Race Coverage

68 Wins Between Them....

Sunday, 04 September 2016 05:10

HOPKINS ROYAL TRIATHLON -  BRETT LOVAAS and SUZIE FOX were the overall winners last Saturday at the 3rd annual Hopkins Royal Triathlon. Between them they have won at least 68 multisport races in their careers, Lovaas picking up W number 30, and Fox, number 38.

Fox, last year's female Triathlete of the Year, has struggled with injuries this year, which has forced her to significantly reduce her racing volume (she raced in 19 multis last year), but it hasn't prevented her from winning. She's been victorious in five of the six multis she's raced in in 2016.

Lovaas overtook early leader Philip English in the early miles of the bike leg, giving him a sufficient gap to hold off 2014 HPT champ Erick Hendrickson. English held on for 3rd.

Fox's closest challenger was Andrea Myers (photo L), who with Suzie, left the rest of the women's field behind on the bike. In the end, Andrea was only 1:33 behind Fox. More significantly, though, she was 4:19 in front of bronze medalist Sara Woeste...

Sara was 4th here in 2015, and 6th in 2014. FYI, she is a big fan of singer Brandy Carlile and the Green Bay Packers.

Myers has raced brilliantly in 2016, setting five Masters records and placing 2nd overall three times, and will likely receive a Master of the Year nomination.

Three hundred and eighty-five athletes finished the event, which won the Triathletes Choice Race of the Year award in 2015. RESULTS

OTHER STUFF:

- Coverage of the 16th annual ST. CROIX VALLEY TRIATHLON will post tomorrow.

- Registration for next Saturday's BLAINE TRIATHLON closes on Tuesday. Act quickly. Blaine is an awesome race. RACE WEBSITE

- Minnesota's multisport season is coming to an end. Please try to support one or more of the races, okay?

 - September 10 - Blaine & Square Lake

- September 17 - Fall Classic Duathlon

- September 18 - One Last Tri

- September 24 - Central Lakes Duathlon

Photo L - HRT winner Brett Lovaas and his son Breckyn.