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Rochester All-City Summer Running Program

Whether you’re a beginning runner or an experienced athlete, this new program for 9th – 12th graders will help improve your level of fitness, improve your enjoyment of running and improve your performance in fall cross country. We feature instruction on how to:
  * Run more
  * Run efficiently
  * Train effectively
  * Listen to your body
 
Dates: July 5 — August 14
(No big deal if you miss some sessions because you’re out of town or whatever)
 
Mondays 7:00 p.m. – 8:15p.m. @ Quarry Hill (Parkwood Hills Park)
Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. – 8:15p.m. @ Kellogg Middle School or Quarry Hill
Saturdays 8:00a.m. – 9:15a.m. @ Essex Park
 
Fee: $40 (assistance available)
Registration: See attached registration form below.
 
This program is designed to build into the cross-country season. It won’t involve any racing, only preparatory base training. If that’s not enough for you, we’ll also have:
  * A weekly guest speaker
  * Plyometric, agility and strengthening instruction
  * Lots of opportunity to socialize with other high school runners
 
Parents! Instead of dropping your kid off or waiting for them in the car, we invite you to use the time and location to walk or run on your own, or with other parents. 
 
Questions? Contact Joey Keillor
E-mail: rochester.running@gmail.com or (evenings) 282-2747
 
* Note: The all-volunteer coaching staff will include a variety men and women who have an interest in endurance athletics, silent sports and fostering habits of life-long recreation and fitness in youth. Coaches will include some area high school coaches, coaches of the Rochester Nordic Ski Team, members of the Rochester Track Club and others. 

Mississippi River Challenge - July 24th & 25th, 2010

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Click on image to review details of the 2010 Mississippi River Challenge kayak and canoe event that will go from Coon Rapids Dam down to Grey Cloud Island. 

Tyrol Ski & Sport's "Paddle Nights"

Tyrol Ski & Sports will again be holding “Paddle Nights”. You can join their knowledgeable staff out at Chester Woods park and try out a variety of Kayaks & Canoes from Current Designs, Prijon, Wilderness Systems, Perception and Wenonah. Test how design and materials affect performance and function.  

If you would like to attend a demo please call them or come into the store at  least 3 days prior to the paddle night to register. Come prepared to get your feet (and possibly more) wet! 

Remaining Summer 2010 Paddle Dates:

Wednesday, May 5th                         Wednesday, July 14th

Wednesday, May 19th                       Wednesday, July 28th

Wednesday, June 2nd                      Wednesday, August 11th

Wednesday, June 16th                     Wednesday, August 25th

Wednesday, June 30th      

 

All demos are held at Chesterwoods County Park from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Dates are subject to change depending upon weather conditions. Chesterwoods Park (8378 Highway 14 East, Eyota, MN  55934) is located 7 miles east of Rochester on Highway 14. The Park does charge an entry fee. Follow signs to the “Boat Ramp” and look for the Kayaks and Canoes!

Hike in Whitewater State Park - 3/27/2010

The Star of the North, North Country Trail Assoc.  will be at Whitewater State Park sponsoring  a group hike event 3-27-10 at 10 AM.  

NCTA outreach is scheduled for spring 2010 at REI (all three stores) 1-4PM  4-10-10 and then April 23,24, &25 at Midwest Mountaineering OAE.

 for more info on these events, contact Brian Pavek, NCTA at pavekb@comcast.net.

 

Northshore Inline Marathon

Last Saturday (9/19) was the 14th. annual NorthShore Inline (skate) Marathon.  It is the largest inline marathon in the U.S. and is skated on about the same course as Grandma’s running marathon from Two Harbors to finishing at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. 

 

The overall fastest finishing time was 59:35:3 by Julian Rivera in the men’s elite division (that’s averaging a little more than 26 mph on skates) and the fastest woman was Kara Peterson at 1:18:21 in the women’s elite division.  Local skater Stan Jacobson set a course record of 1:17:28 for a 63 year old. 

 

Local finishing times are attached.  Apologies to anyone I may have missed.

Dave Greymont

 

  NORTHSHORE INLINE SKATE MARATHON 2009  
                 
OPEN CLASS FULL MARATHON          
OVERALL DIVISION DIVISION TOTAL AGE DIVISION FIRST NAME LAST NAME TIME CITY AGE
36 4 113 M3034 Brent Sadowy 1:17:21 Rochester 34
58 1 72 M6064 Stan Jacobson 1:17:28 Byron 63
175 12 152 M5559 Michael Ver Kuilen 1:25:08 Eyota 55
284 58 190 M4549 Chris Guibert 1:29:07 Rochester 48
310 62 190 M4549 Thomas Harwood 1:30:17 Rochester 49
539 3 40 F5559 Ellen Meyer 1:37:27 Rochester 56
544 98 190 M4549 Terry Meyer 1:37:29 Rochester 49
595 107 190 M4549 James Chihak 1:39:15 Rochester 45
605 22 72 M6064 Rick Golla 1:39:30 Rochester 62
661 4 40 F5559 Jeanne Block 1:40:40 Rochester 55
695 83 166 M4044 Brennan Kelly 1:41:30 Rochester 44
792 44 113 M2529 Shawn Clark 1:43:14 Stewartville 29
795 123 190 M4549 Ray Dunfee 1:43:18 Rochester 48
834 47 113 M2529 Jeremiah Carlin 1:44:08 Rochester 26
845 125 190 M4549 Michael Torchia 1:44:28 Rochester 47
890 17 32 M6569 David Greymont 1:45:25 Rochester 65
935 134 190 M4549 Keith Manlove 1:46:13 Rochester 49
964 32 106 F4044 Karen Aney 1:47:18 Rochester 44
1009 24 140 F2529 Michelle Wichterman 1:49:07 Zumbrota 29
1024 96 152 M5559 Douglas Leimer 1:49:22 Rochester 57
1056 0 0   Joseph Forrer 1:50:25 Rochester 44
1062 94 147 M3539 Daryl Howe 1:50:31 Rochester 36
1075 146 190 M4549 David Dwyer 1:51:01 Byron 46
1124 40 111 F4549 Jackie Guibert 1:52:18 Rochester 46
1269 130 166 M4044 Leroy Bergstrom 1:55:49 Rocherster 42
1290 132 166 M4044 Mark Norman 1:56:22 Rochester 40
1327 41 140 F2529 Marina Brandon 1:57:29 Zumbrota 26
1371 48 106 F4044 Sherry Boutcher 1:58:29 Rochester 44
1495 8 13 M1214 Ian Torchia 2:02:17 Rochester 13
1562 42 57 M1824 Alex Keech 2:04:22 Rochester 18
1573 70 111 F4549 Hilla Ferguson 2:04:44 Rochester 49
1610 176 190 M4549 Thomas Scheid 2:05:55 Rochester 49
1622 70 129 F3034 Susan Kian 2:06:17 Rochester 30
1785 86 129 F3034 Alicia Huseth 2:14:09 Rochester 31
1820 91 129 F3034 Heidi Howe 2:15:23 Rochester 33
1840 6 6 M7579 Ted Waldo 2:16:11 Rochester 76
1853 99 113 M2529 Theodore Larson 2:16:57 Rochester 27
1865 90 140 F2529 Nina Kreofsky 2:18:24 Eyota 26
1916 101 140 F2529 Tracy Toft 2:21:35 Stewartville 27
1915 101 113 M2529 Kevin Toft 2:21:35 Stewartville 28
1929 53 57 M1824 Tyler Larson 2:22:32 Rochester 24
1928 95 123 F1824 Laura Larson 2:22:32 Rochester 24
1931 96 123 F1824 Claire Olson 2:22:43 Rochester 21
1933 54 57 M1824 Ryan Olson 2:22:47 Rochester 24
1942 61 74 F5054 Joy Larson 2:23:01 Rochester 51
1947 92 111 F4549 Patricia Torchia 2:23:15 Rochester 47
2011 108 140 F2529 Kelly Konczak 2:28:56 Oronoco 25
2016 143 147 M3539 Craig Jacobsen 2:29:24 Rochester 35
2063 114 129 F3034 Nicole Alink 2:34:25 Rochester 34
2068 188 190 M4549 Dean Brandt 2:34:53 Rochester 49
2092 20 25 F1517 Sarah Torchia 2:39:01 Rochester 17
2094 70 72 M6064 Thomas Moyer 2:39:06 Rochester 62
2134 121 129 F3034 Leanna Williams 2:47:53 Rochester 32
                 
ELETE DIVISION FULL MARATHON          
OVERALL PLACE DIVISION PLACE DIVISION TOTAL DIVISION FIRST NAME LAST NAME TIME CITY AGE
5 5 15 MSEN Chad Garren 1:15:15 Rochester 33
28 28 37 MMAS Scott Eising 1:15:23 Rochester 43
39 38 39 MVET Mike Smith 1:25:16 Rochester 51
                 
                 
HALF MARATHON              
OVERALL PLACE DIVISION PLACE DIVISION TOTAL AGE DIVISION FIRST NAME LAST NAME TIME CITY AGE
66 5 16 M4549 Douglass Solinger 0:56:31 Rochester 46
137 10 33 F4044 Amy Mueller 1:01:37 Rochester 40
175 11 16 M4549 Tod Musolf 1:04:58 Rochester 45
211 10 26 F4549 Colleen Musolf 1:09:16 Rochester 47
319 13 15 M5054 Thomas Kowalewski 1:21:23 Rochester 51
332 29 30 F2529 Andrea Malcomson 1:24:08 Rochester 28
361 23 23 F3034 Alicia Buda 1:48:19 Rochester 31

Duluth Trail Festival - Sept 25-27

Duluth Trail Festival: Sep 25-27 www.DuluthTrailFest.com

 

Explore Duluth's finest elements in the inaugural Duluth Trail Fest.  Sign up before price hike on Sept 24th for $100 for all three races, or sign up for individual races.  Registration at Active.com

 

Friday

Chester Tester down and up challenge (roughly 5 km).  Race starts at 5:00 PM. Race includes going up the ski jump landing...the steepest hill of any running race around! This will be one for the story books. 

 

Saturday

Superior Hiking Trail 15 km point-to-point race. Park at Duluth zoo and take bus ride to the start.  The start will be at Ely's peak (123rd west) at 11:00 AM.  The finish will be at the Duluth Zoo (Kingsbury Ck Trail Head).  

 

Sunday

ParkPointBeach run (roughly 5 km) starts at 9:30 AM (check in at beach house). Race will start behind the airport and follow the beautiful trail out under towering white pines and back on sections of the sandy beach of Superior.  Finish at the beach house.  Plan enough time incase you have to wait for the lift bridge.  Overall awards follow the end of this race. 

Wenonah Canoe & Current Design Trailer Sale Event

Sat. August 29th 2009, 10:00 am -3:00 pm
Tyrol Ski & Sports Parking Lot
1923 2nd St SW, Rochester

Save $250.00 on factory 2nd Wenonah "Spirit II" and "Aurora" canoes
Save 25-40% on various factory 2nd models of Current Design "Kestral" Kayaks.
Sale priced at $549.00 to $1299.00.

Over 25 boats to choose from!
(unfortunately RASC 10% discount does not apply to these boats)

Quarry Hill Adult Programs

Quarry Hill offers a variety of programs oriented for adults. February features a 'Learn to Ski' session February 14 taught by RASC members followed by a trip to Forestville State Park for a day of skiing on February 28. The brochure below details events for all of 2009.

New - RASC Hiking / Trekking Group

RASC now has a new hiking / trekking group. This will be lead by Norm Meeks who is interested in leading hiking, backpacking, trekking and whatever trips. Local or long distance. He will be putting trips on the web site for all who are interested to join in the fun. Local trips will generally be “Okay, Norm is going to a local day hike to, say Forestville State Park on December 6th. He is going to leave from the parking lot at Crossroads Center at 9AM. If you want to join him, show up and be ready to go”.

Longer trips such as this pipe dream of Norm’s to do Gannett Peak in Wyoming next summer will be a bit more organized and formal. Reservations, carpooling, etc. will need to be done well before hand for some trips. Some trips will require good conditioning. Numbers will generally be limited to first come first served!

So come on out and join them! First trip will be to Forestville State Park on the 6th of December leaving from Crossroads Shopping Center at 9 AM. Any questions, email Norm Meeks (norm_meeks@yahoo.com).

Hope to see out there!

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North Shore Inline Marathon - Sept. 13th 2008

The North Shore Inline marathon took place on Sept 13th. The 26.2 mile marathon begins just south of Two Harbors and continues along Scenic Hwy 61, rolling through the I-35 tunnels, and finishing at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC). Lots of Rochester skaters participated in this years event.

N.S Marathon Results

 

Scott Aakre 1:30:38 Rochester
Melinda Aakre 2:08:27 Rochester
David Anderson 2:50:42 Rochester
Karen Aney 1:50:04 Rochester
Scott Bagne 1:47:42 Rochester
Leroy Bergstrom 1:53:36 Rochester
Jeanne Block 1:41:51 Rochester
Darald Bothun 1:40:55 Rochester
Sherry Boutcher 1:50:59 Rochester
Marina Brandon 2:01:58 Zumbrota
Derek Brandt 1:22:59 Rochester
Dean Brandt 2:28:24 Rochester
Jeremiah Carlin 1:39:28 Rochester
James Chihak 1:31:04 Rochester
Amy Chihak 2:13:26 Rochester
Shawn Clark 2:06:22 Stewartville
Mary Duton 2:01:00 Rochester
David Dwyer 2:02:43 Byron
Scott Eising 1:14:47 Rochester
Chad Garren 1:14:43 Rochester
Tracey Gohmann 2:15:05 Rochester
Rick Golla 1:34:28 Rochester
David Greymont 1:35:21 Rochester
Scott Guhl 1:23:25 Rochester
Chris Guibert 1:26:29 Rochester
Jackie Guibert 1:50:10 Rochester
Thomas Harwood 1:33:40 Rochester
Susan Hayes 2:49:56 Rochester
Johanna Hislop 1:53:37 Rochester
Daryl Howe 1:47:38 Rochester
Stan Jacobson 1:18:41 Byron
Katie Jensen 2:11:28 Rochester
Alex Keech 2:22:08 Rochester
Kathleen Keech 2:14:38 Rochester
Brennan Kelly 1:40:51 Rochester
Walter Krapohl 1:42:38 Rochester
Gregory Kropp 2:09:20 Rochester
Tyler Larson 2:10:47 Rochester
Joy Larson 2:10:44 Rochester
Douglas Leimer 1:48:26 Rochester
Keith Manlove 1:43:51 Rochester
Terry Meyer 1:41:22 Rochester
Ellen Meyer 1:37:17 Rochester
Mark Norman 1:59:15 Rochester
Carl Obert 2:37:52 Plainview
Adam Pettey 2:11:30 Stewartville
Brent Sadowy 1:14:52 Rochester
Alison Saiki 2:15:25 Rochester
Thomas Scheid 1:54:02 Rochester
Mike Smith 1:18:39 Rochester
Michael Torchia 2:01:02 Rochester
Patricia Torchia 2:02:59 Rochester
Michael Verkuilen 1:23:01 Eyota
Ted Waldo 2:01:01 Rochester

 

 

N.S. Half Marathon Results

 

Doug Solinger 0:55:35 Rochester
Phelps Merrell 1:01:16 Rochester
Amy Mueller 1:04:16 Rochester
Sarah Torchia 1:08:13 Rochester
Kelsey Torchia 1:08:15 Rochester
Ian Torchia 1:08:32 Rochester
Denise Frederick 1:09:02 Rochester
Patti Schiller 1:23:08 Rochester
Thomas Kowalewski 1:24:30 Rochester
       

Rochester Track Club

The goal of the Rochester Track Club is to promote and encourage running and fitness in Rochester and the surrounding communities by providing support, information, and events for people of all ages, abilities and levels of fitness

 

Rumble strips have now spread to many of our county roads - how have these affected where you bike