JOHN LONG: TWO-TIME BADGER CROSS COUNTRY CAPTAIN NOW OWNS RUNNING STORE STARTED BY STEVE HOAG

February 26, 2022   Genetics may have a lot to do with the running success of John Long, but it was a BMX accident that got him started in the sport.  The son of an Irish immigrant who won the 1957 Guinness Mile in a time of 4:04 against a stacked field, John was born

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

DANNY DOCHERTY: PEOPLE FROM OTHER STATES RECOGNIZE MINNESOTA’S INCREDIBLE RUNNING COMMUNITY

July 11, 2023 The second oldest of four children from a running-oriented St. Paul family, Danny Docherty, born in 1989, says, “It’s fun seeing what you can do.  You learn over time the specifics of training.  I am trying to continue to evolve my career as an athlete and now more as a coach.”  While

BRANDON LINGEN: FORMER GOPHER FOOTBALL TIGHT END CHEERING FOR TEAM TO ROW THE BOAT

Each of Brent and Michelle Lingen’s children has been able to compete in athletics at the collegiate level:  middle child Sarah earned All-Summit League honors as a swimmer at the University of Denver; youngest child Hannah competes in dance at UMD; and the oldest child, Brandon, became the primary starting tight end on the University