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One That Got Away...
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Friday, 08 April 2011 03:00
2004 Minnesota Junior of the Year nominee Nicholas Vandam has been racing professionally for the last few seasons. The former Eagan-onian, who now resides in Colorado Springs, has raced at least twice thus far in 2011--25th at the ITU Pan Am Cup race in beautiful Salinas, Ecuador, and 13th at Lima (Peru) Pan Am Cup. Yesterday we visited his blog, where he discussed his 2010 season. We thought you'd like to read about one of ours who got away.
After a couple weeks of reflection, and a little time off from training, I can sit back and reflect on a successful season filled with many challenges emotionally and physically. For those of you who don
Steve Nash With Estrogen...
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Thursday, 07 April 2011 03:30
Going Off Course - In a former life, Minneapolis triathlete April Morgan was April Calhoun, a hard-driving, assist-dishing, aggressive defender, point guard for the Gophers. We purloined a portion of her hoops bio from Gophersports.com:
Golden Gopher Career Notes:
AA two-time ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American, the first repeat Academic All-American in Minnesota history
Car Singer With a Dorito Problem...
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Tuesday, 05 April 2011 03:30
WARNING: Some of what you are about to read is totally ridiculous.
Going Off Course - "Hey, Laurel, what's that?" Harvey asked the pretty, hazel-eyed girl with the humongous smile, cool hieroglyphic-y necklace and blue Three Rivers Parks District polo. It was a bright and breezy summer day at the Lowry Nature Center and the air was redolent with an amalgam of fecund floral scents. He was pointing at a bush.
"That's
The First Triathlon...
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Sunday, 03 April 2011 03:00
By Scotty Forrestall (Photo)
(for Xtri.com)
Let's face it, we are all tri-geeks, but if you were to hear the names Jack Johnstone and Don Shanahan in reference to the sport of triathlon, would you know their significance? If not, you can thank me later because now you can impress even the geekiest of the tri-geeks.
We all know Ironman was founded in Hawaii in 1978 by three Navy Seals to see who the best overall athlete was, but the origins of triathlon date back further to 1974 and a little slice of heaven in the middle of San Diego's Mission Bay - Fiesta Island (aerial photo below). On September 25, 1974, Jack and Don, with the help of the San Diego Track Club held the first ever triathlon. The format was a bit different than the swim-bike-run we have all become accustomed to. Just check out the description that went out in the SD Track Club newsletter:...
