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Holden Nothing Back...
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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, ...
Zippy's Picks...
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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...
A Krakenesque Victory...
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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
By Angie MracekRockie Mountain High...
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Saturday, 21 August 2010 05:00
Leadville 100 MTB -
By Cathy Yndestad
What an amazing experience. I will get a real race report together soon, but in the meantime this photo serves as a summary of what this event was all about for me.
Sharing this truly EPIC event with Kerry was so unbelievable. Here I am jumping up and down as I see Kerry coming up to the finish line a full hour ahead of the 12hr cut-off, and 40minutes ahead of his projected finish time....
