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Sunday, 13 May 2012 03:30
(Photo - 2011 LBTL women's champ, Jen Neuman, who is one of the coolest people we know.)
Race Preview - The Albert Lea Triathlon, aka "Land Between the Lakes," has never been a large event, averaging approximately 150ish race day attendees. That's too bad. Sure, it is a bit of a drive from Minnesota's tri hotbeds in the Twin Cities, Duluth and, to a lesser degree, Rochester. And the fact that the May water in Fountain Lake can euphemistically be called "invigorating." These factors certainly keep some folks away.
And then there's the issue of Legacy. Small races tend to stay small because folks unthinkingly assume that small races deserve to be that way.
That's a goshdarn shame! There many small races that are actually GREAT events. The Apple Duathlon comes immediately to mind. So does Croixathlon.
And so does Land Between the Lakes....
Cool Weekend Stuff...
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Saturday, 12 May 2012 05:30
* OAKDALE DU XI - Scotty Penticoff totally rocked, Suzi Fox totally rolled, Susan Ward got totally hooked & Lydia Novotny got major style points for her bodacious compression socks. Records fell on a perfect Saturday for racing at Lake Elmo Park Reserve. Story and photos on Tuesday. RESULTS
* CENTRAL LAKES CYCLE I - Local star David Jensen picked up his 2nd multisport victory in as many starts this season on Saturday at the new and unique CLC Bike-Run-Bike. He was joined in the Winners Circle by Alexndria's Angie Johnson. Ang outraced all the girls in all three phases of the competition and had the 3rd fastest opening bike split. Only the top two dudes--Jensen and Grand Rapids' Alan Dettmer had brisker rides. The event drew 70 participants. RESULTS
* Scurvy News:
Hardness & Funness...
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Saturday, 12 May 2012 02:30
Rev 3 Knoxville
By Devon Palmer
Posted on May 9, 2012 (http://palmertri.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/rev-3-knoxville/)
Race Report - Two weeks ago I raced the Falls Duathlon here in Minnesota as a little warmup for my first pro race of the year in Knoxville. The duathlon was fine. My Gear West Bike and Tri teammate Chad Millner was eager to three peat and it would have been rude for me to get in the way. He got enough of a gap the first run that it took over half the bike to catch him and my gap off the bike wasn
One For the Record Books...
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Friday, 11 May 2012 02:30
By April Morgan
Race Report - When the MTN Guys first asked me to share my Ironman St. George story with the rest of you, I was still trying to soak in all that had taken place on this epic record breaking day! As I write this, still traumatized and tired from race day I
Fergus Falls Has It Going On...
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Thursday, 10 May 2012 02:30
Race Preview - There are plenty of good reasons to do the inaugural Central Lakes Cycle Duathlon on Saturday.
"Name seven!" a guy shouted challengingly.
Hokey dokey.
- First of all, the event is UNIQUE! Launching with a 19.6 mile bike portion (TT start), then followed by a 3.9 mile run and concluding with a 6.9 mile bike, this is unlike anything that most multisporters have ever heard of, much less participated in. And if you can't get enough saddle time, this event is definitely for you. Most tris have in the neighborhood of a 4-1 bike-to-run ration. Standard dus are in the 3-1 range. The CLCD has almost a 7-1 bike/run ratio. Cool, huh!...
