Race Coverage

More Minnesota Results...

Sunday, 17 July 2016 05:10

HEART OF THE LAKES - Matt Payne hasn't lost to a fellow Minnesota amateur since, we're not making this up, 2012. The Pain Train kept his streak alive this morning at HOLT, though Sean Cooley gave him a knock-down-drag-out race. Exciting stuff.

In a similar duel, super rookie Hanna Grinaker managed to overtake 2015 champ Christina Roberts for the win. Other stars included Kristina Swenson, 19, who won the sprint by blowing away her own junior CR, and rookie Maggie Weiss (pronounced "Weese"), who placed 3rd overall in the women's race. DKT's course record time in the sprint was insane! Words and pics will post on Tuesday.  RESULTS

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RACINE 43.1- Yucky weather forced the cancellation of the swim and reduced the bike distance to 30 miles this morning. Still, some MInnesotans managed to rock. Kris Spoth was the 3rd fastest male amateur, and Andy Wiberg was the 6th. For the women, Kortney Haag placed 5th, Gaby Bunten 10th and Nicole Heininger 13th. RESULTS...

 OUTLAND CHALLENGE - Minnesotan's took three of the four top spots this morning at Lake Cochrane State Park. The sprint race was won by St. Paulians David Thompson and Bridget McCoy, who both have three straight Outland Challenge victories. For DKT, the win was the 105th of his storied multisport career. For McCoy, it was her 9th. Bridget plans to race tomorrow at Heart of the Lake Sprint, where she will attempt to rewrite Catherine Lee's course record (48:35), which has stood since 2003....

Placing 2nd in the women's sprint was Mary Thum, a former Sioux Fallsian who now lives in Rochester, Minnesota. Thum, pronounced "Toom," won the RochesterFest Sprint last month.

The OC Olympic race was won by Carlton, Minnesota's Jason Crisp, a former South Dakotan. RESULTS

DOOR COUNTY SPRINT TRIATHLON - Minnesota's Megan Erlandson finished 2nd by only ten seconds today at DCST.

HEART OF THE LAKES - A capsule and results link will appear after the race.

RACINE 70.3 - We'll post Minnesota highlights and a results link after the race.