Race Coverage

Sunday Tri Results...UPDATED...

fishLAKE MARION VI - Course records by Andy Wiberg (Sprint) and Dennis Dane (Olympic) were among the highlights of this claire

great event at what is arguably the Twin Cities' best tri venue. Avid fisherman,

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Cooley Three-Peats at Detroit Lakes...

logoYoung Life Triathlon X - Grand Forks' totally likeable Sean Cooley collected his 3rd consecutive Olympic distance victory at the 10th anniversary Young Life Triathlon in Detroit Lakes this morning. His 1:58:57 was the 2nd fastest time in race history and Cooley's second best effort at the distance. His PR--1:58:24--was set at the Best of the US Championship in Hammond, Indiana in June.

Between the Olympic and Sprint races, there were 313 finishers and North Dakotans claimed three of the four overall titles. RESULTS

2nd By Seconds...

ben podiumBy Ben Ewers (benewers.blogspot.com)

USAT Age Group Nationals Race Report - In looking back at any race effort you usually can find 16 seconds in a 2+ hour race that you could have cut out. Less fumble in the transitions. Push the swim/bike/run/you-name-it just a little harder. At the end of the day, it's all OK, as long as you made the best combination of emotional, physical, and mental effort you could make on that day. I was beaten by 15 seconds in the USAT National Age Group Triathlon Championships held Saturday August 10th in Milwaukee with a time of 2:22:23 on a beautiful day for racing. I was excited about the result given that I was not where I had planned to be with my run fitness. Optimal fitness, emotional and mental readiness at this level of racing are crucial as finishing places can be separated by narrow margins of just seconds. For example, I've finished second twice (by 24 seconds and now 15 seconds) and won twice (by 12 seconds and 1 minute) at these National Championships...

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PP & Ruther Rack Up Frequent Fyler Miles...

mapmapED. When Patrick Parish and Ruth Brennan Morrey are not visible at the races our world isn't right. So, we emailed them to see if what the deal is. Here are their replies.

Howdy MTN Guys,

Yes, my name is still Patrick and I'm still a race-aholic. Recent "incidents" include a couple local bike races, running races, and the duathlon elite world championships in Cali, Colombia. The Cali trip was incredible - representing USA at the World Games with thousands of fans everywhere, meeting top athletes of bizarre sports from around the world, eating fresh papaya, and practicing my Spanish. The race itself was not my...

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Dave's Legacy...

dave(Matt Fulton / minnefotamoments.com photo - Green Lake Race Director Dave Baker rockin' a pink shirt and a very cool black hat.)

Triathlon: Green Lake tri

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More Cool Weekend Stuff...UPDATED...

pamOTTAWA DUATHLON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - MTN congratulates all of the Minnesota participants who competed at Du Worlds in Ontario on Saturday. Three of our state's run-bike-runners medaled! They are Pam Stevens (2nd 60-64M - photo), Mike Buenting (3rd 35-39M) and Paige Danielson (1st 16-19W Sprint Race). RESULTS

10th annual GREEN LAKE OLYMPIC & SPRINT TRIATHLONS - Sarah Berger posted her first career multisport win on Sunday. Sharing the Olympic race's Top Step with her was John Heinlein. The sprint race was won by rookie star Casey Miller, who also was victorious at the Walker Tri, and South Dakota's Teresa Van Hyfte, who has great hair and also won this race in 2012. The weather was perfect for racing and the pulled pork was yummy.

Rand Middleton's coverage will appear on MTN later this week. RESULTS...

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