SEPTEMBER 3, 2011
Race Day Information.
The event is held on the
Saturday of Labor Day weekend. Race day registration starts 7:00 a.m. and the 5
mile race begins at 9:00 a.m. and the 2 mile race begins at 10:30 a.m. The
awards ceremonies follow the conclusion of both races. Food, beverages and the
party in the park continue until 1:00 p.m. The race has attracted nearly
2,000 runners and walkers in past years.
Race Directors:
Karen Kraus, 715.833.0833 and
Michael Salm
Course Description
The runners start at the Pine Pavilion in Carson
Park. The 2 mile course heads north initially and circles within
Carson Park. The 5 mile course head south out of the park and on to the Eau
Claire bike path along the west side of the Eau Claire River. Runners cruise
past the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire and Owen Park before they head
west back to the finish at Carson Park.
Course Map
(click to enlarge)
2 mile and 5 mile courses
Race Records
| Buckshot 2 | Buckshot 5 | |
| Male | Marshall Donnerbauer 9:30 (1999) | Chad Johnson 23:08 (1998) |
| Female | Kris Ihle-Helledy 9:59 (1998) | Kris Ihle 27:18 (1996) |
Results: 2011 • 2010 • 2009 • 2008 • 2007 • 2006 • 2005
History.
Excerpt from Ron Buckli's August 29, 2008 column in the
Leader Telegram That's easy. How about Kris
Ihle-Helledy, the Eau Claire Regis product who now lives in the Oak Creek area
of Milwaukee but has not forgotten her roots. She won her first Buckshot in 1989 and 20 years later is back
shooting for an 11th win. "I'm raising a family and run for the mental part of it," she
said this week. "But I love the Buckshot Run and I've been training some and am
in good fitness." That just about decides this year's women's 2-mile event. She
was the top female finisher last year and fourth overall in a time of 10
minutes, 56 seconds. At 38 years of age, that wasn't too bad. But that's only part
of the story. In 2000, fresh from the U.S. Olympic 10K trials, she made one
of the male runners say, "Don't mention I got beat by a woman." She invaded the
male-dominated lead pack and finished fifth overall in 26:50 - a record that may
never be topped. Three years earlier she was the overall 2-mile winner in
another record of 9:59, besting the top man by 27 seconds. There is more. In 2004 she won the women's 2-mile in the
turtle-like time (for her) of 11:51. Her now 3-year-old son, Derek, had a fun
ride that day in his first Buckshot. She couldn't hide the fact that she was 42
months pregnant with him. In all, she has won the 2-mile seven times and the 5-mile on
three occasions. Ihle-Helledy had a special interest in the recent Beijing
Olympic Games. She was a roommate of Deena Kastor (Drossin at the time) while
they were vying for Olympic spots in the 2000 trials. Kastor was the U.S. hope
in the marathon but dropped out with a foot injury early in the race. Besides Derek, 5-year-old son David is already an accomplished
skier. The genes are good. Dad Kurt was a U.S. team speed skater. Kris is a licensed psychologist in the Milwaukee area. "I help
companies assess talent," she says. "I'm 100 percent in the business world." She's all business on the race course too. And she plans to
return next year at 40 to run the 5-mile. In October of
1983 Dan Conway went to France to win the World Masters 10K championship wearing
an Indianhead Track Club T-shirt. A little more than a month earlier the Chetek schoolteacher at
the time prepared for the race by headlining the first Buckshot Run and led 412
runners to the finish line. He won again in 1985 and has returned each year except one -
when he missed due to an illness. He'll make the 150-mile trip from Superior again this weekend
for his 25th appearance at age 69. He is coaching cross country at Superior High
and faces hernia surgery following the season. "I want to make my 25th," he said. "I can't race but I'll go
out and run my 5 miles." Conway had good news earlier this year when he was inducted
into the USATF National Masters Hall of Fame. Through the years he has held
many age-class records. No one has gone
through more pain to keep alive his streak of running every Buckshot Run than Al
Douglas. The Elk Mound farmer suffered near-fatal injuries in a silo accident in
the winter of 2001. He didn't let that end his streak. Showing amazing courage and
battling through excruciating pain, he dragged his body through the 5-miler that
September and has been able to maintain his streak. "It's what got me started running and it's for a good cause,"
said Douglas, who will walk the 5-miler. "And it's nice to see everybody." He is one of seven that may have never dreamed that 26 years
later they would have a perfect attendance record. The others are Gary Ellis, Pat Callahan, Jerry Poling, Diane
Johnson, Dave Oestreich and Ardys Casey. Casey, at 85, continues to participate,
but not as an active runner/walker. And you can add No. 8 to the list. That would be long-time
Special Olympics volunteer Pat Watkins, who each year leads both races around
the courses on his bicycle.
Who holds the most wins, most records and most astounding
Buckshot Run performances?
| WINNERS BY YEAR AND TIME | ||||||
| 5 mile | ||||||
| Men | Women | |||||
| 1983 | Dan Conway | 0:25:44 | Jenny Rowe | 0:34:37 | ||
| 1984 | Dick Beardsley | 0:24:40 | Jenny Rowe | 0:31:05 | ||
| 1985 | Dan Conway | 0:25:53 | Michelle Peters | 0:33:03 | ||
| 1986 | John Vodacek | 0:24:55 | Diane Munzenmaier | 0:31:59 | ||
| 1987 | Dan Held | 0:24:59 | Karen Schoenrock | 0:29:12 | ||
| 1988 | Dan Held | 0:24:35 | Karen Schoenrock | 0:29:13 | ||
| 1989 | Dan Held | 0:23:50 | Karen Schoenrock | 0:30:17 | ||
| 1990 | Gaylord Olson | 0:25:45 | Karen Schoenrock | 0:30:07 | ||
| 1991 | Gaylord Olson | 0:25:11 | Kim DePrenger | 0:31:49 | ||
| 1992 | Gaylord Olson | 0:24:48 | Kim DePrenger | 0:30:22 | ||
| 1993 | Scott Jenkins | 0:24:27 | Corrine Hlavka | 0:30:28 | ||
| 1994 | Chip Cheney | 0:26:02 | Laura Wodyn | 0:30:34 | ||
| 1995 | Dan Frusher | 0:25:21 | Kris Ihle | 0:28:18 | ||
| 1996 | Dan Frusher | 0:25:12 | Kris Ihle | 0:27:18 | ||
| 1997 | Dan Held | 0:24:17 | Cheri Uelmen | 0:32:58 | ||
| 1998 | Chad Johnson | 0:23:50 | Jewel Market | 0:31:40 | ||
| 1999 | Chad Johnson | 0:24:19 | Wendy Bengtson | 0:32:43 | ||
| 2000 | Steve Hibbs | 0:25:53 | Kris Ihle-Helledy | 0:26:50 | ||
| 2001 | Chad Johnson | 0:23:08 | Rebekka Lundquist | 0:31:28 | ||
| 2002 | Matt Goertz | 0:25:25 | Rebekka Lundquist | 0:29:48 | ||
| 2003 | Vince Temu | 0:24:07 | Sarah Kasabian | 0:30:26 | ||
| 2004 | Vince Temu | 0:24:40 | Sarah Kasabian-Larson | 0:30:13 | ||
| 2005 | Jason Finch | 0:24:50 | Melissa Wright | 0:29:37 | ||
| 2006 | Jason Finch | 0:24:13 | Rachel Earney-Rich | 0:28:41 | ||
| 2007 | Patrick Russell | 0:24:54 | Rachel Earney-Rich | 0:29:46 | ||
| 2008 | Rich Maleniak | 0:24:33 | Ashley Earney | 0:29:40 | ||
| 2009 | Matthew Chesang | 0:24:28 | Marie Boyd | 0:30:53 | ||
| 2010 | Jason Finch | 0:24:10 | Sarah Hurley | 0:30:47 | ||
| 2011 | Thomas Breitbach | 0:24:52 | Mandi Risler | 0:32:57 | ||
| 2 Mile | ||||||
| Men | Women | |||||
| 1983 | Tom Langley | 0:10:19 | Laurie Bagniefski | 0:14:40 | ||
| 1984 | Jeff Olson | 0:10:19 | Amy Foote | 0:12:57 | ||
| 1985 | Jeff Olson | 0:10:00 | Fay Larson | 0:11:44 | ||
| 1986 | Steve Killian | 0:10:22 | Lynda Osterude | 0:12:35 | ||
| 1987 | Steve Killian | 0:10:11 | Kristin Guthery | 0:13:14 | ||
| 1988 | Steve Killian | 0:09:53 | Roxanne Ready | 0:12:20 | ||
| 1989 | Joel Wagner | 0:09:51 | Kris Ihle | 0:11:30 | ||
| 1990 | Joel Wagner | 0:09:55 | Kris Ihle | 0:10:53 | ||
| 1991 | Joel Wagner | 0:09:55 | Kerry Litscher | 0:13:09 | ||
| 1992 | Jeff Schreiber | 0:10:08 | Kit Brown | 0:13:25 | ||
| 1993 | Paul Gilles | 0:10:28 | Kerry Rohn | 0:12:49 | ||
| 1994 | Ron Prochnow | 0:10:02 | Kerry Rohn | 0:12:48 | ||
| 1995 | Joel Wagner | 0:10:26 | Kris Ihle | 0:11:17 | ||
| 1996 | Mike Bernhardt | 0:10:27 | Fay Larson-Kurth | 0:13:13 | ||
| 1997 | Bob Davel | 0:10:26 | Kris Ihle-Helledy | 0:09:59 | ||
| 1998 | Marshall Donnerbauer | 0:09:32 | Kris Ihle-Helledy | 0:10:08 | ||
| 1999 | Marshall Donnerbauer | 0:09:30 | Kris Ihle-Helledy | 0:10:27 | ||
| 2000 | Seth Vircks | 0:10:45 | DeAnna Pasch | 0:12:21 | ||
| 2001 | Eric Jazner | 0:10:01 | DeAnna Pasch | 0:12:09 | ||
| 2002 | Zach Severson | 0:10:15 | Kathie Schaus | 0:13:16 | ||
| 2003 | Larry Mboga | 0:09:42 | Kathie Schaus | 0:12:53 | ||
| 2004 | Larry Mboga | 0:10:22 | Kris Ihle-Helledy | 0:11:51 | ||
| 2005 | Larry Mboga | 0:10:34 | Heidi Jarecki | 0:12:21 | ||
| 2006 | Vince Temu | 0:09:33 | Wendy Bowe | 0:13:54 | ||
| 2007 | Dan Schwanberger | 0:09:33 | Kris Ihle-Helledy | 0:10:56 | ||
| 2008 | Paul Hetke | 0:10:06 | Kris Ihle-Helledy | 0:10:45 | ||
| 2009 | Andy Warren | 0:09:40 | Kris Ihle-Helledy | 0:10:50 | ||
| 2010 | Larry Mboga | 0:10:39 | Aubrey Roberts | 0:12:51 | ||
| 2011 | Ryan Gruhlke | 0:10:56 | Aubrey Roberts | 0:12:02 | ||