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July 2007 - September 2007
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September 27th, 2007
Minnesota Multi-Sport Awards - Nominees
came out today, and BP athlete
(...and the coaches wife)
Tiffany Lindstrom made the list as an
honrorable mention for
Rookie Of The Year.
CONGRATULATIONS!
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September 9th, 2007
IRONMAN WISCONSIN RESULTS
Congratulations to ALL!
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September 1st, 2007
We saw some amazing performance this
past weekend at the St. Croix
Valley Triathlon.
Congrats to all!
ST. CROIX VALLEY TRI RESULTS
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August 26th, 2007
Ironman Louisville results are in!
IRONMAN LOUISVILLE RESULTS
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August 19th, 2007
Congratulations are in order for those of
you who braved the elements
(4+ inches of rain)
and completed the
PIGMAN
1/2 Ironman
held August 19th
in Palo, IA.
GREAT JOB TO ALL!
PIGMAN 1/2 RESULTS
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August 19th, 2007
BP was well represented at the
Pikes Peak Marathon held
this past weekend in Manitou Springs, CO.
...what, you couldn't find a hilly
course around here?
PIKES PEAK MARATHON RESULTS
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July 21st, 2007
Congrats to Jason Finch for his performance
at the Lumber Jack Days 10 Miler
held in Stillwater, MN on July 21st.  Jason,
using
a 4:55 7th mile, was able to bring home
runner-up honors in a time of 52:16.
Jason, who was the defending champion of
this race and hold s a 2:23 marathon PR, has
had a solid summer at the races, running
1:08:51 at the Green Bay 1/2 Marathon in
May, as well as a win at the Afton 25K Trail
Run on July 7th.























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Also of note, Jim Harrington of
Neguanee, MI, was out-leaned
at the tape to finish the 3rd annual
Grand Island Marathon in the
runner-up spot in a time of 2:55:59.
Jim, the 2-time defending
GI Champion,
also had a great race at the Cellcom
Green Bay Marathon in May, finishing
as the 2nd place Master's athlete in a time
of 2:41:09 on a cold and windy day.  Jim
has a Master's marathon PR of 2:37:46.
GRAND ISLAND RESULTS

October 2007 - December 2007
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December 28th, 2007
Just announced,
BP will be featured
in the business section of the
St. Paul Pioneer Press on
Sunday January 13th with an
article about our
coaching services!
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December 21st, 2007
Please welcome our new nutrition
sponsor,
Hammer Nutrition.
Look for more information
about our new partnership SOON!
















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December 8th, 2007
Congratulations to Tracy Lokken
for his win earlier today at the
USATF National Club Cross Country  
Championships
.  Tracy, a former teammate
of mine and defending Master's champion,
finished as the 2nd Master but won the
40-44 age group in a time 34:28.
RESULTS
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December 8th, 2007
...not to be outdone today was
Jim Harrington, a former high school
teammate of mine, as he won the
SunMart 50K held in Huntsville, TX.
Jim, the defending champion, won by nearly
5 minutes on a warm and humid day.
To go along with his wins on '06 and '07,
Jim finished 2nd in '02 and '03 and
finished 3rd in '04 and '05.
Congratulations JIM!
RESULTS
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November 13th, 2007
JUST ANNOUNCED!
New Orleans will be hosting a 70.3
Ironman event on April 5th,
2009.  Registration is
NOW OPEN!
IRONMAN 70.3 NEW ORLEANS
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November 5th, 2007
Congratulations to al
l
Ironman Florida finishers, and
a big shout out to Greg Kopecky
of Zionsville, IN for his
Ironman
World Championships
qualifying
performance.  
Greg completed the course in 9:39!
AWESOME!
IRONMAN FLORIDA RESULTS
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October 28th, 2007
Congratulations to those of you
who competed at the
Great Pumpkin Chase earlier
today.  Results can be found at:
PUMPKIN CHASE RESULTS
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October 14th, 2007
Congrats to B
Per Brendon O'Flanagan
for his 8th place performance
at the Osceola Duathlon held in
Osceola, WI today.
OSCEOLA DUATHLON RESULTS
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October 8th, 2007
Congratulations to all who finished the
Twin Cities, Lakefront and Chicago
Marathonsthis past weekend.  
Despite warm and humid conditions, there a
number of runners who
followed a plan and had GREAT races!
Teresa Brenneke,  running her first
marathon at
TCM, ran smart and
qualified for Boston
with a solid 3:46:51 effort.   
And talk about a great run, an old high
school rival of mine from back
in the day, Tracy Lokken
won the Master's division for
TCM in a
time of 2:29!  Great run TL!

Congrats Tracy!
Also, congrats to Dave, Shannon,
Allison and Kelli for their
strong finishes!

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January 2008-June 2008
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March 15th, 2008
Another shout-out, this time to
BP RT
member Andrea Vollrath for her
effort yesterday at the
Irish For A Day 10 Miler.
Nice job Andrea!
RESULTS
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March 12th, 2008
A quick shout-out to
Tom Masterman for his 4th place finish
at the
LifeTime Fitness Indoor Tri
held in Plymouth, MN on March 9th.
Congrats!
RESULTS
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March 5th, 2008
Registration is now open for the
National Duathlon Championships
to be held in Richmond, VA
April 26th-27th.  This is the
short course championships
(10K/40K/5K)
with the top 7 in each age-group
qualifying for the
World Duathlon Champs which
will be held in Italy this September.
Also of note, long course
Nationals will be held May 18th
in Auburn, CA!
For more info:













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March 4th, 2008
Check out these fantastic finishes...
One from
Run N Fun employee and
U of M student-athlete Heather Dorniden
taken this past weekend at
the Women's Big Ten Indoor T&F
Championships...enjoy!
TRACK FINISH
TRI FINISH
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February 24th, 2008
We saw some solid performances from
BP
athletes this morning at the Mardi Gras
Marathon and 1/2 Marathon.
Brendan Minihan finished 3rd OA
in the marathon with a time
of 2:36:08...John Storment
ran a gutsy race to finish in
a time of 3:27:33, while
Tiffany Lindstrom finished 22nd OA and
6th in her age group running
the 1/2 in a PR of 1:36:45.
Also, PR's were set by Renee and Emily
in the 1/2 marathon!
What a beautiful day to be running!
MARDI GRAS RESULTS
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February 24th, 2008
Congratulations to
BP RT member
Brendon O'Flanagan for his
win at the
LifeTime Fitness
indoor triathlon held at the
Chanhassen, MN club earlier today.
RESULTS
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February 13th, 2008
Here is another blog to enjoy,
written by
BP Race Team member
Tiffany Lindstrom.
IRONMAN COWLAND 2008
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February 5th, 2008
Marathon fever...catch it!
Just a few notes about some of
our favorite marathons and 1/2's for 2008.
Grandma's Marathon registration is now
open, and only available online.  As
of this morning there were only 1800
spots available.  
The Gary Bjorklund 1/2 Marathon
registration opens
online February 20th...
Registration for the
Cellcom
Green Bay Marathon
is NOW OPEN!
...also of note, registration for the
Chicago Marathon is now open as well!
Always a favorite of ours, Chicago has
an entry limit of 45,000 and
will fill early!
GRANDMA'S MARATHON
CELLCOM GREEN BAY MARATHON
CHICAGO MARATHON
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January 22nd, 2008
Sleep Your Way
To Better Running
Check out this article that was
published in
Twin City Sports.
Written my a friend of
BP's and
2004 Grandma's 1/2 Marathon Champ,
Kate Davis wrote this piece that
features Coach D's wife and Dr. Bob.
TWIN CITIES SPORTS
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January 13th, 2008
So many results...
so little time...
First, congratulations to those of you
who ran in Arizona at the
Rock N Roll Marathon and 1/2.
BP'r Christine Arndt ran a GREAT race
and qualified for Boston in a time of
3:20:37, while Karen Dodson, running her
first ever road-race, ran a
very impressive 1/2 Marathon!   
Also, a big shout-out  to
Chuck, Shannon, Mike, Emily, Nick,
Lisa, Lisa and Mary!
RNR RESULTS

...next up is the
Chevron Houston Marathon.
John Storment ran a solid 3:24
while Rob Ginnow finished strong in a
time of 3:47:10...
Nice job boys!
HOUSTON RESULTS

...also, what a finish for Jason Lehmkuhle
in the 1/2 Marathon in Houston.  
Jason, the 5th place finisher at the
US Olympic Marathon Trials held
in November and a former Gear/Nike
teammate of mine,
finished 2nd overall in a time of 1:02:32.

Fantastic effort by all!
Coach D
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January 8th, 2008
Are you a runner looking to add strength
to your running for 2008 and beyond?
I have posted a weight routine
for runners to the site.
Running with Weights
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January 6th, 2008
Another win for
BP as Emily Fehn
of Prairiesville, LA won the Master's
division of the
Lamar Dixon 5K
held this past weekend in Gonzales, LA.
Congrat's!
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January 1st, 2008
Congratulations to
BP athlete
Brendon O'Flanagan for his win this
morning in White Bear Lake, MN
at the Resolution Solution 5K.
With an air temperature of 2 degrees
and the windchill temp. hovering
around -20 degrees, Brendon used a
strong kick over the last 300 meters to
win by 2 seconds in a time of 18:08.
First win of the year for Brendon and
BP!
RESULTS SOON
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