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Newborn KaiaThe lovely Maria Vu Wieneke, wife of MTN's Darin Wieneke gave birth to the couple's first child on Tuesday morning. Daughter Kaia, all 21" and 7' 14 oz. of her, and mom are doing splendidly. Unlike Jenny Sartain, whose difficult labor lasted almost two weeks, Maria barely had time to don her fashionable backless gown and lay down before Kaia transitioned from "in there" to "out here."

Maria is obviously not the over-protective type. Note that she is already allowing her newborn to play with scissors....

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A Most Sumptuous Repast...

tartletTri Night Stuff - OptumHealth is generously hosting this year's Tri Night festivities. The totally cool woman in charge of catering for the event is Heidi Svendsen, who was happy to provide MTN with the nummilicious menu for the evening.

Check this out and try not to drool. Sure, you didn't think you could attend this year's Banquet because, say, you're scheduled for surgery that weekend or had planned a trip to Cozumel, but once you know what's being served, we think that..

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Riendo en la Cara de la Muerte...*

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Going Off Course - "Sentarso ganzo tonto!" Edgardo screamed, but the intrepid American continued to stand as the maniacal Rio Misahauli heaved and crashed malevolently around her. She was smiling. No, she was laughing....

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That 140.6 Thing...

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Ironman Arizona Stuff - A myriad of Minnesota multisporters will descend on one of America's coolest college towns, Tempe, pronounced either "Tem-pee" or "Tempy," both work with the locals, next weekend. Tempe is the home of Arizona State University, a.k.a. the Harvard of the Southwest, Mill Avenue and the ghosts of former iconic bars, Bandersnatch and Minder-Binders...

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Going "Off Course" With YOU..

keiferMTN's most popular off-season posts were our "Going Off Course" features wherein we introduced our readership to the non-triathletic side of Minnesota triathletes. We learned cool and important stuff about them. For instance, Brooke Darst Rice, who doesn't hyphenate, has a Keifer Sutherland/Jack Bauer fetish (photo L), loves Cheez-Its and yearns to be an Orchestra conductor. Did you know this? You would have if you'd read MTN on May 7.

And did you know that Stephanie Shuster's favorite book is the profoundly irreverent Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs and that she eats turkey sandwiches for breakfast? You would if you'd visited the site on March 28....

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