Hello & Welcome to the Pederson Benefit Run Blog!
The Pederson Benefit Run was created to support our friends Colleen & Larry Pederson, who sustained a tremendous amount of damage to their home during the recent flood in Zumbro Falls, Minnesota. After the flood, many people who were able to do so, volunteered to help Colleen & Larry with cleaning up the mess & the damage left behind after the water receded. The work has seemed endless, with many hours spent cleaning, tearing down walls, ceilings, pulling out the floor and the fireplace, before rebuilding could begin. Still many, especially those who were not able to be there in person, have asked what more can we do? As trail runners we thought let’s do what we do best…Run! And the idea for the benefit run was born.
Over the years Larry and Colleen have become familiar faces in the Trail Running Community, dedicating countless hours of their time so that runners may enjoy the sport they love so much. Each year some of the fun that we get to experience on the trails because of them are The Fall Superior Races, Zumbro 100 & In Yan Teopa. Larry also founded the Upper Midwest Trail Runners Association, visit the website for further information about UMTR and the races they direct http://www.uppermidwesttrailrunners.com/
Now we have an opportunity to give back through the benefit run and almost immediately after the blog was posted last Thursday, we had our 1st $100 donation, and we are already at $500 in donations and pledges! We will continue to post updates on this site so please check back frequently to find out further information about the potluck, silent auction, who’s running, etc…
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
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