Minnesota Road Racing Round-Up

The recent warm weather has us thinking about the Minnesota road racing season. Things kicked-off unofficially with last weekend's Irish For A Day TC 5K and TC 10 Mile. You can find results from the race, HERE.

This weekend, the Minnesota Distance Running Association kicks off its spring race series with the Lake Johanna 4 Mile.

Pavement racing gets its most official start next weekend, on Sunday, March 28, when the USA Track and Field - Minnesota Team Circuit kicks of in St. Paul with the St. Patrick's Day Human Race.

And after that, well, there will be racing all over the state on any given weekend until after the leaves fall.

Here's what else is worth knowing about local road racing ...

William Irvin 5K Opens ... Registration for the William A. Irvin 5K opened today. The race scheduled for Friday, June 18 and part of the Grandma's Marathon weekend of racing is limited to 1500 competitors and is expected to fill quickly.

Register on-line HERE.

Runner of the Year Houck Interviewed ... Jennifer Houck, the women's open Runner of the Year for Minnesota in 2009, was interviewed recently by Chad Austin on his Minnesota Running web-site, HERE.

Austin also has recent interviews with Antonio Vega and Rick Kleyman that are well worth reading.

Minnesota Runner's Yearbooks Still Available ... The 2009 edition of the Minnesota Runner's Yearbook is still available for purchase. To order by mail, send $10.00 (plus $2.00 shipping and handling) to: USATF Minnesota, 960 Douglas Road, Mendota Heights, MN 55118

For more information, contact Craig Yotter at: Office [AT] Usatfmn [DOT] org.