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Thursday, 16 October 2014 06:10

CY GOES SONORAN -

Unlike most Minnesota multisporters, CATHY YNDESTAD's tri season is not over. IN fact, she has two more races to do, the first of which is the Life Time - Soma Half IM on Sunday in Tempe, Arizona, the second at Ironman Arizona on November 16.

The winningest woman in Minnesota multisport history, CY won the Soma race last year and if she repeats as champion this time around, she will not only have collected her 71st career tri/du win, the discussion as to whether her name should be added to the list of 2014 Long Distance Athlete of the Year will be reopened. With her wins at Leadman Epic - 125 last spring and her overall victory at HITS-Waconia two months ago, she had already garnered support from some of the MMA Committee members. A win, or a very fast time, i.e. breaking 4:40, on Sunday would probably secure for her an official nomination.

On Sunday afternoon, MTN will post coverage of her performance....

TACKLING THE "GUNKS" -

Triathlete of the Year, Most Improved and Performance of the Year nominee BROOKS GROSSINGER chalked up the 5th victory of the '14 season last month at at race called "SOS," aka - Survival of the Shawangunks in New York state. The insanely challenging 8-part event starts with a 30 mile bike ride into the Shawangunk Mountains (photo L), and is followed in order by a 4.5 mile run, 1.1. mile swim, 5.5 mile run, .5 mile swim and an 8 mile run.

Brooks' winning time was 4:25:11, the fastest men's clocking there since 2008 and his margin of victory was 5:41.

Grossinger had accepted the SOS challenge on two prior occasions, finishing 4th in 2013 (4:34:57), and 2nd in 2011 (2:47).