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Will There Be Oreos at Green Lake?...
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Tuesday, 09 August 2011 10:18
At 10:20 this morning we received an email from Green Lake Race Director / Entrepreneur / Seriously cool guy, Dave Baker, who doesn't type too good. Here's his unedited note:
We close registration to,Oreos for the green lake triathlon. Could you please send out one more reminder for me. - Dave
Our reply was: "Huh?"
To which he responded:
Oops. That must have been a auto correction to my sloppy typing skills. Closing registration to Oreos would get me in lots of trouble.
Closing registration tomorrow (Wednesday) for the green lake tri....
Seriously Good Race Coverage...
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Tuesday, 09 August 2011 03:00
Duluth News Photos - Becky with an oversize hat. Devon with bushy hair.
ED. Kevin Pates of the Duluth News Tribune is cool guy and one of our favorite sports journalists. His annual coverage of the Brewhouse Triathlon is always thorough and insightful. We're happy to share his excellent words on Sunday's race. Enjoy.
By Kevin Pates (Duluth News Tribune)
Becky Youngberg won a second title in two days, and Devon Palmer won his first of the season Sunday morning in the 25th Brewhouse Triathlon at the Pike Lake Auto Club Golf Course. ...
More Cool Weekend Stuff...Updated..
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Monday, 08 August 2011 03:00
Minnesota's pros turned in impressive efforts on Sunday. David Thompson (YndeCam photo L) finished 4th at the New York City Triathlon, and Devon Palmer (Yndecam photo R) was victorious at the silver anniversary edition of the Brewhouse Triathlon in Duluth. DKT had excelled in the Big Apple last year as well, finishing a very satisfying 2nd.
Thompson picked up his 69th career victory two weeks ago at Chisago Half. NYC RESULTS
Palmer covered Brewhouse's new, improved and more challenging course in 1:37:36, which delivered him to the finish line 1:02 ahead of amateur champ Jon Balabuck of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Determined not to be chased down by the fleet-flooted Canuck, Devon turned in one of the finest run splits of his career, a 29-flat for the five miler.
The triumph was career win #10 for the amiable, bushy-headed Palmer....
A Quarter Century of Great Racing...
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Sunday, 07 August 2011 20:00
The 25th Brewhouse Triathlon was a totally cool event. Check out the RESULTS. Race coverage and photos will be posted on Monday morning. You should have seen Scott Ewen's seriously bodacious hairdo.
Matt Evans is a Cool Guy...
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Sunday, 07 August 2011 02:30
(Disturbing Photo - Matt Evans and Rod Raymond at the 2010 Burrito Union 5 & 10 Hr. Challenge)
Healthy Endurance Hobby Leads to Streak
By Kevin Pates (for Duluth News Tribune)
Three places to find Matt Evans every summer:
-- Along the North Shore the third Saturday in June.
-- At Sugar Lake Lodge in Grand Rapids the second Saturday in July.
-- At Pike Lake the first Sunday in August.
The Duluth native and associate professor of physics at Wisconsin-Eau Claire feeds his endurance racing habit by keeping three streaks alive. When the 25th Brewhouse Triathlon...
