Meet another member of the American Heart Association’s Minnesota Run with Heart team: Timmy Marrinan! Age 26 Hometown/Current City Edina, MN / Tempe, AZ Number of Marathons Zero! This will be my first full. Favorite Race Completed Rock n Roll: Las Vegas 2011 – It was my first half-marathon and as a big Vegas guy, running under […]

Meet another member of the American Heart Association’s Minnesota Run with Heart team: Theresa Myers! Age 35 Hometown/Current City Hometown Blooming Prairie – Current City Kasson Number of Marathons One. Favorite Race Completed Grandma’s Marathon 2012 – I ran it with my brother who is an expert marathoner. Best experience of my life, despite the slow time. […]

Meet another member of the American Heart Association’s Minnesota Run with Heart team: Amy Batchelder! Name Amy Batchelder Age 30 Hometown/Current City Whitefish Bay, WI/St. Louis Park, MN Number of Marathons Two (Both Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon) Favorite Race Completed Women Run the Cities along the Mississippi River. Favorite Location To Train Chain of Lakes, mainly Lake […]

Meet another member of the American Heart Association’s Minnesota Run with Heart team: Thomas Braun – Coach Tom! Name Thomas Braun Age 59 Hometown/Current City La Grange, Illinois Number of Marathons 14 Favorite Race Completed The Soldier Field 10 miler. This is run on the Saturday before Memorial Day. The opening ceremony is very inspiring. Finish line […]

Meet another member of the American Heart Association’s Minnesota Run with Heart team: Travis Brick! Name Travis Brick Age 33 Hometown/Current City Savage/Shakopee Number of Marathons Zero Favorite Race Completed Torchlight 5K Favorite Location To Train South suburbs Favorite Running Pump-Up Song Mishka- “Above the Bones” My Running Secret It’s very important for your muscle recovery to […]

Meet another member of the American Heart Association’s Minnesota Run with Heart team: Simon Gruber! Name Simon Gruber Age 28 Hometown/Current City Minneapolis Number of Marathons Zero. Favorite Race Completed Get in Gear Half Marathon, the farthest I’d ever run until a couple weeks ago. Favorite Location To Train I’ve done a lot of my mid-length runs […]

Meet another member of the American Heart Association’s Minnesota Run with Heart team: Andrew Shimota! Name Andrew Shimota Age 26 Hometown/Current City Minneapolis Number of Marathons Zero. Favorite Race Completed Dave Ryan 5K & Warrior Dash Favorite Location To Train Mississippi River Trails and Cedar Lake Trail. Favorite Running Pump-Up Song Music tastes are all over the […]

Meet another member of the American Heart Association’s Minnesota Run with Heart team: Sara Shaw! Name Sara Shaw Age 31 Hometown/Current City Davenport, Iowa – Quad Cities Number of Marathons Zero. This will be my first! Favorite Race Completed I run a 7 mile race every year in my hometown–The Bix 7.  This year will be #21! […]

I am running with the American Heart Association’s Minnesota Run with Heart team in the Twin Cities Marathon this year (don’t worry, I’m running the doctor-ordered 10 mile distance). I’m happy to be working with the AHA and the Twin Cities Marathon to raise awareness and funds for heart disease! From now until race day, […]