Track and Field Run-A-Thon update

The Augsburg men's and women's track and field teams' Run-A-Thon was another success this year. With a goal of running 200 miles in a 24-hour period over Saturday and Sunday, the Auggies exceeded their goal -- running a total of 211.25 miles, all in circles around Murphy Square Park!

Looking out my window onto the park, it looks like it's roughly a 400-meter (440-yard) distance. So if that's the case (about four laps to a mile), this amateur mathematician would estimate that the Auggies ran 845 laps around the park in a 24-hour span, much of which was in single-digit weather and in the snow over the weekend.

The Run-A-Thon is a fundraiser for the team's Spring Break trip to southern California (the team will compete at meets at Occidental College on March 13-14).