Race Coverage
Fun in the Sunshine State...
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Wednesday, 01 May 2013 01:10
(Photo - This great shot of chronic smiler, Claire Bootsma, was taken by either Paul Phillips or Nick Morales. Check out their cool St. Anthony's Triathlon slide slow at triathlon.competitor.com.)
Race Coverage - It's fun to
MEN: 1. JAN FRODENO (GER), 2. IVAN VASSILIEV (RUS), 3. HUNTER KEMPER (USA)
As you can see, the MTN Guys got one out of three right, for which we are stoked. FYI, here's how our picks fared: Ospaly placed 14th and Reed finished 10th.
Our women's podium picks:
1. LISA NORDEN (SWE), 2. EMMA MOFFATT (AUS), 3. ANNE HAUG (GER)
FINAL RESULTS: 1. ALECIA KAYE (USA), 2.NICKY SAMUELS (NZL), 3. EMMA MOFFATT (AUS)
Once again, we were happy that one of our selections podiumed. Here's how our other picks fared: Lisa Norden DNFed and Anne Haug placed 9th.
Our Elite Amateur Predictions: MEN - 1. JACOB RHYNER (WI/FL), 2. ADAM WEBBER (PA), 3. VINNIE MONSEAU (FL)...We correctly picked the Top 2 Guys, but so did everybody. They were the clear faves coming into the race. Vinnie's spot went to Randy Arriola of Albuquerque, NM. We'd never heard of him. Vinnie finished 16th.
ELITE AMATEUR WOMEN - 1. KAILAND COSGROVE (FL), 2. LINDA ROBB (FL), 3. CLAIRE BOOTSMA (MN). We picked Cosgrove to win, but Robb was a DNS.
How did the Minnesotan's do im St. Petersburg, Florida last Sunday?
- DAVID THOMPSON - 19th of 43 pro finishers
- DAN HEDGECOCK (Pro Debut) - 34th
- CLAIRE BOOTSMA - 14th Elite Amateur (Top 15 earn Hy-Vee Elite Championship spots)
- SCOTTY PENTICOFF - WON the Top Masters award in the AG race, finishing 3rd amateur overall. Congrats Scott, you were totally awesome. (YndeCam Photo L - Scott at Minneman)
