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Lindsay's Journey...
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Friday, 28 August 2026 00:10
Lindsay Nauen to Participate in Worlds
After 20 years of triathlons and several times competing at Nationals, Lindsay Nauen of St. Paul,MN, will be part of Team USA in the World Triathlon Championship Finals being held in Pontevedra, Spain in September. She will compete in the 75–79 age group of the Sprint Tri. This will include a 750-meter river swim, a 20 km bike leg, and a 5 km run.
In 2006, Lindsay was struggling with obesity and a sedentary lifestyle and facing severe health risks. She decided to make serious life-changing commitments and has followed through, losing almost half her body weight and keeping it off. This became the basis for her book, “No Quick Fixes: A Fitness Journey for the Real World.” Today, she is a National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach.
Lindsay began her triathlon journey at an Alexandria, MN, event in May 2007. Since then, she has competed in over 100 triathlons, plus duathlons, 5 and 10 k runs, half marathons, and other road races. She just returned from competing in the Age Group Nationals in Milwaukee of August 9 .
“My goal in Spain is personal,” Lindsay said. “But the message I bring back is universal. Your goal doesn’t have to look anything like mine. It just has to be yours.”
Follow her journey on LinkedIn.com/in/lindsaynauen and Instagram @Lindsaynauencoach.
Nathan, Cami & Micah News...
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Thursday, 21 May 2026 00:10
On MTN's Facebook page in early April we posted congratulations to JULIA WEISBECKER for her brilliant 60-64 Age Group Course Record performance (5:14:22!) at Ironman 70.3 Oceanside. We were remiss in overlooking the fact that another Minnesotan totally rocked at that prestigious and ultra-competitive event. 2025 Minnesota Male Triathlete of the Year NATHAN KIM finished 4th overall in the amateur competition there. His time was 4:08:17!
- Her course record-crushing performance at Tinman Olympic earliere this month was not the only competitive highlight on CAMI ECKHOFF's 2026 competitive resume. On April 18, at the Earth Day Half Marathon, she finished 2nd in the overall women's race in 1:32:47, just 54 seconds behind Joanna Mackereth.
- And speaking of running success, elite amateur triathlete MICAH WARNING, who is currently pursuing a pro license, turned in a fine effort at the Med City Half Marathon last Sunday. Here's how he broke down his race in a Facebook post: ...
Is Ironman Killing Local Racing?
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Friday, 08 May 2026 00:10
A guy, let's call him "Larry," was leaving Twin Cities Orthopedics in Woodbury when he struck up a conversation with a limping woman wearing Ironman-branded clothing and carrying an IM-branded backpack. During their conversation he learned that she had never heard about MinnesotaTriNews.com nor was aware of the local racing calendar or scene....
2026 Name-Dropping...
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Tuesday, 28 April 2026 00:10
Some things we'd like to see in 2026, along with a few predictions:
PRESTON YOUNGDAHL (photo) - Our state's runaway Triathlete of the Year in '22, '23 and '24, wherein he won 15 of the 19 races he entered, only raced twice in 2025. Willl he return to 2024 form this season?
NATHAN KIM - Minnesota's Triathlete of the Year 2025, we've watched Nathan's 70.3 personal best go from 4:41 in 2023 to 4:05 last year. Will he be our state's first amateur triathlete to legitimately post a sub-4?
PAIGE SCHULZ - Our female Triathlete of the Year in '25, she comes into this season with a 70.3 personal best of 4:34:48. Will she break 4:30 this year? He PR improved by eight minutes in 2024, and another six minutes last season. Impressive trajectory....
Minnesota Triathlete Needs Your Help!
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Thursday, 16 April 2026 00:10
By Brianna Kelly (bringmethenews.com)
A triathlete from Minnesota was critically injured when a driver mistakenly pulled onto a race course in Florida over the weekend.
Ashleigh Whitton, 45, of Eden Prairie, was competing Sunday morning in the 40-kilometer bike ride portion of the BillBone Olympic Triathlon in West Palm Beach, Fla., when she collided with the passenger side of a vehicle that drove onto a partially closed street, the local ABC affiliate reported....
