Race Previews
2023 Buffalo Sprint Preview...Updated!
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Wednesday, 31 May 2023 00:10
2023 BUFFALO SPRINT PREVIEW - In our Buffalo Olympic preview we noted that later registrants would battle for top spots in the overall and age group competitions. The same will likely be true for the Buffalo's sprint race, so we will update this post later this week....
The Water Should Be Fine!...UPDATED! More Updates!
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Sunday, 28 May 2023 00:10
18th BUFFALO TRIATHLON, Olympic Preview - The air temps are rising and so must the water temps. It looks like the 18th Buffalo Triathlon, which was actually launched 20 years ago, will feature a 70+ degree lake on June 4. This is the kind of news that should goose the enrollment significantly...
Stuff About the Oakdale Duathlon
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Thursday, 25 May 2023 00:10
OAKDALE SPRING CLASSIC DU PREVIEW -
- 2023 Date - Sunday, May 28
- Age - 19 years
- Venue - Lake Elmo Park Reserve. (Comment: Lake Elmo Park is a premier run-bike-run venue!) ...
America's Oldest Run-Bike-Run...
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Thursday, 11 May 2023 00:10
SARTELL APPLE DUATHLON 2023 PREVIEW - This iconic event, America's oldest run-bike-run, like most multisport races, has been robbed of paricipants by a merciless pandemic. A huge percentage of athletes opted to become former triathletes and former duathletes, opting instead for single-sport focus going forward, during the scrourge...
Should Be Interesting...
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Wednesday, 07 September 2022 00:10
2022 SQUARE LAKE PREVIEW - The 20th Square Lake 70.3 is happening this Saturday, and will be followed on Sunday by the 21st Square Lake Sprint. Judi allowed us to peak at the current entrant lists, i.e. as of Monday, and we immediately became excited. The 70.3 promises to be a very interesting event, especially at the front of the race, while the Age Group competition in the Sprint could produce some records.
Concerning the athletes that will compete for the overall wins and podium spots in the Sprint, we suspect that late registrants will fill most, perhaps all, of those positions. We wouldn't be surprised if 2021 women's winner DIANE HANKEE decided to race, or CHERYL ZITUR, who was victorious there in 2020. Regional elites like MICHAEL WEISSENBORN, ELENA HENGEL, ANDREW KERSHAW, GRACE BUSCH, Fargo's BRANDON LEE, BRIAN TINAJERO etc. could decide to race.
We don't expect JOSH MORK's stellar 4:11:39 (2019) course best to be seriously challenged. (Square Lake bike and run courses are arguably the most challenging in the region.) But we wouldn't be surprised if at least one athlete managed to post a faster time than JESSOP KEENE's 4:22:21 (2018), which currently stands as the second fastest men's result at SL Half. On paper, the guy with the best chance of doing that is former ISU star KRIS SPOTH. Kris' personal best at the half IM distance is 4:13:53, and he popped a 4:18 earlier this season at Door County in a Top 5 performance....