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Blankenship, Anderson Shatter Course Records at Minnesota Mile

(Duluth, Minn.) It was a day for records at today's seventh annual
Minnesota Mile road race in downtown Duluth.

Ben Blankenship, 24, of Stillwater, Minn., set a new course record in 3
minutes, 52.7 seconds and claimed the first-place prize of $3,000. Two-time
defending champion Craig Miller, of Boulder, Colo., placed second in
3:53.1.

Gabriele Anderson, 27, of Minneapolis, claimed the women's division title
and $3,000 with a personal-best time of 4:21.3, which eclipsed the women's
course record by more than 14 seconds. She topped defending champion and
Team USA Minnesota teammate Heather Kampf, 26, also of Minneapolis, who ran
4:27.1.

The previous course records were held by Kenya's Aron Rono (2010, 3:58.18)
and Canada's Carmen Douna Hussar (4:35.60), respectively.

A total of 571 people registered for the Minnesota Mile event which
featured four separate divisions ? Grandma's Minnesota Mile (Elite), Duluth
Mile (Semi-Elite), All City Mile (Recreational) and the Verizon Kids Mile.

See top finishers below. For complete results, visit
www.grandmasmarathon.com or www.mtecresults.com.

Minnesota Mile Results – September 8

Grandma's Minnesota Mile

Male
1) Ben Blankenship, 24 – Stillwater, Minn. 3:52.7 - $3,000
2) Craig Miller, 26 – Boulder, Colo. 3:53.1 - $2,000
3) Jack Bolas, 25 – Greenville, SC 3:53.5 - $1,500
4) Diriba Degefa Yigezu, 25 – Ethiopia (New York, N.Y.) 3:54.1 - $1,000
5) Nathan Brannen, 31 – Canada (Westlake, Ohio) 3:55.0 - $800
6) Dey Dey, 24 – Colorado Springs, Colo. 3:55.5 - $600
7) Girma Gebre, 20 – Ethiopia (New York, N.Y.) 3:57.5 - $400
8) Mathhew Elliott, 28 – Rock Hill, S.C. 3:58.6 - $250

Female
1) Gabriele Anderson, 27 – Minneapolis, Minn.4:21.3 - $3,000
2) Heather Kampf, 26 – Minneapolis, Minn. 4:27.1 - $2,000
3) Sara Vaughn, 27 – Centennial, Colo.4:38.9 - $1,500
4) Kellyn Johnson, 27 – Flagstaff, Ariz. 4:40.2 - $1,000
5) Elizabeth Yetzer, 25 – Lakeville, Minn.4:41.7 - $800
6) Jamie Cheever, 26 – Minneapolis, Minn. 4:43.0 - $600
7) Doreen Kitaka, 29 – Kenya (Coon Rapids, Minn.) 4:46.7 - $400
8) Melissa Agnew, 22 – St. Louis Park, Minn. 4:47.1 - $250

Masters (40 & Over)
Male
1) Lance Elliott, 42 – Edina, Minn. 4:20.2 - $500
Female
1) Breeda Willis, 43 – Stevens Point, Wis. 4:48.4 - $500

Duluth Mile – (Semi-Elite Division)
Male
1) Aaron Gorman, 24 – Brooklyn Park, Minn. 4:34
Female
1) Kailee Kiminski, 17 – Esko, Minn. 5:22

All City Mile (Recreational Division)
Male
1) Ethan Shelton, 25 – Duluth, Minn.5:02
Female
1) Lisa Hirsch, 31 – Duluth, Minn. 5:39

Verizon Kids Mile (Ages 8 to 14)
Male
1) John Schwinghamer, 14 – Mora, Minn. 5:18
Female
1) Kelly Lorenz, 12 – Carlton, Minn. 6:19

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