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  • Duathletes tackling all of Mississippi River

    MORE THAN ENDURANCE TEST, 4-MONTH EXPEDITION LOOKS AND LISTENS FOR STORIES TO DOCUMENT SOCIAL FABRIC by Jim Boyle, Editor Aug 2, 2019 Relay of Voices, a four-month-long expedition from the headwaters to…

    August 2, 2019
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  • DAY 23 – WEDNESDAY, JULY 31

    SAINT PAUL TO PRESCOTT Tom and I arrived at Lambert’s Landing in Saint Paul, Minnesota to begin the ride out of the city. We decided on a bike only day, due to time constraints…

    July 31, 2019
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  • DAY 22 – TUESDAY JULY 30

    MINNEAPOLIS TO ST. PAUL Day two in the Twin Cities. Good friends Tori Nill and Todd Stevens joined the Relay team in the morning to cover the miles on foot. They’re veteran…

    July 30, 2019
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  • DAY 21 – MONDAY, JULY 29

    ELK RIVER TO MINNEAPOLIS Early morning in Elk River, Minnesota, long road to Minneapolis. Of course the Davies had a full breakfast planned for us—an amazing cinnamon nut bread, bacon, eggs over easy,…

    July 29, 2019
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  • Looking for stories along the Mississippi, she’s found love

    Britta Greene Crosby, Minn.July 29, 2019 4:00 a.m. | MPR News Victoria Bradford Styrbicki had just finished a 20-mile trek, by foot and bike, between the northern Minnesota towns of Aitkin and Crosby. Now it…

    July 29, 2019
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  • DAY 20 – SUNDAY, JULY 28

    MONTICELLO TO ELK RIVER Which side of the river to run on is always a question. And on Day 20, we had planned on the west side, but the locals said no,…

    July 28, 2019
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  • DAY 19 – SATURDAY JULY 27

    ST. CLOUD TO MONTICELLO An engineer and a choreographer walk into a bar . . . Victoria ended yesterday’s run on the upper side of the St. Cloud Convention Center. I needed…

    July 27, 2019
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  • DAY 18 – FRIDAY, JULY 26

    RICE TO ST. CLOUD We were told the Creamery is hopping in the morning, with two groups of men who know their Rice, Minnesota history—seating themselves according to political affiliation: Democrats in the front,…

    July 26, 2019
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  • DAY 17 – THURSDAY, JULY 25

    LITTLE FALLS TO RICE We packed up our mansion (!) at Linden Hill, and got set for the run out of town. A local woman named Jackie Devine had messaged us earlier, saying…

    July 25, 2019
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  • DAY 16 – WEDNESDAY, JULY 24

    LITTLE FALLS LAYOVER Tom’s birthday! A layover in Little Falls and a day of “rest”—rest from running at least, but not from learning more about this community and all that goes on…

    July 24, 2019
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