Beat the Heat

Come on out to the Bears Den tonight to Beat the Heat with a little run, and a little replenishing of fluids!

Thursday 6pm:  Join us at Bears Den in Byron for Team R.E.D.  -- there will one an addiitonal run/walk option ... so choices will be 2, 3, 4 or 6 miles.... stay hydrated!
Friday 6:30pm:  Run for Haiti at Silver Lake.  Details of this event can be found at http://rochestertrackclub.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=28&ArticleID=72
Saturday 7am:  Marathon Training long run kicks off from the Rochester Athletic Club and is planningo n 17 miles.  Some runners are gathering early at 6am to front load a few miles, some are adding those miles to the 17, while others are simply trying to get done earlier, and out of the warm morning air.

Check back tonight for details on Warrior Dash... it's just around the corner!

Join Mason on the Trails!

See the details for tonight's trail run.. going to get a little early start with a carpool/caravan.

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We'll meet at the Menards North Parking lot near Wendy's and caravan up to Camp Victory for 4 miles of trail run'n. Let's try for a 5:30PM meeting time. If you can't get there that early let me know, we can wait a few more minutes.

More Rochester Half & 5K

Below is a slideshow from the Rochester Half & 5K.. some of these pics are taken by myself, and others lifted from Woo via facebook!   Thanks Tom!

Several Team R.E.D. members participated in this event.. it's great to see!  Many of them grabbed awards including Tom W (who is not pictured because he is always the guy with the camera!). Tom was 3rd overall in the 5K and grabbed the Masters Championship!

Congrats to everyone who covered the distances!  -- and Many Thanks to all of you who volunteered!

Some quick notes on the week coming up.. more to follow, of course.

•  Monday Maniacs 6pm...  are at Wildwood.. 6pm.. 5 dollar pitchers.. why are you not already there?
• Tuesday trail run 6pm... details to follow
• Wednesday Track 5:30pm...  is at Soldiers Field track  in Rochester
• Thursdays Team RED 6pm.... at the Bears Den in Byron.   

Great Day!

It was a great day at the Rochester Half Marathon & 5K today!  Excellent work by all who took part... and many thanks to the Team R.E.D. volunteers!

We staffed two water stations, and did it with flare!  Nice work all!

The Ryan family provided some great artwork!

With hotties like these.. who wouldn't join Team R.E.D.?

Woodstock had nothing on these two

A special Thank You to Don & Sharon for hosting us on Thursday. They have a fantastic new patio... and we sure enjoyed the hospitality!  -- and please take a moment to welcome Julie, as she joined Team R.E.D. on Thursday!  - Welcome Julie!

If you haven't met Julie yet, you need to... welcome Julie!  

  As always.. more pictures to come...

One more thing.. Don't forget! Monday Maniacs are gathering at WildWood in Rochester this Monday at 6pm... get your run on, follow it with your fun on... (wow, I am creative!)

It just keeps getting better!

What a fantastic week for running!   Monday Maniacs were a hit and it seems the beer was cold and affordable at $5 a pitcher! 

Next up, Wednesday track work with Tom W at the Soldiers Field track in Rochester. Meet on the track at 5:30pm, warm up, and then roll with the speed.

Thursdays Team R.E.D. is at 6pm from Don and Sharon's home at 2323 Wilshire Lane NE Rochester.  Burgers, hot dogs, beer and bottled water are provided by our hosts. Bring something to share if you like, and some chairs would be great too!

Routes are linked below, and they cover 2, 4 and 6 miles.. and the theme is Favorite Sports team.  Wear your R.E.D. on the run, then change into something representing your favorite sports team.  (Luckily we don't know any Packer fans.. whew!)

http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/127526771
http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/127530955
http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/127537457

Saturday morning is the Rochester Half & 5K.  If you're not racing, consider volunteering at 1 of 2 Team R.E.D. waterstops!  We'll staff them, and when the first one is a wrap, move the whole party to the 2nd location.  Free beer for all volunteers!   The theme is Summer of Love.. get your costume and come out and enjoy!  

• Note:  Due to the Rochester Half Marathon, there is no marathon training long run from the RAC this weekend. 

Here comes another week!

Just peeking ahead... here's what's on tap...

Monday 6pm:  Join the maniacs at WildWood,  located 1517 16th St SW Rocheter. (near the TJ Max plaza on the backside of the Ramada Inn.   - This location has been a fun stop in the past, and I'm sure it will again this Monday!
Tuesday 6pm:   Tuesday Trail run heads back to Whitewater!  It's a fantastic place to run.. with some great views!   See the plan below from Mason:

• We'll meet in the Century HS parking lot near the baseball field at 5:30PM and caravan to the park. We should arrive at the Nature store around 6:00PM plan on 4-5 miles of fun with a trip to Mauer Bro's afterwards

Wednesday 5:30pm:   Track work at Soldiers Field track.  Tom Woo is going to lead you on a paradise of 400M repeats!  He's got a way of making sure it's effective... Thanks Tom!
Thursday 6pm:  Team R.E.D. is home hosted in Rochester thanks to the hospitality of the Gabrielsons! The theme is Favorite Sports Team, see the update from Don below.

Don and Sharon Gabrielson will be hosting this Thursday.  Run in red and then change into your something representing your favorite sports team.  Hamburgers, hotdogs, beer, and bottled water will be provided.  Bring something to share if you like along with a few lawn chairs.  Meet us at 2323 Wilshire Lane NE in Rochester.

Calling Volunteers!

The races are fun... and we all know, they don't happen without a whole lot of volunteers.   Below are a couple of upcoming opportunities to volunteer!

Sunday Aug 19th:   The Rochester Track Club is holding a Trash Pickup prior to the annual picnic at Soldiers Field.   Trash pickup begins  at 4pm this Sunday, with the picnic following at 5pm.   The track club has adopted the trail that wraps around Soldiers field, lots of miles logged on those trails by many of us! -- come take part in both the trash pickup and picnic!

Saturday Augs 25th:  Team R.E.D. is providing a happenin' water stop at Rochester Half Marathon & 5K.   We've excelled in the area of making a fun space for runners to get the refuel they need, both via gatorade/water and with a lift in spirit.   We're returning to our Med City 2011 theme of Summer of Love!  Team R.E.D. will provide music, beer and lots of support!   I pulled out a couple pictures from the original Summer of Love water stop.. check it out, as it's so much fun!  ... and please drop me an email at byron.teamred@gmail.com if you're interested and available to help.




... not available to volunteer but want to support something good? Consider joining Sonja's team and make a contribution in the Battle against Eating Disorders. This is an issue near and dear to a multiple Team R.E.D. members. You can contribute by visiting Sonja's donation page at   
http://neda.nationaleatingdisorders.org/site/TR/NEDAWalk/General?fr_id=1630&pg=pfind 

Instructions:

• Type in "Supporters of Mayo Clinic"
• password is "Mayo" if asked
• click Walk or donate  
• Sonja is the team captain and part of the Mayo representative
• If you want to walk in the event, they will have a bus to take people to the MOA on that Sunday, Sept. 9th
• Questions, Call or text Sonja 507-993-3505

Fantastic night!

What a great night at the Bears Den.   The cooler temps made for a wonderful run...  and we signed two new free agents! 

Welcome Susan and Casandra!

 

Susan & Casandra join Team R.E.D!  (Tom might be tiptoeing in this one)

Frogger on Hwy 14

The Guard Dogs were on the ready at Bellrichards place

.... yet these crafty guys some how got past them!

Wow! What a night of Donuts!

Thanks everyone who was able to participate, or otherwise spread the word about the Do The Donut 4K.  It was a very successful and fun evening!

Before we get to what's up the rest of this week.. take a peek at some pictures from the Donut run, and the weekend that led to it.  Pictures are courtesy of Paul T , Jennifer and a few O'Leary originals (those would be the blurry ones!)





Here are a few shots from the weekend... Racing at Run For Rachel were Tom, Dave & Lorelei... all age group winners! -- This was a fantastic event, with a lot of meaning, as it was to intended to help bring people together, unity in the community.

Lorelei & Dave

Racing in Chatfield were several members, including Jennifer who took home hardware in two events! Jen was 1st place female in both the 10K and 2 Mile.  Pictured below are age group winners joining our world champion Jen.

Sue, Marv, Jen & Jill

 Now to the rest of the week.

Thursday 6pm: Team R.E.D. is getting it going from the Bears Den in Byron. We've got some nice routes planned for 3, 4 and 6 miles of fun! - oh, and some solid social time post run/walk.
Saturday 7am: The marathon training long run heads out from the RAC. The distance and route will be posted at the following blog (usually on Thursday or so) http://runningrochester.blogspot.com/
Sunday 5pm:  The Rochester Track Club hosts the annual picnic at Soldiers Field in Rochester.  Bring a dish to share.  The RTC will provide plates, utensils, napkins and soda and water.  Also door prizes!  check out the following link for more info.   http://rochestertrackclub.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=27&ArticleID=176

Run for the Donut!

Finally some pictures of our evening at Somerby... !   but before we get to that.. a friendly reminder.

Anyone can win this one!   Do the Donut 4K! 

Come on out to Byron Middle School this evening for a fun 4K!  We'll have 2 donut stations on the course, so you can have a little pick me up along the way.  Remember, every donut you eat, will earn you a deduction from your finish time! 

• What:  Do the Donut 4K
• When:  Tuesday Aug 14, 6:30pm (registration starts at 5:30pm)
• Where:  Byron Middle School (601 4th St NW in Byron)
• Why:  Fundraiser for the Byron Cross Country Team
• What does it cost:  $10 for students... $15 for the rest of us!

Quickie...

Congrats to all you racers!  Members were at Chatfield and Kasson this morning... nice work R.E.D.!  We sponsored 3 young people into the Run For Rachel race in Kasson, Thanks to our Scholarship Fund!   They all smiled big as they received a FREE entry!

Just a quick update on what's going on the next couple days....

• Sunday 7:30am:  Off Season Striders head out for a run from Panera South.  Always a nice group, with a coffee social post run.
• Sunday 4-7pm:  Team R.E.D. members Scott & Sonja are celebrating, and you're invited!  Come join them as they celebrate Scott's retirement from the Army Reserve, and Sonja's milestone Birthday.  They live at 5029 Nicklaus Dr. NW Rochester
• Monday 6pm:  The Monday Maniacs get it rolling from Dooley's in Rochester.  This fun group always ands with a little eat. drink.   Fun!
• Tuesday 6:30pm:  Do The Donut 4K!   This is a 1st time event, starting and finishing at the Byron Middle School.   Come on out.. register on race day.   Just $10 for Students and $15 for non - students (old people).  On this run.. you'll have a chance to eat donuts!  Nice!   For each donut, you get a time deduction off your result of the 4K... easy peasy, anyone can win!   See the previous post for more details.

Do The Donut!

It was a great night at Somerby for Team R.E.D.!  Pictures will get loaded this evening... Thanks to Dan and Amy.. and of course ServiceMaster for setting us up with such a great post run party!

In the meantime.. here's a reminder about Tuesday fun run!  Come be part of this new event!

Do the Donut 4K!
This unique race is aimed at fun!

What is Do the Donut? - It’s a race anyone can win! You run or walk 4K (2.5 miles). Along the way you’ll have an opportunity to consume some donuts, and you’ll receive a deduction from your finish time based on the amount of donuts eaten.

When & Where is this event? - Join us Tuesday, Aug 14th at 6:30pm at the Byron Middle School. Register on race day.

What does it cost? $10 for students… $15 for the rest of you all…

Where does the money go? All proceeds will go to the Byron Cross Country team. Free will donations will be accepted as well.

Donuts? Is there anything else? – Yes! Water, Gatorade and Hot Dogs at the finish. Oh, and prizes!

Questions?: email Tom O’Leary at wtoleary@hotmail.com  we'd love to see you there! If you can’t run that evening, come on out and volunteer!

The Byron Cross Country team thanks our sponsors supporting this fundraiser. We will update our sponsorship list as we see changes.

• Grandma Alice of Byron MarketPlace


• Bears Den

• Otto’s Battery

• Kwik Trip

• Running Room

• Morris Concrete

Big Night! Big Weekend!

This is a long post with details regarding many events... hit the bullets that fit your fancy....

New Member!  At Wednesday morning's progressive run we welcomed Beth to the team!  She still needs to receive her shirt, and have your picture taken!  Beth is a great addition to the team... I'll get a picture of her up here, as soon as I find one (didn't have my camera at the morning workout!)

Wednesdays Track Workout was a little light on runners.   But the workout was strong none the less.  This group started with a 300M ... and followed it up with 12 400's with 200M recovery.  Much of this workout, in the rain!  Nice work!





On to tonight!  Team R.E.D. Thursday!   We're hosted by Amy and Dan, gathering at the clubhouse of Somerby Golf Course in Byron.  This should prove to be a lot of fun!  We'll get our typical run or walk routes of 3, 4 or 6 miles.   Then, weather permitting the plan for post run will include an evening on the patio.. with ServiceMaster of Rochester picking up the tab on several pizzas, pitchers of beer and wine!  When that free ride runs out...  Somerby is offering $7 pitchers!

• Saturday 7am:  The Marathon training long run heads out from the Rochester Athletic Club.   The distance for this week is 19.6 miles!   Yes.. it's time for the long runs to be long!  You can find the route map at http://runningrochester.blogspot.com/
• Saturday 8am:  Chatfield Western Days holds their annual 10K & 2 Mile.   If you're interested, you can do both!  10K at 8am.. and 2 mile at 9:15am.   Find more details at http://rochestertrackclub.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=28&ArticleID=139
• Saturday 8am:  Kasson is hosting the Run for Rachel 5K.  Note Team RED on your entry form and receive $5 off!   This race is geared at fostering unity in the community following the tragic loss of 13 year old Rachel Ehmke.  More details at http://rochestertrackclub.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=28&ArticleID=138
• Saturday 1pm:  Team R.E.D. on the River!   So far somewhere in the neighborhood of 20 R.E.D. members are heading out to the Mighty Mississippi for a day and/or overnight on the river.   This should prove to be a great night with the forecast looking very favorable!  There's still time to join the group by dropping an email to Dan at dan@svmrochester.com   
• Sunday 4-7pm:  Scott & Sonja have some celebrating to do and you're invited!  See the note from Sonja below

Please join the Kranz's on Sunday, August 12th at their home to celebrate Scott's official retirement from the Army Reserves and Sonja's milestone birthday.   ( the new 30) 
 
We will start at 4 PM and go until 7PM or later…bonfire etc.  You are welcome to bring kids etc. We will have food and beverages.  No gifts please.

Scott and Sonja Kranz 
5029 Nicklaus Dr. NW 
Rochester 
993-3505

Here we go again!

Wow... it just keeps on getting better.. .we've had some fun, met new people, and seen some great race performances from members!  ... oh did I mention Randy and Marilee are married!

• Monday 6pm:  Monday Maniacs head out from Dooley's in downtown Rochester!  Distance and routes are chatted just prior to taking off.  Head out and have some fun! 
• Tuesday 6pm:   Tuesday's trail run is a romp around Quarry Hill.  It all starts at the home of Dan & Linda Lovik, 1504 7th St NE Rochester. The trail runs have continued to increase in popularity, get on out there, as Mason does a great job leading this event! 
• Wednesday 5:30am:   Progressive run is on again, from O'Leary's at 805 1st Ave NW Byron.  This lightly attended event, always produces an energized day!  Come on out and give it a go.. we start slow, and increase tempo each mile.  It's a 7.5 mile workout. Fun fun! 
• Wednesday 5:30pm:   Track workout on Byron's newly resurfaced track.  Never tried a track workout? come on out, we warm up slow, chat about the work out and then 'go'!   However, there is a lot of room to adjust the workout to fit what you want.  (and new now, is music from the crow's nest!)
• Thursday 6pm:   Team R.E.D. is hosted by the Mesenburgs, at Somerby Golf Course!  One of our sponsors, ServiceMaster of Rochester is picking up a pile of pizza's and beer!  Come on out and enjoy a 3, 4 or 6 mile run... followed by the fun!

Team R.E.D. received some nice coverage on Olympic Night, this past Thursday at the Bears Den. Check out this clip on KTTC  http://www.kttc.com/global/video/flash/popupplayer.asp?ClipID1=7576711&h1=Team+R.E.D.+celebrates+the+Olympics&vt1=v&at1=undefined&d1=61067&LaunchPageAdTag=News&undefined&activePane=info&rnd=62574258 and a slide show of our run..

Tonight and more!

Tonight at 6pm:  Join us at the Bears Den for a run and fun! We'll play a few Olympic style games and have a chance to win with the Olympians.. Free Drinks to the winners tonight!

This Weekend...

Marathon Training Long Run... get's underway at 7am from the RAC.  This week's distance is 16.45 miles and the route can be found here..   http://runningrochester.blogspot.com/
The Douglas Trail Run is Saturday. It's an 11 mile race, or a 2 mile fun run... check it out at http://rochestertrackclub.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=28&ArticleID=88
Little Miracles 5K takes place at Silver Lake... check it out here  http://rochestertrackclub.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=28&ArticleID=157
Red Wing's River City Ramble 5K is on as well... details found at http://redwingymca.org/river_city_ramble.htm

Below are some recent Team R.E.D. sightings at area races and workouts...

R.E.D. award winners at Wabasha!

R.E.D. post Sh*t House run!

Relaxing post trail run!

Woo wins Old Man award! .. and makes a new friend!