NF Endurance Team - Minnesota

Celebration of Children

2011-06-02T17:28:00.000-07:00

Celebration of Children 5K and walk is this Saturday, June 4th in Shakopee. If you are able to attend, please contact Murray McCartan at mccartan5@q.com.

We also have a few volunteer events coming up.

Minne Man triathlon, July 2. We will need volunteers to help at the race, handing out water at stops, or food at the end of the race.

Lifetime Triathlon: July 9th at Lake Nokomis. We again will need people to help at the food station at the end of the race.

Please email the NF Endurance team if you are available for either race. Both will be in the morning. Times to be determined.

Email: mnenduranceteam@gmail.com

Thank you for your consideration.

GET IN GEAR

2011-04-28T11:37:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the start of our 2011 season!
As always, we get the NF Endurance team out and running at the Get in Gear, which is this Saturday, April 30th.
If you are registered for this event, we would love to get a team picture before the races get started. We will be meeting at the bandshell at 8:40am, before the start of the 10K. If you do not have gear to wear, and would like to support the NF Endurance team that day as we raise awareness for Neurofibromatosis(NF), please email Murray McCartan at Mccartan5@q.com.

Following the Get in Gear, on Sunday, May 1, is the Iron Man bike ride. Again, if you are registered for this event, and would like to wear gear, please email Murray. The NF Endurance team will have a table at this event, so please stop by and get some information about our group and the awareness we raise for NF.

Thank you for supporting the NF Endurance team. Please check in during the summer for updates on events.
A list of our events are posted on this blog.

CTF at the Water Park of America

2011-02-08T18:20:00.000-08:00

MAKE A SPLASH WITH THE

CHILDREN'S TUMOR FOUNDATION

Sunday, February 27th 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Water Park of America

Tickets are only $5

To reserve your tickets, please e-mail the total number in your party to mccartan5@q.com

To download a copy of the release form click on the link below

http://www.waterparkofamerica.com/system/files/assumption_of_risk.pdf

Happy New Year!

2011-01-17T18:34:00.000-08:00

The NF Endurance team is getting ready to kick off a new season. We first want to say thank you to everyone that came out in 2010 and helped us have one of our most successful seasons yet. We are so grateful to everyone that wore their bright yellow singlets at their events to raise awareness for NF, and to everyone that helped us raise money for research. Our MN teams raised over $50,000 last year! Thank you to everyone that helped make that possible.

There are some events coming up and registration for summer events that are open or will be open in the next month.

We will be at the Lifetime fitness indoor triathlon on March 6 in Fridley. Please email the NF Endurance team if you are interested in this event. MNEnduranceteam@gmail.com

The Get in Gear is always a big event for the NF Endurance team. Registration is now open, and if you register by January 31st the cost is $20 for the 10K and 5K.

Minnetonka Triathlon registration is now open and will close soon.

YWCA Women's Triathlon will open registration on Feb. 2. This event will be posted as a national event for the NF Endurance team.

There will also be many volunteer opportunities this year. If volunteering is something you would like to do, please email us. This is also a great opportunity for our group to raise money for research.

We have a lot of fun events that we will be at this year. We look forward to seeing a lot of bright yellow there!

Thank you for supporting the NF Endurance team! We can't find a cure with out you!

2010-06-13T11:50:00.000-07:00

Thank you to everyone that came out on June 5th for the Celebration of Children's 5K and on June 6th for the MPLS 5K, half and full marathon. There was a great showing both days. Saturday we also had a picnic with the CTF group after the races. It was nice to have time together having lunch and playing games with the kids.

We have a volunteer opportunity coming up on July 3rd at the Minne Man triathlon. We need 20 volunteers to come and work at the race in the morning. If you are available that day, please email us at mnenduranceteam@gmail.com. We will receive a donation for working at this event.

Be sure to check our blog page for upcoming events.

Good luck to everyone participating in the Minnetonka Triathlon on June 19th. Come on out to cheer on the NF Endurance team that day!

2010-05-15T09:49:00.000-07:00

Thank you to everyone that came out and ran at the Get in Gear in April. It was a cold and rainy day to be racing, but we still had our largest turn out at an event with 40 + people in attendance! We also had 15 people come out and volunteer at this event, and our group received a $300 donation.

I just want to let you know about our next NF Endurance team event. We will be participating in the Celebration of Children's 5K and kids races on Sat. June 5th. If you run with the NF Endurance team, you can run this race for $15. Please indicate that you are running the the NF Endurance team on the registration form.
Please email Murray at Mccartan5@q.com to request a registration form. You can also register on race day as well.

Other upcoming events and volunteer opportunities:
June 6: MPLS Marathon, half marathon and 5K

June: 19 Minnetonka Tri - come on out and cheer on our athletes!

July 3: Minne Man Triathlon. Volunteer opportunity. We are looking for 15 people to come out and help at this event. The children's Tumor Foundation will be receiving a donation for helping that day. PLEASE let us know if you are available to come out and volunteer.

July 10: Lifetime Tri: We have people participating in this event. We will also need volunteers to help that day as well.

As always, please check in on our blog page to get information on upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.
There are also 4 fundraising teams this year. If you would like to make a difference when you race, please contact us to get set up on a team.

Thank you again to everyone that comes out and supports the NF Endurance team. We look forward to seeing you soon!

2010-03-02T06:25:00.000-08:00

Get in Gear

Be a part of the Upper Mid-West's Annual Rite of Spring. The NF Endurance team will be getting a discount again this year for the race (only $20). Like last year, Get in Gear wants all of our forms to be collected and submitted by a NF Endurance Team member by April 1 to insure the discount. If you are running, please return your form and fees by March 28th to:

Murray McCartan

7417 Girard Ave s.

Richfield, MN 55423

To obtain a form, please email Murray at McCartan5@q.com.

Lifetime Fitness Indoor Triathlon

The Fridley Indoor Tri was such a success (36 participants), that

we are going to do it again on Sunday, March 21st. The indoor Tri consists of a 10 minute swim, 30 minute bike and a 20 minute treadmill run. For you first timers, it is a great way to Try a TRI. For those of you who participated in the Firdley Tri, you can improve on your previous performance. Please us the link below to register. The cost is $40, with a portion fo the proceeds directly benefiting the Children's Tumor Foundation.

http://www.active.com/triathlon/st-louis-park-mn/life-time-fitness-indoor-triathlon-st-louis-park-thunstrom-link-2010

Another reminder that registration for the YWCA women's sprint Triathlon and the Iron Girl Duathlon are both open. These events will fill, so register soon.

We are also looking for people to be a part of a relay team at the YWCA event. Please contact a NF Endurance team member if you would be interested in a relay at Mnenduranceteam@gmail.com.

Thank you for supporting the NF Endurance Team!

2010 MN NF Endurance Team events are now starting!

2010-01-19T08:29:00.000-08:00

Welcome to another year of NF Endurance Events. We had such a successful 2009, raising over $50,000 for the Children's Tumor Foundation. We are hoping to make 2010 even bigger. More people at events and raising over $50,000 this year for research.

You can make that happen. Sign up for events, join a team and help fundraise for your events. RECRUIT!!!! Bring your family and friends with you. Every year we get a little bigger. Let's blow these races out of the water. Let's let people know about the Children's Tumor Foundation and the NF Endurance team. Let's get people excited to be on our team.

Some events have already opened up registration for their events. Please check our list of events for the year and see what you would like to sign up for.

If you are new to the NF Endurance team, and would like to be included in emails about upcoming events, please send a note with your email address to mnenduranceteam@gmail.com, or leave a comment with your email address, and a team member will be in touch.

Upcoming Events:

Feb. 21st: Lifetime Fitness Indoor Triathlon, Fridley - http://www.active.com/framed/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1822921
**Register with this link for reduced registration & donate back to CTF

April 24th: Get in Gear, MPLS - http://www.getingear10k.com/index.html
**We will also need volunteers for this event.

April 25th: Minnesota Ironman Bicyle Ride-- http://ironmanbikeride.org/

Registration has begun for the September 26th IronGirl Duathlon and this race will fill up very quickly. If you are considering this race, sign up now: http://www.irongirl.com/Events/Bloomington.htm

We look forward to seeing you at our events this summer! Thank you for being a part of the MN NF Endurance team!!!!

2009-10-04T17:11:00.000-07:00

THANK YOU!!!!

The MN Endurance Team would like to thank everyone that came out this year and supported the Children's Tumor Foundation by wearing a singlet during your race, t-shirt to cheer or volunteer, or to the many that joined Team Connor, Team Henry, Team Theo, Team Lease, or fundraised individually. We are so grateful for all the support we received this year. We cannot raise awareness, find treatments, or a cure with out your help.

As of Oct. 1st, the MN Chapter has raised close to $40,000 and there is still more $$$ coming in.

Thank you for your continued support, and look forward to seeing you all in April of 2010 at the Get in Gear!

Kari Harrison

2009-09-10T15:48:00.000-07:00

TC Marathon and Family Day Events

The Twin Cities Marathon, 10 mile and Family day events are just around the corner. I just wanted to let people know a general schedule for that weekend.

Saturday, Oct. 3

In the morning we will have a table set up at the Family day events. There is a 10K, 5K and family runs. The NF Endurance team will be participating that morning.

Saturday Evening

The NF Endurance team will be hosting a pasta dinner at the Hotel Sofitel off of 494/100.

The dinner will start at 5:30pm.

More details to come.

Sunday, October 4

Come out and join the NF Endurance team and CTF at our cheer section. We will be located at 660 Summit Ave.

Help us cheer on all the NF Endurance team athletes that are running the marathon and the 10 mile.

Volunteer Opportunities

Hello!
I want to thank those that have offered their time to support our cause at the TC Marathon Expo booth. We still have some slots to fill;
Friday evening: 4-8pm (1 person)
Saturday: 1-4:30 (2 persons)
If you would like to help out, please email me and I will followup with all the details. Please feel free to pass this request on to any friends, family, neighbors that would like to support our chapter. Donation of time from people is just as valuable as $$. Public awareness of CTF and NF will lead us to more support in our efforts to find the cure. Every little bit of time, effort and $$ will get us to our goal.
Thanks again! Hope all is well!

It is a weekend full of great family activities, and opportunities to help support the NF Endurance team and CTF.

If you are available to join us for any of these events, PLEASE let us know. You can email me at ksharrison@charter.net.

Thanks again for supporting CTF. We hope to see you in October!

Kari

YWCA'S Womens Triathlon

2009-08-07T10:33:00.000-07:00

The YWCA'S Women's Triathlon is on Aug. 16th out at Baker Park Reserve. The race starts at 8:00 am. If you are around next weekend, please consider coming out and cheering on 15 women to the finish line.

We are racing to raise awareness and money for the Children's Tumor Foundation.

If you can't make it, please consider making a donation to

http://www.active.com/donate/nfraceforresearch09/KHarris420.

or to http://www.active.com/donate/nftwincities2009/teamtheo. There are women racing for both teams.

Thank you for your consideration and we hope you can make it to this event!

Upcoming Event

2009-07-19T16:05:00.000-07:00

Urban Half Marathon and 5K

The urban Half Marathon and 5K will take place on Saturday, August 1st.

We also need volunteers for stuff bags for this event. Please contact Murray McCartan at Mccartan5@q.com if you are available for the race or volunteering.

Volunteer Information

Hello Friends of Wood Lake Nature Center!
We are busy gearing up for our annual Urban Wildland Half Marathon and 5K Races that directly supports the 38-year partnership between Richfield Public Schools and the center. Each student grades k-6th grade come on three environmental education programs a year that are supported by the race as school budgets have become increasingly tight. In order to make the race a success we need to stuff over 1500 “green” runner bags, so to do that we are having a bag stuffing PARTY!
We need volunteers to aid in stuffing bags for approximately 3-4 hours Monday, July 27. We will have food, beverages, and tunes to enjoy as we stuff! Please consider joining us, we need a volunteer crew of at least 15 people.

Date: Monday, July 27
Time: 9am-12:30pm
Location: Richfield Ice Arena (66th Street and Portland Ave in Richfield)
636 E. 66th Street
Race Website: www.urbanwildland.com

Please let me know you are coming by Friday, July 24 (email or call)

Hope to see you there,

Amy Markle
(612) 861-9369
amarkle@cityofrichfield.org

THANK YOU!

TC 10 Mile Registration Closes on July 15th!

2009-07-13T17:25:00.000-07:00

The NF Endurance team has 2 teams signing up for the TC 10 mile. Please let us know if you would like to register as a team for this event. We still have a couple spots left at this time.

Our next event is the Urban Half Marathon and 5K on August 1. Let us know if you would like to run at this event.

Thank You for joining the NF Endurance team.

Kari

2009-06-11T14:37:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone. Here are some upcoming participation/volunteer opportunities to support CTF-MN/NF Endurance Team. If you are interested in any of these events, please leave an email for us at MNEnduranceteam@gmail.com.
Hope to see many of you this summer!

Spring and Summer mean plenty of athletic and volunteer opportunities to participate with the NF Endurance Team. Thanks to all who have already participated in or who are registered for upcoming events. As always, check out our blog page for updates, too:http://nfenduranceteam-minnesota.blogspot.com

Upcoming events:
Registration for the TC 10 Mile is in July. Please let us know if you would like to register for this event under the NF Endurance team. We are going to have people register groups for this event. There is not a guarantee to get in if you register as a group.

Lifetime Fitness Triathlon, July 11th.
Other than you triathletes already registered, we need 25 volunteers to assist Lifetime with this event. Lifetime has granted us a booth to promote the Children's Tumor Foundation during this event's Expo. Please----come join our efforts!

Urban Wildland Half Marathon and 5K, August 1st. This Richfield course is flat and fast, great for a PR! Register by 7/1 for the following fees: $38 HM/ $18 5K
www.urbanwildland.com

Thanks for your consideration and participation,
Murray McCartan
NF Endurance Team CaptainMN ChapterChildren's Tumor Foundation

2009-05-03T09:05:00.000-07:00

Hello CTF community and NF Endurance team,
Spring and Summer mean plenty of athletic and volunteer opportunities to participate with the NF Endurance Team. We have some events coming up this summer that we need both participants for races and volunteers for booths and cheer sections. Please consider helping us out at 1 or more of the upcoming events.
Upcoming events:

TCM Kids Cross Country Run, Como Park, May 16th. 1/2 Mile, 1 Mile and 2 mile events for the kids. Register at the Twin Cities Marathon website or at ttps://secure.marathonguide.com/register/twincitiescomoparkrun/

Minneapolis Marathon and Events. Below is information regarding the Minneapolis Marathon, Half, 10-mile, and 5K on May 31st. Please note the referral code, then go to the link and register. Our team goal is 40 runners. As of May 1st, we have 14 registered. Team NF Endurance should register at: https://secure.marathonguide.com/register/MinneapolisMarathon/You need to type in the referral code: NFEndurance (This is at the top of the 1st page)Later in the registration process, for Team Affiliation click "Other"

Celebration of Children 5K and Kids Fun Run: Shakopee, June 6th. A flat, fast course. Great for a PR and the kids running events (free!) are after the adult 5K. Register at www.active.com. Type in Celebration of Children 5K in the "Search" at the top of the page, then click on it under "Featured Events."

Lake Minnetonka Triathlon, June 20th: We are still looking for people who would like to participate in this event, as well as people to help out with the cheer section and hopefully a booth.

Lifetime Fitness Triathlon, July 11th. Other than you triathletes already registered, we need volunteers at our booth to promote the Children's Tumor Foundation during this event's Expo.

Please leave a comment or email us if you are able to attend any of these events.

Thanks for your consideration and participation,

Murray McCartan -NF Endurance Team Captain MN Chapter
Children's Tumor Foundation

2009-04-26T16:45:00.000-07:00

Upcoming Events

Coming up are is the TC Marathon Kids Day event on May 16, 2009 and the Downtown Marathon on May 31. Please check out these events and let us know if you are interested in joining our group. Please register under the NFEndurance team for the downtown race, information is posted in a past blog on this race.

Please share this information with your friends and families.

2009-04-26T16:11:00.000-07:00

Get in Gear, April 25, 2009

Our first running event was the Get in Gear, and that took place on Saturday, April 25, 2009. Thank you to all the runners who came out and helped us raised awareness for Neurofibromatosis (NF). We had close to 30 people running with our group on Saturday. (Not everyone is in this picture). What a presence we have with such a large group. Thank you for making a difference in your running events! Thankfully the rain held off as well. What a great day!

2009-04-21T18:38:00.000-07:00

Get in Gear race information.

Get in Gear is this Saturday, April 25th at Minnehaha park. If you are participating in this event, please meet us at 8:15 am on the North side of the t-shirt tent. We would like to get some group pictures before all the races start.

Please be sure to check the GIG website for packet pick up and parking information. You will not be able to park near the start on race day.

We look forward to seeing all of you on Saturday. Let's hope the rain holds off until everyone is done running.

As always, thank you for coming out and helping us raise awareness for NF! We couldn't do it with out you!

Please leave a message if you have any questions.

See you Saturday!

Kari

2009-04-08T15:49:00.000-07:00

Hello Fellow NF runners,
Even though we are in the throes of preparation for the Get in Gear on April 25th (26 runners to date!), below is information regarding the Minneapolis Marathon, Half and 5K on May 31st. Please note the referral code, then go to the link and register. Our team goal is 40 runners. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Team NF Endurance should register at: https://secure.marathonguide.com/register/MinneapolisMarathon/. They need to type in the referral code: NFEndurance (This is at the top of the 1st page). Later in the registration process, for Team Affiliation, click "Other". They will then get $.25 off of registration… to confirm that they did register with the correct promotion code. When 40 people register with that promotion code from your team, your team will qualify for a tent at the race village.
Thanks so much!
Murray McCartan

2009-04-02T15:48:00.000-07:00

The NF Endurance Team has joined up with Team Ortho for our training runs on Saturdays. Below is information regarding the upcoming training on April 4, 2009. If you would like to get involved with this group, please contact us as mnenduranceteam@gmail.com, or leave a message on this post along with a way to get in touch with you.

Dear Runners,
There are now less then 60 days left before the Downtown Marathon/Half Marathon on
May 31st. Our training runs are continuing to get longer as we build up our endurance for the big day. This week the marathon group will be doing a 14 mile run and the half Marathon group will be doing 5 miles. I have decided to keep the meeting location at the same place as last week due to the weather conditions and since most people are familiar with the area, we will also be moving our meeting time to 8:00am.
This week we will meet at the Mill Ruins Park on the west side of the river. We will start by jogging to the actual start line of the marathon and doing the full 5 mile first loop. The marathon group will do two of the upper loops with a little more added on. The Half Marathon group will only need to do the first loop. If you have not been on one of the group training runs yet I highly recommend it. Don't let the bad weather conditions keep you from missing out. Our training group has grown and formed into a very diverse group. We have newbie runners all the way up to veteran marathoners and pace groups ranging from 8:30 mile pace to walkers. There is a great chance that you can find someone here to help motivate you in your training.
Additionally, we will have all the amenities on this run that we have had at the others. There will be a water stop serving Lemon Lime Heed and water at various points in the run. There are bathrooms on the course located in 4 different areas spaced out approximately every 2 miles.

14 miles is a long way to run on a rainy, snowy day but its a lot longer if you do it alone. I hope that you will brave the predicted snow and join me for a good training run.

See you there,

Caleb, Team Ortho

Welcome to the Minnesota NF Endurance Team Blog Page

2009-04-02T15:33:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the NF Endurance Team blog spot. I hope that you will check in with us throughout the year to see what events we will be participating in. Look for updates, pictures from events and training information.

Please feel free to leave comments for anyone reading. Looking for someone to train with? Leave a message here. We will try and get you connected with someone. Need information on a race, please leave a message.

We hope that you have a great season, and look forward to seeing you at our events this summer.
Kari Harrison

NF Endurance Team - Minnesota

2009-04-02T12:55:00.001-07:00