Race Previews

Minnesotans Hop On the Peloton...

Friday, 24 February 2012 02:00

(Photos - L - R - Kate, Greta, Paige & Tricia)

By Coach Kris

The kick off to the Draft Legal season is again starting early this year with the Clermont Draft Legal Challenge on March 3rd. The race is again being spearheaded by 2008 Olympian Jarred Shoemaker. The location for the event is Lake Louisa State Park just outside of Clermont Florida and provides a perfect multi-loop draft legal triathlon venue....

Last year Minnesota was represented by one of our best junior athletes Kate Lowrey (2010 Minnesota Junior of the Year) and draft legal newbie Patrick Parish 2010 Minnesota Triathlete of the Year). This year Minnesota has fielded an even deeper athlete field. On the Junior side, The OptumHealth Performance MJET team is bringing back Kate Lowrey along with Greta Danielson, Paige Danielson and Trisha Bachmeier. On the adult male side, Patrick Parish is returning to defend his podium finish, but he will be challenged by archrival Dan Hedgecock (2011 Minnesota Triathlete of the Year). Hedgecock is bringing some big guns to help him out, Kevin O