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CY Notches Win #70....And Other Stuff...
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Saturday, 16 August 2014 13:21
HITS - WACONIA HALF IM - CATHY YNDESTAD was the outright winner of this morning's HITS Half. Off the bike in 3rd, she ran down eventual men's winner EVAN REED and the first relay team. Her final time was an impressive 4:35 and the win was the 70th (!) of her multisport career. This was CY's fourth half IM victory. She also won Soma 2013, Pigman 2011 and Newfoundland 70.3 in 2007.
Arguably, the most impressive performance of the day belonged to women's runner-up KELLY TROM, 27, of Minneapolis. Kelly (photo) is a rookie triathlete who was making her long distance debut. Her virginity-losing time was an amazing 4:47. Results will be available later today.
11th Annual YOUNG LIFE OLYMPIC & SPRINT - SEAN COOLEY won the Olympic-distance race for the 4th straight year. His time was 1:58:32, a PR on this Detroit Lakes course. His co-champion was fellow North Dakotan MARNIE WALTH, who has...
Breaking Cardinal Rules...
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Saturday, 16 August 2014 00:10
ED. Results links for the Young Life Tris and HITS Half IM will be posted later today.
By Devon Palmer (palmertri.wordpress.com)
I did my best to answer all your Canada questions on twitter. I learned so much from those simple, primitive people and their untamed country.
Whistler is gorgeous. The lake for the race was really nice. The bike course is pretty neat, some serious climbing but no super scary descending and the hills were not super steep.
With the bone bruise on my heel in early June I lost about 3 weeks of running and then it took a couple more weeks of half to one mile runs before it felt normal. My longest runs were three miles. I knew I would not be running the marathon. The only circumstance under which I would finish (by run/jog/shuffle/walking through the marathon) was if enough other guys dropped out so that I was in 8th, the final paying position. This is an odd mindset to have. Mostly I just wanted to practice...
PVC & Therapy Balls...
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Friday, 15 August 2014 00:10
Former Recovery Secrets....
By Heather Lendway (heatherlendway.com)
As triathletes our bodies take a beating day after day. The thought of using recovery to get faster is probably at the back of our minds. I personally have never been fond of days off, “recovery” days, “tapering” or resting. Unfortunately if you don’t take care of your body eventually it will break down and which may lead to injury.
Even with rest and recovery we’re still pretty hard on our bodies. Here are some ‘tools’ I use (or have tried) to help promote recovery and healing to be as fresh as possible for my next training session.
1. PVC pipe – This has been my best friend since recovering from stress fractures in 2007. I roll out on a 3 inch PVC pipe following every run and ride. Rolling on a PVC pipe is pretty intense if you’re not used to it, a four inch PVC pipe is a little...
Lake Marion Tri Stuff...
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Thursday, 14 August 2014 00:10
(Photo - Elysian winner Katie Buhr, at podium hopeful at Lake Marion Olympic next Sunday.)
7th Annual LAKE MARION TRIATHLON - Approximately 400 participants are anticipated for the 7th edition of this great event. Not a bad turnout considering that the LMT shares the weekend with six other Minnesota tris and Iowa's Pigman Half and Olympic.
This event's Lakeville venue is outstanding and its athlete (and spectator!) perks are plentiful.
Here is some history, including past champions and the AG records on the current Olympic and Sprint courses:
Olympic Course History (2011 - 2013):
2013 - 1. Dennis Dane - 2:05:22- Course Record & Cathy Yndestad - 2:15:57
2012 - 1. Kye Serreyn - 2:05:58 & Cathy Yndestad - 2:15:41
2011 - 1. Josh Blankenheim - 2:06:40 & Cathy Yndestad - 2:14:12 - CR
AG Records:
00-19: Nick Traxler - 2:33:26 (2011) & Elizabeth Hartell - 3:14:36 (2013)...
Accommodations For Superior Man Attendees...
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Wednesday, 13 August 2014 13:42
- An important message from Mike Ward, Superior Man's Communications Director:
If you haven't reserved a hotel for Superior Man weekend, you are still in luck. There are a few hotels in the area that have available rooms for Saturday night. Hotels in Duluth require a two-night minimum. If you do a third party hotel search (i.e. Expedia, hotels.com, etc....), you may not find rooms! Contact these hotels below directly: ....
