Home
The Promise of Awesomeness...
-
Thursday, 23 August 2012 02:10
Maple Grove Dare to Tri III - This ambitious three-year-old event is one of those rare races that became an instant classic. It's venue, staging, execution (fantastic volunteers!), abundant amenities and grand VIBE are major league; totally first class. It's therefore unsurprising that 1200+ athletes (from 24 states) have enrolled for Saturday's race; that's a 33% increase over the 2011 numbers....
St. Paul Triathlon Stuff....
-
Wednesday, 22 August 2012 02:10
(Photo - Jane & Julia. Minnesota's fastest Mother/Daughter team?)
St. Paul Triathlons - We knew nothing about Bridget McCoy before she won the St. Paul Sprint Tri. Now we know something about her: We know that she won the St. Paul Sprint Triathlon.
Determined to find out more about her, we consulted Facebook, where we found a whole bunch of Bridget McCoys, all of whom either didn't share their info or live outside of Minnesota.
After a second glance at the race results, we discovered that our Bridget McCoy is 26 and resides in St. Paul.
So, it looks like we now know three things about her. She's a race winner, is under 30 and lives in The Cities....
#1 on the Sides. #2 on Top....
-
Tuesday, 21 August 2012 03:20
(Photo - Triathlete / turkey killer Paul Serreyn bagged this bird on his front lawn in Lakeville.)
LAKE MARION V - Over the last two seasons, we
Suzie's Victory Rash...
-
Tuesday, 21 August 2012 03:00
PIGMAN HALF XIV - Suzie Fox's breakthrough win, the first long distance victory of her career, at the 14th Big Pig was anything but smooth. Well, it was for the first 68 miles, but with a little more-or-less than two miles to go, the canine-and-Britney-loving triathlete was clobbered from behind by a cyclist....
"I'm not feeling too well today. Lots of bruising, swelling, road rash, and soreness...got hit pretty hard from behind by a male cyclist and then hit the ground pretty hard. The frustration of never putting together a good half before and never breaking 5 hours at Pigman got me back up on feet b/c I wasn't sure I would be able to finish...." she told us via her Blackberry yesterday....
Minnesota's Team USAers...
-
Tuesday, 21 August 2012 02:50
(Photo - Brian Holthus rocked at Nationals. He was one of 11 Minnesotans to earn a Team USA berth.)
USAT NATIONALS STUFF - Eleven Minnesotans have earned automatic invitations to compete for Team USA at the 2013 ITU Long Distance World Championships in London next summer. To receive an invitation, one must have placed in the Top 18 in his or her division. Because some athletes will decline their berths, athletes placing 19th - 25th are in passdowns positions.
It appears that this year's Nationals drew the largest and most talented fields in the 24-year history of the event.
Here are the Minnesota invitees and those who are in passdown positions: ....
