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The boathouse is opening for the season this Saturday: http://groundupadventures.com/bhotr. I think there are free rentals on Monday (Memorial Day).

That's exactly what we went through to get sharrows on University Ave in Grand Forks--people claiming that somehow a bike lane would cause drivers to hit kids going to school.

Rather than hoping for infrastructure to catch up, I'd really like to see more infill development. The apartments going in by the railyard by UND and Columbia? Awesome. The apartments just north of Columbia Mall? Great. The north end has space for new development; Gateway could certainly be turned into a better home for businesses than it is now.

@siouxjoy, you've got a whole year to train! There's a relay category as well, so you can alternate swimming.

No more than any other big river. It doesn't have an "undercurrent" that flows separately from the surface; the most dangerous parts of the Red were the lowhead dams which were easy to go over and get pushed under, but those near Grand Forks have been removed. This question comes up every year; here's a link to an article about the swimming ordinance and safety from last year: http://www.crookstontimes.com/article/20130705/NEWS/130709787?template=printart

Meh. Two years of swimmers plus sending everyone (700 people) across the Red three times during the mud run last year with no ill effects.

This is a long shot, but I'm trying to reach outside my own circle of friends to find some more help for this weekend. END-WET, a 36-mile downriver swim in the Red River, is on Saturday, and with the river going up into flood stage again we're trying to get a few more power boats on the water. We're not anticipating an increased level of danger for the swimmers (except that the swim might be too easy with this much flow), but better safe than sorry. If you have a boat you'd be interested in driving up and down the river for a while on Saturday, we'll cover fuel money. If you're interested or know someone who might be, please get in touch with Andy at endracing@gmail.com or 701-330-0709. Some background: This is the third year we've held this event. It was 27 miles (Grand Forks to Oslo) in 2012 and 2013, but we moved the start point to Belmont Park/Frog Point this year to make it 36 miles, which we hear is the longest swim in North America at the moment. As far as these swims have been, we've had about 25 people each year and they've all finished. It's pretty nuts.

I'd love to see them play outdoors, and I'm not even a football fan. Anything to give the stadium some action, although I assume they'd have to renovate the interior to some degree.

From Andy Magness at ENDracing: More information on the race can be found at http://endracing.com/end-wet. We had 12 solo swimmers and three teams of two last year. Before anyone asks, there were no injuries, near-drownings, diseases, or infections picked up from being in the river for that long. You can fill out this form if you'd like to volunteer. If you're interested in volunteering from a motorboat, that will work as well.

I don't know if anyone here is an avid (or even halfhearted) paddler, but this race is going on next month and there are still a bunch of paddling spots open: http://www.endracing.com/p/end-wet.html The big draw is (amazingly) the swim race, which has 13 people signed up to swim 27 miles in the Red River of the North from Grand Forks to Oslo, MN. The whole roster is here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sV2HIEtq8BBuRjqfkCpOR54IXFu784dPdYswtspyNzA (For appropriateness' sake, UND alumnus Erik Sanders was captain of the UND Cycling Team before he graduated.)

Just an update on this site, it's still active and is listing 150+ upcoming events. http://northernplainsathletics.com I'm curious, since I've been sort of balking at some race entry fees lately: what's the highest you'd pay to do a race? Does it matter if it's directly "for charity" or not?

http://www.northernplainsathletics.com This site is generally for North Dakota, South Dakota, northern Minnesota and southern Manitoba, but really it could include anywhere an athlete from Grand Forks might believably travel to go to a race (reason being, I'm in Grand Forks right now). - Running (road and trail) - Cycling (road, mountain, track, cyclocross) - Triathlons - Skiing - Adventure racing - Paddling (canoe, kayak, paddleboard) - Others as needed Some features: - Anyone can post upcoming events - You can bookmark events or say you're competing - Comment on how past events have gone off - Map-based search means you can find races close to you, faster - RSS feed of all events added to the site, or only those within 50 miles The site is primarily set up as a calendar for individual sports because these events have schedules that change from year to year and each person's schedule isn't carved in stone from the beginning of the season (as would be the case for summer softball). Feedback is always appreciated.

We are also looking for volunteers to come out to help marshal corners. If you have a few hours to space on Saturday or Sunday morning, we could use your help. These events take a lot of manpower and we wouldn't be able to pull them off without help from people outside the club. Information is here: http://talk.campusdakota.com/index.php?topic=5765.0 There will be a mandatory volunteer meeting on Thursday at 6 pm on the second floor of Memorial Union.

That's Summit League Indoor Track and Field. Indoor and outdoor track are two different sports.

If you're getting into the sport of cycling and would like to try your hand at a full weekend of racing action, this is your chance to represent ALONGSIDE our very own University of North Dakota cycling team at their home race weekend. Non-collegiate races will be going on, so no matter what experience level you are, if you want to race, come on out! Full information is available at http://www.und.edu/org/cycling UND Race Weekend Poster OFFICIAL by MatthewBK, on Flickr