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Triathlete of the Year - The Men...
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Tuesday, 29 September 2015 06:10
Minnesota Multisport Awards – Typically we post the official nominees for Triathlete of the Year after all the other nominees in other categories have been announced. This year, though, we are publishing the male TOY nominees early.
Why?
Because it was the second easiest category, after the Rookies, to figure out. Across the board, this year’s nominees are harder to determine than ever and the MMA Selectors have been arguing for weeks and still aren’t ready to announce the nominees in most categories.
As for the male TOY category, three candidates were no-brainers, but the fourth required much debate, and not every selector agrees with the final pick....
The Winners...
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Tuesday, 29 September 2015 00:10
Who were our state's winningest multisporters in 2015? Glad you asked. Here is an alpha list of those Minnesotan who, according to our records, have won at least two races this season:
11 Wins - SUZIE FOX (photo)
8 Wins - KEVIN O'CONNOR, MATTHEW PAYNE
7 Wins - DAVID THOMPSON
5 Wins - DIANE HANKEE, HEATHER LENDWAY, DEVON PALMER
3 Wins - BROOKS GROSSINGER, LARRY HOSCH, CASEY MILLER, PATRICK PARISH, RYAN WIPPLER, OLIVIA BAGNALL, GABY BUNTEN, SHEENA DAUER, NICOLE HEININGER, LISA LENDWAY, BRIDGET MCCOY, ELAINE NELSON, CHRISTINA ROBERTS, JESSICA ROSSING, CHERYL ZITUR ....
Why Runners Get Slower With Age...
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Sunday, 27 September 2015 00:10
By Gretchen Reynolds (well.blogs.nytimes.com)
Young runners are different than you and me. They have more speed. And to achieve that swiftness, they use certain leg muscles quite differently than runners past age 50 do, according to a new study of runners’ strides at different ages. The study also intimates that many of us might be able to reinvigorate our flagging pace with the right type of strength training.
Science, competitive records and lived experience all show that runners slow with advancing age, even the great ones. The current world marathon record for men, for instance, 2:02:57, was blazed by a 30-year-old, and is nearly an hour faster than the world record of 2:54:48 for the 70- to 75-year-old age group, which was set by Ed Whitlock, a Canadian. He later ran the world...
Amy, Toby & Dani Are Top Rookies...
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Thursday, 24 September 2015 00:10
2015 MINNESOTA MULTISPORT AWARDS - The time has come to reveal the nominees for this year's MMAs. Only one of the categories has been determined thus far. ROOKIE OF THE YEAR. This one was a piece of cake. There are three rookies who stood out among the hundreds of this season's first-times. Each of these athletes are destined for stardom and compare favorably with the ROY nominees of past years.
As for the other categories, they are harder to determine this year than ever, but will be revealed here on MTN when the nominees are finalized. MMA winners will be revealed at Tri-Night '15 on November 14 at Gear West Bike & Triathlon in Long Lake. For ticket info, click MMA button on the right side of this page.
Here are the official nominees for Minnesota Rookie of the Year, and their season highlights. Nominees must have a minimum of three outstanding performances to be eligible for consideration:
