Race Coverage
Apple By the Numbers and Letters...
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Thursday, 28 May 2015 00:10
33rd APPLE DUATHLON - Here's some numbers and letters about Apple XXXIII:
- Weather - Perfect. Mild. Uncharacteristically unwindy.
- Participants - 254 Finishers
- Podiums & Prize Money -
- AG Winners & CRs
- Overview
A Guy Thing...
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Tuesday, 26 May 2015 00:10
2015 APPLE DUATHLON - The women's competition at last Saturday's Apple Du oozed historic epicosity. The men's race wasn't too shabby, either. An amateur CR was set, as was the bike course record.Three AG marks were rewritten as well. Here's what three-time du national champ Patrick Parish had to say:
"...Hurt So Good"....
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Sunday, 24 May 2015 06:10
Photo - Eight of the Top 10 women (L-R) at Apple XXXIII - Diane, Christina, Kort, Jenn, Heiney, Suz, Lisa and Jas.
33rd APPLE DUATHLON - On her Facebook page, two-time Apple Duathlon winner Suzy Fox had this to say: ...
Hosch Hammers on Home Course...
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Sunday, 24 May 2015 00:10
By Andy Rennecke (sctimes.com)
SARTELL – Larry Hosch (photo) decided enough was enough when he was 256 pounds.
The former St. Joseph mayor and state representative decided to get healthy three years ago. Now he's seeing the rewards from losing 70-plus pounds.
"I showed up for my last term in the Legislature and my suit shirts didn't fit my neck. I was OK with punching another hole in the belt, but I had enough when my neck was getting too big for my clothes," Hosch said.
"I knew that's when I had to do something about it."
Hosch, 37, finished in seventh place at the Apple Duathlon on Saturday morning in Sartell with a time of 1 hour, 26 minutes and 45 seconds. It was Hosch's third time running the race....
"...I Was Thrilled!"
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Friday, 22 May 2015 00:10
By Lisa Lendway
Gear West Du Race Report - Last year I did one duathlon – Esprit de She, the day after the Almanzo 100 gravel ride (see details about that ride here: http://www.almanzo100.bike/). That was a terrible idea and left a pretty bad taste in my mouth for duathlons. Who would ever think to replace a swim with a run? Agh! But, I’m stubborn and was determined not to let duathlons defeat me. Add to that what appears to be an insatiable appetite for competition (I think Dan Hedgecock referred to this as being “en fuego” in an old blog post but I couldn’t find it so sorry if I’ve misinterpreted the meaning, Dan) and my new found enjoyment of running, and boom, two duathlons on the calendar - Cinco Du Mayo sprint and Gear West....
Triumphant Returns & Breakout Performances...
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Tuesday, 19 May 2015 00:10
ESPRIT De SHE - LAKEVILLE - Last Sunday's duathlon, the 4th annual we think, was won by 2013 Rookie of the Year runner-up OLIVIA BAGNALL by a 57 second margin over ANNE GRABOWSKI. KELLY HELTEMES (3rd) and LAURA SWARTZ (4th) finished less than 10 seconds after Grabowski, who is a very nice person.
Though Bagnall, who occasionally kisses mooses (photo L), missed the entire 2014 multisport season--she was busy playing professional soccer in Sweden, which is home to thousands of kissable mooses--and only raced five times total, she has won three of those races, and placed 2nd and 4th in the other two. If she races often enough in 2015, her chances of making Team Minnesota are very good. In 2013, she missed a place by only two spots....
