“When I was younger I used to go with dad on training runs, and it just went from there,” Saul said. He ran three successful races in 2014, winning the Camp Ripley and the Mid-Minnesota at Reimer and placing third in the White Oak at McGregor, all races of 60 miles or so. At that point, he decided he was ready for a bigger challenge. In February of this year, he ran the three-and-a-half day John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, along with 16 other competitors. Dad and mom were b