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Sunday, 23 April 2017 23:10

CATHY YNDESTAD has been living in Switzerland for the last two years. Unless their initial plans have changed, she and awesome husband Kerry will remain in Europe for another year, then return to the US. We sure hope they move back to Minnesota and rejoin our multisport community. (They own property in Arizona, and could decide to relocate there.)

We miss the Yndestads. Gosh, they have contributed so much to our community; she as as athlete, coach and ambassador; he as a photographer/historian and all-around great guy.

We were looking at CY's competitive resume yesterday. No Minnesota multisportswoman has accomplished more than her. Don't believe us? Check out her highlights:

Career Multisport Wins: 71 (Most by any Minnesota woman)

National Honors: 2009 USAT Athlete of the Year, 2008 USAT AOY HM, USAT 2007 AOY HM ...

Minnesota Honors: Minnesota Athlete of the Decade - 2001-1010

Total MMAs: 8

- Triathlete of the Year - 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 (TOY nominee in 2004, 2005, 2006)

- Performance of the Year - 2008 (2nd overall @ USAT Nationals), 2007 (3rd overall @ Best of the US Nationals)

- Most Improved - 2007, 2003

- Also: Rookie of the Year nominee in 2002

- 7x Elite Amateur winner of the Life Time Tri - Minneapolis

- Best Year - 12 wins in 2008 (Most single season wins ever by a Minnesota woman)

Personal Records:

- Ironman - 10:05:54 (Arizona 2014)

- Half Ironman - 4:32:45 (Soma 2014)

- Olympic - 2:08:12 (Dallas US Open 2007), 2:08:24 (Buffalo 2013), 2:08:21 (Minneman 2012),  2:08:38 (Liberty 2008), 2:09:45 (Buffalo 2012). (There may be 1-2 more sub 2:10s. We are currently digging through results.)

CRs - 50ish (approximate)