Cool Start, Hot Finishes! Minnesota’s 2019 Get in Gear Gift

Written by Phillip Gary Smith
Published on June 7, 2019

The Get in Gear spring blizzard—on the way, forecast to begin just hours before the start—posed only one question. Would snow, sleet or a mix with rain dump on racers and volunteers in this 42nd Annual Rite of Spring? About … Continue reading →

The Most Fantastic Finish! Dion USSSA National Women’s Championship Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Written by Phillip Gary Smith
Published on March 23, 2015

When the 80 finishers of the Women’s Senior 10 km Dion USSSA National Championships lined up for their event in Eau Claire, not one guessed they had found themselves in a race of historic proportions; particularly Brandy Erholtz of Evergreen, … Continue reading →