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The Masters: Women...

angies(Photo - This pair of bar-hopping Angies--Hop and Schmidt--are among those being considered for 2012 Master of the Year nominations.)

2012 Minnesota Multisport Awards - The list of potential female Master of the Year nominees is even longer than the men's roster, which was posted yesterday. A brief glance at this year's bios and results suggests that at least 20 fast women deserve serious consideration, including former MOY winners Jan Guenther and Heidi Keller-Miler. It is the world class standards set by this seriously fast duo that these candidates will be compared to....

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The Masters: Guys...

david(Photo - David Holden won four races this year.)

2012 Minnesota Multisport Awards - The list of potential male Master of the Year nominees is a lengthy one. A cursory glance at this year's bios and results suggests that at least 12 guys deserve serious consideration, including former MOY winners Brian Bich, Greg Taylor and Kevin O'Connor. It is the world class standards set by this august trio (and Tony Schiller) that these candidates will be measured against.

Which four of these guys deserves official nominations? Let is know by using the COMMENT feature at the bottom of the post.

* Chap Achen, 44, Red Wing (Breakout season. Four overall podiums)

* Brian Bich, 46, Duluth (45-49 National champion, Brian won three races in 2012) ...

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Hard Rockin' Guys....

dan(Fantastic TriJuice Photo - Dan dominating in Des Moines.)

Minnesota Multisport Awards - We discussed the potential nominees for female Performance of the Year last week. Today we'll list some of the top efforts of 2012 by Minnesota's dudes. Check these out and let us know (using the COMMENT feature at the bottom of this post) which of these

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How Kona Ate My Husband...

guyBy Miriam Zacharias (for active.com)

After 22 years of marriage, a dozen Ironman races and countless shorter distance triathlons, running and cycling events, you

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Premier Performances of 2012...

ruther(Photo - Which of Ruther's plethora of outstanding 2012 performances will receive POY nominations?)

2012 Minnesota Multisport Awards - We had intended to post the potential Performance of the Year nominations next week, but since the Hy-Vee 5150 Championships three weeks back, followed by Ironman Wisconsin and Leadman Epic 250 - Bend, OR, Minnesotans are buzzing, and rightfully so, about Dan's HUMONGOUS win in Des Moines, Michelle's GARGANTUAN win in Madison, and Cathy's BEHEMOTH win in the Pacific Northwest.

So, let's talk Performance of the Year. In that there are two girls' names in the last sentence, let's do them first. (That sentence didn't finish well, did it?)

So you know, the MMA Selection Committee will be discussing whether a single athlete can have more than two nominations in this category. For our purposes here, we'll list only 2-3 Ps per person. This way we won't have to post every race that Ruth Brennan Morrey did this season....

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