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Vintage Excellence...
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Friday, 07 October 2011 03:00
(Photos - Three of the four GMOY nominees - Mike Colaizy, Ben Ewers and Neil King.)
Minnesota Multisport Awards - The Minnesota Grand Master of the Year category (60+ men; 55+ women) was very contentious this year. Not until the final voter submitted his/her recommended candidates was the Committee able to determine the official nominees....
Exhilarating Possibilities...
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Thursday, 06 October 2011 03:00
(Photo - The totally amazing Laura Sophiea.)
By Gaylia Osterlund (for ironman.com)
33rd Hawiian Ironman World Championships - A wise man recently said the most accomplished endurance athletes are those who are willing to dig deep into their soul and deal at the highest level with their fear. On the morning of October 8th the best triathletes in the world will bob in the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean waiting for the blast of the cannon to send them on their journey of revelation. At the end of the day, each one will be newly acquainted with an inner...
Kona's AG Manly Men...
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Wednesday, 05 October 2011 03:00
(Photo - Brazil's Ciro Violin is the prohibitive amateur fave at Kona '11.)
By Lee Gruenfeld
After our profound performance of predictive prowess at the World Championship70.3 in Vegas last month, Ironman.com begged Jerry "The Scot" MacNeil and me to stage an encore for the Ford Ironman World Championship. They also begged us not to actually predict anything this time but just to preview the field. Must've been because of how we completely threw the sports book at Caesar's into a state of utter disarray.
We
Rockin' in Rockwall...
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Tuesday, 04 October 2011 03:20
(Photo - PP & CY celebrating their big wins in Big D suburbs.)
Toyota US Open - Minnesotans have rocked on the national scene this season, arguably more than ever before. It started with Patrick Parish's 3rd at the Clermont Draft Legal Challenge in Florida. Then sophomore sensation Dan Hedgecock placed 4th at St. Anthony's (FL), after which he CRed at Life Time-Minneapolis Elite, and did so by the largest margin in the 10-year history of the event. He went on to podium at Nationals and place 4th against the deepest men's field of the year at Hy-Vee 5150 Championships....
Bright Futures...
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Tuesday, 04 October 2011 03:00
(Cool Facebook Photo - 2011 JOY nominee Hannah Strom.)
Minnesota Multisport Awards - The official boys Junior of the Year nominees were posted on Sunday. Today we introduce you to four girls who have incredibly bright multisport futures.
Here are the girls who received official nominations for 2011 Minnesota Junior of the Year: This is the first MMA nomination for each of these gifted young athletes.
* GRETA DANIELSON, 17, St. Cloud (1st MMA Nomination - photo below R)
- 1st overall @ Life Time-Minneapolis Sprint
- 1st Jr. @ Gear West Duathlon...
