Race Coverage

Payne & Fox Are Minnesota's Best...

Monday, 01 July 2013 01:10

Photos by Linda Schnobrich

By Trudy Marshall (bestoftheustriseries.com)

Suzie Fox (left in photo) is having a good month. She turns 30 in a few days. She is recovered from a nasty torn-something in her hip, she just recorded her 14th career win, at Lake Waconia Triathlon, earning herself the top qualifying slot for Best of the U.S. and a fabulous bottle of Finisher Wine with which to celebrate.

She is also racing fast, fast, fast...her dominating win today (1:34:24) is 2nd-fastest of all time. At right in the pic with Suzie is young Stephanie Solfelt, a rising star in Minnesota's ultra-competitive tri world and 3rd place today. Stephanie was 2nd here last year, but unable to race at the Best of the U.S. Championship. If you don't recognize the woman in the middle, don't be too hard on..

yourself--few people in triathlon do yet. She's Nicole Heininger, a rookie in the sport, and so green she registered herself in an age group division instead of the BOUS Wave, and just look what she did! Second overall and qualified for BOUS! Watch for Nicole's Rookie of the Year nomination for Minnesota.