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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: ...

Med City Half 4th place
Race time 1:11:15
Race was a bit long - Garmin has me at 1:10:32 ( I like that much better)
No taper heading into this one. Just wanted a result to see how my run fitness has progressed. A 5 min PR tells me it’s doing just fine.

Big triathlons coming up and I couldn’t be more excited with how my overall fitness is this year. Omaha 70.3 here we come!

Sharing the start line with my twin brother Isaiah, as we have done for our whole running career, is something I will never take for granted. Congrats on another course record @isaiahwarning !

ED. Two things. First, Micah's twin ISAIAH set a race record at MC-Half in 2025 (1:07:58), then dipped under that mark by 40-seconds last weekend. Both Micah and Isaiah ran collegiately at Winona State. Secondly: The Med City Half is USATF certified, thus it is purposely slightly long. Why? It's called "The Short Course Prevention Factor." Here is the AI explanation:

Short Course Prevention Factor: By rule, a USATF certified course includes at least a 0.1% cushion (about 1 meter per kilometer or 135 feet, I.e. 45 yards, for a full marathon. This ensures no participant's distance falls short. NOTE: The .1% cushion is the minimal addition. Many, if not most, courses have a larger than .1% cushion.