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The Best and the Worst...
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Wednesday, 21 October 2015 00:10
TriJuice.com / Nick Morales Photo
By Ruth Brennan Morrey (ruthbrennanmorrey.com)
The 2015 Ironman World Championship race in Kailua-Kona on October 10, 2015 was the greatest personal test. Rolled into one, for different reasons, it was the best and the worst race of my life. Never before have I felt so strong, so ready, so eager, so fit, so mentally prepared for a race I knew in advance would be a self-inflicted battle. This thorough preparation was a prerequisite, however, not an exception—this was the world championships—pro or age grouper, everyone had put everything into this day and all were ready.
As a Kona pro rookie, the “talk” about the race difficulty put the endeavor into a tidy perspective package instilling both fear and respect in the weeks and months leading up. Typically a negative connotation, “fear” in my mind, was a positive attribute, preparing a strong athlete, mostly mentally, for the extreme and erratic conditions of fierce winds, volcanic “vog”, dense humidity, and furnace-like heat....
Race of the Year: Top 10....
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Tuesday, 20 October 2015 00:10
Minnesota Multisport Awards - Official voting for 2015 TRIATHLETES CHOICE RACE OF THE YEAR has concluded, and as promised we are revealing the Top 10 Vote Getters. Next week we will publish the Top 5.
Here are the Top 10 in alpha order:
1. GREEN LAKE TRIATHLON
2. HEART OF THE LAKES
3. LAKE MINNETONKA
4. LIFE TIME TRI - MAPLE GROVE
5. LIFE TIME TRI - MINNEAPOLIS
6. HOPKINS ROYAL...
POY - The women...
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Sunday, 18 October 2015 06:10
Minnesota Multisport Awards - 2015 was the "Year of the Woman" in Minnesota, thus selecting four PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR nominees was much tougher than usual. Narrowing the list to four was tough, but here are the official nominees:
MICHELLE ANDRES, 38, East Gull Lake (photo bottom L) - Victory at Ironman Wisconsin - Gender leading bike (5:24:55) and run (3:23:06) splits led to a 10:08:05 finish time, which was 13:52 faster than the 2nd place woman, Kelley O'Mara of California. Andres also won IMOO in 2012.
SUZIE FOX, 31, Chaska (photo below L) - Victory at Lake Waconia. Suzie's time was 1:33:05, which lowered Cathy Yndestad's 2007 course record by 54 seconds, and bettered her own PR by 1:18....
Metro Tri Series Party!
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Sunday, 18 October 2015 04:10
We hope to see you at the METRO TRI SERIES party!
When: Sunday, October 25
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Where: LTD Brewing in Hopkins - 8 8th Ave. N.
Info: Free Event (Beer & Soda for sale); Free Snackies
Big Dogs & Podiums....
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Sunday, 18 October 2015 00:10
By Heather Lendway (heatherlendway.com)
Silverman 70.3 Race Report - After racing Penticton Half at the end of August I decided I wasn’t ready to be done racing for the year. I researched my 70.3 options and landed on Silverman in Henderson, Nevada, neighboring Las Vegas. I figured the week before Kona some big names might not be racing, but I think everyone had the same idea. The start list was stacked with over 40 female pros set to race. After researching the names I didn’t know I figured I’d be lucky to come in top 5. As race day approached the start list shrunk a bit (per usual) but there were still plenty of top athletes remaining.
Race morning my alarm went off at 3:45. I was up and moving quickly as I needed to stop over at transition in town to drop off my nutrition and get my gear setup in T2. After the first stop my Dad and I drove the 30 minutes out to Lake Mead where the swim and T1 were located. It was a beautiful morning, mid 70’s with the weather predicted to be low 90’s and windy. Upon arriving I went straight to the bike...
