Race Coverage

A Habit of Winning...

Monday, 27 September 2010 08:22

Race Coverage - We were not at Iron Girl Bloomington yesterday, but Steve Stenzel was. We shamelessly filched his race coverage and a cool photo he posted on his great WEBSITE. The pic features Jenny Wilcox and her signature compression socks, and Thunder Bay, Ontario's wonderful Beth Shipston, who is one of the coolest people you'll ever meet. Say hi to her the next time you see her, okay? Do you find it odd that Beth cut the shoulders out of her long sleeve tech shirt? Notice also that Jenny, who won the race, of course, is a mid-foot striker, like a Tarahumara runner, while Beth is a heel-striker. Beth finished 6th on Sunday.

The sun was shining over chilly Bloomington, MN yesterday at the Aflac Iron Girl Duathlon. Around 1,400 women were pre-registered, but only around 1000 finished - the cool morning maybe kept some people away. The race consisted of a ...

2 mile run, a 22 mile bike, and a 2 mile run.