Race Coverage
Records Topple in Morris!
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Sunday, 03 May 2026 00:10
40th Tinman Triathlon - Micah Warning's victory at Timberman Internediate in 2025 was truly a "breakout" performance, one that put him squarely in the running for a Most Improved nonimation and a lofty spot on Team Minnesota. A late-season illness intervened, dashing those possibilities.
At Tinman yesterday Micah ascended to yet another level. Saturday's breakout dwarfed the one he rocked at Sugar Lake last July. Not only were his splits insane and his finish time (1:34:56!) well under the long-standing (16 years!) course record, he managed to outrace pre-race fave / two-time Triathlete of the Year nominee Spencer Syvertson, who also threw down a time (1:37:56) that made the previous CR look pedestrian.
Both Warning and Syvertson will be filing Tinman race reports, as will Nick Jasmer, who placed 4th yesterday behind bronze medalist Sam Hauck, who set a Masters Record (1:45:56), and 2025 women's champ Amy Preusser, who DNFed (flat) yet had much positive things to say about the event. She was en route to a PR and a 2nd place finish when her tire stopped cooperating. Her...
disappointment was lessend by the fact that her husband Ryan (photo), who placed 3rd in the Intermediate race last year, won this year's Sprint competition, where he shared the Winners Circle with Colleen Baker, a Top 10 finisher at Buffalo Sprint last season.
Speaking of Winners Circles, joining Micah on the Intermediate's Top Step was Cami Eckhoff, whose 1:54:39 shattered Bette Rowley's 2013 CR by 7:10! Cami placed 5th overall.
Race-day weather was mild and 98 of the 102 registrants finished the event. Once again, stay tuned for race rports from Warning, Syvertson, Preusser and Jasmer. Perhaps we can also entice Eckhoff to post some words.
