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Friday, 18 November 2016 23:10
By Shawn Gerber (breakingmuscle.com)
“I don’t need the gym. I’m already running 5-6 days per week. That’s plenty!”
Have you ever said something like this? As an endurance athlete, it is easy to buy into the idea that you can just run, bike, or whatever-it-is-you-do all the time, and call it good enough. After all, that is what you are training for, right?
Not exactly. ...
Why Matt, Not Sean...
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Thursday, 17 November 2016 23:10
Today we're going to talk about one of the more controversial MMA selections: Men's Performance of the Year
At Tri Night, Matthew Payne did not expect to receive the POY. At the podium, he admitted that he had expected Sean Cooley to take home the prize for his course record 4:04:21 at Superior Man. Several others were confused, perhaps shocked, by the selection.
Why then did Matt Payne's CR at Buffalo Olympic receive the award? Before we start to explain, know that some of the selectors did favor Cooley.
- First of all, Buffalo Olympic's men's field was perceived to be deeper than SM's. It featured four of the top 5 men on Team Minnesota, plus Corey Towle, who came very close to making the team. By comparison, only two--Payne and Andy Wiberg--Team Minnesota men, other than Cooley, raced at Superior Man. Still, as was said on Election Night, the POY race between Matt and Sean was too close to call...
More Slam Dunks...
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Wednesday, 16 November 2016 05:10
On Tuesday, we talked about two of the five MMA categories that we considered to be "Slam Dunks." Here are the other three:
2016 Junior of the Year....
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Tuesday, 15 November 2016 23:10
By Mitchell Clayton (mitchellclaytontriblog.wordpress.com)
The title says it all. After 5 seasons of triathlons, over 50 races, hundreds of workouts, and three nominations, I’ve finally won the Minnesota Multisport Award for Junior of the Year.
There are three things I can say about winning this award and getting this recognition…
Motivation. Ever since I found out about the whole MMA thing, I’ve been driven to get Junior of the Year. It’s been in my mind during every single workout and every single race. I’ve pushed myself harder because of it, it’s focused me, and it’s motivated me to do things that would otherwise have been easy to choose not to...
2016 Slam Dunks...
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Monday, 14 November 2016 23:10
The MMAs were awarded last Sunday. Some of the picks were "Slam Dunks," i.e. clear winners, ones that wouldn't generate much of an argument. Some were controversial. The rest were somewhere in between those designations.
SLAM DUNKS - Duathlete of the Year, Rookie, Grand Master, Female Master, Female Triathlete of the Year
CONTROVERSIAL - Male Master, Male Performance of the Year, Long Course Athlete of the Year, Female Performance of the Year, Male and Female Team Minnesota....
