InsIde ThIs Issue: President’s column..................2 upcoming races.......................3 Running shorts....................4 Wade’s Witt..........5 Tecumseh Marathon..............6 Members’ race results...........8 Running Yesterday..............9 events calendar..............11

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www.indianheadtc.org

ITC water station delivers Weather can’t stop club’s support of EC marathon

It rained. There was sleet. It even snowed. But nothing kept a handful of hardy ITC volunteers from staffing a water station along the excessively breezy shores of Half Moon Lake during the third annual Eau Claire Marathon May 1. Eau Claire native Pat Russell, now living in St. Paul, Minn., returned for his second marathon victory in 2 hours, 50 minutes. Russel won the inaugural race in 2009.

Flying finisher. Former Blugold national champion Chris Wirtz handily won the Eau Claire half-marathon May 1 in 1:15:45.

Lisa Tavares of Colfax won the women’s title in 3:21. In the half-marathon, it was former Blugold Chris Wirtz winning in 1:15 for the men and Erin Manlove of Minneapolis in 1:27 for the women.

Our MissiON: To promote running, fitness and healthy lifestyles by organizing competitive and non-competitive events and promoting fellowship and companionship through the sport of running.

First customer. It was none other than ITC runner Fred ‘Fast Freddie’ Hable en route to winning the 2-mile run in 13:28.

Nothing to see here, officer. A vehicle made its way onto the bike trail that conveniently served as a windbreak for ITC water station workers. Anyone know who’s the owner?

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ITC President’s Column

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upcoming races

By Dave Carothers

iTC mini-meets return

Group therapy

• Predicted 1 mile • 800 meters • Distance medley relay (1,200 m., 400 m., 800 m., 1,600 m.) • 3,200 meters (2 mile) • 400 meters Cost is $2 for one event or $5 for the entire meet. A second meet is slated for Aug. 2 , also at Chi-Hi.

Training groups can offer great support, advice Greetings again everyone, Through my term as president, I have shared with you some of my aspirations, goals and objectives for our club. In this article, I want to share with you my take on group/social runs. I have run with a group for several years. The advantages that I have experienced seem to have no end. During these runs, I have had the opportunity to meet many great people. At times, the groups that I run with have varied, and they could be small or large. With the larger groups, they seem to separate as people adjust to the pace. It seems that someone pushes to the front, and several people follow and some stay back to chat. So if you feel like you want to run fast, there always is someone ready to join in and match your pace. During my long group runs, I have received great tips on racing tactics and training. Each person who I have run with always has shared something. One of the biggest things is the conversation about injuries. With so many people, if you have a running-related injury, someone probably has had it before you. They can give you suggestions of what they did to fix the problem. Many times self-help techniques, such as a new stretch or stretching routine, can come out or a good medical referral.

submission policy The ITC newsletter is published the first week of January, March, May, July, September and November. Story ideas, articles, race photos and results are welcome. Submission deadline is two weeks prior to publication. Contact editor Paul Meznarich at

This has helped me because several years ago, I was complaining about some IT band problems. Several people indicated they had a similar issue, and they used a foam roller to take care of the problem. So I purchased one and started using it. However, they did leave out the part that it could be painful at first. I also love hearing of new g a list of iTC races and places that people running groups have been. Since I started runcan be found at ning, I have always looked for www. indiannew and different races, and headtc.org/ during these group runs, they groups.htm have helped me find new and different runs. Our fellow runners are some of the greatest resources to glean information on many subjects. That’s why I like group runs. However, I don’t always run in groups, and I would never want to do all my runs in a group. There is something nice to be said about running on your own, just putting everything out of your mind. Good running (whether by yourself or in a group), Dave Carothers

[email protected].

iTC officers President....................Dave Carothers Vice President.............Wade Zwiener Treasurer...................Jeanie Lubinsky Secretary.........................Tom Langley Past President........Karen Schoenrock Membership....................Paul Wagner Race Results..............Robert St. Louis Race Liaison.................Tom Stephens

Newsletter Editor...Paul Meznarich Web Maestro...............Michael Salm

iTC board members Barbara McKinley Emily Blaskey Tara Burr Mike Salm Keith Tibbits Mike Weiser John Qualheim

track. Events include:

Track is back for the ITC. The club is hosting two mini-meets this summer, featuring distances from 400 meters through 2 miles. The first meet starts at 6 p.m. June 7 at the Chippewa Falls High School

rCu Charity Classic to benefit free clinics The next race in the ITC race series is the RCU Charity Classic June 25 at Phoenix Park in Eau Claire. The recipient of this year’s proceeds will be

the Free Clinics of Western Wisconsin. The 10K race beings at 8 a.m., followed by a 2-mile race at 9:30 a.m. A free children’s half-mile and quartermile race will take place at the conclusion of the 2-mile race. Registration information is available online at www.indianheadtc. org.

Water street Mile July 9 Start incorporating speed work into your training now for the Water Street Mile July 9. The race starts 9 a.m. at Menomonie Street Dental in Eau Claire.

ITC profile:

Mark SChulTz Occupation: Lutheran pastor how long have you been running? With commitment since 1996. Weekly mileage: 20 Favorite race: I feel disloyal not listing an Eau Claire race, but I’m a UW-Madison grad, and I love Crazy Legs in Madison … finishing in Camp Randall stadium! Running highlights: • Going to a weeklong running camp for adults in Vermont five years ago. • Running (mostly gasping) up from Telluride Village in Colorado to Tom Boy Mine with my oldest son on a spectacular summer morning. If you could create a personal “running soundtrack,” what two songs would hAVe to be on it? “Give It All You Got” by Chuck Magione “The Olympic Spirit” by John Williams

When I’m not running, I’m... working, reading, watching sports and playing computer Scrabble. Anything else? (favorite food? why do you run? why did you join the ITC?) My favorite local runs are on the bike trail along the Chippewa River (beautiful in any season) and trail runs at Lowes Creek and Tower Ridge. To request a profile questionnaire to submit for the newsletter, please contact editor Paul Meznarich at [email protected].

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Wade’s Wit By Wade Zwiener

Carson 10 T-shirt contest The ITC is seeking T-shirt designs for the 43rd annual Carson Park 5 & 10 Run/Walk Oct. 29 in Eau Claire’s Carson Park. The run/walk is held in conjunction with a kids’ Boogie Run and the Chippewa Valley Museum/Paul Bunyan Logging Camp Family Fun Day. The chosen design wins $100. Submit designs by July 1 to event coordinator/ITC Vice President Wade Zwiener at wade1218@yahoo. com.

ITC picnic

Running’s growth linked to trail system If you do any of your training in Eau Claire, there’s a pretty good chance that you do at least some of it on a trail. If you do any racing in Eau Claire, there’s a very good chance that you do at least some of it on a trail. Just about every run/walk held in Eau Claire, it seems, has at least a portion of its course on a trail. And in recent years, there have been more and more of these events.

iTC members get $10 off Onalaska half-marathon Enter promotional coupon code RWWHM by May 28, and receive $10 off the Run Western Wisconsin half-marathon Aug. 7 in Onalaska.

of the trail. Two of the events were starting in Carson Park, and the other near Owen Park. Of course, it’s not just runners and walkers who use the trail. Nobody knows that better than Dave Bohlinger, Eau Claire Parks maintenance supervisor. “The trail is so many things to so many people,” said Bohlinger, who recently completed his first 13.1 miler in the Eau Claire halfmarathon that runs a portion of its course on — you guessed it — the trail. “It’s used by bikers, walkers, roller-bladers and runners. The trail has become my favorite asset of all our park amenities.”

“There’s just been an explosion in the number of races in recent years,” says Mike Salm, who as the ITC Webmaster, volunteers many hours posting these races on the ITC Web site.

rugged 5K offers iTC members entry discount ITC members are eligible for a 5 percent discount to the Rugged Maniac 5K July 23 at Wilmot Mountain outside of Milwaukee. The Rugged Maniac is a running race designed with the assistance of Navy SEALs. The event combines rugged terrain with burly obstacles Enter “ruggedwilmot” when registering at www.ruggedmaniac.com for the discount.

Trailblazers

Apparently the trail has become a favorite of many other area residents as well. Bohlinger says a trail counter revealed that a little more than 130,000 people passed through the Owen Park portion of the trial last year. That’s roughly twice the population of Eau Claire.

A big reason for this explosion of area run/walks in recent years is the growth of the trail system during that time.

Leave the grilling to us. Make plans to attend the 2011 ITC Picnic this summer. The event typically is held mid-July. Details will be available at www.indianheadtc.org as they become available.

To all at Indianhead Track Club, I have to let you know that it made my day to come across the Beer and M&M marathon and Indianhead Track Club Web page. I am one of Dick Kennedy’s daughters (Margaret, No. 3 and the one who gave him the most trouble — I am sure some of the older runners remember hearing all about me...), and I just wanted to pass along that all of the stories about the early marathon are true. I used to drive the “beer car,” my dad’s old, green Land

Cruiser, and pass out M&Ms along the way. I was also the one who was assigned the task of picking out all of the Reese’s Pieces the year that they were dumped in the big blue bowl with all of the M&Ms. And, yes, the road kill story is true, too. Someday I will make it back to Eau Claire and will run this ‘race’ (with a few of my sisters) in honor of my dad. Thanks for the smile today! Margaret (Kennedy) Poast

Eau Claire got its first stretch of trail in 1992. That’s when Ken Van Es — who was then the Eau Claire Parks and Recreation director and is now the Eau Claire YMCA director – got City Council approval for a section of trail through Owen Park.

Hitting the trail. ITC Runner of the Year Chris Vetter works his way to the finish of the Eau Claire half-marathon May 1 using the city’s trail system.

Since then, the Eau Claire trail system has grown steadily, so that there now are about 21 miles of pedestrian and bike trails in the city. With this growth in the trail system has come a growth in the number of run/walks. Back in 1992, there weren’t many more than a handful of run/walks in Eau Claire. Now there’s at least one almost every weekend from April through October. This May 7, for example, our Saturday morning running group passed three run/walks that were using a portion

The Parks and Recreation Department also has added a trail counter along the Galloway Street portion of the trail near Banbury Place and on the east side of the wooden bridge that crosses the Chippewa River near the Dairy Queen.

Data from these counters can help the department decide where to best allocate its resources when making trail improvements. Another thing that hopefully can help is contributions from community groups such as the ITC. That’s why we have decided to raise funds and donate a portion of the See ‘Trails’ on page 10.

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Tecumseh Marathon ‘Challenging course’ an understatement for trail marathon By Steve Thon ITC foreign correspondent

I felt like I had just bought a pack of cigarettes. The package was emblazoned with warnings: n “This is a humbling course,” said one.

Another added: “You think you are well-trained….but this is a challenging course.” n

n My favorite warned: “Challenging course is pure modesty.”

But I was not about to engage in some passive, cancer-causing activity

like smoking a pack of cigarettes or eating a pound of fried bacon. I was at the registration desk of the Tecumseh Trail Marathon and about to engage in what would turn out to be a memorable experience. As I reviewed the race information, it slowly dawned on me that I was a victim of impulse buying.

hardly a trail run that is not written up as the “most something (insert: hilly, demanding, muddy, scenic, etc) in the world.”

palpitations, but that just added to the attraction. And so I clicked on the “Register Now” button and sent in my money.

And the course profile? Well….in 10th grade, we all learned how to adjust the scale of any graph to get the desired affect. So, without a careful analysis of the vertical scale and then some point of reference, the profile can

Now I was faced with actually completing the task at hand, and it seemed daunting. Information provided by the organizers described an undulating course

It all started in late October when I had Thon the notion to run one more marathon before the ski season started. A nationwide Web search produced two likely candidates: Las Vegas and/or the Tecumseh Marathon in Bloomington, Ind. Having done Vegas, I knew it would be hot, dry and packed with people running down The Strip and around the city.

And, by the way…it was still deer hunting season, so shooting was possible, and we were all advised to dress colorfully. On the other hand, the landscape around Bloomington was beautiful, in a southwestern Wisconsin sort of way, and the City of Bloomington had the feel of a small city with a large university centered in it.

Tecumseh was a small trail marathon within reasonable driving distance from west-central Wisconsin. The 2009 photos showed runners going along heavily-wooded, leaf-covered trails, in pleasant late-autumn temperatures. I vaguely looked over the course description and even glanced at the course profile. But ever since my first off-road endeavor at the 1997 Glacial Trail 50K, I have come to realize that trail runners like to talk trash about their courses, and there is

The weather was cool and crisp, the trees were bare, and the ground was soft and unfrozen.

be confusing. I’ll admit that this one did look like the EKG of some old guy with heart

with a couple of major climbs. Overall climbing would reportedly total 3,500 feet, and there would be numerous stream crossings.

Having driven almost seven hours due south from the Chippewa Valley, I was surprised to awake on race morning to 6 inches of wet, heavy snow, stalled traffic and road closures. What started out to be a pleasant (but challenging) run through the woods was turning into a survival test. As if

“challenge” were the theme of the day, shuttle buses could not get to the finish line due to heavy snow on the rural back roads, so the point-to-point course was modified to an out-andback run from the starting line. Apparently this would not change the overall elevation climb by much, but it would mean that the racers going in both directions would have to share the narrow course. The race was limited to 700 participants, in part due to the nature of the course itself. The vast majority of it would qualify as single-track mountain biking trail. To pass someone would require both etiquette and determination, as it would typically involve charging through the brush around other racers. See ‘Race’ on page 10.

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spring Fever 2 Mile Cinder City Park, altoona april 9, 2011 1. Darin Lau (13-19) 11:06 5. Brian McAlister (50-59) 13:47 6. Fred Hable (50-59) 13:53 7. Garrett Walters (1-12) 13:55 10. Jack Skifstad (13-19) 14:36 14. Dan Lau (1-12) 14:49 15. Stephanie Lau (13-19) 15:03 16. Brady Linderman (13-19) 15:12 19. Jeanne Miller (50-59) 16:05 24. Joe Lau (40-49) 16:52 26. Mark Waite (50-59) 16:59 27. Barbara McKinley (60-69) 17:01 30. Karen Possley (50-59) 17:21 35. Mike Weiser (60-69) 17:58 36. Arik Skifstad (1-12) 18:08 37. Roger Skifstad (40-49) 18:09 41. Leah Myhre (1-12) 18:34 54. Jeff Winrich (40-49) 19:43 58. Mikaela Walters (1-12) 20:38 59. Noah Olson (1-12) 20:41 66. Angie Clark (30-39) 21:24 67. Jake Linderman (1-12) 21:25 69. Ron Buckli (70+) 21:28 71. Carol Prescher (70+) 21:54 72. Michael Olson (40-49) 22:08 73. Philip McGuirk (70+) 22:09 80. Mona Grimm (40-49) 24:17 90. Christine Ertl (40-49) 33:20 91. Sherri Linderman (30-39) 34:05 spring Fever 6 Mile Cinder City Park, altoona april 9, 2011 1. Brent Kahn (20-29) 31:58 2. Jay Milz (20-29) 34:06 4. Chris Kamrath (20-29) 37:18 5. Aaron Marjala 37:50 (30-39) 7. Chris Vetter (30-39) 38:38 8. Chris Huse (40-49) 39:28 9. Tim Nelson (30-39) 40:20 12. Carl Walters (40-49) 40:30 13. Tad Beeksma (30-39) 40:35 14. Randy Aumann (40-49)40:43 18. Tom Roth (50-59) 42:22 23. Susan Rud (30-39) 44:04 24. Dennis McGraw (60-69) 44:13 25. Jeff Smith (50-59) 44:16 29. Wayne Linderman (30-39) 45:07 31. Douglas Brandt (60-69) 45:55

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race results

running Yesterday

(ITC members)

By Don Gilbertson

37. Leslie Johnson (50-59)48:27 38. Kathie Schaus (40-49) 48:45 40. Trent Mobraaten (40-49) 49:24 44. Dan Saeger (40-49) 50:03

84. Karen Myhre (30-39) 1:00:51 87. Sherilyn Riedel (50-59) 1:01:55 95. Shelby Heuer (30-39) 1:09:19 96. Bob St. Louis 1:13:00 (70+) eau Claire Marathon: 2 Mile Carson Park, eau Claire May 1, 2011 1. Fred Hable (50-59) 13:28 93. Philip McGuirk (70+) 23:18

eau Claire Half-Marathon Carson Park, eau Claire May 1, 2011 13. Chris Vetter (30-39) 1:28:32 16. Tad Beeksma (30-39) 1:29:14 31. Bruce Begotka (40-49) 1:32:32 36. Randy Aumann (40-49) 1:33:15 43. Tom Roth (50-59) 1:34:18 67. Patrick Toutant (50-59) 1:38:04 72. Carl Walters (40-49) 1:38:37 73. Susan Rud (30-39) 1:38:53 99. Mike Richards (50-59) 1:41:25 106. Tom Langley (60-69) 1:42:48 115. Darla Crogg (20-29) 1:43:01 113. Jeff Brown (50-59) 1:43:16 118. Heidi Dubberke (40-49) 1:43:40 119. Patrick Hennessy (50-59) 1:44:12 184. David Fitzgerald (50-59) 1:46:02 166. Douglas Brandt (60-69) 1:46:49 198. Donna Van Dyke (40-49) 1:49:01 Brent Kahn 196. Debra Begotka (40-49) 1:49:26 (above) and 215. Jeanie Lubinsky (50-59) 1:51:05 Wendy 226. Steve Peterson (60-69) 1:51:40 Bengston claimed 6-mile 230. Nancy Bauwens (50-59) 1:52:08 279. Ben Anderson (40-49) 1:53:13 titles April 9 246. Paul Billmeyer (60-69) 1:53:34 during the Spring Fever 6 294. George House (50-59) 1:54:53 340. Hope Saeger (30-39) 1:56:54 in Altoona. 343. Jerry Van Dyke (40-49) 1:57:36 333. Jeff Smith (50-59) 1:57:54 47. Rich Chryst (50-59) 50:40 372. Karen Myhre (30-39) 1:58:09 48. Amanda Tomesh (30-39)50:55 371. Bill Maierhofer (60-69) 1:58:35 49. Don Marjala (60-69) 50:57 412. Tara Burr (30-39) 2:00:39 50. Ann Phillips (40-49) 51:05 427. Mary Kae Walters (40-49) 2:00:59 51. Cindy Korbol (50-59) 51:08 430. Amanda Tomesh (30-39) 2:01:05 55. Mary Kae Walters (40-49) 52:52 473. Tammy Steinmetz (40-49) 2:03:03 68. Rick Lecher (70+) 55:21 495. Sarah Ausman (30-39) 2:04:18 565. Rich Chryst (50-59) 2:07:40 73. Emily Berg (30-39) 56:34 79. Bill Maierhofer (60-69) 57:35 81. Jerri Moe (40-49) 1:00:08 See ‘Results’ on page 10.

Frigid 8 thrives in 1980s Editor’s note: The following is a continuation of an article chronicling the history of the ITC’s second-oldest road race: the Frigid 8. The Frigid 8 continued to draw large numbers of participants into the 1980s. In 1982 John Vodacek, a local runner, set a new course record of 39 minutes, 47 seconds. He bested his own record, set the previous year, by more than a minute. Emily Smith (now Blaskey), a local runner, paced the women with a 51:34. One notable change in the 1982 Frigid 8 was that the course was now run in the opposite direction from previous years for traffic and safety considerations. Two hundred, seventy-two runners finished the 1982 race. Winter racing continued to be popular in 1984. The Frigid 8 again introduced some outstanding runners to the Eau Claire area. Among them were race winner Karen Schoenrock of Eau Claire and Jim Hanson of Madison. A three-mile race, known as the Thermal 3, resulted in an increase of 110 runners to the race at this time. Winter racing continued to thrive in the late 1980s. In 1986, Tom Zimmerman of St. Cloud, Minn., was the winning male with a time of 42:22. Sue Wurl was the women’s winner. The race featured more than 400 runners. The winter of 1986 also saw the growth of another run in Eau Claire. This was the Frigid 5. It was organ-

Frigid 8, circa 1970.

ized by Sacred Heart Hospital.

Sue Wurl of Minneapolis.

In 1986, the Frigid 5 drew 172 runners. The course was a level, paved course in the area of the hospital.

The Frigid 8 continued to be the flagship run of the ITC in the late 1980s. Yet, one could see that the future of this race was uncertain.

Thanks to ITC member Lloyd Fleig, along with Northwest Fabrics, the Frigid 8 and Thermal 3 runs were marked with a professional touch in 1987. Registration packets were prepared for registrants in each of the two races. Each runner would purchase a packet, including a lunch ticket and a long sleeve T-shirt. Negrini’s London House would be available for a post-race gathering. The fee for everything, including race registration, would be $8. The winners of the 1987 Frigid 8 were Dan Held of Eau Claire and

As an officer of the ITC, I was made aware of the concern that the local police had for the safety of our runners (not just for the Frigid 8). We met with members of the local police force several times, and clearly, the ball was in the ITC’s court to come up with a route for our races. The most reasonable option would be to move the Frigid 8 northward. After 10 years at North High School, the race was moved to McDonell High School in Chippewa Falls in 1997.

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leQuene

(www.indianheadtc.org)

how to get her to say ‘yes’ Dear LeQuene, I need a woman’s perspective. How do I find out if a woman in my training group is open to going on a date with me? If she turns me down, I’m afraid it might make her or me so uncomfortable that we drop out of the group, and then I’d miss out on what limited interaction we already have. Forlornly yours,

Dear Fenced In, Oh, please. Please pass her at the finish line of the next race. Then ask her for a date. There is nothing more attractive in a man than his need to hurry up and finish.

Race Now the narrow course would be filled with runners going in both directions. By the time I made it to the starting line, I felt like the credit card bill was due, and it was time to pay the price for my indiscriminate shopping. In the end, it took a long time to pay off the charges. The entire scenario made for a long, slow day. The good news was that the trail never became too slippery, the streams were small and readily passable, the “crowds” resulted in lots of uphill walking, and the aid stations were plentiful. Of the 700 registrants, about 550 participants actually made it to the finish line with a winning time of 3 hours, 23 minutes and a median time of 5:10. Surprisingly enough, back in the Chippewa Valley, runners were treated to almost similar conditions at the Frigid 8/Thermal 3 held the same day. I guess that when “Old Man Winter” decides to strike, even a long drive south won’t get you much relief. Next year… maybe Vegas??

1. You must anticipate and satisfy her every desire even before she knows she has one. If she has to ask, then you’re already too late. 2. You must worship her at every distance. 5K, 10K, half-marathon. It doesn’t matter. If you’re not groveling, then you’re doing something wrong.

On The Fence On The Run

NOT.

This is not rocket science, boys. You always make this harder than it really is. If you want a woman to say “YES” when you ask her out on a date, you must follow 3 simple guidelines:

3. You must follow her every rule even before you learn she has one. If you’re not begging for forgiveness, then you’re not paying attention.

MAY 21

See Dick Run

2M, 4M, 7M

8 a.m.

Bloomer High School Bloomer

Fred Hable 715-835-5897

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AgeStrong! LiveLong!

5K Run/Walk 1M kids

8:15 a.m.

Wakanda Park Menomonie

Michelle Underwood 715-832-3003, ext. 165

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Arcadia Broiler Days

5K & 10K

9 a.m.

Arcadia High School Arcadia

Terry Rindahl 608-323-3164

6:30 p.m.

Dooley’s Water street

June 1

iTC meeting

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Heart & Sole

1M 5K 10K

10 a.m. 9:15 a.m. 9 a.m.

Northern Wisconsin Fairgrounds Chippewa Falls

heartandsoleds@ gmail.com

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Thorp Fun Run

5K & 10K

9 a.m.

Elementary School Thorp

715-669-5944

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ITC Mini Track Meet

1M predicted, 800 m, distance medley relay, 400m & 800m

6 p.m.

Chippewa Falls H.S. Chippewa Falls

Adam Smit 920-819-9804

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Independence Days

5K & 10K

8:15 a.m.

Rave Fitness Independence

Tami Keenan 715-456-1718

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Bellin Run

10K

8 a.m.

Green Bay

920-433-7444

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Aquafest Run

2M & 10K

6:45 p.m.

Tuscobia Trail Rice Lake

715-651-4712

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Grandma’s Marathon

13.1M Marathon

Duluth, Minn.

218-727-0947

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RCU Charity Classic

2M & 10K Kids’ 1/4M & 1/2M

8 a.m.

Phoenix Park Eau Claire

Emily Blaskey 715-839-0499

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Hayward Musky Fest

5K Minnow Run

9 a.m.

Downtown Hayward

Leslie 715-634-8662

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Fishy Four Mile

Kids’ race 4M

9 a.m. 9:15 a.m.

Beach Pavilion Chetek

715-237-2477

4

Firecracker Fun Run

1M 5K

9:45 a.m. 8:30 a.m.

Wakanda Park Menomonie

Chamber of Commerce 715-235-9087

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Water Street Mile

1M

9 a.m.

Menomonie St. Dental Eau Claire

715-834-3774

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Chippewa Valley Firecracker Trail Run

5K 10K

8:35 a.m. 8:30 a.m.

Lowes Creek Cty Park Eau Claire

Laura Plummer chippewaoffroad@ hotmail.com

TBD

ITC Picnic

6 p.m.

Mt. Simon Park Eau Claire

Limited interaction is never satisfying enough to miss. Just do it.

Results 604. Cindy Korbol (50-59) 2:09:50 652. Mark Waite (50-59) 2:12:38 669. Pam Ogden (50-59) 2:13:13 684. Lindsey Wright (30-39) 2:13:54 688. Jerri Moe (40-49) 2:14:47 805. Sherilyn Riedel (50-59) 2:22:33 905. Brian Amundson (60-69) 2:37:54 eau Claire Marathon Carson Park, eau Claire May 1, 2011

8. Forrest Pearson (40-49) 3:08:25 22. Darven Miller (40-49) 3:19:36 55. Wayne Linderman (30-39) 3:37:37 69. Traci Messner (40-49) 3:41:59 95. David Eitrheim (50-59) 3:52:52 120. Ryan Burr (30-39) 4:00:54 148. Warren Kerola (50-59) 4:12:20 157. Mary Beth Clark (50-59) 4:16:04 193. Diane Hoyme (50-59) 4:28:54 228. Dave Hildebrandt (30-39) 4:46:13

Trails proceeds from this fall’s Carson Park 5 & 10/Boogie Run to the trail. The original plan was to help Parks and Recreation purchase a trail counter, but they found other funding. So, for now, the money we raise will go into a general trail fund. Both Bohlinger and Eau Claire Parks, Recreation and Forestry

Director Phil Fieber say that they welcome any suggestions we may have for the trail. They mentioned possibilities such as benches, mile markers and exercise stations. So if you have any suggestions for trail improvements — and/or on how to raise money for them — please let me know. Send your ideas to [email protected].

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