Race Coverage

HUMONGOUS SUNDAY....ONGOING UPDATES!

Sunday, 22 June 2014 05:00

BEST OF THE US CHAMPIONSHIP - Columbia Heights' MATTHEW PAYNE became the first athlete in the nine-year history of the BOUS Series to win two National titles. He held off a hard charging DANIEL STUBLESKI of Washington, Michigan, to make it happen. Stubleski was the 2013 US AOY. Buffalo, Minnesota's MARCUS STROMBERG turned in what was arguably his finest effort to date, finishing 3rd. KEVIN O'CONNOR rocked a 4th place finish thanks in large part to his 35:12 final 10K. Only Stubleski had a faster run split (34:19).

For the women, Wausau, Wisconsin's DANI FISCHER won her 2nd national title of the 2014. (She also won Long Course Nationals). Her gender-best 38:07 run split allowed her to overtake pre-race co-favorite JENNIFER GARRISON of Naperville, IL. 2013 US AOY KIRSTEN SASS of McKenzie, Tennessee took the final podium spot....

Chaska's SUZY FOX was the fastest Minnesota woman, placing 5th. Forest Lake's GABY BUNTEN, competing for Team Iowa (she's a recent ISU grad), had a breakout effort, taking 6th. RESULTS

Te BOUS Championship was hosted by the inaugural CAPITOL CITY SPRINT, which was won by self-exiled (since 2011) triathlete JOSH BLANKENHEIM, and CATHY YNDESTAD. For CY, it was the 68th victory of her multisport career and third in four starts thus far in 2014. RESULTS

ROCHESTERFEST TRIATHLON - CHAP ACHEN and BRIDGET McCOY led the way in the Olympic race. CHRIS LAM, 17, repeated as Sprint champion. SARAH HUERTA, 15,was the fastest woman. The event drew more than 300 participants on this, the busiest racing weekend of the season (8 races!). RESULTS

TRIROCK PHILLY - DAVID THOMPSON finished 6th this morning at this ten-year-old Olympic distance event. COPPER CREEK TRIATHLON  - DAN HEDGECOCK and his fiance' CLAIRE BOOTSMA placed 5th and 3rd in their respective genders in Pleasant Hill, Iowa.

UPDATES - MTN congratulates KORTNEY HAAG (photo) on her victory at the Rev 3 Wisconsin Dells Half IM on Sunday. She covered the insanely hilly route in 5:05:05, an eleven minute improvement on the amateur CR. (NOTE: Ruth Brennan Morrey has the CR, a 4:38, on the original, less-hilly course.) Kort's margin of victory over runner-up Ami Hutchinson of Waunakee, Wisconsin, was 10:27.

Other Minnesotans who rocked The Dells include DAN ARLANDSON (5th man), ALEX HOOKE (8th man), JEN NEUMAN (6th woman) and TRACIE KENT (7th woman). RESULTS

2nd Annual ST. JAMES TRIATHLON - Mankato's MATTHEW BUSCH repeated as champion in St. James on Sunday, and managed to lower his CR by seven seconds.JULIE BUSCH, who may be related to Matt, won for the women. Her 1:06 was seven minutes faster than last's year's winning time. Thirty-two adults, 36 kids and 12 teams finished SJTII. RESULTS

24th Edition MANITOU SPRINT TRIATHLON - The MTN Guys are VERY impressed with CHRIS TATTON's ongoing tri-athletic improvement.  On Sunday he gave pre-race favorite BRIAN SAMES all he could handle. Thanks to tremendous bike and run splits, Tatton landed in 2nd place overall, just 23-ticks behind Sames. The win was the 9th of BS' young multisport career.

The women's winner at Manitou was Vadnais Heights' LINDSAY PALMER, whose margin of victory over runner-up LYDIA NOVOTNY was 1:48. RESULTS