dave DeBoer St. Paul Jul 1972-Aug 1978;

Oct 2009-Dec 2011 ( 2nd in MO) 4.

Steve Gathje Rochester, St. Paul, Apple Valley, Burnsville, KS, Mpls

Sep 1972-now 5.

John King Mpls, St. Paul, Woodbury, IL, NJ, FL

Jan 1977-Dec 2007; Jan 2008-now 6.

John Magnuson

St. Paul May 1977-Dec 1991; Dec 2015-now 7. Wendell DeBoer D (d. Apr 2014) St. Paul Feb 1978-Dec 1988 (missed 2 days);

Jan 2009-Feb 2010 8.

Julie Maxwell (F) F aribault, Puerto Rico, Kasson, Rochester

Jul 1978-Dec 2011; Mar 2012-now 9.

Craig Davidson

Fergus Falls Nov 1978-now (moved to AZ in

Nov 1982) 10.

Pat Foley

Northfield Dec 1979-Jan 1981;

Jun 1987-Feb 1991;

Aug 1991-Mar 2010;

Oct 2010-Apr 2012;

Dec 2013-Jun 2015

THE STATE’S 100,000 MILE CLUB Craig Davidson (64) Fergus Falls (now lives in AZ) Bob Wagner (71) Bemidji Bruce Mortenson (73) Minnetonka Steve DeBoer (63)

Rochester Dick Beardsley (61)

Bemidji Steve Morrow (53)

Eagle Lake Jerry Heaps (62)

Apple Valley Paul Noreen (d. 2013, age 78) Blaine John Naslund (67)

Bloomington Tim O’Brien (61)

Minneapolis Steve Kohorst (67)

Cohasset Sherry Case (58)

Richfield Barney Klecker (66)

Minnetonka

Paul Case (60)

Richfield

Al Gilman (71)

Rochester Mike Setter (62)

Minneapolis Rick Kleyman (78)

Plymouth Steve Gathje (62)

Minneapolis Randy Wiinanan (62)

Iron Doug Suker (66)

Edina Kerry Louks (68)

Duluth

Tom Perri (56)

Maple Grove Rick Recker (73)

Minneapolis Victoria Leafgren (58)

Woodbury Jack Ankrum (65)

Vadnais Heights

Jon Drew (64)

Minneapolis Brad Kautz (60) Rochester (moved to NM)

207,600 miles (2,700 in 2017) >188,000 175,250 (2,230 in 2017) 160,440 (3,830 in 2017) 157,500 (2,500 in 2017) 154,920 (2,990 in 2017) 145,000 (3,950 in 2017) 142,000 140,000 (2,500 in 2017) 132,000 (1,500 in 2017) 129,300 (2,620 in 2017) 126,500 (3,550 in 2017) 125,000 124,580 (3,920 in 2017) 123,680 (2,250 in 2017) 118,500 (3,020 in 2017) 116,000 113,890 (1,970 in 2017) 113,540 (4,170 in 2017) 112,500 (2,040 in 2017) 107,700 104,980 (2,430 in 2017) 104,500 (1,300 in 2017) 103,954 (2,000 in 2017) 103,640 (2,030 in 2017) 103,000 (350 in 2017) 98,300 (3,230 in 2017) SPRING 2018

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MEETING MINUTES Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting - February 12, 2018 Members Present: Rochelle Christensen, David Daubert, Steve Hyland, Wendy Jones, Nate Klema, Kathy Larsen, Dave Marek, Damon Rothstein, Jenny Scobie, Sarah Stangl Members Absent: Dennis Barker, Randy Fulton, Kelly May, Rick Recker Guests: Sarah McInerney Secretary’s Report Minutes of the Board of Directors’ Meeting for January 9, 2018 were approved and accepted by Rochelle Christensen, and seconded by Kathy Larsen.

Treasurer’s Report · January revenues were favorable to plan by $1.4K. MTD’s favorability was primarily driven by higher than expected ad revenue of $1.2K. · 2018 YTD revenues are unfavorable to 2017 YTD revenues by $2.3K. The un-favorability was driven by the timing of ad revenues of $2.1K. · January expenses were unfavorable by $.6K to plan. MTD’s un-favorability was primarily driven by the timing of clothing purchases of $1.3K offset by timing magazine expenses of .6K. · 2018 YTD expenses are unfavorable to 2017 YTD expenses by $2.3K and net income was unfavorable by $4.7K. The treasurer’s report was approved and accepted by Jenny Harrington, and seconded by Wendy Jones. The 2018 budget was approved and accepted by Rochelle Christensen, and seconded by Sarah Stangl.

Office Manager’s Report Membership: 2018 2017 New Members 48 38 Renewals 148 169 (includes two-year renewals) Membership Total 2,478 2,024 (prior month: 2,495) *2017 membership numbers now count all family members on the account. Family accounts were previously only counted as one member which is why the 2017 membership total listed appears to be low.

The following donations were received in January 2018: $65 to MDRA, $620 to the MDRA Foundation (from MDRA), and over $2,000 to the Stephen Ojalvo Fund.

Introductions were made for new MDRA board members.

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COMMITTEE REPORTS

Advocacy: MDRA will be sending a letter in support of building of the

Dakota Rail Trail from east county line to Hutchinson. The goal is to keep runners off the roads and on safe usable trails.

Club Administration: The MDRA Foundation and Steven Ojalvo accounts are up and running. Discussed process for administering accounts, logistics, costs, etc. The next grant cycle will be open March 15th and will close April 30th. A fundraising event will likely be happening in 2018 as well, more details to come.

Programs: Indoor running continues to bring in many runners especially with the cold temperatures – look for an article in the Star Tribune on running at the stadium. Registration for spring training is open and will be advertised on Minneapolis running. We are in need of more coaches for spring training.

Promotions: Sarah will be giving a presentation to Target about MDRA and also presented at the Anderson Race Management conference about the importance of advertising in print.

Publications: Ad rates have been added to the MDRA website. Magazines will be released quarterly in 2018.

Race: Heidi Miler has accepted the role of Race Director for MDRA. There will be an optional shirt for purchase at the Ron Dawes race.

USATF: No update.

New Business: None.

Old Business: None.

The meeting was adjourned by Rochelle Christensen, seconded by Damon Rothstein.

The next MDRA Board meeting will be March 12, 2018.

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MEETING MINUTES Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting - December 11, 2017

hire a race director for 5 MDRA races and race equipment management.

This position will report to the Operations Manager and more details will be available on the MDRA website.

Programs:The Polar Bears have had up to 60 runners participate. InMembers Present: Dennis Barker, Nathan Campeau, Rochelle Chris- door Stadium Running has had much lower numbers than last year, likely tensen, Jenny Harrington, Wendy Jones, Nate Klema, Kathy Larsen, Dave since the weather has been warmer and the stadium is not as new. The Marek, Kelly May, Lisa Richardson, Sarah Stangl runners that do attend enjoy it and we get a lot of social media hits from Members Absent: Randy Fulton, Rick Recker, Damon Rothstein the program so it continues to be a successful program. We are looking Guests: Sarah McInerney for coaches for the Fall Marathon training class – if interested, please Secretary’s Report contact Sarah.

Minutes of the Board of Directors’ Meeting for November 13, 2017 Promotions: No update were approved and accepted by Kathy Larsen, and seconded by Lisa Publications: The annual calendar is in progress and is expected to Richardson. ship December 14. Discussed looking for an ad representative for 2018 magazines to gain more ad revenue or cutting back to quarterly magaTreasurer’s Report zines to save on print and shipping costs. Discussed including more con• November revenues were unfavorable to plan by $1.8K and YTD rev- tent, less race results, including more photos, and timing of magazines. enues were unfavorable to plan by $19.7K. MTD’s un-favorability was priRace: Working with TempoTickets for 2018. The Grand Prix turns 40 marily driven by lower than expected membership dues of $2.5K offset next year and we discussed how to promote this. by miscellaneous income of $1.0K. YTD’s un-favorability was primarily USATF: No update driven by ad revenue of $17.4K. New Business: No update.

• 2017 YTD revenues are unfavorable to 2016 YTD revenues by $9.6K. Old Business: No update.

The un-favorability was driven by lower ad revenue of $17.1 offset by race receipts of $7.1K. The meeting was adjourned by Dennis Barker, seconded by Kathy • November expenses were unfavorable by $7.4K to plan and YTD ex- Larsen. penses were unfavorable by $16.2K. MTD’s un-favorability was primarily The next MDRA Board meeting will be January 9,2018. driven by the timing of race expense of $4.6K and timing of magazine expenses of $2.8K. YTD’s un-favorability was primarily driven by program & race expenses of $7.2K and miscellaneous expense $3.7K. • 2017 YTD expenses are unfavorable to 2016 YTD expenses by $17.2K and net income was unfavorable by $26.8K. The treasurer’s report was approved and accepted by Nathan Campeau, and seconded by Dennis Barker.

Office Manager’s Report Membership: 2016 2017 New Members 18 22 Renewals 180 110 (includes two-year renewals) Membership Total 2,033 2,526 (prior month: 2,553) *2017 membership numbers now count all family members on the account. Family accounts were previously only counted as one member which is why the 2016 membership total listed appears to be low.

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COMMITTEE REPORTS

Advocacy: No update.

Club Administration: The MDRA Foundation (501c3) application

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Club Administration: MDRA Foundation. The IRS approved our application for 501 c3 non profit, tax exempt status. An announcement will be made at Annual Meeting.

Elections. Balloting is in process.

Members Present: Dennis Barker, Nathan Campeau, Rochelle Race Director. Closing date for applications is January 15, 2018. To Christensen, Randy Fulton, Wendy Jones, Nate Klema, Kathy Larsen, date three applications have been received and interviews are underway.

Dave Marek, Rick Recker Programs: Polar Bears. The numbers of runners attending has inMembers Absent: Jenny Harrington, Kelly May, Lisa Richardson, creased despite extreme weather temperatures. Mill City is sponsoring a Damon Rothstein, Sarah Stangl store event on January 20, 2018.

Guests: Sarah McInerney, Dave Daubret Indoor Stadium Running. Eleven of thirteen days have gone by and Secretary’s Report running will resume with two more sessions in February.

Minutes of the Board of Directors’ Meeting for December 11, 2017 Spring Marathon Training Program. Registration and coaching discuswere approved and accepted by Nathan Campeau, and seconded by sion are underway.

Randy Fulton.

Promotions: Annual Meeting/Party. Plans were finalized for the Annual Party of January 20, 2018. Directors volunteered for tasks, the slide Treasurer’s Report show was discussed, BOD members were reminded to seek prizes for · December revenues were unfavorable to plan by $9.6K and YTD rev- drawings, and the menu will be pizza, ice cream and beverages. Sarah enues were unfavorable to plan by $29.3K. MTD’s un-favorability was Mc will be staffing membership table. primarily driven by lower than expected membership dues of $4.7K and Target presentation will be made by Sarah McInerney on January 22, timing of Ad revenue of $3.6K. YTD’s un-favorability was primarily driven 2018. by ad revenue of $23.9K and membership dues of $12.2K offset by race Publications: The magazine will be published four times per year; receipts of $6.1K. spring, summer, fall, and winter. The current issue has been mailed and · 2017 YTD revenues are unfavorable to 2016 YTD revenues by $19.5K. directors were asked to distribute magazines to a number of running/ The un-favorability was driven by lower ad revenue of $23.4 offset by athletic stores. Sarah McInerney is setting up a google document and race receipts of $8.6K. directors are asked to add gyms names and addresses to receive Comp. · December expenses were unfavorable by $2.3K to plan and YTD ex- Mags. The next issue will be March/April. penses were unfavorable by $18.6K. MTD’s un-favorability was primarily Race: All race registrations will be via Tempo Tickets. driven by the timing of race expense of $4.6K. YTD’s un-favorability was USATF: No update. primarily driven by race expenses of $9.6K, program expense $3.5K and New Business: The Board discussed an updated Mission Statement. miscellaneous expense $3.7K. Rick Recker moved to approve the motion and Randy Fulton seconded the · 2017 YTD expenses are unfavorable to 2016 YTD expenses by $24.7K motion. Discussion ensued and Dennis Barker edited. The motion was and net income was unfavorable by $44.1K. approved.

The treasurer’s report was approved and accepted by Rochelle Chris The 2018 Budget will be distributed to the BOD via email and tensen, and seconded by Wendy Jones. formalized at the February meeting. The current draft shows a $5,400 loss that requires consideration by the BOD. Office Manager’s Report

Nathan Campeau’s term has expired and he is stepping down Membership: 2017 2016 from the Board though he will continue working with the Polar Bears.

New Members 19 26 Nathan expressed his appreciation of working with a variety of dedicated Renewals 191 263 (includes two-year renewals) members over the past eight years. The Board expressed their gratitude Membership Total 2,495 2,015 (prior month: 2,553) for Nathan’s efforts. *2017 membership numbers now count all family members on the Old Business: No update. account. Family accounts were previously only counted as one member The meeting was adjourned by Nathan Campeau, seconded by Randy which is why the 2016 membership total listed appears to be low.

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The next MDRA Board meeting will be February 12, 2018.

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Advocacy: No update.

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AT THE RACES NOTE: All results are gun times

MDRA Meet of Miles JAN. 18, U OF M FIELDHOUSE

Open 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 32 33 2 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 3 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 4 59 60 61 62 5 6 7 63 64

Beau Pullman, 17 Scott Weispfennig, 32 Adam Wilkinson, 17 Chris Caron, 25 Jared Genteman, 22 Will Larsen, 22 Jace Galley, 20 Jon Olsen, 23 Max Lauerman, 15 Michael Hartnett, 35 Ken Cooper, 46 Dan Peters, 26 Kyle Trudeau, 19 Ian Roberts, 17 Dan Strike, 47 Oliver Nicholson, 16 Reese Thompson, 15 Mitchell Schroeder, 17 Anthony Fryer, 42 Ethan Genteman, 27 William Mattes, 15 Adam McCollor, 16 Bob Finke, 55 Aric Brodie Matt DeJohg, 19 Patrick Brody, 19 Jamie Brand, 38 Blair Hull, 36 Russell Lidberg, 35 Allan Bohlke, 54 Nathan Campeau, 38 Colette Celichowski, 24* Jim Larranager, 52 Robert Economy, 54 Kari Campeau, 27* Joshua Koehnen, 14 Doug Schroeder, 32 Nate Kusal, 15 Scott Reuterfeldt, 46 William Sikorski, 48 Isaiah Bischoff, 15 Dan Johnson, 60 Jesse Peterson, 14 Jesse Longley, 51 Brian Peterson, 36 Shawn McMerty, 44 Shachi, 24 Jason Chrudimsky, 40 Omar Awad, 49 Nathan Schacht, 19 Gerald Butler, 46 Kara Parker, 48* Owen Mischio, 15 Peter Mack, 37 Josh Handeland, 27 Ryan Green, 36 Brandon Katek, 30 Adam Pettipiece, 39 Tom Manley, 50 Kieran Ryan, 14 Eric Porte, 53 Allyx Kvashicka, 21* Ben Stoos-Tysver, 17 Peter Kessler, 56 Daniel Baron, 51 Pavin Mak, 17 Anna Truong, 23* Havita Brisbois, 37* Sarah Ward Lembke, 26* Rick Petersen, 59 Craig Hayersid, 53

4:38 4:40 4:42 4:43 4:43 4:44 4:44 4:45 4:49 4:50 4:56 4:57 4:59 5:01 5:01 5:02 5:03 5:05 5:05 5:06 5:06 5:06 5:07 5:08 5:10 5:10 5:11 5:12 5:12 5:12 5:14 5:16 5:16 5:18 5:19 5:19 5:22 5:22 5:23 5:24 5:25 5:25 5:27 5:27 5:28 5:29 5:29 5:31 5:31 5:35 5:37 5:39 5:40 5:41 5:42 5:43 5:43 5:44 5:45 5:45 5:48 5:48 5:53 5:54 5:56 5:58 5:58 5:58 5:59 5:59 6:00

65 8 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 9 10 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 11 84 85 86 87 88 12 89 90 91 13 92 93 14 94 95 96 97 98 15 99 100 16 101 102 17 103 104 105 106 107 18 108 109 110 111 19 20 112 21 22

Complete results of these and all other races run on certified courses in Minnesota are posted at www.raceberryjam.com

RESULTS Bill Dobbs, 59 6:00 Natalie Conrad, 28* 6:04 Dave Henry, 53 6:04 Jeff Webber, 53 6:04 Lei Kevin Jiang, 50 6:05 Dave Clark, 52 6:07 Charlie Vanler, 17 6:07 Tom Ruen, 49 6:09 John Roaske, 69 6:09 Dale Compton, 45 6:11 Lauren Rush, 32* 6:11 Bonnie Sons, 52* 6:12 Dan Sparkman, 57 6:14 Steve Chichester, 55 6:15 Jake Schouten, 16 6:18 Jimmy Nyembwe 6:18 Todd Kuglin, 53 6:20 Martin Perkins, 44 6:24 Michael Hewitt, 35 6:26 Brenner Sandberg, 35 6:26 Kirt Goetzke, 57 6:27 Chris Thorson, 41 6:34 Heather Meyers, 36* 6:35 Mike Nixon, 44 6:38 Bill Reinfeld, 63 6:38 Mike Seaman, 67 6:42 John Naslund, 67 6:42 Gary Steele, 59 6:44 Betsy Murray, 48* 6:45 Phil Simon, 39 6:45 David Wrightsmith, 50 6:46 Arlen Braaten-Lee, 68 6:46 Sara Ormsort, 33* 6:50 Andy Lindsay, 56 7:05 Larry McDonough, 62 7:08 Marise Widmer, 58* 7:10 Keith Magnuson 7:14 Steve DeBoer, 63 7:15 Eric Petersen, 69 7:15 Chris Turoski, 46 7:15 John Labalestra, 70 7:18 Sarah McInerney, 39* 7:23 David Brodie, 48 7:26 Erik Larson, 42 7:30 Nissa Larson, 39* 7:40 Danny Hansen, 63 7:42 Paul Lawson, 31 7:47 Ann Haugejode, 63* 7:50 Howard Ojalvo, 64 8:02 Phil Erickson, 77 8:04 Darrell Christensen, 80 8:25 Jonathan Woodman, 50 8:26 Norm Purrington, 74 8:59 Tuyet-Ann Tran, 57* 9:03 Lee Stauffacher, 77 9:16 Ed Rousseau, 78 9:21 Pat Ryan, 69 9:23 Steve Maupin, 66 9:25 Annette LeDuc, 65* 9:26 Annika Larson, 13* 9:33 Don Wright, 76 9:48 Anita Macias-Howard, 63* 10:51 Dorothy Marden, 80* 11:36

Valentine’s Day TC 5K FEB. 10, MINNEAPOLIS

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

Daniel Peters, 26 Collin Buck, 23 William Valentin, 17 Willem Gokemeijer, 17 Russell Gokemeijer, 15 Andrew Hasek, 26 Robert Economy, 54 Blair Hull, 37 James Rinek, 30 Gabriel Hendry, 35 Jon Webb, 32 Jim Larranaga, 52 Tom Lee, 32 Guthrie Byard, 34

16:48 16:57 17:13 17:33 17:54 17:59 18:18 18:23 18:24 18:25 18:39 18:42 18:52 18:55

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

Jason Chrudimsky, 41 Timothy McKinney, 29 Fabio Vannucci, 36 Fr Paul Shovelain, 30 Adam Letson, 29 Edward Jackson, 52 Ryan Madson, 25 Ryan Zenanko, 23 Paul Giannobile, 58 Matthew Gullickson, 23 Anthony Iten, 28 Chase Fortman, 18 Kevin Halweg, 43 Phillip Juda, 27 Aaron French, 26 Greg Hanson, 43

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

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Margaret Ludick, 33 Angie Voight, 41 Erin Toner, 28 Casey Schwarz, 37 Izzy Lind, 16 Elaina Wild, 31 Joelle Reiling, 40 Elise Guenther, 24 Alicia Mansur, 29 Rebekah Ormsby, 43 Theresa Sakry, 47 Abby Bathke, 34 Rebecca Van Handel, 24 Kendra Elm, 29 Kelly Nuss, 39 Kathleen Burzycki, 34 Carolyn Blain, 36 Ailsa McCulloch, 27 Melissa Calgaro, 27 Jennife Fitzharris-Funk, 42 23:15 Amy Kempf, 24 Lisa Wacek, 47 Alyssa Rinehart, 24 Allison Juda, 24 Laurin Dalton, 34 Tracy Sciacca, 36 Annie Melek, 45 Joanna Cheyka, 47 Carrie Gahr, 28 Jennifer Sullivan, 47

Men Under 8 568 Liam Pratt, 7

Men 8 - 9 569 588 635 659

Fatah Bulhan, 9 Liban Mohamed, 9 Abdirazak Abdi, 9 Toby Anderson, 9

Men 10 - 11 556 570 573 580 582 641 656

Victor Lara, 10 Sharmarke Mohamed, 10 Aidan Coutu, 10 Ahmed Mohamed, 11 Ismael Yussuf, 10 Aslan Musse, 10 Brandon White, 10

Men 12 - 13 126 316 350 457 563 633 660

Denly Lindeman, 13 Calvin Fortman, 13 Toby Martin-Kohls, 13 Jonah Overby, 13 Gabriel Juenemann, 13 Musa Ali, 13 Munassar Ali, 12

Men 14 - 15 5 154 159 192 437 444 599 634

Russell Gokemeijer, 15 Harrison Leisey, 15 Luke Razidlo, 14 Cole Fortman, 15 Marshawn Gardner, 15 Charly Tiempos, 14 D’Artagnan Johnson, 14 Sharmake Bario, 14

19:00 19:19 19:25 19:26 19:30 19:32 19:32 19:37 19:38 19:39 19:42 19:45 19:49 19:49 19:50 19:53 18:42 19:46 19:51 19:53 20:24 20:38 21:00 21:28 21:30 21:40 21:54 21:56 21:59 22:08 22:12 22:19 22:42 22:55 23:05 23:17 23:29 23:31 23:32 23:33 23:37 23:37 23:46 23:46 23:49 40:07 40:16 41:33 49:02 58:47 38:55 40:16 40:32 41:04 41:09 52:26 56:34 23:54 29:16 30:12 34:08 39:49 48:55 59:55 17:54 24:34 24:43 25:54 33:04 33:33 43:02 48:57

Men 16 - 17 3 4 88 96 103 150

William Valentin, 17 Willem Gokemeijer, 17 Grant Lightfoot, 17 Mitchell Johnstone, 16 Simon Razidlo, 16 Ezra Wells, 17

Men 18 - 19 26 46 84 409 623

Chase Fortman, 18 Joel Zimmerman, 18 Jordan Magistad, 18 Ben Fischer, 19 Mahamed Salad, 18

Men 20 - 34 1 2 6 9 11 13 14 16 18 19

Daniel Peters, 26 Collin Buck, 23 Andrew Hasek, 26 James Rinek, 30 Jon Webb, 32 Tom Lee, 32 Guthrie Byard, 34 Timothy McKinney, 29 Fr Paul Shovelain, 30 Adam Letson, 29

Men 35 - 39 8 10 17 36 37 41 43 44 48 51

Blair Hull, 37 Gabriel Hendry, 35 Fabio Vannucci, 36 Troy Handy, 38 Nick Erickson, 36 Jim Reilly, 37 Lance Kuehn, 35 Peter Mack, 37 Rob Reiling, 36 Dash Miller, 39

Men 40 - 44 15 27 30 49 56 63 72 74 77 101

Jason Chrudimsky, 41 Kevin Halweg, 43 Greg Hanson, 43 Timothy Face, 43 Derek Sciacca, 42 Matt Eliason, 43 Chris Hadley, 40 Joe Schmitt, 43 Tim Raducha-Grace, 41 Jason Klema, 42

Men 45 - 49 40 60 81 89 91 95 122 127 128 129

Eric Hjerpe, 45 Allen Stoltman, 46 Jason Erdahl, 47 John Hudson, 45 Nils Gokemeijer, 47 Jason Becker, 49 Craig Keisling, 49 Ray Crump, 49 Michael Cooper, 48 Mark Burgoyne, 49

Men 50 - 54 7 12 20 33 42 50 58 87 109 118

Robert Economy, 54 Jim Larranaga, 52 Edward Jackson, 52 Daniel Baron, 51 Craig Hagensick, 53 Todd Kuglin, 53 Ian Nemerov, 52 Joe Braun, 51 Floyd Carlson, 54 Robert Alger, 51

Men 55 - 59 23 39 68 100 116 141 165 169 191 196

Paul Giannobile, 58 Peter Kessler, 56 Carston Wagner, 58 Kevin Kaiser, 57 Kirt Goetzke, 57 David Svendsen, 57 Gary Steele, 59 Kerry Bartz, 58 Eric Lane, 55 Kevin Kinney, 55

17:13 17:33 22:13 22:27 22:55 24:25 19:45 20:57 22:08 31:53 47:22 16:48 16:57 17:59 18:24 18:39 18:52 18:55 19:19 19:26 19:30 18:23 18:25 19:25 20:21 20:22 20:45 20:47 20:48 21:00 21:07 19:00 19:49 19:53 21:04 21:16 21:25 21:41 21:48 21:53 22:48 20:41 21:19 22:00 22:15 22:20 22:26 23:44 23:55 23:55 23:56 18:18 18:42 19:32 20:04 20:45 21:06 21:18 22:10 23:09 23:26 19:38 20:37 21:32 22:36 23:24 24:13 24:57 25:03 25:48 26:05

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AT THE RACES NOTE: All results are gun times Men 60 - 64 32 83 176 188 193 214 243 247 294 299

Bobby Paxton, 61 Bill Reinfeld, 63 Jim Anderson, 60 David Little, 60 David Hill, 62 Danny Hansen, 63 Craig McCoy, 64 John Bylsma, 60 Howard Ojalvo, 64 Michael Hummon, 60

Men 65 - 69 114 153 264 314 331 370 387 434 446 537

Michael Seaman, 67 Michael Mann, 68 Christopher Boon, 67 Thomas Hoskens, 68 Steve Euller, 68 Rick Hillard, 65 Steve Maupin, 66 Patrick Ryan, 69 Scott Sharkey, 66 Mike Crawford, 65

Men 70 - 74 221 336 348 412 473 476 522 534 546 558

John Labalestra, 70 Doug Busch, 70 Norm Purrington, 74 Frederick Kycek, 74 D Joseph Carlson, 74 Thomas Fulton, 71 David Olson, 72 Conley Brooks, 72 Pat Fremont, 70 Dave Daubert, 72

Men 75 - 79

275 David Roseen, 77 449 Edward Rousseau, 78

19:55 22:07 25:19 25:44 25:54 26:30 27:27 27:32 28:34 28:37 23:20 24:31 27:52 29:12 29:40 30:42 31:18 32:56 33:47 37:39 26:37 29:46 30:06 31:55 34:40 34:49 37:04 37:35 37:59 39:08 28:01 33:49

Men 80 - 84

306 Husband/dar Christensen, 80 29:00

Women 10 - 11 764 960 1063 1111 1117

Eleanor Lindeman, 11 Nafisa Ali, 10 Addie Anderson, 11 Maryama Salad, 10 Kathlina Nelson, 11

Women 12 - 13

384 Annika Resman, 12 876 Ramiyah Jackson, 12 1110 Hikma Yussuf, 12

Women 14 - 15 32 193 677 930

Ellie Nygren, 15 Faith Rockford, 14 Chloe Perez, 15 Faith Hurley, 14

Women 16 - 17 5 173 382 758

Izzy Lind, 16 Amalin Sorajta, 17 Sydney Debroux, 16 Zubeda Chaffe, 16

Women 18 - 19 237 603 618 639

Hannah Lepper, 18 Abigail Macioch, 19 Alexis Lightfoot, 19 Sydney Kotonias, 19

Women 20 - 34 1 3

28

Margaret Ludick, 33 Erin Toner, 28

38:58 46:04 53:10 1:02:28 1:04:29 32:25 42:16 1:02:21 23:53 29:05 37:17 44:14 20:24 28:37 32:24 38:51 30:12 36:00 36:18 36:42 18:42 19:51

SPRING 2018

6 8 9 12 13 14 16 18

Elaina Wild, 31 Elise Guenther, 24 Alicia Mansur, 29 Abby Bathke, 34 Rebecca Van Handel, 24 Kendra Elm, 29 Kathleen Burzycki, 34 Ailsa McCulloch, 27

Women 35 - 39 4 15 17 26 36 37 40 51 69 84

Casey Schwarz, 37 Kelly Nuss, 39 Carolyn Blain, 36 Tracy Sciacca, 36 Sarah Skinner, 35 Laurie Leaf, 38 Jennifer Bergstrom, 39 Tara Mennitt, 35 Natalie Walz, 37 Kathleen Gohlke, 37

Women 40 - 44 2 7 10 20

34 39 66 79 82 87

Angie Voight, 41 Joelle Reiling, 40 Rebekah Ormsby, 43 Jennife Fitzharris-Funk, 42 23:15 Michelle Kalenborn, 44 Karis Lysne, 44 Gina Corcoran, 44 Kelly Schoenherr, 41 Sara Puotinen, 43 Michelle Cobenais, 42

Women 45 - 49 11 22 27 28 30 44 46 76 121 167

Theresa Sakry, 47 Lisa Wacek, 47 Annie Melek, 45 Joanna Cheyka, 47 Jennifer Sullivan, 47 Debbie Sullivan, 47 Denise Deppe, 49 Maggie Tacheny, 46 Sue Kurth, 45 Denise Mueffelman, 47

Women 50 - 54 49 71 72 93 95 109 126 136 160 168

Jenny Jaakola, 52 Karen Turner, 50 Caroline Hale-Coldwell, 54 Heidi Sachs, 53 Ruthann Duda, 53 Jennifer Baldwin, 50 Kelly Henderson, 50 Jennifer Medernach, 50 Bonnie Reimann, 54 Stephanie Lentsch, 53

Women 55 - 59 33 55 62 73 155 170 177 204 231 232

Marise Widmer, 58 Bernadine Polovitz, 56 Lynn Sedlack, 55 Peggy Becker, 56 Rebecca Hagen, 56 Mary Lee Geisen, 55 Laurie Knutson, 57 Holly Hysjulien, 56 Tuyet-Anh Tran, 57 Susan Lynn, 59

Women 60 - 64 157 199 306 323 353 362 459 480 504 570

Carol Hammer, 60 Michelle Wagner, 61 Dawn Dibley, 61 Joan Clark, 62 Kari McElveen, 60 Linda Williams, 61 Janet Bazzachini, 63 Mary Ehresman, 62 Susan McGarthwaite, 62 Carla Stevenson, 62

Women 65 - 69 289 328 846 865

Complete results of these and all other races run on certified courses in Minnesota are posted at www.raceberryjam.com

RESULTS

Barbara Matthees, 65 Florence Bartels, 66 Annette Leduc, 65 Rebecca Hamilton, 66

20:38 21:28 21:30 21:56 21:59 22:08 22:19 22:55

992 Geri Fisher, 69 1022 Carol Barnhart, 66

Women 70 - 74

141 Gloria Jansen, 70 901 Susan Kiesling, 71

Women 75 - 79

391 Sandra Dalquist, 77 19:53 22:12 22:42 23:37 24:04 24:04 24:13 24:51 25:31 26:10

Women 80 - 84

19:46 21:00 21:40

Open

24:01 24:13 25:21 26:01 26:07 26:14 21:54 23:29 23:37 23:46 23:49 24:24 24:38 25:55 27:19 28:31 24:51 25:35 25:45 26:30 26:32 26:56 27:21 27:40 28:16 28:31 24:01 25:05 25:13 25:48 28:07 28:33 28:43 29:17 29:57 29:59 28:12 29:11 31:16 31:24 31:53 32:04 33:38 34:02 34:22 35:26 31:03 31:29 41:10 41:47

861 Dorothy Marden, 81

47:27 48:57 27:50 43:12 32:33 41:32

O’Gara’s Irish Run 5K MARCH 10, ST. PAUL

1 2 3 4 1 5 6 7 2 3 8 9 10 11 4 5 12 6 7 8 9 13 10 11 12 13 14 14 15 15 16 17 18 19 16 20 17 21 22 23 24 18 19 20 21 25 26 22 23 24 27 28 25 29 26 27 28 30 29 30 31 31 32 33 32

Jimmy McArthur, 39 Cameron Peterson, 23 Raj Beekie, 22 Christopher Rupp, 45 Colleen Beatty, 25* Dan Debaun, 26 Adam Swanson, 14 Erich Nell, 31 Morgan Dahl, 16* Suzanne Schons, 45* Jack Straka, 17 Wes Sumner, 13 John Falvey, 51 Connor Nelson, 10 Sarah Ruhland, 31* Delia Johnson, 13* Douglas Bakkene, 64 Debra Heddle, 33* Ananda Henly, 43* Hailey Malone, 28* Jen Rusch, 44* Jarett Nelson, 12 Joanna Cheyka, 47* Lauren Groppetti, 33* Emily Fraser, 22* Taylor Gilbert, 31* Dana Banitt, 28* Matt Groppetti, 34 Michael Harris, 24 Caroline Wales, 32* Mohan Beekie, 17 Tom Carter, 34 Justin Wall, 29 Eric Gassman, 45 Joan Wilson* Kevin O’Connell, 33 Melinda Carlson, 34* Rieley Leininger, 15 Tim Leininger, 48 Thomas Drobac, 65 Mark Fiecas, 31 Miranda Beck, 30* Susan Howe, 53* Megan Kohel, 17* Clodagh McAfee, 47* Shawn Stull, 22 Todd Cheyka, 48 Amanda Leightner, 33* Kim Drangeid, 23* Rachel Schneider, 23* Aaron Krinke, 28 Scott Nelson, 60 Bar Carlson, 53* Jackson Kirchner, 11 Ann Hastings, 37* Nicole Beauvais, 40* Sandy Carlson, 61* Allen Omernik, 62 Katrinna Dexter, 30* Ana January, 42* Bethany Charboneau, 43* Brandon Wales, 32 Neil Ruhland, 33 Cyrus Nigon, 24 Beth Harries, 27*

18:22 18:41 18:49 19:04 19:40 19:44 19:55 20:08 20:58 21:22 22:12 22:15 22:34 22:38 22:51 23:45 23:46 23:53 24:01 24:03 24:13 24:20 24:21 24:26 24:29 24:37 24:44 24:44 24:48 25:03 25:18 25:30 25:34 25:38 25:42 25:50 26:04 26:12 26:12 26:13 26:15 26:18 26:32 26:50 26:58 27:06 27:24 27:32 27:39 27:39 27:42 28:10 28:16 28:17 28:19 28:24 28:35 28:42 28:44 29:05 29:24 29:28 29:30 29:49 29:55

33 34 35 34 36 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 37 45 46 47 48 49 50 38 51 52 53 54 55 39 56 57 58 40 59 41 60 42 43 61 62 63 44 45 46 64 65 66 47 67 48 68 69 49 70 50 71 72 73 51 74 52 75 76 53 54 77 78 79 55 56 80 57 81 82 58 83 59 84 85 86 87 88 89 60 61 90 91 92 62

Tisha Dixon, 45* 30:00 Andrea Domaski, 36* 30:00 Mandy Sage, 37* 30:09 Dustin Kresen, 34 30:12 Samantha Dixon, 18* 30:15 Tenzin Lama, 25 30:22 Robert Bester, 59 30:41 Kimberly Hobert, 56* 30:44 Sarah McEllistrem, 42* 30:57 Jana Bruder, 41* 30:57 Natalie Westin, 11* 31:02 Katy Marvin Kirchner, 39* 31:06 Kelly Morrell, 35* 31:11 Dawn Westin, 53* 31:16 Nicole Wiebold, 31* 31:20 Dan Davis, 63 31:20 Julia Zhang, 30* 31:23 Kelsey Rae Gabel, 30* 31:28 Emma Rapallini, 13* 31:50 Morgan Foster, 32* 31:52 Sam Richie, 27* 32:06 Jeanne Underbakke, 60* 32:13 Steve Dussault, 61 32:22 Erin Woodward, 34* 32:22 Pamela Potempa-Rivers, 23* 32:27 Mary Sarafolean, 60* 32:34 Vicki Quirk, 49* 32:40 Mici Ogrady, 47* 32:47 Donald McNeil, 55 32:47 Kelly Doran, 26* 32:54 Caitlin Huna, 24* 33:15 Lisa Bayer, 48* 33:15 Mark Johnson, 49 33:19 Deidre Johnson, 37* 33:26 Adam Nero, 31 33:46 Laura Tarnowski, 37* 33:46 Corey Miller, 27 33:49 Michael Sonnek, 52 33:50 Thersa Morrow, 53* 33:52 Kristen Van Ness, 38* 34:00 Suzanne Arredmdo, 55* 34:03 Drew Hallman, 41 34:06 James Meredig, 60 34:09 Tom Gallaher, 27 34:17 Erica Humiston, 32* 34:33 Francine Peterson, 55* 34:33 Zoey Zirbel, 11* 34:35 Michael Zirbel, 44 34:36 Natalie Zirbel, 42* 34:36 Patrick Bussen, 61 34:47 Marjorie Weide, 54* 34:56 Molly Dyson, 48* 34:56 Tom Baldwin, 42 34:56 Carrie Boyer, 45* 35:03 Donn Boyer, 49 35:03 Linda Wortman, 68* 35:31 Tina Gassman, 46* 35:37 Molly Valentin, 44* 35:43 Matt Sarff, 20 35:44 Belle Sarff, 51* 35:44 William Sarff, 19 35:44 Sue Villasenor, 52* 35:54 Amy Filo, 41* 36:10 Garrett Zobel, 28 36:14 Anthony Lebda, 36 36:33 Katie Barron, 28* 36:33 Angie Baldwin, 39* 36:34 Kristy Rolig, 38* 36:42 Pat Fremont, 70 37:04 Jonathan Libby, 31 37:10 Sarah Van, 29* 37:10 Tim Shiell, 58 37:20 Mackenzie Kerber, 30* 37:20 Cheryl Farber, 57* 37:58 Brian Kimmes, 34 38:04 Sarah Kimmes, 37* 38:04 David Syers, 46 38:12 Kari Deluca, 32* 39:11 Kelly Kennedy Braunig, 59* 39:23 Leslie Byzewski, 51* 39:31 Alison Fischbach, 30* 39:44 Katie Martin, 40* 39:59 Jennifer Kattar, 27* 39:59 Ben Knaus, 41 40:00 Jake Knaus, 45 40:00 Dorothy Marden, 81* 40:40 Shawna Ireland, 30* 40:53 Hilary Gallaher, 25* 41:10 Paul Mazur, 44 41:13

AT THE RACES NOTE: All results are gun times 93 Laura Connell, 33* 94 Roxanne Sonnek, 64* 63 Joseph Wieser, 42 95 Katie Levezow, 30* 64 John Adams, 81 65 Richard Tollerud, 72 96 Colleen McMillan, 35* 97 Melinda Main, 45* 66 Don Collins, 77 98 Tammy Juelich, 49* 99 Allicia Salazar Mejia, 43* 67 Tyler Rhyan, 17 100 Jeanne Barber, 48* 101 Alisha Steinolfson, 41* 102 Jaclyn Sprtel, 37* 103 Rebecca Wright, 37* 104 Sarah Kloncz, 29* 68 Cody Sanford, 28 105 Janice Crowley, 78* 69 Warren Crowley, 83 106 Christine Drum, 40* 107 Kristie Anderson, 40* * indicates females

41:15 41:23 42:44 43:08 43:25 44:01 44:06 44:30 45:34 46:12 46:13 46:48 48:29 48:35 54:32 54:32 56:11 56:11 57:12 57:23 58:20 58:20

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

Angela Voight, 41 Ruth Steinke, 23 Becky Youngberg, 43 Laura Jacobs, 26 Nichole Porath, 34 Kiera Depies, 24 Emma Koenig, 24 Wanda Gau, 55 Melissa Agnew, 27 Kelly Donahue, 27 Elaina Wild, 31 Caitlin Jorgenson, 25 Sonya Decker, 51 Jayne Cole, 26 Casey Schwarz, 37 Laura Donnelly, 30

Men 18 - 19

126 Adam McMonagle, 18

Men 20 - 34 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11

Alec Olson, 23 Brendan Sage, 22 Joe Coffey, 22 Tyler Jermann, 25 Elisha Kipruto, 23 Andrew Zachman, 21 Calvin Lehn, 24 Austin Bauer, 25 William Fladland, 27 Daniel Borash, 24

Men 35 - 39

O’Gara’s Irish Run 8K MARCH 10, ST. PAUL

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

Alec Olson, 23 Brendan Sage, 22 Joe Coffey, 22 Tyler Jermann, 25 Elisha Kipruto, 23 Andrew Zachman, 21 Eric Loeffler, 41 Calvin Lehn, 24 Austin Bauer, 25 William Fladland, 27 Daniel Borash, 24 Kenny Miller, 40 Matthew Scherber, 27 Jeremy Reichenberger, 26 Matt Langen, 24 Dan Greeno, 30 Jake Marotz, 29 Olivier Vrambout, 43 Jacob Gallagher, 23 Tim Hardy, 42 Harrison Clark, 24 Adam Braun, 24 Jacob Naegeli, 28 Collin Buck, 23 Paul Swim, 27 Joe Renier, 25 William Feyereisen, 30 David Hyopponen, 37 Ethan Komoroski, 26 Chris Caron, 25

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

Dakotah Lindwurm, 22 Margaret Ludick, 33 Lisa Baumert, 30 Kari Campeau, 28 Colette Celichowski, 24 Angie Williams, 38 Cathleen Gross, 23 Lauren Mitchell, 33 Jamie Hoornaert, 22 Haley Johnson, 24 Melissa Gacek, 41 Kara Parker, 48 Annie Tyner, 23 Andrea Haus, 25

24:49 24:54 24:55 24:58 25:05 25:06 25:16 25:29 25:32 25:39 25:44 26:04 26:04 26:07 26:09 26:09 26:10 26:16 26:26 26:33 26:38 26:49 27:00 27:03 27:07 27:07 27:17 27:18 27:19 27:25 28:21 29:05 29:08 29:36 30:02 30:14 30:18 30:31 30:39 30:40 30:43 30:45 30:52 31:03

28 37 46 47 48 49 54 55 69 83

David Hyopponen, 37 Brian Behrendt, 37 Paul Donnelly, 35 Andrew Keenan, 37 Blair Hull, 37 Joseph Keenan, 37 Nathan Campeau, 38 Jerry Doyle, 37 Steve Stenzel, 36 Eric Stevenson, 37

Men 40 - 44 7 12 18 20 43 44 56 57 59 60

Eric Loeffler, 41 Kenny Miller, 40 Olivier Vrambout, 43 Tim Hardy, 42 Anthony Fryer, 43 Kevin Ueland, 40 David Scherer, 41 Peder Nestingen, 42 Brian Davenport, 43 Ross Nelson, 40

Men 45 - 49 34 40 50 52 53 76 90 92 98 105

Gregg Robertson, 47 Brent Roeger, 46 Matthew Waite, 49 Brad Moening, 49 Kelly Mortenson, 46 Eric Sumner, 45 William Sikorski, 48 Omar Awad, 49 Kurt Jewell, 49 Christopher Gerlach, 48

Men 50 - 54 42 58 61 71 74 78 79 97 100 101

Doug Baldwin, 53 Robert Economy, 54 Allan Bohlke, 54 Allan Severude, 52 Jim Holovnia, 53 Jim Larranaga, 52 Michael Moulsoff, 54 Tony Yang, 54 Eric Porte, 53 Thomas Manley, 50

Men 55 - 59 39 122 123 135 144 145 157

Complete results of these and all other races run on certified courses in Minnesota are posted at www.raceberryjam.com

RESULTS

Patrick Billig, 55 Pete Kessler, 56 Bill Langhout, 59 Steve Chichester, 55 Kirt Goetzke, 57 George Hamm, 58 Robert Jacobson, 58

31:05 31:09 31:09 31:12 31:14 31:15 31:42 32:01 32:16 32:18 32:20 32:22 32:40 32:41 32:44 32:50 34:04 24:49 24:54 24:55 24:58 25:05 25:06 25:29 25:32 25:39 25:44 27:18 28:01 28:32 28:34 28:39 28:40 28:54 28:57 29:58 31:02

163 Eric Johnson, 59 175 Richard Phillips, 56 183 Robert Britain, 59

Men 60 - 64 73 85 96 113 130 147 159 181 185 190

Dan Johnson, 60 Bobby Paxton, 61 Dennis Wallach, 60 Allen Zetterlund, 62 Rod Loran, 61 Bill Reinfeld, 63 David Kleingarr, 60 Patrick Hagan, 63 Jerry Heaps, 62 Danny Hansen, 63

Men 65 - 69 137 169 179 196 199 202 205 213 225 230

Denny Jordan, 66 Tom Danielson, 66 Michael Mann, 68 Larry Thompson, 67 Tim O’Hara, 65 John Magnuson, 68 Tom Couillard, 68 Dave Sibley, 65 Stephen Maupin, 66 Patrick Ryan, 69

Men 70 - 74

168 Wayne Grundstrom, 71 189 John Labalestra, 70 211 Norm Purrington, 74

Men 75 - 79 207 215 227 229

David Roseen, 77 Edward Rousseau, 78 Harvey Johnson, 76 Phil Erickson, 77

Men 80 - 84

212 Darrell Christensen, 80 233 Alan Phillips, 83

Women 20 - 34 25:16 26:04 26:16 26:33 28:29 28:30 29:02 29:07 29:23 29:27

1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 13

Dakotah Lindwurm, 22 Margaret Ludick, 33 Lisa Baumert, 30 Kari Campeau, 28 Colette Celichowski, 24 Cathleen Gross, 23 Lauren Mitchell, 33 Jamie Hoornaert, 22 Haley Johnson, 24 Annie Tyner, 23

Women 35 - 39 27:49 28:16 28:41 28:53 28:53 30:53 31:24 31:26 31:36 32:27

6 29 31 33 39 49 56 58 68

Angie Williams, 38 Casey Schwarz, 37 Heather Wimer, 39 Sarah Getty, 35 Havila Brisbois, 37 Frances Wood, 37 Kathleen West, 39 Jen Schomaker, 39 Christie Steffen, 35

37:33 39:15 41:14 30:36 31:06 31:32 33:16 34:23 36:12 37:06 41:01 41:23 42:13 35:05 38:11 40:07 42:43 42:56 44:38 45:22 47:25 50:22 53:58 38:05 41:48 46:43 46:06 47:39 51:20 52:28 46:46 54:38 28:21 29:05 29:08 29:36 30:02 30:18 30:31 30:39 30:40 30:52 30:14 32:44 32:51 33:03 33:52 35:33 37:01 37:12 38:20

76

Bridgitt Looney, 35

Women 40 - 44 11 15 17 41 52 54 57 59 66 67

Melissa Gacek, 41 Angela Voight, 41 Becky Youngberg, 43 Heather Himler, 42 Kate Clarkin, 43 Willow Hoaglund, 42 Jenny Thacker, 43 Sejal Peckosh, 40 Karis Lysne, 44 Rachel Lande, 44

38:55 30:43 31:05 31:09 34:14 36:26 36:31 37:06 37:14 38:05 38:08

Women 45 - 49 12 42 48 64 86 118 120

122 124 130

Kara Parker, 48 30:45 Kari Koski, 45 34:18 Danielle Gordanier, 46 35:24 Annie Melek, 46 37:42 Pamela Thomas, 48 40:20 Dina Khaled, 47 43:57 Harrie Greenlee-Herndon, 47 44:06 Janette McCalvy, 48 44:21 Georgia Larson, 47 44:52 Claudia Kidd, 48 45:45

Women 50 - 54 27 34 44 47 51 55 77 92 138 162

Sonya Decker, 51 Bonnie Sons, 52 Darla O’Connor, 50 Tracy Serreyn, 54 Laurie Hanscom, 54 Linda Kobilarcsik, 54 Amy Clark, 53 Jenny Jaakola, 52 Carrie Reagan, 53 Ellen Kendall, 50

Women 55 - 59 22 69 75 80 82 84 89 100 102 119

Wanda Gau, 55 Kelly Keeler Ramacier, 56 Marise Widmer, 58 Judy Meyer, 57 Elizabeth Lee, 59 Patricia Langum, 57 Ann Wasson, 57 Anita Baugh, 59 Kristi Larson, 59 Laurie Goudreault, 56

Women 60 - 64

132 Susan Pokorney, 62 176 Mary Malone, 62 177 Carol Deblieck, 64

Women 65 - 69 131 179 181

Kathleen Shea, 69 Marcy Hokenson, 65 Annette Leduc, 65

Women 75 - 79

166 Sandra Dalquist, 77

32:40 33:06 34:33 35:23 36:09 36:34 39:00 40:56 47:02 50:59 32:01 38:35 38:54 39:43 40:01 40:13 40:41 41:42 42:02 44:05 46:10 56:13 56:22 46:08 56:52 57:58 51:39

28:25 29:17 29:30 30:11 30:44 30:56 30:56 31:35 31:44 31:54 28:12 33:51 33:53 34:43 35:52 36:05 36:57

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Wednesdays APR 4 to MAY 23 Whether you are at the beginning of your running journey or an experienced traveler, join us for 8 weeks of learning, inspiration and camaraderie with other women. Your participation will benefit both you and the women attending with you!

For those just starting out, we will guide you through a program designed to help you complete 30 minutes of running – yes, you can do it! For those that are seeking the next level in your SPRING 2018 30

running, we will learn and practice foundational running concepts, warmup and cooldown routines, and training and racing strategies. See what working with a coach is all about!

The coaches are passionate about helping women runners achieve their goals and set new ones. We look forward to working with you and expanding our Minnesota running community with strong women runners!

Class locations: Lynnhurst Recreation Center and Marathon Sports 6 - 7:30 pm 8 Sessions $75 for MDRA Members $100 for non members (includes a 1 year MDRA membership) Online registration and details at

runmdra.org

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KETS C I T END ights $ K E E W oth n B FOR

$20

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LIMITED ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE AT

GrandmasMarathon.com

Friday

saturday $10 june 16

june 15

GATES OPEN AT 7:00 P.M.

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ALL AGES

GATES OPEN AT 7:00 P.M.

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AGES 21+

DEVON WORLEY BAND

VIVA KNIEVEL

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS

BELFAST COWBOYS BIG WAVE DAVE and the ripples 32

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S O L U T I O N S

BIG WAVE DAVE and the ripples

STANDING ROOM ONLY. RAIN OR SHINE EVENTS.