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The Future of Minnesota Multisports...
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Tuesday, 23 September 2014 04:10
2014 MINNESOTA MULTISPORT AWARDS - The MMA Selection Committee announces its official nominees for 2014 Rookie of the Year and Junior of the Year. They are:
Rookies:
EMY EVERHART, 35, St. Paul (photo L)
LAURA GREER, 26, Minneapolis
NICK NYGAARD, 24, Duluth
KELLY TROM, 27, Minneapolis
Juniors:
Official GMOY Nominees....
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Monday, 22 September 2014 06:10
2014 MINNESOTA MULTISPORT AWARDS: Today the MMA Selectors announce their official nominees for GRAND MASTER OF THE YEAR:
NEIL KING, 64, Nevis - This is KIng's 3rd GMOY nomination. 2014 highlights include divisional wins at Life Time - Minneapolis, Buffalo and Walker, where he CRed. He also medaled (Bronze) at the Edmonton World Championships.
BILL SCHMITT, 60, Duluth (photo) - This is Bill's first MMA nomination. Five divisional wins in five starts, including two CRs, Bill cracked the overall Top 10 twice.
PAM STEVENS, 61, Sartell - A three-time MMA winner, Pam recorded five divisional wins in five starts in regional racing in 2014, including four CRs. She also picked up a Bronze medal at USAT Nationals.
GREG TAYLOR, 60, Yankton, SD - A two-time Minnesota Master of the Year, Greg dominated his division at Nationals and at the 70.3 World Championships in Mont Tremblant. He cracked the overall Top 10 In all three of his Minnesota starts.
Other athletes receiving serious consideration in this category were: DEB ROBERTS (61, Nisswa), HANK LARSEN (73, Glencoe), SHERI SCHROCK (59,...
Collecting Mugs...
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Monday, 22 September 2014 00:10
By Heather lendway (heatherlendway.com)
SQUARE LAKE RACE REPORT - I was looking forward to racing at Square Lake all year. It’s the only race I have been able to do all three seasons I’ve competed and it’s fun to see the improvement. Square Lake was also my first amateur overall win so it will always be a special race for me.
My first year racing at Square Lake was tough; the course is awesome but challenging. For T1 you have to run up a long set of wooden steps to get to the transition area. Then the bike and run course both have some pretty big climbs that are sure to make your legs burn.
Having just returned from Edmonton three days prior, I slept in a little more than usual and got to the race as the sun was coming up. It was a chilly morning but the air was warming up nicely. I got my bike setup in transition and headed out for a short bike and run warm-up. With about ten minutes to go I got in my wetsuit and jumped in the lake for a brief swim warm-up....
Payne & Scudiero Set Records...Updated...
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Sunday, 21 September 2014 11:07
MATTHEW PAYNE (photo - with son, MIkey) posted his 10th victory of the 2014 yesterday and 33rd of his stellar multisport career at the Life Time Epic - Bend 125 yesterday. His time was a race record 4:07:57, lowering the 2012 mark set by Spokane, Wasington's Ben Greenfield by 14:44. His margin of victory over runner-up Brian Shaning, a former Wisconsin pro who now resides in Bend, was a flabby 12:40.
Laura Coombs (Bend, OR), who also won this event in 2012 is is a very, very nice person, was the fastest woman...
Diane's Directoral Debut...
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Sunday, 21 September 2014 00:10
ED. Studdette triathlete/duathlete Diane Hankee is the director of the Cascade Falls Duathlon in Osceola, Wisconsin on September 27. We love Diane and think that she is a HOOT! We strongly encourage everyone to extend their racing seasons and help make Diane's directoral debut a great success. Osceola is a cool place and we hope to see you there.
The 2014 Cascade Falls Duathlon features an all new course with a 5K run, 15 mile bike and 5K run format. The 5K runs are trail runs on grass and crushed rock. The 15 mile bike course winds between beautiful Horse Lake and Lotus Lake before returning to the transition area at ...
