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Minnesota's Awesome Spring Du Season is Here!
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Monday, 23 April 2012 11:00
Falls Du Preview - Minnesota's multisporters will be scattered across the US landscape this weekend. Some will be in St. Petersburg, Florida, competing against 3500 others at the 29th edition of St. Anthony's Triathlon. Others will be in Tucson, Arizona, competing at USAT Du Nationals. Most will remain in-state, racing in Morris (UMM-Tinman), St. Peter (Take the Hill Triathlon), Mankato (MSU Spring Tri), or in Cannon Falls at the 4th annual Falls Duathlon.
Produced by the great folks at Final Stretch, the FD launches what we think of as "Minnesota's Awesome Spring Duathlon Season", which consists of five well-established and totally excellent run-bike-runs:
* Falls Duathlon (Cannon Falls - 4/28)
* Cinco du Mayo (Square Lake - 5/5)...
Jenny is a Very, Very Good Triathlete...
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Monday, 23 April 2012 11:00
(Photo - Jenny, who is fond of chardonnay, and her fiance', Robert, who prefers champagne, at their engagement party.)
Jenny Shaughnessy is so darn good!
How good, you inquire? Last Saturday the 2010 Minnesota Rookie of the Year placed 2nd overall at the Collegiate National Championships in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Winner of the Grad title, Shaughnessy, who is engaged and likes frozen yogurt a lot, strung together impressive splits over a challenging course (2nd fastest swim - 19:37, 4th fastest bike - 1:07:52, 18th fastest run - 40:47: 2:11:48) and finished ahead of a Who's Who of wicked-fast tri girls. The girl who came out on top, however, was able to do so thanks to a smokin' 35:42 run split. Sick! Her name is Marissa Ferrante, she's only 20-years-old and, SURPRISE, she's a track and cross country star at Stanford University. She has yet to declare a major, but is leaning towards archeology. Like Jenny, Marissa loves yogurt, though she prefers the non-frozen stuff.
Ferrante is the real deal, folks. She totally reminds us of 2009 National AG Champion, Kaitlin Shiver. Shiver is now a successful pro. We expect that Marissa will be one, too. ....(More on page 2)
Macca
Stuff About Suffering...
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Sunday, 22 April 2012 02:30
"You don't play triathlon. You play soccer; it's fun. You play baseball. Triathlon is work that can leave you crumpled in a heap, puking on the roadside. It's the physical brutality of climbing Mount Everest without the great view from the top of the world. What kind of person keeps on coming back for more of that?
"That's why your state of mind is so important. You have to be honest with yourself about suffering: it's going to come, and it's part of the wholeness of being a triathlete, and it's totally real. It's you versus you. If you can be at peace in your mind and accept the pain, then you can see it as a part of the whole amazing experience. But if you're dreading the suffering because you approach it from a negative frame of mind, when it finally comes you're going to check out."
Seeing What This Thing is All About...
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Saturday, 21 April 2012 02:30
Photo - Life Time-Fridley Indoor champ, Christina Meier.
By Lisa Wacek
Race Coverage & Stuff - Last Sunday, I went to the Lifetime Indoor Triathlon in Fridley to cheer on some friends who were racing. I wanted to see what this indoor tri thing was all about and show some support for my friends Christina Meier, Scott Koke, Chad Motzko and Lisa Brown who were all competing. I used the terms racing and competing because that is what it was! It was fun to watch everyone push themselves including a lot of first timers who wanted to see what this tri thing was all about. Or the others who have past tri experience and were motivated to test their fitness before the season officially starts. There was a lot of huffing, puffing and sweating going down that morning at Lifetime. Pools of sweat accumulated under the spin bikes and all over the treadmills. It was fun to watch and I was thankful I didn't get talked into signing up. I have a bad habit of getting talked into races.... see below paragraph for reference. The thought of running hard on the treadmill with nothing to listen to but the sound of your breathing for 20 minutes didn't look to be fun. I was just there to provide water, gels and cheer them on. I was happy to see my friends doing so well and the sense of accomplishment the first timers felt when they finished the run. Christina who has been working hard this off...
