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Why Nicole? Why Greta?
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Sunday, 10 November 2013 06:10
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - On Saturday, Nicole Heininger (photo L) was named 2013 Rookie of the Year. She beat out one of the most talented freshman classes in state history. Arguably the class of 2013 was second only to the Class of 2010 (though the Class of 2008 was darn awesome, too) from a talent and Most Like to Succeed standpoint. In '10, Jenny Shaughnessy took home the prize, beating out Sam Janicki, Claire Bootsma and Dan Hedgecock. We may not see a group like that again for a long time, but this year's nominees--Heininger, Olivia Bagnall, Casey Miller and Larry Hosch--are darn good and all appear to be bound for stardom.
Why did Heininger win? "Versatility" was one of the major reasons. While the other three athletes excelled in short course tris, Nicole enjoyed success in duathlon, sprint tris and longer events (1/3 IM and a half IM). Moreover her resume featured two course record victories and four other podiums. Also, she held her own against some of our region's top women in two of our state's most competitive races, as demostrated by her 2nd at Lake Waconia and 3rd at Heart of the Lakes....
Minnesota's Athletes of the Year...
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Sunday, 10 November 2013 00:10
(Photo - Matthew Payne won three EMMAs last night.)
Minnesota Multisport Awards - Here are the winners of the 2013 MMAs. The selections will be analyzed and explained in future posts.
LENDWAY & PAYNE EACH COLLECT 3 EMMAS
- Rookie of the Year - NICOLE HEININGER
- Junior of the Year - GRETA DANIELSON
- Grand Master of the Year - PAM STEVENS
- Master of the Year (Women) - JAN GUENTHER
- Master of the Year (Men) - KEVIN O'CONNOR....
Doing Other Stuff is Good...
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Friday, 08 November 2013 06:10
Variety is the Spice of Training
By Jason Gootman and Will Kirousis (for usatriathlon.org)
Should you go rock climbing? Should you go snowshoe hiking? Should you play soccer every once in a while? Or should you swim, ride, and run all the time? After all, the principle of specificity states that you get better at what you specifically do. Can cross-training actually up your triathlon game or is swimming, cycling, and running inherently enough cross-training? Enough of our 20 questions—let’s get to four truths about cross-training....
Bacon, Yes! Pizza, No!
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Tuesday, 05 November 2013 06:10
(Photo - JF-F's favorite burger, "The Jiffy.")
Going "Off Course - As a grad student at Iowa State University, Minneapolis multisporter Jennifer Fitzharris-Funk taught "Human Sexuality." If you ever want to know about where babies come from or why guys are in "The Mood" all the time and girls aren't, then JF-F is the one to ask. And though there were 150+ students in her class, Jennifer never developed an elephantine ego because she knew more about naughty stuff than they did.
Being a sex expert, or "Sexpert," isn't the only cool or disturbing thing about JF-F. On the cool side, she loves craft beer and "The Jiffy," which is an awesome burger that is served at The Blue Door. What makes this burger special is that it has peanut butter on it. No kidding. It also has lots of bacon.
Speaking of bacon, another cool thing about Jennifer is that she, like most men, believe that there isn't anything that can't be improved by the addition of crispy, salty, shredded swine flesh....
Well-Traveled Poopy Diaper Changer...
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Monday, 04 November 2013 06:10
ED. This story posted originally on November 4, 2013.
Going Off Course - Last week we shared Greg Dummer's 2013 tri highlights. Today we introduce you to the non-athletic side of this remarkable guy. He's well-traveled and highly cultured. He can conversate in four languages and has had a couple of unbelievably harrowing experiences, the kind that you see in action movies. He loves Doritos, has changed poopy diapers and may be the most accomplshed person we've ever gone "Off Course" with. Please read his answers to our questionnaire and see if you don't agree.
And yes, his wife totally looks like Jennifer Connelly.
BACKGROUND:
Name? Greg Dummer
Age? 43 in December
Where you live now? Southwest Minneapolis – right by Lake of the Isles and Cedar Lake....
