Race results are in from the first YAF series race, the Fennessey 4k, from Grandma’s Marathon. Upcoming races include another YAF race, Fitgers 5k on April 12th. The Victory 5k in Hibbing is on April 26th, and the NMTC Spring Trail Race Series begins on April 30th. Trail Conditions: Closed. If it’s below freezing they … Read more
Eric is a previous TDR Podcast interview subject, local Duluth runner/gravel cyclist/nordic skier, and had a tremendous race season in 2024 as a fresh 40-year-old. Eric had a foot surgery, and finished both the Day Across Minnesota 240-mile gravel bike race and Superior Fall 100 Mile trail run, all within 6 months! Listen in to … Read more
Race results are fresh off the press from the Freeze Yer Gizzard Blizzard Run 5k/10k, Duluth Winter Trailrunning Series races Hartley 10k and Frozen 4 Hour/5k, and the infamous Arrowhead 135. The single early-season race we could find locally is the Saint Fennessy 4k in Hermantown on March 15, 2025. Registration is open! Trail conditions are … Read more
Steve Sandberg might have an unlikely path to finishing five Boston Marathons in a row, going for 10! A local Duluth runner, Steve ended up in the area after living in many locations and engaging in various outdoor pursuits. Initially turning to the marathon to give his life a little discipline and purpose, decades later … Read more
Race results are in from the Gobble Gallop, and the Duluth Winter Trailrunning Series. There are two races left in the Series: Hartley 10k on 1/25 and Frozen 4 Hour on 2/15. Freeze Yer Gizzard Blizzard Run in I-Falls is 1/18, and dot watchers can enjoy Arrowhead 135 starting 1/27. Trail Conditions have been utterly … Read more
This month, Tony and Mike interview local runners, husband and wife Dan and Karey. They both grew up in in the Twin Ports area, moved away, and have relocated in Duluth a few years ago. These two have pretty drastically different stories about how they got into running and racing, and their different styles or … Read more
Race results are coming in hot from the Superior Nightmare 5k, the season finale of the NMTC Fall Trail Race Series which was at Hawk Ridge, and the North Country Trail Races “15x”. Upcoming races include the Gobble Gallop on Thanksgiving morning, and the Duluth Winter Trailrunning series kickoff at the Chester Rim 5k mid-December. … Read more
Ben is a Duluth resident who grew up in Northern Wisconsin, ran for the UMD Bulldogs, and has since been dominating local trail running races such as Voyageur 50 Mile Trail Ultra, Wild Duluth, and the NMTC Spring and Fall Trail Race Series. Join in as Ben talks about how running and nordic skiing became … Read more
A hefty dose race results came in from around the region over the last handful of weeks as the upcoming race calendar slows down a bit with a pair of 5k races in the Twin Ports area on October 26, and the Gobble Gallop coming up in November. Trail conditions are great, although there are … Read more
John Vallez is a local Duluth runner specializing in trail ultramarathons. A former soccer player, as well as high school and collegiate track and cross country runner, John has been living in Duluth and running on area trails for 10 years. A self-proclaimed “grinder”, John has embarked on several long-distance trail races up to and … Read more