Carlson, Anderson to Race Boston Events

Team USA Minnesota athletes Andrew Carlson and Gabriele Anderson are heading to Boston this weekend to compete in races leading up to Monday's 116th Boston Marathon.

Carlson will race in the BAA 5K while Anderson will run in the BAA Invitational Mile.

Both races will be held on Sunday, with the fourth annual BAA (Boston Athletic Association) 5K starting at 8 a.m. and the Invitational Mile for professional men and women at 10:00 a.m.

The 5K will host a field of 6000 running on a flat loop course that begins on Boylston Street and ends at the Boston Marathon finish line. The three-lap course for the Invitational Mile begins and ends at the Boston Marathon finish line.

Carlson most recently clocked a 14:13 at the Carlsbad 5000 on April 1. The two-time national champion – at 15K and 25K – finished sixth at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in a debut time of 2:11:24. He is preparing to compete in the 10,000 meters on the track this spring.

Anderson will open her 2012 season in Boston. The 1500-meter specialist has run 4:31.05 in the mile and 4:06.77 in the 1500m. Anderson was third in the mile at the 2011 USA Indoor Championships and third at the 2011 USA Road Mile Championships.