Race Coverage

Seriously Good Race Coverage...

Tuesday, 09 August 2011 03:00

Duluth News Photos - Becky with an oversize hat. Devon with bushy hair.

ED. Kevin Pates of the Duluth News Tribune is cool guy and one of our favorite sports journalists. His annual coverage of the Brewhouse Triathlon is always thorough and insightful. We're happy to share his excellent words on Sunday's race. Enjoy.

By Kevin Pates (Duluth News Tribune)

Becky Youngberg won a second title in two days, and Devon Palmer won his first of the season Sunday morning in the 25th Brewhouse Triathlon at the Pike Lake Auto Club Golf Course. ...

Youngberg, 37, from Eden Prairie, Minn., led the women in the long-course race in 1 hour, 52 minutes, 55 seconds for an .8-mile swim, 20.6-mile bike and five-mile run. Just a day earlier, she was first in the inaugural Graniteman Big Lake (Minn.) Triathlon.

Palmer, 24, a second-year professional from St. Paul, topped a record field of 744 entrants in 1:37:36 after placing second a year ago in almost an identical time. He became the only male winner other than Brian Bich or David Thompson in the past decade.

An upcoming six-day work week as an intensive care nurse at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis meant Youngberg couldn