by Rocksteady | Apr 3, 2023 | Race Updates
Dear Zumbro Runners, Yesterday, Sunday April 2, I was at Zumbro clearing more fallen trees from the race course after Friday night’s heavy rain, ice and snow. While doing so I discovered significant flooding to the East of the ‘Iron Bridge’. The entire outbound...
by Rocksteady | Mar 31, 2023 | Race Updates, Uncategorized
Greetings Runners! Registration closed last night at midnight and we are one week out from the 2023 Zumbro Endurance Run. 115+ volunteers are coming together to put on this year’s race. We are thrilled to be hosting 557 runners from 18 states and 162 Minnesota...
by Rocksteady | Mar 31, 2023 | Race Updates, Uncategorized
Aid stations will have salty and sweet pre-packaged snacks as pictured (candy varieties will vary). It is our understanding that the chips, nuts, Oreos and fruit snacks are all vegan, but please do your own research (Google the items shown) if this is important to...
by Rocksteady | Mar 1, 2023 | Shirts & Swag, Uncategorized
Unveiled – the 2023 Zumbro Endurance Run Beanie! All runners and volunteers will receive this awesome beanie. We purchased extras of these so if friends, family, crew or pacers would like one, they may purchase one on race weekend. If you want to add a shirt to...
by Rocksteady | Mar 1, 2023 | Race Numbers, Uncategorized
The Zumbro Endurance Run hosts four races simultaneously; the Zumbro 100 Mile Endurance Run (starts at 8:00 AM Friday), the Zumbro Midnight 50 (starts at 12:01 AM Saturday), the Zumbro 34 Mile (Starts at 7:00AM on Saturday), and the Zumbro 17 Mile (starts at 9:00 AM...
by Rocksteady | Feb 13, 2023 | Partnerships, Uncategorized
Rocksteady Running is proud to introduce Mile in My Shoes as an official charity partner for our 2023 events! Mile in My Shoes (MiMS) is a Twin Cities Minnesota based nonprofit that uses the power of running to bring together people from diverse backgrounds to...
by Rocksteady | Nov 9, 2022 | Race Updates, Uncategorized
* This is a copy of an email that we sent on December 7 2022 to everyone that is on our mailing list Photo Credit Scott Rokis Hi Friends, I hope this email finds you well as we approach the New Year. I am excited to announce the 2023 Rocksteady Running...
by Rocksteady | Nov 9, 2022 | Race Updates, Uncategorized
In November of 2021, after hosting a season of Covid-modified races, I was updating our race website(s) for what we hoped would be (and thankfully was) a mostly “normal” 2022. While doing so, I decided to include a preface to our Participant Guide(s) titled “Setting...
by Rocksteady | Apr 15, 2022 | Race Recaps, Uncategorized
Family Affair – Photo Credit Mike Wheeler Have you ever heard the saying “the best lessons are learned in the coldest classrooms”? Well, Zumbro is among the coldest, and its lessons are truly among the best. Since 2009 (and earlier including...
by Rocksteady | Apr 14, 2022 | Volunteer Thank You's
Pizza Pals – Photo Credit Mike Wheeler The highest compliment you can get from my mother is if she recognizes you as a “hard worker”. Besides sitting with his brother Bill for a game of cribbage once a week, or taking his...
