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Monday, 12 March 2012 04:00
ED. I few days ago we were contacted by Brett at Gear West Bike & Triathlon, Bill from the GraniteMan Endurance Series and Mike from Superior Man. We are happy to share their exciting news.
Hey MTN Guys,
Could you please announce that we will be holding our annual Gear West University on March 18th from 7 am - 11 am? The day will consist of 4, 50 minute class "periods" with an optional 25 minute class at the end. It is a great way for both elite and brand new multisport athletes to pick-up new knowledge on training, injury prevention, and "buying" free speed without spending a ton of money. The link to the full course schedule and presenters is here: http://gearwestbike.com/events/gear-west-university-2012-pg529.htm
We are half way to capacity with a couple weeks to go....
Keeping It Fun...
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Saturday, 10 March 2012 01:30
ED. St. Paul relatively-new-parents/triathletes Steve and Sarah Stenzel were featured on triathlon.competitor.com on Thursday. How cool is that! We're re-posting it here for those who haven't seen the story yet.
HAPPILY EVER AFTER...By Sarah Wassner Flynn
Team Stenzel
Who: Steve Stenzel, 30 and Sarah Linder-Stenzel, 31
Where: St. Paul, MN
High school sweethearts Steve and Sarah started off as runners but now race triathlons regularly. Sarah, who took up the sport first, converted a hesitant Steve to the sport in 2006, and, since then the two of them have competed in every distance, from sprint to Ironman, often together....
Feet & Filets....
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Thursday, 08 March 2012 02:00
Going Off Course - Podiatric surgeon / vagabond tri-du athlete / steak-lover, Troy Vargas, knows almost everything there is to know about feet. He knows, for example, why some feet stink, and others don't. And he figured out early in life that standing and running are almost impossible if you don't have feet. And he knows all about diseases of the foot and that a foot has more than 10 bones in it. He knows that "Toe Jam" isn't really jam.
And he knows what corns are. Almost nobody really knows what a corn is. And he knows why plantar warts have poppy seeds in them.
To most people, feet are purely functional, allowing them to stand and walk, but are otherwise kinda gross. If feet weren't gross, mankind would not have invented socks and shoes and nail polish and toe rings and Dr. Scholl's stuff, right?
But to Troy, feet are beautiful are cool and worthy of love and appreciation....
Racing Can Be Fun....
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Wednesday, 07 March 2012 02:00
The Most Fun I've Had in a Race
By Dan Hedgecock (danhedgecock.blogspot.com)
This weekend I raced the age group draft legal race at the Clermont Challenge. It was a short trip down to Florida and back. I arrived in Orlando at 2:45 on Friday afternoon and flew back out at 6:30 the next day. Even with the quick turnaround I had a great time.
The race on Saturday was unlike anything I've ever done. I lined up with 75 other people, much more than the 20-30 that I'm used to. The swim was very physical. Most of the guys were at least decent swimmers because of the draft legal style of racing, and I swam over a few people, a few people swam over me, I choked down a lot of water and got kicked in the face. I came out of the water 42nd, still a lot of work to do there....
De-Rusting in Clermont...
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Tuesday, 06 March 2012 02:30
(Cell Phone Photo - Kevin O'Connor. The shot was taken by Kevin's sister. Who knew?)
Race Coverage - For most Minnesotans the 2012 multisport season won't get underway until May. For a few, however, the outdoor season has already started.
Three of our state's premier guys--2011 Triathlete of the Year, Dan Hedgecock, 2010 Triathlete of the Year, Patrick Parish and 2009 US Duathete of the Year, Kevin O'Connor--and three of Minnesota's most decorated junior girls--2010 Junior of the Year, Kate Lowrey, 2011 Junior of the Year Runner-up, Greta Danielson, and 2011 JOY nominee, Paige Danielson--plus promising newcomer Trisha Bachmeier--treked down to Clermont in central Florida last weekend for the 2nd annual Clermont Draft Legal Challenge. Seventy-seven amateur guys and 37 amateur girls, a significant percentage of whom sport elite creds, and some of whom have pro aspirations, gathered on the mucky, receding shoreline of Lake Louisa last Saturday. The course length was "official sprint," i.e. half-Olympic (750m-20K-5K), and conditions were, for better or worse, a bit more sultry (temps in the mid-80s) than the northern and Midwestern entrants were used to.
The draft legal format favors strong swimmers and the Minnesota contingent are best known for their cycling and running prowesses. Sure, Kevin's and Kate's swim skills are estimable, but on Saturday KO chose to swim with Dan, allowing the Gear West Bike duo to work together during the bike segment; and Kate, who was in 10th pace out of the water despite being whacked by a kayaker's paddle, DNFed in T1 on the advice of her coach....
