Running Feature Story
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Running Features

Last April, I stood just off Ford Parkway in Saint Paul, Minnesota, watching runners compete in Get In Gear, the second race of the 2009 season in the USATF-MN team series.


Green Bay author comes to terms with her training partner's death 25 years on

Sounding The Alarm
• Plane’s carbon fiber failure a concern
• Vandals damage Vasa Trail
• Report ranks states by bike/bed criteria
• ATV critic has run-in with ATV'ers on Ice Age Trail
Upcoming Events
03/20
MADISON HASH HOUSE WORLD FAMOUS 50 FURLONG RACE
20 MADISON HASH HOUSE WORLD FAMOUS 50 FUR- LONG RACE, 6.25 miles, 11 a.m., Paoli, WI; $5, cash prizes based on entries submitted; Madison Hash House Harriers, 7610 Midtown Rd #106, Madison, WI 53719; Bob Krueger, 608/358-4054; septembersong 97@yahoo.com; www.madisonh3.com

03/20
SHAMROCK SHUFFLE
20 SHAMROCK SHUFFLE, 5K run-walk, 9 a.m., UW-Eau Claire campus, Eau Claire, WI; $13/$16 race day, $18 per team member; University Recreation & Sport Facilities, Al Wiberg, 715/836-5601; wibergad@uwec.edu; www.uwec.edu/recreation

03/20
ROCK CUT SURVIVOR SERIES FINALE
20 ROCK CUT SURVIVOR SERIES FINALE, 20K trail run, Rockford, IL; Larry Swanson, 815/877-8164; larrydswanson69@comcast.net; www.rockfordroadrunners.org

03/20
AL KAYNER'S ST. PATRICK'S DAY RACES
20-21 AL KAYNER'S ST. PATRICK'S DAY RACES, 5K run-walk, 8K run, kids' races, 2 p.m. Sat., 11:45 a.m. Sun., Bay City, MI; Bay Area Runners Club, Ann Gasta, 989/415-5593; www.barc-mi.com

03/20
NO FRILLS, ALL THRILLS, TRAIL RUN
20 NO FRILLS, ALL THRILLS, TRAIL RUN, 5 miles, Hur- on Meadows Metropark, Brighton, MI; info@nofrillsallthrillsrace.com; www.nofrillsallthrills race.com

