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Monday, 04 July 2016 23:10

BREWHOUSE STUFF - After last year's race, we recommended that race management consider moving their event from Saturday to Sunday. We did this because we thought the event would attract more participants from The Cities and central and southern and Minnesota....

Others made the same recommendation, and the BH committee decided to move from Saturday, August 6, to Sunday, August 7.

Brewhouse has always been an awesome event, and it became even awesomer when it moved its venue from Pike Lake to Island Lake a few years back. Those who haven't experienced the new Brewhouse don't know what they are missing.

So, MTN encourages athletes to make their hotel arrangements ASAP. Duluth is a wonderful summer destination and hotels sell out quickly.

We'd love to see the BH have a record turnout. If that happens, we're sure that many will discover that Brewhouse is a special experience, one that is worthy of their annual attendance. BH WEBSITE

FASTER AFTER 40 - Some assume that their opportunities for winning races stops after they turn 40. This is untrue. In fact, many athletes don't start winning intil after they achieved masterhood.

A perfect example of this is Cheryl Zitur, who won her first race at the age of 49. Now 51, she has nine victories on her resume.

Here are some other Minnesota multisporters whose winning ways began in their fifth decade of life:

MEN:

 - CHAP ACHEN, 47, Red Wing - Chap was 42 (2011) when he won for the first time. He has won at least six more times since then.

- GREG DUMMER, 45, Minneapolis - A former collegiate rugby and football star, Greg has two wins to his credit, the first in 2011. when he was 40.

- JEFF GREBNER, 48, St. Paul - Jeff has at least three wins since his first in 2012, when he was 43.

- THADDEUS INGERSOLL, 46, Minneapolis - Thad's first win was a biggie. He won the Elite Amateur race at Chicago in 2013. He's posted at least three more wins since then.

- JOE SCHNEIDERHAN, 50, Alexandria - Our info here is a bit sketchy, but we believe that each of his 3-4 multi wins came after he turned 40.

WOMEN:

- GILLIAN AUSLANDER, 46, Minneapolis (photo) - Our records show that Gillian won her first multi in 2011, when she was 41. She won two races --Buffalo Sprint and Waseca 1/3--that year.

- CHERYL BARKER, 48ish, Hudson, WI - She has a couple of Croixathlon victories on her resume, both after she turned 40.

- JULI CURRIE, 44, Chanhassen - Juli was 40 when she won Heart of the Lakes Sprint.

- JEANNE FLECK, 50, Proctor - Jeanne won he first race in 2008 at the age of 41, and has recorded four more since then.

- ANNE GRABOWSKI, 48, Minnesota - Anne's winning ways started in 2015, when she was 47. She won two races last year, and hopes to add another W this weekend (Minneapolis Sprint).

- ANGIE HOP, 45, Rosemount - Ang, who is a HOOT!, has won nine races since turning 40.

- CHRISTEL KIPPENHAN, 51, Bemidji - Christel won her firt tri in 2009, when she was 43. She now has at least seven victories on her scorecard.

- MANUELA KNISPEL, 45, Minneapolis - a two-time masters national duathlon champ, Manuela won her first race in 2015.

- JULIA LYNG, 50, Burnsville - Her first win was in 2010 (age 43). She was won at least three times.

- JEN NEUMAN, 47, Ramsey - She started winning when she was 42. She now has eight multisport wins to her credit.

- LAURA SWARTZ, 49, St. Louis Park - Laura has at least four Ws on her scorecard, each other after she had turned 40.

- LISA WACEK, 44, MInneapolis - Lisa was 42 when she won her first race (Graniteman Big Lake).

- CHERYL ZITUR, 51, Corcoran - As we mentioned earlier, CZ has nine wins, the first coming at Walker when she was 49.