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2020 Minnesota Junior of the Year Nominees: Girls...
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Monday, 19 October 2020 23:10
2020 MINNESOTA MULTISPORT HONORS - Joining NOAH BILLINGS, CARSON DEICHMAN and KYLE SWENSON as official 2020 JUNIOR OF THE YEAR nominees are the talented girls highlighted here.
It was a great year for teen girls. Lots of competition with the athletes taking turns beating each other. Not nominated, but deserving mention, are MORGAN and MACY BELL, CAROLINE PETERSON, plus 2019 Female Junior of the Year BELLA BUENTING, who only raced once last season, but turned in what was unquestionably the Junior Performance of the Year at Big Lake, where she placed 2nd overall just 30-seconds behind the winner. ...
2020 Minnesota Junior of the Year Nominees: Boys...
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Saturday, 17 October 2020 23:10
2020 MINNESOTA MULTISPORT HONORS - Due to the abbreviated season, eligibility for MMH consideration is based on two outstanding performances, not three or more as is standard. By "outstanding," we refer to performances that approach, match or exceed existing standards for the courses in question. In other words, the efforts we evaluate are measured against course records, either overall and divisional, and what are recognized historically as "elite time ranges." ...
WINTER TRI CLINIC!
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Thursday, 15 October 2020 23:10
We are entering the traditional off-season for triathletes. If you are new to the sport, or could use a few refreshers, now is the perfect time to learn! Come learn with experienced coaches, whether you have a race planned or not, this is a no-pressure, come-as-you-are environment for you to learn all you need to get started in the sport of triathlon. You will even get to practice all that you learned on the final day with a mini indoor triathlon experience!
Weekly topics range from triathlon basics to planning and gear to transitions, ending with a day of Indoor Tri prep and a Mini Tri activity day on December 16. All staff and participants are required to wear masks....
Coyotes, Semis and Super Good Sandwiches...
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Tuesday, 13 October 2020 23:10
By Noah Billings
TRI BY KNIGHT RACE REPORT - I was interested in Tri by Knight at Wartburg College because their reschedule date, October 10, 2020, fit perfectly between mountain bike races and looked to be a way to get one more race in before the end of season. I liked the distance proportions. It had a short 300 swim, a nice 15 mile bike, then a 3 mile run to finish.
We left at 4:45 AM and drove to the college. We almost hit a coyote. Because of Covid, there were a lot of extra rules about spectators and who could go into the fieldhouse, but they had a ton of student athlete volunteers so there were a lot of people to help. Also, my tri friends from Rochester- Kevin Proud, Lael Daire, and Sarah Hunter- were all there so I hung with them pre-race.
I was a little nervous for this race. My mom got covid at her work and we had to quarantine for 2 weeks and my doctor and coach said I should not train at all during that time. I was released from quarantine and allowed to exercise 1 week before the race. I was worried about whether I would still be fast.
Border State Honorees...
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Saturday, 10 October 2020 23:10
2020 MINNESOTA MULTISPORT HONORS - Later this week we will begin the process of posting nominees for this year's MMHs, which will feature two athletes--AJ MANNING (Fargo, ND) and PATRICK ALLAIRE (Marshfield, WI) that reside in border states. Since 2000, the MMH Committee has been rewarding those visiting athletes who meet the criteria for consideration, and at least nine of those talented multisporters have taken home awards, including SARAH KOLPIN (photo), who won the Rookie of the Year and Duathlete of the Year in 2005, and was ranked 1st on Team MInnesota. She is the only rookie in MMH history to captain the Team.
They are:
ROBERT GILLES, Fargo, ND - 2001 Triathlete of the Year, 2001 Duathlete of the Year, 20o1 Performance of the Year, 3 x Team MInnesota (photo below)
SARAH KOLPIN, River Falls, WI - 2005 Rookie of the Year, 2005 Duathlete of the Year, 2 x Team Minnesota....
