Gabriele Anderson Grunewald: Fighter

September 9, 2023 Today the sixth running of the Brave Like Gabe 5k and Gabe’s life were celebrated. Among the family members, I met Gabe’s father, Kim Anderson, and brother Caleb Anderson, both physical therapists. The Anderson family is from Perham, Minnesota, a recreational paradise in Otter Tail County in the northern part of the

THE KLECKER SISTERS: WE ALL HAD A GREAT MINNESOTA RUNNING EXPERIENCE

February 16, 2021 Born in the 1990s to parents Barney Klecker and Janis Klecker (Horns), the three Klecker sisters acknowledge their running roots. “It was a huge benefit to be surrounded by people who were always running,” says Elizabeth “Bit” Klecker, the youngest of the three sisters. Mary, Sarah, and Bit Klecker have three brothers

HURRAH STEEPLECHASERS AND MINNESOTA MEMORIES OF THE 2016 OLYMPIC TRIALS

The three men with Minnesota connections who were competing in the steeplechase at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, all qualified for the finals! Alec Basten (U of M; Green Bay) had the 4th fastest time overall with a personal best time of 8:22.22 while Mason Ferlic (Roseville and Mounds Park Academy) and Obsa Ali

ELIZABETH YETZER SPEHAR: NO MATTER HOW I PERFORM, I AM LOVED

With older siblings following their mother’s footsteps, Elizabeth Yetzer says, “It [running] was a big part of my parents’ lives and we saw that modeled.  Naturally, you just kind of hop in.”  Jake, Rebekah, and Annie were the older siblings and Mary Stepka, the state runner-up in the mile run to future World Cross Country