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Spit-Up & Keyser Soze...
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Tuesday, 15 April 2014 06:10
STEVE SANDER is one of our favorite people. If you know him, chances are he is one of your faves, too.
He is an effervescent fellow with a wacky sense of humor. A true "Family Man," he has a beautiful wife and a couple of above average kids that he adores. He willingly changes diapers and is not grossed out when his youngest gets spit-up on his shirt (photo L).
Steve likes Florence and the Machine and The Shins. We weren't familar with The Shins, so we Googled them and listened to a song called "New Slang." It was pretty awesome.
As for movies, Steve is into The Shawshank Redemption (Who isn't?) and is one of the few people who know that it was filmed, in part, in Mansfield, Ohio. He also is a fan of "The Usual Suspects" and claims to have figured out that Verbal Kint was actually Kayser Soze long before Chazz Palminteri did. We don't believe him....
April Stuff...
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Sunday, 13 April 2014 20:10
DU SEASON IS HERE - Minnesota is arguably America's premier duathlon state. Our events are abundant, competitive and expertly produced. The 2014 spring du season officially gets underway on Saturday, April 26, at the 6th annual Falls Duathlon in...
Fast Fire Fighter...
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Saturday, 12 April 2014 06:10
LUKE NELSON is a cool guy. He's a Minneapolis Fire Fighter and knows how to drive firetrucks and make water come out of them. He has a lovely wife and at least two great kids. He's into Techno Pop and Noah James Hittner is one of his favorite techno-poppers. We Googled NJH and listened to "Stay Beautiful." It was pretty good.
He's also an awesome multisporter, who excels on both hard and soft surfaces. Prior to 2011, Luke concentrated on off-road stuff. Since then, he has hit the asphalt and his results have been impressive.
Check out his highlights:
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2nd @ Graniteman Clearwater
2nd @ Waseca 1/3
2nd @ Xterra Dairyland (WI) ....
Prepping for the Inevitable...
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Saturday, 12 April 2014 00:10
ED. Ben Ewers is a three-time Minnesota Grand Master of the Year. He now lives in Arizona.
By Ben Ewers (benewers,blogspot.com)
I have not posted in a while as there was nothing material to share. I've recovered from my stumble in the XTERRA desert trail race but I've been sort of "wandering in the desert" of Arizona trying to figure out what I want to do with multisports now that I am drawing a social security check. While enduring the normal aches and pains that accompany the aging process, I've been fighting the urge to retire from multisport.
I've been able to run up to two times per week on desert...
More Than Just a Pain in the Butt...
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Friday, 11 April 2014 00:10
Injuries suck. It's hard enough for the MTN Guys to see so many of our multisport friends endure owies and boo-boos. It's worse when they are actually sidelined by such things.
In 2012 we were getting excited about a masters athlete named Leslie Englert. It was her first year in the sport and she had already won a race (Maple Grove Sprint) and rocked Top 10 efforts at all the Graniteman Series races. We thought she was only a year or two away from MMA nominations.
Then an evil thing called Hamstring Tendonosis happened. This stuff requires a lot more than PT and ant-inflammatories, so Leslie got Prolo Therapy (which is awesome), which along with lots of PT, enabled her to run again.
After a painful season in 2013, low-lighted by medium-dazzle performances, we were anxious to see Leslie return to form. When we sought her permission to write stuff...
