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Allie & Zoe...

Tuesday, 05 July 2016 23:10

ROOKIES - MTN has been giving tri rookie HANNA GRINAKER a lot of well-deserved cyber ink lately. We want people to know that Gingersnap (Hanna's nickname) isn't the the only neophyte that is turning in impressive efforts this season. We are aware of two other women who also appear to be heading for "Rookie of the Year" nominations.

They are:

- ALLIE NOWAK, 27, Plymouth (photo)- According to her FB page, Allie is a Physician Assistant (OBGYN) who attended Cornell College, where she ran track and cross country, and has been to London and Washington. She's married and loves small dogs.

Her 2016 Tri Resume: 5th @ Liberty Half & 10th @ Buffalo Olympic. To secure a ROY nomination, Allie needs 1-2 more impressive performances this season....

- ZOE REKER, 23, St. Paul (photo R) - Zoe spells her name with an umlaut over her "e." We don't know what that does. Perhaps she pronounces her name "Zo-ah" or "Zo-aye." Probably just "Zo-ee" with the accent on the first syllable. It's cool that a three letter word can have two syllables.

We digress.

We met Zoe at Trinona. She is a HOOT! She is a nurse who loves cats. There's a cool video on her FB page of a kitten attacking a large dog's wagging tail. She likes a lot of singers and bands that almost no one else has ever heard of, and "Moonrise Kingdom" is one of her favorite movies. Have you see it? It's a Wes Anderson film, which is all you really need to know. It's awesome.

In her first two tri starts, Zoe finished 5th at Falls Duathlon and 8th at Trinona.