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Hope everyone had a good holiday so far.

Thought I'd plug my blog real quick: www.rundure.blogspot.com
2009 will bring more dedicated posts by me...I'll try to be creative...

I'll have information about the race I'm directing at this site.
Targeting November 7, 2009 for the date of the 8 Hour Event....

Happy New Year!

3 Cheers for Doug

Last weekend Doug ran the Honolulu Marathon, completeing his quest of a marathon in every state plus Washington D.C.. Congradulations Doug. What is next?

Congrats to DRR

I just wanted to congratulate everyone on their success at Tecumseh. It wasn't easy out there. I think we all came home with a few bruises, but no broken bones. Lets all remember to keep Patrice in our thoughts and prayers. I hope everyone decides to come back next year. Especially Darci if she ever forgives Misty. It really was a great weekend with a lot of laughs. Looking forward to more good times with you all. Go DIRTY RED!!!
Fast Jen
P.S. If anyone is interested I am going to wheeler Tues night between 630 and 645 to run a slow 5 mile run. I might even consider it a jog. (I am really sore).

Dirty Red Runs Tecumseh

Congratulations to the DiRTY ReD racing team! We had a blast down at Tecumseh. The weather was brutal! With temps in the 20's and a wind chill of 10 degrees, it was not the easiest to deal with. The trails were snow covered and icy, with switchbacks and plenty of downhills to slip on, but Team DiRTY ReD managed to finish strong. Chris Beyers was the the top female runner for Dirty Red and Darci acquired herself a new nickname. I believe it was " Slip". I think she loved Tecumseh and is looking forward to next years race! Great job Darci! Maybe someday you will forgive me? lol.

Along the trail ( at mile 5) , we met Brett Hess, a freelance writer for Marathon & Beyond and also a writer for RunIndiana.com. He wrote a story about us on his website. Check it out! Thanks Brett for your company on the trails! It was a pleasure talking to you and we look forward to seeing you at the Huff Ultra Marathon!

Misty, Betty and Jen finished side by side just like always! The DiRTY ReD trio was the name we were given. Frank ran a great race out there with a 4:15. Jill, Darci and Cass came in together as well. Way to stick together out there! Brian and Jim you two rock as usual! A huge thank you goes out to Mark and Katie for giving us a ride back to the hotel. Can you believe that we fit 12 adults in a Jeep Cherokee? Desperation is an amazing thing!

I'm looking forward to many more miles together. I am proud to be a part of Team DiRTY ReD.

Misty

A DiRTY ReD Weekend

Just a reminder, we are leaving Friday at 1:00pm for Bloomington. Jill, Cass and Frank are all driving, so we should have plenty of room for everyone. Looks like the weather is highs in the upper 30's and lows in the lower 20's.

The shirts are in and Jill is working hard on getting them screen printed today. We are not promising that they will be ready, but we are going to give it our best effort! Knowing Jill, she will get it done! All she has to say is, " Don't you know who we are????????" and I am sure that it will get taken care of! Go Jill!
The hats didn't all come in so please bring something else.

I wish everyone the best of luck out there! Go out there and race it DiRTY ReD style!

Misty

Get ready for Clinton!

DiRTY ReD Racing Circut

Saturday, September 20, 2008 WVLP 5k Road Valparaiso IN

Sunday, November 23, 2008 Zoy Relapse 15k Dunes Sawyer MI

Saturday, December 06, 2008 Tecumseh 26.2 Mi Trail Bloomington IN

Saturday, December 27, 2008 Huff 50k TBD Trail Huntington IN

Saturday, January 03, 2009 Siberian Express 7.45 Mi Trail Kickapoo IL

Saturday, February 28, 2009 Foot Pursuit 5k Trail Chesterton IN

Saturday, March 07, 2009 Vasque 15k Trail Indianapolis IN

Saturday, March 28, 2009 Clinton Lake Ultra 30 Mi Trail DeWitt IL

Sunday, March 29, 2009 Bride of Zoy 15k Dunes Chesterton IN

Saturday, April 11th Valpo Mini Marathon, Valparaiso, In

Saturday, May 09, 2009 Ice Age 50 TBD Trail LaGrange WI

Sunday, May 17, 2009 Buffalo Trail Race 5 Mi Trail Mahomet IL

Monday, June 01, 2009 Trail Run Xtreme 8k Trail Portage IN

Saturday, June 13, 2009 Lake Mingo 7.1 Mi Trail Kennekuk IL

Saturday, July 04, 2009 360 Minute TBD Trail North Vernon IN

Sunday, August 02, 2009 Muddy Buddy 6.5 Mi Trail & Bike Gilberts IL

Saturday, August 29, 2009 Reilly's Run 5k Trail Hobart IN

Ironman Arizona 2008

THANK YOU EVERY SINGLE
DiRTY ReD RACER
FOR YOUR SUPPORT

14:16:25

2.4 mile swim
112 mile bike
26.2 mile run

Dirty Red Racing takes the Gobbler 5K!

Who wants to claim him?? A Dirty Red stalker who thought he could take us.......ha ha!!!

Thanksgiving Day double helping

Congradulations to Fast Jen for her overall win at the Gobbler Classic 5k. She then ran Pumkin Plod 6 Mile race, finishing 1st in her age group. Misty finished the double up with a 1st in age and another 1st in age. Jill running only the first race (There are holiday events to attend to) earned a second in age group. This gave the DiRTy ReD girls a clean 1-2-3 sweep overall. Michele narrowly missed an award in the first race which gave only 2 awards for 10 year span, age groups. She did however earn a pie in her second effort. The second race of a double up like this is very difficult. To see results like this is awesome.

for all Dean Karnazes fans out there....

11/24, Dean Karnazes started the Last Desert Race (Antarctica) of the 4 Desert Series put on by Racing the Planet. He's on course to win the series and be the first to finish all 4 races within the same calendar year.

Follow the final race:

http://tnf.typepad.com/dean/

or

http://www.4deserts.com/thelastdesert/

Just wanted to give a huge CONGRATULATIONS to our team member and friend Cassandra for completing the Ford Iron Man yesterday. What an accomplishment!!! Cass you truely are my idol!!! Cassandra you are an IRON WOMAN!!

What a great race!!! Congrats to all. How many of you have sore booties? I know I do to many divits on that second down hill. By the way, where was Josh?????? See you all wed night I hope. Good luck on thanksgiving morning to all of those who are racing and hppy turkey day. Gobble Gobble. Fast Jen

Runner's World

Hey..isn't this that one famous runner? I thought I saw him in Runner's World. Obvously I read Runner's World!

Zoy Relapse, No Problem!

Congratulations to all the DiRTY ReD Racers that completed and took awards at the Zoy Relapse in Sawyer Michigan this morning. It was a chilly morning and with talks of shin deep water,icy sand dunes and hills so steep you had to crawl up them, Dirty Red accepted the challenge. Maybe next time the race will kick Dirty Red's ass, but not today.
Rock on DiRTY ReD! We are just gettin started!

ZOY RELAPSE THIS SUNDAY

It looks like some of us are going to the Zoy race on Sunday. So far, I know the following dirty red racers are planning to run the race:

Misty
Jen
Jill
Bob S.
Josh
Brian N.

Anyone else??? We will be carpooling from Jen's house. Please be at Jen's at 6:45am. It will take us about 1 hr and 15 minutes to get there. It starts at 10am Michicagn time, 9am Indina time. See you there!

Misty

Clinton Lake Ultra

Below is the registration link for the Clinton Lake Ultra 30 miler. This is a Dirty Red circuit race. Who's in?

https://secure.marathonguide.com/register/ClintonLakeUltra/

Misty

Zoy Relapse

Is anyone else running this race?

Just looking to drive up with others...

Later.

Josh

From Jill..

Hey everyone. Will be on Thur am run and hopefully will see you Wed pm. Listen to this.... while I was on a little vaca in South Beach this weekend I met the chief editor for Self magazine, Lucy. She did her 2nd half ironman and took 1st in her age group. I of course told her all about Dirty Red and she wants to hear from us.I told her I would keep her posted on our group, maybe we will get in Self??? So check her out. Go to Self magazine and look for Lucy's Blog. You have to register but no big deal. She's great! c ya Jill

November 11, 2008 6:02 PM

New York Marathon

Our very own DiRTY ReD Jen ran a 3:28:35 in New York today just 2 weeks after the Detroit Marathon. You Rock Girlfriend! Keep up the great work Fast Jen!

Mia

Racing season comming to an end

At last the racing season is comming to an end. It looks like last weekend was my last Gold Cup race. This weekend will be my last Prairie State Roadrunners circuit race. Next weekend my last CARA circuit race. Time to relax a little, reflect on the past season and consider what events to run next season. So how long do I get to relax?? Well November 23 should be my first race of the DiRTy ReD circuit. Followed by two races on Thanksgiving Day just four days later. Then Tecumseh Marathon the next weekend and the Huff 50k shortly after that. There are also DiRTy ReD circuit races in January and Febuary. I guess there won't be an off season this year.

For all of you Dirty Red Runners who are returning to the Huff ultra marathon or those of you how want to put one under you belt, FYI the date on the blog is incorrect. The actual date for the Huff is Dec 27th. That is a Sat. Makes it a little more convient for those who wish to run it. Rock on Dirty Red and hope to see most of you out there. Congrats to all of those who did the Chicago and Detroit Marathons. Fast Jen

What is the DiRTY ReD Racing Team?

The Team consists of the fastest 9 men and the fastest 9 women within Team DiRTY ReD Indiana. This blog will follow our runners on the many adventures of the team. From the 5k to the 100 miler, off road and on, through trails and mud. It's time to get out there and get a lil' dirty and have alot of fun.