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His Kind of Event...

Monday, 23 August 2010 05:00

Young Life Race Report - By Sam Janicki

Fog was on the forefront of everyone

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Riff Rocks at the Reservior...

Sunday, 22 August 2010 21:32

St. Paul Pro David Thompson collected his 7th Pigman Half title and 66th career win on Sunday. Edina's Josh Riff (Yndecam.com photo) was the men's amateur champ. It was Riffer's 3rd half victory of the 2010 season. The women's winner was the "Queen of 70.3," Jackie Arendt of Madison, Wisconsin.

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Holden Nothing Back...

Sunday, 22 August 2010 11:32

St. Paul Triathlon Coverage - "Ninety-seven bottles of Smirnoff on the wall...97 bottles of vodka," the woman with the strawberry blond hair sang with a theatrical slur. The other four women she was running with along the southeastern shoreline of Lake Phalen were laughing. The finish line of the 5th annual St. Paul Triathlon was just minutes away but for these girls, the party had begun long ago. They were celebrating life. It was a beautiful day; warm, but not too warm; sultry, ...

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Zippy's Picks...

Sunday, 22 August 2010 05:00

The 5th annual St. Paul Triathlons are being contested today. Last night we got our first peek at the registration list. We immediately challenged Zippy the Gibbon (photo) to drop what he was doing--throwing his poop at passing cars--and predict the Top 5 male and female finishers in the Olympic-distance race and the podium places in the sprint. Here are his picks:

Olympic Men - 1. David Holden (WI), 2. Brent Sinn (WI), 3. Anton Pshon, 4. Mike Fretland (ND), 5. Carl Unger...

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A Krakenesque Victory...

Saturday, 21 August 2010 13:08

Young Life Triathlon Stuff -

Oh poop! We predicted that Thaddeus McCamant would win the Young Life Sprint Triathlon today.

He didn't.

But he came pretty darn close; that is, close for a guy who was predicted to win because he has a cool "old Timey" name. The Thaddinator--his cool new sobriquet--finished 37th.

Two of the people that Zippy the Gibbon predicted would win today did manage to do just that. Grand Rapids' Tara Makinen did repeat as the women's

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