Race Coverage

Tri-U-Mah Stuff...

Sunday, 05 March 2017 23:10

TRI-U-MAH - 2016 Minnesota Rookie of the Year nominee Michael Weissenborn won the men's title at Tri-U-Mah for the second straight year. The event, staged on the UM-Minneapolis campus on February 25, is the best-attended indoor tri in our state. More than 200 athletes enrolled in the 25 event, and 182 finished the ninety minute--30 minutes in the pool, 30 minutes on the stationary bike, 30 minutes on the treadmill--contest, wherein athletes are ranked by the total distance they cover.

Weissenborn, who is into stocking caps, boxer dogs, Aerosmith and Star Wars, covered 18.41 miles, which was 1.19 miles farther than Michael  DeLeon's runner-up's distance.

Finishing 3rd for the second consecutive year was accomplished tri veteran, Jim Guenter. Jim is into science and has been to Kuala Lumpur (photo)....

Tri-U-Mah's women's winner was outdoor tri vet Mollie Bousu, who covered 15.92 miles, .42 more than Lynette Bacon, who placed 2nd, and .53 more than bronze medalist Abigail Tomasek.

Bousu has two kids who are really cute. She is an avid reader and enjoy's "Friends" reruns and "So You Think You Can Dance."

A decorated triathlete, Bacon is a dentist (we think?) from Mankato. La Terraza Mexican Grill and Bar on the corner of Victory and Madison is one of her favorite restaurants.

Tomasek has spent a lot of time in Austin, Texas, and has been to South America. She's seen Iguazu Falls on the Brazil/Argentina border, which might be the awesomest waterfalls in the world.

Here are some partial results and a link to the compete report - LINK.