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Random Love...
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Monday, 09 January 2012 02:00
RANDOM LOVE FOR MINNESOTA TRIATHLETES
ANDY SCHIESL is a talented triathlete and a very cool guy with blonde hair and straight teeth. He studied business stuff at the "Harvard of the Southwest." That's right. Arizona State University, where the mantra of its 60,000 tan, sparsely-clad students is "Study! Study! Study!"
Andy, who likes Lady Gaga, Oprah (no kidding!) and Emily (his wife), returned to Tempe last November, where he competed admirably in Ironman Arizona. The result was a personal best 9:35:59. Way to go, dude!
Schiesl's 2011 tri-resume was outstanding, his best season ever. It featured this 3rd career victory at his hometown race, the Lakefront Days Triathlon. His time there was a course record 59:37, which took down the mark that Brett Lovaas (pronounced "Lah-vus," not "Love Ass," as Stephen Bullard insists) set in 2008, by 22 seconds, while lowering his own PR on the Prior Lake course by 1:39. Cool beans.
Other impressive efforts were turned in at TriStar 111 (3rd amateur / 9th overall), and RochesterFest Olympic (9th overall).
A Sociopath's Perspective...
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Sunday, 08 January 2012 02:00
Part III: Race Ethics
By Bonnie Grifter
I believe race ethics play an essential role in a positive racing experience. I am sure we all have had both positive experiences such as when someone accidently takes off out of transition on your bike because you ride a sad little knock off of their speed demon and they leave their bike for you to ride straight to your car and stuff it into the back; as well as negative ones such as when you are exiting the swim in first place but you are so focused on making sure that the guy snapping the expensive race photo gets you from your best side and you go tumbling into a volunteer, losing your position. I wish I could sit down and listen to your bad stories over a cup of coffee. I thrive on the agony of others as it makes me feel peppy about my life....
Speed Bumps...
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Friday, 06 January 2012 02:00
Ed. Erika Sperl-Imhoff is very smart and clever, totally cool, has great guns (see photo L) and is a wonderful writer. MTN is delighted to announce that she will be a regular contributor. FYI, she has this thing with her left hip that required major surgery--see awesome pic of her humongous gruesomely cool scar below--and has forced her to use crutches and need extensive PT. Today's story, which we purloined from Erika's popular blogsite, deals with coping with crutches, which can be a real drag.
Staying fit while on crutches
By Erika Sperl-Imhoff (from drtrirunner.com)
I am just shy of 3 weeks into this post-surgery rehabilitation period, and have another 3 weeks to go. While six weeks certainly isn
Snack Helmets & Counting Nuts....
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Thursday, 05 January 2012 02:00
WARNING: Some of the content contained herein may have undergone minor embellishment.
Going Off Course - We like Minneapolis triathlete / occasional USAT official with a great smile and an Attack Cat named "Izzy," Lois Nilson, a lot. Why?
Masters of Their Domain...
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Wednesday, 04 January 2012 02:00
(Photos - Masters pioneer Tony Schiller looking cool in a cowboy hat, and new master Julie Hull, who should totally rock socks in 2012.)
As the median age of triathletes rise, it should come as no surprise that masters athletes occasionally win races.
Here in Minnesota, though, 40-plussers actually win often enough that the word "occasionally" has no place in the conversation.
How often, you ask?
Well, in 2011, 32 over-40s won 44 of the 84 outdoor tris and dus. Interestingly, several of these folks--Taggart Downare, Jen Neuman, Angie Hop, Angie Schmidt, Gillian Auslander, Tracy Serreyn and a few others--did not start winning races until they became fortysomethings. That is just plain cool....
