2017 Results
The 2017 event was on the Lake Wobegon Trail between St Joseph & Melrose Minnesota.
Weather
Weather was wet, windy and cold. St Cloud Airport recorded 1.19″ of rain during the race. Temps were mid 40’s and dropped slightly during the race. Wind chills were in the upper 30’s as winds increased from E at 10 mph to NE 12 mph gusting up to 22 mph. Rain started about 9 am. Twice as much rain fell after 1pm compared to the morning.
2017 Official Results
We Walk! Marathon, Half Marathon & 50 km
Place ranking by M/F age group for each event and walking style.
Walking Style Key:
RW = Racewalk
Walk = Walking
Mix = Walk/Run
Nordic = Nordic Pole Walk
M = Male
F = Female
Age groups for place are ages by 5 year groups
Pictures
See Start Line Pictures – Marathon & Half at Drop Box – you can skip the Drop Box site log in)
2017 50 KM (31.07 miles)
| Bib | First | Last | Style Walk Mix RW Nordic | Gender M F |
Age | Time | Age Group & Style Place | Photo |
| 157 | Radek | Lopusnik | Walk | M | 43 | 7:17:47 | 1 | 157 |
2017 Marathon 26.2 miles
| Bib | First | Last | Style Walk Mix RW Nordic | Gender M F |
Age | Time | Age Group & Style Place | Photo |
| 27 | Will | Loew-Blosser | RW | M | 65 | 5:08:02 | 1 | 27 |
| 92 | Deanne | Brown | Mix | F | 36 | 6:03:02 | 1 | 92 |
| 159 | Paul | Herzog | Walk | M | 60 | 6:21:03 | 1 | 159 |
| 89 | Jeanne | Milewski | Walk | F | 58 | 6:21:03 | 1 | 89 |
| 175 | Loree | Hoag | Walk | F | 51 | 6:34:59 | 1 | 175 |
| 62 | Ann | Hohenshell | Walk | F | 54 | 6:34:59 | 1 | 62 |
| 43 | Cat | Coleman | RW | F | 51 | 7:00:13 | 1 | 43 |
| 169 | Kate | Hengy-Gretz | Walk | F | 56 | 7:14:49 | 2 | 169 |
| 171 | Gloria | Kennedy | Walk | F | 75 | 7:14:49 | 1 | 171 |
| 181 | Mary | McDonald | Mix | F | 64 | 7:34:03 | 1 | 181 |
| 30 | Suzanne | Painovich | Walk | F | 47 | 7:35:27 | 1 | 30 |
| 83 | Stefanie | Plaisted | Walk | F | 26 | 7:49:40 | 1 | 83 |
| 44 | Julie | Meyer | Walk | F | 47 | 8:01:37 | 2 | 44 44 |
| 65 | Leann | Erickson | Walk | F | 50 | 8:01:37 | 3 | 65 65 |
| 183 | Bethany | Erickson | Walk | F | 21 | 8:01:37 | 2 | 183 183 |
| 63 | James | Kucera | Mix | M | 60 | 8:30:26 | 1 | 63 63 |
| 79 | Kevin | Kucera | Mix | M | 20 | 8:30:26 | 1 | 79 79 |
| 49 | Toria | Kucera | Mix | F | 26 | 8:30:26 | 1 | 49 49 |
| 185 | Christine | Schaerf | Walk | F | 36 | 9:53:56 | 1 | 185 185 |
| 179 | Rachel | Blanford | Walk | F | 33 | 9:53:56 | 3 | 179 179 |
2017 Half Marathon 13.1 miles
| Bib | First | Last | Style Walk Mix RW Nordic | Gender M F |
Age | Time | Age Group & Style Place | Photo |
| 144 | Philip | Rogosheske | RW | M | 72 | 2:35:05 | 1 | 144 |
| 29 | Anita | Macias-Howard | RW | F | 62 | 2:35:39 | 1 | 29 |
| 172 | Pamela | Mund | Mix | F | 69 | 2:54:38 | 1 | 172 |
| 93 | Kimberley | Pearson | Walk | F | 53 | 3:03:36 | 1 | 93 |
| 184 | Sara | Ross | Walk | F | 42 | 3:07:51 | 1 | 184 |
| 67 | Steven | Martinez Grande | Walk | M | 45 | 3:22:32 | 1 | 67 |
| 68 | Erin | Baker | Walk | F | 36 | 3:31:24 | 1 | 68 67 66 |
| 123 | Jeni | Funk-Miller | Mix | F | 48 | 3:31:59 | 1 | 123 |
| 66 | Angie | Martinez Grande | Walk | F | 35 | 3:34:22 | 2 | 66 67 |
| 107 | Ann | Fincutter | Mix | F | 52 | 3:37:04 | 1 | 107 |
| 170 | Teresa | Guindon | Walk | F | 58 | 3:38:40 | 1 | 170 174 |
| 174 | Bruce | Brown | Walk | M | 67 | 3:38:40 | 1 | 174 170 |
| 88 | Judy | George | Walk | F | 59 | 3:38:40 | 2 | 88 90 |
| 90 | Tonette | Cline-Andvik | Walk | F | 59 | 3:38:40 | 2 | 88 90 |
| 177 | Charlene | Garrison | Walk | F | 30 | 3:45:27 | 1 | 177 |
| 60 | Abigail | Heiberger | Walk | F | 35 | 3:57:41 | 3 | 60 59 |
| 59 | Harold | McCabe | Walk | M | 63 | 3:57:41 | 1 | 59 60 |
| 85 | Marilyn | Hathaway | Nordic | F | 62 | 4:02:26 | 1 | 85 |
| 78 | Kevin | Nelson | Walk | M | 19 | 4:20:23 | 1 | 78 77 |
| 77 | Greg | Nelson | Walk | M | 53 | 4:20:23 | 1 | 77 78 |
| 106 | Mary Ann | Leukuma | Nordic | F | 68 | 4:21:30 | 1 | 106 106 |
| 98 | Kelly | Anderson | Walk | F | 56 | 4:28:48 | 4 | 98 |
| 94 | Fure | Barbara | Walk | F | 64 | 4:38:55 | 1 | 94 94 |
| 96 | Linda | Kloster | Walk | F | 58 | 4:38:55 | 5 | 96 96 |
| 97 | Kloster | Sarah | Walk | F | 27 | 4:38:55 | 1 | 97 97 |
| 95 | Kierstin | Fure | Walk | F | 35 | 4:38:55 | 4 | 95 95 |
| 58 | Marika | Mataitis | Walk | F | 43 | 5:12:27 | 2 | 58 58 |
| 64 | Julie | Siple | Walk | F | 43 | 5:12:27 | 2 | 64 64 |
| 186 | Chris | Allen | Walk | M | 42 | 5:12:27 | 1 | 186 186 |
| 91 | Darlene | Kimpling | Walk | F | 57 | 5:25:15 | 6 | 91 91 |
| 84 | Kara | Johnson | RW | F | 26 | 5:25:15 | 1 | 84 84 |
| 42 | Debra | Johnson | Walk | F | 57 | 5:30:30 | 7 | 42 |
| 61 | Brenna | Konold | Walk | F | 22 | 5:30:33 | 2 | 61 |
All Pictures in Finish Line order, half, full & 50k intermixed
Volunteers
Anita Macias-Howard – Packets, Packet Pickup on Friday and Saturday and (after race walking the half marathon) Post-Race greeter at the trail head, post-race cleanup, sorter/packer extraordinaire
Radek Lopusnik – post race cleanup, sorter/packer – after completing 50 km (!)
Kathryn Brewer – Starts, starting line pictures, Finish Line Timer, post-race cleanup
Lauren Hill – assistant to Finish Line Timer, post-race cleanup, sorter/packer extraordinaire
Will Loew-Blosser – web site info & registration, web site results
Dave Daubert – race director, event planning, t-shirt design, vendors, course setup on Friday and 26 miles of course teardown on Saturday, logistics
Bruce Leasure – event planning, volunteer coordinator, finisher medal design, vendors, pre-race course cleanup, course setup on Friday, starts, finish, finish line pictures, results, logistics
Cooperative Relationships
Mike Doyle – St Mary’s School, Melrose – Pre-Race food/drink/bathrooms for Marathon and 50km
First Lutheran Church, Sauk Centre – first 5 waters stops for Marathon and 50km
Albany Southsiders 4H, Albany, first 3 water stops shared by all distances, driver
Resurrection Lutheran Church, St Joseph – Pre-Race food/drink/bathrooms for Half Marathon, last 3 water stops shared by all distances, Post-Race food/drink
Sponsors
Gatorade cups and coolers donated by Get-In-Gear.
Finish Clock and tents by USA Track & Field Minnesota http://usatfmn.org
Time machine by Twin Cities Race Walkers http://twincitiesracewalkers.org
Vendors
EMT service from the City of Melrose.
Permit for use of Lake Wobegon Trail by Stearns County Parks.
Trail Head Building by City of St. Joseph.
Port-a-Potties by Nelson’s
Start/Finish Banners by Sign-a-Rama of St Paul
Awards by Crown Awards of St Paul