The Assorted Nuts of the Great River Relay

The Great River Relay. Think of it as a 199-mile party with your 12 best friends. Teams of 12 run along the world-famous Mississippi River as they rock out to live bands, enjoy the wacky participant costumes and antics, and make life-long friends with teammates and competitors. The party follows the Great River Road starting in Winona, Minnesota and ends in St. Paul, Minnesota. Each team member run at least three alternating legs ranging from 4 to 9 miles... and this is where the fun begins!

Assorted Nuts is the 12-person Minneapolis-based team that emerged to become one of 30 teams participating in the Great River Relay in August of 2006. Captained by Liz Harper, followed Bill Reinfeld and now by Aurora Jacobsen, the team enters into their ninth straight year of competing in the Great River Relay.

As they set out on their 199-mile adventure, the Assorted Nuts plan to "OUT DRIVE, OUT RACE, OUT CHEER, OUT RUN" all their competitors from Winona to Minneapolis, Minnesota. And even more importantly, their main strategy is to OUT-"NUTS" every team on the course. In the traditional cheer of the team, "GO NUTS!"

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PAST ASSORTED NUTS TEAM RESULTS

 

2015 RESULTS: 217th out of 421 teams; 33:41:32 (10:02 pace)

2014 RESULTS: 44 out of 387 teams; 29:01:52 (8:48/mile)

2013 RESULTS: 111 out of 301 teams; 30:12:20 (9:10/mile)

2012 RESULTS: 145 out of 324 teams; 29:21:33 (8:54/mile)

2011 RESULTS: 102 out of 280 teams; 28:24:48 (8:42/mile); 41st out of 147 in Open Mixed Regular Division

2010 RESULTS: 111 out of 291 teams; 29:01:08 (8:53/mile); 59 out of 192 in Open Mixed Regular Division

2009 RESULTS: 126 out of 222 teams; 28:00:48 (8:43/mile); 7 out of 11 Submasters Open Mixed Division

2008 RESULTS: 130 out of 168 teams; 32:34:09 (9:32/mile); 7 out of 11 Submasters Open Mixed Division

2007 RESULTS: 50 out of 99 teams; 30:34:05 (8:43/mile); 20 out of 36 Open Mixed Division

2006 RESULTS: 10 out of 30 teams; 29:00:03; 5 out of 13 Open Mixed Division

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WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT ON THE GREAT RIVER RELAY?

 

Read "Redemption on the Run" (narrative from the 2007 Assorted Nuts adventure) to better understand the adventure that is ahead.

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