| Lead pack near the 6-Mile mark.Ben Sathre (USATF MN Half Marathon Champ) in the lead Race winner Evans Kurui(1276) in the back Photo by Gene Niemi |
| Women's winner Diana Kipyokei in the lead. Photo by Gene Niemi
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| Lead pack near the 6-Mile mark.Ben Sathre (USATF MN Half Marathon Champ) in the lead Race winner Evans Kurui(1276) in the back Photo by Gene Niemi |
| Women's winner Diana Kipyokei in the lead. Photo by Gene Niemi
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| Ben Blankenship celebrates with the Stillwater JV squad. Photo by Gene Niemi |
| Two in a row for Ben Blankenship Photo by Gene Niemi |
| The chase pack: from (L to R) 3rd place Chad Noelle, 4th place Travis Burkstrand, and runner-up Daniel Herrer. Photo by Gene Niemi |
| Women's winner Emily Lipari(26) and runner up Sarah Vaughn. Photo by Gene Niemi |
| Sprinting to the finish. Photo by Gene Niemi |
| Danny Docherty(2163) and Ben Sathre(2205) sprinting to the finish. Photo by Gene Niemi |
Ben Sathre and Sarah Jonathan our USATF Minnesota 1 Mile Champions! #TC1Mile @tcmarathon @runnfun @RunNFunRaceTeam pic.twitter.com/t1GacDqmAs
— USATF Minnesota (@USATFMN) May 12, 2017
Congrats to @BenSathre on winning the @USATFMN Road Mile Championship at tonight's #TC1Mile! pic.twitter.com/dlXy2C7ts6
— TwinCities In Motion (@tcmarathon) May 12, 2017
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| Maggie Van Beek sets new women's course record Photo by Gene Niemi |
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| Ben Sathre first across the line. Photo by Gene Niemi |
| The lead pack early in the race. Photo by Gene Niemi |
| Katie McGregor. Photo by Gene Niemi |
| Mohammed Burka nears the finish. Photo by Gene Niemi |
| Burka, followed by runner-up Ben Sathre. Photo by Gene Niemi |
Brian Kraft Memorial 5k. 4th stop on USATF Minnesota Tram Circuit. pic.twitter.com/yYWJ0pcXZz
— USATF Minnesota (@USATFMN) May 25, 2015Start of the @USATFMN BK 5k! pic.twitter.com/VxTwKkQv0t
— RunMDRA (@RunMDRA) May 25, 2015First woman @slprun winning the @USATFMN BK 5k pic.twitter.com/2IJhQB9Vsj
— RunMDRA (@RunMDRA) May 25, 2015
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