Tag: race
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Achievement
The 2014 Minnesota Section 7AA boys 4×400 relay … it is always the final event of the final high school track meet of the season, unless you happen to be one of those top runners or relay teams that qualifies for the State Meet. From the start of the throwing events to the last 4×400…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Split-Second Story
The thrill of victory …. the agony of defeat … one shot says it all. The underdogs, Duluth East’s 4×400 meter relay team, seeded 5th for the race, captured the first place spot in the Minnesota Section 7AA high school track meet. The top two relay teams move on to the State Meet, and the…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Spring
Nothing says Spring like an outdoor track meet! The chill in the air as the sun goes down and the lights come on, the cheers of teams on the sidelines as the 4×400 relay wraps up the day’s events. High school students giving it their all around the track. Every meet has moments of…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Layers
Multiple layers are the rule, rather than the exception, when running the “Freeze Yer Gizzard Blizzard Run” in International Falls, Minnesota! Yes, only in Minnesota. The year I ran this 10K race, the starting line temps were around –20º Fahrenheit (that’s not a typo, folks) (-28º Celsius) with an added nip of wind that lowered the…
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When Winter Gets Long, Celebrate the Snow and Ice: Book Across the Bay
While global warming may be a reality, it does not make the winters seem any shorter some years. By mid-February, the winter doldrums can set in, and a lack of snow actually can make those doldrums worse by revealing the dull shades of gray and lifeless brown for much longer than we care to see. …
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