Race Coverage

CY Notches Win #70....And Other Stuff...

Saturday, 16 August 2014 13:21

HITS - WACONIA HALF IM - CATHY YNDESTAD was the outright winner of this morning's HITS Half. Off the bike in 3rd, she ran down eventual men's winner EVAN REED and the first relay team. Her final time was an impressive 4:35 and the win was the 70th (!) of her multisport career. This was CY's fourth half IM victory. She also won Soma 2013, Pigman 2011 and Newfoundland 70.3 in 2007.

Arguably, the most impressive performance of the day belonged to women's runner-up KELLY TROM, 27, of Minneapolis. Kelly (photo) is a rookie triathlete who was making her long distance debut. Her virginity-losing time was an amazing 4:47. Results will be available later today.

11th Annual YOUNG LIFE OLYMPIC & SPRINT - SEAN COOLEY won the Olympic-distance race for the 4th straight year. His time was 1:58:32, a PR on this Detroit Lakes course. His co-champion was fellow North Dakotan MARNIE WALTH, who has...

won here on five occasions and still owns the women's CR, her 2:10:06, set in 2008.

Fargo's TYLER ZIMA and Eden Prairie's KELLY HELTEMES led the way in the Sprint. Three hundred athletes finished this year's races. RESULTS