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More than 40 runners took part in the race, which started at Veteran's Memorial Park. The 10K race started at the Regional Park on the south shore of Lake Koronis and the 5K started near KingBee Camp.

Jesse Rien and Travis Flanders crossed the finish line together at the end of their 10K run. The two finished the race with a time of 45:01, finishing 11th and 12th overall.

Clayton Lang of Paynesville won the 10K with a time of 34:12 while Denise Pietig of Olivia was the first woman to cross the finish line with a time of 40:33. She broke Tina Fenske's record of 40:51.

Winning the 5K race were Brian Ward of Mapleton with a time of 19:30 and Brooke Schmitz of Paynesville with a time of 22:16. Schmitz broke the old record of 23:53.

A new feature of the road race was a "pump and run." Runners could cut time from their race by lifting their weight. The men were required to lift 100 percent of their weight as many times as possible while the women were only required to lift 60 percent of their weight.

10K Men's Division
14 and younger
Chris Utsch, Paynesville, 58:03

15 to 19 years old
Clayton Lang, Paynesville, 34:12
Dan Pearson, Paynesville, 38:19
Michael Heinen, New London, 39:11
Riley Flanders, Paynesville, 41:03
Adam Utsch, Paynesville, 43:57

20 to 29 years old
John Riley, Paynesville, 47:25
Frank Ziegler, Paynesville, 54:55
James Abrahamson, New York, 58:36

30 to 39 years old
Randy Zimmerman, Paynesville, 43:02
Ron Stransky, Paynesville, 48:52
Dan Gockowski, Minneapolis, 53:43

40 and older
Garret Tomczak, Golden Valley, 37:27
Richard Score, Spicer, 42:07
Brian Benoit, South Haven, 42:10

10K Women's Division
20 to 29 years old
Kari Hageland, Mt. Kisco, N.Y., 58:36

40 and older
Denise PIetig, Olivia, 40:33, new record
Connie DeCorby, Winnipeg, Canada, 73:13

5K Men's Division
14 and younger
Connor Carroll, Paynesville, 31:27
Peder Thompson, Paynesville, 44:36
Ezra Thompson, Paynesville, 45:51

15 to 19 years old
Brian Ward, Mapleton, 19:30
Darrick Proehl, Mapleton, 19:45
Steven Carlton, Good Thunder, 21:53

40 and older
Bill Virant, Paynesville, 20:56
Jeff Heerdt, Hector, 25:12
F. R. Ziegler, Paynesville, 41:00

5K Women's Division
14 and younger
Brooke Schmitz, Paynesville, 22:16, new record
Brittni Schmitz, Paynesville, 28:54

15 to 19 years old
Emily Proehl, Mapleton, 25:41
Sara Lieser, Paynesville, 28:09
Joy Hemmesch, Paynesville, 29:57
Amy Mueller, Belgrade, 31:25
Bridget Mueller, Belgrade, 31:26

40 and older
Pam Albu, Carver, 30:47
Pat Berg, Sunburg, 30:50
Maureen Kelly-Carroll, Rosemount, 31:31
Kathy Ziegler, Paynesville, 47:10

Pump and Run
10K Men's Division
15 to 19 years old
Heinen, 12 reps, 27:11

20 to 29 years old
Riley, 8 reps, 39:25
Walter, 7 reps, 54:37

30 to 39 years old
Stransky, 8 reps, 40:52

40 and older
Score, 7 reps, 35:07
Tomczak, 7 reps, 36:27
Wayne Dahler, Spicer, 4 reps, 44:21
Scott Weidner, Lake Henry, 1, 47:03

10K Women's Division
40 and older
Pietig, 7 reps, 33:33

5K Men's Division
14 and younger
Connor Carroll, Paynesville, 4 reps, 29:27

15 to 19 years old
Proehl, 9 reps, 15:15
Carlton, 5 reps, 19:23

5K Women's Division
14 and younger
Brooke Schmitz, Paynesville, 8 reps, 24:54

15 to 19 years old
Proehl, Mapleton, 3 reps, 24:11