Race Coverage
Jenny Rocks Olympic Debut...
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Tuesday, 10 August 2010 05:00
MTN,
Have been enjoying your articles on the MTN website. Jenny (Shaughnessy) is all moved in at Durham, NC. ("Coach K" is easier than that Duke basketball coach's polish tongue-twister name)...
"Good Water," Good Racing...
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Tuesday, 10 August 2010 05:00
Race Coverage - By Darin "The Complete Angler" Wieneke.
Objects in the foreground of photos appear TOTALLY larger than they really are. In this deceptive shot, Darin's guppie looks almost like a bass.
Diane's Awesome Double...Updated
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Sunday, 08 August 2010 17:13
Paynesville Coverage -
Lino Lakes' Diane Hankee has done something this season that no other Minnesota multisporter has done: Win two races on the same weekend! And she significantly overhauled the womens course records in both events. On Saturday she took a five minute-ish bite out of the CR at squishy Lakefront Days. Today (Sunday) she masticated 11 minutes from the old mark at irriguous Paynesville.
Her breath must smell like Victory.
Her win today was not without peril. Her husband Mike, who rocked a 3rd place overall finish, kicked her in the face during the swim. Through a wry grin afterwards, he claimed the incident was accidental. She's still steamed. Her wound was not quite as extensive or gruesome as the one in the photo, but we posted the shot because we liked it and we don't have a pic of Diane's traumatized physiognomy....
Saturday Racing Stuff...
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Saturday, 07 August 2010 12:20
Conditions were soggy but times were very fast at Lakefront V. Four women, led by Diane Hankee, slipped under Jen Lenarz' old course record. Andy Shiesl won again. Story& Photos coming soon...RESULTS
Taggart Downare and Julia Lyng shared the Winners Circle at Lake Minnewaska. MTN's Darin Wieneke, who placed 8th--nice going, Darin!--will file a story with photos. Lake Minnewaska RESULTS