FEATURES
Once Again, Cheryl is Female Grand Master of the Year!
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Sunday, 16 November 2025 00:10
By Bonnie and Clyde
Once again, there is a stellar group of F- Grand Master of thhe Year nonimess: Jan Guenther, Julia Weisbecker and Cheryl Zitur.
Bonnie – This category appeared to be a toughie until I took a deeper dive, after which I concluded that Cheryl Zitur was clearly the most deserving of the F-GMOY. Two outright wins,where she outraced several younger credentialed athletes. Her 2nd behind TOY nominee Cami Eckhoff at Buffalo Sprint was just as impressive, and her 4th place overall finish at Timberman Olympic was an AGR.
Finally, there is a definite spot for Cheryl in the Top 6 on 2025 Team Minnesota, whereas Julia and Jan are projected to place between 11th and 15th.
Clyde - My two frontrunners for the female GMOY honor were Jan and Cheryl. Jan was competitive at long course races (predominantly) this season, whereas Cheryl was fast at local short course races. Like Bonnie, I thought this would be a tough category to pick a winner. In the end though, I do agree with her that Cheryl should be awarded ...
Luke is 2025 Male GMOY!
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Thursday, 13 November 2025 00:10
By Bonnie and Clyde
2025 Minnesota Multisport Honors - MALE GRAND MASTER OF THE YEAR
Bonnie – In the previous 26 years of the MMHs no man over the age of 70 had been named Grand Master of the Year. There are several good reasons for this. Field size is one. Most notable though is the fact that Minnesota has been home to many world and national class 60-to-69-year olds. Greg Taylor and Tony Schiller and Ben Ewers raced at a world class level in their 60s, and guys like Tim Brown, Neil King and Bill Schmitt were not far behind.
Of the two 60-69ers nominees this year, Rod Raymond had best lived up to the standards set by the aforementioned men. His Age Group record at Ironman 70.3 Michigan was particularly impressive, and his effort at Northwoods was only seconds behind Neil King's long-standing mark. Rod's Shell Lake effort was very solid, but in my opinion, he needed one more elite performance to upend my pick for GMOY....
Corbin Repeats as JOY!
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Tuesday, 11 November 2025 00:10
By Bonnie and Clyde
2025 Junior of the Year - Agreeing that Corbin Deichman and Adeline Althaus-Kotila were the strongest candidates, here is a portion of the debate our concerning the selection of Junior of the Year: ....
Paige & Nathan Dominate POY Discussion...
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Saturday, 08 November 2025 00:10
By Bonnie and Clyde
Here are the nominees for 2025 Male and Female Performance of te Year:
Men:
Nathan Kim - 2nd place at St. Anthony's (FL) - 1:53:26
Nathan Kim - 2nd at Ironman 70.3 Madison - 4:05:48
Spencer Syvertson - 1st at Northwoods - 57:01 - Course record
HM - Josh Blankenheim's course record 1:49:39 at Brewhouse Intermediate; Spencer Syvertson's win at Buzz Ryan (45:29).
Women:
Paige Schulz - 1st at Ironman 70.3 Madison - 4:34:48
Paige Schulz - 2nd at Ironman Chattanooga - 9:43:35...
Cami, Elena & Paige are 2025 TOY Nominees!
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Sunday, 02 November 2025 00:10
By Bonnie
2025 FEMALE TRIATHLETE OF THE YEAR - Here in alphabetical order are the three women that Clyde and I believe richly deserve to be the official 2025 TOY nominees:
CAMI ECKHOFF, 39, Detroit Lakes - Cami has demonstrated annual improvement every year since her Rookie of the Year campaign in 2021, but 2025 was truly special, wherein she collected her 9th, 10th and 11th triathlon victories. Check out her highlights: ...
