Men and Women's Course Records Fall in Hot Dash 10 Mile

Ben Sathre broke the men's course record and Andrea Rediger the women's at the Hot Dash  10 mile in St Paul.

Sathre, 26, the defending men's champion, ran the Mississippi riverfront course which started and finished near Boom Island, in 49:59.  Rediger, 28, clocked 57:24 for the women’s title and event record. 

Sathre used the wind and  40 degree temperature to his advantage. “We had a nice tailwind the first half, so I just rolled into a pace and tried to hold it coming back,” Sathre said. “I just had to stay strong coming back into the wind.”

Rediger also got off to a good start, which paid off in the end. “Right away at the half-mile or so, I knew I was in the lead,” Rediger said. “I hit the mile on my target and I felt good from there. My time was a big personal best for me, so I can’t complain about anything.”

Each earned $500.  Full results are HERE

EQT Pittsburg 10-Mile Results

EQT Pittsburg 10-Mile Results HERE

Josh Dedering 13th
Maddie Van Beek 4th Woman
Bria Weitch 7th woman
Meghan Peyton 8th woman

Biya Simbassa Wins Space City 10-Mile

Congrats to @Biya_simba35 on his win this morning at the Space City 10 Miler in Houston, with a time of 50:15: https://t.co/Z9cfPjjUma

— Team USA Minnesota (@TeamUSAMN) February 21, 2016

CORRECTIONS: Team USA MN's Josh Dedering did not run the Pittsburgh 10 Mile; Emily Gordon 11th.

Got this message  from Pat Goodwin regarding the item on the Pittsburgh 10 Mile: "I noticed on Down the Backstretch today that you listed Josh Dedering as finishing 15th at the Pittsburgh 10 Miler.  This would be impossible because Josh did not travel to the race.  He was signed up to compete but because of a sore hamstring, Dennis decided last Monday (Oct. 19) it would be best for Josh to withdraw from the race and take a few days off.  So that’s what he did.  Not sure how he could be listed in the results since he was not there.

Pat"

Pat is correct.  I went back to the results site, where I found the entry this morning.   Josh was no longer listed.  I don't know how Josh ended up in the listings this morning.  The only thing odd about it that I noticed this morning was a discrepancy in the entries for Josh's time.  The listings have two times for each finisher.  One is the "NET" time, the other is the "CLOCK" time.  Many races do this as one time is the official time compiled from the time the starting gun/horn/whatever they use to start the race goes off until the runner's ID, either on a chip or the number is read as each runner crosses the finish timing mat.

Josh's two times were listed as 52:31 and 52:51.  His race number was also listed, but I didn't write that down.  My recollection is that his number was 12.  Josh had been listed as running on the Team USA Minnesota press release from earlier in the week as I checked that to see if he was indeed scheduled to run.  

Bottom line is that I didn't dig further to verify the time and info I was reading in what I assumed to be the preliminary results from the race.  My bad.  Made too many assumptions without checking.  Apologies to Josh and the race.  Thanks to Pat for pointing out my error.

Going through the results again, turns outthere is a second error in the story.  Emily Gordon was 11th, not tenth as listed in thepreliminary results from this morning.
--Jim Ferstle

Pittsburgh 10-Mile Top 15

Top  men's and women for the Pittsburgh 10-Mile HERE
Team USA Minnesota's Emily Gordon and Biya Simbassa finish 10th.  Josh Dedering 15th in 52:31

Medtronic TC 10 Mile is US Championship

This @tcmarathon @usatf 10 Mile Champs is stacked to the maxxx! Things will be HOT here in Minneapolis on Oct. 4! 🔥💪 pic.twitter.com/t2rYJpeenq

— Josh Dedering (@jDedering) September 8, 2015

Heather Kampf Interview, Crim 10-Mile Result

Interview with Heather Kampf after she won the Crim Michigan Mile HERE.
On Saturday, Kampf also finished 14th in the Crim 10-Mile in 58:54.

MDRA Mississippi 10 Mile Results

MDRA Mississippi 10 Mile results are HERE

Start of the MDRA Mississippi 10 miler! pic.twitter.com/iJdH2RuPQ0

— RunMDRA (@RunMDRA) May 24, 2015

.@TeamUSAMN's @jDedering out in front of the @RunMDRA 10 mile this morning as part of his @GrandmasMara prep. pic.twitter.com/pDvHB5loZj

— Dennis Barker (@dbinsaintpaul) May 24, 2015

Great workout at the MDRA 10 Miler today which I ended up unknowingly running 9.8 miles cause I like short courses! 😄 pic.twitter.com/x33yNMXQLV

— Josh Dedering (@jDedering) May 24, 2015

Goal achieved at this morning's @RunMDRA Mississipi 10-mile: 1st place Running Skirt Division!

— Mishka Vertin (@ThatGirlMishka) May 24, 2015

Ya we are a little old school.... pic.twitter.com/mrRh9nOpFi

— RunMDRA (@RunMDRA) May 24, 2015

MDRA Mississippi 10 Mile photos are HERE.

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Dedering 11th at Cherry Blossom

Team USA Minnesota's Josh Dedering finished 11th in the Cherry Blossom 10-mile on Sunday. Results are HERE.

We want to confirm that due to an emergency situation prior to the start of the race the course has been diverted from the planned route from miles 4-6. Miles 0-4 and 6-10 will be run on the planned course. The estimated total mileage is 9.5-9.75, but due to the emergency nature of the change this distance will not be confirmed until after the race.--Cherry Blossom

TC 10 Mile Familiar Faces: Photo Album by Gene Niemi

New Team USA Minnesota member Emily Gordon finished third in the
TC 10 Mile in 59:04.  Photo by Gene Niemi

Eric Finan(200) and Joe Moore(010) placed 3rd in 48:46 and 2nd in 48:40,
respectively, in the TC 10 Mile men's race. Photo by Gene Niemi

New Team USA Minnesota team member  Gina Valgoi(20002) finished 4th
in 59:13 and former Team USA Minnesota team member Katie McGregor, who was
2nd in 57:46. Photo by Gene Niemi

Peterson and Mendez Win TC 10 Titles

Jon Peterson and his bike escort. Photo by Gene Niemi

Team USA's Jon Peterson defended his title in the Medtronic TC 10 Mile in 48:12 and Rogue Athletic Club's(Austin, TX) Allison Mendez won the women's title in 56:27.  Peterson took the lead at about two and a half miles after the second hill, he said, and kept rolling to the finish. The goal going in wasn't to run fast, Peterson added, just to win.  He still came within six seconds of his PR for the distance.

Allison Mendez on Summit Avenue. Photo by Gene Niemi

Mendez came to the race at the urging of her RAC teammate Scott MacPherson, who is running the marathon, and "the weather," she said.  Start time temps in the mid 30s with a minimal tail wind made for near perfect conditions, Mendez said.  She cruised to the win more than a minute in front of former Team USA Minnesota runner Katie McGregor, who finished second in 57:46.  Current Team USA "newbies," Emily Gordon(59:05) and Gina Valgoi(59:13) debuted in third and fourth, respectively.

Mendez is in her second year as a pro, still trains under her college coach Steve Sisson, who used to be the women's coach at the University of Texas.  She also works as a nanny to three boys aged 10, 8, and 5 and as a medical technician.  She plans to debut in the marathon at the US Olympic trials in LA in 2016 having qualified by running 1:13:47 at the Philadelphia Rock 'N Roll Half Marathon in 2013.

News: Notre Dame Invitational; Blugold Invite; Pittsburgh 10; TCM; Keto Adaptation; Onion App

Mounds Park Academy grad Mason Ferlic leads Michigan team to a win in the team competition at the Notre Dame Invitational winning the individual 5 Mile race in 23:15.7.  Cretin-Derham Hall grad Kevin Docherty was Iowa's fourth man, finishing 114th in 24:39.2. Post race interview with Ferlic is HERE.

Michigan team, Notre Dame Invitational Blue race Champs

UMD women finish third at Notre Dame Invitational women's 5K Gold race, second DII team.  Team race was won by NCAA DII top ranked women's team Grand Valley State.  UMD's Samatha Rivard fourth in 16:55.9, nine seconds behind the winner.  Teammate Breanna Colberson 18th in 17:19.6  Full results for all the races are HERE..

UW Eau Claire Blugold Invitational results are HERE(men) and HERE(women)

Team USA Minnesota's Jon Grey and Jon Peterson will run the men's race and new team members Emily Gordon and are in the women's race of the EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler n November 9.  Story HERE.

USATF preview of the USARC Marathon Championships that are part of the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon HERE. More on the top contenders for US titles this weekend HERE. Sunday's race will be televised live on the Internet on USATF.TV  HERE.

Research shows the "keto adaptation" is a key element in utilizing fat as fuel during endurance events is HERE.

The Onion introduces a new exercise app HERE.

News: Medtronic Renews TCM Sponsorship; NCAA Weekend Summary/AOW/Rankings; College Results; Mile in My Shoes; Transgender Athletes

Medtronic extends sponsorship of  Twin Cities in Motion events, which include  the Twin Cities Marathon, the TC Family Events, and TC 10 Mile this weekend, for five more years. News release HERE.

NCAA weekend recap from USTFCCCA is HERE.

Three Griak winners selected NCAA Athletes of the Week HERE.

NCAA Regional DI rankings HERE

St. Mary's No Limits Invitational results are HERE.

MPR on the Mile in My Shoes Program HERE.

MPR on the looming and, increasingly politicized, debate over transgender athletes is HERE.

Minnesota Mile; Reiti/Grunewald, Leer; Great North Run/Bersagel

Team USA Minnesota's "Three Musketeers" at the
Minnesota Mile(from L to R: Eric Finan, Heather Kampf,
and Jon Peterson

Team USA Minnesota's Heather Kampf won the Minnesota Mile women's race in Duluth on Sunday in 4:29.9.  Results are HERE.  In the men's race her teammate Jon Peterson was second in 4:04.0 with  Eric Finan  eighth in 4:10.9.  Rob Finnerty finished sixth in 4:08.3.

Gabe Grunewald finished second in Rieti in the 800 in 2:02.01. Results are HERE. Will Leer finished fifth in his heat of the men's 800 in 1:49.25.  Results HERE.

Anneie Bersagel finished eleventh in the Great North Run Half Marathon in 1:13.19.  Results are HERE.(click on tab for elite women and go to page 2)  "Some days everything clicks and some days, well.... (crickets). Next half in a few wks. Hint: may need to learn survival French" wrote Bersagel on Twitter.

Kampf breaking the tape.

Peyton 14th in Crim 10 Mile

Team USA Minnesota's Meghan Peyton finished 14th in the Crim 10 Mile women's field on Saturday. "In the midst of heavy marathon training, @nutMEGrunner toughed out the @CrimFit 10 miler this morning...in 58:19." was the message from Team USA Minnesota on Twitter. Searchable results are HERE.

News Clips: Mississippi 10-Mile Results: Men's 4 by 1500 Another WR, Another Silver for US

Will Leer

The Kenyan men followed the Kenyan women in setting another World Record in the 4 by 1500 relay at the IAAF World Relay Champs in the Bahamas on Sunday.  The Kenyans, anchored by World and Olympic 1500 champion Asbel Kiprop, ran 14:22.22, the US 14:40.80, a new American record. The old 4 by 1500 record was 1:36.23 set by Kenya in 2009.  IAAF summary of the race is HERE. Full results, splits and all-time list for the event are HERE. Award stand photo is HERE.

Mississippi 10-Mile results are HERE.

Bersagel, Peterson USATF MN Athletes of the Month for October

USATF Minnesota named Annie Bersagel and Jonathan Peterson as Athletes of the Month for October 2013.

Bersagel, who grew up in Apple Valley and whose parents live in Victoria (where she claimed residence for the race), won the Twin Cities Marathon and captured the US Marathon Championship October 6. Bersagel, a former member of Team USA Minnesota, ran a PR of 2:30:52 and qualified for the 2016 US Olympic Trials. She currently lives and trains in Norway.

Peterson, of St. Paul, led from the gun to win the Twin Cities 10 Mile, also on October 6. The Team USA Minnesota member ran 49:02.

Team USA Minnesota's Jon Grey Finishes Sixth at EQT Pittsburgh 10 Mil

Team USA Minnesota's Jon Grey finished sixth in the inaugural EQT Pittsburgh 10 miler on Sunday in 47:37.48, a new personal best.  Results are HERE.

Peyton Wins Bear Water Run 10 Mile

Newly Crowned US 20K Road Champ Meghan Peyton of Team USA Minnesota followed her win in the New Haven 20K by winning the Bear Water Run 10 mile on Saturday.  She was not only the first female finisher, she was the overall champion with a time of 56:57. Results are HERE.

Medtronic Global Heroes Announced

Twenty-five long-distance runners who benefit from medical technology have been named to the 2013 “Medtronic Global Heroes” team, and will run the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon or TC 10 Mile on Sunday, October 6, 2013.

This year’s team includes runners from 12 different countries including Australia, China, Ireland, Israel, Germany, Macedonia, New Zealand, Portugal, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay,  and the United States.

Each runner has a medical device to treat conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, spinal disorders, chronic pain, or neurological disorders. The Medtronic Global Heroes program, launched in 2006, celebrates their accomplishments and passion for running, which serves as an inspiration to others living with chronic diseases.

Global Heroes participants are selected by Twin Cities In Motion, the non-profit organization that directs the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. In addition to providing race entry and travel expenses, Medtronic will donate $1,000 in honor of each runner to a non-profit patient organization that educates and supports people with chronic health conditions.

Additional information about the Medtronic Global Heroes program can be found at www.medtronic.com/globalheroes.  

Visit the Medtronic Global Heroes Facebook page. 

The 2013 Medtronic Global Heroes are:

Marathon Participants

Adriane Devereux, Dallas, Texas

Devereux has an implanted spinal cord stimulator to help manage chronic pain.

Sally Feinerman, Auckland, New Zealand

Feinerman has a pacemaker to treat an atrioventricular heart block.

Adam Fitzgerald, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Fitzgerald has a shunt to treat hydrocephalus.

Tom Grossman, Midland, Michigan

Grossman has an insulin pump to manage Type 1 diabetes.

Peter Johnson, Baltimore, Maryland

Johnson has a pacemaker to treat Sick Sinus Syndrome.

Sandra Kemper, Weseke, Germany

Kemper has a pacemaker to treat atrioventricular heart block.

Kostadin Martinov, Novo Selo, Macedonia

Martinov has an insulin pump to manage Type 1 diabetes.

  

Maureen McCool, Farmington, Maine

McCool has a shunt to treat a complication from a brain aneurysm.

Siobhan Monaghan, Enniskillen, Ireland

Monaghan has an insulin pump to manage Type 1 diabetes.

Johan Sileson, Ytterby, Sweden

Sileson has an implantable  neurostimulator to manage chronic pain.

Greg Goebel, Sarasota, Florida

Goebel has an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) to treat sudden cardiac arrest.

Ana  Luisa Amado Vaz, Evora, Portugal

Vaz has an insulin pump to manage Type 1 diabetes.

Ten Mile Participants

Paul Arcangeli, Vienna, Virginia

Arcangeli has an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) to manage sudden cardiac arrest.

Sara Costas Varela, Montevideo, Uruguay

Varela has an insulin pump to manage Type 1 diabetes.

Gerard DeGannes, Maraval, Trinidad and Tobago

DeGannes has a pacemaker to manage irregular heart rate.

Noa Rinzler Diwan, Ness Ziona, Israel

Diwan uses spinal and bone therapies to manage Spinal Stenosis C3-C7.

Katherine Hernandez, Bradenton, Florida

Hernandez has a pacemaker to treat a heart block and a valve replacement to treat aortic stenosis.

Nagesh Kuppuraju, Robbinsville, New Jersey

Kippuroju had a heart valve replacement to facilitate blood flow.

Karen Lordan, Sydney, Australia

Lordan receives sacral nerve stimulation to treat bowel incontinence and chronic pain.

  

James McGurl, Cataumet, Massachusetts

McGurl has an insulin pump to manage Type 1 diabetes.

Crystal Pitney, Fairbanks, Alaska

Pitney has spinal and bone fusion to aid recovery of a broken back.

Marla Sewall, Dallas, Texas

Sewall has an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)  to treat sudden cardiac arrest.

Lin Shen, Zhengzhou City, China

Shen has an insulin pump to manage Type 1 diabetes.

Yao Hui Wang, Wuhan City, China

Wang has an insulin pump to manage Type 1 diabetes.

Warren Williams, Sydney, Australia

Williams has a pacemaker to treat atrial fibrillation

About Global Heroes

A cooperative effort between Twin Cities In Motion and Medtronic Philanthropy, the Global Heroes program recognizes runners from around the world who have a medical device to treat conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, chronic pain and spinal and neurological disorders. There is no application restriction on manufacturer.