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A Bichian Milestone....
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Sunday, 05 August 2012 04:10
(Photo - Mild-mannered Brian Bich clad in his workaday teaching uniform. On weekends, though, he dons a different kind of outfit and does superhero stuff.)
Brewhouse XXVI Coverage - A borderline frosty morning with a choppy 63-degree lake morphed into an otherwise great day for racing, unless your name was W. Harvey Skees, who suffered a race-ending leg injury early in the swim. Already bummed that it was too cold to wear his infamous "Banana Hammock," W. Harvey had hoped that he would turn in a HOLT-like effort and rob 2011 Brewhouse Short Course champ Mike Ward of a successful defense.
Alas, it was not to be, and Ward, who after the race donned a cool pair flamboyant red sunglasses, that couldn't have cost more than a dollar or two, cruised to a 2:12 victory over Pennsylvania guy, Jeff Silvernale, who was tall and...
Stuff About SUPERFOODS...
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Sunday, 05 August 2012 02:10
(Photo - Semi-yummy Chia seeds. A Superfood, they are hydrophilic, you know; and really, really good for you.)
ANDI Top 3 and Superfoods
By Hilary Patzer
There are so many diets out there... more information than we could ever hope to grasp or process. It is further complicated by the fact that endurance athletes need different fuel than sprinters, football players, climbers or sedentary people. We are what we eat; food truly is a person's first line of..
That Inflatable is Huge!
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Saturday, 04 August 2012 15:19
(Photo - Resisting the urge to look up,
Saturday Headliney Stuff...
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Saturday, 04 August 2012 14:35
LAKEFRONT DAYS - Andy Schiesl won the Lakesfront Days Triathlon this morning. It was the fourth consecutive year that he has done so. The women's title went to elite runner / 2004 Minnesota Rookie of the Year nominee, Joyce Bourassa (pronounced "Borsa"). Andy and Joyce are really, really nice people, as are most, if not all, of the event's 280 finishers.
FYI, Andy likes Lady Gaga and has at least one adorable child (photo L). RESULTS
MINNESWASKA TRIATHLON X - Sartell's Jesse Westrup and Wayzata's Megan Erlandson parlayed very fast run splits into overall victories at the 10th edition Minnewaska Triathlon in Glenwood this morning. For Westrup, it was his 2nd straight victory...
A Great Place to Start....
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Saturday, 04 August 2012 02:10
Re-energize your triathlon season with a Mini-Tri at Lake Nokomis
By Emily Waitz for Team LUNA Chix Minneapolis
August is here and it seems like our short triathlon season is already so close to being over in Minnesota. But there are many great races remaining on the calendar and we know many people are still gearing up, some for their first ever triathlon.
Are you getting ready for your first triathlon? Or are you a veteran, interested in practicing transitions? The LUNA Chix Minneapolis Triathlon team is hosting a fun and casual...
