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Rooting For Dani....
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Wednesday, 19 October 2016 05:10
2015 Minnesota Rookie of the Year DANI VSETECKA (pronounced "Sheh-teska"--it's an Eastern European deal) will be racing, along with more than 3000 others, including 94 pros, at the 7th annual Ironman Miami 70.3 on Sunday.
Dani excels at 70.3 and will be a podium favorite in the amateur women's race. Check out her half IM resume:
- 1st @ 2015 Door Country Half - 4:46:29
- 1st amateur @ 2015 Pigman Half - 4:41:34
- 2nd amateur @ 2016 ronman Texas 70.3 4:34:56
Our research revealed that no American woman has yet broken 4:40 at Miami, though one Perevian athlete --Elise Portugal (4:38:09 in 2015)--and Mexico's Alina Hanuschke Busch have done so. The talented Ms. Hanschke Busch has actually cracked 4:40 twice in South Florida. Her amateur CR is 4:36:34. (Her PR is 4:26:01 in a winning effort at Monterrey 70.3 in 2015.)...
"It's All About Staying Focused"....
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Tuesday, 18 October 2016 23:10
Six things i’ve learned training for kona.
By Erin Klegstad (sweetsweatlife.com - Oct. 7, 2016)
Whoa. Kona is here. How is that possible?! Tomorrow I *get* to race the IRONMAN World Championship – surreal is an understatement!
I arrived in Kona, solo, a week early to acclimate as much as possible and for a little quiet time – bliss for this introvert! I love my tribe and wouldn’t get to a start or finish line without their support, but the alone time was much needed and has been so rejuvenating. You know your pre-race has been relaxing when you read two books in three days! Aside from reading, the week’s been filled with sitting in the a/c, workouts in the heat of the day, hanging out with my rad Coeur Sports crew, drinking all the iced almond milk lattes + kombucha at Kona Coffee + Tea, and cruising Ali’i on my $90 Walmart 18-speed mountain bike....
2016 Performance of the Year: Women...
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Monday, 17 October 2016 23:10
2016 MINNESOTA MULTISPORT AWARDS - Today we post the final MMA category: FEMALE PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR.
It's taken several weeks to narrow the long list of outstanding performances to just four, but here they are in alpha order by athlete:
1. - HANNA GRINAKER's record-setting victory at LAKE WACONIA, where she lowered the women's CR by 3:05.
2. - KORTNEY HAAG's course record at BUFFALO OLYMPIC. Her time--2:10:08--bettered the previous CR by more than two-and-a-half minutes. The women's field at Buffalo was very deep, with five members of 2015 Team Minnesota as well as rookie Grinaker.
3. - DIANE HANKEE's victory at APPLE DUATHLON, where she outraced what was arguably the deepest women's field of the year in our state.
4. - ERIN HYNDMAN-FARREN's 3rd place overall women's finish at IRONMAN LOUISVILLE. Her time was 10:02:29, which is the second fastest Minnesota women's 140.6 clocking ever...
2016 Race of the Year Finalists...
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Monday, 17 October 2016 02:10
MINNESOTA MULTISPORT AWARDS -
Voting for 2016 TRIATHLETES CHOICE RACE OF THE YEAR concluded yesterday. The way the TCROY is determined is that the votes for a race are divided by the number of its finishers giving us its "% of Participation."
In 2016, 36 events received votes and seven of those races received the support of at least 5% of their finishers, and had 30 or more total votes. In alpha order, those races are:
- BREWHOUSE TRIATHLON -
- GREEN LAKE TRIATHLON -
- HOPKINS ROYAL TRIATHLON (2015 TCROY) - ...
"I Gave it My All"...
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Saturday, 15 October 2016 23:10
ED. Voting for Triathletes Choice Race of the Year concludes tonight at 11:59 PM. VOTE
By Johnny Surprise
Ironman Maryland Race Report - My goal of completing 10 Ironman's was somewhat met on Saturday. The conditions were really bad and the flooding and high tide that engulfed the second half of the marathon was the craziest thing I've ever experienced in a race! With the cancellation of the swim, we were forced to do time trail start which pushed my start time to 9:40. The late start guaranteed me to get stuck in the muck and water. I gave it my all physically and I made sure to stay calm and just keep grinding and smiling!
This sport has had major role in my life since 1999. It is and will always be a measuring stick for me to test my mental and physical toughness as well as my ability to suffer and to do my very best when I really don't want to. It was here when I needed it most during the early years of my sobriety. It has given me long lasting friendships that I am so very thankful for. Evan Reed and Jennifer Martone are two of my dearest friends and fierce training partners and competitors who have always been there for me and who have made me better.
On Saturday, I had Wendy, my boys and Mimi who traveled down from West Point just to support me. This was Dylan and Jax's first time watching me compete in an Ironman. To see them along the course was incredible for...
