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Thursday, 31 July 2025 00:10
2025 CHISAGO LAKES 70.3 - JOE ADRIAENS (photo) is a "podium machine," two of which had happened at the CL 70.3, but wins have escaped him. Until now. Though he came into last Sunday's Chisago Lakes 70.3 as the favorite, we recall that two weeks ago he was favored at Timberman Olympic, yet settled for 2nd because MICAH WARNING had a breakout performance
Was that going to occur again? Maybe. A herefore unknown could upset Joe's plans, and there is a guy, a former Iowan who went to college at Gustavus and now lives in Phoenixville, PA named EAMONN MCCULLOUGH, who had great junior results and has a few sub-2-hour Olympic results. His half IM PR is solid (4:29), but but doesn't stack up to Joe's 4:13.
Well, Eamonn led early, his collegiate swim background serving him well. It soon looked like McCullough was gunning for a PR on a day when PRs are very tough to come by.
Joe is a quiet, patient guy, and...
Legends Prevail at Chisago Sprint...
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Tuesday, 29 July 2025 00:10
19th CHISAGO LAKES SPRINT COVERAGE - "That's what I'm here for," DIANE HANKEE (photo below) told a friend at the swim start of last Sunday's Chisago Lakes Sprint Triathlon. She was responding, albeit with a preposition-ending reply, to the question. "Are you going to win?" ...
"...Super Fast Until it is Not"....
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Sunday, 27 July 2025 00:10
By Brandon Lee
Ironman 70.3 CDA was a fun one! Great course and super spectator friendly!
Came away 16 OA male 2nd in 40-44 AG, pretty stoked with the result, given a quick turnaround from DSM and not a lot of prep time or fitness built.
Swim was beautiful, water temp was around 65 degrees race morning and air temp was 48. Having done Square Lake 70.3 in 2024, conditions were quite similar so I knew it would be chilly on the bike starting out but needed to remember I’ve done it before. And not to worry about it. Had to back off the effort the last few hundred yards as my stomach was starting to turn a little.
I messed around too long in T1, with gloves and arm warmers and eventually just opted to go without anything except ankle smartwool socks. Honestly my feet got a little cold but that was it. My legs did remain quite stiff for the first 25-30 miles, and I imagine it was from being a little cold. The course is super fast until it’s not, a fair amount of long climbs but...
The Busiest Eight Days of Summer...
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Friday, 25 July 2025 00:10
MINI-PREVIEWS - Between now and August 10, Minnesota triathletes have a multitude of in-state racing options. We'd love to see great turnouts at all of these great events. Here they are:
Sunday, July 27 - LAKE REBECCA SPRINT & SUPERSPRINT - Based on current enrollment numbers, this event should draw approximately 250 participants to its legendary venue at Lake Rebecca. A great location for a post race picnic and hangout with friends and family. Great laid-back vibe. RACE WEBSITE
Sunday, July 27 - 21st CHISAGO LAKES TRIATHLON - Launching its third decade of racing, the CLT had long ago achieved "icon" status. If you've done this event in the past you know that is a first-class event that rivals the international 70.3 series, albeit without the extravagant expense. Approximately 700 athletes are expected to participate. RACE WEBSITE
Sunday, July 27 - HOOT LAKE TRIATHLON - This sprint race should draw close to 200 participants to its Fergus Falls venue. The town is awesome and has many cool things to do and places to see. So think of Hoot Lake as a "Destination" triathlon.
August 1 - 2 - ALEXANDRIA TRIATHLON - Everything we said about Hoot Lake deserving "Destination Race" status more that applies to the Alex Tri. A small city, it nevertheless has produced a lot of great triathletes, thus it is one of the regions more...
2025 Chisago Lakes Tri Preview...
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Wednesday, 23 July 2025 00:10
CHISAGO LAKES 70.3 OBSERVATIONS- The long-range weather forecast for this year's Chisago races looks pretty darn good. Partly cloudy with light winds and the warmer temps aren't expected to arrive until almost everyone has finished.
The MTN Guys love to make predictions, and we love to be right, but we also love to be wrong, and we've been wrong a lot when prognosticating about the winners of the Chisago Lakes 70.3. Here's some of out favorite examples of that: ...
