Minneapolis/St. Paul - Jan. 31, 2010 - Team USA Minnesota has launched a new web site at www.teamusaminnesota.org to mark its 10th anniversary and provide more information about the training center and its athletes.  The redesigned site replaces a site that was unveiled in May 2001, which is the same time Team USA Minnesota was announced as a post-collegiate distance running group based in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul.

The development and design of the new site was done as a pro-bono project by Jason Lehmkuhle, an athlete with Team USA Minnesota since 2001 who has his own business - Jason Lehmkuhle Design and Illustration.  He specializes in graphic design and web site development for small businesses and has a degree in graphic design from Drake University.  More information about his services can be found at www.south-mpls.com/design.

Lehmkuhle, who has run 2:12:54 in the marathon, is also the art director and layout artist for "Run Minnesota" which is the bi-monthly publication of the Minnesota Distance Running Association.

ING Miami Half Marathon - Jan. 31

At the ING Miami Half Marathon on Jan. 31, Meghan Armstrong crossed the finish line in first place in the women's field with a time of 1:17:49.  Josh Moen was fourth in the men's field with a time of 1:09:50 (winning time was 1:05:58).  The race started at 6:15 a.m.

Both athletes ran personal bests at the USA Half Marathon Championships in Houston on Jan. 17 with Moen posting 1:02:52 and Armstrong clocking 1:13:56.

Indoor Track Results - Jan. 30

As part of their preparations for upcoming championship and major competitions, three Team USA Minnesota athletes ran races on the indoor track over the weekend.  In Lexington, on the University of Kentucky campus, Katie McGregor finished first in the women's mile at the Rod McCravy Memorial Meet in a time of 4:41.12.  Next up for McGregor will be the USA Cross Country Championships in Spokane on Feb. 13.

At the Albuquerque Convention Center, site of the New Mexico Invitational, Patrick Smyth was second and Jason Lehmkuhle was fifth in the men's 3000 meters.  Smyth posted a time of 8:09.29 and Lehmkuhle was clocked at 8:13.01.  The first three athletes in the event, including Smyth, broke the Convention Center record of 8:10.18 which was set in 2009.

Smyth and Lehmkuhle are training at altitude in January and February to prepare for the USA Cross Country Championships and the Boston Marathon respectively,

About Team USA Minnesota

Team USA Minnesota is based in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul.  Formed in 2001, the purpose of the training center is to improve post-collegiate American distance running and to develop Olympians.  The athletes are coached by Dennis Barker, head cross country and track coach at Augsburg College in Minneapolis.  Team USA Minnesota's major sponsor is Life Time Fitness (www.lifetimefitness.com) and its silver sponsor is Twin Cities in Motion (www.mtcmarathon.org).  It is also supported by the New York Road Runners and the USA Distance Project.  For more information, visit the web site at www.teamusaminnesota.org.

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