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Athletes of the Decade - Women Finalists...
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Monday, 14 December 2020 23:10
ATHLETES OF THE DECADE - In 2010 the MMA Committee presented "Athlete of the Decade" awards to DAVID THOMPSON and CATHY YNDESTAD, who were perceived to be Minnesota's most successful multisport athletes during the period of 2001 to 2010. CY was a four-time Minnesota Triathlete of the Year, the 2009 US Athlete of the Year and had posted approximately 60 of the 75-80 wins she has amassed in her stellar career. Likewise, at least 60 of DKT's 109 career victories were recorded during the first decade of this millennium.
Here are the four women who are finalists for 2011-2020 AOD honors.
RUTH BRENNAN MORREY (Rochester - photo)
Active Seasons -7 (2011-2017)
MMAs: 5
Also: 3x US Duathlete of the Year
Career Wins: 17 (42 starts) ...
"Who Am I?"
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Saturday, 12 December 2020 23:10
By Shyanne McGregor
I thought about just putting up a quote up with this pic but I was inspired my my friend Ginny Cataldi to use my own voice.
So here are my thoughts:
I’ve always thought that my mental toughness was a strength of mine. I still think, in many ways it is but in the week leading into my last race and in those miles of the marathon, I realized that there are parts of my mental game that need improvement.
I had anxiety and lost sleep over the pressure I put on myself to meet my goal. Then I stressed over stressing and losing sleep!
Despite my family, friends and coach Raymond Botelho talking me through this, I couldn’t shake it. Like my friend said, “Nobody cares!” He’s right! It’s just a race! ...
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Saturday, 12 December 2020 23:05
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Cool and Lucrative...
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Thursday, 10 December 2020 23:10
By USA Triathlon
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — U.S. professional triathlete Matt Hanson (Storm Lake, Iowa) placed second Sunday, Dec. 6, at the Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) 2020 Championship, held at the iconic Daytona International Speedway in Florida as part of CHALLENGEDAYTONA race weekend. The event drew more than 100 of the world’s best long- and short-course professional triathletes, all racing for a share of $1.15 million — the largest prize purse in triathlon history.
In addition to the PTO 2020 Championship, CHALLENGEDAYTONA featured various race distances and formats for age-group athletes, juniors and paratriathletes on Saturday and Sunday, as well as a Pro-Am Relay held Friday night under the lights at the NASCAR track....
The List...
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Tuesday, 08 December 2020 23:10
2020 MINNESOTA MULTISPORT HONORS - Here is the complete list of 2020 MMH honorees. Missing is the recipient of the fictional "SEAN COOLEY AWARD," which is bestowed upon athletes who are nominated in multiple categories yet come away empty handed. This fate befell Sean for several seasons before he started winning regularly. This year's non-recipents were JOSH MORK, who was nominated for AOY and POY and was ranked 2nd on Team MInnesota, and ANNA RAINER, who was nominated for AOY and Most Improved and was ranked 3rd on Team MInnesota....
