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2015 in the Rearview Mirror...

Tuesday, 19 January 2016 00:10

2015 – First Pro Year in Review

By Heather Lendway (heatherlendway.com)

Well it’s 2016 so it’s about time to reflect on my first year racing as a pro. Following Austin (back in November) I took two weeks completely off: no swimming, no biking, no running and no strength work. I honestly can’t remember the last time I ever took that much time off since I started swimming competitively at age eight. It was definitely a good mental and physical break before building back into some solid training for 2016.

It’s hard to recall all the way back to early March when my season began in Clermont, Florida, seventeen races ago. With the Lifetime and 5i50 series crumbling last year my season became a random mix of short course draft racing (including a super sprint), non-draft Olympic racing and an intro to 70.3 racing, something I definitely wasn’t planning. Here’s a quick look back at my schedule/results from the year:

- March 7th, Clermont Camtri ITU Draft Legal, Clermont FL, 10th
- March 14th, Sarasota Camtri ITU Draft Legal, Sarasota FL, 8th
- March 15th, Las Olas, Ft. Lauderdale FL, 2nd...

Lady Beast!

Monday, 18 January 2016 00:10

By Amanda - aka Tough Muddette (toughmuddette.com)

We have another Everyday Inspiration interview! As you know, an Everyday Inspiration is someone who inspires me (and likely others!) to keep pushing on in my quest to live a healthy, whole, happy life. These inspiring folks are day in, day out living their lives with an extreme investment in themselves, and are committed to healthy habits that work for them. Every single day.

You guys, I found this awesome lady from my amazing daycare provider. You just never know how you will cross paths with people, you know? She was telling me about her cool friend who was in Australia about to compete in some big race, and how she was so proud of her. Then she keeps telling me about this lady, and you can tell she is SO PROUD ...

New Years Resolution Stuff: Part I...

Saturday, 16 January 2016 00:10

By Steve Jonas (teamusa.org)

Some folks make New Year’s resolutions and some don’t. One reason that the “don’t do it” group doesn’t is that failure to keep has not been an uncommon experience. This column, Part I of a two-part series, contains some general principles for resolution-making that in my experience can help you to succeed. Next month we shall turn to some particulars, particularly in the area of mobilizing motivation.

For starters, don't be put off in making a New Year's resolution by previous failures in keeping resolutions. There are many reasons why we fail other than the lack of will or lack of dedication or some other internal fault upon which we often put the blame. Often it is, rather, that we fail to correctly go about the resolution-setting process in the first place. In other words, more often than not when we fail, we have set...

Minnesota's AA Run-Bike-Runners...

Friday, 15 January 2016 00:10

Yesterday we posted the names and ranking positions of Minnesota's 2015 USAT All American Triathletes. Today, we are honoring our state's AA Duathletes. Keep in mind that most of Minnesota's duathlons are NOT USAT sanctioned / insured. Nevertheless, only one state, California (25), put more athletes on the AA list than did Minnesota (18).

Duathlon - WOMEN

JENNIFER SCUDIERO - 2nd - 30-34 (photo)

SUZIE FOX - 2nd - 30-34

JASMINE CARLSON - 3rd - 30-34 (Note: Jas did most, if not all, of her 2015 du racing before she relocated to Colorado.)

MANUELA KNISPEL - 4th - 40-44

SHERI SCHROCK - 4th - 60-64

DIANE HANKEE - 8th - 35-39 ...

Minnesota All Americans....

Thursday, 14 January 2016 00:10

Photo - A pair of talented sisters, Sophie (L) and All American Melanie Rabino (R) being hugged by a good looking guy.

Noodling around the updated USA Triathlon website recently, we found the 2015 athlete rankings. We were curious to see how many Minnesota athletes earned All American honors in their AGs. The rankings are based on performances in USAT sanctioned events only--most Minnesota races are NOT USAT insured--and are dependent upon race directors to submit results in a timely fashion.

Let's start with Triathlon:

MEN -

BOB POWERS - 1st - 90+

TONY SCHILLER - 2nd - 55-59

MATTHEW PAYNE - 6th - 35-39

KEVIN O'CONNOR - 9th - 40-44 ...