Strong Kids Campaign Run

Once again my friend Jim Parry is stepping up and helping kids that would not normally be able to afford taking part in Rochester Family Y programs do so. Jim will be running 16 hours on a treadmill just inside the Y lobby.The run will be taking place next Friday, March 9th, from 5am - 9pm.  2 other treadmills will again be set up for others to join him. All the info about this run can be found at http://mrparrysendurancechallenge.blogspot.com

Early Deals Part II

Because of the huge success of the Early Entry Deals from Dec through Feb. ( We have over 50 people registered so far) We will have some bargains through the month of April.
$20.00 for the 50k and $17.00 for the 5k/ 10 mile. There are also discounts for families, seniors and youths that aren't reflected on the printable paper forms.You can also take $2.00 off if you are a Rochester Track Club member. The Running Room has many options for pricing and this year I'm using all of them.
If you still want to mail in an entry just use the prices that are shown on the Running Room web page and send it in.
It's going to be a great time this year I'm estimating between 400-500 people for all three events and the weather is always perfect at Chester Woods.
Where else can you run a fully supported 50k on beautiful trails for just $20.00?  :)

Early Entry Deals

I'm doing a little experimenting with some early entry deals and youth/senior discounts this year.
You can find these deals by clicking on the Running Room on-line registration link in the right column. The Running Room on line entry website has many options so I thought why not give it a try to try to avoid the chaos of everybody signing up on race day. Sign up before Feb 28th to get the best deal.

The 50k will be only $17.00 through Feb 28th then the price goes up to $25.00
The 10 mile/5k is only $15.00 through Feb 28th then the price goes up to $20.00

Youth, under 18, and seniors, over 60, can sign up for only $10.00 for the 10 mile/5k through Feb 28, then the price goes up to $15.00

Because there are so many families that like to run the Chester woods races we have a family deal.
$50.00 for the first 4 members then 10.00 for each additional family member.

Take advantage of these early entry deals. It really helps to have your race organized when you know how many people to expect.

50k Record Holder/Winner

Rochester's own David Sanderson won our first ever 50k event and of course is now the record holder with a time of 4:02:04

50k Female Winner

I thought I'd better get a picture of our 50k winner/ current record holder. Rebecca George from Baxter Mn.
Rebecca's time was 5:05:26

10 Mile Female Winner

Cindy Blendermann still holds the record that she set in 2009 but Erin Manlove from Minneapolis came very close to beating that record running 1:12:37 that makes her the second fastest female to ever run the 10 mile race at Chester Woods.

10 Mile Course Record Holder

Mike is number 3089 in the black shirt
There have been only three people to run the 10 mile race under one hour. Ben Marvin and Kelly Mortenson in 2009, and now Rochester and the University of Minnesota's own Mike Torchia; has smashed the old course record by three minutes running an astounding 54:25.


That's an average 5:27 minutes per mile over a tough course.