Great Cow Harbor 10K Results

Great Cow Harbor 10K Results HERE
Rob Molke 9th.  Jon Peterson 15th. Eric Loeffler 1st 40 year old male finisher.

Jon Peterson 9th, Rob Molke 10th at Pittsburgh Half Marathon

Team USA Minnesota's Jonathan Peterson was 9th in 1:06:29 and Rob Molke 10th in1:06:47 in the Pittsburgh Half Marathon.
Top 5 finishers HERE

Gate River Run 15K(US Championships) Results

Gate River Run 15K(US Championships) Men's results HERE. Women's HERE

Men
Jon Grey 7th in 43:51
Biya Simbassa 8th in  44:04
Ryan Rutherford 36th in 46:37
Dan Docherty 43rd in 47:09
Jon Peterson 45th in 47:19
Josh Dedering 47th in 47:29
Rob Molke in 53rd in 48:45.

Women
Meghan Peyton 15th in 52:34.
Sam Rivard 41st in 56:56.

New Team USA MN Members to Run Houston Half

New Team USA Minnesota runners Kevin Lewis and Ryan Rutherford will join Rob Molke, Jon Peterson,  and Jamie Cheever in the Aramco Houston Half Marathon on Sunday.  

Molke has run 1:03:27 in the half marathon and Peterson has posted a best of 1:04:26 in the half, both at Houston.  Lewis, who was a 5000 meter specialist with a best of 13:43 at the University of Iowa, ran 1:08:31 last October to win the IMT Des Moines Half Marathon.

Rutherford, who has a best of 28:41 in the 10,000m and is a 2016 graduate of Illinois State University, will make his debut in the half marathon distance as will Cheever, who is a top steeplechase competitor with a best of 9:29.

Houston Half-Marathon Hosts Minnesotans

Lots of #teamusamn athletes competing at the @HoustonMarathon Half next weekend! https://t.co/aaYYgzG1hs

— Team USA Minnesota (@TeamUSAMN) January 5, 2017

Jamie Cheever, Bria Weitch, Jonathan Peterson, Robert Molke running the Half Marathon

Top Minnesota Men's Finishers

Top 5 Minnesota Finishers:

1. Jonathan Peterson             2:20:21
2. Jake Marotz                      2: 25:37
3: Rob Molke                        2:26:39
4. John Keane                       2:28:32
5. Jacob Olsen                       2:33:25

Jake Marotz
Photo by Gene Niemi

Rob Molke and Jonathan Peterson. Photo by Gene Niemi

Jonathan Peterson and Rob Molke finished 7th and 11th, respectively, in their first marathons on  Sunday.  Peterson said he was able to run low five minute pace early in the race, but that it may have been too fast as he struggled in the final miles.  "You feel so good early that you can go out too fast," Peterson said.Molke echoed those thoughts and said he was happy to have his first marathon was done, and he wasn't pleased with his time, but wasn't shattered by it either.  Overall, he said, it was a positive experience and he hopes to put the lessons he learned to good use when he does his next marathon.