Race Coverage
High-Five Magic...
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Wednesday, 14 April 2021 00:10
By David Leard
Can We Start Again, Please?
I just got my covid-19 vaccine the other day so now I’m REALLY looking forward to getting back to racing this year. I thought this would be a good time to look back at one of my favorite Triathlon moments....
"I Never Walked and I Always Stayed Tough"....
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Friday, 19 March 2021 00:10
By Mike Buenting (mikebuenting.wordpress.com)
Challenge Miami 2021 race recap.
Challenge North America and Challenge Family creates world class triathlon events and I highly suggest when planning your race schedule you add Challenge events into that.
I loved working with the Challenge North America group, from Caitlin, Bill Christy and all the staff! And then Jillian the race director she is simply the best so much love for her!
As the Business Development Manager for Speed Hound. ( thespeedhound.com ) I built a relationship with Challenge for Speed Hound to be the recovery sponsor. We set up a pro-athlete recovery lounge for all the pro-athletes. We also had a recovery lounge in the expo area for the age group athletes. This was all very successful and the word is out and people are loving Speed Hound recovery systems and say we are...
"I Grew Three Inches in One Day."...
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Monday, 15 March 2021 00:10
CHALLENGE MIAMI MIDDLE DISTANE TRIATHLON - DANI TREISE made her pro debet last Friday at Challenge Miami and the MTN Guys couldn't be more proud of her. Here's how she described the experience on Facebook: ...
Speed Hound to Sponsor Athlete Awards in 2021....
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Sunday, 31 January 2021 23:10
MTN is pleased to announce that SPEED HOUND, state-of-the-art recovery systems, will be sponsoring athlete awards in 2021, and for the month of February, athletes can recieve a $50 discount on recovery boot systems by using this code: MNTRi21. ...
Numb Feet, Garbage Trucks & Renewed Confidence...
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Tuesday, 19 January 2021 23:10
By Shyanne McGregor
Hits Sarasota 2021 Race Report.
After the way IMFL ended I knew I needed to race again, to gain experience (this was my second 70.3), hopefully have a good race experience, and gain confidence. So I decided to enter Hits Sarasota. A couple of my athletes were already signed up to do the 70.3 and Olympic distances, so I thought this would be a great race to do too!
Race morning:
It was 42 degrees at the 8am start. The wind was relatively calm compared to the couple days before the race. The sun was out! It was going to be a beautiful day to race! I was a little concerned about being too cold on the bike so I brought a long sleeve shirt to wear over my kit and put my toe warmers on my bike shoes.
I quickly got my gear situated in transition, got on my wetsuit and then kept warm in the car until race time.
Swim: The swim was two laps counterclockwise in a rowing basin. Last year’s swim was a bit long at 2300 yds but they shortened it this year. I’m not sure why. Garmin devices showed different distances but averaged at about 1500 yds. We lined up on a small beach about 5 minutes before the start and went off two at a time off a doc. I was shaking and shivering as we waited for the start and couldn’t feel my feet already! ...
Swenson Wins HITS-Sarasota Sprint...
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Thursday, 14 January 2021 23:10
HITS-SARASOTA SPRINT - Duluth's SHYANNE MCGREGOR was not the only Minnesotan who rocked socks at HITS-Sarasota last weekend. While she was busy crushing the women's course record in the half IM competition, 2019 Junior of the Year, and the only male teen ever to earn a spot on Team MInnesota (2020), KYLE SWENSON, 19, was outrunning talented Iowan REECE LINDER, the man who beat a stellar group of guys at Maple Grove Olympic in 2018, en route to a victory in the sprint race.
Third fastest out of the water in the 147-finisher event, he then out-transitioned his rivals. A strong bike split wasn't quite enough to catch Linder, who has concentrated on cyling the last two seasons, but another Kevin O-Connor-esque quick transition, followed by a 16:25 5K, the fastest run split of the day, delivered Swenson to the finish line in 58:15, 17-seconds in front of runner-up Linder.
Kyle and Reece were the only athletes to crack the elite one-hour mark....
