Three Marshfield men part of winning team at Great River Relay Race in Minnesota

August 22, 2011 paul Misc. Comments Off on Three Marshfield men part of winning team at Great River Relay Race in Minnesota
A team of 12 runners, three from Marshfield, won the 194-mile Great River Relay race this past weekend. A total of 294 teams competed in the race, with the RevelSports.com/Marshfield Clinic team winning in 19 hours, 59 minutes, 52 seconds. Team members are, in front from left, Mike Bauman (Marshfield), Jay Punke (Wausau), Tim Olson (Stevens Point), Eddie Holzem (Greenville) and Gregg Robertson (Duluth, Minn). Standing from left are Perry Dau (Wausau), Tom Faciszewski (Marshfield), Randy Damkot (Sheboygan), Jason Ryf ( Oshkosh), Marc Gosselin (Portland, Ore.), Steve Frericks (Marshfield) and Scott Hansen (Wausau). (Photo submitted)

This story is sponsored by Dental Clinic of Marshfield

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MINNEAPOLIS – A team of 12 masters runners, all over the age of 40, won the Great River Relay on Saturday.

The team, sponsored by RevelSports.com and Marshfield Clinic, won the grueling 194-mile race that started in Winona, Minn., went along the Wisconsin side of the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers, and finished at East River Flats Park in Minneapolis.

The team of Mike Bauman, Tom Faciszewski and Steve Frericks of Marshfield, Scott Hansen, Perry Dau and Jay Punke of Wausau, Tim Olson of Stevens Point, Eddie Holzem of Greenville, Randy Damkot of Sheboygan, Jason Ryf of Oshkosh, Marc Gosselin of Portland, Ore., and Gregg Robertson of Duluth, Minn., set a course record of 19 hours, 59 minutes, 52 seconds (6:10 per mile average) to win the event for the second year in a row. A team of University of South Dakota cross country members finished second in 20:02:53.

The course was divided into 36 legs, with each team member running three legs ranging from 3 to 9.2 miles.

For more on the relay, go to http://www.ragnarrelay.com/race/greatriver.