Minneapolis/St. Paul - May 6, 2010 - Team USA Minnesota's Katie McGregor will be among the competitors at the USA 25k Championships in Grand Rapids, Mich., on May 8.  In 2007, McGregor won the race, which is held in conjunction with the Fifth Third River Bank Run.  Her time that year was 1:25:53 in the event that is billed as the largest 25k road race in the country.

McGregor most recently posted 32:30.84 in the 10,000 meters at the Cardinal Invitational in Palo Alto on May 1.  On the roads earlier this year, she won the USA 15k Championships in Jacksonville on March 13 in a time of 49:52, which was a personal best.  McGregor is a five-time national champion - 25k, 15k, 10k road twice, and in the 10,000 meters.

This is the 33rd year of the annual River Bank Run, which has been the site of the USA 25k Championships since 1995.  The race begins at 8:20 a.m. (Eastern).

Ponce Grand Prix - May 8

Heather Dorniden will travel to Puerto Rico this weekend to compete on the track in the Ponce Grand Prix, an event that started in 2006 and draws some 10,000 spectators.  She will run the 800 meters during the evening meet.

Dorniden has a personal best in the 800 of 2:01.05.  In February she finished third in the 800m at the USA Indoor Championships held in Albuquerque.

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 the competitiveness of 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 along with a grant from Running USA.  For more information, visit the team's web site at www.teamusaminnesota.org.

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