Race Previews
A Double Heckuva Great Race...
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Saturday, 11 August 2012 02:10
Green Lake Preview - Three of America's premier 45-49 males triathletes reside in Duluth, Minnesota. Two of them--Brian Bich and Rhett Bonner--have their sights set on AG podiums at Nationals a week from Saturday. Both have won their divisions there in the past, and Bich made history there in 2011, when he placed 12th overall and became the first 45-plusser in the history of the storied event to break the 2-hour mark.
The third guy is Rod Raymond, and he won't be accompanying his hometown mates, or his girlfriend, for that matter, on their trip to Burlington, Vermont....
A Quasi-Plethora of Cool Stuff...
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Friday, 10 August 2012 02:30
A quasi-plethora of exciting tri-stuff will take place this weekend. On Saturday, Minnesota's fastest-filling race, for the last three years, that is, will celebrate a landmark anniversary. The Northwoods Triathlon is turning 10! Cool, huh.
On Sunday, another early-filler, the YWCA Women's Tri, which was previewed three days ago, will be "experienced" at Lake Nokomis. And in Spicer, the 9th annual Green Lake Triathlon will happen. That great event, which allows race morning registration, will be previewed on MTN tomorrow. Red Wing's Wingman Tri is also on Sunday, and, like the YWCA event, is full.
Also on Sunday is the inaugural Rev 3 Wisconsin Dells Triathlons, featuring Olympic and half IM races. Minnesota pros David Thompson and Devon Palmer are entered in the half, and we're...
Fun, Empowerment, Inspiration...
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Tuesday, 07 August 2012 02:30
(Cool Photo of Claire - We recommend that Boots and Laura Swartz have a "Smile Off" after Sunday's YWCA Women's Tri.)
Race Preview - The YWCA Women's Triathlon, a glorious demonstration of the Y's slogan: "The Power to Soar," will celebrate it's 5th birthday next Sunday at Lake Nokomis. More than 1000 women will participate.
Though newbies and recreational athletes are the event's Biggest, Brightest Stars, we have not seen an entire list of participants. If we had, we would, in keeping with the tri's focus, have selected some of those folks to write about here. We would have raided their FB pages and given you a peek into their lives, ...
A Great Place to Start....
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Saturday, 04 August 2012 02:10
Re-energize your triathlon season with a Mini-Tri at Lake Nokomis
By Emily Waitz for Team LUNA Chix Minneapolis
August is here and it seems like our short triathlon season is already so close to being over in Minnesota. But there are many great races remaining on the calendar and we know many people are still gearing up, some for their first ever triathlon.
Are you getting ready for your first triathlon? Or are you a veteran, interested in practicing transitions? The LUNA Chix Minneapolis Triathlon team is hosting a fun and casual...
A Storied Feat...
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Friday, 03 August 2012 02:10
Pointe to La Pointe Swim Race..
BY Sean Kaneski
RACE PREVIEW - You stand on the beach in Bayfield, WI near the pier where the ferry shuttles people and cars daily the 2.1 miles to LaPointe on Madeline Island. In a triathlons, there is a triangle or rectangle marked out with orange bouys to define the course and give athletes some perspective on the actual distance of the race. In this race, it is just the opposite as the course stretches...
Gruesome Pictures in the Attic...
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Thursday, 02 August 2012 04:20
THIS JUST IN! - MTN has just learned that David Thompson won the Giant Eagle 5150 Triathlon in Columbus, Ohio on Sunday, beating runner-up Kaleb VanOrt by 1:04 over the Olympicesque distances.
(Image - A made-up character named Dorian Gray from a movie and a classic novel by a famous Irish guy.)
Race Preview - One of the plethora of great things about the Brewhouse Triathlon, which will launch into it's 2nd quarter-century of racing next Sunday, is that Rod Raymond will be there.
But then again, he has to be, seeing that he is the founder/co-race-director/Head Cheese, and all....
