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Matt's Unofficial Men's Team Minnesota...
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Friday, 19 May 2023 00:10
By Matt
2022 Re-Post - Last Tuesday, Damon revealed his unofficial and unranked list of women that he believes would comprise this year's Team Minnesota. Here, in alphabetical order, are the men that Matt believes will comprise the 2022 Team Minnesota if official rosters are announced in the future: ...
Damon's Unofficial Team Minnesota Women's Picks...
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Tuesday, 16 May 2023 00:10
2022 Re-Post - Matt and Damon have posted their unofficial 2022 MMH choices, and are now debating whether to post unofficial Team Minnesota rosters, i.e. the Top 10 Minnesota male and female triathletes based on resume. Matt wants to rank athletes. Damon would prefer to simply list, in alpha order, the athletes who raced well enough to be included.
Damon worried that the shrinking number of Minnesota races plus post-pandemic attrition and the fact that several of our state's best triathletes did not meet the minimum volume (3 impressive performances) requirements would result in five-member teams. That list of ineligibles includes KORTNEY HAAG, SHYANNE MCGREGOR, DIANE HANKEE, KELLY TROM-NYGREN, NICOLE CUENO and SARA CARLSON on the women's side, and JOE ADRIAENS, KRIS SPOTH, JAKE KEEHAN, KARL NYGREN and KEVIN O'CONNOR for the men.
After some research, Damon was surprised that the list of potential Team Minnesota candidates is actually a rather lengthy one. Here are some of his observations about the 2022 women's team:
In alpha order, these are the ten women who, in his opinion, deserve berths:
2022 Performances of the Year...
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Sunday, 14 May 2023 00:10
This post is a cursory look at possible (amateur) Performance of the Year nominations. Only a few performances are highlighted here because both Matt and Damon agreed that these efforts stack up alongside the best in Minnesota multisport history, i.e. performances by the likes of Matt Payne, Dan Hedgecock, Cathy Yndestad etc.
Here are their men's selections:
America's Oldest Run-Bike-Run...
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Thursday, 11 May 2023 00:10
SARTELL APPLE DUATHLON 2023 PREVIEW - This iconic event, America's oldest run-bike-run, like most multisport races, has been robbed of paricipants by a merciless pandemic. A huge percentage of athletes opted to become former triathletes and former duathletes, opting instead for single-sport focus going forward, during the scrourge...
Syvertson Crushes Course Record at Tinman XXXVIII...
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Tuesday, 09 May 2023 00:10
38th Morris Tinman Sprint & Olympic - Alexandria's swole BRIAN STORHAUG collected his second consecutive win at Tinman Sprint on May 6. The W was, according to our records, the 8th of Brian's impressive triathlon career. His clocking--59:32--was the second fastest in event history, eclipsed ony by his 2022 time of 57:33. Our guess is that weather conditions were more accomodating last season....
