Friendly competition at Lebanon 10K – Photo Credit Mike Wheeler
Greetings Friends,
Its Minnesota and I’m a Minnesotan and so are most of you, so lets talk about the weather! You basically cannot get much better weather for a run than we had last Wednesday – what a perfect way to kick off this years Endless Summer Trail Run Series! Every year the Endless Summer Trail Run series brings runners and volunteers, friends old and new, back together – it was wonderful to reconnect with all of you. We hope to see many of you on June 17th at the French 5K at French Regional Park in Plymouth.
A huge thank you to Lebanon Hills / Dakota County Parks for hosting us and taking such great care of the park, and trail system. An equally big thank you to Chapel Hill Church for the use of their parking lot.
As always, all credit is due to our amazing volunteers – thank you!
Results:
Results from last weeks race can be found HERE https://www.athlinks.com/azp/ctlive/event/91427 – please let us know if your result is missing or you see anything in error.
Photos:
A huge thank you as always is due to our volunteer photographers! You can find photos HERE https://www.estrs.com/photos/
ESTRS Next Up:
Please join us for the French 5KM on Wednesday June 17, Lebanon 7MI on Wednesday July 8 and Spring Lake 5MI on Wednesday July 29.
Afton Trail Run:
Are you ready to go long? The 33rd Annual Afton Trail Run 25K & 50K is on Saturday July 4 at Afton State Park in the Stunning St. Croix River Valley. Registration closes on Thursday June 25, 2026 at 11:59PM CST or once the field limit has been met. https://www.aftontrailrun.com/
Please consider volunteering at the Afton Trail Run or Superior Fall Trail Race / Superior 100:
Make a day of it, helping your fellow runners at the 33rd Annual Afton Trail Run on Saturday July 4, 2026 – Info HERE https://www.aftontrailrun.com/read-first/ and/or make a weekend of it, helping your fellow runners at the 36th Annual Superior Fall Trail Race / Superior 100 on September 11 & 12, 2026 (Superior 100 is the 10th oldest 100 mile trail race in the country) – info HERE https://www.superiorfalltrailrace.com/read-first/
RSR Online Store:
We have an online store with a few things you might like. https://www.rocksteadyrunning.com/shop/
RSR Online Community:
This is just a boring old forum; sans advertising, manipulative algorithms, etc. https://community.rocksteadyrunning.com/
Mile In My Shoes:
Get to know our charity partner; Mile in My Shoes https://www.estrs.com/mile-in-my-shoes/
Financial Assistance
Are you someone or do you know someone that wants to run one of our races but finances are a barrier? Reach out, we will help.
Sponsors:
A huge thank you to all of our awesome Sponsors and Partners! You can learn more about each, HERE https://www.estrs.com/sponsors/
Twin Cities Running Company
ACG
Bridge Realty – Bill Pomerenke
Domino’s Pizza – Platinum Pizza!
Best Day Brewing
Vaniply / Vanicream
Consilience Coaching
State Farm Insurance – Geri Martin
North Coast Running
Trail Transformation
Northwoods Running
Performance Running Gym
Climb Above Endurance Coaching
Mile in My Shoes
AFSP Minnesota
St. Croix Law
Critical Connections Ecological Services
In Closing:
It is an honor doing this for you and with you. We are grateful for your support, and we never take that support for granted. We will see you in a few weeks at the French 5K!
Sincerely,
John Storkamp
Race Director
Endless Summer Trail Run Series
The 2026 ESTRS Mushroom sticker – Photo Credit Scott Rokis
Pals at the race start – Photo Credit Scott Rokis
A quick welcome and pre-race announcements – Photo Credit Scott Rokis
Race start on a perfect night – Photo Credit Scott Rokis
Always fun to be had at the Lebanon 10K – Photo Credit Cary Johnson
Hydrating on the move – Photo Credit Mike Wheeler
Running for two – Photo Credit Cary Johnson
Overall race winner Christian Hall – Photo Credit Mike Wheeler
Father and son running stride for stride – Photo Credit Scott Rokis