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Most Improved Guys...
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Tuesday, 18 October 2011 03:10
(Photo - 2011 Minnesota Male Most Improved nominee, Sean Cooley.)
Minnesota Multisport Awards - And the official nominees for Male Most Improved * are:
* JOSH BLANKENHEIM, 31, Duluth
- Josh won two races--Lake Marion Olympic and Lakes Country--this season and cracked the overall Top five at at four of our state's most competitive events: 4th @ Minneman and Brewhouse, 5th at Heart of the Lakes and Turtleman Duathlon. He held his own against the best guys in the region and should land a spot on Team Minnesota.
* SEAN COOLEY, 26, Grand Forks, ND
- The amiable med student came to our attention in 2010, when he raced five times in Minnesota, reaching the podium twice and never finishing lower than 6th. This year he entered eight Minnesota..
Ambi-cerebral...
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Monday, 17 October 2011 03:00
Going "Off Course" - Fun-loving Minneapolis triathlete / coach / mom of kids who thinks she's crazy / former journalist Diane Birkeland has nice arms.
She should have. She spends several hours every week "whaling on her guns."
She's particularly proud of her left gun, particularly the biceptual area on which she enjoys crushing European beer cans....
What Do You Think?
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Sunday, 16 October 2011 03:00
(Photo - Dan & Claire, both of whom have garnered three MMA nominations.)
Minnesota Multisport Awards - For grins, we are allowing MTN visitors to weigh in on who they think should win this year's MMAs. To participate, scroll down to the "POLL" section, which is on the right, beneath the Race Ads.
This week you can vote for Rookie of the Year. Next week you can pick the Juniors. And so on.
Here are the current 2011 nominees:
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Ruth Brennan Morrey, Elaine Nelson, Stephanie Peterson & Brian Zeuli...
Nut Goodies, Croissants & Show Jumping...
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Saturday, 15 October 2011 03:00
This feature is called "GETTING TO KNOW YOUR PEERS," wherein we raid Facebook pages to find fun and odd stuff about random Minnesota triathletes. Yes, we do make some stuff up.
* NORDIC STOCKER is very pretty, has thick hair and enjoys listening to Ray LaMontagne & the Pariah Dogs. She agrees that "God Willing & the Creek Don't Rise" is one of the 2-3 greatest albums of 2011. As an aficionado of thick hair, she really likes Ray Montagne's "Mountain Man" look....
Awesome Efforts...
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Thursday, 13 October 2011 03:00
(YndeCam Photo - Kortney Haag finishing at TCTri. Her stunning effort at Pigman Half last August has earned her a POY nomination.)
Minnesota Multisport Awards: The MMA Selection Committee announces its initial four official nominees for Female Performance of the Year:
* CLAIRE BOOTSMA's course record at Maple Grove Olympic. (Claire beat fellow TOY nominees Cathy Yndestad and Becky Youngberg in this race. Adding significance was the fact that it was the first time since August of 2006 that a Minnesota woman had beaten CY, a four-time TOY who was honored as Minnesota's Athlete of the Decade last November, in a triathlon.)
* CLAIRE BOOTSMA's course record at Peregrine Charities Olympic. (Frigid conditions--40-45 degrees--resulted in protracted transitions, yet Claire posted a 2:10:02, a 1:54 improvement on the...
