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Dan, Patrick, Matt & Marcus...
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Tuesday, 09 October 2012 02:40
(Photos - 2011 and 2010 TOY's, Dan Hedgecock and Patrick Parish.)
Minnesota Multisport Awards - MTN congratulates former overweight guy, Marcus Stromberg, on his breakout season, one that earned him an official 2012 Triathlete of the Year nomination.
Marcus joins fellow nominees Dan Hedgecock (2011 TOY), Patrick Parish (2010 TOY), who placed 3rd (amateur) at the Toyota Cup Championship in Dallas last Sunday, and Matthew Payne (3 x TOY nominee)....
Psssst! Did you hear? Adults are playing dirty in Apple Valley
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Tuesday, 09 October 2012 02:00
By Trudy Marshall
Personally, we got kind of excited when we heard about a new adult play center opening in the Cities, especially when we heard just how dirty it was going to be....
Triathletes of the Year...
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Sunday, 07 October 2012 02:10
(Photo - Rising star Elaine Nelson will be among the 6-7 women considered for TOY nominations.)
Minnesota Multisport Awards - Will there be any surprises when the nominees for Triathlete of the Year are announced on MTN on Tuesday? Sure, there are some slam dunk choices, perhaps five of the eight eventual nominees can be agreed upon by most.
In this post, we'll ignore most of the obvious stuff and discuss some names that have never been nominated for this award in the past; or have been, albeit several years ago.
One of the issues the selection committee faces this year is the fact that many of our state's top athletes have only raced 3-4 times this year. How are they to be ranked on Team Minnesota, if at all, and should...
Upwardly Mobile...
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Saturday, 06 October 2012 02:10
(Photos - Christina and John are two of the athletes who are being considered for "Most Improved" nominations.)
Minnesota Multisport Awards - The "Most Improved" award honors those who have demonstrated significant upward mobility within Minnesota's elite ranks. Historically, all 10 male and female annual members of Team Minnesota have raced at a national-class level during the season of their selection, thus to be considered for a nomination in this category a veteran TM athlete must convincingly upgrade his or her position ...
Rockin' For 4 - 10 Hours....
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Friday, 05 October 2012 02:10
Minnesota Multisport Awards - We blew it last year.
Which time, you ask?
When we decided to include Ruth Brennan Morrey's runaway victory at the 2011 ITU Long Distance World Championships among the 2012 nominees for Female Performance of the Year.
LD Worlds were only a week before the MMA Party and we had already ordered and received the trophies, including, of course, Dan Arlandson's LD AOY and Claire Bootsma's POY trophies....
