MDRA News - Events
MDRA Spring Race Series Please join us for these low key races that are designed to offer some early season challenges and friendly competition. For info on any of these races go to www.runmdra.org. Lake Johanna 4 Mile, MDRA 7 Mile, Ron Daws 25K, Fred Kurz 10 Mile, Mudball Classic 4 Mile, Mom’s Day 5K and MDRA Mississippi 10 Miler. Down load and Print Flyer... Read more...
2010 MDRA Spring Marathon Training Program MDRA Spring Marathon and NEW Half Marathon programs kick training off on 8:30 a.m. Saturday, February 20, 2010 with an 8-10 mile run (Half Marathoners will be running 3-4 miles on that first day!) from the Edina Community Center. There will be available registration that morning beginning at 8 a.m. Be ready to run at 8:30 sharp!... Read more...
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Membership Benefits JOIN or RENEW now to receive the 2010 Running Minnesota annual calendar which is the most comprehensive race schedule, log book & resource guide for Minnesota running along with other great benefits of membership! Running Minnesota Annual,... Read more...
Lake Johanna 4 Mile Lake Johanna 4 Mile, Saturday March 20, 2010. 11:00 a.m. Schmidt Park, Arden Hills. ... Read more...
John Rich, with Cowboy Troy, to Headline 11th Annual Post Race Concert with Special Guest, Heidi Newfield - Nashville, TN – March 11, 2010 – On Saturday, April 24, 2010, the Country Music Marathon & ½ Marathon will celebrate its 11th annual running in the Music City. Award winning singer, songwriter and producer, John Rich, with special guest Cowboy Troy, is set to headline the post-race concert at the Bridgestone Arena on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. For Rich, his performance will bring him full circle as he played on the finish line stage in 2001 – the second year of the event. Heidi Newfield will open the show along with new artist Jerrod Niemann. 
Half Marathon Rematch from San Antonio Highlights the Elite Field, Race Registration and Volunteer Opportunities Still Available - Dallas, TX – March 10, 2010 - An elite field of Texas athletes will lead approximately 13,000 registered runners at the inaugural Rock ‘n’ Roll Dallas Half Marathon, benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure, on Sunday, March 14. The new event, managed by the Competitor Group in partnership with the Dallas White Rock Marathon, will debut as part of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series and has drawn entrants from 47 states and 10 countries. 
Competition Opens March 1 culminating in National Championship Event at Legendary Hayward Field July 2 - BEAVERTON, ORE (March 3, 2010) – Today Nike opened registration and announced details for the Nike Track Nationals competition, the first ever national championship competition to name the best high school track and field program in the United States.
The Merrell Oyster Racing Series will kick off urban adventure racing for 2010 in six cities, allowing hard-core participants to race the entire course while “newbies” and those looking for a good time can race in a relay team and take turns on different parts of the course. 
INDIANAPOLIS - Michael Wardian (Arlington, Va.), won his third straight USA 50 km Championships on Sunday, running 2:55:50 at the Caumsett State Park 50K in Huntington N.Y. Yolanda Flamino (Hancock, N.H.) won the overall women's title in 3:34:26. 
HOUSTON (Mar. 9, 2010) - The largest field in the history of Chevron Houston Marathon weekend in January produced a record-setting total raised by the Houston Marathon Committee's Run for a Reason charity program. More than 12,000 donations raised $1.8 million to benefit 46 nonprofit organizations through Run for a Reason, which has generated more than $10.4 million in its 15-year history.
