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It's All Good....

Friday, 02 July 2010 06:00

Pardon the anthropomorphizing, but races have personalities. In fact, they are downright "moody."

Take Timberman and Northwoods, our state's "destinationy" events, for example. They have a laid back vacationy vibe. These races are preludes to barbecues and cold beer and laughter and pontoon rides. Very cool.

Then there's Heart of the Lakes, our state's most gregarious race....

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Missing Bill...

Thursday, 01 July 2010 06:00

By Darin Wieneke

When the starter's gun goes off at the MinneMan triathlon this weekend,..
			

				
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If She Wants It...

Tuesday, 29 June 2010 06:15

"She's gonna be good," said the shiny-crowned guy with the toilet-seat haircut to no one in particular. He was standing at the final turn that led to the finish line. Rookie triathlete Jenny Shaughnessy (photo) was about to round that last corner, her victory on the verge of officialization. Turning his fringed cranium back toward the final hill, he squinted. There on the distant crest was a running woman. It was Jan Guenther, her style unmistakable. It would be at least a minute before she would turn the final corner.

Toilet seat guy was wrong. Jenny Shaughnessy is not "gonna be

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Epic!

Tuesday, 29 June 2010 05:30

Some have wondered if the men's field depth at this year's Gear West Duathlon would be eclipsed this season. It was certainly feasible that it would not.

But it was...

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Two Hoots & Orange Poop...

Tuesday, 29 June 2010 05:00

Amy Brendmoen is a hoot! Gretchen Sage-Martinson is a hoot, too!

They're two hoots!

For the last five years, Amy and Gretchen have thrown an annual party at beautiful, rustic YMCA Camp St. Croix south of Hudson, Wisconsin. And each time, a triathlon has broken out. Kinda like that great Rodney Dangerfield quip:

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