Garrett Heath and the CR Kids

Kids asking the tough questions @tcmarathon #TC1Mile Cedar Riverside Community assembly: "who's fastest?" pic.twitter.com/3o1PMwWvvW

— Jonathan Peterson (@Jonpeterson89) May 11, 2016

After finishing the Medtronic TC 1 Mile, defending champion Garrett Heath, on his way back to the van that held his sweats, saw a group of the kids from Cedar Riverside Community school.  Heath went over to the kids and they had a conversation about the race, about running, school, etc.  It was clear that Heath and the other runners that visited the school had made an impression. A bond of sorts  Both Heath and the kids had connected through the sport.

Kids City XC League Starts This Week

There's still time to register your child for the 2015 @CityXC League: http://t.co/HKeib6WVH6 4 locations this year! pic.twitter.com/1GFOqKPEwH

— Kids CityXC (@CityXC) August 16, 2015

Kids Rule Fieldhouse Run

Hundreds of Twin Cities-area kids will race around the University of Minnesota Fieldhouse track at the TC Kids Fieldhouse Fun Run, hosted by Twin Cities In Motion, on Saturday, February 2 starting at 9:00 AM.  The annual event is an opportunity for youngsters grade K-8 to compete on the same track where Big Ten champions, All-Americans, and Olympians train and race.

Last year, more than 600 kids competed in One Mile, Half Mile and Relay races at the event. Harry and Shelly, TCM’s tortoise and hare mascots, will also get in on the action.

What:              TC Kids Fieldhouse Fun Run

Who:               Hundreds of active kids grade K-8

Where:            University of Minnesota Fieldhouse, Minneapolis

                        1800 University Avenue SE, Minneapolis

When:             Saturday, February 2, 2013, starting at 9:00 AM.

Web:               https://www.tcmevents.org/events/tc_kids_fieldhouse_fun_run/

Team USA Minnesota News

Team USA Minnesota’s Meghan Peyton participated in the “Save the Children World Marathon Challenge” on October 16 in Bloomington along with representatives of the Minnesota Vikings football team, Vikings cheerleaders. and children from the Ramalynn Montessori Academy.  The elementary school was the first in the United States to be part of the Challenge effort, which is helping bring awareness to childhood hunger.

Twenty-seven children, ages 11-13, from the school did a simultaneous relay of a 26.2-mile marathon against 297 teams entered from around the world.  Each child ran 200 meters for a total of 210 laps to reach the full marathon distance.  Prior to the World Marathon, 36 children, ages 7-11, competed in a 1500 meter relay against 63 other teams from around the world.

The event, held on World Food Day, also featured a live internet feed with Patrick Makau, the current world marathon record holder, who sent his best wishes to the children taking part in the World Marathon Challenge for Save the Children.

Team USA Minnesota’s Antonio Vega will run in the IMT Des Moines Half Marathon on Sunday.  Vega, who was the 2010 USA Half Marathon Champion, has a best in the distance of 1:01:54.

Griak Invitational--Gene Niemi's Photo Album

Here's a photo album taken by DtB photographer Gene Niemi at last weekend's Griak Invitational.

One of the info posters out on the course, this one providing info
on Leonard "Buddy" Edelen, former Gopher runner who was the
World Recordholder in the Marathon and one of the pioneers
of US marathon running. Photo by Gene Niemi

Goldy running with the kids in the Kids Run, a race for kids
that is part of the program at the Griak. Photo by Gene Niemi

Gopher on a golf cart. Photo by Gene Niemi

Gopher men's runners at the finish. Photo by Gene Niemi

Minnesota Daily coverage of the Gopher performances at the Griak is HERE.