Race Coverage

Racing For Syrup...

Saturday, 09 October 2010 04:00

By Tara Makinen

Better Late Than Never Race Coverage - If you weren't at the Kickin' Leaves Duathlon in Grand Rapids, MN last Saturday (Oct. 2), put this race on your calendar for next year because this race has it all: pine forests, views of the Mississippi River, maple syrup for the age group awards, post-race BBQ and lots and lots of leaves to be kicked.

As reported by MTN, Taggart Downare won the race by a significant margin. The out-and-back bike course provided spectacular views of the falls colors and, for participants like myself an opportunity to spectate the leaders in front. By the..

time I saw Taggart Downare biking back in on the bike course he had pedaled himself to a significant lead. Trailing behind was Ryan Herzog on what appeared to be a mountain bike. The course, with a meager 10 mile bike sandwiched between 3 mile runs favors the strong runners, but still more than one person after the race asked,