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The AOY Debate...
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Wednesday, 06 February 2013 00:10
When it was announced last week that Dan Hedgecock DID NOT win the USAT Athlete of the Year award, MTN heard from lotsa folks--four actually, three guys and a girl--who were upset. "How could he not win? He was clearly the best amateur triathlete in the country last season," said one of the guys.
As a member of the USAT Selection Committee, one of the MTN Guys is quick to point out that the award does not necessarily go to the BEST athlete. It goes to the one that is perceived to have had the superior resume. He believes that even if
2013 Minnesota Junior Elite Team...
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Monday, 04 February 2013 01:10
Coach Kris at OptumHealth Performance sent us some stuff about the 2013 Minnesota Junior Elite Team, and we're pleased as punch to share it with MTN's readers. Here's the cut-and-pasted info he sent us about the Team, it's philosophy and its mission:
Team Mission
Green Pans & Phytochemicals...
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Sunday, 03 February 2013 00:10
Fall into a Healthier Diet: Five Easy Steps
By Jess Kolko (AthleticFoodie.com)
With each new season I always think about small changes that I want to make in my life and diet. I feel that too often people want, and try, to make large, sweeping changes. Big changes tend to work only in the short term. Making small easy changes is the way to affect diet in the long term. Here are my top five tips for making little changes that add up to a big difference in the long term.
1. Make plants the focus. Whether you adopt Meatless Monday or just begin to increase your portion of plants every day, you are going to make a positive impact on your diet and overall health. Generally our portion size of...
Parish & Hedgecock Are USAT Duathletes of the Year...
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Saturday, 02 February 2013 00:10
Yesterday, USA Triathlon announced their 2012 Duathletes of the Year and Honorable Mentions, and Minnesota athletes were prominent among the award recipients. Dan Hedgecock, runner-up for USAT Triathlete of the Year, was named US Elite Duathlete of the Year, and Patrick Parish won the amateur DOY title. Both guys won hands-down. Also in the mix were Ruth Brennan Morrey, who followed up her AOY HM with a DOY HM, and Matthew Payne, who also was named DOY HM. We feel Ruther was robbed, but we understand and respect the Selection Committee's overriding rationale.
Here are all the DOY and HM recipients and some random commentary:
The 2012 USA Triathlon Age Group Duathletes of the Year and Honorable Mention selections are as follows:
Men
Chivalry is a Beautiful Thing......
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Friday, 01 February 2013 00:10
By Bonnie Crossfurst
The man in the blue jeans was right on my tail. I could hear the sound of snow covered leaves crunching beneath the weight of his tires. We wound through the forest; barren trees jetting up from the ground, their leaves having fallen after the color bled out. I noticed the red ribbon beckoning to make a sudden sharp left and turned hard to stay the course. The world tipped right and the earth rose up to meet me with a crushing thud.
Breaks squealed behind me as the man in the blue jeans did an endo in his effort to keep from rolling over the top of my fallen carcass. I jumped up and heaved my bike to an upright position.
