Onward State (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Sometimes you just have to put things into perspective. One of those things is distance. On October 4th, Luke Watson, a PSU grad student, ran 26.2 miles in Minnesota’s Twin Cities Marathon. Not only did he run the marathon, he finished seventh overall. Pretty good for someone who had never run a full marathon before. [...]
running and rambling (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
The world of marathoning has been getting a lot of press recently – unfortunately, for nearly all the wrong reasons. Most serious and tragic was the story this month of three runners who died in the same race – a nearly inexplicable occurrence, especially in the absence of severe heat or other extreme conditions. On a more lighthearted note, there was the “scandalous” disqualification...
Julie Berg: Run On (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Andy and Kim Holak have jumped into the Race Directing business with a fabulous race. If you don't know Andy and Kim I'll make a brief introduction. Andy and Kim live in Duluth and are very experienced, very talented ultra runners. They both nearly always win their races including the Superior races, Ice Age races as well as winning in other portions of the US. Kim has finished Hardrock twice. The...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Terrible news for motorsport fans in Australia. Spectators at the prestigious Bathurst 1,000 touring car race in New South Wales have been limited to 24 cans of beer each after drunken behaviour marred previous events. Wine-drinkers are only allowed four litres. That's more than five bottles. And please, don't drive. Meanwhile in Minnesota, the aptly named Jerry Johncock, 81, may have his title taken...
Chocolate Runner's Blog (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
I guess some guy who won his age group at the twin cities marathon, was sidelined due to a blood clot, which prevented him from urinating. He was at an aid station but they didn’t have any catheters. All was not lost however. Fortunately a bystander was able to help him by bringing a catheter FROM HIS [...]
Examiner (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Organizers of the Twin Cities Marathon said they won't disqualify an 81-year-old runner who won his age group after using a borrowed catheter. Jerry Johncock of Shelbyville, Mich., was sidelined at an aid station about 21 miles into Sunday's race because a blood clot prevented him from urinating. The aid station had no catheter, but a spectator stepped forward to offer Johncock a catheter he had in...
SPORTSbyBROOKS (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
What is this, Russia? Who else but a man named Jerry Johncock would be entwined in a controversy over using a catheter to help him pee during the Twin Cities Marathon? Race officials may strip him of his win in the men’s 80-84 age division after a “good samaratian” supplied him with a catheter so [...]
City Pages - The Blotter (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
This man was so determined to finish the Twin Cities Marathon Sunday that he used a stranger's catheter to do it. That's just nasty.
Running Wild with Coach Joe (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
MINNEAPOLIS – Abdi Abdirahman (Tucson, Ariz.) won his fourth USA 10 Mile title and Ilsa Paulson (New York, N.Y.) won her first ever U.S. title in winning the USA Women’s Marathon Championship Sunday as the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon hosted the championships for the USA Women’s Marathon, Masters Marathon and Men’s 10 Miles. Abdirahman ran [...]
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Twenty-three Medtronic Global Heroes, long-distance runners who benefit from medical technology, successfully completed either the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon or the Medtronic TC 10 Mile on Sunday, Oct. 4. These extraordinary runners hail from the United States and eight other countries, including Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Spain, and the United...
Julie Berg: Run On (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
On Saturday evening I wasn't so sure that I was going to be lining up at the start for this year's version of the 2009 Twin Cities Marathon. Saturday morning, as planned, I headed to Powder Ridge to run the ski hills. All went well physically but mentally I felt a bit crabby. I'm not sure why. It may have had to do with the fact that at the end of the day on Saturday I would already have 81 miles in...
kare11.com - Business News (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
Click here for TC Marathon results Grandma's Marathon has "Lemon Drop Hill." The Boston Marathon has "Heartbreak Hill." Now the question is: what to
A4bats (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
I am so excited to go run a marathon now! Why you ask? (Good question!) . First off, I figured out leaving the course open for 6 hours is a 13:44 pace, not a 13:30 like I originally thought. But seriously, today was the Twin Cities Marathon . If you're from out of town, it's a gorgeous run along the lakes and river in Minneapolis and St Paul and finishes at our state capitol building. I knew several...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
Twenty-year-old Isla Paulson of New York City won the women's race in just over two hours 31 minutes, officially 2:31:49. Paulson's time qualifies her for the 2012 Olympic trials.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A twenty-five year age difference separated the first and second place winners of the 2009 USA Women’s Marathon Championship today at the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. Ilsa Paulson, 20, of New York City, won the title with a finishing time of 2:31:49. Colleen De Reu
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