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Friday, 12 October 2012 02:10
(Cool Photo - Tyler Hecht and an adorable kid.)
Minnesota Multisport Awards - As with all the categories, it was extremely difficult to whittle the list of possible Junior of the Year candidates down to just four official nominees. Here they are, along with their 2012 highlights:
GRETA DANIELSON, 18, St. Cloud (Also nominated in 2011)
5th overall / 1st Jr. @ Minneman Sprint
7th overall / 1st Jr. @ Manitou
8th overall / 1st Jr. @ Gear West Duathlon
12th overall / 1st Jr. @ Chisago Sprint...
Kona Predictions...
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Thursday, 11 October 2012 02:10
Hawaiian Ironman World Championships - Our sport's Super Bowl is Saturday and our butts will be resolutely planted on our swively office chairs like the tendrilly roots of a fig tree, which according to Wiki.Answers.com has the deepest roots of any tree.
And our eyes will be frozen to our iMac's 20-something inch screen like as many Jeff Daniels' tongues on the frosty support poles of a chair lift. (You saw "Dumb and Dumber," right?) The delivery guy from Red's Savoy on White Bear Avenue has already been instructed to...
Countdown to Splashdown...
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Wednesday, 10 October 2012 03:00
October 15 is Opening Day for Apple Valley's new Blue Water Aquatic Center. In addition to hosting Rip Tide Swim Team and numerous youth and community swim groups, the facility will be offering Masters Swim practices beginning on the 16th.
Masters practice is offered Monday through Thursday 6 AM to 7:30 AM and Saturdays from 7:30 AM to 10 AM, for $25 per month. The program includes guided instruction, custom training plans and stroke technique feedback....
Cool Stuff About Patrick Parish...
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Wednesday, 10 October 2012 02:10
On September 29, 2010 Minnesota Triathlete of the Year Patrick Parish competed in his first F1 style triathlon. It was called the Super Frog Triathlon, obviously named after the beloved amphibious superhero, and we don't know the exact format. The experience was educational, and PP freely admits that he got totally smoked.
The next day, though, Parish did the Super Frog Half IM, his 70.3 debut, and this time he was the one who smoked the competition. Racing in the Elite Wave, Patrick finished 4th overall and was the first male finisher who didn't actually hold a pro license. You may have heard of the trio of ....
Claire, Ruth, Suzie & Cathy...
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Tuesday, 09 October 2012 03:25
(Photo - 2012 TOY nominees: Claire, Ruth and Suzie. Cathy's pic is on the next page.)
Minnesota Multisport Awards - It's official. The nominees for 2012 Female Triathlete of the Year are Claire Bootsma (2011 TOY), Ruth Brennan Morrey, Suzie Fox and Cathy Yndestad (TOY in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010). The athletes were selected based on their 2012 resumes, not their reputations. ...
