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Tuesday, 24 July 2012 04:30

CHISAGO HALF VII - Cindy Blackstock (photo) had the biggest smile of all the Elite wavers on Sunday, her 50-60 teeth gleaming like polished Chicklets in the early post-dawn light.

She was smiling because she was surrounded by 1500 peers, people she loves, and because she was anxious to get her quest for a half IM personal best underway. And because she just plain likes to smile, being as she is, an intrinsically happy person and all.

Goshdarnit! This racing experience was unkind to Cindy. She told us about it in an email and though we could feel her disappointment and sadness, we also knew that she was smiling as she typed....

Salads, Ricky Bobbyisms & Lineless Porta-Potties....

Tuesday, 24 July 2012 04:15

Crosby Tri-For-A-Cause Race Report, written by Jennifer Imsande for Eric Carder (who volunteered the report with no intentions of writing it)

How does an event begin that is devoted to charity, team fellowship, and the spirit and memory of all those who have lost or continue the battle with cancer? With a flurry of messages between Lakes Area Multisport (LAMS) team members:

Michele Andres (East Gull Lake) 5:41am:

"Buffalo Tri group is already here claiming their transition spots!"

Eric Carder (Breezy Point) 5:41am:

"Sh#t birds"

Growing A Sequoia-Like Legend...

Tuesday, 24 July 2012 03:00

(YndeCam Photo - Trust us. David did not feel as good as he looks here.)

CHISAGO LAKES HALF VII - 4 / 15 / 78. No, we're not talking about the release date for Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life," one of the most insipid tunes to come out of the unfortunate disco era. Okay, some people of a certain age still like that song and may have even seen Debby open for Englebert Humperdinck at Grand Casino - Hinckley. Our intent here is to satirize, not offend.

We digress.

4 / 15 / 78.

Devon's Giant Stones....

Monday, 23 July 2012 02:30

(YndeCam Photo - Two days. Two races. Two wins for Suzie Fox.)

Race Coverage - Devon Palmer is a great triathlete. As a polka-er, well, not so much. But the dude had the heavy stones necessary to give it a try after the 7th annual Chisago Lakes Sprint Triathlon, a race he won in course record time. Told ya he's a great triathlete.

At the post race polka fest, a prize money event that several had registered for, only Devon came forward and agreed to dance with Race Director Gloria West, who totally has her polka do-do together. (She's done this before.) No one else had larger-than-average stones, though Ross Weinzierl was almost talked into it.

Was Devon really that bad, you ask? Well... Yeah. But that's what made it sooooooooooo cool. Way to rock, Dev, on the course and afterward.....