Woohoo! Minnesota Woman Qualifies for Olympics as Dakotah Lindwurm takes 3rd! Reed Fischer 9th in Men’s Olympic Marathon Trials

February 3, 2024 Originally scheduled to start at noon, the US Olympic Marathon Trials were thankfully moved ahead two hours due to heat and humidity concerns expressed by the runners.  With a gun-start after 10:00 in Orlando, Florida, at 54° F and temperatures expected to rise significantly, many Minnesota athletes with Minnesota connections raced the

2024 Qualifiers for the US Olympic Men’s Marathon Trials with Minnesota Connections

January 3, 2024 To run in the 2024 US Olympic Marathon Trials men’s division in Orlando, Florida on February 3rd, a time of 2:18:00 (or 1:03 in the half-marathon) or faster must have been recorded in the past two years (one year for the half-marathon) in a certified race.  A total of 227 men have

AARON BARTNIK AND CARLI SCHULZ BARTNIK: NOW HAVING A DIFFERENT APPRECIATION OF WHAT RUNNING HAS BROUGHT TO THEIR LIVES

March 2, 2022   Eden Prairie cross country, nordic skiing, and track and field athletes Aaron Bartnik and Carli Schulz connected through their community school and sports and are now married.  The pair have many similarities:  they both first competed in soccer, remember finishing second in the phy ed mile run—and missing out on a

JOHN CURLEY: LEAPING FROM 92ND IN STATE CROSS COUNTRY MEET IN 2010 TO 11TH IN TC MARATHON IN 2022

October 26, 2022 “Now I can run and train according to how I feel,” John Curley says about his impressive improvement in running.  The Duluth pharmacist had battled injuries and was squeezed for time while completing a rigorous school schedule, juggling jobs, and being active in academic and agricultural organizations.  John admits his 5:43 per

MINNESOTA MARATHONERS IN ACTION

On Sunday, December 20th, several Minnesota runners competed at The Marathon Project race in Chandler, Arizona, with positive results. The women’s field especially had many recognizable names in the top 20 with Minnesota connections. Emma Bates (Elk River) led the elite group with a 4th-place finish with a time of 2:25:40–she had finished 7th in

Nick Golebiowski RUNNING THE 2019 GARRY BJORKLUND HALF-MARATHON WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE

Born and raised in St. Cloud, Minnesota, young Nick Golebiowski laughingly says about a well-regarded decade (2007-2015 ) corps of Minnesota distance high school runners, “Starting with Mason Ferlic, we like to think of ourselves as the Golden Age of Class A runners.” There is a lot of truth in the statement, though. During Nick’s

MINNESOTA ATHLETES AT THE US OLYMPIC MARATHON TRIALS

Minnesota has a rich heritage in long-distance running with many state athletes competing on the world stage. People sometimes forget that qualifying for an Olympics Trials is a tremendous achievement that involves running thousands–probably tens of thousands in many cases–of miles, overcoming injuries, perseverance, and time management and balancing life for years. University of Minnesota

Duluth Races, More Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame Inductees

Several races were hosted in Duluth in conjunction with Grandma’s Marathon and many runners with Minnesota connections had notable achievements. Carrie Tollefson a recent Villanova University Hall of Fame inductee, won the women’s William Irvin 5K with a time of 18:21 while Team USA Minnesota runner Tyler Jermann placed an impressive 12th in the marathon.

Griak Invitational: Men’s Gold Division

Led by the strong running of Minnesota athletes Matthew Thomas Welch (Proctor) and Obsa Ali (Richfield) as they maneuvered to the top ten runners, the U of M Gopher men’s team captured 9th place in the prestigious Griak Invitational at Les Bolstad Golf Course on the St. Paul campus. This is the second consecutive strong