Race Coverage

Burlington & Detroit Lakes Stuff...

Sunday, 19 August 2012 02:10

USAT NATIONALS - Three Minnesota boys and one Minnesota girl Top 10ed in Burlington, Vermont yesterday. The girl was Duluth's Elaine Nelson, who placed 8th in her Nationals debut, and took home a silver medal in her 30-34W AG. For the guys, St. Louis Park resident Dan Hedgecock placed 3rd overall for the second consecutive year. He was crowned 25-29M National Champion. Bloomington's Patrick Parish placed 6th (3rd 25-29M) and Columbia Heights' Matt Payne 10th (35-39 National Champ). This was the Matt's 2nd National title. He won the 30-34M AG in 2010.

Duluth's Brian Bich, 46, once again won the 45-49M AG, placing 21st overall in 2:00:02, which was the 2nd fastest time ever at Nationals by a 45-plusser. The fastest ever was a 1:58 turned in by Bich on this course in 2011.

The overall National champions were Pennsylvania's Brian Duffy, last year's runner-up and 2009 Triathlete Magazine Athlete of the Year, and Atlanta's Haley Chura, who placed 6th overall in her last Nationals appearance two years ago, and 9th the year before that....

1988 athletes finished this year's race. More words and photos on Tuesday. RESULTS

YOUNG LIFE TRIATHLON - Sean Cooley and Christina Roberts are now two-time winners of the YL-Olympic Triathlon, for which they received a weeklong Mexican vacations. How awesome is that!

A guy from Phoenix, Arizona--Jonathan Boyd--and a girl from Hutchinson--Angela Kumm--took home the Top prizes in the YL-Sprint. RESULTS