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Christopher McDougall, Author of Born to Run, To Visit Great West
Christopher McDougall, Author of Born to Run, To Visit Great West
To claim Christopher McDougall’s book Born to Run is a popular read among runners would be a serious understatement. McDougall tells a fantastic story about the running secrets of the Tarahumara Indians of Mexico’s Copper Canyon. This story alone is[…]
Source: Run Minnesota
Created on: 27 Jul 2010 | 5:47 pm
Run Minnesota | 27 Jul 2010 | 5:47 pm -
Tuesday Trails: I'll be back in 2 weeks
Tuesday Trails: I'll be back in 2 weeks
This week and next week I need to devote my full attention to my other job (the one that pays). I'll be back in 2 weeks with another trail report!
Source: Run Minnesota
Created on: 20 Jul 2010 | 7:37 pm
Run Minnesota | 20 Jul 2010 | 7:37 pm -
Tuesday Trails: Book Review - Minnesota Running Trails
Tuesday Trails: Book Review - Minnesota Running Trails
Hello loyal Tuesday Trails readers! I'm still recovering from my light ankle sprain, and while I ran Hyland and Lebanon Hills this past weekend, overall, I've been doing less mileage as I try to heal. Less running = more time[…]
Source: Run Minnesota
Created on: 13 Jul 2010 | 4:24 pm
Run Minnesota | 13 Jul 2010 | 4:24 pm -
Tuesday Trails: Afton 25K Race Report
Tuesday Trails: Afton 25K Race Report
Happy (belated) Independence Day! What did you do with your extended holiday weekend? Did you shoot off fireworks? Watch fireworks? Roast a pig? Read the Declaration of Independence?With my extended weekend I decided to run the longest trail race I've[…]
Source: Run Minnesota
Created on: 6 Jul 2010 | 3:00 pm
Run Minnesota | 6 Jul 2010 | 3:00 pm -
Tuesday Trails: Afton Trail Photo
Tuesday Trails: Afton Trail Photo
Your Tuesday Trails blogger is taking the week off due to work commitments (this blog doesn't quite pay my mortgage. Heck, it doesn't even buy me a beer!)Next week I will return with a race/trail report for Afton State Park.[…]
Source: Run Minnesota
Created on: 29 Jun 2010 | 4:42 pm
Run Minnesota | 29 Jun 2010 | 4:42 pm
Blog - Down The Backstretch
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Photo Gallery: Grandma's Youth Races
Photo Gallery: Grandma's Youth Races
The Wednesday Night Youth Races, sponsored by Grandma's Marathon, have long been a late-summer tradition around Duluth. Last year, more than 500 kids on average ran in each event of the series.The Youth Races are a part of Grandma's Marathon's[…]
Source: Down the Backstretch
Created on: 29 Jul 2010 | 6:06 am
Down the Backstretch | 29 Jul 2010 | 6:06 am -
Laura Januszewski Chasing a Sub Two
Laura Januszewski Chasing a Sub Two
North Dakota's Laura Januszewski talks about her first "post collegiate" season and chasing the two-minute barrier in the 800 HERE.
Source: Down the Backstretch
Created on: 28 Jul 2010 | 7:27 am
Down the Backstretch | 28 Jul 2010 | 7:27 am -
Andrew Rock Closes Summer League in Style
Andrew Rock Closes Summer League in Style
Andrew Rock, the Prior Lake resident who back in 2005 won a silver medal at 400-meters at the IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, has made the USATF-Minnesota Summer Track League is own personal playground this year.The Wisconsin native who also[…]
Source: Down the Backstretch
Created on: 28 Jul 2010 | 7:12 am
Down the Backstretch | 28 Jul 2010 | 7:12 am -
Minnesota Masters Grab a Dozen USA Titles
Minnesota Masters Grab a Dozen USA Titles
USATF-Minnesota Masters Track and Field Chairman Tom Langenfeld filed the following report on the exploits of the Minnesota contingent at last weekend's USA Masters Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, California:Minnesotans masters returned from the USATF national masters championships[…]
Source: Down the Backstretch
Created on: 27 Jul 2010 | 6:54 am
Down the Backstretch | 27 Jul 2010 | 6:54 am -
4th at USA 7 Mile, Vega Tops USA Circuit Again
4th at USA 7 Mile, Vega Tops USA Circuit Again
With a 4th-place finish at Saturday's USA 7 Mile Championship, Team USA Minnesota's Antonio Vega regained the top spot in the year-long USA Road Racing Circuit Grand Prix standings.The University of Minnesota alum ran 33:08 on the hilly Bix 7[…]
Source: Down the Backstretch
Created on: 26 Jul 2010 | 6:59 am
Down the Backstretch | 26 Jul 2010 | 6:59 am












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