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Getting Their Swag On...

June 17, 2013

(Photo -A guy and the Lendway girls, Heather and Lisa, getting their swag on.)

Lake Minnetonka X - David Thompson's son Anders, pronounced "Onders," just turned one and is already a fast runner. No kidding. He talks, too, but not a lot. He doesn't understand money yet, so he didn't buy his dad a Father's Day present. David's wife, Hannah Sullivan, doubtlessly bought him something, home improvement stuff probably, and probably told her husband that Anders "helped me pick it out."

The stuff that Hannah and her fast running, occasionally talking, but not too much, son got David was not given to him until last Sunday. On Saturday, though, which was "Father's Day Eve," he received a lot of cool stuff courtesy of the Lake Minnetonka Triathlon. It was like opening all but one of your gifts on Christmas eve, saving ...

Gotta Know When to Fold 'Em...& Results Links...

June 16, 2013

By Ben Ewers (benewers.blogspot.com)

I had been holding my cards for as long as I could, but I just cancelled out of Kansas 70.3 to be held on June 9th. Very tough decision as this was a target race for me. I had planned on finishing first in my age group and qualifying for the World Championship 70.3 race to be held in Nevada in September. I have a backup qualifier in mind -- Racine 70.3 scheduled in July. But, not getting to race at Kansas is kinda like getting a flat on a bike ride and using up your only spare. The uncertainty of whether you will finish the ride or get another flat is unnerving.

The reason I cancelled is I have another injury. Following my race two weeks ago Saturday, I took a recovery bike ride on Sunday and swam/ran on Monday. Tuesday morning I could hardly walk. It appeared I had a good case of the shin splints on my right leg. Haven't had shin splints since High School. So I followed the RICE rule (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) but continued to swim and bike as the pain was not excruciating for those exercises (as...

Sara's Words...& Weekend Results Links...

June 15, 2013

(Photos courtesy of Matthew Dickinson.)

Liberty Half Ironman Race Report

By Sara Carlson

I’ll start out by admitting that I was pretty much a train wreck before this race. I met Matt Dickinson at the hotel we both stayed at at 4:30 am for breakfast. My dreams of having my traditional pre-race breakfast of PB & J toast were dashed when the hotel clerk told me they were out of peanut butter. Out of peanut butter…who does that?!?...

Epic Living....

June 13, 2013

ED. Here is the next installment of "Michelle's Road to Kona." It includes her Ironman Hawaii 70.3 race report. Enjoy. Oh yeah, that is 2012 Ironman World Champion Pete Jacobs hanging out with Michelle in the photo. There's a shot of her hanging with Jordan Rapp on page 2.

By Michelle Andres (teamandreskona.blogspot.com)

EPIC CAMP!!!

It was truly an amazing experience…like nothing I have done before. Back in March I attended a total immersion swim camp in Kona. The week of swimming was fun and a great opportunity for me to get comfortable in the ocean water. This week was a bit different. Epic Camp was the hardest week of training I have ever done. I have logged more hours in a...

"Why Are We Doing This?"...& Liberty Vid...

June 13, 2013

(Photo - 2013 Manitou Du women's winner Christel Kippenhan.)

By Stephen Bullard

Manitou Race Report - Steady rain, cool temps, and gusty winds greeted some reluctant triathletes and they announced that they would cancel the swim and turn the whole affair into a run/bike/run duathlon.

It was one of those days when you wonder "why an I doing this?" and the modest field took the announcement in stride. The only thing that might make this day a bit more miserable was the thought of jumping in a cold lake and the cancellation of the swim gave the athletes more options on what to wear....

LMT's 10-Year Celebration....Updated...

June 12, 2013

(Photo -Two-time LMT winner, Jan Guenther.)

LAKE MINNETONKA PREVIEW  - The 10th edition, but not the 10th annual, Lake Minnetonka Tri will take place at Excelsior Commons, a truly tremendous triathlon venue, next Saturday. Race management cut off the enrollment at just over 600 participants.

The LMT launched in 2004, had two editions in 2006 (one of which hosted the Best of the US National Championship), and took 2007 off then returned to its annual status in 2008. It's a wonderful event that has earned the Race of the Year award (2009).

The race consists of a totally cool point-to-point half mile swim, followed by a scenic 15 mile bike leg and concluding with a three mile run, most of which is on soft surface. The men's course record--1:03:12--was set by four-time winner Brett Lovaas in 2009. The women's mark--1:10:11--was established last year by Cathy Yndestad, who will be elsewhere...