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2008 Shawnee Mission Triathlon

Mike Skram — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:43:15 +0000

Good job, Tommy, on completing the 2008 Shawnee Mission Sprint Triathlon. he completed the course in 1:05... which he said "was a little slower than my time a couple years ago.... but I was in much better shape then." Sounds like all the Skram boys received the same memo in defending their slower times this year! At least he ran the race this year... not sure where Pete's time is.

Tommy's trying to get a photo together, and I'll put it here if he can figure it out.

2008 Minneman Triathlon - July 5, 2008

Mike Skram — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:04:17 +0000

Well, Saturday morning came and went without any trips to the hospital, which is good. I completed the race in about the time I expected. 1:33... about 9 minutes slower than when I ran the same course in 2006 (two weeks before THE day). Keep in mind, however, I have several reasons (... excuses, I guess) as to why the time was slower: I was not planning on running until about a month ago; it was really windy; the swim was full of weeds; it was only the 3rd outdoor ride on my new bike; and due to prior history, I took my time during the transitions and water stops on the run to make sure I was properly hydrated and cooled off..... anything else?..... oh yeah, I'm out of shape and I'm a good 15 lbs heavier than I was in 2006.... so there you go.

(NOT SO) MinneMan.....

Mike Skram — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:55:54 +0000

So I'm running in the MinnemanTriathlon this weekend (Sat. July 5, 2008). And, well, I'm not so "Minne." Let's just say I'm in no way going to be illegally running in the Clydesdale division! Anyway, I went for a run yesterday in the nice weather (low 80's and low humidity) felt pretty good, but I kept thinking.... I have to do this AFTER swimming and running. I would not be too worried about it, because I agreed to run this race with my sister-in-law Lisa Voit, but she's come down with some phantom injury, so I'll be going it alone. Not to worry, though, Lori will be there, so we should have no repeat peformances of the dreaded 2006 Okoboji Triathlon. I'll let you know how it works out.

Tom Skram Memorial Press

Mike Skram — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:04:32 +0000

http://www.lemarssentinel.com/story/1438787.html

Click the link above for a nice little write up on the race and a couple photos in the LeMars Daily Sentinel.

Later!

2008 Tom Skram Memorial Fun Run Results

Mike Skram — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:18:15 +0000

The results are in..... We went a bit "low tech" this year, so hopefully we did not miss anyone! Next year we're looking into chip timing or other ways to be more accurate with these times. Regardless, I think everyone had a good time and the whole idea is to promote awareness to defeat this disease in all forms!

Thanks again and we'll see you next year!

2008 Tom Skram Memorial Fun Run Photos

2008 Results: by BIB # and by Place

2008 Tom Skram Memorial Fun Run

Mike Skram — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:57:43 +0000

Thank you so much to everyone that participated or volunteered on Saturday morning! Everything we've heard is that everyone had fun and no injuries! We had 135 runners/walkers and 25+ volunteers. What a great turnout for our first year!

Congratulations to Greg Meister and Kaylee Small for winning the competitve portions of the race! Congratulations to all those who finished the route. Here are more pictures!

Greg Meister - Top Male

Kaylee Small - Top Female

Early June Update

Mike Skram — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:40:26 +0000

Congratulations to TOOT member Christin Tomy who completed her first sprint tri on Sunday June 1, 2008. I have not spoken to her yet, but I saw her times and she did great! I'm hoping she'll get us a photo or two soon to put here.

In other news, the Tom Skram Memorial Fun Run is less than 2 weeks away. We're well on our way in planning. Should be fun!

BOSTON QUALIFIER

Mike Skram — Tue, 06 May 2008 05:46:07 +0000

Congratulations to Jamie Staver, who wan the 2008 Lincoln (NE) Marathon in 3:17:20, to qualify for the 2009 Boston Marathon! He said it was quite a day, but worth the energy to beat the goal he set. Thanks to the Staver family for this picture, but I'm wondering why he's so pumped at beating the "lady in black" behind him! She looks like she's doing OK. I did not see a photo with the actual time, so I'm not 100% convinced he actually ran the time he claims! It this another Rosie Ruiz??? We'll take his family's word that he actually did the entire race............

SNOW DAY!

Mike Skram — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:04:20 +0000

Team TOOT member Christin Tomy was scheduled to run the opening race of the season on Saturday, April 26, 2008, in the Fruit At The Finish Triathlon held at St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota. However, this is Minnesota, and a nice blanket of snow and high winds in Central Minnesota forced the cancellation of the 2008 event! Only in Minnesota, I guess.

Next week USAF Lt. Col. James P. Staver will be looking to qualify for the 2009 Boston Marathon while running in the 2008 Lincoln (NE) Marathon. GOOD LUCK, Jamie!

Registrations and donations keep coming in for the inaugural Tom Skram Memorial Fun Run. Keep spreading the word!

New Look website!

Mike Skram — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:06:26 +0000

Hope you enjoy the new-look website. Thanks to Jenny Peters for helping us out with it. It looks great.

Our blog is incorporated here, so check this area out for updates on the Tom Skram Memorial Fun Run, other events and general TOOT info!