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logoRace Preview - For the last seven years the Albert Lea Triathlon was the first multi on the Minnesota calendar that featured a lake swim. Earlier races were either duathlons or the swim portions took place in pools.

That changes this season. The inaugural Blaine Triathlon on Saturday, May 19, the day before the 8th annual Albert Lea Tri, is a cycle-heavy race consisting of a .3 mile lake swim, two 8.35 mile bike loops and a 3.5 mile run.

Race organizers established a 300-participant enrollment ceiling, which was reached several weeks ago. How cool is that? MTN sends our hearty congrats...

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Land Between the Lakes Stuff...

jen(Photo - 2011 LBTL women's champ, Jen Neuman, who is one of the coolest people we know.)

Race Preview - The Albert Lea Triathlon, aka "Land Between the Lakes," has never been a large event, averaging approximately 150ish race day attendees. That's too bad. Sure, it is a bit of a drive from Minnesota's tri hotbeds in the Twin Cities, Duluth and, to a lesser degree, Rochester. And the fact that the May water in Fountain Lake can euphemistically be called "invigorating." These factors certainly keep some folks away.

And then there's the issue of Legacy. Small races tend to stay small because folks unthinkingly assume that small races deserve to be that way.

That's a goshdarn shame! There many small races that are actually GREAT events. The Apple Duathlon comes immediately to mind. So does Croixathlon.

And so does Land Between the Lakes....

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Cool Weekend Stuff...

scotty* OAKDALE DU XI - Scotty Penticoff totally rocked, Suzi Fox totally rolled, Susan Ward got totally hooked & Lydia Novotny got major style points for her bodacious compression socks. Records fell on a perfect Saturday for racing at Lake Elmo Park Reserve. Story and photos on Tuesday. RESULTS

* CENTRAL LAKES CYCLE I - Local star David Jensen picked up his 2nd multisport victory in as many starts this season on Saturday at the new and unique CLC Bike-Run-Bike. He was joined in the Winners Circle by Alexndria's Angie Johnson. Ang outraced all the girls in all three phases of the competition and had the 3rd fastest opening bike split. Only the top two dudes--Jensen and Grand Rapids' Alan Dettmer had brisker rides. The event drew 70 participants. RESULTS

* Scurvy News:

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Hardness & Funness...

devonRev 3 Knoxville

By Devon Palmer

Posted on May 9, 2012 (http://palmertri.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/rev-3-knoxville/)

Race Report - Two weeks ago I raced the Falls Duathlon here in Minnesota as a little warmup for my first pro race of the year in Knoxville. The duathlon was fine. My Gear West Bike and Tri teammate Chad Millner was eager to three peat and it would have been rude for me to get in the way. He got enough of a gap the first run that it took over half the bike to catch him and my gap off the bike wasn

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One For the Record Books...

waterBy April Morgan

Race Report - When the MTN Guys first asked me to share my Ironman St. George story with the rest of you, I was still trying to soak in all that had taken place on this epic record breaking day! As I write this, still traumatized and tired from race day I

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