Rochester area runners,
As part of a High School Summer Running Program that I've organized in Rochester, we are planning to have a series of guest speakers who will give running-related talks to our group. Note the schedule of guest speakers below. The list includes Mayo physicians, a nutritionist, Jason Lehmkuhle (recently 9th at Boston) and almost certainly Olympian Carrie Tollefson.
I wanted to invite area runners to join us for these guest speaker opportunities.
Also, we will be meeting in one of two Rochester City Parks for each guest speaker session. We will embark on a run before or after the presentation, and we would welcome you to join us for the run, as well.
Typically we run 4-6 miles.
We are charging $5 (adults) $3 (kids) a head as an admission fee for each session. We feel this is only fair as kids attending the Rochester HS Summer Running Program pay a fee. Also, it will help contribute to gas money and speaking fees for some of our guests.
Kids who are not officially signed up for the Rochester All City Summer Running program must be accompanied by a coach or adult chaperone or sign a waiver before you can run with the grouyp.
It would be great too see you,
You can e-mail rochester.running@gmail with any questions.
Joey Keillor
Scheduleof Guest Speakers:
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Guest speaker calendar:
Saturday, July 17, 8:00 a.m. at EssexPark: Double-Header
Jennifer Horn-OmmenM.D. Runner, Nordic skier, cyclist and Family Medicine physician at Mayo will talk about common health issues that young endurance athletes may face
Greg Hexum of Esko, Minn. has been a recent member of the U.S. snowshoe team that competed in Italy at the Snowshoe World Championships. He is a regular top-10 finisher at the National Hill Running Championships, as well. Greg will be in town to give us a brief hill running clinic.
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Monday July 19, 7:00 p.m. at Quarry Hill (Parkwood Hills Park entrance):
Jon FinnoffM.D. Nordic skier, cyclist and Sports Medicine Physician at Mayo will talk about injury prevention for runners.
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Wednesday, August 4, 7:00 p.m. Quarry hill (Parkwood Hills Park entrance):
Jason Lehmkuhle is one of the best marathon runners in the U.S. This year he was 9th place at the Boston Marathon and has a marathon best of 2:12.
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Monday August 9, 7:00 at Quarry Hill (Parkwood Hills Park entrance):
Steve DeBoer is a fixture of the Rochester running scene and a nutritionist at Mayo. He’ll be telling us what we need to eat and drink. Also Steve has not missed a day of running since, like, before I was born. So we’ll ask him about that.
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Also, Olympian Carrie Tollefson has said she should be able to come for a visit sometime in late July or early August. I’ll let you know when we settle on an exact date.