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Ironman Florida - Stacked Fields, Golf Ball Blisters & Chased Dreams...
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Wednesday, 10 November 2021 00:10
ED. Rachel, Katie and Ted reflect on their Ironman Florida experiences:
RACHEL ZILINSKAS - 8th place - 9:35:04 - PR
"First pro race in the books at Ironman Florida! It was a great experience lining up with such a stacked field. There was a lot I executed well but even more that I learned. I’m so excited and motivated to go on from here.
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"Thank you to everyone who cheered me on and supported me this past weekend. I really felt all the love and that’s what makes this community so special. Special shoutout to my sister for crushing her first experience as my race support, to my fellow @yoderperformance teammates on course for the encouragement and inspiration, and to Andrew and @pennltz for driving the whole way from PA to support us!" ...
Complete List of MMH Nominees....
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Monday, 08 November 2021 00:10
2021 MINNESOTA MULTISPORT HONORS - Here is a complete listing of MMH nominnes. Leading the way with four nominations apiece are a phenomenal 19-year-old who has truly paid his athletic dues in the years leading up to this season, and UM grad student whose rise has been meteoric. We're talking about KYLE SWENSON and RACHEL ZILINSKAS. Others receiving multple nominations are DAVID KOPPEL (3), JENNA HORNER (3), KORTNEY HAAG (2), TIM BONTRAGER (2) and tri-rookie HENRY JESSEN (2). What this tells us is that despite the pandemic's negative affect on our racing scene--loss of both races and athletes, many of whom are/were extremely decorated-- new names will emerge to perpetuate the high performance standards that our state is well known for.
Who will be the recipients of this year's MMHs? You'll know very soon.
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Kortney Haag (photo) Timoth Bontrager
Jenna Horner David Koppel
Rachel Zilinskas Kyle Swenson ...
Jenna, Heather & Rachel
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Friday, 05 November 2021 00:10
2021 MINNESOTA MULTISPORT HONORS - Here are the finalists for Female Performance of the Year:
JENNA HORNER (photo) - 5th overall woman at Olympic Nationals.
HEATHER LENDWAY - 1st @ Lake Minnetonka Triathlon - 1:07:57. HL is the only woman to have broken 1:10 at LMT, which she has done twice.
RACHEL ZILINSKAS - Amateur women's course record at Ironman Lake Placid. - Her 9:52:33 lowered the record Kirsten Schut of the RSA by 8:41!
RACHEL ZILINSKAS - 2nd amateur woman / 1st US woman at St. George 70.3 World Championships. Her 4:34:01 was 7:06 faster than her winning time on the same challenging course earlier in the season at the North Amercan 70.3 Championships....
Henry, David & Kyle...
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Tuesday, 02 November 2021 00:10
2021 MINNESOTA MULTISPORT HONORS - Here are the finalists for Men's Performance of the Year:
HENRY JESSEN (photo L) - 7th overall male at USA Triathlon Sprint Nationals. Henry's time was fast - 57:29--and he was only 1:15 behind the national champion.
COMMENT: Jessen, a tri rookie, was also the fastest Minnesotan at Olympic Nationals. Once again, his time was impressive - 1:58:25, and he outpaced all of his Minnesota peers. However, the national champion was almost eight minutes faster. It was agreed that Henry's Olympic performance deserved at POY Honorable mention.
COMMENT: Field depth and margin of victory made this performance special.
DAVID KOPPEL (photo below L)- Amateur Win at Heart of the Lakes - 1:31:37 on a hot day. Outraced the deepest men's field of the season....
Kort, Jenna & Rachel...
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Saturday, 30 October 2021 00:10
2021 MINNESOTA MULTISPORT HONORS - Here are the three women nominated for 2021 Triathlete of the Year, and why they were chosen:
KORTNEY HAAG, 42, Maple Grove (photo below)
While Jenna and Rachel were making names for themselves on the national tri scene, Kortney was dominant locally, winning three of the four races she did, and placing 2nd in the other. Two of her victories were in half IMs, raising her career W total at the distance to 11....
