Records melt in hot RCU race - Indianheadtc.org

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ISSUE:
President’s
column.................2
Running
Shorts....................3
Upcoming
races.......................4
Blugold
Country.................5
Race results..........6
Running
Yesterday..............7
Wade’s Wit...........9
LeQuene ............10
Events
calendar..............11
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Records melt
JULY/
AUG
2010
in hot RCU race
It was a day for the
record books at the
RCU Charity Classic
June 26 in Eau Claire’s
Phoenix Park.
Not only did a record
817 finishers cross
the line at the 15th
annual event, but two
former UW-Eau Claire
standouts returned to
their former stomping
grounds to break the
course records under hot and humid
conditions.
Jason Finch, 33, of River Falls bettered
his own mark in the 10K set in
2004 by 26 seconds, crossing the line
in 31 minutes, 29 seconds. Finch, a
1999 Blugold alum and All-American,
also claimed 10K titles in 1998
and 1999.
Mary Palmer, a 2009 graduate,
ran 38:06 for the women’s 10K title,
beating the second-place finisher
by more than 3 minutes, but barely
eclipsing Jen Theisen’s 2004 record
of 38:10.
In the 2 mile races, Wausau East
Top: Runners
make their way
to the finish during
the 15th running
of the RCU
Charity Classic
on June 26.
Left: Jason Finch
broke his own
record in the 10K,
winning in 31:29.
High School senior Cody Buckli
(10:40) and Mondovi High School
sophomore Britney Rud (14:18) were
respective champions.
The previous record for RCU race
finishers was 782 set in 2008.

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ITC President’s Column
Meet puts ‘track’ back into Track Club
Since I have been a track club member, I have
always found it interesting that a track club
would not have a track meet. After attending several
meetings early on, I found that the last track
meets were in the early 1990s.
A track club not having a track meet really inspired
me to resurrect one similar to the days of
old. Those meets were important because of our
club’s name. These meets also were designed to
promote youth running.
So for the last two years, I have been working
with many other club members to put the “track”
back into the track club. I first thought this was
going to be an easy task because many members
use the UW-Eau Claire track for interval workouts
with no problem.
This is a great, high-quality track that had
everything needed to produce a high-quality
meet. However, obtaining use of the track for an
event was harder than I could have imagined.
After several setbacks on obtaining the UW
track to use, we decided to push forward with
a different site. With help from Roger Skifstad
and Adam Smit, the pieces finally aligned in our
favor. We were granted access to the Chippewa
Falls High School track for an evening event on
Aug. 3.
Once we had the track and a date, Adam and
Time: 6 p.m.
Date: Tue., Aug. 3
Place: Chi-Hi track
Events: 400, 800,
predicted mile, 3200,
medley relay.
Contact editor Paul Meznarich at
pmez@hotmail.com.
ITC officers
President...................David Carothers
Vice President..............Wade Zwiener
Treasurer....................Jeanie Lubinsky
Secretary................................Vacant
Past President........Karen Schoenrock
Membership....................Paul Wagner
Race Results..............Robert St. Louis
Race Liaison................................Vacant
ITC Mini-Meet
I had several discussions to fast track the event.
We decided to keep the event low-cost -- $2 for a
single event and $5 for multiple events, and no
prizes or shirts will be given out. We also wanted
to limit the number of events offered in our first
attempt at running the event.
This meet has a distance that anyone of any
age can compete in, and we encourage everyone
to participate. The distances will consist of a predicted
mile, 400-, 800- and 3200-meter run and a
medley relay (1200, 400, 800, 1600).
So mark your calendar for Aug. 3 and bring
the family out for an evening of camaraderie and
friendly competition. The event starts at 6 p.m.,
and registration starts at 5 p.m. I hope to see you
at the meet.
Good running, Dave Carothers.
Cost: $2/one event or
$5/multiple events.
Volunteers: Contact
Dave Carothers if you
can help at the meet:
carothersd@gmail.com.
Newsletter Editor......Paul Meznarich
Web Maestro..................Michael Salm
ITC board members
Barbara McKinley
Emily Blaskey
Tara Burr
Joseph Mirr
Keith Tibbits
Mike Weiser
John Qualheim

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ITC picnic July 14
The ITC picnic is at 6 p.m.
on Wednesday, July 14, at Mt.
Simon Park, 100 Addison Ave.
The club will provide brats,
burgers and hot dogs, water,
soda, plates and utensils. Attendees
are asked to
bring a dish to pass.
It is suggested that
club members with
last names A-M supply
dessert items, while
N-Z supply non-dessert
items.
Thank you Joe and
Judy Mirr and Paul Billymeyer
for their work
organizing and cooking
at the picnic!
New treasurer
sought
The ITC is seeking
nominations for a new
treasurer. The treasurer
maintains the club’s
finances and is responsible
for filing quarterly
reports.
For more information, contact
ITC President Dave Carothers
at carothersd@gmail.com.
Whistlestop discount
ITC members will receive a
$5 discount for the Whistlestop
Marathon. Click on the “discount”
option when registering.
For more information, contact
Mary McPhetridge, Ashland
Area Chamber of Commerce,
1-800-284-9484 or www.
visitashland.com.
Carson 10 training
Ten weeks of training for the
Carson 10.
Carson 10 race director Wade
Zwiener is offering a free 10-
New uniforms
Running Shorts
Watch for the new ITC uniforms in the club’s original
red color, as well as the team’s Web address on
the back. Cost is $20. Contact ITC President David
Carothers to order: carothersd@gmail.com.
week series of clinics and runs
in preparation for the club’s signature
race, the Carson 10 (and
5K), on Oct. 30.
All are welcome to join the
group Saturday mornings from
Aug. 21-Oct. 23 at the Owen
Park tennis courts.
A 10-minute “Training Clinic”
will be presented at 7:15 a.m.
by former Carson 10 champions
or area fitness experts, followed
by a 5-, 10- or 15-mile group
training run on the 5-mile
“Buckshot Loop” starting at
7:30 a.m.
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For more information or suggestions
of training topics or
area fitness experts to conduct
the clinics, please e-mail Wade
at wade1218@yahoo.com
ITC race liaison
The ITC is looking
for a volunteer to serve
as the club’s race liaison.
The race liaison
would serve as a resource
for local race
directors by providing
advice and guidance.
It is hoped that
such coordination will
remove some of the
guesswork for firsttime
race directors
while also providing
some collective bargaining
power for purchases
of supplies.
Anyone interested in
serving the club in this
capacity or for more information,
please contact ITC President
Dave Carothers at carothersd@gmail.com.
$5 race discount
The ITC board recently approved
a motion to increase ITC
member discounts for ITC races
from $3 to $5.
The decision to increase the
discount was a reflection of the
trend toward higher entry fees
for races.

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Water Street
Mile July 10
The 11th annual
Water Street Mile starts
at 9 a.m. on July 10.
The race begins at the
intersection of Water
Street and Second Avenue,
but registration
is at Menomonie Street
Dental near the race’s
finish line.
The Tortoise and Hare 5K
isn’t your typical race, and
that’s exactly how ITC member
and race director Fred Hable
wants it to be.
Start with an evening race
held mid-week. Make it a pointto-point
course on the often ran,
but seldom raced Putnam Trail.
Then finish it off with some
pizza.
“I guess I just like pizza,”
Fred said of the signature offering
of Sammy’s pizza and
Bohemian Ovens bread.
And apparently others do,
too, as participation continually
grows, including a record-setting
139 entrants last year.
But the races don’t just field
carb-loving couch potatoes. The
list of past champions reads like
Upcoming Races
Race day registration
is from 7-8:30 a.m. and
costs $19 for individuals,
$60 for a four-person
team and $15 for
runners 70 or older or
who are members of
the L.E. Phillips Senior
Center. Proceeds benefit
the Senior Center.
a “Who’s Who” of Chippewa
Valley running.
2009 top finishers:
The inaugural race featured
Olympic Trials-qualifier Chad
Johnson who still holds the
Men: 1. Mathew Chesang,
4:23; 2. Brent Kahn, 4:23; 3.
Adam Flyte, 4:30. 1. Jeff Teeters,
5:23 (master’s).
Women: 1. Maria Peloquin,
5:31; 2. Molly Woodford, 5:38;
event record at 14:44. Last year’s
race had three runners dip under
16 minutes.
This year’s event starts at 7:30
p.m. on July 29. Registration is
at the YMCA. The race starts
in Demmler Park and finishes
in Owen Park during the Eau
Claire Municipal Band concert.
“The concert creates a good
atmosphere,” Fred said.
Just as he likes it.
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3. Shelly Navis, 5:47. 1. Ann
Hayes, 6:03 (master’s).
Course records:
Men: Codie See (2001) and
Rick Maleniak (2005) 4:19
Women: Jen Theisen (2004)
5:14
Tortoise & Hare reflects director’s likes
More and more
runners are
turning out for
the Tortoise &
Hare 5K. Don’t
forget to stick
around for the
pizza.
The 11th annual
event is at 7:30
p.m. on July 29.

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Chris Wirtz had barely
crossed the finish
line at the 2009 NCAA
track and field championships,
when he made
a bold resolution for
the following year.
“I knew I could win
it,” he said.
Wirtz, then a junior,
had just earned All-
American honors with
his fourth-place finish
in the steeplechase and
already held the school
record in the event.
But his tireless work
ethic and fierce determination
were on a
collision course with
an opponent that was
fueled by those very
traits – a stress fracture.
Diagnosed in July
with a stress fracture
in his foot, Wirtz had
to do the one thing
he hated doing most:
nothing.
For five weeks he did
nothing until the start of the
cross country season, where he
was limited in his training and
racing.
“We knew if we could just get
him healthy, the racing would
take care of itself,” Coach Dan
Blugold Country
Worth the wait
Patience key to Blugold runner’s national title
Photo by Paul Conlin
Senior Chris Wirtz weathered a stress fractures and minimal
racing to capture a NCAA steeplechase title in May.
Schwamberger said. “He’s such
a great competitor.”
Wirtz hopped in the last two
meets of the season, helping the
team earn a berth to the national
championships. But already the
pain in his foot had returned, so
it was another lay-off and an-
other gradual return to
running.
“Dan was great about
it,” Wirtz said. “He’d just
keep saying, ‘Focus on
the main goal.’ “
Wirtz would only
run one race indoors,
where he defended his
conference title in the
3,000-meter run in 8:34, a
three-second PR.
“That’s when I knew I
was ready for outdoors,”
Wirtz said.
Heading into the
national meet with the
fastest seed time, Wirtz
had plenty of confidence.
But more importantly,
he was fresh, said Coach
Schwamberger.
“Because Chris works
so hard, he’d have a tendency
to become flat by
the end of the season,”
he said. “I think his lack
of racing this season really
helped him.”
With 500 meters to go,
Wirtz broke away from his main
competitor to win in a school
and facility record 8:56.
“I trusted my (athletic) trainer
and Dan,” Wirtz said. “I knew
they knew what they were talking
about.”

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Eau Claire Half-Marathon
May 2, 2010
Brady Anderson (30-39)1:17:56
Michael Olson (30-39) 1:20:17
John Stien (40-49) 1:25:02
Mike Hallquist (40-49) 1:26:32
Chris Huse (40-49)1:29:02
Randy Aumann (40-49)1:29:56
Chris Vetter (30-39) 1:30:22
Bruce Begotka (40-49) 1:30:23
Chris Kamrath (20-29) 1:30:39
Carl Walters (40-49) 1:31:03
Wendy Bengtson (40-49)
1:33:25
Matt Evans (40-49) 1:36:49
Michael Richards (50-59)
1:37:38
Paul Mirr (20-29) 1:38:23
Tom Roth (50-59) 1:38:47
Loren Bowe (40-49) 1:39:03
Heidi Dubberke (30-39)
1:39:44
Tom Langley (50-59) 1:40:26
Wayne Linderman (30-39)
1:40:34
Susan Rud (30-39) 1:42:11
Ryan Burr (30-39) 1:42:26
Douglas Brandt (60-69) 1:43:09
Timothy Nelson (30-39) 1:43:39
Mike Toutant (20-29) 1:43:55
Brian McAlister (50-59) 1:44:01
Ben Anderson (40-49) 1:44:54
Jeff Smith (50-59) 1:46:23
Victoria Durand (20-29) 1:46:56
Debra Begotka (40-49) 1:47:55
Ann Hattamer (30-39) 1:48:01
Lori Pankratz (30-39) 1:48:44
Michael Salm (50-59) 1:48:50
Jeanie Lubinsky (50-59)
1:48:50
Karen Myhre (30-39) 1:48:57
Tara Burr (30-39) 1:49:08
Lisa Buhr (30-39) 1:49:32
John Ellingsen (40-49) 1:50:58
Jill Porath (30-39) 1:50:59
Tina Killey (40-49) 1:54:23
Mary Kae Walters (40-49)
1:55:41
Jessica Podolak (30-39)
1:56:48
Nancy Bauwens (50-59)
1:56:49
Hope Saeger (30-39) 1:57:16
Tammy Steinmetz (40-49)
1:59:21
Ann Phillips (40-49) 1:59:45
Lori Stephens (40-49) 2:00:11
Tom Stephens (40-49) 2:00:30
Ruth O’Neill (30-39) 2:00:48
Cynthia Korbol (50-59) 2:00:49
Cheri Dostal (20-29) 2:02:10
Diane Hoyme (50-59) 2:02:11
Julie Bruggenthies (40-49)
2:05:37
Lisa Kopesky (20-29) 2:06:00
Roger Skifstad (40-49) 2:06:38
Michael Gray (40-49) 2:06:38
Richard Lecher (60-69) 2:09:07
Siobhan Beeksma (30-39)
2:09:23
Emily Berg (30-39) 2:09:2
Amanda Seveland (20-29)
2:10:06
Race Results
(ITC members)
Michael Weiser (60-69) 2:12:59
Daniel Duffenbach (50-59)
2:18:29
Jerri Moe (40-49) 2:20:01
Mike Andrews (30-39) 2:20:11
Mark Waite (50-59) 2:23:26
Brian Amundson (50-59)
2:26:15
Paul Billmeyer (50-59) 2:27:54
Eighteen-year-old Jessop Keene was fueled for victory at
the ITC water station at Mile 12 en route to winning the 2nd
annual Eau Claire Marathon May 2 in 3:01:55.
Larry Johnson (60-69) 2:30:02
Melissa Landorf (40-49)
2:33:37
Shelby Heuer (30-39) 2:42:08
Will Pooley (60-69) 2:43:37
Audric Buhr (30-39) 2:43:47
Carol Billmeyer (50-59) 2:53:59
Timothy Kobernat (50-59)
2:56:19
David Vollmer (50-59) 2:57:34
Eau Claire Marathon
May 2, 2010
Andy Pankratz (30-39) 3:09:25
Jordan Herrick (30-39) 3:11:27
Forrest Pearson (40-49)
3:13:23
Randall Roseen (30-39)
3:14:31
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Darven Miller (40-49) 3:19:57
Adam Smit (20-29) 3:31:16
RCU Charity Classic 2 Mile
June 26, 2010
Cody Buckli (13-19) 10:40
Darin Lau (13-19) 11:25
Tim Nelson (30-39) 12:09
Chris Kamrath (20-29) 12:31
Chris Huse (40-49) 12:41
Britney Rud (13-19) 12:56
Douglas Rud (40-49) 13:17
Eric Huse (13-19) 13:21
Michael Olson (30-39) 13:32
Fred Hable (40-49) 14:06
Amanda Rud (1-12) 14:18
Susan Rud (30-39) 14:24
Daniel Lau (1-12) 14:48
Wyatt Pankratz (1-12) 15:27
Kriss Glenz (40-49) 15:55
Joe Jensen (60-69) 16:08
Jenna Rees (30-39) 16:58
Julie Bruggenthies (40-49)
18:58
Mark Waite (50-59) 19:56
Ron Buckli (70-99) 20:01
Brady Linderman (1-12) 20:01
Jake Linderman (13-19) 20:01
Carol Prescher (70-99) 23:01
Philip McGuirk (70-99) 23:01
Carol Billmeyer (50-59) 26:01
Sherri Linderman (30-39 36:01
RCU Charity Classic 10K
June 26, 2010
Jeff Teeters (50-59) 36:21
Brian Ottestad (30-39) 38:47
Jordan Herrick (30-39) 39:51
Chris Vetter (30-39) 39:57
Chris Huse (40-49) 40:19
Randy Aumann (40-49) 41:33
Tad Beeksma (30-39) 41:58
Wendy Bengtson (40-49) 42:46
Darven Miller (40-49) 43:18
Heidi Jarecki (30-39) 44:57
Dennis McGraw (60-69) 45:14
See ‘Results’ on page 8.

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This column to date has
focused on the high quality
of runners and the paucity of
women participants at ITC
races. Also, local runners made
up of relative small percentage
of top finishers.
When, one might
ask, will local runners
and women make
a significant impact
on the local running
scene?
We have previously
mentioned Paul Dale,
an Eau Claire resident
who was always prominent
in our races (he
finished eight seconds
ahead of Steve Hoag in
the first Sawdust City
Six Miler).
Also, we mentioned
Dave Kayser who
finished second in the
1975 Carson 10. Dave
was an Eau Claire resident.
Another area finisher who
was fast coming into prominence
was Gerhart Sasman.
Sasman was from Alma Center,
and he ran for UW-Stout.
Other area finishers who had
top ten finishes in earlier ITC
races were Ken Van Es (ninth
in the Frigid 8) and Dan Rindfleisch
(fifth in the Frigid 8). Jim
Running Yesterday
By Don Gilbertson
Women runners make impact
Vedder (TCTC member from
Elmwood) was a consistent high
finishers as well.
The Frigid 8 race in 1971 gave
an indication of what we may
expect in the future. A high
school division was established,
and the young runners ran with
the main contestants.
No, they didn’t win any
prizes, but all ran credible races.
The young runners were Paul
Swanson, Barry Weber, Evarist
Schneider, Steven Drury, Tim
LeGore, Harlan Weber and Pete
Warner. With the exception of
LeGore (an Eau Claire resident),
the other runners were from
Mondovi.
It was inevitable. The 6th annual
Carson Park 10-Mile race
brought out a classy, very competitive
woman. Jan
Arenz was a nationally
known runner and was
probably the outstanding
female marathoner
of her time in the Twin
Cities.
She ran the course
in 67:35 and thus established
herself as the
first competitive female
to run in the ITC races.
The year was 1974.
In 1975 Mary Wintrone
of Chetek was
the only woman to run
in the Carson 10. She
was the first local/area
finisher, and she would
become a familiar participant
in ITC races.
In fact, later in 1975,
Mary will be joined by Mary
Czarapata, Sharon Schelski,
Alex Boise, Sheila Slattery and
Nancy Ivarinen in the Sawdust
City 6 Miler.
Women entrants continued to
make impressive showings. In
1976, Laura Clark ran the Frigid
8 in 48:46, and Mary Bange had
See ‘Women’ on page 8.

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Stan Pieterick, 5059, 46:19
Wayne Linderman (30-39)
46:35
Tom Langley (50-59) 46:38
Kristin Bowe (30-39) 46:41
Loren Bowe (40-49) 46:41
Susan Rud (30-39) 47:14
Douglas Brandt (60-69) 48:13
Lori Pankratz (30-39) 48:40
Jill Porath (30-39) 49:53
Paul Billmeyer (50-59) 51:07
David Fitzgerald (50-59) 51:09
Michael Salm (50-59) 51:18
Nancy Bauwens (50-59) 51:24
a 53:38 in the same race.
A year later Kim Merritt
ran the Sawdust City 6 Miler
in 36:04. Merritt, who ran for
the University of Wisconsin,
was the women’s winner of
the 1976 Boston Marathon.
As for the Sawdust City
race, it should be mentioned
at this time that the race was
once two races: a men’s race
and a women’s race. I don’t
know the exact year that it
was merged into one, but I
would guess that it was in
the late 1970s.
The purpose of the dual
race was to enable the women
to develop their running
skills in a minimally threatening
environment. Whatever
the reason, success of
women’s racing occurred
quickly.
Race Results continued
Mary Beth Clark (50-59) 53:21
Ann Phillips (40-49) 53:22
Dennis Miller (60-69) 53:26
Don Marjala (50-59) 53:57
Diane Hoyme (50-59) 54:17
Jessica Podolak (30-39) 54:51
Steve Thon (50-59) 54:57
Hope Saeger (30-39) 55:23
Amanda Seveland (20-29)
57:09
Julie Bruggenthies (40-49)
57:14
Mark Waite (50-59) 1:00:18
Emily Berg (30-39) 1:02:35
Rich Chryst (50-59) 1:04:43
Gretchen Herrick (30-39)
1:06:07
Jennifer Pederson (30-39)
1:06:40
Will Pooley (60-69) 1:08:11
Kristy Olson (30-39) 1:08:22
Ellen Wing (60-69) 1:09:46
Philip McGuirk (70-99) 1:11:55
Angela Clark (30-39) 1:21:05
David Vollmer (50-59) 1:27:45
Women From the archives
Thank you, Tina!
The Indianhead Track Club would
like to thank Tina Killey for more than a
decade’s worth of service producing the
ITC newsletter. Tina recently stepped
down as newsletter editor, but her dedicated
service since 1998 will always be
appreciated.
July/august 2010
New Members
James & Karen Storlie
Dave Vollmer
Carl & Mary Kae Walters
Jeff Winrich

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One of the things that I’ve always liked about
the Indianhead Track Club is its tortoise and hare
logo. Not only do I like the design, but I like the
way it exemplifies two of the things that I enjoy
about running.
There’s the hare side of me that enjoys the challenge
of competition and pushing myself to run
as fast as I can. There’s also the tortoise side of
me that enjoys so many
of the more laid-back
aspects of running.
During the week, my
early-morning run is a
time to enjoy some of
the simple pleasures
such as fresh air and
quiet; a beautiful sunrise;
and the sights and
sounds of nature such
as the owl I’d often
hear hooting when I
ran past the wooded
park along Sherman Creek this past winter.
The tortoise side of me also enjoys how my
daily run provides me with a quiet time to
clear my head, say my prayers, and collect my
thoughts. And how my Saturday morning group
run from Owen Park provides me with a time to
share some laughs and swap some running tips
and stories with old and new friends.
So I guess it’s the tortoise side of me that especially
enjoyed some recent turtle sightings in
Carson Park.
The first encounter came on a beautiful sunny
day last fall. My friend Carol talked me into trying
kayaking for the first time, and we set out
from Braun’s Bay on my maiden voyage.
I’ve run through and around Carson Park
thousands of times, but this was the first time
Wade’s Wit
By Wade Zwiener
Runs bring ITC logo to life
that I’d seen it from the waters of Half Moon
Lake. It was a new perspective that really made
me appreciate the beauty of the park’s tall pine
trees and steep, rocky shorelines.
One of the highlights of my inaugural kayak
outing on Half Moon was looking through binoculars
at a turtle sunning itself on a log. It was
the sight of total enjoyment and relaxation.
My most recent encounter
with a “turtle” in Carson
Park came during our
Saturday morning group
run a few weeks ago. The
dozen or so of us who’d
started together had split
up into smaller groups
based on pace, and I happened
to be running at
the time with Mike Olson,
Mike Revello, Dave Carothers
and Randy Aumann.
Just as we were coming
down the hill on the exercise trail near the Dairy
Queen, we spotted a big, green critter sitting in
the narrow patch of grass between the trail and
the road. It was a giant snapping turtle.
We all stopped to check it out, and Mike—being
the outdoorsy guy that he is—decided to give
us a little demonstration on why they’re called
snappers. He found a branch in the woods along
the trail and waved it in front of the turtle’s nose.
The turtle didn’t like this one bit. It snapped at
the stick like a cobra. After seeing that eye-opening
display, I wouldn’t recommend getting your
fingers anywhere near a snapping turtle’s head.
Which made it all the more impressive what
Mike did next. Deciding that being next to a
fairly busy road wasn’t such a safe place for the
See ‘Wit’ on page 10.

Page 10
Dear LeQuene:
Ask LeQuene
I will be going on a tour through France this summer and plan to
continue my training. I need some tips on the best way to meet French
women runners.
Race Brown
Dear Race:
The best place to meet runners, male or female, is at the track, so
plan on finding a track and running intervals.
When you see the woman that you want to meet resting along
the side of the track, run up to her, and using your best, most
nasal accent, say “Croyez-vous au coup de foudre ou peut-tre je
devrais courir un autre tour de piste?”
English subtitle: “Do you believe in love at first sight or should I
run another lap for you?”
Pronounced: krwoi-yay voo o koo de foodr oo pur tetr zshuh
devray kooreer ah nautr tour de peest.
Trust me. You’ll leave her weak at the knees. ~ LeQuene
July/august 2010
Don’t get tongue-tied at the track
Wit
turtle, he picked up the
snapper by the tail and
carried it across the road to
Half Moon Lake, where he
released it.
Mike had done his good
deed for the day and impressed
his friends with
his bravery. I know I never
would have had the guts
to pick up that snapping
turtle.
We resumed our run, and
about a mile farther down
the trail, a rabbit darted in
front of us.
“Hey,” Dave laughed.
“Now we’ve seen the tortoise
and the hare.”
Got a problem?
Oh, you know you
do.
Ask LeQuene! She’s
always ready to offer
some saged advice to
any running problem.
Who knows? Your
problem might even
get better. We sure
hope it can’t get
worse!
E-mail the editor at
pmez@homail.com,
and he’ll forward it to
LeQuene.

July/august 2010 Page 11
Race Calendar
JULY Visit www.indianheadtc.org for a complete listing of local and regional races.
10 Water Street Mile 1M 9 a.m.
14 ITC Picnic 6 p.m.
21 Just Us for Justice 2M, 5M
Menomonie Street
Dental, EC
Mt. Simon Park
Eau Claire
Owen Park
Eau Claire
Bob & Dina St. Louis
715-834-3774
Jessie Podolak
715-830-9585
24 Elmwood UFO Days 2.2M, 10K 8:30 a.m. Elmwood 715-778-5015
29 Tortoise and Hare 5K run/walk 7:30 p.m.
AUGUST
1
Grand Island Trail
Marathon
10K,
Marathon
2 ITC Meeting 6:30 p.m.
3 ITC Mini-Track Meet
7
14
Tri Eau Claire Run/Row/
Ride
Pure Water Days
1M –
predicted,
3200 m.,
800 m., 400
m., medley
relay
2M run
2M row
10M bike
2M walk
1M, 4M
13.1M
Eau Claire YMCA
Eau Claire
Fred Hable
715-835-5897
7 a.m. Munising, MI 715-701-0360
6 p.m.
9 a.m.
8 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
Dooley’s
Water Street
Paavo Nurmi Marathon Marathon 7:30 a.m. Hurley
Chippewa Falls
High School
Hobbs Ice Arena
Eau Claire
Chippewa YMCA
Chippewa Falls
21 Running the Beef 3K 9 a.m. Whitehall
22
13.1 Marathon
Minneapolis
28 Rutabaga 12
31
SEPTEMBER
4
11
Tuesday at the
Buckshot
Leader-Telegram
Buckshot Run
Beer & M&Ms Fun Run
Chippewa Duathlon
5K, 13.1 M 7 a.m.
2M walk
3.7M, 12M
2M 6 p.m.
2M
5M
Any distance
up to 20M
1.6M run
13M bike
Lake Nokomis
Minneapolis
8 a.m. Cumberland
10:30 a.m.
9 a.m.
8 a.m.
8 a.m.
Colfax Twister run 1M, 5K, 10K 8 a.m.
Carson Park
Eau Claire
Carson Park
Eau Claire
Owen Park
Eau Claire
Irvine Park
Chippewa Falls
Colfax Free
Fair Park
Jenny Vick
715-839-4771
Mark Erickson
715-723-2201
Chamber of
Commerce
715-822-FEST
Andrea
715-833-0833
Andrea
715-833-0833
John Qualheim
No registration
required.
Katie
715-723-1101
Pete Klug
715-962-3121

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