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Sub-2:15s...

Monday, 27 February 2017 23:10

Yesterday we talked about the amateur Minnesota men who had distnguished themselves with sub-2-hour Olympic distance performances in the last two seasons. We discussed some of the reasons why there were significantly more sub-2s in 2015 than 2016.

Today we're looking at the amateur Minnesota women who posted sub-2:15 times at Olympic distance. As with the men, 2015 was a faster year than 2016. And as with the men, the tougher conditions at Omaha Nationals was partly to blame. Also, having Worlds close to home in 2015 had a major effect for the women.

What needs to be mentioned here is that, while fast Olympic times weren't as numerous last season, Minnesota's amateur women totally rocked at sprint--check out the Lake Waconia results!--and half IM. We'll be posting about that in the near future.

Also, the most prolifically successful Minnesota woman at Olympic distance in 2016 was rookie phenom Hanna Grinaker. She posted three sub-2:14s. Her best was her Olympic debur at Buffalo: 2:10:58.

In 2015, Christina Roberts rocked four sub-2:15s. Her best was a 2:10:44 at Maple Grove. FYI, her birthday was yesterday. Happy Birthday, Christina! (top photo - Baby Christina)

Here is the performance breakdown for 2016 and 2015: