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Reeses, M&Ms & PhDs in Minnesota Nice....
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Thursday, 23 June 2011 03:00
Lake Waconia Preview - The Caller ID read, "Trudles."
"Hey sweetie! Whuzzup?"
"Will you stop at Holiday on your way home?"
"Sure, what do you need?"
"Either Reeses or M&Ms. I can't make up my mind."
He smiled knowingly. "What are we celebrating?"
"I saw Lake Waconia's start list on your monitor. Wow, whatta field!"
He smiled again, bigger this time. "Yeah, I got pretty excited myself when Marvin sent me the spreadsheet."...
Macca's Comin' To Town...
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Wednesday, 22 June 2011 03:00
Macca against all in the first U.S. TriStar111 in Minnesota
21 JUNE 2011, Monte Carlo / Monaco, Maple Grove, MN, USA.
For Immediate Release - TriStar111 Minnesota, held August 27 in Maple Grove, will feature Chris McCormack 'Macca' Ironman world champion, who will have to fight hard for the win in this race against a large group of professionals. Macca, and all pro roster athletes, will also compete to earn the pro cash purse of $10,000 (powered by URBAN Tri of Minneapolis), shared among the top ranked. This will be the first TriStar triathlon race in the United States, which will complement the "Maple Grove Triathlon: Dare to TRI" and bring the European style in triathlon organization and fun new formats to a large market.
Who dares to race with Macca? A number of professionals will face the reigning world champion Chris McCormack, thanks to a $10,000 pro cash purse distributed among the top ranked, powered by URBAN Tri. Macca will be a favored victor in the U.S. TriStar 'premiere' on August 27 in Maple Grove. Macca, who has already competed in two events this year including TriStar Nevis and...
People Stuff...
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Tuesday, 21 June 2011 03:20
Newsy Notesy Stuff - Congratulations are in order! According to our records, Duluth's premier multisportsman, Brian Bich (photo L), now 45, recorded his 40th career triathlon win last Saturday at the Dakota Man near Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
One of America's most decorated amateur triathletes, Bich is a former USAT Master of the Year (2008), an award he's been nominated for three times, and was US Athlete of the Year Honorable Mention in 2005. He has won nine MMAs, four of which were for Triathlete of the Year, and has cracked the overall Top 10 at Nationals on four occasions. And he has twice reached the podium at the Best of the US National Championship (2005, 2008)....
Mary & Jeff Will Be There...
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Tuesday, 21 June 2011 02:50
Croixathlon Preview - Amy is kinda bummed. And on her behalf, so are we. There are six weekends during the 2011 tri/du season with five or more scheduled multis. Not only is Amy's race--the 6th annual Croixathlon--on one of those crowded weekends, it is on the one that is the most jammed....
Even More Peopley Stuff...
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Tuesday, 21 June 2011 02:30
(Photo - The Hall Wedding, in which husband, Mederic, performs the classic theatrical "bend-her-backward-kiss" with his bride, Joanna, who is one of the topics of this post.)
NEWSINESS & NOTESINESS - Joanna Hall is in a unique position. Since her recent relocation to Iowa City, she had raced at Pigman Sprint, which was (and has been for seven years) Iowa's qualifying event for the Best of the US Championship, which will be staged in Gulf Shores, Alabama next September.
