Race Coverage
Minnesotans on Team USA
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Monday, 15 August 2016 23:10
USAT AGE GROUP NATIONALS - From oldest to youngest, here are the 32 Minnesota athletes who earned "Automatic Berths" on 2017 Olympic Distance Team USA with their performances at Omaha Nationals last weekend.
Tomorrow, MTN will post the names of MInnesotans who earned spots on Sprint Team USA.
OLYMPIC MEN:
RICK GOULLAUD, 71, Plympouth - 5th AG
LARRY STRACKE, 60, Sauk Rapids - 14th AG
TONY SCHILLER, 58, Eden Prairie - 3rd AG
JOHN MARSHALL, 57, Minneapolis - 11th AG
BRIAN BICH, 50, Duluth - 1st AG
BRETT LOVAAS, 42, Minnetonka - 10th AG (photo below)
SCOTT MYERS, 41, Plymouth - 14th AG
MIKE BUENTING, 42, Chanhassen - 15th AG
THOMAS ANDERSON III, 40, Minneapolis - 18th AG
JOSH BLANKENHEIM, 36, Duluth - 2nd AG
MATTHEW PAYNE, 39, Golden Valley - 5th AG
ANDY WIBERG, 37, Lakeville - 7th AG ...
Casey Snaps 14 Year Streak...
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Monday, 15 August 2016 05:10
NORTHWOODS TRIATHLON - It took 14 years, but it finally happened: Someone other than BROOKS GROSSINGER managed to break 1-hour at Northwoods.
Yes, Brooks dipped under the 60-minute mark on NW's scenic .25-14.2-5K route again (58:44), doing so for the ninth time. And yes, he did win for the 12th time in as many starts here, which ties him with BRIAN BICH for the most victories at a single triathlon by a Minnesotan. (Brian has a dozen wins at Brewhouse.) ...
Weekend Boxscore...Updated...Again...
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Sunday, 14 August 2016 05:10
WINGMAN - On Sunday, masters star CHAP ACHEN, 47, won this event for the fourth time, outdistancing his closest rival, talented teen GARRETT WELSCH, by 3:08. MORGAN BAKER won the women's competition. The event celebrated its 8th anniversary. RESULTS
STEELEHEAD 70.3 - MTN congratulates Lino Lakes' DIANE HANKEE (photo L) and Chanhassen's ANGELA KIDD for placing 3rd and 4th overall in the women's 70.3 in Benton Harbor, Michigan this morning. Diane's time was 4:41:36; Angela's was 4:42:40. RESULTS
YWCA WOMEN'S TRI - As in 2015, HEATHER LENDWAY (pro winner), CHRISTINA ROBERTS (amateur winner) and LISA LENDWAY comprised the overall podium this morning at this annual classic. 855 women finished the race. RESULTS
NORTH MANKATO TRIATHLON - Lakeville's JOYCE BOURASSA, 48, appears to be on her way to garning another Master of the Year nomination. The 2002 MInnesota ...
"I Learned Some Valuable Lessons"...
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Wednesday, 10 August 2016 23:10
By Erin Klegstad (sweetsweatlike.com)
Toughman Race Report - I went into Toughman Minnesota 70.3 with a fair amount of mental and physical stress. I won’t go into detail about the mental stress other than to say that I think it dulled my mental edge a bit. And, as for the physical stress, well… though the few days leading up to the race were chill, the weekend prior consisted of both a long run on Saturday and a pretty wicked 90-mile ride + t-run that ended at 9p Sunday night. That’s the first and last time that happens! ...
Records Tumble at Big Lake...
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Tuesday, 09 August 2016 23:10
GRANITEMAN CLEARWATER - Mercurial Wade Cruser collected his fourth win of the season at Big Lake Sprint last Sunday. He was fast, too. A 1:01:49. He probably didn't know that Marcus Stromberg's 2010 race record was only one second faster. Had he had this info, he may have been able to drop another second or two along the way.
In any case, Wade's effort was remarkable.
Also remarkable was the fact that he was able to stay ahead of eventiual runner-up Casey Miller, who has been hot lately. Casey had posted three consecutive Ws in the weeks leading up to Big Lake.
As he did at the Clearwater, the second of the three race Graniteman Series that culminates at Big Lake, 45-year-old former scrummer Greg Dummer placed 3rd overall.
The Big Lake Olympic Tri, in its sophomore year, was won handily by David Holden, whose 2:00:52 bettered the 2015 CR by 2:53, and Kelly Trom, who also CRed. Her time was a goodie: 2:16:48....
Daniel's Minnesota Debut...
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Monday, 08 August 2016 06:10
WASECA SPRINT - Our state's newest pro, Daniel Bretscher, raced for the first time on MInnesota soil last Saturday at the 8th annual Waseca Sprint.
He won.
The transplanted Hoosier-turned-Iowan-now-Loon-Stater, who resides in Northfield where his wife coaches track at St. Olaf College, covered the new sprint route--the swim and bike were lengthened--in 1:10:38. Very solid. Coming off an extended injury--Waseca was his first multisport race of the 2016 season--the amiable former US Athlete of the Year (2007) and 2014 Ironman Wisconsin winner, was pleased with his effort.
Finishing 2nd was the men's amateur winner Brooks Grossinger (1:11:27), who now has at least 28 multisport victories on his career scorecard....
