Benefits of Membership
- New Friendships
- Motivational Support
- Access to Race Listings & Special Events
- Periodic News Emails
- Discounts at Local Stores
- Access to the Running Log
- Group Run Listings
Club Objectives
- The prime objective of the association is the promotion and encouragement of running and the education of the public to its benefits.
- This association may hold championships, races on the road or track, lectures, fun runs, other educational activities, demonstrations, clinics and social events, print and publish books, magazines and newsletters, make awards, and do all such other things as may be conducive to the encouragement of running.
- Other objectives are to engage in community activities, to publicize by appropriate means the benefits of running as a means of physical fitness.
AARC's Origin
On November 10, 2007, approximately 14 runners met on a cold morning in a local coffee house discussing with admiration the running clubs flourishing in other communities. The runners debated whether there was sufficient interest in Northeastern South Dakota to operate a running club. The result was a unanimous decision to form an organization dedicated to promote running and runners. A week later, the Aberdeen Area Running Club, a not for profit corporation was formed. Today, still in its first year of existence, the club is actively supporting area runners and sponsoring events as diverse as area races, the 2008 USATF championships for both North and South Dakota, and a social hour with world famous marathoner, Dick Beardsley. The club is comprised of nearly one-hundred area runners.
Officers
Kevin Bjerke, 2nd Vice President
M.S. Sport Science
M.S. Sport Science
Head Cross Country/Asst Track Coach
Northern State University
Our Nonprofit Status
Members
| J. Allen Day 1/07/08 | Ryan Hall 1/07/08 | Gaylan Lang 1/09/08 | Rob Ronayne 1/15/08 |
| Rolf Johnson 1/15/08 | Heather Jordan 1/15/08 | Bob Salmi 1/16/08 | Kris Boekelheide 1/17/08 |
| Heather Jordan 1/18/08 | Rob Keil 1/19/08 | Benjy Wirth 1/19/08 | Leonard Suel 1/19/08 |
| Brian Lowery 1/20/08 | Rebecca Ronayne 1/21/08 | Estelle Meyers 1/24/08 | Brittany Arment 1/25/08 |
| Jackie Braun 1/26/08 | Allen Guthmiller 1/26/08 | Terrill Meier 1/26/08 | Craig Harrison 1/27/08 |
| Test Account 2/02/08 | Dave Derzab 2/02/08 | Rich Rovang 2/02/08 | paul weiss 2/05/08 |
| Sonya Nilsson 2/06/08 | Jordan Punt 2/12/08 | Josh Wilson 2/12/08 | Gwen Planteen 2/14/08 |
| Taylor Wensmann 2/29/08 | Austin Walz 3/01/08 | Kayden Svarstad 3/01/08 | Jason Glatt 3/03/08 |
| Aja Deyo 3/05/08 | Marjorie Zastrow 3/11/08 | Jonathan Calkins 3/14/08 | Marquel Crawford 3/17/08 |
| David Jarman 3/18/08 | griffin hieb 3/24/08 | Tyler 4/02/08 | Courtney Neubert 4/28/08 |
| Morghan Waage 5/06/08 | Madisyn Waage 5/06/08 | Sydney Waterman 5/06/08 | Sydney Johnson 5/06/08 |
| Lexi Weisbeck 5/13/08 | Susan 5/20/08 | Rina Larson 5/29/08 | Emily Punt 5/29/08 |
| Rikki 6/04/08 | Bo Butler 6/05/08 | Olivia Siglin 6/06/08 | Kaylee Kappes 6/06/08 |
| McCamey Kimbler 6/06/08 | Aaron Fuller 6/09/08 | Daniel Roberts 6/10/08 | Justine Severson 6/12/08 |
| Paul Dutt 6/12/08 | Michael Connelly 6/18/08 | Nancy Whillock 6/28/08 | Matthew Walberg 8/02/08 |
| Jill Mohr 3/20/09 | Joe Mehlhaff 3/26/09 | Sonya Nilsson 4/01/09 | Leah Vilhauer 4/07/09 |
| Dezirae Bohn 4/16/09 | Abigail Usselman 4/22/09 | Kaitlyn Volk 4/25/09 | McCamey Kimbler 4/29/09 |
| kelsey kimbler 4/29/09 | tessa kimbler 4/29/09 | Erin Punt 5/04/09 | AUTUMN TURCK 5/05/09 |
| amanda day 5/05/09 | Ethan Unruh 5/05/09 | Austin Maag 5/10/09 | JAMIE LARSON 5/20/09 |
| Daniel Gallagher 5/20/09 | Jenni Hogg 5/21/09 | Bailey Tollefson 6/02/09 | Amanda Jacobs 6/10/09 |
| Luke Jacobs 6/10/09 | Tyler Karlen 6/12/09 | Lukas Bernard 6/12/09 | Brooke Peterson 6/12/09 |
| Cassidy Rodman 6/28/09 | Rich Galbraith 7/26/09 | Parker Seaman 8/05/09 | Barry Wood 9/26/09 |
| Lucas Rodman 10/29/09 | John Rodman 11/04/09 | Katie Nold 11/07/09 | Becky Blacksten 11/07/09 |
| Dana Locken 2/08/10 | john brophy 4/13/10 | Denise Raap 4/22/10 | Mason Middleton 5/21/10 |
| Kiona Zomers 5/21/10 | MaKenzie 6/12/10 | Brayden Hilton 6/12/10 | Tina Vaughn 6/12/10 |
| Mark 6/12/10 | Julie 6/12/10 | Kendra 6/30/10 | Katie vogel 7/13/10 |
| Austin Cihak 8/08/10 | Audrey Cihak 8/18/10 | larry sime 9/09/10 | Alexis Boschee 9/21/10 |
| Samantha McNeel 9/28/10 | Jodi Bush 1/04/11 | Tanna Huber 2/16/11 | Art Smith 2/24/11 |
| Kyle Crawford 3/13/11 | Robert Bergstrom 4/03/11 | Jill Palmer 5/17/11 | Mya Williams 9/13/11 |
| Kayla Hopfinger 11/02/11 | Gail OBrien 11/02/11 | Carly Appletoft 11/02/11 | Lane Schopp 11/02/11 |
| Lawson Santema 5/19/12 | Sierra 5/31/12 | Jessika Wager 5/31/12 | Kalli Quicke 5/31/12 |
| Mary Gutenkauf 5/31/12 | dalton james jones 5/31/12 | Delane L. Rogers 5/31/12 | Gina J Metzinger 5/31/12 |
| Lane Schopp 8/11/12 | christopher carlson 8/28/12 | Spencer Sperry 8/28/12 | Tom Lipp 11/02/12 |
| Brenden Harrison 12/16/12 | Jill Mohr 4/24/13 | Jeremy Van Veen 4/24/13 | Macy Heinz 4/24/13 |
| Marc 4/24/13 | Don Jakober 4/27/13 | Holly Novstrup 5/12/13 | Ashley Ptacek 5/29/13 |
| Ella Hanson 5/29/13 | Heather Jordan 5/29/13 | Kailyn Poppen 8/08/13 | Tiffany A Hofer 8/08/13 |
| Erin D 8/08/13 | Ann Erdmann 9/06/13 | Tanner Peltier 11/30/13 | Mysty Schaunaman 1/27/14 |
| Ava Riggs 1/27/14 | Jack Riggs 1/27/14 | Jeff Larson 3/18/14 | Tony Schwan 4/08/14 |
| Cindy Hartung Suel 8/01/14 | David Peyton 9/14/14 | Daniel Whitehead 11/09/14 | Michelle Malsom 11/26/14 |
| Jake Arechigo 1/19/15 | Rich Galbraith 3/29/15 | Bryce Mills 5/14/15 | Lezlie Hauck 5/14/15 |
| Sean Hodges 5/21/15 | Lizzie Wagner 5/21/15 | Katie 5/21/15 | Laura 8/15/15 |
| Gwen Planteen 11/01/15 | Lesleann Palmer 11/14/15 | Alexis White 3/14/16 | Carson Brockhaus 5/12/16 |
| Joshua Hagen 11/17/16 | Tom Lipp 2/20/17 | Kerry Konda 5/18/17 | Rob Keil 5/18/17 |
| Jackie Bindenagel 5/18/17 | Mike Neubert 3/07/18 | Pamela Monaghan-Geernaert 3/17/19 | Kyle Walz 3/27/19 |
| Ernesto Mendoza 6/16/19 | Kate Bommarito 9/17/20 | Sophie Geernaert 9/17/20 | Therese ProdMo 9/17/20 |
| Sophie Geernaert 9/17/20 |
Road Races
No Listings Available.Group Runs
We meet at the NW corner of Kessler's parking lot. Saturday runs are usually 5 to 8 miles. Pace varies.
Thursday, January 1, 2:00 PM
We meet at the NW corner of Kessler's parking lot. NORMALLY, we do 5 mile laps throughout beautiful Aberdeen. We start 7 am. Some runners start early (6 am) and return by 7 am and will join the 7 am group. Please email for early start times. If 5 miles is too far, there are several short cuts available. Pace varies and we invite runners of all ability levels. We can run with anyone unless you run faster than we can.
Thursday, January 1, 3:00 PM