9/8/2024

Tunnel To Towers 5K

Medina, Ohio

Renee Buckus

Finish Time:  29:24

Overall Place:  149th Place / 866

Division Place:  4th Place / 38

9/7/2024

The 12th Annual Berlin Amish Country Half Marathon

Millersburg, Oho

Josh Keane

Finish Time:  2:03:17

Overall Place:  141st Place / 335

Division Place:  13th Place / 18

Lisa Keane

Finish Time:  2:21:59

Overall Place:  206th Place / 335

Division Place:  8th Place / 21

Race Recap By Josh Keane:

For years we have heard that the Amish Country 1/2 Marathon was a great race. Finally we headed west and found out! Great race with big hills and great swag. 13th in my age group and 141st overall but pretty good pace for me today. Really enjoyed the course and the noodle at the end were fantastic! Well worth the price of admission. This one is definitely a race we will head back to run again.

Race Recap By Lisa Keane:

The 2024 Berlin Amish Country Half Marathon was super organized and well marked race on scenic country roads. 1000′ elevation with So. Many. Hills! Great swag, lots of giveaways, a large hinged medal, a bunch of confused barn animals, and one super cute baby calf!  Nice after party with photo ops and a delicious lunch featuring their famous hot noodles! Pretty sure we are doing this again next year!

9/7/2024

Midvale Minors Jubilee 5K

Midvale, Ohio

Nancy Wardell

Finish Time:  28:02

Overall Place:  1st Place / 3

Division Place:  1st Place / 2

Race Recap By Nancy Wardell:

I completed the Midvale Miners Jubilee 5K this morning, and finally placed 1st female overall! The catch is, only three of us showed up to race but we had such a good time and laughed and joked together before and after the race! It was a great race and I love new experiences and meeting great people! My finishing time was 28:02 with a pace of 9:03 which I feel pretty good with! They gave awesome prizes where I was given a $25 gift card to Dick’s Sporting Goods and some awesome chocolate chip cookies!! I loved this event and am grateful for another fun run!

9/7/2024

Potato Stomp Race

Mantua, Ohio

9 Mile Run Race

Christine Churpek

Finish Time:  1:15:00

Overall Place:  25th Place / 89

Division Place:  5th Place / 11

Cleopatra Sirnic Clifford

Finish Time:  1:31:44

Overall Place:  58th Place / 89

Division Place:  7th Place / 14

9/1/2024

Memorial 5K

Dover, Ohio

Nancy Wardell

Finish Time:  27:25

Overall Place:  6th Place / 24

Division Place:  2nd Overall Female

Race Recap by Nancy Wardell:

I completed the 2024 Memorial 5k run in Dover this morning! It was a nice course with only a couple hills along the way and mostly in the grass going around the Dover Middle School’s baseball fields, pond, and football field. I finished at 27:25 with a pace of 8:50. I was second female overall and 6th to finish the race.  It was a small turn out.  They didn’t have an award ceremony for this race, which is fine because I’m just very happy with my time!

8/31/2024

Minnehaha 5K

Peninsula, Ohio

Brittany Kiehl

Finish Time:  48:59

Overall Place:  68th Place / 91

Division Place:  5th Place / 10

Race Recap By Brittany Kiehl:

The Minnehaha 5K was my first trail race since 2017. (I slipped and fell hard in the mud and lost my shoe so I swore I’d never do trail races again.) I decided to try to give trail races another chance. This race was a fun challenge on a beautiful course at Camp Manatoc. There were quite a few hills with one giant hill at the end that seemed to last forever. The course also took you past the Minnehaha Falls. The swag was your choice of a travel coffee mug, water bottle, or a pint cup. They also had a 15K or half marathon option. You could do both the 5K and then race the Leave No Trace Half Marathon. Overall, a great experience.

8/31/2024

Tuscazoar Endurance Race

Dover, Ohio

50 Mile Trail Race

Josh Keane

Finish Time:  15:12:10

Overall Place:  32nd Place / 95

Division Place:  9th Place /18

25 Mile Trail Race

Lisa Keane:

Finish Time:  7:16:14

Overall Place:  41st Place / 77

Division Place:  6th Place / 12

Race Recap By Josh Keane:

The Tuscazoar 100 was the toughest 50 miles I have ever run on trails but I loved every step! I had so much fun running the first 25 mile loop with Lisa Keane and then soaked up an awesome 25 mile loop in the dark. Great scenic trails with fun themed aid stations in the day. At night it is incredible to see the headlamps of other runners across the river or above and below your elevation. Excellent and fun aid stations that cannot be beat. I finished 9th out of 18 in my age group and 32 out of 95 for the 50 mile race. Great race that is definitely on my hit list for 2025!

Race Recap By Lisa Keane:

When I think “trail race”, this is exactly what comes to mind!  Beautiful technical trails complete with all the mining history of this former Boy Scout camp.
This is the toughest course I have ever run in Ohio and with the changes to this years course, it was 95% trail including a quick trip to our very own Keane’s River Ranch property!  25 miles and 3300’ elevation in 90 degree heat and over the top humidity.  I thought my brain was going to catch on fire! I finished 6th in my age group of 12 so right in the middle.

This is the hardest I have pushed since my surgery and I still have a long way to go but happy to be out there with you all!  Congratulations to all of the finishers! Let’s do it again next year!

8/31/2024

NOMBS & OGRS McLain Farm Adventure Race

Irondale, Ohio

20 Mile Bike Race

Men’s Cat 3 Novice 50+

Rick Wise

Finish Time:  1:37:52

Overall Place:  1st Place / 5

Asad Khan

Finish Time:  1:59:20

Overall Place:  2nd Place / 5

Race Recap By Rick Wise:

It was great to have Asad Khan join me at the most recent round of the NOMBS mountain bike race series yesterday. It was a crossover event with the Ohio Gravel Race Series and was actually more of a gravel race. It was a tough course of about 20 miles with several long climbs averaging about 10% grade. We got soaked by downpours during the race, but overall had a blast. Thanks Asad Khan for joining me for an epic day!

8/25/2024

Kylie Rose’s Run 5K

Copley, Ohio

Veronica Neubert

Finish Time:  25:44

Overall Place:  21st Place / 128

Division Place:  3rd Place Overall Female

Nancy Wardell

Finish Time:  31:46

Overall Place:  56th Place / 128

Division Place:  7th Place / 25

Brittany Kiehl

Finish Time:  42:45

Overall Place:  97th Place / 128

Division Place:  5th Place / 14

Russ Neubert was on location providing course support and taking pictures of Team ER members competing.

Race Recap By Veronica Neubert:

It was a very hot afternoon, but a race for a good cause! It was good to see friends, family and even some student athletes! As a coach, I want to be a good example, it was a difficult run but I was able to finish 3rd female overall.

Race Recap By Nancy Wardell:

I ran the Kyle Rose 5k in Copley, Ohio this afternoon! It was great seeing some other awesome teammates from Team-ER and Mickey Rzymek! Thank you Veronica Neubert for getting the pictures! I placed 7th in my age group with a finishing time of 31:46 and pace of 10:14. I love this course and the meaning behind this run! I wish it was a little cooler, but the after activities are really great too which makes up for it. Definitely a great family race if you have little ones and you are always well taken care of with multiple water stations, bags of ice if needed at the end, and pizza and chips to help cheer you up too!

Race Recap By Brittany Kiehl:

Kylie Rose’s Run is local race that supports a great cause. It is family friendly. They had fun activities on the field for the kids. The course was in the nearby neighborhood with a finish on the track and field in the stadium. The shirts each year are always fun colors. It has a late afternoon start time so it can be hot weather to race in.

8/25/2024

Miamisburg Triathlon

Miamisburg, Ohio

2.5 Mile Kayak, 5K Run, And 10 Mile Bike

Scott Orlando

Finish Time:  1:18:04

Overall Place:  2nd Place / 37

Race Recap By Scott Orlando:

Today I competed in the Miamisburg Triathlon. I took a spill on my bike training a few weeks ago injuring my shoulder so my race preparation wasn’t where I would like. I wasn’t even sure if I would be able to paddle.

I had a rough start in the kayak as a novice kayaker immediately went sideways repeatedly ramming and almost dumping me. Luckily I was paddling my Stellar Kayaks S18S EXP Multisport with a carbon fiber / Kevlar hull that could withstand the impacts from the other kayak.

Once I cleared the danger I got after it settling in right behind the leader. Not knowing how my shoulder would hold up I paddled very conservatively. I made it to the run transition in 2nd place seconds behind the leader. My run was also a little conservative as I was feeling some pain in my collarbone. I probably could have increased my pace but again stayed just behind the leader. The leader had a fast bike transition and was gone. I pushed hard on the bike always having him in site but too far ahead to catch. For the 3rd year in a row Mark Cowley finished 1st overall and I finished 2nd overall. It was very much a two man race with the winner and I beating the rest of the field by almost 10 minutes.

Comparing my race data from last year to this year I was slower in the kayak I’m sure due to getting hung up at the start and my injured shoulder. My run time was essentially the same as last year and my bike time was faster this year. My finish time was 1:18:04 which was 13 seconds slower than last year. Overall other than my poor kayak start I had a clean good race.

This is a great race for beginners looking to get into multi sport racing as the course is fast and very flat.  The race was originally offered as a tandem canoe race with solo divisions being introduced a few years ago.  Most participants still compete as tandem canoe teams.  This year 53 tandem teams competed.  All participants received nice t-shirts, finisher medals, and plenty of snacks post race.   Overall and division awards are not offered.  Seeing that this s a race I would like to see them present awards.

Thank you to Speedy Feet, Miamisburg Parks and Recreation, all of the sponsors, and volunteers for putting on a great race!