Race Coverage

Firefighters & Cool Tats...

Tuesday, 12 January 2016 00:10

The 2016 indoor tri season has begun. On January 3, Life Time Fitness staged 1-hour pool-trainer-treadmil events at thirteen of their metro locations. These are super fun, very social experiences and we recommend them highly.

As in seasons past, we will post capsule coverage of these races. Today we present stuff about two of those January 3 events.

CHANHASSEN - Thirty people finished and Jake Hausauer and Erin Lahti led the way for their respective genders. A SCSU grad, Jake did some impressive outdoor racing last season. Highlights include a 3rd place finishes at Buffalo Sprint and Graniteman Big Lake, and a 6th at Life Time - Minneapolis Sprint. Jake, 24, is tall and an awsome swimmer. We think he was recently married, but we're not sure....

As for Erin Lahti, she is originally from Virginia, Minnesota and now resides in tri-Mecca Chaska. She has a super cute daughter (photo above running behind mom) and impressive tats on her left arm. She had the coolest headwear at Lake Waconia last year. RESULTS

COON RAPIDS - This event had forty-four finishers. Leading the way for the men was decorated endurance dude / firefighter stud / great guy Luke Nelson, who nipped last year's winner, Jedd Weiler by a couple of points.

The women's competition was won by Jenna Thorson. There are a bunch of Jenna and Jen Thorsons on Facebook, so we don't know if she's the one with the great smile, two great kids and a deep and abiding love for the Minnesota Wild, or the one who is an awesome bodybuilder and is into Chelsea Handler (Who isn't?). RESULTS