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Claire's Rust Buster...
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Monday, 04 March 2013 00:10
(Very Cool Photo - Sometimes great athletes get dressed up and drink alcoholic beverages. Claire is looking real satiny and Dan and Devon are posing oddly. Devon especially.)
Clermont Draft Legal Challenge - For a pair of Minnesota elites, the 2013 tri season starts next weekend in Clermont, Florida. Two-time Minnesota Triathlete of the Year and runner-up for 2012 US Athlete of the Year, Dan Hedgecock is returning and hopes to significantly improve upon the 5th place finish he posted last year. Accompanying him will be 2011 Minnesota female TOY, Claire Bootsma, whose full first name is "Clarissa." Who knew?
Facing approximately 40 other girls in what's called the U25 Elite Development division, Claire, who will be making her "drafting" debut, will be coming into the race as a podium hopeful. Among those she'll face is defending champ Rachel Mann, a teenage soon-to-be-pro from Illinois. A terrific swimmer, she has yet to prove that she can ride with the faster women in non-drafting events. In a DL race, though, she will likely come of the bike with the leaders. Still, do not pick her to beat Claire next weekend....
Where is Triathlon Going?
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Sunday, 03 March 2013 00:10
By Devon Palmer
Posted on February 22, 2013 by palmertri.wordpress.com
Triathlon is a young sport. I have only been doing triathlons since 2006 and in that short time have seen massive growth within our community here in Minnesota. New faces and lots of new races. Exciting stuff. We may have a few cold months here but we are lucky to have lots of lakes and parks and thus many fabulous venues for races.
A few weeks back I read some interesting thoughts by Brett Sutton (photo). He wrote about WTC, the owners of Ironman. You can read his entries here- Part 1 and here - Part 2.
Here is one of the more compelling parts (from Part 2):
Kids Wreaking Havoc...
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Saturday, 02 March 2013 00:10
Tri Again
By Nathan Ilse
For the second year, Rosemount Middle School triathletes took on the challenge of competing in the LifeTime Fitness Indoor Triathlon. The 25 middle school students trained together for two months to get ready to head to Lakeville and take on the adult competitors. Last year, some of students placed in the top twenty and did well, so the bar was set high.
The kids were amazing as they wreaked havoc on the competition! Parents, onlookers, volunteers, and I were amazed as they pushed themselves through the entire race. Each student had something to be proud of at the end of the race because every student had completed a triathlon! For some, it was one of many they had completed, but for most it was the first time they were able to call themselves triathletes....
Some Serious Wipeouts...
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Friday, 01 March 2013 00:10
By Norm DePlume
The fourth annual BeMobile Iceman Triathlon took place on February 23 in the border towns of Grand Forks, ND, and East Grand Forks, MN. The event - actually a 'quadrathon' as it includes a final sledding leg - presented a real challenge for the 100+ athletes in attendance. It was particularly grueling for solo competitors who were forced off the beaten track for some portion of each leg - skiing, biking, and running. In fact, course director Andy Magness called this year's event the toughest yet, saying that "we had more snow this year than ever before so the run in particular was a tremendous challenge, and even though shortened a bit took all the racers significantly longer than in previous years". The ski and bike sections were equally difficult with the ski being host to "some serious wipeouts" and the bike including "brutal pushing for those unfamiliar with proper snow riding techniques", quipped Magness.
Sean Cooley (photo), a med student at UND, took the win in the Yeti category (male solo racer) again this year with a time of 1:25:17 - his third straight stint as champion. The women's Yetiess category, the deepest ever in the races history (with 11 solo female racers) was won by newcomer Bryn Putbrese with a time of...
12 Marathons in 12 Months...
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Thursday, 28 February 2013 00:10
Mike Johnson: On the Run
By Tom Couillard (for http://www.stthomas.edu)
What do you get when you run 12 marathons in 12 months? For starters, you get 12 T-shirts, 12 medals, 314.4 miles of mostly pain and agony (but with some joy, too), new friends, the satisfaction of a goal achieved and a renewed respect for marathoners, not that you would need it after having run so many.
And if you are a runner the caliber of Mike Johnson
